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5/3/1 day failure

I remember reading in one of his books that the de-load week is a matter of taking 3 steps forward, 1 step back. Even failing a prescribed set is 1 step back. Keep moving forward, thats all you can do. When you fail more often, then think about redoing your 1RM and refreshing your numbers...
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- Post #7
- Sep 12, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Information wanted on taking creatine

Like mentioned, drink a shit ton of water, and expect to gain water weight. And know that it is true water weight, depending on your size maybe as much as 10 lbs. What it is for really is an aid in strength training. You wont get much if anything out of it doing endurance work. You will...
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- Post #7
- Aug 13, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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5x5 for losing weight

Thats precisely my point. SS's 5x5 program is all about incrememting the weight by 5lbs. Plus you're doing the most taxing movements. If you dont care about incrementing the weight each time, you arent getting stronger, and you arent doing SS. To gain that kind of strength that fast, you...
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- Post #4
- Jul 7, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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5x5 for losing weight

A while back some of the bros here skewered me for steering someone away from doing 5x5 as a method of weight loss. I would like to say that i have now done 5x5 with a heart rate monitor, and done normal BB splits with supersets and find that i burn over double the calories when i do...
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- Jul 7, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Anyone do/know about TRT?

Thank you for judging me without knowing the first thing about me, and replying in this thread that clearly needed your ignorant baseless assertion.
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- Post #8
- Apr 29, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Anyone do/know about TRT?

I was looking into the literature on TRT therapy. TBH, i like what im reading and it seems like it might be a good thing for me, but i dont know anyone that has ever done it. I would love to hear some first hand accounts of anyone using it. It is a little daunting learning about it.
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- Thread
- Apr 24, 2014
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Switching my domains from GoDaddy to Name.com...

Ive had a different experience. Ive been buying domain names and SSL certs through them since about 2008 and have loved their support. They actually answered the phone and helped me out. I cant speak to any of the other crap about SOPA or whatnot.
- brad310
- Post #11
- Apr 18, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do I cut out the tummy flab once and for all?

It sounds like your body has adapted to the stress you put on it. Change the stress. About every few weeks.
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- Post #15
- Apr 15, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Can I build muscle with just 2 dumbbells?

to expand on that...you can without them as well, look at bodyweight fitness. So ya you can add some dumbell work to what you do as pushups etc. Something to curl or overhead press. I would also suggest you get a kettlebell or two as well so you dont neglect your back and legs.
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- Post #6
- Mar 24, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Should the weight touch the floor when doing t-bar row?

Both ways are right, depending on what you want. Are you body building or strength building? If body building, drop teh weight, and keep it up, get the muscles fatigued. If you are strength training, then reset after each one and be explosive. Also, the more upright you are, the higher...
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- Post #6
- Mar 24, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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B.O.

Dermatologist will make you feel better, mentally if nothing else. He will have actual answers and be able to give you something to take care of it. Its worth your time. Try some gold bond medicated body powder - not the cream - the powder. That stuff will knock the stank off anything. I...
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- Post #7
- Mar 24, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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5x5: starting barbell weights, squat form

I had a similar problem when i started SS. My case is flexability, particularly in the ankle. What kind of shoe are you using? I would strongly suggest looking at a weightlifting specific shoe. I have used the Rogue Do-Win, but more preferably, the Reebok Crossfit Oly lifting shoe. Its more...
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- Post #3
- Mar 20, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Help me unfatify myself

I understand this....but that ^^ program of "weights" is not starting strength. Starting strength is 5x5 for the big exercises, 3 days a week with lots of rest and lots of calories....with measured weight added to the bar each workout. Go read his forums. He says all the...
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- Post #29
- Mar 19, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Help me unfatify myself

Just saw this. Look into mixing in barbell complexes or kettlebell complexes. You can totally smoke yourself in 20 minutes.
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- Post #20
- Mar 19, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Help me unfatify myself

Having done both p90x and p90x3, i would suggest you lose most of your weight first. Or if you are already athletic and capable, then do the lean version, not classic. You want to lose weight, do cardio. You want to get strong, lift. P90x is somewhat inbetween and you wont get strong from...
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- Post #19
- Mar 19, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Help me unfatify myself

I dont know why people preach this for someone trying to lose a significant amount of weight. One of the core ideas is to drink a gallon of milk a day outside of your other calories. The purpose of that program is to get strong, which puts you in caloric excess and you will add tissue, muscle...
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- Post #18
- Mar 19, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Your first time home buying mistakes?

I havent read the whole thread, but i have to strongly advise that 1) you buy a house within your means. 2) assuming you do #1, do a 15 year mortgage, not your standard 30 yr I dont know the principal amount of the loan, but you will thank yourself in the interest you save, and the...
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- Post #207
- Mar 17, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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anyone drink bourbon whiskey

If you actually mean bourbon whiskey, for that price point, Wild Turkey and Elijah Craig. If you are ok with Tennessee whiskey, Jack Daniels Old #7 - to me - is much easier and tastier. And if you ever feel like splurging, Gentleman's Jack is even better.
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- Post #71
- Mar 13, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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SL 5x5 lowering the weight?

You could do sets afterwards at a lower weight, but since you dont do any of the assistance exercices, try adding dip, DB bench, or lying triceps extensions. Those will build up that tricep which is where alot of the bench comes from.
- brad310
- Post #11
- Feb 28, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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SL 5x5 lowering the weight?

It depends on how long you've been doing 5x5. Have you reset to a lower weight and started back before? Are you taking in the calories to succeed? My guess is no to both. Once you start stalling at 5x5 and you know you're not eating enough, look for a different plan. 5x5 isnt a magic bullet...
- brad310
- Post #9
- Feb 27, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Has anyone built a great deal of muscle using just machines?

Thats why these claims dont pass the eye test for me. I could do 60 pushups a min when i was in. I could get almost 90 situps in 2 mins. Right now i do sets of dips for 15...and while mediocre to poor genes i'd say, that amount of stress on my elbow and tricep is enormous. Even if he...
- brad310
- Post #51
- Feb 24, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Has anyone built a great deal of muscle using just machines?

im going to go out on a limb and say that i think these have to be somewhat inflated...i cant imagine anyones ligaments/tendons/joints can withstand that kind of stress on a regular basis. Thats something i'd have to see to believe. I mean....1000 dips...2000 pushups...the stress on the...
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- Post #49
- Feb 24, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Has anyone built a great deal of muscle using just machines?

I know ppl may not have the space or $$, but if spotting or working alone is an issue...look into getting your own power rack. I got an R-3 from rogue years ago and it has already been worth every penny. Safety pins are better spotters than anyone ever could be. Ive bailed squats. Failed...
- brad310
- Post #19
- Feb 20, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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PSA: do deadlifts!

While only a mere 385 DLer myself, for me, i have found that i gain more out of them by doing less. Sets of 5+ and heavy singles fatigue my body for days and days in a way that nothing else can. I have 'stopped' trying to progress my DL for this very reason. Doing a set of 15x225 touch and...
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- Post #37
- Feb 19, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Has anyone built a great deal of muscle using just machines?

body builders do it all the time. but their goals are different than that of an athlete or other strength based need. body builders want plump muscles and low body fat. Strength is a non-issue. It comes at a slower pace. what you have to be mindful of is that machines dont build strength...
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- Post #8
- Feb 17, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Proper Squat Form: Is Starting Strength Wrong

I wouldnt say "wrong". Just a different option. I learned first with his method, but then changed it up as i progressed and learned to listen to my own body. The low bar causes too much forward lean with me as i descend. I can keep a stronger and flatter back with a high bar. I do still...
- brad310
- Post #6
- Jan 2, 2014
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Cheaper Silicone lube for treadmill?

Arms. Legs. Bulk order lube. I dont even want to know.
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- Post #2
- Nov 6, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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First time using weight belt, should it feel like cheating ?

I use the belt because it is comfortable and i trust the powerlifters that advised so. FWIW i do RDL's over 225 with no belt specifically for this reason. I disagree that the belt point is 1.5x bw, for me, the belt point is typically whatever my work set is. The belt, for me anyway, has...
- brad310
- Post #23
- Oct 31, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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First time using weight belt, should it feel like cheating ?

1-To continue to add 5lbs a training day, or even a week, you have to eat to support that. You need to be in a large caloric excess to continuously recover and repair/add tissue. 2-You have options when you hit the wall. Change your volume. You may actually benefit more by doing less...
- brad310
- Post #21
- Oct 29, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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First time using weight belt, should it feel like cheating ?

When you say "nag my lower back", would you say it is muscular or other? TBH, and i did 5x5, squatting 5x5 3 times a week is a TON of volume, especially if you are doing assistance work for legs or back. You may be overtraining it in a short period of time. You have to be careful about...
- brad310
- Post #20
- Oct 29, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Update: Hit another PR on bench...Hit a PR on bench this morning

I discovered SS a couple years ago and I got alot out of it. I learned that i am happier being strong with higher BF than weak with low BF. However, SS did start to fail on me as i progressed farther over time. I plateud forever it seemed like. What really seemed to work for moving past...
- brad310
- Post #9
- Oct 17, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Form Check

if you like the belt, keep the belt. i prefer a belt for squat/DL/OHP when i get over about 75% of my 1rm. I actually feel stronger with it. I warm up without it though.
- brad310
- Post #12
- Oct 10, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Form Check

First things first. Gloves...when squatting. Now with the jokes out of the way, your hip joint should reach or go below the top of your knee. I think you would greatly benefit from a shoe with an elevated heel like the Reebok crossfit OLY shoe, or on a budget, the rogue do-win. That will...
- brad310
- Post #11
- Oct 10, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Upper back tingle after deadlifting?

you are pointing to your traps or an area just underneath them. If you are experiencing pain in that area, try to make sure you have a neutral head position through the movement...DONT look up. For me, this means looking at the ground a ways in front, then my sight picture changes as i stand...
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- Post #2
- Sep 13, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Where to buy rowing machine?

I got mine from roguefitness.com It is quality.
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- Post #5
- Sep 12, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Deadlifting with a false grip?

two words. dumb bell rows. dont use straps or gloves. do lots of dumb bell rows. I gained alot of grip strength from doing them. Power cleans and farmers walks too if available.
- brad310
- Post #12
- Aug 26, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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My experience with dynamic effort

I had been working for a while to make 225 my working weight for a while on the bench press. Though I could bench it for a while, i couldnt get 5 reps for multiple sets, and my max was stalled around 250. So i decided i would blindly trust in the westside method of doing 1 day max effort 1 day...
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- Aug 26, 2013
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Anyone here make their own chains?

im starting to add some speed work to my bench press and im liking it. I wanted to start using chains also to help make some gains. I looked on rogue's websites and they sell 5/8's chain kits and all....but i was thinking i could buy them myself and save some shipping. However the local...
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- Thread
- Jul 31, 2013
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Any BowFlex owners here?

I have the bowflex dumbells and bench. I have owned a bowflex knock off. Couple of things about the dumbbells. They are wayyy wide. so its much more awkward to do the normal dumbbell things. I actually still use them because they are so versatile tho. However i have started purchasing...
- brad310
- Post #32
- Jul 26, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Question about Pre-Workout Supplements

I like the pre, esp at 5:30am. I actually like assault too...except for the taste. I have orange mango and it tastes like water right from someone's sphinter. And it doesnt mix well, takes a ton of water. Im going to order a diff flavor tonight im just hating choking down that ass...
- brad310
- Post #3
- Jul 15, 2013
- Forum: Health and Fitness

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