What is your biggest problem area when it comes to training?

[goldylight]

Weekends is def. where i mess up too. being home with the wife and kids does not make dieting easy - wether it be bulk or cut.

[Dwight Schrute]

I take all the time in the world, never rush. Cut for 7 months, go as slowly as possible, still end up losing too much size IMO. When I bulk, I only go about BWX18, 40/40/20, bery few cheats, still get too fat. Like I said, getting tired of this ****.

Yes but I know for a fact your not happy in many of those seven months and eventually its gets to the point your frustrated and say "the hell with it". Cutting should never last for 7 months (there is difference between cutting and dieting).

[db682]

My biggest problems are sleeping and getting enough food in my body during the week. I have a tendency to stay up way to late and then wake up 4-5 hours later for work. I have been trying to take advantage of my time and nap as much as possible but my female counterpart gets pissed when I nap cause she thinks it is why I stay up to late. Then with food, I lose track of time throughout the day and sometimes just cram **** down whenever I can. For the most part its healthy **** but I like a good chalupa or cheeseburger once every blue moon.

db

Or theres always,
d. All of the above

[zeromagnus]

nutrition...hard to intake enough calories/protein...hard to eat clean during a cut...hard to cut period, as my supply of food (college cafeteria) is 99.999% carbs

[jweave23]

I can say that I've finally tweaked my diet to work for me and followed it, as well as training for the most part. Besides that:

1. lack of sleep (hard to "fix" unless I consider unemployment and quitting college)
2. skipping cardio (would do it in the morning but this involves #1)

So basically time management for me. IMO the 2 biggest problems for most trainees are diet and time management (i.e. prioritizing according to need, etc.).

[jminis]

I'd say diet is a main issue. Cutting is hard, period. And eating clean foods can be expensive. Buying in bulk is important at the grocery store but it's still a pain in the ass. Also after my stressful week at work I just wanna go out and get hammered to unwind so it sets me me back a little. It also effects the recovery time of the muscles worked on friday so it's a double slap. Extra calories and longer recovery. Damn but I need a nice cold yuengling lager or 15.

[Carpe Diem]

trainning chest and shoulders. these are my weak points. when I train back I really enjoy it, because I can move some respectable wieght, when I am doing chest I don't put as intencity into it, nor do I fallow a decent chest and should plan. I also have a hard time eating good. I is hard for me to eat every 2-3 hours. too often is the case that I grab some romen noodles instead of chicken and rice or that kind of thing.

[goldylight]

when I am doing chest I don't put as intencity into it, nor do I fallow a decent chest and should plan. I also have a hard time eating good. I is hard for me to eat every 2-3 hours. too often is the case that I grab some romen noodles instead of chicken and rice or that kind of thing.

Well there is your problem - focus danielson and gains will come. but really - try changing up your chest routine. switch ramen noodles for microwave packs of oatmeal.

[bioman]

So would most of you agree that the main concern is either diet related or can be fixed with dietary adjestments?

*Eating last bit of deep fried fish burrito after fasting most of the morning*


Hmmm, maybe.

[size]

My 2 major problems:
1. Training alone so pushing to limits can be difficult.
2. Getting stuck in between wanting to gain more muscle/size and wanting to get leaner.

[candle25]

My diet is so fine tuned that people think I'm crazy...lol. I'd have to say my problem area is sleeping right. I normaly get 7-8 hrs but sometimes I get as little as 2 hrs. That is easy enough to fix though. I just have to get in bed....to sleep that is.

[NPursuit]

My 2 major problems:
1. Training alone so pushing to limits can be difficult.
2. Getting stuck in between wanting to gain more muscle/size and wanting to get leaner.

That goes for me as well.

[goldylight]

number one on your list size is a big factor for me too. Especially since there is no hammer equipment at my gym......

[Tahq]

My problems occur on the 'ends' of my bulk/cuting programs. Towards the end of my bulking period I tend to slow down gains of LBM and add a higher lb portions of fat. When I'm at the end of my cutting period I lose LBM at an increased pace as I hit around 8% and cutting to lower percentages takes a heavier toll.

I probably need a good diet 'tweak' as I hit these limits, but I tend to follow what got me to that point.

I also will probably never get the proper levels of sleep as I tend to only run about 5-6 hours a night...but I consider it the less evil as opposed to diet and training issues.

[Dwight Schrute]

I probably need a good diet 'tweak' as I hit these limits, but I tend to follow what got me to that point.

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Thats probably your problem. You'd be amazed at what a small adjustment can do.

[Jeff]

My 2 major problems:
1. Training alone so pushing to limits can be difficult.
2. Getting stuck in between wanting to gain more muscle/size and wanting to get leaner.

This goes for me as well. My diet can kind of suck at times too, I have been having pretty good luck with ckd fo the past year, but right now I am tired of it and just trying to watch what I shove in the gullet. Protein/carb or Protein/fat never carb/fat. Hopefully I can keep the fat off that I lost. My sleep is the worst, I have a kollicy (sp?) 1 year old that is letting me get about 4 to 5 hours at night, I find that melatonin helps me get to sleep but its the staying asleep thats not happening.

I have given up trying to train with other people, I tried a couple of weeks of dogg crapp with a coworker over the winter, they guy wanted to change the routine up every damn workout. Could never get into a groove with it.

I really need professional clown lifting/diet/training help

[bioman]

It'd be nice if one could clone oneself so you could always have a WO partner who's always on the same page.

[Dwight Schrute]

I would kill my training partner then. He's would be an *******.

[Cuffs]

I would kill my training partner then. He's would be an *******.

LOL! I guess I would also. I can't stand myself.

[michaelton]

1. Diet. I've got the bulking thing down, cutting OTOH...
2. Rest/recovery. What can you do other than the best you can?
3. Training partner. Back in the day I used to train with my brother, and that was about as good as it got. Just wish I hadn't wasted those days with a ****ty ass volume routine and subpar diet. But now he's in Southern California and I, am not.
4. Strength gains. I'm honestly not satisfied in that regard, but I guess any gains are good gains.

I too am looking forward to this Clown Posse.