Comments for tracy5611's BodyBlog http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611 My Awesome Bodybuilding.com BodyBlog Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:10:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 Comment on need motivation by kathyfit http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/09/18/need-motivation/#comment-11088631 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:36:41 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/09/18/need-motivation/#comment-11088631 The stomach/throat thing sounds like reflux. Have they checked you for that? Just remember, as we get older, forgetting birthdays is good cuz then we don't have to officially turn another year older, right? LOL!! Take your motivation from were ever you can and run with it! Have a great weekend!! The stomach/throat thing sounds like reflux. Have they checked you for that? Just remember, as we get older, forgetting birthdays is good cuz then we don’t have to officially turn another year older, right? LOL!! Take your motivation from were ever you can and run with it! Have a great weekend!!

]]> Comment on need motivation by french_pedi http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/09/18/need-motivation/#comment-11088411 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:14:58 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/09/18/need-motivation/#comment-11088411 happy birthday. rock on. happy birthday. rock on.

]]> Comment on Tired by majrminer http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/04/18/tired/#comment-10139622 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:29:03 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/04/18/tired/#comment-10139622 Yes, here's a brief list that I use to help reduce fatigue and soreness. Maybe you are missing some of these tips in your regimen: -take glutamine between meals with water -eat MORE protein split throughout the day -keep your cardio to a minimum (or just reduce the number of days you do cardio) -add a rest day or two per week -sleep 10 hours on a day off -take a 2:1:1 pre-mixed powder of leucine:isoleucine:valine (amino acids to help muscle repair) BEFORE workout with water (if trying to get cut) or gatorade -stretch (helps with bloodflow to muscles, and therefore muscle repair) -take a pre-workout NO supplement (increase bloodflow to muscles) Any more help I can offer? I am a NASM cert personal trainer, so I'd be more than happy to help. Yes, here’s a brief list that I use to help reduce fatigue and soreness. Maybe you are missing some of these tips in your regimen:

-take glutamine between meals with water
-eat MORE protein split throughout the day
-keep your cardio to a minimum (or just reduce the number of days you do cardio)
-add a rest day or two per week
-sleep 10 hours on a day off
-take a 2:1:1 pre-mixed powder of leucine:isoleucine:valine (amino acids to help muscle repair) BEFORE workout with water (if trying to get cut) or gatorade
-stretch (helps with bloodflow to muscles, and therefore muscle repair)
-take a pre-workout NO supplement (increase bloodflow to muscles)

Any more help I can offer? I am a NASM cert personal trainer, so I’d be more than happy to help.

]]> Comment on Tired by RockStar42 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/04/18/tired/#comment-10139562 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:18:40 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/04/18/tired/#comment-10139562 Best of luck to you! I just started Layne Nortons program (str8flexed) Im trying to build some muscle 2 ! Best of luck to you! I just started Layne Nortons program (str8flexed) Im trying to build some muscle 2 !

]]> Comment on gym by WaynesWorld http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/04/10/gym/#comment-10096492 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:55:25 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/04/10/gym/#comment-10096492 Keep pushing hard. The weight gain wasn't that significant so obviously you still ate weel while you are out. Keep pushing hard. The weight gain wasn’t that significant so obviously you still ate weel while you are out.

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]]> Comment on 1 week and 4 days by tracy5611 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/03/09/1-week-and-4-days-3/#comment-9937732 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:04:13 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/03/09/1-week-and-4-days-3/#comment-9937732 Thanks for the positive comment! It is amost there! Thanks for the positive comment! It is amost there!

]]> Comment on 1 week and 4 days by DougL http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/03/09/1-week-and-4-days-3/#comment-9932852 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:37:10 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/03/09/1-week-and-4-days-3/#comment-9932852 I had some friends who competed and they would really struggle with the diet. One of them, Mark Metzger, went on to become Mr. Florida or some such. When I trained in the same gym I remember he really struggled with his diet and would get depressed at the struggles. Just hang in there and follow the regimen. It gets better each and every time you train to compete. I had some friends who competed and they would really struggle with the diet. One of them, Mark Metzger, went on to become Mr. Florida or some such. When I trained in the same gym I remember he really struggled with his diet and would get depressed at the struggles. Just hang in there and follow the regimen. It gets better each and every time you train to compete.

]]> Comment on Building lats and low carb days by hitokiri617 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/02/09/building-lats-and-low-carb-days/#comment-9721592 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:24:55 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/02/09/building-lats-and-low-carb-days/#comment-9721592 Here you go: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?MainMuscle=Lats A huge list of lat-specific exercises to choose from. I found wide-grip pull ups to be the most effective for adding width, and seated cable rows for adding thickness. There are assisted pull-up machines in most gyms, be sure to set it at a challenging weight. Keep in mind that seated lat pulldowns is essentially the same movement as pull-ups, so there are variations with the same focus. I would also have to express a little suprise that the recommended exercises yielded no gains for you. They are pretty standard lat exercises. You should re-evaluate your form, challenge level, and diet (namely protein intake) as potential culprits. Without any one of these elements, you will not see gains. You probably know this stuff already, but sometimes we can drift away from these principles without realizing it. Here is a tip I learned: be sure you are actually using your back muscles on these exercises rather than your arms. Many people forget to focus on pulling the weight up/down by squeezing their shoulder blades together and feeling their lats work, and instead pull with their arms utilizing biceps and stealing the workload from their back. Here you go:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?MainMuscle=Lats

A huge list of lat-specific exercises to choose from. I found wide-grip pull ups to be the most effective for adding width, and seated cable rows for adding thickness. There are assisted pull-up machines in most gyms, be sure to set it at a challenging weight. Keep in mind that seated lat pulldowns is essentially the same movement as pull-ups, so there are variations with the same focus.

I would also have to express a little suprise that the recommended exercises yielded no gains for you. They are pretty standard lat exercises. You should re-evaluate your form, challenge level, and diet (namely protein intake) as potential culprits. Without any one of these elements, you will not see gains. You probably know this stuff already, but sometimes we can drift away from these principles without realizing it.

Here is a tip I learned: be sure you are actually using your back muscles on these exercises rather than your arms. Many people forget to focus on pulling the weight up/down by squeezing their shoulder blades together and feeling their lats work, and instead pull with their arms utilizing biceps and stealing the workload from their back.

]]> Comment on Building lats and low carb days by hitokiri617 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/02/09/building-lats-and-low-carb-days/#comment-9721592 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:24:55 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tracy5611/2009/02/09/building-lats-and-low-carb-days/#comment-9721592 Here you go: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?MainMuscle=Lats A huge list of lat-specific exercises to choose from. I found wide-grip pull ups to be the most effective for adding width, and seated cable rows for adding thickness. There are assisted pull-up machines in most gyms, be sure to set it at a challenging weight. Keep in mind that seated lat pulldowns is essentially the same movement as pull-ups, so there are variations with the same focus. I would also have to express a little suprise that the recommended exercises yielded no gains for you. They are pretty standard lat exercises. You should re-evaluate your form, challenge level, and diet (namely protein intake) as potential culprits. Without any one of these elements, you will not see gains. You probably know this stuff already, but sometimes we can drift away from these principles without realizing it. Here is a tip I learned: be sure you are actually using your back muscles on these exercises rather than your arms. Many people forget to focus on pulling the weight up/down by squeezing their shoulder blades together and feeling their lats work, and instead pull with their arms utilizing biceps and stealing the workload from their back. Here you go:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?MainMuscle=Lats

A huge list of lat-specific exercises to choose from. I found wide-grip pull ups to be the most effective for adding width, and seated cable rows for adding thickness. There are assisted pull-up machines in most gyms, be sure to set it at a challenging weight. Keep in mind that seated lat pulldowns is essentially the same movement as pull-ups, so there are variations with the same focus.

I would also have to express a little suprise that the recommended exercises yielded no gains for you. They are pretty standard lat exercises. You should re-evaluate your form, challenge level, and diet (namely protein intake) as potential culprits. Without any one of these elements, you will not see gains. You probably know this stuff already, but sometimes we can drift away from these principles without realizing it.

Here is a tip I learned: be sure you are actually using your back muscles on these exercises rather than your arms. Many people forget to focus on pulling the weight up/down by squeezing their shoulder blades together and feeling their lats work, and instead pull with their arms utilizing biceps and stealing the workload from their back.

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