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Currently running through all the Sheiko phases which are each high volume and revolve around the squat, dead lift and bench press with only a few accessory lifts.

You can do what you want to do. It sounds like you are going to anyhow.

Try lying triceps extensions with an EZ curl bar. Rippetoe recommends them in Starting Strength for strengthening the triceps.

It seems to me that you need to prioritize your goals and then prioritize your methods of getting there. SL 5x5 should not be taking over an hour, but if you want to drop it down to 3x5, it is not going to have that big of an effect if you keep the intensity up. If you can make an hour 3 days a week for SL5x5, can you not…

Yep, it is indeed an ego thing which will inflate or deflate your ego.

I always go for a 1RM at the end of my final session of the week while I am still warmed up. But not always then. Give it a try anytime you want though. Just remember this in regards to 1RM calculators, the more reps you do the less accurate they are. I have seen this on forums before where a lifter uses their estimated…

Do not worry, over head pressing becomes the nemesis for most everybody. Did you entirely fail to get a weight, or was it missed reps. If this was a first time occurrence try it again next session. If you are actually stuck, just drop the weight down 10-20% and work your way back up. You pretty much answered your own…

@Mustang Susie God bless you for what you are going through wit the back. People who have not experienced that kind of pain have no understanding of how bad it can be. Five and a half years ago I was 46 and in the best shape of my life when I became debilitated with the same type pain. Turned out I had blown out the disk…

Any decent lifting program can help you to slim down as long as you keep your appetite in check. You have to draw a balance of being able to fuel your work outs without getting fat. Lots of people have no problem with that, but there are lots of people who pack on the weight since heavy (heavy for each individual) lifting…

Cheap flat soled Converse style or barefoot is the only way I go.

When my sciatica flares up, no matter how bad it hurts, I go for a good brisk walk. Walking does more for me than any medications ever did. If you have to use meds for the pain, talk to your doctor about Nuerontin and Lyrica. They are both good for neuropathy, but there are some side effects which can be undesirable for…

Look up Powerbuilding routines. There are many out there which blend power lifting and body building together.

I am 51 and have experience my fair share of sciatica. Mine was caused 5 1/2 years ago when I blew out the disk at L5 S1 and had it basically encapsulating the sciatic nerve at the root where it come out of the spine. I went through a series of injections to no avail. Underwent surgery where all the protruding disk…

I was really skeptical that I would get a positive result from wearing a band on my fore arm, but they do help a great deal.

A liver can take an extreme amount of abuse and an individual can still appear to be healthy. But when the day comes that your liver sh1ts the bed on you, you are done for.

51 years, 5' 7'', 227 lbs. Chest, 50" Waist, 38 inches About 40" around the navel

Strong, hot black coffee in the morning. Iced sweetened coffee is great during the day. At night, I like a cup of coffee with a shot of milk, a shot and a half of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum and a tea spoon of dark brown sugar.

I grew up in Crime Dotte, but settled in Leavenworth when I retired from the military.

You can always tell if they are from Johnson County and from which part from the degree of how snotty they are. :) Just kidding. Prison City USA. Leavenworth Kansas

I have not decided yet. I spent a career in the military and kept a high and tight until I retired in 2010. I do not think I will go that short..

Long hair was one which did not come up too many times. I am actually getting ready to donate it to an organization similar to Locks of Love. The difference is they take gray hair and use it.

Is my hair long enough?

That is pretty much the routine I am doing right now with a few differences. A routine along these lines would be referred to as a power building routine. I do 4-5 ramping warm up sets of 5 reps and then my top sets begin at 3x5 with an increase of reps on every session until I have reached 3x10 sets and then increase the…

50 years old, 51 in 2 months. 5' 7" 229 All time best lifts from last year when I was training heavy: Bench 270 OHP 175 Squat 455 Dead 465

In all seriousness now. If you think no higher of yourself than to give yourself the handle of Scumbag, well, you can expect that people will take your word for it that you are. And indeed you will be alone. How about just being Gil?

It sometimes feels like what an alcoholic feels when so many social drinkers keep insisting that one little drink will not hurt you. It gets tiresome, but stick to your guns. Keep doing what you do, you family and friends will get used to it over time.

Squats and deadlifts will give you more pronounced stomach muscles, but a flat stomach is going to come from your diet more than anything. If squats and deads were the be all for a flat stomach you would not see so many power lifters sporting a gut.

During the day, I like my coffee black. In the evening, I sometimes like my coffee with a shot of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum, a teaspoon of brown sugar and a good splash of milk.