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at 210lbs
I'm trying to find a picture... at this point I didn't even have a faint outline of my abs.


at 203lbs



at 197lbs



at 190lbs




Unfortunately, I was at like 196lbs just a week ago, but food poisoning hit me. I don't look much more cut in the last pic because I probably lost a few pounds of muscle. I mean... I was planning to lose those 6 pounds over a period of 6 weeks, and instead, I lost it in just 9 days. Had I lost it over a period of 6 weeks, I would look more muscular in that final pic.

But not to worry: I'm planning on going back up to 196lbs and then cutting down again to 190lbs to do it right

I'll put up pics of that too when it happens.

Not sure about Smolov Jr but that actually seems like it'd be tougher since you don't have the 2 week introductory microcycle to get your body used to squatting 3-4x a week.

You can do that if you want to. I never did though.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmVhJ4YL9f4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmVhJ4YL9f4</a>

Well high frequency squatting sure did increase my squat. Now the question is - is this good for athleticism? It will increase your squat, but I'm not sure if that's not ONLY movement efficiency improvements in the squat and that will not help you on the field. However, using heavier weights again and again will improve your body's explosiveness afterall, maybe even without increases in muscle (stronger neural signals).

Also, lifting with heavier weights will lead to more muscle growth than otherwise anyway.
If you squat 350x3... then you're able to go up to 350x6 strictly through neural gains, you'll build more muscle that way.
And yes, the explosiveness part - I never thought about that. Probably will also help you release more testosterone or gH maybe, who knows (maybe if we were younger?).

whats with this 5/3/1 thing i see ppl talking about?

Excellent program with a lot of room for tampering with accessory work and stuff. Not for beginners or early intermediates.
It's by powerlifter jim wendler, although you can tune it to fit bodybuilding needs or olympic lifting needs if you want:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/hardcore-look-at-jim-wendlers-5-3-1-powerlifting-system.html
I read the entire book (~100pgs, but a light read) a few hours after I got it and I loved it. There's a few things I disagree with, like the de-load. Seems to be far too light for me. But I searched up and found out he has new de-load parameters.

Finally made a great new track.

I think this one's beautiful. 3:00 and on is good:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdD3d-zNaKo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdD3d-zNaKo</a>




He was the first DJ I ever saw perform live. I was 15. Blew me away...

Quote from: Dreyth on March 27, 2012, 07:51:18 pm

Quote from: TheSituation on March 27, 2012, 07:42:05 pm

You're viewed as a pussy on the misc if you don't deadlift, so I'm not sure what section you're talking about.

Don't act like you've never seen the anti-deadlift debates.

I have (people think they give you a big waist, heh), but for the most part deadlifts are viewed positively there.

agreed

I have no idea. I just go there for the nutrition and misc sections.

Quote from: Dreyth on March 26, 2012, 03:51:35 pm

Quote from: T0ddday on March 26, 2012, 03:37:01 pm

No! They are not. That's the point I have been trying to hammer home to you!  You seem to think that besides water weight which is regulated largely by sodium/water intake (osmotic balance) all other bodyweight is regulated by energy balance.

Before I even read the rest of your post, I'm going to have to see some sources for how the human body violates the laws of thermodynamics.

It's quite frustrating spending 4 years studying physics and then another 6 in graduate school to have to remind people over and over again that nutritionists who know absolutely nothing of what they are talking about and couldn't tell a line integral from an apple and bring up thermodynamics for proof of why one diet or exercise plan work know ABSOLUTELY nothing.

You are NOT A CLOSED SYSTEM.  You are not even a planet.  If you eat 10,000 calories today and then you cut off your leg.... You will weigh less.  The first law is not violated because the energy of the closed system (planet, universe, etc) is still there is the form of a leg on the floor... but YOU weigh less.  That's all that matters to you!   Just like if your bones atrophy you will piss out inorganic metals, quite literally matter will flow out of the open system, and you will weigh less. 

Sorry if I come across as an ass for this post but it's really frustrating to here diet gurus bring up energy in the strictest sense (ie. $E=mc^{2}$)  when talking about human metabolism.  Not all catabolic processes even produce energy (usable for humans)!

I stick by Calories In Calories out and the IFFYM approach for body composition but if we are going to have a discussion regarding the peculiarities or exceptions to the model.... Well, broscience for weight training is one thing... but let's not approach bro-physics. 

makes sense to me now.

i can see how u can lose bone mass by maintaining an energy deficit/surplus of 0.

Can you also gain bone mass while still maintaning a zero caloric deficit/surplus? (curious)