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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
On August 23 2011 10:56 decafchicken wrote: Just eat everything you see! Kid on my rugby team who is a couple inches and like 30 pounds of muscle bigger than me asked me what i did for my upper chest? I lol'd and said "i dunno, front squats? :D" Problem is if I"m in the house I see very little qq | ||
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Kamais_Ookin
Canada4218 Posts
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
http://stronglifts.com/3-reasons-deadlifting-wearing-gloves-sucks/ | ||
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Renfield
United States62 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On August 23 2011 11:21 Kamais_Ookin wrote: What are people's opinion on wearing fitness gloves for my barbell exercises such as squats, benchpress, deadlifts etc etc. Is it A-ok? It just feels really comfortable in my hands but I want to know if it's bad for grip or anything. Making the bar bigger (which gloves will do) is going to make your grip weaker. So gloves are bad for deadlifts and rows, because you simply won't be able to hold on to as much weight. Bench and press, the harder you're squeezing, the better you're using your triceps so they're bad there as well. You'll get callouses on the parts of your hands that you need them very quickly - and they won't rip up and be rough and scratchy unless you're gripping wrong in the first place (or maybe if you have a brand new bar with the thick grippy pattern on it) so just chalk up and you should be good to go. If your gym doesn't allow chalk, it's probably because people have made a mess with it. Be careful, and don't put on too much, you'll be fine. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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Kamais_Ookin
Canada4218 Posts
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Azuzu
United States340 Posts
On August 23 2011 10:28 DONTPANIC wrote: Well I've been top rope and lead climbing mostly lately because I took a fall bouldering and missed the crash pad onto my back (16ft). It was a pretty easy v4 but the last big jug before the topout spun. -.- Can't fall like that again any time soon. I like to only project problems for a half hour at most. I have been focusing on endurance lately. I find that the structure of 4x4s for bouldering is very helpful. I will pick a v0,v1, and two v2s or harder and do the set with no breaks (if it's a top out or too short I climb down) and force a 30 sec break after every set. I find it easier to push through those last few problems when there is an end in sight rather than "climb till you can't". Though that works well too. ( four problems = 1set x 4 times). For toprope I Really reccomend laps. If you have a partner that also wants to do laps you can usually take 2 hours and just kill yourselves. I'll do this on the day before my rest days. If you haven't done them... get your chalk bag filled up. Pick a 5.7 or 5.8 with nice bomber holds. Your belayer should have a watch or clock in sight. Climb up and then climb back down when you touch the start hold climb back up again etc... Every 5 minutes have your belayer tell you to rest... but not on your rope. Shake out one arm at a time while holding on. It's the worst part of the lap sometimes. You rest for 30 secconds then the belayer says go again. Continue this for 25 minutes and at 25 minutes climb down to finish. Never let your climber rest on the top of the wall where it's easy. Slabs are a good choice because you can usually balance with no hands. Take 5 minutes and change places. It will kill your arms dead. You burn 10 calories a minute or something so get some snax. Lead climbing is too scary for me to do laps on... but I've seen it done. Edit: I think it helps. I can climb longer than most people I climb with and every boulderer I've met. :-) I have friends who would be more than willing to do that (and have, just not with the downclimbing), I just don't care that much about endurance. I was solidly climbing v2 before I could finish 40 foot 5.8s, which looking back was pretty funny. Once again though, my strong move potential has outstripped my endurance so I should get back on ropes... we'll see. I like bouldering too much. The main problem with my endurance is that my hands get worn out much faster than my muscles. Not the tendons either, just the skin gets worn down and after a couple hours my hands are bright red. Especially working overhang stuff. Time to head to the gym! Leaving some climbing porn | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
On August 23 2011 11:40 AoN.DimSum wrote: Quick question about cooking. What is the most nutritious way to cook veggies and meat? Cooking as in boiling, using oil, etc. For vegetables, a simple rule of thumb is that the longer they are exposed to heat, the more nutrients they lose. This is why raw vegetables are generally the best way to go whenever possible. I also have a question for you: On this Bulgarian method, would a typical workout look something like this? Squat: 20kg x3, 3; 40kg x3; 60kg x2; 80kg x2; 100kg x1; 112.5kg x1; back off to 102.5kg x2, x2, x2. I'm following this pattern for my lifts but I don't know if it's right. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
On August 23 2011 15:20 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote: For vegetables, a simple rule of thumb is that the longer they are exposed to heat, the more nutrients they lose. This is why raw vegetables are generally the best way to go whenever possible. I also have a question for you: On this Bulgarian method, would a typical workout look something like this? Squat: 20kg x3, 3; 40kg x3; 60kg x2; 80kg x2; 100kg x1; 112.5kg x1; back off to 102.5kg x2, x2, x2. I'm following this pattern for my lifts but I don't know if it's right. Ok thanks. That workout looks fine. It is just a daily max, no grinders I think. Also ,from my understanding, backoff sets can be anywhere from 2 to 10 reps. So you can do even more reps or not even do backoff sets if you dont want to. Bulgarian method is based on how you feel, I cant really tell you if its right or not.  | ||
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Velocirapture
United States983 Posts
Every journey starts with the first step and I just took mine. :D | ||
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
On August 23 2011 15:31 AoN.DimSum wrote: Ok thanks. That workout looks fine. It is just a daily max, no grinders I think. Also ,from my understanding, backoff sets can be anywhere from 2 to 10 reps. So you can do even more reps or not even do backoff sets if you dont want to. Bulgarian method is based on how you feel, I cant really tell you if its right or not. Thanks :D. Yeah, I'd heard of backoff sets of 2-5 before, but never knew they could go as high as 10. I think coaching would help me out a lot here in terms of what I need, but so far I've just stuck to doubles. I guess today I felt good enough to do triples on my backoff sets, so maybe I should have pushed a bit harder. Eh, as the article says, always err on the "too little" side. I'll see how things go tomorrow. | ||
zatic
Zurich15366 Posts
Lifting shows seem to have raised heels as well - what is that good for? It just appears to me that would screw with my squat balance a lot. | ||
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
On August 23 2011 20:16 zatic wrote: Question about lifting shoes: I see Converse being recommended a lot as an alternative to "real" weight lifting shoes. However when I look at lifting shoes they don't look at all like Converse. Lifting shows seem to have raised heels as well - what is that good for? It just appears to me that would screw with my squat balance a lot. High bar squat + Olympic lifts = weightlifting shoes. The raised heel is necessary for getting into the upright squat/front squat position. Low bar squat + powerlifting = flat shoes, although almost all powerlifters now wear weightlifting shoes anyway. Flat shoes are fine for low bar squats, but they're not the best idea for high bar squats. | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
5x286 squat 6x176 power clean (just starting -___-) 5x121 clean & press 4x352 deadlift 1 Set of neutral grip chins x 18 reps Went home and ate half a chicken. | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On August 23 2011 20:16 zatic wrote: Question about lifting shoes: I see Converse being recommended a lot as an alternative to "real" weight lifting shoes. However when I look at lifting shoes they don't look at all like Converse. Lifting shows seem to have raised heels as well - what is that good for? It just appears to me that would screw with my squat balance a lot. Converse for the flat, solid heal - it's as close as you can get to going barefoot, without going barefoot. Anything with a similar bottom will work just as well, I personally lift in pumas that have almost no sole in them. WEight lifting shoes are an extremely solid heal (some of them have blocks of wood in the heels) that is also elevated - it helps with the flexibility and the stability to properly perform front squats as well as the olympic lifts. I'm not sure why power lifters would use them. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
I would only get weightlifting shoes if you have poor flexibility in the squat or are doing the olympic lifts. They are pretty expensive.  | ||
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