On April 06 2011 12:20 thedeadhaji wrote: 5-5-5 Bench Press @ 150lbs (+5) Tried finding 1 rep max for first time, 170lbs for Bench atm, prolly have some more in me if it wasn't after the set.
btw, feels AMAZING to bench press with back muscles properly engaged. I don't think I was using those muscles adequately at all last year (and they were certainly weaker than they are now)
On April 06 2011 13:27 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
On April 06 2011 12:20 thedeadhaji wrote: 5-5-5 Bench Press @ 150lbs (+5) Tried finding 1 rep max for first time, 170lbs for Bench atm, prolly have some more in me if it wasn't after the set.
btw, feels AMAZING to bench press with back muscles properly engaged. I don't think I was using those muscles adequately at all last year (and they were certainly weaker than they are now)
Yap! It's fun to calculate your 1RM without having to max out on one rep, although it's apparently around 95%~ accurate. I've fallen into that 5% multiple times though ... according to the website, my optimistic 1RM bench would be 234, but I've hit 240 for one rep before.
Also, here are some interesting pictures for you all about paleo lifestyle:
On April 06 2011 10:15 Anabolicqt wrote: Had an awesome day at the gym. Chest day which I posted earlier as my least favorite day of the week. Had my spotter with me today so I made sure I pushed myself. Warmed up with my starter sets on bench press and then went up to 295 to try to hit out a few reps before moving on. I ended up doing that x10 where my previous max was x6. Decided to go up to 315 and see how many I could get. Managed to get 5 so I am super stoked about that. Great workout.
Very nice reppin out 315 like that. I've gone to break 300 like 3 times on bench but never put up more than 295 (each time i got injured before i could break 300) Maybe i'll try to hit it soon, i can probably get it but i'm always too tired from snatching to ever try it T_T
On April 06 2011 10:15 Anabolicqt wrote: Had an awesome day at the gym. Chest day which I posted earlier as my least favorite day of the week. Had my spotter with me today so I made sure I pushed myself. Warmed up with my starter sets on bench press and then went up to 295 to try to hit out a few reps before moving on. I ended up doing that x10 where my previous max was x6. Decided to go up to 315 and see how many I could get. Managed to get 5 so I am super stoked about that. Great workout.
Very nice reppin out 315 like that. I've gone to break 300 like 3 times on bench but never put up more than 295 (each time i got injured before i could break 300) Maybe i'll try to hit it soon, i can probably get it but i'm always too tired from snatching to ever try it T_T
Just have a jim wendler day when you're like fuck it- I'm only benching today. Get 300 and walk out.
On April 06 2011 07:14 sJarl wrote: Actually, it looks damn good! I'd get it for me at least.
Today's workout was ok, worked up to a top single and after getting 90kg on the flat bench I was greedy and went for an all time-pr of 100kg. Got it off the chest but no further. Went for a 3x3 of 85kg and only failed the last rep of them.
Found out my elbows and hands are like way off when I'm benching and couldn't at allt put them straight under the bar and then spent about half an hour of just techical work...
Also worked up to a set of 120kg x 5 on the squat. Happy that I got it with my dead tired back and hams. So prolly a good idea to be a little fresher next time...
ordered it
100kg bench is my "dream" as well hehe. probably more like a short-term goal than a dream but it would be nice to get it this summer!
Sup brosephs. Two things I did not like at the gym today:
1) Walking into the locker room and seeing a hairy, overweight bear lying down on the leather seating area with his towel splayed ontop of his hips. You'd think, "Well gee, at least he's decent enough to cover himself with a towel." But no. This is a gym. The end of the towel laid just a few inches above his pelvis revealing his bushy, overgrown inner thighs and even bushier manpenis. It looked like he had Paralyze in a triangle choke.
2) Aggravating my strain. Lower back pain is gone but I really pulled something in my left leg. I mean the joint hurts but also the front part of the thigh. It's a pulsing sort of pain. And I could only get through 10 squats. I really tried to work through the pain but it didn't work. As I went down I felt my right leg bearing most of the weight. Not good. I even tried moving down weights and eventually just squatting with the the bar itself but I couldn't even squat above parallel cause it hurt so much. I was even taking 3 minute breaks between sets.
I think it's a strain because I was able to do my bench presses just fine. And I was also able to deadlift. I felt a slight tinge of pain in my left leg but I could really just do the deadlifts just fine. Gonna rice it up and see how it goes on friday. Alls I'm asking for is to be able to do all my sets. It would be a real bummer if this hampered my squat progression, especially since it's only been three weeks since I started.
its good you stopped. working through pain is not advisable. hope you get better soon :/ not being able to squat is a bitch. I experienced it last couple of weeks because of an injury. and my squat went down like 15kg
Some oats for breakfast, protein shake mid morning, some sushi for lunch and just finished making a vegetable stir fry with prawns and some brown rice.
Adding back carbs and some gluten into my diet has made cooking and food preparation a lot easier and more flexible.
Not lifting related, but my ultimate frisbee team DOMINATED tonight. We played a man down, while their team had 3 subs and we still managed to own them 18-7. Feels pretty good man, hopefully we'll be in the finals, I think we have a pretty strong chance, but this is only the second week into the league (12 week league I think?)
On April 06 2011 21:19 Energies wrote: Some oats for breakfast, protein shake mid morning, some sushi for lunch and just finished making a vegetable stir fry with prawns and some brown rice.
Adding back carbs and some gluten into my diet has made cooking and food preparation a lot easier and more flexible.
Funny enough, taking that stuff out was what motivated me to start cooking every meal .
I prepare every meal the same way: butter/olive oil/coconut oil the pan up, throw in a protein and brown it, throw in some veggies, season everything, cover for 3 minutes on lower heat, and serve.
On April 06 2011 20:44 Zafrumi wrote: more like bench PROS!
what ligament are you missing jarl? birth defect or injury? sounds bad :/
I tore the sternoclavicular ligament when i was around 14 without really knowing it so it wasn't possible to do anything about it. Just glad I'm able to press pain-free
On April 06 2011 21:19 Energies wrote: Some oats for breakfast, protein shake mid morning, some sushi for lunch and just finished making a vegetable stir fry with prawns and some brown rice.
Adding back carbs and some gluten into my diet has made cooking and food preparation a lot easier and more flexible.
Funny enough, taking that stuff out was what motivated me to start cooking every meal .
I prepare every meal the same way: butter/olive oil/coconut oil the pan up, throw in a protein and brown it, throw in some veggies, season everything, cover for 3 minutes on lower heat, and serve.
Turns out perfect every time ;D.
exactly. I used to just eat crap food whenever I was hungry, like cereals, cake or bread when I was hungry because I was too damn lazy to cook. now I actually enjoy preparing a good steak with veggies or making a salad with cottage cheese, tomatoes and cucumbers! its just the cleaning up that sucks a bit. I need to get me a girlfriend :p
On April 06 2011 21:19 Energies wrote: Some oats for breakfast, protein shake mid morning, some sushi for lunch and just finished making a vegetable stir fry with prawns and some brown rice.
Adding back carbs and some gluten into my diet has made cooking and food preparation a lot easier and more flexible.
Funny enough, taking that stuff out was what motivated me to start cooking every meal .
I prepare every meal the same way: butter/olive oil/coconut oil the pan up, throw in a protein and brown it, throw in some veggies, season everything, cover for 3 minutes on lower heat, and serve.
Turns out perfect every time ;D.
Same thing actually, that is a staple meal for me, I found you can buy some really low sugar stir fry sauces that you pour over everything while cooking.
I reckon equal parts meat, veggies, some stir fry sauce and a frying pan and anyone can be a gourmet chef.
Results just got in for my xrays... nothing conclusive. Lookinto have an MRI soon, only I can't make time for it in the next three weeks lol. Guess i'll have to end up renewing my nabumetone prescription, and chilling on my couch more. Fun fun. Bloodwork came back too - apparently i've just gotten over a ~two week bout with strep throat. I didn't feel it at all. While I was more tired than usual, I called it up to sleeping six hours a night rather than to being sick. Fuck yeah vitamin D and healthy diet and gym time, my immune system is baller.
So now i'm approaching the end ofmy first modified cycle of 5/3/1. Liking the program so far, as much as I can like anything that has no squats deads or power cleans... looks like i'll have time these next few weeks to see if it will actually let me progress.
EPT
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(i have no spotter / no safety bar so this is most likely true!!)
A missing ligament is making it hard though...
