pcastagner Member

sorry you didn't understand the premise of the post. it's eat less, move LESS. not eat less, become a sloth. It's aimed at people wondering why they hit a wall, not sedentary folks or those who just started, who are going to lose weight pretty much no matter what. FYI, this gets harder once you are lean, and you get…

yes it does. maybe. If 1200 calories is too steep or not depends on how the numbers work for you. Whatever your deficit, the steeper it is the more rest you need. but yeah. resting more allows you to take a steeper deficit, and working a muscle group just once a week is enough to stave off muscle loss, and in most cases…

yeah, I've noticed EXACTLY the same thing. Then I noticed something else. I kinda always suspected I was working out too much before, but I did not have the mental fortitude to work out less. Essentially, I used training as a distraction. Fine if you need it to get through this, but understand that it is slowing you down.

you are on maintenance cals, so not sure how that contributes in any way to the conversation. being on maintenance cals is the perfect time to focus on building your fitness. being on a deficit is the time to mitigate the damage because the eventual benefits are worth it. but make no mistake, weight loss is a destructive…

reduce the exercise and your cals and you will lose faster, and reduce the overall time you spend in a catabolic state, with the associated problems including a depressed immune system. Yes, exercise is for building fitness. You might get more fit as you lose. But you'll get way better results if you always back up your…

I often see these two things together: " .... not working ..." and "...working out five days a week..." WAY too much exercise my dear. It's taken me the better part of a year to learn that more rest beats more workouts, even if you run the same net cals. I don't know why. Maybe it's in the numbers, maybe it's something…

never trust a fart ladies!

no you don't need breakfast. after reviewing the latest science last year, I promptly decided to stop eating breakfast. Check my profile for pics. while studies of americans have found breakfast eaters to be leaner, I think a better study would look at " people who plan" vs. "people who just do whatever". In american…

oh, I understand the bench ok, and I know the back is crucial to executing the movement. It's just that when I'm singing I am on my feet or seated 95% of the time, so controlling my posture while vertical is super duper paramount.

how YOU doin?

that's how I keep intruders out of the curl rack.

thanks! downloaded it. I lived in Brooklyn for many years, btw. Bushwick, then Ditmas Park.

everyone is different.

I guess there are benefits to being a total pansy!

bump. DO YOU LIFT CLEAN?

I've got a very slight build, and I lost 50lbs in a year while on the road for most of it. I was limited to bodyweight and trx a lot of the time, and before that I was just being a pansy and afraid of squats. those are y lame excuses. I'm ashamed, and deserving of your scorn. no, seriously, I'm just really weak. When I…

I'm trying to run deficits for the most part, so hypertrophy ain't happening anyway. If the internet is to be believed, I don't need all that much volume to get the muscle preserving benefits. So it seems logical to me I should focus on the area I can improve most as I cut: strength. I just wonder if I shouldn't add in…

So here is what I'm going with in the end. For the next 30 days at least: day1 Deadlift 4-6 x1, back off set x1 OHP 6x8 1 set Weighted chin 4-6, 2 back off sets Pendlay row 5-8 x2 day3 OHP RPT push-ups x2 day 5 Squats RPT dips if I'm feeling frisky I start each workout with 8x 1min sets of Thai jump rope, followed by a…

I tried a split like that and really loved it! Unfortunately I had to stop doing it because I wound up with disruptive DOMS, even after two months.

knowledge acquired! thanks!

yeah this is really coming home to me, that I can't get away with just vertical. also the weighted dips/chins and eventually pull-ups.

please explain autoregulation! thanks

I did day one of the RPT program posted here: http://www.fitocracy.com/knowledge/starting-guide-reverse-pyramid-training/ IT WAS AWESOME! I'm just at the stage where I can do a chinup with enough weight to do a back-off set without assistance, so the recommendation came right on time!

If they are too much for my back I'll just find an auxiliary lift to straighten things out. My back is not too shabby but I'll report back after today's workout.

just saw a video of pendlay showing how to do the row. now I want to do them. what i've been seeing bros do in the gym, not so much. I'm gonna give this RPT thing 30 days. let's see what happens.

It's different for everyone, but I think number 3 for me, personally.

reading now. many thanks.

lol because I am old? ok I'll rework this. more deads. I guess my reasoning was that Rippetoe recommends once a week, and since I'm cutting I would add a day, and run an 8 day cycle of every other daily workouts. I'm not sure my brain can handle just three days a week. I'll go insane. could I do good mornings instead of…

and in the end, isn't getting it wet the whole point anyway? yes you can build weight loss on the barbecunicorn. But you'll have to eat more.

*does his best to delay her disappointment over the infinity thing* sorry babe, it eventually gets flaccid and all you are left with is a puddle.