Gym thread (off topic)
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Any fellow gym-goers on polycount?
With a sedentary job like game design you HAVE to get some kind of exercise. Doesn't have to be lifting but I personally love it. It's the only thing keeping me sane while looking for a job and working on my portfolio. Well gym and the ol' ball & chain.
Anyway I thought I'd make a thread to talk about gym related things. Post stats, routines or ask for advice. Obviously for specific things you're better off going to bodybuilding.com or similar sites.
I'm currently doing 5/3/1. I did SS when I started, I've also done madcow, PHAT and a push/pull.
stats from www.strstd.com
squat used to be 170 but I skipped leg day for like 5 months
If anyone wants to get into lifting I'd be happy to give some advice.
With a sedentary job like game design you HAVE to get some kind of exercise. Doesn't have to be lifting but I personally love it. It's the only thing keeping me sane while looking for a job and working on my portfolio. Well gym and the ol' ball & chain.
Anyway I thought I'd make a thread to talk about gym related things. Post stats, routines or ask for advice. Obviously for specific things you're better off going to bodybuilding.com or similar sites.
I'm currently doing 5/3/1. I did SS when I started, I've also done madcow, PHAT and a push/pull.
stats from www.strstd.com
squat used to be 170 but I skipped leg day for like 5 months
If anyone wants to get into lifting I'd be happy to give some advice.
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and a more indepth breakdown....
I'm a major gym goer. I haven't been doing 5/3/1 or any sort of pyramid type training lately-I've been focusing on adding some pure size. I've noticed that, for me, 5x8 on the core lifts have been pretty fantastic while using a 3x8-12 for auxiliary exercises. I do a pretty standard body building split and have been for pretty much ever.
As for why I go? Keeps me sane. Gets me out now that I'm a f/t freelancer. Love lifting. I have body image issues. RAGE!!! Need I go on?
komaokc, pretty solid lifts there. For your squats, do you go ass to grass? I started doing it a few months ago and had to rebuild my squat but it's been absolutely worth it.
I got to get back into the game been f-ing up hardcore for a couple of months, like 6-8 lol. Being jobless is hard on goals to be honest, Anyway.
Like to watch these funny dudes at times they have whole bunch of channels about lifting and such, as for them being natties I don't know 100% but they preach a good sermon.
http://www.youtube.com/user/twinmuscleworkout
So are we not using this thread anymore and continue this on the other?
https://www.youtube.com/user/buffdudes/videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/NalewanyjFitness/videos
@Rurouni Strife: I do ATG on most of my sets, except for the top set. On that I just go below parallel. I got some great size gains on PHAT, but my lifts stalled way too much so I switched back to a mainly strength based routine.
@D4V1DC: TMW are entertaining to watch, but don't take what they say too seriously. I only really watch elliot hulse (strengthcamp) these days. And klokov. I don't understand a thing he says but still cool to watch.
If anyone knows any other good youtube channels or other good information, please post it here!
I think the other thread is mostly weight loss. Might be cool to focus purely on lifting in this thread?
I was doing Stronglifts 5x5 for a while, but now I've kinda started my own hybrid of the 5x5 and a hypertrophy split.
My biggest issue has always been sticking with a clean diet. Working at a studio with free dinners and goodies makes it even harder. I've recently started bringing my supplements to work and planning out my meals ahead of time which helps a bit. Sites like EatThisMuch are pretty helpful as well.
He should put out another mix though
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/
Yeah I definitely know the feeling. When I was working I'd take a shake or eat some tuna for lunch. But now that I'm unemployed I just snack all day
I'll dump some of my bookmarks here for you guys:
http://www.rohitnair.net/pp/ Routine picker
http://www.liamrosen.com/fitness.html Beginner's Health and Fitness Guide
http://www.strgraphs.com/ a bit like strstd. Good for tracking progress
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=156380183 Good thread on macros and calories
http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/ Intermittent fasting calculator, good for calculating normal calorie intake as well.
http://train.elitefts.com/instructional/so-you-think-you-can-bench-parts1-7/ So You Think You Can Bench (Bench press guide)
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120309781&pagenumber= decent 3 day split
http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/The_Starting_Strength_Novice/Beginner_Programs starting strength
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=112382761 5/3/1
http://www.simplyshredded.com/mega-feature-layne-norton-training-series-full-powerhypertrophy-routine-updated-2011.html PHAT
http://stronglifts.com/madcow/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm madcow
http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ stronglifts
I've been meaning to do this for a while, finally got around to it. I started a Facebook group for game developers interested in staying or getting fit. There's a file with the links you provided as well as some I added.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/641497755919093/
My lifts are pretty good for my height/weight-except for squat unless I don't go atg. I'm all about getting stronger and bigger though and experimenting. I've also never heard of the Texas Method and Madcow. Going to check those out for fun.
I found it harder to eat right/timing when I worked in a studio. These days working from home, it's great to know that all the stuff I need is here. Snacking all day is no big thing if it's greek yogut, maybe a shake, eggs, etc.
I try to snack on fruit, so it's not that bad. Just need to do more cardio