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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »I really wasn't in the mood tonight, but I went anyways.
I am sooooo glad I went! This was such an awesome session! Lifts were solid and moved nicely. Deadlifts went better than expected and my leg press was awesome!
I upped my weights/reps on bench, deads and press.
Way to get after it, Sandy! Happy to hear this session lifted your spirits. Your tenacity and perseverance is more impactful and inspiring than you know.2 -
So yesterday my new gym gear arrived, a lifting belt and straps (oh and new socks, because adding that extra made it that it have no shipping cost)
Today was my deadlift day on my last week of my cycle.
So 95% of 1RM. And 4 sets of 2
Here was my last set. I still definatly need to get used to a belt, but it did make it a lot easier for me to brace and keep that brace from bottem to top and back to bottem.
After that first rep in this clip, something happened, dunno what exactly, but had to catch my breath again, so that's why there is a little more time between the 2 reps.
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Minion_training_program wrote: »So yesterday my new gym gear arrived, a lifting belt and straps (oh and new socks, because adding that extra made it that it have no shipping cost)
Today was my deadlift day on my last week of my cycle.
So 95% of 1RM. And 4 sets of 2
Here was my last set. I still definatly need to get used to a belt, but it did make it a lot easier for me to brace and keep that brace from bottem to top and back to bottem.
After that first rep in this clip, something happened, dunno what exactly, but had to catch my breath again, so that's why there is a little more time between the 2 reps.
Your lifts have grown so much over the last year Gus! You're a beast! Congratulations on the new belt, it does take a bit of getting used to, but it definitely makes me feel like my low back is safer on those max effort lifts.
As for the nausea and breathlessness... I find that especially with squats and a belt. I had to back way off the tightness for squats because I almost gave myself an hiatal (?) hernia from the internal pressure. It's funny now... My belt has two holes. It's meant to clip into the second hole and then latch for tightness. Right now I use the second hole (latch open) for deads and the first hole latch closed for bench. Lol not quite as intended but it works for me!
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Minion_training_program wrote: »So yesterday my new gym gear arrived, a lifting belt and straps (oh and new socks, because adding that extra made it that it have no shipping cost)
Today was my deadlift day on my last week of my cycle.
So 95% of 1RM. And 4 sets of 2
Here was my last set. I still definatly need to get used to a belt, but it did make it a lot easier for me to brace and keep that brace from bottem to top and back to bottem.
After that first rep in this clip, something happened, dunno what exactly, but had to catch my breath again, so that's why there is a little more time between the 2 reps.
Looks like a good solid lift to me Gus. 💪🏼0 -
...and without the use of the wrist straps! Grip looked like it held just fine, my friend.0
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Opted to do an impromptu de-load leg day today. Last week I hammered the squats at 365, and over the weekend my knee was rather grumpy. Maybe a coincidence (I do have bad knees), maybe not. Tuesday's leg session didn't really test the knee between rack pulls and hip thrusts, so was able to use full weights that day. But my knee still pokes me in the shoulder some times when I twist just wrong, so I told myself going into my squat session today that I would listen to my knee, and the moment it started to object, I'd stop increasing weight, and if it started to holler I'd stop completely.
No hollering, but the objection came when I hit 225, so I cut my warmup short at that point and did my 4x15 working sets at this much lower warmup weight, really concentrating on form to prevent any wrong angles turning an objecting knee into something worse. Got through the sets, and the rest of my workout went without a hitch using full weights, though admittedly my knee was plenty warmed up by then.
Here's hoping this lighter workout, getting the blood flowing, will help speed up the recovery and allow me to get back to where I want to be next week.0 -
Opted to do an impromptu de-load leg day today. Last week I hammered the squats at 365, and over the weekend my knee was rather grumpy. Maybe a coincidence (I do have bad knees), maybe not. Tuesday's leg session didn't really test the knee between rack pulls and hip thrusts, so was able to use full weights that day. But my knee still pokes me in the shoulder some times when I twist just wrong, so I told myself going into my squat session today that I would listen to my knee, and the moment it started to object, I'd stop increasing weight, and if it started to holler I'd stop completely.
No hollering, but the objection came when I hit 225, so I cut my warmup short at that point and did my 4x15 working sets at this much lower warmup weight, really concentrating on form to prevent any wrong angles turning an objecting knee into something worse. Got through the sets, and the rest of my workout went without a hitch using full weights, though admittedly my knee was plenty warmed up by then.
Here's hoping this lighter workout, getting the blood flowing, will help speed up the recovery and allow me to get back to where I want to be next week.
Smart call! Sucks to feel pain but really smart to listen to your body.
I am going to have to do the same, I think. I recently added machine assisted Dips to my routine and now my right shoulder injury is acting up. 😔. I don't know why my shoulder hates dips so much, but it does. Not sure if I need to lessen the ROM, lighten the weight, or drop them entirely. Sigh.0 -
My shoulder also hates dips, so I gave them up completely years ago and never looked back.1
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Today was upper body power day, and successfully raised my bench to 260x5,5,4,4,5. One step closer to that 315 goal. Maybe by my birthday in June? Though in the effort to avoid injury, I won't try it until the computer model says my 1RM is actually closer to 330, give me a buffer. So it may take the entire year instead of the next 5 months, but I'll get there, no worries.2
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Today was upper body power day, and successfully raised my bench to 260x5,5,4,4,5. One step closer to that 315 goal. Maybe by my birthday in June? Though in the effort to avoid injury, I won't try it until the computer model says my 1RM is actually closer to 330, give me a buffer. So it may take the entire year instead of the next 5 months, but I'll get there, no worries.
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KickassAmazon76 wrote: »I really wasn't in the mood tonight, but I went anyways.
I am sooooo glad I went! This was such an awesome session! Lifts were solid and moved nicely. Deadlifts went better than expected and my leg press was awesome!
I upped my weights/reps on bench, deads and press.
Way to get after it, Sandy! Happy to hear this session lifted your spirits. Your tenacity and perseverance is more impactful and inspiring than you know.
I missed this! Thank you Steve! ❤️
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Last night's session went pretty well. I did notice that I have to focus more on keeping my knees from caving when the squat weight gets heavy.
Bench - it's bench. It's so hard for me to see gains. And yet, I distinctly recall when I could not squeak out 105x5 without damn near dying... so I know I've made progress. Still, I'm pushing toward a goal of 135lb and it feels like it'll never get here.
"Patience is a virtue, seldom found in men, never found in Sandra"
~ quote: my dad
LOL
Hope you all have great sessions today (for all those who are lifting)
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Great on ya, Sandra! (Your dad sounds like quite a card, lol.)1
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Yesterday I awoke before my alarm, raring to hit the gym. Today was the opposite: really had to drag myself out of bed. My wife's been dealing with a nasty head cold, but I haven't felt any symptoms myself and I do all the right things to prevent getting sick (sleep, eat well, exercise, daily vitamin-C supplement), so I don't think I'm sick at all. It just took a lot of effort to get up and get out. But it's for days like today why we diligently work on developing discipline, to get the job done even when we don't feel like it.
Took me until the third working set of my heavy rack pulls before I actually felt like I wanted to be there. Glad I did go anyway, as I busted through my barbell hip thrust plateau and get to increase the weight next week.1 -
Yesterday I awoke before my alarm, raring to hit the gym. Today was the opposite: really had to drag myself out of bed. My wife's been dealing with a nasty head cold, but I haven't felt any symptoms myself and I do all the right things to prevent getting sick (sleep, eat well, exercise, daily vitamin-C supplement), so I don't think I'm sick at all. It just took a lot of effort to get up and get out. But it's for days like today why we diligently work on developing discipline, to get the job done even when we don't feel like it.
Took me until the third working set of my heavy rack pulls before I actually felt like I wanted to be there. Glad I did go anyway, as I busted through my barbell hip thrust plateau and get to increase the weight next week.
I get this TOTALLY. I was like that last night. I didn't want to get ready for the gym. Didn't want to go. Put on my jacket wanting to stay home. Sat in the changeroom wanting to GO home. Lol.
On the treadmill (warmup) didn't feel it. Prepping for squats... didn't feel it. But once I got through that first warm up set... I was like... OK, I am glad I'm here. HAHA
It's not about being motivated all the time... it's about discipline and commitment. Kudos to you for pushing through and getting there to get it done!
As for my dad... ohhh yeah. He is pretty awesome!0 -
@psulemon, when you did your 500lb BB hip thrust, was that a single rep with the actual weight? Based on doing 465x6 today, online calculators claim I should be able to knock out 540 once, but I've not tried hitting anything above 465 yet. Next week I'll try 5x5 at 475, so it may be just a matter of time before actually trying 500.
May have to figure out a better padding system, though. To date I've been folding up a yoga mat between my hips and the bar, but today I actually felt the bar for the first time in a while, and figure it'll only get worse as the weight goes up.0 -
@psulemon, when you did your 500lb BB hip thrust, was that a single rep with the actual weight? Based on doing 465x6 today, online calculators claim I should be able to knock out 540 once, but I've not tried hitting anything above 465 yet. Next week I'll try 5x5 at 475, so it may be just a matter of time before actually trying 500.
May have to figure out a better padding system, though. To date I've been folding up a yoga mat between my hips and the bar, but today I actually felt the bar for the first time in a while, and figure it'll only get worse as the weight goes up.
I got a bar pad off temu for like 15 bucks. It's great. I also used to use a pool noodle cut to length and then slit up the middle. Worked pretty well too. haha1 -
@psulemon, when you did your 500lb BB hip thrust, was that a single rep with the actual weight? Based on doing 465x6 today, online calculators claim I should be able to knock out 540 once, but I've not tried hitting anything above 465 yet. Next week I'll try 5x5 at 475, so it may be just a matter of time before actually trying 500.
May have to figure out a better padding system, though. To date I've been folding up a yoga mat between my hips and the bar, but today I actually felt the bar for the first time in a while, and figure it'll only get worse as the weight goes up.
My current 1RM is 525lb for 1 with a pause at the top. I was doing reps of 465x5x3. I recently switched blocks from a power to hypertrophy block, so i am doing 3 sets of 10-12. Unfortunately, i had a small tweak in my hamstring, so i didn't do well last week. But previously, my working sets were 365.
I have a hip thrust pad. I try to find one that is higher foam density at these weights. Although, one of the girls my wife trains with, uses a square foam pad.
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@KickassAmazon76 i love your dad quote.
I got a new PB on leg press 360x10, and could have done more but in a pinch for time, figure 4 leg press upped over 50% too, heel/toe raises on press up 50% as well, and some machine I’ve discovered recently that’s a rear kick machine. I just kept adding weight til I ran out of time. I love that thing. It helps relieve the yoga butt.
Went straight to Muacle Madness and killed it.
Was feeling super cocky until I went to the pool last night and the leg and ankle cramps kicked in lol. 🤷🏻♀️1 -
springlering62 wrote: »@KickassAmazon76 i love your dad quote.
I got a new PB on leg press 360x10, and could have done more but in a pinch for time, figure 4 leg press upped over 50% too, heel/toe raises on press up 50% as well, and some machine I’ve discovered recently that’s a rear kick machine. I just kept adding weight til I ran out of time. I love that thing. It helps relieve the yoga butt.
Went straight to Muacle Madness and killed it.
Was feeling super cocky until I went to the pool last night and the leg and ankle cramps kicked in lol. 🤷🏻♀️
YOU ARE A BEAST! You are such an inspiration to me! Way to go on the PBs!!!1 -
Nice, @springlering62! I also love the leg press machine, and used to love loading up the sled. However, it got to the point of being ridiculous how many plates I was using, so I shifted to doing one-leg versions instead, figuring with half the legs I'd just use half the plates. Yeah, not so much. I was doing 12 large plates per side for sets of 10-15 with both legs, but now I'm doing 4 plates per side for sets of 5 with a single leg. Trifle humbling the first time, but I've grown to accept it and embrace it. Probably could go heavier, but I've been really working on increasing my range of motion, which I'm not satisfied with yet. Something about doing it one-legged causes my leg to lock up at a higher point than when I work in pairs.0
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Nice, @springlering62! I also love the leg press machine, and used to love loading up the sled. However, it got to the point of being ridiculous how many plates I was using, so I shifted to doing one-leg versions instead, figuring with half the legs I'd just use half the plates. Yeah, not so much. I was doing 12 large plates per side for sets of 10-15 with both legs, but now I'm doing 4 plates per side for sets of 5 with a single leg. Trifle humbling the first time, but I've grown to accept it and embrace it. Probably could go heavier, but I've been really working on increasing my range of motion, which I'm not satisfied with yet. Something about doing it one-legged causes my leg to lock up at a higher point than when I work in pairs.
lol I am stoked about trying for 4 plates a side using BOTH legs, tomorrow. You were doing that much one leg at a time? #faints1 -
*grins* My legs have always been my strongest feature, far outstripping the rest of me. Whenever I look at various "lifting standards" online, my upper body is typically in the "intermediate" category, where my legs are always either "advanced" or "elite".
(Except deadlift, where I'm stuck at intermediate. Or was, before I swapped deadlifts for rack pulls.)
It's one of the reasons I always enjoy leg day, it's such an ego boost to have warmup sets far heavier than my 1RM on upper body days. (I refuse to allow my thoughts to go the other direction, that my upper body is so pathetic I can't even lift warmup weights, lol.)1 -
springlering62 wrote: »@KickassAmazon76 i love your dad quote.
I got a new PB on leg press 360x10, and could have done more but in a pinch for time, figure 4 leg press upped over 50% too, heel/toe raises on press up 50% as well, and some machine I’ve discovered recently that’s a rear kick machine. I just kept adding weight til I ran out of time. I love that thing. It helps relieve the yoga butt.
Went straight to Muacle Madness and killed it.
Was feeling super cocky until I went to the pool last night and the leg and ankle cramps kicked in lol. 🤷🏻♀️
Awesome job on your new PB!0 -
Nice, @springlering62! I also love the leg press machine, and used to love loading up the sled. However, it got to the point of being ridiculous how many plates I was using, so I shifted to doing one-leg versions instead, figuring with half the legs I'd just use half the plates. Yeah, not so much. I was doing 12 large plates per side for sets of 10-15 with both legs, but now I'm doing 4 plates per side for sets of 5 with a single leg. Trifle humbling the first time, but I've grown to accept it and embrace it. Probably could go heavier, but I've been really working on increasing my range of motion, which I'm not satisfied with yet. Something about doing it one-legged causes my leg to lock up at a higher point than when I work in pairs.
Oh wauw! 12 plates per side for that many reps...
I can do 3 plates per side for 3x10 on single leg, but no way i come near 12 plates per side.
My total is 14 plates in total for 3x12 and 16 plates total for 4 reps.
I love training my legs though, i do not like training upper body, and never really cared for it, untill i started doing the Big 3 of powerlifting.
I neglected them for years, and it's actually not very benificial for bowling to have great upper body strenght, since it's all about having a relaxed swing, and not use the muscles so much1 -
Did deload day 2 yesterday, benchpress and some accessory work with superset hammer curl and sitting DB curl, with bench at 75 degree incline and superset cable flyes with cable laterual raise.
When i wrote my program down for yesterday, i had it set on 4x10 on the bench for 72% of 1RM
When i was laying down and did first set, i didn't remember if it was 10 or 12 reps per set.
So i just pushed, and squeezed out 12 reps.
Rested, did set 2, rest and set 3 and then rest and last set, which i failed at rep 12, so stuck at 11.
Then i wrote down, and noticed i was supposed to do 10 reps, so was pretty satisfied that was able to do more reps on each set, and really training to failure2 -
Despite getting terrible sleep last night (ok, decent sleep, just way less than enough!) I was up and rarin' to hit the gym. Need to reassess whether to keep incline bench press in my upper-body hypertrophy day, as it hasn't felt quite right to my shoulder the last couple sessions. Not painful, just "not right," if you know what I mean. Don't know if the problem is the angle forced on me by the gym's incline station, which I can lower by using the squat rack and an adjustable bench, or if I need to swap the BB for DB's. I don't have this problem with flat bench.
My knee's been feeling fine all week so far, so here's hoping I'll be able to do my normal leg routine tomorrow. Though if I want to pump up the weight, I'd better make sure to get more sleep tonight!2 -
Despite getting terrible sleep last night (ok, decent sleep, just way less than enough!) I was up and rarin' to hit the gym. Need to reassess whether to keep incline bench press in my upper-body hypertrophy day, as it hasn't felt quite right to my shoulder the last couple sessions. Not painful, just "not right," if you know what I mean. Don't know if the problem is the angle forced on me by the gym's incline station, which I can lower by using the squat rack and an adjustable bench, or if I need to swap the BB for DB's. I don't have this problem with flat bench.
My knee's been feeling fine all week so far, so here's hoping I'll be able to do my normal leg routine tomorrow. Though if I want to pump up the weight, I'd better make sure to get more sleep tonight!
Similarly, flat bench hasn't ever really given me problems but if I do any semblance of volume on incline or overhead press with a barbell my shoulders get cranky. I've almost entirely switched to dumbbells for those two lifts and those issues went away.0 -
Minion_training_program wrote: »I neglected them for years, and it's actually not very benificial for bowling to have great upper body strenght, since it's all about having a relaxed swing, and not use the muscles so much
*Ninja Turtle Michaelangelo's voice* Ah, a fellow BOWLER, huh? *starts swinging nunchuks, I mean bowling ball*
Man, I need to get back into bowling again. Started bowling age 8, was borderline good enough to think about going pro by the time I graduated, opted to go to university instead. Played in multiple leagues through college and early military career with my wife, until we moved to a new assignment in 2005.
Within a week of moving here, our garage was broken into. Thieves stole DVD's from my wife's truck, and my bowling ball bag from my car. I mean, really? What possesses a thief to grab an enormous bag weighing over 50 pounds (3 balls, shoes, etc), filled with equipment which is highly personalized and utterly useless to either sell or have anybody else use? True, it cost me over $1k to collect it all, but they didn't know that!
Due to having a mortgage and ever-growing family, we couldn't afford to replace the stuff, and I refuse to do league using "house" equipment. (Grudgingly consented to a couple family bowling nights over the years, shocking how badly I scored between lack of practice plus using unfamiliar equipment.)
Some day I'd love to rejoin a league with my wife, it was a great weekly date night out of the house. At the time I stopped, my average was well over 200, with multiple 279 games (always left a ten-pin in the 9th, dang it).
Please tell me you're a traditional bowler with all three fingers in holes, not one of these modern fingerless bowlers I've seen on television lately. Makes me want to throw something at the TV, every time I see them contort through a "swing".0 -
Despite getting terrible sleep last night (ok, decent sleep, just way less than enough!) I was up and rarin' to hit the gym. Need to reassess whether to keep incline bench press in my upper-body hypertrophy day, as it hasn't felt quite right to my shoulder the last couple sessions. Not painful, just "not right," if you know what I mean. Don't know if the problem is the angle forced on me by the gym's incline station, which I can lower by using the squat rack and an adjustable bench, or if I need to swap the BB for DB's. I don't have this problem with flat bench.
My knee's been feeling fine all week so far, so here's hoping I'll be able to do my normal leg routine tomorrow. Though if I want to pump up the weight, I'd better make sure to get more sleep tonight!
This sounds like the angle is wrong.
I always do my incline bench with bb in the squat rack, and take a lot of time to setup properly, because i have hurt my shoulder in the past, by setting it up wrong0
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