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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: July 05, 2010, 06:07:38 pm »
A 3am workout, damn that's crazy commitment right there! Nice job on the SLRVJs.
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Futbol (soccer) / Re: World Cup
« on: July 03, 2010, 05:41:53 pm »Let's go Germany. Don't tell my roommate, though, he's a depressed mess. Some Germans gave him a bit of light heckling as he was walking home after the game and his response was to give them the finger and yell, "FUCK YOU!" really loud. He wasn't joking.
haha
germany/netherlands bro its gonna happen, but im going for netherlands..
netherlands should beat uruguay, germany should beat spain.
i think germany will win though.. they are too big/powerful.
Germany and Spain should be a good game but torres as been having a terrible world cup which is very unlike him as he is always on form with liverpool. Wouldn't be surprised if Netherlands win it though but Germany are Certainly the favourites after hammering England (hate England as i am Scottish) and Argentina.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Has anyone used these?
« on: July 03, 2010, 05:34:31 pm »
Never tried thick bar deads before, my gym has just recently got a thick bar so must try them out. Love doing farmers walks for grip as well, nothing tears up your hands and grip than farmers walk.
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Basketball / Re: The "Regular people dunking thread"
« on: July 03, 2010, 05:27:49 pm »Early Golden Child at 0.48 and 1.48? Not sure lol
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Basketball / Re: The "Regular people dunking thread"
« on: July 03, 2010, 05:25:50 pm »Don't know if that would count as "regular people" lol
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Has anyone used these?
« on: July 03, 2010, 03:45:31 pm »I picked these Grip4orce bar attachments at the Arnold Classic a few months back. I'm always looking for new ways of increasing my strength and overall performance. These grips make sure your squeezing. The muscle activation is unreal with these grip4orce attachments. I use the regular flex and also the stiff flex, the stiff are tough. Overall it's probably one of the most effective products I have ever bought.
I haven't used the ones you are talking about but have something similar called Fat Gripz that you attach to the bar. Really good product, noticed an increase in grip strength and forearm size. Really takes the stress of the shoulders when benching as well, one of the best things i have ever bought.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Pre/Post workout Supplements
« on: July 03, 2010, 03:10:44 pm »No insult intended, I just find it funny that anyone has bought Surge. If you want to keep funneling cash to those shysters, knock yourself out. I'll stick with my chocolate milk mixed with whey concentrate.
W/r/t HFCS, also see:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/research-review/straight-talk-about-high-fructose-corn-syrup-what-it-is-and-what-it-aint-research-review.html
and
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/a-primer-on-dietary-carbohydrates-part-1.html
Why bash a company when you haven't even tried their products? Fair enough you do what works for you and i will do what works for me but as i said in my earlier post its not all bout how many carbs/protein ingested, its the types and all the BCAA's and leucine you are missing out on that chocolate milk doesn't provide. And yeah i know what a carbohydrate is and their breakdown products, studied nutrition in college.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Pre/Post workout Supplements
« on: July 01, 2010, 08:02:04 pm »What is everyone taking for pre/post workout supplements, if at all? Right now i am doing this:
1st half of training: 1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel with 24g whey
2nd half of training:1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel.
Immediately after training: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50-80g carbs
Will throw in a serving of surge recovery and 12g whey before heavy squats. Like dong this as i have tons of energy and i am able to maintain/increase strength while dropping fat slowly.
During my bodybuilding days i have done this with great results in strength and size:
30 mins before: 2 scoops of biotest surge workout fuel
15 mins before: 2 scoops biotest surge recovery
During: 1 scoop of biotest surge recover + 12g of whey
Immediately after: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50g carbs.
I thought the above protocol was great for adding size and strength with minimal fat gain, but was expensive though!
glad that worked/works for you but i like to keep it real simple with performance nutrition, plus i'm not the biggest biotest fan :/
I mean, currently i'm on absolutely no supplements, but if I was or was to recommend anything, it would be:
- clean diet (lots of veggies/chicken/lean meats/fruit)
- protein shake in the morning
- protein shake 1-1.5 hours prior to lifting
- protein shake right after lifting
- big meal ~1 hour after lifting
- zig zagging carb intake
protein shakes for me, are simple: whey + whole milk OR whey + propel packet + gatoraid powder.. as for direct ratio of protei/carb, I like the 1:3 protein/carb rule..
I think alot of that advanced supplementation is pretty overrated, but that's just me..
My current "workout nutrition" protocol, on a normal training day (not trying to peak vert)..
- wakeup: whole milk + bananas
- a bit after waking up: stir fry + protein source + whole milk OR rice & beans + protein source + whole milk
- 1 hour pre-workout: whole milk + banana
- workout: 1-3 hours, no water, no nutrients
- ~15 minutes after workout: ~3-4 glasses of whole milk
- ~1 hour after workout: ~2 glasses of milk, 5-7 bananas, sandwhich
lol
peace
I was the same until i tried their products, was surprised to be honest. Plus as i said in the earlier post my main goal for the past two years was to put on size and increase strength as quick as possible ( which i done), so i thought why not give it a go, sort of an experiment to see what all the hype was about peri workout nutrition etc and it worked really well for me.Would i recommend these supplements to a newbie? Hell no! would keep it as simple as possible. Thats good that works for you, i wish i had your simple approach but i tend to over analyze things lol
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Pre/Post workout Supplements
« on: July 01, 2010, 07:41:40 pm »On a serious note: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/an-objective-comparison-of-chocolate-milk-and-surge-recovery.html
Wouldn't take chocolate milk post workout, loaded with HFCS. In fact i wouldn't take any simple carbs post workout at all due to the release of catecholamines that counteract the insulin response, so having a but load of simple carbs would more likely be stored in the liver and the remainder as fat. Plus it isn't about how much carbs and protein its about what types of protein and carbs ingested. You want fast acting protein and carbs. Surge has whey hydrosolite which is much faster acting than casein found in milk. Surge also contains maltodextrin an dextrose which is much faster replenishing glycogen stores than lactose found in milk. Also Surge contains 13g of BCAA's and Leucine. Not saying that Surge is the best product you can buy but i like biotest, certainly worked form me. IMO carbs are better taking pre workout but if you had to take them post workout then a simple dextrose or maltodextrin powder mixed with whey is much better than chocolate milk. And when your goal is to put as much size and increase strength as quick as possible why not take some supplements that would make it a little easier, certainly beats eating 5,000+kcals a day in clean food.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: Pre/Post workout Supplements
« on: July 01, 2010, 07:24:35 pm »What is everyone taking for pre/post workout supplements, if at all? Right now i am doing this:
1st half of training: 1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel with 24g whey
2nd half of training:1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel.
Immediately after training: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50-80g carbs
Will throw in a serving of surge recovery and 12g whey before heavy squats. Like dong this as i have tons of energy and i am able to maintain/increase strength while dropping fat slowly.
During my bodybuilding days i have done this with great results in strength and size:
30 mins before: 2 scoops of biotest surge workout fuel
15 mins before: 2 scoops biotest surge recovery
During: 1 scoop of biotest surge recover + 12g of whey
Immediately after: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50g carbs.
I thought the above protocol was great for adding size and strength with minimal fat gain, but was expensive though!
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You don't have to insult me with that shit, trying to have a serious discussion.
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Nutrition & Supplementation / Pre/Post workout Supplements
« on: July 01, 2010, 03:21:46 pm »
What is everyone taking for pre/post workout supplements, if at all? Right now i am doing this:
1st half of training: 1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel with 24g whey
2nd half of training:1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel.
Immediately after training: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50-80g carbs
Will throw in a serving of surge recovery and 12g whey before heavy squats. Like dong this as i have tons of energy and i am able to maintain/increase strength while dropping fat slowly.
During my bodybuilding days i have done this with great results in strength and size:
30 mins before: 2 scoops of biotest surge workout fuel
15 mins before: 2 scoops biotest surge recovery
During: 1 scoop of biotest surge recover + 12g of whey
Immediately after: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50g carbs.
I thought the above protocol was great for adding size and strength with minimal fat gain, but was expensive though!
1st half of training: 1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel with 24g whey
2nd half of training:1/2 serving of biotest surge workout fuel.
Immediately after training: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50-80g carbs
Will throw in a serving of surge recovery and 12g whey before heavy squats. Like dong this as i have tons of energy and i am able to maintain/increase strength while dropping fat slowly.
During my bodybuilding days i have done this with great results in strength and size:
30 mins before: 2 scoops of biotest surge workout fuel
15 mins before: 2 scoops biotest surge recovery
During: 1 scoop of biotest surge recover + 12g of whey
Immediately after: 50g whey
1-1.30h after - Post workout meal with 50g protein and 50g carbs.
I thought the above protocol was great for adding size and strength with minimal fat gain, but was expensive though!
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: June 26, 2010, 02:14:09 pm »Andrew, can you give me a typical week breakdown of your training like what you do and how many times you train? Seen a few of your videos and you can definitely get up!
currently or when i was using weights for vert (~1-3 years ago)?
currently im at like 34-35 max RVJ, 1 year ago i was 39 max RVJ..
1 year ago i was relying on:
- slightly above parallel + high bar squat + close stance + feet neutral
- barbell lunges / barbell stepups
- higher frequency training, consisting mostly of singles on squat, reps on unilaterals
- plyometric and reactive training: depth jumps and force absorption stuff, stiff leg ankle hops
- jumps & caffeined up jump sessions
currently:
- bodyweight training : isos/reps etc
- sprints
- jumps
- eating better
- phasing in plyometric/reactive training
- high frequency
hope that helps
Yeah that helps. Why the move from wight training to bodyweight training though?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: June 24, 2010, 04:33:27 pm »
Andrew, can you give me a typical week breakdown of your training like what you do and how many times you train? Seen a few of your videos and you can definitely get up!
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hey
« on: June 22, 2010, 04:36:29 pm »Found some videos of me dunking back in 2008, obviously not 37" though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ism6gYNQcLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlPwl4qDfkM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssh6nTmSx1Y
Really crappy quality, was taken on a phone.
the first one was real nice.
you have better camera now? just wondering.
peace
Thanks! Only got one on my phone but its much better quality than that. Need to invest in camera, will definitely be taking vids in the next few weeks of my jumping and will try to get some lifting vids as well.
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Introduce Yourself / Re: Hey
« on: June 22, 2010, 03:13:56 pm »
Found some videos of me dunking back in 2008, obviously not 37" though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ism6gYNQcLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlPwl4qDfkM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssh6nTmSx1Y
Really crappy quality, was taken on a phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ism6gYNQcLM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlPwl4qDfkM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssh6nTmSx1Y
Really crappy quality, was taken on a phone.