Tom 13808 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Yeh I’ve only really done the cold showers. My mate does the breathing and can hold his breathe for 4 minutes 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 5x5 training with incremental increase in weight combined with a calorie surplus is ideal for packing on muscle. all you really need is a programme of deadlift/squat/pullup/shoulder press/bench/row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Had my first experience of fully failing a lift that I went for the other day just about managed to stop a dumbell smashing me in the chest from halfway up on a bench press. Ask people to spot you if you're training to failure kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2182 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 26/02/2022 at 23:52, Andrew said: Had my first experience of fully failing a lift that I went for the other day just about managed to stop a dumbell smashing me in the chest from halfway up on a bench press. Ask people to spot you if you're training to failure kids Or don't lift weights that are too heavy for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 i've dropped a dumbbell on my face before. wouldn't recommend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2182 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I've had one break and land on my foot, wouldn't recommend that either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 2 hours ago, MrBass said: Or don't lift weights that are too heavy for you hey now, it was only too heavy for one rep, the rest were fine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13808 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 26/02/2022 at 13:59, Dr Gloom said: 5x5 training with incremental increase in weight combined with a calorie surplus is ideal for packing on muscle. all you really need is a programme of deadlift/squat/pullup/shoulder press/bench/row Yeh that’s what I’ve been doing since November and the gains are insane. It’s also nice to have the stronglifts app as it guides you & tells you how much weight to lift. Id never done free weights before so this has been eye opening for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 32 minutes ago, Tom said: Yeh that’s what I’ve been doing since November and the gains are insane. It’s also nice to have the stronglifts app as it guides you & tells you how much weight to lift. Id never done free weights before so this has been eye opening for me Free weights are the bomb - the 6 lifts i mentioned in the post above hit all muscle groups. V efficient compared to weight machines so perfect if you’re time-poor. That’s not to say machines don’t have a place though. I do split training these days so they’re brilliant finishers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton 9 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Strongliifts is for strength more than mass. Bad advice being delivered by the doctor. If you do use it for mass, use shorter rest times so you can tear more muscle fibers. Or just go for a more suitable mass training programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelinton 9 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 You will gain mass of course, it's just not the most targeted way of doing so. Happy to help fellow lifters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2182 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 If he’s new to lifting then 5x5’s isn’t a bad shout to start with. There will come a point though when you’ll plateau and will need to switch things up. Negatives, TuT, shorter rest, higher reps etc… I’ve been doing high volume training pretty much since lockdown as that’s safer when training solo, but towards the back end of last year started throwing in 5x5’s on the bench, squat and deadlift whilst still doing high volume for the rest of the session. Lots of YouTube vids out there if you ever get stuck for ideas along with the knowledgeable folk on here of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Joelinton said: Strongliifts is for strength more than mass. Bad advice being delivered by the doctor. If you do use it for mass, use shorter rest times so you can tear more muscle fibers. Or just go for a more suitable mass training programme. Debatable. As long as you’re eating enough protein and are in surplus you can put on plenty of mass doing the 6 exercises I posted earlier in a 5x5 programme. It’s how I got started. These days I train with much lighter weights, much higher volume and do a split programme. Back in the day it was the blitz the whole body in 60-70 minutes plan. Whatever works innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 6ft 7 and built like a brick shithoose (19st 6) Unfortunately, the brickwork is more like this, these days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2182 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 How long have you been sponsored by Unlisted Images? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 hours ago, MrBass said: How long have you been sponsored by Unlisted Images? a little while, their payments are shite though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 8 hours ago, peasepud said: 6ft 7 and built like a brick shithoose (19st 6) Unfortunately, the brickwork is more like this, these days You're 6 foot fucking 7?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 47 minutes ago, Andrew said: You're 6 foot fucking 7?! hell yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Our very own big Dan Burn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 It is quite stunning how your mental images of people you've never actually seen can be so wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2182 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 What was your image of peasepud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, MrBass said: What was your image of peasepud? You're not that far wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 05/02/2022 at 23:13, Andrew said: Weighed in at 67.1kgs which means I have 3kgs back from my lowest when I was ill. Already noticing the difference, really back in the swing at the gym. On the road back to 70 and beyond! Pretty much back at "before I was ill" weight now, definitely stronger than I was at that weight last year too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 i'm about ready to pivot from winter training mindset (carlorie surplus/more strength training) to summer mode (small deficit/less booze/more cardio). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19736 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 What you laughing at keto boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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