Super Strong Squatters - September check in and chat
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Oh wow. Well when they are in a wheel chair they won't be taking up your rack will they? I always think of that as "rounding," although I know it's quite common to refer to it as arching. Thinking of cat and cow in yoga here. "Now arch your back up like an angry cat..." Stake your claim on that power rack! OHP will be so much easier although still not easy ofc :laugh:0
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I have to disagree... I need the rack for my OHP's. This is why I go to the gym early in the morning. My gym is also a chain... Retro Fitness and we only have 1 power rack, 2 smith machines, 2 benches and a crap ton of cardio machines.
@Kira... That guy was a real tool... wow... You handled it great!0 -
Squats - stuck at 40kg, this is heavy enough that it shows up form challenges. Knees seem ok, just trying to keep the bar path straight now, and a smooth return up.
Bench - 40kg 454. Should have bailed at 4 on the second set but managed to force it up.
Pendlay rows - 47.5kg 554 - not counting the last rep as it didn't get high enough. Think I'm coming up a bit much at this weight, rather than just using my arms.0 -
So here's a question...
I squatted today a PR, 5x5 at 140. Felt heavy but appropriate.
Then, I totally failed on the OHP AND the deads at weights I've done before.
Hmmmm. Was this just muscle exhaustion from the squats? Or could it be that I don't eat enough protein? I've been eating like crap because I worked in the hospital last week- no food, then lots of crap food...and lots of 'events' before that.
I'm also chronically dehydrated since having my colon removed 3 years ago, but feel like I was ok with this today.
My weight/measurements haven't budged, sigh. I'm trying not to focus on that since I was off for 2 months+ (and gained fat, about 10 pounds - in that time-boo) and have faith that it will come...(I digress)
Or should I switch to 3X5 to save some for the other lifts now that I'm squatting close to body weight?
Just felt too weak to lift more heavy stuff after the squats (with pretty good rest in between).
Just looking for quick thoughts- I will investigate and experiment more myself.0 -
Tree I laughed so hard at that. You have no way of knowing but I do quite a passable impression of a growling cat (enough that it used to drive my cats nuts) :laugh:
6550mom, that is heavy squatting! Do you have a rest between the different exercises like between sets? I rest between sents but not exercises but today I thought that might be an idea as the weights get heavier. I do find if I don't eat well the day before it has an impact on my energy levels too. I have to be extra careful as I am eating at a deficit so I try my best to eat well and plenty of protein, usually easier in the week than at a weekend. Also, have you been lifting regular as it sounds like you have been busy recently. If you banged out a PR after a couple of weeks off I would not be surprised your body then struggled. Also how are you warming up. I often do cardio which I find is fine but if I do a couple of "lighter" warm up sets then I find 2 is enough more and I start to be too tired to finish,
Lwood, benching 40kg that seems immense. I only just squatted 40 for the first time today!
So for me today, nice quiet gym first thing and I did 2 warm up sets, one at the bar, one at 30kg then I did my 5*5 at 40kg(88lb) for the first time. Heavy enough to be difficult but not impossible! Form is not amazing but I can monitor it at this weight so I will see how I get on for the week before I add more weight.
OHP I stuck with 22.5kg (50lb) for this and glad I did as I missed a rep in my fourth set, had a big rest (2 minutes) then I finished my last set. Form is not great but as I am completing(ish) the 5*5 I shall stick with it as the reason my form is not great is a lack of just sheer strength. So I will stay with the weight until I am strong enough to keep my form assuming it does not suddenly get worse. I don't see the need to deload as without the weight on there I won't get stronger.
Deadlift. I warmed up at 40kg then tried 65kg on the basis that I did 60 last time. That baby was determined not to come up off the floor So I did 60 again but 6 times not 5 it's still 132lb and still more than I weigh in clothes and shoes so it's not bad I guess. I might stick with this to work on form for a week or two now rather than ramping more and more weight on!0 -
Ooh and one of the gym PTs was in there and he corrected a guys squats (who was less than parallel) but did not say a ****ie bird to me so I reckon I must be doing ok ish
and um really really we can't even say richardie bird on here. There is such a thing as a nanny state MFP!0 -
here's that bench! I'm rather chuffed tbh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9f2...e_gdata_player
but I'm benching what I'm squatting, and I'm rowing more than I'm squatting. this is NOT ok and something I will be changing shortly!0 -
Last Day of September...and it is hot hot hot here....
Workout B today....
Squats 5x5 @ 105 today...had my son spotting today...hehe...he didn't need to step in thank goodness..groaned out the last one on set 4 and 5
OHP 3x5 @ 60lb today, then 1x4 @ 60 then watched my form and belted out another 1x5....form is definately key here...groaned out the last on on the last set again...
DL 1x5 @ 110 today...
Feeling pretty good came out of my makeshift gym and did the army howah...man child says..."god your weird"...hehe
Funny thing happened this weekend tho...there was me and another girl and about 4 guys chatting talking about what was for supper and I said protien of course...(I was having chicken wings) and one of the guys looks at me with this smirk on his face and says "do you even lift?" and sort of laughs with the other guys...I looked at the girl beside me with a smile and said...
"Acutally yes I do....do you???".....total silence from the guys....stunned and sheepish then the other girl and I started talking about our love of barbell squats and what weight we were doing....:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
haha stef that was awesome! Also wtf everyone needs protein. Boys are so silly sometimes.
I had my last workout as well. Not to get too into it, but I wasn't feeling great today. I was feeling better during gym time though so I went and warmed up. I still felt good so I did squats 145x5 and bench 123x5, then I all of a sudden didn't feel well again and skipped rows and accessory work and got a burrito. I'm still feeling a little ick, but at least I got the important lifts in :laugh:0
