As Red Pill's Chief Bro Scientist it is my duty to help the men of Red Pill maximize their gains, Tinder matches and Black Knight debauchery. Since January is New Year's Resolution month, my focus is going to be making Blue Pill's problem bigger, stronger, and more intimidating. In fact I've been getting private messages all month requesting a fitness article, so I guess I have no choice but to give the people what they want. While I could do another basic beginner guide I'm confident that most of you are more than ready for more advanced material. So without further adieu, GayLubeoil Red Pill's most upvoted contributor of 2015 proudly presents his guide to avoiding Snap City and Making Gains. Enjoy.
Food is the Answer: To be a professional bodybuilder you need about $20k a year of growth hormone and rejuvenating oils. The problem is that shit ain't cheap. Sure you could work a nine to five job but that would cut into your cooking, eating, training, and sleeping time. You could make money the Kai Green grapefruit way, do cam shows like Matt Ogus or maybe even go full Gregg Kovaks. However, selling butt to gay men isn't enough to cover the drug bill. Most professional bodybuilders have to sell their butts to supplement companies. In fact supplement companies not only own bodybuilder's butts but also the shows and magazines that can make and break their careers. Bodybuilders' entire livelihoods depend on pleasing their masters and pushing ineffective overpriced and over hyped products. So do yourself and your kidneys a huge fucking favor stop believing in the bullshit supplement Blue Pill and spend your money on food instead of dat dere Cell -Tech. Congratulations! Now that you're not wasting $50 a month on protein powder you can buy stuff that will actually improve your life. Buy a rice cooker, a George Foreman grill or a crock pot. Girls will gladly trade their tacos for your slow cooked carnitas tacos. GayLubeOil just got you jacked and laid at the same damn time. You're welcome.
Don't be a Thirsty Beta: The fastest way to make yourself a weak beta bitch is to not drink enough water. The scientific basis for this fact should be obvious to anyone who doesn't spend their free time slurping glue and playing with colorful blocks. However, I'm sure there are a few special little boys here, so I'm going to do my best to break it down Barney the Purple Dinosaur style. Your muscle fibers are basically springs that sit in a water envelope that keeps them lubed. When you lift your body pulls water from your blood stream and sends it to your muscles to keep them protected, causing a pump. If you are dehydrated your body will not send extra water to your muscles and you will be significantly weaker. So do yourself a favor and drink more water, it's literally the easiest and cheapest way to make yourself stronger.
Trigger Points: Sometimes individual muscle fibers can't handle stress and get triggered like the fat positive lesbian in your gender studies class. They freeze up, refuse to do any work and marinade in their own lymph fluid, forming painful knots called trigger points. Myofascial Trigger points are basically gain goblins that sit inside your muscles and ruin your hard work. If you deadlift you probably have a bunch in your trapezius muscle. Left untreated Trapezius Trigger points, will cause horrible pain in your back, neck, and shoulders which will fuck up almost all of your upper body exercises. Like wise, you probably have a few trigger points in your glute which may be causing your lower back pain. The only way to release Trigger Points is deep stroke massage. This can be done by your girlfriend, a lacrosse ball, or a hard plastic stick called a theracane. The theracane is by far the best tool for revealing trigger points as girlfriends and lacrosse balls are difficult to direct onto the target area.
Know What the Fuck You're Doing: Most people have no idea how to fully contract their muscles via isolation exercises. Now if you go the Boston Loyd route and put 5cc horse syringes in your butt it doesn't matter. You can herp weights with no regard for muscular tension or form and still grow. If however you are natty, half natty, or YouTube natty, understanding how to properly contract your muscles is critical to your success. When you bicep curl supinate your wrists. Don't cheat with your erectors or hips on row movements. Understand how to fully squeeze your abs for optimal development. There are a million little tips and tricks that I could write. But honestly, invest some time into learning how to actually lift rather than flailing weights mindlessly like a New Years Resolution Retard.
I hope my guide has given you giggles and gains.
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AnonymousAndLovinIt 9y ago
Great post.
When I deadlift a lot, I get this awful pain right above one of my buttocks that just makes me run for the tennis ball to press and relieve. But it happens a lot and it can hinder my training. Any idea what the problem could be?
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redpillbanana 9y ago
Great submission. To add to GLO's great points:
Food vs Supplements: thanks to Senator Orrin Hatch, the supplement industry is both largely unregulated and mostly based in Utah. Protein powders are part of this industry and many have been found to contain less protein than claimed. In fact, there was someone who did a bunch of tests on various protein powders on Reddit. (TL;DR: stay away from American Pure Whey.) Some protein powders have rather high concentrations of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, etc. (TL;DR: is your protein powder from China?) The question is: do you trust your protein powder to have what you need? Here's what I'll say on the subject: it's easy to fake protein powder; it's very difficult to fake meat and vegetables.
Water: Water is anabolic:
An older article:
Hydrated body burns more fat, less protein
Prehab: I'd put myofascial release under the "prehab" umbrella and throw in stretching and mobility exercises as well. Do those warmup exercises and mobility drills before your workout and static stretching afterwards. Pay particular attention to your shoulder which is your most delicate major joint. Don't have time for prehab? Well you'd better make time for an injury.
I once failed to warm up and do proper mobility exercises before a deadlift and ended up straining my forearm. Lost a couple of weeks because of that, but it was a cheap lesson to learn as it could have been much worse.
Technique: while I'm tempted to say that going to the gym and using bad lift technique is better than not going at all, the truth is that you're probably better off just staying at home.
Bad technique not only leads to slow progress but more importantly it leads to injury. Staying away from major injuries should be your #1 priority. A labral tear, or a separated shoulder/AC joint injury, or a slipped disc during deadlift/squat will put you on the sidelines for months if not years and you'll have to start from square one.
I remember hearing Phil Heath talk about how he injured his shoulder and he had to start doing front raises with a 5lb dumbbell. He said, "Seriously?" Square one.
My recommendation is to get some knowledgeable coaching from an experienced lifter on the major lifts before lifting on your own. This small investment will pay huge dividends later in terms of faster gains and less injuries.
Ronin11A 9y ago
I wish I could forcibly up-vote this to the top of the comments. The supplement industry is a fucking joke.
rpscrote 9y ago
My god I cannot agree more. I am here right now. All gains stopped, feel like a skinnyfat fuck because I cant work out properly. I'm doing teeny tiny little dumbbells to rehab biceps and subscapular tendonitis and tendonosis because my technique on my rotator cuff and shoulder stabilizing accessories was not good enough.
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agreed so god damn hard. A note to all the bros out there, I don't know personally but the word is that AAS is going to increase your chance of tearing connective tissues or damaging joints because your tendons/ligaments aren't going to get gains as fast as your muscles on AAS. This is a big reason why bodybuilders work in the higher rep range, lower chance of connective tissue injury indirectly due to juicing.
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aussiezman 9y ago
Advice for shredding? I already lift and have very solid build, big arms, legs, chest and shoulders (latts are fine but back needs work). However I am rocking about 15kg of body fat I am struggling to lose. I do HIIT 2-3 times a week, but its just too hard for me to drop the fat. I have tried caloric deficits but it just seems to make me lose muscle not fat.
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BusinessAsUsual_2015 9y ago
Praise Brodin!
GLO, any experience with spondylolisthesis? I was born with a weak link (spina bifida) and hyperlordosis. Combined with four years of hardcore 5/3/1 I have now blown out my back with this injury and am stuck on the leg machines like a little bitch. Experience is hard to come by and most doctors have no clue.
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BusinessAsUsual_2015 9y ago
Yeah, there seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding spondy - which is weird considering it's most common in weightlifting and gymnastics.
I'm probably travelling abroad soon to a foreign gym known for working with this injury. I have affectionately dubbed it Spine Quest.
Keep spreading the good word!
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Could you explain your point? I am missing it.
Nofap192192 9y ago
Testosterone will turn a woman into a man. It will turn a manlet into a man. Hell if you feed it to your dog, it will probably turn the dog into a man. Hint: glo ain't close to natty.
None of them know a thing about fitness. This is just an ad paired with reworded and reused low quality content he probably got off a bodybuilding forum.
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Krainz 9y ago
GLO,
Started lifting and taking boxing lessons this week. Am 1.65m tall and weighing 53kg. People on asktrp told me to eat more meat and less salad and rice.
Should I eat more rice instead?
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B_uckets 9y ago
He's kinda full of shit, especially on the supplement part. I didn't read much beyond that because I've seen a lot of his fitness posts here and they're full of outdated broscience. Supplements destroy your kidneys? Really? That's the type of stupid shit my mom said 10 years ago.
There are plenty of tested, reliable companies like ON and BulkSupplements where you can get quality supps that actually match what's on the label.
No one worth listening to has disputed the usefulness of supplements like creatine. There's almost universal agreement on the positive benefits of things like ZMA and Vitamin D as well. And even controversial supplements like BCAAs have well-known experts supporting them (e.g. Lyle McDonald and Layne Norton). I trust them a fuckton more than some random fear-mongering dude trying to push hoodies on TRP.
Polaris382 9y ago
I agree he is "kinda full of shit", but I do think majority of OTC supplements geared towards "Bodybuilding" arent worth the money.
masnera 9y ago
i put less trust on Man made products especially on what is inputted in my body, cause time and time again it has proven that self interest comes first before safety of others. So i go with what nature can provide for me, and what i can provide for myself, just to remain on the "safe" side.
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He didn't take the time to write about those here, but from talking to him I know he's got nothing against creatine, fish oil, or vitamin D, though he doesn't think they're necessarily value purchases. Never asked about ZMA though. Honestly, none of those are really essential though. Food is usually a better investment.
EmperorAurelius 9y ago
I've tried man supps and the only thing I take today are Zinc, Vit D, creatine and Magnesium.
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Talking to dudes who have actually worked in the supplement industry I can tell you its pretty much all crap. Especially anything that says its going to jack your T levels.
Pretty much everyone takes creatine because it works. If all this other shit was undeniably gainz inducing, why wouldn't they be as ubiquitous? Vitamin D is clutch too. Same with Zinc.
BigAl265 9y ago
Hell, when I was competing 15 years ago, everyone knew supplements were bullshit. Everyone (still to this day) asks me what supplements I'm on/was on and wants to know if <insert supplement of the week> works. My answer is always the same, its all shit. If it actually worked, it would be illegal. Protein powder, creatine, and glutamine are all I've ever used (at least that was legal), all the rest of it is flushing money down the drain.
GLO is absolutely right about protein powder though, but only if you can afford to eat enough protein. Steak and chicken get real expensive real quick, and you can only eat so many cans of tuna before you want to puke from the smell. Nothing beats eating whole food if you can afford it. I remember when I was hanging with some of the pros back in the day and those guys would just chop up steaks in bite size and down them raw. I couldn't do it though, shit grosses me out.
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Yeah I really tried to like canned tuna. Truly. Tried every recipe I could find. Just couldn't make it happen.
Tastes like whale pussy.
You can get the price of boneless skinless chicken breast down under $2 a pound if you buy in bulk from Costco or Sams or whatever you have. Thats how I roll.
RedSugarPill 9y ago
Sometimes, when you're desperate, you've gotta eat that whale pussy.
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AFPJ 9y ago
/u/Derbi50
That's because the average 24Hr fitness trainer has no formal education and just leaned up but can't even deadlift 500Lbs OR run a quick half-marathon, the overwhelming majority of "trainers" and "supp industry" bros are fakes.
Bullshit on both counts.
Tri is literally an admix of 1-Andro, Epiandro and 4-Andro.
More importantly, the things that do work (see above, no shortage of them) are very suppressive & what you need to deal with those (most commonly Anastrozole, Exemestane, Tamoxifen) are much more tighly controlled so people who don't want to permanently shut down should focus on getting those before attempting use of working "prohormones" (these aren't prohormones, they're freely available oral or topical OTC anabolic steroids when you look at the facts.)
For the record, even Anastrozole / Exemestane / Tamoxifen are unscheduled substances and while Rx, possession of quantities plausible for personal use, even without a prescription, is not a ruled violation of any existing federal law.
Paging /u/GayLubeOil to talk some sense into you guys. Virtually anyone can run a very effective 12-week cycle (8wk cycle, 4wk PCT) with proper AI/SERMs and liver support for under $600 - that's under $200 per month - without any injectables or scheduled substances. Is it going to top dbol/deca/nano/tren with 1k testE base? Hell no. But it will push your FFMI continents beyond it's natural capacity and get you more than enough into fitness model territory.
As an added bonus to not breaking laws or injecting shit, you're also unlikely to drop dead in a sauna.
The old paradigm of AAS being something you get from a dealer more shady than a drug lord and inject into yourself in a dark cellar against the law just isn't reality. Biochemistry has made incredible progress in the last decade and the results of that are the resplendent orally and topically active compounds with highly anabolic/androgenic metabolites.
rpscrote 9y ago
not to mention, one of the more effective fat loss compounds Ephedrine is perfectly legal. You just can't buy a ridiculous amount. Just walk into walmart and buy 2 boxes of bronkaid for like $12. Such a good appetite suppressant
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Wanting to buy gains but being too much of a bitch to inject is a time honored tradition.
B_uckets 9y ago
How are those two things even remotely related related? Do you understand what the word supplement means? "Something that completes or enhances something else when added to it." Supplements complement a healthy diet.
No one here should be poor enough that they have to choose between eating or buying supplements.
And if anyone here is, do yourself a favor and jump off a bridge. If you're broke as fuck and still dicking around on Reddit, you're probably hopeless anyway.
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killthenoise 9y ago
This man is speaking the fucking truth.
Drogba006 9y ago
This is exactly why I stopped buying protein powder. Realized I was pissing money away and being lazy when I could just cook food
iluminatiNYC 9y ago
slow clap leading to standing applause Pretty much.
AndThenSheSaidNO 9y ago
But bro the paradigm in fitness for a few years has been:
-protein and possibly sugary carbs (e.g banana) ingested within 30 min of finishing resistance training (usually protein powder for convenience) -and a full meal within 2 hours
Is this bullshit? Can I just eat a steak sandwich withing an hour of finishing my workout? Completely natty here.
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killthenoise 9y ago
No I think he's telling people that the way YOU are doing it is correct while dumping money into supps is useless.
CuntyMcFagNuts69 9y ago
AMALT
All moms are like that
AndThenSheSaidNO 9y ago
When your parents think you're roid raging from whey.
CuntyMcFagNuts69 9y ago
I was so pumped off that isolate
cleftscout 9y ago
"Creatine? That sounds like a steroid to me" - Moms everywhere.
rpscrote 9y ago
not to be a no effort shitposter, but godamn this comic is sooooo on point: http://imgur.com/a/EyzKg
cleftscout 9y ago
I sent that to my mom, I really appreciate it.
B_uckets 9y ago
Haha true, my workout partner's mom kept telling him the same shit.
She was on the verge of disowning him for taking creatine back in 2006 when people still thought it was the next fen-phen.
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poop_lord_420 9y ago
Stress on an organ isn't an inherently bad thing. Working out increases your blood flow which is a load on the heart.
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Der_Baba 9y ago
It's true what you said, though I think glo's advice here is geard towards beginners. As a beginner you make gains much easier, aka noobgains. Therefore beginners don't really need bcaas and the like. Protein powder only when they can't source protein from regular food, which is glo's point here.
B_uckets 9y ago
BCAAs are even more useful for untrained athletes, AKA beginners.
This is exactly the type of stuff I'm talking about. People just spew random bullshit that sounds logical but has no basis in reality.
That's what we call "broscience".
DannyDemotta 9y ago
Source? Study? Stop acting like a fucking twat.
You don't get to call shit bro science and then not provide your own study or links. That makes you a hypocrite and a dipshit.
morsX 9y ago
BCAAs have helped me go to absolute failure on 5x5 sets whereas without I struggled to get to 5x4 most sessions. I am an intermediate lifter, having been lifting steadily for about 1.5 years.
B_uckets 9y ago
My own experience has been very similar, and it matches what Layne Norton says: BCAAs interfere with tryptophan uptake in the brain, allowing you to workout harder for longer.
This study says the same thing: http://jn.nutrition.org/content/136/2/544S.full
morsX 9y ago
Awesome, thanks for sharing and offering counter points to GLO. His message is good but he knocks on the supplements way too hard.
I do think it is important for beginners to not get wrapped up in the supplements. Instead build a good foundation -- develop discipline with a steady workout regimen and schedule.
It seems that GLO's message should be restated as such: if you are new to lifting, focus on developing good habits, such as a healthy diet that properly supports muscle development and follow a solid workout regimen and schedule that you never stray from. Once you have the foundation, you can begin to add supplements to help you achieve your goals.
Der_Baba 9y ago
I feel fitness gets more like religion everyday. There are just so many schools of thoughts and you can find all kinds of shitty studies backing up everything.
Ok, maybe I'm wrong. Always willing to lean here. Can you educate me in the benefits of taking bcaas as a beginner?
Any science backing this?
B_uckets 9y ago
We could all cite contradicting studies for hours, so I'm just going to post some general advice from the editor in chief of the JISSN. Use this to make up your own mind on the subject:
http://www.theissnscoop.com/an-ode-to-nutrient-timing/
Do BCAAs work? Maybe. Maybe not. Can they hurt anything, aside from the $10/month missing from your wallet? No. So you might as well take them anyway.
That article is also an interesting read regarding another controversial subject: protein timing.
Don't get bogged down in the details. You could spend your entire life just trying to decide which supplements to take and when. And then you could spend your entire afterlife trying to pick the perfect workout routine.
stawek 9y ago
That's $10 a month on bcaas. $10 on creatine. $10 on this. $10 on that. $30 on whey, cause you can't possibly eat enough meat, can you?
Before you know it you spend shitloads on snake oil.
Besides, if the effects of something aren't well studied, what about the side effects?
IASGame 9y ago
"Do BCAAs work? Maybe. Maybe not. Can they hurt anything, aside from the $10/month missing from your wallet? No. So you might as well take them anyway."
That kind of mentality helps stuff like homeopathy have so many customers.
http://whatstheharm.net/homeopathy.html
I'm not saying BCAAs work (more than the placebo effect) or not, but if it doesn't work then "you might as well take them anyway" is not the best Frame.
In any my interpretation is that GLO was suggesting to put those $10/month into eating better, as that is practically guaranteed to work better than something that may help or may do nothing.
B_uckets 9y ago
It's a valid position to take in the face of conflicting studies, which is the case with several popular bodybuilding supplements (like BCAAs).
Homeopathic medicine rarely has any sort of science behind it.
648262 9y ago
I want you to stop shitting in other people's posts and make your own. You really do have something to share, and I agree with your massacre of the original post here. But we should refrain from bitching. Contribute! The upvotes controls what the masses see, and as lovable as GLO is; competition is always healthy.
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Gelu_sf 9y ago
This post deserves an upvote for the trigger points alone. They are SO important and nobody actually knows about them.
fortheloveofpercy 9y ago
Is there such thing as to much food? I'm eating 1.5lb of chicken and noodles as my main staples. I ate an average of 3700 calories a day for nov/dec only seeing the scale stopping at 182 at the start of December. Eating 4k a day seems rediculous but apparently I need it to gain. Is there a point where there might be something internally wrong or do i just need to eat more?
rpscrote 9y ago
remember you can only natty gain between ~2lb to ~.5lb of muscle per month depending on how long you've been lifting. If you are gaining in this range, you're at the perfect lean bulking level and you just gotta keep on keeping on.
putinbush101 9y ago
What a load of shit man. Fuck sake i hate cunts on this board pulling figures out of their ass when it comes to fucking lifting.
rpscrote 9y ago
Yeah, Lyle McDonald's website is out of my ass, you ignorant fuck. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/whats-my-genetic-muscular-potential.html/.
Do you know more than Lyle McDonald, Alan Aragon, Casey Butt and Martin Berkhan about physiological limits of muscle building? Didn't think so. Eat shit.
putinbush101 9y ago
Ive gained more then that personally, so did they make that shit up too, or do they have some fucking science?
Shit has no gains in them, so nahhhhhhh.
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fortheloveofpercy 9y ago
Cheap caliper says something like 12% bf. Goals 6ft3 205 with sub 10% Bf. My intake 440g carbs 340g protein and 75g fat. I know now my fat intake was below where it should be.
Eating anything over 4k calories seems like a waste I'm just concerned my body won't/isn't using all the nutrients?
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have you seen this guy's other videos?
He sounds like a old cunt, who just hates on others.
It seems like a modern day fetish to have the viewpoint "hey guys I'm right, and EVERYONE is wrong". I'm honestly just sick and tired of it at this point.
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PissedPajamas 9y ago
I like your guide, but saying supplements = shit is too much. What am I gonna do with my three tubs of creatine, the cocaine of the muscles?
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PissedPajamas 9y ago
Mono is the only way for me. Sniff that shit off a hookers ass crack and I'm ready for a 3 plate bench PR.
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maestro_g 9y ago
Sidenote: DO NOT OVERTRAIN. A few weeks of getting ready for a BJJ open and continuing my regular weight routine led to sciatica with a deadlift i've been doing for over 5 years. Not the weight, an exhausted central nervous system and a moment of weakness. It put me out for nearly two months.
Get your rest boys.
Benny757 9y ago
Great post. On the importance of water and hydration. I drink a lot of coffee and other stuff with caffeine for the energy. I know a lot of you do as well. This is very dehydrating. To compensate, drink your water early and often, early and often. I repeat because it really is that important.
Kalidane 9y ago
It's true that people believe this to be the case.
What leads you to believe that caffeinated beverages dehydrate you?
Benny757 9y ago
My experience is that it certainly has that affect on me. I think it might just be that when I'm drinking caffeinated beverages, I'm not drinking nearly enough plain water, so my level of fluid intake may very well be low.
e_n_t_r_0_p_y 9y ago
Caffeine is not a diuretic. The only effect it has is potentiating the release of calcium within smooth muscle cells which means that they are more likely to contract. The effect this has is that it increases the basal tone of the bladder and thus increases your perception of needing to piss.
Benny757 9y ago
Fascinating. Thanks for the correction. Always learning on this sub.
thefisherman1961 9y ago
Calories, Protein, Fat, Carbs, and WATER. When I'm at work or chilling at home, I always have a glass of water next to me that I'm constantly sipping. I always try to have a bottle of water in my car. I drink over 100 ounces of water per day on average. Even still, if I get a little bit thirsty, I feel like I'm going to die. I cannot believe how many people go through life being constantly dehydrated.
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Youtube natty.
I don't even know what this means. Am I old now? Fuck.
coolwords 9y ago
I assume he's referring to youtubers who claim they are natural but clearly aren't.
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Oh ok. Thanks, I thought it was some kind of special natty that only Youtubers were allowed access to.
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all those fag kids with 1 year transformation
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Where do I go to spend 20k on HGH/etc a year
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rpscrote 9y ago
depends on where you live. In mexico, all of the above is legal and you can just walk into a pharmacy. Not so in the US and canada. I think its legal in portugal, and some of it is legal in the UK. Legal in quite a few latin american countries too
VIICHYVALOIS 9y ago
Before you rob a bank for that 20k, keep in mind HGH is a hormone. It will tell your body to 'grow'.
Every cellular system in your body will magnify. Problem is, you cannot direct HGH to just muscles. Abusing HGH will increase your risk of cancer, so think it through and best to start of slowly
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There are some source subreddits on Reddit. You can also use the dark net, Tor, amongst others. Or make it yourself.
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I mean yeah, I'm just listing options.
I've read as long as you don't buy a supply large enough considered to be used for distribution, the authorities won't really care anyways. Can you shed any light on that?
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There are subreddits strictly devoted to hooking up people with PEDs and rating the PEDs said hookups slang.
Its all bitcoin of course.
Also I was perusing online Mexican pharmacies looking for cheap propecia and most of them sell HGH and test.
Seems kind of risky, what with customs and all, but word on the street is worst they do is send you a, "we got your shit. Don't do that anymore." letter.
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Don't take my word for it but you might be able to legitimately petition them to send on your HGH.
There is a law saying that you can have up to 3 months of a non scheduled prescription for personal use sans prescription. If they snatch my anti balding pills which are supposed to be prescribed, I can petition them sighting this law and they would probably give me the pills.
Test, tren, all that shit is scheduled. If customs snatches it, its gone. HGH is not for whatever reason scheduled nationally. Some states have scheduled it, but unless you are in those states a bolder man might be able to tell customs to give them their unscheduled drug back.
Mindcrime2015 9y ago
" There is a law saying that you can have up to 3 months of a non scheduled prescription for personal use sans prescription. If they snatch my anti balding pills which are supposed to be prescribed, I can petition them sighting this law and they would probably give me the pills."
Utter bullshit. Gross misdemeanor or felony depending on jurisdiction.
source: pharmacist
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Look up "enforcement discretion" on the importation of non scheduled medications that were not manufactured in America.
anooblol 9y ago
Small clarification + tips.
If you are struggling getting your "one gram of protein per 1 pound of body weight" goal. Protein powders are an "okay" way to fix your intake issues.
As any other guy, I know it's really difficult to shove food in your face 24/7. And gains are a commitment. But if you want to make gains, and besides working out live a somewhat active lifestyle (you go hiking, walk to work, have a job that demands motion) you should be striving for a 3500+ calorie/day diet. This imo is the hardest pill to swallow. your diet is just as important as working out. The 2000 calorie diet is based on lazy fucks who don't take more than 300 steps a day, let alone work out. You burn a literal assload of calories when you're working out and being active. You need a calorie surplus to gain weight. If you're struggling gaining weight, do what I, and many others have done. Eat anything, and everything. Double bacon cheeseburger? Yes please. Milkshake? Yup. Taco Bell? Fuck yeah. Just get calories in any way possible. This is called a dirty bulk. You will 100% put on some fat, from eating anything. But none of that matters once you switch to the cutting phase and lose all that fat.
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anooblol 9y ago
1g/pound is a maximum usually. I just use that number as such. .5g/pound (very close to 1g/kg) is usually a minimum. But same rules apply.
NaughtyFred 9y ago
According to research it's around 0.6-0.8 g of protein per 1lb of lean mass.
• Tarnopolsky et al. (1992) observed no differences in whole body protein synthesis or indexes of lean body mass in strength athletes consuming either 0.64g/lb or 1.10g/lb over a 2 week period. Protein oxidation did increase in the high protein group, indicating a nutrient overload.
• Walberg et al. (1988) found that 0.73g/lb was sufficient to maintain positive nitrogen balance in cutting weightlifters over a 7 day time period.
• Tarnopolsky et al. (1988) found that only 0.37g/lb was required to maintain positive nitrogen balance in elite bodybuilders (over 5 years of experience, possible previous use of androgens) over a 10 day period. 0.45g/lb was sufficient to maintain lean body mass in bodybuilders over a 2 week period. The authors suggested that 0.55g/lb was sufficient for bodybuilders.
• Lemon et al. (1992) found no differences in muscle mass or strength gains in novice bodybuilders consuming either 0.61g/lb or 1.19g/lb over a 4 week period. Based on nitrogen balance data, the authors recommended 0.75g/lb.
• Hoffman et al. (2006) found no differences in body composition, strength or resting hormonal concentrations in strength athletes consuming either 0.77g/lb or >0.91g/lb over a 3 month period.
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redambience 9y ago
The first third of this post just makes me want a "Cookin' with GLO" series.
andru201 9y ago
Good stuff. If you have a moment, I would appreciate any advice regarding my current program:
Monday – Shoulder and Back
• Weighted Pull-ups: 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Standing Barbell Press: 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Bent Over DB Rows: 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Incline DB Flyes: 12-15 reps + 4 sets of 3-5 reps (rest pause)
• Lateral Raises: 3 sets x 10-15 reps (straight sets)
Wednesday – Lowerbody and Abs
• Squats or Bulgarian split squats 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Romanian Deadlifts: 3 sets - 6-8, 8-10, 10-12 (RPT)
• Leg Extensions: 3 sets - 8-10, 10-12, 12-15 (RPT)
• Calf Raises: 3 sets x 10-15 reps (straight sets)
• Hanging Leg Raises: 3 sets x 10-15 reps (straight sets)
• Abs Wheel Roll outs: 3 sets x 10-15 reps (straight sets)
Friday – Chest
• Incline Barbell Bench Press: 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Flat Bench Press: 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Cable Rows: 12-15 reps + 4 sets of 3-5 reps (rest pause)
• Incline Dumbbell Curls: 3 sets - 4-6, 6-8, 8-10 (RPT)
• Cable Rope Pushdowns: 3 sets – 6-8, 8-10, 10-12 (RPT).
I work out in the early morning (fasted) and get my first meal around 12-2. That's usually the biggest meal of the day. Consists of meat and potatoes usually. Since this is the food I get at work, it's kinda hard to count the calories. Then around 16:00 I eat 450g of cottage cheese. And finally at home dice up some chicken (half a breast) with rice noodles.
On the workout days I try to add some additional carbs to my diet. Since we have a free stock of Kellogg's Special K at work... This seems the easiest option for that.
So this is something similar to what Martin Berkhan wrote up with his leangains protocol. I don't supplement the BCAA with the fasted training (he suggests it though).
Thanks in advance.
anooblol 9y ago
Your program seems like it doesn't have a set goal in place when it comes to reps. The rule of thumb is, low reps = strength training. And high reps = muscular growth. If your goal is to get stronger, cut out those sets with 12-15 reps, and insert 3-5 reps. If your goal is muscle growth (I assume this one because that's what most people want "aesthetics"), then take out those 3-5 rep sets, and even your 6-8 and 8-10 rep sets. Do every exercise 10+ reps. Focus on full range of motion, and squeezing your muscles. Your goal isn't to move weight. Your goal is to contract your muscle under high stress. Lower weights, lose pride, insert 10-20 rep range on everything, and get muscle gains.
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Yes. That makes total sense. There are flies in the Monday part. The reason they are not in the actual chest part is that I wanted to do chest exercises 2 times per week. And putting the flies to another day seemed like an ok idea.
Personally I feel like my back is the weakest part. Perhaps take away some abs work and add some back work? Not sure how though.
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Whirly315 9y ago
This is dope, thanks for sharing this with us
EntitledShitHead 9y ago
What does the GLO think about lifting 6 days a week vs every other day on a bulk?
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Have you guys used the Theracane? What can you say about it and do I need to buy a book about those pain points?
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johnyann 9y ago
You want Protein? Eat Greek Yogurt.
I got addicted to that stuff last year before I realized that each one has like 12 grams of protein in it. I was wondering why I was making better gains than I was prior.
Ronin11A 9y ago
And then you basically shit cheese. Like I do.
stawek 9y ago
The "fat free" greek yoghurt has nutrition profile that puts whey powder to shame.
Fuck my lactose intolerance :/
beginner_ 9y ago
I don't buy into the "all natural" hype. Glutamine is Glutamine and leucine is leucine regardless if it comes from beef, chicken egg or a whey shake.
I also question the cost. 10 egg whites (the shake mentioned in the video) are where I live for sure more expensive than 1 scoop of a shake. 1 scoop is pretty much 1.05 $.
2300g / 30g = 76.66666 servings Cost here is $80 for 2300g whey.
10 eggs cost me $5.95 here. So eggs are actually 5x times more expensive than a shake. (chicken or beef would be even more costly). But everyone has to make this calculation for their situation. I live in a high price country making food expensive and supplements hence less so.
Yeah you need to be skeptical about the supplement industries but some supplements do make sense especially if you can't always freely choose what to eat especially at lunch without additional cost (especially time but also money). Therefore getting protein through whey shakes makes sense and it actually is cheaper in cost and time.
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aussiezman 9y ago
In my country everything has to be within 1% of label claim. I get some very high whey for dirt cheap (or at least cheap compared to my high salary). I find all the US imported products to be terrible.
beginner_ 9y ago
Well I'm sure their are scammers or bad products in this industries and an egg is usually an egg so you can't really get scammed.
Yeah reading the label is probably a must. It's not like you can't see it's a scam. They aren't really lying just misleading. This means inform yourself and stay with the known brands.
interestedplayer 9y ago
10 eggs cost 6$ :O where is that??
Even in London I can get 10 basic eggs for 1$ or 10 organic eggs for 2$ and London is expensive as hell.
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Here in North America we're dealing with some avian flu. This has taken a good percentage of eggs off the market, driving cost up.
Primemale 9y ago
maybe in in 1990 you could!
interestedplayer 9y ago
Idk check any sainsburys, which isn't even a cheap supermarket.
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Creatine, creatine, creatine. If there is one supplement that you need to take to get bigger, stronger and more fit, it's creatine monohydrate. Make sure to look for Creapure, as that's the best quality stuff. Some of the companies that sell Creapure are Allmax, Optimum Nutrition, Universal Nutrition, Vitacost and there are some other ones. 5 grams a day and make sure to hydrate.
I also use whey protein, but creatine is cheaper on a per serving basis and it's a lot harder to get creatine in your diet, than it is to get more protein in your diet.
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Steve_Wiener 9y ago
If you explained the symbolism on your clothes, people may be more inclined to buy them.
You free mason wannabe.
Money_Bags97 9y ago
Funny post as always but pretty useless. If you want actual advice, guides, and the science behind it go a fitness or lifting specific sub. It's hard for me to take any fitness advice seriously from this sub and this post is a perfect example.
Instead of telling people, "KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOUR DOING", give them actual examples of what the fuck they should be doing.
I want to know how lifting properly gets me gains not how lifting makes me "alpha".
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TheModernDayMan 9y ago
As always, a great write up. I've corrected my form on many of my lifts and have added some new lifts to my workout routine because of you. So, thank you for that.
If anyone is serious about correcting their diet, look up "Eric Helms" from 3D Muscle Journey on YouTube and watch all of his nutrition pyramid videos. He designed them both for lean gains and cuts. This presents a great basis for you to get started from and is very educational.
Ronin11A 9y ago
+1 for Helms. His stuff is dense as hell, and usually require repeated viewings, but he's probably the top mind in bodybuilding training right now.
TheModernDayMan 9y ago
Those videos are great because he simplifies everything. If you don't have the money to get a coach (who is legit), it's the next best thing to follow his instructions in the series.
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Does he have those videos summarised or in article form anywhere?
TheModernDayMan 9y ago
I haven't seen anything. But you can look up an article called "the ultimate cutting diet" by Layne norton. It's pretty good. But I wouldn't cut corners if that's what you're trying to do. Those videos are worth watching.
B_uckets 9y ago
I was with you until you started ragging on supplements, especially the broscience kidney nonsense. That's the type of shit my mom used to say 10 years ago. Are we regressing that far here? And there are plenty of tested, reliable companies like ON and BulkSupplements.
No one worth listening to has disputed the usefulness of supplements like creatine. There's almost universal agreement on the positive benefits of things like ZMA and Vitamin D as well. And even controversial supplements like BCAAs have well-known experts supporting them (e.g. Lyle McDonald and Layne Norton). I trust them a fuckton more than some random fear-mongering dude trying to push hoodies on TRP.
Do us all a favor and cut the bullshit.
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AlphaAccountant 9y ago
ZMA is great. But you don't need to buy the overpriced shit with a fancy label. ZMA is: zinc, magnesium and B6. Don't be a sheep, do your own god damn research and go and buy those supplements individually for half the price or less. Just cause it doesn't have a shiny label with a veiny bicep on it, doesn't mean it's not for you.
The point GLO is trying to make us that everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody want to lift no heavy ass weights. Oops that was Ronnie. Seriously though, stop spending money on stupid shit and spend time learning about lifting and nutrition. Swole of body and of mind.
B_uckets 9y ago
Time is money. Do I want to go through the process of vetting companies who sell cheap zinc, magnesium and B6, and then order them all separately and combine the right quantities myself just so I can save $3?
OR
Do I want to spend $10/month to get it from a company like ON, which I know provides quality supplements with accurate labels and is often tested by independent labs who would love to catch them in a lie?
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It's not $3.I get supplements by the lb and kg. Huge savings at that point. Not to mention avoiding fillers when you are taking grams of individual compounds per day.
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I post there all the time. Apparently I'm not alpha enough to get banned.
putinbush101 9y ago
Yeah, but you arent known. And GLO says shit that makes bitches cry.
DannyDemotta 9y ago
???? GLO-torious....GLO, GLO, GLO...
Betas said i died, dead in the streets
Nigga, i'm gettin swole gettin head from H-Bs... ????
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I can confirm.
Not banned from fitness, but I get recognized all over reddit in a way that I didn't before I was endorsed.
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RavelsBolero 9y ago
Supplements are fine. Buy good quality, i.e buy from europe. MyProtein.com is good, they have normal whey and Whey Isolate but it tastes disgusting.
They have BCAAs, An amazing vitamin (alpha men) and it's all made to european health standards
aa223 9y ago
I think if you are just trying to just be fit then supplements aren't needed nor are they good for you. If you are trying to be fit then maybe you need some supplements. Especially if you are trying to be a body builder then supplements are needed.
But I am an advocate for the old fashioned method of using food and water to help you lift rather than supplements.
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Yeah I guess there is that as well. And I saw an episode of Penn and Teller's bullshit: exercise vs genetics, where one of their crew go to the gyms incognito and the gyms are advertising them out the wazoo which can prove very detrimental in the long run.
I guess those "bodybuilders" are responsible for gyms advertising it. It also looks like it is the main source of the gym's income assuming they are one of them commercial gyms. Although the episode was some years ago, so I don't know if gyms are still having you buy it.
And keep going with telling people what they don't want to hear. We as human beings should have our nerves struck every now and then so we can question.
GainzdalfTheWhey 9y ago
I'd be a lot more comfortable reading GLO posts if i've seen him lifting.
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Nice to be able to put a face to the name. Mirin dat beard.
GainzdalfTheWhey 9y ago
Is that some sort of row? Cool one.
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blandwondersock 9y ago
No it doesn't. In flexion the lat is responsible for closing the upper arm to torso angle all the way from overhead extension. This is what happens in a chin up. A dumbbell row is the last 90° of the lats ROM in regards to flexion and only half of its "full range of motion."
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Why is soda so bad for gains?
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endogenic 9y ago
Don't forget about metabolic syndrome.
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But I'm skinny-type, no way of getting fat even if I wanted.
Good article, saving this material.
basedkitty6 9y ago
Then Drink milk, soda's empty calories
648262 9y ago
Empty calories will still make you fat.
Do you have any idea what they are empty of?
basedkitty6 9y ago
When I say empty I mean empty or void of nutritional/health value. It's trash. I realize an excess of soda, or anything will make you fat.
648262 9y ago
What do you mean by nutritional value?
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I have been thinking about getting some HGH.
Shit keeps you young/healthy as well as the gains part.
I mean it keeps AIDs patients alive. That shoudl say something about the power of it.
Also apparently every single person in Hollywood is on it.
StoicBeard 9y ago
Good shit although I disagree with no use of supplements, seconds after I finish my last set I drink my shake
Ronin11A 9y ago
If you want to ingest cheap whey powder sourced from China with zero quality control instead of a nice piece of chicken or steak, have at it.
Personally, I'd rather spend that money getting good meat from a local farmer at the farmer's market than some processed powdered rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong.
killxorxbexkilled 9y ago
Look bro, the benefit supplements provide (assuming they provide any at all), are negligible at best. The only supplements, in my opinion, that really can contribute anything is whey protein and creatine and, even then, you've got to concern yourself with quality/purity, etc. Know what works for real? Steroids. Inject 500ml Test for 10-12 weeks and you'll be amazed. The powders and pills are for the guys chasing a dream.
AndThenSheSaidNO 9y ago
Maybe this is BluePill but steroids still seem like "cheating" to me.
omega_fat 9y ago
Yeah blue pill as fuck. The red pill take: if you aren't cheating you aren't trying hard enough. Also: who and what are you cheating? Olympic lifters out of medals, bodybuilders of Olympia titles? Nope. It only feels like cheating. Anyone who has ever used some really efficient method to achieve anything says "that felt like cheating" It feels so, but objectively isn't, the cheating bit is an illusion. And you know what TRP says about the fee-fees.
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I'm more concerned with the negative side effects. But then again I was told marijuana would kill me.
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Hey Lubey... You should market your own. I want to see the wannabe beefers in the gym chugging GayLubeOil Brotein.
JohnnyHammerstickz 9y ago
Have you ever actually studied sports nutrition GLO? Of all people on TRP I would have assumed you knew how important protein/amino acid intake is after a workout. And another thing, why discourage supplement use? Only stupid people think using them will turn them into Dorian Yates, but for people that actually have nutritional shortcomings and couldn't or haven't learned how to meet all of their goals with food intake, supplements can and will correct deficiencies and improve performance in people that are nutrient deficient in one way or another. Or using them preventatively, like intraworkout bcaa's/carbs for muscle/glycogen preservation.
REDPILLRECKONING 9y ago
I don't think he's talking about deficiencies. I think he's saying that the way most people look at supps is wrong. They create marginal changes that most people will never even need because there are such glaring flaws in their routine/diet or form. You basically have to have hit a significantly high level of performance to justify looking at every tiny little edge for however much those companies are charging. Hence - marketing.
Supp companies make every single product look equally as important as an excellent diet, really good form or good proprioception. Hint hint, they're not.
Jaereth 9y ago
My opinion on it is you already have to eat anyway. Might as well get everything you need from food than eat crap and then try to make up for it with sups.
I've heard several people who i've lifted with that have "enviable" bodies tell me "You can't out-train a crappy diet"
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It's much easier and cheaper to correct this through proper diet than it is to get it through supplements. If you really want to go the supplement route, buy that shit at a chemical supply online store and make your own. The base chemicals that they sell to you for hefty $$ cost them only ¢¢.
Benny757 9y ago
Eating healthy should take care of most of your supplement needs, though that's not to say that all supplements are bad or do not work. However, after healthy eating, the very best advice that can be given on "supplements" is.....to supplement your ass out the door and to the gym and lift like a mad man. Its the hard work, dedication and habitual consistency using good form to avoid injury that counts most of all.
Curlbro87 9y ago
Agree with you on most everything here. I also believe this GLO doesn't know what he is talking about.
However, one thing I would like to point out to you is that, recent evidence has shown timing of protein doesn't much matter. The idea of protein within some 1 hour window after a workout is likely false.
Total protein intake throughout the day is what matters. You can have a protein shake or bar after your workout if you must, but having it before or hours later provides the same overall benefit.
The one instance where I would think keeping protein intake strictly after my workout would be when I am on a cut.
I personally get massive food cravings after lifting, so the protein shake after usually helps to stem the hunger. Especially when total calories are restricted to just below tdee.
JohnnyHammerstickz 9y ago
Actually getting protein within a two hour window after exercise is extremely beneficial. One of the effects of lifting is that it has an insulin-like effect on your blood sugar. One of the functions of insulin is increasing the rate at which proteins are synthesized in skeletal muscle. So it would make sense to have amino acids (from a protein source) available for as much time as possible during this window of insulin elevation to try to maximize the amount of proteins synthesized after a workout. Also, once it stabilizes, the rate of protein synthesis drops substantially. So basically, if you don't give your body what it needs to build muscle (which I think is probably anyone's end goal) at a time where it is optimized to do so, it's kind of a waste of potential benefit and will makd the progress you want to achieve take longer for you to actually see it.
Curlbro87 9y ago
I understand what you are saying, and have a kinesiology background myself. This has been common knowledge for years. The idea of a protein window after a workout.
However, a few recent studies have refuted this idea. If I can find them I will post links for you.
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pcmpcm 9y ago
In the interest of contributing my best knowledge in this area, I only partially agree with the above. But as a lowly lurker, I must invoke a different celebrity redditor who deals in nutrition/supplements to help make my points, silverhydra:
(animal-based) Protein powder has the highest absorbtion rates:
"The high bioavailability (in lay terminology, the percent of the protein absorbed) places eggs above many food sources [assume white fish] of protein, but it is not unique in this regard as -whey protein- has an even higher score." Via http://www.silverhydra.com/2011/04/a-primer-on-protein-powders/
Fiber increases that absorbtion rate by slowing down the chyme:
"This is the main idea of people touting soluble fiber for digestion, as it increases the overall percent of nutrients consumed via time in the small intestine" Via http://www.silverhydra.com/2011/02/dietary-fiber-eat-more-of-it/
Protein powder is cheaper to buy than regular food sources:
For $55 I usually order my 5 lb tub of whey protein with 72 servings of protein in it.
At 24g of protein a scoop it costs me $.03 / gram of protein.
1 lb of 93 / 7 lean protein has 23g of protein. Even on sale at $4 / lb, its over 5 times more expensive to get protein this way.
So, if you want the most cost effective, highest absorbing protein in your diet: A protein shake with some psyllium husk will be a great way to supplement normal protein intake from food sources.
DannyDemotta 9y ago
What the flying fuck are you talking about? 1lb of 93/7 has around 25g per serving (4oz uncooked), for a total of 100 grams per pound.
Check your numbers and proofread if you're going to talk shit.
tino125 9y ago
Total protein intake is what matters. If you are getting sufficient protein from food there is absolutely no benefit to protein shakes, BCAA's or any of that. I haven't had a protein shake in 3 years, and I think I look alright.
Ronin11A 9y ago
But bro think of all the gains you're missing out on by not getting on dat dere Cell-Tech! /s
dr_warlock 9y ago
'mirin them gains bruh. Nice.
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tino125 9y ago
My brother, he was born without a left pec. Still is a fucking beast though.
porkmaster 9y ago
Ever see Tra Telligman?
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tino125 9y ago
Something like that, I would guess. He's still strong as fuk
Benny757 9y ago
I had a training partner and room mate that was born without a left pec. He compensated with his triceps and delts to the point they overdeveloped and he was equally strong on both sides for lifts like bench, flies, etc.
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So just to clarify are you saying don't ever use supplements or to simply use them how they are meant to be used: as a supplement to real food.
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NaughtyFred 9y ago
NO! Is that really what it's made from?
Shit and I thought that natural red food dye thats made from ground up beetle exoskeletons was fucked up.
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Ronin11A 9y ago
Your reading comprehension sucks balls.
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What's your opinion on the GOMAD diet?
Eat normally, but use milk instead of water for hydration, that is.
Here, in Australia, it's $0.90 a litre of UHT full cream milk, containing +30g of protein, +30g of fat, and +50g of carbs.
A few of these spread across the day, and your macros are pretty much sorted.
BusinessAsUsual_2015 9y ago
I did GOMAD for about two bulk cycles. Had me taking frequent bathroom breaks and I felt somewhat bloated but other than that it worked just like eating extra chicken and almonds.
From personal experience I'd advise against it unless you are extremely skinny and a hardgainer. In which case you better be prepared cause the Gain Train is coming to town.
PedroIsWatching 9y ago
Unless you're a complete fucking manlet, avoid GOMAD.
Your strength gains will go up but you'll get fat as hell and have to spend a shitload of time cutting. Why put on fat needlessly (and waste more time in a cut) when there are other options to get stronger?
rpscrote 9y ago
if gomad gets you to about 500 cal surplus over maintenance then its good. If it gets you more than that, youll put on fat. If you get less than that, you'll lose fat
radianceofparadise 9y ago
Do it for a month max if you're a skinny cunt that has a hard time getting calories in. Be prepared for the worst smelling, hardest to pass shits of your lifetime.
putinbush101 9y ago
If your gonna do that shit, make sure you eat benefiber like its the best tasting pussy on the world. Have the most you can that way the shits arent like shitting the opera house.
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Yeah.
I'm a skinny cunt, at 168cm and 62kg. Size 77 (30) pants with belt.
I just need the damn calories for now, to help me pump iron after realising how much my strength has decayed.
trinitys_dildo 9y ago
I'm going to buy one.
They are offering me this book for $25 with it - should I buy it?
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SocialJusticeWhiner 9y ago
I have the book and highly recommend it. It isn't technical to the point you need A&P classes to understand it but it is highly informative. Especially when it details what other muscles are effected by a trigger point in another muscle.
Kathulos 9y ago
I trained under a big name MMA fighter who was based out of California. His wife is Asian. When he was experiencing back problems she insisted he visit some healer or mystic (for lack of a better term) in Chinatown. He told me the guy rubbed oil on his back which he set on fire did something with hot rocks and tweaked his back a little. He went from hobbling around to sparring that night. The healer also fixed another fighters football shoulder injury from years prior. A little anecdotal evidence supporting trigger points.
I'm currently rehabbing several of my own injuries and that theracane looks pretty helpful. Thanks for the info. I'm ordering one to work on my back and shoulders.
thor_away92 9y ago
Just bought a Thera cane 20 minutes ago and my entire trap area and shoulders feel much more free.
648262 9y ago
Bro science level: Over 9000!
Hot rocks? Fire? Mystic healer? What the fuck man? I am sure you mean well, but what was the point of sharing these things?
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Wait, I dont get the "squeeze your abs" part. Am I support to let out all my breath before each repetition?
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TestoRed 9y ago
I don't to shakes and that stuff, but as a man in his 40's I've found that testofuel has maximized my testosterone, gives me better gains and has also upped my libido. Diet and hard work are still a must though.
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tino125 9y ago
This.
It may increase overall test (still unlikely), but even if it does, it's unlikely it increases free test, and even if it does, those increases are not noticeable on a physiological level.
TestoRed 9y ago
All I know is that I've not had morning wood for 10 years, until 2 months ago.........
redpillbanana 9y ago
I took a look at the Testofuel ingredients expecting disappointment, however it has some decent vitamins in there, both D3 and K2 and D-AA as well, though I have no idea if it is cost-effective or not.
If you're not getting enough sun (which most of us aren't), then I can see how it would help correct some deficiencies and increase test production.
Still, it would probably be more effective to eat an avocado or some coconut milk in terms of T production.
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I always thought SMR was total bullshit. Seeing people flop around the foam roller I assumed that this was another fad. However, I've seen tons of people fuck themselves in the squat rack and that doesn't make the squat rack suck. I'll give that shit a try and see if I can unglue some of this gnarly tissue from sitting all day.
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They work well for the quads, but I never really 'felt' it for the hammies and barely for the glutes.
putinbush101 9y ago
Have you tried a high end massage chair?
I wonder if that would be a half decent substitute.
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Agreed. I've only found the foam roller useful for my upper legs and glutes. Trying to do anything else is not only awkward, but also not very effective.
FinallyRed 9y ago
I think it might be good for some very sensitive trigger points but once they've been worked a bit with the roller you're gonna have to get in there deeper with a ball or cane.
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That one actually took me a second. "Why would they give you a taco if you already have some?"
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balalasaurus 9y ago
Pro-tip: when buying an Alpha hoodie, get a size bigger. Mine already doesn't fit me anymore.
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balalasaurus 9y ago
The first time I put it on gave me a pump which made me take it off and put it on again for 5 sets of 5.
HumanSockPuppet 9y ago
That's we why love you, you soul-less industrialist.
IASGame 9y ago
GLO-wing post.
I'd like advice with SL5x5 Barbell rows (Pendlay row, from the floor). I have a very hard time with the form for those unless I'm doing them very light.
I also make very slow progress on Overhead Presses but I think I have the form down, I'm just still upper body weak. Is there anything I can do to raise my OHP 5x5 weight faster?
balalasaurus 9y ago
Check out Alan Thrall on youtube. His videos really helped with my OHP and barbell row form.
IASGame 9y ago
I need to go down in my max weight and start doing it properly. Thanks, good videos.
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IASGame 9y ago
Thanks this is good info as usual. I'm still above 60% of my current Bench Press and around 45% of my back squats, so I'll keep going for now.
In this light it makes sense I'd plateau so early and so frequently on OHP as in SL5x5 they are all following a linear progression (Squats increase 2x as fast if you don't plateau, as they are in both of the workouts).
Answers_with_lead 9y ago
Thanks for the /fit/ post. You covered a lot of bases between supplements and bicep supination which was an excellent video. My only question kind of is about supplements.
I used to be smaller (but still fire-fit) and have put on considerable muscle in the last year and a half. I've switched to a vegan diet in the last 3 months though for my own reasons aswell as certain allergic reasons.
My concern was that I would see a big reduction in muscle mass; it hasnt happened yet. I think this may be because I take regular supplements which are the only thing I don't care if they are vegan or not, creatine can't be vegan.
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What do you think GLO, is it better to buy from aliexpress for 20$, i don't have 60$ for amazon
ValuePrestige 9y ago
Great advice. I recognized that I always feel more pain/pump etc in my right part of the body than in the left part. Is this really bad and how do I fix that shit?
jackedbodrailbroads 9y ago
Redpill bodybuilders unite. Gains don't come overnight. Clean up your diet and go to the gym to make gains, not socialize. A little bit of test never hurt anyone either.