Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

[Hojicha]

Godly supplement. I take 6g daily and will forever and ever

what do you feel it does for you, personally

 

[The Stranger]

what do you feel it does for you, personally

Literally makes me stronger and recover faster between sets. It's a no-brainer for anyone who goes to the gym and even has evidence of mental benefits for people that don't.

 

[mars]

I take about 20g a day but that's for the cognitive benefits. Lower doses are fine for weightlifting and exercise related benefits. For weightlifting I definitely notice my muscles are way more full, I can feel them better when doing movements and I seem to get an extra rep or so out of my exercises. I've been taking it for a long time though so I can't really do direct comparisons.

 

[Troon Petty and the 41ers]

TBH I started with creatine around the same time I began taking a much more methodical approach to health in general, so it's hard to attribute any one thing to it, but it's cheap and I haven't gotten worse at anything so I stick with it.

 

[ESPer]

what do you feel it does for you, personally

The biggest change I noticed was how consistent my gains became compared to not using it.
Now I don't randomly drop down weight sometimes, or feel fatigue for no apparent reason ( especially if I've done cardio recently )
And then there's a few minor benefits like helping with sleep deprivation

 

[DSP's Tax Lawyer]

Me benching 380 but getting winded walking to the bathroom.

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Solid leg drive

 

[McKennai]

I'm so sick of this protein trend where everyone believes it's the miracle nutrient. This shit is why we have fucking protein Cheerios and protein Doritos lmao..

Local gym of mine just shills a brand (based within the same country) that touts Vegan and other unsubstantiated claims all while shoving down ingredients like sucralose in their product lineup.
Doing a bit of background check revealed they're operating from a residential house, which just screams drop shipping w/ custom packaging.

Yeah, I have the opposite issue with protein related mixes. Whey is fine and so is dairy but I REFUSE to use the artificial sweetener ones because it makes me have diahrrea.

Eu wide (digged within pages of slop) only seitenbacher came up with less cancerous ingredients or the usual whey in dairy at local grocery stores that's pretty bland. It's pretty dire imo

Spoiler: Banana Protein Shake Ingredients

Protein mix ( milk protein, L-glutamine), banana powder, skimmed milk powder, citrus fiber, natural flavoring, turmeric, sweetener: stevia, sea salt.

Cheese is a GODLY cheat code for adding more protein easily

Only if you're also on a bind with lipids, usually never seem to be able to fit it alongside other foods except on odd occasions.

 

[Hojicha]

Eu wide (digged within pages of slop) only seitenbacher came up with less cancerous ingredients or the usual whey in dairy at local grocery stores that's pretty bland. It's pretty dire imo

Aren't they making it a law you guys can't buy bread without folic acid added soon???

 

[McKennai]

Aren't they making it a law you guys can't buy bread without folic acid added soon???

Ain't kraut , but a quick lookup shows that US/UK/NZ/CAN/AUS already have similar mandates/regulations as well so idk.

 

[mars]

I got a fitbit air and it's interesting to see how my heart rate climbs during lifts. Nothing I can with the information, just interesting to see how different lifts spike it and how it drifts higher over the course of a workout.

 

[Anime Waifu NFT collector]

I got a fitbit air and it's interesting to see how my heart rate climbs during lifts. Nothing I can with the information, just interesting to see how different lifts spike it and how it drifts higher over the course of a workout.

I only used my smartwatch to count steps, if you walk a lot in a day it's nice to see the amount.

 

[The Stranger]

I got a fitbit air and it's interesting to see how my heart rate climbs during lifts. Nothing I can with the information, just interesting to see how different lifts spike it and how it drifts higher over the course of a workout.

How high does your heart rate get during squats and deadlifts? I've always been curious what mine gets up to during those because them and hip thrusts gas me the fuck out

 

[Billy Beeple]

I got a fitbit air and it's interesting to see how my heart rate climbs during lifts. Nothing I can with the information, just interesting to see how different lifts spike it and how it drifts higher over the course of a workout.

I like being able to count the heart rate spikes when I'm second-guessing how many sets I did.

 

[mars]

How high does your heart rate get during squats and deadlifts? I've always been curious what mine gets up to during those because them and hip thrusts gas me the fuck out

Highest so far was a spike during a PR for RDLs at 171 BPM. Resting is 73 for comparison.

 

[Swine Schwein]

Just did RDLs today and wondered about my heart rate as well, it always fucks me up a bit and I dread doing that shit. Some cardio might help, of course, but still.

 

[DSP's Tax Lawyer]

So mad right now. I have been doing extra hamstring work to strengthen that up while on my cut. Finally got to a weight where I felt that I could sprint again. First sprint workout, my hamstring cramps up and its been hurting for a week straight. Doesn't hurt to lift at all but the second I start running, it flairs up

 

[grasshoppermustard]

Yeah, I got fitbit air too, been using it around 3 weeks now, got for tracking HR during lifting, and trying to track sleep to sort my insomnia. For example, here is today's leg day, not sure how accurate the calories are but to keep my HR up I move around between sets, and the 2nd image is from back/arm day, again I keep it moving between sets to maintain a high HR.

I've been training a decade though, so if I just sit and fuck with my phone, my HR is back to 50-60.

 

[Legalize Asbestos]

Fag Month is a lot quieter this year in leafland compared to prior years, but I go to government gyms headed by government lackies; so the gym music is currently Lady Gaga 'n Simon & Garfunkle instead of CCR and Dire Straits. I'm too 'tistic for headphones while working out, so I've just been suffering through the gayest music one could possibly pump iron to, and my gains have been flat-lined by this state-mandated psychosexual sonic assault for sure.

 

[Swine Schwein]

CCR and Dire Straits

My nigga

 

[The Stranger]

I live in a pretty rural area and have been driving half an hour to a commercial gym (which is mostly a country club for geriatrics, but they have a decent facility). But now a dedicated bodybuilding gym opened up ten minutes from me. It's a little building in the middle of an industrial lot, bunch of old-school machines, iron plates, etc. I went there today to sign up and immediately struck up conversation with a dude who had vascularity in both biceps and a guy wearing a pump cover. I'm so fucking excited, bros. This shit feels like home.