Huddle Workout Warriors

[h0llywood]

This is the creatine I buy. It doesn't taste chaly when mixed with water. Mix it with something like pineapple juice and you can't taste it at all, plus it's freaking cheap. http://www.musclefeast.com/Creatine/Micronized-Creatine-Monohydrate.html

 

I will give this a try.

[Joscott]

My shoulders haven't kicked in yet but my legs were killing me today...and my abs...I coughed earlier and thought I'd have to call an ambulance.

[Cat]

Well I've had a bladder infection followed by a stomach virus follwed by a terrible backache so I haven't worked out the last two days. I miss it. Hope to get back today.  I lost 7 lbs in 5 days with the bladder infection and stomach. My stomach is inverted. Gotta eat some protein and get back at it.

[Jase]

I have yet to figure out the trick to doing straight-leg deadlifts properly.  My back seems to round out unless I keep the bar further away from me, but then that makes the balance of the move feel off.

 

Can anyone help?

 

 

[Darth Biscuit]

I have yet to figure out the trick to doing straight-leg deadlifts properly. My back seems to round out unless I keep the bar further away from me, but then that makes the balance of the move feel off.

Can anyone help?

I have to concentrate on sticking my chest out on those to keep my back from rounding.

Are you doing too much weight?

[Jase]

I went pretty light to try to figure it out.  I have no problem sticking my chest and butt out for a regular deadlift, but SL deadlifts force you to bend over so much that there's nowhere for your chest and butt to go.

[Darth Biscuit]

Hmmm...  idk.  

 

I try to stick my chest out, let my butt go back and I don't keep my knees 100% straight, probably 95%.  I also don't go down but to about my knees, maybe a tad lower.

 

 

This is pretty good... 

 

[Jase]

10 days into bulking, up about a pound to new all time high weight of 168.4... progress.

 

Also today marks 3 months of working out for me, I have a reminder set to take a progress pic. (hint: still skinny)

[Cat]

10 days into bulking, up about a pound to new all time high weight of 168.4... progress.

 

Also today marks 3 months of working out for me, I have a reminder set to take a progress pic. (hint: still skinny)

 

How tall are you?

 

My husband is 5'10 and 153. What he's got is mostly muscle. I think he needs to eat more if he wants to bulk up his arms a little more. Any tips from all you lifters? He wants a bigger chest and a bit bigger arms. He's interested in a lean muscle look not real big. 

[Darth Biscuit]

Yeah, eat more, lift heavier... that's about it.  He's not going to get huge overnight, so a month of doing that will put muscle on for sure.

[Jase]

How tall are you?

 

My husband is 5'10 and 153. What he's got is mostly muscle. I think he needs to eat more if he wants to bulk up his arms a little more. Any tips from all you lifters? He wants a bigger chest and a bit bigger arms. He's interested in a lean muscle look not real big. 

 

6'-0

 

I've discovered that the biggest thing that has been holding me back until now is that I hadn't been eating nearly enough.   Even if I was getting a fair amount of protein, I'd count my calories and sometimes end up with only 1500-2000 for the day.

 

Since starting to bulk I've made at least one jump up to heavier weights in all of my lifts, in only 10 days time. 

 

I computed my Base Metabolic Rate using the Katch-Mcardle method to be around 1700-1750 calories per day, multiplied by 1.5 for a moderate activity level, and again by 1.1 to add weight.  I ended up computing that I need about 2800 cals/day.

 

My advice to him is eat a lot and hit the gym a lot.  Building lean mass is a very slooooooooooow process. 

[Jase]

If anyone is interested, here's my nutrition/weight bulking spreadsheet.  Tracking calorie and protein needs/consumption and weight. 

 

The Bodyfat% I'm tracking is discouraging, but it is from one of those bathroom scales and I'm sure is wildly inaccurate for someone who is lifting weights.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtW6-ZtWfdg4dGIyamFaOGdXNkNPUW5CNmVLMVJVQUE&usp=sharing

 

[Darth Biscuit]

I've wondered how those scales work for bodyfat...  if they do it off of some weight/height ratio it wouldn't work very well for someone who is muscular... similar to BMI.

[Cat]

6'-0

 

I've discovered that the biggest thing that has been holding me back until now is that I hadn't been eating nearly enough.   Even if I was getting a fair amount of protein, I'd count my calories and sometimes end up with only 1500-2000 for the day.

 

Since starting to bulk I've made at least one jump up to heavier weights in all of my lifts, in only 10 days time. 

 

I computed my Base Metabolic Rate using the Katch-Mcardle method to be around 1700-1750 calories per day, multiplied by 1.5 for a moderate activity level, and again by 1.1 to add weight.  I ended up computing that I need about 2800 cals/day.

 

My advice to him is eat a lot and hit the gym a lot.  Building lean mass is a very slooooooooooow process. 

 

I think he's eating about the same as you were. There are many days were I out eat him.  He'll have 1200 calorie days or less sometimes.