Answer these simple BodyBuilding Lifting Questions ... and others.
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approx. age? 29
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Lower
What's your favorite exercise? stiff leg deadlift
Whats your worst exercise? Flat bench
How long do you lift approx each session? 60-90 mins
How many times a week? 6
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Very little rest
Do you do high reps or Low? Mix of both
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Heavy weight, mix of rep ranges. 3-50.
Do you do many of forced reps? Nope.
Do you do many rest pause sets? Yes.
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? Yes.
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? Always set. Fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Have you ever competed? Yes.
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look?
Other? Love the feeling. Love seeing the results. Mental health benefits. As cliche as it sounds, it’s therapy. It’s my one moment.
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Lower
What's your favorite exercise? stiff leg deadlift
Whats your worst exercise? Flat bench
How long do you lift approx each session? 60-90 mins
How many times a week? 6
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Very little rest
Do you do high reps or Low? Mix of both
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Heavy weight, mix of rep ranges. 3-50.
Do you do many of forced reps? Nope.
Do you do many rest pause sets? Yes.
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? Yes.
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? Always set. Fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Have you ever competed? Yes.
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look?
Other? Love the feeling. Love seeing the results. Mental health benefits. As cliche as it sounds, it’s therapy. It’s my one moment.
approx. age? 29
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Upper
What's your favorite exercise? Squat
Whats your worst exercise? OHP
How long do you lift approx each session? 45-60 mins
How many times a week? 5
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Concentrated, shorter rest periods
Do you do high reps or Low? Moderate
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Moderately heavier to heavier
Do you do many of forced reps? Sometimes
Do you do many rest pause sets? Once a month maybe with squats
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? No I’m antisocial in the gym lol
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? Pretty much know exactly what I’m going to do, warranting the equipment to be available, sometimes I’ll have to innovate
Have you ever competed? NOT YET
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look? Both- and therapeutic reasons as well
Other? Cool questionnaire
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Upper
What's your favorite exercise? Squat
Whats your worst exercise? OHP
How long do you lift approx each session? 45-60 mins
How many times a week? 5
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Concentrated, shorter rest periods
Do you do high reps or Low? Moderate
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Moderately heavier to heavier
Do you do many of forced reps? Sometimes
Do you do many rest pause sets? Once a month maybe with squats
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? No I’m antisocial in the gym lol
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? Pretty much know exactly what I’m going to do, warranting the equipment to be available, sometimes I’ll have to innovate
Have you ever competed? NOT YET
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look? Both- and therapeutic reasons as well
Other? Cool questionnaire
nope still in good shape actually. Don't lift heavy like i use to have gone to the high rep lower weight protocol 4-5 times a week.. Could stand to loose 10 to 15 more lbs i would feel better. I like my vodka to much lol. I eat as clean as possible though. Very little sugar or high glycemic carbs... mainly meat, veggies and vodka of course. I will through a pic up next week and you guys can decide. lol
@musclememory all I can say about competing is you really have to want to do it and do it for yourself no one else and do it to win even if you don't. Also do it for the learning. I learned so much about tweaking diet when I plateaued, tweaking gear when I plateaued, what gear worked best for me, how to work through hunger, how to train through pain, how to focus on one thing and no matter how uncomfortable it got u did not stop cause it was temporary, find a training partner that will go through it with you and help you out, you don't necessarily need a coach but someone to look at your plan and critique it and to assess your progress who will not let you get away with shit ( why pay big buck for a coach everything is out on the internet). If your not huge get ripped to shreds... that is what I did and I did very well ... cause it is fucking hard as hell to do that and most don't. I had a lot of fun doing the first time second time not so much third time blah so I stopped and went back to powerlifting lol... If your having shoulder mobility problems doing back squats... safety squat bar squats are awesome. Olympic cambered bars are awesome as well, if you have a home gym look into one. If there is a smith machine I take bar straps and put them on each side of bar near each trap by my head hold on to them and do squats. If they have wooden blocks or something like that that are say 2 ft high use a dip belt put weight on it get up on the blocks ... hang the weight between the blocks and squat.
fuck .... in my 20's I could train while I was drinking lol
musclememory
Independently Impoverished
I have started the process twice to prep for competition, both had to end early. The first time I got a job in another part of the country which worked 14 days on 7 days off. We worked at different sites where not all had access to a gym so I had to call preping off. The second time I injured my shoulder getting out of a hot tub and required surgery. That was the end of that too...lol We will see if I give the can a third kick. I still feel like I would like to give it a go. I'm going to wait and see how things go after the gyms open up here in the only Jurisdiction in North America where indoor fitness is not allowed... Way to go Ontario...lol
approx. age? 35
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Upper
What's your favorite exercise? Bicep Curl
Whats your worst exercise? Abdominal Crunch
How long do you lift approx each session? 60 to 90-min
How many times a week? 4
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Fast with little rest
Do you do high reps or Low? Low and more frequency
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Lighter to moderate
Do you do many of forced reps? Yes
Do you do many rest pause sets? No
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? No I wear headphones to avoid people asking questions or talking to me and distracting me from what I came to the gym in the first place. I’m not at the gym for social conversations just strictly workout
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? I have routine
Have you ever competed? No
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look? I lift for my health and I say it’s probably both
Other? Lifting helps me build muscles to support my bones disintegration
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Upper
What's your favorite exercise? Bicep Curl
Whats your worst exercise? Abdominal Crunch
How long do you lift approx each session? 60 to 90-min
How many times a week? 4
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Fast with little rest
Do you do high reps or Low? Low and more frequency
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Lighter to moderate
Do you do many of forced reps? Yes
Do you do many rest pause sets? No
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? No I wear headphones to avoid people asking questions or talking to me and distracting me from what I came to the gym in the first place. I’m not at the gym for social conversations just strictly workout
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? I have routine
Have you ever competed? No
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look? I lift for my health and I say it’s probably both
Other? Lifting helps me build muscles to support my bones disintegration
well here it is 245 .. hope to get to 235 230 by end of august
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Injuries are a bitch... they fuck everything up
musclememory
Independently Impoverished
flexappeal
Moderator
approx. age? 48
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Upper
What's your favorite exercise? Scott curls
Whats your worst exercise? Flat bench
How long do you lift approx each session? approx 1 hr
How many times a week? 4
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Fast for the HIIT aspect
Do you do high reps or Low? High, 20's
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Lighter weights
Do you do many of forced reps? Only if it naturally ends up that way
Do you do many rest pause sets? No
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? No thankfully lol
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? If a piece of equipment is tied up I will make adjustments
Have you ever competed? No and never had the urge
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look? A little bit of both
Other?
Which do you like working best upper or lower body? Upper
What's your favorite exercise? Scott curls
Whats your worst exercise? Flat bench
How long do you lift approx each session? approx 1 hr
How many times a week? 4
Do you lift fast with little rest between sets or slower with more rest? Fast for the HIIT aspect
Do you do high reps or Low? High, 20's
Do you lift lighter weights for reps or moderately heavy to heavy weight? Lighter weights
Do you do many of forced reps? Only if it naturally ends up that way
Do you do many rest pause sets? No
Do people at gym ask you many questions about your lifting? No thankfully lol
Do you have a set routine when you walk into the gym or do you play it by ear? If a piece of equipment is tied up I will make adjustments
Have you ever competed? No and never had the urge
Do you lift because you love to lift or cause you like the way it makes you look? A little bit of both
Other?
I always have a cheat day once a week where I splurg and eat crap and then stay strict the next 6days.And my splurging is not to bad.
I literally just started the journey to getting cut this week. Dropped about 750 calories a day and added cardio 6 days a week. I always feel better when I'm doing cardio. My joints and connective tissue just seem to be happier.
I'm not cheating yet. But I will add in a cheat day soon. I just spent 8 months eating! The disk I herniated at L5 S1 3 months ago really threw a wrench in the works for a bit.
I surpassed the bodyweight was when I first started training again (171) in Oct 2019. I hit 173 this time. My BMI is far better than it was then. In 2019 I figure I was 20% plus maybe. This time its lower to start. I never lost definition in calves, arms and delts. I want to gt to 10% or better this time. I fell short last year before I went away.
I'm not cheating yet. But I will add in a cheat day soon. I just spent 8 months eating! The disk I herniated at L5 S1 3 months ago really threw a wrench in the works for a bit.
I surpassed the bodyweight was when I first started training again (171) in Oct 2019. I hit 173 this time. My BMI is far better than it was then. In 2019 I figure I was 20% plus maybe. This time its lower to start. I never lost definition in calves, arms and delts. I want to gt to 10% or better this time. I fell short last year before I went away.
No cheat days, lol. Seriously. Because one turns into 2, then you are just eating normal.
Maybe if you eat a bowl of potato chips call that your cheat, but I wouldn't do that very often like once a month, especially if you want to get below 10%
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