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Switching like that can help. Was also gonna suggest maybe doing a lighter weight x 6 or 8 reps for 3 sets for a while.

Or do the 135 x 5, then maybe 145 x 3. Then a 1 rep max.

Dang Duran, I hope you are feeling better. This morning .

I don't have the control not to eat. My family is a here visiting me. And they brought in food. And that food just being there maybe eat. Anyone else have that trouble. If food isn't around you are okay. But if something there .. you going to have to have a bite.

Note I am not going crazy about, I am just talking about maybe having a chicken wing when I wanted to be done eating. I know the way I presented it. It sounds like I just want ham on stuff.

FLAMING_EVIL_HOMER posted...

135 x 3 x 10

Question - is this the best way?

I just did the same weight, but my sets were 12, 9, and 7. I basically did each set to muscle failure, which I thought increases weight increases faster.

Also, my weight seems to be around 176 now. Yay! Down 5.5 since the New Year without dieting and while gaining muscle.

bsp77 posted...

Question - is this the best way?

I just did the same weight, but my sets were 12, 9, and 7. I basically did each set to muscle failure, which I thought increases weight increases faster.

Also, my weight seems to be around 176 now. Yay! Down 5.5 since the New Year without dieting and while gaining muscle.

I've never been a till failure until like last workouts.
Always been a leave one or two reps left in the tank guy.

Havent researched in a while but think always going to failure is bad for the central nervous system as far as helping with weight lifting

I don't know anything about how many reps you should be doing. So I am just saying what I do not telling anyone that it is right, or they are wrong.

What I do is 2 sets of 8. Then I go to failure just on the last one. Sometimes that is more sometimes that is less than ate. (lol I am leaving that ate there since that is what I typed and it is kind of funny)

FLAMING_EVIL_HOMER posted...

I've never been a till failure until like last workouts.
Always been a leave one or two reps left in the tank guy.

Havent researched in a while but think always going to failure is bad for the central nervous system as far as helping with weight lifting

Googled it and some mixed responses. It sounds like going to failure on each set can build mass the fastest, but also needs proper recovery. Since I only lift like twice a week, I think I am okay.

I admittedly do feel like I will pass out after some reps.

bsp77 posted...

Googled it and some mixed responses. It sounds like going to failure on each set can build mass the fastest, but also needs proper recovery. Since I only lift like twice a week, I think I am okay.

I admittedly do feel like I will pass out after some reps.

Is that safe?

cjsdowg posted...

Is that safe?

Mostly. I just get dizzy when I stand up sometimes. I feel fine afterward. I have grown muscle mass super fast with only 2 workouts a week. I also do slow reps of about 5 seconds, but the last rep usually takes me 10 to 15 seconds.

Just got some new pants in the mail y'all. I am a size 36

Question for the meal preper . How do cook frozen pasta after I freeze it. I have this Pasta waiting to be eaten and I am not sure how to cook it.

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Whole wheat ziti Pasta sauce and turkey meat.

Goddamn, I am sore

Thanks Duran. I am doing like you suggested with meatballs . Just take it out before hand .That will help me with waiting the last second to cook. That stresses me out. Putting the day before would help me with that.

BSP: That's your body saying thank you.

i gave my body a bit of a break because i think i have been stressing it out with my lack of eating and the scale drops 2 pounds lol. I ate like absolute shit towards the end of this week and my body is like "Phew, we're not starving thank god"

bsp77 posted...

Question - is this the best way?

I just did the same weight, but my sets were 12, 9, and 7. I basically did each set to muscle failure, which I thought increases weight increases faster.

Also, my weight seems to be around 176 now. Yay! Down 5.5 since the New Year without dieting and while gaining muscle.

Out of curiosity, by "failure" do you mean like you're completely unable to finish a rep even if your life depended on it or like you probably can't do one more rep because that last one was such a struggle? Your muscles should be completely done for a minute or so for true failure.

If it's the struggle one, that probably is ideal. What normal people view as until failure is usually still one or two reps in reserve which is actually perfect for our age range. It's something you'll be able to recover from. We old, man.

Another good way to tell if you've actually got more in the tank is to superset into something that uses the exact same muscles to test. If you bench but can immediately do like 5 push-ups without rest, then you probably had another rep or so left in there. If it's only like 2, then that's good.

Also, 12 to 7 is a little more than typical for the drop off in reps. You may want to take a little more rest in between those last two sets and see if you can shorten that gap slightly.

If all else fails, 3 sets isn't set in stone. Try adding another set to see more results. Some people respond better to more stimulus that way. 3 is a good starting point for most people though.

If you're progessing even slightly from week to week, then you're doing great though. No need to fiddle with it. Whatever you're doing is working. You may have to adjust later as your body adapts though.

Oh, also. I took a maintenance month. Haven't gained or lost anything in a few weeks. Just needed a psychological break. Been consistently hitting some PRs, but im not purposefully trying to get stronger rn. Back on the diet Monday.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Out of curiosity, by "failure" do you mean like you're completely unable to finish a rep even if your life depended on it or like you probably can't do one more rep because that last one was such a struggle? Your muscles should be completely done for a minute or so for true failure.

If it's the struggle one, that probably is ideal. What normal people view as until failure is usually still one or two reps in reserve which is actually perfect for our age range. It's something you'll be able to recover from. We old, man.

Another good way to tell if you've actually got more in the tank is to superset into something that uses the exact same muscles to test. If you bench but can immediately do like 5 push-ups without rest, then you probably had another rep or so left in there. If it's only like 2, then that's good.

Also, 12 to 7 is a little more than typical for the drop off in reps. You may want to take a little more rest in between those last two sets and see if you can shorten that gap slightly.

If all else fails, 3 sets isn't set in stone. Try adding another set to see more results. Some people respond better to more stimulus that way. 3 is a good starting point for most people though.

If you're progessing even slightly from week to week, then you're doing great though. No need to fiddle with it. Whatever you're doing is working. You may have to adjust later as your body adapts though.

Usually I stop on the struggle one. As I mentioned, 10 to 15 seconds for the last rep instead of 5 seconds. So I guess not true failure.

I usually rest 3 minutes between each rep.

I progress almost every week. Last 3 weeks or so I didn't, but I only went once a week due to moving. As long as I go twice a week, I progress.

bsp77 posted...

Usually I stop on the struggle one. As I mentioned, 10 to 15 seconds for the last rep instead of 5 seconds. So I guess not true failure.

I usually rest 3 minutes between each rep.

I progress almost every week. Last 3 weeks or so I didn't, but I only went once a week due to moving. As long as I go twice a week, I progress.

Honestly, youre probably good then. If you start hitting an extended plateau there are a ton of different things to look at and try, but generally if what you're doing is working at a decent rate and you're not hurting yourself, it's a good idea to just keep at it.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Honestly, youre probably good then. If you start hitting an extended plateau there are a ton of different things to look at and try, but generally if what you're doing is working at a decent rate and you're not hurting yourself, it's a good idea to just keep at it.

Okay, thanks

Obviously I meant 3 minutes between sets, not reps lol

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How have you been working your abs out.

cjsdowg posted...

Question for the meal preper . How do cook frozen pasta after I freeze it. I have this Pasta waiting to be eaten and I am not sure how to cook it.

These!

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Cover it in Sauce, a little more than necessary. Add water to the sauce to stretch it.

Before you eat them you can let them thaw or cook them in the microwave for 5+ minutes. You can use the top to hold the glass plate so you don't burn your hand and the heat from the glass will keep the food warm in the middle.

So the true answer is set up the plates immediately after cooking and freeze them when the food cools. In your case thaw them out in the container and then store them in separate plates.

Is spaghetti super filling?

I've been eating baguette grilled chicken sandwiches lately and kinda wanna get off it, is spaghetti with regular pasta sauce you get from the store healthy and good? does it also happen to fill you up?

coolpal23 posted...

Is spaghetti super filling?

For me it is not. However I changed to whole grain spaghetti or pasta and it fills me up more for the same calls. Then I added small salad with a fat free Italian dressing.

Jaguar34 posted...

Cover it in Sauce, a little more than necessary. Add water to the sauce to stretch it....

Thanks

cjsdowg posted...

For me it is not. However I changed to whole grain spaghetti or pasta and it fills me up more for the same calls. Then I added small salad with a fat free Italian dressing.

yeah i just looked, an entire thing of spaghetti is like 1600 calories, not including just the sauce which is all ill eat it with, madness and ridiculous

coolpal23 posted...

yeah i just looked, an entire thing of spaghetti is like 1600 calories, not including just the sauce which is all ill eat it with, madness and ridiculous

What type of pasta are you eating. My whole meal comes in at around 500 cals.

cjsdowg posted...

What type of pasta are you eating. My whole meal comes in at around 500 cals.

The entire packet is 1600 calories. Pretty standard, but that's 8 servings. Exceedingly hard to eat even half a packet of spaghetti.

And yeah, whole wheat pasta is so much healthier.

cjsdowg posted...

What type of pasta are you eating. My whole meal comes in at around 500 cals.

the walmart brand spaghetti stuff they serve, the "Great value" kind

bsp77 posted...

The entire packet is 1600 calories. Pretty standard, but that's 8 servings. Exceedingly hard to eat even half a packet of spaghetti.

I can down an entire box of kraft macaroni and cheese with no issue, im used to eating, i genuinely am, a box of spaghetti would probs be nothing to me

bsp77 posted...

The entire packet is 1600 calories.

coolpal23 posted...

the walmart brand spaghetti stuff they serve, the "Great value" kind

Oh for some reason I was thinking Cool was talking about one serving.

cjsdowg posted...

Oh for some reason I was thinking Cool was talking about one serving.

I'd eat one serving, and would be craving for more, my stomach and appetite loves to fluctuate every week or so, hate it

coolpal23 posted...

I'd eat one serving, and would be craving for more, my stomach and appetite loves to fluctuate every week or so, hate it

Pasta and I have not been good friends. Whole Grain does it better. But white pasta always leave me empty inside my soul. A really keep meal prep is to get a chicken from Sams/Costco or Walmart. And then just rip it up save it different days .

cjsdowg posted...

A really keep meal prep is to get a chicken from Sams/Costco or Walmart. And then just rip it up save it different days .

Its funny you mention that, I legit go to sams club for chicken, but i get the grilled chicken frozen patties since im not a fan of rotisserie, each patty is like 110 calories and then i get a bunch of their thick baguette bread, a dense, big sandwich is like 300 or so calories, and it fills me right up, sometimes i'll have 3 sandwiches, go work out, and have another, and still be at a deficit, highly recommend by the way

coolpal23 posted...

I can down an entire box of kraft macaroni and cheese with no issue, im used to eating, i genuinely am, a box of spaghetti would probs be nothing to me

A box of Kraft Mac and Cheese is about a 1000 calories and that includes the cheese. I could easily do that as well.

Eating 1600 calories of just pasta is incredibly difficult, and I can eat a ton.

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Please tell us how this is. Ngl it sounds disgusting, but im always looking to shoehorn more protein into my diet.

Think that made me throw up a little bit reading that

coolpal23 posted...

Is spaghetti super filling?

I've been eating baguette grilled chicken sandwiches lately and kinda wanna get off it, is spaghetti with regular pasta sauce you get from the store healthy and good? does it also happen to fill you up?

The key is getting red bean lentil or chickpea pasta

You want the pasta to be a source of fiber.

Also don't be afraid to add some black beans for the same reason