a sugary drink to sip on during the workout is great though
Not resting enough
Not eating enough
Taking too many long breaks between training (although I had good reasons)
I’ve learned, however 
Not using rep tempo
Believing carbs were essential every meal for growth(now i only eat them twice a day)
Not changing routines frequently enough
[quote]WalkingGunShow wrote:
[quote]AdamDrew wrote:
- Ma huang: Appetite suppressant which eventually led to a minor eating disorder.
- Changing programs too frequently.
- Not writing down sets, reps, and weights.
- Protein bars instead of powders. They are full of filler junk and cost more.
- Thinking I could look like Arnold or Serge as a natural.
- Doing heavy oblique work while trying to streamline my waist.
- Slow moderate cardio after my workouts while trying to gain mass.
- Thinking “I know enough about bodybuilding”
- Trying to workout with a distal bicep tendon strain.
- Low carb diet. I was mad all day.
- Wearing “wife beaters” to the gym.
I did TBT and 2 cardio days/week for 8 weeks with no change in diet. Lost 5 lbs while retaining strength and losing a little muscle. My volume and intensity was a little higher than what Chad recommended. I was really happy with the results and it was a good change of pace from my split routine. [/quote]
I didnt want to start a debate, but there is too things here i really dont like. Blaming ephedra for a eating disorder, sorry to say herbal stimulants dont cause eating disorders. Thats on you or whose ever pressure you were feeling on you to drop weight fast. Also saying a low carb diet made you mad. Maybe tired, but your diet made you mad? [/quote]
I agree that supps do not cause eating disorders. But Ma huang is NOT ephedra, it is an appetite suppressant. I was trying to drop weight between football (split guard) and soccer (marking back) seasons. The roles those two positions play and the body types for them are polar opposites. It made my calories fluctuate between days. I would go days on caloric deficits due to the pills and every third or fourth day I would binge eat. Not really an eating disorder. Maybe more of “extreme cheat days”. I stopped taking them and my diet regulated itself. It was only a 3 month period so no biggie.
There are plenty of people that report mood swings due to low carb diets. Work probably played a bigger part in getting “angry”. I guess you could describe the days as tired and irritable. I was trying to be brief with my post. Let me know if I need to elaborate any further.
PS, thanks for your IBB training log. It’s comprehensive and detailed. Great work.
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
Neglecting legs for yearsssss[/quote]
This one, I’m guilty of as well.
not eating enough protein…
trying to look like a bodybuilder yet still train like a powerlifter…cant do that…pick one sport
Thinking that i could train for health and bodybuilding at the same time…when bodybuilding is not inherently healthy…
not training with enough effort…I trained intensely and hard, but effort is more than being intense and being able to endure pain…You need to stimulate the muscle effectivley as well and that requires extreme concentration and focus while being intense at the same time…most people cant take that ego check when they have to lower their weights to achieve this…
Not doing cardio…its necessary for some people and its probably not beneficial for everyone…
staying with a steady routine…as a beginner, i think its best to stick with a basic bodybuilding routine until you develop a solid foundation of strength and mass…
Hallo, my top 3 dump mistakes
- too much unnesecary work, that hold me back from performing enough or more frequent work at some basic exercises… wasting your self to what you don’t need, there is not enough left of you, for what you really need (ancient Greek saying)
2)Failling to vary training varieties properly , such as intensity, effort, volume, according to current needs
3)cutting calories to become lean, without actually muscle…
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]iflyboats wrote:
Listening to gurus like Paul Chek and Charles Poliquin.
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While we all have things that work/don’t work for us,… I think every coach has at least SOMEthing worthwhile to offer. With that said, how about:
-Thinking that any ONE coach knows it all and listening blindly at the expense of shunning other advice that may have been more suitable for what I wanted to achieve (I think this applies to a LOT of the younger guys I see arguing about BS on here)
S[/quote]
I’m guilty of that too, all i listened to was poliquin. what’s your view of him now?
-Too much alcohol
-Not enough cardio…
-Too many college years of constant beers
-Thinking my arms would grow fine without arm work.
probably the same fail most of you had and it was trying to get bigger and stronger while just eating once in a while.
got two similar sounding yet different pieces of advice. one said to increase my food in take to match my level of activity the other person said do, and sadly i’m serious, breathing excercises to help increase stomach capacity so i’ll be able to eat a whole pizza or 4 at a sitting.
i ate more frequently but didn’t overload at any giving sitting and went from 205 to 235 over the course of that summer. the eating habits i developed were to eat as if i was 15lbs heavier so my protein, carbs and fat intake were based on that. needless to say i met alot of goals sooner than expected
[quote]richiemccaw wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]iflyboats wrote:
Listening to gurus like Paul Chek and Charles Poliquin.
[/quote]
While we all have things that work/don’t work for us,… I think every coach has at least SOMEthing worthwhile to offer. With that said, how about:
-Thinking that any ONE coach knows it all and listening blindly at the expense of shunning other advice that may have been more suitable for what I wanted to achieve (I think this applies to a LOT of the younger guys I see arguing about BS on here)
S[/quote]
I’m guilty of that too, all i listened to was poliquin. what’s your view of him now?[/quote]
I still respect Poliquin a hell of a lot, but I also don’t take his word as gospel (I don’t take ANYONE’s word as gospel). I believe he’s been ahead of the curve with a lot of things, so even if you’re skeptical, I suggest giving attention to something if Charles considers it worth looking into (just remember that nothing is guaranteed). Bottom line is to respect the opinions of others, but make up your own mind after intelligent consideration.
S
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After building a solid base in high school doing bench, squat, cleans, and deadlifts I neglected back squats and conventional deadlifts for almost 3 years. I was all about the leg press and SLDLs and they just aren’t the same to me.
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Missing meals because I was lazy
[quote]Fandango wrote:
- Missing meals because I was lazy[/quote]
This, and cutting out all carbs and losing intensity in my training as a result.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]richiemccaw wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]iflyboats wrote:
Listening to gurus like Paul Chek and Charles Poliquin.
[/quote]
While we all have things that work/don’t work for us,… I think every coach has at least SOMEthing worthwhile to offer. With that said, how about:
-Thinking that any ONE coach knows it all and listening blindly at the expense of shunning other advice that may have been more suitable for what I wanted to achieve (I think this applies to a LOT of the younger guys I see arguing about BS on here)
S[/quote]
I’m guilty of that too, all i listened to was poliquin. what’s your view of him now?[/quote]
I still respect Poliquin a hell of a lot, but I also don’t take his word as gospel (I don’t take ANYONE’s word as gospel). I believe he’s been ahead of the curve with a lot of things, so even if you’re skeptical, I suggest giving attention to something if Charles considers it worth looking into (just remember that nothing is guaranteed). Bottom line is to respect the opinions of others, but make up your own mind after intelligent consideration.
S
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Charles poliquin said he seen 3 Mr.O competitors who couldnt bench 315 for more than 5 reps, also he said that it was in the middle of their offseason.
he talks out his ass, i still like some of his articles though hes kinda funny.
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
a sugary drink to sip on during the workout is great though[/quote]
When I was living in Samoa I’d have a fresh young coconut when working out. It was $1 local to buy which is about 40 cents U.S. If it was a really big one it would be $2 local. I miss those terribly. I also had an endless supply of mangoes, avocados, and papaya growing in my lawn.
(There are two types of coconuts young ones are better for drinking, the old ones are better for making cream out of)
hey, seems like alot of people don’t know about the biochemisty of the human body.
A good book that I read and still go back to.
“Enclyopedia of Modern Bodybuilding” by Schwarzengegger
Still continues to be one of the best books on bodybuilding.
Arnolds mass gain diet is great. He even shows you how to make a really clean protein shake (his design)
Also shows what to do to cut bodyfat percentage and get ready for a show.
BTW, The alcahol in my opinion is just dumb. I gave up drinking once I got into bodybuilding. It just doesn’t help me reach my goals in any way shape or form. Sounds like something someone in their early 20’s would do but maybe not something someone older and wiser would do ( I gave up drinking in my late 20’s)
Who says BB isn’t healthy? Maybe if your doing anablolics it isn’t… But who wouldn’t want more muscle less fat. Saying BB isn’t healthy is full o fail. Generally people who are hardcore BB eat 100% healtier then average folks… And also have lower BF% as well.
[quote]superpolishpower wrote:
Who says BB isn’t healthy? Maybe if your doing anablolics it isn’t… But who wouldn’t want more muscle less fat. Saying BB isn’t healthy is full o fail. Generally people who are hardcore BB eat 100% healtier then average folks… And also have lower BF% as well.
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Bodybuilding isn’t about being the healthiest person in the room. If that is YOUR GOAL then you will have to balance that within the objective of gaining extreme size with minimal fat gain. There is nothing intrinsically “healthy” about having 18" arms. That doesn’t mean it is “UNhealthy” either, but really big muscles don’t exactly increase “health” exponentially.
Most of you who think like that aren’t that big to start with.
No but I’d say that in our efforts to optimally reach our goals most of us are eating healthier than 99% of people out there. It might not be the goal but it’s a side effect for most of us.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]superpolishpower wrote:
Who says BB isn’t healthy? Maybe if your doing anablolics it isn’t… But who wouldn’t want more muscle less fat. Saying BB isn’t healthy is full o fail. Generally people who are hardcore BB eat 100% healtier then average folks… And also have lower BF% as well.
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Bodybuilding isn’t about being the healthiest person in the room. If that is YOUR GOAL then you will have to balance that within the objective of gaining extreme size with minimal fat gain. There is nothing intrinsically “healthy” about having 18" arms. That doesn’t mean it is “UNhealthy” either, but really big muscles don’t exactly increase “health” exponentially.
Most of you who think like that aren’t that big to start with.[/quote]
i think he means that alot of people are criticized being told how being or wanting to be so big and eating so much is unhealthy, that the whole bodybuilding culture is unhealthy
my mom (other ppl too have said this) keeps telling me that my protein powder will give me cancer (she saw my supp stash the other day and reacted like it was a big pile of heroin) and ive had people tell me that if i keep getting bigger ill die in my 50’s…yet being a lazy fat fuck is fine…