No Excuses, Fatass #3 (OMG let's talk about STEROIDS, creatine monohydrate, gym etiquette and goal setting!) (962 hits)
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Submitted by OathMeal (View user info) at 2008-04-17 10:59:22 EDT
Y HELLO THAR CONCERNED POPULACE OF UBERSITE.
I am back again with the third installment of this riveting series. Up to this point we've addressed a number of issues critical to the success of your exercise program...set structure, hydration, nutrition, etc.
Hopefully you've begun to realize that with a little effort and some good information you TOO can be almost as awesome and healthy as I am. But don't get too brazen. Uncle Oathmeal is in fact a iconoclast in a world of wannabes and though I am your good friend and trusted Gym Advisor, I won't hesitate to dropkick your pansy ass at a moment's notice.
ONE QUICK HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: Caulaincourt was kind enough to point out in my last post that lactic acid is in fact NOT toxic. I admit that I was under the impression that it WAS toxic. I stand corrected.
[BUT, there is very recent evidence that he may be wrong (recent as in 2 weeks ago). Professors at the University of Chicago School of Medicine have released this video of their findings after a 10-weeks study involving the analysis of lactic acid and other exercise related byproducts: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU ]
Also...the jury is still out on the OTC vitamin supplement issue. I am researching that and hope to have some substantive evidence from which to make an informed decision soon. SEE HOW GOOD I AM TO YOU?
Moving on...tips #13-18!
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#13: If you are considering steroids, or even considering considering steroids, stop. Right. Now.
I am stating now, here, for the record: steroids are idiotic and completely not worth the money, side effects and risk to your health.
I HAVE NEVER, EVER DONE A STEROID IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. PERIOD. I have had plenty of opportunities, believe me, but my conscience has always steered me clear of them and yours should too. It's just not worth it.
All this being said, I feel compelled to make a distinction between what IS and ISN'T considered a 'steroid'.
Creatine Monohydrate (see #15) is not a steroid. It is an organic acid that occurs naturally in red meats.
Androstenedione (aka 'andro') IS considered a steroid simply because of it being a direct precursor to testosterone, a naturally produced male hormone that IS a steroid. The terms 'steroid' and 'hormone' are, for the purposes of these definitions, interchangeable.
Dianabol (Methandrostenolone) and Winstrol (Stanozolol) ARE steroids. These are synthetically created chemicals derived from testosterone that, while being APPROVED by the FDA for human use, are incredibly potent, dangerous drugs. Stay far, far away from them.
I have seen first-hand the repercussions of steroid use. A good friend of mine in college was admitted to the ER when severe hemorrhaging occured after a particularly intense lower body workout.
He tore his entire right quadricep at the knee. Not a pretty sight.
The ability for his body to heal and make a full recovery was directly impeded by the amount of synthetic steroids in his system.
Again, fuck steroids. Fuck them right in their steroidy asses.
#14: Rest during and after your workout is essential for recovery.
This may sound like intuitive advice but believe me, it does NOT get followed by many people. Some think that the point of working out is to cram as much physical activity into 60 minutes as is humanly possible.
WRONG.
In resistance training, resting between sets is crucial. So how long SHOULD you wait before hitting that flat bar again? In my opinion, 90 seconds is a good benchmark. If you decide to STRETCH between sets (which I highly recommend) then push that out to 3 minutes. Waiting longer than 5 minutes between sets is, I think, counterproductive.
Lastly, get a solid 8 hours sleep at night. You might be able to get away with 6.5 or even 6 if you're in the fucking Marines and are brainwashed into thinking your body doesn't need more than 4, but when you're working your body especially at the ONSET of a new training regimen, be conservative and stick with at LEAST 7.
When you sleep is when your body does most of it's restorative work. Let it heal.
#15: Creatine Monohydrate is an EXCELLENT supplement for TEMPORARY muscle mass gains. Use it if mass is what you're looking for.
(From Wikipedia: [Creatine is] a nitrogenous organic acid that occurs naturally in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells)
I'm going to here and now dispel the myth that Creatine doesn't do anything (albeit using my own experience). I have cycled on Creatine at least a dozen times in my life and with every cycle, I notice marked improvement in both my performance in the gym and in the results as they pertain to muscular development.
"But OathMeal, what does Creatine DO!?"
I'm glad you asked.
Creatine really only does one thing but it does it really, really well...and that is, it increases water retention in your muscles. That's it. Amazing, huh? All this controversy over the effects of creatine and that's what it does.
Now...let's consider the implications of increased muscular water retention. Firstly, this allows for more efficient ATP processing by muscle fibers because of the increased availability of OXYGEN in the musculoskeletal environment. Secondly, more WATER in your muscles makes them BIGGER.
Mass gains using creatine are almost immediate (2 weeks), the stuff is really, really easy to get AND it's relatively inexpensive.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO CYCLE ON CREATINE -- FOLLOW THESE RULES:
1. Drink LOTS of water. Creatine needs every drop to pump into your muscles. THERE IS INCREASED RISK of dehydration when using creatine so DRINK UP!!
2. Load on the supplement by taking 15 grams with food for the first 3 days.
3. Sustain your dosing for 10 additional days but cut the dose to 5 grams (one heaping teaspoon) per day.
4. Cease dosing on day 14 and wait a week before you load again.
There is more to say about this supplement. If you're interested, drop me a line and we can chit-chat.
#16: Follow these few tips regarding gym etiquette so you don't get laughed at and ridiculed by everyone around you.
I could create an entire post about the morons in the gym who are poster children for how NOT to dress/act/exercise. I shall not however because I'm afraid these same people will send near-naked pictures of me to my employer.
BUT...suffice to say that these 5 commandments are universally considered worth adhering to:
1. Do not grunt/scream/bellow/yell or otherwise audibly express your intensity while working out. not only is this incredibly rude but it tells everyone around you that you're closer to 'baboon' than you are 'Human'.
2. Wipe off your machines after you've sweat all over them.
3. If you're checking out a hot chick (or dude), make it subtle. Nothing is more irksome than that one dude who keeps eyeballing every piece of ass that walks by him.
4. Never, ever monopolize equipment. Give people the courtesy of allowing them to 'work in' with you.
5. If you're a guy, it is officially NOT cool anymore to wear wifebeaters/tank tops in the gym. Actually, it never was cool. Unless you're Ronnie Coleman, just wear a t-shirt. Come on.
#17: If you want to amp up your results, consider parsing your workout into two sections: Cardiovascular training and Resistance/Weights.
So far we've discussed these two distinctions between the types of activities you can do to increase your physical fitness. Cardiovascular training is sustained exercise that brings your heart rate up to it's optimal, fat-burning level (around 120 BPM for most people under the age of 35) and keeping it there for at least 20 minutes.
I recommend 45 minutes, but 20 is a starting point.
Which should you do first? I'm a fan of strength training followed up by cardio training because of the increased blood flow during cardio that helps to oxidize the muscles you just finished exhausting during your weight/machine routine.
Try both ways, however. One might work better for you and your body type.
#18: Set goooooooooooooooooooals! *ahem* Set goals.
I could never be arsed enough to keep a little journal with me in the gym for tracking every set. I think that's micromanaging your performance and, it's just too cumbersome.
What IS worth doing however is keeping a log of your workouts on a very topical level. What I mean by that is, after you finish up and you're at home preparing for a nice post-workout evening of rape and jelly beans, write down somewhere how long you worked out and the overall level of intensity you'd attribute to your efforts. Use a 1-10 scale here.
Set a goal that, for example, you'll do 4 workouts next week at about level 7 intensity or better. Oh, and put a time block on each workout as well -- say, 60 minutes. Then, review after a few weeks and adjust your expectations according to what results you're seeing and what you're comfortable with.
Once you start to see yourself actually looking FORWARD to a level 9 hour of exercise, you'll thank me. At that point working out is quite a lot of fun.
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IN THE NEXT EPISODE: leveraging auxiliary gym activities, my theory on carbohydrate loading and MORE OathMeally goodness to savor. Stay tuned!
And now, a puppy:
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Submitted by kristy (user info) at 2008-06-08 16:37:27 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Cyrus (user info) at 2008-04-18 10:45:59 EDT (#)
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So... I should stop snorting creatine and start carbo-loading with oreos?
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2008-04-18 05:37:58 EDT (#)
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Submitted by whiskey_jack (user info) at 2008-04-18 05:03:27 EDT (#)
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The only question I'd have is do you know of any good gyms? Or what to look for when joining one? This is my big problem. My university has this amazing facility(one of the largest in the country I think), but in certain areas they apparently half-assed it. We have a great track(I love the thing, cause treadmills kill my shins) and so I do cardio easy enough but this doesn't help muscle much. Our weight room has great equipment and it's all good quality but the dumbasses don't have REMOTELY the quantity needed. For free weights its kinda safe to say most people are using the 15-50 range and we only have 2 or 3 of each weight. There aren't close to enough benches and only about 1 or 2 that can be adjusted to any incline. For weights the place is just bad. It's a school of 18,000(growing atleast 1000per year) kids of an age were many work out. So you find it waaaay to crowded and most the weights and machines hogged by groups of complete meatheads that drive you to the point you just have to leave in disgust. I mean I'm from a town of about 4,500 population and we had about as many free weights!
So any tips on picking a good gym?
Submitted by jollydodger (user info) at 2008-04-18 04:35:43 EDT (#)
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Not bad advice. I don't work out like this, but then I don't want to look like a silverback.
I've used Creatine. It did precisely fuckall for me. And I followed all the rules. But hey, if it worked for you that's cool.
I agree about the steroid thing. What amuses me most are the juice monkeys who stomp around the gym looking like gorillas one day. Then they have a heart-failure because their heart now looks like a medicine ball. And the next day you see them in the gym looking like a bulimic schoolgirl because they had to go off the juice. And then you can push them down the stairs.
It warms my cold little heart.
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2008-04-18 04:11:44 EDT (#)
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are people still reading this shit?
Submitted by STIXS (user info) at 2008-04-17 19:34:43 EDT (#)
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I don't think regurgitating information makes me smart, but thanks anyway.
If you're really interested in the more molecular aspects of how muscles work and whatnot, I would suggest checking out Lehninger's Principles of Biochemistry, 4th Edition (pages 897-901)
Or The Physiology Coloring Book (it's awesome, trust me) by Kapit/Macey/Meisami, plates 15-30 and 5-6
Submitted by Ltap (user info) at 2008-04-17 19:30:33 EDT (#)
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All the practical stuff is obvious and the scientific shit was looked up from exercise and diet sites. You fail.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 19:25:26 EDT (#)
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STIXS you are one smart fellow. Thanks for the input.
Submitted by STIXS (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:59:05 EDT (#)
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You know - I didn't notice that there was -hydrate after mono. Sorry. I'm so used to seeing Creatine monophosphate that I assumed. We all know what that makes me...
Anyhow:
Creatine monohydrate is the de-phoshorylated form of Cre-P. Cre-P is found both naturally in the muscles (or when dosed) as is Cre-MH. The Cre-MH supplement helps restore the precursor form so that the body can produce Cre-P to aide in ATP production in muscles.
Creatine does not work unless it has Phosphate, but the most common form of creatine supplements are Cre-MH because they provide more Creatine per gram than either Cre-P or Creatine-Citrate.
The reason that you have to drink lots of water is because the supplements are bound with water, and when intermediates are made, lots of water is required.
There is a pretty decent site (quite aptly named) all about creatine: http://www.absolute-creatine.com/2.htm
Regardless, pretty much all creatine supplements have the same end result - giving your muscles ATP.
The cycle between Cre-MH and Cre-P, in case you are interested
Cre-P + ADP ---during activity---> ATP + Cre-MH
There also occurs all sorts of negative feedback and recovery looping, but pretty much, by adding Cre-MH to your body, you increase ability of your body to remake ATP
I'm going to look for my old Biochem and physiology books to double-check all of this, though. I really respect what you are doing and I don't want to accidentally falsify or make negative the advice you give.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:39:03 EDT (#)
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Pardon my ignorance STIXS, but is Cre-P Creatine Phosphate?
How does that differ from Creatine Monohydrate, if at all?
Submitted by STIXS (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:34:39 EDT (#)
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The main problem with Cre-P is that it inhibits Pyruvate Kinase (the main enzyme involved in muscular glycolysis - the process in which we get ATP from sugar). So I'm sure that much of the controversy behind the use of Cre-P (along with the whole 'Is it a steroid?' debate) is from that.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:26:55 EDT (#)
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STIXS I did NOT know that.
Or at least, wikipedia.org and bodybuilding.com didn't tell me.
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Submitted by STIXS (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:22:14 EDT (#)
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Creatine also works to supply an extra inorganic Phosphate to ADP in your muscles to produce an extra ATP. Your muscles normally work by deriving ATP from the glucose they store as glycogen, and while this process is lengthy (in molecular time), it is incredibly efficient (anywhere from 32-36 ATP per molecule of glucose, depending on the textbook you choose to follow). Cre-P helps with performance because it is pretty much immediate and works to supply your muscles with ATP before the ATP from glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation kicks in.
You might want to double check what I just wrote for specifics, but I'm pretty sure it's mostly right.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:18:17 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:06:33 EDT (#)
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Good God you're fucking boring
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Hey thanks!
Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2008-04-17 18:06:33 EDT (#)
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Good God you're fucking boring
Submitted by SmirkDog (user info) at 2008-04-17 16:04:49 EDT (#)
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This is actually really informative.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:40:19 EDT (#)
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Thx Indo...I'll be putting together an unbiased case for or against multivitamins in installment 4 after I consider all the evidence.
Stay tuned.
Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:38:58 EDT (#)
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Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:24:39 EDT (#)
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Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:12:30 EDT (#)
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You put the "lol" in Stanozolol
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I thought about peppering a joke in there as I typed it. Like, "Is that anything like Stanozorofl?"
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Don't ask me why, cause it's not even that funny of a joke, but I can't stop laughing at that.
Ever try to stifle a laugh at work and have people think you choked on something....
me either, I was just sayin'...
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:38:44 EDT (#)
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz <yawn>
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:36:00 EDT (#)
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http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/health-news/2008/04/17/popping-vitamins-could-seriously-damage-health-91466-20775626/
vitamin and mineral supplements for healthy people are bad.
You can have too many minerals and too many non-water soluble.
If there is something you can't eat for medical reasons, or you are taking supplements that with your diet don't give you more than your 100% daily allowance they are good. Most people jam down the horse pills with 110% of everything, combine that with a healthy diet and you build up a lot of crap* in your body.
*sorry about throwing the technical terms at you
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:24:39 EDT (#)
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Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:12:30 EDT (#)
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You put the "lol" in Stanozolol
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I thought about peppering a joke in there as I typed it. Like, "Is that anything like Stanozorofl?"
Submitted by The_Drake (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:12:30 EDT (#)
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You put the "lol" in Stanozolol
Submitted by Susie_Derkins (user info) at 2008-04-17 15:04:29 EDT (#)
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+2 puppy. I don't go to the gym anymore since my trainer left. Now I'm a tree hugging dirt worshipper and practice yoga. But I'm interested in your nutritional info. Good show.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:44:43 EDT (#)
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Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:15:33 EDT (#)
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I want an audience.
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and that's better how?
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:23:37 EDT (#)
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:17:32 EDT (#)
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yes, okay.
you are such a fucking loser.
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'ouch', apollo. That stung.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:17:32 EDT (#)
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yes, okay.
you are such a fucking loser.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:15:33 EDT (#)
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Ugh...Apollo and Caul. You two just don't get it do you?
I don't WANT friends on ubersite. I want an audience. I get an audience.
I don't WANT to be right all the time. People like that are boring and pedantic.
It's a 5 part series, Einstein.
You only have to sit through 2 more iterations. I'm sure you'll live.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-17 14:03:43 EDT (#)
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Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 10:43:32 CDT (#)
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Fact of the matter is, Apollo, that SOME people are going to use this information and better themselves.
That said, whatever bullshit you and caul muster up isn't going to dissuade me in the slightest.
Fuck off.
this is precisely why you have no friends on here.
it was a reasonable point and you fly off the handle.
also, this is episode three of thirty(!!) and you have had to revise and change your 'advice' already based on the pointed observations of people who seem to be more knowledgeable than you about this.
But you don't care, obv. You've gone through your whole life being loathed, why would anything I say make any difference to your warped and very distasteful personality?
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 13:54:07 EDT (#)
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Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 13:19:25 EDT (#)
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Some already have, according to my e-mail inbox.
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spam about penis enlargement doesn't come from real people, bret
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 13:19:25 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-04-17 13:17:40 EDT (#)
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Oathy - Caul and 'Pollo are right, this stuff is way beyond what a typical person wants to know.
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Yea but it's fun for me and I know at least a few people out there will put it to use. Some already have, according to my e-mail inbox.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-04-17 13:17:40 EDT (#)
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I have that cartilidge issue too - my doc recommended keeping the leg muscles well balanced (i.e. not OVER developing the quads, but making sure they're worked on and not ignoring the hamstrings, etc)... but that may be because as a female my leg anatomy is different, and because I've got patella alta in both knees which combined leads to grinding of the cartilidge.
oh, and arthritis.
fun, fun! But at least I'm not wheelchair bound like Berty;
Oathy - Caul and 'Pollo are right, this stuff is way beyond what a typical person wants to know.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 13:06:54 EDT (#)
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Fag below.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:55:53 EDT (#)
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and that you're "hopelessly addicted to the activity of weightlifting"
these injuries don't happen if you're addicted to the TV sets and watch the sport channel 24/7.
one day you will learn what moderation means.
but on that day, you will probably realize how pathetic it was to register hundreds of alters on a website and stab yourself in the neck.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:48:19 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:45:21 EDT (#)
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follow oathmeal's advice: http://www.ubersite.com/m/110596
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The advice to glean from that post is to NOT PERFORM BENT-OVER ROWS WITH A TRANSITIONAL L-5 VERTEBRAE!
...unless you happen to HAVE a transitional L-5 vertebrae, there's not much of a lesson to be learned from that post.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:45:21 EDT (#)
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follow oathmeal's advice: http://www.ubersite.com/m/110596
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:44:49 EDT (#)
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:37:50 EDT (#)
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Caul: Why don't you do something like this? It may help with the old ennui. I know i'd sure appreciate it.
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meh. i'd rather just criticize other people's work.
seriously, i just don't feel like posting anything. maybe one day.
right now, i'm too busy fighting the influenza and flirting with the idea of returning to school.
I CAN'T STAND WORKING ON COMPUTERS ANYWMORE :°(
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:38:27 EDT (#)
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Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:33:28 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:31:09 EDT (#)
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Not everyone is rad like you.
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Finally you type something true.
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it wasn't meant as a compliment.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:32:06 EDT (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:25:43 EDT (#)
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have any advice for a person without cartilage?
My knees sound like Rice Krispies on an amplifier whenever I bend them, and thus, I'm scared to do any heavy lifting on the legs.
You know what? Nevermind about that, I should probably just suck up my pride and see a doctor.
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Yea...see your doc.
I want to make some recommendations here involving isometrics but I'd hate to lead you down the wrong path.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:29:17 EDT (#)
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Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:27:01 EDT (#)
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i am on steroids
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Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:27:13 EDT (#)
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RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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<3
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:25:43 EDT (#)
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have any advice for a person without cartilage?
My knees sound like Rice Krispies on an amplifier whenever I bend them, and thus, I'm scared to do any heavy lifting on the legs.
You know what? Nevermind about that, I should probably just suck up my pride and see a doctor.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-04-17 12:21:36 EDT (#)
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PUPPIES
Submitted by Titus (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:57:25 EDT (#)
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pay for yuppies
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:54:24 EDT (#)
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Yay for puppies!
Submitted by Titus (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:53:23 EDT (#)
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I saw a guy on roids throw his own bicycle at a car one time. Knocked both wheels off and bent the frame out of shape. He had to carry it home. It was the best thing ever.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:43:32 EDT (#)
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Fact of the matter is, Apollo, that SOME people are going to use this information and better themselves.
That said, whatever bullshit you and caul muster up isn't going to dissuade me in the slightest.
Fuck off.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:37:50 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 10:31:09 CDT (#)
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i remember quite clearly that you defended yourself from USING steroids, not ABUSING them. then again, denial is common with juicers. and the picture in which you look like pork isn't helping you. une image vaut milles mots.
The jury is not out on the vitamin supplement. We provided you facts. STFU
You didn't rectify that part where you said streching (instead of warming up) before lifting weights was good.
I'm not gonna bother to read into this shit, mr. expert in "kinesthetics"...lol
You don't seem to realize that these little tips anybody has heard a thousands times in gyms don't translate into the average person daily routine. Just like you're obsessed with your fat % (ignoring the fact that you're ugly as fuck), most people are obsessed about TV shows or their jobs or whatever and generally do things that require the least effort possible.
You're already way out there, talking about creatine and 45 minutes long cardio sessions.
Not everyone is rad like you.
Small easy-to-do nutrition tips and beginner exercises to get the person moving would be more appropriate.
Otherwise this is the same shit you can get anywhere from teenagers on bodybuilding forums.
what caul said.
take me for example, when you first posted this series I thought 'oh good, this might be useful', but then you immediately launch into all this advanced stuff that is highly debatable at best and just plain wrong at worst.
Having said that I don't know why I expected any different from you.
As the old saying goes ' a roid swollen ginger sociopath with no real life friends doesn't change it's shrunken balls'.
Caul: Why don't you do something like this? It may help with the old ennui. I know i'd sure appreciate it.
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:37:33 EDT (#)
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Oathmeal - making a difference since April 14, 2008.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:34:43 EDT (#)
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ubmitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 10:27:13 CDT (#)
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RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 10:27:01 CDT (#)
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i am on steroids
i love firefly.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:33:28 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:31:09 EDT (#)
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Not everyone is rad like you.
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Finally you type something true.
Submitted by Caulaincourt (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:31:09 EDT (#)
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i remember quite clearly that you defended yourself from USING steroids, not ABUSING them. then again, denial is common with juicers. and the picture in which you look like pork isn't helping you. une image vaut milles mots.
The jury is not out on the vitamin supplement. We provided you facts. STFU
You didn't rectify that part where you said streching (instead of warming up) before lifting weights was good.
I'm not gonna bother to read into this shit, mr. expert in "kinesthetics"...lol
You don't seem to realize that these little tips anybody has heard a thousands times in gyms don't translate into the average person daily routine. Just like you're obsessed with your fat % (ignoring the fact that you're ugly as fuck), most people are obsessed about TV shows or their jobs or whatever and generally do things that require the least effort possible.
You're already way out there, talking about creatine and 45 minutes long cardio sessions.
Not everyone is rad like you.
Small easy-to-do nutrition tips and beginner exercises to get the person moving would be more appropriate.
Otherwise this is the same shit you can get anywhere from teenagers on bodybuilding forums.
Submitted by GangsterSquid (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:29:02 EDT (#)
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Classic roidhead below.
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:27:13 EDT (#)
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RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:27:01 EDT (#)
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i am on steroids
Submitted by doctorj24 (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:25:25 EDT (#)
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haha@juicers
Submitted by Titus (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:23:18 EDT (#)
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what kind of fag is afraid of steroids
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:19:17 EDT (#)
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i have gained 5 million pounds
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:16:21 EDT (#)
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i liked the puppy.
Submitted by Method (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:10:55 EDT (#)
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1. Do not grunt/scream/bellow/yell or otherwise audibly express your intensity while working out. not only is this incredibly rude but it tells everyone around you that you're closer to 'baboon' than you are 'Human'.
2. Wipe off your machines after you've sweat all over them.
3. If you're checking out a hot chick (or dude), make it subtle. Nothing is more irksome than that one dude who keeps eyeballing every piece of ass that walks by him.
4. Never, ever monopolize equipment. Give people the courtesy of allowing them to 'work in' with you.
5. If you're a guy, it is officially NOT cool anymore to wear wifebeaters/tank tops in the gym. Actually, it never was cool. Unless you're Ronnie Coleman, just wear a t-shirt. Come on.
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I do ALL of these!
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-04-17 11:03:44 EDT (#)
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lets not talk about it and say we did and just turn away uncomfortably if we see each other in the hall