EPTAfter a year of rebuilding I am off to the mountains again for a week of skiing. Wish me luck that everything holds!
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Zurich15313 Posts
After a year of rebuilding I am off to the mountains again for a week of skiing. Wish me luck that everything holds! | ||
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Osmoses
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FFGenerations
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fwiw my shoulders are fuckin monstrous doing my sideraises while im still only ohping 45kg t_t | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9374 Posts
Just got a pair of these on the mail today and they fit perfectly. Haven't really found a pair of jeans that fit me well in the leg department and not have to go up to 2 sizes up in the waist just to keep up. :D!!! | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9374 Posts
On December 13 2014 03:40 decafchicken wrote: Pull ups - 10, 10, 10, 7 Dips +35 lbs - 6, 6, 6, 13(failure) then biceps and triceps till my arms were dead. First time I've done a set of 10, let alone 3x10 pull ups in probably 4 years lol. You mean "gainz"? FLEXIBILITY!.. THE ABILITY TO FLEX. <----!! | ||
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Osmoses
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mordek
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NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Netherlands1242 Posts
On December 16 2014 03:41 Osmoses wrote: One week of phat down and I just realized theres no bench press. Or overhead press. Its all dumbells. You can handle way more benching volume (shoulder wise) if you only use db's. For shits and giggles you can swap to benching twice a week in a few weeks, but you'll notice straight away that DB's (provided you have heavy enough ones) provide a far superior chest workout. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
Squats: 12x45,10x95, 9x135, 8x145, 7x155, 7x165 ... Mostly good form, back is getting fatigued sooner, thus my back isn't at the angle I'd want it to be at. Legs are handling it no problem, going below parallel. Bench press: 12x45, 10x85, 9x95, 8x105, 6x115, 5.5x115... What can I say, my bench press is bad. I'm doing full RoM, and keeping good form though, so hope to see progress there. I'd love to be doing a 45lb plate on each side by mid-January here. Weirdly though, my decline bench press is about 40lb higher, but I'm trying to raise my regular bench. Incline dumbbell press (30deg): 12x20, 9x30, 7x35, 6x35, 6x35, 4x35... Probably going a little bit too low, again, not proud of these numbers, but not concerned. Flies (15deg): 12x10, 10x15, 9x17.5, 8x20, 7x20 Barbell curls: 10x45, 10x45, 9x50, 9x50, 8x50 (Definite progress here from two weeks before, hope to be doing 55lb next week) Sitting hammer curls: 12x10, 10x15, 10x17.5, 7x20, 10x17.5... This is so embarrassing, but my arms were tired, and I'm weak  Super close grip bench press: 8-10x45, 3 times... Just to fully exhaust my triceps and finish workout Anyway, I'm finally able to properly walk after doing squats the day before, so that's a good sign haha. I think today I'll do a few farmers walks, and one support exercise for both sides of the forearm. Tuesday will be Deadlift + Back + Tricep day. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On December 16 2014 07:28 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote: You can handle way more benching volume (shoulder wise) if you only use db's. For shits and giggles you can swap to benching twice a week in a few weeks, but you'll notice straight away that DB's (provided you have heavy enough ones) provide a far superior chest workout. I strongly disagree. You can lift more weight with a barbell and therefore it is a superior method. If your shoulders hurt you need to stretch more and pull more. Back home: South American Bench Open u83kg Winner (162,5kg at 81,5 bw) Copa Rioplatense de Powerlifting u83kg Winner (207,5kg/165kg/250kg total at 82,2kg) Copa Rioplatense de Powerlifting Open winner (best wilks) Travel, weight cut and competing twice in a row was brutal and hurt my total I think. I'm somewhat conflicted because I won everything (happy) but sad cause I wanted to deadlift a lot more and maybe even take a shot at the south american record (275kg), but I got pinned down by 267 which made me feel embarrased. Hopefully now that I won everything I can get a sponsor for panamerican championships next year, which will have better travelling and housing conditions. I'm really really motivated to start training again. I got the chance to watch a 66kg guy take a world record attempt, after squatting 230 (raw remember) he tried 242.5kg. As he was going up his left feet slipped, his leg split, the barbell flew around and everyone screamed. Guy was really really lucky to just tear up his hamstring, he could have easily killed himself there. His low bar technique was incredible. I won the Open cause he couldn't deadlift lol (he did 145kg bench, south american record and a 25kg deadlift to validate his both previous lifts) The accident delayed the meet 30 minutes, I was squatting after watching that but I got over the fear t.t. Also super happy about the 2x bodyweight bench :D:D | ||
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
On December 16 2014 09:40 FiWiFaKi wrote: w8 you bench 55 yet curl 22? :D HOW STRICT ARE THOSE CURLS LOL? :D edit: oh sorry BARBELL curls lol yeah i feel like losing a tiny bit of weight makes me look insanely better and feel better about myself. | ||
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LennX
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On December 16 2014 09:50 GoTuNk! wrote: As he was going up his left feet slipped, his leg split, ... How do one slip while squatting? The sweat stains? | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9858 Posts
On December 16 2014 14:08 FFGenerations wrote: w8 you bench 55 yet curl 22? :D HOW STRICT ARE THOSE CURLS LOL? :D edit: oh sorry BARBELL curls lol yeah i feel like losing a tiny bit of weight makes me look insanely better and feel better about myself. Yeah, for sure. It just feels good being in control of your body like that, and achieving what you want. My form is actually way too strict right now, I don't even know if it's a thing, but I seriously like refuse to do anything differently even if it's my last set to failure, and I'm on my last rep. When I was working out before, maybe 40 months ago, I really screwed myself over by lack of maturity. I wanting to keep moving up in weight, and so I started to push around higher weights than I was comfortable with. This really hampered my progress, as I just didn't want to move down, but my form and range of motion wasn't good. I will not ever make that mistake again. And currently, I see it like this. I have no desire to become an olympic lifter, I have no desire to bench 400lb, I have no desire to squat 700lb. To me, there are 3 pillars to strength training: Health, Aesthetics, and Strength. I think the average young person puts too much weight on the last two, here especially, it feels like too much emphasis is placed on strength. When I built my gym 3 weeks back, I had to design while keeping my mid forty year old parents in mind, and their needs. At the end of the day, I don't mind that someone can achieve with SS in 3 months, it might take me 6 months. The point is, I know I am not risking my health with what I do, I allow myself to balance my entire life (that's another problem, most workout videos are made by people who make working out their life, while most people just want to be healthy and look good, 99% of people don't want to be Ronnie Coleman, Zyzz, or Zydrunas Savickas). I just want to be in a shape where I am healthy, and I treat my body well, and it'll do the same back. I want to be confident in my body, I want to be confident at the beach, I want my girlfriend to truly think I look damn good. When someone looks at me, I want them to see, that I have control of my life, I make my choices, and I make them happen - I'm not a slacker. And lastly, I want to be strong, durable, and flexible. I want to be able to pick my lady up and spin her around, I want to be able to sprint 400 meters without panting for air, I want be able to go for a swim and be able to do 2 laps quickly, etc etc. Anyway, I've noticed a slight shift in the mentality of this thread recently with some key members getting injuries. People are looking more so at their health rather than the number they are lifting. I want to be an ambassador of this working out for health here, and not purely for the numbers lifted. And I'll start this by posting my silly numbers of what I lift | ||
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NeedsmoreCELLTECH
Netherlands1242 Posts
On December 16 2014 09:50 GoTuNk! wrote: I strongly disagree. You can lift more weight with a barbell and therefore it is a superior method. If your shoulders hurt you need to stretch more and pull more. You can get a more complete chest ROM with DB's. It's like deep squatting vs 90 degree; maybe you can squat more with a shorter ROM, but you should get more gains from a bigger ROM. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
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JinDesu
United States3990 Posts
On December 16 2014 21:13 Osmoses wrote: Well, I do get this crunching noise in my shoulders when I go to failure on bench ;p Asked a PT about it and he saw nothing wrong with my form. That sounds horrifying, even if there's nothing wrong with the form ._. | ||
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decafchicken
United States19936 Posts
On December 16 2014 09:50 GoTuNk! wrote: I strongly disagree. You can lift more weight with a barbell and therefore it is a superior method. If your shoulders hurt you need to stretch more and pull more. Back home: South American Bench Open u83kg Winner (162,5kg at 81,5 bw) Copa Rioplatense de Powerlifting u83kg Winner (207,5kg/165kg/250kg total at 82,2kg) Copa Rioplatense de Powerlifting Open winner (best wilks) Travel, weight cut and competing twice in a row was brutal and hurt my total I think. I'm somewhat conflicted because I won everything (happy) but sad cause I wanted to deadlift a lot more and maybe even take a shot at the south american record (275kg), but I got pinned down by 267 which made me feel embarrased. Hopefully now that I won everything I can get a sponsor for panamerican championships next year, which will have better travelling and housing conditions. I'm really really motivated to start training again. I got the chance to watch a 66kg guy take a world record attempt, after squatting 230 (raw remember) he tried 242.5kg. As he was going up his left feet slipped, his leg split, the barbell flew around and everyone screamed. Guy was really really lucky to just tear up his hamstring, he could have easily killed himself there. His low bar technique was incredible. I won the Open cause he couldn't deadlift lol (he did 145kg bench, south american record and a 25kg deadlift to validate his both previous lifts) The accident delayed the meet 30 minutes, I was squatting after watching that but I got over the fear t.t. Also super happy about the 2x bodyweight bench :D:D That's awesome! Congrats. Was hoping to see that 280 pull out of you though  On December 16 2014 16:45 FiWiFaKi wrote: Yeah, for sure. It just feels good being in control of your body like that, and achieving what you want. My form is actually way too strict right now, I don't even know if it's a thing, but I seriously like refuse to do anything differently even if it's my last set to failure, and I'm on my last rep. When I was working out before, maybe 40 months ago, I really screwed myself over by lack of maturity. I wanting to keep moving up in weight, and so I started to push around higher weights than I was comfortable with. This really hampered my progress, as I just didn't want to move down, but my form and range of motion wasn't good. I will not ever make that mistake again. And currently, I see it like this. I have no desire to become an olympic lifter, I have no desire to bench 400lb, I have no desire to squat 700lb. To me, there are 3 pillars to strength training: Health, Aesthetics, and Strength. I think the average young person puts too much weight on the last two, here especially, it feels like too much emphasis is placed on strength. When I built my gym 3 weeks back, I had to design while keeping my mid forty year old parents in mind, and their needs. At the end of the day, I don't mind that someone can achieve with SS in 3 months, it might take me 6 months. The point is, I know I am not risking my health with what I do, I allow myself to balance my entire life (that's another problem, most workout videos are made by people who make working out their life, while most people just want to be healthy and look good, 99% of people don't want to be Ronnie Coleman, Zyzz, or Zydrunas Savickas). I just want to be in a shape where I am healthy, and I treat my body well, and it'll do the same back. I want to be confident in my body, I want to be confident at the beach, I want my girlfriend to truly think I look damn good. When someone looks at me, I want them to see, that I have control of my life, I make my choices, and I make them happen - I'm not a slacker. And lastly, I want to be strong, durable, and flexible. I want to be able to pick my lady up and spin her around, I want to be able to sprint 400 meters without panting for air, I want be able to go for a swim and be able to do 2 laps quickly, etc etc. Anyway, I've noticed a slight shift in the mentality of this thread recently with some key members getting injuries. People are looking more so at their health rather than the number they are lifting. I want to be an ambassador of this working out for health here, and not purely for the numbers lifted. And I'll start this by posting my silly numbers of what I lift No reason not to be healthy and strive to push your body to the limit Obviously everyone has different goals and there's different ways to go about achieving them. I just can't wait to start squatting, competing, and playing rugby again and will do whatever it takes to work through my injuries to get there.On a very depressing note, a pair of pants that when I last wore ~2 months ago barely fit around my legs now fit me perfectly. I must fix this. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On December 16 2014 19:47 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote: You can get a more complete chest ROM with DB's. It's like deep squatting vs 90 degree; maybe you can squat more with a shorter ROM, but you should get more gains from a bigger ROM. Nope that's wrong, ROM is pretty similar, most people actually have a shorter ROM with db and that's why their shoulders feel better. You can move less weight because stabilizing the weight becomes a lot harder; like dips vs ring dips. The point I was trying to make is that your shoulders should not bother you at all when benching. If they do, you have a slouched position, tight pecs/lats and overdeveloped front delts (vs upper/rear delts) and you should be adressing all of this for functioning and aesthetics reasons. | ||
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farvacola
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JinDesu
United States3990 Posts
My chest isn't that big to make the difference, but I can definitely see someone who has a very large and developed chest being unable to bring the bar down as far as they'd like on a barbell. The downside to dumbbell press is that the majority of gyms do not have dumbbells larger than 100lbs, whereas you can load up a barbell as much as you'd want. | ||
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