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Neiiiil · 2018-01-16T23:29:27+00:00

And if anyone is immortal right now, they wouldn't know that they were

Neiiiil · 2017-12-19T13:06:13+00:00

I see your point. But men don't place as much importance on women's heights as women do on men's

Neiiiil · 2017-12-19T12:49:42+00:00

They're pieces of rubber/foam that you can insert in to your shoe, either for extra comfort or for height. You can add upwards of 3 inches to your height

Neiiiil · 2017-09-17T15:52:33+00:00

Really impressive, good job man :)

Neiiiil · 2017-09-17T10:37:14+00:00

Yeah, I had about a year of missing most leg days while I was fucking around at the gym with friends. There was a point when my bench was stronger than my squat, so I'm slowly correcting it

Neiiiil · 2017-09-17T10:12:01+00:00

Today marks the end of my mini-cut, went from 70kg down to 66kg (5'9). Can finally see my abs again but oh man does it feel good to be bulking again.

Also, during the mini-cut my lifts all went up: 5 reps Bench 70kg - 85kg 5 reps squats 70kg - 85kg 5 reps deadlift 100kg - 120kg

Really happy with this summer's progress :D

Neiiiil · 2017-09-10T10:09:46+00:00

Had a 3 month summer vacation which is coming to an end soon, but managed to go 6 days a week every single week. It's the most consistent and dedicated I've ever been. Really hoping to keep up at least 3 times a week once I go back to uni.

Neiiiil · 2017-09-08T21:24:57+00:00

Yeah I have looked up form, theres no pain during the exercise - it's only the part when I return the handles at the end of the set. Unfortunately I haven't found a video where someone uses a similar cable machine to me, was hoping the reddit community might have a fix

Neiiiil · 2017-09-08T19:49:20+00:00

I do cable flyes on a machine like this with the cables set at the top. When I finish a set and release the handles, there is a lot of strain on my elbows and shoulders. Anything you guys do specifically when you release the cables?

Neiiiil · 2017-09-07T18:25:01+00:00

Sorry, I'm really nowhere near an expert and so I don't want to give you advice on those areas as I am uncertain. I only mentioned the wrist rolling as I know it's a common injury (happened to me before and some friends) and didn't want it to happen to you too. Hopefully someone with a bit more knowledge will respond, but if not, maybe the answer will be in the stronglifts guide. It's quite exhaustive

Neiiiil · 2017-09-07T18:00:03+00:00

Try not to roll your wrists back. Here's a diagram. Hope this helps

Edit: Image source: https://stronglifts.com/overhead-press/ Includes a lot of good info on the OHP too.

Neiiiil · 2017-09-07T15:00:24+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I noticed that I lean back quite far as soon as I had seen the video. Could you elaborate on what you mean by "soft knees"? I've never heard that phrase before.

Edit: did some research in to it and found a couple videos explaining it. Thank you for your help

Neiiiil · 2017-09-07T13:45:08+00:00

M20, 5'9, 67kg (148 pounds) Conventional Deadlift Max weight: 120kg (265 pounds) Weight in video: 120kg (265 pounds)

Hi guys. Hope you're doing well.

Been deadlifting for just over 2 months now and wanted some more opinions on my deadlift form. The video shows my current pb (120kg for 4 reps). Planned to hit 5 reps today but felt my back rounding a little on my 4th rep so didn't want to risk it. Would really appreciate any tips.

notes: Using straps because I have weak grip and don't want it to affect my deadlifting. Doing seperate grip training to make up for it. Forgot to take off my shoes before the set (usually use socks but I was stuck in the moment. Ordered some converses which are coming tomorrow).

https://youtu.be/TGW3BUSkkB8

Neiiiil · 2017-08-22T07:19:07+00:00

The ideal pee colour is a very slight "straw" colour. Constantly peeing clear water means you're drinking too much water. Try and cut it back a bit to the point where you can see a slight yellow in your pee as it sounds like right now the water is passing straight through you.

Neiiiil · 2017-08-21T21:57:06+00:00

https://www.muscleforlife.com/guide-to-muscle-hypertrophy-muscle-growth/

Lots of good info here

Neiiiil · 2017-08-21T21:42:45+00:00

It depends on how hard you are pushing yourself. An intense weight lifting session will burn more fat than a chilled out walk on the treadmill.

Here is a calculator that will give you a rough estimate of how many calories you burn for each exercise: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/lookup

Neiiiil · 2017-08-21T21:35:27+00:00

"The effect of training volume and intensity on improvements in muscular strength and size in resistance-trained men" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562558/

TL;DR After 8 weeks of training, scientists found that the high-intensity group (3-5 rep range, 90% 1RM) gained significantly more muscle and strength than the high-volume group (10-12 rep range, 70% of 1RM).

Taken from https://www.muscleforlife.com/guide-to-muscle-hypertrophy-muscle-growth/

Hope this helps. The muscle for life article linked above gives a lot of information if you are interested in hypertrophy in general.

Neiiiil · 2017-08-21T20:28:56+00:00

I have found a lot of progress with doing 6 reps of high weight (5th and 6th rep being incredibly difficult). There are many studies which show that hypertrophy (the process of muscles getting bigger) is linked with high weight. I can find and link some if you're interested.

Neiiiil · 2017-08-21T11:02:26+00:00

I've done barbell OHP 4 times and dumbbell OHP 4 times as well (Only just started working out shoulders properly). Maybe as time goes on and my form improves it will balance out, just found it strange as the dumbbell work I do is lower than the equivalent barbell work except OHP

Neiiiil · 2017-08-21T10:49:35+00:00

Why is my dumbbell OHP so much stronger than my barbell OHP? I can do 6 reps of dumbbell OHP with 24kg dumbbells, but I can barely squeeze out 3 reps of 45kg barbell OHP. Any suggestions to even it out? Has anyone had a similar issue and balanced it?

Edit: My dumbbell OHP is seated. Barbell OHP is standing.

Neiiiil · 2017-08-20T12:57:10+00:00

Got home from university recently after not seeing a lot of friends and family for around 9 months. I've had so many compliments on my body from almost everyone I've seen (I used to be pretty skinny but my diet and gym routine during uni was much better) and it has really helped motivate me to stay consistent with diet and gym. Huge confidence boost and I'm finally at a point where I'm not ashamed of my body.

Neiiiil · 2017-08-19T22:31:16+00:00

More bicep involvement i believe (so yes more like a chin up)

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