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Friday, 12 July 2019
Looking to interview Dads Who Hate Caillou
Hey guys! I'm writing an article for the men's magazine MEL Magazine, and I'd like to hear from some dads about why Caillou is the worst. Feel free to DM me or email me! Quinn.Myers@melindustries.com
[While we're here, also looking to interview dads on how they handle controlling the A/C - what they set it at and why, etc.]
More than happy to plug your blog in the piece too -- get that SEO, baby!
Volume; to spread out the week, or to bunch in a day?
My current workout is pretty simple. It's all compound movements with variants of the big lifts for supplement. Each exercise is done in 5x5's. My main goal is to be strong. I'm not interested in competition or being a body builder.
Having said that, would I have greater strength gains if I spread out the body parts during the week? For example, would it be better to have one massive day of legs a week or would it be better to have 2 smaller leg work outs a week? I've read literature on the topic and their seems to be two camps of thought
If you're curious, this is a link to my workout https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lZISkM_APTvQLZgMIFGFpaCmHvnGHzBZSInhdNtKgUI/edit#gid=0
Any other comments about my workout, beyond my initial question are welcome and appreciated also. Too much fluff? Not enough? Good exercise choices? Bad ones?
Beginner Tips Anybody?
So I'm 6'0, about 260lbs dont know my body fat % but I'm sure its high. I have a very weak core, bad posture so any tips on strengthening that would be much appreciated. I would usually use 15lb dumbells to do curls, squats, shoulder press & back rows. I want to maybe get to using around 25lb dumbells, but lose weight at the same time.
Here's my ideal routine, leave any suggestions :)
4 Days a week Day 01 - 30 Mins Jump Rope, 20 Mins Bodyweight Excercises Day 02 - Lift Weights 3x12 , 10 Min Jump Rope Day 03 - 40 Mins Cardio (basketball, jump rope,jogging) Day 04 - Lift Weights 3x12 , 10 Min Jump Rope
I want to go from 260lbs to a healthy 220lbs
Thursday, 11 July 2019
How can I get larger and stronger but keep my agility?
I play basketball (point guard) and I want to get bigger and stronger but I dont want to lose my lateral or vertical agility. What exercises would you folks recommend?
3x3 Deadlift with 315,320,325. (Vid is 325). The goal is to reach 455 by September. I notice that my body takes a while to recover from deadlifting. Not so much my low back but more of my nervous system feeling fatigued. This is 325 for a triple and I’m just looking for tips to get my deadlift # up.
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How to tap into hysterical strength?
I want to lift cars when I need to. What are the secrets to developing the ability to tap into your hysterical strength at your own will? How can I break my limiter?
Lifting weights is torture, how do I overcome it?
Yes, this is an embarrassing post but hoping I can get some solid advice. This isn't hyperbole, I'd rather deal with dental pain issues than with the way lifting weights makes me feel. The uncomfortable feeling and pain it causes (while I'm lifting and for a few minutes after) is something I have a very hard time overcoming and thus keep my workouts very short and quiet frankly aren't very effective. I'm not really sore the next day so I don't think I'm lifting too much weight (which is't a lot to begin with). I think my mental weakness when it comes to lifting weights is as weak as my physical weakness. How can I overcome this so I can stick to a routine?
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
RP Strength
F/24/180lbs/5’4” Has anyone tried RP strength’s eating plans? I’m wondering if I should invest in a plan to help guide my eating. I’m currently IF and basically eat whatever I want but count calories up to 1700cal. I’m definitely getting a balance of veggies, carbs, fruits and slightly more protein because I lift 3x weekly. My goal is to see what my body can do (and become strong enough to lift my kayak onto my suv).
Breathing on bent over rows
I always kind of hold my breath because it feels like if I exhale too much I can’t maintain my posture holding the bar up. Anyone know if there’s something I’m just not understanding about the technique?
Please check /new or use the search function before posting to avoid reposts
We're a niche sub with very specific content, and truth is there isn't a flood of said content that fills the front page daily. And that's perfectly fine, quality over quantity in this case.
I get people get excited when they see a crying dad vid posted elsewhere on Reddit and want to share it here, however I must have removed 8 posts today already of 'Deaf guy finds out he is going to be a dad' which is already one of the more reposted posts on this sub.
It's just bad when they are still showing up on /new and people still post or cross post the clip here regardless. This happens every time there's a new crying dad type video out there.
So please, for mod sanity and others browsing this sub, check before posting to see if it hasn't been recently uploaded already.
Thank you.
EMSK: About how the penis ligaments work and effect visually
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EwuWshohnM
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Reverse Hyper Machine for strength?
The RHM is notorious for lower back health reasons. But can it properly strengthen and develop the glutes/hamstrings? Can it replace RDLs for non-powerlifting individuals?
New Dad Blogger
Hey guys!
As a new expectant dad to identical twins, I wanted to create a place where I can share my journey of becoming a father. Dad Talk was also formed as a place for dads of multiples to connect & share their pregnancy & parenting tips, tricks, and advice for being a parent of multiples.
Head over to the site and let me know what you think. I would greatly appreciate y'alls feedback.
How do I get my motivation back.
Use to lift every morning before work at 4:30am. Then my wife got pregnant and my hours changed from 6:15 start time to 4:45. I've tried starting again and I can't get keep going I'll go to the gym for a week or 2 then fall off the horse. How do y'all get and keep motivated. I worked out for 2 years straight without much motivation issues, now it's like pulling teeth getting a workout in after work.
Regaining Strength
Coming back to lifting after a 6 month hiatus. My program focuses on having high frequency but lower volume per session. I keep reps at or below 6 but above 2. Max reps per lift is roughly 15, usually so 3x5. I workout on weekdays then rest on weekends. 1 week deload for every 4 weeks on. Push will be done three times per week while pull is done twice because push muscles are smaller than the pull muscles so it’s a smaller CNS load and recover faster. However, I will leave out he squat if I do not feel up for it. I’d appreciate suggestions!
/ = swap for the other lift on the next session (alternate)
Day1: - Squat - Bench / incline bench / weighted dips - Calf raises - Standing barbell shoulder press / standing dumbbell shoulder press - Tricep pushdown / skull crushers / behind the head dumbbell raises - lateral raises with barbell
Day 2: - -Conventional deadlift / stiff legged deadlift - weighted pull-ups - abs weighted - Pendlay rows - barbell curls / dumbbell curls - face pulls (general joint health in back)
Monday, 8 July 2019
Sunday, 7 July 2019
Dad-to-be cries tears of joy after finding out his wife is pregnant after 4 miscarriages and 1 stillborn birth.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O9nviJhPZTA
Proud Papa
I started an email account for my young son and send him emails regarding milestones in his life. I figure I will tell him about it at age 21 or on his wedding day. IDK. Anyway, my happycryingdad moment came this past weekend. Below is the email I sent future him.
You had your AA All-Star (7 & 8 year olds) tournament this weekend. You played 3rd base and did a great job. Your team played very well, but lost. After the last game, your coach collected the team for some final words. When he finished, each boy turned to go find their parents, show off their tourney medals, etc. All but one. You.
Instead, you stepped forward, saying 'Coach Jason?'
He looked, perplexed. And said 'Yes?'
You stuck your hand out to shake and said 'Thank you for coaching me in All Stars....' (and more I couldn't hear).
That 6'6" giant teared up and and shook your hand.
My heart soared, as I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have you as my son.
Love,
Dad
Saturday, 6 July 2019
Hips hurt when doing squats.
Lately I’ve noticed when I do squats my hips hurt bad. I’m only doing 135 , which is a warmup but it hurts to the point where I want to stop. Is there a stretch or any advice to help the pain ?
Gaining strength on all compounds + improving technique and lifting alone
Hey guys, how are ya? So, yesterday I started a full body program 6x a week, basically it's compounds every day plus a few isolation exercises (one set per exercise, so during the whole week the volume adds up). I'm a 100% newbie and still working on my technique for the compounds. My main struggle is with the squat and bench press. Apparently my ass is pretty weak, so I'm squatting with the bar only and working on breaking the parallel plus pushing my knees out (I use oly shoes). Also I tend to flare my elbows during the bench, I'm trying my best to keep my whole body tight, arch my back and keep the elbows at 75° angle, still learning stuff.
Also, I will lift pretty much by myself. The gym instructors are useless and don't know shit. And it's kinda overwhelming to be on your own. I have no one to guide me or check my form.
Anyways, do you guys have any advice for me? My goals are mainly aesthetics paired with strength gains. I'm eating plenty for a while now.
Thanks in advance!!
Sumo or conventional
I’m restarting all my compound lifts for full rom. The one I’m noticing the most debate on is the deadlift. Is there more benefits to one or another? Tips tricks and other good articles or videos will be appreciated.
Kid with major back issues can walk upright again. (Happy crying dad at 8:54, but the video is worth the watch)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpNcnM0FkTM
My bench press is a net 35kg for a 5x5 - how can I improve as fast as possible?
Yep. My ORM is 40kg and my current 5x5 is 35kg. This is total weight. Always been a skinny kid, never was strong. I started out without being able to life the damn bar, it was 20kg without weight. So good progress I guess but that was months ago now. I’m progressing too slow.
Currently running the Reddit PPL, It seems to work pretty well. Can you recommend me a way to speed things up in the weight room?
Friday, 5 July 2019
Lost weight on my military press.
So I have been following a 5 day split for the past bit ( about 2 months, although I have only been tracking reps and weights for the past 3 weeks )
Last week my military press was 3 sets of 6x 85 pounds, I struggled but made it through.
this week my bar was set to 80 and I was going to try to sneak an extra rep in, during the first set I couldn’t start the 7th rep, so I decided it was gonna be sets of 6.
I couldn’t get through the last set at all. I couldn’t get the 3rd rep in, so I rested, got through 3 and 4 and then the 5th rep was a complete non starter, even after a 90 second break I couldn’t get past my chin.
Anyone seen this before ? Is there anything I can do when I hit this again next week to get me back on track ?
Can’t bench for shit smh.This is 215lbs and I tried to do 2 plates and failed. My bench has easily been my most inconsistent movement. I find it embarrassing how I’m squatting damn near 400 pounds and deadlifting 435. But can’t bench 2 plates for the life of me. Any tips would be greatly appreciated
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Thursday, 4 July 2019
531 or Starting Strength?
Background: 7 years of BJJ with some lifting interspersed. I have good technique on the main lifts (worked on technique with a coach previously, but my numbers are still novice level by lifting standards.
I'm finishing up my first 6 week cycle of Wendler's 531, and my numbers seem to have increased well. Wendler doesn't do 1RMs and I haven't done a full test yet, but the new 1RM should be as follows according to the standard formulas:
| Starting 1RM | Calculated current 1RM | |
|---|---|---|
| Squat | 271 | 321 |
| Bench | 204 | 239 |
| Deadlift | 249 | 290 |
| Press | 128 | 147 |
So far it's not a bad increase, but I'm wondering if I jumped the gun and went for a more advanced program too fast. Would there be some benefits to shifting to Starting Strength now and giving it a try to see if I'd benefit from its adaptations?
What to do in the mornings if I strength train in the afternoons?
Hey guys, quick question. Im on a standard strength training workout which I have been doing on my lunch break at work. I have a block of time that I can be going to the gym before the work. What can I do in the mornings that can compliment my afternoon strength workouts? Is it better to do the strength workouts in the morning and something else in the afternoon? Unrelated but Im on a monday wednesday friday schedule so is it detrimental to do plyo on thursdays since increasing vertical jump is a big goal of mine?
Happy 4th of July to everyone. I am continually trying to help others as well as myself get better at lifting. I find teaching something causes you to learn it that much better. I made a video about something I was doing wrong for years and if you want to take a look, maybe it can help some of you!
https://youtu.be/rw0bYcTCmng
Updated form check video on Squats
Hi guys, here is an update from yesterday with a slightly different angle. At least I hit depth and tried to break from hips and knees simultaneously this time. Of course, the weight is much lighter as well. What say you?
After gaining mass have you experienced any other males trying to put you down?
Ive gained alot of mass in the past year, im 20 6'0 295lbs with 18.5in arms (pumped) and as so alot of my family members comment on my size and theirs this one male relative that seems like he is trying to take me down a peg when ever someone mentions my size.
Im the tallest in my family by about 1.5-2in and when ever im told by family how much ive grown and how tall i am this relative ive referred to would comment saying "i know guys alot taller than u/latrellspringroll, when i was working up north the shortest guy at my job was 6'3"
Awhile back at a family gathering i had a little cousin (8 y/o) come up to me and ask me "how did you get so big" and before i could respond the same guy mentioned before said "theres always someone bigger"
I dont know if its my imagination or if he is trying to take me down a peg out of jealousy. Im not arrogant in the slightest and never talk about lifting or my size unless asked.
I've heard from guys that haved start lifting that other men will try and challenge them in subtle ways like with sly remarks or staring them down, bumping into them if they are walking towards each other. It seems like this was one of those instances but im no ronnie coleman so suggesting that it was seems like im just thinking about it too much.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Will doing deadlifts increases my squats ?
I don’t really care a lot about doing deadlifts , but I’m trying to increase my squats . Should I incorporate deadlifts if I’m trying to increase my squat max
Arms “floating” forward on deadlift.
What’s up guys, currently I notice a big issue with my deadlift form and that’s how my arms (shoulder blades/scapula) always end up in front of me as soon as I start the pull. So this causes the bar to be an inch away from my body when I start the pull which makes my deadlift more inefficient than it should be.
My question is, is the arms out in front a sign of weakness in the traps, scapula, lats etc. this only happens once I get to 92% and up on my 1RPM. It’s currently the lift that’s plateaued at the moment. I’ve only made 5 pound increase from 430-435 from April to July. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Front squats
Hello guys, Ä° have been doing squats for a while and i am getting good at it. Recently i wanted to add some front squats but it hurts like hell. I mean seriously how the hell people can do it? It hurts my shoulder joints bones, clavicula even without any plates on the bar. Is it possible to overcome this pain, do you guys feel it too?
Switching up routines
So I just finished 6 weeks of chest/tri, back/bi, legs/shoulders. I go 6 days a week for 6 weeks. I have seen good improvement especially in my chest. I have been working a lot on my deadlift form. I actually got a personal trainer to work with me on it the other day. I feel like I finally got it to click on the form. Anyways I need to switch my routine up. I was thinking of doing an upper power, lower power, cardio, then upper hyp, lower hyp for 5 mon-fri split. My biggest thing about this is trying to hit every muscle. What would be a good routine for this days.
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
What’s the deal with Stronglifts still being a top recommendation? It’s a bottom tier option IMO.
So a little background first, I’m a returning lifter that probably could have been categorised as ‘advanced’ a few years ago before injury, I’m far from a novice and have a lot of experience with programming so this post is going to be anecdotal and based off my experiences of what works and doesn’t for both myself and others I have observed over the years.
After coming to look through Reddit to get back into the internet lifting game and give my unsolicited advice on everything I’m met with a ridiculous volume of posts singing praises to SL, a program that in my opinion was never that great, is unbalanced with bad overall long term prospects for progression. It blows my mind, especially when you have greyskulls LP which is vastly superior in every way imaginable. I’m going to start ripping apart stronglifts now, so if you love stronglifts and are easily triggered, please avert your eyes;
Problem 1: Pendlay rows are a shit mass builder. No TUT, no eccentric loading, no fucking good. It’s a supplementary exercise that should be building muscle and teaching your scapulae and lats to stay tight instead of being saggy little useless shit wings. It’s an exercise with limited carry over to anything, is almost always performed wrong and as stated before is a shit mass builder, that really needed to be echoed.
It may be an option for in season athletes due to easy recovery but for a rank beginner that can barely do a few chin ups? Please, do some damn chin-ups.
Problem 2: Squat volume at 15 sets a week with bench and press volume at 5-10 sets a week with back volume coming in at close to 0 due to pendlay rows being next to useless for the purpose you want them. You can count deadlifts I guess but it’s really a more full body type mass builder in my eyes. Long story short the program is unbalanced to the point where injuries are a serious risk. Any program that encourages the physical appearance and subsequent strength of a hunchbacked T-Rex is bad and should be addressed as such.
Problem 3: The progression sucks balls. Encouraging novice lifters to move onto triples and singles 3 times a week is ill founded and ultimately irresponsible, especially as the lifter has developed poor foundational mass in the upper back and lats. I’ve seen plenty of hunched lowbar squats in my time at weights people had no business going for, I blame this program entirely.
That’s all my ranting for now, I could keep going but I’ll give myself a migraine. Discuss down below people, is this a trash program or do you think otherwise? If so post your reasons and we can get some conversation going.
TL;DR: I hate stronglifts, I also find mehdi to be a pretty annoying guy.
Let's talk core strengthening
I'd love to hear everyone's favorite core STRENGTH exercises for 2019. Not just those 15 minute ab blaster bull s*** clickbaits, but the routines that get you stable and ready for those big lifts!
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What are some great exercises to help with a stronger core during those big squat and deadlift sessions?
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When do you perform them? Beginning of a session? After? Or do you have a certain day dedicated to it so you dont overload your core when performing larger lifts in the same timeframe.
Some of my favorites are hanging legs raises, ab wheel and good mornings. I tend to do them before my squats and DL's, but not to the point of burning them out. Then on my chest and back days, I do core exercises at the end of my session to the point that they're on fire.
Share some of your routines with me :)
Monday, 1 July 2019
Daughter surprises her step dad with saved notes he gave her during middle school
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Problem Adding Strength
Hey Everyone -
Im looking for a more reliable method for adding strength to my main lifts. I think I may not be consuming enough protein, but My traditional method of 5x5 has been taxing the hell out of me to the point where Its hard to get in the gym the next time. I thought of breaking the reps down more, but am unsure of whether or not thats worth the time investment. Aside from the 5x5 how do you guys put on strength??
Calorically dense food
What are some good calorically dense foods? Im finding it hard to wat to maintenance much less 500 calories past. Are there any good foods to help with this?
I seem to have something in my eye...
Am at work, I can't leave my office as I am an emotional wreck. This sub is to uplifting.
Nerve pain
I just bought a grip trainer and started using it for 30 minutes. My forearms aren't being worked at all but my nerves hurt. Why is this happening? I'm able to close 40kg but I'm only using it on 20
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