On February 07 2012 11:45 Release wrote: low bar squat: my wrist is at an acute angle and ripp says that it should be straight. my shoulders hurt a lot when i try to pull elbows up. How can i increase flexibility?
ripp says it should be above the bar lol i don't see how that can make your wrist into an acute angle
............................................................ / ........................................................... / .......................................................... / insert bar here ........................................................ / ............................................wrist.... / ......................................................./ _______Forearm_____________
So not actually acute, but far more acute than it should be. It's like the wrinkled tape image next to the smooth tape.
On February 07 2012 11:45 decafchicken wrote: Went out wed-sun so obviously todays lift was pretty shit. damn concert/parties/superbowl T_T Squat - 3x5 @ 150kg. Gonna start doing more sets in the 5-10 range as rugby is approaching and i want to up my endurance a bit. Snatched up to 105, felt good about how close i was keeping the bar. CJ up to 120, same as snatch. Squat jerked 100kg for lols! So difficult. I'm almost as badass as dimsum though :-p
On February 07 2012 11:45 Release wrote: low bar squat: my wrist is at an acute angle and ripp says that it should be straight. my shoulders hurt a lot when i try to pull elbows up. How can i increase flexibility?
ripp says it should be above the bar lol i don't see how that can make your wrist into an acute angle
............................................................ / ........................................................... / .......................................................... / insert bar here ........................................................ / ............................................wrist.... / ......................................................./ _______Forearm_____________
So not actually acute, but far more acute than it should be. It's like the wrinkled tape image next to the smooth tape.
You're not supposed to bend your wrists at all. The bar should be in line with your forearm and there shouldn't be any pressure on your wrists
On February 07 2012 11:45 Release wrote: low bar squat: my wrist is at an acute angle and ripp says that it should be straight. my shoulders hurt a lot when i try to pull elbows up. How can i increase flexibility?
ripp says it should be above the bar lol i don't see how that can make your wrist into an acute angle
............................................................ / ........................................................... / .......................................................... / insert bar here ........................................................ / ............................................wrist.... / ......................................................./ _______Forearm_____________
So not actually acute, but far more acute than it should be. It's like the wrinkled tape image next to the smooth tape.
You're not supposed to bend your wrists at all. The bar should be in line with your forearm and there shouldn't be any pressure on your wrists
Guess i'll try to lower the bar and see if that helps. I had the bar around nipple height, which i thought would be low enough.
I've read over an over again here that you should pull your "elbows up". Close your eyes, I think rippetoe is wrong, or at least doesn't explaing himself properly on that part. Pulling your elbows "up" makes you do a squat morning.
You have to pull them back, not "up". What you have to do is pull your shoulders down (the opposite of shrugging, like a deadlift), and your elbows down so you keep urself straight.
My rack was always uncomfortable till I read this.
On February 07 2012 11:45 decafchicken wrote: Went out wed-sun so obviously todays lift was pretty shit. damn concert/parties/superbowl T_T Squat - 3x5 @ 150kg. Gonna start doing more sets in the 5-10 range as rugby is approaching and i want to up my endurance a bit. Snatched up to 105, felt good about how close i was keeping the bar. CJ up to 120, same as snatch. Squat jerked 100kg for lols! So difficult. I'm almost as badass as dimsum though :-p
On February 07 2012 11:45 decafchicken wrote: Went out wed-sun so obviously todays lift was pretty shit. damn concert/parties/superbowl T_T Squat - 3x5 @ 150kg. Gonna start doing more sets in the 5-10 range as rugby is approaching and i want to up my endurance a bit. Snatched up to 105, felt good about how close i was keeping the bar. CJ up to 120, same as snatch. Squat jerked 100kg for lols! So difficult. I'm almost as badass as dimsum though :-p
I'm closing in! 80kg vs 120kg CJ RACE! :D
Lol what? I CJ 140-150 Congrats on the PR though
Funkie, u jelly?
Decaf, how long did it take you to get to your present Ultralisk power?
Woo 3 pounds lost this week. >.< so slow but at least it's coming off
Funny how I thought losing 50 pounds would motivate me more to continue but it doesn't really.. I can still barely tell I've lost 60 pounds lol. Thank god for random friends I haven't seen in a long time complimenting me. Otherwise I would GTFO this workout
On February 07 2012 14:10 Engore wrote: Woo 3 pounds lost this week. >.< so slow but at least it's coming off
Funny how I thought losing 50 pounds would motivate me more to continue but it doesn't really.. I can still barely tell I've lost 60 pounds lol. Thank god for random friends I haven't seen in a long time complimenting me. Otherwise I would GTFO this workout
you'll come up on that day where you're in a setting you havent been in for a while, or wearing a shirt you haven't tried on for months, and it'll hit you just how far you've come. For me (in gaining weight) it happened after coming back to university from summer vacation, and it happened going home on winter break where I wore some of my summer clothes.
You should also be taking pictures of yourself every now and again (monthly or bi-monthly) because that's a great way to reinforce this feeling (or to create it) and you'll be really proud to share them once you hit your goals.
On February 07 2012 11:45 decafchicken wrote: Went out wed-sun so obviously todays lift was pretty shit. damn concert/parties/superbowl T_T Squat - 3x5 @ 150kg. Gonna start doing more sets in the 5-10 range as rugby is approaching and i want to up my endurance a bit. Snatched up to 105, felt good about how close i was keeping the bar. CJ up to 120, same as snatch. Squat jerked 100kg for lols! So difficult. I'm almost as badass as dimsum though :-p
I'm closing in! 80kg vs 120kg CJ RACE! :D
Lol what? I CJ 140-150 Congrats on the PR though
Funkie, u jelly?
Decaf, how long did it take you to get to your present Ultralisk power?
Hmm I was squatting ~450 and deadlifting ~500 two summers ago. I started doing oly lifting about 14 months ago. My squat i think has gone down a few pounds but i'm squatting high bar ATG since i switched so obviously not going to put up as much weight. My max CJ has only gone up by 10 kg since march but i've gotten 10x more efficient/consistent since then, i.e. i can hit 140 cj on most days but could only get it if i was really 'in the zone' back then. Once i stop being an alcoholic college student my lifts should increase significantly. My snatch has skyrocketed by like 50kg since i started though. I can tell i've gotten a lot more coordinated/explosive/flexible since i started though. Running fools over on the rugby field :D
On February 07 2012 14:10 Engore wrote: Woo 3 pounds lost this week. >.< so slow but at least it's coming off
Funny how I thought losing 50 pounds would motivate me more to continue but it doesn't really.. I can still barely tell I've lost 60 pounds lol. Thank god for random friends I haven't seen in a long time complimenting me. Otherwise I would GTFO this workout
Congrats on the progress so far!
Yea it can be hard to tell at times, but believe me, if you saw a old picture of yourself, you'd see the difference. 60 lbs is no easy task and you can definitely be proud of it. What does your diet look like right now? I know you said your running a few miles a day if I recall, but your diet is what is really going to get you the results you want. Keep up the good work!
On February 07 2012 11:45 decafchicken wrote: Went out wed-sun so obviously todays lift was pretty shit. damn concert/parties/superbowl T_T Squat - 3x5 @ 150kg. Gonna start doing more sets in the 5-10 range as rugby is approaching and i want to up my endurance a bit. Snatched up to 105, felt good about how close i was keeping the bar. CJ up to 120, same as snatch. Squat jerked 100kg for lols! So difficult. I'm almost as badass as dimsum though :-p
I'm closing in! 80kg vs 120kg CJ RACE! :D
Lol what? I CJ 140-150 Congrats on the PR though
Funkie, u jelly?
Decaf, how long did it take you to get to your present Ultralisk power?
Hmm I was squatting ~450 and deadlifting ~500 two summers ago. I started doing oly lifting about 14 months ago. My squat i think has gone down a few pounds but i'm squatting high bar ATG since i switched so obviously not going to put up as much weight. My max CJ has only gone up by 10 kg since march but i've gotten 10x more efficient/consistent since then, i.e. i can hit 140 cj on most days but could only get it if i was really 'in the zone' back then. Once i stop being an alcoholic college student my lifts should increase significantly. My snatch has skyrocketed by like 50kg since i started though. I can tell i've gotten a lot more coordinated/explosive/flexible since i started though. Running fools over on the rugby field :D
Beastly squats and deadlifts! I was thinking you were a SC2 Ultralisk but you've proven me wrong, you're legit!
I aspire to squat/dead the same amount of weight as you and the few others that can in this site one day...
Ok so thus far my diet has consisted mostly of beef, potatoes and veggies. On workout days i feel like I'm stuffing myself, doing my largest meal at lunch because I do the lg early morning workout. I don't know if I could eat more.
Now, I was using an app to keep track of my kalorie intake. In this app, I was told that 500g of mashed potatoes equalled about 300g of carbs. Recent intel suggests that this is bullshit, and that potatoes provide maybe a fifth of that (500g = 60-70 carbs). So, fucking fuck fuck, I guess I haven't been eating nearly enough carbs for about 2 months. There is no way I can eat five times as many carbs as my current diet. Maybe double if I want to hate myself.
So, advice, please: how do I eat 400g of carbs in a 8 hour window? Proteins are relatively easy, I wuv meat, but who do I trust on the nutritional value of potatoes?
I take it you're doing Leangains? What really helps me hit ~400 carbs is milk (2L+) and potatoes in the big PW meal and later on in the day rice.
Yeah, I think I have to start drinking lots more milk and pigging out on bananas in the evenings.
Welp, at least I wont have to worry about eating too many carbs anymore ^^ Still climbing steadily in all my lifts so I guess this food deficiency hasn't really hurt me.
I like how deadhaji ist complaining about his squat when he is still making linear progress at 325lbs damn you! but you shouldnt feel bad haji; I dont think we have anyone here who lifts more per pound of bodyweight than gotunk. powerlifting ftw!
On February 07 2012 17:56 Zafrumi wrote: I like how deadhaji ist complaining about his squat when he is still making linear progress at 325lbs damn you! but you shouldnt feel bad haji; I dont think we have anyone here who lifts more per pound of bodyweight than gotunk. powerlifting ftw!
I'm also one of those guys that are screaming @ the gym during worksets LOL.
Unfortunately Dimsum's got us all beat in the pound for pound lift department
On February 07 2012 11:45 decafchicken wrote: Went out wed-sun so obviously todays lift was pretty shit. damn concert/parties/superbowl T_T Squat - 3x5 @ 150kg. Gonna start doing more sets in the 5-10 range as rugby is approaching and i want to up my endurance a bit. Snatched up to 105, felt good about how close i was keeping the bar. CJ up to 120, same as snatch. Squat jerked 100kg for lols! So difficult. I'm almost as badass as dimsum though :-p
I'm closing in! 80kg vs 120kg CJ RACE! :D
Lol what? I CJ 140-150 Congrats on the PR though
You could have just me enjoy my moment of accomplishment .
60kg to go. Here I go.
(yesterday was also 95kg Front Squat day too. yay)
a) before christmas i was bordering on 70kg squat/bench . then i had 3 weeks off, lost a lot of weight somehow, and reset everything, as shown. sick life
b) been eating a lot more this time around, afaik. most of that is cheap chocolate tho (carbs), like 500kcal on break at work and 500kcal working home, maybe 500kcal just before i sleep :/ can feel it making a big dif tbh
c) this is like my ......3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th...attempt at Starting Strength (been on TLHF for years now), and my 3rd (4th..???) time to hit 70kg bench. learning to be disciplined, consistent, organised, and steering away from alcohol, weed, decadence etc has been a huge challenge for me
d) longest motherfucking month ever. gone 14 days without tobacco now (and ....6 months? without alcohol)
EPT
