Health and fitness

[husker77 10+ year member]

You lose a lot of strength when you start cutting that much. We had a kid last year that dropped a ton and he went from being a great wrestler to crap. He ate nothing most of the season and ran for like 1 hour a night after practice then another hour in the morning before school.

Now that my boy is where he needs to be I hope to figure out what his maintenance calories need to be so he can eat more. Would like him to stay right about 2 lbs under so he can eat good the night before and the day of the meet.

 

[dumpbeast86 10+ year member]

Does he wrestle in high school or college? I personally know 4 guys that would dip below 5 before weigh in. Lol
I can't help it really. I eat tons, but workout a lot. It isn't hard for me to maintain low bf due to metabolism and and lifting. @SpiderMonkey ; What is skinny fat? Lol

^^this. I am 6'3'', 180, about 9% bf but i am gaining weight, it is usually lower. i have a crazy metabolism. 5% bf is not hard to maintain once you get there, nor is it unhealthy. many fitness models maintain this year round. 2% bf is minimum for males for necessary bodily functions

edit-i like this thread btw. congrats op. hell yeah to fitness

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

I always been thin but since gettin my lady (and hitched) she fattened me up. Was an unhalthy 200lbs last year this time. But did a detox diet, got back in the gym, and did insanity over the summer. Now 163 but detoxing again this week (ate really bad in november). Gonna get my protein up after his detox is over and build some muscle. I want that over-30 6-pack

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

140 here, I'm a little *****.

Got ya beat man lol

 

[E-Rock 10+ year member]

Jeez I haven't done dumbell press in forever now that I think about it. Also haven't done deadlift in forever, I do Cleans on a weekly or biweekly basis most of the time.

Gotta hit the gym here in a little, just waiting for all the rush hour traffic to die down. Traffic and red lights are your worst enemy when driving to the gym after taking a pre-workout.

 

[RoYALbLUE08 10+ year member]

subscribed, I need to lose 40 pounds in a few months. im 240 now needa get back down to 200

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

^^this. I am 6'3'', 180, about 9% bf but i am gaining weight, it is usually lower. i have a crazy metabolism. 5% bf is not hard to maintain once you get there, nor is it unhealthy. many fitness models maintain this year round. 2% bf is minimum for males for necessary bodily functions
edit-i like this thread btw. congrats op. hell yeah to fitness

They do not ever, ever, hit 5% bodyfat.

Ever. 5% is what the pro's hit during comp. Maybe grace the 3.5-4% line.

How do I know this? I trained with an IFBB pro at Gold's Venice, and my personal trainer won the Nevada state Bodybuilding Championships.

You sir, are incorrect.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Jeez I haven't done dumbell press in forever now that I think about it. Also haven't done deadlift in forever, I do Cleans on a weekly or biweekly basis most of the time.
Gotta hit the gym here in a little, just waiting for all the rush hour traffic to die down. Traffic and red lights are your worst enemy when driving to the gym after taking a pre-workout.

I loved dumbells. I mean I really fuckin hated them, and I was lifting lighter dumbbells than bench, but when I got back on bench, my numbers went up.

I lived for back and leg days. Those were my favorite.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

They do not ever, ever, hit 5% bodyfat.
Ever. 5% is what the pro's hit during comp. Maybe grace the 3.5-4% line.

How do I know this? I trained with an IFBB pro at Gold's Venice, and my personal trainer won the Nevada state Bodybuilding Championships.

You sir, are incorrect.

This. 2% may be absolutely necessary for body functions, but no one gets there. 5% is really hard to maintain.

Also, bro, you still mod?

 

[E-Rock 10+ year member]

I loved dumbells. I mean I really fuckin hated them, and I was lifting lighter dumbbells than bench, but when I got back on bench, my numbers went up.
I lived for back and leg days. Those were my favorite.

I love doing squats. I don't really do much else for legs since mine are naturally pretty muscular and thick, so I have to work on shoulders and arms a lot to try and balance out my physique. Leg days for me are: squats, calf raises, lunges. I used to do isolation on hams and quads but it seems kind of worthless. Those vertical exercises have given me more definition.

I don't follow a really strict schedule. I will just do whatever I feel I need to work on for the most part. There is some organization to it but not a lot. I like to switch things up.

 

[dumpbeast86 10+ year member]

They do not ever, ever, hit 5% bodyfat.
Ever. 5% is what the pro's hit during comp. Maybe grace the 3.5-4% line.

How do I know this? I trained with an IFBB pro at Gold's Venice, and my personal trainer won the Nevada state Bodybuilding Championships.

You sir, are incorrect.

sure they do. i know of several, and i am subscribed to one's website. pros get their look through carb/water/sodium depletion for days before a show or photo shoot. they do have a low bf% as well. point is, everyone should get into living a healthy lifestyle

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

I love doing squats. I don't really do much else for legs since mine are naturally pretty muscular and thick, so I have to work on shoulders and arms a lot to try and balance out my physique. Leg days for me are: squats, calf raises, lunges. I used to do isolation on hams and quads but it seems kind of worthless. Those vertical exercises have given me more definition.
I don't follow a really strict schedule. I will just do whatever I feel I need to work on for the most part. There is some organization to it but not a lot. I like to switch things up.

Yeah legs were fast, probably why I liked them days so much. Squats, leg press, calf raises. If I was feeling amped I'd finish it off with some kettle bell swings, focusing on squating down as low as possible. Back days were never adjacent to leg days for me, so it worked out well.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

Fav lift? Rdl. Can lift so much weight. I **** at the bench, decent at everything else. But rdl, I can move some stuff

 

[Dr. Slam 10+ year member]

The best form of shocking the muscles is to never do the exact same workout twice. Studies have found that even repeating a workout once means muscle memory development and a stagnation to performance increase. Increase reps, increase weight, increase sets numbers. Do it different than you did it last time. Do it better than you did it last time. Your body will assimilate. It is the only way to not hit that "plateau".

^^^This.

I've never done the same exact workout twice. I follow a loose framework that I put together in my head for my workout each time and just go with whatever comes up to mind for whatever body part I'm working on.

Before I became a personal / athletic trainer I was 6'6 270 with 13% body fat. All of my maxs are rediculous and for the first few years I never used any supplements. I drank about a gallon of milk every other day and ate tons of oat meal, tuna, chicken, beef, etc... I always worked out hard as fuq also. Now I just do Optimum Nutrition Pro Blend.

 

[marleyskater420 5,000+ posts]

This. 2% may be absolutely necessary for body functions, but no one gets there. 5% is really hard to maintain.
Also, bro, you still mod?

Only was a mod years ago. Haven't been on in like 8 years.

And dude, no. Pros get to 5% the day of a show. If someone says they are 5% they are lying.

Go ahead and believe that. I don't care. But walk up to a pro, or anyone that actually knows what the **** they are talking about, and they will laugh at you.