TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 75

On February 18 2012 05:38 BlondeOnBlonde wrote:


More of the same. Me pulling some iron on a friday afternoon. 225kg from 4 inch deficit @ 81Kg BW. Nothing heavy, just going through the motion after 7 days without training because of sickness...

On February 18 2012 06:22 Kamais Ookin wrote:
Is your 10-pack abs Photoshopped bro?

On February 18 2012 00:04 Deadeight wrote:



Ok thanks very much. It's really different to what I'm used to.



On a different topic, I use wrist straps with a hook attached for dead lift, got them for free about a year ago. They never even fit an olympic bar that well, I think maybe they're designed for a smaller one, but worked fine for low weight. I've switched from high reps to lower reps, so went up to 140kg today, and the hooks just bent -.-


Don't use these! They just bend straight.


Guess I'll get some proper straps instead.

On February 18 2012 06:49 MeShiet wrote:
I am currently 40 minutes through my lecture on nutrition. Before the start, I entered fearing the worst (advocating Canadian food guide, reinforcing the lipid theory and more talk about how great walking is as an exercise). The guest speaker just finished her slide on how it is carbohydrates that trigger the storing of fat and that is what's causing people to become obese. Everythingwentbetterthanexpected.jpg.

On February 18 2012 06:54 Pulimuli wrote:


its better to just use your hands, that way you will improve your grip strenght as well, otherwise you'll have to rely on straps because you will only lift heavier and heavier

On February 18 2012 08:27 red_ wrote:


Or you could do this revolutionary thing and do grip work as a separate thing, while using straps on exercises that require them so you aren't limiting yourself for no good reason. I mean, sure I could only deadlift xxx weight for now, and wait until my grip catches up to my quad, hamstring, glute, lower back, and upper back strength; or I could strap up on deadlifts over (insert arbitrary number here, like 80% of 1rm), then do farmers walks, rice digs, plate holds, etc. another time to make sure grip is not neglected.

On February 18 2012 08:28 billy5000 wrote:
Gym ethics??

I went to the gym today knowing that my workout partner will be a bit late. Usually all of the squat racks are occupied, but I found one open so I went ahead and "reserved" it for my friend who does squats, bench, and pull ups that day. As for me I planned out to do bench, press, and pull ups, but I figured I could work on my squats w/ low to moderate weights in the meantime (minor hip injury ~1.5 weeks ago, still not 100% healed).

By the time he arrived, he took over the squat rack and I went to bench. I should also note that I only reserved him a rack due to the guilt for him having to spot me bench in between his squat sets. Immediately before I started on my last set, I asked him if he's almost done with the squat rack so I can do pull ups and press on the squat rack (fancy squat rack I know). He said I'm free to use it after his upcoming last set. Little did I know that two people were waiting to use a squat rack sometime between the time I asked and my friend's last set.

This is where the problem kicks in. After about 10 seconds of arguing with myself, I took over the rack. My defense was that I asked him before anyone, and I didn't sit there idling. Maybe I wasn't empathetic enough in my judgement, but I almost always ask people at the squat rack in their resting periods to see how long I have to wait. This was what I thought to be the standard in the gym. But because these two people didn't even bother to ask, so I'm not sure if what's standard anymore.

What would you guys have done?

personal rant: i hate how there are 10 bench press equipment while only 4 squat racks at our university gym. and even more so at my local gym which provides only 1 squat rack which is flimsy as hell and 5 bench press equipment

On February 18 2012 08:14 Daigomi wrote:

Don't be too hard on yourself. I mention this a lot, but reading that weightlifting is a marathon and not a sprint has helped my mindset a lot. In the end, as long as you go for it 100% every session, you will improve and you will consistently lift heavier weights. There's also nothing to be disappointed in: You gave 100%, your body just didn't have enough time to build enough muscle yet, so it's telling you to stick to the same weight for a short time longer. Since you're not in control of how quickly your body grows muscle (given that you do your best to eat well and rest well), you can't really be disappointed in yourself if your body is taking its time.

Also, looking at your numbers, your bench is incredibly high compared to your other lifts. For me, ever since I reached 65kgs with bench I've been taking 3 sessions before increasing the weight every single time. Since you're at 70kgs now, all I can say is get used to failing fairly regularly. That's just how it goes. If you didn't start failing now, you'd hit 100kg bench in two months, which is unreasonable. 100kg bench is damn big, and it takes everyone a long time to get there, so don't be pissed off if you don't have perfectly linear improvement anymore.

On February 18 2012 08:27 red_ wrote:


Or you could do this revolutionary thing and do grip work as a separate thing, while using straps on exercises that require them so you aren't limiting yourself for no good reason. I mean, sure I could only deadlift xxx weight for now, and wait until my grip catches up to my quad, hamstring, glute, lower back, and upper back strength; or I could strap up on deadlifts over (insert arbitrary number here, like 80% of 1rm), then do farmers walks, rice digs, plate holds, etc. another time to make sure grip is not neglected.

On February 18 2012 09:05 Pulimuli wrote:


Yes but the easiest thing would have been to never use them from the beginning

On February 18 2012 09:05 Pulimuli wrote:


Yes but the easiest thing would have been to never use them from the beginning

On February 18 2012 09:32 red_ wrote:


The big lifts you'd be using straps on will still far outreach your grip until you're a fairly advanced lifter who is striving for <20lb yearly gains. The only way this won't be true is if you don't use straps, in which case you will perceive a lack of force transfer off the floor from lack of grip, as a general 'not strong enough to lift it.' If everything else save your grip is capable of deadlifting 405 for reps, then there is no reason to not deadlift 405 for reps with straps on while your grip catches up. I hate appealing to authority but if straps in training is ok for Andy Bolton, it's ok for you.