drugxglory
Street Struck
Nahh not really i havent notice a change so far
Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...
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I neeed a break but I dont know how to do it
I neeed a break but I dont know how to do it
Had to travel for a wedding last month and for a week I did Yoga with my girl and when i was with my nieces and nephews at the park I got in a light calisthenics workout on the playground. Did enough to get blood flowing and a little sweat so i didnt feel like I was abandoning fitness completely along with the drinks and food. You could try that out.
Gully Bull
Love Sponge
Woah woah woah rack pulls are cool once you stay south of 3 plates and don’t drop em at the top of the liftRack pulls are back in style at my gym. As expected, more bars bent.
I hate when gyms allow this shyt.
Right
?Bruh I havent taken a real break since February...
I wanna literally do no type of exercise for a week, but I dont feel "right" if I dont do something
Spliff
Godzilla got busy.
Fortunately there's like 30 bars scattered throughout the gym. Still, it's annoying having to constantly check for bends. There's always that one day you forget and the bar rolls during a rep, fukkin up the whole set. Mfers damn near died on the bench cuz of this shyt.
Woah woah woah rack pulls are cool once you stay south of 3 plates and don’t drop em at the top of the lift
Right
It's unnecessary for general lifters. Whole purpose is to train the lock out of the deadlift. You shouldn't even have a sticking point to train until you pullin big boy weight.
A 315 rack pull is like board pressing 225 to improve a 185 bench. What?
Amused Mastery
All Star
Hit the heavy bag yesterday for the first time in months. Woke up this morning and my shoulders/back are on fire 
Yo.
Here's the deal.
I have a lot of muscle mass and big defined shoulders, solid chest and solid upper back that I got mostly from dumbbell workouts.
But I can't tell if I'm a true beginner or not, because my barbell lifts are not very good.
Overhead press 100
Bench 190
Deadlift 225
Row 180
Squat 195
(uneven leg strength/flexibility has hurt my squat)
Am I still beginner, even with muscle mass? Like, should I just go with beginner programs like Starting Strength or SL5x5 or ICF and stuff like that?
My goal is to finish cutting, then when school starts, put on strength and muscle size.
Help me brehs
.
Here's the deal.
I have a lot of muscle mass and big defined shoulders, solid chest and solid upper back that I got mostly from dumbbell workouts.
But I can't tell if I'm a true beginner or not, because my barbell lifts are not very good.
Overhead press 100
Bench 190
Deadlift 225
Row 180
Squat 195
(uneven leg strength/flexibility has hurt my squat)
Am I still beginner, even with muscle mass? Like, should I just go with beginner programs like Starting Strength or SL5x5 or ICF and stuff like that?
My goal is to finish cutting, then when school starts, put on strength and muscle size.
Help me brehs
.
LiveFromLondon
Superstar
How many grams of protein are brehs really consuming a day
Gully Bull
Love Sponge
I’ve stopped doing dead lifts completely in favor of high rep rack pulls (below the knee)Fortunately there's like 30 bars scattered throughout the gym. Still, it's annoying having to constantly check for bends. There's always that one day you forget and the bar rolls during a rep, fukkin up the whole set. Mfers damn near died on the bench cuz of this shyt.
It's unnecessary for general lifters. Whole purpose is to train the lock out of the deadlift. You shouldn't even have a sticking point to train until you pullin big boy weight.
A 315 rack pull is like board pressing 225 to improve a 185 bench. What?
Gully Bull
Love Sponge
Strength wise you are not a beginner. I’d put you at the start of intermediate strength wise.Yo.
Here's the deal.
I have a lot of muscle mass and big defined shoulders, solid chest and solid upper back that I got mostly from dumbbell workouts.
But I can't tell if I'm a true beginner or not, because my barbell lifts are not very good.
Overhead press 100
Bench 190
Deadlift 225
Row 180
Squat 195
(uneven leg strength/flexibility has hurt my squat)
Am I still beginner, even with muscle mass? Like, should I just go with beginner programs like Starting Strength or SL5x5 or ICF and stuff like that?
My goal is to finish cutting, then when school starts, put on strength and muscle size.
Help me brehs
.
1st day back in the gym after about a week off and eating a lot of junk.
Wanted to hit everything w/o going too heavy on any lift.
A:
5 Deadlift @ 275 ( B was at 315)
5 Push Ups
8 KB Swing
8 Pec Dec Flys X 3
C:
3 Deadlifts @ 315
5 OHP @ 95 X 4
D:
5 OHP @ 95
8 Leg Press @ 4 Plates X 3
E:
8 Leg Press @ 4 Plates
5 BP @ 135 X 5
F:
3 BP 135 (adding 20 Pounds each set)
8 Lat PD X 4
G:
5 Lat PD
3 BP @225
5 Lat PD/Rest/5 Lat PD/Rest
5 BP @ 225/10 BP @ 135
H:
Incline DB BP 5 reps each @ 60/70/80
Tri/Bi Burnout.
All did with little to no rest between, unless noted.
Body still raging right now. Workout at 7 this morning after a 12 hr shift and I cant even sleep.
Wanted to hit everything w/o going too heavy on any lift.
A:
5 Deadlift @ 275 ( B was at 315)
5 Push Ups
8 KB Swing
8 Pec Dec Flys X 3
C:
3 Deadlifts @ 315
5 OHP @ 95 X 4
D:
5 OHP @ 95
8 Leg Press @ 4 Plates X 3
E:
8 Leg Press @ 4 Plates
5 BP @ 135 X 5
F:
3 BP 135 (adding 20 Pounds each set)
8 Lat PD X 4
G:
5 Lat PD
3 BP @225
5 Lat PD/Rest/5 Lat PD/Rest
5 BP @ 225/10 BP @ 135
H:
Incline DB BP 5 reps each @ 60/70/80
Tri/Bi Burnout.
All did with little to no rest between, unless noted.
Body still raging right now. Workout at 7 this morning after a 12 hr shift and I cant even sleep.
got my first competition coming up saturday morning
i'm nervous/pumped/anxious/excited all the above
the wods are already posted so i should know what to expect but i've never done anything CF related in a competition setting outside of the open so...
the only wod i'm genuinely ready to crush is the WL complex because i've actually been practicing that one
wish me luck brehs...
i'm nervous/pumped/anxious/excited all the above
the wods are already posted so i should know what to expect but i've never done anything CF related in a competition setting outside of the open so...
the only wod i'm genuinely ready to crush is the WL complex because i've actually been practicing that one
wish me luck brehs...
Correct all all fronts...especially considering if you're pulling off of a higher elevation. I hit 585 on a conventional deadlift in June but ever since then I've felt off. I couldn't even do 455 single a week later! Started like 5 pegs up on racks last month and have been moving up and down based on how I'm feeling. Gonna try just one or two pegs off of the bottom of the rack to see how I feel today.Fortunately there's like 30 bars scattered throughout the gym. Still, it's annoying having to constantly check for bends. There's always that one day you forget and the bar rolls during a rep, fukkin up the whole set. Mfers damn near died on the bench cuz of this shyt.
It's unnecessary for general lifters. Whole purpose is to train the lock out of the deadlift. You shouldn't even have a sticking point to train until you pullin big boy weight.
A 315 rack pull is like board pressing 225 to improve a 185 bench. What?
With that said I love seeing nikkas hyper-extend their backs damn near falling backwards on a deadlift
On a bent bar: IMO for squats I don't mind as long as its curved in the center but generally I prefer good equipment.
EDIT: As far as the bars go, I always just pick the bent one for deads and leave the benching ones alone at the other side of the gym. Powerlifting gyms have a good policy on not mixing bars between different lifts...more gyms need to adopt that.
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