Weight Loss or Weight Gain Thread "2012"

[rynoman03]

I don't think i could do the insanity. I don't have the area in my house or the drive to do it daily.

[redlinepontiac]

all you need for room is a 3x6 area and i started it and stayed with it for 2 weeks, lost drive for it. then started it again. its hard as hell is all im going to say

[SlowNA06]

also ive read far too many threads on bodybuilding.com regarding dead lifts and back injury.

Most people on bodybuilding.com are toolboxes. Guaranteed, 100% of those injuries are from rounding their backs while they try to impress their fellow gymgoers/friends/youtube with some insanely high weight (pro tip: if your back it rounding, it's because you forgot to pay attention to what you're doing and should lower the weight until you are less distracted.). Have a coach or someone teach you to deadlift and fix your form. It's the motion of picking a thing up off the ground. Incredibly useful to learn good form - it'll help you for the rest of your life.

doing the same exercises all the time will lead to a plateau.

In a word: False.

When you do not give muscles ample time to repair, you will plateau, simply, because the muscle has not become stronger yet - it will be the same or a weaker muscle from the last time you did the exercise. Lifting does not make you strong. Eating then sleeping (then eating, etc) makes you strong.

[rynoman03]

I need to life ugh... Can a person buy a 45 lb bar cheaply anywhere ?

[SlowNA06]

Now that I think about it, all of mine were free.
Craigslist is a good start for cheap/used. They're really not expensive, though.

[blakgtp]

In a word: False.

When you do not give muscles ample time to repair, you will plateau, simply, because the muscle has not become stronger yet - it will be the same or a weaker muscle from the last time you did the exercise. Lifting does not make you strong. Eating then sleeping (then eating, etc) makes you strong.

next time your in the gym pick up a barbell and do some bicep curls and pay attention to the feel of your biceps and the angle of your arms. then do the same with dumbells. both work your biceps, so why just do one exercise? because they work the biceps differently. muscles don't perform just one motion. it's more beneficial to do a variety of exercises and switch of your routine from time to time. if u see a really fit guy walking by at the gym, ask him how many times he's changed his workout routine. i bet it's more than a few.

[Bio248]

my muscle only goes in and out. in and out.

[Points70]

Well, a lot of people I know don't want to start the kris gethin 12 week program I mentioned earlier because they aren't sure it works or they think it will be too much. All of my friends want the results I got but don't want to do anything about it. Im not proud of where I was but Im working to better myself, here is some motivation for you guys if you need it. This all happened in 3 short months and Im glad I made the move to start.

[SlowNA06]

next time your in the gym pick up a barbell and do some bicep curls and pay attention to the feel of your biceps and the angle of your arms. then do the same with dumbells. both work your biceps, so why just do one exercise? because they work the biceps differently. muscles don't perform just one motion. it's more beneficial to do a variety of exercises and switch of your routine from time to time.

Silly personal point: I haven't done curls in probably six months.

Another silly personal point: I don't have a routine anymore.

Actual point: So, why do different movements, since they work the same muscle? The truth is that they work different muscles. Sure, both types of curls are primarily exercising biceps. The difference is in what is secondarily exercised. It's all connected. Forearm muscles, back muscles, shoulders, chest - they're all activated to some degree and that degree will change depending on the work you do. The exception, of course, being that isolation movements like preacher curls necessarily attempt to isolate a muscle as much as possible to make it work harder with less assistance from other muscles (and I could go into a whole tirade on how that's silly).
And, of course, since you're doing MOAR CURLZ, the muscles being worked are being worked more due to increased volume.
And yes, muscles perform ONE MOTION - contraction. They're bundles of fibers that connect only from point A to point B. They contract in a line.

[Nickell]

you guys should give this a look: http://drewnickell.myvi.net/index.html

I think i could help you with your goals of losing weight/building lean muscle.

[Fox]

Most people on bodybuilding.com are toolboxes.

true, but theres LOTS of good information especially in the stickies for fat loss and nutrition. ive learned so much about macro nutrient and calorie requirements

Guaranteed, 100% of those injuries are from rounding their backs while they try to impress their fellow gymgoers/friends/youtube with some insanely high weight (pro tip: if your back it rounding, it's because you forgot to pay attention to what you're doing and should lower the weight until you are less distracted.). Have a coach or someone teach you to deadlift and fix your form. It's the motion of picking a thing up off the ground. Incredibly useful to learn good form - it'll help you for the rest of your life.

i dont know about that... personally i find maintaining perfect form on dead lifts and squats to be really freaking hard. i can only imagine how little it takes to cause severe injury when you're dealing with +300 lb barbells

[SlowNA06]

Maintaining form is a combination of mental exercise and coordination. You really do have to earn the coordination. Doing things like inhaling as you drop into a squat are what your body naturally wants to do, but really, really filling your "gut" is that extra 10% you usually need to do consciously. It's all about starting with really, really low weight and slowly working up. If you can't do it, you ego's too big. I can deadlift a fair amount, but by no means did I start there. My overhead squat is miserable - I'm still in girl weight range (around 95lbs), but my form is imperfect due to lack of practice. I'm working on it.

If you feel like you're impressing someone at the gym, you're probably doing something wrong. It's the exercises that humble you that make you stronger.

[Kolton Lock]

120 to 130 in a month
120 grams proteim 3 times daily in a mass gainer.
gym every other day

[SlowNA06]

360g protein a day, plus food, at 130lbs? Glad I can't smell Minneapolis from here.

[blakgtp]

that sounds like enough to feed the hulk lol

[SlowNA06]

you guys should give this a look: http://drewnickell.myvi.net/index.html

I think i could help you with your goals of losing weight/building lean muscle.

Why am I getting the vibe that you got sucked into a pyramid scheme by Alfonso Ribeiro?
And you're trying to sell soy? No thanks. That ****'s nasty.
2 scoops for 12g protein? Cheaper and easier to eat eggs.
Though, the resistive starch in that (which, I assume is to help curb cravings) is actually kind of good for colons. Probably unnecessary if it actually contained quality protein, though.
Magnesium and milk... for a guy that's lactose-intolerant, that's a lot of bathroom time right there.

But I don't spend $300 a month on real food, let alone junk. Rather spend it on a personal trainer or something.

...not to be a debbie-downer, but I just feel like it's important to mention what the product actually is instead of just throwing it out there.

[Kolton Lock]

Oh whoops I meant 40 grams 3 times daily!

I wasn't thinking clearly at all today...

[Hippo Machine]

195! yay 20 lbs more would make me very happpppyyyy.

[SlowNA06]

Oh whoops I meant 40 grams 3 times daily!

I wasn't thinking clearly at all today...

Haha, I was actually a little worried.

[Bio248]

Still hovering around 225, which I'm okay with. Lifting with a side of cardio is the game now.