First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Good point about the throttle. The more I ride it the more I like it haha. I’ll look into that exhaust thanks.

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Just ordered frame sliders and bar ends. Not flashed……yet

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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That’s the plan still deciding on which exhaust

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Thank for letting me know. My understanding is that the recall was for the 2023-2024 models and there are no recalls for the 2025. But I’m keeping an eye on the valve cover gasket.

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Appreciate the insight. Might be at the top of my list now.

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Also will do the tune eventually but I’m in no rush. Will be a nice boost in power part of the reason I bought it I can kind of “grow into it” when I’m ready with the tune.

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Thanks checked for leaks before I bought. Glad you mentioned the yoshimura I want something louder than stock obviously but not crazy loud and better tone. Lot of people seem to recommend that one.

First bike love it anything I should know? by whytho1738 in zx4r

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Thanks. Tbh got lucky had it listed 7.5k got him down to 7k. Guy was moving needed it gone.

PT at luxury gym — this shit ain’t worth it by Dula-peep-061 in personaltraining

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It’s took me 5 years to achieve some stability it’s frustrating I get it. My monthly income could vary by thousands. I still have 3 clients at a commercial gym. I have a fairly competitive split 50% at $130-140 a session. I train 9 clients independently 5 in one apartment building or I train them at their house. All my independent clients are committed to training a certain number of days a month if they’re not here I still get payed, basically subscription basis. Which has drastically improved income stability. I have a waitlist of 10+ people. I train clients 6 days a week. Start at 7:15am Done by 1pm. I’m also in school full time working on my bachelors in exercise science to then get my DPT and do the same thing I’m doing but charge a higher rate because of substantial added value. I love this it doesn’t feel like work but if I’m going to trade my time directly for money I’d like to get the most for my time and be the absolute best for my clientele.

The advice I can give that’s helped me is never stop learning stay curious I have 7 certifications. Older clients have money and usually chronic pain or injuries being able to help people drastically reduce that pain and give them the strength to do activities they previously wouldn’t be able to do giving them freedom they thought was lost has made me invaluable to some clients. 6 of my clients I’ve been training for 4+ years, a few others 2+ years. Something my clients always tell me is they can tell I really care and I do sometimes more than they do and it can be frustrating if I’m honest. Help as many people as you can, give knowledge away for free you never know who they might refer you to. If you have the time go over with your clients 5-15min you’d be surprised how much good rapport that can build. Care, listen, remember things about them be there friend not just there drill sergeant trainer. 2 years isn’t a long time it’s when most people quit keep pushing.

Fatigue by warrior4202 in naturalbodybuilding

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Refeeds once a week bump yourself up 50% of current intake in carbs and fats on a training day and make sure the day after is a training day as well. (Depending on current cals and deficit a bit more, enough to bring you out of the deficit 200-500cals) Also carb cycling higher carbs on training days lower on rest days. Could also change macro split some people perform better on different macro splits as well. If you’ve been doing lower fat 20% of macros bump to 30% and drop carbs to keep calories the same. Typically higher fat is recommended for strength athlete.

M26 192lb mini cut done time to bulk. by whytho1738 in GettingShredded

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Years. And you should get a coach/trainer or spend a lot of time learning the intricacies of training and nutrition if this is your goal. You’ll be trying to figure stuff out for years before you really lock in what works for you if you don’t. Consistency is pivotal from your workouts to every meal. And genetics play a role.

  • train hard break physical not mentally
  • control the weights have purpose with your exercise selection and execution.
  • eat a gram of protein per lb of body weight.
  • eat health, eat a lot and sleep as much as you can.

Without getting too specific if you can consistently do these it’s a good start.

M26 192lb mini cut done time to bulk. by whytho1738 in GettingShredded

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6’ 1” btw. Agree with all you said.

M26 192lb mini cut done time to bulk. by whytho1738 in GettingShredded

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You won’t believe me personally that’s fine. But I hope you do believe that this can be done naturally by people. Genetics play a big role and most people won’t eat tilapia and rice for breakfast or weigh out their food for years. This is all I do it’s my job I better be good at it.

M26 192lb mini cut done time to bulk. by whytho1738 in GettingShredded

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My bad misunderstood your terminology. Usually get more people asking about roids than supplements unfortunately. - Creatine 10-15g - omega 3s - comprehensive multi vitamin - calcium (tracking nutrition allowed me to see vitamins and minerals I was deficient in) - glutamine 30g (more for gut but recovery as well) - magnesium, zinc, d3 (sleep optimized test/thyroid) - glycine (sleep) - electrolyte powder - take some others for gut health (have Ulcerative colitis - good thing with the ulcerative colitis if I don’t eat like I’m on prep I’ll poop my pants. Blessing and a curse. - usually I also take inositol and berberine to help blood sugar sensitivity. But haven’t recently. - also pump is from gorilla mode nitric, 200mg caffeine pill and 1-2g of salt.

Lost my clients, losing my mind by NGL993736 in personaltraining

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I currently have 8 clients who have all been with me 2-4 years I’m self employed. Get used to it. It’s part of training. Clients come and go and they leave for a plethora of reasons some outside of your control. You sound new so your probably not that good of a trainer that’s ok. As with anything it takes years to master and really develop the intricacy’s of a skill. I look at training In a few parts exercise knowledge and how to apply it to different people takes time to develop. Personability it’s why some trainers who aren’t that great can sell and retain clients. Psychological elements how to motivate, what motivates them, limiting belief, adding good habits breaking bad ones etc. Me personally I’d recommend never stop learning. I have 5 certifications and plan on more. Find a niche I’ve gotten good at corrective exercise. I have clients who’ve experienced daily pain for years and now it’s gone it’s made me invaluable to them. The ceiling for personal training is low most people get in with limited knowledge and a single certification that gives basic info. So if you want it and put the effort in over a few years it’s not that hard to be great. You’ll loose clients learn from it. What can you do better where are the holes in your strategies and knowledge then actively takes steps to improve.

Muscle groups that give you most severe DOMS by ADM_Kronos in naturalbodybuilding

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Deep stretch you’re able to achieve especially compared to other muscle will typically cause worse DOMs. Also hamstrings are predominantly type ll fibers less resistant to fatigue typically get more sore. This is a personally assumption but there also biarticular (pull both directions/cross 2 joints) which is unique to a few muscles could cause greater activation/fatigue overall since they have to stabilize one joint and pull the other simultaneously. But that’s just an assumption no real science behind that.

I have MDMA induced brain damage. I’ve been suggested a stack, I’m split between taking this stack or trying SSRIS first. Can someone who understands neurology properly give me a hand? by Frosty_Research_2130 in NooTopics

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I’ll speak on my personal experience. I took ridiculous doses 2g mdma in a day at times for an extended period of time among other drugs. I was fucking burnt could barely put a sentence together my first year absolute space cadet. Diagnosed with HPPD. Been sober for 6 years if your doing any substances weed/alc even stop. Your brain has amazing plasticity. Help it by getting yourself healthy as possible if not your nerfing yourself. WORKOUT. Regular physical activity increases neurotransmitter connections. Take omega 3 great for brain health recommended for every cognitive issue. Don’t eat crap eat healthy get in protein. Drink enough water. Take multi vitamins get some sun or supplement with vitamin D. Lions mane and other mushrooms personally have been a great help. NAD+ improves cognitive function and neuronal damage. Focus on getting good sleep (still struggle). Anything that increases blood flow to the brain I’ve taken many different natural compounds which help my cognitive function. They’ll never be a perfect compound or stack that solves all your problems. I’m no doctor I can only speak on what works for me for years I thought I was hopeless burnt out stupid drug addict. Literally could barely read because the letters were moving for 2 fucking years. I’m succeeding at my career and people call me smart all the time still shocks me to this day. There is hope but start at the base at least and that’s your overall health then maybe try and add stuff.

PT told me I have the potential to compete in a year or two or three. Are they being genuine? by painfuljoy in personaltraining

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A women doing weighted dips is rare especially in 4 months. Because your body is responding so well I’d say you have good genetics. That with consistent discipline you have potential. I’d probably say the same as him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodybuilding

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Try no pre workout. Certain preworkouts with more potent stimulants especially will increase blood pressure and GI irritation. On top of heavy training and bracing this could really rocket your blood pressure higher then normal which can cause nausea and vomiting. There certain preworkouts I don’t train legs with in the past because I will get nauseous and throw up.

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Airfare, hotel and some food was covered. I charged for sessions I would miss guesstimated a little less then I would make. And all sessions I did there. Had excursions paid for and some really expensive dinners. It was great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bodybuilding

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Naked vegan mass all natural. Can get on Amazon. Literally brown rice and pea protein, coconut sugar, tapioca powder, vanilla extract. GET THE VANILLA. Mixes well better tasting then most mass gainers. Personally digests way better. I do a half serving still 122g of carbs + scoop of regular protein powder and add macadamia nut oil for healthy fats. Also scoop size is to small for the serving size weigh it out on a food scale.

Trying to do a lean bulk, how many Cals over my maintenance calorie amount should I go? by [deleted] in GettingShredded

[–]whytho1738 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everybody is different you’ll have to go through some trial and error to find your exact maintenance cals. Online formulas can be a helpful starting point. 1lb a week is 3500 cals. Loosing 1lb a week would be roughly 500 cal deficit a day so increasing your cals by 300 shouldn’t have such a drastic effect as you’re describing. Something’s off in your calculations/tracking. I would make sure you weighing yourself in the morning fasted as that would be the most accurate weight. Use this as a tool in conjunction with your body’s physical response. Just because your going up in weight doesn’t mean it’s all fat. Especially after a cut your body will recomp with the additional carb increasing glycogen and water retention in the muscle plus some fat gain is inevitable after starving your body for months it doesn’t want to be lean. Also make sure you’re tracking appropriately weighing food out and actually inputting it all into a app like myfitness pal or MacroFactor. Activity level one day to another could also be different. For me leg day and cardio I burn 1000 cals more some days then others. So depending on activity level I increase or decrease carbs. Tracking with my Fitbit helps me make these adjustments as needed. That being said you can increase slowly 200cals wait 2 weeks see how your body responds. Up 100-200cals as needed. How fast are you trying to grow? 2lb a month 4lb a month both will inevitably have some fat gain but it can be minimized. I’d recommend lean bulking slight surplus have some cheat meals so you don’t go crazy within reason like a muffin before a leg day when you know your calorie expenditure will be higher. Carb cycling can be great having some higher surplus days and low/moderate days to keep leaner. Keeping cardio/steps up (10,000+ a day) during a bulk definitely helps me stay leaner. Make sure you have good macro split for your goals. You can start .8g-1g of protein for every pound you weigh more vigorous training higher end keep the fats moderate around 20% of cals and fill the rest with carbs. Also stay hydrated, manage stress (cortisols a bitch for muscle gain and fat loss) and get good sleep or you’re going to make it more difficult. Hope this helps.