I guess what I meant with that middle paragraph was more along the lines of ‘come check it out, see if you enjoy it as much as I do’ rather than ‘get your fat ass in the gym and lose weight with me’. So, yeah, definitely be careful how you word that (if you use it at all).
And as to the ‘looking better for you’, I can see how that would look that way, TP. I am trying to get my abs back for me, while my wife could give two shits. That was meant more as ‘I look better/feel better/perform better, and you get to take advantage of it’.
I think you should be attractive to your partner, and you should be attracted to your partner. Say what you will about shallowness, etc, but if you met/dated/married a thin, athletic looking chick, and then years later she balloons, I don’t think it is out of bounds to expect her to put a little work in. Both parties should be concerned with keeping their partner interested, but not to the point of obsession, and beyond the physical as well.
[quote]boatguy wrote:
I think you should be attractive to your partner, and you should be attracted to your partner. Say what you will about shallowness, etc, but if you met/dated/married a thin, athletic looking chick, and then years later she balloons, I don’t think it is out of bounds to expect her to put a little work in. Both parties should be concerned with keeping their partner interested, but not to the point of obsession, and beyond the physical as well.[/quote]
Oh yeah, I absolutely agree with this. I always tell my wife that I find her most attractive when she finds herself attractive, so it’s one of those round about sort’ve things, but at the same time, we’re both athletes, so it’s never really been an issue.
Back… Guys my life is fine… It’s that I wanna really bad to be strong as hell …still lsoing fay but weak as hell…cant undetstand how 5x5 works for my size and strength… My supplement… Were told that when doing that low volume 5x5 i wwill be wasting my supplment cuz its for bodybuilding spilt to work and not workouts like 5x5 cuz its not gonna add size …i am used to do tons of moved in gym… Today I did mchine pull up… Close grip pull down… Barbell row… Dumbell 1 arm row …cable seatd 1 arm row… Close grip bench pres and oherhead kneeling cable ext…1 atm triceps phlldown…then barbell curl anf dumbell incline curl and biceps 21 done…felt weak as usual… …
You need to train for years to become strong. That means you need to gain some knowledge around training and the purpose for you. I wouldn’t be chopping and changing based on what some supplement company is telling you. In fact, at your age and strength levels, why are you even bothering with supplements?
[quote]rymo wrote:
Back… Guys my life is fine… It’s that I wanna really bad to be strong as hell …still lsoing fay but weak as hell…cant undetstand how 5x5 works for my size and strength… My supplement… Were told that when doing that low volume 5x5 i wwill be wasting my supplment cuz its for bodybuilding spilt to work and not workouts like 5x5 cuz its not gonna add size …i am used to do tons of moved in gym… Today I did mchine pull up… Close grip pull down… Barbell row… Dumbell 1 arm row …cable seatd 1 arm row… Close grip bench pres and oherhead kneeling cable ext…1 atm triceps phlldown…then barbell curl anf dumbell incline curl and biceps 21 done…felt weak as usual… …[/quote]
You felt weak because you barely did any heavy work. I’m guessing your barbell rows and close grip bench weren’t heavy.
Go in. Squat some heavy weight. Press some heavy weight. Do some rows. Go home. Repeat in two days.
What happened to 5/3/1? If you’re going to continue reading nonsense on the internet, you might as well just do a 5x5 program. There will be an abundant supply of long term beginners eager to give you advice.
I’m assuming you read a lot of crap about bodybuilding from many underdeveloped nimrods as well. This link is by far the most accurate depiction of a normal bodybuilding routine online.
You can follow it or you can believe the internet folklore about only using light weights and pump training.
We’ll, if you’re still training exactly as you have been despite all the advice you’ve been given I’m not surprised.
You want to be strong? Do 531, or indeed ANY program that prioritises strength. Even Starting Strength would probably work OK for you for a few months. Maybe try Greyskull LP.
Stop whining that what you’re doing isn’t working when you’ve been given a bunch of advice on how to improve your training. Either ignore the advice and shut up about how you’re not getting the results you want or take the advice and change how you train.
You’ve spent the last 3 months in a caloric deficit, lost 40+ pounds and are still in a fucking caloric deficit.
Dude, I can’t do that on steroids. If you can continue gaining strength and muscle at this rate, you might as well prepare yourself for a future career as a Mr Olympia finalist.
