So there was a bit of a hoo-hah about a supplement article by the Examine.com head in the Guardian recently and I was genuinely astonished by the stupidity in the comment section and idiotic article that followed.
Ugh my knee is aching today like it's gonna rain... except there's not a cloud in the sky. This is some bullshit, knee. Maybe a walk down to the store will warm it up a bit.
Anyone have any brand recommendations for cheap/best bang for your buck protein powder, and creatine?
For protein powder, Optimum Nutrition is often recommended. I get mine from vitaminshoppe.com because they usually have good prices and free shipping for $25+.
I just got some syntha 6 recently, and while I wouldn't really recommend it because it has a few too many carbs, damn if it wasn't the tastiest protein powder I've gotten.
So two weeks in a row my squats have been lousy. Gonna bump it back to last month's numbers and ease back into it. My hips keep shooting up faster than the bar and it turns into a way too heavy good morning.
Guys wow so many things. #1 Sleep is amazing. The best thing I've done for my workouts has been going from 6ish hours of sleep a night to 8-10. Also, I got home at noon today, and my wife works til like, 4:30. 4 HOUR GYM SESSION HOOOO. I made the terrible decision to double scoop that pre-workout. Im so jacked up even after the workout, which lasted 3 hours. List of things to do after a 3 hour workout: Cry, sleep, and eat. On the plus side I hit 200 on the bench press for triples. 225 is just over the horizon. I tried to 1RM it, but failed miserably. Didnt even budge off the chest.
Also, I started front squatting for the first time. I learned 2 things. 1) I love front squats. They feel so much more, i dunno, natural? They're just more comfortable overall, especially on my knees. 2) Front squats are really hard.
It may only be upper-body stuff, but it feels amazing getting back into things. That first day Monday, those 20-30lb dumbbells felt like they weighed a ton while holding them at my sides. Now I'm comfortably going through the entire routine.
Might even bump a few things I'd been doing 20lbs of up to 30lb next week.
Hit a reasonably easy 275 triple on bench tonight with the Sling Shot. That's a dumb arbitrary goal I'd been chasing for a while before and it feels good to dunk it now. I'm going to adjust my working set weight up and we'll see what happens, if it goes to plan then I'll be working regularly above 200 for the first time ever. Feels good.
So a week or so ago I decided to cut my weights right down to work on my form, since I'm still pretty new to the Stronglifts program and wanted to make sure I wasn't going to irritate a previous knee and back problem. I had initially jumped straight into what weight I felt comfortable but challenged by, but was warned off doing so because apparently it'd affect my progressive increases.
I deloaded as follows:
Squat - 70kg to 52.5
Bench - 70kg to 42.5
Press - 45kg to 32.5
Row - 60kg to 37.5
Deadlift - 75kg to 55
It was recommended that I increase each by 2.5kg per session from there (5kg for deadlifts), but I honestly feel like I'm lifting nothing at the moment and it's a little frustrating.
Is it worth sticking with for the next few weeks, or would increasing the load rate be a valid option?
No, no gloves. They ultimately make your grip weaker and they look silly and they won't make your hands not hurt anyway. You'll get used to it. If you're having grip problems a. get some chalk and b. make sure you're gripping the bar correctly, on your pulls especially. For a pull (deadlift, row, pulldown) you want the bar seated firmly at the base of your fingers, not out towards the middle and definitely not in your palm.
My DL would probably be a lot higher if I had been working on it since January like everything else. I've had lower back issues in the past and I was genuinely a bit timid to start lifting heavy on DL until I had my form down. Now that I'm feeling comfortable with it, I'm going to start hitting it a lot harder.
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I had to go to a new gym yesterday because mine was closed and as every bar was bent to an alarming degree I skipped snatches and did some deadlifts for fun. Got 210kgx2 for a rep pr and finally got that 227.5kg/500lb single. It went up pretty fast actually, bit of a surprise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DfNabI5XzM&feature=youtu.be
Your hands are supposed to hurt, it's normal. You can't be a lifter without stuff hurting.
What about those pads you put on the bar for squatting? I scoffed at the guy doing them ahead of me for using one the other day but damn if it didn't look tempting by my 3rd set.
Your hands are supposed to hurt, it's normal. You can't be a lifter without stuff hurting.
What about those pads you put on the bar for squatting? I scoffed at the guy doing them ahead of me for using one the other day but damn if it didn't look tempting by my 3rd set.
Your hands are supposed to hurt, it's normal. You can't be a lifter without stuff hurting.
What about those pads you put on the bar for squatting? I scoffed at the guy doing them ahead of me for using one the other day but damn if it didn't look tempting by my 3rd set.
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The pads or a towel wrapped around the bar are allowed on Zercher squats.
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Chalk also helps keep the bar from rolling on zercher squats.
I've never heard them called anything other than pussy pads, even by legit big guys that use them. Im sure there is a real term for it, but it has been lost to the ages.
I was overhead pressing today when I saw some big dude and his girlfriend set up the smith machine for squats. I asked them if they wanted the power cage, and they said yes. Brodin blessed my humility because today I power cleaned seriously for the first time. Worked up to 135 for singles.
The first time I caught that bar on 135, I almost passed out. Then realized getting it back down was going to be difficult. Almost screwed up my wrist.
Relevant question: I OHP/push press with a narrow, pretty much in front of my shoulders, grip. When I power clean, my understanding is you want a fairly wider grip. Should I press with the wide powerclean grip, or powerclean with the narrow press grip? Or balance that shit on my shoulder like a boss and fix my grip?
Also, high bar squatting: Coming out of the hole the knees start to come in. They go back out, but they are coming in a little in the process. Also I'm leaning forward a bit coming out of the hole sometimes. Nothing crazy, the bars not about to fly over my head or anything. It just feels like a lot. Where do these issues fall on a scale of "Woah buddy, fix that now!" to "Eh, things get a bit sloppy when you're pushing yourself, no worries."
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I can't believe how willing people are to dismiss without a moment's thought such a good resource. It's pretty depressing.
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For protein powder, Optimum Nutrition is often recommended. I get mine from vitaminshoppe.com because they usually have good prices and free shipping for $25+.
Also I snatched 80 for two doubles and my pull felt fantastic but my speed under was slow.
One step forward, two steps back.
Also, I started front squatting for the first time. I learned 2 things. 1) I love front squats. They feel so much more, i dunno, natural? They're just more comfortable overall, especially on my knees. 2) Front squats are really hard.
Bench: 285
Squat: 280
Deadlift: 300
Feeling good.
Those are kilograms, aren't they...
Might even bump a few things I'd been doing 20lbs of up to 30lb next week.
Shit no. I'm a silly American. I use pounds.
I wish they were kilograms.
I've only been back into lifting since January. I'm nowhere close to where I want to be yet.
One 45 pound plate? ~1/110th of a Range Rover!
I deloaded as follows:
Squat - 70kg to 52.5
Bench - 70kg to 42.5
Press - 45kg to 32.5
Row - 60kg to 37.5
Deadlift - 75kg to 55
It was recommended that I increase each by 2.5kg per session from there (5kg for deadlifts), but I honestly feel like I'm lifting nothing at the moment and it's a little frustrating.
Is it worth sticking with for the next few weeks, or would increasing the load rate be a valid option?
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no
chalk + callous maintenance. Straps when shit gets real heavy
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By the way, I'm not sure how to take this. Is this good or bad?
Hard to catch context over the internet sometimes.
In comparison I have a 255lb max bench and a 455lb max dead lift and I consider myself fairly proportional if maybe a bit low on bench.
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I want your bench numbers
Oh. Well, thank you.
What about those pads you put on the bar for squatting? I scoffed at the guy doing them ahead of me for using one the other day but damn if it didn't look tempting by my 3rd set.
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In the past two weeks, I've split three pairs of pants. :[
The pads or a towel wrapped around the bar are allowed on Zercher squats.
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I was overhead pressing today when I saw some big dude and his girlfriend set up the smith machine for squats. I asked them if they wanted the power cage, and they said yes. Brodin blessed my humility because today I power cleaned seriously for the first time. Worked up to 135 for singles.
The first time I caught that bar on 135, I almost passed out. Then realized getting it back down was going to be difficult. Almost screwed up my wrist.
Relevant question: I OHP/push press with a narrow, pretty much in front of my shoulders, grip. When I power clean, my understanding is you want a fairly wider grip. Should I press with the wide powerclean grip, or powerclean with the narrow press grip? Or balance that shit on my shoulder like a boss and fix my grip?
Also, high bar squatting: Coming out of the hole the knees start to come in. They go back out, but they are coming in a little in the process. Also I'm leaning forward a bit coming out of the hole sometimes. Nothing crazy, the bars not about to fly over my head or anything. It just feels like a lot. Where do these issues fall on a scale of "Woah buddy, fix that now!" to "Eh, things get a bit sloppy when you're pushing yourself, no worries."