Gym And Supplement Discussion

[Trozzle]

A carb is not a carb. A sugar drink is not the same as a bowl of oats.

1000 calories of big m is not the same as 1000 calories of steak.

Your body utilises proteins different to sugars, and fats different to either also.

I mean, that's pure basics. Why do you take a protein shake after a workout and not a tub of lard??? It's common sense, your body uses different

macro's for different things.

And fruit is not a ball of sugar. It's natural, comes from the ground, is full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fibre and is just down right good for you.

A healthy body is a happy body, and a happy body is ALOT easier to work with.

While you didn't directly say everything that comes from the ground is good for you, in certain situations in life - like when making a statement or declaration to police - this wording could be construed to mean exactly that.

[Husky33]

A statement to police, you've got to be joking.

I was talking about fruit, you know, what you buy at a fruit shop.

Seriously, if you guys wanted to act like retards, then you'll be treated like retards.

F this i'm out

[dezz]

This thread has been painful to read for a long, long time now

[Trozzle]

lolololol goddamn take it easy Simon. My point was it could've been read that way. I know I kinda thought that was what you were getting at.

[Birds]

Loving 1.25kg plates...been using them to step up bench and, whilst I do notice they are on there (2.5kg increase combined)...after a week or two of the new weight, I'm doing the same reps as I did before I put the plates on.

[GHOSTrun]

Troy, whatever you're doing, keep doing it, and share some of it around, f**k. It's like you grew a chest in 1.5months.

[Trozzle]

Troy, whatever you're doing, keep doing it, and share some of it around, f**k. It's like you grew a chest in 1.5months.

Coz of the current tone of this thread, I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not lol.

I'll assume you're not, so yeah over the last couple of months I've focused much more on incline press than just flat bench. Likely culprit.

[SRS13]

This thread has been painful to read for a long, long time now

[TTT]

This thread went full retard

[Trozzle]

This thread is unmoderated.

[TTT]

This thread should squat more and worry about macros less

Edited November 19, 2012 by TTT

[jangles]

Loving 1.25kg plates...been using them to step up bench and, whilst I do notice they are on there (2.5kg increase combined)...after a week or two of the new weight, I'm doing the same reps as I did before I put the plates on.

Did you not used to have them? I doubt I could progress without them on bench!

[NickR33]

Loving 1.25kg plates...been using them to step up bench and, whilst I do notice they are on there (2.5kg increase combined)...after a week or two of the new weight, I'm doing the same reps as I did before I put the plates on.

I can't bare putting those little f**kers on... I know I should but they just look so silly!

[darksky34]

yes, the usefulness of small weights are so underestimated - people always worry about how much weight it looks like they have on their bar (this is so stupid) but screw that, use those small weights to make your improvement each week!

edit: HAHAHA nick i was typing that and as soon as i posted, yours appears before mine: point illustrated.

Edited November 19, 2012 by darksky34

[-FIGJAM-]

Did you not used to have them? I doubt I could progress without them on bench!

could if you squatted more....

have looked for those little plates, swear there are only two at the gym i go to

[NickR33]

Troy, whatever you're doing, keep doing it, and share some of it around, f**k. It's like you grew a chest in 1.5months.

when I first looked at the pics I was thinking pretty good improvement for 12 months... then I saw his post, 6 weeks! WTF dude

[Birds]

Did you not used to have them? I doubt I could progress without them on bench!

They were always there, but pretty much what Nick said. There's some psychological barrier about using them, like you're not making much difference by putting them on or it'll be a pointless increase. Only ever stepped up with 2.5kg or 5kg plates. But when you rationalise it, 1.25kg plates, even every 2 weeks is a good increase. You give it 2 months and that's a potential 10kg on your bench, just takes patience. I doubt that by adding 10kg straight up, you would accommodate the reps after 2 months (unless you're a noob still getting noob gains).

Now I'd use 500gm plates if I had them!

Nick start using them, they are a godsend.

[jangles]

could if you squatted more....

My squats tend to not help my bench so much..

Yeah I look at the future picture, it's 2.5kg increase which up top is heaps!

Edited November 20, 2012 by jangles

[GHOSTrun]

when I first looked at the pics I was thinking pretty good improvement for 12 months... then I saw his post, 6 weeks! WTF dude

dat der celltech?

Edited November 20, 2012 by GHOSTrun

[Trozzle]

when I first looked at the pics I was thinking pretty good improvement for 12 months... then I saw his post, 6 weeks! WTF dude

I can't say it's exactly 6 weeks. The first picture was taken well before the "cut" and switch to incline press, though I looked almost identical to it when I started the 6 week period regardless. The pictures were more to illustrate fat loss (which the first one doesn't show very well).

More or less, yeah that change was 1.5 months though, give or take from inaccuracy of first picture.

dat der celltech?

NAH BRO IT WAS ALL THE ALBUTEREX.

hahaha