Sam_I_Am77 Member

You're an animal. I know how you lift and I don't understand how you do it. I've tried it before and I suck, good for you. :)

I've seen his videos before and looked him up. Assuming the internet info is correct he has good credentials at least and what I've seen him discuss in his videos is reasonable. I don't know what you mean by different angles and stuff, he's not doing anything out of the box really.

15? I'd be thrilled with 8 any more. I judge much of what I do not just by weight but by bar speed and stability of movement as well. You compete, so I'm sure you're along the same lines and my bar speed tends to be poor when I'm fasted.

I'm the same way. My performance sucks in the morning if I go in fasted. Even my deload workouts will suck. I'll have a whey shake, 2 pop-tarts, teaspoon of creatine, and 100mg caffeine pill and I'm ready to go crush weights.... ... after I warm-up and do 30-minutes of mobility work so my hips actually work after sleeping.…

I like the simplest one to be honest, little wheel and two handles. There's that one that's made by a Navy SEAL supposidely but it sounds like it helps you cheat your way back up, dunno maybe it's good.

If you're eating real food, then you need about 90-minutes. Things like Gatorade, some nutrition bars, pop-tarts, can be eaten a little bit closer to your training time, like 30-60 min.

I had been lifting for a few years already (squatting, pressing, etc.) and I decided to do this one day and my abs were sore for a little over 7 days; it was ridiculous. It's a mainstay in my training now.

There are a few good programs, just off the top of my head... - New Rules of Weight Lifting - Starting Strength - StrongLifts - IceCream Fitness - Beyond 5/3/1

This is meant to be snippy in any way. Why focus on just one? If your goal is weight management and just general fitness then why not do some strength training and cardio? It's good to have a balance of strength and conditioning. If you're limited on time, perhaps do strength training 2 or 3 days per week and do cardio 2…

I think it's all semantics and personal preference, just my opinion of course. If the programming is solid, the lifter is motivated, and the recovery is good then the progress will be good regardless if it's a Push/Pull split, body-part split, or full-body split; I just don't think it matters all that much as long as what…

I'm not sure that the Leg Press is really used as a device to measure one's strength against. Typically people and especially Strength & Conditioning coaches will use the Squat 1RM as a measure of one's lower-body strength because there's a transfer of ability with the Squat. If you enjoy doing the Leg Press, then just set…

Oh man that would be the *kitten*. I would love to do my volume work with one of those.

I think part of it boils down to how important your strength training goals area to you. If you do it just for exercise it's not a big deal. If you have certain training goals, then get some warm clothes for the walk. I'm from the Chicago area and I definitely didn't stay home when it was -10 outside.

It's something you really need to play with and see how it works for you. All studies actually don't point to 1gram per pound. In many cases it's very much dependent upon the experimental group and who they are (e.g. Pre-contest body-builders or elderly, or recreationally active men in their 30's, etc). What one study says…

Nice, how did you come up with that one? :smile: I would tend to agree, the burning suggests something is going on with your nerves; see a doctor.

Deconditioning is believed to occur at approximately 3-weeks, so that's probably when you'll start to observe loss of strength. Maintaining protein consumption might help mitigate some of the effect but it's hard to say really. Where are you running, indoor treadmill?

Make sure to always unrack the bar and if the rack has a spot to store the bar then make sure to use that. If you have a small plate tree or something just make sure the plates are securely in there. The 45lb and 25lb are probably not an issue but a 2.5, 5, or 10 can hurt. If you can stick them all on one peg at put a…

When you did see them it was probably even more rare to see them done correctly I bet.

Good stuff in here. I don't do anything "different or weird" I guess, although I think I'm considered weird around some of fellow gym members. I squat to parallel, the bar touches my chest with a short pause when I bench, and I fully extend my arms on chin-ups; unfortunately that's weird for some people. LOL

What's the difference? That kind of limitation is pretty serious, hell even most jobs require you to lift 20lbs. With such a major restriction on your activity you should really work with a specialist that is familiar with spinal injuries and can work with you on yours. Best of luck!

Welcome. Is there any aspect that you're specializing in?

If you and I were in-person I would do a physical assessment to try and identify muscles that are overly tight and prevent good movement or muscles that are underdeveloped that prevent good movement, as well as understand what kind of physical shape you're currently in. Then I would talk to you and try to get some…

Did he / she make it specifically to address your physical needs or is it just a general program? Aside from the "Crossover Lunge" I can understand why they used certain movements but my one critique would be that the plan is incomplete. What is the goal of the program? What are the intensities being used? How do you…

I don't know that you need a sports-specific therapist. What happened with the "general" physical therapist? What did they say? Do? How long did you go?

Your issue is not going to be fixed by shoes, you likely have an issue with your Psoas or Rectus Femoris (part of the quadriceps) which plays a role in hip flexion as well. Definitely go with the physical therapy to start.

How far down are you trying to go exactly? You definitely don't need to get your butt down to the ground when you squat if that's what you're saying, parallel thighs is perfectly fine. I don't know that a Chiropractor is the right type of specialist for this; I would go to a physical therapist and get a recommendation from…

Yes, absolutely this... It makes no sense to try alternate forms of lower-body exercises when the goal should really be to fix your mobility issues. Being able to deadlift or squat aside, mobility issues cause your body to not work correctly. If one or more muscles are inhibited or deconditioned, then other muscles are…

Yeah there you go. Honestly, I days you're not doing barbell rows; after each pressing set (OHP or BP), go do some pull-ups it's not going to hurt anything.

Dude, 8-weeks is a blip in training-time. This is not meant to be *kitten* in anyways, but post back in 12-months of dedicated eating and training. It takes time bro and that's all I can say, patience, dedication, perseverance, and willpower to really continuously make gains over time. I've been back at it for about six…

Here's the thing, I will absolutely agree that Mendhi is an excellent marketer and stealer of other's ideas. However, SL5x5 is a good plan for people just venturing into strength training. If your diet is right, you absolutely can increase muscle size using this program as many many have. I think the critics get on the…