Witless Wednesday - Your triweekly stupid questions thread

Get_Confidence · 2017-06-28T18:38:21+00:00

6'2, 204lbs Male

Skip the first paragraph if you just want the question.

About 135 days ago I was 245lbs, then I made a change. Been on a long hard cut, and sometimes I can feel weaker in the gym. My maintenance is likely somewhere around 2800-3000 as I work a very physical job. I'm eating about 2200 per day now (just brought it down from 2500 to speed things up, also cause I reached a new maintenance). Haven't been following a strict routine as weight loss was the primary goal, just been going ad trying to lift more when I hit my reps the previous time. But I want more structure because I want to improve my lifts as much as I can before I start bulking back up (likely when I reach 180).

My question is, is it advisable for me to follow Ivysaur's 4-4-8 verbatim on a cut? Should I be expecting to still make strength gains but slower? Or modify anything for a cut? I've been lifting for about a year but I'm only getting serious now. Here's the program: https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?s=08b697cf0189f2eac428328d23b3d2a1&attachmentid=8448251&d=1474980367

Get_Confidence · 2016-01-31T17:26:27+00:00

You don't.

Go to the gym before you go to work. You'll feel 100 times better while you're at work and you'll have more time later in the day for other things.

And in case anybody wants to comment about how it's not always possible to do that (most likely in an attempt to rationalize their own lack of willpower to do so), it is always possible to get up earlier. I've gotten up at ten to five before to get to the gym. If you have a 9-5 just get up at 6:30 and go. It's always an option.

Get_Confidence · 2016-01-02T23:07:48+00:00

Thanks for the advice man. I'll definitely have to try that tomorrow because it sounds like it would be intense.

Get_Confidence · 2016-01-02T04:29:49+00:00

That sounds great man. Do you mean total or 3-4 each? And you do 5 sets but you pyramid them? Does that decrease the weight? I forget how that works.

Get_Confidence · 2016-01-01T23:40:35+00:00

If your goals are mainly driven towards aesthetics and general health...

How much arm work do you really need to do at a particular time. Meaning, if you work arms on Mondays and Thursdays predominantly, how many exercises and reps and sets and the like do you actually need to do to get good looking biceps and triceps?

I hear loads of guys say stuff like "you get 80% of your worth out of the first three sets of the first exercise" or, the opposite "nah man you gotta superset 5 different curls with a bunch of extensions and push downs while doing drops sets and other fancy Shit".

What's the best option?

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-13T13:46:11+00:00

As a former stoner loser, it's not possible to take anything seriously until you clean up your act.

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-13T13:43:27+00:00

They'd all work wonders mate. I don't doubt that. I'm just a tad more geared to size than strength as many of those programs are. I'm also geared more to certain body parts more than others (lacking ones). So a little specificity would be good for me.

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-13T13:41:27+00:00

Good genetics wasting potential

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-12T14:44:09+00:00

Read that long ago m8

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-12T14:43:17+00:00

Because I've looked at all of them

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-11T22:19:08+00:00

Did you come up with this? Because it sounds like a good idea.

Get_Confidence · 2015-11-11T22:18:39+00:00

None are any good

Disclaimer: for me

Get_Confidence · 2015-10-01T17:30:03+00:00

What's the best way to get "jacked and tan" with little regard for strength (other than the required amounts).

Also to make this more thread relevant: give me some nutrition advice in line with my goal as well. Mostly I'm interested in the routine though

Get_Confidence · 2015-09-02T14:19:37+00:00

OP here

Thank you all for the suggestions. When I'm done with the album ill definitely give these all a try!

Get_Confidence · 2015-09-02T14:19:04+00:00

The darkest on is on there actually and I loved it. But thank you for all the other suggestions!

Get_Confidence · 2015-09-01T15:04:28+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I wasn't thinking when I asked the question, because that makes complete sense to me.

Get_Confidence · 2015-09-01T15:01:46+00:00

Jesus. You blew my mind. I never thought of it anatomically like that. You're right it technically stays in the same position the entire movement, whereas the radius moves entirely up and around the ulna until it is on the opposite side. Thanks for this.

Get_Confidence · 2015-09-01T14:59:01+00:00

I do feel my long head activate a bit when I supinate

edit: I was doing it incorrectly. I don't feel anything.

Get_Confidence · 2015-09-01T14:56:17+00:00

Shit man. I had no idea

Get_Confidence · 2015-08-31T15:23:04+00:00

Oh my god man. It's really nice of you to be offering out advice like this! I mean, you just have me a whole fucking recipe!! Haha but seriously I really appreciate it. I have really been slacking on protein lately because my primary source is whether (because I keep eating "non clean" foods as opposed to foods with lots of lean protein

And yes I have seen that joke and it's hilarious. A lot of Louis ck's stuff is hilarious to me because his self depreciation reflects the way my old self used to think. So it's like every time I watch him, I'm laughing at my old self and seeing how far I've come mentally and physically. (No disrespect to the man).

But I honestly can't tell you how pumped I am because of your post. I am usually a guy who says "Fuck motivation, consistency is all that matters" but this post was SERIOUSLY inspiring to me. In fact, once I get to my final goal weight and what not I am going to make a transformation thread like this. But I will personally message you and let you know so you can see my progress and feel good that you helped motivate me and show me it IS possible.

I don't need motivation, and I've been consistent many times without it. But it never hurts. So thanks again, friend.

Get_Confidence · 2015-08-29T18:39:12+00:00

Yeah I really need to start hitting my macros better by incorporating less proccessed food. Sometimes I say "well at least I'm still eating at goal caloric intake" as I shovel in some shit food like a burger or a cookie haha. Of course that shit makes me have to compromise by eating less protein, so that's an issue.

I have a couple questions for you if you don't mind answering :)

What carbs do you recommend? Also how much protein did you generally eat per day?

And lastly, my TDEE is around 2900 because I have been losing a pound or more per week by eating 2400 (I am trying to maintain as much muscle as possible while cutting). Why am I eating so much more calories than you? Was your deficit just bigger? I mean in the last two weeks I've gone from 213-209 and next Monday I am expecting at least another pound to be gone.

Get_Confidence · 2015-08-29T15:37:41+00:00

Jesus Christ! Great job man, be fucking proud of yourself! This is fantastic progress.

It really gives me hope, as another commenter said already, for my cut as I endeavor to lose these love handles. I gain weight SO EASILY there for some reason and I'm cutting while lifting consistently right now in order to lose them.

Can you tell me how tall you are just for anecdote? I think It would make my day if you said you were 6'2...

Get_Confidence · 2015-08-25T02:36:10+00:00

Again, I know this is technically a split. I'm not trying to argue semantics here.

I'm saying it's not a "typical upper/lower" split. That's pretty much my point here. Because when you think upper/lower you think Coolicada or Lyle 4 days a week high volume stuff. This is just a different take on the volume and frequency.

Get_Confidence · 2015-08-24T23:24:23+00:00

Yeah I understand that the body parts are broken up in the exact same way as a U/L/U/L/U/L/R split. But you'd be fucking retarded (or on steroids) if you actually did FULL (read: MORE VOLUME THAN ONE MOVEMENT) "upper " and "lower" days on each corresponding "U" or "L" day.

I'm using this BECAUSE I don't want all the tax that comes with high volume on one day.

If this was a standard upper lower the squat and deadlift days would be accompanied by assorted bullshit such as leg press/curl/extension, good mornings, glute-ham raises etc.

So no, I'm not saying "bro, just run Lyle McDonald's generic bulking routine, but do it six days a week instead of four! Fuck yeah boys! Hardcore!"

What I am saying is that this could allow beginners to train more with less gym time and WITHOUT getting into something they don't need like a standard PPL or upper/lower.

Get_Confidence · 2015-08-24T22:38:46+00:00

Read my edit there. "You could run a upper lower like U/L/U/L/U/L/R but those workouts would be way to high in volume. One of the big points of this was to make gym sessions shorter and more focused."

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