Somehow, at the end of last year, my gym snuck in a new room with two power cages! Deadlift platforms, adjustable safeties, new barbells (with working bearings), bumper plates, trap bars, everything you could want! The only thing I'll have to do outside is bench press and cardio.
What the hell? Why did no one tell me about it? I could have been working out in there the last month!
New 4 rep PB on deadlifts with 185kg. My amrap sucked afterwards though.
So I assume this is showing weight x reps. What is the reason for the different numbers of reps in each set? Why do you do 3 then 5 then 1 then 1 then 4? Or is there no reason and you just felt like it?
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Those are the warm-up sets. So you don't want to overdo it on those. It's more of a "do I feel loose enough and ready to go" with them than a hard rule. And it varies person to person.
New 4 rep PB on deadlifts with 185kg. My amrap sucked afterwards though.
So I assume this is showing weight x reps. What is the reason for the different numbers of reps in each set? Why do you do 3 then 5 then 1 then 1 then 4? Or is there no reason and you just felt like it?
So yeah, 60, 100, 140, 160 and 180kg were warm-up sets, where I just try to move the weight as aggressively as possible and getting some blood into the muscles - the weight equates to adding a 20kg plate on each side every set and then a "half-plate" for the last two heavy warm-ups.
After that I move into my work sets which were 5 sets of 4 @ 185kg (~80% of my 1 rep max). The last set of 7 is called a back down set which is basically because I felt like it (wanted to hit 12 reps for a new personal record, but alas)
I hit my new PR for front squat singles. 275#, failed at it a couple months ago, but today felt good so I went for it.... With sleeves, and a belt, and wrist straps on the bar..... And chalk on my shoulders...
But it worked, went down and came back up. Hitting that 315 this year actually feels reasonable.
Nah, hah, not shunning tools, no shame. It was going to be a successful lift and I was taking all the steps I could to make sure it was. If I could have figured out a way to macgyver a mini resistance band into the lift I probably would have done that too.
Speaking of, normally I drop my belt when I move onto pause squats after doing my main sets. Last night, since I was so low on sleep and overall pretty fatigued, I kept it on and had a muuuuuuch easier time focusing on firing my glutes out of the hole. Can anyone think of a reason I’m doing myself a disservice by wearing it during pause squats?
I guess, why are you doing the pause squats? I do them because pause squats are a great way to focus on keeping your torso upright and not collapsing and not letting your hips shoot up first and doing them beltless makes me honest. It's also a good way to get core work in, because I hate dedicated ab work and am lazy.
If focusing on your glutes (:winky:) is important then wearing a belt is probably fine?
I guess, why are you doing the pause squats? I do them because pause squats are a great way to focus on keeping your torso upright and not collapsing and not letting your hips shoot up first and doing them beltless makes me honest. It's also a good way to get core work in, because I hate dedicated ab work and am lazy.
If focusing on your glutes (:winky:) is important then wearing a belt is probably fine?
All of those except for the ab work cuz I’m not lazy!
Large friends, explain to me how as a 200lb man I can bang out sets of 12 bodyweight dips like whatever but I cannot rep out 200 lbs on the bench press the same way. This is a mildly frustrating thing.
Large friends, explain to me how as a 200lb man I can bang out sets of 12 bodyweight dips like whatever but I cannot rep out 200 lbs on the bench press the same way. This is a mildly frustrating thing.
Different muscle usage?
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yup, dips are going to hit your triceps hard along with your back, and bench should be mostly chest with some bicep assist.
Yeah between those two and Jeremy Hoornstra it's a little nuts. The form Strickland and Hoornstra use is really interesting, their hands are so damn close together.
Def. stalling on my bulk (just over 165 lbs) and my lifts (military press 100lbs x 3 today, which isn't even a personal best, but I've started counting my calories again and got up to 3k the last four days and counting, whee
I'm hitting failures! 95lbs overhead press was just destroying me last night. Which is nice, because I was worried my form must be off, since I was starting to get close to failure on other stuff that's using bigger muscles.
But on the other hand the squats that felt like I was dying Monday felt pretty alright 5lbs heavier, so that seems to have been mostly just feeling shitty.
I do worry about my form though, I feel like my lower back is really hard to get straight on a barbell row and like I maybe am not 100% on the deadlift form. Probably I need to do a lot more stretching. And I need to find a mirror for the basement, I feel like it would be easier if I could just see what I look like from the side.
Propping a phone up to record a set is generally better than trying to use a mirror. Staring at a mirror will fuck up your form anyways from having to bend your neck all weird, and I think it can diminish your proprioception
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What the hell? Why did no one tell me about it? I could have been working out in there the last month!
(That’s being positive about failure)
So I assume this is showing weight x reps. What is the reason for the different numbers of reps in each set? Why do you do 3 then 5 then 1 then 1 then 4? Or is there no reason and you just felt like it?
So yeah, 60, 100, 140, 160 and 180kg were warm-up sets, where I just try to move the weight as aggressively as possible and getting some blood into the muscles - the weight equates to adding a 20kg plate on each side every set and then a "half-plate" for the last two heavy warm-ups.
After that I move into my work sets which were 5 sets of 4 @ 185kg (~80% of my 1 rep max). The last set of 7 is called a back down set which is basically because I felt like it (wanted to hit 12 reps for a new personal record, but alas)
I kinda hate you. A 4 plate bench is my white whale at the moment.
It's a little discouraging how quickly I turn back into the weakest boy after so short a time off.
anyone got any good knee recovery exercises?
Mine too, apparently! Also I weigh 270, so I am rolling heavy.
But it worked, went down and came back up. Hitting that 315 this year actually feels reasonable.
If focusing on your glutes (:winky:) is important then wearing a belt is probably fine?
All of those except for the ab work cuz I’m not lazy!
Uhhhhhhh got stupid with deadlifts and belt and straps and ammonia and tacked on another 5kg to my max
TWO PLATES MUTHERTRUCKERS.
Yeah that's right, deadlift 2-2-5 a m-a-g-i-c 7 times.
Different muscle usage?
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That’s insane.
*I can't even bench press my body weight
**that is quite an accomplishment
F'real though, what a damn lift. He took a run at 723 and it just got stuck, but still unbelievable.
Here’s James Strickland essentially close grip pressing 672lbs
Hit 100kg 2x3 on military press today. Then did back off of 10 at 80
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29422383/
Basically, you're fucked if you're doing 36 hour shifts. And if you're sleep sucks it's gonna have an impact on your gains.
But on the other hand the squats that felt like I was dying Monday felt pretty alright 5lbs heavier, so that seems to have been mostly just feeling shitty.
I do worry about my form though, I feel like my lower back is really hard to get straight on a barbell row and like I maybe am not 100% on the deadlift form. Probably I need to do a lot more stretching. And I need to find a mirror for the basement, I feel like it would be easier if I could just see what I look like from the side.
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