You need a spotter/partner to help you do negatives...that is the only effective way to break through a plateau. If you fail at 225 for 1 rep lets say....have a spotter load up 265 and force 2-3 reps out on it. Do many many forced reps...at least once a week for that muscle group....and eventually you will tear down the walls.

you want to look like mariusz pudzianowski? don't we all.

it will. cardio when you are a hard gainer....is HORRIBLE. do NOT do cardio if you have a problem gaining weight...that's asking for muscle catabolism right there.

you need to get on a daily routine at home...

try this one:

5 sets of pushups (varying hand positions and go until failure each time)
5 sets of situps or crunches (until failure)
5 sets of pullups (until failure)
5 sets of deep squats with just bodyweight (until failure)

30 mins of swimming/biking
and
30 mins of jogging/skating/sports

total of about 1:30:00 / day

yes.

try GAT Jet Fuel for focus, try ginko biloba and Arginine+Ornithine for memory support, try NOW! Adam multivitamin for full spectrum support.

Also things to consider...the brain responds well to cholesterol and glucose. The more cholesterol and sugar you feed the body, the more the brain loves it (within reason)...don't go overboard...the brain might be a sweettooth...but your body might not like it ;-)

lastly...try cognitive exercises each day...google this.

hey there...GREAT QUESTIONS!!!

BCAA's eliminate that and are one of the MOST critical supplements I recommend to people on cutting (and bulking to a lesser degree).

Take 2-3g BCAA every 45 mins during and 2-3g BCAA before/after training each day for a 200 lb man. I recommend Optimum BCAA caps for functionality and price....or controlled labs purple wrath for flavor and content. Purple wrath is really overpriced...but a good product overall if you want your bcaa's digested much faster.

BCAA's in enough quantity prevent atrophe and help increase lean muscle mass.

edit:

also don't forget...take plenty of water with ur bcaa caps.

This post was edited by SKCRaynor on Dec 19 2009 03:06pm

Jw, in the last post you said take 2-3g BCAA every 45 mins during, like during cardio or throughout the day? and just 2-3g after workout? Also, what about b4 bed and after waking up? How much? or should you take it? (Same question with Glutamine)

Also, I'm not flexible, on leg curls I don't make it far enough, I don't get low enough on squats, so my question is do you know anything or any stretches or exercises I could do b4 bed or once i wake up to make more more flexible?

so i need some help on something..

You see, i thought glas was a solid, but then some told me it was a liquid and that i moved super slowly.

Now iz confuzed

BCAA complete guide.

5g upon waking
2-3 g between meals
2-3g before exercise
2-3g every 45 mins during exercise
2-3g after exercise
5g before bed

this is the OPTIMAL usage for BCAA's


for Glutamine, try to just add 5g to your post workout shake, and your pre-bedtime shake/meal.


for flexibility exercises the best bet is to just stretch in the position you are trying to improve and do it for extended periods of time gradually improving range of motion and flexibility.

also you can try pilates/yoga if you are an adventurous type

Please don't hijack/abuse/waste this thread.

This is far from a fitness related question, however, I will answer this question on a one time basis being that I actually know quite a bit about the topic.

Glass is classified as a "Solid." but in scientific technicality is neither solid NOR a liquid.

Glass starts as a highly viscous liquid that is super-cooled to achieve a solid state...however it never genuinely becomes a solid, nor does it remain a liquid.

As a result, for practical purposes, glass in its blown and cooled staged is a SOLID for real world application, but can be scientifically classified as neither liquid or solid, but more of an amorphous solid or highly viscous supercooled liquid.