ehhh it looks really bad.

i'm guessing i need to shift my focus onto hip and hamstring mobility now...? since my ankles seem ok-ish (after 30 min warmup each fucking day)

my hips probably need to be a few inches lower....?

lol its funny when i want someone to do something

decafchicken

United States20090 Posts

October 27 2014 14:12 GMT

#3002

Looks good FFG

On October 25 2014 09:13 GoTuNk! wrote:
I don't get why would you possibly care what other people do or think in the gym. Unless they currently lift more than you, and you plan on passing them, obviously.

BP: 137.5x2x2, 147.5x2x2 (PR), 157.5x1 (fatigued PR :d)
SQ: 172.5x3x10 (PR)

Felt like a beast today.

I was having cramps almost in every training session, started taking "efervescent calcium magnate" and it they seem to be gone and I feel a lot better.

(Not sure about translation: 250mg of calium, 100mg of magnessium, 100mg of vit c lol)

I take this magnesium:
http://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Best-Absorption-Magnesium-Elemental/dp/B000BD0RT0/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1414419003&sr=1-3&keywords=magnesium

Something about chelate and buffering and science that people smarter than me figured out. Apparently it's the best absorption and value. Take it in the morning and before going to bed with Zinc and magnesium.

On October 24 2014 23:25 Maluk wrote:
My gym doesn't allow barefoot lifting so the old school deadlift without shoes doesn't work for me.

I guess I could give the Adidas Powerlifts a try but it seems to me like it'd be a tradeoff more than a net gain so I'm not even sure about that. Squats would probably feel better but since I'm not used to deadlifting with elevated heels I imagine that they would become harder and wouldn't feel as good as they currently do (compared with my current shoes). Maybe I can try to go to an Adidas store and see/touch the shoes for myself to get a better idea of dat oly feel.

It'd be a net gain. They're lovely for squatting and while not ideal for deadlifting you're really just splitting hairs at that point. Obviously it doesn't ruin your lift off the ground as olympic lifters do lots of that :D

decafchicken

United States20090 Posts

October 27 2014 14:26 GMT

#3003

God I love john oliver:

decafchicken

United States20090 Posts

October 27 2014 19:02 GMT

#3004

FS Singles 135 225 275 315 345 365 375 385 - All pretty perfect, no grinding and didn't let my front rack collapse. Did 3x2 @ 315 with a pause after.
OHP - 4x6 @ 135
Skull crushers 3x8

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

October 27 2014 22:35 GMT

#3005

Just one of those days where I'm really glad I have preworkout waiting for me before I hit the gym.

farvacola

United States18843 Posts

October 27 2014 22:52 GMT

#3006

I'm now working out on hour 10 of 12 hour days; that I took almost 2 years off of caffeine and can now rely on preworkout is really paying off.

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

October 28 2014 02:28 GMT

#3007

I don't use caffeine.

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

October 28 2014 02:59 GMT

#3008

On October 28 2014 07:52 farvacola wrote:
I'm now working out on hour 10 of 12 hour days; that I took almost 2 years off of caffeine and can now rely on preworkout is really paying off.

I went three months without it and couldn't stand it anymore.

It's almost a given at every EMS service I've been to that providers are using caffeine. Redbull is right up there with "state mandated drugs" and "sick people" as far as "things you commonly find on an ambulance."

On October 27 2014 23:26 decafchicken wrote:
God I love john oliver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MepXBJjsNxs

The whole episode is good. Last week tonight really hasn't put out a bad episode yet imo.

decafchicken

United States20090 Posts

October 28 2014 03:45 GMT

#3009

I love caffeine. I try to keep it to 150-200mg of pre workout and a coffee a day. Only way to get through morning workout + afternoon workout + rugby + work over the course of 16 hours.

On October 28 2014 11:28 IgnE wrote:
I don't use caffeine.

Why?

GoTuNk!

Chile4591 Posts

October 28 2014 03:55 GMT

#3010

coffee junkie here aswell lol

IgnE

United States7681 Posts

October 28 2014 03:59 GMT

#3011

Caffeine gives me headaches, makes me feel strung out, and is generally only good for the short window of euphoria when I drink it on rare occasions. But I'm rather sensitive to it.

FFGenerations

7088 Posts

October 28 2014 08:22 GMT

#3012

Yeah same

Crushinator

Netherlands2138 Posts

October 28 2014 08:24 GMT

#3013

I'm pretty much immune to caffeine I think. At least I do not get any effect even from a very high dose. I enjoy the taste of coffee but it really doesn't do anything for me. There used to be PWOs that worked really well, but all those ingredients are banned now I think. I don't even take a lot of caffeine and never have, so I'm not sure if this is an acquired resistance or if I'm just naturally insensitive, might be worth trying to find out?

Drinking coffee, even a lot of it at night does not affect my sleep either. It is actually fairly annoying since it doesn't seem to help me stay awake to study either.

zatic

Zurich15358 Posts

October 28 2014 08:28 GMT

#3014

If you want to find out, cut caffeine for at least 3 weeks completely and see if you feel a buzz after that.

Recently I have been really slacking with my caffeine control. All the traveling made me go back to 3+ cups a day. It'll take some major willpower to go back to only pre-lifting and Weekend consumption.

Osmoses

Sweden5302 Posts

October 28 2014 09:04 GMT

#3015

Never mind pre-workout, if I don't get my morning coffee the day is spent with a migraine.

ShadeR

Australia7535 Posts

October 28 2014 09:14 GMT

#3016

For the caff tolerant, try pre's with amp citrate (DMBA) like Ampitropin or Frenzy.

MtlGuitarist97

United States1539 Posts

October 28 2014 10:16 GMT

#3017

On October 28 2014 12:59 IgnE wrote:
Caffeine gives me headaches, makes me feel strung out, and is generally only good for the short window of euphoria when I drink it on rare occasions. But I'm rather sensitive to it.

That's so weird. I'm prone to migraines and severe headaches and caffeine actually has the complete opposite effect on me. I didn't know that some people were so sensitive to it that it actually caused headaches in them.

FFGenerations

7088 Posts

October 28 2014 10:49 GMT

#3018

it makes me feel ill afterwards (even 200ml) and can also give me trouble breathing/feel like im dying, add the fact that i'm super addictive personality (like i had 4 500ml cans a few fridays ago and spent 3 days in bed afterwards) makes it worth avoiding!

i just listen to eurobeat or s3rl like 2 hours/day of my life instead. it works.

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IgnE

United States7681 Posts

October 28 2014 13:25 GMT

#3019

The caffeine headache for me comes after the initial effects wear off, usually the next day. And if I stack the caffeine so that I always have it in my system I don't get a headache per se but it starts to feel like my head is in a vise or something whenever I move it. I also really hate roller coasters and get motion sickness when reading in cars. Not sure if related.

farvacola

United States18843 Posts

October 28 2014 13:29 GMT

#3020

Headaches can be caused by both vasodilation and vasoconstriction; caffeine helps those with constriction-related headaches, whereas caffeine makes dilation-related headaches worse.