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Progressive overload just like with lifting. Run one mile a few times in one week. The next week do 2. Then 3 and so on. The major difference between steady state cardio and lifting is that you can pretty much push through steady state mentally as far as your mental toughness will allow (within reason)

Lol it was completely accidental actually

My absolute weakness is beer. And also reese's peanut butter cups with a monster zero ultra.

1. Motivation doesn't get things done, discipline and habits do. Motivation is fleeting and fickle. 2. I can empathize with the alcohol problem. I used to be a full fledged alcoholic before I got MH treatment - and if I'm being completely honest, I still have a problem, the MH treatment just gave me the ability to dial it…

You can do A LOT with a moderately heavy tire, a sledgehammer, some battle ropes, sandbags, a pull-up bar, your bodyweight, and a weighted vest. If I didn't have access to a gym that would definitely be my set up.

If you're a beginner, it could just be that your arms aren't able to handle what your chest can handle, therefore you are limited on how well you can actually hit your chest. Very similar to peoples deadlift being limited by forearm strength. Edit: you are still working your chest, just maybe not as efficiently as someone…

I've been following a few of your threads. You need to hire a trainer and learn form/equipment etc. No one is above coaching, and no one is above mistakes. I've literally pulled thousands of deadlifts in my life and I still have a bad form rep here and there...and I'm playing with serious weight so bad form is costly and…

I don't think it's fair to ask at all. I don't know about a relationship type situation but I live with 3 roommates and a request to not keep a certain food in the house would be met with a resounding " or you could keep your hands off my *kitten* pizza". I'm an adult. What I do or don't shove in my face is my choice, it…

Freedom of speech. Censorship is a very dangerous and slippery slope. This shouldn't even be a debate in the free world.

I think the people who say I need to limit it to 1 day instead of 3 are on to something...still going out with limits or plans is kinda hard for me I always just want to go with the flow. I don't wanna be that guy who says "2 beers only I'm counting macros" I had to do that from 300lbs to 230 and I put on a good face but…

Lifting the bar from the ground to overhead is a compound movement called a "clean and press" and SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNTIL YOU HAVE MASTERED DEADLIFT, OVERHEAD PRESS, AND CLEAN. Only then can you combine the 3. You need to focus on the absolute basics right now. OHP should be done in the squat rack from the racked…

If OP is that concerned, he should see a doctor. Nothing of what I said would be harmful if it is more than a strain so it's not really "irresponsible" to give basic sports injury recovery advice.

I do 1g of protein per lb of estimated lbm, fats at half that in grams, and carbs make up the rest, but I also strength train rather heavy so your protein may not need to be that high.

Van's would be ok, just nothing with a lot of padding or a heel lift at all. But I really can't stress how awesome no shoes is. It makes you so much more aware of your feet. I train shoeless on every lift that is with a static foot position - deadlifts, clean and press/log press, squats etc. (yes I know a heel lift could…

Yeah I'm a youngish guy who's fairly big and carry a decent amount of muscle...when I say I'm going DRINKING I don't exactly mean 2 beers. I screwed around with a breathalyzer a few weeks back and it told me I was at .04 after like 7 beers.

Yeah, I think it's just a matter of limiting it to one or 2 days, not 3. What also doesn't help is that my intoxicated brain will rationalize that 5 pieces of pizza will help me pull a PR deadlift (or whatever) the next day...and unfortunately, it usually works too so it doesn't exactly deter me the next time.

Stretch and foam roll. Hot/cold treatment works well too. Last time I hurt my back deadlifting I went home and stretched/rolled out, did a hot/cold shower and then hit up my friend with an apartment pool and went and alternated between the hot tub/pool every 10 minutes for a few hours. It was 90% better the very next day.

Also I realize that 1000cal deficit is aggressive but a) I'm over 200lbs so it's not that crazy and b) I train HEAVY and work an active job in the elements. My maintenance calories are somewhere in the 3800-4500 range depending on the work day.

Last week I was floating between 232 and 238. My goal is sub 220...I want to compete strongman at 100kg class. But I also realize that means I probably need to go somewhere between 200 and 210 so that when I start eating at maintenance again permanently I have 10ish pounds of water weight room. I can literally fluctuate…

I don't lose my double chin until I'm sub 220...and I want to lose the beard, I e had it for 2.5 years. I seriously think that reason and the fact that I want to compete at 100kg class are pretty much my only reasons at this point.

I gave myself Costochondritis by doing weighted dips and going to deep. That was about 6 months ago. I took chest workouts completely out of the equation for 6 weeks and then started back light. It came right back so I said screw it and have just been training as usual since. It's fine for the most part, just irritating.

No shoes. If your gym won't allow things like no shoes, flat shoes like chucks.

I used to be 205, extremly fit/sort of aesthetic. Life happened and I ballooned up to just over 300. Cut down to 230 and decided I was fine floating between 230-240 as long as i could compete sub 231...now i found out the comp I want to do, middleweights are sub 220 (100kg) not sub 105kg (231)...so here I am cutting the…

Good for him. I squat 455. And Brian Shaw squats 1000+. And my friend who just started squats 95. Stop looking at what other people are doing and focus on beating your last best week to week.

You have to stop working the muscles if you want them to stop growing but it sounds to me like you might have some body image issues.

Don't worry about it. Water fluctuations can be huge. In a regular day of work/workout my weight can easily change 5-8 lbs. From morning to night. Track progress over time.

There is actually a more complex answer to your question. If you want to lose MOSTLY FAT, you need to strength train (which in a deficit is less than fun), eat in a caloric deficit, and consume an adequate amount of protein/fats. Regular Strength training tells your body "we need these muscles, don't burn them for energy"…

I agree with everything pretty much everyone has said here except I gotta point out that rows aren't going to help much with the pull-up motion. I haven't reviewed SL but when I put a friend on SS I had him also incorporate pull-ups and bw dips because those are extremely important for a strength base. Being able to…

Sedentary - couch potato, office worker Lightly active - RN, teacher, mechanic etc Active/very active - this line can get blurred depending on the work day but Construction, farming, etc. How you want to log is up to you. When I was doing my major cut I was "lightly active" (trade school student) and logged workouts…

When you have built a good, solid base of strength. Those exercises aren't very important. To give you an Idea of what is important, I'll break down my current routine for you. Shoulders day - log presses and sledgehammer tire hits. Back day. Pull-ups, deadlifts, barbell rows, tire flips. Chest day - Bench, incline DB…