Workout/Lifting Thread and Health Thread

• Automatik

  

  That's the common misconception with preworkout stuff. It gets you going, wakes yo up, makes you alert, etc.
  
  I would drag ass to the gym after work, slam some jack3d and I'm ready to go.
• GOONx19

  

  I guess when I take it I already know I'm going to the gym, so it doesn't really make a difference. I never expect anything, but an extra rep on the first set of the day would be nice.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  GOONx19;1682064 wrote:I've tried pre-workout 4 different times (120ish workouts) and have never noticed any difference in my results. Just makes my hair stand on end.

  Yeah i've used it a couple times and felt wired and couldn't focus.
• BR1986FB

  I think the general idea behind nitric acid is the "wired" effect. It would be nice if it produced that "Viagra-like" effect on muscles like it originally claimed to do.
• BR1986FB

  http://www.t-nation.com/training/7-rules-of-conditioning
• BR1986FB

  Not sure if I've posted this before so, if I have, my apologies....
  
  http://eattoperform.com/2013/03/21/the-best-carbs-for-fat-loss-and-muscle-gain/
• Automatik

  

  Got a new app recently to track workouts called Strong. Solid app, but 5.99 to get all the features. It does exactly what I want it. Tracks workouts/progress and lets you customize routines. It has an extensive bank of exercises and also lets you add your own. Only thing I don't like is having to fuck with my phone a lot at the gym.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Automatik;1683896 wrote:Got a new app recently to track workouts called Strong. Solid app, but 5.99 to get all the features. It doest exactly what I want it. Tracks workouts/progress and lets you customize routines. It has an extensive bank of exercises and also lets you add your own. Only thing I don't like is having to fuck with my phone a lot at the gym.

  I've tried apps before and i never stick with them for this reason. I got through phases of tracking my weight and pen and paper has always been the easiest over an app.
• BR1986FB

  http://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/carb-cycling-codex
• Sonofanump

  I find myself irritable if I don't work out at least three times a week.
  
  http://www.fastcompany.com/3025957/work-smart/what-happens-to-our-brains-when-we-exercise-and-how-it-makes-us-happier
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Sonofanump;1687778 wrote:I find myself irritable if I don't work out at least three times a week.
  
  http://www.fastcompany.com/3025957/work-smart/what-happens-to-our-brains-when-we-exercise-and-how-it-makes-us-happier

  i find it hard to go back to the gym after taking a day or two off ha
• BR1986FB

  For those looking to build mass who also split up their bodyparts, try this on a shoulder day.
  
  After doing your sets of pressing movements (dumbbell press, behind the necks, etc), use this "giant" set as a finisher.
  
  Front plate raises - 25 reps
  Rear Delt Machine or Bent Laterals - 25 reps
  Side Laterals - 25 reps
  Upright Rows - 25 reps
  
  If you want to crawl out of the gym, do a second giant set for 200 reps.
• shook_17

  

  I love my prework out. But I've been hitting the weights hard the last year And half did 360 5 times the other day on the bench.
• like_that

  

  Well if there is one way to get a 24+ hour fast (or in my case 48+ hour fast), it's by getting the flu on xmas morning smh. I am still having a hard time finding an appetite. I get full a lot quicker.
• BR1986FB

  Interesting read on bodybuilder vs powerlifter size differential.....
  
  http://www.t-nation.com/training/why-bodybuilders-are-more-jacked-than-powerlifters
  
  How many carbs do you need?
  
  http://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/how-many-carbs-do-you-need
• BR1986FB

  Replenishing post workout glycogen.....
  
  http://www.strengthsensei.com/do-you-need-to-replenish-glycogen-stores-after-strength-training/
• GOONx19

  

  Ever get to the gym and forget your shorts? I'm just sitting here waiting for my buddy to bring some because it would take me an hour to get home and back. Feel like a moron.
• BR1986FB

  LOL
• Commander of Awesome

  

  GOONx19;1694238 wrote:Ever get to the gym and forget your shorts? I'm just sitting here waiting for my buddy to bring some because it would take me an hour to get home and back. Feel like a moron.

  Lift in jeans.
• Sonofanump

  I hate elevator push-ups.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Sonofanump;1694299 wrote:I hate elevator push-ups.

  you assume that everyone here does P90X15, no one knows what those are.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1694343 wrote:you assume that everyone here does P90X15, no one knows what those are.

  No clue here either.
• rrfan

  

  I have done P90X and P90x2 I don't know what elevator push-ups are....
• Sonofanump

  Raw Dawgin' it;1694343 wrote:you assume that everyone here does P90X15, no one knows what those are.

  My bad:
  
  http://hunterfitnesstraining.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-do-elevator-push-up.html
  
  [video=youtube;64glS60LRks][/video]
• BR1986FB

  5 new strategies for fat loss (interesting read)......
  
  http://www.t-nation.com/training/5-new-strategies-for-fat-loss