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Articles and Vids

mikehuan — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:21:02 +0800

Share articles or vids you think would help others.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_articl...om_suck_to_sick

Greg Plitt Keeping the Fire Alive 5

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Gorgeous Fitness

mikehuan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:02:01 +0800

planning to join the klang branch in the next few days. anything i should know beforehand? any negative comments etc etc..

Read Before Posting or Starting A New Thread!

mikehuan — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:45:03 +0800

I guess a lot of the regs are kinda tired answering the same thing over and over again, so lets compile them into a FYI thread so we dont have to repeat ourselves. Would be a good info to compile anyways. Anyone who wants to contribute so i can summarize it in a one thread can PM me to keep the thread clean or just post it and i'll compile it in the first post.

1. Gaining or losing weight is not dependant on what supplement you take, mainly mass gainers. To gain weight, you need to have a caloric SURPLUS while to lose weight its caloric DEFICIT. Google the terms if you dont understand. Consuming mass gainers once a day and expecting to gain weight while you're not eating enough is just plain wasting money. So is taking fat burners and not training.

2. Creatine does not shrink your balls. Nor is it steroids.

3. There are no BEST brand in the market. Most brands offer mainly the same ingredients. Its really up to you to choose what is value for money and the taste of any particular supplement. For reviews, click here. For info on how to get the supplements you want, there are a lot of online sellers out there that sells them. If you dont trust online sellers you can get them from either egonutritions or GNC. For online seller reviews, click here

4. There are no BEST workout routine out there. If that was the case everyone would be doing the same thing. Find a routine that fits your timetable and your goals. For sample workouts you can copy the workout routines that the regulars are currently doing here, or read the stickied thread here

5. READ THE STICKIED THREADS BEFORE POSTING ANY QUESTIONS. Seriously. Read. Every. One. Chances are the answers you want, or more can be found there. If you are a beginner just starting out weights please read the whole thing twice.

6. If you're overweight, cut first. If you're underweight, bulk first. If you're just starting out, dont worry about either one, get your training routine right and it will come naturally.

7. Supplements are meant exactly that, to supplement. You don't actually NEED supplements in order to grow. Eat, Train, Sleep, Repeat. Only buy supplements when you know EXACTLY what it does, what does it contain, and if it fits into your dietary needs. Read reviews of whatever supplement you want to get before actually getting them.

8. Dont boast your poundages if you are not prepared to provide proof. Its the internet anyone can say anything. Back it up and you'll get respect.

9. Generally,
1-5 reps = strength
5-8 reps = mass
8-12 reps = hypertrophy.
8-16 working sets per bodypart per week, not including warm ups.
However this is a very rough guide. Tons of workout programs out there. Its up to you to follow which one. Try to stick to a program for at least a few months.

10. Bodybuilding is all about training, rest, and nutrition. If you're not growing, chances are one or more of these 3 factors are the culprit.

11. Having visible abs is all about your DIET. No amount of crunches or sit ups you do would do you any good. Get your bodyfat to around 10% and you would see them

12. It is against the forum rules to discuss about steroids and its usage.

okay thats all i got for now. Other members PLEASE contribute, thanks

Gathering!

mikehuan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:01:58 +0800

Lets not clutter the progress pic thread shall we lol.

Tentatively;

Date: Saturday, 24/03/2012

Time: 4pm
Venue: midvalley, coffeebean infront of cold storage

AGENDA:
-Bodybuilding is Awesome! talk by Darklight79.
-Shisha demonstration by pedro
-Shisha competition

Bodybuilding Articles

mikehuan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:34:32 +0800

think its high time to compile a article base. too many good articles posted in bodybuilding thread ends up getting lost with the many posts there. for those who contribute please put a link to the source as well..

Better Back by Dorian Yates. (this article made me change and tweak my back days. when DY talks about lats, you listen and listen GOOD)

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Are You Ignorant When it Comes to the Deadlift?
by Mark Rippetoe – 12/06/2011
T-Nation Article

Ending 2011 STRONG

mikehuan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:04:41 +0800

just expanding this to everyone here;

statickinetic suggested we do a PR on any lift by end of december, to end the year strong, so to speak (pun intended, lol)

anyone who is interested should input your lift, your current max poundage and target poundages to achieve. all lifts once achieved must be accompanied by video proof of said lift. i'll let dan and static post their goals themselves and i'll start with mine:

DB Incline/Flat Bench Press
Previous: 94lbs (ROM is doubtful)
Goal: 100lbs (45kg, rounded up)
Bonus: 1 rep 104lbs

No prizes, and no punishment for succeeding or failing. ITS ALL YOU BRAH!

CONSOLIDATED LIST
Mikehuan
Incline DB Press: 94lbs
Goal: 100lbs - COMPLETED 45kg (99lbs)x4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC13dtTm8vM

-Dan
Front squats: 100kg
Goal:110kg - COMPLETED 110kg x 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptnH9eOiOpk

Statikinetic
BB Bench Press
Previous: 205 lbs, 1 rep max
Goal: 225 lbs

Aztec
Bench Press
current: 86kg
target: 90kg - set another one i'll edit it in lol.

Deadlift:115kg
target: 120kg

squat: 73kg
target:80kg

JonYeap
Smith machine flat bench press: 40kg
target: 45kg

Smith machine shoulder press
Target: 30kg *Jon is this right? 30kg is your target or goal?

shiloong7081
Deadlift
Target: 265lbs

Squat
Target: 240lbs

Bench
Target: 135lbs

OHP
Target: 100lbs

Power clean
Target: 115lbs

ChinHong86
Bench Press : 70kg 8 reps
Goal: 100kg 6 reps

dumbell press: 26kg 8 reps
Goal: 35kg 6 reps

chin up: none
goal: 5 reps

Leg press: 200kg 8 reps
Goal: 240kg 6 reps - COMPLETED 260kg PR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBXFtgivZFU

BB shoulder press: 40kg 8 reps
Goal: 60kg 6 reps

Darklight79
Bench: 355lbs

Shoulder press
Goal: 250lbs

Hammer Mts squat (lower back still recovering free weight squats forever out of picture)
Goal: whole stack

Barbell bicep curl
Goal: 70kg

Dips for triceps
Goal: bw + 160lbs

Hammer chin ups
Goal: bw + 80kg

bkfeng89
Deadlift: 115kg 1RM
target: 125kg

Squat: 90kg 1RM
target: 100kg

the_torch
bench: 135 lbs X 6
Goal: 155lbs

squat: 220 lbs X 6
Goal: 240lbs

Deadlift: 250 lbs X 6
Goal: 270lbs

Dips: BW + 40lbs
Goal: BW + 60lbs

Razorboy
Bench: 70kg
Goal: 90kg

military press: 60kg
Goal: 80kg

Squats: 100kg
Goal: 140

Deadlifts: 125kg
Goal: 150kg

all successful lifts -must- have video or shall not be acknowledged. once you submit your video here i'll put a link at the list and...color it red or something to show you have successfully done it. happy lifting!

All the small things

mikehuan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:51:31 +0800

The itty bitty tips we should know about bodybuilding and weightlifting in general

In the gym:
1. DO NOT start chatting with someone doing a set or preparing to. unless you want a dumbbell thrown at you
2. Save the small talk for after workouts, or outside the gym. Rest periods are usually 1-3 mins between sets so keep your chatter to a minimal
3. Dont slam the db's down. You'll look more badass if you put them back on the rack without a sound. You look like a tard slamming down 20lbs DB's. Really.
4. Keep back the plates and rack DB's back. Doesnt matter if no one else does it. Lead by example.

General tips
1. Rinse and clean your shaker bottle and leave the cap open so it wont smell
2. Wear non compressible shoes (ie skater shoes) when doing deads/squats.
3. Good form is always, ALWAYS, better than using heavier weights.

Feel free to add in, guys.

Bodybuilding routines

mikehuan — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:22:26 +0800

Noticed that there are a lot of the posters have their routines posted here and there. Let's consolidate them to a thread shall we? Please contribute your routines along with exercises, sets and reps done and why you're doing it that way. Will write my current gvt and normal routine once I get back from work. Sucks to write on a phone.

DL's pinned thread only has four routines, and it was five years ago. Maybe we can add more info to that for the beginners asking for a routine

Motivational Vids

mikehuan — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:49:22 +0800

[YOUTUBE]kd7mNx7tWZ0[/YOUTUBE]

Challenges

mikehuan — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:51:29 +0800

Okay heres something i got from another site, which strikes me to be quite a good idea. worth trying it here to see if it flies. anyone can post up a challenge in this thread that is related to strength or BB'ing feats (no i dont mean b-boys). However, the poster -must- have a video of himself doing the same challenge else its not accepted. Lets keep the challenges at somewhere above what an average person can do, shall we? (ie, would consider pull ups to be something not everyone can do)

if the challenge involves weights, count the weight against your own BW, for example a 200lbs dude benching 300lbs the challenge would be to bench BW + 50%.

Sort of like playing horse basketball, if anyone knows what it means heh. Just copy whatever the person is doing. (recalls back the crazy 360 crossover layup attempts )

I'll start off with a video of 50 consecutive push ups later on when im doing my "cardio" at the local park.

edit:
to kick start the thread. no im not looking for a form check on push ups. i dont do these often, and dont plan to do it any other way.

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One Liner Facts and Advice

mikehuan — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:21:17 +0800

As per topic. I'll edit this post to summarize the thread. Please share your knowledge!

I'll start..

Facts:
- Taking whey protein doesnt mean you'll grow. Not taking whey protein doesnt mean you'll not grow.
- No pain no gain
- Lift Heavy!
- Eat More, my girlfriend eats more than you
- Focus On Compound Exercises.
- Make sure u sleep enough, bodybuilding = recovery = bodybuilding
- Muscles are built outside the gym

Advises:
- The best activities for your health are pumping and humping
- Consistency and Variations are 2 contradictions that you must practice in training
- Don't post an e-stat on forums and expect people to believe you without proof of video/pics. Grow up.
- Same like girls, we don't have good day everyday (LOL)
- Pick up after yourself at the gym, wipe the bench, rerack DB's, keep away weights once you're done with them.
- Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going. stick to your routines!

General quotes on weightlifting and life:
- try and you may not fail, dont try you already fail
- If the only tool at your disposal is a hammer, treat everything like a nail
- With muscles, as with everything else, in union there is strength
- if you fail to plan, you plan to fail
- Impatiently rushing produces no result
- If you can't make it good, at least made it look good
- Iron never lies to you
- Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
- If you THINK you are tired, you are NOT. You KNOW when you are really tired.
- In the gym, the only person you need to beat is yourself.
- Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weights

Public Perception of Bodybuilders

mikehuan — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:17:39 +0800

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQGzlWgGxPw...player_embedded

thoughts?
i fail at linking youtubes to this forums. someone mind sharing how to do it?

Mixing up volume and strength routines

mikehuan — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:17:59 +0800

hey guys, made a new topic to hopefully get some concrete answers. need your wisdom in this scenario.
atm im basically doing a simple routine, no program whatsoever but kind of adhering to strength gains for now. here's a sample using incline db press as of last week;

workout A
50lbs x 12 - warm up
60lbs x 10
72lbs x 8 (till failure)
83lbs x 5 (till failure)

it has given me good results so far, increased 10lbs poundage over the last month or so. now im planning to alternate some sort of volume training using maybe 90% of my 5RM max sort of like this;

workout B
50lbs x 12 - warm up
60lbs x 12
72lbs x 12
72lbs x (till failure)
72lbs x (till failure)

i doubt i would be able to achieve 12 reps on all the 70lbs lifts, but nevertheless i would be training until i reach 12 reps for all the sets. my question is would it be a good idea for me to alternate workout A and workout B every week?

Bench Press

mikehuan — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:47:23 +0800

Now I've kinda learning the powerlifting way to bench press, somewhat like this Dave Tate Bench Press Cure

my question is; is this a proper way for isolating the chest? going on a new routine where bench presses would be the primary chest exercise, after DB presses. anyone else benches this way?

Gym Etiquette

mikehuan — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:05:46 +0800

Saw this topic on T-Nation forums and realised we dont have one here. i'll edit this post and compile your contributions into a list so everyone can learn not to be a d*** at the gym without realising it.

mine are:
1. occupying more than one bench/station at any given time, but if you're willing to share and wait for your turn, then its fine.

2. throwing down <70lbs db's with force at an obvious attempt to get attention on how awesome you are

3. talking shop while sitting on benches and taking up space in the free weight area. its already crowded as it is.

4. resting between sets for more than 5 mins sitting down at the HS machines, staring into space/on the phone/watching everyone else and when asked how many more sets, says x amount and immediately starts the set. were you actually waiting for me to start you off?

5. resting the short barbells on the benches instead of the floor. do the bars really need cushioning, and are you that lazy to lift it bar off the floor instead?

i'll think of more later.

Nice youtube videos to watch pre/post workout

mikehuan — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:49:48 +0800

Run Devil Run
Gee
MV Gee <-- i like

Your "Must" Have Exercises

mikehuan — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:12:34 +0800

which exercises you MUST include in your routine? Just asking out of curiosity.
for me its:

incline db press
seated shoulder presses
squats (started maybe 2 months ago, hate it but i like the results)
deadlifts (also started 2 months ago)
bench press
and the 1x10 set of BW pullups and tricep dips every time i step into the gym. sort of like a warmup routine.

mikehuan's Workout Journal

mikehuan — Sat, 08 May 2010 01:23:54 +0800

Hi to all LYN Forum members! I've read through some of your workout journals and realised its really a good motivation to post and maybe hear some advice and criticism from you guys. So without further ado, here it goes:

Height: 176cm

Goals and Objectives:
- Reach 80kg's (Bodyweight) while having prominent abs (+- 10% BF)

Tanita Body Composition Analyzer:

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Summary

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Weight:

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Routine (Started February 2011)

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New Routine, German Volume Training (GVT) Starting 26/09/2011 ended 25/10/2011.
Long story short, was a great volume wise but you simply cant use it for too long. Weights used are too light, for me anyways

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Supplements:

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Progress Pictures:

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Videos
Mikehuan's Youtube Channel

<Amitofo> Recruitment

mikehuan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:50:05 +0800

We are a Singaporean/Malaysian Horde side guild raiding on Oceanic timings (+8 GMT, 5am server time).
Our current progression stands at 4/6 Sunwell Plateau.

As for now, we need committed and skilled gamers to help bolster our ranks for progression thru Sunwell Plateau.

-closed-

Potential applicants are expected to meet the below requirements:
- Committed for raids with good attendance (we raid 4 to 5 days a week)
- Well prepared for raid encounters (knowledge of boss fights, flasks/pots, food, etc)
- Appropriately geared for progression encounters (2.4 badge/T6)
- Good knowledge of class and game mechanics

Please make an application at http://www.amtf-guild.net if you are interested and feel that you are able to meet the requirements

Updated Sept 9th 2008

edit: Recruitment closed.

Enhancement Shamans

mikehuan — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:48:06 +0800

Anyone here plays enhance for raids? Would like to have a nice discussion regarding gears and whatnot, especially playing with our asian ms =/