Notes:
The decreased rest is a bitch! I was really sucking wind in this one. I’m looking
forward to the week off the weights next week, then a new phase of rotating upper/lower
body workouts instead of the total body stuff.
Wife threw out the rest of the pies, stuffing, potatoes, and casseroles from Thanksgiving
dinner. Good thing because I extended my holiday diet way past the weekend. Now time
to get serious again - especially with the off week coming up next week.
Didn’t want to go in yesterday, but did it anyway, and came away with a good
workout - and the satisfaction that I didn’t talk myself out of going.
Also met two guys that were actually squatting! They were squatting with 405
for reps so I was impressed. I commented that other than me, they appear to be
the only two that have ever squatted in this little commercial gym. They have
donated several pieces of equipment into a back room that is usually locked - including
a roman chair, several bumper plates - jackpot! Now I just need to convince the gym
owner to either unlock the room or bring some of that equipment out.
Notes:
Felt very strong on the deads, and added 20lbs to the previous workout. I wasn’t
nearly as tired as the previous workout from the short rest periods.
Also added weight on the rom. dead’s w/ bent-over row.
Done with NROL Fat-Loss 2. Thank god! I’m tired of the full-body nature of these
workouts. I’m ready for the upper/lower split of the hypertrophy phase, which is
next.
I’ll take the 7-13th off from weights, then hit hypertrophy 1 hard next Monday. No
log activity from me next week.
Notes:
Feels great to be back in the gym after a needed rest. It also
feels great to get away from total body for awhile, and start my upper/lower
split.
I was surprised at how much I could lift on all of the presses. I know. I know.
These aren’t heavy to you, but they are to me. :>)
Got a spot from a strong young kid on the last set of close-grips, and he helped
a little on the last rep so I didn’t count it as a complete rep.
Not too familiar with the high-pulls. I’ll probably try not to go very heavy on
these since it’s an explosive movement - just heavy enough to make it hard work.
Lower body on Wednesday followed by a repeat of this on Friday with a different
rep/rest scheme.
Thanks for the props, but don’t beat yourself up. I have walked out of plenty of workouts early. I try not to make a habit out of it, but sometimes you need to listen to your body. There is a lot of good work going on in here and a lot of progress being made.
[quote]iyaayas wrote:
What do you experienced guys do when your grip fails? Do you end the set when
your grip fails? Or, do you put the weight down, rest the hands for a few seconds,
and perform one rep at a time in this fashion?[/quote]
I’m not an experienced guy, but I use straps.
Yeah, some people say “Don’t lift anything you can’t grip.” Well, for me, that dosen’t work for reps, and if I had to rely on grip alone, I’d never get stronger. I use straps for pull ups, too. Besides, working my grip too hard messes with my fretboard agility.
[quote]iyaayas wrote:
What do you experienced guys do when your grip fails? Do you end the set when
your grip fails? Or, do you put the weight down, rest the hands for a few seconds,
and perform one rep at a time in this fashion?[/quote]
I’m not an experienced guy, but I use straps.
Yeah, some people say “Don’t lift anything you can’t grip.” Well, for me, that dosen’t work for reps, and if I had to rely on grip alone, I’d never get stronger. I use straps for pull ups, too. Besides, working my grip too hard messes with my fretboard agility.[/quote]
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I don’t use straps often but for high rep work with sizable weights it beats lifting a weaight that doesn’t work the primary muscle just to avoid using a strap.
[quote]iyaayas wrote:
What do you experienced guys do when your grip fails? Do you end the set when
your grip fails? Or, do you put the weight down, rest the hands for a few seconds,
and perform one rep at a time in this fashion?[/quote]
I’m not an experienced guy, but I use straps.
Yeah, some people say “Don’t lift anything you can’t grip.” Well, for me, that dosen’t work for reps, and if I had to rely on grip alone, I’d never get stronger. I use straps for pull ups, too. Besides, working my grip too hard messes with my fretboard agility.[/quote]
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I don’t use straps often but for high rep work with sizable weights it beats lifting a weaight that doesn’t work the primary muscle just to avoid using a strap.
[/quote]
Thanks YoMomma and JoeGood. Wow. People do read these threads! I’ll use the straps when I get to the next high-rep phase. My grip has improved, but I’m sure I’ll be able to use more weight with them.
Notes:
I pulled 300 on the dead. This is the first time I’ve ever lifted anything
that heavy. I set the weight down, and couldn’t stop a big smile from unfolding
on my face. The shrug felt like my shoulders didn’t move an inch, but I don’t
care. This made up for the lethargic workout last Wednesday.
The squat is going up. 225 is the heaviest I’ve squatted since I started this a
few short months ago. I’m hoping to push up 275 or more by the end of February.
Next time I do the 5-rep version of this workout, I’ll video the squat and dead
so Meat can take a look at them. He asked me to get a back squat with a near max
so he can evaluate my form with a heaver load.
I’ma fekking idjit. For God knows what reason I thought NROL was some hormone replacement drug and so I haven’t been reading your log. Welcome and please accept my apologies for not welcoming you sooner. Good consistent lifting happening here.