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#3,803
#3,803
Not impressed with the taste of ON extreme milk chocolate. Anybody know any good tasting powders?

Also, today is my last day on OEP/jack3d and C20. Not overly impressed, but it did have a noticeable effect. It's not a miracle pill, but it did help me have a clean bulk. Now I have to roll up my sleeves and diet to lose the fat that was already there. Didn't gain any fat, but didn't lose much either.
 
#3,804
#3,804
ON has always been the best tasting IMO but I have the double rich chocolate. What are you mixing it with & are you adding anything else to it? Is "clean bulk" an oxymoron or what?
 
#3,805
#3,805
Gaining 10 lbs of muscle and keeping the same or slightly lower body fat % is a clean bulk, IMO. No oxymoron.

I'm mixing it with water. I don't have milk at work, but may run by the store on the way back from the gym today. No, I'm not adding anything to it.
 
#3,806
#3,806
Thrasher865 said:
Gaining 10 lbs of muscle and keeping the same or slightly lower body fat % is a clean bulk, IMO. No oxymoron.

I'm mixing it with water. I don't have milk at work, but may run by the store on the way back from the gym today. No, I'm not adding anything to it.
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Mixing with water is probably the thing. Gaining muscle & losing fat, you should write a book unless you had a bf% to start & no muscle.
 
#3,807
#3,807
Very little muscle. Hadn't lifted in a solid 2 years.

Plenty of reports of people having success doing that with C20, though. I cannot vouch for their situations, though.

Also "clean bulks" are definitely a thing. It's all relative.
 
#3,809
#3,809
My body is screaming at me for a break, but I have 2 weeks of vacation coming up in June. I will just have to push through next week, and take a week or two off over vacation. I think I may start that PLP challenge on my off week(s) and then carry on with it once I start back lifting.
 
#3,812
#3,812
Thrasher865 said:
:yuck:
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I actually am in the minority and don't like chest day. My back and chest were both weak points, with my back being my biggest weak point. My back has come a long way, and continues to improve, whereas my chest hasn't changed much in a couple years. It's hard to get excited about.
 
#3,814
#3,814
n_huffhines said:
I actually am in the minority and don't like chest day. My back and chest were both weak points, with my back being my biggest weak point. My back has come a long way, and continues to improve, whereas my chest hasn't changed much in a couple years. It's hard to get excited about.
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I have made more progress on my chest in the 4 months I've been lifting than any other muscle group, so I enjoy it the most. Also, I love flexin in the mirror when my chest is all swole!


Pulldowns are the devil.

I love to do pullups on my climbing hangboard. It's as much a forearm workout as a back workout. Pulldowns, however, for some reason I hate with a passion! Inexplicable! Or maybe perfectly explicable. I don't know.
 
#3,815
#3,815
milohimself said:
Pull ups are about my favorite thing ever
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What kind of routine do you do for pullups?

I used to start every back day by doing 50 total pullups, whether it took me 3 or 5 sets. Pullups are hard for a tall guy that's not so strong, and I felt like I had more control on lat pull-downs, so I've primarily done that over the last year. I still do rack chins once a month, or so. Maybe should incorporate more wide grip, though.
 
#3,816
#3,816
Different grip every day, so reps vary, but four sets to start. I'll also mix in a parallel grip with my legs straight out to hit abs and hips
 
#3,820
#3,820
This was taken tonight. I'm 10 lbs overweight, so I'll look more shredded when I lose that, whenever I decide to go stricter on my diet. Picture the beanpole with shoulder blades sticking out, and very noticeable scoliosis. That's what I started with.

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#3,822
#3,822
I'm thinking about starting to lift. Just kinda want to tone more than bulk up. Would lifting low weights at high reps be good for that?
 
#3,824
#3,824
LittleCat said:
I'm thinking about starting to lift. Just kinda want to tone more than bulk up. Would lifting low weights at high reps be good for that?
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You won't accidentally get too big unless you have great genes. Just get in the gym and lift hard. That'll tone you up. If you feel like you're getting too big, then change up, but I would think in most cases designing a workout to not get big will delay you reaching the shape you want to be in.
 
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