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Mostly conventional. Sumo every once in a while.

Tore my middle delt before Christmas and had the same searing pain. To the point I couldn't raise my arm. Lucky for me it was a muscle tear and not a tendon or ligament. Without seeing the Dr I wouldn't have known what is was or what I could/could not do. I stopped lifting for 8 days prior to seeing him and just counted it…

Before injuring my left shoulder (benching, tore middle delt) right before Christmas: 305 TnG at 198. I've done paused at 290. Last spring at a BP comp did 305 at 190. Make sure when you go heavy to check and make sure your feet are solid. My foot slipped (think there was sweat on the floor). Once it slipped my whole left…

Just picked up a Inzer lever about 8 weeks back. Best investment yet. Still breaking it in so I still get "bite" marks from it.

Matched my bench pr from last spring today on bench. 305x1. 325 later this spring is looking more possible now. Also happy with it because I've been out of the gym since Dec 5 with a sinus infection (on antibiotics) and a chest cold. Finally feeling human again. https://youtu.be/BgrzolLURtU

Bench advanced (not surprising...former bench monkey) OHP intermediate (huh, I'd have to hit 207 to be advanced) Squat intermediate Deads intermediate Neither squats or deads are that much of a shock. I never worked legs when younger and it's taking time to build them up. However, over the past 3 years of solid lifting I…

As far as rules and singlets go can't help as I haven't competed. However, if you pop over here, where I'm a member, Iron-sanctuary.com and look up the user Deralta http://www.iron-sanctuary.com/forums/index.php?topic=1118.840 he's a meet director for RPS. He can answer any question you have and then some. He's competing…

I use the shaker bottle at work. Powder in first, add water, shake like Chubby Checker. Works great. That being said I use either ON or MP Combat Powder. Both dissolve easily. Heck, some times I head down to the other breakroom and add an ice cube, shake until I don't hear the ice rattling...it's like a ice cream shake.

About the only thing that irritates me is when I head over to our company's gym and the weight room has weights scattered all about, plates loaded up on all the bars and the benches out in the middle. Regardless of how many people I've talked to about this and the signs put up about reracking the weights it still happens.…

@SideSteel Thanks! I think I'll stick with my deloads every 3-4 cycles then. 1 week out of every 4 is more than I need based on my recovery time.

Nope, not the first program. After a hiatus from lifting of about 10-12 years I started back with SL5x5 about 4-5 years ago. Once I got past a few cycles of that where I couldn't add the recommended weight increase I switched to 5x3. Past that, then 531. Right now I'm on cycle 17, but because of switching programs 1 or 2…

^^^ best gains I've made on size and strength was flipping the accessories. I'm running it like you have listed above. OHP/Bench, DL/Squats, Bench/OHP (or DB presses), Squat/DL. Hadn't thought about periodization for it though...food for thought.

Up about 7lbs over the normal water weight gain so about 11 total and my 33's are still fitting B) 201 as of yesterday and lifts are going in the right direction

What are your thoughts on programmed deloads versus deloading when you think you need it? I've been following 531 for a while. I find a deload every 4th week a bit much and routinely go several cycles before deloading.

This explains it somewhat https://www.lift.net/workout-routines/wendler-5-3-1/ Really the only way to understand 531 is to buy AND read the book. And then read it again. Then go back and re-read it a 3rd time. If you want to plug some numbers in just to see what a cycle would be like go to blackironbeast.com But again,…

That's what I do. Set my calories based on TDEE (depending on if I'm bulking, cutting or maintaining) and just log the food. I do log my exercise but set it as a custom calorie number of "1". Regardless if I'm doing lifting or something else my exercise burns "1" calorie.

Still don't buy it as there are too many variables. You'd have to normalize a huge population with build, activity levels, metabolic rates, etc. to get a number. Regardless, to the OP, don't get discouraged and keep the chin up!

I guess I'm a bit confused about how this is a question? If you lose weight you need less calories to maintain that weight. For instance at my heaviest I was 226lbs and eating around 3600-4000 cals a day and that kept me around that weight. I dropped weight down to 182 a couple years ago and only needed about 2400 cals to…

Hot damn that's awesome!

When I'm traveling for work I can usually find gyms with 1, 3 or 5 day passes.

I ate a whole 9x13 ice cream peanut parfait once but I have no idea how many cals it was. Vanilla ice cream then spanish peanuts, chocolate sauce, another layer of vanilla ice cream, peanuts, chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream. Man it was good!

After years of using whatever was available (and breaking one too on a squat decent...yikes) I finally ended up ordering an Inzer 10 mm lever belt. Many of the peeps I know on a weightlifting site like them. Best darn decision I went with. Little more pricey than some other but between the folks I know using an Inzer and…

If it's anything like the PF that I occasionally use for accessory stuff you're going to need a completely different program than a 5x5 that relies on barbells. @SideSteel has some good suggestions. I hit up the PF near me 2-3 times a week but it's only for calves and forearms and an occasional extra upper back workout. I…

I dunno. Once I get there I'll let you know......

I had ACL replacement years ago which lead to arthritis in my right knee. PT's and Drs all recommended strengthening the hamstrings and glutes (posterior chain) prior to doing squats or leg press. They had me on a bike 3x a week and increasing the resistance each week. Made a huge difference. Also, after all the above I…

1/2 here too, then the rest for dinner. That's if I'm cutting. If I'm bulking it takes most of the day to get the calories in.

Hit a pr today on OHP. 165x3. About 8 months or so ago it was 165x1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko1WDAcnwso

In the end does it matter? If you're progressing there shouldn't be an issue. I rotate through sumo and wide grip DL as an accessory to conventional but that's only because I'm addressing specific sticking points.

Well, so far I'm up to 2800 cals/day. Have to see what the old weight does over the next couple of weeks. Work capacity and lifts are going up B)

Taste is very subjective. I personally like MP combat powder cookies n cream (as does the family). 2 scopes 280 cals 50 grams protein. Unflavored whey can be added to lots of stuff to increase protein, but it by itself...no whey (lol).