TheRootofGroot Member

"Judgement Free Zone" Unless you happen to be serious about fitness and weightlifting, then we will judge you right out the door, after having humiliating you with our lunk alarm!

Don't want to make you feel like you're getting ganged up on here, you clearly look amazing and the original post was "what works for you", but do you not think you could sabotage beginners with the combination of your great looks and that counter-intuitive advice? Thing is, most of us that ended up "needing" to use…

Fancy restaurant desserts... I about died when I found out that the Red Velvet cake in a restaurant I like is a thousand calories! On topic, my biggest secret is logging absolutely everything. I know a lot of people who wouldn't log the seemingly innocuous teaspoon of daily fishoil, the few cloves of garlic and the diced…

Last cut I did a moderate version of high fat low carb. So 45% of my calories came from fats and 25% from carbs. Made my cut a breeze, ate delicious foods and felt full, no cravings.

Oh I do. I've gotten zen in my old age. Just reinforces my withdrawal from society. As a kid I was ostracized for being a dork with glasses, when I gained weight in my late twenties I was treated with less respect, and now that I've sculpted a body for myself there is a new wave of vitriol. I guess a lot of people will…

I think it's available here in Montreal Canada but my phone is garbage so I'll have to wait until my contract expires.

Don't quite have one without the need to flex, but I've done many different things from crunches, reverse crunches, windshield wipers, front levers, roll outs, pull-downs, vacuums, pallof press and don't forget squats and deadlifts. You need to take into consideration that there are many dimensions to the abs, so you need…

I hate that it's a gym that promotes fit shaming.

I'm a bum when it comes to running. Just seems awful for hips and knees.

That is very true. I've know guys that'll do things like disorganized full body workouts 5 times a week, and months later they look no different. Plus I constantly observe others in the gym with form that doesn't contribute to the body part they seek to stimulate and will likely just end in imbalances and injuries.

When it looks like I might miss the bus.

Currently what I am doing. Mixing up two days heavy and two days volume, all four in a row and three days off. During my cut I did 6 days a week. Just need to adjust your calorie intake to reflect your activity level. I'd say the minimum for consistent results and making new achievements is 3 times a week.

My diary is open. I make lots of interesting foods but I sure won't be a great model for any lil ladies trying to lose weight lol.

I've gotten into the habit of doing it. There's a lot of variance. Somethings I'll notice they consistently weigh what they should and from there just trust it. I always strive to be within 20 calories of my goal, so the meticulousness helps.

Age can be a limiting factor, but hey, look in the success stories, myself and countless others have achieved the best shape of their lives after their 30s!

Amazing! And the haircut was also a good choice.

The hard part now is maintaining it!

Do they really offer free pizza and ban deadlifts?

I hate eating wings out. If I look for generic values for chicken wings, the calorie count ranges from 60 calories a wing to over 200!!! But yeah, last week when I went for wings, and ate 48, I took the most innocuous ones, "salt and pepper" so the previous member has it right.

That is motivating but personally found it inaccurate anyways. I'd usually exceed the predictions. But yeah it's part of the fun of the app I suppose. I think the rule of thumb around here is to eat back maybe 30-50% of what the input gives you.

Compounds and isolation ab exercises will make you stronger and once the fat does melt away you'll look all the more impressive for it.

I suppose I'm looking at it from too much of an anecdotal perspective because I'm quite strong relative to some. But regardless, still find it more fruitful to pack on actual muscle, which would logically necessitate a surplus, before trying to lose weight. I had to look like a potato for longer than I wanted, but it was…

Sleep. Apart from that a balance diet. Question why it is that you are low on energy, how much do you sleep, how much do you work and/or go to school, how much do you drink and/or do drugs? How consistent are you with your diet? Is your deficit too large? So far as supplement goes, there is a reason why caffeine is an…

It isn't completely wrong, you even confirm it. Yes "noob gains" in strength and even hypertrophy are quick but you still need to follow a system of progressive overload. If I was completely wrong someone would go to the gym day one, struggle with the bar, day two after a good nights rest and some wheaties he'd be pressing…

I think you're better served adjusting your activity level in the goals section and adhering to the daily goal myfitnesspal calculates on your behalf. If you want a second opinion on the matter google "tdee calculator" and check a few out. They take into consideration how often you plan on working out. I find this more…

Strength needs to be built up, and it builds up at a caloric surplus. You also need guidance from someone that knows what they are doing. Each and every movement is a technical one. Everything from the easy bicep curl to the daunting squat should be performed respecting form, because not only do you build up your muscle…

The mirror is a cruel companion at first, we work so hard and we keep looking and the progress is slow and it can seem like nothing is happening. It's really gratifying when you can finally recognize the changes you've made. Personally as a bachelor I had turned over my mirrors lol.

Great job, must take a lot of guts getting up there on stage. Have a friend who has done it and it's a lot of work leading up to it.

Self doubt is the first obstacle. I suffered from it as well. Hence why I didn't even take a picture in the very beginning because part of me didn't believe I'd make it. It's all about consistent behavior, of setting small goals. At first I could just do sets of five pushups at a time, and do that until I struggled to 25.…

Great journey you had. Good job and good luck.