October Q and A
SideSteel
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Let er rip!
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Good lawdy...why is it all about farts with you?0
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When ISN'T it about farts?0
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sometimes it's about sharts.0
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Any thoughts on submaximal deadlifting with or without a belt?0
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Deadlifting has been known to cause farts.0
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Would cutting reps be considered a deload or should I run my full workout at about 60% weight?0
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smittybuilt19 wrote: »Would cutting reps be considered a deload or should I run my full workout at about 60% weight?
When I deload, I usually cut weight...and sometimes sets. But your mileage may vary.0 -
smittybuilt19 wrote: »Would cutting reps be considered a deload or should I run my full workout at about 60% weight?
You can really do either. My preference is to leave the weight on the bar but reduce the number of sets.0 -
I have developed tendinitis in both elbows due to too much deadlifting. I fell in love with it in April. And I have just done too much too often. My body has let me know that it needs a break. I plan on taking the next two weeks off which is going to kill me since I'm an addict. I plan on continuing to squat 1 day heavy and 1 day light. Any ideas on other things I could do to not go crazy?0
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If it's actually just tendonitis, try just using straps for a bit? It's the gripping part that caused my tendonitis (golfer's elbow). Seems a bit weird to have that happen on deadlifts though, since there is no elbow articulation. Are you sure that's what the problem is?0
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I think it's a mixture of a few things but it hurts to do any pulling exercise. I never use straps and it's my under hand (mixed grip). Going back to my straps when I get back into it and probably double over hand grip.0
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Thanks ya'll.
Continuing on Wendler 531 and adding couch25K for the last 10 weeks has prompted me to take a break. I am having knee pains like never before and also lower back pain (right side). I feel that I may have over worked having run 5 5k training runs on top of my usual 5/3/1 workouts (no accessories).
I want to continue running but not sure how if the pain continues.0 -
smittybuilt19 wrote: »Thanks ya'll.
Continuing on Wendler 531 and adding couch25K for the last 10 weeks has prompted me to take a break. I am having knee pains like never before and also lower back pain (right side). I feel that I may have over worked having run 5 5k training runs on top of my usual 5/3/1 workouts (no accessories).
I want to continue running but not sure how if the pain continues.
Given that you have joint pain I'd consider deloading harder (lol). In other words, do more than just take some volume away. Let that stuff heal up.
For me anyway, joint pain = take weight off the bar and possibly take a training break. But if I don't actually hurt and I'm in a deload phase I prefer to just reduce volume and leave weight on the bar.0 -
_benjammin wrote: »Any thoughts on submaximal deadlifting with or without a belt?
Greg Nuckols has some good articles on belt and belt-less training.
http://www.strengtheory.com/the-belt-bible/
http://www.strengtheory.com/should-you-wear-a-belt-or-not-study-write-up/0 -
_benjammin wrote: »Any thoughts on submaximal deadlifting with or without a belt?
Greg Nuckols has some good articles on belt and belt-less training.
http://www.strengtheory.com/the-belt-bible/
http://www.strengtheory.com/should-you-wear-a-belt-or-not-study-write-up/
^ these are good IMO
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I've been working my way back from my shoulder injury, and my bench presses have not been recovering the way I'd hoped. It's only been five weeks since I resumed lifting, so maybe it'll just take some more time. The good news is the pain in my shoulders has all but disappeared during daily activities, although my left shoulder takes a while to warm up before doing pressing motions with full range of motion. But I was struggling to do sets of five at BW last workout, when I used to be doing sets of five at 1.25x BW.
Not wanting resolution from y'all, just venting a little with peeps who may understand.0 -
smittybuilt19 wrote: »Thanks ya'll.
Continuing on Wendler 531 and adding couch25K for the last 10 weeks has prompted me to take a break. I am having knee pains like never before and also lower back pain (right side). I feel that I may have over worked having run 5 5k training runs on top of my usual 5/3/1 workouts (no accessories).
I want to continue running but not sure how if the pain continues.
Given that you have joint pain I'd consider deloading harder (lol). In other words, do more than just take some volume away. Let that stuff heal up.
For me anyway, joint pain = take weight off the bar and possibly take a training break. But if I don't actually hurt and I'm in a deload phase I prefer to just reduce volume and leave weight on the bar.
Thanks SS, I have 2 days of deload left for this week and I sill have quite a bit of knee pain as well as a slight dull pain in lower back. I was scheduled to do a heavy 5/3/1 workout today (rep count in half) and short slow run tomorrow but I may just head to the gym and stretch and relax.0 -
I've been working my way back from my shoulder injury, and my bench presses have not been recovering the way I'd hoped. It's only been five weeks since I resumed lifting, so maybe it'll just take some more time. The good news is the pain in my shoulders has all but disappeared during daily activities, although my left shoulder takes a while to warm up before doing pressing motions with full range of motion. But I was struggling to do sets of five at BW last workout, when I used to be doing sets of five at 1.25x BW.
Not wanting resolution from y'all, just venting a little with peeps who may understand.
Yeah, it sucks. I hurt my shoulder in an unrelated incident and it took about 4 months before I was benching similar numbers again.0 -
_benjammin wrote: »Any thoughts on submaximal deadlifting with or without a belt?
Greg Nuckols has some good articles on belt and belt-less training.
http://www.strengtheory.com/the-belt-bible/
http://www.strengtheory.com/should-you-wear-a-belt-or-not-study-write-up/
^ these are good IMO
Thanks...but...yeah, I'd read all that and my take-away was, "it depends". Lots of info on squats and "near maximal" effort. Lately I've been doing DL with and without a belt. I don't think my top, working sets are even 75% of an estimated 1RM. With a belt seems to help me think about and concentrate on increasing IAP, which I try to carry over to beltless.
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I understand and feel similar.I've been working my way back from my shoulder injury, . . .
Not wanting resolution from y'all, just venting a little with peeps who may understand.
I had shoulder surgery last Dec and was told to not even try a BW Bench until this Dec. Before surgery my 5 RM was ~1.5X BW.
Patience patience patience.
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How does the warm-up process work at a powerlifting meet?0
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How does the warm-up process work at a powerlifting meet?
It really depends on the equipment availability at the meet. Of the meets I've done so far, the majority were chaotic cluster-F's. You've got several people all trying to squat and bench with limited equipment.
Now fortunately, people are usually very polite. But you can expect that there's going to be limited number of squat racks and people lined up to squat when it's their turn. Typically there will be racks set up with different rack heights and different weights.
And usually if someone needs to do a few reps with a given weight that's already on the bar, people will let you in before they start adding more weight.
So it's a not-well-organized mess that isn't officiated one bit, but somehow it works.
I prefer starting warmups earlier than I think I need to at a meet, and pacing myself at the low to mid range ramp-ups. So for example if I'm going to open at 400-410lbs, I'll get my mobility work and warmups up to about 225 out of the way and I'll hover around 225 for a bit and start watching the clock and the previous squad. I only need to run singles from 275 to about 375 to be ready to open. So that's like 4 singles.
If I start warmup early and it turns out I need to wait longer I can always just stop at 225 and hit 225 again in 10-15 minutes and be totally fine.
The last meet I did was in an ENORMOUS gym that had squat racks everywhere and about 10 bench presses. It was amazing. I had to share a squat rack 1 time for 1 set. Other than that, I had my own rack. It was ridiculous. Same with bench and deads. But that's probably not the norm and it's DEFINITELY not the norm in hotels or other venues where the PL organization has to bring in their own equipment.0 -
How does the warm-up process work at a powerlifting meet?
TSA has a warm up timer on their Freebie section.
http://thestrengthathlete.com/freebies/
Works pretty well, and has been fairly consistent when I've used it for warming myself up and for handling other lifters.0 -
n3ver3nder wrote: »How does the warm-up process work at a powerlifting meet?
TSA has a warm up timer on their Freebie section.
http://thestrengthathlete.com/freebies/
Works pretty well, and has been fairly consistent when I've used it for warming myself up and for handling other lifters.
They also have lots of other awesome stuff on that link
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What are your thoughts on volume training for an intermediate lifter? I was working reps from 8 to 12 reps for the past year and at a point in my training where i have maxed out efficiency.0
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What's gonna happen to the body composition when only one type of macro(Carbs) is consumed? I'm going out into the wilderness for a holiday & hence wont have access to the normal food sources nor would I be able to workout for a week. Suppose I eat at maintenance, would that change the body composition?0
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adiboy2349 wrote: »What's gonna happen to the body composition when only one type of macro(Carbs) is consumed? I'm going out into the wilderness for a holiday & hence wont have access to the normal food sources nor would I be able to workout for a week. Suppose I eat at maintenance, would that change the body composition?
I can't imagine any composition changes in a week if you are eating close to maintenance. Why are you limited to only carbs? There are plenty of "back-packer" balanced food options.0 -
What are your thoughts on volume training for an intermediate lifter? I was working reps from 8 to 12 reps for the past year and at a point in my training where i have maxed out efficiency.
If you are no longer making progress then from a training standpoint you either need more volume or more recovery (too much volume, can't recover, performance tanks).
That's where I would start.
How you program that depends on goals/etc0 -
What are your thoughts on volume training for an intermediate lifter? I was working reps from 8 to 12 reps for the past year and at a point in my training where i have maxed out efficiency.
If you are no longer making progress then from a training standpoint you either need more volume or more recovery (too much volume, can't recover, performance tanks).
That's where I would start.
How you program that depends on goals/etc
Thanks. I am on the final stages of fat loss (about 15% now) and needed something different since i wasnt making progress.0 -
adiboy2349 wrote: »What's gonna happen to the body composition when only one type of macro(Carbs) is consumed? I'm going out into the wilderness for a holiday & hence wont have access to the normal food sources nor would I be able to workout for a week. Suppose I eat at maintenance, would that change the body composition?
One week isn't going to make all that much of a difference honestly. From a practical standpoint I'd just go enjoy your trip and get back to normal diet/training when you return.0
