On March 09 2012 22:33 FFGenerations wrote: dude you probably know but most of us/nubs are doing the starting strength program (SS), which is "big 3" (or big 5) 3x a week..
but it is never to supposed to be to failure. the whole point of the program is that you can recover fast enough to be able to do those "big 3" three times per week. if you overdo it then you wont recover in time and are fucking up the program.
btw "to failure" afaik is doing your work sets (3x5) and then at the end of each set or at the end of all your sets you get someone to spot you and you just keep going and going until the spotter has to lift the bar off of you coz you've collapsed (sorta)
so ya, go ahead and skip squats next session to let your legs recover and give you a more fun/productive workout for that day. and then keep some awareness about you not to overdo it in the future. remember the whole point of going to the gym is to be able to recover intime to keep to your program
i kinda alternate, some days i just do my worksets and leave, some days i do my worksets and then get spotted to failure/do more random sets until im dead. but if you look at my progress spreadsheet , its kinda all over the place where i've fucked up link
edit also if youre on a cut i think you can expect the worst hehe
What I mean by "to failure" is basically RPT If I can do more than 5 reps on the first set then I'm not lifting enough, but the goal is to reach 7, which basically means I either get to 7 or to failure. And basically I dunno if Big 3 and SS had RPT and cutting in mind
On March 09 2012 23:09 infinity21 wrote: Have you tried RPT? It worked for me while I was cutting and I have shittier recovery than most people I think. Mix up light days in your workouts and don't train to failure on every movement every workout. If you're not lifting baby weights, your body won't be able to recover in time.
Maybe I'll try just doing 3x5 on wednesdays rather than RPT, thanks for the tip. =)
Or maybe cycle which exercise I do first? Like start with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday? I remember Berkhan saying don't change stuff, but again that might not apply to noobs like me.
edit: @Celltech: pretty sweet progress, really big difference on the abs but larger overall as well.
Never train to failure. It makes you weak. If you want mass, add more sets and possibly lower the weight a bit (10%)
According to Mr. Berkhan the first set is the most important, doing it until failure, and there are little to no benefits to doing more than 3 sets.
I do not know who Mr.Berkhan is, but he obv didnt gain 4 pounds in 4 weeks doing smolov.
He's the leangains guy, as far as his experience with smolov I really wouldn't know. There is so much misinformation based on anectodal evidence and so much broscience about working out I figured I'd just pick an expert and listen to him until I found reason to switch.
I've heard from several people that training to failure is where it's at. Who knows? I've only been doing serious barbell training for 3 months or so, I'm just trying to find a routine I like that gives results. I started out with a split routine with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday. I switched to big three mostly because I felt I wasn't doing squats often enough to get my form right and I'd read that split routines was for advanced lifters.
Now, I did just come out of a pretty severe bout of the flu, and that might be all this is I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking.
On March 10 2012 00:05 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote: Quick picture update: First picture was taken about 5 months ago before taking food and flattering light. Second picture is after 2000kcals means and tons of water. 78kg in first picture, 81 in second. Totally getting too bulky. Flexed abs in both pics, unflexed everything else.
Edit** Progress is looking really good, way more ripped in second picture than the first.
6'5 in your retarded metric system, 1.95 in ours I obviously want to get bigger, but other than being a little 'small' I think I look pretty good. Good progress regardless, hoped I'd motivate some people. Not training for aesthetics yet, I want see how strong I get by July 11th.
On March 09 2012 22:33 FFGenerations wrote: dude you probably know but most of us/nubs are doing the starting strength program (SS), which is "big 3" (or big 5) 3x a week..
but it is never to supposed to be to failure. the whole point of the program is that you can recover fast enough to be able to do those "big 3" three times per week. if you overdo it then you wont recover in time and are fucking up the program.
btw "to failure" afaik is doing your work sets (3x5) and then at the end of each set or at the end of all your sets you get someone to spot you and you just keep going and going until the spotter has to lift the bar off of you coz you've collapsed (sorta)
so ya, go ahead and skip squats next session to let your legs recover and give you a more fun/productive workout for that day. and then keep some awareness about you not to overdo it in the future. remember the whole point of going to the gym is to be able to recover intime to keep to your program
i kinda alternate, some days i just do my worksets and leave, some days i do my worksets and then get spotted to failure/do more random sets until im dead. but if you look at my progress spreadsheet , its kinda all over the place where i've fucked up link
edit also if youre on a cut i think you can expect the worst hehe
What I mean by "to failure" is basically RPT If I can do more than 5 reps on the first set then I'm not lifting enough, but the goal is to reach 7, which basically means I either get to 7 or to failure. And basically I dunno if Big 3 and SS had RPT and cutting in mind
On March 09 2012 23:09 infinity21 wrote: Have you tried RPT? It worked for me while I was cutting and I have shittier recovery than most people I think. Mix up light days in your workouts and don't train to failure on every movement every workout. If you're not lifting baby weights, your body won't be able to recover in time.
Maybe I'll try just doing 3x5 on wednesdays rather than RPT, thanks for the tip. =)
Or maybe cycle which exercise I do first? Like start with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday? I remember Berkhan saying don't change stuff, but again that might not apply to noobs like me.
edit: @Celltech: pretty sweet progress, really big difference on the abs but larger overall as well.
Never train to failure. It makes you weak. If you want mass, add more sets and possibly lower the weight a bit (10%)
According to Mr. Berkhan the first set is the most important, doing it until failure, and there are little to no benefits to doing more than 3 sets.
I do not know who Mr.Berkhan is, but he obv didnt gain 4 pounds in 4 weeks doing smolov.
He's the leangains guy, as far as his experience with smolov I really wouldn't know. There is so much misinformation based on anectodal evidence and so much broscience about working out I figured I'd just pick an expert and listen to him until I found reason to switch.
I've heard from several people that training to failure is where it's at. Who knows? I've only been doing serious barbell training for 3 months or so, I'm just trying to find a routine I like that gives results. I started out with a split routine with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday. I switched to big three mostly because I felt I wasn't doing squats often enough to get my form right and I'd read that split routines was for advanced lifters.
Now, I did just come out of a pretty severe bout of the flu, and that might be all this is I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking.
Thanks for the input all =)
Yeah, I've heard such mixed advice about training to failure. In the end, I've just decided to train to failure because then at least I know I'm giving it 100%. Once or twice I didn't train to failure, and each time I felt like I could have completed another rep if I'd just manned up and tried.
Did weighted chin-ups for the first time today. I can't believe how much harder it is! I was on 6-5-5 with unweighted chin-ups, but only managed 3-2.5-2 with a 5kg weight. I'll probably do 2.5kg weighted next time. Still, it's quite fun to do.
On March 09 2012 22:33 FFGenerations wrote: dude you probably know but most of us/nubs are doing the starting strength program (SS), which is "big 3" (or big 5) 3x a week..
but it is never to supposed to be to failure. the whole point of the program is that you can recover fast enough to be able to do those "big 3" three times per week. if you overdo it then you wont recover in time and are fucking up the program.
btw "to failure" afaik is doing your work sets (3x5) and then at the end of each set or at the end of all your sets you get someone to spot you and you just keep going and going until the spotter has to lift the bar off of you coz you've collapsed (sorta)
so ya, go ahead and skip squats next session to let your legs recover and give you a more fun/productive workout for that day. and then keep some awareness about you not to overdo it in the future. remember the whole point of going to the gym is to be able to recover intime to keep to your program
i kinda alternate, some days i just do my worksets and leave, some days i do my worksets and then get spotted to failure/do more random sets until im dead. but if you look at my progress spreadsheet , its kinda all over the place where i've fucked up link
edit also if youre on a cut i think you can expect the worst hehe
What I mean by "to failure" is basically RPT If I can do more than 5 reps on the first set then I'm not lifting enough, but the goal is to reach 7, which basically means I either get to 7 or to failure. And basically I dunno if Big 3 and SS had RPT and cutting in mind
On March 09 2012 23:09 infinity21 wrote: Have you tried RPT? It worked for me while I was cutting and I have shittier recovery than most people I think. Mix up light days in your workouts and don't train to failure on every movement every workout. If you're not lifting baby weights, your body won't be able to recover in time.
Maybe I'll try just doing 3x5 on wednesdays rather than RPT, thanks for the tip. =)
Or maybe cycle which exercise I do first? Like start with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday? I remember Berkhan saying don't change stuff, but again that might not apply to noobs like me.
edit: @Celltech: pretty sweet progress, really big difference on the abs but larger overall as well.
Never train to failure. It makes you weak. If you want mass, add more sets and possibly lower the weight a bit (10%)
According to Mr. Berkhan the first set is the most important, doing it until failure, and there are little to no benefits to doing more than 3 sets.
I do not know who Mr.Berkhan is, but he obv didnt gain 4 pounds in 4 weeks doing smolov.
He's the leangains guy, as far as his experience with smolov I really wouldn't know. There is so much misinformation based on anectodal evidence and so much broscience about working out I figured I'd just pick an expert and listen to him until I found reason to switch.
I've heard from several people that training to failure is where it's at. Who knows? I've only been doing serious barbell training for 3 months or so, I'm just trying to find a routine I like that gives results. I started out with a split routine with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday. I switched to big three mostly because I felt I wasn't doing squats often enough to get my form right and I'd read that split routines was for advanced lifters.
Now, I did just come out of a pretty severe bout of the flu, and that might be all this is I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking.
Thanks for the input all =)
Yeah, I've heard such mixed advice about training to failure. In the end, I've just decided to train to failure because then at least I know I'm giving it 100%. Once or twice I didn't train to failure, and each time I felt like I could have completed another rep if I'd just manned up and tried.
Did weighted chin-ups for the first time today. I can't believe how much harder it is! I was on 6-5-5 with unweighted chin-ups, but only managed 3-2.5-2 with a 5kg weight. I'll probably do 2.5kg weighted next time. Still, it's quite fun to do.
lol don't jump up by 5kg. I suggest you go up in 1.25kg increments. The good thing about chin-ups is that you can do them every workout so 1.25kg jumps aren't actually that slow.
On March 09 2012 22:33 FFGenerations wrote: dude you probably know but most of us/nubs are doing the starting strength program (SS), which is "big 3" (or big 5) 3x a week..
but it is never to supposed to be to failure. the whole point of the program is that you can recover fast enough to be able to do those "big 3" three times per week. if you overdo it then you wont recover in time and are fucking up the program.
btw "to failure" afaik is doing your work sets (3x5) and then at the end of each set or at the end of all your sets you get someone to spot you and you just keep going and going until the spotter has to lift the bar off of you coz you've collapsed (sorta)
so ya, go ahead and skip squats next session to let your legs recover and give you a more fun/productive workout for that day. and then keep some awareness about you not to overdo it in the future. remember the whole point of going to the gym is to be able to recover intime to keep to your program
i kinda alternate, some days i just do my worksets and leave, some days i do my worksets and then get spotted to failure/do more random sets until im dead. but if you look at my progress spreadsheet , its kinda all over the place where i've fucked up link
edit also if youre on a cut i think you can expect the worst hehe
What I mean by "to failure" is basically RPT If I can do more than 5 reps on the first set then I'm not lifting enough, but the goal is to reach 7, which basically means I either get to 7 or to failure. And basically I dunno if Big 3 and SS had RPT and cutting in mind
On March 09 2012 23:09 infinity21 wrote: Have you tried RPT? It worked for me while I was cutting and I have shittier recovery than most people I think. Mix up light days in your workouts and don't train to failure on every movement every workout. If you're not lifting baby weights, your body won't be able to recover in time.
Maybe I'll try just doing 3x5 on wednesdays rather than RPT, thanks for the tip. =)
Or maybe cycle which exercise I do first? Like start with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday? I remember Berkhan saying don't change stuff, but again that might not apply to noobs like me.
edit: @Celltech: pretty sweet progress, really big difference on the abs but larger overall as well.
Never train to failure. It makes you weak. If you want mass, add more sets and possibly lower the weight a bit (10%)
According to Mr. Berkhan the first set is the most important, doing it until failure, and there are little to no benefits to doing more than 3 sets.
I do not know who Mr.Berkhan is, but he obv didnt gain 4 pounds in 4 weeks doing smolov.
He's the leangains guy, as far as his experience with smolov I really wouldn't know. There is so much misinformation based on anectodal evidence and so much broscience about working out I figured I'd just pick an expert and listen to him until I found reason to switch.
I've heard from several people that training to failure is where it's at. Who knows? I've only been doing serious barbell training for 3 months or so, I'm just trying to find a routine I like that gives results. I started out with a split routine with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday. I switched to big three mostly because I felt I wasn't doing squats often enough to get my form right and I'd read that split routines was for advanced lifters.
Now, I did just come out of a pretty severe bout of the flu, and that might be all this is I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking.
Thanks for the input all =)
Yeah, I've heard such mixed advice about training to failure. In the end, I've just decided to train to failure because then at least I know I'm giving it 100%. Once or twice I didn't train to failure, and each time I felt like I could have completed another rep if I'd just manned up and tried.
Did weighted chin-ups for the first time today. I can't believe how much harder it is! I was on 6-5-5 with unweighted chin-ups, but only managed 3-2.5-2 with a 5kg weight. I'll probably do 2.5kg weighted next time. Still, it's quite fun to do.
lol don't jump up by 5kg. I suggest you go up in 1.25kg increments. The good thing about chin-ups is that you can do them every workout so 1.25kg jumps aren't actually that slow.
Haha yeah, I was a bit optimistic. Wasn't expecting to do 5-5-5, but I though I could probably do 5-4-3 or so :p Since I'm resting my wrist from bench, I'm replacing my bench with chin-ups for the next two weeks. So I'll be doing chin-ups every session, in which case your 1.25kg recommendation is probably for the best.
On March 09 2012 22:33 FFGenerations wrote: dude you probably know but most of us/nubs are doing the starting strength program (SS), which is "big 3" (or big 5) 3x a week..
but it is never to supposed to be to failure. the whole point of the program is that you can recover fast enough to be able to do those "big 3" three times per week. if you overdo it then you wont recover in time and are fucking up the program.
btw "to failure" afaik is doing your work sets (3x5) and then at the end of each set or at the end of all your sets you get someone to spot you and you just keep going and going until the spotter has to lift the bar off of you coz you've collapsed (sorta)
so ya, go ahead and skip squats next session to let your legs recover and give you a more fun/productive workout for that day. and then keep some awareness about you not to overdo it in the future. remember the whole point of going to the gym is to be able to recover intime to keep to your program
i kinda alternate, some days i just do my worksets and leave, some days i do my worksets and then get spotted to failure/do more random sets until im dead. but if you look at my progress spreadsheet , its kinda all over the place where i've fucked up link
edit also if youre on a cut i think you can expect the worst hehe
What I mean by "to failure" is basically RPT If I can do more than 5 reps on the first set then I'm not lifting enough, but the goal is to reach 7, which basically means I either get to 7 or to failure. And basically I dunno if Big 3 and SS had RPT and cutting in mind
On March 09 2012 23:09 infinity21 wrote: Have you tried RPT? It worked for me while I was cutting and I have shittier recovery than most people I think. Mix up light days in your workouts and don't train to failure on every movement every workout. If you're not lifting baby weights, your body won't be able to recover in time.
Maybe I'll try just doing 3x5 on wednesdays rather than RPT, thanks for the tip. =)
Or maybe cycle which exercise I do first? Like start with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday? I remember Berkhan saying don't change stuff, but again that might not apply to noobs like me.
edit: @Celltech: pretty sweet progress, really big difference on the abs but larger overall as well.
Never train to failure. It makes you weak. If you want mass, add more sets and possibly lower the weight a bit (10%)
According to Mr. Berkhan the first set is the most important, doing it until failure, and there are little to no benefits to doing more than 3 sets.
I do not know who Mr.Berkhan is, but he obv didnt gain 4 pounds in 4 weeks doing smolov.
He's the leangains guy, as far as his experience with smolov I really wouldn't know. There is so much misinformation based on anectodal evidence and so much broscience about working out I figured I'd just pick an expert and listen to him until I found reason to switch.
I've heard from several people that training to failure is where it's at. Who knows? I've only been doing serious barbell training for 3 months or so, I'm just trying to find a routine I like that gives results. I started out with a split routine with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday. I switched to big three mostly because I felt I wasn't doing squats often enough to get my form right and I'd read that split routines was for advanced lifters.
Now, I did just come out of a pretty severe bout of the flu, and that might be all this is I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking.
Thanks for the input all =)
Yeah, I've heard such mixed advice about training to failure. In the end, I've just decided to train to failure because then at least I know I'm giving it 100%. Once or twice I didn't train to failure, and each time I felt like I could have completed another rep if I'd just manned up and tried.
Did weighted chin-ups for the first time today. I can't believe how much harder it is! I was on 6-5-5 with unweighted chin-ups, but only managed 3-2.5-2 with a 5kg weight. I'll probably do 2.5kg weighted next time. Still, it's quite fun to do.
This. I hate going in the showers feeling like I could have lifted more.
I can barely do 5 chins bw, I do so long for the day when I can strap a weight on there
On March 10 2012 00:05 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote: Quick picture update: First picture was taken about 5 months ago before taking food and flattering light. Second picture is after 2000kcals means and tons of water. 78kg in first picture, 81 in second. Totally getting too bulky. Flexed abs in both pics, unflexed everything else.
Edit** Progress is looking really good, way more ripped in second picture than the first.
6'5 in your retarded metric system, 1.95 in ours I obviously want to get bigger, but other than being a little 'small' I think I look pretty good. Good progress regardless, hoped I'd motivate some people. Not training for aesthetics yet, I want see how strong I get by July 11th.
Lol you mean the metric system that uses metric but since the states are so close we end up using both QQ. Yeah its annoying I would like pure metric, but I can imagine pounds and inches better since thats what I grew up with -_-
On March 09 2012 22:33 FFGenerations wrote: dude you probably know but most of us/nubs are doing the starting strength program (SS), which is "big 3" (or big 5) 3x a week..
but it is never to supposed to be to failure. the whole point of the program is that you can recover fast enough to be able to do those "big 3" three times per week. if you overdo it then you wont recover in time and are fucking up the program.
btw "to failure" afaik is doing your work sets (3x5) and then at the end of each set or at the end of all your sets you get someone to spot you and you just keep going and going until the spotter has to lift the bar off of you coz you've collapsed (sorta)
so ya, go ahead and skip squats next session to let your legs recover and give you a more fun/productive workout for that day. and then keep some awareness about you not to overdo it in the future. remember the whole point of going to the gym is to be able to recover intime to keep to your program
i kinda alternate, some days i just do my worksets and leave, some days i do my worksets and then get spotted to failure/do more random sets until im dead. but if you look at my progress spreadsheet , its kinda all over the place where i've fucked up link
edit also if youre on a cut i think you can expect the worst hehe
What I mean by "to failure" is basically RPT If I can do more than 5 reps on the first set then I'm not lifting enough, but the goal is to reach 7, which basically means I either get to 7 or to failure. And basically I dunno if Big 3 and SS had RPT and cutting in mind
On March 09 2012 23:09 infinity21 wrote: Have you tried RPT? It worked for me while I was cutting and I have shittier recovery than most people I think. Mix up light days in your workouts and don't train to failure on every movement every workout. If you're not lifting baby weights, your body won't be able to recover in time.
Maybe I'll try just doing 3x5 on wednesdays rather than RPT, thanks for the tip. =)
Or maybe cycle which exercise I do first? Like start with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday? I remember Berkhan saying don't change stuff, but again that might not apply to noobs like me.
edit: @Celltech: pretty sweet progress, really big difference on the abs but larger overall as well.
Never train to failure. It makes you weak. If you want mass, add more sets and possibly lower the weight a bit (10%)
According to Mr. Berkhan the first set is the most important, doing it until failure, and there are little to no benefits to doing more than 3 sets.
I do not know who Mr.Berkhan is, but he obv didnt gain 4 pounds in 4 weeks doing smolov.
He's the leangains guy, as far as his experience with smolov I really wouldn't know. There is so much misinformation based on anectodal evidence and so much broscience about working out I figured I'd just pick an expert and listen to him until I found reason to switch.
I've heard from several people that training to failure is where it's at. Who knows? I've only been doing serious barbell training for 3 months or so, I'm just trying to find a routine I like that gives results. I started out with a split routine with squats on mondays, bench on wednesday and deads on friday. I switched to big three mostly because I felt I wasn't doing squats often enough to get my form right and I'd read that split routines was for advanced lifters.
Now, I did just come out of a pretty severe bout of the flu, and that might be all this is I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking.
Thanks for the input all =)
Yeah, I've heard such mixed advice about training to failure. In the end, I've just decided to train to failure because then at least I know I'm giving it 100%. Once or twice I didn't train to failure, and each time I felt like I could have completed another rep if I'd just manned up and tried.
Did weighted chin-ups for the first time today. I can't believe how much harder it is! I was on 6-5-5 with unweighted chin-ups, but only managed 3-2.5-2 with a 5kg weight. I'll probably do 2.5kg weighted next time. Still, it's quite fun to do.
This. I hate going in the showers feeling like I could have lifted more.
I can barely do 5 chins bw, I do so long for the day when I can strap a weight on there
It took me about 3 months of chin-ups every second session to go from 5 reps to 5-5-5. Losing a few kg helped a lot. We'll see how these weighted chin-ups go. The only person I've followed who added weights is infinity21, and he seemed to be adding more weight every session, but then again, he seems to do that with all exercises so it probably won't be as easy for me :p
Sorry but that picture does indeed not make any sense. On top of the fact that it doesn't even mention exercise. It just irritates me ;/
It makes perfect sense if you think about the situations outside what you see in the pictures. You can assume that the guy downing the delicious fast food is genetically gifted and is working his ass off in the gym wheras the big fat slob of a man eating healthy is most likely big to begin with and is cutting with slow progress, perhaps not working hard enough in the gym.
Sorry but that picture does indeed not make any sense. On top of the fact that it doesn't even mention exercise. It just irritates me ;/
It makes perfect sense if you think about the situations outside what you see in the pictures. You can assume that the guy downing the delicious fast food is genetically gifted and is working his ass off in the gym wheras the big fat slob of a man eating healthy is most likely big to begin with and is cutting with slow progress, perhaps not working hard enough in the gym.
You can get either physique with virtually any genetics. Just lazy people crying instead of fixing their problems : /
Sorry but that picture does indeed not make any sense. On top of the fact that it doesn't even mention exercise. It just irritates me ;/
It makes perfect sense if you think about the situations outside what you see in the pictures. You can assume that the guy downing the delicious fast food is genetically gifted and is working his ass off in the gym wheras the big fat slob of a man eating healthy is most likely big to begin with and is cutting with slow progress, perhaps not working hard enough in the gym.
You can get either physique with virtually any genetics. Just lazy people crying instead of fixing their problems : /
Pretty much, genetics is miniscule compared to being consistent in the gym.
Sorry but that picture does indeed not make any sense. On top of the fact that it doesn't even mention exercise. It just irritates me ;/
It makes perfect sense if you think about the situations outside what you see in the pictures. You can assume that the guy downing the delicious fast food is genetically gifted and is working his ass off in the gym wheras the big fat slob of a man eating healthy is most likely big to begin with and is cutting with slow progress, perhaps not working hard enough in the gym.
You can get either physique with virtually any genetics. Just lazy people crying instead of fixing their problems : /
Pretty much, genetics is miniscule compared to being consistent in the gym.
This is true, also getting and maintaining that kinda physique on just fast food is damn near impossible if you ask me.
Well since I'm having my ass handed to me by a hard cold for the last 3 days and can't sleep because of runny nose and heavy headaches, I went for an easy max rep on the deadlift. It might not have been that great of an idea as I could feel the sickness taking over my body every repetition I did. Still, strength-wise, it was quite easy so I may be able to pull 545lbs early april.
My dad was making sure I didn't broke his floor at the end of the video
Deadlift : 405x10 Good Mornings: 155x15,15 Pistols: 60x6,6
Oh yeah, by the by, I went back to my old gym today. I had to move out of my apartment for 2 weeks about a month ago and I started going to another gym (same franchise). I enjoyed it, windows with a view and clean and... OK so it was in a well-to-do part of town and the people who go there were mostly self-centered assholes that would not take the weights off and put them back in the correct place but the gym itself was nice. The actual lifting area was really tiny, like barely 20 square meters and nowhere to deadlift, but hey, I was alone that early in the morning so no sweat. Fucking benches leaning sideways I swear to fucking god -
Anyway, it had windows.
I decided to go back to my old gym, mostly because it had been in the process of heavy renovating when I left and I was curious to see how much had changed. Alot, as it turns out, they pretty much chucked half their crap and replaced it. With new, shiny crap. Those machines looked really expensive.
Still. Only. One. Fucking. Squat rack. This gym is fucking huge, what the fuck do you only have one squat rack for? You've packed it wall to wall with useless machines that require a god damn engineering degree to operate, you could have fit fifty squat racks in here for a tenth of the price of that fucking -
Well, regardless... I was heading down towards the lifting area (there are no windows here, the whole gym is pretty much in a basement) and I passed by one of the rooms that had recieved a complete overhaul. And I saw they had gotten proper equipment for barbell lifts
Nice proper mats and new barbells and stuff and I was all like
I was really excited. I figured I might start powercleaning and jerking (hehe, ehehe!) and stuff. Or I could just do my squats there. Then the fat lady on the squishy half-ball next to the PT caught my attention and I sort of paused. It didn't look right to me. But I went over to the free platform and started adjusting the height of the - what the? This is light as a feath - oh fuck me.
Max load 20 kg.
Air. They're filled with air.
God damnit. So I went downstairs to the proper, dank, dark lifting area and watched some old man do half squats with an empty barbell, bent back and standing on his toes under the careful supervision of a PT. Then an old lady started flailing some battle ropes (google it) and I sat down on the bench to watch. I mean yeah that looks pretty exhausting but what the actual fuck? She claimed like half the fucking gym with those things, nobody could get to the weights!
Then two guys came walking into the room, backwards, doing sumo slaps in the air.
EPT
I'm gonna keep it up for another week and see where I end up, and if I'm still having trouble I'll start tweaking. ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/kNvFh.jpg)
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I obviously want to get bigger, but other than being a little 'small' I think I look pretty good. Good progress regardless, hoped I'd motivate some people. Not training for aesthetics yet, I want see how strong I get by July 11th.
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