Diet and Workout Routines

[David.]

i go before work bc that fucking gym gets so packed so early now. and theres no way in hel im working out after putting hours in

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

i go before work bc that fucking gym gets so packed so early now. and theres no way in hel im working out after putting hours in

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[SixPACK]

Plan curtailed by my pregnant wife's schedule. Ran my 5.5 miles and went sans carbs all day. Will try to get squats, push press, and pull ups tomorrow, despite my wife's best efforts to sabotage me.

Anyone else dig the morning exercise session like me? Schedule permitting, I go right from the gym to work. Not coming back home saves me so much time from distracting myself. Then I get to work and am high on life and am exhausted by 10pm.

I do my cardio in the morning. Usually around 3miles at a pretty steady pace. Will run in grass every so often to keep my leg muscles entertained. If I am just exhausted from the night before I will do 30min of cardio after my weights.

I would like to workout in the morning before work but I never go to bed until around 12am anyhow, even if I am on 1hour of sleep the night before. And as you all know, you need your sleep when lifting. So I will just go to the gym and stare at the hot chicks in the mirror while lifting in a Times Square setting.

 

[natedagg]

i go before work bc that fucking gym gets so packed so early now. and theres no way in hel im working out after putting hours in

Got to the ARC at 605 this AM. No squat rack available. I was a bum and couldn't get my shit together and get out of the house. Gym was already blowing up. New plan: be there by 530.

Today: pull-ups 7-6-5. Squatted 1 set but was running late. Push press 100lbs 5-5-8. Did negatives w that too just bc it felt like all pop/momentum no shoulders. Will increase weight to 105 next time. Will have to watch some form vids on that too.

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

Low bar squatting felt a lot better today than last time..still have to be careful with my wrist as my left one hurt pretty bad after i stood up too straight. I was able to do 205 for 5 reps without any back pain or any discomfort at all, just went nice and low and popped back up. I dig.

Yeah gym was full of the New Semester, New Me crowd. Everything was in use at freaking 730..dont college kids know theyre supposed to sleep till noon??

My gym buddy hasnt lifted in like a month and totally gave up on his diet. He was always stronger and leaner than me, now he has some man boobage going on..more motivation for me!

 

[SixPACK]

Yeah gym was full of the New Semester, New Me crowd. Everything was in use at freaking 730..dont college kids know theyre supposed to sleep till noon??

Yeah, once school started back up I moved to a different gym about 15-20min from campus. Just the usual 5:00-5:30 crowd but that is a lot of people doing the cardio machines.

My gym buddy hasnt lifted in like a month and totally gave up on his diet. He was always stronger and leaner than me, now he has some man boobage going on..more motivation for me!

In 1 month he was lean/strong and now has moobs? He must be eating completely shitty/getting no exercise whatsoever. That seems drastic. But maybe in my mind I am picturing way worse than what it actually is.

 

[David.]

The awesome thing about bronkaid and not eating in the morning us the fact that you can kinda pig out(on healthy food) at night

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

Yeah, once school started back up I moved to a different gym about 15-20min from campus. Just the usual 5:00-5:30 crowd but that is a lot of people doing the cardio machines.



In 1 month he was lean/strong and now has moobs? He must be eating completely shitty/getting no exercise whatsoever. That seems drastic. But maybe in my mind I am picturing way worse than what it actually is.

it was a bit of an exaggeration, but he does look noticeably fluffier..and his diet has been total shit lol

Bronkaid coupled with stress of starting grad school has me not eating at all until like 5 or 6 and after a decent sized meal food is just repulsive.. strange but i prefer it to feeling starved all day and night lol

 

[Ruken]

You guys are idiots starving yourself and eating one huge meal.

 

[David.]

eh and I think youre unrealistic about 'gaining weight' on the amount of calories that I consume to lose 2-3 lbs a week with no cardio. Unless you are the only human on earth that can be anabolic without aid of synthetic hormones.

in other news, Im down about 6 lbs in the last 3 weeks eating late at night and not during the day (when my body also burns calories, ie; fat reserves, that will offset your supposed storage of excess energy due to late night eating).

"everyone's body reacts differently". But generally speaking, 'starvation mode' (along with almost all other buzz words) is a myth (or will be proven incorrect with the fickle science that is nutrition).

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

You guys are idiots starving yourself and eating one huge meal.

Intermittent Fasting, man

 

[Ruken]

eh and I think youre unrealistic about 'gaining weight' on the amount of calories that I consume to lose 2-3 lbs a week with no cardio. Unless you are the only human on earth that can be anabolic without aid of synthetic hormones.

in other news, Im down about 6 lbs in the last 3 weeks eating late at night and not during the day (when my body also burns calories, ie; fat reserves, that will offset your supposed storage of excess energy due to late night eating).

"everyone's body reacts differently". But generally speaking, 'starvation mode' (along with almost all other buzz words) is a myth (or will be proven incorrect with the fickle science that is nutrition).

To clarify what I said, 1700 is exactly what I ate when I put on size. I'm not growing now on the same intake because I like where I am at. So yes a high protein diet at the level has given me gains.

My issue with your approach is that it isn't sustainable. Are you going to continue this eating habit forever, no and as soon as you switch back, you're gonna put the weight back on. I feel like how you eat needs to be something that is sustainable in the long term.


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[David.]

I bulk then I cut like almost all body builders. I am an entirely transformed person from the one that started.you can't gain muscle without gaining fat, you can't lose fat without eating well. My diet is as close to perfect as you can get. 1600 calories at 240 grams of protein without breaking a sweat.

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

To clarify what I said, 1700 is exactly what I ate when I put on size. I'm not growing now on the same intake because I like where I am at. So yes a high protein diet at the level has given me gains.

My issue with your approach is that it isn't sustainable. Are you going to continue this eating habit forever, no and as soon as you switch back, you're gonna put the weight back on. I feel like how you eat needs to be something that is sustainable in the long term.


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what's your height/weight/bf%? if 1700 calories truely bulked you up and currently maintains you, you must be pretty small or you arent counting calories properly.

And like dave said, bodybuilding is most efficiently done in cycles. I wont always be in a deficit, and fasting all day helps make such a small amount of calories manageable. Id go bat shit insane if I ate every couple hours but still had to stick to 1800 cals or under. When i did bulk (and when i will in the future) i basically ate whenever, in order to get my calories in... both of these eating styles are plenty sustainable

 

[Adam]

I'm interested in you guys opinions; do you think that what you are doing diet wise is healthy? I'm asking because Dave mentioned his diet was 'perfect' and it got me thinking.

I can see anecdotally that intermittent fasting might have health benefits (especially when compared to the health consequences of obesity etc) i have friends that have used it well to drop weight. It just seems like the cortisol spikes and other hormonal changes during the cutting phase might cause disproportionate fat gains during the bulking process.

To put my cards on the table im at the other end of the spectrum, i exercise so i get to eat what i want, i seem to have very little will power or motivation any more, just trying to keep the middle aged spread from the door