Loftearmen

245lbs Lean Body Mass :) 70lbs fat :(

^This Watch this video series all the way through. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ME8gEN54Ao

To burn calories I do circuits of strongman movements, I also compete in powerlifting and highland games

Dallas, TX

You still have the habit of smoking, you just replaced real cigarettes with artificial cigarettes so no, you haven't quit. You're on the right track though so keep trying and get rid of that e-cigarette too. When I quit smoking the hardest part was quitting the ritual, not the nicotine. The nicotine left in your system is…

Maybe a Pulley Station anb Blast Straps. These would just be extra though, the ones you named in your original post are obviously the most important. Edit: Chest Supported Row

You mean guys like me? I don't lift because I want to look a certain way. I worry about my health, what weight class I am in and how much I can lift on the day of the competition ONLY. People who train for aesthetics lift weights in a completely different way than people who are lifting for strength/performance. They also…

You should try it. I wouldn't bother swapping between the two though, that's just asinine. Pick the one that works best and stick with it.

Because it improves on your anthropometry. Stretching and mobility drills are important to help you hit depth and improve your form but they do not change the dynamic of your squat like wearing elevated heels does. By elevating the heels you can keep your knees under your body without having to lean so far forward and you…

Yes, all of your lifts would stall and it would all be proportional. There is a problem that is specific to your squat that is hindering you. Walking would not cause this.

I'm not going to get into this with you. You really need to get yourself some education before you go blabbing your ignorance in front of everybody. Especially when people might be counting on your advice to fix a problem that they have. You should be in here to help people with their problems, not puff up your ego and act…

You should really just stop giving out advice on squatting, dude. You really don't know what you're talking about. Weightlifting shoes have hard, elevated heels. The best way to mimic this is by either putting some hard, 1-1.5'' heel inserts in your shoes or by putting your heels on some 10lb plates, a 2x4, etc.. This will…

Cardio doesn't pose much of a neurological demand on the body. The lack of recovery due to excessive cardiovascular exercise is systemic so her other lifts would suffer proportionally. So again, there's no reason that her squat should be the same as her bench.

There is absolutely no reason other than poor technique that you would squat the same as you bench unless you have some sort of health issue that is preventing it. Take a video of you squatting and pm me the link, I'll tell you what you're doing wrong.

Flatulence? yes Embarrassing? no

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You're not allowed to control your children anymore. It's not socially acceptable to spank your kids or put them on a leash so actually, they are your boss and dictate what you can and can't do. That's the family dynamic I see when I go to Wal Mart. Kids kicking and screaming and running around everywhere and the parents…

You seem to be a particularly uninformed and contemptuous human being. Why don't you just leave this up to the people with experience okay?

Do you have kids, dude? Kids don't understand they shouldn't do things.

Some kids need a leash for the same reason that a dog needs a leash; because they can be unpredictable, cause problems and potentially hurt themselves. If you have to tie your kid to a harness to keep them from hurting other people's property or themselves then by all means do it! I can't count how many kids I've seen in…

Starting Strength

I reported my own post just to be sure that a mod reads it lol.

testosterone is a steroid OP, google Starting Strength

Just run starting strength. it will take out all the guess work.

You probably have all kinds of things around your house that you can use in place of weights. Cement blocks, bags of gravel or sand, jugs of water, etc..... There's always something heavy that you can lift.

I don't really see the benefit of using this program over the traditional starting strength. It sounds like you have more physique goals than you do strength goals. If that's the case I would split it up like this: Squat 5x5 Bench Press 5x5 Chins 5x10 Dips 5x10 Front Squat 5x5 Overhead Press 5x5 Deadlift 5x5 Barbell Curls…

What you just described sounds like a good way to lose some fat initially but it won't give you the same type of adaptation as lifting weights. Going into the weight area is kind of like bungee jumping, it's only scary your first time and then you realize that it's not that scary and it's actually pretty fun. You will also…

That's okay, you're MY meathead ironanimal ;)

It really is amazing how this thread went. You ask a question about your strength training program, a competitive lifter with several years experience gives you advice and instead of heeding that advice you mock the lifter. With that attitude you will go nowhere fast, buddy. Maybe next you should go ask a homeless guy how…

...and then he stated in a later post that he was not using 5x5 for all exercises