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On September 04 2011 05:48 caruso wrote:
caruso
Age: 23 || Height: 173 cm || Weight: 65 kg
Starting Date: 03.09.2011 || Goal Date: 01.10.2011, 01.11.2011
Weight goals: 62 kg, 59 kg
Misc goals: get fucking sleeping cycle right.
Dang that's really light. Any particular reason you're looking to lose further weight? I know marathoners are usually quite light (geb was 56kg at 165cm), but aside from that..
It's just.. this particular post strikes with me because I'm basically the same height and used to weigh your goal weight (59kg). Actually I was even 57kg at one point. Looking back on my pictures now I'm shocked I was ever that skinny.. like starving-child skinny.
Just wondering the reason for that goal, I can't imagine our frames being too different
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Being an intermediate lifter on a caloric deficit sucks, linear progression was so much more fun. My squat is actually decreasing at the moment, I missed 207,5kg today (that was my first missed squat since 18months, and I dumped it safely on the pins, that was actually good for my missing-confidence). Especially strange since my last warm-up set with 170kg felt like paper-weight and 190kg also was very easy. I don't exactly know what is wrong, but I am gonna dump Front Squats for now (since my quads just feel extremely stressed) and will do one weak of light squatting, to counter any possiblity of overtraining.
Well, actually the 30 minutes of Jump Robe yesterday surely didn't help, either, fucking too many variables, but I am not willing to give up my HIIT and intervalls, so it doesn't matter. Anyway, I need to fix my schedule to optimize rest-time and coorperate some less intense lifting days instead of going all out most of the time.
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First workout in a little over two months, numbers were total crap, but my ankle feels pretty good. In addition to SS I have a 45 minute workout I have to do for my ankle twice a day every day. That combined with two 1 hour sessions with my PT every week means that fitness is going to be a significant portion of my life for the next month or two.
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Why only a month or two?
Keep it going yo
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Doing PT/SS and 1 1/2 hours of ankle work a day...
Since I started lifting a few weeks ago I have been highly motivated and even I would have a hard time with such a rigorous schedule. 21/2 - 3 hours a day... just take it one day at a time man, im sure you can keep it up.
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Well the physical therapy will be done by then, after that it is just regular workout.
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Does anyone do behind neck pull ups? I just started to do them and I really like it. I'm trying to gain extra flexibility in my shoulders so I'm hoping this will help.
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On September 04 2011 09:45 AoN.DimSum wrote:
Does anyone do behind neck pull ups? I just started to do them and I really like it. I'm trying to gain extra flexibility in my shoulders so I'm hoping this will help.
You're probably fine for them since you do Oly.
I personally do no like any of the behind the neck lifts (pullups, presses, etc.) nor do I like upright rows. Don't like wide grip pullups either unless your RC is strong. Puts the shoulders in awkward positions.
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I eventually want to do clean grip shoulder dislocations! hahaha
btw what does RC stand for?
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On September 04 2011 09:58 AoN.DimSum wrote:
I eventually want to do clean grip shoulder dislocations! hahaha
btw what does RC stand for?
rotator cuff.
All of the above exercises put it in an awkward position. Remember that the shoulder is strongest at the middle of it's range of motion. When you externally rotate the shoulder all of the way there is very little "stability" for the RC. That means if you lose any type of control or when you get tired your potential for injury goes up significantly over other exercises because it's much easier to strain muscles or sprain something
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Can you recomend any rc strengthening exercises? Or does it matter much?
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hey guys been awhile since i posted here, thanks to SS i certainly feel way more confident than i did b4 and my shoulder has healed up pretty nicely. I took my squat and deadlift from measly 100lbs to 210lbs and 255lbs respectively. The deadlift i can most definitely do more but the squat is getting tough.Thanks to this thread i've definitely gotten stronger but i feel like i enjoy bodybuilding style more than strength training. For the next few months im gonna try a Layne Norton style hybrid workout because SS made me realize how important strength training is. If anyone has any tips they would be appreciated although i have done a lot of research on my own haha.
Also i have a question about a long distance runners nutrition. My brother is getting into long distance running and he asked me for nutrition advice but im not to sure if weight lifting nutrition would be the same for runners, i feel like it would be different. If anyone here maybe Eshlow can give me some advice on that to i would be very happy. All he needs to know is what type of stuff he should eat and how many calories. I know absolutely nothiing about long distance running haha.
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On September 04 2011 10:12 AoN.DimSum wrote:
Can you recomend any rc strengthening exercises? Or does it matter much?
For you probably not much. Oly lifts hit the external rotators well.
Generally, the internals are pretty strong. If anything most people need the externals and you can hit them with the middle part of the cuban press if you want to do some extra. BUt if your shoulders aren't bothering you I'd just ignore it
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On September 04 2011 10:16 Steeped wrote:
hey guys been awhile since i posted here, thanks to SS i certainly feel way more confident than i did b4 and my shoulder has healed up pretty nicely. I took my squat and deadlift from measly 100lbs to 210lbs and 255lbs respectively. The deadlift i can most definitely do more but the squat is getting tough.Thanks to this thread i've definitely gotten stronger but i feel like i enjoy bodybuilding style more than strength training. For the next few months im gonna try a Layne Norton style hybrid workout because SS made me realize how important strength training is. If anyone has any tips they would be appreciated although i have done a lot of research on my own haha.
Also i have a question about a long distance runners nutrition. My brother is getting into long distance running and he asked me for nutrition advice but im not to sure if weight lifting nutrition would be the same for runners, i feel like it would be different. If anyone here maybe Eshlow can give me some advice on that to i would be very happy. All he needs to know is what type of stuff he should eat and how many calories. I know absolutely nothiing about long distance running haha.
Nutrition-wise make sure he is getting enough proteins... good fist size hunk every meal. Otherwise, starchy carbs are quite good for endurance runners.
Depends what distance he's doing if he has to massively eat a lot of carbs or just some.
Non-processed foods are obviously best -- rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.
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Today I felt like the biggest boss at the gym. To date my favorite day at the gym. I don't know what it is with me, but I love trying my maxes (I get some arousal from lifting heavy weights). So after working for 2-3 weeks to improve my technique for the 225lb squat I decided to try a 255lb max squat. And was it a cake-walk; 4 beautifully performed squats with energy to spare. And this is for my paper-thin 70kg 5'10 frame. I did what I didn't think would be possible for my body, doing 1.75x my body weight. Anyways I'm loving life, and good to see everyone having improvements here too.
Now time to get my bench up from the measly 145lb... Also my new 4k calorie daily diet seems to be working well, I don't feel fat eating it, and for the whole 3 days I've been eating like this, I don't feel more fat (albeit it is 3 days). And just everyone keep in mind, sleep is so important, getting 9-10 hours of sleep is very good. So if you are from North America, and still awake playing starcraft, shame on you (:
Also I was talking to the fitness trainer at my gym today, and he was commentating how he would recommend me doing the Arnold overhead sitting dumbbell press as opposed to the regular overhead sitting dumbbell press. Thoughts? (for a power-lifting centric workout)
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I've never understood the arnold press, but everyone here seems to do it instead of a regular ohp, DB OHP, push press, anything. It appears to be the vertical movement of choice.
I really just need to say thank you to everyone in this thread tonight. Went out to a big party, hundred or two hundred people, was straight up called "sexy" by girls who didn't know my name three times (twice by gay men) asked to dance, by women, a half dozen times, and I got those "bedroom eyes" I can't even count how many times. In addition, friends have commented on my improved good looks this year, and I've been told that girls in my dorm, behind my back call me "mr. Sexy" - whether that is because I walk to the shower in a towel and underwear, or because I'm looking good, I have yet to determine.
This thread has given me a solid mile and a half of confidence, that I never would have been able to earn (because I never would have stuck to a workout) otherwise. So thanks to each and every one of you. Keep doing what you're doing. Keep being awesome.
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On September 04 2011 15:21 phyre112 wrote:
I've never understood the arnold press, but everyone here seems to do it instead of a regular ohp, DB OHP, push press, anything. It appears to be the vertical movement of choice.
I really just need to say thank you to everyone in this thread tonight. Went out to a big party, hundred or two hundred people, was straight up called "sexy" by girls who didn't know my name three times (twice by gay men) asked to dance, by women, a half dozen times, and I got those "bedroom eyes" I can't even count how many times. In addition, friends have commented on my improved good looks this year, and I've been told that girls in my dorm, behind my back call me "mr. Sexy" - whether that is because I walk to the shower in a towel and underwear, or because I'm looking good, I have yet to determine.
This thread has given me a solid mile and a half of confidence, that I never would have been able to earn (because I never would have stuck to a workout) otherwise. So thanks to each and every one of you. Keep doing what you're doing. Keep being awesome.
This so many times over!!! Thank you so much Teamliquid, without all of you here I wouldn't have ever given the gym a chance, totally changed my life in a great way. I love you all! <3
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lol
this is dumb. I was working out for basic training but its been delayed so long I still haee like 3-4 months
and I can already do what it takes to graduate with honors and then some. this gonna be ezpz
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Today moved my grandma into new assisted living place with uncle.
Scared shit out of grandma, mom, and aunt by lifting heavy safe.
Deadlift is good.
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