Who here bodybuilds?

[Vigilante]

Hey. It's no easy feat to maintain this physique.

 

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[snowbank]

i know im probably better off than most people considering how many people smoke,drink,and do absolutely no exercise, and have tons of bodyfat

comparing yourself to average people will not give you very good results. better than average is a horrible benchmark(the average person is lazy), that can often trick you into thinking positively about a result.

i know that wasn't the point of your thread, but it's really limiting thinking that if you remove from your mind will help you a lot

 

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[theag]

Crossfit Crossfit Crossfit. Can't say enough about it. It changed my whole philosophy on working out. Don't think I'll ever work out another way again.

But this thread is about bodybuilding

http://www.t-nation.com/training/crossfit-the-good-bad-and-the-ugly

 

[supermannpc]

I was a National Level Bodybuilder for about 5 years.
You guys are right there is not enough time to completely focus on fast lane and bodybuilding.
When my business started picking up I decided to let it go. That dedication and drive from bodybuilding has helped me push my business in the right direction.

 

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[Likwid24]

This guy is Great!

 

[Vigilante]

ME.

Oh no, wait. Shit. I don't.

Sorry.

 

[snowbank]

I wouldn't call myself a bodybuilder, but I started getting serious about my body/health starting last year.

I hired a world champion bodybuilder to help me with my training/diet, and I can confidently say the results have been life changing for me in many ways.

Simple tweaks to your training/diet can make all the difference, and it's been well worth the money to have someone who knows exactly how to get the results there to give guidance.

 

[Hong King Kong]

I'm a bodybuilder. But to be honest, I think it gets in the way of building a fastlane business. It takes up so much time, atleast a couple hours out the day. getting to the gym, lifting for 45 - hour, cookin the right meals, and making sure you sleep enough for muscles to heal. Over the years the hours can add up...

Sometimes I just wanna quit for a while, but it makes me feel weird. Its like not letting a dog for a walk, makes me feel sad haha.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

That dedication and drive from bodybuilding has helped me push my business in the right direction

I truly believe that the dedication and commitment for bodybuilding success (or some other world class athletic pursuit) is the same for entrepreneurship as well. There aren't a lot of shortcuts. Just hard work, dedication, persistence, and patience. They are two truly process oriented endeavors. .

 

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[theag]

Wouldn't call myself a bodybuilder, but I started taking it serious when I moved back here 3 months ago. Was lifting before, but never had a really structured approach and was more like training 2 weeks, then slacking off for 2 months. I started getting more informed about everything in the beginning of 2013 but was stalled by an accident in february and had to pause for a few months. Now serious for the last 3 months.

My current goal is cutting to 8% bf while keeping muscle/strength. Right now at 195lbs with approx. 18%. I'm 6"1. 3 months ago I was at approx 25% and 210lbs. 1 year ago 240lbs and I dont even want to think about my bodyfat then.

Diet is very on point right now. I am doing a modified carb nite, basically 4,5 days ultra low carb with very close to 0g carbs and a big carb refeed on the evening of the 5th day. Everything is calculated to the gram. I eat the exact same meal 3x a day (approx. 1/2lbs lean beef, 1/2lbs broccoli and some butter) and do my 500-600g carb refeeds using pure maltodextrin powder.

I am losing close to 1% bf per week while my weight stays the same/only goes down very slighty. BF is measured with the navy measuring tape method. Should hit my goal BF% somewhere end of february / beginning of march, at which point I will change my diet a little bit by doing carb backloads every or every other day for muscle growth.

Training program is 5/3/1, was 5x5 starting strength before. Currently in the first cycle of the program and its hard to "check the ego at the door" like Wendler says, because the weights are kinda low right now. But my goal is longterm progress so I'm committing to the program. My maxes at the start of the 5/3/1 program were bench 180, squat 275 and deadlift 380, which I would consider not really strong but a good foundation for the strength program I'm doing now.

Weight training is 4x/week in the afternoon. I do a 30min HIIT session (either 5 cycles of 2min fullout sprint/4min rest on a spinning bike or 5 cycles of hill sprints outside) on the 2 mornings after my refeed to deplete glycogen stores for better fat loss, followed by 30min treadmill walk. Every other morning I'm on the treadmill doing incline walking for an hour while listening to audiobooks.

Basically I optimized my diet and training to a point where I just have to stick with it and will see great results soon.

Fitness goals beyond "looking good": signed up for 2 strongman runs in 2014 and want to finish a full length ironman in 2015.

 

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[Gsuz]

 

[AllenCrawley]

ME.
Oh no, wait. Shit. I don't.
Sorry.

I saw your name next to this thread and thought "why is Vig posting in this thread? I know he's not bodybuilding, lol."

 

[Daniel A]

I started habitually building my body upper body muscle near the end of 8th grade with dumbbells and a bowflex lol. Then I continued on with lifting weights until about a year ago.

I'm getting into calisthenics now though, I'm going to focus on that for all of 2014.

Sports/keeping myself active is a lifestyle habit for me so I've almost always been in good shape, until recently. I'd say right now I am in the worst shape of my life in terms of overall health and aesthetics (I care about health more though). During 2014 all that will change and for the better

 

[Red]

Diet is very on point right now.

This is key.

You can't out-train a poor diet.

It's always good to see people taking active measures to improve -whether it be business or physical.

Simple tweaks to your training/diet can make all the difference

Do you happen to have a thread on this, B?

 

[hotshot]

I am a "bodybuilder".. feels weird saying that cuz I'm not jacked yet.

I used to be a runner but realized I wasn't going to get jacked if I'm burning all the calories running.

I lift about 4 times a week for 40 minutes. It feels like I'm getting results every time I go. Just doing compound lifts and eating like a mofo. I used to isolate muscles / mess around on the machines, but these compound lifts are amazing! Especially squats. I had avoided them for years...

 

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[hotshot]

I agree. The food can get expensive as well. Gotta start making bigger batches to save time.

I use that time to listen to podcasts usually. It's also good for your mood and health so maybe not so bad in the long run.

 

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[Hong King Kong]

For a lot of people it's not about a need. I think it's like taking Modafinil or Nootropics for entrepreneurs. You could get by and do well without it, but sometimes it's just about pushing your limits. There's something about being able to operate at a level that's beyond what your body could normally do. It's just a matter of personal opinion. The health side effects commonly spouted are debatable, and who doesn't want their results faster?
If your fast lane business could be up in 6 months instead of a year if you took Modafinil and a bunch of nootropics, would you do it?
The same applies to steroids or hormones. If you could have your goal body in 6 months instead of a year, would you do it?
Personally, I don't currently use. But there are one or two hormones with minimal side effects that I'd consider under the right conditions. For example, personally I hate the idea of dropping fat and losing any strength, so there are a couple very mild steroids that are cutting agents that help build lean myofibrillar tissue.
It really just depends on every person and exactly what they want to achieve. It's just a shame that so many people attach it to being a moral issue. It's only immoral if you lie about it and say you're natural.

I'd take the Modafinil if it guarantees a fastlane business in 6 months. Why? Because after that it will be separate from my time, making me money passively. Then I would quit taking Modafinil and go enjoy my life.

Roids on the other hand... even if it can guarantee your "goal body" in 6 months... you can't just quit working out and stop taking roids. You'd lose your gains and start growing gyno. To maintain a fit body you gotta continuously work out anyway, now you gotta take roids too. And roids can get expensive... so thats why I say you dont need it unless you're competing and need the edge to win

I got no "moral issues" against users. Financially I just dont think its a smart choice unless you are in a competition or have low testosterone levels.

 

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[parkerscott]

Looking through these threads it seems tons of people are fitness inclined. So are most of you guys and girls into living a healthy lifestyle or are you trying to to work on your physique?

 

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[FutureWorldDominator]

haha bodybuilding...I started as D1 college athlete, but then it translated over to just fitness,weight and health..... but for me being in gym creates discipline and habit, helps me spread it over everything else in my life. How about yourself parker?

 

[parkerscott]

haha bodybuilding...I started as D1 college athlete, but then it translated over to just fitness,weight and health..... but for me being in gym creates discipline and habit, helps me spread it over everything else in my life. How about yourself parker?

Well i have been freestyle bmxing since about 6th grade and around 10th grade i took a weightlifting class and just mindlessly started lifting weights whenever it was convenient. Then in college i started going to the gym and started focusing on increasing my lifts. I went from like 120lbs like 6% up to around 170 at like 15% in a couple of years. Im working on a cut right now so i dont look so crappy. My lifts have really improved though, and my body is looking a lot better. My goals are to hit my natural limit if that counts.

 

[FutureWorldDominator]

thats a great goal... goood luck!

 

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[parkerscott]

I'm getting into solely body weight exercises (no free weights anymore, except maybe a barbell/weight) and a lot of cardiovascular exercises for December and in preparation for 2014.

I'm going to try to do that for all of 2014. I'll take pictures of before and after.

I've always been in sports or keeping myself active so I've always been in good shape, until recently. I'd say right now I am in the worst shape of my life in terms of overall health and aesthetics. 2014 will be a great year though...for business, health, etc. I'm already getting back in shape but when January 1, 2014 is here...I'll step up my game.

I feel ya. If i jump on a treadmill i would probably die. If you give me some compound lifts though im ready to rock. I think once i get my body into the realm of aesthetics that im looking for i will focus on cardiovascular strength etc.

 

[Daniel A]

I feel ya. If i jump on a treadmill i would probably die. If you give me some compound lifts though im ready to rock. I think once i get my body into the realm of aesthetics that I'm looking for I will focus on cardiovascular strength etc.

Haha, that's not good man. I wonder what a good balance really is, what do you think?

I value cardio a lot because the sports I played in the past were focused on that and I think it's better for my body type.

I almost finished the book that GSP (Georges St-Pierre) wrote and he got into gymnastics, haha. Those guys are really strong and have a more natural muscular look, that's what I want and will work on.

 

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[parkerscott]

Haha, that's not good man. I wonder what a good balance really is, what do you think?

I value cardio a lot because the sports I played in the past were focused on that and I think it's better for my body type.

I almost finished the book that GSP (Georges St-Pierre) wrote and he got into gymnastics, haha. Those guys are really strong and have a more natural muscular look, that's what I want and will work on.

I think as long as i can ride my bike over 10 miles easily, and can run a pretty good distance i think i might be fine. Im mainly working on my physique rather than endurance, and i know im probably better off than most people considering how many people smoke,drink,and do absolutely no exercise, and have tons of bodyfat. Im still young though, so i think i can probably put cardio on the backburner for a little longer, but then again im about to start cutting weight so i will be doing a little cardio.

 

[Daniel A]

Oh yeah man, you're good. WAY better than the average guy out there! Like you said most people just don't take care of themselves. Even MJ did a video on nutrition and exercise I believe.

 

[Silverhawk851]

'm getting into calisthenics now though,I'm going to try to focus on that for all of 2014.

Calisthetics is AMAZING. All I've been doing lately.

I was close to 195lb 6"1 with 14% BF, 275lb flat bench, until I took a nasty slide off my motorcycle while in a T-Shirt.
Hit 158LB on my low, mainly because I was confined to a bed for 2 months almost.

Started back from 0, which I'll tell you, is alot more demanding than starting off for the first time.

back to 183LB, 225lb Bench, and calisthetics is doing it for me man. Never been so shredded, or had the cuts in my back that I do now. Muscle ups, dips, abs, everything on the bar. I'm in love man.

 

[FDJustin]

Recently, I started doing bodyweight exercises after getting up in the morning. The goals are very modest. Keep the parts in good working order, and have a worthwhile start to every day.

I know it's not much, but it's easy to stick to and once it's a proper habit, will make a good foundation if I decide to up the standards.

 

[parkerscott]

comparing yourself to average people will not give you very good results. better than average is a horrible benchmark(the average person is lazy), that can often trick you into thinking positively about a result.

i know that wasn't the point of your thread, but it's really limiting thinking that if you remove from your mind will help you a lot

yeah that wasnt really my intent lol. I was just trying to say that ive been to the doctor, and my blood pressure is fine, and i have a pretty good diet, and that i get cardio in through other means (freestyle bmx) So i was basically saying im in pretty good shape, and im focusing more on looks rather than extreme health considering im still young. And yes the average person is extremely lazy so that wasnt a very good benchmark lol.

 

[XOthermic]

Fitness goals beyond "looking good": signed up for 2 strongman runs in 2014 and want to finish a full length ironman in 2015.

Nice Goal on the ironman! I have my first marathon coming up here this weekend.

I swim 4 times a week and have worked myself up to a mile swim in a little over a month. I also do stationary biking at the gym and just recently added actual road biking to my program. I live in a nice location for training. The ocean is available for open swims and the surrounding area has nice hills for biking and running challenges. I'm looking to compete in my first Ironman in 2014.

 

[lifer]

I bodybuild... It's pretty much my life. A year ago I took the extra step and started using steroids.