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Jun 16 2014 10:43pm
Quote (SKCRaynor @ Jun 15 2014 08:26pm)
Hey there,

This is a complicated situation that you have, which is predominantly psychological. Some of the possible solutions include:

1. Psychological assistance, including talking to a therapist
2. Hormone replacement therapy (if prescribed and needed)
3. Diet/Exercise/Sleep modification (depending on your current patterns)
4. Supplementation and alternative treatments


Please provide for me a list of your exact routine, day to day, everything you do, including diet/exercise/job/errands/etc. Also tell me any medical conditions, medications, etc.


Thanks again mate!

I am actually going to try to get more sleep, and I picked up some 5-HTP to see if that will help. My Serotonin could be low. No homo, but seriously mirin!

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Jun 16 2014 11:42pm
Quote (SKCRaynor @ 16 Jun 2014 23:35)
Do you mean smaller, as in less fat? Or smaller as in, overall?

You need a muscular platform to work with first, and as with all exercises the key is constant stress to the point that the muscle fibers tear and ultimately rebuild themselves larger than before.

In the case of abs, you need to beat them down as much as possible with a combination if high rep work, as well as heavy, low rep work. Once you get the abs to the strength level you need, you can taper off and train them only 1-2x per week, with fewer sets and lower intensity to maintain what you have.


smaller as in overall! I know that if I lose fat it will go smaller and I also know it is impossible to lose fat in only one area :p

I mean, I do want my abs/core to be strong and I think it is well proportionned to the rest of my body strength-wise, but I'd like to accentuate the "V" shape and therefore I'd like the waist to be a bit smaller.
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Jun 17 2014 08:12am
Quote (SKCRaynor @ Jun 16 2014 11:39pm)
Interesting method to combine strength lower body with hypertrophy upper body. Let me know how it works out for you. As far as exercises go, you touch most of the bases. Maybe add in some Shrugs and lat/front raises


Thx :)
Also if you would like to know if it works I can tell you in about 3-4months, just lmk
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Jun 17 2014 10:56am
Do you know any way i could get bigger more powerful wrists and hands? My wrists and hands are incredibly small.
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Jun 17 2014 02:44pm
Sup Raynor... just checking in with these sups i'm taking and if everything is OK

I take:

3x GAT Jetfuel every morning after waking up with 30:00 HIIT fasted cardio
2x NOW Super Omega EPA with every meal (3x a day)
2x NOW Adam every day
1x NOW D-3 5,000 IU every day
1x 60g protein Pro Complex shake w/ water after working out
1x 24g protein 100% gold standard Casein w/ water before bed


Is everything okay?
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Jun 17 2014 06:13pm
I'm also having a tough time hitting my macros/calories a day

Roughly:
Yesterday: 1670 cal/187.7 protein/152 carbs/38.7 fat
Today: 1590 cal/185.3 protein/145.2 carbs/38.7 fat

I'm supposed to be getting 2,500 cals a day according to what you've told me... What should I do?

Also for weighing food like chicken do I go by precooked # or weigh after it's cooked?

Thanks
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Jun 17 2014 07:43pm
Quote (Shredded @ Jun 17 2014 12:43am)
Thanks again mate!

I am actually going to try to get more sleep, and I picked up some 5-HTP to see if that will help. My Serotonin could be low. No homo, but seriously mirin!


Good luck to you!
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Jun 17 2014 07:46pm
Quote (Jam @ Jun 17 2014 01:42am)
smaller as in overall! I know that if I lose fat it will go smaller and I also know it is impossible to lose fat in only one area :p

I mean, I do want my abs/core to be strong and I think it is well proportionned to the rest of my body strength-wise, but I'd like to accentuate the "V" shape and therefore I'd like the waist to be a bit smaller.


In that case, continue cutting as usual, and continue training abs as usual. Assuming that you stick to it, you will reach your goals without any incident.
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Jun 17 2014 07:50pm
Quote (Haxjsp @ Jun 17 2014 12:56pm)
Do you know any way i could get bigger more powerful wrists and hands? My wrists and hands are incredibly small.


Technically, you can't really improve your hand and wrist SIZE that dramatically, mostly due to skeletal structure. HOWEVER, you can increase the strength and also increase SOME of the size.


You should be doing grip strength training, which includes:

DB Side Wrist Curls
BB Front and Rear Wrist Curls
DB Twists
Hand Grippers
Cable Wrist Curls


ALSO - you can try to wrap a towel around the handles of dumbbells and barbells, forcing you to use a larger grip. This larger grip will thus effectively use many muscles throughout the hands, wrists, and forearms, continuing to increase their size and strength accordingly.
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Jun 17 2014 07:54pm
Quote (Greet @ Jun 17 2014 04:44pm)
Sup Raynor... just checking in with these sups i'm taking and if everything is OK

I take:

3x GAT Jetfuel every morning after waking up with 30:00 HIIT fasted cardio
2x NOW Super Omega EPA with every meal (3x a day)
2x NOW Adam every day
1x NOW D-3 5,000 IU every day
1x 60g protein Pro Complex shake w/ water after working out
1x 24g protein 100% gold standard Casein w/ water before bed


Is everything okay?


Everything looks great!!!


Quote (Greet @ Jun 17 2014 08:13pm)
I'm also having a tough time hitting my macros/calories a day

Roughly:
Yesterday: 1670 cal/187.7 protein/152 carbs/38.7 fat
Today: 1590 cal/185.3 protein/145.2 carbs/38.7 fat

I'm supposed to be getting 2,500 cals a day according to what you've told me... What should I do?

Also for weighing food like chicken do I go by precooked # or weigh after it's cooked?

Thanks



For the macros, you are going to need to find a creative way to increase your total calories on workout days. You can either try to snack on things throughout the day, or start increasing your overall food quantity at meals. Try throwing in some nuts and/or nut butter, as this will give you an easy bump in calories. Beyond that, you can also try to snack on sliced meats and cheese, beef jerky, hard boiled eggs, granola bars, veggies with olive oil (seasoning as well if you like), or even some whole grain cereal with milk. On a side note about milk, if you are good with lactose, you can also use that to fill in calorie gaps, as it's relatively inexpensive and contains a good ratio of carbs/fats. (Get whole milk if you do)

You weight the chicken AFTER cooking.
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