That is a horrible plan and losing muscle to win a contest is just ridiculous. You should probably recommend the contest should be about losing body fat and get a professional to do the measuring.
I mix my protein with skim milk and oats (the amount of oats depends on whether I'm cutting or bulking). I have one when I wake up, one at lunch, and one after my workout. I absolutely love them...
On a caloric excess I would say it would be extremely hard. You will probably have to wait until your cutting cycle to get rid of that fat which is what it is for anyways.
Your right, your not doing much weight right now, even for ATG squats but who cares, everyone has to start somewhere and the important thing is that your doing them right, knowledgeable lifters will...
You guys may be right, I do some stretching and warmup but I see a lot of guys doing a lot more than me so I'll give that shot and let you know how it goes.
Like the title says, in almost every lift some part of my body is making a popping sound on every rep, the only place it actually gets painful is in my left elbow (feels like tennis elbow...
I'm not sure exactly how it fairs against the others but I like it alot and have it in my workout along with all of my other chest exercises. I've been able to make a pretty big jump on weight with...
Thanks for the responses guys, that picture is hilarious by the way. Dips are definitely one of my favorite lifts so I just wanted to see where other lifters are at, I'd never really thought about...
There's a lot written on this, In my opinion 20 minutes or so is good, and good for your body even while bulking, just don't go overboard. I believe that is the general concensus.
I do the same thing every once in a while, probably a bulging disk, there's just not a lot you can do except to stretch and try to take it easy on it. I still lift when it happens with pain killers...
