Bodybuilding/Workout/Diet thread

[PhillyPhreak54]

I had the privilege of being in the company of "The Grunter" this morning.

My apartment gym is small, but does the job. 6 cardio machines, Nautilus equipment, benches and dumbbells.

I'm on the elliptical and there's Senor Grunts with his bottle of protein shake and weight belt hammering away with the dumbbells. He's curling the 35's rapidly. He'd complete his set and stroll around the whole gym pumping himself up. Then he moved over to the chest press and loaded up a cool hundred and proceeded to grunt like he was hefting a car off his chest. I was wondering when he was going to shtein himself.

He let out a primal scream on his last rep and the hundred pounds cam crashing down.

Way to kick ass today, pal! 

[Sgt PSN]

Does Todd workout in your gym? 

[rjs246]

Yeah I grunt when I get my swell on at the gym. That's because everyone needs to see how ripped and tan I am.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Does Todd workout in your gym? 

lol...Todd can lift a hundred?

[Dillen]

I'm on the elliptical and there's Senor Grunts with his bottle of protein shake and weight belt hammering away with the dumbbells. He's curling the 35's rapidly. He'd complete his set and stroll around the whole gym pumping himself up. Then he moved over to the chest press and loaded up a cool hundred and proceeded to grunt like he was hefting a car off his chest. I was wondering when he was going to shtein himself.

Whenever people are loud as shtein like that, it's rarely even impressive. I don't get it. Yeah man, start screaming when you're doing the leg press with 3 plates on each side.

Ever seen Gallon Guy? Someone who carries around a gallon of water around wherever they go, because whatever ridiculous creatine they take requires drinking a ton of water so they don't get cramps or diarrhea.

[Munson]

Yeah I grunt when I get my swell on at the gym. That's because everyone needs to see how ripped jacked and tan I am.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'm on the elliptical and there's Senor Grunts with his bottle of protein shake and weight belt hammering away with the dumbbells. He's curling the 35's rapidly. He'd complete his set and stroll around the whole gym pumping himself up. Then he moved over to the chest press and loaded up a cool hundred and proceeded to grunt like he was hefting a car off his chest. I was wondering when he was going to shtein himself.

Whenever people are loud as shtein like that, it's rarely even impressive. I don't get it. Yeah man, start screaming when you're doing the leg press with 3 plates on each side.

Ever seen Gallon Guy? Someone who carries around a gallon of water around wherever they go, because whatever ridiculous creatine they take requires drinking a ton of water so they don't get cramps or diarrhea.

Oh yeah, when I had a membership at the Y it was ten times worse. It seemed like every dude in the free weight area felt the need to scream, grunt or yell. There was one dude who sounded like he was having sex with the weights.

lol...one of my customers was like that. He always had that water with him and  would sweat like a pig. And he was sitting on an office.

Much like when I travel, I like to people watch at the gym to see how ridiculous people are.

[rjs246]

So this workout thing I've been doing is pretty dope. I've built a good amount of muscle without gaining any bulk and it literally only takes up about an hour and 45 minutes of my week, travel time included. Only bad part is that I think I Dobbsed my groin last week and now my chicken legs are all owie.

[rjs246]

Update.


Pros: I'm stronger and I have more muscle on my frame despite a reduction in actual time spent at the gym. My stomach is shedding the small layer of beer that had been keeping it warm for the last few years and the first traces of ab muscle are actually showing through.

Cons: I'm still skinny as shtein and have actually lost a few pounds which is definitely NOT how the workout is advertised. This might have something to do with the fact that I've cut carbs way down and am eating more meals over the course of the day but between the workouts and the increase in calories I expected to gain some weight, not lose it. Also, because I'm eating so much, when I'm not eating I'm constantly hungry. Like gnaw your arm off hungry and I know that when I stop this whole thing my appetite will remain and I will balloon. Not cool.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Add a half gallon of ice cream a day.  You'll be fine.

[rjs246]

I don't feel like you're being very helpful.

[smeags]

i worked out on the magic bullet at the tailgate sunday.

[General_Failure]

The sex toy?

[smeags]

Haaaaaa. Actually the blender but i guess after using it enough any heffer could look sexy.

[rjs246]

So this thing that I've been doing has improved my strength a lot (bench weight increase of 20% or so, leg press weight increase of over 30%, bicep curl weight increase of 25%, etc) which is fine, but I'm not any bigger so I might start switching things up.

No one cares.

More interestingly, the dude that inspired all of this (Tim Ferriss of The 4-Hour Work Week fame) just released his second book called The 4 Hour Body which predictably chronicles his experiences doing various experiments with his body.

No one cares.