Weight lifting + empty stomach = success?

[Anders™]

yeah, i got long arms too. barbell bench press used to give me the same problem in my wrists, so i switched to dumbells with no problems.

I recon dumbbell bench press is a lot better overall since you're also working your stabilizer muscles. You don't press the same amount of weight, but w/e...

[Gabriel]

I recon dumbbell bench press is a lot better overall since you're also working your stabilizer muscles. You don't press the same amount of weight, but w/e...

i've never seen someone putting up a lot of weight on barbell bench with small/weak stabilizer muscles. kind of part of the problem unless you're a powerlifter though, people focus too much on the weight that they're putting up with barbell bench, sacrificing form. not hating on the move at all, if it didn't give me problems id incorporate it more. sometimes i do at an incline.

[edward rey]

if you workout without food, you won't be able to burn calories. so, I don't like that, when people workout their proteins.

[Anders™]

if you workout without food, you won't be able to burn calories.

So, you're saying that body prioritizes your fat instead of muscle?

Blasphemy!

I've been doing this for 2 months now, and it's safe to say that it's working.

[Gabriel]

Another pretty good tasting idea:



Honey and Almond granola cereal, with half a chopped up banana and added vanilla casein protein powder.

Altogether about 375 calories, 45-50 grams of carbs, 5 grams of fat, 17 grams of protein(including the 5-ish grams found in the skim milk i used).

To make it better, have it alongside a whey protein shake in the morning, which I do. Sometimes after work too, before taking a nap.

Another 'secret' is using coconut oil on a lot of stuff... white chicken breast + rice + coconut oil makes it moist and not so bland. Olive oil i use more for beef... but you can use coconut oil there too. The fat in either helps you lose weight.

[Anders™]

Another pretty good tasting idea:



Honey and Almond granola cereal, with half a chopped up banana and added vanilla casein protein powder.

Altogether about 375 calories, 45-50 grams of carbs, 5 grams of fat, 17 grams of protein(including the 5-ish grams found in the skim milk i used).

To make it better, have it alongside a whey protein shake in the morning, which I do. Sometimes after work too, before taking a nap.

Another 'secret' is using coconut oil on a lot of stuff... white chicken breast + rice + coconut oil makes it moist and not so bland. Olive oil i use more for beef... but you can use coconut oil there too. The fat in either helps you lose weight.

I'll be trying this.

Good info.

[Gabriel]

whole wheat bagel + two table spoons of peanut butter + a whey shake with skim milk is another super easy option for all your healthy fats, carbs, and protein as well.

should probably just make a diet recipes thread that has all these things. everything ive said so far literally takes less than ten minutes and is super cheap...

[Anders™]

Update on this here weight lifting.

Still works wonders training on a fasted stomach. I've divided chest and tricep to their own seperate days, that way I can really focus on going max seeing as my triceps are ****ing annihilated after doing the dumbbell bench press excersise which I do mainly for the chest.

Feels better, too.

[Gabriel]

Update on this here weight lifting.

Still works wonders training on a fasted stomach. I've divided chest and tricep to their own seperate days, that way I can really focus on going max seeing as my triceps are ****ing annihilated after doing the dumbbell bench press excersise which I do mainly for the chest.

Feels better, too.

most bb's dont lock out on bench(barbell or dumbbell) for that reason

[GRE3N]

I hate doing any sort of physical exercise on a full stomach. Empty maybe not the best, as I dont want to be hungry. But plenty of liquids usually hits the spot. I guess it depends on what you are doing and energy requirements.