I tried it in 2008. Thought I was going to die and legit had the worst stomach pain of my life a few hours later. It made me want to run through a brick wall though.
Progress is so awesome. Six months ago I failed on a 5x5 of 150lbs. Today I got my 250lb 3x3 feelsfuckinggoodman.
I think I got to around 225 for a couple sets of 5 before I stopped sl and started cf about 6 weeks ago. Started supplementing that with a 531 program 2 weeks ago, working up to about 205 currently. Anyways, really good job man, keep it up
There's been an interesting turn of events. I have a contest on Saturday, for which I've been cutting weight the last 3 weeks. Yesterday, the promoter texted me and told me that there's only one heavyweight signed up for the contest and asked if I would compete as a heavyweight this weekend. I told him I've been cutting, but that I'd consider it. So now, I have 2 options; I can continue my cut and plan to compete as a lightweight, but make a game day decision as to whether to do heavyweight class, or I can say 'fuck it' and start shoving shit down my gullet and just nut up and compete in the heavies. What to do, what to do . . .
Make the heavyweight earn his shit. Finishing at the top of a 1-man class is like being valedictorian in home school...
favorite PWO ever only time a PWO has ever given me stomach pain is when I haven't taken creatine in a few months and it has some in there. old school Jack3d was the tits
Imagine the bragging rights of coming in second in the heavyweight class on a 2 day bulk from lightweight class.
is it the blackstone labs stuff? a bunch of guys at my gym use their products, but they're all on gear.
Old jack3d was the GOAT You can buy DMAA in bulk, for testing on your 'lab rats'. Havent used it (dmaa) in a few months, might try again. The scoop from the place I got it from is nearly impossible to use - basically a piece of spaghetti with a microscopic spoon at the end. So more often then not I just end up pissed from trying to dose it and end up not even using it.
If I do the HW class, there will be no bulk. I will make weight as a lightweight in the hopes that another heavyweight shows up. Even so, if I compete as a heavy, I expect to win, not come in second. If you don't expect to win, you've already lost.
It tastes horrid So far my maxs arent where they should be but I'm doing what I can work in 2 yobs and sleeping at best 5 hours a night. Weight 212 DL 525 S 420 B 350 Want to just shed to 190 and build from there. I've been cutting carbs like crazy but barely losing weight.
Best way to build leg strength imo. After my meet next month I'm going with some very narrow high Bar squats
I hate the people at the gym. 5'6" Asian took up a squat rack for over an hour doing sumo deadlifts. Even brought his own chalk
If you spend 5-10 minutes between pulling sumo singles and rechalk the bar each time so that the knurling disappears, you might deserve to die.
Im never going back to low bar. I hate the movement and I don't plan on going to a meet. It's just not in the cards any time soon tbh. I want to get my dl back to 585 and bench back to 375 within the year.
Too much leg straightening rather than keeping my quads under load. Edit - losing focus on "pushing floor down" and allowing my ass to raise up... not sure I'm describing it well but I had GF video my form
On a cold Friday afternoon, I had come home from school. I had been thinking of the gym all day. I was hungry, didn't have any lunch. In fact, I didn't eat because I spent the money. For the past month I was saving up for something. Something special which I bought at GNC. I was surprised they didn't ask for ID; I was pretty sure the cashier noticed how nervous I was. Anyways, my mom asked my how my day was when I got home, but I ignored her. I have more important things to do. I run to the bathroom and unpack my bag. In my school bag is a white plastic bag from GNC. I open the bag, first removing the receipt and flushing it down the toilet to get rid of the evidence. My heart was racing now. I unpack the creatine monster from the bag. I wonder what people will be asking me when they see that I will be 50lbs heavier. Should I say I was just eating a lot? I remove the label from the tub and tear it into a thousand small pieces. I flush that down the toilet, too. It is time now. I run up to my room when my mom ask me what I am holding. I panic, sweat drips down my forehead and my teeth chatter. "Mom, it's just for a school project". "What project?" "I don't know mom I just started it!". A tear runs down my cheek. I run upstairs and open the creatine, scooping upservings into a clear water bottle. What have I gotten myself into? I fill it with water and drink it. There is no turning back now. The creatine monster is inside me now, it will control me. What should I do if I die? I cant let my family know about this. I open the creatine tub and throw it all out the window; a white cloud of mysterious dust sparkles into the wind so graciously. I feel the substance taking control of me; I am now the monster. I walk downstairs, its time to work out; time to get big. Now I worry, I don't want to get too big; people will think I use steroids. I do use steroids. No I don't. Creatine. All I see is the weights now, I am almost downstairs when I hear "Do you want a cookie I just baked". I know I do not have time for this **** now. "No mom I do not want a cookie" I walk in the basement and drop to my knees before the weights, tears running down my cheeks. I turn to the right and look at myself in the mirror. Oh god, what have I done?
Once your noob gainz kick in you'll think differently. Then those gainz taper off and these numbers will once again seem fictional.
I vividly remember when I first started lifting hitting a plateau of 175 for 5 on the bench. 185 is now a warm up. Enjoy the process.
What the hell kind of car do you have? We have a shitty old Chevy Sprint that we use for car walks in contests. It has no motor, transmission, no glass, no seats, etc. It's completely stripped other than the shell. It weighs 525 empty. Spoiler