Strength / Weight Training

Congrats on the PR!

Here's a very comprehensive guide to Deadlifing by Greg Nuckols it's as good as anything out there online and will answer any of the questions people on here might have . Check out his Bench and Squat guides too he puts out really good stuff tested in the real world and backed by science as he's a bit of a nerd .

https://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-deadlift/

I'm a few weeks into the stronglifts programme. Initial impressions are good, I'm enjoying the simplicity of just 3 exercises per session especially. I go with a friend and he's downloaded a general fitness plan from the web and has an insane amount of seemingly targeted exercises to do, and that's hugely off-putting to me, I don't want to be in there ages.
I haven't been able to do 3 sessions a week, so am progressing slowly. The starting weights (using the stronglifts app) are fairly small so a slow progression suits me while I build form.
Might be seeing some visual results? Not 100% sure, haven't put time into taking pics or anything.
Picking stuff up and putting it back down again is surprisingly satisfying.
tldr: good plan for getting started at gym

Don’t forget -
The warmups
Good form

As the weight increases form can be lost - to avoid injury it is best to miss reps - speaking from experience.

Thanks, I definitely need to do more reading on warming up

The SL app has warmup sets. I’m sure if you google it, the info will be there. The app is handy and I am lazy!!

I find the warmups are important to get your form right before the heavier sets. If you are experienced, you probably wouldn’t need this.

Mark Rippetoe says warmups are only for warming up. The clue is in the word. If your gym is warm - no real need to warmup. Also, don’t expend needless energy with warmups - the priority is to get your working sets done.

I tried jefit. I hated it. The simplicity of stronglifts and the fact app is workable brought me back.

For anybody that wants [visual] results, it's diet, diet, diet, and consistency.

Half a year of myfitnesspal and really sticking to it really did wonder for me.
And I'm not even THAT strict, I just ensure I hit my protein, and eat90% non junk food.

Still eating sausages (though I pick leaner ones), bacon, peanut butter, pasta, etc...

<<<< Dusts off MyFitnessPal following a gradual weight increase - 3.5kg to lose - hopefully pre-Christmas

Urgh MFP, why you so tiresome.

Anyone use/suggest a high caff pre-workout that's not full of illegal shit? ie. TrustedSport or whatever they're called?

Half a year of myfitnesspal

Christ! 2 days of it and I wanted to kill it in the face with fire.

It takes some time to get in the habit, but once you are in it (after 2 weeks or so) I found it OK.

There are other apps though if you don't mind tracking but mind MFP

I have taken MyProtein MyPre. It worked for me but is expensive. I would be interested to try Pulse - again it is costly.
https://www.muscleforlife.com/recommendation/supplements/

I don't rate the rest of the site, but... DIY Pre-workout

Not a bad shout. I already have some caffeine lying about. I like it to achieve a basic levels of "palatable" though so I'd have to flavour it somehow and mixing is an issue - no one really likes choking down cup fulls of hazy white fluid at 6am... #brokkake

Ta, I'll have a look.

MyPre is easy enough to take. I have delayed buying more - waiting on a special offer. It does not seem to fall into their special offers very often though.

Pulse: "The European Food Safety Authority EFSA advised negatively on health claims related to L-theanine and cognitive function, alleviation of psychological stress, maintenance of normal sleep, and reduction of menstrual discomfort.[7] Therefore, health claims for L-theanine are prohibited in the European Union."

"Able to cross the blood–brain barrier, theanine has reported psychoactive properties."

I call them Trippin' Squats.

The MFP app was ok, I think it's the tracking itself that irritated me. (That and how quickly one hit ones daily limits by lunchtime...)

I hadn't read that before. I think i would still try it, reviews in USA didn't reveal any probs.

UK Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legion-Athletics-Pulse-Workout-Supplement/dp/B00QYZ6MLG/ref=sr_1_11_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1509633011&sr=8-11&keywords=pulse

£40 a tub though. Oof

I like that it doesn't have creatine in it.

None of them seem cheap - the link for DIY stuff says that too. Here is MyProtein -

https://www.myprotein.com/elysium.search?search=mypre

examine.com has info on many supplements, and so you could cook your own pre work out stack using their site, if you are willing to pay a little for their "stuff that actually works" book.

I don't make it too complicated for myself, ensure I hit my protein and get fruit/veg.

But depending on what you eat, it can be tricky. Sneaky swaps can help, cheap pork sausages become good beef sausages, greasy bacon becomes back bacon, full fat normal yogurt with sugar/fruit becomes skyr/fage mixed with berries....

:)

Heck Italian chicken are a great option.