GIFt us your lifts! (or other achievements!)
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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".
Yes on going bowling again Mike! Just do it. Sign up for a league, buy 2 balls, strike and plastic spareball, shoes and go for it man!
It's so much fun.
My high score after 25 years is still stuck at 299
Last year came close again a few times with 9 times a 279 and 1 280 game
And i did throw 18 strikes in a row 3 years ago, unfortunatly it was spread over 2 game, with 10 in game 1 and 8 in game 2...
My current average in house league is 193 (we are playing a sport pattern atm)
And my average in regional league is 190
Scored a 246 this week, after 2 bad games, but still averaged 203 scratch.
And yes, i am a traditional bowler with thumb and fingers, altough i have tried the 2handed style for 2 seasons (during covid period). But spares were hard, and that is actually my strong point. Last season i had a spare conversion rate (except splits) of 93%, and that was for over 300 games.
I mainly did the 2handed style, because i am also a certified ETBF level 2 coach/trainer. So wanted to know the basics of it.
In today's game, it does give high scores, and it's just a way of playing the current oil conditions, and i have to say, Jason Belmonte is a excellent bowler, very consistent, but i prefer the 1 hand with thumb.
Altough i am a low rev rate player (somewhere between 300-370) and would definatly like to have more revs and being able to snap at the bottem position, it's something i will probably never able to do, because of my Hyper mobility in my hand.
My idol to this day are still Walter Ray Williams (GOAT), Norm Duke, Pete Weber and Parker Bohn III
The last one i have met 2 times now during a clinic. First clinic was with Sean Rash, John van Hees and Jason Sterner as well (awesome guy that Jason) and last time, which was in 2023, just Parker Bohn with his son (who is a 2hander as well).
Learned a lot from him, and got complimented on my style and balance (lots of bowlers have poor foul line stance) and my accuracy for the 7 and 10 pin.
We played a low game together, and i beat him with a score of 32 against 39 of him0 -
Re: the incline bench, I'll try the lower angle next week. The incline bench station is stuck at 45 degrees, where when I do the DB incline I prefer 30 degrees or lower.
Re: last week's light-squat day of only 225, turns out it was just what the doctor ordered, as my knee never gave even a twinge today and I was able to bang out 4x15x365, with only muscular fatigue to worry about towards the end of each set. Rawr!
Re: bowling, I have only hit 279 a couple times, though I like you have also recorded 18-20 strikes in a row, just across two games. Coincided with my high series of 803, THAT was a good night, lol. Have no clue what my rev rate was, but must have been pretty good considering how strong a hook I was routinely cranking out. Never met a pro, but my coach growing up who owned the local bowling alley was good enough to go pro if life circumstances were kinder...man had multiple 300 games with each hand!0 -
Hey all, new here and looking for some fitness chat and whatnot. I lift, run, ride(not so much recently), rock climb and yoga. I just started getting into swimming and hope to do a Tri this year.2
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In other words, you're here to show us all how it's done! Welcome, @danjbadassery!1
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I’m laughing to myself about your bowling tales.
We bowled for several weeks every year in HS PE. They turned us loose with no instruction whatsoever, except how to keep score. I bowled an 18 one day, 20’s most others. My best ever was a 57.
Imagonna duck now in case y'all start throwing bowling balls.
What was even better was square dancing month, where we had to (ew, shuffle, blush) hold hands with random male PE students.
Don’t ask me how they made their PE choices.
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danjbadassery wrote: »Hey all, new here and looking for some fitness chat and whatnot. I lift, run, ride(not so much recently), rock climb and yoga. I just started getting into swimming and hope to do a Tri this year.
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Tonight's session was awesome. 2 rep deadlifts at 290lb! (5 at 275, too!) and three sets of 10 leg press with 4 plates a side (500lbs total)! Felt like a beast tonight!
What's even cooler is that I had a FB memory pop up from ten years ago saying I had benched and squatted 65lb and deadlifted 110lb and didn't feel like I could call myself a lifter yet... But I knew I would feel like I could one day.
Today... I call myself a powerlifter! 😁6 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Tonight's session was awesome. 2 rep deadlifts at 290lb! (5 at 275, too!) and three sets of 10 leg press with 4 plates a side (500lbs total)! Felt like a beast tonight!
What's even cooler is that I had a FB memory pop up from ten years ago saying I had benched and squatted 65lb and deadlifted 110lb and didn't feel like I could call myself a lifter yet... But I knew I would feel like I could one day.
Today... I call myself a powerlifter! 😁
WOOHOO!!!!
High five!1 -
No wonder you lifted like a beast...you were wearing your bionic pants! (Make it look like your human legs have been replaced by robotic ones.)2
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My final set of bench I decided to toss on another 5#, banged out a new 5RM of 265 (with spotter). Not sure how much of that lift was due to getting stronger, and how much was still feeling like I was buzzing with energy after the absolute carb-fest of pizza, wings and soda during the Super Bowl the other day, lol.1
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My final set of bench I decided to toss on another 5#, banged out a new 5RM of 265 (with spotter). Not sure how much of that lift was due to getting stronger, and how much was still feeling like I was buzzing with energy after the absolute carb-fest of pizza, wings and soda during the Super Bowl the other day, lol.
Awesomeness! Way to push!0 -
Oh goodness, i got dragged into a chitchat thread. There goes my streak.
Either way, i am ona hypertrophy block. Unfortunately, i can't do chest work until after my MRI and some PT, but that just means extra shoulder and back work. Gotta get those caps!!
Hip Thrust were 385x12x3 last week, squat was 225x12x 3 (post hamstring injury) and 195x12x3 dead row. Last deads were 315x5x3, but haven't had much emphasis on those. 90% of my workouts are dumbbell.
Pro tip, don't get old. I am working on fixing all my crap 😂.
Foodporn for fun. Peanut butter oreo protein ice cream! Boom..
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Oh goodness, i got dragged into a chitchat thread. There goes my streak.
Either way, i am ona hypertrophy block. Unfortunately, i can't do chest work until after my MRI and some PT, but that just means extra shoulder and back work. Gotta get those caps!!
Hip Thrust were 385x12x3 last week, squat was 225x12x 3 (post hamstring injury) and 195x12x3 dead row. Last deads were 315x5x3, but haven't had much emphasis on those. 90% of my workouts are dumbbell.
Pro tip, don't get old. I am working on fixing all my crap 😂.
Foodporn for fun. Peanut butter oreo protein ice cream! Boom..
Lol The above poster looks like a lemon.
Don't worry, it's just a small group in this thread, and while we do chit chat, it's usually about lifty / exercisey stuff.
Your numbers look good (especially considering rehab is happening!)
Hope to see you back again!0 -
As I recall, @psuLemon, you used to be pretty active in certain threads. (As your 38k posts credit confirms.)
Interesting that you denote your exercises in the order of:
Weight - reps - sets (225x12x3 squat)
Majority of online references I've seen are always:
Sets - reps - weight (3x12x225)
Don't know if I've just subconsciously always translated it back into the format I personally use in my journal, or if one method is in fact used more frequently. I know my wife and I sometimes get in each other's way when writing down dates and times for appointments, with her preferring for example,
Feb 13, 2024
...where my military background has me ordering things from largest to smallest (year-month-day) like so:
2024-2-130 -
As I recall, @psuLemon, you used to be pretty active in certain threads. (As your 38k posts credit confirms.)
Interesting that you denote your exercises in the order of:
Weight - reps - sets (225x12x3 squat)
Majority of online references I've seen are always:
Sets - reps - weight (3x12x225)
Don't know if I've just subconsciously always translated it back into the format I personally use in my journal, or if one method is in fact used more frequently. I know my wife and I sometimes get in each other's way when writing down dates and times for appointments, with her preferring for example,
Feb 13, 2024
...where my military background has me ordering things from largest to smallest (year-month-day) like so:
2024-2-13
I am in civilian service and we use military formats, so i am used to year, month, day lol.
Idk why, but kind of always did weight x rep x sets. I think that is how some of the programs i was following wrote it out.
So i have mostly just modded these past two years. Largely due to working on my foods/recipes and my kids have gotten to an age that consumes all my time. So between dance, tennis, and swimming, the only free time is when i lift.
From a goal perspective, my goal is to get healthy and lean out a bit. Both are underway2 -
KickassAmazon76 wrote: »Oh goodness, i got dragged into a chitchat thread. There goes my streak.
Either way, i am ona hypertrophy block. Unfortunately, i can't do chest work until after my MRI and some PT, but that just means extra shoulder and back work. Gotta get those caps!!
Hip Thrust were 385x12x3 last week, squat was 225x12x 3 (post hamstring injury) and 195x12x3 dead row. Last deads were 315x5x3, but haven't had much emphasis on those. 90% of my workouts are dumbbell.
Pro tip, don't get old. I am working on fixing all my crap 😂.
Foodporn for fun. Peanut butter oreo protein ice cream! Boom..
Lol The above poster looks like a lemon.
Don't worry, it's just a small group in this thread, and while we do chit chat, it's usually about lifty / exercisey stuff.
Your numbers look good (especially considering rehab is happening!)
Hope to see you back again!
Thanks. I will try to poke my head in. Ironically, when i see new post in my notifications, i tend to pop in. Otherwise, i mod a little.1 -
So today was my 1RM test for squat.
When i looked back in my notebook, i noticed that i was almost 3kg heavier on my last 1RM test than i was this morning, so that might have some affect on the weight i am moving.
Here below is my first try on 1kg heavier than my previous 1RM.
Since it moved pretty nicely, i decided to add 2 small plates, which moved pretty good as well (RPE 8) that was at 149kg (felt scared to try 150kg first)
But since it moved well, i added another 4 kg
This definatly felt like RPE 9
But since i had time for 1 more try, i added another 1kg plate to each side, to round it up to 155kg
This means i have added a total of 16kg on my squat on 3kg lower body weight, but with belt this time.
Oh, and to complete my exitement. On the last gif, you see a person in the back, left of my towel (at the very end)
This guy was repping my 1RM (and some more) on bench with ease, but came to me in the locker room, and wanted to show his respect for the weight i lifted.
He admitted, it was way more than he ever did! So that made me feel really good
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You ROCK Gus!!! and you inspire me! If only I could up my PRs by 16kg! That's amazing!1
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Since you weigh 3kg less, your legs simply thought you moved the weight from your body to the bar, so you technically only moved 13kg more.
What am I saying? ONLY 13kg more??? Here I am, adding 2kg PER MONTH to my bench press, and you're casually slapping on entire plates! Show off!
Really rockin' job, sir.0 -
Since you weigh 3kg less, your legs simply thought you moved the weight from your body to the bar, so you technically only moved 13kg more.
What am I saying? ONLY 13kg more??? Here I am, adding 2kg PER MONTH to my bench press, and you're casually slapping on entire plates! Show off!
Really rockin' job, sir.
2kg per MONTH to your bench? I haven't been able to add 2pounds in the last 6 months to my bench! sigh.
Comparison is silly, really. Our bodies are so entirely different than one another. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I am pretty sure that I would grow a heluva lot faster if I went to the gym more often and more consistently.
You are BOTH inspirational and awesome.
Also... we need to see some GIFs of these epic presses @nossmf ! You're holding out on us! 0 -
My gym has rules against video recording. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I will conveniently ignore the fact my form is NOT worthy of entering a strongman competition, as old lifting injuries to both shoulders limit my range of motion anytime I try to pull my arms behind me. Consequently the bar does not touch my chest but has to stop a few inches above. Purists will say I therefore did not actually complete the bench, and all my numbers are worthless. (This shoulder limitation also prevents me from even trying some Olympic lifts or overhead squats. Even OHP is impacted, though I can get away with it at lighter weights.)0 -
My gym has rules against video recording. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
I will conveniently ignore the fact my form is NOT worthy of entering a strongman competition, as old lifting injuries to both shoulders limit my range of motion anytime I try to pull my arms behind me. Consequently the bar does not touch my chest but has to stop a few inches above. Purists will say I therefore did not actually complete the bench, and all my numbers are worthless. (This shoulder limitation also prevents me from even trying some Olympic lifts or overhead squats. Even OHP is impacted, though I can get away with it at lighter weights.)
Unless you are competing, then I really don't think it matters. (At least not to me). You do the full range of motion that YOU can do, that's good enough for me!
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For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
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kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
Damn, great lift1 -
kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
Freaking hell!
I am so impressed with people moving these weights with just the arms
My goal is to hit 200lbs this year for 1 rep, and here you are pressing almost 300 like it was nothing2 -
kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
Well done Chris - hell I’m just trying to rep 2 plates before I die lol - I never attempt to max though - just reps - most I’ve done is 3x3 at 185 - right now I’m doing 160 4x5 - slow and steady I spose -1 -
Since you weigh 3kg less, your legs simply thought you moved the weight from your body to the bar, so you technically only moved 13kg more.
What am I saying? ONLY 13kg more??? Here I am, adding 2kg PER MONTH to my bench press, and you're casually slapping on entire plates! Show off!
Really rockin' job, sir.
Well if i go by numbers
My previous 1RM was 139kg at 109.8 kg
So that means i was lifting 139/109.8 = 1,26x my bodyweight
Yesterday it was 155kg at 107 kg
So that means i was lifting 155/107 = 1.44x my bodyweight
My bodyweight dropped by 2.55%
My lifting weight increased by 11.5%
So technically my lift improved by 14,05%
Which is correct is you compare the 1.26 with the 1.44
1.26 + 14,05% = 1.437
So technically i was lifting 19.5kg more (139kg * 14.05% = 19.5295) if you compare it to bodyweight.
Fair enough to say is that i have probably put on some muscle mass in the time between my 139kg 1RM and my 1RM of yesterday and lost bodyfat.
So mean Lean Mass Index is higher, and therefor probably able to lift the weight i did yesterday.
I have to note, that it was not actually 7 weeks between the 2 lifts, but 14 weeks since i had done 1 week of cardio in between, 2 deload weeks, 1 week off, and 3 weeks in total extra to the program because of it being a 4 day workout schedule, where i only workout 3 times a week, and occasionally 2 times a week.
So in 14 weeks i increased 19.5kg which is still almost 1.4kg per week, which comes down to almost 6kg in a month time1 -
kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
Damn, great lift
Thank you sir!Minion_training_program wrote: »kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
Freaking hell!
I am so impressed with people moving these weights with just the arms
My goal is to hit 200lbs this year for 1 rep, and here you are pressing almost 300 like it was nothing
It felt heavy Gus and I appreciate that.kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »For the past two years I’ve focused on incline presses vs flat. Wanted to see where I stand on flat press. This weight (295) moved slower than I’d like. I took the negative too slow for sure. I enjoy reading y’all’s posts in here.
Well done Chris - hell I’m just trying to rep 2 plates before I die lol - I never attempt to max though - just reps - most I’ve done is 3x3 at 185 - right now I’m doing 160 4x5 - slow and steady I spose -
Thank you brother. I don’t typically don’t max either. I was hesitant to push here because I didn’t have a spot.
Slow and steady is it brother.2 -
Bench is often a disappointment for me. I'm trying to tweak my form (keeping powerlifting in mind) and still don't see much in the way of gains. Last night I was doing sets at 95% of 1rm. Even though my current bench 1rm is 125, I have been using 130 for my calcs. So I guess 3 sets of 2 isn't bad.
Still, I'm not sure if I'll get 130 (even though I reeeeaaaallly want 135!)
Overall the set went well. The weight moved quite nicely and I feel like I'm back to where I was when I left off... If not a little stronger.
I envy you men and your impressive bench numbers! You all rock!
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