210lbs 6'2 progress (pics)

Sephiroth_dude · 01-11-2014 08:11PM

RomanGod wrote: »

Been getting some PMs about PT'ing and I've taken the bait. At the moment I'm in touch with 2/3 gyms about being able to brings guys in and train them. I haven't been associated with working in a gym for a while now. Im actually working in insurance now which is a huge change in environment. I have free time after work that I'm trying to take advantage of. If 5 guys come to me interested ill help you with your fitness goals. Not going to take anymore than that because my time is somewhat limited and i want to put my all into this because I don't half arse anything. Let me know if you're interested

Where ya based?

RomanGod · 01-11-2014 08:31PM

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Where ya based?

I'm in blackrock most of the time now. Looking at gyms in Sandyford and Dundrum as well

Gael23 · 01-11-2014 08:58PM

Does changing your diet like this have much of an affect on digestion? I sometimes read about that and particularly when protein is added

nice_guy80 · 01-11-2014 10:40PM

And someone asked what sport do I play?

I play hurling, football and handball and do some sprint triathlons along with some 5K and 10K races. but I don't generally train for them all concurrently.

DoYouEvenLift · 01-11-2014 10:43PM

ryanf1 wrote: »

Does changing your diet like this have much of an affect on digestion? I sometimes read about that and particularly when protein is added

Just need to get enough fiber and you'll be grand.

Gael23 · 01-11-2014 11:41PM

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Just need to get enough fiber and you'll be grand.

You also have to drink a lot of water with fibre. I've always been reluctant to bulk and lift seriously because I'm afraid of getting constipated to be honest.
I'm 5"7' and around 10 stone so I could do with getting bigger really.

MightyMandarin · 01-11-2014 11:53PM

ryanf1 wrote: »

You also have to drink a lot of water with fibre. I've always been reluctant to bulk and lift seriously because I'm afraid of getting constipated to be honest.
I'm 5"7' and around 10 stone so I could do with getting bigger really.

I've heard of plenty of reason for not wanting to get big, but I've never heard of that one

You might also notice some increased flatulence if you start bulking, if that adds to your worries..

Gael23 · 01-11-2014 11:56PM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

I've heard of plenty of reason for not wanting to get big, but I've never heard of that one

You might also notice some increased flatulence if you start bulking, if that adds to your worries..

Well it wouldn't stop me but I would be taking precautions to prevent it that might hold back progress. Mainly because I suffered with it before (nothing to do with bulking) and I will do anything to spare myself such an experience again.

Oscars Well. · 01-11-2014 11:57PM

Dem protein powder farts

RomanGod · 02-11-2014 12:31AM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

that'd be me.
I play all sorts of sports and lift to improve my sports performance.
I also do some coaching with younger athletes.
That's why I asked the question.

nice_guy80 wrote: »

And someone asked what sport do I play?

I play hurling, football and handball and do some sprint triathlons along with some 5K and 10K races. but I don't generally train for them all concurrently.

Handball game, 100m sprint, anything really

Pick one and give me a date/time.

I agreed in parts with your earlier posts but now you seem to be using the playing sports card and training to improve sport performance as an excuse for not being able to pack on muscle. You are now convincing yourself that anyone with muscle is using that as a cover up for not being able to play sports. Pretty skewed outlook. The thread is about me not playing sports, didn't say I can't play them and if I (a gymrat) were to beat you at a 'sport' your input throughout this thread would look very silly

Alf Veedersane · 02-11-2014 12:41AM

Yeah, but...do you even play?

RomanGod · 02-11-2014 12:55AM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Yeah, but...do you even play?

Haven't played handball since 6th class but I'd still fancy my chances. Nice guys finish last as they say and I only have to look at his username for that reassurance. But in all seriousness this thing about gym lifters being one dimensional is a massive generalisation

MightyMandarin · 02-11-2014 01:21AM

RomanGod wrote: »

Haven't played handball since 6th class but I'd still fancy my chances. Nice guys finish last as they say and I only have to look at his username for that reassurance. But in all seriousness this thing about gym lifters being one dimensional is a massive generalisation

Absolutely, look at Tim Wiese, former goalkeeper who has a few caps for Germany, he's a bodybuilder now and he's f*ckin massive. Even fitness youtubers like Eliot Hulse got a scholarship to play American Football in college , so I doubt he was bad at sports too.

Hammar · 02-11-2014 01:53AM

MightyMandarin wrote: »

Absolutely, look at Tim Wiese, former goalkeeper who has a few caps for Germany, he's a bodybuilder now and he's f*ckin massive. Even fitness youtubers like Eliot Hulse got a scholarship to play American Football in college , so I doubt he was bad at sports too.

He is/was in talks to join the WWE development roster. Monster of a man.
Is RomanGod going to be boards version of Zyzz???? Start working on some catch phrases and slogans for your t-shirts man.

Gummy Panda · 02-11-2014 06:47AM

Hammar wrote: »

He is/was in talks to join the WWE development roster. Monster of a man.
Is RomanGod going to be boards version of Zyzz???? Start working on some catch phrases and slogans for your t-shirts man.

Blasphemy!!

Zyzz gave up his life for the gainz of the world

nice_guy80 · 02-11-2014 11:20AM

RomanGod wrote: »

Handball game, 100m sprint, anything really

Pick one and give me a date/time.

I agreed in parts with your earlier posts but now you seem to be using the playing sports card and training to improve sport performance as an excuse for not being able to pack on muscle. You are now convincing yourself that anyone with muscle is using that as a cover up for not being able to play sports. Pretty skewed outlook. The thread is about me not playing sports, didn't say I can't play them and if I (a gymrat) were to beat you at a 'sport' your input throughout this thread would look very silly

I don't think I ever called you out. But if you want to come down the country and make an idiot of yourself in a handball court, fire ahead.
I stated a few examples of very well built lads I've met on the field or on the court and that weight training for sports performance and for muscle development are not the same.

RomanGod · 02-11-2014 12:58PM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I don't think I ever called you out. But if you want to come down the country and make an idiot of yourself in a handball court, fire ahead.
I stated a few examples of very well built lads I've met on the field or on the court and that weight training for sports performance and for muscle development are not the same.

You are too overcome with this petty argument that you fail to remember a hand ball court has downward lighting. You find yourself coming up against a gym rat that leeches off these kind of conditions. You become entranced from watching his feathered quads and striated glutes with every half turn that you forget where the ball is coming from. You'd lose that game my friend, you'd lose that game 9 times out of 10. Now the gym rat has a taste of handball. He communicates this to his Beats headphone wearing/only training for muscle buddies. We've communicated and developed a system where we train for muscle and for handball. Now we've taken over your local ball alley. You still want me to come over?

tastyt · 02-11-2014 01:26PM

I know Wer all jumping on his back for what seems like petty jealousy. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and hope what he means is bodybuilding training is a different sport to training for a field sport or something athletic. At least I hope that's what he's getting at.

Gummy Panda · 02-11-2014 02:25PM

RomanGod wrote: »

You are too overcome with this petty argument that you fail to remember a hand ball court has downward lighting. You find yourself coming up against a gym rat that leeches off these kind of conditions. You become entranced from watching his feathered quads and striated glutes with every half turn that you forget where the ball is coming from. You'd lose that game my friend, you'd lose that game 9 times out of 10. Now the gym rat has a taste of handball. He communicates this to his Beats headphone wearing/only training for muscle buddies. We've communicated and developed a system where we train for muscle and for handball. Now we've taken over your local ball alley. You still want me to come over?

Question: I've been cutting and training hard lately, do I need to buy a pair of beats headphones to push it to the next level?

nice_guy80 · 02-11-2014 03:29PM

RomanGod wrote: »

You are too overcome with this petty argument that you fail to remember a hand ball court has downward lighting. You find yourself coming up against a gym rat that leeches off these kind of conditions. You become entranced from watching his feathered quads and striated glutes with every half turn that you forget where the ball is coming from. You'd lose that game my friend, you'd lose that game 9 times out of 10. Now the gym rat has a taste of handball. He communicates this to his Beats headphone wearing/only training for muscle buddies. We've communicated and developed a system where we train for muscle and for handball. Now we've taken over your local ball alley. You still want me to come over?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

RomanGod · 02-11-2014 03:33PM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Question: I've been cutting and training hard lately, do I need to buy a pair of beats headphones to push it to the next level?

I'd definitely buy a pair if I were you. I'd suggest using a pyramid cycle, one day on one day off and stacking it with a cycle of no pillow to improve head circulation. For PCT I would recommend smearing milk thistle into your ears after week 12 so you don't lose all your gains.

Edit: Mods let me know if beats cycle discussion is prohibited on Boards.ie and ill delete my post

DoYouEvenLift · 02-11-2014 06:55PM

RomanGod wrote: »

I'd definitely buy a pair if I were you. I'd suggest using a pyramid cycle, one day on one day off and stacking it with a cycle of no pillow to improve head circulation. For PCT I would recommend smearing milk thistle into your ears after week 12 so you don't lose all your gains.

Edit: Mods let me know if beats cycle discussion is prohibited on Boards.ie and ill delete my post

Wow brah, awaring people on no pillow. Not cool.

DVDM93 · 02-11-2014 07:40PM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Question: I've been cutting and training hard lately, do I need to buy a pair of beats headphones to push it to the next level?

HMV sell these JVC gummy air earphones for about €10 I think. More apt given your user name

Customised gains brah!

Inspector Coptoor · 02-11-2014 09:41PM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

I don't think I ever called you out. But if you want to come down the country and make an idiot of yourself in a handball court, fire ahead.
I stated a few examples of very well built lads I've met on the field or on the court and that weight training for sports performance and for muscle development are not the same.

Is that you Neil?

meijin · 02-11-2014 10:33PM

RomanGod wrote: »

I'd destroy you at table tennis. That's considered a sport right?

So when is the match?

Do you take other challengers? ;-)

Arnold Tanzarian · 05-11-2014 01:34PM

New Pet hate in the gym: sorry to anyone who partakes in it but has to be said. CROSSFIT/ "college powerlifting club" lads are wrecking my head in the gym, I mean really really wrecking my head! Im no longer a student but frequently use the university gym during the week and it has been overcome with these geeky overweight fat and completley out of shape guys shoving bars over their head this way and every other other way , always with the special crossfit plates too which look massive but are really not if ya look at the weight theyre actually carrying.!

The thing that really bugs me is when they just let the bar drop from above their head (prob about 8/9feet in the air) and just let it slam off the platform board, 99% of the time followed by a fairly feminine roar out of them just to let people know theyre an animal. complete tools if i do say so myself!

I mean I can get why some people dont like RG for his reasoning for going to the gym (I dont agree with it but I can understand why some people could ) but I honestly have no time whatsoever for these guys. I was deadlifting this morning, needed a good bit of focus , had the beats in and the tunes pumping just after my pre WO all buzzed up! Then platform next to me all I see it this student younger than myself 2 stone overweight doing crossfit lifts over his head and banging down the bar from over his head. I was genuinley worried he could fall and crash onto my platform,and worried for his and my own safety. Clowns is all they are, havent a clue what theyre at, theres a bunch of them that go to my gym and youd see them in their "powerlifting club" gear..nothing against powerlifitng whatsoever, but these spooks are not powerlifters at all. Just joined a club when they joined college looking for new buddies, im gonna snap one of these days when I accidently take 2 scoops of pre WO and just lose the plot with one of them who roars loudly when Im tryna focus.

ANYWAY..rant over..Happy Lifting lol

SteelyDanJalapeno · 05-11-2014 01:38PM

Arnold Tanzarian wrote: »

New Pet hate in the gym: sorry to anyone who partakes in it but has to be said. CROSSFIT/ "college powerlifting club" lads are wrecking my head in the gym, I mean really really wrecking my head! Im no longer a student but frequently use the university gym during the week and it has been overcome with these geeky overweight fat and completley out of shape guys shoving bars over their head this way and every other other way , always with the special crossfit plates too which look massive but are really not if ya look at the weight theyre actually carrying.!

The thing that really bugs me is when they just let the bar drop from above their head (prob about 8/9feet in the air) and just let it slam off the platform board, 99% of the time followed by a fairly feminine roar out of them just to let people know theyre an animal. complete tools if i do say so myself!

I mean I can get why some people dont like RG for his reasoning for going to the gym (I dont agree with it but I can understand why some people could ) but I honestly have no time whatsoever for these guys. I was deadlifting this morning, needed a good bit of focus , had the beats in and the tunes pumping just after my pre WO all buzzed up! Then platform next to me all I see it this student younger than myself 2 stone overweight doing crossfit lifts over his head and banging down the bar from over his head. I was genuinley worried he could fall and crash onto my platform,and worried for his and my own safety. Clowns is all they are, havent a clue what theyre at, theres a bunch of them that go to my gym and youd see them in their "powerlifting club" gear..nothing against powerlifitng whatsoever, but these spooks are not powerlifters at all. Just joined a club when they joined college looking for new buddies, im gonna snap one of these days when I accidently take 2 scoops of pre WO and just lose the plot with one of them who roars loudly when Im tryna focus.

ANYWAY..rant over..Happy Lifting lol

Agreed until you got to Beats......

dartstothesea · 05-11-2014 02:03PM

Taking orders on this shirt design now for anyone who hasn't got theirs already. All Varsity font? U kno.
Available in sleeveless tank obvs.

            CROSSFIT
          -[ ]-----[ ]-
              \   /
                O
                )
              _/\_
             COLLEGE
         POWERLIFTING CLUB

Price is a subscription model 129€ p/month

Cropped bottom variant strictly for those of us at that elite >35% bf lvl to protect brand identity

Alf Veedersane · 05-11-2014 02:47PM

dartstothesea wrote: »
Available in sleeveless tank obvs.
            CROSSFIT
          -[ ]-----[ ]-
              \   /
                O
                )
              _/\_
             COLLEGE
         POWERLIFTING CLUB
Price is a subscription model 129€ p/month

Cropped bottom variant strictly for those of us at that elite >35% bf lvl to protect brand identity

Has to be tank top.

With, you know, that plunging neckline or whatever the masculine version of that is.

LuckyLloyd · 05-11-2014 03:34PM

Oh Arnold Tanzarian, you'd hate me. I'm fat and use 'crossfit plates' and grunt and stuff. Terrible.

210lbs 6'2 progress (pics)

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