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On May 03 2011 13:12 thedeadhaji wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2011 13:07 Froadac wrote:On May 03 2011 12:38 Froadac wrote:On May 03 2011 12:35 eshlow wrote:On May 03 2011 12:33 Froadac wrote: Phew. Down with day 1 week 2. I don't feel any progress. WOrk was just insane >.> Still, very rewarding. If you don't feel any progress you should be keeping a log of the weight(s) you use every workout at least in a text/excel file if not posting them here. You'll see that you make progress, and that it adds up quickly OK, I'll write it up and post it. I'll make a google docs spreadsheet even  How should I format it? Is https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhNskixPW9hQdE9PX0ZSZFRJZUJBRHRQUzZHT3NwMmc&hl=en&authkey=COC5sqwI ok? The reason I can't add much weight now is because my numbers are so low. I'm adding a large amount of mass, percentage wise. But not absolute weight. I think my squats are fine. I've been doing no added weight squats for a long time, but my technique is fine. Just the weight. I think this is fine overall. I would avoid commas b/c you'll eventually want to graph this out. Just put down one weight that you think you're "AT" So like max for the week?
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On May 03 2011 13:13 Froadac wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2011 13:12 thedeadhaji wrote:On May 03 2011 13:07 Froadac wrote:On May 03 2011 12:38 Froadac wrote:On May 03 2011 12:35 eshlow wrote:On May 03 2011 12:33 Froadac wrote: Phew. Down with day 1 week 2. I don't feel any progress. WOrk was just insane >.> Still, very rewarding. If you don't feel any progress you should be keeping a log of the weight(s) you use every workout at least in a text/excel file if not posting them here. You'll see that you make progress, and that it adds up quickly OK, I'll write it up and post it. I'll make a google docs spreadsheet even  How should I format it? Is https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhNskixPW9hQdE9PX0ZSZFRJZUJBRHRQUzZHT3NwMmc&hl=en&authkey=COC5sqwI ok? The reason I can't add much weight now is because my numbers are so low. I'm adding a large amount of mass, percentage wise. But not absolute weight. I think my squats are fine. I've been doing no added weight squats for a long time, but my technique is fine. Just the weight. I think this is fine overall. I would avoid commas b/c you'll eventually want to graph this out. Just put down one weight that you think you're "AT" So like max for the week?
Or you could write it out every day instead of by week
the above can be useful depending on how you workout. I have my notebook where I have warmup weights written out and then work sets for the day, and I'll add a note if I failed something.
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question for olympic lifters - when split jerking in C&J, do you alternate legs? or does this matter. Im learning the jerk part of the movement today, it feels much more comfortable to go down with my right leg than my left. Is this a muscle imbalance or natural lol.
olympic lifts are awesome btw. I havent lifted or exercised at all for over a month per recommendation by my doctor (who has confirmed that i dont have rhabdomyolisis or w/e now), just getting back into it now. Ive decided to do a split between SS and Olympic lifts like so:
day1 Squat Bench Deadlift
day2 Clean and Jerk (instead of power cleans + press) snatch? Never done this before, Ill see how it goes some weighted chins possibly
slightly reduced leg work due to no squats on day2, but i also play soccer 3x a week now so it works better this way imo.
Ive lost almost 10pounds during my forced inactivity, down to 152 Hopefully ill be able to re-gain strength fast, and then improve. My goal for now is to put on some weight, ive never weighed more than 160 lbs in my life and I want to change that. 180 by september seems a decent benchmark to me ^_^
I read this forum every time i browse TL, you guys are an inspiration reading about everyones progress helped keep me motivated while I couldnt lift. time to get back at it LIKE A BOSS
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On May 03 2011 13:33 FyRe_DragOn wrote:question for olympic lifters - when split jerking in C&J, do you alternate legs? or does this matter. Im learning the jerk part of the movement today, it feels much more comfortable to go down with my right leg than my left. Is this a muscle imbalance or natural lol. olympic lifts are awesome btw. I havent lifted or exercised at all for over a month per recommendation by my doctor (who has confirmed that i dont have rhabdomyolisis or w/e now), just getting back into it now. Ive decided to do a split between SS and Olympic lifts like so: day1 Squat Bench Deadlift day2 Clean and Jerk (instead of power cleans + press) snatch? Never done this before, Ill see how it goes some weighted chins possibly slightly reduced leg work due to no squats on day2, but i also play soccer 3x a week now so it works better this way imo. Ive lost almost 10pounds during my forced inactivity, down to 152  Hopefully ill be able to re-gain strength fast, and then improve. My goal for now is to put on some weight, ive never weighed more than 160 lbs in my life and I want to change that. 180 by september seems a decent benchmark to me ^_^ I read this forum every time i browse TL, you guys are an inspiration  reading about everyones progress helped keep me motivated while I couldnt lift. time to get back at it LIKE A BOSS
Stick to one leg in front for split jerking, it will throw off your technique.
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Yeah. Other thing is I'm not sure exactly what I should be doing to warm up.
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On May 03 2011 13:13 Froadac wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2011 13:12 thedeadhaji wrote:On May 03 2011 13:07 Froadac wrote:On May 03 2011 12:38 Froadac wrote:On May 03 2011 12:35 eshlow wrote:On May 03 2011 12:33 Froadac wrote: Phew. Down with day 1 week 2. I don't feel any progress. WOrk was just insane >.> Still, very rewarding. If you don't feel any progress you should be keeping a log of the weight(s) you use every workout at least in a text/excel file if not posting them here. You'll see that you make progress, and that it adds up quickly OK, I'll write it up and post it. I'll make a google docs spreadsheet even  How should I format it? Is https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhNskixPW9hQdE9PX0ZSZFRJZUJBRHRQUzZHT3NwMmc&hl=en&authkey=COC5sqwI ok? The reason I can't add much weight now is because my numbers are so low. I'm adding a large amount of mass, percentage wise. But not absolute weight. I think my squats are fine. I've been doing no added weight squats for a long time, but my technique is fine. Just the weight. I think this is fine overall. I would avoid commas b/c you'll eventually want to graph this out. Just put down one weight that you think you're "AT" So like max for the week?
Do whatever feels right for you - in the end, doing something for a long time beats doing a perfect job for only 2 weeks.
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On May 03 2011 13:33 FyRe_DragOn wrote:question for olympic lifters - when split jerking in C&J, do you alternate legs? or does this matter. Im learning the jerk part of the movement today, it feels much more comfortable to go down with my right leg than my left. Is this a muscle imbalance or natural lol. olympic lifts are awesome btw. I havent lifted or exercised at all for over a month per recommendation by my doctor (who has confirmed that i dont have rhabdomyolisis or w/e now), just getting back into it now. Ive decided to do a split between SS and Olympic lifts like so: day1 Squat Bench Deadlift day2 Clean and Jerk (instead of power cleans + press) snatch? Never done this before, Ill see how it goes some weighted chins possibly slightly reduced leg work due to no squats on day2, but i also play soccer 3x a week now so it works better this way imo. Ive lost almost 10pounds during my forced inactivity, down to 152  Hopefully ill be able to re-gain strength fast, and then improve. My goal for now is to put on some weight, ive never weighed more than 160 lbs in my life and I want to change that. 180 by september seems a decent benchmark to me ^_^ I read this forum every time i browse TL, you guys are an inspiration  reading about everyones progress helped keep me motivated while I couldnt lift. time to get back at it LIKE A BOSS
I don't know about that program you have. SS is good as-is for strength and a good introduction to Olympic lifting (just do high bar squats!) and all, but for actually doing a strict Olympic lifting program, you may want to incorporate more C&J and snatches. I practice both every day just due to this insane technical nature of the lifts.
Also, squat every day. Back squat and front squat are both extremely important.
Today I did this:
Clean practice (mostly hang cleans with some cleans from the floor, all light weight) Some snatch practice (bar only) Overhead pressx3x5 Back squat 5x1 (increasing to 90% of 1RM)
Hm... I think I'm stronger than I thought I was, or my program is really making a man out of me. Today's back squat at 120kg was easy and I felt like I could have added another 10-15kg on top of that. I'm still going to keep adding 5kg/week on front and back squats, and then max out on my last workout of the week, but my confidence went way up today with that squat.
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On May 03 2011 04:38 GoTuNk! wrote: Everyone does 8-10 reps using sissy weights and therefore achieve nothing. Multiple sets of 5 allows a good balance between number of reps and weight used.
I don't, I don't think? 
On May 03 2011 05:43 sJarl wrote: Just finished the only hard exam of my finals and dealifted 215kg.
Pretty good day.
@sjarl Are you doing a 1 rep max or are you busting these out for 5 reps? Seeing your lift makes me motivated to beat you haha. Ill see what I can do next deadlift day.
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More and more questions. Although I am certainly doing lol. What would be good snack food, or a good later meal. Because after that workout I'm actually starving after eating like three pieces of chicken earlier.
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On May 03 2011 14:03 Froadac wrote: More and more questions. Although I am certainly doing lol. What would be good snack food, or a good later meal. Because after that workout I'm actually starving after eating like three pieces of chicken earlier.
more chicken is fine. Whole milk is actually decently filling, but I'm sure you're eating plenty of that. I like to eat eggs because they're quick to make, or i'll strain a can of tuna fish. If you're talking an actual SNACK snack, I personally use almonds.
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Wow. Lower back, arms, and thighs are all super tired. That's a good thing though. Hopefully I'll recover in time though 
Although strangely I'm not feeling anything in the pecs, but my deltoids and triceps are super sore.
Probably just has to do with relative muscle strengths, and will begin to even out, although I hope it doesn't have to do with technique.
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I tried on my friends adidas adistars today and WOW they are fucking amazing. Extremely lightweight and comfortable. No wonder everyone has them. They are great, but I still like my nikes which in my opinion has better stability.
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I've been a long time reader of this thread but only recently decided to post. Just wanted to say that, it's because of this thread that my lifts are actually getting better. I had no idea I was making so many mistakes in the gym even though I've been lifting on and off with over 2 years of experience T_T. Makes me ashamed to even admit that.
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On May 03 2011 13:58 Anabolicqt wrote:Show nested quote +On May 03 2011 04:38 GoTuNk! wrote: Everyone does 8-10 reps using sissy weights and therefore achieve nothing. Multiple sets of 5 allows a good balance between number of reps and weight used.
I don't, I don't think?  Show nested quote +On May 03 2011 05:43 sJarl wrote: Just finished the only hard exam of my finals and dealifted 215kg.
Pretty good day. @sjarl Are you doing a 1 rep max or are you busting these out for 5 reps? Seeing your lift makes me motivated to beat you haha. Ill see what I can do next deadlift day.
Sadly only for a single will probably start adding more volume in a few weeks after I finish C/P.
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So I am running and trying to get faster. I have a rather specific goal of three miles in 18 minutes. I'm currently running them in 23 minutes, and just always running three miles and trying to run faster each time. Is this the best approach to meet my goal or should I be training some other way?
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HELL YEAH! Great job.
Maybe there was some unnecessary rounding of the back. The second rep looked better imo, with more hip activation
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