TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 269

On July 15 2012 11:37 phyre112 wrote:
Fuck.

I feel like going to the gym is a waste of time right now... I still love going to lift, but I can't actually get any weight moved in any exercises that matter. It's three weeks of this, getting towards four. My hip feels a lot better, but I still can't get a deadlift off the ground, and I still can't turn around in a squat. Taking 225 off the floor feels like I'm lifting the goddamn moon, even though I can pull way more than that. I can't pull my old "worksets" right now for a single rep, I'm not even thinking about setting PRs anymore. I'm going in, trying to do my real lifts, realizing it's not going to happen today and then doing some kind of stupid lifts for thirty minutes so I didn't waste the trip. Rinse and repeat the next day, and hope to god it goes away soon. I don't feel tired all the time, but people around me are commenting that I look or act like I am.

I don't know whether I'm working too much (typically working ~45 hours/week, out in the sun) not sleeping enough (I've always slept badly. Irregular hours, and poor quality. Maybe it's catching up with me.) not eating enough (I think I am, I'm at least maintaining if not gaining slowly) or I tried to lift too much and I'm just burnt out. Maybe this is what over training feels like? Maybe I'm still sick and I dont know it? Maybe I'm just a little bitch and I need to muscle through, because tomorrow I'll lift better? Maybe this is my punishment for not calling those Oly coaches yet? I don't know.

All I know is I'm excited to go to the gym, and pick up heavy shit, and then when I get there the goddamn bottom falls out and I can't do shit. And it's really starting to piss me off.

On July 16 2012 05:50 Deadeight wrote:






Thanks guys, and yeah I'm doing exactly this. She said she still wants to talk and she was giving the impression that she wants to break up for a few months then get back together in the future (needs space, coming to the end of her year long research project and writing up, blah blah).

Not having any of that shit. I called and told her to come tomorrow to pick the last couple of bits she forgot when she took all her stuff, and that after that I didn't want to talk to her, and that being friends wouldn't work for me. She turned on the water works which normally makes me weak, but I stayed strong.

Spent the day typing lists on notepad lol, helped a lot. I'm ready to get over this now, just need to pick something to throw myself into.

On July 16 2012 06:39 funkie wrote:



My ex tried to do that. She came to me and said "I just want some vacations" that was the "boiling" point for me. I told her, here here, here's your vacation, now you're free of me, for fucking life.

And yes, delete every possible connection to her. I haven't spoken to my ex in 3months or so. Her mum and dad still write me lol. it's kind of weird, but yes. I do believe she has someone else, I, for the other part, want nothing other than to lift, listen to music, design and be happy. ALONE.

fuck bitches, iron is where is at (we are such snobs here lol).

On July 16 2012 06:41 Deadeight wrote:



You're totally right on this. Looking back now it feels like a bit of a waste of time. I just want to lift and study. Not going to bother with a girlfriend at least for a few years, not really worth it.

On July 15 2012 13:03 BlondeOnBlonde wrote:
Dropped all pull work and did Box squat / Front Box Squat / dynamic work with jump and reactive jumps for the past month. I did a final training session at the gym I was and jumped on a 55 inch box. No video unfortunatly...

My strength training is reduced during the summer but I'll soon start training for the deadlift once again. I'll start taking videos again too!

On July 15 2012 11:37 phyre112 wrote:
Fuck.

I feel like going to the gym is a waste of time right now... I still love going to lift, but I can't actually get any weight moved in any exercises that matter. It's three weeks of this, getting towards four. My hip feels a lot better, but I still can't get a deadlift off the ground, and I still can't turn around in a squat. Taking 225 off the floor feels like I'm lifting the goddamn moon, even though I can pull way more than that. I can't pull my old "worksets" right now for a single rep, I'm not even thinking about setting PRs anymore. I'm going in, trying to do my real lifts, realizing it's not going to happen today and then doing some kind of stupid lifts for thirty minutes so I didn't waste the trip. Rinse and repeat the next day, and hope to god it goes away soon. I don't feel tired all the time, but people around me are commenting that I look or act like I am.

I don't know whether I'm working too much (typically working ~45 hours/week, out in the sun) not sleeping enough (I've always slept badly. Irregular hours, and poor quality. Maybe it's catching up with me.) not eating enough (I think I am, I'm at least maintaining if not gaining slowly) or I tried to lift too much and I'm just burnt out. Maybe this is what over training feels like? Maybe I'm still sick and I dont know it? Maybe I'm just a little bitch and I need to muscle through, because tomorrow I'll lift better? Maybe this is my punishment for not calling those Oly coaches yet? I don't know.

All I know is I'm excited to go to the gym, and pick up heavy shit, and then when I get there the goddamn bottom falls out and I can't do shit. And it's really starting to piss me off.

On July 16 2012 11:10 decafchicken wrote:


wtf sick. was it that high before you changed your training? 55 inch is pretty damn impressive, can you dunk?

On July 16 2012 11:35 Hurricane wrote:

I can guarantee it is not working too much. I don't know what your eating/sleeping schedule is like but if those are ok (be honest with yourself) you should be seeing gains. Either way it wouldn't hurt to reset all of your lifts a bit and work back up again.

On July 16 2012 17:52 Sinep wrote:
Does anybody know how much muscle weight you gain for strength added?

Say I went from 10kg dumbell rows x 20 reps to 20kg dumbell rows x20 reps, ie +10kg on this movement. No other strength gains whatsoever, what would the resulting muscle weight/bodyweight increase be for this strength gain?