smittybuilt19 Member

Thanks for the encouragement!

Down 7 lbs since OP. Holla!!

It has taken some time to become honest with myself again. Thanks for the comment, I looked up that song and read the lyrics, couldn't listen at work but will when I get home.

Electrocuted? This is some next level forum activity...gahhlee!!!

It's frum naturre

Thanks for the advice ya'll. I'll be going back to the area later this week for drug screening, hopefully I'll have time to swing by a couple of gyms.

Wasn't sure about PF, I have definitely heard the negatives on lifting there. There is a Gold's, LA, and Y near my new job site so I will check those out. I will check to see about a trial period. There is a shabby looking place I found on Google maps, no website no reviews but a picture of what appears to be a weight room…

Didn't have to lie down after that one, but I did go eat lunch and zone out at my desk the rest of the day haha. Now yesterday's failed 305lb DL, different story...I'm still spent.

Mr. Red face lol. Thanks ya'll. I hit a new PR last Friday, 245lb x1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwVAxf5VJWY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1goZP1r7AY Ok, it's been a while. Have a look and let me know what you think. My lower back was a bit sore today from some remodeling around the house this weekend but I did my best.

In all honesty I have lost sight of my goals. I know that should be my first step. I'm actually very sick of how I look ATM. I'm putting on fat, but at the same time my lifting form and strength is improving and I'm am developing muscle mass. Just about can't button my pants though. My main goal starting MFP was strictly…

Rep- dropping bench was an idea I had come up with from researching bench vs. overhead in "what would you do if you had to choose one." I have a strict schedule that only allows 4 lunch break workouts during the week. My weekend job doesn't have a gym or lunch break for that matter haha.

Only reason I felt I would need to drop something would be time. I generally get my main lift plus 2 accessories in each day on lunch break (45-50 minutes). That leaves me 10 minutes to eat. Your proposed scheme would be awesome if I could only get 20 more minutes. The time issue is really what kills any mods.

Thanks SS. I personally feel 5/3/1 is a good place for me to be ATM. I feel if I wanted to squat 2x/week id have to drop DL which is my least comfortable lift right now (want to keep it for repetition purposes). What is your opinion on dropping bench to add more squats? I would still do OHP with variations. My time for…

Squatting once per week on 5/3/1. No hip mobility work.

I lost 63 lbs on CICO 2 years ago. Now I can't lose anymore. I can tell you CICO does not work, I am proof. *please do not look at my diary.

Thanks SS, I have 2 days of deload left for this week and I sill have quite a bit of knee pain as well as a slight dull pain in lower back. I was scheduled to do a heavy 5/3/1 workout today (rep count in half) and short slow run tomorrow but I may just head to the gym and stretch and relax.

Thanks ya'll. Continuing on Wendler 531 and adding couch25K for the last 10 weeks has prompted me to take a break. I am having knee pains like never before and also lower back pain (right side). I feel that I may have over worked having run 5 5k training runs on top of my usual 5/3/1 workouts (no accessories). I want to…

Would cutting reps be considered a deload or should I run my full workout at about 60% weight?

Hi guise. Any feedback on my PC would be nice. Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VChLSz2Vazo&feature=youtu.be

following.

^^LOL

I think for me I was more hung up on the "be a man" part. Although I realized that was not the connection the commercial was trying to make, I do live in a area of the US that seems to equate fatness and ability to consume massive amounts of food with manliness.

Sorry, I meant creature comforts of home.

It is good that you have recognized fact #1, people will look and some will even stare. Kind of the same way they do at, say, Walmart. In going to the gym, Just like with shopping, you have an end goal. Those end goals are so much more important than those who are inevitably looking/staring.

Lulz

Eat less

Boooo workout partners! Go solo.

I used to log golf calorie burns even when riding 18 vs. walking. I would log only half of the number given to account for inaccuracies. Did you walk or ride during the 3 hours you played?