I am going to be posting pictures. Really not liking how Iām looking. Itās just the love handles that bother me. The goal is to get stronger but not look like complete crap.
My legs are sore right now dude. Really gotta tell myself to not stretch my legs quickly or else theyāll cramp up lol.
Looking good Tim. Your shoulders look badass in that back pic.
Just do a personal comparison photo for yourself. See what you looked like 2 years ago vs now and imagine what youāll be able to do in another two years.
What Iāve been trying to do is eat up to a certain weight at a reasonable timeframe, and just get stronger at that weight. Once I feel like Iāve exhausted myself at that weight, I add a little more food in etc etc. Iāve been 198-202 for pretty much a year now though so Iām not one to really shell out any diet advice haha.
If youāre not satisfied with your bf% why not cut? Might be a perfect time due to quarantine. Could still get some newbie DB gains and lean out a bit too?
Iām not sure about cutting if anything body recomposition, but I donāt really understand how that works. @dagill2 do you know bro?
Goblet Squats- 100 lb dumbell
1x17
1x11
1x7
Dumbbell Floor Press-75 lb dumbbells
1x14
55 lb dumbbells
1x20
1x15
1x20
Bulgarian Split Squat- 45 lb dumbbell
Right Leg-15 Left Leg-15
35 lb dumbbell
Right Leg-7 Left Leg-7
25 lb dumbbell
Right Leg-7 Left Leg-7
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Kind of what I described, I believe. You stay at a certain weight but progress lifts. Added muscle mass and lost fat. I somehow managed it these past 6-8 monthsā¦itās not terribly noticable and Iām sure not the āoptimalā way to get lean or to add muscle mass though.
Could try adding in some conditioning, and staying in the same place with calories. The added activity combined with the normal intake may result in fat loss, and then you wouldnāt have had to unnecessarily deprive yourself of food.
Take with a grain of salt. But if it doesnāt work, all thatāll have happened is that youāll be in the same spot with weight and youāll be in better shape.
Ok so Iāll add conditioning I have a treadmill and I can also go on walks with my mom.
Thanks jshaving and you too @boilerman.
Any hills nearby? Been doing hill sprints and I love it.
Youāre in a bigger city, arenāt you? Maybe overpasses, stadium stairs, apartments or parking garage stair wells, etc. Anything like that?
Lol I live in the suburbs dude. No hills nearby
Sorry, I thought you were in a city for some reason.
Do you have a license? Anything within driving distance to go to on the weekends? Itās no biggie if you donāt but I live in the flattest area of a flat state and found a sledding hill nearby. I think Wendler found a reservoir near his place after looking for a bit.
Anyway, what about regular sprints? Do you have any athletic experience? I forgot.
Wrestled 7th and 8th grade
Played football Freshman year of highschool.
Nothing within easy driving distance.
Iām not the physique man Iām afraid. @jshaving and @boilerman got this.
If youāre going to do conditioning (and I, hypocritically, think you should), just try and apply the same level of problem solving that you have to your lifting. It doesnāt need to be perfect, just do some work.
Iāve been doing my extremely modified version of the Litvinov workout. Maybe you could take your DBās outside, do some squats then take off running around the block?
Who wrote that conditioning workout? That looks pretty awfulā¦
Dan John wrote the article and the possible alternatives for regular humans, but the guy who supposedly did the original was an Olympic discus thrower or shot putter or something.
That makes a little more sense then. @tlgains - I wouldnāt do the thing you posted man. Thatās just about a guaranteed way to fuck your training/recovery. Ease into the cardio, try and walk 2-3 times a week for a half hour or an hour. Once you get used to that then maybe do 1 or 2 sessions of hard cardio a week.
If you live in the 'burbs, you can make a tire sled pretty easily. Tire stores have to pay to dispose of tires, so you can get an old one from them for free. Get an eye bolt, 2 fender washers, a nut, (2) 50-pound sandbags, and a cheap tow strap from a hardware store and youāre looking at $30 all-in. For some reason, sled work actually helps recovery, so itās doubly good to do.
Wait when you said
Did you mean the Litvinov workout I mentioned or the treadmill workout @tlgains mentioned? I hadnāt noticed his thing before answering you, wasnāt sure which one you were talking about.