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Last time I checked I could bench 275 for 1. My all time is 315, but that was 20 years ago. Maybe that's a little high? I don't know, still want to test 225. I probably should shove that number in a one rep calculator and see what it says for the relative rep ranges. Yeah, I was just reading (browsing) the "Ladies what you…

Head-desk face-plant drool-on-the-desk nap

Actually, that is quite good. Fantastic really. Plants that are chemically resistant to herbicides don't die and you get to eat more which means you live more. Plants, like weeds (or harmful bacterias) which harm and kill crop die because the herbicides kill them. GMO crops are genetically resistant to herbicides so they…

I'm an Anytime Fitness member and the gyms, since they are independent, widely vary in what equipment they offer. For example the closest one to me - down the highway - did not have a power rack until last week. I use up to three different Anytime Fitness gyms because of the equipment issue - the one closest to my office…

Yuck!* *Unless in Italy.

One Small Boboli pizza crust. Add egg and cheese. Bake until eggs are done. Enjoy. That's the breakfast pizza I make for my family.

You can level-up pizza's divisiveness by including it in the endless breakfast debate.

Something has to give. If you can't keep up with 6K a day, then you need to consider other ways to create a calorie surplus. Throttling down on your training will help create a little head room and less of a need to consume as many overall daily calories. IMO. Do more with less.

Sweet. We only want to see you succeed. Congrats on keeping an open mind!

I'd be interested to see how you are still doing on this program 3 or 4 weeks from now. Did you stay on it? Any injuries from over training? Boredom? Was the frequency to much? Boredom?

The life you had before family, career, and other commitments. That one.

I'd get bored. Since you are in the first week of this program, how long do you plan on doing it? I see burn-out quickly developing with that amount of similar workouts and at that frequency.

Eating a 12" pizza gets you in excess of that too.

I'm 43. I took 5 years off. I'll be 44 next year. If I miss a day, a workout, I nearly hose my training schedule and my goals. I'm tired now. I only sleep three a night, but once I hit the rack the energy to lift and to kill my workout soars. It's the sense of urgency that keeps me motivated.

Aren't standard plates 8.5" off the floor approximately? I suppose you could just measure your glutes without doing this. I can't imagine that most people glutes would fit under that. Don't think mine would.

Oh ha. I hope for not too much longer, then I'll have to make up for the extra calorie burn!

I am lucky to get my daughter in bed sleeping before 11pm and I only sleep 5 hours a night on average. Thankfully the gym is always open. Hello morning workout!

You know what I just thought, heck, why don't I trade out my mid-morning protein feed with the mass gainer? Duh. I blame my age. Getting ridgid and un-creative as I get older it seems. I can mix that in a spring-shaker right?

I hope, unlike my heir, your preschooler lets you sleep. I can't get my daughter to sleep, nor can I get her out of bed.

Pretty much read the whole thread. He trains 6 days a week? Did the OP ever answer why he trains 6 a week? I'd try reducing the training to half that for a week or two or three or four and forget the scale during, and check results after that time. Adjust accordingly. Try to keep all other variables the same.

That's a great idea - except, well, running a blender is a bit of a problem right now. The three of us are crammed into a 900 sq ft condo that will never sell apparently, and noise will wake my 4-year old. All through the 90's I made shakes like that. Two three times a day. Aided in transforming me from a 145# skater when…

I supplement with just some cheap Walmart Muscle tech protein with soy milk around my 930-1030am mid-morning snack. Gives me an additional 540 calories. I consume around 3K a day for maintenance alone. I was thinking a mass gainer in addition, just before bed like you recommended. Btw.. my dairy should be open if anyone is…

Thank you I appreciate it! Its not that I have problem eating, its not unknown for me to have a day of 4K a couple times a week (weekends mostly) but my schedule is out of whack. Not at the office much over the last month where its a lot easier to plan my eating then running around all day with my 4-year old. I'm gonna…

I'm supposed to be bulking but failing miserably. Miserably. I blame my everything.

Self-education is a great start. Congrats! Books: I'd recommend Jim Stoppani's "Encyclopedia of Muscle & Strength." Stoppani gives an overview of workouts and programming and exercises, plus an a pretty good synopsis of strength training in general. Otherwise, check out Mark Rippetoe "Starting Strength" as well. Apps:…

I'm in my early forties and have had taken too much time off in the past. This gives me extra incentive to not miss workouts. I have slept-in enough.

I live in Wisconsin. I got up Sunday at 430, got in the car at 530am. There was a frost/snow mixture on my car window and cold rain on the ground. (How does that happen?) Here I am in my shorts, carrying my water bottle and scraping the windows so I could get to my gym 15 minutes early and get some extra work in that…

I am a morning person (because I can only sleep 5 to 6 hours if I am lucky), but was never a morning person enough to workout. The first few months were difficult. Body cold. Weather cold. Either ate too big of a snack, or too small. But I kept with it and figured out a way to optimize the experience and get it down to a…

JillMarie is correct there. Kruieg is awesome in that regard, or if you don't have time, instant is an adequate caffeine delivery system. Also get dressed for the gym before you leave, it will save time. I eat a banana, 5oz of yogurt and slam an 11oz pre-mix protein shake before I leave for the gym. Fast snacks all. On the…