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SoleSteeler
Canada5413 Posts
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malcram
2752 Posts
Pineapple tarts, BBQ Pork Jerky, mini shrimp rolls... just to name a few. | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
Dear Diary: + Show Spoiler + I'm sitting at 185 lbs and a few %bf higher than I'd like to be. I was originally planning to push on to 190 by the end of march, but I may end up just sitting at 185 for a while. I lost my abs unless I flex them, which I hate. I have another % or so to go before I have a "belly" but I just look and feel soft all over and it's terrible. I also desperately need a tan, but it's been below zero (Farenheit) 10 of the last 12 days here, so that's not happening any time soon. Progress is slowing down on my current routine (which is expected, as I've been doing it since october) but it's still coming along pretty well. I'm still almost on track for hitting the goals I had set at the new year. I miss crossfit though, and would like to go back to that, but I don't have the space or the equipment for it really, and I'm not sure who's programming I would follow anyway. Probably the outlaw power program, but I don't know what's going on with that as it hasn't been updated in the last two weeks. Even if I had the equipment to make most of the WODs work out, I don't know if I have the energy or am self-motivated enough to do crossfit alone. That shit's tough. Exercise ADD has killed my progress many many times over in the past. I really need to commit to sticking with the program I'm on, at least until June, at which point I'll be moving and I can make up my mind if I want to pursue actual crossfit in an actual box, or keep doing what I've been doing. I guess I'm just not as excited about what I'm doing as I was when I started it a couple months back, which is understandable. I know I'm going to keep doing it for a while, so this post is more of a "shut up and front squat" reminder to myself than it is anything else. | ||
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JinDesu
United States3990 Posts
Good luck. | ||
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Kronen
United States732 Posts
On February 18 2015 00:35 MtlGuitarist97 wrote: Don't have a choice unfortunately. I have stitches in that are preventing me from doing anything until I get them out. I also have school off this week so I'm just taking it easy. I could easily go back to lifting once I stop taking the Vicodin (it makes me a bit unstable/lightheaded so I think it would be dumb of me to lift while I'm on it), but I'm afraid of ripping my stitches out accidentally, or at least hurting myself because of the increased blood pressure. Yea take it easy with your wisdom teeth. I was forced to take a month off of practicing my instrument during the first year of undergrad when my stitches failed to seal. They ended up blowing open and venting air up into some cranial cavity... not good. On February 18 2015 23:42 malcram wrote: it's the Lunar New Year weekend, and I shudder to think of all the goodies that I'll be facing T_T. Yea dude!! The wife just made an amazing slow cooked beef new year's dinner for some family friends last week, but the good stuff starts this weekend. I've been staring at a year cake in my fridge all week :-). | ||
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malcram
2752 Posts
On February 19 2015 07:41 Kronen wrote: Yea dude!! The wife just made an amazing slow cooked beef new year's dinner for some family friends last week, but the good stuff starts this weekend. I've been staring at a year cake in my fridge all week :-). haha, good luck with that. not a fan of nian gao myself, but damn, bbq pork jerky and pineapple tarts T_T http://imgur.com/lYVagz1 this picture was taken in a hospital lol... | ||
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LennX
4537 Posts
On February 18 2015 23:42 malcram wrote: it's the Lunar New Year weekend, and I shudder to think of all the goodies that I'll be facing T_T. Pineapple tarts, BBQ Pork Jerky, mini shrimp rolls... just to name a few. I'm looking at it as a free bulking period  | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9374 Posts
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zatic
Zurich15324 Posts
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On February 20 2015 23:54 zatic wrote: Meh, had my arm in a cast for a week now because of an acute case of tendonitis. Got it off today but it still hurts like fuck and can't move my hand. And they tell me it might take 6 weeks to heal. WTF is this. Putting an arm in a cast is a terrible treatment for tendonitis | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
And then I rdl'd, lunged and box jumped for an hour. | ||
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MtlGuitarist97
United States1539 Posts
On February 21 2015 00:12 GoTuNk! wrote: Putting an arm in a cast is a terrible treatment for tendonitis Zatic might mean that they put it in a sling, although I'm not sure. And congrats on the progress phyre. That's a pretty huge improvement. I can't wait for my stitches to come out on Tuesday so that I can start lifting again. | ||
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farvacola
United States18820 Posts
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On February 21 2015 05:38 farvacola wrote: If you could box jump after heavy front squats, they weren't heavy enough, dawg. nah, rack usually gives way before legs | ||
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IgnE
United States7681 Posts
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Maluk
France987 Posts
Here are the PRs that I reached by using the method : Bench - 5x100kg Squat - 5x145kg Press - 5x65kg Deadlift - 5x125kg My deadlift is "weaker" than my squat because knee problems prevented me from deadlifting for a good while. Overall I don't think that deloading would help ; I feel like my body is starting to get stuck in the Texas Method routine and it needs some change. Maybe I'm wrong because I am no weight training expert but I don't see myself making much more progress by following the method. I'm looking for a new training program. I'd like to have a program that relies heavily on the basic exercices (squat, deadlift, bench and overhead press) just like the Texas Method ; I'm not really interested in dumb bells and machines. Maybe it's time for me to switch from full body to weekly splits too. Do you know programs that correspond to what I am looking for ? I'll do my own research too, of course, but I am still posting this here because I always find good advice in this topic. From what I gathered, the "5/3/1" program might be a good solution ? | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On February 22 2015 06:50 Maluk wrote: I'm starting to struggle with the Texas Method, and I'm pretty sure it's about time I bring a bit of change to my workout routine. I've been using the Texas Method for about 5 months now, after several people here recommended it to me, and I cannot achieve the weekly goals any longer : couldn't add weight to my bench for three bench weeks in a row (which means 6 weeks total), for example. Here are the PRs that I reached by using the method : Bench - 5x100kg Squat - 5x145kg Press - 5x65kg Deadlift - 5x125kg My deadlift is "weaker" than my squat because knee problems prevented me from deadlifting for a good while. Overall I don't think that deloading would help ; I feel like my body is starting to get stuck in the Texas Method routine and it needs some change. Maybe I'm wrong because I am no weight training expert but I don't see myself making much more progress by following the method. I'm looking for a new training program. I'd like to have a program that relies heavily on the basic exercices (squat, deadlift, bench and overhead press) just like the Texas Method ; I'm not really interested in dumb bells and machines. Maybe it's time for me to switch from full body to weekly splits too. Do you know programs that correspond to what I am looking for ? I'll do my own research too, of course, but I am still posting this here because I always find good advice in this topic. From what I gathered, the "5/3/1" program might be a good solution ? I think at some point you need to start doing your own routines. I would start by asking my self what I want to achieve | ||
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Maluk
France987 Posts
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On February 22 2015 08:17 Maluk wrote: My goal is very simple ; I want to progress as much as possible in the four main lifts. And yes, I thought about doing my own routine because I have a specific goal, but I don't know if I would be able to find the right volume of work on my own. Most likely I will find a program that I like and adapt it to my goals, or create a routine based on elements I like in some programs. Yes that is a very solid approach, I think best routines aren't completely static. Look for lifts you enjoy the most (you will progress on them faster, and they will actually switch), how long you recover from various exercises, and how much time you can and/or want to expend on the gym. In my own experience for example, now that I have very flexible shoulders I can press every day (most people say this is impossible lol; currently bench TWICE a day, do all the accesory work on the following, and light klokov presses on the 3rd day for recovery, twice a week). I recover somewhat slow to squats, while I recover faster than what seems average from back work. Just to widen your perspective I would remind you that there are tons of accesory lifts done with a barbell and a few other elements, that most Olympic Weightlifters do and as such are def valuable: Front Squats, Romanian Deadlifts (with or without deficit), Klokov Press, Back Extensions, Pull Ups, Dips, hanging leg raises, etc.. | ||
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RaFox17
Finland4581 Posts
On February 22 2015 08:17 Maluk wrote: My goal is very simple ; I want to progress as much as possible in the four main lifts. And yes, I thought about doing my own routine because I have a specific goal, but I don't know if I would be able to find the right volume of work on my own. Most likely I will find a program that I like and adapt it to my goals, or create a routine based on elements I like in some programs. Wendlers method is solid and i would rather follow it than create your own program if your goal is to strengthen your main lifts. http://www.t-nation.com/workouts/531-how-to-build-pure-strength | ||
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