On September 26 2011 06:39 sJarl wrote: aw man, that sucks been eating/sleeping properly?
I'm about 185cm so almost 6'1".
Your profile pic is hillarious though :D
Lol, I like my profile pic very much I entertained a lot of people around the camp fire that night^^
Anyway, my main goal still remains to lose weight, and that goes very well. But sadly there are no beginner gains left in me, and the positive effects of obesity on lifting heavy have also pretty much vanished by now. It is fucking hard to make strength gains while on a caloric defecit, I experience this pretty hard right now. At the moment I am mostly trying to bring up my Front Squats, Push Press, Chins and Power Cleans, those lifts are all pretty lacking. There is more focus on my upper body at the moment, and squats and deadlifts therefore are just hard in general. That being said, I believe I could pull 240kg right now if I would lift really rested.
By the way, I want to say that I really like your approach to training: I need a big Deadlift, gonna do Coan-Philippi. Strong Men is awesome, gonna train some Strong Men. Realising that you are too weak for that shit, going on Smolov and that 5/3/1 with focus on benching. And now Deadlifting again. It is very project-based, I like that a lot.
If you are still losing weight / improving your bf% but not getting better on your lifts you are still making progress, and while it isn't as good as it used to be it's still a step forward. Pushing those big lifts on a calorie defecit is just too damn hard. But you are progressing nicely on the flat bench so not everything is going the wrong way
You might want to look into 5/3/1 yourself.
And thank you for that last bit, I really appreciated it. I just like doing things that work and Coan-Philipi really does it for me.
I've just googled the coan-philipi, and I was wondering if you pull with a fast start or not.
On September 26 2011 06:05 phyre112 wrote: @decaf where's the rugby thread?
Lost today, 12-7 I believe. Had a damn good personal game though - went from very nearly not starting the game, to coach asking me if I was good to play the whole game, and telling me that I'll probably play lock next week in the D3 game. All from them squats baby!
Had some really good hits, and one pretty solid run. If I'd been able to catch the ball at speed I'd probably have scored a try, but that's not something I've gotten much work on yet. Pretty much just 80 minutes of going at it like a fucking gladiator, trying to rip the other team apart with my bare hands. I haven't felt this awake in YEARS - I'm addicted to this game for life.
I'll make it soon, been dealing with a bunch of bullshit lately T_T Congrats on playing well. We lost our game 45-28 although we were only down 5 points with a few minutes left and fell apart. Bleh. I was dumping kids left and right, scored a try (by catching the ball at full speed phyre , have a black eye, busted my head open, and am sore all over. Immediately after the game/social i found out two of my teammates fucked my fuck buddy of 6 months a few weeks ago. draaaamaaaa llama. Something might die next time i play rugby. and my parents just sold our house. fml.
On September 26 2011 11:10 Kamais_Ookin wrote: Damn decaf, regarding the fuck buddy I'm surprised she can even have sex anymore when she's been with a beast like you for so long lol.
The house news sounds pretty bad though, are you going to be ok?
yeah i've still got my place at college but i wont have a "home" per se to go back to come november unless i head all the way to virginia. And i'm sick. Fucking worst weekend in the world T_T
On September 26 2011 06:39 sJarl wrote: aw man, that sucks been eating/sleeping properly?
I'm about 185cm so almost 6'1".
Your profile pic is hillarious though :D
Lol, I like my profile pic very much I entertained a lot of people around the camp fire that night^^
Anyway, my main goal still remains to lose weight, and that goes very well. But sadly there are no beginner gains left in me, and the positive effects of obesity on lifting heavy have also pretty much vanished by now. It is fucking hard to make strength gains while on a caloric defecit, I experience this pretty hard right now. At the moment I am mostly trying to bring up my Front Squats, Push Press, Chins and Power Cleans, those lifts are all pretty lacking. There is more focus on my upper body at the moment, and squats and deadlifts therefore are just hard in general. That being said, I believe I could pull 240kg right now if I would lift really rested.
By the way, I want to say that I really like your approach to training: I need a big Deadlift, gonna do Coan-Philippi. Strong Men is awesome, gonna train some Strong Men. Realising that you are too weak for that shit, going on Smolov and that 5/3/1 with focus on benching. And now Deadlifting again. It is very project-based, I like that a lot.
If you are still losing weight / improving your bf% but not getting better on your lifts you are still making progress, and while it isn't as good as it used to be it's still a step forward. Pushing those big lifts on a calorie defecit is just too damn hard. But you are progressing nicely on the flat bench so not everything is going the wrong way
You might want to look into 5/3/1 yourself.
And thank you for that last bit, I really appreciated it. I just like doing things that work and Coan-Philipi really does it for me.
I've just googled the coan-philipi, and I was wondering if you pull with a fast start or not.
What do you mean by a fast start?
When I deadlift I focus on maximum tension and pulling with a steady effort. When Squatting/Benching (powerlifting style) I explode at the bottom and grind the rest.
1x1 180 kg DL (was supposed to do 2x1, but just couldn't do it ) 5x3 150 kg "speed" DL (nothing fast about these after the 180 kg)
3x8 120 kg stiff leg DL (these were good) 3x8 75 kg rows (good as well) 3x8 50 kg good mornings (were ok) 3x8 glute ham raises
So I couldn't complete the heavy set of 2x1 with 180 kg today it might have been because I went and lifted in the morning and still felt kinda tired, or it just might be because I'm a weakling. Or I might be too light at 76 kg bw? Nah, should definitely be possible at that weight.
Fuck it, deload week next time. I hope things are better when I go for that weight again (which is, according to the program, in 3 weeks).
On September 26 2011 06:39 sJarl wrote: aw man, that sucks been eating/sleeping properly?
I'm about 185cm so almost 6'1".
Your profile pic is hillarious though :D
Lol, I like my profile pic very much I entertained a lot of people around the camp fire that night^^
Anyway, my main goal still remains to lose weight, and that goes very well. But sadly there are no beginner gains left in me, and the positive effects of obesity on lifting heavy have also pretty much vanished by now. It is fucking hard to make strength gains while on a caloric defecit, I experience this pretty hard right now. At the moment I am mostly trying to bring up my Front Squats, Push Press, Chins and Power Cleans, those lifts are all pretty lacking. There is more focus on my upper body at the moment, and squats and deadlifts therefore are just hard in general. That being said, I believe I could pull 240kg right now if I would lift really rested.
By the way, I want to say that I really like your approach to training: I need a big Deadlift, gonna do Coan-Philippi. Strong Men is awesome, gonna train some Strong Men. Realising that you are too weak for that shit, going on Smolov and that 5/3/1 with focus on benching. And now Deadlifting again. It is very project-based, I like that a lot.
If you are still losing weight / improving your bf% but not getting better on your lifts you are still making progress, and while it isn't as good as it used to be it's still a step forward. Pushing those big lifts on a calorie defecit is just too damn hard. But you are progressing nicely on the flat bench so not everything is going the wrong way
You might want to look into 5/3/1 yourself.
And thank you for that last bit, I really appreciated it. I just like doing things that work and Coan-Philipi really does it for me.
I've just googled the coan-philipi, and I was wondering if you pull with a fast start or not.
What do you mean by a fast start?
When I deadlift I focus on maximum tension and pulling with a steady effort. When Squatting/Benching (powerlifting style) I explode at the bottom and grind the rest.
hmm, the way the bar travels I believe has a lot to with what your weak points are. In my lighter sets I'm pretty fast throughout the whole set but in the second rep of the 225kg was slow as hell.
Also, Andy Bolton is known for being inhumanly explosive.
On my squats I know if I get out of the whole and a tiny bit more I know I have the lift.
@Nazarene: Missing the second rep on week 4 happens in like 90% of the cases. So don't worry about it and rip it up on week 7!
@Decaf: Sorry to hear about your troubles. Kill that illness and prepare for a drive for new PR's!
So I had a long talk with my sister and brother-in-law this weekend while I was at there house for my birthday. On Wednesday I am going to sign up for the Navy and try my hand at being a SEAL. As of now i can meet all of the physical minimums to get into the BUD/S training. My training focus now has changed from getting giant, to being able to basically run/swim/do pushups, situps, and pullups all day. It's going to be at least like 6 months before I get shipped out, so I have that amount of time to change my body composition to better suite the training and exercises that will be required of me. I'll make a blog I suppose of my workouts and general thoughts as I get closer and closer to leaving. I am glad it is also wrestling season right now because that is going to help my endurance greatly.
On September 27 2011 07:38 xJupiter9x wrote: So I had a long talk with my sister and brother-in-law this weekend while I was at there house for my birthday. On Wednesday I am going to sign up for the Navy and try my hand at being a SEAL. As of now i can meet all of the physical minimums to get into the BUD/S training. My training focus now has changed from getting giant, to being able to basically run/swim/do pushups, situps, and pullups all day. It's going to be at least like 6 months before I get shipped out, so I have that amount of time to change my body composition to better suite the training and exercises that will be required of me. I'll make a blog I suppose of my workouts and general thoughts as I get closer and closer to leaving. I am glad it is also wrestling season right now because that is going to help my endurance greatly.
What are the requirements/tests that you have to go through?
On September 27 2011 07:38 xJupiter9x wrote: So I had a long talk with my sister and brother-in-law this weekend while I was at there house for my birthday. On Wednesday I am going to sign up for the Navy and try my hand at being a SEAL. As of now i can meet all of the physical minimums to get into the BUD/S training. My training focus now has changed from getting giant, to being able to basically run/swim/do pushups, situps, and pullups all day. It's going to be at least like 6 months before I get shipped out, so I have that amount of time to change my body composition to better suite the training and exercises that will be required of me. I'll make a blog I suppose of my workouts and general thoughts as I get closer and closer to leaving. I am glad it is also wrestling season right now because that is going to help my endurance greatly.
What are the requirements/tests that you have to go through?
Well the minumum requirements that let you qualify to apply for the program are 42 push ups in 2 minutes, 52 sit ups in 2 minutes, 8 pullups, 1.5 mile run in 1130, and 500 yard swim in 1230. But if you can only do those you have a 6% chance of passing BUD/S. My brother-in-law is in the navy as an airman, and his buddy that is a recruiter was at the house this weekend and he said to be competitive, you need to be able to do 100+ push ups in 2 minutes, 100+ sit ups in 2 minutes, 20+ pull ups(no time limit), the 1.5 mile in sub 930, and the 500 yard swim in 8-9 minutes. And you only get like 2 minutes rest between each evolution.
On September 26 2011 06:39 sJarl wrote: aw man, that sucks been eating/sleeping properly?
I'm about 185cm so almost 6'1".
Your profile pic is hillarious though :D
Lol, I like my profile pic very much I entertained a lot of people around the camp fire that night^^
Anyway, my main goal still remains to lose weight, and that goes very well. But sadly there are no beginner gains left in me, and the positive effects of obesity on lifting heavy have also pretty much vanished by now. It is fucking hard to make strength gains while on a caloric defecit, I experience this pretty hard right now. At the moment I am mostly trying to bring up my Front Squats, Push Press, Chins and Power Cleans, those lifts are all pretty lacking. There is more focus on my upper body at the moment, and squats and deadlifts therefore are just hard in general. That being said, I believe I could pull 240kg right now if I would lift really rested.
By the way, I want to say that I really like your approach to training: I need a big Deadlift, gonna do Coan-Philippi. Strong Men is awesome, gonna train some Strong Men. Realising that you are too weak for that shit, going on Smolov and that 5/3/1 with focus on benching. And now Deadlifting again. It is very project-based, I like that a lot.
If you are still losing weight / improving your bf% but not getting better on your lifts you are still making progress, and while it isn't as good as it used to be it's still a step forward. Pushing those big lifts on a calorie defecit is just too damn hard. But you are progressing nicely on the flat bench so not everything is going the wrong way
You might want to look into 5/3/1 yourself.
And thank you for that last bit, I really appreciated it. I just like doing things that work and Coan-Philipi really does it for me.
I've just googled the coan-philipi, and I was wondering if you pull with a fast start or not.
What do you mean by a fast start?
When I deadlift I focus on maximum tension and pulling with a steady effort. When Squatting/Benching (powerlifting style) I explode at the bottom and grind the rest.
hmm, the way the bar travels I believe has a lot to with what your weak points are. In my lighter sets I'm pretty fast throughout the whole set but in the second rep of the 225kg was slow as hell.
Also, Andy Bolton is known for being inhumanly explosive.
On my squats I know if I get out of the whole and a tiny bit more I know I have the lift.
@Nazarene: Missing the second rep on week 4 happens in like 90% of the cases. So don't worry about it and rip it up on week 7!
@Decaf: Sorry to hear about your troubles. Kill that illness and prepare for a drive for new PR's!
Solve life issues with 2 hours in gym: snatched up to 110, CJ up to 130 (3 misses at 140, 2 on jerk 1 on clean T_T), PR 155 front squat, back squat up to 170, 2x10 chin ups. I feel better.
I recently watched the so you think you can squat series and decide to try squatting looking up. I had a problem of looking to a spot that was too close, but that wasn't the main issue. It felt weird so i decided to record it:
I noticed i didn't go as deep as i normaly do, and was hoping you guys could help me out with it. The weight felt easyer, maybe just because of the lack of depth.
On September 26 2011 06:39 sJarl wrote: aw man, that sucks been eating/sleeping properly?
I'm about 185cm so almost 6'1".
Your profile pic is hillarious though :D
Lol, I like my profile pic very much I entertained a lot of people around the camp fire that night^^
Anyway, my main goal still remains to lose weight, and that goes very well. But sadly there are no beginner gains left in me, and the positive effects of obesity on lifting heavy have also pretty much vanished by now. It is fucking hard to make strength gains while on a caloric defecit, I experience this pretty hard right now. At the moment I am mostly trying to bring up my Front Squats, Push Press, Chins and Power Cleans, those lifts are all pretty lacking. There is more focus on my upper body at the moment, and squats and deadlifts therefore are just hard in general. That being said, I believe I could pull 240kg right now if I would lift really rested.
By the way, I want to say that I really like your approach to training: I need a big Deadlift, gonna do Coan-Philippi. Strong Men is awesome, gonna train some Strong Men. Realising that you are too weak for that shit, going on Smolov and that 5/3/1 with focus on benching. And now Deadlifting again. It is very project-based, I like that a lot.
If you are still losing weight / improving your bf% but not getting better on your lifts you are still making progress, and while it isn't as good as it used to be it's still a step forward. Pushing those big lifts on a calorie defecit is just too damn hard. But you are progressing nicely on the flat bench so not everything is going the wrong way
You might want to look into 5/3/1 yourself.
And thank you for that last bit, I really appreciated it. I just like doing things that work and Coan-Philipi really does it for me.
I've just googled the coan-philipi, and I was wondering if you pull with a fast start or not.
What do you mean by a fast start?
When I deadlift I focus on maximum tension and pulling with a steady effort. When Squatting/Benching (powerlifting style) I explode at the bottom and grind the rest.
hmm, the way the bar travels I believe has a lot to with what your weak points are. In my lighter sets I'm pretty fast throughout the whole set but in the second rep of the 225kg was slow as hell.
Also, Andy Bolton is known for being inhumanly explosive.
On my squats I know if I get out of the whole and a tiny bit more I know I have the lift.
@Nazarene: Missing the second rep on week 4 happens in like 90% of the cases. So don't worry about it and rip it up on week 7!
@Decaf: Sorry to hear about your troubles. Kill that illness and prepare for a drive for new PR's!
Solve life issues with 2 hours in gym: snatched up to 110, CJ up to 130 (3 misses at 140, 2 on jerk 1 on clean T_T), PR 155 front squat, back squat up to 170, 2x10 chin ups. I feel better.
You can be proud of me too. Lifted 120 in squat like shit cake. Fuck yes. 90kg bench too.
down from 283 since jan 2010. Would have lost more by now but have run into a number of injuries from playing soccer and joint fatigue from running (hamstring, both knees, ankle). Started daily cycling a month ago and have seen rapid results. Good combo of cardio (myth or not for weight loss, it's still good for you) and weight training (climbing hills when you weigh 250lbs is fucking hard!). Also doing upper body routines in the gym 3x/week.
Congrats on your progress! You seem to have something that works for you, so I won't recommend anything workout related. What have you been eating? If you're trying to clean up your diet then I highly recommend you check out the Paleo diet in the OP.
I do a mix of kashi go lean crunch and nature's path maple sunrise with a banana when i get up (usually afternoon, i work nights), followed by intense interval session on stationary bike trainer and a protein shake.
I then have evening dinner, which is really lunch for me. This usually consists of steamed veggies, potatoes or some other starch, and a fish/chicken/pork from farmers market or whole foods.
Late night, which is really dinner time for me, it's hard to come across anything decent to eat and I can't be loud w/ cooking, so i usually do a mix of hummus/crackers/veggies/fruits/milk and maybe a small sandwich (easy on the condiments).
All in all im taking in around 1800-2000 calories/day and burning around 600.
On September 27 2011 07:38 xJupiter9x wrote: So I had a long talk with my sister and brother-in-law this weekend while I was at there house for my birthday. On Wednesday I am going to sign up for the Navy and try my hand at being a SEAL. As of now i can meet all of the physical minimums to get into the BUD/S training. My training focus now has changed from getting giant, to being able to basically run/swim/do pushups, situps, and pullups all day. It's going to be at least like 6 months before I get shipped out, so I have that amount of time to change my body composition to better suite the training and exercises that will be required of me. I'll make a blog I suppose of my workouts and general thoughts as I get closer and closer to leaving. I am glad it is also wrestling season right now because that is going to help my endurance greatly.
What are the requirements/tests that you have to go through?
Well the minumum requirements that let you qualify to apply for the program are 42 push ups in 2 minutes, 52 sit ups in 2 minutes, 8 pullups, 1.5 mile run in 1130, and 500 yard swim in 1230. But if you can only do those you have a 6% chance of passing BUD/S. My brother-in-law is in the navy as an airman, and his buddy that is a recruiter was at the house this weekend and he said to be competitive, you need to be able to do 100+ push ups in 2 minutes, 100+ sit ups in 2 minutes, 20+ pull ups(no time limit), the 1.5 mile in sub 930, and the 500 yard swim in 8-9 minutes. And you only get like 2 minutes rest between each evolution.
EPT
I entertained a lot of people around the camp fire that night^^
, have a black eye, busted my head open, and am sore all over. Immediately after the game/social i found out two of my teammates fucked my fuck buddy of 6 months a few weeks ago. draaaamaaaa llama. Something might die next time i play rugby.
