Just make a cheap funnel out of a piece of paper and pour the creatine into the bottle?

fwiw, i spoon it directly into my mouth and fine that that works fine.

what is the correct time for taking creatine? half preWO and half postWO?

Does not matter.

Strength is measured in 1RM. Strength is the answer to the question "Did I move object X with weight Y?"

That said, accurately measuring 1RM is tough because many small variables can throw someone off when attempting one.

Allegedly they are very different - this comes from Rip, Tate, and many others who have used both. I am pushing a sled because I got it welded for cheap and didn't want to pay shipping or the exorbitant prices on a Prowler.

Say someone is in the bottom 10% of genetics for strength. But they do GOMAD and SS as long as they are getting gains, and some more advanced form of training until a year goes by. Assume average male ~25 years old or so otherwise. No real obvious physical defects, just terrible genes.

What would you set the O/U on the various SS lifts after a year of where you would expect them to be?

idk, why don't you tell us the answer a year from now

Because I won't be going anywhere close to all out with SS.

Wrong thread. This is Beginner Questions, not "Theoretical Trolltown".

If there is no free bar (meaning non-existent, not occupied) for deadlifts and seemingly nothing setup for them, should I just take a bar off an unoccupied bench?

I did this today, neither my buddy or I could find a better option (we were at a club we hadn't been to before... trying the different Lifetimes out to find one we like).

Shouldn't be a big deal.

Some dude was giving me the stink eye... I thought. Of course, I'm a newbie so I think everyone is judging me.

But, yeah, it was an incline press machine and there was one free so I didn't feel like I was doing anything wrong. I guess I wasn't.

Getting over knowing that most of the bros in the gym are judging you is pretty hard.

He would probably give you the same stink eye doing a deadlift with a bar and location designed for deadlifts. They are probably wondering why you aren't curling.

lippy,

you're good. In 3 months you can lol at the bros since you lift more than they ever have.

Hahahaha.

Ty gentlemen. Ty.

yes

The bar does not belong to the bench.

Just bought a block of chalk from GNC.. "Professional Grade Magnesium Carbonate" Gymnastics Weight Training Rock Climbing is what it says on the front. I'm a total noob with this but was I supposed to get fine chalk? Do I break up the block and put the chalk in a bag and bring that to the gym? Rub the block on my hands? wtf do I do imo.

Break a small piece off and rub it on your hands. Or you can crumble it up and go LeBron James with it like everyone that works out in my garage does, coating it in a fine white dust.

Your overthinking it. It doesn't matter. Think about what the chalk is for.

quick question about weight loss goals.

im pretty lazy, so im trying to streamline my daily schedule to make things as easy as possible.

my first meal (at the recommendation of a friend) ive decided will be one egg and two egg whites, a half cup of oatmeal, and if im going to be doing something active early in the day.. a fruit.


the other meals become a lot more difficult to prepare, so im looking for a simpler solution.

what are your opinions on subway? i mean, when done right...
my go-to healthy choice is a 6inch turkey with double turkey on the multigrain bun, with all the vegetables and just mustard for sauce. is that still too much bread, if weight loss is my primary goal? i plan on having that twice a day, separated by 3 hours, and then one small 4th meal towards the end of the day.

im 5'8, about 210 and only recently began to suspect that people were being polite when theyre saying they dont think im fat. or maybe theyre awful at figuring out how overweight i am because i dont have a huge gut, or any obvious standout fat regions.

my exercize used to be basically zero. now im trying to do an hour of walking or 20 minutes of ellitpical a day. weight training im still reading about... probably will start soon, and i know it's important to weight loss. it just takes a bit more effort to work that kind of stuff into your routine.

doesn't matter pre/post or doesn't matter when i take it at all? say i take it at 9am but workout at 10pm? also, am i supposed to take it on off days too?

the more i read about additional stuff, the less i want to do it. complicating compliance is not a good route for me.

also, is anyone taking BCAA's? what's that all about?

Abba;

Good luck.

At your height/weight/lifestyle, you're fat.

Everyone is going to tell you to get going on Starting Strength (read the FAQ).

sylar,

Take it like women take birth control. Just whenever you feel like it. If you miss a few days, whatev. If you want to double up, go ahead.

I take BCAAs. Who knows if they make a difference. Probably.

I would take creatine but I am too lazy and I think I'm a non-responder. Whatever.