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This sounds fucking ridiculous, but where in LA/OC is a good shop? I'll be out there in May and would like to get tattooed.

I'm beginning to lose hope in my area. Anywhere/anyone worthwhile in the Lehigh Valley section of PA? I'd likely be better off just driving down to Philly.

It was actually really good of a read. I don't personally think that bodyweight training is the end-all of workouts, but I really dig the progressions and rep schemes that he laid out. It also gives a ton of variations on the core movements, so it'd be pretty hard to get bored of things if you did decide to make a program solely out of BW stuff. The whole BW-only thing has its place and it's obviously capable of getting you stronger and in shape, but I wouldn't consider it more "functional" than regular weightlifting, other than comparing pull ups to pull downs. That said, dude is right about the OAC. It cannot be fucked with in terms of awesome and strength-building.

I've been bouldering for the fuck of it lately. I started in order to supplement my BJJ, but now I'm almost addicted to climbing things and its definitely had an impact on my grip, forearms and lats. Certainly not hypertrophy, but they're much stronger. Plus, it's a good way to work on your tan in the summer. I don't know where I'm going with this post, but, yeah. It's been awhile.

A Smith Machine actually gives you the opposite of perfect form, as it fixes you into one, unnatural plane of movement.

Don't plan on following any of the advice in here if you sign up at PF, as it's illegal. Fuck you, lunk alarm.

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I had neighbors when I was younger who did this stuff in the back yard as part of training for a larger event. The LARP-apalooza, I assume. It provided a ton of free entertainment to watch them swing foam swords at each other and flail around on the ground when they were struck. I found out that my neighbor was a cop, with no children, who invited these kids over to live out their Lord of the Rings fantasies on his property with him so I can only assume that those children were being groomed for pederasty in the future as well. Then I realized how cool it is to have sword fights ( || ) and was jealous.

So I got a BJJ tournament on Saturday, but lifting legs on Thursday. I'm pretty sure I'm skipping out on the lifting legs.

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"Prison style" workouts rarely include additional weight. It's easy for your body to recover in a short period of time when you're doing calisthenics, which is what allows Olympic gymnasts to train 5x a week for 5hrs a day (the amount of steroids they're likely on aside). It takes an additional load to really break down your muscle fibers to the point where they need ~48hrs to recuperate. There's no way you could possibly keep up a schedule of the same workout, 6x a week with weights. Even on juice.

The whole, "Muscle weighs more than fat" philosophy.

What are you trying to lose the 20lbs for? If it's just for appearance, then you may not necessarily have to lose the full 20lb. Worry more about how you look in the mirror, not what the scale says. If you're losing weight to be competitive in a sport, then it's all about diet and cardio (HIIT). Diet entails more than just eating oatmeal for breakfast and generally eating less, however. And cardio is much more beneficial if you're running than if you're on a stationairy bike.

Oh, snap. It's back.

It appears Alabama will let all sorts of riff-raff fight these days.

Any BJJ players in here doing the Pan Ams in NYC in October? I'm thinking of it. I may even do the absolute division for the lulz.

Oh, lawd. Is it a Planet Fitness?

Deleted your lifts so that it doesn't keep stretching the page out when I quote. Day 1 looks fine. Day 2, I'd take the triceps press-down out in favor of incline bench. Almost everyone neglects the clavicular (upper) portion of the chest, which gives a lot of help to "look and feel strong". Work it just the same as regular flat bench. Day 3, if you're capable of doing pull ups or chin ups, do those instead of the lat pulldown. They're infinitely better. If you can't do pull/chin ups, do a couple sets of negatives, then go to the lat pulldown for a couple sets so you're getting the reps in for growth. If you can only do a couple chin/pull ups, again, do a couple sets of them, then go to the lat pulldown for a couple more sets. Also, do abs every time you're in the gym. They're one of the few muscles that can be worked with such volume and still respond/heal in time. Weighted ab crunches on the pulley machine are an excellent exercise, so you're good there, just bump up the volume to 3x a week.

You don't lift solely with your back. You drive off the floor with your legs, and your back should take over the brunt of the work right when the bar clears your knees in order to pull into the upright position. Check out this video when you get a chance, it goes over proper execution, common mistakes, and how to correct mistakes:

The only thing I disagree with is the Goblet (Potato Sack) Squat. Unless you're standing on plates or something, depending on your arm length, as you squat down with a vertically-hanging dumbbell, you're only going to be 1/4 squatting before the weight hits the ground. It's a good when taught to beginners unweighted, as it enforces the concepts of pulling your shoulders back, locking your lower back, and puffing your chest out that are necessary to complete a proper squat. The addition of weight really fucks with depth, though, so I'd avoid it.

Protein shakes are still natural, and are a cheaper, easier way to get all of the protein you're going to need in order to grow. It's really fucking hard to eat 6-7 times a day most of the time. I'm not trying to sway you from your idea, I'm just saying.

Started working 1 armed chins the other week, I can tell it's going to be a long, long process.

There's a point in reps where you're no longer training for hypertrophy/strength, but muscular endurance. That's probably from 12reps and up. So, yes, you'll eventually have to up the weight used.

Chewbrahca.

That means you're doing them right.