masonk

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I'm a software engineer.

I started training with weights seriously about three years ago when my coworkers got me into CrossFit. Before that I'd been seriously into yoga.

I am by no means an expert but I am continually educating myself on fitness, and training myself. My ideal physique is strong and "functional". I want it all: strength, power, speed, and endurance. The only sport I play is tennis.

BW: 173lbs Bodyfat: ~13-14%

Current best lifts as of Dec. 2012 (in pounds):

315 back squat (ass to grass)
385 deadlift
145 shoulder press
145 overhead squat
225 squat clean
14 strict pullups

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Jan 27	comment	How should I breathe when lifting? That's not the Valsalva maneuver. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsalva_maneuver
Jan 25	comment	Can you overtrain? +1 for the links. I didn't know that overtraining was a controversial topic. The next time I hit a "dark time", I will try powering through instead of backing off.
Jan 25	comment	Is it necessary to do flat, incline and decline flys? @Doc Training six hours per day is not even close to the same thing as doing a single workout session that spans six hours of work sets. Also, in general, what the best strength athletes in the world are doing at the peak of their conditioning is basically irrelevant to what novice and intermediate lifters do.
Jan 25	comment	On a 3x5 program, can I do 4x5 or 5x5 if I'm able to? It's your vote, do what you want with it. That's a Rip quote though.
Jan 24	comment	Why do deadlifts make my obliques sore? Grats on the PR! I just hit one today. And yes I am going to be sore everywhere tomorrow. I don't know what specifically about the deadlift works obliques.
Jan 24	comment	How do I do a proper situp? A GHD, or "Glute Ham Developer" is a bench that allows you to anchor your feet and cantilever your body horizontally. Here's a vide of a guy using a such a machine to do a GHD situp. youtube.com/watch?v=pMS2dU0FuPk
Jan 24	comment	Can I cycle or run with shoulder niggles? You most likely have trigger point in your supraspinatus on the side with the messed up shoulder. I've fixed several biker's shoulder issues by massaging those trigger points.
Jan 23	comment	How do I do a proper situp? Agree. These exercises do major work on the abdominals: front squats, pullups (with stabilized body), front lever, toes to bar, knees to elbow, GHD benchpress, GHD situps, jerks, and overhead squats. The abs should be worked isometrically.
Jan 23	comment	Can I gain weight in a healthy way without any strength training? This is just wrong information. If you don't train then the only kind of weight you can gain is fat.
Jan 21	comment	Bodyweight exercise for traps Deadlifts. Just kidding. But not really.
Jan 21	comment	What is the simplest way to measure strength? You covered everything! Nice
Jan 18	comment	effect of masturbation on gym workout to gain muscle That's amusing. The best, and most important, answer that I've made on this site is the only one that's been downvoted. Why?
Jan 18	comment	effect of masturbation on gym workout to gain muscle Yes. Go find your own sources.
Jan 18	comment	effect of masturbation on gym workout to gain muscle T is well-known to raise lean mass gains.
Jan 18	comment	effect of masturbation on gym workout to gain muscle I can't get full text on 4. 5 is terrible study as well. It uses a survey followed by a single T assay to correlate sexual activity with high T. But there are many cofounding factors here. For one, people with naturally high T are probably more likely to have a lot of sex or masturbate. This doesn't mean masturbation raises T, which is the unfortunate conclusion that the authors have drawn.
Jan 18	comment	effect of masturbation on gym workout to gain muscle This is incorrect. Links 2 and 3 above are not peer reviewed journals and don't properly cite any peer reviewed articles either, but three describes a study that only looked 10 hours past an orgasm event.
Jan 18	comment	Cutting phase: indicators for muscle loss Done! Go vote me up :)
Jan 17	comment	Cutting phase: indicators for muscle loss That's all BS. Debunk incoming when I get home. @informaficker
Jan 17	comment	Cutting phase: indicators for muscle loss Don't knock it till you've tried it :)
Jan 15	comment	Building a first-time workout based on my lifestyle I think my questions explain my downvote. He is not a unique snowflake with special fitness needs. You can't go five clicks on this site or any other fitness site without finding exactly the information he's looking for.