Nathan from Aus
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Post by Nathan from Aus on Jul 6, 2016 18:26:43 GMT -5
Digging hard here but anyone here have a good workout that could accommodate for Basketball? Specifically vertical. Thanks if anyone can help! You ask and you shall receive. You may not 100% receive everything you need in this video. But Frank is very knowledgeable. He hired a trainer to assist him throughout this process. I know his vertical was over 40 inches at one point. Regardless, hopefully this helps and at least points you in the right direction. Thankyou mate! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2016 19:46:02 GMT -5
Still hovering around 229. 6'2 - 229? Not bad. I've gotten back on the basketball court, too. I'm getting my shot back and it feels good.
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Post by K5 on Jul 6, 2016 20:13:25 GMT -5
Still hovering around 229. 6'2 - 229? Not bad. I've gotten back on the basketball court, too. I'm getting my shot back and it feels good. not bad at all. what's your rough age? did my first workout of just abs/obliques today. finished it off with some major cardio....the cardio is paying off with the low fat/sugar diet. getting pretty solid results. if i just completely cut out my drinking/hangover day cheat meals, i'd be off to the races. will probably post pictures up here soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2016 20:19:05 GMT -5
Still hovering around 229. 6'2 - 229? Not bad. I've gotten back on the basketball court, too. I'm getting my shot back and it feels good. not bad at all. what's your rough age? did my first workout of just abs/obliques today. finished it off with some major cardio....the cardio is paying off with the low fat/sugar diet. getting pretty solid results. if i just completely cut out my drinking/hangover day cheat meals, i'd be off to the races. will probably post pictures up here soon. I'm 25. I'm 8 months back exercising regularly and eating/drinking better and I've dropped from 282 to as low as 220. I'm fine with myself if I'm 230 or less tbh, but I would like to cut out some more fat, but I'm in the drivers seat on that. As you said with drinking and cheat days |
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Jul 7, 2016 4:05:21 GMT -5
not bad at all. what's your rough age? did my first workout of just abs/obliques today. finished it off with some major cardio....the cardio is paying off with the low fat/sugar diet. getting pretty solid results. if i just completely cut out my drinking/hangover day cheat meals, i'd be off to the races. will probably post pictures up here soon. I'm 25. I'm 8 months back exercising regularly and eating/drinking better and I've dropped from 282 to as low as 220. I'm fine with myself if I'm 230 or less tbh, but I would like to cut out some more fat, but I'm in the drivers seat on that. As you said with drinking and cheat days Have you guys ever heard of "Flexible Dieting?" It might be something to look into....... By Masta Lyle McDonald: www.ironmagazine.com/ebooks/Guide_to_Flexible_Dieting.pdf |
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Post by That 80s Guy on Jul 16, 2016 11:08:44 GMT -5
not bad at all. what's your rough age? did my first workout of just abs/obliques today. finished it off with some major cardio....the cardio is paying off with the low fat/sugar diet. getting pretty solid results. if i just completely cut out my drinking/hangover day cheat meals, i'd be off to the races. will probably post pictures up here soon. I'm 25. I'm 8 months back exercising regularly and eating/drinking better and I've dropped from 282 to as low as 220. I'm fine with myself if I'm 230 or less tbh, but I would like to cut out some more fat, but I'm in the drivers seat on that. As you said with drinking and cheat days -- I can't stress this any more when I say... Keep up the regimen you choose! Once you start slipping, it's difficult getting back on track. I'm 35, had a kidney transplant last Nov, and with my time on the shelf, it's been tough work getting back in shape. Starting out with simple calisthenics (hindu squats, push ups, crunches, ect) and as long as you do those regularly, anything else you add to that is a plus. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 2:57:53 GMT -5
All you need to know: scoobysworkshop.com/. I workout at home, need to be stricter on my diet and do more cardio to get rid of what stomach fat I have left though. |
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Jul 20, 2016 17:29:06 GMT -5
All you need to know: scoobysworkshop.com/. I workout at home, need to be stricter on my diet and do more cardio to get rid of what stomach fat I have left though. Scooby is the man! Good site to reference. Especially for beginners. |
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Post by K5 on Jul 22, 2016 12:16:37 GMT -5
here's a few progress pics. nothing crazy, but a lot of work in between. here's a pic of me back in april:  and here i am a few days ago:  some fat loss/definition going on i think. i went from about 183lb at 6' to 175. if i could lose another 10 pounds of fat and keep building muscle, i think i'll be a decent looking specimen. not huge by any means though but for natural lean bodybuilding and going from 140lb to 180lb (mostly muscle) in under 2 years with a severely herniated disc in my lower back, i think i'm doing okay. avoiding squats/deadlifts/etc isn't very much fun though, they're (compound exercises) the true muscle making exercises. |
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Jul 24, 2016 7:09:40 GMT -5
here's a few progress pics. nothing crazy, but a lot of work in between. here's a pic of me back in april: and here i am a few days ago: some fat loss/definition going on i think. i went from about 183lb at 6' to 175. if i could lose another 10 pounds of fat and keep building muscle, i think i'll be a decent looking specimen. not huge by any means though but for natural lean bodybuilding and going from 140lb to 180lb (mostly muscle) in under 2 years with a severely herniated disc in my lower back, i think i'm doing okay. avoiding squats/deadlifts/etc isn't very much fun though, they're (compound exercises) the true muscle making exercises. Dude that is awesome! Keep it up. Remember, its not about the destination, its the journey getting there. I started at 160lbs with a keg. I am now at 210 (probably 12% body fat) and still trying to make it in the natural bodybuilding world. I have one competition under my belt but am working on another in a few years. But, I want to enjoy life a bit more in between. Getting down to the single digits (low to mid) isn't as fun as it seems/looks. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of macros are we looking at? Doing any cardio? What are you doing weight training wise? |
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Post by K5 on Jul 25, 2016 18:02:17 GMT -5
Dude that is awesome! Keep it up. Remember, its not about the destination, its the journey getting there. I started at 160lbs with a keg. I am now at 210 (probably 12% body fat) and still trying to make it in the natural bodybuilding world. I have one competition under my belt but am working on another in a few years. But, I want to enjoy life a bit more in between. Getting down to the single digits (low to mid) isn't as fun as it seems/looks. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of macros are we looking at? Doing any cardio? What are you doing weight training wise? thanks for the consideration and kindness! those are impressive stats you're holding undoubtedly. since you clearly have a good understanding of body fat percentages (far better than mine at least), what would you roughly guess i am in the first to second picture? obviously my legs aren't showing clearly and people hold weight in different places, but from what you can see. i'm still essentially cave manning it on my knowledge that i have on nutrition/training. i understand eating well and having a low fat/sugar diet, i get a large of protein in me daily, and i try and eat 5 times a day (including my protein shakes). my protein shakes consist of hemp protein (15g of protein x 2), 400ml of 1% milk, a large scoop of all natural peanut butter, oats, and if it's after a workout i'll include a tablespoon of honey for the benefits of sugar after a workout. as for my actual training, due to having a herniated disc in my lower back, a lot of my reading about training has revolved around how to build the back up and avoid injuring it further as well. i use a lot of the machines over free weights just because of the stress i can get on my lower region once i start using heavier weights. i admittedly do not train legs heavily enough, mostly because i am afraid i'll overpush myself and further injure the lower back. i say admittedly because it's still negligent as i know there are still exercises i could do for the legs that could avoid impact on the lower spine. i try and do cardio every time i hit the gym, which is about 4-5 times a week. i usually do about 30 minutes on the stairs which results to about 300 calories a session by cardio. as for my actual lifting regime, it's quite light and as i said i use the machines for the most part. my major days are back and biceps and then chest and triceps. i'll follow it the days following with shoulders and abs, and then legs, before taking a day of rest and starting it over again. recently with it being summer, my schedule has been knocked off a bit by just going out on weekends and some moderate alcohol/high fat food consumption. my lifting sessions are rigorous for sure, and i usually have them completed in about 30 minutes before hitting the cardio. sorry for the long winded response! as i said though, i am admittedly cave manning it and am open to any and all suggestions you may have. thanks again for taking the time. |
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Jul 25, 2016 18:32:49 GMT -5
Dude that is awesome! Keep it up. Remember, its not about the destination, its the journey getting there. I started at 160lbs with a keg. I am now at 210 (probably 12% body fat) and still trying to make it in the natural bodybuilding world. I have one competition under my belt but am working on another in a few years. But, I want to enjoy life a bit more in between. Getting down to the single digits (low to mid) isn't as fun as it seems/looks. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of macros are we looking at? Doing any cardio? What are you doing weight training wise? thanks for the consideration and kindness! those are impressive stats you're holding undoubtedly. since you clearly have a good understanding of body fat percentages (far better than mine at least), what would you roughly guess i am in the first to second picture? obviously my legs aren't showing clearly and people hold weight in different places, but from what you can see. i'm still essentially cave manning it on my knowledge that i have on nutrition/training. i understand eating well and having a low fat/sugar diet, i get a large of protein in me daily, and i try and eat 5 times a day (including my protein shakes). my protein shakes consist of hemp protein (15g of protein x 2), 400ml of 1% milk, a large scoop of all natural peanut butter, oats, and if it's after a workout i'll include a tablespoon of honey for the benefits of sugar after a workout. as for my actual training, due to having a herniated disc in my lower back, a lot of my reading about training has revolved around how to build the back up and avoid injuring it further as well. i use a lot of the machines over free weights just because of the stress i can get on my lower region once i start using heavier weights. i admittedly do not train legs heavily enough, mostly because i am afraid i'll overpush myself and further injure the lower back. i say admittedly because it's still negligent as i know there are still exercises i could do for the legs that could avoid impact on the lower spine. i try and do cardio every time i hit the gym, which is about 4-5 times a week. i usually do about 30 minutes on the stairs which results to about 300 calories a session by cardio. as for my actual lifting regime, it's quite light and as i said i use the machines for the most part. my major days are back and biceps and then chest and triceps. i'll follow it the days following with shoulders and abs, and then legs, before taking a day of rest and starting it over again. recently with it being summer, my schedule has been knocked off a bit by just going out on weekends and some moderate alcohol/high fat food consumption. my lifting sessions are rigorous for sure, and i usually have them completed in about 30 minutes before hitting the cardio. sorry for the long winded response! as i said though, i am admittedly cave manning it and am open to any and all suggestions you may have. thanks again for taking the time. Dude no worries! I love helping people. It's kind of like my second love. Anything fitness related of course. Wrestling and Fitness being second to my soon to be wife of course. I think this is the main starting point question: 1) What are your goals? 2) Are your goals realistic in your opinion? 3) How much time are you giving yourself to complete your goal? |
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Post by Colter on Jul 28, 2016 13:35:05 GMT -5
Restarting DDP Yoga. 3 days in so far. Doing it twice a day, everyday. Once when I wake up, once at night. I'm feeling pretty good so far. Kicking myself for stopping in the first place.
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Post by K5 on Jul 28, 2016 18:13:49 GMT -5
Dude no worries! I love helping people. It's kind of like my second love. Anything fitness related of course. Wrestling and Fitness being second to my soon to be wife of course. I think this is the main starting point question: 1) What are your goals? 2) Are your goals realistic in your opinion? 3) How much time are you giving yourself to complete your goal? my goals are to be just as peaked out as i can be naturally. if i was near 180lb at around 12% body fat i think i would be more than happy with that. the athletic/lean look is good with me but i'd love to have a lot of definition and still have some size. i'd like to be fairly impressive by fall/winter (down more body fat while gaining muscle). i don't currently work and have a good amount of money, and i want to devote more time into the fitness thing and go from semi-intermediate to fully intermediate or even the start of advanced. i plan to do this through starting yoga programs, harder weight lifting workouts with more of a variety of activities, and increasing my dietary intake (with clean foods). i want to look fairly impressive (basically another jump like from the 1st to second picture) by this fall, and by next summer would like to have an actually impressive natural physique. |
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Jul 28, 2016 18:19:53 GMT -5
Dude no worries! I love helping people. It's kind of like my second love. Anything fitness related of course. Wrestling and Fitness being second to my soon to be wife of course. I think this is the main starting point question: 1) What are your goals? 2) Are your goals realistic in your opinion? 3) How much time are you giving yourself to complete your goal? my goals are to be just as peaked out as i can be naturally. if i was near 180lb at around 12% body fat i think i would be more than happy with that. the athletic/lean look is good with me but i'd love to have a lot of definition and still have some size. i'd like to be fairly impressive by fall/winter (down more body fat while gaining muscle). i don't currently work and have a good amount of money, and i want to devote more time into the fitness thing and go from semi-intermediate to fully intermediate or even the start of advanced. i plan to do this through starting yoga programs, harder weight lifting workouts with more of a variety of activities, and increasing my dietary intake (with clean foods). i want to look fairly impressive (basically another jump like from the 1st to second picture) by this fall, and by next summer would like to have an actually impressive natural physique. I could help you if you'd like! Or at least try. As a natural, you have to understand that progress will be slow. There is a lot of good information out there that you can find on the net. But, progressive overload tends to be what works best. Some good literature from a very knowledgeable man. www.scribd.com/doc/252607335/Phil-Hernon-TrainingYou can also dabble in some form of powerlifting which I tend to enjoy. They are a lot of good programs. Westside for Skinny Bastards and even some.....ahhh idk not so good ones. You'll learn that eating the accurate amount of calories based on your unique needs and frequency/progressive overload works in the world of natural bodybuilding. I have enough anecdotal evidence based on that myself. Let me know if I can help. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 16:44:58 GMT -5
Warning, do not do too much chest exercises if u got a big chest genetics like me.
my ex-girlfriend dumped me bcuz she was jealous of my mighty pecs. i do pushups - bench x3 a week btw.
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Post by tnafan17: The Total Package on Jul 30, 2016 17:13:48 GMT -5
Warning, do not do too much chest exercises if u got a big chest genetics like me. my ex-girlfriend dumped me bcuz she was jealous of my mighty pecs. i do pushups - bench x3 a week btw. Dat dere frequency. Killing it. Chest has always been a struggle for me. A naturally taller guy with a longer ROM, I think that staying some where in the 80% zone will be best for me going forward. Staying an inch or two from touching my chest and not locking all the way out. Teach me your ways brah. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 1:31:45 GMT -5
Stop doing bench and do nothing but pushups
Sometimes do 300 a day, throughout day, next day do em all in one sitting.
or each hour do 30 pushups work your way up to 50 I did this at work
Okay, do 100 pushups nonstop even if u fail go to ur knees
hold in pushup position for 2 minutes
use weights
then after 6 months or more of pushups, go check ur bench max. gurantee u will be repping it.
now rep me
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Post by adzy on Jul 31, 2016 12:45:49 GMT -5
Finished 10th in a charity 5K race today with a time of 20:45! I mostly do just 10K's and half marathons so I enjoyed the shorter run and it was pretty cool to finish in the top 10  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2016 14:49:14 GMT -5
BMI 42 😨 wtf. I start at the gym Monday. I'm 5 10 290-300 and 13yo this stops now, well this stops Monday. I want to be down to 200/230 by next April. I think it's a realistic goal but I doubt it. I need some wireless headphones like Powerbeats 2
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