Dont ever buy cake batter flavored protein. Sounded intriguing. Its absolutely disgusting. Contemplating throwing it away its that gross. I have to plug my nose to drink it.
I've recently changed up my workout. I've been concentrating on doing exercises that force me to use my supporting core muscles for any lifts. I try to avoid using a bench for any lift I do. It's been kicking my ass for the past 2 weeks. My lower back and abs have been aching non-stop. These are some of the exercises I've been doing lately: Legs- squats & lunges. Chest- push ups, standing cable presses, dips, cable crossovers. Back-pull ups, standing cable rows, bent over rows, deadlifts. Arms-standing curls, standing tricep extensions Shoulders-standing military press, front plate raise, cable flys, standing dumbell flys. I'll eventually get back to do iso exercises, but right now it feels good mixing it up a bit.
Anybody looking to mix up their routine, work this in at least once every other week. HOLY SHIT, this is a killer way to get a good pump going.
Dropsets with Squats, Leg Press and Leg Extensions make you want to vomit. Same with high reps (20) on those exercises.
FUCK THAT! That's too hardcore. I only get in 2-3 times a week for 45 minutes. If I tried to drop set every exercise I would be cripple.
Read this the other day on Reddit. Thought I'd pass it along: http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/bpvf2/day_1/
Lost about 8 lbs. since Christmas just off of slightly changing my eating patterns and picking up boxing as a hobby. With summer approaching, pick-up bball and boxing aren't as available so I think I'm going to try and get into lifting for the summer. Was wondering if you guys thought protein powder is as effective as it's made out to be and if so what kind would you recommend? Also if I'm planning to go every day how would you break down which muscles to work on on which days (i.e. what muscle groups should be worked out on the same days and how many days in between working out that muscle group again)? Thanks for the help.
I'd recommend the 100% Whey Protein by Muscle Milk avaliable at Costco. It's like $32.00 for a 6 pound bag, and it lasts quite a while. Rule of Thumb is 1.0-1.5g of Protein per lb of body weight. I weigh 158lbs, so 158 x 1.0g = 158g of Protein a day. If you are serious about lifting, then I highly recommend at the minimum investing in some Whey protein. The chocolate flavor at Costco tastes great and I just put about 8oz of Water, a banana and 2 scoops of Whey after a workout. Each scoop is 27g of protein so that already knocks out 54g/158g. It is important to get at least a little bit of protein in your systems immediately (30-45 min.) after a workout. What it really comes down to is your diet. If you have a clean diet and eat below your maintenance level, you will lose weight. As for your question about breaking down different muscle groups, it is definitely a good idea to do say, Arms/Back on Monday, Chest/Tris on Tues, etc so that you are not overworking different muscle groups. For some reason I cannot attach a word document to this post, so if anyone is interested in looking at my workout routine/meal plan to get a feel for it, shoot me a PM with your email. Personally, I can eat the same thing pretty often so it works for me, but I recommend you looking into nutrition a little bit more and gather information for yourself, as it is truly KEY when seriously lifting. Hope this helps.
