Mike you don't have blood. You have alcohol in your veins.

mikehuan body so nice, lot gals love si you lol...

Just some curious question, how long u guise think u gonna keep lifting? 10? 15? 20? 30? Or till ur in the coffin...

do  you guys strictly follow the interval rest period between set ie 60-90s rules? how effective is that since normally I hang out quite a while before proceed next set haha

Hi guys. I've a query:

Stats: Height 178 cm
          Weight 73kg
          Endomorph
          Body fat: 20.5%

Bulk a lil more then cut, or cut first?

Thanks.

Half correct. Varying the angle of the bench can change the emphasis on the different "sections" of the pecs. Not to be misinterpreted as isolating, as the article mentioned.

not sure this is the right section to ask, anyone knows where to buy boxing hand wrap or gloves? preferably cheaper version since i'm just starting...

Fitness Concept stores don't sell straps...

Deload, drop weight and start again.

By dropping the load and increasing the reps , is a form of deloading. You spare your CNS from the heavy weights but still give you muscular system the amount of workload you'd usually give it.

Deloading might seem like a lousy thing to do, but think of it this way, more often than not, taking 1 step back usually yields in a 2 step forward kind of thing. Deloading can be fun. And the most important thing about deloading is that, it gives your system enough recovery time to continue making progress in the gym. I know a lot of us prefer taking a week or two off and that's fair game as well. Just saying 

Going to failure as in? Do you mean that by deloading that we shy away from failure?

Yeah, sorry I missed out on that. Let me clear up my pov of a deloading,

Back off the usual weights by 20 - 30 % , slightly higher rep ranges ( I mean from moving from 4 - 6 to 6 - 8 etc ), ending a set with 2 - 4 reps left in the tank.

I personally no longer go to failure, I might get really close to failure with single joint movements but not to the point of an all out set. Going to failure, deloading or not, hits the CNS really hard that it's just harder to recover.

Every 2 months sounds about right.
Going to failure or not will still put a stress on one's CNS.  The difference between a deload workout vs a normal workout is pretty clear cut (i.e : 85-95% of 1RM vs 70-80% of 1RM, Increased repetitions but NOT 20-30 rep sets,  at least 2 - 3 reps left in the tank with each set). Going to failure stresses your body like mad, I'm not saying not going to failure doesn't. Yes, there are numerous high frequency, high volume training protocols out there, but deloading is a part of that protocol, the methods of deloading might be different but they're there. Either they do it every 8 - 10 workouts or  6 - 8 workouts.

The thing is, there's only so much your body can take, unless we're talking about inducing anabolic hormones, we're pretty limited in terms of recovery and progress over time. I'm not against skipping the gym altogether if you feel like horseshit for that day, I'm just saying, for every certain period of time of training, have a planned deload week. It wouldn't stress your CNS like you normally would but you'd still put your muscular system to work. An active recovery of sorts. Or we can skip the gym for the whole week. Nothing wrong with either.

1) 70 - 80% of 1RM instead of your usual 90% stuff.
2) higher rep ranges
3) 2 - 3 reps left in the tank with (1) and (2) -> no where close to failure

That's a deload.

1) 80 - 95% of 1RM
2) Rep ranges slightly lower
3) 1 - 2 reps left in the tank. -> not hitting failure but very near to failure.

The usual

Bolded of your statement is also what I'm trying to say

right on. not really heavy. I mean my numbers are pretty low so it's all right. And besides, my schedule suck ass, I only get to train every friday to sunday. I've got 4 days rest every week, in a row.

legs, chest shoulder triceps, back and bis.

i was on 4 day thing and that was tight, now it's even tighter, i literally have to cramp in everything, my workouts are bare minimum 90 minutes long. I'm usually so gassed half way through i chew on a granola bar or have a sugar drink half way through.

Just a quick question to all those experienced/regular kaki here.

I've been hitting the gyms quite recently and rather satisfied with my progress.

But I noticed however, the veins in my chest and arms region ( specifically pectoralis major and the region slightly below the biceps ) are beginning to appear more and more apparent. As I push on, would this veins appear as visible as they are currently?

Sorry if this question had been asked before. Feel free to troll if there's anything wrong

hey guys wanna ask about my beginner workout
based on starting strength.

A
3x5 Squat
3x5 bench press
1X5 deadlift
2x 5-8 dips

B

3x5 squat
3x5 standing military press
3x5 pedlay rows
2x 5-8 chin ups

sequence is A B A
then the following week is B A B.

The main goal of ss is to increase your poundages every week if possible. So yeah I would kinda agree to the slight decrease in poundages on your second workout. Even the advanced trainees dont have 2 max load days in a week.

Just focus on increasing poundages while youre on this program. You dont even have to hit tghe required reps.


1) they also said in the 2nd workout workout. use 80% of the weight used in the first. is that right? the sticky here didnt mention
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=131379243

well i just start a week ago. like only 3 workout sessions.
only after doing squats my legs feel them.
did military press and chin ups pendlay rows. and now i feel fine. like i could go do another workout.

Am cutting at the moment. Tried no carbs diet for 3 days and I'm already half dead. Guess i'm not ready for that yet, need my carbs!! What I did was fill in 1.2-1.5g pro/lbs, 0.35-0.5g fat/lbs and remaining carbs. Am interested to know how other's goes through it...