GIFt us your lifts! (or other achievements!)
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Minion_training_program wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Tonight I did bench press. First set was 90lb x8, then next two to failure... Set 2 was 11 and set three was 10.
I believe that if I were to retest my 1rm for bench... I'd beat it by 10lb!
(my squat blows... Those hip issues really torched me)
YouTube some hip opening stretches-
I've been trying some, but really need to focus on it aggressively. I'm really bad with not consistently stretching. And my inflexibility is almost legendary. 😳😔
I’ve found that even a little bit goes a long way. Squat University has a great pre-squat hip mobility warm-up that makes a tangible difference for me. They’ve got a wealth of free info on their website and social media.
I definatly need to check this out with my hip immobility
I'm always lifting either first thing in the morning or after I've sat at a desk all day and have found all of the Squat U warm-up/mobility stuff useful. I regularly do their suggested warm-up sequences for squats and deadlifts, occasionally do the T-spine stretches and used the shoulder stability/rehab suggestions when I was dealing with some shoulder pain in late 2018/early 2019. For the shoulder it's certainly not the only thing I've implemented but it certainly didn't hurt. The first time I tried the squat warm-up there was tangible improvements to overall comfort of the movement and depth.2 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Tonight I did bench press. First set was 90lb x8, then next two to failure... Set 2 was 11 and set three was 10.
I believe that if I were to retest my 1rm for bench... I'd beat it by 10lb!
(my squat blows... Those hip issues really torched me)
YouTube some hip opening stretches-
I've been trying some, but really need to focus on it aggressively. I'm really bad with not consistently stretching. And my inflexibility is almost legendary. 😳😔
I’ve found that even a little bit goes a long way. Squat University has a great pre-squat hip mobility warm-up that makes a tangible difference for me. They’ve got a wealth of free info on their website and social media.
I definatly need to check this out with my hip immobility
I'm always lifting either first thing in the morning or after I've sat at a desk all day and have found all of the Squat U warm-up/mobility stuff useful. I regularly do their suggested warm-up sequences for squats and deadlifts, occasionally do the T-spine stretches and used the shoulder stability/rehab suggestions when I was dealing with some shoulder pain in late 2018/early 2019. For the shoulder it's certainly not the only thing I've implemented but it certainly didn't hurt. The first time I tried the squat warm-up there was tangible improvements to overall comfort of the movement and depth.
I checked out one of their vids just now... I will try it before squats tomorrow! Thank you
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »DancingMoosie wrote: »@KickassAmazon76
Week 2 done!
I am super proud that I am doing this. I was afraid I would bail, but so far, two weeks done. It's feeling doable!
What program are you running?
It's actually one that a powerlifting girlfriend of mine did. She saw that I was struggling with stronglifts and yet felt lost in terms of what else to do... So she sent me her plan. It's an 8 wk program, and is designed to help grow the main lifts using pin presses, pauses, box squats, etc and other accessories.
It's pretty cool, tbh
That is cool. I usually just do my own. I almost never have 8weeks uninterrupted to run a program. I'm always playing catch up.1 -
DancingMoosie wrote: »KickassAmazon76 wrote: »DancingMoosie wrote: »@KickassAmazon76
Week 2 done!
I am super proud that I am doing this. I was afraid I would bail, but so far, two weeks done. It's feeling doable!
What program are you running?
It's actually one that a powerlifting girlfriend of mine did. She saw that I was struggling with stronglifts and yet felt lost in terms of what else to do... So she sent me her plan. It's an 8 wk program, and is designed to help grow the main lifts using pin presses, pauses, box squats, etc and other accessories.
It's pretty cool, tbh
That is cool. I usually just do my own. I almost never have 8weeks uninterrupted to run a program. I'm always playing catch up.
I have never ever done a program... Ever. Just stronglifts and I never tied myself to a plan. I have seriously doubted whether I could actually make it through... And I still do... But for now... For now I'm doing it!
If I can make it through the whole 8 weeks, that in itself would be a huge personal victory!0 -
Switching to the RP stuff is the first time I've done anything with a time bound structure and it definitely takes a bit of a different approach. I'm not a big program hopper but I'm definitely a serial tinkerer. I typically would set up a spreadsheet with a single week, print it out, and fill in and/or check things off as a I. It would prompt me to look at the sheet weekly and I'd almost always tweak something though I was able to layout the RP program on one page for six weeks. On one hand I've missed that frequent review process but I think it's been beneficial for me to stick with the format and what was prescribed for 5-6 weeks.
That said, I was supposed to have a deload this week but I've been feeling great so I'm just going to run it back this week with last week's sets/rep goals and reassess the schedule. We're scheduled for a vacation in late August so I'm laying things out so I'm set for a deload that week.1 -
Switching to the RP stuff is the first time I've done anything with a time bound structure and it definitely takes a bit of a different approach. I'm not a big program hopper but I'm definitely a serial tinkerer. I typically would set up a spreadsheet with a single week, print it out, and fill in and/or check things off as a I. It would prompt me to look at the sheet weekly and I'd almost always tweak something though I was able to layout the RP program on one page for six weeks. On one hand I've missed that frequent review process but I think it's been beneficial for me to stick with the format and what was prescribed for 5-6 weeks.
That said, I was supposed to have a deload this week but I've been feeling great so I'm just going to run it back this week with last week's sets/rep goals and reassess the schedule. We're scheduled for a vacation in late August so I'm laying things out so I'm set for a deload that week.
For hypertrophy/bodybuilding workout programs, RP is awesome. For powerlifting, Juggernaut Training Systems is a great deal more applicable. Chad Wesley Smith, knows his stuff.
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W3, D2 DONE!
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Adjusted my belt too loose. Really close to beltless pulls here.8 -
Adjusted my belt too loose. Really close to beltless pulls here.
Wow! That's incredible! 👏1 -
Week 3, Day 3 done!
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Week three done!
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W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
I'll try and post more. I keep finding myself strapped for time in my morning workouts, sometimes such that I'm doing accessories in the evening after we put our son to bed.2 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
I love seeing what everyone's doing and their progress. I've gotten super serious with my program lately due to some strong goals I've placed in front of me. Sometimes at least until the program becomes not as new to me I tend to like to train in silence and share the results of the work.
That and I'm doing a lot of boring stuff to build up and improve my compound lifts. Doing some band work isn't really that sexy
Here's my volume from the deadlift portion of my training last night:
Ignore the session length. I logged it after the workout last night.
I'll try to remember to share some of my progress.
Sidenote: You are KILLING IT! As always.
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I’m enjoying it.
I’d share but my piddly *kitten* weightlifting efforts are embarrassing (even if they are comparatively effective), and no one is generally filming yoga. And let’s face it, looking at an old woman trying to wrap body parts around each other……blechhhhh. It’s like those gross commercials they run during dinner time. There’s just never a “good” time for that.1 -
springlering62 wrote: »I’m enjoying it.
I’d share but my piddly *kitten* weightlifting efforts are embarrassing (even if they are comparatively effective), and no one is generally filming yoga. And let’s face it, looking at an old woman trying to wrap body parts around each other……blechhhhh. It’s like those gross commercials they run during dinner time. There’s just never a “good” time for that.
I would be inclined to disagree! Every time I have seen you post, I have been inspired! You are amazing! As for band work, or yoga being "sexy" ... I think it all is. I think it's neat to see how different everyone's workouts are, and how people are adapting.
You are doing amazing. There is no weight minimum for sharing!4 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »springlering62 wrote: »I’m enjoying it.
I’d share but my piddly *kitten* weightlifting efforts are embarrassing (even if they are comparatively effective), and no one is generally filming yoga. And let’s face it, looking at an old woman trying to wrap body parts around each other……blechhhhh. It’s like those gross commercials they run during dinner time. There’s just never a “good” time for that.
I would be inclined to disagree! Every time I have seen you post, I have been inspired! You are amazing! As for band work, or yoga being "sexy" ... I think it all is. I think it's neat to see how different everyone's workouts are, and how people are adapting.
You are doing amazing. There is no weight minimum for sharing!
I second this!1 -
I finally made it back to the gym! Yes, my weights have dropped. I just gotta do what I can when I can.
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And I almost forgot how to do this...
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
Please keep posting, I for one find it inspirational. I really miss lifting. I don't post pics because I don't think anyone would find me walking particularly interesting lol. On the other hand, gifs of me skipping in the kitchen while trying not to wipe everything out might be entertaining to some. 3 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
I love seeing what everyone's doing and their progress. I've gotten super serious with my program lately due to some strong goals I've placed in front of me. Sometimes at least until the program becomes not as new to me I tend to like to train in silence and share the results of the work.
That and I'm doing a lot of boring stuff to build up and improve my compound lifts. Doing some band work isn't really that sexy
Here's my volume from the deadlift portion of my training last night:
Ignore the session length. I logged it after the workout last night.
I'll try to remember to share some of my progress.
Sidenote: You are KILLING IT! As always.
These lifts make me salivate! I'll only see lifts like these in my dreams!0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
Please keep posting, I for one find it inspirational. I really miss lifting. I don't post pics because I don't think anyone would find me walking particularly interesting lol. On the other hand, gifs of me skipping in the kitchen while trying not to wipe everything out might be entertaining to some.
Thank you! Pics of your walk would be neat.. A time lapse of what you saw along the way. Skipping rope is hard work and totally good worthy! When I do it, I skip two, trip one. Lol not so much fun to watch. 😂0 -
DancingMoosie wrote: »And I almost forgot how to do this...
Yeah!! Making it look light and easy!!!0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
I'll try and post more. I keep finding myself strapped for time in my morning workouts, sometimes such that I'm doing accessories in the evening after we put our son to bed.
I remember being there once upon a time. There were a couple years where my workouts started at 11pm. It's not fun, but totally worth it!0 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »W4, D1
Curious... Has this thread run its course? Should I keep sharing or just let it fade?
I would love for others to contribute... It's kinda lonely in here!
I have not even went to the gym yet, since my back is giving me issues again.
Might contribute in the future1 -
Almost done with a reset block here & then kid I'm train wirh once a week askied me if we can goal out 750lb Hatfields squats soon. His 😒 when I tell him at maybe in November 😅😅😅7 -
Almost done with a reset block here & then kid I'm train wirh once a week askied me if we can goal out 750lb Hatfields squats soon. His 😒 when I tell him at maybe in November 😅😅😅
What a smooth squat, you make that weight look easy. Well done!
As for the goal... omg. I don't think my big three add up to that yet! lol
eta... I checked... Nope - they add up to 620! haha2 -
W4, D2
Bench tonight was 105x5 and 3 sets of 100x7.
I wasnt feeling well tonight and it took me to my last set of bench before I felt like my lift was solid.
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
What are the bands used for when curling? I don't see this very often.
Also do you do any direct ab work? They look very strong.1 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »
What are the bands used for when curling? I don't see this very often.
Also do you do any direct ab work? They look very strong.
I loop the bands over the bar and the stand on them. They add resistance, which increases the deeper into the curl I go, which helps improve strength.
As for the abs, sometimes I do. They were originally built through boxing and a lot of ab work there, and I've just been able to maintain it. Doing heavy lifting engages the core, as well, further strengthening them.
Plus apparently there's some good genes in there... Though noone else in my family (immediate or extended) has them. Lol3
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