On April 20 2011 21:25 FFGenerations wrote: i had a trainer take a look at my squat today and realised i am in severe need of stretching too. im sure it will really help my squat form. its great because you can do stretching on your off-days too (possibly, i havent read up about it yet!)
i just found something fascinating... have you ever heard of "oil pulling"? its a traditional indian treatment where you swish sunflower oil round your mouth for 15 minutes every morning, apparently it cures just about everything (woman said it grew back her teeth). its supposed to suck out toxins from your body into the oil, which you spit out after 15 minutes.
For the most part it's only going to do stuff for inside the mouth if at all.... Grow back teeth... yeah right. For eliminating things like gingivitis I could see how it could work definitely
if you have the dermitis on your face then you're just going to overall want to eat healthier, sleep well, and keep stress, and maybe supplement fish oil.
I drink a shit ton of water before i go to bed to avoid hangovers. Failing that i usually wake up, drink a gallon of water, a nice bacon cheese omelette, and have a work out when i'm functioning. by the time i'm done working out i feel much better even if the workout is shitty.
On April 21 2011 01:41 decafchicken wrote: I drink a shit ton of water before i go to bed to avoid hangovers. Failing that i usually wake up, drink a gallon of water, a nice bacon cheese omelette, and have a work out when i'm functioning. by the time i'm done working out i feel much better even if the workout is shitty.
Opened up the width of the grip on my bench today, and it was much easier. Maybe that's what has been limiting me from making progress on it. Overall I think my bench form is getting quite good - I wish there were videos like Dave Tate's for squat and powerclean :/. I also started making progress on my dips again, hit 7/6/6 before failing. Aiming for 3x10 before I start weighting.
Someone mentioned fitocracy a while back. Sounds interesting, tell me more?
Did deadlifts today to because fuck bro routines. 2x8 @ 135 pounds. I was lifting double this for the same reps a month ago, and im unbeleivably sore an hour later. Knees aren't bothering me though, so maybe I can focus on form and do them light like this more often.
On April 21 2011 01:41 decafchicken wrote: I drink a shit ton of water before i go to bed to avoid hangovers. Failing that i usually wake up, drink a gallon of water, a nice bacon cheese omelette, and have a work out when i'm functioning. by the time i'm done working out i feel much better even if the workout is shitty.
Listen to decaf, he probably knows best of all
Just realized it's more than likely i'll drink mon wed thurs fri sat of this week T_T Why can't grilled chicken do a better job of being a social lubricant and making me feel better about losing in playoffs T_T
The idea is that you score points for your workouts, and you use it to compete with your friends and motivate yourself to be consistent with your workouts. It's basically twitter/RPG for your workouts.
There are a lot of flaws (most importantly it doesn't do a good job of judging the difficulty of different exercises), but it can be fun.
On April 21 2011 02:38 phyre112 wrote: Opened up the width of the grip on my bench today, and it was much easier. Maybe that's what has been limiting me from making progress on it. Overall I think my bench form is getting quite good - I wish there were videos like Dave Tate's for squat and powerclean :/. I also started making progress on my dips again, hit 7/6/6 before failing. Aiming for 3x10 before I start weighting.
Someone mentioned fitocracy a while back. Sounds interesting, tell me more?
Did deadlifts today to because fuck bro routines. 2x8 @ 135 pounds. I was lifting double this for the same reps a month ago, and im unbeleivably sore an hour later. Knees aren't bothering me though, so maybe I can focus on form and do them light like this more often.
I believe there is at least a "so you think you can squat" video out there, not sure about deadlift.
On April 21 2011 00:02 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
On April 20 2011 23:54 Maxwell3 wrote: "Incline or Military 4x5" Does that mean I can do incline bench, instead of over head press?
Yep! Either works but OHP is a better overall movement for functional strength.
Yeah I want to do OHP, it's more alpha lol. Anyways, so the program doesn't rotate like SS does? Like A B A, B A B.. ? How the hell do you increase on dead lift/ OHP then?
OHP/deadlift progress once a week ... Madcow's is more of a program designed to make a powerlifter than anything else, hence the additional attention on the BB bench.
So increase 5 lbs each week on dl/ohp? Can I increase by 10 since I'm in the earlier stages of the program?
Thanks for helping me, I know my questions are quite annoying but I haven't had time to read the entire page yet. Will do it later around 7.
On April 21 2011 00:11 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
On April 21 2011 00:07 Maxwell3 wrote:
On April 21 2011 00:02 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
On April 20 2011 23:54 Maxwell3 wrote: "Incline or Military 4x5" Does that mean I can do incline bench, instead of over head press?
Yep! Either works but OHP is a better overall movement for functional strength.
Yeah I want to do OHP, it's more alpha lol. Anyways, so the program doesn't rotate like SS does? Like A B A, B A B.. ? How the hell do you increase on dead lift/ OHP then?
OHP/deadlift progress once a week ... Madcow's is more of a program designed to make a powerlifter than anything else, hence the additional attention on the BB bench.
So increase 5 lbs each week on dl/ohp? Can I increase by 10 since I'm in the earlier stages of the program?
Thanks for helping me, I know my questions are quite annoying but I haven't had time to read the entire page yet. Will do it later around 7.
DL increases tend to be greater since it progresses much quicker... can start with 10 lbs then go to 5 lbs later. OHP usually stalls out quicker as well... only 5 lbs jumps on OHP I would never do 10 lbs.
Make sure you're doing good technique though that's the main thing.
OK. I'm super confused about where to start. I've read his guide, but even the repetition notation is confusing, compounded with the fact I'm having trouble getting anywhere near close enough with the bar, and I'm not feeling anything in the torso >.>
The most common way to write is (I believe) reps x sets. Like 8 x 3 means 3 sets of 8. Just to be 100% sure then in the Starting Strenght you almost every time do 3 sets of 5 (and one time 1 set of 5)
What do you mean by having trouble getting close enough with the bar? To the chest?
We all run into some problems, that is what makes the good days good.
On April 21 2011 07:48 sJarl wrote: The most common way to write is (I believe) reps x sets. Like 8 x 3 means 3 sets of 8. Just to be 100% sure then in the Starting Strenght you almost every time do 3 sets of 5 (and one time 1 set of 5)
What do you mean by having trouble getting close enough with the bar? To the chest?
We all run into some problems, that is what makes the good days good.
Id always thought it was setsxreps. 3x8 is 3 sets of 8 reps each. Now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense written that way, but it is the notation I've always seen used.
Brace your abs hard when you get the proper back arch. You're not using your core directly to move anything so much as you're using the muscles to keep everything stable. That's what they're there for.
Just because you don't feel soreness doesn't mean you aren't working. Don't use it as an indicator of progress, just keep doing your stretches and doing your squats and you'll get there.
On April 21 2011 07:56 phyre112 wrote: Id always thought it was setsxreps. 3x8 is 3 sets of 8 reps each. Now that I think about it, it doesn't make sense written that way, but it is the notation I've always seen used.
Brace your abs hard when you get the proper back arch. You're not using your core directly to move anything so much as you're using the muscles to keep everything stable. That's what they're there for.
Just because you don't feel soreness doesn't mean you aren't working. Don't use it as an indicator of progress, just keep doing your stretches and doing your squats and you'll get there.
OK. I just don't think I'm doing the squats right tt
Maybe I'll video myself doing it, to make sure. >.>
DAMNIT 110 SNATCH AOPEWFIJAPWOIE hit 2x95 1x100 1x105 soooo easy and missed 110 like 5 times. grrrr. I think i need to keep my back flatter and faster second pull.
On April 21 2011 02:38 phyre112 wrote: Opened up the width of the grip on my bench today, and it was much easier. Maybe that's what has been limiting me from making progress on it. Overall I think my bench form is getting quite good - I wish there were videos like Dave Tate's for squat and powerclean :/. I also started making progress on my dips again, hit 7/6/6 before failing. Aiming for 3x10 before I start weighting.
Someone mentioned fitocracy a while back. Sounds interesting, tell me more?
Did deadlifts today to because fuck bro routines. 2x8 @ 135 pounds. I was lifting double this for the same reps a month ago, and im unbeleivably sore an hour later. Knees aren't bothering me though, so maybe I can focus on form and do them light like this more often.
I believe there is at least a "so you think you can squat" video out there, not sure about deadlift.
Lol@pic. Did you leave one alive?
Of course not, how else could i drink the blood of my enemies?
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