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Nice! I've had my Bowflex 552s since 2012 and still going strong. Just picked up a used set of the 90 lbers a few weeks ago and loving the extra weight availability.
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250 lbs x 5 earlier today. Been hanging out around 180 lb body weight after an 8 week bulk.
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Glute bridges and/or weighted hip thrusts provide more glute activation than squats or deadlifts
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I was looking at some history today and I haven't sustained at this heavy of a weight (~182 lbs) in at least 5 years and really haven't done so for any length of time since I was a chubby teenager ~2006. Similarly, I looked at my wife a few days ago and just blurted "I'm so tired of eating..." Being at 2700 yesterday was…
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It hasn't even been a day and the banner at the top still says they're making tweaks. I'd rather them be doing at least some development than nothing happening. Let's all keep in mind this is a fully functional platform that's still accessible for free. The best alternatives of which I'm aware are all subscription-based…
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@watts6151, thanks for your input; I'd not seen that particular video previously. Not liking the mirror and how I'm feeling so I'm shifting to maintenance for at least a few weeks, if not the rest of the year. Overall, I think it was a productive ~8 weeks; just shy of 8 lbs via moving average. If nothing else I've learned…
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Hey, @watts6151. Is this planned maintenance phase out of convenience for the holidays or serve a beneficial purpose transitioning from bulk to cut?
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Seven weeks of massing so far. It’s been a much more even pace than last year so far, right around that 0.5%/week target. Originally thought I’d try to hit 185, which would basically put me at Christmas, but I’m not sure I want to add that much. Shouldn’t make any decisions today though, bit of a crazy good day yesterday…
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Speak for yourself; I long for the time I was able to work from home. My sleep, work/life balance, fitness/life balance, were all better.
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I also plan to log/track indefinitely, and I don't personally see any issue with that. Even if I felt like I had decent hunger signals being able to quantify intake seems like it'd still be the way to go; measure what you want to manage.
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I'm not well-versed on mini-cuts but Dr. Mike has a video on them you might find useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FDGwP0v-rE
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No kidding. I’ve gotten lucky on used stuff twice; this set of bowflex 1090s for less than half retail because they were “used” on eBay, but basically open-box as I can see, and a bunch of Rogue stuff on Facebook marketplace for half retail.
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Mass being cultivated pretty well on schedule. TDEE seems to have crept up with a bit of requisite slow down to scale increase, planning to maintain the +300/day so overall intake is up a bit. Was also able to snag a deal on some bigger adjustable DBs (up to 90 vs 52.5 LBs each) which was far overdue. Good to see you’re…
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How much is not as much as you'd have liked? Your overall review of this program has me intrigued but that comment doesn't excite me.
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I was similarly reluctant before I finally intentionally bulked for the first time last fall/winter and have been super happy with the result. Overall, I gained ~7 lbs in 20 weeks and was able to get down to around the same spot on the scale to maintain (hypothetically with an extra few pounds of muscle). I definitely…
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You don't really need any maintenance phase between cutting and bulking. I would suggest figuring out what your current TDEE is vs. whatever you used as a reference at the start of your cutting phase. Being in a deficit that long, even if just a mild one, will result in some metabolic adaptation (what most conflate with…
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For the second year in a row it looks like my bulk started unintentionally (holy inflection point, Batman). Based on last year I think +3lbs/month is a good target, though from where I’m starting I’m unsure how far into December I’ll actually get before the fat gain has me uncomfortable.
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Welp, September was looking pretty solid but that’s an inflection point if I’ve ever seen one. My adherence has been dreadful, my sleep is poor, and I’ve been fighting off a seasonal-allergy-induced mild sinus infection. The data says my TDEE also finally started to dip at the beginning of the month so I think I’ll steer…
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It's a bit of an over-simplification to boil down preworkouts to just being stimulants. Most contain one or more of creatine, beta alanine, nitric oxide promoters, which all have effects beyond being a stimulant. However, I wholly agree the majority of the supplement industry is driven by marketing hype. Do some research…
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Late-night snacking isn't the problem, it's the fact that said snacking isn't planned for in advance and not (for lack of a better term) "budgeted" for within one's daily calories. Rather than rage against hunger and eating before bed, incorporate a bedtime snack into your routine and include it when you plan out the rest…
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Bio-impedence scales (what was used here) have a pretty hefty performance band and can easily be skewed by water retention, food mass, perspiration, etc. However, compared to calipers, they probably have the same, if not less variability and would be quicker and less invasive to use in a clinical setting. In terms of trend…
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I haven't been bulking this whole time; I've been cutting or maintaining since Jan-1so a total of 20 weeks bulking from the weight inflection point I had on 8/13/20. Overall it was 172.08 to 179.4 by trailing average, translating to closer to +1.5 lbs/month for the duration. However, the first six weeks of that span…
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Personally, I don't think you're gaining too quickly. Were I in your position I'd probably stay the course until mid-October, switch to maintenance through the end of the calendar year and start a cut in January.
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Keep it going, man! I might have to check out that program after the RP MPT. A previous knock I've heard on Jeff is that he's too injury-phobic, though as I get older the less I feel like that's problematic. Likewise, I'm staying on track fairly well still shooting for getting under 170. Trend broke under 173 this morning…
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Last few weeks have been very consistent and showing a nice trend. Observed TDEE for the year and 3-week tracking right at 2700 still so the increase during my 2020 lean bulk seems here to stay. Coincidentally my sleep has been pretty terrible, in quantity mostly. All self-imposed, revenge bedtime procrastination has been…
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I exclusively workout at home and wouldn't have it any other way. I don't see how any argument to the convenience, potential cost savings, and general avoidance of other people (a preference that long pre-dates plague time) could be mounted that would change my mind.
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A not terrible month of August, especially the past two weeks. I just started the third meso of the RP Men’s physique template after 2 weeks of deload coinciding with vacation over the weekend of the 21st. Ideally, I’d get to see something in the 160s before I start another lean bulk, that’d would be the first time to…
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Lookin' great! What app is that with the tracer?
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Maybe dropped off some accumulated cortisol?
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Yeah, fundamentally I think I need to start buying wider shoes across the board. I'm not so much worried about depth as I know it could use work and it's an ankle/hip mobility limitation.
