Olympic plates are those with the 2" diameter bar opening, meaning that they fit on an olympic style bar. Plates can be generic gym iron, calibrated competition style, or the rubber bumper plates that you are thinking of. Olympic style (2") dumbbells are available.
Now that Big Lenny is dead, the rest of the cookie cutters need to go too
Compression wraps and ice help a lot; it sucks because it's effectively a week of no use that resets if you strain it, and that strain can be reflexive movements you aren't even thinking about. Go get it checked if it hurts without any specific trigger.
Seconding what people have said about deloading; personally whenever I get stuck on one of the big three I just skip it for a week or so and replace it with exhaustion sets on something lighter that hits the same groups like that good chest combo that got posted on the last page. Really can't go wrong with flies as long as they're the full RoM.
I've found that gaining 35 lbs regardless of your current weight helps with bench and ohp plateaus.
Lol just do tren and go up 15% body weight you'll get stronger.
Reject trenbolone. Embrace dianabol. 97% of your bodyweight is water. The world is a fuck.
Eat more
Yes, you need to account for the calories you burn in your activities in addition to your daily caloric needs (BMR), and then be in a caloric surplus beyond that.
No, your body doesn't work that way and wont prioritize fat burning if you are actually bulking. If you are bulking you will want to be in a 'fed state' while you are lifting so that you have the nutrients to metabolize and use during the workout. That doesn't mean gorge before a workout, but you should eat a reasonable amount of protein and carbs before the workout. Bulk for 4-6 weeks, then go to maintenance calories for a week or two before resuming bulking.
Dude, since taking up grappling it’s been fucking hard to put on mass. You just burn so many calories wrassilin around that you have to take measures to even maintain your weight.
Kilo of cheese a week started the scale moving again for me. I was at 107-8kg for a good year or so - minimal cardio, good eatin', lifting weights.
Yep, I would assume that including some moderate steady state cardio would be good for a more lean bulk process as that activity prioritizes fat burning. When Magnitude2717 asked about fat burning and workout, I assumed he meant his lifting.
Slower would lend itself to a leaner bulk. Trying to do it fast and get every bit of muscle gain possible is going to coincide with more fat gain, which will then require cutting sooner, unless you are leaning heavily on some unlicensed pharmacology.
How much of that is just the shit you haven't taken though
Dude looks like the guestbook at a children's museum.
Kind of agree. It was the only gym I could find with a 24/7 open gym that wasn't like 30 minutes away and it had nice equipment. Did some learn some things about warming up. Didn't really go for the classes way too fat and out of shape but they were fun sometimes.
Buy some of your own equipment and work out at home. I have a garage gym with power rack that I can use if I drive 5-10 minutes, but I have figured out a minimalist home setup that takes up almost no room when not in use. I can't do the big three, but I can hit all the important movements and get a good workout whenever I want, while listening, or watching whatever I want.
With a combo of IBS and drinking tons of heavy Vit-C water each day, I pass gas and ass like a NASCAR put crew. Six dumps a day on a big day of eatin'.
