Bodybuilding!

Hey I know its been a while! Just wondering if any of you guys (and girls) are into weightlifting, bodybuilding, etc. If you are you could if you wanted to say what your goals are, what you've accomplished and maybe mention some gains you've made recently? Also you could post pictures if you'd like, and schedules would be awesome. I'm always looking to improve my schedule to make it more efficient. For me, My barbell bench press and my dumbbell bench press have both gone up considerably in the past couple of months, with my BP going from 175-210 in just a little over a month. What I think helped out a lot has been my incorporating more isolating triceps movements, such as tricep cable extentions.

Also, do you use any supplements? For me, its just EAS whey protein and some generic GNC creatine monohydrate. It comes down to 5g creatine per day and about 50g of whey protein post workout.

Right now I'm doing 210 @ 162 as my max on bench. Hopefully by the end of the summer I'll hit 230.

Right now my schedule is as follows.

Day 1- Chest/Tris
-Barbell BP
-Incline Barbell BP
-DB Press
-Seated cable flys
-Vertical tricep cable extensions
-Horizontal tricep cable extensions
Day 2- Bicep/Lats
-Standing EZ Bar curl
-Seated EZ Bar curl
-Chin ups
-Pull ups
-Bent over rows (machine)
-Forward rows (machine)
-Bent over DB rows
-Lat Pulldown (machine)
-DB curl
Day 3- Rest
Day 4- Shoulders/Abs
-Assisted overhead barbell press
-DB overhead press
-Lateral raises
-Front raises
-Kneeling floor cable crunches
-Incline crunches
-Leg raises
-Planks
-Ab Machine
Day 5- Legs (need to do more day 5!!! haha)
-Squats
-Leg press (machine)
-Calf raises (while doing squats)
-DB step ups.
-DB Squats
Day 6-Rest
Day 7-Rest

Here's a couple of pics.





So, does anyone else share this interest?

Well, I lost 50 pounds this winter.

Awesome. That's no easy feat especially in Winter.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by disaster249

Also, do you use any supplements? For me, its just EAS whey protein and some generic GNC creatine monohydrate. It comes down to 5g creatine per day and about 50g of whey protein post workout.

Your kidneys and liver must love you.

I eat a 3 pound burrito at least 4 times a week.

Originally posted by Coasterkidmwm

Originally posted by disaster249

Also, do you use any supplements? For me, its just EAS whey protein and some generic GNC creatine monohydrate. It comes down to 5g creatine per day and about 50g of whey protein post workout.

Your kidneys and liver must love you.

It's about the equivalent of eating a steak, so I'm sure they're fine.

[Coasterkidmwm]

No it is not fine. Your information is from the people actually selling that garbage, and it's not regulated by the FDA, which is always great for producing a line of quality products.

I know a bunch of chemists who routinely go to the local vitamin store to laugh their ass off at what is in that protein powder while they read the labels. They have plenty of material since every other month another round of those get banned.

If they were so great then my sister wouldn't regularly have patients who got friggin' jaundice from it among other kidney/liver issues.

Everyone who drinks that ends up being a bloated cylinder with massive arms and a tribal tattoo.

Originally posted by fear the four

Well, I lost 50 pounds this winter.

top kek

mfw tried to get into fitness stuff and realized it was a waste of my time (or i am just too lazy). i mean, i want to try to get physically fit at some point, maybe i'll buy a pass to the LAC this summer; probably won't lel. if there are any beginners this: http://liamrosen.com/fitness.html is a great way to start with maintaining physical health. also browsing this: http://boards.4chan.org/fit/ will increase your muscular mass a ton (proven)

If he continued with this diet for 40 years it might be pretty bad for him but right now, his kidneys are fine.

You realize that unless you go completely organic, you're going to be taking in chemicals regardless of what you eat.

Everyone who drinks that ends up being a bloated cylinder with massive arms and a tribal tattoo.

Why the generalizing statement? If you just drank the stuff but didn't train while using it, it would just be excess calories like everything else. In order for the protein to be utilized by the muscle, the muscle has to be broken down first. Working out along with a nutritious, high protein diet is what gives you massive arms.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by disaster249

You realize that unless you go completely organic, you're going to be taking in chemicals regardless of what you eat.

I didn't say that. I said I don't eat things that are not regulated by the FDA. Vegetarians are stupid because you're not supposed to be one and wouldn't have canine teeth if vegetarianism was the way we're meant to be. It's like only walking on your tiptoes and not using your heels to walk because you can. It's super great if it works for you, but it's still dumb.

Here is a list of terrible terrible food regulated by the FDA that I will eat, because it's regulated by the FDA.
*Hot Pockets
*Pop Tarts
*Taco Bell
*Doritos (bonus if incorporated with Taco Bell)

Originally posted by disaster249
Why the generalizing statement? If you just drank the stuff but didn't train while using it, it would just be excess calories like everything else.

A gallon of piss would be extra calories by that logic. You really need to stop reading those product labels.

Originally posted by disaster249
In order for the protein to be utilized by the muscle, the muscle has to be broken down first. Working out along with a nutritious, high protein diet is what gives you massive arms.

So eat normal food like I don't know, an adult would instead of manufactured garbage made from what they throw out when they make cheese.

I do not like the protein/creatine products I always see floating around at school in the rec center, and I have never met anyone that takes them that isn't a mouth breather who ends up completely melting when they're done taking the product after two months. These people always have like I said earlier the figure of a bloated barrel on peg legs with big arms.

And yes as far as students I've had go stereotype-wise, they're 3 for 3 with the tribal tattoo, 3 for 3 gelled spiked hair, and 2 were short.

^ If the fella wants to put terrible poop into his body, by all means that is his right as a human being. Sure, all of the things you said WILL more than likely happen to him, but if it doesn't impact your life in any way, then stop stereotyping and find some preperation-h to fix that butthurt ckmwm...

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>mfw ck argues
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>mfw we do it for the lel's

[coolbeans326]

If you want to build mass, supplements won't do it for you. You have to eat right. This can be expensive and very time consuming. I honestly think the protein powder and other mixes are a waste. You're spending lots of money needlessly on products that don't provide the results to warrant shelling out that money.

Here's what the Rock did to pack on even more muscle for his latest film.

Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, used this workout routine while trying to trim down from 14 to 7% bodyfat for some of his Hollywood movie roles. He trained six pays per week, resting on day seven.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Chest, back, biceps, calves: 5 sets, 15-20 reps, 30 second rest periods
Cardio: 5 minute warm-up, 12 minutes high intensity, 5 minute cool down
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Quads, hamstrings, shoulders, triceps: 5 sets, 15-20 reps, 30 second rest periods
Cardio: 5 minute warm-up, 12 minutes high intensity, 5 minute cool down
The Rock Dwayne Johnson Sample Cutting Diet

Meal 1: 10 scrambled egg whites, 3 servings cream of rice or 1 cup oatmeal, 3 rice cakes, 24oz water
Meal 2: 6oz skinless grilled chicken breast, 1 cup grits, 6oz yams, 1 cup of steamed asparagus, 24oz water
Meal 3: 6oz tuna, 1 cup brown rice, 1 sliced cucumber, 24oz water
Meal 4: 6oz perch fillet, 1 cup barley, 6oz baked potato, 1 cup steamed green beans, 24oz water
Meal 5: 6oz pork tenderloin, 1 cup brown rice, 6oz sweet potato, 1 cup peas, 24oz water
Meal 6: 10 scrambled egg whites, 3 servings cream of rice or 1 cup oatmeal, 24oz water

I hope that gives you a sense of what needs to be done if you really want to pack on muscle. It's quite a bit of work, hence I haven't done it.

[Coasterkidmwm]

But where are the electrolytes?

Originally posted by coolbeans326

If you want to build mass, supplements won't do it for you. You have to eat right. This can be expensive and very time consuming. I honestly think the protein powder and other mixes are a waste. You're spending lots of money needlessly on products that don't provide the results to warrant shelling out that money.

Here's what the Rock did to pack on even more muscle for his latest film.

Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, used this workout routine while trying to trim down from 14 to 7% bodyfat for some of his Hollywood movie roles. He trained six pays per week, resting on day seven.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Chest, back, biceps, calves: 5 sets, 15-20 reps, 30 second rest periods
Cardio: 5 minute warm-up, 12 minutes high intensity, 5 minute cool down
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

Quads, hamstrings, shoulders, triceps: 5 sets, 15-20 reps, 30 second rest periods
Cardio: 5 minute warm-up, 12 minutes high intensity, 5 minute cool down
The Rock Dwayne Johnson Sample Cutting Diet

Meal 1: 10 scrambled egg whites, 3 servings cream of rice or 1 cup oatmeal, 3 rice cakes, 24oz water
Meal 2: 6oz skinless grilled chicken breast, 1 cup grits, 6oz yams, 1 cup of steamed asparagus, 24oz water
Meal 3: 6oz tuna, 1 cup brown rice, 1 sliced cucumber, 24oz water
Meal 4: 6oz perch fillet, 1 cup barley, 6oz baked potato, 1 cup steamed green beans, 24oz water
Meal 5: 6oz pork tenderloin, 1 cup brown rice, 6oz sweet potato, 1 cup peas, 24oz water
Meal 6: 10 scrambled egg whites, 3 servings cream of rice or 1 cup oatmeal, 24oz water

I hope that gives you a sense of what needs to be done if you really want to pack on muscle. It's quite a bit of work, hence I haven't done it.

The Rock weighs somewhere around 265, which means that he was probably trying to take in 400+ grams of protein each day (1.5g/lb of BW) to combat muscle loss while cutting from 14%-7% BF. That's ridiculously expensive haha. If only I had the dietician and resources that he does, then I might be able to make it happen! I wish though man.

I don't really think that protein powder is a waste of money though. I think that money is much better spent on protein than on some other supplement, such as a pre workout. With a protein powder you are actually saving money compared to the same amount of protein from solid foods. When you are training in any way, especially with weights, your body requires a certain amount per day to repair the muscle tissue from your workout. That being said, I would rather eat a steak every day instead of drinking a protein shake (which normally consists of 2 cups milk, 40-50g protein powder, and 4-5 tbsp of nonfat yogurt) but I just don't have the money to do so.

As far as creatine, I haven't found it to increase my size as much as it just increases my workout performance. I have gained size since beginning creatine about 2 months ago, but I have also gained quite a bit of strength. Creatine is also pretty inexpensive, since after 2 months I'm only through one $8 bottle of the stuff. Creatine works by turning into creatine phosphate in the bloodstream, and then aiding in the production of ATP within the muscle. (sorry, I'm no biochemist!) It also increases muscle size by drawing water and nutrients into the muscle. Creatine is found in foods such as red meat, chicken, and even milk, and is a substance that your body produces naturally. The thing is, most of the creatine in our foods is cooked out or not in high enough quantities for it to really do good. Supplementing with creatine in my opinion is not much different than supplementing with a multivitamin. Also, if you keep your water consumption up, there are virtually no side effects short term or long term to using it. If your water consumption sucks though, you will probably experience some cramping, but that's about it.

So do you weight lift any coolbeans?

[gouldy]

I'm an office worker more so now, but I did spend 4 years in an extremely physical engineering job. Every day lifting, handling and operating heavy equipment and materials, on the diet of someone who absolutely loves meat.

I was quite a skinny runt when I was at school, even though I used to eat a lot. I never did any kind of work outs or anything. So that 4 years was a bit of a shock to my body, as I became pretty large: I have stretch marks on my skin on my biceps, thighs and back muscles because of how quickly and large they grew during that time. But in the 3 years since then, as an office worker, some of it has gone

I'm still 5'11" and 200lbs, but I was more like 215/220 3 years ago.


I don't do any particular weight lifting, or stick to any kind of diet, but I do now go to the gym 2 or 3 times a week, mainly for cardio... because sitting in an office all day eating lots of meat is not a good combo

[Coasterkidmwm]

Originally posted by disaster249
Creatine works by turning into creatine phosphate in the bloodstream, and then aiding in the production of ATP within the muscle. (sorry, I'm no biochemist!) It also increases muscle size by drawing water and nutrients into the muscle. Creatine is found in foods such as red meat, chicken, and even milk, and is a substance that your body produces naturally. The thing is, most of the creatine in our foods is cooked out or not in high enough quantities for it to really do good. Supplementing with creatine in my opinion is not much different than supplementing with a multivitamin. Also, if you keep your water consumption up, there are virtually no side effects short term or long term to using it. If your water consumption sucks though, you will probably experience some cramping, but that's about it.

Says the container you bought advertising itself.

Stop taking it and you'll melt like I described above.

CK, stop acting like you know everything. You have one argument and you use it against everything. You realize that there are other methods of researching supplements rather than the container itself, right?

[Coasterkidmwm]

A bunch of bro communication majors that yell alot?

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Or you could stop caring. Look like this, and then cut your Bieber Hair... then voila! You are going to be famous on the internet for having an ass as wide as two faces. Just lose the pills and take on CoasterKid's equally chemically induced diet of TacoBell and PizzaHut!

Don't post pictures of CK's mom! It's rude.

[Coasterkidmwm]

If you can take a picture of your lady with your phone vertically then she isn't wide enough

Wow! I didn't know that this thread existed!

Well here's my story!

I am into 'bodybuilding' for about 16 months now. It all started with my dissatisfaction about my body. At age 17 I was about 178cm tall and had a wheight of about 86kg (too lazy to convert the units right now) My bodyfat was around 28-29% and this was not healthy!
My weakness, my bad endurance and my not so well formed body showed me that I had to change something...I tried several diets and...well all of them failed...
So with the experience that diets don't seem to work for me I had to find another solution and well, I found that solution in working out.
I have signed up in a gym and started to work out regularly.
With the workout and lots of new experience about nutrition plans from some nice people there, I started to loose my fat and also gained muscles AT THE SAME TIME (ha! to all the people who say that this doesn't work)

With my new 'nutrition plan' (No real plan...I just ate healthy) and several workout plans from my gym inscructor I managed to change my body!

So present day I am 181cm tall and I weigh about 84kg with a body fat percentage of only 12%
I can say that I've already reached my goals of getting stonger, more athletic and healthy!
I haven't yet set any new goals and I don't think it is necessary...

So here two pictures of me:
The first one was made the day I signed up for the gym in February 2012:
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... 004695.jpg

The second one is about a week old:
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff4 ... 8ea171.jpg

I still go to the gym regularly to stay at my current level for now...

So that was my story [:D]

PS: If you want to know how I work out and what exercises I do, feel free to ask! But please be specific!

Impressive transformation Ibanez! And are you sure about the 12%? I'd say you could be 10 or 11 easy. I've never tested mine but I'd say I'm somewhere around 12 or 13 since you can't quite see my full six pack yet, only my top four. You look to be of a lower percentage than I am so I was just wondering.

I"m curious about your everyday diet? What do you eat on any given day? From the look of the two pictures I'd say your nutrition is pretty intact.

Thanks!