Hm..explanation on this?

Hm..explanation on this?

I do chest + tris once a week...I did it last week (monday) but that was the only day I worked out. Had knee surgery so I was stuck at home the whole week Anyways, at the gym today, I did BB 155x10, 165x8, 165x6. Last week when I did it I could only get about 4 or 6 on the last two sets. The week before, I got 4 on the 165 sets. Explanation for this? Is it possible that the week "off" from everything else let my muscles recover?

Overtraining.

Wouldn't doubt it..but still, sad if that's so.

knucks Wouldn't doubt it..but still, sad if that's so. Well then there's your answer. You aren't giving your muscles enough time to recover. I had the same problem with DB shoulder press a few months ago.. after not pressing for 2 weeks, I came back 10lbs stronger per DB.

How is a week not enough time to recover? Nothing going well for me in life.

knucks How is a week not enough time to recover? Nothing going well for me in life. What kind of volume are you doing per day/week, and how many times per week are you working your chest?

Ilyusha What kind of volume are you doing per day/week, and how many times per week are you working your chest? Not sure what you mean by volume..but I do this/similar to this once a week (Monday): flat bench (bb or db. i change it up here and there) incline bench (db) decline (smith) dips incline wide grip(machine) flys (once in a while..not really consistent with them)

knucks Not sure what you mean by volume..but I do this/similar to this once a week (Monday): flat bench (bb or db. i change it up here and there) incline bench (db) decline (smith) dips incline wide grip(machine) flys (once in a while..not really consistent with them) That looks like too much already.. how many sets/reps do you do per exercise?

3. today was a crappy day for me as I didn't want to over-do it on the first day back: flat bench (bb): 155x10, 165x8, 165x6 incline bench (bb..i hate doing this but my wrist has been bothering me): 95x10, 105x10, 105x8 decline (smith): 25s x 10, 30s x 10, 40 x 8 incline (machine): 60 (on each side) x 8, 60 x 8, 60 x 10, 60 x 10 i usually do 4 or 5 exercises for chest

I would do no more than 3-4 exercises with 3-5 sets each per week.

Hm..explanation on this?

Justin er filmy says to get the smaller one...

Justin er filmy says to get the smaller one...

I dunno. Got fitted by some stupid whore for my tux. 48 fits arms / shoulders and chest, but I could put like 3 basket balls under there. Filmy said to get a 44 and just relax because I'll only be wearing it for a short time. I think I could rip the 44 if I coughed really hard but it will look better. STupid cunt that fit me for it was like "golly the problem is that you're so big up here and not down here" Me = "I think your parents are related"

so you're not big "down there", eh?

GilgaMesH so you're not big "down there", eh? you know what I mean

fat man in a little cooooooaaat

SoKo fat guy in a little cooooooaaat Fixed.

sorry

44"? I had one of those when I was 20, no way you will make it bro, get the 48 and grow a back

I would get the bigger one. I got a 46 because it didn't look stupid (whole basketball thing you are talking about) and everytime I put it on I feel like I am going to rip the arms to shreds. The pants fit like a charm though since the suit came with 43 inch pants and they had to be fitted or else I would look like a real tard. I would just live with having the chest look stupid. It takes me a good minute to put my coat on without ripping it.

PurEvl 44"? I had one of those when I was 20, no way you will make it bro, get the 48 and grow a back It isnt the back that causes the problems, it is the lack of beer belly.

PurEvl 44"? I had one of those when I was 20, no way you will make it bro, get the 48 and grow a back Grow a back? back ain't the problem. I'll have to grow pregnant to fit in it.

trancezj Grow a back? back ain't the problem. I'll have to grow pregnant to fit in it. beer my brother beer

PurEvl beer my brother beer I think we all know I have no problem with that.

PurEvl beer my brother beer mmmmm beer

Oh that happened to me at my buddies wedding last fall. The rental place got me into a 50 Regular. When I put it on, totally fit in the shoulders and arms....not at all in the waist....asked them what they can do and they said 'nothing'..... With that said (if you can't find an 'athletic cut coat'), just make sure it will look good in pictures and then take the darn thing off ASAP.... Oh, and if they are having vests under, MAKE SURE that's the right size, cuz that's what you will be wearing all night

same problem with my brothers wedding as I told you already. I went in and took 3 coats...50, 48 and 46...the 46 comes short as shit even the long...the 48 looks too tight and the lapels actually flare out. The 50 fits fine in the chest and arms but the waist is like Trance said....4-5 basektballs

but Trance, get the 44 for picturs only and scrape it when you sit down...really you'll thank me later in the pics pics can't tell if you're uncomfortable

Filmboy44 but Trance, get the 44 for picturs only and scrape it when you sit down...really you'll thank me later in the pics pics can't tell if you're uncomfortable I'm afraid if I cough it'll explode. Maybe I'll go for the 46 and be kinda comfy and kinda stooopid looking.

trancezj I'm afraid if I cough it'll explode. Maybe I'll go for the 46 and be kinda comfy and kinda stooopid looking. its obviously your choice, but get the 44 long, which will hae a tad more room...the 46 will look like a big bag, the 48 is stupid the coat I"m wearing right now for a suit is a 48 but its tailored to fit inside which is great...but before it was tailored it looked rediculous...

When I went suit shopping I had the same experience, I went with the 44 instead of the 46 and just got the 44 tailored on the sides so it would give a tapered look

38 jacket, 28 pants. thank got for suit seperates.

SickLife 38 jacket, 28 pants. thank got for suit seperates. try 50/R with 32/34 waist

I went back this morning.. 44 is a no go. It looks like a spandex type coat standing still. 46 will have to work. It's still gunna be big, but I can't do the 44 at all.

get a different cut then. Go with the double flap back and the long, it will fit fine

wear sweatpants

Trance, I wore a 48 for my wedding in February. I looked like I was wearing a freakin robe. It was huge around my waist, but still a little snug around my shoulders and back. The girl at the shop told me I needed to quit working out. I told her to quit talking (then I told her I was kidding, so she wouldn't fuck up my tux on purpose). I chose a Ralph Lauren tux, and they didn't come in an Athletic cut. Get the 48 and don't worry too much. You won't have the jacket on all night and when you do, everybody is going to have their arms around you taking pictures. You won't notice. My suits have to be tailored and they look good when they are done properly. They are athletic cut, but still too damn big around the belly area. They make your shape stand out better when they are tailored and make your back look huge.

Justin er filmy says to get the smaller one...

is this mental or what?

is this mental or what?

i have been changing my eating habits lately and working out. well i felt kinda weak at the gym this morning and it pissed me off and put me in a bad mood all day. Then i ate 3 ccokies at my moms because i was depressed and they were homeade and smelled so good and i'm such a fucking pussy for doing that. then i had a lean peice of steak and 1/2 a plain baked potatoe. well, ever since the cookies i've been feeling nauseated. so i ate the steak and potatoe because i still need to eat for energy. well, the nauseau hasen't gone away yet. is this just mental cause i fucked up my diet and i'm becoming a purger or something? i dunno. i feel stupid. it's just been a rough day i'd like to think it's mental. /rant

what?

i've found that after not eating sweets.. when i finally do, they make me feel sick especially cookies. i've stopped eating them altogether try cookies another time if you want.. my guess is that they'll make you feel sick again

Maybe the eggs she used were bad

Maybe the cow had Mad Cow Disease

Dude, its 3 cookies. Get over it.

I could see them making you feel nauseous for a few hours if you havent eaten sweets in a long time but not the entire day. When I drink coke I always feel sick afterwards if I haven't drank it in a while.

probably a little bit of both. The gulit of eating cookies and probably not eating much.

AmCo probably a little bit of both. The gulit of eating cookies and probably not eating much. this is what i decided too. i really did feel nauseated after I ate them....but then 6 hours later when I posted this it had to hae been mental. I'm actually kinda glad that I felt that way because it shows I'm trying to be strict and hard on myself. Othertimes, I wouldn't have cared abit and just said...eh, i'll start over tomorrow, and went and binged. This time I pulled myself back together and ate right afterwards.

sprite Dude, its 3 cookies. Get over it. yeah yeah..it's 3 cookies..... it wasn't so much about the cookies, but more about how I let myself do it.

i ate a box of mac & cheese with 3 glasses of pepsi

Ceaze i ate a box of mac & cheese with 3 glasses of pepsi fuck you fat ass

nic379 yeah yeah..it's 3 cookies..... it wasn't so much about the cookies, but more about how I let myself do it. Don't get hung up on this. If it really bothers you that much, just try to forget it and move on. Take the day off from your diet, it sounds like you need to.

christophers OCD this is not dexterium

is this mental or what?

My #'s from the circuit line

My #'s from the circuit line

don't laugh this is after not doing anything for like 2 months really Leg Ex - 254 Leg Curl - 284 Pullover - 156 Arm Cross - 126 Chest Press - 180 Lat Raise - 100 Overhead Press - 144 Bicep - 106 Tricep - 114 Leg Press - 240

The circuit line?

7th Ninjai The circuit line? ....yeah I don't do free weights, besides not really knowing how to do it, my gym buddy who was supposed to do it with me.....stopped going to the gym...so this is the thing that I can go to the gym, do it in 30 minutes, and be done. I'm going to try to sneak into the UF gym with my friend who is a student there so he can show me how to use the other stuff.

I will cry for you tonight.

ACURA TL-S I will cry for you tonight.

get a PT to show you the basics its not rocket science..

talk to Mcdermott

NoXeN its not rocket science.. it's rocket surgery

jonno talk to Mcdermott i can talk to a lot of people, and i can look at pictures and "kind of" figure it out, but i can't go to the gym they go to (not an UF student) and they can't go to mine (a private gym) this has always just been easier

jonno it's rocket surgery

NoXeN get a PT to show you the basics its not rocket science.. you, gtfo ------------------>

i have no clue what those numbers translate to, if anything

cunninglinguist i have no clue what those numbers translate to, if anything are thise weights? how many reps? WTF

Demize are thise weights? how many reps? WTF weights, it is something MedX came up with, you do as many as you can of each, you want the number to be between 8-12, if you can do more than 12 they up the weight, you do them right after one another w/o any break

so where's the number of reps?

Demize so where's the number of reps? well they change everytime i do it but when i went thursday it was 11 11 9 11 10 9 8 12 12 12

but i am le confused

sr20wop but i am le confused

there are 4 lines, all the same, you go down one

Are these pneumatic machines? There is a place near here that preys on women using techniques such as this.

ACURA TL-S Are these pneumatic machines? There is a place near here that preys on women using techniques such as this. om, define pneumatic

dude... wtf

jonno dude... wtf could you be a little more specific?

good job, if you've made improvements. theres really no way to correlate those numbers to some common denominator though, so theres no way to compare with others here. Are you still losing weight?

SoKo Soko is doing the arm curls in the bottom right corner in case anyone was confused.

My #'s from the circuit line

My rib cage protrudes quite a bit.

My rib cage protrudes quite a bit.

Is this normal? It's most noticeable if I'm laying down, especially if I have my back somewhat arched. I can take a picture if you guys don't know what I'm talking about. You can't see individual ribs or anything, it's just the ends of the rib cage that protude. Maybe it's my lack of adbdominal muscles .

Bird chest.

my gut protrudes

I had the same thing, I learned to pull my rib cage in to be flush with my body, just takes a bit of abdominal exercise/training.

ralyks I had the same thing, I learned to pull my rib cage in to be flush with my body, just takes a bit of abdominal exercise/training.

xpinchx Is this normal? It's most noticeable if I'm laying down, especially if I have my back somewhat arched. I can take a picture if you guys don't know what I'm talking about. You can't see individual ribs or anything, it's just the ends of the rib cage that protude. Maybe it's my lack of adbdominal muscles . i'm not sure if it's normal, but i'm the exact same way. when i lay down, there is a severe drop off from ribcage to stomach

I gots it too.

we knew this guy who was like that, you could see his ribs and also he had big areolas, we called him BCP for birdcage peppas, peppas = pepperonis = big areolas.

I have a similar problem as well.

i gots that, too. i can pull it flat but why do it unless it's for showing off abs. i like it. seems like it adds a lot of size to my frame.

ryazbeck we knew this guy who was like that, you could see his ribs and also he had big areolas, we called him BCP for birdcage peppas, peppas = pepperonis = big areolas. you could be talking about me

aenz you could be talking about me haha, BCP probably weighs like 115 @ 5'10".

dirtysouthboy haha, BCP probably weighs like 115 @ 5'10". ok maybe not

i think you just need to bulk

xpinchx Is this normal? It's most noticeable if I'm laying down, especially if I have my back somewhat arched. I can take a picture if you guys don't know what I'm talking about. You can't see individual ribs or anything, it's just the ends of the rib cage that protude. Maybe it's my lack of adbdominal muscles . Everyone I've seen with that bird cage chest is a helluva runner.

My rib cage protrudes quite a bit.

For the past week....

For the past week....

I've been drinking 24/7 I've lost about 5 pounds On some days I eat 3 meals...but most of the time I eat only once...and my appetite has decreased severly. Smoking about a pack a day. Spring break was alot of fun.

Damn dude.

well thats what spring breaks about bro i'm sure at least part of the work you were putting in was with spring break in mind sounds like you got your muscles worth now go back out there and hit the weights

For the past week....

Where to go in Vegas?

Where to go in Vegas?

Best place to eat? Best buffets? Best clubs? I'm not really going for gambling, but where's the best place to play 21 and Hold Em? I know this is slightly offtopic, but I'm leaving in less than 24 hours, so it can be deleted tommorow. Plus I don't have access to the main forum..

Alot of the good buffets are in the casinos themselves, I hit up the one in Treasure Island, the desert section was unfuckingbelievable, especially for cheesecake, they had like 7 different varieties.

sooooo many great places to eat. Id have a hard time picking a favorite.

stop talking about food go to Club Rain.

cunninglinguist stop talking about food go to Club Rain. I had to keep it somewhat on topic..

Bulk up at the Bellagio buffet.

bellagio had steak and lobster when i went, among other tasty things

i just got back a few weeks ago. The buffet at the bellagio is great and it should be at $35 each. I also had dinner at Delmonico's steakhouse at the Venetian, and had one of the best steaks of my life (and i've eaten at some good steakhouses). Also expensive though, $100+ per person. Personally i think the clubs are kind of weak out there. I've been to rain, ra, rumjungle, bikinis, ice (off the strip), ghostbar, and body english. I've always had a great time at Crazy Horse Too. Apparently the last night we were out there i made out with one of the strippers...don't really remember much of that though

Chris3G i just got back a few weeks ago. The buffet at the bellagio is great and it should be at $35 each. I also had dinner at Delmonico's steakhouse at the Venetian, and had one of the best steaks of my life (and i've eaten at some good steakhouses). Also expensive though, $100+ per person. Personally i think the clubs are kind of weak out there. I've been to rain, ra, rumjungle, bikinis, ice (off the strip), ghostbar, and body english. I've always had a great time at Crazy Horse Too. Apparently the last night we were out there i made out with one of the strippers...don't really remember much of that though I'm definitely planning on hitting Rain, Ghostbar, Body English, and Rum Jungle. Shit's expensive to get into..

Ilyusha I'm definitely planning on hitting Rain, Ghostbar, Body English, and Rum Jungle. Shit's expensive to get into.. you can get passes from the local taxi drivers that will work as the cover charge for these places. If you're a good negotiator and are persistant, you can get them REALLY cheap. By the time our trip was over, i was pretty good at it...got 8 people into Rain on saturday night for $2 each. But then unless you like waiting on line for 2 hours, you'll just spend the money you saved on greasing the bouncers and skipping the lines

Chris3G i just got back a few weeks ago. The buffet at the bellagio is great and it should be at $35 each. I also had dinner at Delmonico's steakhouse at the Venetian, and had one of the best steaks of my life (and i've eaten at some good steakhouses). Also expensive though, $100+ per person. Personally i think the clubs are kind of weak out there. I've been to rain, ra, rumjungle, bikinis, ice (off the strip), ghostbar, and body english. I've always had a great time at Crazy Horse Too. Apparently the last night we were out there i made out with one of the strippers...don't really remember much of that though Delmonico's is awesome. Definately one of the best steaks I have ever had.

Chris3G you can get passes from the local taxi drivers that will work as the cover charge for these places. If you're a good negotiator and are persistant, you can get them REALLY cheap. By the time our trip was over, i was pretty good at it...got 8 people into Rain on saturday night for $2 each. But then unless you like waiting on line for 2 hours, you'll just spend the money you saved on greasing the bouncers and skipping the lines So would I ask a taxi driver for some passes or...?

Ilyusha So would I ask a taxi driver for some passes or...? yeah ask if they have any passes for whatever place you want to go to and make sure they are good for the night you want to go.

Chris3G yeah ask if they have any passes for whatever place you want to go to and make sure they are good for the night you want to go. Sweet.. thanks. Are there fakes floating around that I should watch out for?

Ilyusha Sweet.. thanks. Are there fakes floating around that I should watch out for? i doubt it, from what i understand the taxi drivers get these things for free or near close to free, despite what they might tell you. They generate business for the clubs and get people into the casino. Oh, here's another tip...if you want to go to a strip club, don't pay a taxi driver for the ride. Ask the guy working the taxi line at the hotel for a ride in a house car, and they'll generally take you for free in some kind of stretch limo. They get kickbacks from the clubs for doing this.

Chris3G i doubt it, from what i understand the taxi drivers get these things for free or near close to free, despite what they might tell you. They generate business for the clubs and get people into the casino. Oh, here's another tip...if you want to go to a strip club, don't pay a taxi driver for the ride. Ask the guy working the taxi line at the hotel for a ride in a house car, and they'll generally take you for free in some kind of stretch limo. They get kickbacks from the clubs for doing this. Will do if the gf goes along with it...

Ilyusha Will do if the gf goes along with it... ahh if it's just the two of you this might not work..they get paid by how many people they bring in...we had a group of 8 so it was never a problem...doesn't hurt to ask either way though.

Chris3G ahh if it's just the two of you this might not work..they get paid by how many people they bring in...we had a group of 8 so it was never a problem...doesn't hurt to ask either way though. Alright.. I'll see how many things I can get for cheaper than the going rate. As long as I can get some discount off of clubs, I'll be happy.

the orleans casino has 99 cent dinner specials after midnight on weeknights. i had 2 plates of steak and eggs and a pancake sandwhich for 3 bucks last time i went. also met the bouncer to the club at the venetian, i forgot what its called, but we met him at the gym playing basketball and he got us in vip that saturday night, cut through a humongous line. my friends live in vegas and still get hookups from him every now and then. i think he's russian too

when you're out there make sure to bulk like you have never bulked before...

im back, vegas was dope, lost lots of money, had tons of fun faggor

Where to go in Vegas?