TMB Weightlifting Thread: Learn to Swim

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  1. hensleya

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    I had a shipping issue with them once and they shipped me out a new one ASAP after I filed with shipping company. I’d do that if you haven’t already.
     
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  2. Lt. Pete Mitchell

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    I literally just pulled up the email again and it changed to saying it would be delivered today. Not holding out hope since it’s 8 pm but I’ll give it a few more days and then contact them. Still have yet to receive my shipment notification for my wall mount rack though
     
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  3. bigjrock

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    Really wish eliteFTS would get some stuff back in stock so they can take my money.
     
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  4. MORBO!

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    My home gym is like 150 square feet, and I’m thinking about getting a wall mounted fan to help cool it down during the summer. Have any of y’all gone that route? If like to get a quiet one because I usually have the tv on while I’m working out and would like to actually hear it.
     
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  5. bigjrock

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    I’ve just got a box fan but might add a dehumidifier.
     
  6. MORBO!

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    Yea I thought about that, but it’s probably way more than I need in that space.
     
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  7. Gunners

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    a good squat/deadlift session puts myself in a better place than pretty much anything else.

    Baby bro missed his 500# trap bar today but he's close, I'll get him there.
     
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  8. Capstone 88

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    Love seeing stuff like this. Let us know when he gets it.
     
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  9. Where Eagles Dare

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    One more month in a catabolic state. Currently sitting at 210. Hopefully will be around 195 come August 1st then the goal it to attempt to recomp* and stay around there or sub 200 for the remainder of they year. I feel fatter & weaker than normal at 210 b/c lack of lifting during Covid.

    Plan to do a few Oly meets next year at 89kg. I should easily be able to qualify and maybe I'll do some American Open 2 or 3 in the middle or latter part of the year depending on location.

    may or may not have additional aid from Clemson sponsored bath & hair products
     
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  10. BrickTamland

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    Another good one falls to the crutch of creatine.

    RIP.
     
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  11. Capstone 88

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    You’re planning on losing 15lbs in one month?
     
  12. BrickTamland

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    I’ve dropped 8% body fat since January, ama.

    (Hint: just lift stuff and stop eating sugar, that’s pretty much it.)
     
  13. Where Eagles Dare

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    Yeah. At a minimum 12. Wife is having a baby mid month and might throw me off some, but hope not.

    Lift+Cardio, Keto, - 500/750 deficit, T3 can drop weight quickly.

    Yes, I'm losing muscle, hense catabolic state
     
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  14. BrickTamland

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    I love the minor focus within that post of, “oh yeah, we’re having a baby, nbd.”
     
  15. Where Eagles Dare

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    Ideally baby comes Friday after I work out so we can be at the hospital over the weekend and I can bale back in the gym on Monday.

    But really, I'm hoping I can keep a little bit of a routine. It's an 75 min 3 days a week. Not a massive commitment right now.
     
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  16. BrickTamland

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    Congrats and good luck on the delivery.
     
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  17. Where Eagles Dare

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    :thumb:

    Kinda helpless feeling for men. I can't do much to help her constantly being uncomfortable. Hopefully it's an uneventful delivery
     
  18. bigjrock

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    Be thinking about where you want to be positioned in the delivery room. It’s an awesome thing, but some things you can’t unsee...
     
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  19. bigjrock

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    And good luck man. Hope everyone stays healthy.
     
  20. Where Eagles Dare

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    Up top by the head. Doctor can be in the kitchen, doing all the dirty work.
     
  21. Capstone 88

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    Tues: heavy squat volume
    Wed: 3x6 Beltless deadlifts and 4x15 belt squat
    Thurs: much needed rest day
     
  22. bigjrock

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    That's always the plan. For my first they were having some issues so one of the nurses or anesthesia or somebody (it was almost 15 years ago, I don't remember who) had to come up to the head of the bed so I went by the doc. I saw things I was not prepared for.
     
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  23. Gunners

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    b2b days of any squatting or deadlifting is something I don't think I could ever do.
     
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  24. bigjrock

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    Old man rants about youtube ahead...

    Just noticed that elitefts only had 86k youtube subscribers.

    Larry Wheels? 1 MILLION. Bradley Martyn 2.5 MILLION.

    Damn kids...

    That is all.
     
  25. Capstone 88

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    Why get thoughtful advice from decades of expertise when you can watch an ego lift that doesn’t help you at all?
     
  26. Where Eagles Dare

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    Saw a record gear aided bench press on IG. I should have posted it here. I think it was like 1,100# or something.

    The Slingshot or whatever it is that they use is fucking hilarious. The fabric is so tight his arms are pinched in together and needed assistance to spread his arms to be able to grip the bar. Props for the weight, but the gear is just abusrd.
     
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  27. bigjrock

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    I've just never had a desire to use gear. That's not a knock on the guys who use it, it's just not for me. Maybe if I get to the point to where I think I've pulled all the raw strength I can out of this old body, I'll switch over to equipped lifting to try it out. It seems like it's almost a different sport to me.

    And the slingshot in particular...pass.
     
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  28. Gunners

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    Don't like Larry but at least his stuff is weightlifting related, Bradley Martyn hangs out with a bunch of college morons that go around doing stupid gimmicks. He's obviously rich af but what are you doing.

    /kindaoldman
     
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  29. Lt. Pete Mitchell

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    My curl bar finally came. Now I await to see when my rack will finally ship. If the plates I want finally come back in stock we may have a stew goin
     
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  30. MORBO!

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    Trying to find something like this for my gym renovating to put my plates on the wall and save on some floor space by dumping the plate tree.



    Everything I’m seeing is sold out. Anyone know of similar options or whatever that are available?
     
  31. NoNatty

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    Just ordered a titan SSB. Supposed to ship 8/5.
     
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  32. hensleya

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    Maybe DIY?

     
  33. bigjrock

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    All the Louisiana USAPL meets just got cancelled through November. If my September meet in Hattiesburg get cancelled looks like I'll be shooting for one in December.
     
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  34. Capstone 88

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    Let’s total 1600+ early next year @105
     
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  35. Gunners

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    Do sissy squat machines work? Want to get a leg machine or just exercises that don’t tax my core since no longer have leg press or extension. DB leg curls aren’t bad

    I’m squatting 2-3x a week so not just being a bitch that wants an easy out
     
  36. Capstone 88

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    If you’re programming it in the same fashion you would a unilateral lower body exercise, yes. I.e. lunges, split squats for 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps.
     
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  37. Gunners

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    I've been a pussy that does touch n go deads and bench for as long as I've been lifting, changed my ways today. Hopefully it helps my get off as I've cheated it for too long.
     
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  38. John McGuirk

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    Is it feasible to bulk with dumbbell and body weight only workouts? Or will I just get fat?
     
  39. Where Eagles Dare

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    Depends if you will be using creatine
     
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  40. John McGuirk

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    Is 3 double IPAs a night a good substitute for creatine? Serious answers only thx
     
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  41. Pharm

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    How accurate are those body fat scales, bc I'm lost a out 15 lbs, look very much different, and it says I've lost .5 percent body fat lol. Holiday got me, but getting back to diet. I'm struggling getting my protein a day. I get 80 to 100 at 165 lbs.
     
  42. Pharm

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    Also, what is everyone's thoughts on creatine as I've seen it discussed tounge in cheek here
     
  43. bigjrock

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    You'd have to change your avatar if you started using it...

    It's been one of the most studied supplements around. It's cheap. You don't need some expensive crap, just get a tub of creatine monohydrate. You aren't going to really "suffer" if you don't use it, but there is upside and virtually zero downside.

    https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/
     
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  44. Pharm

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    I usually do this

    Breakfast-kodiak waffle or eggs 250 to 300 calories and 13 to 20g of protein

    Ppl workout

    Whey protein shake with fairlife milk (130 calories and 28g of protein

    Lunch typically a frozen dinner around 200 calories and 20g of protein

    Ab workout 10 to 20 minutes peloton app

    Whey protein shake with fairlife milk (130 calories and 28g of protein

    Dinner is the wildcard, I usually eat most of my calories here, but my wife is picky and gf so it's usually some sort of meat, carb, and veggie. Last night was 1 bonlees skinless chicken thigh, broccoli, and spaghetti squash with mozzarella/margerine

    I estimate my dinner is typically 700 to 1000 calories depending on the night.


    165 and 179 on the right. Been stuck at 165 since starting to weight lift a month ago. inCollage_20200707_090715209.jpg
     
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  45. Pharm

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    Ok yeah I'm using it currently. I know the basics of it, just kept seeing comments on it so forgured I'd ask if there was something I'm missing
     
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  46. Where Eagles Dare

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    Nice work!

    I'd say most scales are bullshit outside weight
    Creatine is a running joke here. It's honestly the #1 supplement anyone should take. It's absurdly cheap and has a fuck load of benefits. $16 for over 6 months of servings.

     
  47. nexus

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    I read that as ‘wife and girlfriend’, for a moment was both confused & impressed
     
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  48. Pharm

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    So just skip the bullshit pre-work stuff?
     
  49. Capstone 88

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    Dumbbells, yes if you’ve got some heavy enough to elicit a response. Body weight, ehhhhh depends on where you’re starting, but you can only progress those so much.

    not really accurate at all. Hydration can wildly skew the numbers. Dexa scans are the best commonly available body fat measurement tools
     
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  50. Where Eagles Dare

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    They are relatively expensive and you'd probably get almost the exact same benefit taking caffeine pills and creatine. Throw in a some beta alanine (start small, the side effects are awful)

    I've taken some BCAA ones when I lifted in the morning and was doing IF.
     
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