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Fat Guy That Lifts : Arms day

If you can jerk off after a session of the Fat guy lifting arms day, you are a super human. _beerbiker_ Warmup 5 Sets of Chin ups Superset with Pushups 30 seconds between sets to stretch Warm up 2 : Barbell weight less curl for 100 reps Exercise one Barbell curls on the 5 footer for super strong days I try using the Olympic bar but that is rare Pyramid style I personally start with 5 kilos per side for set one 10 kg for set two for 8-12 reps 15 kg for set three 20 kg for set 4, set 4 is usually for about 5-7 reps with a second squeeze pause at the top and slow downward movement... 15 kg for set 5 for 7-9 reps 10 kg for set 6 for 8-12 reps 5 kg for set 7 for 12-15 reps Exercise Two : Bicep Tricep Heavy burning We pick a medium heavy weight on a EZ bar or a 5 footer barbell I personally do 4 sets of 10 kg per side And then do 3 sets heavy with 15 odd kilos per side, end the workout with a set or two of 20 kilos per side. Bicep Curls with pause at the top and ...

HEINEKEN v/s KingFisher Ultra

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Two similar beers brewed at the same plant by United Breweries and sold as almost the same price with a mean of 140 per pint ( Rate List in Punjab ). There is a grapewine in the beer scene that it is possible that Ultra is just rebatched Heineken. It is easy believing the claim as the beers are indeed similar and the fact that Heineken practically calls the shots in the United Breweries with a 43 % share hold. Considering how I am not the regular beer reviewer and I am not at the level ( yet ) to break down the brewing process of both the beers, I'm going to try and put the rumor mills to the rest with a simple analysis that almost all of us beer chuggers can use. Step one : The layer of froth and Carbonation Pour both the beers into a similar glasses, I would recommend an standard Pint Glass for easier pouring. Heineken has a slightly higher number of bubbles rising and the Head ( Froth ) is stronger ( read visibly larger ). Step two : color difference , we coul...

BEER CAFE Amritsar 2.0

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For a Beer lover and as a reviewer of main stream mass produced beer's there are a few places better than the Beer Cafe. Amritsar, a city 250 kilometers away from the centre of activity around Punjab was blessed by the beer gods and Beer Cafe opened its doors a few years back. The location lost in some dark corner on the fourth floor of a Huge mall, It never got to fulfill its true potential and eventually had to seal them taps and pack them beers mugs, before we jump to conclusion with this post being a vent about how amritsar does not get anything... Zara ruko to sahi Beer Cafe is back and there is a happy ending. On the way back from the gym, I took a detour and on my left was a shining new board with The Beer Cafe in Bold, one U turn later was perhaps the better interiors among the BARS in Amritsar.  They choose to Relocate and not give up on a city that needs good BARS. My dictionary is a little limited in the description part for the interiors, they had empty bo...

Beer Identification

" Beauty lies in the eyes of the beer holder " After a clichéd quote to begin the second post, lets talk a bit more about the idea of BEER Reviews. After following a couple of pages and profiles that talk about BEER on almost every possible social media platform, I came to one conclusion; " GHANTA NAHI SAMAJ AAYA " ( I understood nothing ). The reviewers with their sensitive taste pallet shot out words like Crisp,its synonyms, Aggressive and at times Fruity. I have a lot of respect to the big lads and the old boys in the beer reviewing business but understanding the review and then implementing it while guzzling down beer is an idea on a tangent to practical, there fore I'm gonna be using a very different approach, its not scientific but is extremely easy and surprisingly practical. On that note Burrrrraaaaaaaah Beer for a regular drinker is a light drink and a number of my mates do not even consider it an actual alcoholic beverage; bloody idiots. So the ...

CARLING Premium Strong

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My Thekka or the Liquor Store I buy my stock from called up About a New batch with Carling and Haywards etc had come in, and I would no longer have to make do with the Thunderbolt. So we picked up our Helmet and Rode down to the thekka in the middle of a wet evening with occasional thunder to get our beer fix. The ride in the rain was worth it, the BEER... Bleh Not at all... CARLING BRITAINS NUMBER ONE BEER, I did not say that it is written on the bloody Label. Generic Beer at best and too bloody expensive for absolutely no reason. C.B.S.E style point system Color : Buttery Yellow with a Shimmy Finish, just like every other super strong beer on sale in Punjab. Alcohol Level : 5.25 to 8.25 % Legs on the side of the glass look neat and are decent. Carbonation : I liked the Carbonation, for a bottle that had a few hours in the Refrigerator to settle down to its ground state, even before the first sip there was a good thick layer of Foam on top of the bot...

Thunderbolt Premium Extra Strong BEER

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Its been a month since the last time a good beer travelled north of Delhi, deep into the heart of Punjab. With the supreme court tightening the noose around the supply of Alcohol, aapna thekka Chandigarh is rendered useless. We Punjabi's are stuck with an old stock of super strong beer and we take on the Thunderbolt tonight Super bloodystrong beer, 8.25 % alcohol volume, a very bitter after taste. Made with every possible ingredient that can be fermented. It has Wheat It has Barley It has Rice It has some More Wheat It can have some Potato too It most definitely has Hops and a lot of them Paagi Thekka kithe : Thunderbolt has taken over the city, if you ask for beer in Amritsar you are going to get Thunderbolt only 5 points Chuggabilty : If you love your larynx please drink it slow. This Buttery yellow hue wali beer has a very strong case of over carbonated and it is a Superstrong beer there fore bitter is an understatement. Pop the lid and the beer rushes ...

For the Love of Bullet

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I was in pre school when a 350cc Dug Dug machine came home, I'm 23 and I'd be lying if I tell you I do not feel like that 3 year old kid every time I see a Bullet, with time slowing down, the heart beat getting more and more audible... It is safe to say I was and am I love with a Bullet. I've been mocked a number of times when I tell people my dream bike is a Bullet Restored to its past glory, hear me out before you draw them swords of technical capacity and the fact that I ride a DUKE 390. I ride a Duke 390, it is my first bike and the only reason I picked it over a bullet is this " I want to earn the RE rider batch, I want to have worked for x amount of time before I walk to the store and pay every last penny for the Bike in Cash and walk out with the first " Owned " thing in my life ". I guess it was dad that made a light hearted comment when I was 5 or 6, " you will become an adult the day you earn your self a BULLET. I can write a passa...

Fat Guy that Lifts : Mighty Back Days

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The day that defines the week, I usually start my week with a day of heavy lifting targeted at the back and the shoulder. That being said I do not do double muscle groups dude to a time constraint, but I always sneak in an extra 50 reps for a compound movement with every workout. #gottolookbroadasfuck Back Day is Simple Equipment needed #1 A Full Size Heavy Barbell PS : A Five Footer or a 6 Foot barbell is good but won't fit into the plan I use. #2 A minimum of 4 Plates of a Weight And Two plates of a weight 50 % less than that. Example I use 45 Pound Plates, so I'll have 4*45 and 2*25 ( the math don't add but that's the standard weight at my gym ) In kilograms 20 Kilo and 10 Kilo Plates. #3 Dumbbells a Lot of Dumbbells Workout follows a 6 set with 15 second rest policy The reps stay constant for a weight and I increase the weight after 2 sets. Reps counter is 15 for the first Set at minimum weight, 8 For the second medium heavy and 4 for the heaviest. ...

The idiocy of Romance

All the literature, the music will mean nothing if you don't have some one to relate it with. There is a reason romance and its gooey synonyms rule the world of poetry and music, we are suckers for love and oblivious to the pain it comes with. Nothing lasts forever, but the constant noise that keeps playing in your head post the termination of what was supposed to last for an eternity. Read all the tips to move on, all the literature for a broken heart, run the record on a loop till it runs flat ( old school saying for listening to a song till it becomes unbearable ), as linkin park once said In the end, it does'nt even matter. In a generation with rebounds a plenty and love a little too less, being an old school romantic is a different hell. Forget what the world suggests as the best method, there is no best method.  TIME heals nothing, for being is Love fucks up the Brain and reprogramming that Arsehole takes a an eternity. Put up a false veil and keep walking, keep pr...

Fat guy that lifts : Chest Day

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" I the Hates the Chest Day " Probably because it is among my weakest muscle group, that being said my target has never been heavy arse weight on chest day, it is always proper form and Squeeze Motherfather. The work out is meant for maximum calorie burn, I consume a lot so it is important to burn them off. We start simple with a round of warming up with kettle bell swings superset with Pushups for a set of 10 done thrice. Book a bench put any weight on the barbell ( I use a classic 45 pounds a side ) and lets go. Each rep is to be broken down into two parts a Slow downward motion and a Fast up ward motion, we pause for a second at the top and at the bottom. A minimum of 6 reps and baki bonus. We stick to a classic pattern of 5 sets per weight, that means we do 5 sets at 45 Pounds then move to exercise number two. I forgot to mention we don't rest for more than 45 seconds in between sets, the rest is dedicated to stretching the used muscles and not staring at th...

Fat Guy that Lifts

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Modern day bullshit : You got be a muscled up aesthetic specimen if you want to prove you like the gym. I ask why ? The second alternative is to be boulder of a human capable of lifting a house in one hand and squat the weight of the freaking sun. SAME Question again WHY ? I've had people laugh when I tell them I like lifting weight and never miss working out. So what if I don't fall into either of the above two categories ? I am the Fat guy that lifts and I fucking love it. Yeah it is hard walking into the gym in your hoody while world is dressed in stringers, yes it is hard to look at the all the abs and wonder the fuck am I doing wrong. The truth is we ain't doing nothing wrong, the idea of physically fit is flawed. We judge fitness by the percentage of fat around the gut and not the capacity to run a mile under 3 minutes. Fitness is judged by the hard arse abs and not the capacity to do 100 odd crunches. Being fat is not synonyms with being unfit, you get o...

A Fizzless Wonder : Mango by Star Barrels

I am disappointed, the worst beer I've had till date. Mango Flavoured Barley water does not qualify as beer. I may not be know the first word of brewing beer but I know two thing you cannot sell flavoured water by calling it BEER, that is unethical. I don't even want to write a post about it, C.B.S.E style point system for today. 1. Flat, literally no Head on a Beer ? 2. Absolutely no Bubbles 3. Too Strong Mango Flavour 4. Absolutely nothing special about the special brew, except the Glass it was served in 5. Zero Buzz 6. Some one forgot to put Hops ( they aren't capable of Zero IBU ) Wak Factor : ZERO ALCHOMETER RATING : 2, It had about 3 % Alcohol content or less, it was a very weak beer . Chuggability : how fast can you chug mango wala soda ? Damn you protocol, 5 underserving points for the Mango Burp Factor : Since it is my bloody rating scale a negative infinity. Flat as the bottom of a Cardboard box, no carbondioxide no burp. A big bloody 0 Monet...

Kingfisher Ultra

If it is a kingfisher; it is a LAGER and the Ultra is literally the Rolls Royce of the indian made mass produced lager universe. I heard a grapewine about Ultra being just a rebranded batch of Heineken brewed by the United Breweries Limited ( the parent company of Kingfisher ), I do not know how true the information is but both the Pints costs the same and have similar tastes. " Yellow Yellow dirty fellow "; to be honest I am not a fan of the generic kingfisher lager from the Green Bottle to the UB export and on rare occasions the Blue too, they all have the similar taste and once it is out of the bottle the carbonation and the head level is not very strong too, but the ULTRA is a little different. Experts will be a better judge on the quality of brew and breaking down the components but from an average beer drinkers point of view three very simple things can be observed about the Beer in Study. #1 The Color or Colour : As mentioned above the Ultra is a Sparkl...