No Crust Racing

Yeah easy for me to say when I could go see Matt on the way home from work so do the PTC one when convenient, maybe when next in Melbs? You and le Birds could head out and see Markos for some confidence crushing tuition. (I'm joking Markos relax). Start a build thread only if you want one, otherwise it'll be just another annoyance, I'm pretty verbose and I like to dataz so being able to look back and go lol 40kg squat, or hopefully in another year lol 100kg squat is good for me.

Sorry wasn't implying that this was a fad for you, just saying for me it's a lifestyle thing, if it is for you too then you will always be fine I think I mentioned before, 8mths is not much, and I know that sounds harsh, but it;s been 8mths of decent effort not 8mths of balls (ovaries to the wayy) out and out 110% dedication to strength gains. Whcih is completely fine, I personally don't train that way so it would be remiss of me to give you a hard time. Just saying that realistically you have a ways to go (which is why I like build threads). I looked back on my build thread yesterday to see where I started out when I began project squat dodger/no more curling like a bro. It's been good so far, squatting 3 times a week, haven't curled in ages, getting stronger across the board. Only small gains, but gains all the same. Keep at it and if you can get into a PTC and do a session or two, that was a ral turning point for me, so much so that I consider myself having only been going at it since that time, the time before that was just treading water.

Well I see it a bit differently. My "plan" is to just keep plugging away getting stronger over time until such point as I either get injured or too old to maintain that weight then I'll gradually reduce the weight but continue exercising, MY point being I do not feel like I'll ever "get" to anywhere in particular, rather than I'll be exercising for most of my life because I enjoy it, it makes me feel good, look decent, helps me lift heavy things, work on the car, etc. For me it's not a process with one goal in mind, it's a life style choice. I've taken time off before, well over a year to let things heal up, persue other interests for a while etc and that will probably happen again, but ultimately I always see myself doing some form of exercise. Foir you, well you have some kind of look in mind obviously so you will be "done" when you get there and then you need to maintain it. How long will that take? That's determined by your commitment and determination. About twice the length from the starting point to about the middle... EDIT: As for being disillusioned, when I hit a mental wall, I change something. Add weight, new exercise, move exercise around, buy a new gym shirt, take a full week off (you should not overlook the need to do this every now and then anyway). Then come back refreshed.

Well it's good to have goals, but as was said plenty of girls would be happy to have your physique Leesh, I get the impression some of your battles are fought mentally rather than physically. Girls tend to have a shitful self image, you may not, I'm just generalising. Keep plugging away, you'll get stronger and in the process will have that more defined/lean/muscle look. It just takes time. FIGJAM: Better chance getting them of Birds I'd say.

Pretty sure I posted a pic of a llama for him too, after he'd made his grand announcement that he was leaving.

He did and rode out on the drama llama. I'm sure he secretly lurks though. Dodgy bastard.

Still not enough squatting to please TTT

lol the sphincter of the universes Wah, can't say T.urkey?

1-19 is done by the PLers, 20 is done by aliens and superheros only.

You know what nigga, I'm not liking that attitude. If you're not enthused an upbeat about the work you're doing you're going to have a much harder time of it. It's important to find an activity(ies) that work for you both mentally and physically. Especially for the long term if you;re going to make it a lifestyle change. My progress is small too but I'm still happy to see it. It's all forward motion baby.

Fair enough. Good way to track progress if you aren't doing that some other way. I like it because it keeps me accountable.

Wrong thread lol Ahh ok so no build thread. Just do your own.

Man you didn't even swap the u's for v's, we have a lady present! Sorry Troy, I hope Bird's didn't offend you.

Fixed.

haha cvnt I don't see 120 as being a big scary number at all, great for a 60kg women as I said, but I'm not that so I'll be aiming a bit higher than that down the track. I agree on the relativity front too. When I first put up that thread about balancing out my home gym routine it was a real eye opener and there's been many more since. To be fair though I've always been completely self taught and worked out at home so I genuinely thought a 100kg bench was ok, and funnily enough when I got back into exercising I said 100 would be enough and now I'm benching 110 and still feeling like there's more in the tank and embarrassed by that number. My main goal was, and still is, to get "balance" and to do that my squat and DL should be a fair whack higher than my bench, so I have a ways to go, but given what I've learned on here, through Markos, you, Matt etc, it's given me a completely different view on what is decent and what I might actually be capable of. Plus it made me buy a rack, which is baller. In terms of the mental aspect, I wouldn't say I 'fear' any exercise but I am certainly more careful with some given the risk in getting it wrong and having to get out from under it, so squat mostly, bench to a degree. A spotter would be great some times. I've come a long way mentally in terms of being "ok" with getting out 4 reps of 5 or 7 of 8 but at a higher weight, I used to think that if I attempted a new weight and didn't complete the whole set it was a complete failure, now I just see it is part of the process. This thread has delivered for me so far So thanks to you all you f**kers.

Cheers. Surprisingly, not feeling too bad today (ankle wise that is). Will be a shame if I go ahead and get this plate out and need 6wks off but at least then I won't be worried about it. Where is your build thead?!

I'm the strongest in all lifts at my gym, just saying... That is until Kate starts exercising again...

I f**king knew it! SWAT came into my house, disrespected my whole family because somebody narc'd me out! And you know what? IT WAS YOU! Can't trust those flat cappers... Next you'll be telling me you own a drift car and/or wear a lot of Tap Out merch...

Haha, I'll save that for another time, it's gotta be a spontaneous thing for maximum effect. Is that f**king flat cap?! The peak of that hat looks frighteningly straight...

So was I, I might still have a face pic of you somewhere here from that Hungry Hungry Trozzles photoshop lol

I'm not even THAT dedicated, I just eat Keep on trucking!

Markos will no doubt chime in here, but I'd be saying you'd want to eat more than maintenance if you intend on getting stronger. If you eat at maintenance you're treading the line of whether it's really enough for strength gains. In my head you'd be better off eating a surplus, even a small one, just be sure you've got what you need on board. That said I'm talking specifically about protein intake, not calories which are in everything. From what I recall, each gram of protien has about 4-5 calories, where as each gram of fat has about 9 or so calories. So, you want to be eating a high protien low fat diet. That should give you what you need for strength gains that will lead to looking like hot sex. Edit: This is sort of what I was saying. http://www.caloriesperhour.com/tutorial_gram.php So by all means, count things, just keep in mind that the total calorie count is not the be all and end all of weight loss. When you are strength training you are going to be burning a ton of calories that must be replenished, what better way to put them back in that by protiens