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On September 24 2012 08:02 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:Show nested quote +On September 24 2012 04:49 sJarl wrote:On September 24 2012 01:54 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:On September 23 2012 21:13 sJarl wrote:On September 22 2012 19:49 extr3me wrote:Finally got a picture of me takin 250kg in deadlift and here it is! + Show Spoiler + snus while lifting? the only way to go lol Wow did not know you were still alive, welcome back viking. Well, just barely. School is killing me and lack of motivation isn't helping much. Will try to start doing something useful after this round of exams. It's your choice but I find that if I don't workout I don't get shit done. I workout 6x a week atm, study for atleast 50 and still have time to play LoL at 1900 elo and spend 3 nights a week with my gf. Sounds like it's more of a time management problem, rather than a time problem. That said, you're probably still a better lifter than I am so take my advice with a grain of salt. GL HF.
Couldn't agree more. My time management skills have gone through the roof since I started going to the gym Monday to Friday. I've missed 7 workouts so far this semester (after 8 weeks) and they were some of the most unproductive days I've ever had. I'm in my final semester and with the ~10 hours of casual research I do as well it should be the busiest I've ever been. However feel completely relaxed and have taken (almost) every weekend off this semester.
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On September 24 2012 13:32 Ludrik wrote:Show nested quote +On September 24 2012 08:02 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:On September 24 2012 04:49 sJarl wrote:On September 24 2012 01:54 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:On September 23 2012 21:13 sJarl wrote:On September 22 2012 19:49 extr3me wrote:Finally got a picture of me takin 250kg in deadlift and here it is! + Show Spoiler + snus while lifting? the only way to go lol Wow did not know you were still alive, welcome back viking. Well, just barely. School is killing me and lack of motivation isn't helping much. Will try to start doing something useful after this round of exams. It's your choice but I find that if I don't workout I don't get shit done. I workout 6x a week atm, study for atleast 50 and still have time to play LoL at 1900 elo and spend 3 nights a week with my gf. Sounds like it's more of a time management problem, rather than a time problem. That said, you're probably still a better lifter than I am so take my advice with a grain of salt. GL HF. Couldn't agree more. My time management skills have gone through the roof since I started going to the gym Monday to Friday. I've missed 7 workouts so far this semester (after 8 weeks) and they were some of the most unproductive days I've ever had. I'm in my final semester and with the ~10 hours of casual research I do as well it should be the busiest I've ever been. However feel completely relaxed and have taken (almost) every weekend off this semester.
+1
I was actually in a very bad way in terms of my studies but the gym despite taking time out of my day has provided me with a means of scheduling, so i don't "sit around" and has effectively given me more hours in a day.
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i notice the whole go to the gym and get organised thing as well. if i sit around doing nothing then i find it hard to do work, but when i go to the gym i know afterwards that im gonna do work. actually this happens to me whenever i do anything instead of sit around. after team practice i tend to focus a lot more on work as well...
i switched to 5/3/1 program after doing SS for about 6-7 months. my gains were just so slow at that point and so i feel like i need a switch in programs. my gains on SS were slower than monthly gains at that point, lol. maybe it wasn't eating enough but i feel like the monotony was part of that. really enjoying more spread out workouts and less physically draining days. maybe i'm a wuss but doing 5rm deadlifts after squatting and pressing your near max is just so draining (same reason why i'm not doing texas method. call me a wuss but doing 5x5 squats and 5x5 bench then deadlifting... ew)
i'm excited for the switch, i should have 4-5 cycles before the end of the year (i'm deloading only once every 2 cycles) hopefully if everything goes right i'll be able to hit my goals.
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Squat day after deload week. 105 kg x 11 new PR 
Legpress 10x3 160kg
GHR 10x3
Standing calfraise 10x3
pinch and curl grip work + gripper
On September 24 2012 15:43 shawster wrote:
i switched to 5/3/1 program after doing SS for about 6-7 months. my gains were just so slow at that point and so i feel like i need a switch in programs. my gains on SS were slower than monthly gains at that point, lol. maybe it wasn't eating enough but i feel like the monotony was part of that. really enjoying more spread out workouts and less physically draining days. maybe i'm a wuss but doing 5rm deadlifts after squatting and pressing your near max is just so draining (same reason why i'm not doing texas method. call me a wuss but doing 5x5 squats and 5x5 bench then deadlifting... ew)
i'm excited for the switch, i should have 4-5 cycles before the end of the year (i'm deloading only once every 2 cycles) hopefully if everything goes right i'll be able to hit my goals.
I've been doing 5/3/1 since early february and it made weightlifting from a chore to something exciting for me so I highly recommend it. Depending on which accessory program you choose 5/3/1 can be extremely taxing – in "Big But Buring" for example you have to do 5 sets of 10 in the major lift (dead, squat, bench, press) after you go for your personal record. I'm also planning to incorporate a deload every other week from now on - i tried 3 cycles in a row without a deload and it nearly killed me lol.
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snus while lifting? the only way to go lol
Yea, more power :D
OHP:
3x4 70kg
Logpress:
3x1 70kg
5x1 70kg
And some easy squats for today 100-160kg for reps.
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On September 24 2012 16:05 theJob wrote:Squat day after deload week. 105 kg x 11 new PR Legpress 10x3 160kg GHR 10x3 Standing calfraise 10x3 pinch and curl grip work + gripper Show nested quote +On September 24 2012 15:43 shawster wrote:
i switched to 5/3/1 program after doing SS for about 6-7 months. my gains were just so slow at that point and so i feel like i need a switch in programs. my gains on SS were slower than monthly gains at that point, lol. maybe it wasn't eating enough but i feel like the monotony was part of that. really enjoying more spread out workouts and less physically draining days. maybe i'm a wuss but doing 5rm deadlifts after squatting and pressing your near max is just so draining (same reason why i'm not doing texas method. call me a wuss but doing 5x5 squats and 5x5 bench then deadlifting... ew)
i'm excited for the switch, i should have 4-5 cycles before the end of the year (i'm deloading only once every 2 cycles) hopefully if everything goes right i'll be able to hit my goals. I've been doing 5/3/1 since early february and it made weightlifting from a chore to something exciting for me so I highly recommend it. Depending on which accessory program you choose 5/3/1 can be extremely taxing – in "Big But Buring" for example you have to do 5 sets of 10 in the major lift (dead, squat, bench, press) after you go for your personal record. I'm also planning to incorporate a deload every other week from now on - i tried 3 cycles in a row without a deload and it nearly killed me lol.
Good to know that the program worked for u. I'm doing the triumvirate because I'm not as focused on hypertrophy. The past couple of 5/3/1 sessions have actually been fun compares to the SS style I was accustomed to
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Just glanced at my goals by the end of the year. I need to get on it if I'm going to take this seriously!
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Same here mordek, I decided to jump on SS, go low-bar in squats and start eating 3500+ again. This is serious business goddamnit!
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Today I snatched 50kg for 3x3 then 55kg for 3 doubles. I missed one rep with 55kg I dropped it behind me and some dude came over and asked me if i was ok haha.
snatch 50kg 3x3 55kg 3x2
back squat 105kg 3x5
push press 70kg 5x3
clean deadlift 100kg 3x5
box jumps 5x5
Box jumps are really fun, not sure what height I used but it was by my belly button.
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Hurt my left harmstring, fucking holidays. I don't even know when, on friday there was no pain, today warming up had to quit. Its not serious though, hopefully I can front squat wednesday and squat again on friday, gonna do all the tricks on the book (heat, massage, fish oil, meditation, high rep leg movements, talking walks etc)
BP: 130kgx1, 80x10x3. Incline BP 70x6x3, Klokov Press 30kgx8x3 (damn they are so hard lol), tricep extensions 10x3, hammer curls 10x3.
After watching "You think you can bench" series EFS I think I can bench more now. Lying on my traps instead of my shoulders and "pulling the bar down" are gold cues.
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Blah super sore from my game on saturday
Snatch up to 110
CJ up to 140, one make and 2 cleans with miss jerk
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Squatted 185 for 5x5 today. Felt a little heavy - I haven't slept well all week, and I hadn't eaten anything previously. Still completed it no problem, could have done eight reps on the last set I figure. I'll start increasing by just 5 lbs per session after today though, and keep working away at the form. Squat is coming back quite quickly though, and I'm happy about that.
Also did:
Incline DB Bench (4x8 @ 50lbs)
Close Grip Flat Bench (3x10 @ 115lbs)
Rear Delt Flies (5x10 @ 80 lbs (machine))
Tricep Push Downs (1x20 @ 70lbs, 3x10 @ 60lbs, 2x20 @ 50lbs)
Elbows have been very sore lately, like tendonitis sore, Lift Run Bang recommends High Rep (5x20) and ultra high rep (1x100) work on curls and triceps for that, so... I'm working up to it. I like Incline DB and Close grip bench as my upper body push - just gotta make sure I keep pushing myself to improve on them, so I'll be using 55lb DBs and 120lbs on the barbell on Friday.
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All PRs (started weightlifting, early August, working with a coach)
Monday, 24 September:
Snatch up to 75 (made 3 attempts at 77.5)
Clean and Jerk up to 100 (2/3 makes)
Front Squat 140 (made 1 attempt at 142.5 but failed, didnt attempt anymore was getting too hungry 3.5 hours in)
Also bodyweight down to 93.5kg (from 96kg) at the beginning of september (was 107kg in March)
Goals by 1st Janruary (2013)
Snatch 90+kg
Clean and Jerk 120+kg
Front Squat 150+kg
Bodyweight 85kg
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On September 25 2012 13:12 phyre112 wrote:
Squatted 185 for 5x5 today. Felt a little heavy - I haven't slept well all week, and I hadn't eaten anything previously. Still completed it no problem, could have done eight reps on the last set I figure. I'll start increasing by just 5 lbs per session after today though, and keep working away at the form. Squat is coming back quite quickly though, and I'm happy about that.
Also did:
Incline DB Bench (4x8 @ 50lbs)
Close Grip Flat Bench (3x10 @ 115lbs)
Rear Delt Flies (5x10 @ 80 lbs (machine))
Tricep Push Downs (1x20 @ 70lbs, 3x10 @ 60lbs, 2x20 @ 50lbs)
Elbows have been very sore lately, like tendonitis sore, Lift Run Bang recommends High Rep (5x20) and ultra high rep (1x100) work on curls and triceps for that, so... I'm working up to it. I like Incline DB and Close grip bench as my upper body push - just gotta make sure I keep pushing myself to improve on them, so I'll be using 55lb DBs and 120lbs on the barbell on Friday.
if you are getting tendonitis you might want to re-think doing high rep work - it's probably going to make it worse
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On September 25 2012 17:44 Sinep wrote:Show nested quote +On September 25 2012 13:12 phyre112 wrote:
Squatted 185 for 5x5 today. Felt a little heavy - I haven't slept well all week, and I hadn't eaten anything previously. Still completed it no problem, could have done eight reps on the last set I figure. I'll start increasing by just 5 lbs per session after today though, and keep working away at the form. Squat is coming back quite quickly though, and I'm happy about that.
Also did:
Incline DB Bench (4x8 @ 50lbs)
Close Grip Flat Bench (3x10 @ 115lbs)
Rear Delt Flies (5x10 @ 80 lbs (machine))
Tricep Push Downs (1x20 @ 70lbs, 3x10 @ 60lbs, 2x20 @ 50lbs)
Elbows have been very sore lately, like tendonitis sore, Lift Run Bang recommends High Rep (5x20) and ultra high rep (1x100) work on curls and triceps for that, so... I'm working up to it. I like Incline DB and Close grip bench as my upper body push - just gotta make sure I keep pushing myself to improve on them, so I'll be using 55lb DBs and 120lbs on the barbell on Friday. if you are getting tendonitis you might want to re-think doing high rep work - it's probably going to make it worse
At this point I'd just call it soreness, that happens to be in my elbows. It's passing, but it's there more often than it's not. I figure the hundred reps thing is something to throw in casually and if it helps, I'll keep it up, if it doesn't, I'll get rid of it. The goal would be to do it with very light weight - 30 or 40 pounds on a pushdown, and get all the reps. rest/ice/whatever didn't do anything, and it could just as well be the weather (damp, cold, transition to fall after a HOT summer) that's doing it.
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I'm pretty sure that if your joint is sore, it's inflammation. There's just not that much else in your elbow other than bone.
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First Benchday after delaod. 80kg x 10 reps, new rep record. But my krockrows has declined for some reason - from 20 to 16 reps at 37.5 kg.
Asked a guy in the gym to spot for me on my final set on the bench. I used the word "vakta" (guard) since "spot" in swedish means spit (can you spit me) and can cause confusion. The guy thought I was going away and that I wanted him to guard the bench so that noone else would take it - so we ended up staring at eachother - he waiting for me to leave and me waiting for him to come and spot me lol.
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On September 25 2012 16:38 Entropic wrote:
All PRs (started weightlifting, early August, working with a coach)
Monday, 24 September:
Snatch up to 75 (made 3 attempts at 77.5)
Clean and Jerk up to 100 (2/3 makes)
Front Squat 140 (made 1 attempt at 142.5 but failed, didnt attempt anymore was getting too hungry 3.5 hours in)
Also bodyweight down to 93.5kg (from 96kg) at the beginning of september (was 107kg in March)
Goals by 1st Janruary (2013)
Snatch 90+kg
Clean and Jerk 120+kg
Front Squat 150+kg
Bodyweight 85kg
:D awesome! post some videos
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Biked to the gym last night, legs felt tired before I even got there and it's like a 3 minute bike ride. Wasn't really feeling it and contemplated taking it easy. It was a lie.
240lb 3x5 squat
235lb 1x5 deadlift (yes this is out of whack but I'm still worried about aggravating my SI joint)
45lb 1x5, 55lb 3x5 incline dumbbell bench press (wanted Fitocracy achievement)
10 pull ups
10 chin ups
10 parallel grip pull ups
5 wide grip pull ups (another Fitocracy achievement :D)
Almost 3 mile run afterwards. Felt better after my workout than I did before. Yay.
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