I'm not sure if I get a new icon for 5k, but if so, bye Guardian, you have been my friend through a lot, and I will never forget you.
The guardian stays! :D
Also, I learned something about myself at the gym yesterday.
Squat 6 days in a row? I'm cool. Bench press, OHP, or push press every day of the week? No problem. A few sets of cleans at a light weight? Oh god my traps.
Seriously, what the hell? My traps are killing me after just a few cleans. Maybe it's because it's been a while since I did them, but I didn't expect this level of DOMS.
On September 12 2011 12:39 absalom86 wrote: For those wondering about my post above, an avarage gym membership I could get would be 512 dollars per year. If I got one month at a time it would be 102 dollars per month or 1230 dollars per year.
What gyms in Iceland were you looking at? Also, are you a student? The gym at the university of iceland is dirt cheap but kinda bad.
I pay kinda much for my gym but I get very good equipment and training partners.
On September 12 2011 12:39 absalom86 wrote: For those wondering about my post above, an avarage gym membership I could get would be 512 dollars per year. If I got one month at a time it would be 102 dollars per month or 1230 dollars per year.
What gyms in Iceland were you looking at? Also, are you a student? The gym at the university of iceland is dirt cheap but kinda bad.
I pay kinda much for my gym but I get very good equipment and training partners.
Next week I'll join the big boys 220lbs DL group So weird to think that I had problems with 40kg deadlift end of july, now pulling 95kg ezpz. Still RAW.
On September 12 2011 13:41 unsoundlogic wrote: Hey I just obtained some flax seed from a friend, and I'm wondering if it's good. I searched this thread and something came up about flax oil having to much omega 6? The packaging suggests that it has a bunch of omega 3 and lignans, dunno what it means... Can I get some clarification? Thanks!
Flax is not the best source for much since ALA isn't converted well into omega 3s. Plus, flax still has the shell on it most of the time so it just runs through your system without absorbing much if any nutrients. I wouldn't bother with it.
Next week I'll join the big boys 220lbs DL group So weird to think that I had problems with 40kg deadlift end of july, now pulling 95kg ezpz. Still RAW.
It's called "Leveling up in the awesome business". . congrats!
I'm starting MadCow 5x5 with Cambium today. Let's see how that goes. I'm doing PowerCleans instead of Rows. I'm also going to continue doing Front Squats, just gotta think where to throw them. ;p.
On September 12 2011 19:59 Ludrik wrote: If Iceland is like Tasmania then I don't understand why my brother isn't doing awesome stuff like 100kg farmers walks and log cleans.
Funnily enough Tassie has a pretty good olympic weightlifting scene. They have been quite competetive at nationals. I learnt all my basic lifting technique at the weightlifting gym at elizabeth college
edit - When you list Press, does that mean clean and press, or overhead press or what.
On September 12 2011 19:59 Ludrik wrote: If Iceland is like Tasmania then I don't understand why my brother isn't doing awesome stuff like 100kg farmers walks and log cleans.
Funnily enough Tassie has a pretty good olympic weightlifting scene. They have been quite competetive at nationals. I learnt all my basic lifting technique at the weightlifting gym at elizabeth college
edit - When you list Press, does that mean clean and press, or overhead press or what.
I don't actually know that much about the olympic scene in australia. The only club I know of in Melbourne is the Hawthorn Weightlifting Club. I'm moving towards that area at the end of the year so I might check it out.
On September 12 2011 16:04 Advocado wrote: Man. I just wanted some additional instructing on the bench press and said I was doing mainly the big lifts. Guy starts to talk about how my squats will make my legs strong etc. but my upper body should have more chest exercises so I don't get bad blood circulation which carries nutrition in the upper body along with proteins, carbs etc. That makes absolutely no sense lol wtf. God I regret asking the owner for advice already :/
Check out Dave Tate's bench press videos on youtube
On September 12 2011 17:11 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
I'm not sure if I get a new icon for 5k, but if so, bye Guardian, you have been my friend through a lot, and I will never forget you.
The guardian stays! :D
Also, I learned something about myself at the gym yesterday.
Squat 6 days in a row? I'm cool. Bench press, OHP, or push press every day of the week? No problem. A few sets of cleans at a light weight? Oh god my traps.
Seriously, what the hell? My traps are killing me after just a few cleans. Maybe it's because it's been a while since I did them, but I didn't expect this level of DOMS.
Oly lifting = god level traps :D (mine still get sore sometimes)
On September 12 2011 12:39 absalom86 wrote: For those wondering about my post above, an avarage gym membership I could get would be 512 dollars per year. If I got one month at a time it would be 102 dollars per month or 1230 dollars per year.
What gyms in Iceland were you looking at? Also, are you a student? The gym at the university of iceland is dirt cheap but kinda bad.
I pay kinda much for my gym but I get very good equipment and training partners.
FInished my second day (first day B) of the Starting strength novice thing today. Added 5kg to my squat, so ended with:
35kg Power clean 45kg squat 25kg Press
I should be adding 5kg to squat every work out untill it starts becoming too much or? (I mean its already pretty close, but I guess I could handle a bit more, + i'll get stronger as it goes along I Guess?) and what should I add to my bench\dead lift? (which were both 35kg last time)?
I think with my press form suffered a bit, I would like arch my back or whatever, trying to make it more like a bench press sort off ? =p I guess that is pretty bad form. Also my back is supposed to be a bit sore (in the same way my legs are sore) right? or does that mean my form is all messed up and its getting getting pressured in ways it should not?
I did the leangains 16\8 fasting today before workout and didnt feel weak or anything in the workout because of lack of eating, drank 10g of BCAA water before.
Last but not least I decided to count up the calories and whatnot of what I will probably eat today\ on most leangain days, so anyone feel like commenting that would be welcome. What I am going to eat today probably will be:
3 meals after 4pm before 12am, totalling 0.6 kg of minced meat which equals 726 kcal, 114 g protein, and 30g fat, 3x cans of pineapple = 342 kcal, and 82.8g carbs (?) Apart from that i'll eat 1.5 cucumbers and 1.5 red pepper, 3x omega 3 fishoil tablets (30kcal) and the 10g of BCAA thing. I am 1.81~ tall and like 71kg or something.
I am only supposed to do the fasting on the days I work out right? I am figuring on the days I do not work out i'll eat 1 less meal with meat (as I wont be eating that at lunch at 'work') and instead eat a meal of fruits\some veggie and some 'protein rich' yoghurt for lunch.
What I think is good to do is raise it by 5lb's every workout for bench/squat/deadlift. If you find your first lift too easy, you can add 3-5lbs for your next set.
Going lower than you need to just to keep that constant increment is silly, the reason for it is to maintain proper technique because some people aren't able to do that on their own. So what I suggest is do as much weight as you can do, while you still feel you have the weight in control with proper form.
As for press technique, it's pretty hard to go wrong, even bad technique isn't going to make your lift worse. The only things that I can suggest is don't go too far below 90 degrees with your elbows, keep your knees slightly bent, and I find you want to arch your back a little bit because you don't want to be exactly parallel with the ground, but more like if you were sitting on a car seat with a 80-85 degree incline.
Oh and yesterday I did a 135lb incline press for 4 reps. It felt so nice, I think I figured out a good technique to arch my back to not totally destroy my shoulders. Nice to see myself do a weight on incline that one month ago I could hardly do on decline.
So guys, i am trying to get up to playing basketball again after 3 years sundayplaying. Wish me luck, first practice was today, i have to play against like 25 yo guy all the time...it is quite hard, especially 1st time in practice, but it will get better.
Also i wont stop my gym...i need the strenght against him!
On September 13 2011 01:51 Earll wrote: FInished my second day (first day B) of the Starting strength novice thing today. Added 5kg to my squat, so ended with:
35kg Power clean 45kg squat 25kg Press
I should be adding 5kg to squat every work out untill it starts becoming too much or? (I mean its already pretty close, but I guess I could handle a bit more, + i'll get stronger as it goes along I Guess?) and what should I add to my bench\dead lift? (which were both 35kg last time)?
I think with my press form suffered a bit, I would like arch my back or whatever, trying to make it more like a bench press sort off ? =p I guess that is pretty bad form. Also my back is supposed to be a bit sore (in the same way my legs are sore) right? or does that mean my form is all messed up and its getting getting pressured in ways it should not?
I did the leangains 16\8 fasting today before workout and didnt feel weak or anything in the workout because of lack of eating, drank 10g of BCAA water before.
Last but not least I decided to count up the calories and whatnot of what I will probably eat today\ on most leangain days, so anyone feel like commenting that would be welcome. What I am going to eat today probably will be:
3 meals after 4pm before 12am, totalling 0.6 kg of minced meat which equals 726 kcal, 114 g protein, and 30g fat, 3x cans of pineapple = 342 kcal, and 82.8g carbs (?) Apart from that i'll eat 1.5 cucumbers and 1.5 red pepper, 3x omega 3 fishoil tablets (30kcal) and the 10g of BCAA thing. I am 1.81~ tall and like 71kg or something.
I am only supposed to do the fasting on the days I work out right? I am figuring on the days I do not work out i'll eat 1 less meal with meat (as I wont be eating that at lunch at 'work') and instead eat a meal of fruits\some veggie and some 'protein rich' yoghurt for lunch.
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I added 4kg's on squat, 2.5kg on bench, 2kg on press, 2.5kg on Powerclean and 5kg on Deadlift per session. However, you won't be able to sustain this for long haha. Imo go until it gets real hard for each lift this way, and then add these weights per week, not per session
Also keep photo's, you get so much stronger and bigger the first month you won't be able to stop looking at yourself lol.
EDIT: Your powerclean is crazy high for someone with your squat btw, nice. You sure you're racking the bar correctly, not holding it up with your lower arms, but creating a platform for it to rest on with your shoulders?
EDIT2: Oh, start drinking full fat milk. Like a lot. For as far as I can see you eat 1200cals a day TOPS, which is nowhere near enough. Your body adapts so fast, drink 2 liters of full fat milk on top of whatever you're eating right now imoimo.
EDIT2: Oh, start drinking full fat milk. Like a lot. For as far as I can see you eat 1200cals a day TOPS, which is nowhere near enough. Your body adapts so fast, drink 2 liters of full fat milk on top of whatever you're eating right now imoimo.
Why the fatty milk? Just for calories or what? Not sure myself, that's why I'm asking. Would protein shakes be a better addition since they provide cals + lots of protein? Or is there another reason for the milk?
EDIT2: Oh, start drinking full fat milk. Like a lot. For as far as I can see you eat 1200cals a day TOPS, which is nowhere near enough. Your body adapts so fast, drink 2 liters of full fat milk on top of whatever you're eating right now imoimo.
Why the fatty milk? Just for calories or what? Not sure myself, that's why I'm asking. Would protein shakes be a better addition since they provide cals + lots of protein? Or is there another reason for the milk?
* High Protein. You need protein to build muscle & prevent muscle loss. 1 gallon of whole milk contains 120g protein. 20% whey, 80% casein. * Saturated Fat. Increases testosterone levels, which means more muscle & strength. Don't believe the cholesterol myths: saturated fat is healthy. * High Carb. The dextrose in whole milk spikes insulin, a muscle building hormone which tells your body to move the proteins into your muscles.
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