Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[tripleaamin]

Switching from dumbbell push press to standing military press starting today and it honestly is my toughest workout in my upper routine. But that's a good.

 

[mtu wa chuma]

Hate it when I finish my workout and I feel like I didn't do anything. Spent like an hour in the gym this morning lifting some heavy shyt and yet after my session I was barely tired. Very little sweat and heart was probably still sleeping to start racing.

Will go back on Wednesday and push harder.

 

[AquaCityBoy]

I can barely focus right now because there's a chick in here with a fat ass doing deadlifts.

I'd eat that booty like groceries.

 

[Adam3000]

Water retention is so underrated with physique

There are times in the day when I look damn near 15% BF, and there are times when I look sub-10%

I know for beginners its usually best to judge the mirror, not the scale, but I'm at the point where the only thing I can trust is the scale (in the morning before food/drink and after taking a shyt)

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Water retention is so underrated with physique

There are times in the day when I look damn near 15% BF, and there are times when I look sub-10%

I know for beginners its usually best to judge the mirror, not the scale, but I'm at the point where the only thing I can trust is the scale (in the morning before food/drink and after taking a shyt)

Even this is tricky

My water intake is totally different on weekends vs weekdays

That's good for damn near 2 lbs sometimes

shyt drives me nuts. I just make sure the scale trends down

 

[MustafaSTL]

On that calorie counting debate, I am a living example that counting calories is the way to cut pounds. I lost over 50 pounds at one point just by keeping my caloric intake to a certain amount. I have since lifted a lot of weights, and then got back to counting calories hard again and have lost 10 pounds since the middle of January.

When you count calories, of course you're not gonna hit your goals eating 1500 calories of chips. That shyt won't fill you up, and you'll go over that amount because you're too hungry. But the thing is that when you start to pay attention to your calories, you notice that certain foods accumulate a certain amount of calories, yet you are still hungry as hell afterwards. Therefore, in order to eat a certain amount of calories and not be hungry as shyt, you start to pay attention to what foods fill you up the most while still being low in calories. But, you can still have your choice to eat anything you want as long as you stay within your calorie limit and lose weight.

 

[The ADD]

On that calorie counting debate, I am a living example that counting calories is the way to cut pounds. I lost over 50 pounds at one point just by keeping my caloric intake to a certain amount. I have since lifted a lot of weights, and then got back to counting calories hard again and have lost 10 pounds since the middle of January.

When you count calories, of course you're not gonna hit your goals eating 1500 calories of chips. That shyt won't fill you up, and you'll go over that amount because you're too hungry. But the thing is that when you start to pay attention to your calories, you notice that certain foods accumulate a certain amount of calories, yet you are still hungry as hell afterwards. Therefore, in order to eat a certain amount of calories and not be hungry as shyt, you start to pay attention to what foods fill you up the most while still being low in calories. But, you can still have your choice to eat anything you want as long as you stay within your calorie limit and lose weight.

When don't even have to count >*

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

On that calorie counting debate, I am a living example that counting calories is the way to cut pounds. I lost over 50 pounds at one point just by keeping my caloric intake to a certain amount. I have since lifted a lot of weights, and then got back to counting calories hard again and have lost 10 pounds since the middle of January.

When you count calories, of course you're not gonna hit your goals eating 1500 calories of chips. That shyt won't fill you up, and you'll go over that amount because you're too hungry. But the thing is that when you start to pay attention to your calories, you notice that certain foods accumulate a certain amount of calories, yet you are still hungry as hell afterwards. Therefore, in order to eat a certain amount of calories and not be hungry as shyt, you start to pay attention to what foods fill you up the most while still being low in calories. But, you can still have your choice to eat anything you want as long as you stay within your calorie limit and lose weight.

Yea this is it in a nutshell. Like brother @The ADD said it gets to a point where you don't even have to count. Truthfully counting down to the gram for every meal is a little ridiculous anyway, your metabolism is constantly adapting and never static. Maintenance probably changes on a day to day basis. Just gotta watch for trends.

 

[Spliff]

Water retention is so underrated with physique

There are times in the day when I look damn near 15% BF, and there are times when I look sub-10%

I know for beginners its usually best to judge the mirror, not the scale, but I'm at the point where the only thing I can trust is the scale (in the morning before food/drink and after taking a shyt)

Yup which is why I can't diet with high carbs. Too much water flux, shyts a bytch to track.

 

[jilla82]

I think I'm gluten intolerant all of a sudden

shyt came out of nowhere…stomach has been burning after I eat…couldn't even sleep the other night.
Today was the first day I cut the gluten out and I already feel a little better.

I love breads…cakes…pasta…cookies

 

[Kal El]

Calories in vs. Calories out is a science if all you care about is a number on a scale.

When it comes to how your body actually looks, what you eat matters.

Fukk a # on a scale.

 

[tripleaamin]

Hey guys I can only lift on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday.
And is doing upper workouts on Monday and Wednesday and lower workouts on Tuesday and Friday. It's literally the only way I can do my upper & lower split.

But am I giving my upper body enough rest between Monday and Wednesday? So would that be ok to do for next week.

 

[The ADD]

Hey guys I can only lift on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday.
And is doing upper workouts on Monday and Wednesday and lower workouts on Tuesday and Friday. It's literally the only way I can do my upper & lower split.

But am I giving my upper body enough rest between Monday and Wednesday? So would that be ok to do for next week.

Shouldn't be an issue but I would switch up the movements you use for each day so you aren't literally doing the same thing assuming you aren't on a program to track lifts like 5x5.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Calories in vs. Calories out is a science if all you care about is a number on a scale.

When it comes to how your body actually looks, what you eat matters.

Fukk a # on a scale.

Disagree but I'm sure genetics plays a role

 

[unit321]

I ran 3 miles yesterday and worked on biceps.

I've been more oatmeal lately for my high blood pressure. It's the lamest meal in the universe. But, I've been losing weight the past couple days.