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Happy Hump Day! Deadlift: 185x10 225x7 6-255x1 Squat: 135x10 155x10 185x8 205x5 225x2 225x2 Bench: 135x10 155x7 165x5 170x3 175x3 180x2 185x1 190x1 195x1 Accessory work: hanging leg raises, various arm & shoulder warmup stuff Feeling good. Planning on attempting daily min/max with squatting starting tomorrow. I might DL 2x…
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HHD! Cardio- not today folks Strength- squat 10,10,8,5,2,2 Deadlift- 10, 7, 6x1 Bench- 10,7,5,3,3,2,1,1,1 Hanging Leg Raise- 2x25 Assessment- Was super lazy last night and had a frozen pizza so went over my target calories by 300. And ninerbuff, I like the MMA match story.
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I use a pre-workout because I get up really early and would like to be awake by the time I get to the gym. If I went to the gym at a human hour I wouldn't use it. I tried coffee and by the time its cool enough to drink in proper quantities its not having enough time to work. I've only tried about 4 different ones. I ended…
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Hmm, I'm not lifting as heavy, but I don't have much trouble breathing between reps under similar load %. Maybe try practicing these? They're sorta to help build your core but seems like it might help you with your breathing problem too? https://youtube.com/watch?v=aDZveZtrqcQ
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It's Tuesday which means its squat and bench day! LOL I crack myself up. (I'll show myself out now...) Squat: 135x10 155x10 185x8 205x6 225x2 225x2 Bench: 135x10 155x8 165x5 175x3 185x2 2-190x1 Accessory work: zuttman curls, pull ups, bent over db flyes, 1 arm db rows. Feeling good. The hamstring in my left leg is a bit…
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Good morning everyone! Cardio: 15 minutes tread 3.5mph, ~8.5 average incline Strength: Bench- 10, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1, 1 Squat- 10, 10, 8, 6, 2, 2 accessory- zuttman curls, bent over DB rear delt raise, pullups one arm db rows Assessment: eating was back on track. slightly under my calories for the day which is good as i have…
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Ack! Sorry to hear about your strained MCL. That sucks. Hope it heals up quickly for you.
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Cool, thanks!
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Get to the gym, put tons of plates on the squat rack, do a set, stand there for 5 minutes staring at my phone, wander off to do some curls leaving the plates on and go home. :wink: Seriously though I do very similar things each day. M-F(occasionally saturday): dynamic warmup, lift & ab work 3-4x a week I'll add in cardio…
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Somehow I missed this post @GuitarJerry! I'm not sure about the link, but I'm guessing its what @LolBroScience is referring to. I'm going to give it a read through as glancing at it, it looks interesting. What I'm doing is this: http://www.strengtheory.com/bulgarian-manual/ I'm in no way affiliated with Greg and get…
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Happy Monday! Sundays are rest days for me except occasionally some cardio. Very occasionally. Monday 1/4- Felt good. Bit groggy at first but after I got into my routine it was all good. MP3 player died halfway through benching so I wasn't getting any oomph from my music. lol Squat: 135x10 155x10 185x8 205x6 2-225x2 Bench:…
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Happy Monday all! Didn't do anything yesterday and ate like crap so that's taken care of. lol Today though Cardi-lol: 14 min treadmill 3.5mph pace 80% of it at 7.0-9.0 incline. (I don't know what the numbers mean, but a solid incline Strength: Bench-10,8,5,3,2,3 Squat-10,10,8,6,2,2 Facepulls- 3x10 Seated Wide Grip Cable…
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lol :smiley:
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Its random because you suggested one lift with suggested weight amounts knowing absolutely nothing about the OP except they're training for a half-marathon. Its not a lifting program, so yeah, its kinda random. lol OP- I personally don't have much advice except a lot of the "beginner" strength programs involve lots of…
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I believe he means dynamic, as in active warm up. Instead of old school static stretching you do movements that activate the muscles in a dynamic fashion, through moving. There are tons of different things you can do this picture is just to give you a visual of what is meant.
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Monday is squat day for me and typically Tuesday is chest day but now every day is squat & bench day. I like the idea though. I heartily approve of breaking the status quo!
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Thanks for the concern folks and I do understand what you are saying about the load on my central nervous system. I've cut way back on my accessory work while doing this approach and while they were always focusing on hypertrophy anyway, its still a lot less things like leg press & ft squats I won't be doing for a few…
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Happy 2016! The gym was already showing around some fresh faces this morning. I hope it works out for them. Cardio: 1 mile @ ~9:30/mile pace + 6 minutes of walking. Strength: Squat- 10,10, 8, 5, 5, 2, 2 Bench- 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 1, 1 Standing DB Shoulder Press- 10, 8, 8 T bar row- 5, 10, 10 WG Lat Pull down- 3x10 Pullups- 9,…
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You too!
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I really shouldn't try and write anything after a few drinks. It'd be a lot less complicated sounding I think. I hope I did make clear that there isn't anything wrong with SL, just putting out different options after you get the basic lifts and ideas down. I know I would've been happy running across that when I was an…
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I don't want to sound like I'm knocking SL or any other intro program. I used it, its great to get people into lifting. I really want to make that clear. Greg Nuckols breaks it down WAY better than me, so read this if you're interested. Its just that usually after the first few months and it varies from person to person…
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Great advice here. This video might also be useful to you. https://youtube.com/watch?v=cNs8swRZL48
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Hope you don't mind I edited your post a bit to respond. SL is flawed, but its also fine for beginners, especially if they're told (like the OP) its really ok to progress as you feel you can and not be beholden to an app or progression. 3x a week squatting isn't a huge deal. I'm starting a program where I squat daily and…
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I can do that. I'll start with this week as its my first full week after the ramp up period for bench and I just decided to start it with squats this week too. Current mental daily min on bench is 165x3. I know I can nail that no matter what. This week seems to be going well so I think my mental daily min is going to be…
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Happy New Year's Eve everyone! Cardio: 15 minutes walking on treadmill 3.5-4 mph pace, incline varied between 7-8. Strength: Squat- warm-ups x10 60%1RM x 7 65% x 5 70%- 3x4 Bench warm-ups x 10 75% x 7, 80% x 5 85% 3x2 (its looking like its time to text my max on my bench again...) Facepulls 4x10 Standing DB OHP: 2x10, 2x8…
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Since I've been following this thread I'll throw my hat in and join. Howdy all. Cardio: LOL not today Strength: Deadlifts- warmed up, worked singles up to a new PR Bench-warmed up, working sets of 7, 5, 3, 1, 2 Pendlay Row- 3x10 swiss ball situps-3x35 Planks Assessment: Actually ate decent yesterday. Under my calories for…
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Just got to spot my wife on bench for the first time. She didn't need me, but she did like me lifting off and guiding it back on. I took advantage of the squat rack safety bars monday when my body said "HAH, nope!" to 285. lol I was in the hole though so it only had a couple inches to drop. lol
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I think the app might have a bug because it was telling my wife she needed to do 62lbs today. She asked me where the 1lb plates were and I was puzzled as to why until I remembered your thread. She just did 60 again and is gonna try 65 next bench day.
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There's a massive thread or group on 5x5 for ladies. I don't know what its called but you should look for it and it'll probably help you a ton. IIRC I thought you added 5lbs every time in theory? However theory is awesome but if you can't do it, you can't do it. There's a variety of ways to tackle this but here's how I had…
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You shouldn't have back pain from doing deadlifts if your form is right. It took me some time to realize that muscular back soreness sometimes happened to me after a day of heavy DLs and I was concerned at first when it happened a couple times. But that's muscle soreness which is different from pain caused by improper…