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On November 01 2017 17:00 Osmoses wrote:
Did a group workout with a girlfriend. The kind where you do bodyweight shit for 45 minutes. I've never been more sore in my life.
rofl, my wife and I will pick a different gym running a free trial every so often. She'll kick my ass for anything resembling yoga, and I tend to do better with bodyweight stuff.
I remember the first class I took when I started losing weight, I could barely do the stairs in my house. That was the wallballs.
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So what kind of total is a "decent" total for powerlifting if you're in the neighborhood of 75kg? Let's define decent as something that will place you in the top 25% of a typical meet. 1000? 1200? 1500?
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there was some discounted packaged salmon when the shop changed over, this is 400g lol
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Fuark. Discounted salmon is damn near as good as it gets <3
Too expensive to have on a regular basis though. Have to stick to tuna and chicken. Do a good job getting my 160-180g protein each day, and vegatables and such...but really need to stop eating so much junk. 1/4 to 1/3 daily calories from junk (cookies, donut, soda, etc.) is pretty damn bad. As IgnE said, thinking of sugar as a poison is pretty accurate for vast majority of situations.
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Another question:
I'd love to keep working on my technique to keep improving that as quick as possible, but am lifting basically three times a week for right now. Could I go to the gym and use very light weights and work technical aspects on off days; or would using weights at say 30-50% of max still heavily compromise recovery?
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it probably wont compromise recovery
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On November 03 2017 08:57 L_Master wrote:
Another question:
I'd love to keep working on my technique to keep improving that as quick as possible, but am lifting basically three times a week for right now. Could I go to the gym and use very light weights and work technical aspects on off days; or would using weights at say 30-50% of max still heavily compromise recovery?
You run literally for hours everyday. How do you think 25-50 reps squats at 50% effort are gonna affect you? :p
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On November 03 2017 09:57 GoTuNk! wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2017 08:57 L_Master wrote:
Another question:
I'd love to keep working on my technique to keep improving that as quick as possible, but am lifting basically three times a week for right now. Could I go to the gym and use very light weights and work technical aspects on off days; or would using weights at say 30-50% of max still heavily compromise recovery?
You run literally for hours everyday. How do you think 25-50 reps squats at 50% effort are gonna affect you? :p
Haha this is definitely how it would be in endurance sports, but never hurts to check.
I will say my legs were getting pretty rubbery after a few rounds though. I did like 8x2 with like 40% of max, and 4x1 with like 60% of max on both squat/DL.
Squat is gradually getting better, I've been focusing a lot on trying to screw in the feet/open up the groin/knees out. Interestingly, that feels like it's helped me consistently get depth as well. Hardest thing right now is just taking the damn weight out. I always feel a little unstable right as I unrack the weight, and then getting a step back and settling I never get 100% comfortable when the weight gets heavier.
Going down, my two most noticable problems seem to be that my first rep, perhaps because of setup discomfort, is always nervous and lacks full depth, and on bad ones I have a tendency to drift a bit forward right as I get ready to come out of the hole, and then I get the beginning of feeling like the bar is trying to fold me over. Haven't pinpointed the cause yet.
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Deadlift is the bigger problem at the moment. Right about where the bar rests with 45s is about where I start to have problems. I can just barelllyyyy get my lower back flat and set. If I put say a 25 on, or try to lift with a plate under my feet...I can't get that flat back.
The other thing I'm not sure on is if there are any good cues to ensure I'm moving correctly with the pull part of the lift. I think I'm okay with the pushing the floor away from me part, but I'm not sure if there are any good ways to make sure you're pulling/hinging correctly.
Lifting it always feels okay, but the lowering never feels great. Usually when I set it down I get sort of a discomfortable pulse/twinge in the lower back that last for maybe a second. Feels okay when I stand up and afterwords. I will say my back almost always feels sore after workouts, always about the same and never gets worse; but I'll feel it sometimes as I bend over or straighten up, and then sometimes notice it with a heavy backpack or driving in the car. I honestly can't tell if this is an injury thing I need to worry about or general soreness from a major weak link.
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On November 03 2017 08:55 L_Master wrote:
Fuark. Discounted salmon is damn near as good as it gets <3
Too expensive to have on a regular basis though. Have to stick to tuna and chicken. Do a good job getting my 160-180g protein each day, and vegatables and such...but really need to stop eating so much junk. 1/4 to 1/3 daily calories from junk (cookies, donut, soda, etc.) is pretty damn bad. As IgnE said, thinking of sugar as a poison is pretty accurate for vast majority of situations.
Just found out aldi carries wild caught salmon for like $4/lb rofl
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On November 03 2017 14:32 decafchicken wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2017 08:55 L_Master wrote:
Fuark. Discounted salmon is damn near as good as it gets <3
Too expensive to have on a regular basis though. Have to stick to tuna and chicken. Do a good job getting my 160-180g protein each day, and vegatables and such...but really need to stop eating so much junk. 1/4 to 1/3 daily calories from junk (cookies, donut, soda, etc.) is pretty damn bad. As IgnE said, thinking of sugar as a poison is pretty accurate for vast majority of situations.
Just found out aldi carries wild caught salmon for like $4/lb rofl
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. We don't have that here ;(
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On November 03 2017 15:24 L_Master wrote:Show nested quote +On November 03 2017 14:32 decafchicken wrote:On November 03 2017 08:55 L_Master wrote:
Fuark. Discounted salmon is damn near as good as it gets <3
Too expensive to have on a regular basis though. Have to stick to tuna and chicken. Do a good job getting my 160-180g protein each day, and vegatables and such...but really need to stop eating so much junk. 1/4 to 1/3 daily calories from junk (cookies, donut, soda, etc.) is pretty damn bad. As IgnE said, thinking of sugar as a poison is pretty accurate for vast majority of situations.
Just found out aldi carries wild caught salmon for like $4/lb rofl Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. We don't have that here ;(
No Aldi's where you are? We have them in Minnesota, but they tend to be in less well off parts of town. I may have to check one out in the burbs this weekend.
Hy Vee does ok for salmon a couple times a month. Not the worst, not the best. I've found coops actually do pretty decent deals on fish here too.
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Practicing your unracking on off days sounds like a good use of time imo. Put your max on, step back, re-rack. Get comfortable with that so you can do it consistently and then your first rep should start to feel better on your working days.
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On November 03 2017 05:47 FFGenerations wrote:there was some discounted packaged salmon when the shop changed over, this is 400g lol
What the hell is that lol
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salmons
i wrapped them in foil with a little butter and put on baking tray for 25 mins
the foil makes it super easy and clean!!!
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Well, it may not have been the squats and other stuff from yesterday, and riding early in the day also could have contributed...but I was definitely useless in the squat today. Took it out for a set of 5 at 215 and noped out hard after 2.
Bench was fine though, so it could have been I was just more trashed from the squats and did a little too much activity in between.
Is it common for people to be much better at pull ups than rows, or vice versa. I'm rowing about 30lbs more than he is, but he'd doing sets of 6 weighted chins with 65lb between his legs, and for me it's a grind to do sets of 5 with 30lb. Similar levels of BF for both of us.
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infinity21
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I wouldn't think too much on it. Just keep training to become the best version of yourself.
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Oh I'm not worried about it in the slightest. Curiosity question more than anything.
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So life's been a little busy but I'm finally back to three days a week (for the most part) Didn't get around to posting my birthday squats from last week. This was the first year since starting I had legitimate worries I wouldn't complete the full set.
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I was thinking maybe I could see how my from breaks down at fatigue but camera angle could have been better whoops. Back on the road to 4 plates anyways.
I also have been off milk for a while and tried some of my ON performance whey again and man, no bueno. Sad day. Gains were easier with whole milk and affordable protein powder. Any recommendations for non-milk based powder?
Also, hi infinity
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infinity21
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hiya mordek. I'm always lurking 
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Why did you choose 185 for your birthday squat weight?
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