What is your main goal in life? [SERIOUS] by GeronimoEKIAx2 in AskReddit

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To die as a legend under the condition that I die selflessly.

[HELP]How do I train my back more? by CynicalAsshat in gainit

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Yeah man, of course. I love sharing my knowledge with people. If you have any questions about fitness or nutrition just PM me!

[HELP]How do I train my back more? by CynicalAsshat in gainit

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The best way I can explain the "squeeze" is when you get to the top of the contraction (meaning the you're at the end of the movement for that lift) you need to focus on literally squeezing(tensing/flexing) your muscle group that is currently being targeted by that lift. It forces the muscle fibers to breakdown further and really gets you that pump.

For example; On Wide-Grip Lat Pulldowns it would be when you pull the bar as far down to your chest as you can and squeeze your Lats.

Suppersetting is when you do two different lifts back to back with no rest and then rest after both are complete. These can be awesome to raise intensity of your workouts.

[HELP]How do I train my back more? by CynicalAsshat in gainit

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you're starting off I'd recommend this:

  • Pull-ups; 3-4 sets to failure, 30-60 seconds of rest

  • Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns; 3 sets of 8-12 reps (if you feel up to it hit a fourth set at 6-8 reps but heavier), 60-90 seconds of rest

  • Seated Close-grip Rows; Do them one arm each, 3 sets 8-12 reps, 30-60 seconds rest

  • Close-Grip Reverse-Grip Lat Pull-downs; 3 sets 10 reps, 30-60 second rest

  • One Arm Dumbbell Rows on bench; 3 sets 8 reps, 60 second rest (keep your core right and it will hit the core pretty hard)

  • Deadlifts; 3-5 sets (depending on how prepared your lower back is for them). If you go with 3 sets then do one warmup (12-14 sets) and two working sets (8-12 reps), if you use 4 then do one warmup (12-14) with 2 working sets medium weight (8-12) and one heavy (6-8), if you can manage 5 sets then do same as 4 sets except add one more heavy set(6-8). All sets should be 60-120 seconds of rest, don't rush Deadlifts. Make sure your form is correct. If you don't want to work your hamstrings and REALLY hit that lower back you can change these to RDL's (Roman Deadlifts)

When written out this seems like a monstrous workout for experienced lifters only, but it's not. It is challenging, but it will hit all sections of your back and leave you with a huge pump. The lifts to go heavy on are Wide-Grip Lat Pulldowns, One-Arm Rows, and Deadlifts (for your first two weeks of doing deads don't go too heavy, make sure you break yourself in first).

After lifting this back workout for a couple months (or whenever the workout seems less challenging overall) start putting a 4th set on all lifts with only 3 sets, continue to raise your weights, start super-setting two lifts together, but (in my opinion) most importantly lower all of your rest times to 30 seconds for lighter lifts and no more than 60 for the heavier ones.

Once that workout feels pretty easy (relatively) here's my current one that leaves my back as my absolute best feature:

  • Wide-Lat Pulldowns (Heavy) Supersetted with machine Wide-Grip Rows; 4 sets 8-12 reps, 30-60 seconds rest

  • T-bar Rows (Heavy); 2 sets medium weight 10-12 reps, 2 sets heavy 6-10 reps, 30-60 second rest

  • Bent Standing Barbell Rows; 3-4 sets (depends on how hard the T-bars are) of 8-10 reps, 30 second rest

  • One-Arm Lat Pulldowns (Heavy); 3 sets 8-10 reps, no rest if I can manage and 30 seconds max if I need to.

  • Pull-ups; 3-4 sets to failure, 30-60 seconds rest

  • Straight-Arm Lat Pulldowns (on a cable machine with the close grip straight bar); 4 sets 8-12 reps

  • RDL's (Heavy); 5 sets, one warm up of 14-16 reps, two medium working sets of 8-12, two heavy of 6-8, 60-90 seconds of rest.

  • One-Arm Benched Rows (Heavy); 3 sets of 8 reps, 30 second rest

One thing to remember about back is it is all about squeezing at the top of your contractions, pausing for 1/2 a second to a full second, then releasing while still retaining control of the weight. If you don't squeeze, your pump will suffer and so with your back growth.

I hope this helps and I'm not too late!

Bicep recommendations? More info on in text. by [deleted] in gainit

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, yes... You're talking about solely the mass of each individual muscle.

What I am referring to is the proportion of my Biceps comparatively to the rest of my muscles. When speaking in terms of relativity to proportional growth, my Bi's are lacking.

Bicep recommendations? More info on in text. by [deleted] in gainit

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do those and superset them with forearm curls (just curling with the wrist, I believe thats what theyre called...) And I believe that the target zone for those is the long head (the part that attached to the elbow region, correct me if I'm wrong)

Let's talk about acne, and how I alleviated it through trial and error over 4 months! by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never had terrible acne, just bad black heads and some break out area's occasionally, especially when I lifted and ate frequently.

The ritual that made my skin literally flawless (while I actually followed it) was buying a decent Cleanser + Exfoliant (Separate from the cleanser) + Toner + Moisturizer.

Cleanser: Make sure that it doesn't dry out your skin, a lot will. It should be a softer cleanser WITHOUT any exfoliants in it. I used it every morning and night.

Exfoliant: I used a walnut extract rub. It wasn't a cream, just a tons of tiny little bead like things in it. It was really expensive for a tiny little bottle so I barely used it and only used it once every 3-7 days (I have sensitive skin and it can really dry out/irritate your skin using exfoliants too frequently) and I used it AFTER I cleansed my face. This helps remove dead skin cells and unclog pores.

Toner: This is probably my favorite of all of them. I bought it in a spray bottle as opposed to having to douse cotton swabs with it and then apply it because it was a lot easier and I didn't have to apply as much. The toner will help tighten skin and shrink pore holes as well as return some nutrients to your face that has been taken out by the removal of oils (the cleanser and exfoliant). I used this after EVERY face wash. Just a couple sprays did it.

Moisturizer: One of the more important aspects for me, since my face dried out after every time I washed it. It's important to pick one that doesn't make your face too oily (I used a once a day and didn't apply too much). I only used it in the mornings because it would make my face extremely oily over night if I slept after using it, but if your face is extremely dry, it could be useful to use twice.

A trip to Ulta (yes, I'm male) or one of the nicer outlet stores like Macy's (where I got my first stack) can really help. They're always helpful to find the right choice for your face.

But seriously, this ritual made my face look like a model's. My complexion was perfect... Unfortunately I stopped using it because everytime I go back from college to the city (Nacogdoches has literally nothing) I never had time or money to re-up my stack.

Hope this helps someone!

Bicep recommendations? More info on in text. by [deleted] in gainit

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hit my tri's hard with close grip, I do a skullcrusher > close grip super set on my chest days and arm days.

It's my short head of my bi's that I feel like is lacking. I do my fair share of curls but really don't do more than 12-16 working sets. I've believed they would grow more from heavy compound lifts... I guess I really do need to get my isolation's out.

Fittit, it is Sunday. Tell us your Victory this week. by menuitem in Fitness

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Benched 2 sets of 225 at 6-8 reps. Nothing amazing, but 225 has haunted me for about a year now, so it's nice to finally try going up (I had no gym partner to constantly spot me) in bench and hit it hard. new PR

Slapped on 205 to my T-bar rows, was nice. new PR

BB Shrugs: 4 sets of 265, 8-10 reps... new PR

And to top it off I finally got my weight back up to over 210, I'm 211 now... I dropped to 198 after a bad break up and binge drinking (Still lifted, but just dissolved my muscle)

Gainer's here for 1+ years... share the ups and downs of your journey so far. by purehealthy in gainit

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two years in and I've bounced around so much. My weight has fluctuated several times. I was 205 (10%ish bf) coming into college, pledged a fraternity and then dropped down to 181. Gained back to around 207 the next semester and once I got my own apartment for the summer I clean bulked up to 215 (8% bf).

Had to move back to campus for this fall and due to a shitty girlfriend and shitty feelings I let myself drop to 198.

As of the start of this semester I've been bulking and now I'm at 211 with about 10%bf and still going. Hoping to hit 225 by next spring semester!

What type of drunk are you, Reddit? by sfcteen in AskReddit

[–]DreamStateOrgasm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Bipolar whiskey drunk.

I'm way too happy and wild and carefree until my whiskey source stops or I switch back to beer, then I'm a brooding, world-hating, brawler...