MrGonzo05 Member

You're eating more than you think.

Very nice work.

Started: I had moderate chronic hip pain, to the point where it affected my activities. After an X-ray, MRI, etc., the orthopedic surgeon I visited convinced me that being enormous may not be the best choice for someone in their mid 30's. That was Jan 30th of 2012. I decided to start dieting and losing weight, and that's…

Shovel my way out and go lift.

I tend to think of it as incorporating cardio into my strength training, not vice versa. Strength training is the priority. But only for people who are in a deficit, a surplus, or in maintenance. ;)

To answer the question you did ask, I would buy a 4", 10mm belt. Not the type that is wider in the back, that bad boy should be 4" all the way. I would buy a lever belt since that's what he wants, but I prefer a single prong belt myself. To answer the question you didn't ask, I wouldn't buy a belt unless you intend to…

Can do. Take the slim fast and throw it in the trash, and eat THREE sensible meals per day. Or two if you aren't a breakfast person.

Untreated it has a minor impact on tdee, a couple hundred calories or so.

Tell them how they have failed you.

I've built my physique (if you can call it that) on a 5x5. I don't have a before picture up, but the Jabba the Hutt picture is a 0th order approximation.

No, you don't have to eat a surplus to gain muscle, assuming you are new to strength training. A surplus simply makes it easier to gain muscle. The body is a dynamic system, you are gaining and losing muscle, and gaining and losing fat, all the time.

BCAAs won't do anything to help your injured glute heal. Unless you keep reinjuring it due to having excessive cash in your pocket. :)

If your butt pops during squats, consider reducing your intake of beans and carbonated beverages.

The thread title made me think you were rage quitting.

Low carb works for me. And by works, I mean it makes me feel like a fish with no water, reduces my exercise performance, makes me look deflated, makes nutritional deficiencies more likely due to avoiding vast swaths of perfectly healthy food, and has absolutely no positive impact on fat loss versus a balanced diet. Yep.…

I don't view Crossfit as strength training. Crossfit will help a complete novice get stronger and build muscle, but then, so would just about anything. I'm not trying to convince you not to do Crossfit, as you said you enjoy it. My suggestion is to get on a strength training training program that will help you achieve your…

Don't think about "moderate" or "heavy." You will get the best results if you follow a program that is appropriate for your strength levels. It doesn't really matter how long you have been lifting (3 years, 10 years, etc.), because ineffective training will keep you weak for a lifetime. Many people need to start a novice…

A calorie deficit can make you feel a bit drained, to the point where you may be less active and fidgety. It's also possible you're sick, it is after all, winter.

The fitness industry cares deeply about gullible beginners.

Pumping iron, eh? In icy conditions with my hands full of trash, I limit my squat to sub 200 lbs.

Depends on the gym. At mine, it's hard to find people who aren't powerlifters, LOL.

I went from a terrible powerlifter to an unremarkable one by eating a steady diet of IIFYM memes and meat. Also I'm temporarily the strongest person in my hardcore gym, because everyone who is normally stronger than me got injured in meet prep. Yes, I sign autographs.

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Exercise has a widely accepted definition. Take a look at that. The activities you mentioned in the OP are not exercise.

Stronglifts is a bulking program, though usually a novice can adapt to 5x5 even in deficit and make gains for quite a long time. Avoid grinding any of the lifts, especially the deadlift. That can be difficult to recover from. If after 12 weeks you are still getting buried, try switching to 3x5, or following a program that…

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Giggity

It's about an obese man who adopts a temporary nutritionally devoid diet and then tells everybody about it. Very uplifting.

Unless you can realistically break records or accomplish a competitve goal that is important to you, it is silly to manipulate water weight for a meet.

Do whatever you think you will stick with. I'm fan of compound movements done with a barbell.