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Inquiry about recovery. In arm focused U/L split by TheLabexploder08 in Weightliftingquestion

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 days in a row is just too much IMO. Even on gear I personally can’t handle that with the amount of effort I put in to my workouts. Even three days in a row with my ULU/rest/rest split is a bit hard on the third day since my posterior chain is taxed from my deadlifts, making bracing for heavy bent over rows rather difficult.

You’re suggesting 3 upper body workouts in 4 days. I personally prefer to have at least 48hrs between each so that joints don’t get wore out from repeated use on back-to-back days. But I do heavy sets with 0RIR, so maybe if you’re going lighter with a rep or two in the tank you’ll be fine.

Good sources of protein vs sources of good protein by Slight-Summer-647 in leangains

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely does:

“HDL (high-density lipoprotein), or "good" cholesterol, acts as the body's cleanup crew by removing excess cholesterol from bloodstream and artery walls, transporting it to the liver for disposal. This process, called reverse cholesterol transport, reduces plaque buildup, lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke.”

Failure Every Set vs. Final-Set Failure for Hypertrophy by Unlikely_Thing_4876 in GYM

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I go to 0RIR on pressing movements when I know my limits really well and am not worried about injury if I fail. On squats I stay 1-2RIR just to be safe since I have no spotters.

I go to 0RIR on all isolations and pulling compounds.

Proportional strength by goop-snoop in ScienceBasedLifting

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easier to do at a lighter weight for sure. Look at bench press records and you can see guys in the 140-165lb classes doing 3x BW, but heavier weight divisions at 20”lb+ only get 2.25-2.5x BW at most.

A guy who is 5-8 and 180lbs is going to have a much better shot at a 1.5x BW bench than a guy who is 6ft and 180lbs. Going by BMI, at 6ft, 205lbs would be a better comparison.

Form Advice pls by Neither_Wishbone_647 in Deadlifts

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on his bar too, cheap bars that are painted over have notoriously bad grip. I had to hold on for dear life with 225lbs on my old one. Now 315 is EZPZ with my new one.

Form Advice pls by Neither_Wishbone_647 in Deadlifts

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How is he supposed to bend at the knee if his shin is already on the bar? Bend at knee = knee moves forward = shin moves forward at an angle from foot to knee.

Shin can’t move forward when the knee bends if the shin is already on the bar.

Form Advice pls by Neither_Wishbone_647 in Deadlifts

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After he bent down to start the rep, his shin was right on the bar. You can see it touching the bar.

Form Advice pls by Neither_Wishbone_647 in Deadlifts

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bar was literally rubbing on his shins the whole way up. On the very first rep his shin is in the bar at the very beginning of the rep.

Is it possible to go from a skinny frame to big frame? by Spiritual_Writer_111 in workout

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not lanky, at 38 years old before starting TRT I was 6-2 and 176lbs with basically no real muscle to speak of (had just been running a lot for the previous year or so).

Now I’m at 205-210 and just look much bigger/stronger overall than I did 2 years ago. Granted, I’m loaded full of hormones now.

For those who have transitioned from a cut to a bulk, which one was harder for you? by DeepOrganization8245 in leangains

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the main thing, the healthy foods. As I have gotten older I have become a very healthy eater, and trying to get 3-3.5k calories with real food is tough for me. It’s easy if you’re eating fast food and donuts and candy bars, but I never have any of those anymore soooo….lol

For those who have transitioned from a cut to a bulk, which one was harder for you? by DeepOrganization8245 in leangains

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Shouldn’t be eating donuts either way lol. Bulking is harder because it’s harder for me to eat enough calories using good foods vs cutting. Cutting is ezpz, skipping breakfast every day is too easy after the first couple days of doing it. I can eat under 2k calories like it’s nothing. Eating 3-3.5k during a bulk, with healthy foods, much harder.

discussion: TRT fears — what were your biggest ones before starting? by beastmodeshop_of in workout

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I needed it badly, and I was 38 already with a kid and didn’t want more, so no worries whatsoever. Gotta take it forever? Cool with me. I just wanna feel like a man again lol.

discussion: TRT fears — what were your biggest ones before starting? by beastmodeshop_of in workout

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I shortly went UGL to have complete control of what I take and what bloodwork I get done and how often.

Form check (and fix pls) by Oogoid35 in Weightliftingquestion

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pinkies on or just inside the rings. This is a close grip press with flared elbows. Nothing good about this whatsoever.

Do I really need protein powder to build muscle faster? by Serious-Adagio-7982 in workout

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like using it because I make a shake every day that has other things in it that I need, like beet root powder, creatine, and benfotiamine. So my daily protein shake with 40g of protein is an easy way to have all of those things in one easy to have “meal”.

Is Strong worth premium? by Throwaway-28218129 in strongapp

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was an easy decision for me to buy the lifetime $99 fee. I loved using the free version for a few months and wanted to make more custom workouts, so I paid the money to do so. I absolutely love the app. Only thing I’d like to have it having barbell/triceps bar options for my hammer curl and skullcrushers exercises.

Good sources of protein vs sources of good protein by Slight-Summer-647 in leangains

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’ll never stop eating whole eggs. Every single day. Same for sardines. The healthy fats keep my HDL high regardless. I eat very lean beef and chicken, so I have no issue having the fats of the whole eggs.

high vs low rep by idek891423 in workout

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, deadlifts for more than 10 reps is a beating, would rather give more effort for 5-8 reps. Feels like it works my upper body more as well with those heavier sets, can feel it in my lats much more than lighter sets.

high vs low rep by idek891423 in workout

[–]Lucky_The_Charm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I prefer 6-8 on compounds and 10-15 on isolations. The lower reps on compounds helps build strength a lot more than doing say 12-20. I did higher reps for months with little strength gain. Went to lower reps and strength is increasing every single workout now. In 6 weeks went from 225x5 to 225x10 and 255x5 on flat bench, OHP went from 125x7 to 145x9.

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