TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 260

Can't stop won't stop

On July 11 2012 04:14 Risen wrote:
So last night I finally did squats and deadlifts again. I dropped all the way down to 200 for my working set on squats and I feel like I'll need to drop more b/c my form was so bad....................... only 245 on deadlift too :/

Hoping my strength will come back in leaps and bounds, but during my time off from lifting (back to lifting b/c doc finally gave me the OK) I didn't eat nearly as much and didn't have much strenuous activity. Very sad....

Had been up to 245squat/290dlift.

The problem I'm running into (never had this problem before and it only happened on the last rep of each set) is that my ass rises faster than my core and then I have to catch up by straining my lower back. Obviously this is bad, and I didn't even think about it when it happened the first set just thought it was a fluke, but I'm genuinely confused as to what's going on. Are my legs stronger than my core now and I have to work that back up? (My injury was to my lower back so I wouldn't be surprised... it's just really depressing)

If my core is the problem what are some auxiliaries I can add in to get back to where I was. I'm feelin' pretty blue. Bench working was at 175 when I left and pushing out 5 reps at 165 last night was one of the HARDEST things I've ever done. I literally stalled on my last rep for a good second before I somehow managed to push it up. Dropped to 155 and then 150 for the last two sets b/c my arms were like... trembling dead and couldn't even finish my final set of ASSISTED dips (10lbs) after that. So I'll drop to 160 or maybe 155.

Went to the gym today just to find out where my OHP and Power Cleans were and they had dropped from 125 to 115 and 170 to 150, respectively. Hella sad after such crazy near-linear progress up to where I was. I'm hoping all this is just my body going through the motions and I'll be able to go linear up to where I was.

This feels jumbled lol. All weights are in lbs, btw. Still WAY higher than what I started at, but setbacks are feelsbadman territory. Just for some reason didn't think I'd be set back so much T_T

Edit: My goals for the summer had changed to

280 squat, 325 dlift, 205 bench, 145 OHP, 195 PC (Maxes, not working sets) I'm still thinking I can get there with hard work and persistance, but I was soooooo clooooooseeeeeeee.

On July 11 2012 04:34 phyre112 wrote:


You can still make those goals by the end of the summer. The strength comes back fast if you eat enough once you start to require it of yourself again. You already have the cns adaptation. Your body knows how to move that weight, you just have to tell it to GO.

As far as that squat, keep better core tightness through the whole motion, try to keep your body mpre vertical, and break from the hips, not the knees. On the way up consciously bring the hips forward, dont just stand up, and always keep your weight on your heels. Youre letting things get shifted forward, which changes the mechanics of the squat. Its a very common problem once you start to approach something "heavy" in a beginning lifter.

On July 11 2012 02:12 sc4k wrote:


Man, I go belt on any weight above 75% max, I really advise that too (from personal experience, think I got it from a book or a youtube vid of the reputable kind)

On July 10 2012 14:32 phyre112 wrote:
It's 1:30 am.

I just went outside and jumped rope for 20 minutes. Because fuck if I'm going to "start in the morning" - I know damn well I'm not going to wake up before I have to in the morning. I'm going to start NOW. And tomorrow I'm going to conitnue it, because I refuse to not be awesome.

On July 11 2012 05:42 Catch wrote:
Fucking awesome. 35 lbs gone, but went from 305 lb squat to hitting 225 once.

meh. Weak as fuck.

Yesmad.

On July 11 2012 06:37 Catch wrote:
I was dieting down for a total of 3 months. I took a two week break in between for some tendonitis [That I might still have].

The last 11 days I've done PSMF (I'll actually have a write up on it, so y'all can see how my journey went).

Went from 195+ to 160.2.

I've calmed down a bit and thought about it. First of all, I never actually did 305... It was only just what I plugged in for my max on 5/3/1. The most I actually attempted was 260. Second, maybe my form was shit. Third, now I can use this time to let me tendons actively heal as I work back up. And Fourth, I've kept around the same ratio it seems. So alas, not all is bad here in CatchLand. I also had really shitty sleep (less than 5 hours) and too many carbs, which were irresistible for a few hours since I had so little from PSMF.

Time to get strong as fuck [again], guys. TLHFALLINEED

On July 11 2012 06:59 Daigomi wrote:

Holy shit, you lost 15kgs in 3 months? No wonder you lost some strength, but to me it sounds worth it. You should be able to regain that strength pretty damn quickly, and with 15kgs less on your body, the aesthetic difference will be massive.

On July 11 2012 05:02 funkie wrote:


LIKE A MOTHERFUCKING BOSS.

also,+ Show Spoiler +

On July 11 2012 07:29 Malinor wrote:


A couple of years back there was a guy in my gym who literally looked exactly like that. I had to be careful to not laugh him in the face everytime I saw him (though to be fair, I wasn't much better back then, never trained legs. Just that American Football and running took care of them).