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props on those deadliest Haz!

this week, I ll try a 85kg clean&jerk

not gonna be easy but I think I can make it

I ll film it I can

every sunday morning is running time for me

this morning, 20k in the woods

can't feel my legs now but happy anyway

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/714009606/share/0

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went to the gym for the first time in ages today with the GF, did some deadlifts and they actually felt good for the first time ever (plus I wore my socks with the built in shin pads as I ended up bleeding last time I tried them). Did 120kg x 4 which I'm happy with (I weigh 70kg).

Rather than go to the gym I've been doing a fair bit of "movement" stuff. Mainly body weight exercises combined with flexibility....I'd recommend it :)

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Beastmode activated!

Those blood pressure spikes, my face is red setting up, then my entire body glows at the top of the lift!

Form looks good enough to me! Nicely done. :)

Cheers. :)

That makes me want to try up my deadlift next week at the gym :P

Currently doing 90kg 5 sets of 6 so that's 150% my body weight.

I've never cared for volume on deadlift. I literally do six sets. 3 warm up, 3 working.

Switch your program up, go for sets of 5 reps, 6 sets or so. Say... 60kg, 70kg, 80kg, 90kg, 100kg, 110kg.

If you're repping that much out, I reckon you'll be in 2x bodyweight region in no time! :D

props on those deadliest Haz!

this week, I ll try a 85kg clean&jerk

not gonna be easy but I think I can make it

I ll film it I can

Thanks.

I don't do any oly lifts, although I think they are great exercises. I think the risk of injury outweighs the benefit for me personally.

went to the gym for the first time in ages today with the GF, did some deadlifts and they actually felt good for the first time ever (plus I wore my socks with the built in shin pads as I ended up bleeding last time I tried them). Did 120kg x 4 which I'm happy with (I weigh 70kg).

Rather than go to the gym I've been doing a fair bit of "movement" stuff. Mainly body weight exercises combined with flexibility....I'd recommend it :)

I've started stretching for 30 minutes after every workout. I absolutely hate it, but already noticing benefits.

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went to the gym for the first time in ages today with the GF, did some deadlifts and they actually felt good for the first time ever (plus I wore my socks with the built in shin pads as I ended up bleeding last time I tried them). Did 120kg x 4 which I'm happy with (I weigh 70kg).

Rather than go to the gym I've been doing a fair bit of "movement" stuff. Mainly body weight exercises combined with flexibility....I'd recommend it :)

good work, 120 x 4 is very good

and yeah, bodyweight exercices and flexibility are soo cool

as I mentionned before, muscle ups!

Thanks.

I don't do any oly lifts, although I think they are great exercises. I think the risk of injury outweighs the benefit for me personally.

I wouldn't say so

but I m very focused on perfecting the skills and it takes really long

if you go big too early, yeah...injuries for sure

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I really like Ido Portal's take on strength. What are people training for? What's the end goal to lifting weights? Most people will say it's either to be strong, have a good looking body or to be healthy.

The thing with weights is that they can (and do) build strength but at what cost? Most people who use machines or just do reps might have strong muscles for that one movement but they won't transfer over to other uses (google videos of body builders vs strength trainig for a vague example). Big muscles doesn't mean big strength.

I agree with Ido that having a good looking body as a main goal is not the way to go either.....what's the point of a body that looks good if it doesn't work well "it's like having a nose that can't breath".

People often have complications with their bodies as a result of weight training, it's common to lack any flexibility which then limits how useful your body is again.

I'm not saying don't do weights, they can be useful but just consider the bigger picture. Modern humans have de-evolved and lost a lot of the natural flexibility and movements we'd have had when we didn't have to sit at desks, drive everywhere. Getting back to the more natural state our bodies are capable of should be the main goal, you'll get the great body most people are after as part of it but you'll have the health benefits and feel good factor knowing you can control your body and make it do amazing things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Wr7HsylE0

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What you said

I get what you mean

and you can be strong in so much different ways aswell

I m a huge fan of combat sports, and it's so interesting to see how fighters uses leverage and skill to deliver ultra strong strikes, throws and submissions

the same goes for trials riding, climbing, parkour etc

I do like to vary my training as much as possible. power lifting, olympic weightlifting, bodyweight, gymnastics, running, bicycle etc

I would also love to start mma or any other fighting sports

I like how you have pushed you riding for instance

I m sure you're pretty strong and explosive

but you're riding seem so smooth and effortless

that's the main goal for me

being efficient and of course, with style ;)

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I like the message in that video, but ultimately almost every professional athlete is focussed on their 'movement' so this is really only aimed at people who lift weights in their spare time to get fitter/ gain some muscle mass. The most time efficient way of which is going to the gym and lifting weights, using movements which isolate the muscle that's being focussed on.

What he is saying makes total sense, that you'll only be strong in a single plane but that's what most people are willing to have if it means you can have a big chest doing 3 workouts a week. I think he's correct that complex movements will make you stronger in a more linear and overall sense, but 'getting back to the more natural state our bodies are capable of' shouldn't necessarily be everyones goal. Interesting video nonetheless and is inspiring to do more creating things rather than press all day long.

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Yeah movements not for for everyone but I think some points he makes are good ones and everyone can benefit from it.

He says that when you specialise in one activity you sacrifice your body to do so, that's very true! I'm not doing movement stuff to help my riding, I'm doing it to save me from it.

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Fat percentage dropped 4.1% in a month and still eating like a monster!

Gonna attempt the 42.5kg dumbells on chest press Monday, feeling strong :D

From what to what? And also how do you measure it, presuming it's electric scales in which case it's best to take a few readings and average it. 4.1% is massive! Congrats dude

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25.9% down to 21.8% looking to drop down to 15% by the end of the year. Electric testing device, sends an electric current through the body and measures resistance its accurate every time but i do take two or three tests in case there is a problem.

Strict diet and solid training and i will hit all my goals by the end of the year :D hopefully...

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Just being as body fat has come up, I thought I'd chime in with some clarification on those devices – I know more about that than weight training, that's for sure! Glad some of you want to keep track of your BF%, I just wanted to chuck in some points to be aware of:

  • There is no accurate way of measuring body fat in a living human, all of the devices on the market have to make educated guesses
  • That's not to say they are a bad thing, just to say that's what they are
  • For that reason, every machine will give a slightly different reading
  • Readings will fluctuate based on the time of day, your temperature, your water levels and various other variables

For that reason, you want to try to make sure that you get as many variables the same as possible every time. Personally I check mine after I've woken up and had a piss, because that's when I'm likely to be relatively static in terms of hydration, temperature and the rest.

Basically, the main point I'm making is don't be too worried if the fluctuations go up as well as down – take a view of the graph of your results as a whole rather than two points compared to one another.

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Rather than using one of those gadgets, just stand in front of a mirror butt naked, shake your whole body and see what flaps around.

Keep doing this weekly until not much flaps around.

Once only your penis flaps around, you know your fat content is quite low.

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Just being as body fat has come up, I thought I'd chime in with some clarification on those devices – I know more about that than weight training, that's for sure! Glad some of you want to keep track of your BF%, I just wanted to chuck in some points to be aware of:

  • There is no accurate way of measuring body fat in a living human, all of the devices on the market have to make educated guesses
  • That's not to say they are a bad thing, just to say that's what they are
  • For that reason, every machine will give a slightly different reading
  • Readings will fluctuate based on the time of day, your temperature, your water levels and various other variables

For that reason, you want to try to make sure that you get as many variables the same as possible every time. Personally I check mine after I've woken up and had a piss, because that's when I'm likely to be relatively static in terms of hydration, temperature and the rest.

Basically, the main point I'm making is don't be too worried if the fluctuations go up as well as down – take a view of the graph of your results as a whole rather than two points compared to one another.

All very valid points! Can only ever be used as a comparator.

Personally my intake before my test is pretty much the same on that front and its in an static free room so i cant imagine it would have any majorly big factors impacting on it?

As mike says, the mirror is the ultimate fat tester :P

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My top tips:

  • Energetic? Lift more
  • Tired/hungry? Eat more
  • Energetic? Lift more
  • Tired/hungry? Eat more
  • Energetic? Lift more
  • Tired/hungry? Eat more

Continuously increase both until you are bossing it, then maintain that level of food and work until you become Ronnie Coleman.

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Really liking the 5 smaller meals way of eating, I feel like I've eaten so much today but I'm only on 1030 calories. I know that's too low and I'll go into starvation/conservation mode, I really thought I was near 1700 until I checked. I properly recorded everything too, all sauces and drinks included.

123g protein, 91 carbs, 23g fat

P.S Zebra sausages for the win.

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