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Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Solid_Choke — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:59:27 GMT

@Filc, in few words, I want to look like Bruce Lee, just not as amazing. What I mean by that is, I don't want to be a hulk, behemoth, or just huge. I want to have noticeably fit muscles, while remaining lean.

Worrying about looking like The Hulk from getting into weight-lifting is like worrying about winning a Nobel prize in economics from reading Freakonomics. Don't worry, as long as you keep doing plenty of cardio you won't get really big suddenly enough to pass through the Bruce Lee Stage to the Hulk Stage without being able to stop. Just lift heavy stuff.

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Libertyandlife — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:52:29 GMT

@Filc, in few words, I want to look like Bruce Lee, just not as amazing. What I mean by that is, I don't want to be a hulk, behemoth, or just huge. I want to have noticeably fit muscles, while remaining lean.

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

I. Ryan — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:44:10 GMT

Sieben:

I dont know if I made that argument...

Which is why I said "their idea", not "your idea".

(I was directly responding to one of the lines from the article that you linked to.)

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Sieben — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:42:31 GMT

I. Ryan:

I was challenging their idea that the BV% is higher for animal protein because animals are more similar to us.

I dont know if I made that argument...

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Vitor — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:17:29 GMT

Kaju, strength doesn't necessarily gets in the way of cardio, but muscle mass does, since they demand a lot of oxygen. When comes to martial arts, pure strenght can do very little by itself.

I see the ideal conditioning being the one of Cain Velasquez, he has incredible speed, cardio and coordination for a guy his size while being a strong due.

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

I. Ryan — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:07:40 GMT

Sieben:

No. It just depends on their digestive system and how their bodies react hormonally to handle the nutrients. Gorillas are an even better example. They eat a very low protein diet (just leaves and stuff), and they're hugely strong and muscular. Different species though..

To be clear, I was mocking the article.

(I wasn't seriously asking that question.)

Sieben:

Biological value is a measure of how much of the nutrients are absorbed and used by your body.

I was challenging their idea that the BV% is higher for animal protein because animals are more similar to us.

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Sieben — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:32:17 GMT

Women and guys who are REALLY in shape don't mix. Guys who are really in shape don't eat out, have regular sleep schedules, and religiously follow their diets and exercise plans. In short, we are driven by purpose.

The majority of people aren't. If you ask a girl why she is drinking a coke, her answer will demonstrate lack of knowledge, foresight, responsibility, and drive. The gap between "normal" people and fit people is large physically, but even larger mentally.

Girls like skinny guys with six packs and a little hang on their pecs. These guys can party, eat out, and stay up all night talking to girls on the phone. It doesn't ruin their bodies because they don't really have a body to begin with. They just lack fat (everyone has a six pack if they are lean enough).

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Libertyandlife — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:15:26 GMT

^There goes my ambitions :P

Honestly though, if your in shape, and intelligent, there's not much more that a woman could want (besides personality, and slyness).

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Sieben — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:45:55 GMT

LibertyandLife:
*in shape austrian economist walks up to hot babe 10 at a bar*

No drinking. No drugs. A lot of fitness models use coccaine and meth to get through their workouts and burn more BF. But they're at 3% BF, and we're not there yet :)

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Kyle — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:41:53 GMT

tim ferriss is going to solve all my fitness woes with his new '4 hour body' book :)

haha he does have an interesting post on his blog where he gained 32 pounds of muscle in 28 days (documented)

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Libertyandlife — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:35:32 GMT

*in shape austrian economist walks up to hot babe 10 at a bar*

"Why don't go back to my place, and see what the opportunity cost of some human action would be"

"Don't you know that prices rise from low supply, and by supply I mean me"

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Sieben — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:22:13 GMT

Jalank,

No you don't literally copy Jay Cutler's workout. There is a bodybuilding community, and they were all beginners once too. When I say 'copy the winners', I mean copy HOW they won.

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

krazy kaju — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:14:49 GMT

Nice to see this thread up and around again.

Vitor, strength shouldn't get in the way of cardio and flexibility. See this: Project Total Conditioning

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

Vitor — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:58:23 GMT

Hey kaju, just now I saw you did enjoy BJJ, it's quite fun indeed! But too much muscle mass can be detrimental to the cardio and flexibility. Of course strenght is great for a grappling art, but it must be functional.

Re: Powerlifting & Weight Training

BlackNumero — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:31:41 GMT

Lets face it, a muscular in shape Austrian economist is an unstoppable combination for a babe magnet.