Thought I would bring this thread back, has died many times before but hopefully we can keep it going this time. Basically discuss anything to do with working out, weight lifting, body building, dieting, etc. Feel free to give people tips, ask and answer questions, whatever you guys want.
I started pretty recently myself. Never did anything up until I was like 18 as I was always playing high school sports so never had to worry about getting out of shape. Started doing casually since then and now been going hard for the past 4 months about. I am stronger in virtually every area now, stuff is starting to take shape and I am pretty damn happy with the results.
Goal now is to bulk up, which is tougher then it sounds :$
Since Football has ended for me I haven't done anything really active in the past couple of months. I've gained a couple of pounds and loss some muscle, so I'm planning on getting back into half decent shape. The only thing I really want to get back is my 6 Pack that I had before. Anyone have good suggestions on getting a quick six pack back?
-Yoplait lights, vegetables and fruits, chicken breasts, tuna, oats, and egg whites should serve you well diet wise.
-Train abs 3 - 5 times a week depending on the intensity.
-Cardio should be a focal point of your routine. In order to look lean you'll have to maintain the upkeep in order to stay lean which entails plenty of cardio. 20-30 minutes a day of moderate or high intensity should be fine for you.
-Moderate protein, low carbs, low fat for your macros.
Make sure you really control the movement otherwise you'll find out why the are called skull crushers.
Close grip bench presses work the triceps very well.
Way my Gym is RTruth. I try to get there about 530-6 while most are eating dinner and getting home from work. Usually by the time Im leaving the crowd is rolling in.
Especially in Jan-Feb. When all those "New Year Resolution" people sign up thinking they want to start living healthier and such. Bout Feb they start fading quick. By end of March they are all gone and you just have the regulars and maybe a couple pickups from the Resolution drive.
I stopped working out about a year ago..I did the bike, push ups, sit ups, stair climbers and a few other things as well. I plan on startin back up again in March when I take time off from school..It's gonna be tough
Just doing my first order of tubs. Got a 6.7 pound tub of Cell-Tech Hardcore Creatine and a 5 pound tub of 100% Gold Standard Whey Protein. Worth while brands? They were the most popular ones on bodybuilding.com.
Muscle-Tech products are kind of the joke of the internet BBing community, but that's moreso due to their ridiculous ads and claims, their products are fine. Cell-Tech is a fine creatine product. Whey is pretty much whey, I havent tried that product but I see it mentioned a lot so it's probably good tasting.
Gaspari Size On is a creatine product you must try in the future, brute. It's my personal favorite along with Controlled Labs Green Magnitude and Green Bulge (GM is the powder form, GB is consumed orally through pills).
As for the whey, I've tried that brand before and actually had 'Delicious Strawberry'. There's not much of a difference between whey products really because of how advanced the research has been and what not but it's a good product.
Some of my recommendations for whey protein are:
-Scivation 10 lb Chocolate Whey Protein
-NLN Lean Pro Matrix Vanilla Whey Protein (2 lbs or 5 lbs)
-Kaizen 5 lb 100% Chocolate Whey Protein
All are great and I feel less bloated on those more so than others.
You should think about getting a strong multi-vitamin too, brute. Definitely an essential to every diet.
I've been gymming for about a year now. don't eat a lot of junk, mostly fresh fish, chicken and extra lean beef. I've gone up about 30 lbs since I started, shedding some fat and gaining a fair bit of muscle. I'm 170 lbs at about 5'10" (I was REALLY skinny when I started). I try to go at least 4 times a week, sometimes more, sometimes less depending on my schedule. I'm pretty happy with my progress, and a friend of mine who works at the gym I went to told me he rarely sees guys put on weight at quick as I did.
Nitric Oxide products are great for energy, focus, pump and a bit of extra vascularity. Its definitely not a must for any beginner, but every bit helps as long as you're eating correctly.
Oh, and if you bother buying one, buy White Flood in tablet form. 8 huge tablets may be quite a bit to choke down, but its definitely worth it.
I dont use it anymore, I found it didnt remotely help in terms of putting on mass. Helped with pumps and some in-gym strength gains though. Bulk Arginine powder might be the best/most cost effective route for NO.
BSN's claim to fame is endorsing Ron Coleman. Muscle Tech endorse Jay Cutler. Muscle Tech doesn't have the best reputation online. Most people say it's full of sugar and guys at supplement shops IO've been to don't recommend it that highly.
NO-Xplode is a pre-training supplement. The main idea of it is to carry more blood to your muscles, giving you the "volumising effect". NO-Xplode has a small amount of creatine, not enough to get too excited about. Cellmass is BSN's creatine. That's not a bad product. I have been taking BSN products on and off for about a year as is is a good value for money. I was buying NO-Xplode on eBay for less than $80 delivered the next day, where it costs up to $130 in the shops. There are much better on the market. One sales rep who works at GNC said you'd be better off to have a strong cup of coffee before a workout rather than take NO-Xplode.You'll get the same effect and it's a shitload cheaper. I hate coffee so there's no way I'm trying it.
I've been taking Black Powder by MRI for the last 6 months, on and off, and have been impressed with it's results. I follow that with Anabolic Switch which is the MRI creatine. I have been very impressed with these 2 products.
Dude at GNC was right. NO-Xplode is just caffeine and L-Arginine with a little creatine and other stuff in too small of qtys to make any difference. The only reason you feel like you are getting bigger is the bloat from 250+mgs of sodium per scoop. If you want the same effects, take some caffeine pills, arginine pills, and hit it!
As far as pre-workout supps, NOX is good, White Flood is good, SuperPump 250 is decent.
Creatine like Cellmass and Size-on are "designer" and you get similar results from just plain mono or ethyl-ester pills.
Any whey is good, just get one you can stand the taste of.
Also, BSN and Muscle-Tech have the most attractive packaging and BSN in particular has promoted NO Xplode prominently in the Octagon itself for like 4 or 5 years now. The ridiculous "scientific explanations" given on the back of Muscle-Tech products are fairly plausible for a 15 or 16 year old also, that helps.
I'm looking into this protein - http://www.rogersfoods.com.au/index.html
$295.00 for a 20 kg/44lbs bag. They are not that far from me so I may give them a call and ask them about it. I am good friends with an osteopath who has a nutritionist working for her so I may pick her brains about it as well. I usually buy 5kg/11lbs bags of protein for around $150. I've used PVL and Gold Standard in the last 12 months.
I'd advise you to get Controlled Labs Green Magnitude before anything else. Good taste, good quality for a creatine product, and pretty affordable.
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