Official Meatheads Thread

[97TurboDSM]

im 5'8" 162 now ~12% body fat. i'd like to be around 170lbs <10% body fat. gonna be tough though, i'll prolly have to just gain like crazy and deal with some fat then do a hard cut to get where i wanna be. just had a rest week and i feel great this week. week 5 of a 12 week program so hopefully i'll start to gain now.

[mrchariybrown]

Originally Posted by subwrxkid

I think I wanna be 185-190 total, only 30lbs more to go.

I think I want to stay my weight.. being big doesn't look good on me

I really want to lose another 3/4 inch on my waist though.. and definitely at least an inch on my thighs

[D Money]

you want that "V" don't you. haha

I just want a huge ****ing chest, shoulders, and back lol

[poisonivory]

let me run this by you guys....i had a serious arm injury in 2001 (snapped both wrists like #2 pencils in a very bad fall). I find that when trying to bench decent weight my wrists give out. Standard push ups even gave me problems, so I invested in push-up handles to take some stress off the wrists. This helped a lot. I can do dips, but not a full set before at least one of my wrists goes weak.

what kind of stuff can I do for chest to make up for not being able to lift decent weight? If I bench, normally by the end of set #2 my wrists can't take it anymore. My chest is one of my desired areas, so If possible I'd like to figure out something. I do pushups, but I'd have to do 100+ push ups a day to see any kind of decent result. lol

[97TurboDSM]

yea charlie you has needing a wider back. i <3 my back/shoulders

[D Money]

use the smith machine, it doesnt really put that much stress on your arms lol.

[97TurboDSM]

Originally Posted by poisonivory

let me run this by you guys....i had a serious arm injury in 2001 (snapped both wrists like #2 pencils in a very bad fall). I find that when trying to bench decent weight my wrists give out. Standard push ups even gave me problems, so I invested in push-up handles to take some stress off the wrists. This helped a lot. I can do dips, but not a full set before at least one of my wrists goes weak.

what kind of stuff can I do for chest to make up for not being able to lift decent weight? If I bench, normally by the end of set #2 my wrists can't take it anymore. My chest is one of my desired areas, so If possible I'd like to figure out something. I do pushups, but I'd have to do 100+ push ups a day to see any kind of decent result. lol

do machine flies. like with your arms bent squeezing your elbows together. great chest workout and wont stress your wrists

[mrchariybrown]

Originally Posted by subwrxkid

you want that "V" don't you. haha

I just want a huge ****ing chest, shoulders, and back lol

a little bit.. I kind of like the size of my back at the moment.. just need a tinyyyy more size. as you can tell I don't want to look really big at all

Originally Posted by poisonivory

let me run this by you guys....i had a serious arm injury in 2001 (snapped both wrists like #2 pencils in a very bad fall). I find that when trying to bench decent weight my wrists give out. Standard push ups even gave me problems, so I invested in push-up handles to take some stress off the wrists. This helped a lot. I can do dips, but not a full set before at least one of my wrists goes weak.

what kind of stuff can I do for chest to make up for not being able to lift decent weight? If I bench, normally by the end of set #2 my wrists can't take it anymore. My chest is one of my desired areas, so If possible I'd like to figure out something. I do pushups, but I'd have to do 100+ push ups a day to see any kind of decent result. lol

have you tried wrist wraps? I actually had a arm/wrist injury when I was younger so it bothers me whenever I don't use wraps..

[SovXietday]

Originally Posted by mrchariybrown

I had the exact problem when I was younger.. I'm 5'10-5'11" and used to weigh 130-135 pounds because I didn't eat enough.. but after I put my mind to it it only took me a year or so to reach 170 and a little after that to reach 196 (my heaviest).. just have to be dedicated and realize that you're going to have to eat even if you don't feel like it and you're going to have to swallow the food you puke back up in your mouth. no joke.

You are not the first person who has told me that, lol.

I'd like to get to about 150 with the body fat percentage I have now. That would be more than enough for me I think, I kinda like being small.

Oh, and I had a caliper test done yesterday. According to it, I have 2.7% bodyfat LOL. I know it's not right, I just thought it was funny. This is not the first time I've scored this low with the caliper test either.

[mrchariybrown]

I have to use wraps for anything over 250 on bench or my wrists feel like they've been run over by a truck afterwards

[poisonivory]

I do use the smith Machine kind of often, but that almost feels like cheating...Thanks for the info guys.

[poisonivory]

don't use wraps, but perhaps i'll invest.

[mrchariybrown]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

You are not the first person who has told me that, lol.

I'd like to get to about 150 with the body fat percentage I have now. That would be more than enough for me I think, I kinda like being small.

Oh, and I had a caliper test done yesterday. According to it, I have 2.7% bodyfat LOL. I know it's not right, I just thought it was funny. This is not the first time I've scored this low with the caliper test either.

2.7% be SHREDDED!

[mrchariybrown]

Originally Posted by poisonivory

don't use wraps, but perhaps i'll invest.

I strongly urge you to get them before your next chest workout.. they make worlds of a difference.. it will only cost you a few bucks for regular ones and maybe $10-15 for some heavy duty ones, which I think I'm going to purchase also

[SovXietday]

^ Hahahaha.

I am definitely low, but I'm not THAT low. ****, I'd probably be dead.

[97TurboDSM]

im gonna need to invest in some wrist wraps too. or get my wrists bigger somehow

[CleanNeon98]

I used to be a meathead, then I got lazy

[mrchariybrown]

I'd go crazy if I didn't eat right and work out.. it's all too fun for me..

so I don't understand it when people say "I got lazy"

[D Money]

Originally Posted by CleanNeon98

I used to be a meathead, then I got lazy

When?

[mrchariybrown]

Originally Posted by subwrxkid

When?

hahahaha wait, was that supposed to be a burn?