[quote]coolnatedawg wrote:
Akuma, when I was following carb cycling pretty strictly, the only difference between my low and med carb days was peri-w/o nutrition. Low days were kept to 1 80g carb meal, med days were that meal + PWO shake, so about 150g carb. Hi days were up in the 4-500 as every meal was carb with a little taper for my last meal.
Don’t know how much that will help you. It worked really well but I obviously didn’t take it down to low bf levels. I only went down to about 14% but it was pretty effective.[/quote]
Oh no doubt, i dont work out on my Low days. My Peri carb intake alone is…150, plus another 80 id take in with my PWO meal. Its why Low days are easy to do. Carbs with Breakfast(around 80-100) and with lunch (same) and im done for the day. Then it becomes a game of keeping my fat high to hit my caloric needs.
Oh and it turns out yesterdays weigh in WAS a fluke. Checked today, no sweater, and pre downing my during workout mix, and was sitting at 253 lol.
I know there’s a lot of time 'till the show. You should set a reasonable bodyweight goal in this recomp, from here to the 12 or even the 16 week off mark. This is for making the weight loss constant, not in a way that fat loss is too slow, neither being too fast (this is where strength comes but I’m sure you already know it). Just reminding a few pointers here so that your long cut goes better (you’ve got more than 20 weeks to go).
I know there’s a lot of time 'till the show. You should set a reasonable bodyweight goal in this recomp, from here to the 12 or even the 16 week off mark. This is for making the weight loss constant, not in a way that fat loss is too slow, neither being too fast (this is where strength comes but I’m sure you already know it). Just reminding a few pointers here so that your long cut goes better (you’ve got more than 20 weeks to go).[/quote]
yea its what im trying to do. like i said, ive been trying to keep my calories/protein constant. The only things that fluctuate are my carbs and fat. i believe thats why im noticing visible changes, yet my numbers are changing. So its a slow and steady type deal, that i might keep up a tincy bit closer to crunch time, that being the 16week out mark.
Well i mentioned this in my log, but figured id throw it up on here incase anyone had any better ideas-
A couple days ago i was doing Forearms on my Back/bi day. I was basically standing there with a dumbbell, experimenting with movements, as the traditional forearm curls were becoming stale to me (Knowing the body’s anatomy, origin/insertions of muscles, and what individual muscles DO allow one the ability to cater movements for greater targeting purposes, and i seriously suggest for people to take Anatomy/Physiology classes). So the week before, i had done a Db curl with my wrist flexed and locked in the position, and i felt a good pump in my forearm flexors. I liked the exercise, so threw it in the following week as well, and afterwards i theorized that “Hey, if flexed wrist worked the flexors, then extended wrists(palm bent up) might hit the Extensors/Brachioradialis.” Well, the movement itself felt good enough, but come the next day, i had a little tenderness in the area of my elbow. There was no immediate pain, no swelling, so i ruled out any serious problem like a tear. I tried feeling around for it- Sorta felt in the area of my medial epichondyle/Brachialis. Testing it out, i feel a bit of…ugh how do i describe it…i guess a bit of pressure in that area. So i concluded i THINK i strained my biceps tendon. Been kinda following RICE (Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate) since i learned this (and i say kinda because im kinda dumb in that i have gone back to the gym, trying to keep my forearm involvement minimum), and it has gotten better. I have 2 days im off from the gym completely though, and i plan on resting up a storm and getting this back into full swing.
So i wanted to toss the question out there, anyone have any other tips for me, or should i just keep doing what im doing?
"So i wanted to toss the question out there, anyone have any other tips for me, or should i just keep doing what im doing? "
was in reference to the healing process.
[edit] didnt know they were called kpipe curls, but yea that was one of the new movements i started doing. And it looks like videos was enabled again, so now i see the original video, not just code.
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Well i mentioned this in my log, but figured id throw it up on here incase anyone had any better ideas-
A couple days ago i was doing Forearms on my Back/bi day. I was basically standing there with a dumbbell, experimenting with movements, as the traditional forearm curls were becoming stale to me (Knowing the body’s anatomy, origin/insertions of muscles, and what individual muscles DO allow one the ability to cater movements for greater targeting purposes, and i seriously suggest for people to take Anatomy/Physiology classes). So the week before, i had done a Db curl with my wrist flexed and locked in the position, and i felt a good pump in my forearm flexors. I liked the exercise, so threw it in the following week as well, and afterwards i theorized that “Hey, if flexed wrist worked the flexors, then extended wrists(palm bent up) might hit the Extensors/Brachioradialis.” Well, the movement itself felt good enough, but come the next day, i had a little tenderness in the area of my elbow. There was no immediate pain, no swelling, so i ruled out any serious problem like a tear. I tried feeling around for it- Sorta felt in the area of my medial epichondyle/Brachialis. Testing it out, i feel a bit of…ugh how do i describe it…i guess a bit of pressure in that area. So i concluded i THINK i strained my biceps tendon. Been kinda following RICE (Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate) since i learned this (and i say kinda because im kinda dumb in that i have gone back to the gym, trying to keep my forearm involvement minimum), and it has gotten better. I have 2 days im off from the gym completely though, and i plan on resting up a storm and getting this back into full swing.
So i wanted to toss the question out there, anyone have any other tips for me, or should i just keep doing what im doing?[/quote]
vagisil…if that doesn’t work…rub some dirt on it:)
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Well i mentioned this in my log, but figured id throw it up on here incase anyone had any better ideas-
A couple days ago i was doing Forearms on my Back/bi day. I was basically standing there with a dumbbell, experimenting with movements, as the traditional forearm curls were becoming stale to me (Knowing the body’s anatomy, origin/insertions of muscles, and what individual muscles DO allow one the ability to cater movements for greater targeting purposes, and i seriously suggest for people to take Anatomy/Physiology classes). So the week before, i had done a Db curl with my wrist flexed and locked in the position, and i felt a good pump in my forearm flexors. I liked the exercise, so threw it in the following week as well, and afterwards i theorized that “Hey, if flexed wrist worked the flexors, then extended wrists(palm bent up) might hit the Extensors/Brachioradialis.” Well, the movement itself felt good enough, but come the next day, i had a little tenderness in the area of my elbow. There was no immediate pain, no swelling, so i ruled out any serious problem like a tear. I tried feeling around for it- Sorta felt in the area of my medial epichondyle/Brachialis. Testing it out, i feel a bit of…ugh how do i describe it…i guess a bit of pressure in that area. So i concluded i THINK i strained my biceps tendon. Been kinda following RICE (Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate) since i learned this (and i say kinda because im kinda dumb in that i have gone back to the gym, trying to keep my forearm involvement minimum), and it has gotten better. I have 2 days im off from the gym completely though, and i plan on resting up a storm and getting this back into full swing.
So i wanted to toss the question out there, anyone have any other tips for me, or should i just keep doing what im doing?[/quote]
vagisil…if that doesn’t work…rub some dirt on it:)
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Akuma, judging from the description of the “pain” so to speak, I don’t think I’d go so far as to call it a strain. Sounds more like some general irritation to me, but we all know how much a crapshoot internet diagnosis can be. I’d try ice massage, using a paper cup to freeze the water and use that to pinpoint ice the area. Only go long enough until you can’t feel sensation if you touch the area with the other hand (5-6 min usually). That’s generally what we’re taught to use for epicondyle area related aches and pains, and it seems to work well.
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Akuma, judging from the description of the “pain” so to speak, I don’t think I’d go so far as to call it a strain. Sounds more like some general irritation to me, but we all know how much a crapshoot internet diagnosis can be. I’d try ice massage, using a paper cup to freeze the water and use that to pinpoint ice the area. Only go long enough until you can’t feel sensation if you touch the area with the other hand (5-6 min usually). That’s generally what we’re taught to use for epicondyle area related aches and pains, and it seems to work well.
That and the rest of course should help.[/quote]
Thanks Wig. Fortunately i think its doing fine right now. Ive been feeling it out, and it feels fine. I suppose that can change when i put some weight in my hand, so ill have to see later when i hit the gym. im guessing the 2 days off that i just rested it did the trick.
