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Sea salt from a company on the island. I like supporting local business and don't use much.

Fricken awesome! 2 nice PRs for the 43rd is great.

I think what people are skeptical about is the amount of muscle claimed. Yes, people can build good bodies using bodyweight programs. Bar-men (in prison the guys that do more bodyweight/pull-up bars instead of weights) can get ripped AF. They just don't get that big. The most efficient way to get big is progressive…

*kitten*, I’ve been eating 200-250g a day for almost a year! Wonder when my bones are going to shatter doing deadlifts? :'(

Good luck, hope it works for you again! I personally couldn’t get much stronger without progressive overloading. I am close to 2x body weight squats and 2.5x on deadlifts. I don’t believe that body weight exercises would help me much. Now body weight exercises and small overload from weighted backpack along with a spot in…

Nutrabio makes a decent PWO. Little low on creatine but they intend for you to stack it with their other products. They fully disclose everything, made in FDA approved facility, and have third party testing. Down side is expensive and they intend for you to stack with their other products. Oh and would say has some stuff…

Is IF the new Keto? Been seeing a lot of “information” on it lately.

Sat Intensity Upper Sun Intensity Lower Mon off Tues Volume Upper Wed Volume Lower Thur off Fri off I don’t do any cardio training but do walk or HIIT every now and then. Normally it would be on a lower day.

You might like Re1gn or Arez if you like stimulants. Neither have DMAA but smash C4 like it’s a couple cups of coffee.

Closer to my 1200 goal. I might be able to hit it in 1 year of lifting. Squat 435 Bench 230 Deadlift 520

https://titansupport.com/product/omega-reversible-suede-lever-bench-belt-2/ Here is a 2"-10mm lever that is IPF legal. I have a 4" 10mm single prong from them and I really like it. I didn't need to break it in and have used it for about 8 months. The only wear it shows it a ton of chalk on it. Guess I should clean it at…

Short term: Run a few cycles of prioritizing standing overhead press and see if I can get it to 225+ Long term: Pull 6 plates and hit 1200 total by January. Edit: oh and press my body weight.

People should treat each other with respect. Where I lift the majority of this stuff doesn't happen. It's on a Marine base and people wipe down the benches and machines. Guys don't catcall women. People would encourage anyone civilian attempting to better themselves. Weights are put away. Garbage is picked up by anyone…

Sorry couldn’t help adding one >:) So at least one of your woos is just being cheeky.

I used to deadlift much more frequently than lately. Now I only do deadlifts once like every other week. I got to a point where I was stalling and changed programming. It uses a Heavy/Light/Medium setup where you do more SDLs and rack pulls then actually deadlifts. When I did this my deadlift went up like 20lbs(505-525) in…

Just follow the program as written. It works perfectly if you do. Once you can't progress as it's written then it is the time to look at other things. SL 5x5 will get you strong and since you are fairly new to lifting it will get you bigger. Once you lay down a good foundation of strength there are plenty of great…

*kitten* ya some of them are inspiring. Bonica is strong as hell. I doubt I'll ever hit a 1300 total as a male at 240lbs but seeing some of the ladies hit those totals gives me hope to do it someday.

I never bench with collars alone. I have never had to dump the weights but have done the roll of shame a few times. It is just one more safety measure to have in place. If you are not strong enough to press only the bar you should do dumbbell presses until you can press only the bar for at least 10 reps and maybe more. The…

Lifting by far. I really like a 4-day split (upper intensity, lower intensity, upper volume, lower volume). I hate cardio with a passion but do it 2-3days a week now. I think pushing prowler is favorite followed by Tabata timed bodyweight style (20s work 10s rest for 8 rounds).

Completely agree on the bars. I hunt down the bars with best knurling for pulls. I'll even wait for someone to finish so I can grab the good bar in gym. Shallow knurling just sucks when you don't use straps. I try to limit straps to backoff sets to help increase grip strength. I don't think limiting my training by grip…

Likely. Yesterday I worked to a heavy set of below knee rack pulls (545x5). The bar seriously only moves like 6-8 inches from just below the knee to the lockout. I tried pulling sumo but didn't like it as much as conventional but I wonder if I could pull more if I trained it.

Conventional here, chalk, straps for back off sets, and alternating grip. I’m weird in that I think deadlifting is not really all that hard. I hate benching and in 10 months of never missing training I have only gotten to 225lbs. Deadlift on the other hand I can pull 520lbs in same time. I think I have longish arms for…

Bench with a spotter or in the power rack with safety rails. Just ask another in gym for a spot. Most will happily.

This, if a fat old man like me can get to 425lbs squats in less than a year, a gifted athletic 20year old male should not even take 3 months. At least to 315, *kitten* I was at this in just over 3 months.

You mean like the death rate for marathon runners, football, equestrian, or martial arts? Don’t get me wrong I prefer powerlifting but think the angst against CrossFit is not rational when you compare statistics. It’s just not as bad as you may believe when compared to most things people do.

Interesting that it also has a lower injury rate than running, swimming, soccer, or any team sport I think. The injury rate is far overblown much of the time by people who participate in far more dangerous activities.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10637410/beneficial-supplements-which-ones-are-right-for-you#latest 1. Protein 3. Beta-Alanine 4. Creatine These are the main supplements that I take nearly every day. I should have caffeine as I do use it most days but I don't always take a stimmed pre-workout. I worry about…

I had a meet in mid-March but they moved it. So I ended the peak 2 weeks early, doing a deload this week and starting a cut. I was doing pretty good and was a bit disappointed with them changing the location of the meet. I was feeling much stronger near the end of the peak and felt I was going to hit some nice PRs at meet.…

Squat Bench Press Deadlift Some version of cardio