TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 107

On March 07 2012 02:04 Daigomi wrote:

Oh I see. Sounds good. Getting a published article while still busy with your undergraduate degree is really nice

On March 06 2012 23:15 Daigomi wrote:

Haha, good point. Forgot to check that out :p In that case, something like SS would probably be a better program for general strength and bulking right? 4 months for a 52kg squat seems a bit slow. The workout 'Zapdos is currently doing is quite intensive with 5 days of gym a week, and quite a bit of isolation work as well as a fair amount of high rep low intensity sets. To me, SS seems more fitting if his goal is just general strength + bulking.

On March 07 2012 02:51 `Zapdos wrote:


What is SS?

On March 07 2012 03:22 Daigomi wrote:

I'm examining the way in which the anchoring and adjustment heuristic (which is like a mental shortcut people use) systematically biases stock market decisions. If I get a sample of professional investors (something which is currently being worked on) the research should get published. On the other hand, if I have to rely on finance students, it will be good enough for my Masters, but it probably won't get published. A bit of a shitty situation since I had a proper sample organized before some things went awry, so now I have to see what I can find.


You can find the info you need in the general training sticky. Basically, starting strength (SS) is a workout plan designed for beginners which aims to get the biggest improvement in the shortest period of time. It focuses on compound lifts (lifts which use most of your muscles, rather than isolates which use only certain muscles), specifically: Squat, Deadlift, Bench, Overhead Press, and Cleans. You only gym three times a week, which is ideal since it allows your muscles to grow between sessions rather than being overworked.

Most people in this thread are using SS with great results. Personally, I've gone from never having touched a weight in my life to squating 1.4x BW, deadlifting 1.8x BW and Benching 1x BW in about 5 months. Lots of other people have see even more improvement.

On March 07 2012 03:43 inimenesc wrote:
Guys, i need new shoes for gym...what do you recommend?
I do squats, cleans, snatches, ohp, push press, jerk, deadlift, benchpress, hang cleans etc.
What do you recommend? I dont have anything good in Estonia so you can recommend internet shops :D

Today bad workout, left pants in home and did workout in jeans ...no leg workout so some random things, but bench press 80kg 3-5-3-2.

On March 07 2012 06:28 mordek wrote:

I've been enjoying lifting in my vibram's but they aren't your conventional shoes. Getting the right fit can be tough though.

On March 07 2012 06:46 Deadeight wrote:



Just googled this. Do you mean shoes with toes?

On March 07 2012 06:28 mordek wrote:

I've been enjoying lifting in my vibram's but they aren't your conventional shoes. Getting the right fit can be tough though.

On March 07 2012 02:01 sJarl wrote:


It's just a summer programme for me but it really helps when I do the research project next year for my BS degreen in Medicine. It's a mandatory part when you study medicine in Iceland.

On March 07 2012 16:09 decafchicken wrote:
Remembered why I hate commercial gyms this week. Went to a cross fit yesterday only to observe an absolute abomination of technique across the board. The only competent person there told me was going to quit. But that was still light years betterr than the power house I went to. Of the fournpeople there, one benched 95 pounds to failure without a spotter..multiple times. He would just fail and then let the weight slide off even when I tried to help him. The other three did variations of isolation curls about a foot away from the mirror than left.
Anyways, yesterday after taking five days off to go to the Arnold classic:
Cj up to 275 for a few singles, then snatch up to 255 for a few. Did aot of reps on the way though working on technique
Today:
Bs 4x3 at 365
Fs singles up to 315
Push press triples up to 195
Light techniqu work cause no bumper plates.
Time to start squatting more after spring break. Might even incorporate some benching to add a bit of size up top.

On the Arnold:
Didn't get to catch any of the mens lifts (shitty timetable by usaw IMO) but what I saw from the women was pretty awful. There were a few very talented and skilled litfters but overall it blew me away how many were able to power snatch/clean their way to nationals and even the Olympic qualifiers (both spots went to super heavy weights that couldn't even come close to snatching their bodyweight). No wonder were so far behind the rest of the world. On the bright side got to meet dim sum who's a pretty cool dude, didn't get to catch his lifts though. Also saw some powerlifting and strongman events, pretty impressive stuff from some of the strongest men in the world. Got a month or two supply of supplements from free samples from vendor booths too

On March 07 2012 17:48 Malinor wrote:
Just finished the Volume-Phase of Korte 3x3. Over the last four weeks I did (each workout three times, 12wokouts in total):
1125,kg: 8sets of five
116kg: 8sets of five
120kg: 8sets of five
123,5kg: 8sets of five

So basically a shitton of volume, but not as cruel as Smolov I think. For what it is worth, I feel it had a pretty nice hypertrophy effect on my quads. Now I take five days off to let my nagging hip-injury heal, and then I will go into the intensity phase and hopefully see some good results.

I will have surgery to remove the ganglion on my wrist on march 28th, with general anaesthesia. Hopefully I won't be out for too long, but the procedure itself is pretty easy, the anaesthesia is just a safety-thing, if they cut an important artery at my wrist, they probably don't want to deal with a wide awake patient.

But afterwards I hopefully will be able to do cleans, presses and bodyweight exercises without all the reoccuring pain in my wrist.

This weekend I am visiting my parents, and I am gonna feast