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2 weeks into my hypertrophy routine and my abs are coming back. Another 2 weeks and I should have some excellent definition.
 
^ Santa María la madre en el cielo!!

You make me so happy, man! ;).

p.s. Kstoner: you have a wonderful face and a sweet smile, perfectly suitable for that killer bod.
 
FMD, wood!


* FMD = "fuck me dead" = exclamation of surprise, exacperation and/or strong impression
 
Seriously. That's you 'starting' to get your abs back. Damn. And here I was being a bit impressed with the first beginnings of some upper ab definition through my 20% BF.
 
Dave said:
Seriously. That's you 'starting' to get your abs back. Damn. And here I was being a bit impressed with the first beginnings of some upper ab definition through my 20% BF.
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Haha no shit man. Rm-rf your abs are sick. You obviously put in some work and are where I'd like to be eventually.

Jam how's your routine goin? You still getting back into it?
 
Dave said:
here I was being a bit impressed with the first beginnings of some upper ab definition through my 20% BF.
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Be impressed with yourself. It is a reason to keep going.
I think you need <10%BF to start seeing your 6 pack gloriously defined.

WOOD, what is your BF%?
 
Perpetual Indulgence said:
Be impressed with yourself. It is a reason to keep going.
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true that =D

ah man. i've got some new pictures. i still have trouble getting my chest bigger. my abs seem more muscular than my chest :X

but every other muscle in my body has been developing ridiculously rapidly lately, especially my back and stomach.

the angles on the pictures are funny but i wanted to see them from less of a body shot kind of angle. they turned out alright!





edit : one recent picture on a recovery day after really working the shoulders with military presses!

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Fjones said:
But, I must take issue with something in this article --

"Whole Milk. If you don’t bother gaining some fat, drink 1 gallon whole milk per day on top of your current food intake. I’ve seen guys gaining 60lbs/year drinking 1 gallon per milk per day while Squatting 3x/week. "

A GALLON OF WHOLE MILK PER DAY!?

That is EIGHTY (80) grams of saturated fat JUST from the milk. I cannot see how that can possibly be a good idea.
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http://stronglifts.com/forum/how-to-gain-weight-faq-click-here-first-t13701.html
 
Portillo said:
http://stronglifts.com/forum/how-to-gain-weight-faq-click-here-first-t13701.html
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I bookmarked the site because it looks like an interesting forum. I am not sure that I have the motivation to continue trying to gain weight though. I weigh 150 pounds. I eat all day and I am starting to find it to be a real chore. I have been eating 4000 calories a day. If that isn't enough to gain weight than I think my body is trying to tell me something. I eat all day long constantly even when I am not hungry. It is expensive and time consuming.

Also, forgive my skepticism here, but, that post you linked to says one can gain 15 to 20 pounds of muscle in 4 to 6 weeks, and I don't find that plausible. If it were that easy, I think more people would do it.
 
^ I dont think he meant that squats and deadlifts were easy! But on a squatting 3 times a week routine, you can certainly put on the muscle.
 
I have been squatting 3 times a week, but, It is getting more difficult to do as I approach my 5 rep max (I have been doing 3 sets of 5 reps and increasing the weight each time). As the squats become more challenging I am not sure I can keep doign it three times per week, as the legs might need more time to recover.

I'd be happy to gain 10 pounds of msucle in 6 months, which is why I was skeptical about the possibility of gaining 15 in 4 to 6 weeks.
 
Fjones said:
I have been squatting 3 times a week, but, It is getting more difficult to do as I approach my 5 rep max (I have been doing 3 sets of 5 reps and increasing the weight each time). As the squats become more challenging I am not sure I can keep doign it three times per week, as the legs might need more time to recover.

I'd be happy to gain 10 pounds of msucle in 6 months, which is why I was skeptical about the possibility of gaining 15 in 4 to 6 weeks.
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I disagree with portillo, as I ONLY squat once a week. If the intensity is there(on the verge of puking) one time a week should be plenty. Recovery time is key!
 
Im on the stronglifts program 3 times a week. Regardless of what the weight is.

Workout A
Squat 5x5
Bench Press 5x5
Inverted Rows 3xF
Dips 3xF
Reverse Crunch 3x12

Workout B
Squat 5x5
Overhead Press 5x5
Deadlift 1x5
Pull-ups 3xF
Prone Bridges 3x30sec
 
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I have been doing something very similar, in fact, almost identical, although I do 3 X 5.

I am curious, how old are you? I only ask because i wonder if my age is catching up with me. I have a lot of mileage on these knees -- years of running around playing sports on concrete and asphalt, years of racquetball on a hardwood floor. And I have a partial tear of the rotator cuff that two orthopedists say needs surgery.

I hate surgery. How can I have a rotator cuff tear if I am lifting the heaviest weight I ever have, and still hitting the racquetball with full power?
 
Fjones said:
How can I have a rotator cuff tear if I am lifting the heaviest weight I ever have, and still hitting the racquetball with full power?
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It's all about angles. You let that bar come down too far, and that shoulder will be talking to you for sure.

If you're knees bug you, make sure when you're doing squats, you don't exceed 90* at the bottom. Maybe even stop a little before then just to be sure.

Hell, I'm 25 and my knees have recently been getting sore from running and squatting. Feeling quite old myself.
 
hey, you guys aren't old! you have plenty of good years left.

I actually got my testosterone checked, and it fell in the "normal" range. But, the normal range is 240 - 960, which seems a rather absurd normal range to me. Mine was 346, which is near the bottom end of the normal range. He said that he doesn't think replacement therapy is warranted... yet. But he wants to check again in 6 months to see if the levels fall any more.

Another thought --

Why do so few people do single leg calf raises at the gym? I have NEVER seen anyone else doing them.
 
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