Official Dids Gym Thread

[kyleb]

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Personally, I'd like to see a powerlifter-type Dids at the end of all this.

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Knowing Dids irl, this would be absolutely ludicrous.

And awesome.

[Dids]

I'm not a powerlifter. However, given the way I've put on muscle when I've lifted in the past, if I just keep this up, I should be reasonably bulked up. I've got a pretty wide, stocky frame.

My goal is 200.

[SmileyEH]

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I'm not a powerlifter. However, given the way I've put on muscle when I've lifted in the past, if I just keep this up, I should be reasonably bulked up. I've got a pretty wide, stocky frame.


My goal is for the ability to tear annoying bus passengers in half

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fyp

[kyleb]

Smiley,

He drives now!

[Dids]

I still take the bus every morning though, but the only think I want to tear apart is this one girl's ass.

[J.Brown]

Dids,

great job man, keep it up!

a couple questions, sorry if they have been asked before.

were you always a "big guy"?
what motivated and started the changes?
did you start a million times and quit?
what was different this time?
what is one simple pleasure you get from getting smaller?
is there one activity that you can do now that you couldn't do before?
is there an activity that you want to do, but can't yet?
do complements and people noticing your transformation fuel you or is it most self motivation?

just really curious and think it is awesome!!

thanks. J.

btw i have had to lose weight before, but not to this extent, that is part of the reason for all the questions.
i went pound for pound in gaining with my wife when she was pregnant, she was back to normal in 10 days after the baby. seriously, me not so much. lol. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

[Dids]

So based on everybody's suggestions:

Yesterday I did a 5 minute warm up on the bike, then lifted, then did the cardio and there was a noticeable difference. Mos def making this change.

I also moved some lifts around per your suggestion, this will be in place starting today with a legs and abs day.

Legs and Abs:
Leg Sled
Calf Press
Leg Extension
Leg Curl
Adductor
Ab Crunch

Back and Biceps:
Row
Lat Pull
Back Extension
Torso Rotation
Pullover
Rear Fly
Biceps

Chest and Triceps:
Chest Press
Triceps
Shoulder Press
Lat Raise
Fly
Pullover

Does everything seem correctly placed? I'm wondering if maybe Torso should be on the Abs workout and if Pullover might make more sense with Back. However, if they fit in either place, I like them where they are just in terms of a balance of time.

I'm also going to be getting some protein powder to use as shake at work in the morning in place of the toast.

[thirddan]

hey dids,

the first thing i noticed was that some of your exercises seem to be in a strange order...you should do compound exercises before isolation exercises...
so for your chest you are doing chest press (compound) then tricep (iso) then should press (compound) then some others then pullover (compound)...do all your compounds first, they will hit all your smaller muscle groups like triceps and biceps...if you do iso lifts in between then you won't have the energy/strength to do your compound movements which are way more important...

[nation]

dids, how tall are you?

[stabn]

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dids, how tall are you?

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5'8 or 5'9 iirc.