It took me about a month to hit 95lbs on the bench when I started :ohgodwhy:

You guys know any stores locally that sell MusclePharm shirts?

I think fuel had a couple each
That was in Victoria the not sure about van fuels
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tho ****
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not doing any diet specifically, just doing a 16/8 IF. i've gained strength in all other aspects of my work out except for my bench

try to find your maintenance calories using a calculator (CalorieKing - How Many Calories Should You Eat) and eat 500 above it.

Guarantee you'll make some strength gains

lol thats so inaccurate. I'm cutting with the amount it suggest me to gain weight with.

Agreed

But i suppose its for general guidelines, and consuming more/less from there

Anyone competing in the upcoming BCPA comp?

There's plenty of other calcs out there I just picked the first one on Google lel
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There's quite a few guys on here that are. I'm not competing this time. My old man body is breaking down.

No such thing as heavy dumbbells and cheap gym.

Club16 = 90lbs. Anytime Fitness = 100lbs.

Best bet might be dropping in ($5/time) at Canada Games Pool in New Westminster. IIRC they have some really heavy dumbbells. (Also has 4 cages, and an Olympic lifting platform with tons of weight and bumper plates)

Sport Central, $200/year 160lbs lel

Weird I'm in the same boat. Same IF routine. My lifts are going up, I'm getting stronger, but my bench is still weak.

Are you doing the lean gains training, or just doing your own thing?

I haven't done biceps for 3 weeks and just for the hell of it decided a set after my normal compound routine. Lifted 45's like I'd normally do 35's..but bench is still weak lol
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if your lifts aren't going up it boils down to two things that feed off each other

1. technique
2. frequency

if you're not practicing enough (frequency) you won't develop your technique. also hitting the main muscles involved in the lift with certain accessories will help. lats > (pulldown, chins/pullups), tricep > (cgbp, dips) etc

I stopped having sweet potatoes for lunch at skool. I switched to having chicken. I keep getting ppl telling me straight protein is bad for your heart and I need to have it with some fats or "carbs"... Any opinion?
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Why not have both?
And yes u just can't eat meat for every meal and nothing else
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Not necessarily bad for your heart but all protein and no fibre... Your ass will not be happy with you. Did the same thing when I didn't know how to diet properly and ended up constipated
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I'm only having it for lunch. Cuz I don't get enough protein during the days I have school. I feel fine I just get stinky farts when I do fart. I am overcoming my potential tat I was stuck for a few months
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Just having protein for lunch is fine... It's the same as taking a protein shake and not eating anything else, its not going to affect your heart. Your friends are broscientists.

Says the prof of broscience!
:trollface:
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According to my broscience friend eating a low carb diet will cause organ failure.

my advice to anyone is to never listen to anything anyone says about lifting/nutrition without some sort of scientific proof. and even with that proof...read the journal article lol

Failed 5 plate DL today. Then pulled 475lbs after the fail.
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last time I was there with broken arrow, I didn't get a chance to touch dem heavy dumbbells :tears:

hopefully i can get a drop-in every now and then