Ole Gray
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Having the children all grown and on their own really opens up free time for the old coots. :thumb:
2014 Fitness & Nutrition Thread With Coach Beard
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Having the children all grown and on their own really opens up free time for the old coots. :thumb:
trruss1086
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Cottage cheese works too :thumb:
sudseh
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I'll have to try it out. The only time I normally have cottage cheese is in lasagna.
trruss1086
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If you like it, it's great. Tons of protein and fairly low calorie.
Should be noted, that there will be calories to match the protein. And likewise, for the sake of discussion, calories are not the devil.
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I did straight up bro-lifts yesterday and have no shame. I'm adding them in to my weekly schedule to 1) gain a little beach muscle before I cut and 2) variety so I actually feel like going to the gym on Sundays again.
As long as the brolifts don't interfer with your core lifts and recovery, go for it.
Agent Jay
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Well I'm getting back into the workouts tonight. I didn't want the possibility of hurting myself leading up to the Grandaddy, but now that it's over, I'm going to get back at it. I'm going on a cruise with my wife and kids at the end of January, so I want to loose a few pounds before we go. So I have about 6 1/2 weeks to work my tail off.
sudseh
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So I got confused between Cottage and Ricotta. Much dislike for the Cottage cheese. Not sure what it is, but no thanks (tried it Saturday). I'm going to go back to my casein and whole milk. 
6 Packs are made in the kitchen. Building muscle scorches fat. Go to the gym with a plan. Don't wing it. Have fun and take pride, but never be satisfied.
Wicked Cool Bearded Man
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Awesome advice top to bottom
T2GRN18
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Lack of will power is my killer. But I've grown to ginormous proportions. Cans stand this feeling. Not to mention it's not healthy either. Time to buckle down. I'm going to have to get in touch with my quad cities buddy to see what's up. Embarrassed to say 247 is straight up fat ass for me!
Amazing what 5lbs can do. Stalled hard. First squat set and I almost blew an O-ring. It may be time for me to mix up the program. I'm stalling more often than I am used to.
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Easy peasy - as long as you really want it you can do it. Make the choice and stick with it. I'll be glad to help buddy.
I have no advice, but that sucks.
It's alright hawk. I'm going to a new structure. I'm OK with that
I plan on moving to the Texas Method. It is a 3 day program. 1st day is a volume day. 5x5 squats at 90% of 5rm, 5x5 press, 90% 5rm, 1x5 deadlift, 5rm. 2nd day is a light day. Squat is 2x5 @ 80%, Press is 3x5 @ 80%. Then pull ups and back extensions. 3rd day is intensity day. Squats are 1x5 at 5rm. Presses are 1rep at 1rm. Then power cleans at 5x3. There are additional structures over time. A simpler and more concise breakdown from T-Nation by Coach Rip
http://www.t-nation.com/training/texas-method
http://www.t-nation.com/training/texas-method
T2GRN18
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Mostly I just want to take the weight off and get back into a non round shape. Diet will be key in sure. I'm not a weights kind of guy. Thinking about doing a boot camp thing to get me started. I need that group motivation thing for sure.
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Start with diet and supplement with exercise. You can do 20 minutes of interval training on a stationary bike a day and that will be enough (coupled with good diet) to drop lots and lots of pounds. Not a big time investment at all.
I think we are on the same page here Hawkstar - but you are not at a point where you need to worry about this yet. You still have linear progression to make.
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Oh I'm not heading that way any time soon, if ever. I'm going to hit a couple numbers I had in mind and then probably just work on a program to avoid losing these gainz when I go back on a diet. Most likely still a 5x5 or 3x5 - depending on how much volume I can handle in a defecit.
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