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[joshcore]

Hey guys,

im having motivation problems - not seeing any results and im having similiar problems to flea (starting to gain weight around the stomach region).

im still following the 'stronglift 5x5' routine (WEEK 5 out of 12), but it seems my results are starting to slow right down!!!!!!

maybe its just my eyes tricking me!!!

 

[The Hulk]

How's your diet, can you post it so we can see.

 

[kindred]

Your mind may be tricking you. You can get stronger and more endurant by:
- lifting heavier weights
- being able to lift weights faster with more control
- have less time between sets
- overrall less time to do the same workout
- faster recovery time
- being able to do more reps
- being able to do more sets
If you are getting any of the above then you are still getting stronger and more endurant. Your mind may be tricking you because your not getting visible signs of growth.

The visible signs come over time. If your strait out being able to lift less or gaining weigh and loseing muscle mass then you may be over training and require a week off to recover.

I often think of the same things as you but when i look back on stuff i realise i can lift more reps or sets and im doing it faster with less recover time so i am indeed getting stronger.

 

[joshcore]

Your mind may be tricking you. You can get stronger and more endurant by:
- lifting heavier weights
- being able to lift weights faster with more control
- have less time between sets
- overrall less time to do the same workout
- faster recovery time
- being able to do more reps
- being able to do more sets

im doing all of the above.

 

[joshcore]

my diet is:

breakfast
- 1 cup oats / 2 cups milk
- protien shake 30g

mid morning snack
- museli bar
- almonds/cashews/maccas
- apricots

lunch:
- tuna/salmon
- chicken breast sanga
- protien shake 30g

WORKOUT

after workout
- some nuts
- banana
- protein shake 50g

dinner:
meat/chicken
veges


late night snack
- nuts
- apricots
- protein shake 30g

 

[The Hulk]

my diet is:

breakfast
- 1 cup oats / 2 cups milk
- protien shake 30g

mid morning snack
- museli bar
- almonds/cashews/maccas
- apricots

lunch:
- tuna/salmon
- chicken breast sanga
- protien shake 30g

WORKOUT

after workout
- some nuts
- banana
- protein shake 50g

dinner:
meat/chicken
veges


late night snack
- nuts
- apricots
- protein shake 30g

As far as I can see, red parts are bad.
Maybe you are just taking in too many calories if you are gaining fat.

 

[kindred]

im doing all of the above.

then you arent slowing down. You just need to wait for visible gains. If your getting stronger your getting stronger.

 

[joshcore]

ps: maccas is short for macadamia nuts

 

[kindred]

ps: maccas is short for macadamia nuts

sure it is

 

[Zarkov]

im doing all of the above.

Vary your workouts as much as you can.
Do you ever wonder why you see a fat guy jogging
5k`s a day and he never seems to lose weight?
It`s because he jogs 5 k`s on the same course at the same
intensity day after day after day.
The body adapts amazingly fast to different stimuli.Try different
exercises and variations/tweaks of your regular routine to target
the muscles at different angles.
And don`t get stuck on numbers (sets/reps/weights etc).

 

[howzit]

That's a lot of protein shake!

 

[The Hulk]

That's a lot of protein shake!

Yeah, 4 shakes/day.
Can you eat more solids for your protein intake?