[quote]sfp wrote:
soldog wrote:
skidmark wrote:
soldog wrote:
j_willy3 wrote:
Looking good Soldog. I’m follwing this thread with baited breath.
Well that’s what happens when your eat sushi (or what some people call bait)
First rule of comedy - don’t hold the audience’s hands.
Or was that the eighth rule…dangit!
Well I always have been a dorky nerd and not a comedian…
That’s good. j_willy gets the word right, Sol changes it to a homonym, and then makes an off-kilter pun with it. This is really a high-brow humor thread. I can see I’ll have to watch it more closely in the hopes the intelligence will rub off.[/quote]
Gee… I was just using the word the way I learned it studying “The Hard Bard” in my ChauMiltShak 3259 class my at ASU. I never figured to be accused of having anything highbrow… much less my humor…
Your lifting is good Soldog… You are going to make me try this 531 thing.
[quote]mcl wrote:
Looking good, soldog. I just bought the 5-3-1 ebook and I’m going to start it in a week and a half (after I finish this current 5x5 program I’m on).
I’ve already begun getting my maxes based on his formulas, and should be ready to go.
It’ll be fun! Your maxes are close to mine. Keep it up![/quote]
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Nice deads but seriously man, clean up your room.[/quote]
hahahaha
We’re still in the final stages of a major remodel and this room is where all the junk got stored. I’ll get it fixed up as a training room soon enough…
7 May 2009
Week1, wave 1-5?s
W=197
Bike 10m, sh rehab, ytwl
Bench (tested max 195, training max 175)
WU 45x10, 65x8
Working 115x5, 135x5, 150x9 (1rm eq 195)
BBB bench 85# 5x10 superset with
Kroc Rows 75 5x10
I could have tried one more rep on the bench but I have a feeling I would have failed. Gotta go back and read the book to see if avoiding a failed rep is the way to go or if we should just go all out…
[quote]soldog wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
Nice deads but seriously man, clean up your room.
hahahaha
We’re still in the final stages of a major remodel and this room is where all the junk got stored. I’ll get it fixed up as a training room soon enough…[/quote]
They just don’t understand: A messy room is the sign of a great mind at work.
[quote]soldog wrote:
7 May 2009
Week1, wave 1-5?s
W=197
Bike 10m, sh rehab, ytwl
Bench (tested max 195, training max 175)
WU 45x10, 65x8
Working 115x5, 135x5, 150x9 (1rm eq 195)
BBB bench 85# 5x10 superset with
Kroc Rows 75 5x10
I could have tried one more rep on the bench but I have a feeling I would have failed. Gotta go back and read the book to see if avoiding a failed rep is the way to go or if we should just go all out…[/quote]
Yes - avoid failure. You stopped at just the right time.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
soldog wrote:
7 May 2009
Week1, wave 1-5?s
W=197
Bike 10m, sh rehab, ytwl
Bench (tested max 195, training max 175)
WU 45x10, 65x8
Working 115x5, 135x5, 150x9 (1rm eq 195)
BBB bench 85# 5x10 superset with
Kroc Rows 75 5x10
I could have tried one more rep on the bench but I have a feeling I would have failed. Gotta go back and read the book to see if avoiding a failed rep is the way to go or if we should just go all out…
Yes - avoid failure. You stopped at just the right time.[/quote]
[quote]soldog wrote:
sfp wrote:
Nice work, Sol! How does it feels so far?
I’m likin’ it! Doesn’t always feel like that much when you finish but I’ve sure been feeling it for a couple days after…[/quote]
I feel a bit that way with upper body. DLs and squats completely wipe me out, though.
Good benching, too. The narrow supports on your bench would get to me, though.
The thing I like best about this so far is the fact that, with the longer recovery, I don’t feel beat up all the time. I actually feel the results of training, rather than feel as if my ligaments are constantly in need of reattaching with a staple gun.
[quote]sfp wrote:
soldog wrote:
sfp wrote:
Nice work, Sol! How does it feels so far?
I’m likin’ it! Doesn’t always feel like that much when you finish but I’ve sure been feeling it for a couple days after…
I feel a bit that way with upper body. DLs and squats completely wipe me out, though.
Good benching, too. The narrow supports on your bench would get to me, though.
The thing I like best about this so far is the fact that, with the longer recovery, I don’t feel beat up all the time. I actually feel the results of training, rather than feel as if my ligaments are constantly in need of reattaching with a staple gun.[/quote]
Funny the narrower grip has helped me as I’ve been getting into benching while rehabbing my shoulder. I tried a wider grip at the company gym a couple of times and found that it caused more problems for my shoulder. Shoulder is doing well these days, so I might have to try a wider grip again sometime.
Squats are tomorrow, so I’ll see then how that goes. DL’s on Tuesday didn’t hit too hard although I can still feel it in my legs.
[quote]soldog wrote:
sfp wrote:
soldog wrote:
sfp wrote:
Nice work, Sol! How does it feels so far?
I’m likin’ it! Doesn’t always feel like that much when you finish but I’ve sure been feeling it for a couple days after…
I feel a bit that way with upper body. DLs and squats completely wipe me out, though.
Good benching, too. The narrow supports on your bench would get to me, though.
The thing I like best about this so far is the fact that, with the longer recovery, I don’t feel beat up all the time. I actually feel the results of training, rather than feel as if my ligaments are constantly in need of reattaching with a staple gun.
Funny the narrower grip has helped me as I’ve been getting into benching while rehabbing my shoulder. I tried a wider grip at the company gym a couple of times and found that it caused more problems for my shoulder. Shoulder is doing well these days, so I might have to try a wider grip again sometime.
Squats are tomorrow, so I’ll see then how that goes. DL’s on Tuesday didn’t hit too hard although I can still feel it in my legs.
Today my tris and lats are feeling toasty…[/quote]
A couple of points/tips if you will.
On your close grips - keep your elbows closer to your body- Do not fully extend your arms on the top- you are overextending. Last but not least push away from the bar while keeping your shoulder blades pinched together- do not try raising the bar, that should help you with your shoulder issues.
[quote]FISCHER613 wrote:
A couple of points/tips if you will.
On your close grips - keep your elbows closer to your body- Do not fully extend your arms on the top- you are overextending. Last but not least push away from the bar while keeping your shoulder blades pinched together- do not try raising the bar, that should help you with your shoulder issues.
Good lifting.
Fischer
[/quote]
Thanks Fischer!
Tips are always welcome. On the comment “Don’t fully extend” do you mean stop short of locking the elbows? I did notice my elbows flaring in the video and that is going into my mental checklist of things to fix. “Push away from the bar” - I’ll have to experiment to see if I can feel that. Shoulder blades pinched - been working on that and will continue…