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Not much of a rush from holidays yet at my gym. I lift on off days (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday) at 0400. By avoiding Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I really cut down on crowds and lifting when the place opens also cuts down on people. Now if I went to gym M/W/F at 6pm the place is packed anyway it doesn’t matter time of…

This. Google “Starting Strength” buy the book, actually read it and almost every question you asked is answered there also. I like whey isolate for convenience only. Real food is much better. Seriously, 3 people gave you good advice from their point of view. Time to grab that bull and take some personal responsibility.

Beta-Alanine has been slowly gaining more papers that suggest that it works. How much it works is debatable. The body of evidence leans toward it's one of the very few supplements with measurable effects. Something I read that I found interesting is that while not all people get the "tingles" they have found no…

Uncle Google said these sites might help http://nutritionstripped.com/10-plant-based-proteins-eating/ https://draxe.com/plant-based-protein-foods/ https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/plant-based-protein Not sure if they are helpful but being a soy-allergic omnivore I still did some reading on plant-based…

2 videos I think might give some insight from Rippetoe. Ya, I drink the Kool-aid because it makes sense to me. These are both from same Q&A but I time stamped the 2 locations most pertinent to shoes. https://youtu.be/G_r4YOkMeak?t=2m23s https://youtu.be/G_r4YOkMeak?t=8m00s In the end, we are all different. If you honestly…

I wear Do-Win for lifting. Good solid lifting shoe with a raised heel. For everything else I wear Merrel Trail Gloves. They are minimalist with no cushion but most comfortable shoe I have owned in years.

Same, I have 4 pair of same shorts and shirts I wear. Do something similar with work clothes. Easy to pick right stuff when basically all the same. Don’t really care if someone judges me on it. The clothes are clean and I don’t stink, why the *kitten* should they care.

I tried a 4-day upper/lower split and it was better than the 4-day 5/3/1 but not as good as 3-day whole body. I just feel too beat up if I lift 2 days in a row even if different body part. I do wish you luck and a bit jealous if it is good for you. The workouts being shorter would be nice.

This thread is gold! Made today at work go quicker.

Warning every one of these songs may make you want to punch something :) I lift alone and angry. It is cathartic for me and is a huge reason I lift. This is only a short sample but I am sure you get the idea. Blackened - Metallica Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine Down with the…

Going from progression on a session by session basis to monthly with 5/3/1 seems non- efficient. If your novice linear is truely over I’d do something that has weekly. I went to a High Low Medium. Still a 3 day split whole body so not a big change. Also Schoenfeld did a meta that agreed with other meta studies that rep…

I used Starting Strength. I tried to do 4-day split but I still have better results on a 3-day full body. For last few months, I've been doing an HLM weekly progression program that is heavier in intensity and low-ish in volume. Old body doesn't like too much volume but responds to intensity very well. I eat 200g+ of…

I have almost all of the books from Mark Rippetoe and company at “Starting Strength”. All of them are packed with info and take more than 1 read to really understand the message. I did like stuff from Mike Mathews and Brad Schoenfeld. Schoenfeld is a researcher on muscle hypertrophy and can be a little much depending on…

LOL Today at gym I scared a few of the newbies. Rack pulls at 515 made them stare like I was a circus side show. Wait until they see the guys that are actually strong!

205+kg squat, 120+kg bench, 225+kg deadlift This would give me a 550kg or 1212.5lbs total. I am at an 1100 total now so this might be a bit hard to reach but still progressing weekly. I would love to hit 1125-1150 by my 1-year training anniversary in May. Not bad for a 45-year-old previously morbidly obese computer nerd B)…

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma "Sweat Box", great place to lift and surprisingly respectful and friendly other members.

Couple things stand out for me. First I can take up to 10min of rest between heavy singles on deadlift. Most of the time it's only like 3 minutes but when I pull closer to 5 plates I need time to recover. I might be sitting on a box looking at the phone but in reality, I am coming down from a place that taxed the *kitten*…

Versace, I don't think so but you likely could get a purple alligator skin, gold trim, "Pimp Game" embroidered and a unicorn looking in an indiscreet direction..... or something as "interesting" B)

I have only used the crap belts in the gym and my Titan Longhorn single prong. The Longhorn at 10mm did not seem to have a real break in period. It was good the first time I used it. I would buy from them again but I don't see the need as my belt is going to last for years and years. If I did buy a new belt I don't know if…

Watch the video from the time stamp. You obviously skipped that part as it is the first thing you'll hear in that video.

I agree with @SonyaCele and @watts6151. It does not "weaken" your core or some BS. Watch the following video for information on the Valsama Maneuver. It can be done without a belt but with one it can greatly aid your stability in compound lifts. This is something that is done for safety when working with higher weights. I…

https://startingstrength.com/ https://startingstrengthonlinecoaching.com/barbell-logic-podcast/

If you are new to lifting you don't need to do anything more than the main compound lifts. Squat, Bench, Overhead Press, Deadlift, and maybe Rows/Cleans will hit your whole body and get you stronger. I did Starting Strength. It's a 3 day a week program doing mainly 3x5 sets/reps of only 3 lifts. You increase your weights…

Oh hell no! Without around 2600 I am absolutely dead man walking.

I did Starting Strength for about 3.5 months and it got me up to 315lbs squats. It’s basic and you progress every session. You might think easy at first but it kicks your *kitten* soon enough.

Fried with runny yolk and bacon for me. Add in some butter and make sure to use plate to catch any mess. Wiping down plate with last bits of bread...*kitten* yum!

It expresses an idea more efficiently than saying "Crossfit gym" as they are doing a specific program in a space dedicated to that program. Nothing pretentious in my opinion. It's just a word that they decided to reuse for their purpose. Now calling out an entire fitness program's vocabulary because it doesn't agree with…

Going to also agree.

Gym is free for me as part of work. Locker fee is $25 a year. To build a home gym that I would use would cost at least $3000 and likely more. I need at least 500lbs in plates right now, a bench, high-quality bar, power rack, a platform, deadlift jack, and likely chains needed soon. If I needed to pay gym fees I would…