You get to celebrate 4th of July in Taiwan?
[quote]inkcreep wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]inkcreep wrote:
I tell them to eat meat, vegetables and eggs and point them to a good basic 5x5 routine and tell them to get back to me when they can squat 2x their bodyweight. Very few get back to me because they’re trying P90X instead.[/quote]
Hey Ink, do you have a log here? Just curious how you train and all that.
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No log, but it’s pretty simple. I just finished recovering from a broken fibula so my training has been a little different for the past few months. I’ve been doing 30-45 min of cardio on that miserable recumbent bike ( it’s the only cardio I could do with a cast on) and lifting four days a week Mon/Thurs: Chest and Back ( presses, weighted dips, flyes,tons of weighted pullups, and a sort of seated bent over DB row) Tues/Fri: Shoulders and arms ( bunch of seated pressing, laterals and shrugs, seated curl variations,more dips CG bench). Everything is heavy and kept in the 5 rep range, usually 3-5 sets depending. When I’m not nursing a broken leg it’s all presses, pullups, squats, deads, cleans, snatches… Big and basic again 5 rep range usually 5 sets. Cardio is some KB work, Prowler work…things like that. Pretty much all my ab work is weighted. Diet is meat, eggs, some fruit, tons of veggies and nuts. Everything is cooked in coconut oil. Grain and starch intake ( oatmeal and rice cakes) is kept strictly peri workout. Fish oil, Multi, Greens mix, BCAA’s, and a good Pre WO (lately it’s been Bullnox androrush) are really the only supps I use consistently. DAA is pretty bad ass so far and I keep some Metabolic Drive on hand for when I feel I need it. If you want to know anything else just PM me. [/quote]
Thanks!
That’s excellent!
Your dedication really shows.
Heal fast!
Well we have a fourth of July, it’s the day after the third. But I’ll take it off just the same!
[quote]Nards wrote:
Well we have a fourth of July, it’s the day after the third. But I’ll take it off just the same![/quote]
I work in a cubicle, in an IT department and there is no shortage of pranks and goofing around. As an network guy, I can pretty much fuck with anyone’s computer.
When guys ask about what I did to put size on I tell them and show them instead of being a wiseass prick. It’s a college campus so I work out during lunch break at the college gym. I’ve brought them down there and at this point there are 5 guys from my dept who workout on their lunch breaks. There were zero before I started working out 3 years ago.
This last Spring, us IT nerds beat the Facilities Dept (blue collared fat “strong” repair guys) in the company tug-of-war. They had been talking shit for months prior that they were going to easily beat us IT nerds who sit at our desks all day.
[quote]Nards wrote:
Well we have a fourth of July, it’s the day after the third. But I’ll take it off just the same![/quote]
I like to keep it simple. I just tell them train hard, make sure you get plenty of protein and, most importantly, you have to keep yourself in a positive energy balance which means everything that comes out of your body you put right back in. No calorie left behind.
I honestly don’t get any negative acts against me other than some people acting like I will kill them. They ask repetitive questions a lot but I think that is mostly because they are just looking for SOMETHING to say and that is what they jump to first…because that is what is most visible.
You can’t really be a bodybuilder with any real size on you and be this worried about what other people say or think. The bigger you get, the more that shit will happen so if it bothers you now, you may as well quit.
…which is why I think smaller guys are the only ones who turn this into a real issue.
You may see me bitch about how many times I get asked what I am drinking…but that is mostly because I am shocked that it is SO strange to people that they can’t stop themselves from asking the same question 5 times a week.
I have never gotten these reactions either, and when somebody does mention weightlifting or my appearance its generally complimentary and they ask me for help with regards to it. I try to follow the mantra “dont be a dick” and it seems to work well with people.
[quote]Reptar wrote:
I like to keep it simple. I just tell them train hard, make sure you get plenty of protein and, most importantly, you have to keep yourself in a positive energy balance which means everything that comes out of your body you put right back in. No calorie left behind.[/quote]
That sounds kinda icky, ya know?
OP is not being a dick…
People see the person at the top of the mountain and they think there is a shortcut and the want to know where it is. When in reality, EVERYBODY(even the twit who is asking the question) KNOWS THE ANSWER is to just climb your ass off to get there, or in our case as BBr’s/PLr’s to go to the gym and DO WORK, SIMPLE!
[quote]debraD wrote:
I take it as a compliment and politely answer whatever questions anyone has. [/quote]
YES!
[quote]carbiduis wrote:
OP is not being a dick…
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Isn’t he kinda admitting to being a dick with the following quote from the original post?:
"So I fuck with them.
‘How do I do it, bro’? Simple, really. Bagels and naps. Oh, and Flintstones vitamins, twice a day. Bam! Bam!'"
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]carbiduis wrote:
OP is not being a dick…
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Isn’t he kinda admitting to being a dick with the following quote from the original post?:
"So I fuck with them.
‘How do I do it, bro’? Simple, really. Bagels and naps. Oh, and Flintstones vitamins, twice a day. Bam! Bam!'" [/quote]
OK, but you can admit that the average person is not really asking all of these questions because they plan to start a brand new program this week, right?
I get people asking me stuff all of the time and it is clear while I am rambling that they don’t care.
I think anyone acting like they really stop and always give advice must not get this all that often…because those who do don’t stop each time to hand out advice to people who clearly won’t use it and are really just asking to have something to say.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]carbiduis wrote:
OP is not being a dick…
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Isn’t he kinda admitting to being a dick with the following quote from the original post?:
"So I fuck with them.
‘How do I do it, bro’? Simple, really. Bagels and naps. Oh, and Flintstones vitamins, twice a day. Bam! Bam!'" [/quote]
OK, but you can admit that the average person is not really asking all of these questions because they plan to start a brand new program this week, right?
I get people asking me stuff all of the time and it is clear while I am rambling that they don’t care.
I think anyone acting like they really stop and always give advice must not get this all that often…because those who do don’t stop each time to hand out advice to people who clearly won’t use it and are really just asking to have something to say.[/quote]
True.
Well kinda. I usually get the uncomfortable “um, so you work out huh?” question from the average person (majority).
I get the “what do you do?” question from people who already do some kind of exercise and are curious about what kind of routine I have.
The “um, so you work out huh?” crowd gets the “I lift weights and run” reply.
The “what do you do?” crowd gets a more detailed reply.
But what I’m not going to do is go with the “I soak my sox in creatine and pop flintstone pills” approach in either case.
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]postholedigger wrote:
[quote]carbiduis wrote:
OP is not being a dick…
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Isn’t he kinda admitting to being a dick with the following quote from the original post?:
"So I fuck with them.
‘How do I do it, bro’? Simple, really. Bagels and naps. Oh, and Flintstones vitamins, twice a day. Bam! Bam!'" [/quote]
OK, but you can admit that the average person is not really asking all of these questions because they plan to start a brand new program this week, right?
I get people asking me stuff all of the time and it is clear while I am rambling that they don’t care.
I think anyone acting like they really stop and always give advice must not get this all that often…because those who do don’t stop each time to hand out advice to people who clearly won’t use it and are really just asking to have something to say.[/quote]
True.
Well kinda. I usually get the uncomfortable “um, so you work out huh?” question from the average person (majority).
I get the “what do you do?” question from people who already do some kind of exercise and are curious about what kind of routine I have.
The “um, so you work out huh?” crowd gets the “I lift weights and run” reply.
The “what do you do?” crowd gets a more detailed reply.
But what I’m not going to do is go with the “I soak my sox in creatine and pop flintstone pills” approach in either case.
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Understood, I wouldn’t waste my time trying to lie either, but I am just pointing out that someone getting this reaction all day long everyday is not going to act the same as someone who gets it rarely enough for each time to only be seen as a welcomed compliment.
I take all positive interactions is a compliment…but if I’ve already told you 5 times this month what I’m eating and why yet this is still some major focus for the person asking…as they shove a cheesecake down their throats to wash down the Mcmuffins they just ate…chances are, I will not be wasting the time to discuss in detail some routine that I know they won’t follow.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I take all positive interactions is a compliment…but if I’ve already told you 5 times this month what I’m eating and why yet this is still some major focus for the person asking…as they shove a cheesecake down their throats to wash down the Mcmuffins they just ate…chances are, I will not be wasting the time to discuss in detail some routine that I know they won’t follow.
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Agreed. That’s extremely annoying. I hate when people ask about something they’re not even remotely interested in and when you go into an in-depth explanation, you just know they’re thinking about something else entirely while inserting token "uhuh"s and "interesting"s.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
I tell them how to train.
Then bend over and expose my anus.
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Win. Thread Over!!!
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
I work in a cubicle, in an IT department and there is no shortage of pranks and goofing around. As an network guy, I can pretty much fuck with anyone’s computer.
When guys ask about what I did to put size on I tell them and show them instead of being a wiseass prick. It’s a college campus so I work out during lunch break at the college gym. I’ve brought them down there and at this point there are 5 guys from my dept who workout on their lunch breaks. There were zero before I started working out 3 years ago.
This last Spring, us IT nerds beat the Facilities Dept (blue collared fat “strong” repair guys) in the company tug-of-war. They had been talking shit for months prior that they were going to easily beat us IT nerds who sit at our desks all day.[/quote]
And, win number 2. I am finding it astounding how many ‘nerds’ (I finally admitted I am one) are now lifters
You wanna see a nerd? Look no further!
I once hit a scooter driver in the head with a Star Trek book because he drove down the sidewalk and hit me with his mirror.