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Someone needs to put me on a plane and ship me somewhere i can't workout for two weeks, preferably with a hot tub and massage therapist. Shoulders are a nightmare and I'm spending more time mobilizing and pre/re habbing than working out T_T
On August 08 2013 10:41 phyre112 wrote:
Whooooo deadlifted 3 times in the past two weeks without pain.
Went back to my original form, closer to clean starting position than "real" deadlifts, doing some self manipulation in my lower back, regularly popping my SI back into place, a LOT of stretching of my piriformis and hip flexors, and and foam rolling the whole area every two days or so.
Oh, and tons and tons of split squats. The majority of the improvement I credit to these. If anyone is having lower back/hip/hamstring problems, give them a try!
way to ditch me this weekend bro 
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On August 08 2013 10:41 phyre112 wrote:
Whooooo deadlifted 3 times in the past two weeks without pain.
Went back to my original form, closer to clean starting position than "real" deadlifts, doing some self manipulation in my lower back, regularly popping my SI back into place, a LOT of stretching of my piriformis and hip flexors, and and foam rolling the whole area every two days or so.
Oh, and tons and tons of split squats. The majority of the improvement I credit to these. If anyone is having lower back/hip/hamstring problems, give them a try!
Excellent news! How are you popping your SI back in place? Is it that doorframe thing on the EMI website?
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Tough Mudder next month. Currently 5kgs heavier than when i completed it in January. Come at meeeeee.
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On August 08 2013 22:48 decafchicken wrote:Someone needs to put me on a plane and ship me somewhere i can't workout for two weeks, preferably with a hot tub and massage therapist. Shoulders are a nightmare and I'm spending more time mobilizing and pre/re habbing than working out T_T Show nested quote +On August 08 2013 10:41 phyre112 wrote:
Whooooo deadlifted 3 times in the past two weeks without pain.
Went back to my original form, closer to clean starting position than "real" deadlifts, doing some self manipulation in my lower back, regularly popping my SI back into place, a LOT of stretching of my piriformis and hip flexors, and and foam rolling the whole area every two days or so.
Oh, and tons and tons of split squats. The majority of the improvement I credit to these. If anyone is having lower back/hip/hamstring problems, give them a try! way to ditch me this weekend bro
You PM me the wrong number? I texted you like six times o_o.
On August 08 2013 23:29 Vitruvian wrote:
Excellent news! How are you popping your SI back in place? Is it that doorframe thing on the EMI website?
Nah, something my chiropractor showed me. Eshlow's posted a link before to pretty much the same thing though.
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nah i sent you the right #, didn't get your texts though
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Damnit. I'm becoming T-rex mode. But I just love squatting and deadlifting too much If I don't do these I don't feel like I've actually worked out.
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I know right, I wanted to try out some BB routines, but if they don't include squats and deadlifts I get the feeling like I might as well shit my gains straight down the toilet.
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On August 09 2013 17:52 Recognizable wrote:Damnit. I'm becoming T-rex mode. But I just love squatting and deadlifting too much If I don't do these I don't feel like I've actually worked out.
On August 09 2013 18:18 Osmoses wrote:
I know right, I wanted to try out some BB routines, but if they don't include squats and deadlifts I get the feeling like I might as well shit my gains straight down the toilet.
Worry not, I guess after SS or some variation of it, you will always feel like that. There isnt' a day that I do not do squats. Feels like an empty day.
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On another note. I got complimented on my squat form yesterday haha. We talked a bit and sure enough he did SS as well. Altough his squat is exactly 80 KG's heavier than mine (160KG) most I've seen someone squat in this gym. Frankly I've not seen anyone besides me and him squat anything heavier than 60 KG. I don't think I've seen more than 5 people squat anyway. They don't realize how awesome and even a little bit fearful it is to put these really heavy weights on your back.
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I'm trying to give myself a few days of rest where i just mobilize/foam roll to let my shoulders/hips recover but all this talk about squats has me itching to go squat something heavy.
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I miss squatting all the time.
Health screening at work today. LDL was so low the machine couldn't register lol. I'm guessing that's a good thing :D
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On August 10 2013 00:39 mordek wrote:
I miss squatting all the time.
Health screening at work today. LDL was so low the machine couldn't register lol. I'm guessing that's a good thing :D
LOL better stop eating meat before your bad cholesterol disappears.
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On August 10 2013 00:53 decafchicken wrote:Show nested quote +On August 10 2013 00:39 mordek wrote:
I miss squatting all the time.
Health screening at work today. LDL was so low the machine couldn't register lol. I'm guessing that's a good thing :D LOL better stop eating meat before your bad cholesterol disappears.
The steak+eggs+bacon for lunch yesterday really got me
Was reading on HDL (was just below "recommended" levels of the "good" cholesterol. Looks like it doesn't actually matter as much as they thought?
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On August 08 2013 11:42 puppykiller wrote:
So I'm working out about every day. Cardio and full body strength workouts so far at this time. Where it gets tough is I want to consume 150 grams of protein a day and I'm a vegetarian. I don't even eat chicken or fish (though I still eat eggs and dairy).
Powders alone aren't going to be enough to hit 150, what kind of meals should I start cooking!
I used to be a vegetarian & It's pretty tough. You can eat nuts & rice & beans & like 3-5 protein bars & shakes a day, & you can cook with tofu and beans. Theers all kinds of beans to fit like any meal. Also omelettes, eggs and milk. So like for breakfast eat eggs and spinach and a shake. Then take some protein bars with you to snack on. Then eat like a salad with beans like garbanzo beans and avocados and tomatoes n stuff. Then more protein bars later. Then for dinner make some bomb tofu dish with noodles or rice or rice noodles and maybe yolo it with an egg on top. Then drink another shake before bed.
It can be done, and there are plant protein powders if you're eating too much dairy
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On August 09 2013 17:52 Recognizable wrote:Damnit. I'm becoming T-rex mode. But I just love squatting and deadlifting too much If I don't do these I don't feel like I've actually worked out.
You still doing SS? Already added the chins + dips, right? There's probably nothing wrong with adding 3 sets of bicep exercise monday, 3 sets of tricep wednesday, and maybe 2 sets of each friday if you've been doing the routine for more than a month.
On August 09 2013 18:18 Osmoses wrote:
I know right, I wanted to try out some BB routines, but if they don't include squats and deadlifts I get the feeling like I might as well shit my gains straight down the toilet.
If I hadn't gotten hurt, I'd never have made the switch... it's been so long now since I did a real 5rm on squats that I think my head might explode if I tried to go for one. There are definitely other ways to hit the legs, but they just don't feel as good! Plenty of BB routines out there have you doing squats or front squats in some rep range twice a week, and probably deadlifting on a third day. If you want to chat about routines drop me a PM!
On August 09 2013 21:29 Recognizable wrote:On another note. I got complimented on my squat form yesterday haha. We talked a bit and sure enough he did SS as well. Altough his squat is exactly 80 KG's heavier than mine (160KG) most I've seen someone squat in this gym. Frankly I've not seen anyone besides me and him squat anything heavier than 60 KG. I don't think I've seen more than 5 people squat anyway. They don't realize how awesome and even a little bit fearful it is to put these really heavy weights on your back.
My university gym was this way for the first year and a half that I lifted in it - myself, my gym partner, and two other guys who also lifted together were the only ones to use the rack for actual squats. They're definitely increasing in popularity though... by this spring when I graduated, there wasn't a single time you could go lift without waiting 20 minutes for a rack. I attribute the rise to the increased number of people getting their lifting info online (and most beginner routines online having squats in them) and to the rising popularity of crossfit.
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You still doing SS? Already added the chins + dips, right? There's probably nothing wrong with adding 3 sets of bicep exercise monday, 3 sets of tricep wednesday, and maybe 2 sets of each friday if you've been doing the routine for more than a month.
Yessir. I did stop for about 3/4 weeks because of holiday so I deloaded about 20% on all of my lifts. I've added rows and hanging leg raises. I'm still progressing, altough slower than before. I need about 20kg for a 2xbw deadlift, 10kg for 1.5xBW squat and 5kg for 1xbw Bench. Once I reach those I'm planning on doing something else. I don't really like isolation exercises. Especially biceps exercises, ughh. Those are painful and I don't like the big biceps look at all. Full body compound movements are where it is at for me. In a month I'll have acces to an olympic weightlifting gym + a coach so I'll start doing those. Maybe someday I'll try some BB routine if I need more mass.
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Awh man, those hanging leg raises are the shit. They aren't going to do "anything" that a heavy squat or a heavy deadlift doesn't do for you, but makes you feel the burn in the core the next day.
Haha 
My routine consists right now of: Back Squats, Press, Dips, Hanging Leg Raises, Cleans, Deadlifts. And possibly anything random that I can think of doing if I have to wait for the squatRack to clear the f*ck up. ;P.
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On August 11 2013 01:52 Recognizable wrote:Show nested quote +You still doing SS? Already added the chins + dips, right? There's probably nothing wrong with adding 3 sets of bicep exercise monday, 3 sets of tricep wednesday, and maybe 2 sets of each friday if you've been doing the routine for more than a month.
I don't really like isolation exercises. Especially biceps exercises, ughh. Those are painful and I don't like the big biceps look at all..
painful? They are the most gratifying, enjoyable and funnest exercises! As for not like a look with big biceps, firstly it's not like you would suddenly become arnold schwarzenegger adding in a few bicep exercises, and secondly come on man, it completes the look. You just look weird without some meat on the arms and loads everywhere else.
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Week 2 of having a foamroller, still asking myself why I torture my legs on purpose whenever I'm rolling around on that damn thing but it definitely feels like I have more steam during my squats ( might also be placebo haha)
Still think I'm doing it wrong though, I remember reading somewhere that mindlessly rolling around is the most effective way.
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On August 12 2013 05:38 sc4k wrote:Show nested quote +On August 11 2013 01:52 Recognizable wrote:You still doing SS? Already added the chins + dips, right? There's probably nothing wrong with adding 3 sets of bicep exercise monday, 3 sets of tricep wednesday, and maybe 2 sets of each friday if you've been doing the routine for more than a month.
I don't really like isolation exercises. Especially biceps exercises, ughh. Those are painful and I don't like the big biceps look at all.. painful? They are the most gratifying, enjoyable and funnest exercises! As for not like a look with big biceps, firstly it's not like you would suddenly become arnold schwarzenegger adding in a few bicep exercises, and secondly come on man, it completes the look. You just look weird without some meat on the arms and loads everywhere else.
The thing is, they are growing faster than everything else already and I'm not even specifically targeting them. Yeah, that pump feeling I don't particularly like.
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