JCeePoker

Bodybuilder Vs. Construction Worker

One thing the bodybuilding industry doesn't understand is not everyone is is training specifically for hypertrophy and although this may come as a surprise to some of you I don't always train to failure. I'm 53. I want to train for longevity and I want to recover better.⬇️

This is one of the most true things Ive read in a while I lifted for years, mad some progress But it wasn't until I really cut the first time that my physique journey really took off Swallow your pride and CUT Me for years -> First cut in '24 -> now ~20lb difference + leaner

First successful cut feels more rewarding than gaining size or hitting PRs in the gym. You’re officially in the best shape of your life, you’ve never been this lean, never seen those abs, lines and veins. The satisfaction is only temporary. Soon enough, you want to feel bigger, fuller, and lift heavier again. A proper rebound phase gives you this mix of leanness & fullness, and for a moment you might even call it your best look. Then comes the gaining phase, the mighty bulk; a monotonous period of eating, lifting, and sleeping, when size and strength are the name of the game. At your biggest and strongest you feel invincible.... but soon enough you want to be in the best shape, and it's time to cut again.. Bodybuilding is a series of repeated cycles. You build first, then strip and polish to reveal what you’ve built. Each phase must be mastered and enjoyed equally, with the right balance of bulk-to-cut ratio. If you mainly focus only on one phase, you’ll miss your full bodybuilding potential.

I bit on Kyle’s retarded rage bait, but misinformation like this can’t continue to go on. And as someone who’s done plenty of calisthenics via military service and competed nationally powerlifting, I believe I have some authority to comment here: Push-up form ≠ bench press form, and there is very, very minor translation here, so Kyle is wrong ❌ Pull-up works the upper back and lats while deadlifts are a posterior chain movement, effectively gauging the spinal erectors, glutes, hamstrings, and calves on top of the rest of the back musculature and arms. Again, Kyle is wrong here ❌ A pistol squat is significantly different than a barbell squat, and which are we discussing? High bar or low bar? Because both are significantly different in form…and doing so incorrectly has a weight crashing down on you across the back of your neck. AGAIN, Kyle is wrong ❌ The opposite of lifting to calisthenics translations can be said for the first two, but most likely not for pistol squat. That is definitely a more challenging move. Bench press builds way more muscle fiber, which we all know leads to more strength, and since benching properly requires a more intelligent approach to form and a pushup does not…you get the picture. 9.9/10 people can do at least one push-up while 10/10 people who have never benched before have zero clue how to set up properly without potential injury. Since a deadlift builds all of the posterior chain and a pull-up does not, someone who has trained deadlift and not pull-up has a better chance of translation than vice versa. I already stated my stance on pistol squat.

72.4% of Americans are overweight or obese. When did Gluttony and Sloth stop being Deadly Sins and become 'body positivity' and 'self-care'? We celebrate vice and wonder why we're miserable.

Dr. Shawn Baker claims to be natty. This looks a little sus to me. Do you believe him?