TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2010 - Page 113

On August 31 2010 09:39 funkie wrote:
how the fuck do you squat so much?

I squat like..80lbs + bar weight or something. and I did 1. I almost died. had to go back to..like 70lbs?

On September 01 2010 04:47 decafchicken wrote:
380 on each side. of a 100 pound bar. for reps ez

First day of rugby practice today, going to fucking RUN KIDS OVERRRR. sore as fuck from yesterday though T_T

eshlow what should i do for my back?

And funkie if you put on 70 pounds and squat for a year you could lift like that too I think i've added ~100 pounds to my max since last fall for squats and deads. Bench is going backwards do to fucking injuries T_T

On September 01 2010 07:53 Ilikestarcraft wrote:

Wait theres 100 pound bars? Just the bar alone wtf lol. I won't even be able to lift the bar.

Been having half gallon of milk yesterday and today. Will eventually turn to 1 gallon a day by end of week. Just slowly adding. Minor problem is literally the only milk I have access to is skim milk with 1%/2% fat reduced. When I get a chance since I don't drive yet/access to car will need to get whole milk in bulk. Planning on next workout tomorrow. Walking was a bit uncomfortable today, especially going up the stairs. Good feeling though :D.

Oh yeah I have one question though is about power cleans. From reading the starting strength wiki it seems it says not to try power cleans with a standard barbell. Does that mean I should do something else if I'm not sure if the barbells I'm using in my gym are Olympic/have spinning collars or does this only have to do with heavier weights? The same question with bumper plates too. And also the gym I'm only seem to have 5, 10, 25, 45 lbs plates. Isn't that big yet because I'll add about 10+ lbs each workout for a bit, but wondering what to do when I start stalling.

On September 01 2010 09:49 funkie wrote:


YEAH WORKOUT BUDDY YOU CAN DO IT!

Been eating like a horse, drinking a gallon of milk and stuff, trying to eat healthy but a lot.

I feel happy, tomorrow is my second workout and I'm doing the Workout B one, A was hard, I thought it waas going to be fucking easy, but it tore my shit apart (the worksets+the warmup sets).

Everyone who wants to get in shape, should do, SS, it's fucking good how you feel the first day, it gives you this "i fucking did goood" feeling haha :D

GOGO day 2!

On September 01 2010 09:04 Cambium wrote:
Been going to the gym everyday on weekdays since last week, felt great until I pulled by back today.

Now my body looks slanted when I stand straight up, something like this (my abs are visibly on a diagonal):

front view

  [head]
    |            chest, neck, etc.
    \                     ab region, visibly slanted towards the side with pain
     \                     
      |
[lower body]

Is this normal... how long does it take for my back to recover...?

On September 01 2010 06:38 eshlow wrote:


Mobility and no lifting

On September 01 2010 10:13 eshlow wrote:


Maybe slipped an SI joint. See a physical therapist or chiro right away... should be able to pop you back into place

On September 01 2010 15:59 Gryffindor_us wrote:
Well, I had intended to start purchasing my own home equipment and train in my families garage but I realized I don't have $700ish to get a power rack, flat bench, and quality olympic barbell set at the moment. So, I'm signing up at Hyde Park Gym which has its own chalk! It's an old dungeon gym which sounds excellent. I've picked up a lot of gym etiquette from this thread but is there anything off the radar I should be aware of before I step in on Monday? Complete newb here. :X

Or rather, is there any gym etiquette that general politeness would sidestep?

On September 01 2010 10:55 decafchicken wrote:


What about upper body? Any supplements? What can i do to maintain my leg and back strength? And by mobility you mean back stretches? Sorry for all the questions T_T love you eshlow!
btw still have to keep up with the rugby, hope that doesnt fuck me up too bad

On September 01 2010 07:53 Ilikestarcraft wrote:

Wait theres 100 pound bars? Just the bar alone wtf lol. I won't even be able to lift the bar.

Been having half gallon of milk yesterday and today. Will eventually turn to 1 gallon a day by end of week. Just slowly adding. Minor problem is literally the only milk I have access to is skim milk with 1%/2% fat reduced. When I get a chance since I don't drive yet/access to car will need to get whole milk in bulk. Planning on next workout tomorrow. Walking was a bit uncomfortable today, especially going up the stairs. Good feeling though :D.

Oh yeah I have one question though is about power cleans. From reading the starting strength wiki it seems it says not to try power cleans with a standard barbell. Does that mean I should do something else if I'm not sure if the barbells I'm using in my gym are Olympic/have spinning collars or does this only have to do with heavier weights? The same question with bumper plates too. And also the gym I'm only seem to have 5, 10, 25, 45 lbs plates. Isn't that big yet because I'll add about 10+ lbs each workout for a bit, but wondering what to do when I start stalling.

On September 02 2010 03:45 mOnion wrote:
so since the reason I started working out was to eventually get into parkour, I've started step 2 of my plan

Gymnastics

went monday for the first time and it was absolutely sick. learned how to do a backhand spring and standing back tuck in like 30 minutes and the workout after was awesome. really excited that everything's kind of coming together



im so proud of you hi5 \o

as far as power clean goes its really okay to use a regular bar at the lower weights. I haven't had any trouble with it so far. the problem is plates, cuz as you get higher up the weight gets really fucking heavy and when you drop the weight at the end of every single rep you have to hold onto the bar (if its regular plates) which is thrashing my shoulder and elbows. so if your gym has bumper plates, use em on power clean for sure.

also DONT add 10 pounds to each workout, just add 5 to each one otherwise you'll stall really fast.

On September 02 2010 06:58 Ilikestarcraft wrote:

<3
After looking around today found that there are some 2.5 lb plates. Gym doesn't have bumper plates so I guess I'll learn to do it/form with lighter weights until I can't without dropping it.

Also press is mad hard. God I barely finished with the bar alone 3x5.