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Originally Posted by FlyUSMC
First, I've heard that using a pad on the bar for squats is bad. Is this so? The place where the bar went today (upper back) hurts like crazy. Also, is it ok for the heels to come up during a squat?
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Using the pad is bad because it makes you a girl
. You're joining the military, find a different spot to put it or just suck it up. That's my best advice since I despise the pad.
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Originally Posted by FlyUSMC
Second, am I correct in guessing that I probably won't see much/any improvement in strength while cutting? Also, I do 3 max sets (around 50 and climbing) of pushups 6 mornings a week, bench press 3 days a week, and do pullups 6 days per week. I try to keep at least 4 hours between each exercise, but is this overtraining anything?
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If you're getting the right protein intake then you will see some strength, not as much as a full bulk though. And I wouldn't worry about overtraining. I would do high volume pushups and pullups if I was joining the military.
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Originally Posted by FlyUSMC
Finally, a question about veggie burgers- for a cutting diet these seem like a good idea, don't taste too horrible and they have 15 grams of protein or so. Is that "junk protein" (is there such a thing?), or are they a good thing to be eating?
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They should be alright and I wouldn't call it a 'junk' protein, unless you're looking to hit your protein intake from BigMac's I don't think there is a junk protein.
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Originally Posted by FlyUSMC
is Rippetoe's a good thing to be doing for cutting, or is there something better? I know it's good for getting a good base for hypertrophy, but right now I just need to get rid of some fat. Thanks
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6' and 165lbs means you're on the skinny side to start and your best friends in this case are diet and cardio. I'm guessing you have a really high metabolism, so weight training won't (IMO) have that much of an effect on fatloss. The cardio and diet will have the most impact. I would do rippetoes program solely because you'll gain more strength than mass.
ps. Welcome to the board
