Sports, gym and fitness thread 2019

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Can't tell, is it grass between the buildings?

No, concrete, all the more incentive not to mess up :)

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But getting back to Hendre's fitness theme, just finished my bi-daily, short but reasonably intense work-out, feels good but it's going to feel better soon, usual Thai massage lady is on the way over for a 1.5 hr. session (at only ~$15, one of the best things about living here).

I also think massages can play an important role in both general health and injury rehab, particularly. for us middle-aged to older folks and esp. if one is exercising pretty regularly.
 
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I'm the resident competitive bodybuilder. I've actually had an article published in my local fish club's newsletter comparing bodybuilding and fish keeping. I'm looking to get back on stage in NYC this summer, in drug tested organization. I'd be lying if I said I felt confident about winning a pro card, but I enjoy the process and dieting down is good for future pro card campaigns. I welcome all questions/debates; I'm actually evidence based, and the only guy in bodybuilding not trying to sell you something. Also, I don't believe in coaches.
 
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Whoa lotsa buff people out here

Well I am 5'10" and 94 kilos at 34

I do work out every alternate day, but just enough to keep fit, used to play a lot of sports during college, but that's been years ago.

Now I want to just keep fit and stay healthy, no extreme fitness regimen.
Some body weight excecises pushups, half pull-ups, and some weight training for the upper body.

Although my current goal is to increase enough upper-body strength to be able to do full pull-ups.

I love food, and red meat is a very important part of the diet, at least once a day in any of the three meals, and being Asian we hoard on carbs, which I have reduced by completely avoiding rice, but wheat is a regular fare.
 
College distance swimmer here. I tore my rotator cuff and labrum in high school training for what I thought was going to be a good D1 run but three years later I'm burned out. I'm currently 5'10" and 180lbs my one rep maxes are down 50 percent or more from high school. My deadlift is currently 315, bench is 225 and squat is 265. In high school I'd wake up at 4:30 and do crossfit from 5-6, swim from 6-7:30, go to class, then lift for two hours with a military recruiter, and then I'd swim for two hours before going home and doing a bit of homework.

Overall I'm just trying to get a nationals cut or two, get healthy and go hard this summer to qualify for olympic trials .
 
I'm the resident competitive bodybuilder. I've actually had an article published in my local fish club's newsletter comparing bodybuilding and fish keeping. I'm looking to get back on stage in NYC this summer, in drug tested organization. I'd be lying if I said I felt confident about winning a pro card, but I enjoy the process and dieting down is good for future pro card campaigns. I welcome all questions/debates; I'm actually evidence based, and the only guy in bodybuilding not trying to sell you something. Also, I don't believe in coaches.

Can I ask you this?
I'm 43 and lift decent weight 3 days per week with a bit of cardio at the end of a session. Been doing it for 6 weeks. I eat 3 solid meals a day and protein shake after gym with an evening snack but I've never been so hungry and if I don't eat like a machine I end up extremely tired. Muscles are growing but so is my gut. Should I eat larger meals or more small meals?
 
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