It’s a small percentage of people get to the point of having an everyday max of 230kg (505lbs) on the squat.
I also don’t see many people weighing 91kg (200lbs) at 5’10 and be very lean either. Especially not natural and 37 years old.
I’m also a good runner and have good cholesterol, blood pressure etc.
I’m doing alright.
John Berardi used to say step one is understanding that being hungry is not an emergency, it is okay to be hungry.
Just a heads up…making statements about your physical abilities. Be prepared to provide proof at some point on here. Just a friendly FYI.
I was waiting for that.
Perhaps we could do it on a separate thread. One where we aren’t discussing our training principles, but are instead posting pictures of ourselves.
Like this one
My apologies… my statement wasnt intended to throw the thread off track.
No worries. I’m being overly ruthless with maintaining direction on this one. There’s been a LOT of great discussion so far.
Agreed…
Precisely! That is just so annoying - reading for information is just so much more efficient.
Here’s one I don’t know if really qualifies as a principle, but I definitely remember it when I’m spinning my wheels:
Most of the time, we’re probably not disciplined enough either to overtrain NOR to properly recover.
Man this is it. Not just with nutrition but training as well. Gaining muscle or getting stronger is pretty simple on average.stay consistent . Eat good foods with plenty of protein.
As far as diet it’s simple, eat more to gain and less to lose (Or do more) . In my list my main dietary rule is low cal dense. If 2 oz of Something has 300 cals, it isn’t for me. If 1lb of something has 100 cals in it, then it’s on my diet.
Some of the stuff that pops up on YouTube is laughable. Just eat a steady lower cal diet, when you stop losing weight add more cardio and lower cals a little more. Consistency is the only thing that really matters.
All other shenanigans aside, I like this one. I don’t know why it’s not a principle - it’s a great principle, and one that a LOT of people who come on here complaining about their results could benefit from.
In the land of Meatheads the idea of someone being good at running is met with more skepticism than someone being able to squat 850.
Cardiopulmonary conditioning is like rice in a stir fry.
Nobody ever says “Yeah, That was some great rice in that szechuan beef!”.
It can’t all be sweet and spicy steak though, can it?
Actually, you’re right. It is a principle I use for my own training, and probably the most important thing to get clients to buy in to if they are going to achieve anything.
It’s also achievable through so many means that nobody has an excuse not to do it. I run, but I hate running, so I go on bike rides with a group of friends and the rides always seem to end at a brewery for some strange reason…
But then I also shadowbox/work the heavy bag, or just go on an exercise bike and watch a show on my phone.
My latest form of daily cardio has been the “Monster Game”. I take my kids to the playground (3 and 5), and we pretty much just play tag, where I have to catch them and carry them back to my “lair” in the corner of the playground, and then we switch and they give me a little headstart before chasing me down and catching me using imaginary “nets”. Now, they’re small, but they just don’t tire, ever, and just relentlessly chase you down, plus they’ve started working together and performing pincer movements so sometimes I have to hop the rails of the jungle gym to get away. So combine me running after them, carrying them, and then running from them, in 95 degrees of heat, and my cardio quota for the day is met in 30 minutes.
Yeah, my kiddo was/is great for running me ragged.
I have a bike circuit that goes around over hills and valleys, wraps around and back in about 90 minutes. By then I’m back in fron of the house, done. Kid is still riding up and down the street and doesn’t want to stop “playing”. 
It doesn’t have to suck.
The takeaway here is obviously that if you go knock somebody up ASAP then in a few years you’ve got yourself a handy cardio tool.
On a more serious note, I did mention in my log a while back something that is definitely a principle of mine and should have been included in my list - don’t inconvenience or negatively affect my family to achieve something for myself. Of course, this is just MY principle - I don’t think someone can do a bodybuilding prep properly without putting their family through some stuff, or that combat athletes can stop their SO’s from feeling terrible as they’re pounded to a pulp, but for those of us who don’t hinge their livelihood on fitness, it’s something I feel strongly about.
I’ve hated cardio my whole life (probably because running was a punishment with sports). Lately, I’ve found great success in doing sprints, but instead of resting in between, I will do some form of ‘resting’ exercise, ie: holding KBs overhead, dead hangs, BB farmer holds, etc.
The longer I do the ‘rest’ the sooner my lungs will stop burning. At some point the hatred for sprinting becomes the break.
Doing this, I’ve consistently done cardio for the last 3 months.
I agree with that, and would add that passing it on can be a real benefit too.
As a dad, you’re the biggest, strongest guy in that kids world. Might as well use that power for good!
My boy loves lifting with me, and will peck away until he gets hundreds (one time 1100!)hops on a jump rope. He’ll move some weight too, and has his own hex head that he picked out himself, and is really proud of.