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With Men´s Physique included, first time, in the official program; IFBB will celebrate this week, November 2rd to 6th; the 71th edition of its World Bodybuilding Championships in the beauty village of Benidorm (Alicante, Spain), repeating as official sede as in 2015 and 2016.
Athletes and officials from most of the IFBB-affiliated National Federations are ready to travel to Spain, in order to participate in the championships and in the 71th IFBB Annual Congress that will be held in Benidorm where, during this days, will celebrate, as well, the beginning of their their local festivities.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM (HIGHLIGHTS):
▪ Thursday, November 2nd:
Arrival of National Teams to Hotel Deloix
▪ Friday, November 3nd:
08:30 71st IFBB International Congress (Benidorm Palace)
15:00 Judges Meeting (Hotel Deloix)
16:00 Weight Inn & Registration (Hotel Deloix)
▪ Saturday, November 4th:
• Classic Bodybuilding (5 categories)
• Games Classic Bodybuilding (2 categories)
• Bodybuilding (-65 Kg, -70 kg, -75 kg, -80 kg)
▪ Sunday, November 5th:
• Bodybuilding (-90 kg, -100 kg, +100 kg and Overall)
• Men´s Physique (6 categories)
• Muscular Men´s Physique (open)
Picture: The World Bodybuilding Championships will be followed, on line, through a messaging channel with TELEGRAM PLATFORM. Join us!
During his visit to Iran, in order to meet with the Iranian Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Mr. Masoud Soltanifar; IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja had the opportunity to meet with several Olympic authorities, as the General Secretary of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of IRAN (NOCIR IRAN), Mr. Shahrokh Shahnazi; boosting the link between IFBB and Olympism.
Leaded by Mr. Nasser Pouralifad, the Iranian Bodybuilding Federation its a very efficient sport organization, with a very open and democratic structure and with an excellent relation with the national sport authorities. As an example, Mr. Shahnazi joined President Santonja in a visit to the Olympic facilities, in Teheran; a fantastic structure that include an area of 3.000 square meters, equipped for muscle training and a modern sport hotel.
Picture: General Secretary of Iranian Olympic Committee; Mr. Shahrokh Shahnazi (centre), joining President Santonja, in Teheran, at the wall that include the name of all the National Olympic Committees, nearby the one dedicated to Spain.
Current 3am where I am, doing 60 mins fasted cardio on stair mill because i could get zero sleep so I said fuck it and came early.
Competed in the same show 1 year ago at 153 stage weight and in these pictures at 2 weeks out I’m 178, gonna be in the middleweight class (176 limit). Dedicated the entire year to this goal right from January 2nd so let’s see how it goes.
Pics from three days ago: http://bit.ly/2zkPkpO
Legs are obviously strong point with upper body (but especially arms) lacking. Any input or comments would be appreciated. I’m sure anyone who’s done prep knows that anything to occupy the time is so valuable.
Not sure about rules regarding posting links so correct me if this isn’t protocol.
Oh yeah, and I’m 5’10”
Some funny shit happens a lot here and for those of us who religiously surf this subreddit, I know we have all come across some pretty funny, weird, autistic or otherwise fucked up shit.
Whats your memorable moment?
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Three days before starting the 2017 World Bodybuilding Championships (Benidorm; Spain); it´s important to have a look on the recent Asian Amateur Championships celebrated in Hong Kong (23rd to 25th November), where Iran proved to be one of the most powerful countries in Bodybuilding.
Fantastic Reza Rezaei became the winner of Heavyweight category (-100 kg) and the overall champions, after having the best scores in the Super Final. With his fantastic shape, the Iranian athlete won not only the Pro Elite Card for 2018 but, as well, the attention for the coming next World Championship.
Picture: Reza Rezaei (Iran), winner in the Bodybuilding Super Final, surrounded by HKFBF President, Mr. Hugo Chan and CBBA General Secretary, Mr. Gu Quiao.
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Let me give you the long and short of it: Move from NC to GA to go to grad school. I moved in August and since then it's been nonstop running around headless. I work for Fedex so I'm clocking in at 4:00am to go to work. My commute is 30 minutes to work and then another 30 minutes to school because Atlanta traffic and swallow a dirty needle for all I care and then class from 9:30am until I get back at home at around 3:45pm, then go back to work at 8:30pm. So I get to nap sometimes. Not sleep but nap.
Grad school for theology is a monster. It's a writing and reading intensive discipline so my skill set and its use are very different. I don't get much time for myself (my only day off is Saturday). Tuesdays and Thursdays I'm able to lift and have some time to breathe outside of work. I picked up gymnastics at school because they allow grad students to do that with their club team. It's something I've also always wanted to do since first grade. My first semester is almost done so this is what insight I have on bodybuilding, lifting in general, and grad school life.
I. If grad school isn't your top priority then reconsider being there. You're probably taking out five figures of loans for however long to go into a field. You can always get a cheap gym membership somewhere else, hell you can do bodyweight workouts if your time is severely crunched, but you're going to be paying interest on those loans for years and that's putting it mildly. Some days when I can lift I can't because I have readings and assignments to do. It's what comes with being in school. In some ways it's like undergraduate work and in some ways it's this new world that my old professors warned me about and I'm starting to find out that I didn't listen.
II. Your recovery is going to take a hit. This is where injuries happen. I haven't torn anything and I don't intend to break that streak. I sit in a car for an hour or two hours to go to work and to school and then I sit in a chair for the vast majority of my day. Lucky for me gymnastics is all about mobility and flexibility so I get to stretch and my god my hips are tighter than (insert middle school joke here). Remind yourself to eat more than you thought you needed to because stress fucks your metabolism up something fierce. Cram your shakers full of protein and stuff them in your backpack or leave them in your car (if it's a cold day then it's fine if it's hot then no we all know the horrors). Grad school is a stressful exercise and it will mess with your recovery and your metabolism so be prepared to ride the wave, so to speak.
III. If you treat your body like an asshole then sooner or later it's going to tell you how it feels. I push 3000-5000 lb. containers into planes at shit times in shit weather. My fingers have taken a beating and my elbows are already shit from benching improperly for years. I want to exclusively lift heavy but I can't give time to powerlifting for now so I have to focus almost exclusively on bodybuilding. Which okay fine there's nothing wrong with that but I can't go five times a week anymore. I don't have the time for it. I'm trying to fix it but if you keep your diet up and maintain your calories then you should be fine. Whenever you can lift, love every second of it because it's fleeting time for yourself at best. Especially because right now we're staring down the barrels of final exams (November is this coming week). You can make time for lifting before grades start to suffer and like I said earlier, grad school is meant to be a top priority.
IV. I've seen a lot of yoga groups and running groups and hiking groups. The grad school lifting scene is sparse at best and at worst nonexistent. Wherever you can find camaraderie and community, enter it and don't let go. Grad school (master's work) is an ascetic lifestyle and for the brave souls that go on to PhD work then it becomes a monastic call. Wherever you can make friends in the gym do so. I'm not here to write a treatise on gym etiquette but grad school is lonely. The gym for me is a social hour whenever I get the chance.
V. You will get smaller. Something is going to give and you will either stop going to the gym consistently or your diet will take a hit to the point where you're only eating once a day (me and I'm making a change to stop that shit). I've lost some mass and I knew that would happen from the get-go. Don't be surprised if upon recollection you see some veins disappearing or you maybe put on some weight because you're grabbing some fast food in between class or between class and work or whatever.
These are just my immediate thoughts and advice. Govern yourselves accordingly.
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Are there many examples of bodybuilders that avoided flat barbell bench press in favor of incline barbell or dumbbell work? I'm not finding flat barbell bench press to be working for me. I don't mind close grip bench press for triceps but feel dumbbells are more effective for my chest.
Flying across time zones (usually eastward, or "against the clock") can mess up your internal biological clock system. There's nothing like a case of jet lag to put busy fliers down with cases of fatigue, insomnia, and irritability.
Why the nasty side effects? Blame screwed-up circadian rhythms, or 24-hour cycles in the body’s systems. Fortunately, there are numerous ways to combat jet lag: wearing sunglasses, staying hydrated, strategic napping.
Now we can add another one to the list. Meal timing can help reset the body's internal clocks, according to a new study published in the journal Cell Reports.
Researchers started with the assumption that the body's internal clock system is interconnected with metabolism. They set up 10 young men in a lab for 13 days, and fed them three identical meals once every five hours, starting about 30 minutes after the guys woke up. After about seven days, they then switched the guys to a later meal schedule, albeit still with meals set five hours apart.
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The researchers found that the schedule change didn’t affect the guys' appetite, sleep habits, or the brain’s "master clock" function—but it did considerably change blood-sugar levels. "We anticipated seeing some delays in rhythms after the late meals, but the size of the change in blood sugar rhythms was surprising," said Jonathan Johnston, Ph.D., of the University of Surrey. "It was also surprising that other metabolic rhythms, including blood insulin and triglyceride, did not change."
The study showed that a five-hour delay in meal times triggered a five-hour delay in the internal blood sugar rhythms. Researchers think the change is driven by the body's peripheral metabolic clocks, not the "main clock" in the brain. A "clock function" gene also slowed down in fat tissue by about an hour, adding more evidence that meal times can affect our molecular clocks.
Future research could help scientists figure out how to strategically use meal times to help people with circadian disorders or keep frequent fliers from suffering the effects of jet lag.
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I'd love to see the most insane picture everyone can find of their favorite bodybuilder. The one where they look ungodly aesthetic. Doesn't matter if its altered.
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Just one week before the 2017 World Bodybuilding Championships (Benidorm; Spain); Iran proved to be not of the most powerful countries in male disciplines, after winning the four Classic Bodybuilding categories celebrated in the recent Asian Amateur Championships celebrated in Hong Kong (23rd to 25th November).
Mahdi Dalir (-171 cm), Yousef Hamidi (-175 cm), Farhad Azizi (-180 cm) and Yaser Biglou (+180 cm) won the Gold medals, in this discipline; leading an Iranian Team that was able to reach up to 9 medals from the 12 available. Only China (Silver), UAE (Silver) and Korea (Bronze) were ables to get one medal, in Classic Bodybuilding.
With its 4 winners fighting for the overall title in the Super Final, the tallest champion, Yaser Biglou, became in the Overall champion, defeating by only 1 point his team mate Yousef Hamidi (8 points to 9 points).
Picture: Yaser Biglou (Iran), showing his Overall Medal and Pro Elite Card, as winner in the Classic Bodybuilding Super Final, surrounded by IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja and organizer, Mr. Hugo Chan.
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What do you get when you combine the world’s leading sex toy companies with a room full of sex toy enthusiasts?
The biggest sex toy heist in history.
The robbery occurred last week at the Venus Berlin, an event that brings together the most innovate erotic toy makers from all over the world together under one roof.
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The dirty thieves got away with €50,000—almost $60,000—in stolen dildos and butt plugs made by Fun Toys London, according to The Cut. (We know what you're thinking: $60,000? Maybe it's time to find your way into the sex toy market.)
Fun Toys announced the theft in a Facebook post, accompanied with a picture from the scene of the crime. They labeled it the "largest recorded theft of sex toys in history," although, to be fair, we wonder if anybody really keeps an accurate tab on sex toy heists. Presumably, dildo theft is a rare occurence, but one never knows with these things. Thankfully for Fun Toys London, the criminals saw no value in the company’s Erotix Awards 2017 and left it behind as a consolation prize.
The company is assuming these stolen sex toys will be popping up on black market sites, so if you’re, ahem, perusing the dark Web and just so happen to accidentally open the link to a toy being sold by an unauthorized dealer, please inform Fun Toys. There are no small dildos here, just small acts of kindness.
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I'll start:
I'm really not a huge fan of the community aspect. This sub is great but the amount of douche bags in the majority of gyms I've gone to can be a bit of a turn off and although I've never been to expos just watching videos of them make me cringe sometimes.
"Elite powerlifting sessions can include moving thousands of pounds on metal plates, barbells, chains, and dumbbells," says Andy Speer C.S.C.S., personal trainer at Soho Strength Lab. Powerlifters show their strength by competing in the squat, bench press, and deadlift, after all. "However, the focus on pushing and pulling immense amount of weight with both feet planted on the floor may lead to bilateral strength imbalances as well as mobility deficiencies," Speer explains.
Weaknesses (even small ones) and a lack of flexibility don't seem serious, but they're going to hinder your progress in the gym, preventing you from hitting the big numbers in the three main lifts. That's where this bodyweight program comes in. "The goal is not to gain specific strength in the three power lifts, per se, as without external loading this is nearly impossible," Speer says. "The goal of this program is to improve your symmetry, mobility, and general strength and speed, which will make you a stronger, healthier lifter." And while this program is designed specifically to help powerlifters with issues common to the sport, any lifter regardless of skill or goals can benefit from better hip and shoulder mobility, grip strength, and bilateral balance.
This four-week program is comprised of two distinct mesocycles. Mesocycles are typically 3- to 4-week training blocks designed to accomplish a particular goal(s). Here are yours:
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Lower body
- Find and begin to correct strength imbalances in the lower body
- Improve hip mobility
- Increase dynamic speed of the hip hinge and squat pattern
Upper body
- Improve grip strength
- Improve shoulder mobility
- Increase rate of dynamic speed in the horizontal press
- Strengthen upper back
- Strengthen your core
- Improve trunk stability
Each week will consist of an upper-body day and a lower-body day that you'll complete on back to back days, 2x per week each. Take 1-2 days rest between the two training days.
"As this is a bodyweight program, you can continue your regular lifting program," Speer says. "If you want to use this program concurrently with your lifting program, I recommend doing this at the beginning of a new program." That's because the start of a new program usually prescribes lower weight intensities and higher rep ranges, he explains. It's easier and safer to incorporate outside variables at this stage than midway or late in the program when there are higher intensities and recovery periods.
"Secondly, if you start this bodyweight program at the beginning of your new lifting cycle, you'll have some wiggle room to experiment with where you place the program in relation to your lifting schedule; i.e. lower-body BW on lower body lifting days or BW program on a recovery day...both can work depending on the lifter and program," he adds. It'll also help prepare and balance your body for more rigorous workouts, making your strength training more effective.
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Upper body
1. Shoulder extension stretch - 1 min
Sit on the floor with your hands behind your back about shoulder-width apart, fingers facing back. Gently pull your hips away from your hands until you feel a stretch in the front of your shoulders.
2. Shoulder internal rotation stretch - 1 min
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat. Lift your hips off the floor, and bring you hands behind your back, palms down (like hand cuffs) under the small of your back. Gently lower your hips down to the floor so you are lying on your hands.
3. Floor angel - 1 min
Lie on the floor with your knees bent. Press your back firmly against the ground, and bend your arms so your palms are facing up and your elbows tucked in toward your sides, creating 90° angles; you’ll resemble a goal post. While maintaining contact with the floor, extend your arms and try to touch them over your head.
4. Eccentric pushup - 3x12 reps, rest 60-75 sec between sets
Take three counts to lower into the bottom phase of the pushup, pause for three seconds, then explosively push to the top of the movement.
5. Close-grip pushup - 1x max reps until failure, little to no rest between reps
6. Mix-grip pullup - 4x6-8 reps, rest 60-75 sec between sets
Grab a pullup bar, shoulder-width apart, with your left palm facing your body and the right palm facing away. Alternate so your right palm is facing your body and the left palm is facing away on the second and fourth sets.
7. 1-1/2 rep inverted row (bar or rings) - 3x10 reps, rest 60-75 sec between sets
Using a bar or rings, complete an inverted row with 1-1/2 rep method. Start the row from the bottom, with extended arms. Pull halfway up, return to start, then pull all the way for the full row.
8. Towel hang - 3x10sec, rest 60-75 sec rest between sets
Hang two towels over a pullup bar. Grab one in each hand and deadhang.
9. Hollow hold - 30 sec on/30 sec off for 5 min
Lie down on your back with your legs outstretched and held together. Completely straighten your legs and point your toes. Simultaneously reach your arms overhead, completely straightening your elbows and looking up toward the ceiling. Engage your entire core by lifting your arms and legs off the floor. Press your lower back into the ground, and take care to keep your shoulders slightly lifted off the ground. Your body should resemble the shape of a banana.
Lower body
1. Figure-4 glute stretch on wall - 30 sec each leg
Lie on the floor with your butt close to a wall and your left foot resting against it, creating a 90° angle. Cross your right leg over your left so your ankle is resting against your knee. Hold this position; if you can’t feel the stretch in your glute, inch closer to the wall.
2. Internal rotation hip stretch - 1 min
Lie on you back with your knees bent at 90° and feet flat. Your heels should be at least shoulder-width apart, if not slightly more, toes pointing slightly in. Pull your knees together so they meet in the center, making sure to keep your feet flat on the floor throughout the exercise. You should feel a stretch on the outside of you thighs and hips.
3. Lateral lunge - 2x12 reps each side, rest 45 sec between sets
4. Single leg RDL - 3 x 8-10 reps each side, rest 45 sec between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
5. Single leg squat - 3x3-5 reps, rest 60s between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
6. Pause squats - 2x5 reps, rest 60s between sets
Squat down and pause for three sec at the bottom of the movement. Complete a fast concentric movement on the motion up, taking care not to jump.
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Upper body
1. Shoulder extension stretch - 1 min
2. Internal rotation stretch - 1 min
3. Floor angel - 1 min
4. Eccentric pushup - 3x12 reps, 60-75 sec rest between sets
Take five counts to lower into the bottom phase of the pushup, pause for five seconds, then explosively push to the top of the movement.
5. Close-grip pushup - 2x max reps until failure, 75-90 sec between sets
6. Mix-grip pullup - 4x8-10 reps (2 sets per grip, alternating sets), 60-75 sec rest between sets
7. Inverted row - 4x10 reps or 1-1/2 rep rows, 60-75 sec rest between sets
8. Towel hang - 3x15 sec, 15 sec rest between sets
9. Hollow hold - 35 sec on/25 sec off for 5min
Lower body
1. Figure-4 glute stretch on wall - 30 sec each leg
2. Internal rotation hip stretch - 1 min
3. Lateral Lunge - 2x12 reps each side, 45 sec rest between sets
4. Single leg RDL - 3x8-10 reps each side, 45 sec rest between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
5. Single-leg squat - 4x3-5 reps, 60 sec rest between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
6. Pause squat - 2x5 reps (3-sec pause, fast concentric rise), 45 sec rest between sets
7. Broad jump - 5 reps, 10 sec rest between jumps
From a stand-still, bend your knees and bring your arms back. Use momentum to swing your arms forward and jump as far as you can.
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Upper body
1. Shoulder extension stretch - 1 min
2. Internal rotation stretch - 1 min
3. Floor angel - 1 min
4. Plyo pushup - 10 reps; take 1 sec rest between each rep if necessary
Lower down into the bottom phase of a pushup, pause for 2 seconds, then perform a plyo pushup by exploding up until your hands leave the ground.
5. Towel pullup - 3x3-5 reps, 65-75 sec rest between sets
Loop one large towel or two small hand towels around a pullup bar. Grab onto the towel(s) with both hands and pull up.
5. Increased range of motion pushup - 1x max reps until failure
Complete pushups with your hands on dumbbells, kettlebells, or blocks.
6. Supinated inverted row - 3x12 reps, 60-75 sec rest between sets
Hold the bar with a supinated grip so your palms are facing upward or outward. Pause 1 sec at the top of the motion with your chest on the bar.
7. Hollow hold - 40 sec on/20 sec off for 5min
Lower body
1. Figure-4 glute stretch on wall - 30 sec each leg
2. Internal rotation hip stretch - 1 min
3. Lateral lunge - 2x12 each side, 45 sec rest between sets
4. Broad jump - 2 sets or 5x1, 10 sec rest between jumps, 60 sec rest between sets
5. Pause jump squat - 3x5 reps, rest 60 sec between sets
Drop into a squat, pause for two seconds, then jump up as high as you can. Recover for a moment, then repeat.
6. Single leg RDL - 2x8 each side, 45 sec rest between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
7. Single leg squat - 2x3-5 reps, 60 sec rest between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
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Upper body
1. Shoulder extension stretch - 1 min
2. Internal rotation stretch - 1 min
3. Floor angel - 1 min
4. Plyo pushup - 2x10 reps (two-sec pause at the bottom of the pushup) take 1 sec rest between each rep if necessary; rest 90 seconds between sets
5. Towel pullup - 3x5-8 reps, 60-75 sec rest
5. Increase ROM pushup - 2x max reps until failure, 90 sec rest between sets
6. Supinated inverted row - 4x12 (1 sec pause with chest on bar), 60-75 sec rest between sets
7. Hollow hold - 5min
Hold in as few sets as possible.
Lower body
1. Figure-4 glute stretch on wall - 30 sec each side
2. Internal rotation hip stretch - 1 min
3. Lateral lunge - 2x12 reps each side, 45 sec rest between sets
4. Broad jump - 3 sets or 5x1 rep, 10 sec rest between jumps, 60 sec rest between sets
5. Pause jump squats - 3x5 reps, 60 sec rest between sets
Drop into a squat, pause for three sec, then jump up as high as you can. Recover for a moment, then repeat.
6. Single leg RDL - 2x8 reps each side, 45 sec rest between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
7. Single leg squat - 2x3-5 reps, 5 sec rest between sets
Complete an extra set on the nondominant side.
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Hi I looked through the FAQ about this first and I've done some digging myself. However, I was wondering if any of you had a recommended way of finding a coach/trainer. I've googled a lot but I'm not sure if that is the best way to go about this. I'm willing to look around myself (I have been) but just wanted to see if any of you had advice on finding one or could at least point me in the right direction. Thanks guys.
A new Bodybuilding star has been discovered in the Ben Weider Legacy Cup Toronto (BWLCT), celebrated today in Canada: the great Phillip Clahar, from USA, who took the Gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category (+100 kg), joined in podium by Jorge Luis Guerrero (Mexico; Silver medal) and Joey Pyontka (Canada); Bronze medal).
The BWLCT, organized under support of Canadian Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (CBBF); has spread 12 IFBB Elite Pro Cards, with Bodybuilding as one of the largest disciplines. With categories starting in Lightweight (-70 kg); the Super Final was an amazing battle between 9 winners, where complete Phillip Clahar took the victory by majority decision (7 points), over Canadians Derek Rafla (-100 kg) and Stephen Didoshak (-90 kg) -both of them with 14 points-.
Picture: Phillip Clahar (USA), Bodybuilding overall champion at Ben Weider Legacy Cup Toronto.
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I used to do taekwondo when I was younger and one of the guys I trained with was a roughly 20 year old, fit dude. He did competitions and everything, thin, but good shape, probably about 160lbs.
He decided to bodybuild and "bulked" up to about 300lbs of dribbling, sweaty, obesity. I didn't see him while he was making his grease-gains so I was shocked when I met his final form out on the street. Had a friend work with him last year and he's still about 300lbs, roughly 9 years at 300lbs of obesity. To this day he apparently swears he'll diet down and be a beast afterwards.
What's the dumbest thing you've seen in the pursuit of bodybuilding?
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My friend was telling me that if you haven’t been to the gym in a while and lost some muscle it won’t be that long till you’ve gained that lost muscle back because your body remembers how big you were before. Can somebody explain this and if it’s true?
By majority decision (20 points), the ripped and proportioned Egyptian Mohammed Magdy Mohammad started his authority in Classic Bodybuilding, at the recent Olympia Amateur India held in Mumbai, 13rd to 16th October. Magdy took the Gold medal, in the Tall Class (+180 cm), defeating Iranians Amirhosein Masoumi (Silver medal) and Rasoul Vaziri (Bronze medal).
Qualified for the Super Final, Madgy meet again new Iranian rivals as Behzad Aghbolagh (4th place) and, specially, the aesthetic Javad Soltani (2nd. place) with whom had a great battle for the title, solved by 7 points to 12 points.
With his overall victory, Magdy earned the Pro Elite Card that as well could be applied by Soltani and Lebanese Pascal Hammoud (3rd. place).
Picture: Mohammed Magdy, overall winner in Classic Bodybuilding and Tall Class.
I have to write a Concersation Essay (examining two or more opposing viewpoints while bringing in sources) in my college academic writing class. I wanted to do something with bodybuilding, so any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
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As in choosing to forever have toothpick calves in exchange for Arnold's peaks, for example
This might be a stupid question but fuck it. Im prepping for my first show and I actually don't know the best way to keep my entire body hair-free. Do I just shave it all? Is there some comprehensive guide about the best way to shave certain areas without getting ingrown hairs?
Please help, Im a lost lamb in a sea of bodyhair :(
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Hey boys and girls.
So I was into bodybuilding for a few years and also competed as a martial artist, sustaining several injuries that have led to shoulder impingement, hip impingement, and impotency.
Just kidding about the impotency. But seriously, I have been rehabilitated by a world class physical therapist and his team. There are innumerable lessons I've learned regarding rehabilitating and fixing impingement. I've gone through failed surgeries, MRIs, and some of the best doctors in the U. S. to figure out what's wrong with me. Like 99% of you, lifting became my calling; in a sense, it became a way of life for me. Losing it killed me inside. I don't want anyone that may be roughing it through an injury to suffer along with me.
As such, I'm thinking of starting a small YouTube channel teaching the very basics of how the body moves, why you hurt, and HOW TO FIX IT. Understand I'm an amateur at making videos and their production value may be lackluster, but I will get my point across and attempt to help anyone I can.
I'm working towards my bachelors at the moment in order to become a DPT myself, and before I make any money off of it I want to try to help people and further my own understanding of the profession through you all.
Give me some feedback, even if it's just a yes or no, on whether or not you all would be interested. Also if you like, leave a brief summary of your most glaring injury and I will try to cover it (only if I feel I have a grasp on its cause).
TL;DR:
I work with a really good P.T. and I can possibly fix your hip/shoulder impingement or other nagging shit.
Thanks.
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I read that working legs release testosterone and help build upper body strength.
My question is, does that only apply if I do it on the same day as upper body, or can I give legs their own day and achieve the same upper body results?
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Hey guys,
Just watched Generation Iron 2, and I'm wondering if anyone has some good Bodybuilding docs?
Preferably some that are recent, but vintage is ok too. I've been lacking some motivation lately due to depression, and these docs motivate me, so if you've some some, please list!
Any help is appreciated.
Hey Guys, I'm doing a sociology paper on subcultures and decided to choose bodybuilding as my subculture. I have a lot of knowledge on the topic, but there are a few things that I'm not sure about and figured we could have a discussion about them.
First thing I had trouble with is the social class of bodybuilders. As we know there is a lot of money that is involved, buying supplements, buying enough food, gym memberships, and other things such as wrist wraps, knee wraps, squatting shoes, and of course gear. With this in mind, I came to the conclusion that most people who are apart of the subculture have to be at least middle class. If you either agree or disagree with this please comment why.
The second point I had trouble with is the boundary rigidity of the subculture. Bodybuilding as a sport is something anybody can choose to partake in. But, there has to be a point or a line that differentiates the average lifter with a bodybuilder. To me, this line is competing in a competition. Then again there are many "bodybuilders" who are big af yet still haven't competed. This is where I have trouble; figuring out what sets apart a lifter and a bodybuilder. If you can expand on this please comment.
Lastly, I would like to know what values you attribute with bodybuilding.
I realize this is not a typical post in this subreddit, I figured some of you would enjoy this discussion and some of you may not. Please comment your perspectives on these topics. Thanks.
Couldn't help but think of this with Lee Priest's sudden hospitalization.
Planning gym time around a weird work schedule is challenging. Overcoming the hurdles of working out at home is difficult. And once you welcome a baby into the equation, preventing your hard-earned physique from becoming a bona fide "dad bod" is virtually impossible.
But consider this: Even if you skip the gym, you can get a great workout in the comfort of your living room with one versatile weight—your child.
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“Creativity is the key to keeping this fun," says Paul Tremblay, a Reebok trainer and owner of CrossFit NCR. "The at-home, father-child workout puts that creative spin on the norm."
Plus, doing a workout at home with your son or daughter is the perfect way to break a sweat, tire out your kid, and avoid the crappy workout DVDs you've been holding onto since 2005.
Here, Tremblay demonstrates the ultimate father-child workout with his son, Felix.
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This workout is designed as a circuit. Do 10 reps of each move back-to-back. That's one circuit. Then repeat the workout from the start for a total of 2–3 rounds (or more) depending upon how much time you have, and how cooperative your child decides to be that day.
Be mindful and cautious about your form and speed. This is your child, so use common sense. And if Junior decides to take a nap in the middle of your circuit, there are plenty more at-home workouts you can do in 20 minutes or less.
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BB fans were just blown away by him and his potential in the 90's, sad seeing his final contest (and hearing Nasser's towel story). But it wasn't genetics, the bigger they are the more potent modern compounds they're taking. And the muscles only respond for so long until they stop and those incredibly high doses are then only effecting parts of the body you absolutely do not want to grow. #Acromegaly #Palumboism. Epic, But pregnant & the decline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Worst & Someone shaved a sasquatch
Hey people! I was interested in what you guys's first encounter/experience was with the sport of Bodybuilding. This could be the first pictures you saw of a pro bodybuilder, the first bodybuilder you saw at your local gym, the first bodybuilding show you saw/visited or for example the first bodybuilding documentary you saw.
For me, I was always very skinny and borderline underweight. I started working at a local supermarket and I came across this guy that worked there. At the time, in my mind, he was build like a Greek God and I was impressed by his physique. I proceeded to ask him how he got so muscular. A few conversations down the road he invited me to train with him at our local gym. I was hooked from that very first training session and now fast forward, 7 years later, I still love bodybuilding!
The Polish Bodyfitness athlete Anna Nawrot became in one of the stars of the 2nd. Ben Weider Legacy Cup celebrated, in its first session, on Saturday 7th in Lahti (Finland).
In a close battle for the gold medal, in the Middle Class (-168 cm), with Spaniard Silvia Guillén; Anna Nawrot won took 2 points of advantage (8 to 10 points) to her main rival and won the first award, with Finnish Hanna Saario (Bronze medal) completing the podium.
In the Super Final, after another close battle against Anna Sofia Pekkarinen (Finland, winner in Short Class) and Connie Slyziut (United Kingdom, winner in Tall Class), the aesthetic Anna Nawrot won the overall title that was presented by IFBB President, Dr. Rafael Santonja and Nordic Fitness Expo Executive, Mrs. Aino-Maja Laurila.
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I’m currently a college student majoring in nutrition at a community college, but I’ve heard from lots of people that nutrition is a hard profession to get into with not very good returns on all the effort it takes and it isn’t very rewarding. Anybody in this sub have any advice for career paths that were good for them, and are enjoyable for someone who is passionate about health, fitness, and bodybuilding?
According to wikipedia (which cites bodybuildingpro.com as its source), Lee Haney's competition weight was 244 lbs, and Phil Heath's was 240. Haney is only two inches taller as well.
However, why does Phil look like a mass monster with a huge gut, but Lee looks very aesthetic, no gut, and smaller? How is Lee heavier than Phil? He doesn't look like he is at all.
So we've seen the return of Kevin Levrone and Flex Wheeler. Which bodybuilding legend will return next? Ronnie Coleman? Jay Cutler?
Believe it or not, but /r/BodyBuilding is a highly well known subreddit. It's easily one of the largest, continually active forums anywhere on the internet today. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself participates in this subreddit and even came to US directly to see what the current flaws are of the IFBB split. I mean, that says a lot. Of all the ways he could do it, such a popular and well known person, he chose to come to US. That is a real honor.
With all of that said, why do we see such a lack of engagement from other IFBB Pros or NPC pros? /r/BodyBuilding has been quoted in well known Fitness magazines. We are in the top Google searches. Our audience reaches all over the world and this is a great platform for pros to use to talk directly to their fans.
Why don't they? Why do they choose to host AMAs on these garbage, barley known websites where maybe 10 people ask questions?
/r/BodyBuilding obviously has a HUGE voice and impact - That is evident from Arnold coming to us and asking us what should be changed.
IMO we should strive to get more IFBB pros and fitness figures to engage with this community.
TLDR: With how popular this sub is, why aren't we seeing more engagement from pros?
I'm not a bodybuilder, just someone interested in health in general. Wikipedia puts one of the risks of sleep apnea as "excessive weight". While to most people, this means accumulating too much fat, could muscle have the same effect?
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Bodyweight exercises are not only simple and convenient, but also a great way to improve strength, balance, and flexibility in one shot. You won’t even need to leave the house to get in a solid workout.
“One of the best parts about bodyweight training is that you don’t need specialized equipment,” says Matt Basso, a personal trainer and president of the New York-based Iron Lotus Personal Training. “It’s a great way to exercise when you’re traveling, or even if you’re too busy to hit the gym.”
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Here are some of Basso’s favorite bodyweight exercises, no gym required. For beginners, he suggests cycling through the exercises (10 reps each) as a circuit, repeating the whole circuit three times. If you’re more experienced, crush the exercises to failure.
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