[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
skidmark wrote:
I’m gonna have to give up on guys in my gym. They keep asking me the same questions and then doing the same old thing they’ve always done.
“How long did it take you to be able to lift that much weight?”
“4 years, but I was doing it wrong for half of that.”
“How do you gain weight?”
“Um…eat?”
“How do you lose fat?”
“Dunno. Never been so. I’ve read some stuff, but I’ve never had to do it.”
“Doesn’t that hurt your back?”
“Yes - but it also makes it stronger.”
“I don’t think I could do that…”
“You’re probably right.”
Feh.
Yeah - it’s frickin’ hard work. Don’t waste my time asking questions about it if you don’t want to do it.
just put those blinders on and do your own thing. I get questions like that all the time. i usually don’t answer them. i just give a long, vacant stare and then they give a little nervous laugh and slowly walk away.
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I think I’ll add some full body quivering and inching toward the asker to that long stare. Word’ll get around about that and I won’t get anymore of those questions.
I just keep making the mistake of smiling at people, y’know?
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
that shoulder circuit is a lifesaver,
and yes I agree by the ski pole portion
and the prone press thing I am feeble
I have to use 5’s or 8’s.
google the sleeper stretch when you get a chance… Defranco and Cressey both have
articles and vids about it.
I get plenty of questions and weird looks
at the YMCA… I can only imagine what people
ask Marauder Meat…
kmc[/quote]
I’ve been trying the sleeper stretch. Hurts like hell. So I need to do more of it, obviously.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
that rotator cuff cycle is doing some good stuff. I’ve been doing two cycles as warmup. The hardest part comes at the end with the prone overhead press. By the time you get there the ten pound dumbbells feel a lot heavier.
It’s weird how the littlest muscles can hurt as much- if not more - than the big ones.
Buying a lamb today for my freezer. Got a line on some free-range chicken too.[/quote]
Yeah, and how you need to keep paying attention to the rotator cuffs.
Taking an extra day from training. Feeling all-over tired and my upper back in particular is fried. I did the chest supported rows differently and it seems to have been very effective in creating DOMS.
I do the initial pull by shrugging the shoulderblades back and then pulling with the lats and arms up into the bench. Hurts good. but I don’t think I can get my arms back enough to do squats today.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
The way you lift a few extra days off now and then is required. Charge the battery.[/quote]
I ordered a 25 lb tub of mass gainer mix. 2 1000-1500 cal shakes a day ought to go a long way towards cutting down on recovery time and charging the battery.
Weight’s holding steady at 185, but it really needs to be above 190 for me to stay healthy and make my squat target in the comp.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
I’m gonna have to give up on guys in my gym. They keep asking me the same questions and then doing the same old thing they’ve always done.
“How long did it take you to be able to lift that much weight?”
“4 years, but I was doing it wrong for half of that.”
“How do you gain weight?”
“Um…eat?”
“How do you lose fat?”
“Dunno. Never been so. I’ve read some stuff, but I’ve never had to do it.”
“Doesn’t that hurt your back?”
“Yes - but it also makes it stronger.”
“I don’t think I could do that…”
“You’re probably right.”
Feh.
Yeah - it’s frickin’ hard work. Don’t waste my time asking questions about it if you don’t want to do it.[/quote]
I always got sucked into answering questions only to be ignored. Then watch them take advise from people less capable than me. I learned they’re all looking for the person who will tell them what they wish to hear. When I changed gyms some three plus years back. I promised myself to say nothing. I put on my ipod and do my thing. I think I’ve spoken to maybe a dozen people.
Plus I’m there to train not get side tracked everyday by people with no focus or long term goals.
On a side note. Your training is really looking great skidmark. Stay strong and focus, the world is your’s!
Almost had 6 but lost my arch and went forward…again. Took another set and felt the back go on the left side on rep 2. paused for a few seconds at the top and took another rep.
Leg press
270x8
360x8
450x8
630 2x5
Paused Front bar reverse lunges
135 2x5
155 1x5
snatch grip deads
225 3x8
Ab wheel from knees
20, 15
Leg raises
12
Clean and Push press
185x3
Standing press
155 2x5
BB curls
135x4
Took 3 scoops of the supplement I’m reviewing tonight and whatta ya know : Itchy tingling in the face and hands/forearms. Faded after about 10 minutes.
Tonights training actually went really well considering I only got three hours sleep last night. Pretty sure I’da got 6 or 7 on squats with a full night’s sleep under my belt. I’m really strong on the first three, form is solid I’m coming out of the hole really fast. 4 a little slower and on 5 I start to lean forward more. I need to take a few more seconds at the top before descending again and really lock in the form as the set goes on. I’ve been trying to do them bang,bang,bang…and that’s not gonna work.
Tweaked the back, so I chose some alternatives to doing more squats that wouldn’t load the back as much but still stress the glutes. Leg press has a steeper angle than my regular gym, so tonight was a PR for reps and weight
I did presses and curls because…well, because I was energized on the supplement. I was able to do a lot more in the same amount of time tonight. I was in the gym about two hours. Ordinarily I’ll get through two maybe three exercises. Stuff kicks you into a good zone, man.
[quote]streamline wrote:
skidmark wrote:
I’m gonna have to give up on guys in my gym. They keep asking me the same questions and then doing the same old thing they’ve always done.
“How long did it take you to be able to lift that much weight?”
“4 years, but I was doing it wrong for half of that.”
“How do you gain weight?”
“Um…eat?”
“How do you lose fat?”
“Dunno. Never been so. I’ve read some stuff, but I’ve never had to do it.”
“Doesn’t that hurt your back?”
“Yes - but it also makes it stronger.”
“I don’t think I could do that…”
“You’re probably right.”
Feh.
Yeah - it’s frickin’ hard work. Don’t waste my time asking questions about it if you don’t want to do it.
I always got sucked into answering questions only to be ignored. Then watch them take advise from people less capable than me. I learned they’re all looking for the person who will tell them what they wish to hear. When I changed gyms some three plus years back. I promised myself to say nothing. I put on my ipod and do my thing. I think I’ve spoken to maybe a dozen people.
Plus I’m there to train not get side tracked everyday by people with no focus or long term goals.
On a side note. Your training is really looking great skidmark. Stay strong and focus, the world is your’s![/quote]
Thanks Streamline. I’m getting kind of frustrated with the squats and bench right now. But since I’m operating at a higher average than I ever have in the past, I’m trying to be happy with it. Once I get settled down and get my concentration on, I should do better.
This supplement I’m taking has three main ingredients: Caffeine, Creatine and Beta-Alanine. So it amps you up, and gives you more endurance during your workout. Really good qualities in a supplement.
The downside is that you recover so well during the session, that you tend to overdo it if you don’t have enough discipline to stop yourself when the planned movements have been done.
My legs and rear end are so freaking sore from squat day that I still can barely bend them. Once I sit down for work I don’t want to get back up until hydraulic pressure forces me to. That’s good news for growth, definitely, but it’s somewhat limiting for performing day-to-day activities.
Dunno if I’m going to bench today or not. I’ll see how I feel at lunch.
That is a good mix both for growth and for energy. Stick to your plan as much as you can. 4 weeks out would be a bad time to overtrain, or tear something. Keep up the good work.
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