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MeShiet
Canada290 Posts
July 11, 2011 - Today (all in pounds) Body weight: 143 - 145 Bench: 145 (1RM) - 150 (4RM) Deadlift: 165 (5RM) - 195 (5RM) Squat: 105 (5RM) - 150 (3RM) Power clean and jerk: 115 (1RM) - 140(1RM) Press: 95 (3RM) - 100(3RM) Definitely love how my squat is finally gonna overtake my bench press this upcoming Monday. Can't wait to see how this will compare to what I'm gonna be doing in September before school starts. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
@catch , 1. watch some anime like black lagoon or trigun, 2. tell yourself this "there is no reason to ever stop being a powerful beast" | ||
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Catch
United States616 Posts
On July 23 2011 11:01 GoTuNk! wrote: That's quite an unusual program. What are ur goals? are those pounds or kilos? (I assume pounds unless u are a giant :p) Its a bodybuilding program. I give you a link to the whole thing you want. Obviously in pounds lol But see. I started out with somewhat of a love for bodybuilding. But I'm not really sure if I want to that anymore... I like strength-based training a lot more. But at the same time I kind of want to stay lean. I'm not really too sure - right now I'm sticking to the BBing program. Edit @ FF: Man I haven't seen trigun since I was more of a little kid, so I didn't quite get the story. I just thought it was a badass cartoon/anime back in the day. Maybe I'll give it a shot (or the manga) - and I never heard of black lagoon. But yeah, thats what I keep saying to push myself... We'll see where I end up on monday. Although I do love my mondays, so that probably wouldn't be any indication haha :D | ||
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
http://www.simplyshredded.com/mega-feature-layne-norton-training-series-full-powerhypertrophy-routine-updated-2011.html | ||
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ModernAgeShaman
Norway484 Posts
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
Going home tomorrow. | ||
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JesusOurSaviour
United Arab Emirates1141 Posts
 ((Strugglin for motivation peeps, been just doing the occasional 20 pushups... how do I motivate myself to work harder and consistently? | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
On July 23 2011 21:09 JesusOurSaviour wrote: Hey TL-ers you guys are smart so I thought you can help me ((Strugglin for motivation peeps, been just doing the occasional 20 pushups... how do I motivate myself to work harder and consistently? Hmm it's hard to put a finger on something that will help your motivation. I know how difficult it is to balance a workout between the hours you work and your playtime (Starcraft perhaps). 20 Push ups occasionally really isn't going to help you out at all. Even when I didn't know how to properly workout I still did about 100 push-ups a day, some ab work and jogging. So doing just 20 push ups isn't going to give you any satisfaction. You could be working towards a goal where you want to look good and impress your friends whether it be in a semi-competitive nature or not. Or you could just be working out to get fit and feel good. In my case I started working out because I was sick and tired of being such a weak guy in my circle of friends. I was doing that inefficient workout routine so it was really hard to stay diligent about it, motivating myself by comparing my weak ugly body to my friends' nice lean muscular bodies were the only things that kept me going. After I learned a bit more of what I should really be doing and how to eat (thanks to this thread) it was a huge motivation booster. Because when you do things properly you'll really feel like you've done a good job working your muscles, so you get a sense of progression. Obviously just doing 20 pushups isn't going to get you there. So it went from "wanting to keep up with friends" to "omfg I feel GOOD" which I feel imo is a really good way to stay motivated. So yeah, try pushing yourself harder. Read up on this thread and learn how to really work yourself out. When you get that "feel good" feeling after working out and looking at your progress in your mirror, you'll never have to worry about motivational problems again. Also I heard that making a gym buddy is a really great way to push yourself hard and stay motivated. Hope this helps. | ||
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
On July 23 2011 21:09 JesusOurSaviour wrote: Hey TL-ers you guys are smart so I thought you can help me ((Strugglin for motivation peeps, been just doing the occasional 20 pushups... how do I motivate myself to work harder and consistently? Find out what you want in life. Set up a Goal, plaster your wall, your desktop, everything, with your Goal - reach it. What you lack is all it takes, Hard Work and Consistency. Look at motivational vids or pics, there are a lot, maybe that helps. Personally, what worked best for me is taking a relaxed front shot of myself. You might even upload it here for everyone to see, after you reached your goal upload another shot and let everyone see how much you improved. After a while of consistent training it gets much much easier to stay focused, in fact whenever i miss a workout i start feeling small, every non-rest day i'm not in the gym makes me feel smaller. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On July 23 2011 16:43 Catch wrote: Its a bodybuilding program. I give you a link to the whole thing you want. Obviously in pounds lol But see. I started out with somewhat of a love for bodybuilding. But I'm not really sure if I want to that anymore... I like strength-based training a lot more. But at the same time I kind of want to stay lean. I'm not really too sure - right now I'm sticking to the BBing program. Edit @ FF: Man I haven't seen trigun since I was more of a little kid, so I didn't quite get the story. I just thought it was a badass cartoon/anime back in the day. Maybe I'll give it a shot (or the manga) - and I never heard of black lagoon. But yeah, thats what I keep saying to push myself... We'll see where I end up on monday. Although I do love my mondays, so that probably wouldn't be any indication haha :D I find myself losing motivation (like you said, dragging myself to go, calling for lighter weights, etc.) when I'm not making as much progress. At times when I am on track, I do the exact opposite, so I guess it's setting the right expectations? That's how it is for me at least  | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On July 23 2011 21:09 JesusOurSaviour wrote: Hey TL-ers you guys are smart so I thought you can help me ((Strugglin for motivation peeps, been just doing the occasional 20 pushups... how do I motivate myself to work harder and consistently? What are your goals? e.g. look good naked lose 20 lbs turn legs and balls into steel etc. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On July 23 2011 16:43 Catch wrote: Its a bodybuilding program. I give you a link to the whole thing you want. Obviously in pounds lol But see. I started out with somewhat of a love for bodybuilding. But I'm not really sure if I want to that anymore... I like strength-based training a lot more. But at the same time I kind of want to stay lean. I'm not really too sure - right now I'm sticking to the BBing program. Edit @ FF: Man I haven't seen trigun since I was more of a little kid, so I didn't quite get the story. I just thought it was a badass cartoon/anime back in the day. Maybe I'll give it a shot (or the manga) - and I never heard of black lagoon. But yeah, thats what I keep saying to push myself... We'll see where I end up on monday. Although I do love my mondays, so that probably wouldn't be any indication haha :D Try powerlifting man! (or starting strength  ). If you are already lean odds are you won't "unlean" at all doing squats, benches and deadlifts.Are u cycling ur workout or training to failure too often? Not cycling and failing lifts often will rapidly lead to demotivation (and progress stall ). | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
Yesterday on my 3rd set I failed my last squat and it was the first time I have failed a squat. Now my left abductor is a bit tight but I think (*hopefully*, gasp) that it will be ok for light work monday ofter some rest and heat. Last time I failed a bench I hurt my wrist. I often find myself dealing with injuries whenever I fail a rep. Is this common? Will this become worse as my strength-mass ratio keeps increasing? | ||
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DoubleZee
Canada556 Posts
On July 23 2011 23:23 Cambium wrote: What are your goals? e.g. look good naked lose 20 lbs turn legs and balls into steel etc. I'm curious what exercises I can do to turn my balls into steel.  | ||
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BouBou.865
Netherlands814 Posts
And so it begins. I woke up on the 20th, a man at last, to get some bread. Bread was glorious, fast forward to after work, because birthdays are always overwhelmingly underwhelming. Cute blonde girl sitting on the terras with her parents. No biggie though, random sexist joke for the dad and outrageous flattery for the mother as the protocol demands and I have to girl where I have her, face-to-face conversation. Don't get me wrong, she's not maddeningly beautiful but somewhere between six beers and her doing a handstand (gymnast, yum), she started growing on me(huehuehue). Anyhow we exchanged phone numbers and texted a bit since then, I'll keep you guys posted. Next morning I did not awake like a man. But because I am proud, stubborn and vain I got up like a boss and went to the gym and hit my goals. Only thing I didn't hit that day was EpicSquatGirl, because it turns out she's married and her husband would kick my ass real bad. That's about it for now. To all the emo-ing around; we're so privileged to be able to shape our life's according to the amount of effort we put into it, stop wasting your time with moping and start being awesome. Off to work! | ||
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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
On July 24 2011 00:36 BouBou.865 wrote: SuperBallerBirthdayBattleReport! And so it begins. I woke up on the 20th, a man at last, to get some bread. Bread was glorious, fast forward to after work, because birthdays are always overwhelmingly underwhelming. Cute blonde girl sitting on the terras with her parents. No biggie though, random sexist joke for the dad and outrageous flattery for the mother as the protocol demands and I have to girl where I have her, face-to-face conversation. Don't get me wrong, she's not maddeningly beautiful but somewhere between six beers and her doing a handstand (gymnast, yum), she started growing on me(huehuehue). Anyhow we exchanged phone numbers and texted a bit since then, I'll keep you guys posted. Next morning I did not awake like a man. But because I am proud, stubborn and vain I got up like a boss and went to the gym and hit my goals. Only thing I didn't hit that day was EpicSquatGirl, because it turns out she's married and her husband would kick my ass real bad. That's about it for now. To all the emo-ing around; we're so privileged to be able to shape our life's according to the amount of effort we put into it, stop wasting your time with moping and start being awesome. Off to work! belated happy birthday man and sorry to hear about epicsquatgirl she sounded too good to be true! but look on the bright side: now you have a goal - get strong so you can beat up her husband and claim her! | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On July 23 2011 21:09 JesusOurSaviour wrote: Hey TL-ers you guys are smart so I thought you can help me ((Strugglin for motivation peeps, been just doing the occasional 20 pushups... how do I motivate myself to work harder and consistently? First thing is that you need to set a goal. If you want to get in shape, get stronger, look good naked, whatever. Find a goal, then find a way to achieve that goal - whether that be bodyweight training, running/swimming/other cardio, or joining a gym and lifting heavy things. The number one most motivating thing I can think of is progress. When you see yourself improving, you'll want to improve more. So use TL as an accountability partner; we're all here for you waiting for updates in this thread. Let that get you started (once you know what you're starting) and then get out there and get awesome! | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On July 23 2011 12:35 Snuggles wrote: Wow thanks for the link eshlow. Interesting stuff, it also reminded me of another question I had for you guys that kind of ties into that link. Since I have what I need now to properly gain more strength I'm curious to know if you guys have any tips of building endurance. I happen to play football or soccer occasionally and I notice that I will tire out very quickly. The HIIT with sprinting seems to have really helped me out (very quickly btw, it was amazing to watch myself improve) with running but I'm not sure how to help my overall endurance. The kind of endurance I'm looking for is the kind that a wrestler would need since they're using their entire body to maneuver around rather just running around in cross country. Does it all go hand in hand with strength training or is there more to it? oh yeah the barbell I got is really making me feel like man. God I wonder if you nerds felt the same way when you guys first started. Endurance you're gonna have to do some longer steady state running and then couple that with specific conditioning On July 23 2011 12:55 Froadac wrote: 160lb leg press at pt. PT assistant just wanted to see what my max for leg press was. PT has me doing bicep curls and tricep stuff, more isolated. I don't know the utility of it, but heck, they're the PT. That's because most PTs are terrible... Your surgeon said you should be getting strong and you get strong by doing compound lifts. PTs focusing on isolation is pretty much garbage especially if its presurgery where you need overall strength Isolation is fine for injured states so you can apply specific force to muscles which wontbe too much that you break something more but is enough to get adaptative strengthening. However, you really don't need that type of stuff at this point; get as strong as possible with barbells | ||
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Catch
United States616 Posts
On July 23 2011 23:22 Cambium wrote: I find myself losing motivation (like you said, dragging myself to go, calling for lighter weights, etc.) when I'm not making as much progress. At times when I am on track, I do the exact opposite, so I guess it's setting the right expectations? That's how it is for me at least Hm. Yeah true, you might be right about that. I don't really have solid goals like I did when I was on SS... Or rather I just miss the progression I had on that. I'll have to figure out what goals I really wanna set - right now its to get bigger. Try powerlifting man! (or starting strength ). If you are already lean odds are you won't "unlean" at all doing squats, benches and deadlifts. Are u cycling ur workout or training to failure too often? Not cycling and failing lifts often will rapidly lead to demotivation (and progress stall ). I was already on SS for about six months or so. I'm not cycling my workouts - it has so far been heavy all the time with no lighter week. I will be cycling my lifts once they stall out (which will be soon on some of em). While I don't "fail" on these lifts, I also don't cycle in lighter weeks. | ||
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