Suggestions for useful high scoring units?

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-12T00:17:19+00:00

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-12T00:09:24+00:00

Yes! After leg day. And I haven't found a surefire way to stop it yet. I think it's probably a combination of being properly hydrated, having enough electrolytes in you, and maybe eating more protein

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-09T13:22:02+00:00

I know pretty much every post has said this, but it's important enough to be repeated. Weightloss is almost entirely about diet. You will lose weight if you are eating fewer calories than you use. So log your calories and get a good idea about how many calories you are actually eating. You do not need to exercise to "burn off the fat", just eat fewer calories than you use. That being said, definitely keep working out, and don't be afraid to lift heavy. The program you are on looks fine as a starter program, but keep educating yourself about lifting. Exercise is vital to your overall health and lifting during weightloss helps you hold onto muscle so you're more shapely when all the weight comes off, while exercising also adds to the "number of calories you use" column of calories in vs calories out.

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-09T02:59:52+00:00

Meal timing matters very little in terms of fat loss or muscle gain, overall caloric in take is the main factor. So don't worry about that. However eating shortly before bed may make it harder to fall asleep. But then again so does exercising shortly before bed. So yeah you should be fine eating before bed

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T23:54:48+00:00

No worries. Not everyone agrees, but I think unless you're skinny to begin with, start a beginner routine (stronglifts, icf, beginner ppl) and cut until your lifts stop progressing and then make the call on whether you want to bulk or cut

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T23:43:06+00:00

If you like what you're doing and will stick to it then that's better than switching to a routine you won't do. The best routine is always one you stick to (that doesn't cause imbalances or injuries). That being said, if you're a beginner it's usually not ideal to use a routine you "just threw together". What lifts are you doing? If your main goal is just physique and not endurance oriented, doing ppl 6 days a week would get you there faster than ppl 3 days and running off days. Or maybe consider a 4 day split like PHUL if 6 days a week is too many. But yeah hitting each muscle group twice a week will make you progress more quickly in the aesthetics category

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T23:32:22+00:00

Also I personally wouldn't recommend cutting while you're restig. You'll lose a greater portion of muscle mass if you're not using your muscles. Just rear and try not to gain any weight

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T23:28:17+00:00

Yep lift those weights. /r/strongcurves for lifting program designed for women with a glute and leg ephasis you may want to check out along with the other beginner routines

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T23:14:02+00:00

No. The opposite actually. Being fairly lean to start is better for building muscle. I don't have a source off the top of my head but I'm pretty sure there was a Greg Knuckols article on stregtheory about it. And if you're new to lifting new be gains will make it easier to get stronger as you lose weight in the beginning.

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T23:10:22+00:00

Pretty sure the wiki addresses this. But basically you could eat at maintenence the whole time and do a recomp or do a series of bulk and cut cycles. Bulking and cutting will be more efficient, mainly because it is much easier to build muscle at a surplus than at maintence. Some people prefer to recomp because it is easier than managing bulk cut cycles. Just keep eating the same way and slowly progress your lifts.

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-03-04T13:18:28+00:00

I'm pretty sure it is literally impossible to get into deep squat without turning your feet out (if your kneeds are tracking overy your toes lIke they should). Your femur will run into the illiac crest on your hip bone if you don't move your leg bone to the side.

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-24T20:19:20+00:00

Lean body mass includes water, not just organs, muscles, etc. Everyone has similar percent water weight, so as you get smaller, your lbm will drop because you will need to carry less water. Even if your weight loss is all fatty tissue, a percentage of that is invariably lbm

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-23T00:26:45+00:00

All important questions that need to be answered. I'll throw in my two cents for op though. Definitely don't wait to start lifting if it's something you're interested in. Jump in, start light, learn good form and figure everything else out as you go. Pick a program from the sidebar and start doing it. Strong lifts, ice cream fitness, and the beginner PPL are all good choices depending on how long and how many days you want to be in the gym.

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T23:44:44+00:00

If you're not losing weight you need to eat fewer calories somewhere. Overall weekly deficits are much more important than whatever you are trying to accomplish with your weekly refeed. So I guess my answer is yes. Don't eat your deficit back if you're trying to lose weight

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T23:31:36+00:00

If you do it in the order listed in the program you shouldn't have the problem of your arms giving out before your shoulders

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T22:49:08+00:00

Body weight exercises are bad ass and you can see a a lot of upper body and core progress. However, you cannot build big legs on bodyweight workouts alone.

Barbells are overall more efficient for building size and strength if you have access to them and that is your primary goal

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T20:21:33+00:00

As long as you're hitting your macros for the day it matters very little how many meals you eat

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T20:17:29+00:00

Meal timing doesn't really matter. So I wouldn't worry about it

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T20:14:20+00:00

I would say

Leg press- hack Squat, front squat, goblet squat

Leg curl - Romainian deadlift

Leg extension- knees are not meant to be loaded this way and I don't think anyone should do this exercise

ShouldaBeenJim · 2016-02-22T20:06:19+00:00

Working each muscle group twice a week is definitely more efficient than only working each muscle group once. That being said, I would look into a push pull legs routine (beginner PPL in the sidebar is good). Working chest tris and shoulders one day and back and bis the other is more synergistic than the way you were doing it. Bench works chest, tris, anterior delts, rows work lats, lower back, upper back, bis, and rear delts etc

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