EPTTL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 84
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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vicariouscheese
United States589 Posts
On February 17 2011 13:41 Slithe wrote: What's stopping you? Are you nursing an injury? In any case, if you're not lifting, then it's a good opportunity to do some prehab work. It'll help make your body really bulletproof once you do start to lifting again. There's a lot of potential injury points in the body, like the shoulders and its various ligaments, that could do with some strengthening. yeah threw out my back :/ | ||
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pyrogenetix
China5098 Posts
man fuck cutting i hate it decaf: damn nice 135kg c&j 0_0 do you use hook grip for your oly lifts? | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
On February 17 2011 09:48 decafchicken wrote: Clean and jerked 135kg (297lbs) ![[image loading]](http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgn8k2RpYW1qd2woa.gif) NBD Started getting a much more solid grip on the bar before the jerk like half way through my workout vs just driving off my shoulders + fingers Thats like my 3rd one with it, kinda shitty jerk but glad i have the flexibility to grip it like that now. Didn't really have any intention on maxing out today, did light snatches and then got 110 like 7 times, then 120 like 5 times, then 125 twice, 130 twice, and 135 once. My clean just feels automatic up till 120-125, dont even feel like i need to try/think i just pick the bar up and then its there. Still needs a bit of work though. Also got a girl to basically put her elbow + all her weight into the parts of my back/shoulder that have been sore...felt AWESOME Damn bro! Good stuff. How did you get your wrists so supple?  | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
Also, I feel that it's taking me longer to recover now that I am cutting, that's normal right? I can push myself really hard doing squats on Mondays and Fridays only, my legs are just too sore on Wednesdays, so I drop 20 or 30%. | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9376 Posts
Here I am, doing the great shit, PowerCleans and Cleans, good form and all that. and I can't drop the weight, I have to "lower it down slowly". I need one of those thingies where you can drop the living shit out of the weight and feel LIKE A BOSS. Yesterday was really good :D. 94kg Squat (soon hitting 100kg, and then 110kg, ez ez !) 62kg Power Clean (+2kg from last session) 44kg Clean (+4kg from last session, good form and felt awesome). I'm sore as fuck, but I love it, it's like a complete body reminder of "You're doing awesome shit, funko!". Edit: one of the "big" guys at the gym, he says that the "routine" i'm doing isn't working anymore for me. And that got me thinkin, I'm still increasing my lifts, steadily and stuff, should I change to advance Novice program, or should I stick to SS still for another month or so? | ||
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decafchicken
United States20164 Posts
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
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vicariouscheese
United States589 Posts
http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Program#Stalling.2C_Resetting_and_Progressing Especially this: Generally only 2 resets for the squat and perhaps 1 for the deadlift will be done before it's time to move on. As long as these 2 exercises are still moving up, however, there is no need to change programming. If you need to do a "bigtime reset" as described above, or if you are stalling on multiple exercises at once, then it is time to move on as well. Don't reset if you've only stalled in the press, bench, or powerclean. As long as your deadlift, and especially your squat, are moving up you are making progress. Stick with it. So basically you're not done, although you might not be showing as much progress in your body as you used to simply because you're at the tail end of your novice gains. | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
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frawress
United States22 Posts
Squat 20x1x5 30x1x5 40x1x5 45x1x0.5 (LOL) 40x2x5 Bench Press 45x2x5 55x1x5 60x1x5 65x3x5 Getting used to the form on squat but still having difficulties with the 45lb bar and I think its just a balance/shoulder flexibility issue. I'm working on it though. Bench Press is getting much better and the form is coming more naturally to me. Feels good :D! | ||
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vicariouscheese
United States589 Posts
On February 18 2011 02:21 frawress wrote: Today's Workout: Squat 20x1x5 30x1x5 40x1x5 45x1x0.5 (LOL) 40x2x5 Bench Press 45x2x5 55x1x5 60x1x5 65x3x5 Getting used to the form on squat but still having difficulties with the 45lb bar and I think its just a balance/shoulder flexibility issue. I'm working on it though. Bench Press is getting much better and the form is coming more naturally to me. Feels good :D! For balance, what kind of shoes are you using? Have you checked out the cal strength vids on shoulder flexibility? How are you doing those weights btw, just holding up dumbbells? | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/a_cold_slap_in_the_newbie_face_recover_more_grow_more | ||
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decafchicken
United States20164 Posts
On February 17 2011 15:32 AoN.DimSum wrote: stay tighter on the dip of he jerk!! good job decaf :D Yeah I think i dip too low and need to explode more.On February 17 2011 16:54 pyrogenetix wrote: ffffuuuuckkk powerclean down from 90kg to 85kg now that im cutting =( man fuck cutting i hate it decaf: damn nice 135kg c&j 0_0 do you use hook grip for your oly lifts? Yeah been using hook grip since probably december. Takes a little to get used to it but its fucking rock solid. On February 17 2011 19:28 sJarl wrote: Damn bro! Good stuff. How did you get your wrists so supple? haha they're not..my left one is still not 100% from being sprained in the summer but i keep lifting on it lol. I didnt think i'd be able to hold the bar like that and still have it racked, but i just tried it and turns out i can now :D | ||
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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
On February 18 2011 01:45 phyre112 wrote: Yeah, the wiki says after 3 resets you aren't getting as much as you should from the program anymore. Sometimes that works out strangely though. I've stalled four times between 135 and 140 on my bench, but my squat has only come close to stalling once, and my deadlift is only limited by grip. So im changing the routine a bit, working more upper body (dips, chins, tricep work, db bench, flyes, more ohp, or more rest, all -occasionally-) to supplement my weak points. Since adding these, my bench is going up again. There are several places in the book and the wiki that imply SS as a learning routine, and once you figure some things out about your own body, its ok to make changes. You've already added full cleans because you know you can handle them. Maybe if your progress slows down there are things like that you can do, but maybe its not yet necessary. its completely normal to reset your bp, press and power clean more often than your squat dead lift. I think the program is "over" when you reset three times on your deadlift or squat, not on any other lifts. I've been forced to use the smith machine for squatting and benching for the last week. it was aweful luckily I will get my squat rack back on saturday!great link eshlow  here is something we should all think about!Razor abs on a skinny guy are like really nice clothes on a fat girl. Better for her to spend the money on quality diet and exercise advice, and better for you to get your squat up to 405 before you start timing your macronutrients and really "dialing in" your physique. I know I've been tempted several times to get on a strict diet again to lose my belly (currently weighing 82kg/181lbs at 177cm/5'10''). But its probably better to eat a lot and do SS as long as I can and then start cutting in the spring/summer | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
On February 18 2011 03:14 decafchicken wrote: Yeah I think i dip too low and need to explode more.Sorry I meant to say keep your same position when dipping. Your chest drops in the dip and your core seems to move around a bit. Keep your core tight and chest up. | ||
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Zafrumi
Switzerland1272 Posts
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frawress
United States22 Posts
On February 18 2011 02:36 vicariouscheese wrote: + Show Spoiler + On February 18 2011 02:21 frawress wrote: Today's Workout: Squat 20x1x5 30x1x5 40x1x5 45x1x0.5 (LOL) 40x2x5 Bench Press 45x2x5 55x1x5 60x1x5 65x3x5 Getting used to the form on squat but still having difficulties with the 45lb bar and I think its just a balance/shoulder flexibility issue. I'm working on it though. Bench Press is getting much better and the form is coming more naturally to me. Feels good :D! For balance, what kind of shoes are you using? Have you checked out the cal strength vids on shoulder flexibility? How are you doing those weights btw, just holding up dumbbells? I'm just wearing my regular shoes which are more running shoes I think: + Show Spoiler + http://www.famousfootwear.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?p=90864&pg=1020478 Yes I watched the videos and I bought a PVC pipe to work on flexibility. My school rec center has a set of a barbells in increments of 10lbs starting at 20lbs. I was just using those to do the squats. The only difference being that they aren't as wide so I can't use the squat rack and it forces my hands to be further inward which is something I'm not doing with the larger bar. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20164 Posts
On February 18 2011 03:45 AoN.DimSum wrote: Sorry I meant to say keep your same position when dipping. Your chest drops in the dip and your core seems to move around a bit. Keep your core tight and chest up. Alright i'll work on that tomorrow. Happy (in TL time) birthday | ||
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