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Update from my competition: pre judging was tonight and my class was the deepest but I made first call outs, usually I've heard that means ill finish somewhere in the top 5. Finals are tmr night, wish me luck!
STAY/GET BACK IN SHAPE VOL 3.0 -- A New Niketalk = A New Thread
- Thread in 'General' Thread starter Started by cincoseisdos,
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- Aug 5, 2007
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good luck man!
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Thanks bros, just picked my mom up from work, she gave me a box of ribs and chicken wings and a slice of pecan pie, smh I might break that up into 2 meals. 
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This may not seem like a big deal to ya'll but for me this is huge....couldn't even do one legitimate pushup at the beginning of the year but now im able to get 100 in sets of 20. FEELS DAMN GOOD!!! 
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Props brotha
Had rice and a piece of toast for breakfast this morning... MAN I MISSED IT
I'm trying to contain this bulk I began on Monday... eating my TDEE + cals burned according to my Polar + 250 cals. Does this sound right? 250 surplus = 1750 a week = 2lb a month?
I'd like to go at it til the end of July, and begin to cut Aug1 in time for the Olympia
Had rice and a piece of toast for breakfast this morning... MAN I MISSED IT
I'm trying to contain this bulk I began on Monday... eating my TDEE + cals burned according to my Polar + 250 cals. Does this sound right? 250 surplus = 1750 a week = 2lb a month?
I'd like to go at it til the end of July, and begin to cut Aug1 in time for the Olympia
- Jan 30, 2007
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So Ive gain strength and muscle, but whats the best way to gain more muscle? Do I have to lift less, and put on more reps?
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Tomm is a great day for working out 
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I cooked up 1lb 96/4 ground beef with 1lb 99/1 ground turkey and made some taco meet.
Whole wheat fat free flatbreads with tons of veggies and skim cheese
Almost feels like I've been cheating the past few days
Whole wheat fat free flatbreads with tons of veggies and skim cheese
Almost feels like I've been cheating the past few days
- Aug 5, 2007
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is that pecan pie homemade? i'll trade you some protein for some of that pie.
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can someone post me the link to the custom protein powder website ?
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Proteinfactory.com
Truenutrition.com
Truenutrition.com
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I did this:
http://www.leangains.com/2010/05/early-morning-fasted-training.html
but did 11am - 7pm for my eating time
- Nov 19, 2005
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Calorie surplus, compound lifts, clean eating.
ghenges
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Sippin' on some sugarless coffee on a Saturday morning browsing this thread like I usually do.. that first caffeine buzz always provokes deep thought..
So I was thinking about brands and how they are designed to make people believe they look better than they actually do. The real truth is, the better you look, the better shape you are in, the healthier you are.. the less you depend on brands.
When you're in shape, you don't need that $75 Polo twill. That $12.99 piece at Target will do just fine.
So I was thinking about brands and how they are designed to make people believe they look better than they actually do. The real truth is, the better you look, the better shape you are in, the healthier you are.. the less you depend on brands.
When you're in shape, you don't need that $75 Polo twill. That $12.99 piece at Target will do just fine.
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It was straight Hanes white tees for the better part of last summer for me. When it gets hot, I keep it simple. The ladies mirin' is an added bonus.
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GL..let us know how it goes..take pics and share with us
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It was straight Hanes white tees for the better part of last summer for me. When it gets hot, I keep it simple. The ladies mirin' is an added bonus.
Grey for me, but still, this
Can any of you bros chime in on my bulking macros question within the last two pages?
Im taking my TDEE, adding what my Polar says I've burned during that days workout, and adding 250 surplus. 5'10 190 lb, 16%BF according to my analog calipers.
Super endomorph here which is why I'm trying to do this as slowly as possible, til mid July. Should give me ample time to shred in time by the Olympia
- Sep 17, 2006
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this...
for my weekends I usually just rock a plain tee, good fitting jeans/pants, and heat on the feet... personality and physique trump any brand out there, trust me
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Indeed. 10 dollar Merona tee, chicks feeling all on your arm and chest.
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Well once again....the comment was made about boxing....which is almost an endurance sport. When you do all that speed training and cardio you tend to slim out. When the bigger looking guys step into the ring and they are all super muscular....they tend to move slower. Which can have to do with their training regime. This is not always the case....but boxers tend to be slim because of all the endurance training they have to do to make it a full 12 rounds. They don't want the big huge muscles....that will not help them in the ring as much as extremely fast hands. Yes they are muscular...but functionally for their sport.
But either way great post and a lot of good info
Boxing is definitely not an endurance sport, just like basketball or football aren't. It is characterized by bouts of work followed by a period of rest, unlike a true endurance sport (cycling, long distance running).
The reason boxers use endurance training methods is because they don't know any better. It negatively affects their strength and power development and muscle mass. It's traditional for boxers and other martial artists to use "road work" for conditioning, but that doesn't make it the best option. They would be better served by using conditioning methods that had them moving in complex patterns such as locomotion patterns (bear crawls, lizard crawls, etc.) or modified strongman training. These methods are better for the complex environment that martial artists encounter in competition.
Again, speed is a function of strength. Being big does not guarantee that you will be fast, but you can't be faster without being bigger (to an extent). Speed also needs to be trained, but what is the use of training speed if your punches have the force of a mosquito's fart?
There is no such thing as "functional". Boxing relies on a large amount of technique. Yes, the strength and power are important, but still secondary to the actual skill portion. Any increase in strength (in the right areas, regardless of training modality) will help improve your boxing ability. If you can't throw a punch properly, being able to bench press 500 lbs won't do much for you against an opponent.
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It was straight Hanes white tees for the better part of last summer for me. When it gets hot, I keep it simple. The ladies mirin' is an added bonus.
Grey for me, but still, this
Can any of you bros chime in on my bulking macros question within the last two pages?
Im taking my TDEE, adding what my Polar says I've burned during that days workout, and adding 250 surplus. 5'10 190 lb, 16%BF according to my analog calipers.
Super endomorph here which is why I'm trying to do this as slowly as possible, til mid July. Should give me ample time to shred in time by the Olympia
The Olympia? As in the bodybuilding contest?
Planning to put on muscle only till July isn't going to get much accomplished.
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I want to do it for ego/mirror reasons to keep it funky with ya, I'm obviously not a competitor ( ) , just want to look more fit by that weekend. It's just a short term goal of mine to be honest. Long term being able to press 250 and bust shirts sleeves by Christmas haha
I've lost a ton of weight, and have come to terms that with my bigger desire to gain mass, fat gain is inevitable. I'm now okay with it though, my body is ready. Plus, I think cutting is easier than eating at a surplus anyhow so i'm looking forward to that more than this slow bulk I began this week
) , just want to look more fit by that weekend. It's just a short term goal of mine to be honest. Long term being able to press 250 and bust shirts sleeves by Christmas hahaI've lost a ton of weight, and have come to terms that with my bigger desire to gain mass, fat gain is inevitable. I'm now okay with it though, my body is ready. Plus, I think cutting is easier than eating at a surplus anyhow so i'm looking forward to that more than this slow bulk I began this week
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i have neither so i usually rock supreme.
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impressive...
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I want to do it for ego/mirror reasons to keep it funky with ya, I'm obviously not a competitor (
I've lost a ton of weight, and have come to terms that with my bigger desire to gain mass, fat gain is inevitable. I'm now okay with it though, my body is ready. Plus, I think cutting is easier than eating at a surplus anyhow so i'm looking forward to that more than this slow bulk I began this week
Ok... I wasn't throwin shots haha
I've peeped your weight loss and its impressive. You, lucky, and jc are all putting in work. (There's a few other drastic changes I'm leaving out.... My apologies)
Although my journey is a little different, I've got similar goals. By 2014 I want to be in the 3 plate club in all the major lifts. Already there on deadlift. A lot of work left on the others.
Good luck and wish me the same
