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you gotta love teh bicepts
had a decent workout today. pulled 200lbs (only rack pull tho) and now i'm starting to have trouble with the grip. left hand can barely hold on, and it hurts like a bitch. but i suppose it's normal considering i'm right handed. chalk isn't allowed in the gym so meh...
i understand much, much heavier weights can be pulled because of the much shorter range of motion (as opposed to the deadlift) but i can't imagine even pulling much more than what i'm already doing. besides my grip i can't exactly say i'm struggling, but my goal of 300 (or even 2xbw - 280) seems light years away...
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On January 20 2011 22:50 unknown.sam wrote:
you gotta love teh bicepts
had a decent workout today. pulled 200lbs (only rack pull tho) and now i'm starting to have trouble with the grip. left hand can barely hold on, and it hurts like a bitch. but i suppose it's normal considering i'm right handed. chalk isn't allowed in the gym so meh...
i understand much, much heavier weights can be pulled because of the much shorter range of motion (as opposed to the deadlift) but i can't imagine even pulling much more than what i'm already doing. besides my grip i can't exactly say i'm struggling, but my goal of 300 (or even 2xbw - 280) seems light years away...
Take it from me, I used to have these bitchlife grip problems. (thank decaf for the following advice)
Take an old shirt, and make 2 stripes of cloth, wrap them in the bar where you place your hands, and then scream "TL HEALTH AND FITNESS!" and Boom, you'll be lifting 250lbs ez ez pz  .
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In my opinion, whenever somebody posts something terrible in this thread we respond with this picture:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/P69km.jpg)
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On January 20 2011 22:58 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:In my opinion, whenever somebody posts something terrible in this thread we respond with this picture:
and add as caption,
CELL-TECH, Please.
edit: can't believe we finally, have our own, complete, picture-supported meme. <3
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On January 20 2011 22:50 unknown.sam wrote:
you gotta love teh bicepts
had a decent workout today. pulled 200lbs (only rack pull tho) and now i'm starting to have trouble with the grip. left hand can barely hold on, and it hurts like a bitch. but i suppose it's normal considering i'm right handed. chalk isn't allowed in the gym so meh...
i understand much, much heavier weights can be pulled because of the much shorter range of motion (as opposed to the deadlift) but i can't imagine even pulling much more than what i'm already doing. besides my grip i can't exactly say i'm struggling, but my goal of 300 (or even 2xbw - 280) seems light years away...
Use chalk anyway...also, try mixed grip and plate pinching.
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On January 21 2011 01:08 sJarl wrote:Show nested quote +On January 20 2011 22:50 unknown.sam wrote:
you gotta love teh bicepts
had a decent workout today. pulled 200lbs (only rack pull tho) and now i'm starting to have trouble with the grip. left hand can barely hold on, and it hurts like a bitch. but i suppose it's normal considering i'm right handed. chalk isn't allowed in the gym so meh...
i understand much, much heavier weights can be pulled because of the much shorter range of motion (as opposed to the deadlift) but i can't imagine even pulling much more than what i'm already doing. besides my grip i can't exactly say i'm struggling, but my goal of 300 (or even 2xbw - 280) seems light years away... Use chalk anyway...also, try mixed grip and plate pinching.
Plate pinching? What is this?
At least at my gym, ther problem with chalk if ther mess it makes. Be careful about putting it on and you should be fine. Also, try both mixed grip and hook grip, see which one you like better. Hook grip murders my thumbs, but I definitely like using it more than mixed grip. Just feels better balanced, more natural. Either one of these will help you lift heavier though.
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On January 21 2011 01:22 phyre112 wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2011 01:08 sJarl wrote:On January 20 2011 22:50 unknown.sam wrote:
you gotta love teh bicepts
had a decent workout today. pulled 200lbs (only rack pull tho) and now i'm starting to have trouble with the grip. left hand can barely hold on, and it hurts like a bitch. but i suppose it's normal considering i'm right handed. chalk isn't allowed in the gym so meh...
i understand much, much heavier weights can be pulled because of the much shorter range of motion (as opposed to the deadlift) but i can't imagine even pulling much more than what i'm already doing. besides my grip i can't exactly say i'm struggling, but my goal of 300 (or even 2xbw - 280) seems light years away... Use chalk anyway...also, try mixed grip and plate pinching. Plate pinching? What is this? At least at my gym, ther problem with chalk if ther mess it makes. Be careful about putting it on and you should be fine. Also, try both mixed grip and hook grip, see which one you like better. Hook grip murders my thumbs, but I definitely like using it more than mixed grip. Just feels better balanced, more natural. Either one of these will help you lift heavier though.
You take 2 plates and press them together using only your fingers and try to hold on as long as possible
EDIT:
Hook grip also kills my thumbs but it is so much more awesome than mixed grip  I usually zone out just before a heavy dead and then I never find any discomfort in using mixed grip.
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Stfu, Mixed grip rules.
I tried DL 120kg with normal and I was barely off the floor when I said "no".
Mixed gripped that shit and it was like "a walk in the park". ;D.
I need to get used to hook grip tho. It kills my fingers I feel like dying
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i clean and snatch with hook grip but i think i'll stick to mixed grip for DL. havent deadlifted in forever T_T I'll test it out after i finish this bulgarian program. First rest day i've had in like a week lol hopefully i'll feel awesome tomorrow. kinda wish i had something to do though
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Deadlift up to what you can with normal grip and then go to mixed grip once you can't hold anymore.
You don't want to have a grip deficit so always train as much as you can with normal grip first before switching over
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Damn, tomorrow and monday is my last workouts before I go on vacation. Will try and smash 110 kg squat tomorrow
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On January 21 2011 04:50 Necosarius wrote:Damn, tomorrow and monday is my last workouts before I go on vacation. Will try and smash 110 kg squat tomorrow
SMASH IT BRO. I KNOW I WILL FUCKING TRY (OR at least with 107kg)
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height 188
weight ~75 (to be confirmed)
short term
squat 50kg
bpress 50kg
mpress 30kg
curl 15kg
1 chinup
longterm
5 chinups
weight 90kg
dated targets
- 1x chinup by 28/1
- bpress 50kg by 30/1
- mpress 30kg by 3/2
- weight 82kg by ??? ??? cant be bothered to work it out
nutrition
daily vits (iron mag zinc b d fishoil thiamine multi)
sort out shopping/fridge
2-4 litre milk/day
will be revised, only just joined this gym
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Okay, I just went to the gym again to practise cleans. I'm pretty sure I bruised both of my shoulders. This is my 3rd session (1st time was learning it with just a bar). How long did it take you guys to learn to do cleans properly (i.e. no more bruises).
I think my problem still lies within coordination, or that I'm afraid that I'll hit my collarbone/throat (this also happened quite a few times).
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On January 21 2011 08:36 Cambium wrote:
Okay, I just went to the gym again to practise cleans. I'm pretty sure I bruised both of my shoulders. This is my 3rd session (1st time was learning it with just a bar). How long did it take you guys to learn to do cleans properly (i.e. no more bruises).
I think my problem still lies within coordination, or that I'm afraid that I'll hit my collarbone/throat (this also happened quite a few times).
lol i've hit myself in the neck with over 250 pounds i'm sure you'll be fine. i dunno on a timeframe, i still bruise my collarbone pretty regularly if i dont catch it on my shoulder muscle. i'm pretty used to it, doesnt bother me too much. i did powercleans a decent amount in high school (with pretty shitty form, dont even think i really caught it on my shoulders just held it up in my hands) but recently i've been cleaning for about 2 months. probably stopped caring about my shoulder bruises after a week or two lol
You really do have to get over the fear at first though, i was mortified by the fact that i'd be dropping 200 pounds on to my shoulders! but you just gotta commit to it and do it and realize its not that bad.
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I clean and jerked 175lbs today, which is a personal best..LOL i'm so terrible
did some deadlifts to make up for it, 3x335,355,385
Then I worked on clean form for like 40 minutes with 20kg on each side.
GOD i want to be good at this
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On January 21 2011 09:18 decafchicken wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2011 08:36 Cambium wrote:
Okay, I just went to the gym again to practise cleans. I'm pretty sure I bruised both of my shoulders. This is my 3rd session (1st time was learning it with just a bar). How long did it take you guys to learn to do cleans properly (i.e. no more bruises).
I think my problem still lies within coordination, or that I'm afraid that I'll hit my collarbone/throat (this also happened quite a few times). lol i've hit myself in the neck with over 250 pounds i'm sure you'll be fine. i dunno on a timeframe, i still bruise my collarbone pretty regularly if i dont catch it on my shoulder muscle. i'm pretty used to it, doesnt bother me too much. i did powercleans a decent amount in high school (with pretty shitty form, dont even think i really caught it on my shoulders just held it up in my hands) but recently i've been cleaning for about 2 months. probably stopped caring about my shoulder bruises after a week or two lol You really do have to get over the fear at first though, i was mortified by the fact that i'd be dropping 200 pounds on to my shoulders! but you just gotta commit to it and do it and realize its not that bad.
Thanks! I'm just glad I'm not the only idiot hurting myself. Gonna slam that shit next time.
Also some questions
a) should i do some front squats now that I'm trying to do cleans? I heard this might help.
b) should I tuck in my shoulder blades (like bench) when I occasionally do inclines?
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DimmuKlok (Jess Phillips)
Age: 20 || Height: 6'4" || Weight: 280 lbs
Starting Date: 1/20/2011 || Goal Date: 6/1/2011
Weight goals -- I'm trying to lose weight and get in better condition.
Nutrition goals -- I'm trying to improve my diet by eating healthier.
I only just now found this thread so I'm a little late to the party. I started working out everyday sometime in December and prior to that I never worked out. I've lost 30 lbs so far, being down from 310 lbs. I haven't quite altered my diet yet but that's still something I am working on. Hopefully the knowledge I gain from this thread will help me with that.
I'm looking forward to hearing about everyones accomplishments, this should be fun.
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Today's big return workout:
Squat: 80kg
Bench: 70kg
Chin up: 5kg x 5, 6, 5
lol.
Lost forty kilograms off my squat, twenty off my bench, and seven off my chin up.
This time I'm going to work back up slowly--3kg every session on my squat and bench. I'm going to eat more calories, add rice to my diet so I can eat over 1,000 calories a day, and perform in the gym. I'm back, baby.
In other news, women are the bane of my training. I'd love to bulk relentlessly right now, but if I go over 15% body fat my face gets fat and I look like an idiot. I'm still technically cutting in an attempt to get to like 7-8% body fat and then do repeated 8% -> 15% bulk/15% -> 8% cut cycles, but I'd love nothing more than to just eat 4,000 calories a day and hit 110kg bearmode. But, in my case, women > strength.
Oh well. I could always just go decafmode and do ridiculous amounts of weight at 7% body fat.
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^ Finally not sick?
What gym do you go to btw? A lot of the gyms in Japan are like spas (even more so than NA)
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