Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[Son Goku]

are you talking actual steron, the stuff used to stop women from having periods?





Anyway, what do you mean when you say neural pathways? I've never heard that term used in the gym industry. I think I get where you're going but I want to make sure.

1) Sterons is gym/internet slang for steroids. (Should always have an s/ be used in the plural form.)

2) Strength is not just a matter of having bigger muscles. Gaining muscle can certainly make you stronger, but you can also condition your nervous system to more effectively recruit the muscle you already have. The Bulgarian Method does this; you can add hundreds of pounds to your total without gaining any weight.

Neural pathways connect one part of the CNS to another. Newb lifters are notoriously bad at recruiting their muscle fibers. This is why a lot of newbs can't lift shyt for weight, even if they're big themselves: you actually have to practice recruiting those muscle fibers on command.

 

[Son Goku]

Have y'all ever met someone who did strictly calis, but could hang with cats in the gym if and whenever he did decide to lift?

No. There might be a few outliers, but as a general rule, no. Not if we're talking about serious weight being moved.

I alluded to the reason above and before: strength is a skill, and lifting weights requires a neural component that isn't developed the same from doing high rep sets most calis are trained in.

Anecdote: I was lifting more (squat/bench/deadlift) than all of the crossfitters at a local affiliate I worked out at by my 2nd/3rd year of lifting because they split their time between PL/Oly/calis/GPP, whereas I was only powerbuilding.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

so just research starting strength and go from there? Sorry bro I’m a complete novice when it comes to this shyt.

Yes. You don't necessarily need to read the book but I recommend it. You can find it online pretty easily. The biggest thing to kind in mind when you're a beginner is that you are building a foundation, both physically and mentally.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Yes. You don't necessarily need to read the book but I recommend it. You can find it online pretty easily. The biggest thing to kind in mind when you're a beginner is that you are building a foundation, both physically and mentally.

Expound on this, bro.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

Expound on this, bro.

When it comes to fitness, most people don't reach their goals because they lack discipline. They always have an excuse as to why they can't workout and even when they do workout, they're not pushing themselves like they should. A beginner program like Starting Strength tries to make building the habit of working easier for you by only having you workout 3 days a week. The number one thing I tell people when it comes to working out is consistency.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Doing this workout tonight and I'm tired, I have no energy, and if i'm be honest, my head ain't really in it.

I want to be doing something else.

But we're gonna push through.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Doing this workout tonight and I'm tired, I have no energy, and if i'm be honest, my head ain't really in it.

I want to be doing something else.

But we're gonna push through.

Oh and forgot to mention... I'm fasting too.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

When it comes to fitness, most people don't reach their goals because they lack discipline. They always have an excuse as to why they can't workout and even when they do workout, they're not pushing themselves like they should. A beginner program like Starting Strength tries to make building the habit of working easier for you by only having you workout 3 days a week. The number one thing I tell people when it comes to working out is consistency.

I understand. Thanks for the breakdown, man.

I guess I'm an example of this tonight. Took me 3 weeks to finally develop the HABIT of working out where I dont allow myself to make excuses no matter how I feel, or whatever circumstances arise unless its something thats completely out of my control.

I love to learn the science that you brehs are kicking in here. I've always been on off on off again with staying in shape, and I've never just hard-core developed that mindset but like you said... that's what I'm building now.

As I said in an earlier post, now I'm at the point of restricting my diet. I kinda went about it in phases. Got myself into workout mode, got myself into the consistency mindframe and now working on getting my diet under control.

 

[Starski]

Back squats ---> Sumo's is a lot more

than the conventional ---> front squats

@The Butcher

 

[LebronsHairline]

Gotttt damnit i love leg day its the only day i can feel like im kinda strong

I felt like a boss front squating 225

I come on the coli i read yall posts and every weight that i do got me like

 

[Son Goku]

Back squats ---> Sumo's is a lot more

than the conventional ---> front squats

@The Butcher

It is. Remember that when you wanna stay up late or not carb up on Monday nights.

And @The Butcher adds 3 singles after the 1+ and usually pulls more & heavier sumo sets for fewer reps. (Hate that 3/5/7/4/6/8 rep scheme for lower body.)

The third leg day on Saturday is much easier. I usually do singles on both exercises, I didn't see much benefit from them light-ass triples.

 

[xXMASHERXx]

Gotttt damnit i love leg day its the only day i can feel like im kinda strong

I felt like a boss front squating 225

I come on the coli i read yall posts and every weight that i do got me like

We all started somewhere, except @The Butcher. He came out the womb part of the 1000lb club

 

[Son Goku]

Gotttt damnit i love leg day its the only day i can feel like im kinda strong

I felt like a boss front squating 225

I come on the coli i read yall posts and every weight that i do got me like

225 on fronts is not a lot but it's helluva a lot more than most people squat, front or back.

No need to feel some way about it here.

Wait til you hit 3 plates and can't fathom how you'll get to 4.

 

[phcitywarrior]

New office has a gym in the basement

Commute is either a ~20 min bike ride or a 45-50min walk

But the office gym doesn’t have free weights, only smith machines so I’ll have to get a proper gym membership to gym next to my new apt

Back to the office routine gonna be

Bike to gym (5min) -> Lift -> Bike to work (20min) -> Shower and get ready for the day. Cardio + Weights before 9AM

Not optimal, but it’ll work

 

[LebronsHairline]

We all started somewhere, except @The Butcher. He came out the womb part of the 1000lb club

Oh yeah i just be talkin shyt you guys are all more motivation than anything. I only hate my dumb ass started lifting in 2016, stopped, and now i missed like 4 years and gotta start this shyt all over again

225 on fronts is not a lot but it's helluva a lot more than most people squat, front or back.

No need to feel some way about it here.

Wait til you hit 3 plates and can't fathom how you'll get to 4.

Looking better/lifting more than last time is always the goat feeling

once i get some straps, a belt, some of that pre jym action goin and can spin 4 wheels #powdaboyz gon have to let me in