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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
Time to get huge. Kickass weather today doesn't hurt either. | ||
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Advocado
Denmark994 Posts
Squat 3x5: 60 Bench 3x5: 35 Deadlift 3x5: Tried 100 kg, form broke down completely after 1 rep. . I went back to 80 and will start from there instead of having a bad start with form. Food intransit. Next 12 weeks are gonna be interesting. | ||
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Raidern
Brazil3811 Posts
On March 28 2012 01:11 Raidern wrote: Kind upset because I failed squats again. 5-5-4 @ 90kg today  I was going to a PR and was fairly confident I was going to do it. Meh. I'll eat/rest more and crush it next time though.I did it :D. 3x5 @ 90kg It was really hard though T_T. I'm just coming out of a sucky Sunday where I felt kinda sick, so I wasn't really confident going into the gym. "Well let's see how it goes." When I got to the gym, some woman was squatting so I decided to do bench press first. That actually helped because by the end of the exercise I was feeling much better then when I arrived. After 2 reps in the first set though, I felt pretty bad. I thought I couldn't do it and during 1s I thought about giving up, but then I thought about something I read/watched recently "fuck it, it's just the mind giving up earlier than the body" and finished the 1st set. Afterwards I decided to just think about 1 rep at a time and did the whole thing. Left the gym feeling bossy, although the form in the last rep really sucked hehe. | ||
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Deadeight
United Kingdom1629 Posts
On April 02 2012 23:40 sJarl wrote: Finally I am free again. Just finished my last exam and this hell of a semester is practically over, with only got one small immunology course left. Time to get huge. Kickass weather today doesn't hurt either. Congrats. What do you study by the way? Medicine? | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On April 03 2012 01:11 Deadeight wrote: Congrats. What do you study by the way? Medicine? IIRC sJarl is in the third year (of 6?) of medical school, which where he lives is what people from the US would consider a "3+3" program. @sJarl, you mentioned doing deadlifts from a slight deficit to strengthen the pull off the floor... How big are we talking? I could pull from the side of the oly platform (bar on the ground me on platform) which would put me up ~4 inches? Switch to smaller plates? 45 lbs plates at my gym are smaller than regulation plates (so I put one bumper plate on the bar first) by ~1.5 inches, and 35 lbs plates are ~1.5 inches smaller than that. I have a lot of control over how low my pull starts, I just need some expert tips on how low is effective. On April 03 2012 00:50 Raidern wrote: I did it :D. 3x5 @ 90kg It was really hard though T_T. I'm just coming out of a sucky Sunday where I felt kinda sick, so I wasn't really confident going into the gym. "Well let's see how it goes." When I got to the gym, some woman was squatting so I decided to do bench press first. That actually helped because by the end of the exercise I was feeling much better then when I arrived. After 2 reps in the first set though, I felt pretty bad. I thought I couldn't do it and during 1s I thought about giving up, but then I thought about something I read/watched recently "fuck it, it's just the mind giving up earlier than the body" and finished the 1st set. Afterwards I decided to just think about 1 rep at a time and did the whole thing. Left the gym feeling bossy, although the form in the last rep really sucked hehe. That's one thing smolov really taught me - don't look at the set as "oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck I have to do 6 more reps" but rather take them one rep at a time, let your body do what it somehow (magically) knows how to do the right way, don't let yourself get scared, don't let your brain and your preconceptions about how "hard" or how "heavy" this is going to be get in the way. Just squat, and then do it one more time. And one more. Pulled a hamstring at practice on tuesday, still went to the gym wed/fri/sun and just used lighter weights. Feels damn good to pull 295 lbs for an easy set - I can't believe this was my max only a few months ago. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On April 03 2012 00:50 Raidern wrote: I did it :D. 3x5 @ 90kg It was really hard though T_T. I'm just coming out of a sucky Sunday where I felt kinda sick, so I wasn't really confident going into the gym. "Well let's see how it goes." When I got to the gym, some woman was squatting so I decided to do bench press first. That actually helped because by the end of the exercise I was feeling much better then when I arrived. After 2 reps in the first set though, I felt pretty bad. I thought I couldn't do it and during 1s I thought about giving up, but then I thought about something I read/watched recently "fuck it, it's just the mind giving up earlier than the body" and finished the 1st set. Afterwards I decided to just think about 1 rep at a time and did the whole thing. Left the gym feeling bossy, although the form in the last rep really sucked hehe. Nice work. My workout partner has been saying he's not going to finish the sets for about a month and I keep telling him it's all in his head. He's only missed a set twice in over two months haha. | ||
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BlondeOnBlonde
Canada150 Posts
Dragonflag: 4x12 DB grip work: 100lb x5,5,5 (I open/close my grip with a db) light band pressdowns: x100 Today: Speed deadlift: 335lbs+120lbs band tension 8 singles Strict straight legs good mornings: 135x3x10 Crescent rows: 105x3x8 Kneeling ab wheel: x100 DB holds: 160lbs x 3x10s holds | ||
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Donkeys
Mexico308 Posts
Week 2 day 1 of smolov jr: - squat 105kg 4x9 - bench 85kg 3x5 I've never ever done a set of more than 5 reps with more than 85kg. I felt light headed at the end, but it was goooood. Recorded my last set - I missed my last rep like a noob. NEVA EVA EVA EVA. EDIT: LOL so uhm I didn't notice the smolov calculator i was using was using pounds and not kg. I switched it to kg and i was supposed to do 95kg 4x9 instead of 105kg. Should i keep on with what i was doing? If i leave it as it is then the last workout would be 130kg 10x3 as opposed to 117.5 10x3 if I correct it. daaaam it's a huge difference. | ||
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sJarl
Iceland1699 Posts
On April 03 2012 01:11 Deadeight wrote: Congrats. What do you study by the way? Medicine? Finishing my 2nd year of med school. It is as Phyre said a 6 year programme. @Phyre112: I'm not really sure how much is preferred but 3-4 inches is considered the norm. @Blonde: bloody hell, those dragonflag numbers are impressive. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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Vitruvian
United States168 Posts
This is something I've always wanted to be able to do, especially watching people around my height, such as Nate Robinson or Allen Iverson, get up to the rim seemingly effortlessly. In fact, I started lifting seriously with the sole goal of improving my vertical to a point where I could dunk consistently. I'll probably need at least another inch on my vertical to make the dunks convincing (small hands means I can't palm the ball,) but being this close just means extra motivation for the coming months! | ||
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infinity21
Canada6683 Posts
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
Morning: Bench 100kgx2x2, 110kgx2x2, 120x1 Afternoon: Deadlift 152.5kgx1x5 Happy to press my max again, I'm sure I got a lot more in me Deadlifts are obv very easy, Hopefully 152.5x1x15 by saturday is tough :p | ||
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Gatored
United States679 Posts
On April 03 2012 09:44 Vitruvian wrote: Early last week, started to feel really ragged; had trouble waking up even after sleeping 10+ hours, constant dull ache in my back/joints/shins, not much appetite, etc. Decided to take a recovery week: played some light pickup basketball on Wed/Fri, and "lifted" Sunday (just warmup sets on the big five.) Felt so rested and powerful during basketball practice today, that I managed to eke out a passable dunk. This is something I've always wanted to be able to do, especially watching people around my height, such as Nate Robinson or Allen Iverson, get up to the rim seemingly effortlessly. In fact, I started lifting seriously with the sole goal of improving my vertical to a point where I could dunk consistently. I'll probably need at least another inch on my vertical to make the dunks convincing (small hands means I can't palm the ball,) but being this close just means extra motivation for the coming months! If you don't mind me asking, how tall are you and what are your workouts like? | ||
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mcmartini
Australia1972 Posts
On April 03 2012 10:29 GoTuNk! wrote: Had to split my gym in 2 cause I'm banned from deadlift at university (fuck them and they retarded rules, joined another gym by my house). I built my own deadlift platform there, so they said I could deadlift np. Gonna get a pic later. Morning: Bench 100kgx2x2, 110kgx2x2, 120x1 Afternoon: Deadlift 152.5kgx1x5 Happy to press my max again, I'm sure I got a lot more in me Deadlifts are obv very easy, Hopefully 152.5x1x15 by saturday is tough :p Banned for too much noise? | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On April 03 2012 10:52 Gatored wrote: If you don't mind me asking, how tall are you and what are your workouts like? Based on the heights he mentioned, just under 6'? a big squat will get almost anyone to a dunk sooner or later though... I could barely do them in highschool when I weighed 135 pounds and had basketball practice or went running every day - but at the time, I could only quarter squat my bodyweight. I haven't grown an inch since then, but I weigh 190 lbs now and I can dunk on a jump from standing position ezpz - even after my lifting workouts. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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Vitruvian
United States168 Posts
On April 03 2012 10:52 Gatored wrote: If you don't mind me asking, how tall are you and what are your workouts like? I'm 5'11". I do a heavily modified Starting Strength, which means slower gains than if I were Doing The Program. It's fine though, because I also play a lot of basketball, which in combination with the lifting, is pretty tough to recover from (because I'm not a freak like decaf.) My typical week consists of the following: Wednesday: 3x5 squats, 3x5 bench press, 1x5 deadlift, pickup basketball Friday: 3x3 squats, 3x5 overhead press, 5x3 power clean, pickup basketball Sunday: 3x10 weighted chinups, 3x10 weighted dips, Anusara yoga practice On April 03 2012 12:11 phyre112 wrote: Based on the heights he mentioned, just under 6'? a big squat will get almost anyone to a dunk sooner or later though... I could barely do them in highschool when I weighed 135 pounds and had basketball practice or went running every day - but at the time, I could only quarter squat my bodyweight. I haven't grown an inch since then, but I weigh 190 lbs now and I can dunk on a jump from standing position ezpz - even after my lifting workouts. I'd have to agree with this statement: I used to do all kinds of plyometric crap (box jumps, depth jumps, etc.), didn't take my lifting seriously at all, and saw essentially zero progress on my vertical. It wasn't until I started doing Starting Strength and got my squat/power clean up to a respectable level that I made gains on my vertical. YMMV, of course. | ||
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shawster
Canada2485 Posts
On April 03 2012 13:25 Vitruvian wrote: I'm 5'11". I do a heavily modified Starting Strength, which means slower gains than if I were Doing The Program. It's fine though, because I also play a lot of basketball, which in combination with the lifting, is pretty tough to recover from (because I'm not a freak like decaf.) My typical week consists of the following: Wednesday: 3x5 squats, 3x5 bench press, 1x5 deadlift, pickup basketball Friday: 3x3 squats, 3x5 overhead press, 5x3 power clean, pickup basketball Sunday: 3x10 weighted chinups, 3x10 weighted dips, Anusara yoga practice I'd have to agree with this statement: I used to do all kinds of plyometric crap (box jumps, depth jumps, etc.), didn't take my lifting seriously at all, and saw essentially zero progress on my vertical. It wasn't until I started doing Starting Strength and got my squat/power clean up to a respectable level that I made gains on my vertical. YMMV, of course. damn thanks for the insight bball season just ended and next year is my last year on the school team and a goal of mine is to dunk by next year. (decemberish) | ||
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