Naw man, I start my work out around 9-11 usually. The average joes slam it in the early am before work and during lunch, and then all the gym bros hit around 5-6 when they get off work. So I usually only work out with 0-4 other people in the gym. And if you’re wondering about the carpet, the place used to be an inflatable bouncy house place lol.
Also,
I have no idea what this means
Or this
Edit: nvm, just googled what an octogenarian is 
lol. Allow me to paint a picture for you:
Imaging a deadlifting zone squeezed by equipment, specifically cable apparatus to the west, and leg press to the east. Picture people trying to shimmy betwixt a bar in motion and said equipment to get to the racks in front of you. Imagine, still, timing a pull to send a bar full force into someone’s crotch as they try to pass (not on purpose though). Unfortunately for them I have short arms - which means a higher than usual lockout point - and a little more force on impact.
I wouldn’t have even felt bad. They get in the way instead of having some manners and waiting the 10 seconds it takes for you to finish your set
Weighed in at 272 this morning. I’m doing a fast day at work today that should bring my weight back down to ~269 by tomorrow morning.
I’m not understanding how I’m not losing weight. I’m eating BW x10 (~2700) on training days, eating at least 220g protein. And twice a week when I’m at work I usually do some kind of fast, and eat around 1000-1500 cals. I was hoping to actually lose some weight before I had to cut calories and/or add cardio
Dude, you’re probably eating waaay too little. Bwx10 is super low end. Your 270ish, so your maintenance by bw alone is between 3800-4600 cal/day. Say you’re 25 per cent bodyfat or thereabouts. Your maintenance for LBM is going to be between 2800-3500 cal/day.
Why not bump calories to 3500 cal/day, and add in two conditioning sessions each week: one hard and one easy. When you need to, drop to 3400 cal/day, etc.
You think so? I know BW x10 is low, but I figured a 270 guy eating 2700 calories was still better than a guy that’s 180 only eating 1800. When I was 255 I couldn’t even eat 3000 cals/day without putting on weight
Wow big dude. Why lose weight when you have almost completed the road to SHW. If you weighed more than 140 guinea pigs despade wouldn’t stand a chance
Cuz I don’t want to be strong, but look like the pilsbury doughboy lol.
but true beauty comes in all shapes and sizes
All those bench layers and deadlifts yesterday have my chest and traps feeling some sick doms. Forgot how good the soreness feels lol
But I can choose between being a beautiful beast or a beautiful fat fuck I’m picking the former
Fair enough but
#AllGuineaPigsAreBeautiful
Oh no, I sure wish the rodent approved of who I am as a person. Go back to nibbling vegetation.
The issue is it gives you no room to move when you need to plus it’s probably low enough your body is panicking and holding onto everything for dear life. At the 3500 ish mark you’d probably find your body would let go a bit more as that’s below your bodyweight maintenance cals but at the high end of your LBM maintenance
Apparently he nibbles on more than just vegetation
This time around I’ve been less OCD about macros honestly. I just use myfitness pal to hit my goal calories and at least 220g protein and just fill in the rest with carbs and fats. Pretty much every meal is some protein and some carbs of some sort. A very rough estimate is generally 2750-3000 cals/220-250pro/200-250 carb/50-100 fat
A roug outline of a day of eating looks about like this:
0900: 1 Scoop plazma. Half before half during workout
Workout
1100: (30 min-1 hr post workout)
2-3 scoops of protein powder
1200: Lunch
Some kind of meat (30-40g protein)
Some kind of fast carbs (fruit/ Greek yogurt/pasta/halo top)
1500: snack
some kind of protein/carb snack “healthy treat”(Atkins lasagna/ halo top/ etc.)
1800: dinner
Big ass portion of meat (fish/ chicken/ steak)
Some kind of carb (rice/fruit/ whatever)
I’ve basically been focusing less on food selection (still trying to keep out junk food as much as possible) and just hitting protein and calorie goals. I’d say as far as timing goes besides the big ass Post workout shake and meal cals, protein, and carbs are pretty evenly distributed through out the day,
That could work, yes.
If you start gaining weight that would be annoying. I’d probably look at your macro breakdown and your carb timing in that case.
@MarkKO I somehow replaced my last post with the new one, so look up at the last comment above yours lol
Don’t make me get out the “Priorities When Dieting for Body Composition by Renaissance Periodization” and beat you with it.
