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Jekyll and Hyde (two separate supplements, but often stacked. Tons of caffeine), white flood, or plain caffeine pills ( $5 for 100 tablets, 200 mg each).

Age: 20 Height: 5'3 Weight: 136 Squat: 336 Bench: 231 Deadlift: 375 My goal is to deadlift 400, squat 375, and bench 245 before the end of the year.

Any surplus amount of cals will cause you to gain weight. I'd say up the protein and healthy fats, but it's a lot easier to indulge in more carbs.

Foods high in fiber.

Metal, some rap, some drum & Bass/dubstep, hardcore. Lately HATEBREED has given me the best pumps!

It seems like a lot, but you'll get used to it. Build up to eating that much and it won't be as much as a problem. But, if you still have problems, that's where your handy dandy protein sups come in

Yes, it is. But realize, there will be obstacles in your way. There will be times when you don't want to eat healthy anymore, go to the gym, or count your macros. There will be times where you won't have any motivation, or when you feel like giving up. So yes it's that simple, but it may or may not be easy. Don't defeat…

It's a reason to start, it isn't a mean to finish. With motivation like that, you're not bound to get far. Once you get skinnier than her, it's over. You've reached your goal. It should be more than just to look better than someone else, but to better yourself. To become the best version of yourself, inside and out. So…

What do you mean by at night? I usually go on later on during the day (5pm or 8 pm depending on schedule.) It's a lot busier around 5-7, but around 8 it seems pretty empty. Either way, I haven't had any real problems with anyone.

You're probably really stressing out the muscles and tendons in your wrists. If you want to just work around it completely, do them on your knuckles. It'll maintain a straight alignment from your forearms to your palms. I'd suggest to perhaps strengthen your forearm muscles by doing wrist curls, or any direct forearm work.…

I don't think there are any "secrets" for a abdominal training, especially if you have to pay for it. Honestly, the function and how to work each section isn't all that difficult of a concept. There was an interesting video from StrengthCamp on YouTube about "core" and ab training.

Below parallel squats will get your quads and glutes burning. Front squats specifically will help with quad development. Deadlifts is another whole body movement that requires quite some hamstring and flute strength. Lunges are really good for your whole leg, gets a bit of calves in there too. Stiff legged deadlifts will…

Personally I enjoy doing 2 days on and 1 day off. On my off day I either do cardio as an active rest or just take a complete rest day. If you really enjoy doing cardio, then try to space out your weight training so you can do one in the morning and one at night, if you decide to pick up some weights. If not, perhaps you…

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I split my protein/carb/fat 40/40/20. If you're skinny fat, I'd say just eat maintenance calories and focus on the big lifts. They'll help shape and change your overall body composition. Some of the best gains you'll make are when you're just starting off if you put in the hard effort. I know you don't want to build…

Try stomach vacuums. They're a bit unconventional but they help maintain and develop stronger intra-abdominal pressure. There's a good video explaining it on YouTube by a YouTuber who goes by the name of StrengthCamp if you want a more in depth explanation.

There was a guy who was grunting and making the funniest faces as if he was squatting 800 lbs.... Doing rotator cuff exercises. I lol'd. This one is a bit inappropriate but oh well. It was really hot in the gym and all of the sudden the whole place started smelling like fish. Zumba class just ended.

1 gram more or so won't make any difference to me! haha, life long bulk

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As much as needed. Protein supplements can be very high quality protein sources. Sometimes if I'm out of lean meats, it can take up to 60% of my daily protein intake, sometimes as little as 10%. They're supplements, so they should do exactly that. Supplement your protein when needed. That's how I feel about the subject at…

I've never experienced spine problems doing back extensions, and I feel they are a good exercise to strengthen the lumbar region. Unless if you have problems with your spine, then I feel you'd be fine using it.

No. I might as well count the calories I burn walking to the bathroom if I did. Like some others said, I only count deliberate exercise.

The time I eat my foods doesn't matter as much as actually getting the calories in. I'm still eating at 3 am if I have to. You'll be fine.

Cheat days < re-feedings Depends on what you consider a cheat day. That can mean anything from going over your cals, or eating crap food. Even if an individual chooses to eat **** food for a day, they can still lose weight. So long as you're in a deficit. Hey, I don't care if people have one or not. If it helps them ease…

You can train your obliques, however you can't spot reduce the area haha. You'll have to adjust your cals accordingly to get rid of it.

I don't know if these would sit well with you, but there's a lot of carry over and stabilization that comes with them. Squats and deadlifts, or variations of them require a great deal of abdominal strength. It's not uncommon for your abs to be fatigued/sore the following day. There's planks and stomach vacuums as well. I…

I always try to eat a small meal before any workout. Some almonds, fruit, protein supplement, anything along those lines. I just hate working out hungry. I have more energy and focus this way.

I honestly don't care if people wipe the benches/machines or not. So long as they're not sweating like a pig and there's actually a puddle of sweat. Often times people will just carry a sweat towel and place it on the bench/machine too.

Your back definitely is toning up, although I'd say the progress of your arms outshines it haha

Often times people use it as an ego booster. It's safer than doing squats, and people can generally push more weights on it. There may be people who don't go to depth for knee reasons, I'd say most of the time it's because the lifter is carrying more weight than they should. It's called a leg press, but most of the time I…