Take some time off. Or shake everything up. Change to high reps or do outside only work for a while. You’ve been going without a good break for quite some time. May be you’re a little burned out.
Depth looks great on your squats.You execute well and look tight bro.Nice job!
Thanks Jimmy.
I need to work on getting my elbows forward so I strengthen my arch. That should keep from getting folded over and kicking my butt out on the upward stroke. Stance has to go wider too.
I’m cutting out full deads for the time being and going to rack pulls from just below the knee to ease off on my back. Eco’s right. I’ve been going pretty hard the last few weeks and I’m beat.
Things are looking up, though. My appetite’s starting to come back. Actually felt hungry today.
A break is also good for the brain. It gives you time to process the new technical info. Get some visualization time in, mental preparation.
Either way Bro, you’ve been working your ass off and need a break. Stay strong!
2009-03-08
weight: 184
Bench
135x8
185x5
210x3
235 3x3
Pendlay Row - Bench grip width
235 3x6
seeing how much english I have on these
Squat
225x5
285x3
315x3
345x3,2,3 (all 2 inches too high)
Had I gotten depth this would ahve been a set PR, dangit.
Gettin’ dizzy every time I stand up and grip is weaker.
Time for a deload.
I wish I could watch your vids, but I got no youtubeness in me. May I recomend a nice shake though? +75 chin-ups are great, I’ve gotta get me a fancy belt/chain thing for dips, chins ect. Deload, re-load, and keep pushing it.
Well, maybe I wasn’t hitting parallel on squats, but I was getting low enough to make the hindquarters hurt today. Think I’ll be able to hit depth next time with the same squat weight. Forcing my knees out has created some soreness in the piriformis and medial glutes. Good stuff.
A shake was just the thing needed, Z.
Hey Skid. Everytime I test my lifts at the end of a cycle, I take a full week off. I think that might do you good. 1 full week, do not enter the gym. go for a walk when you would usually lift. Eat lots. Recover, and grow.
OL
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
Hey Skid. Everytime I test my lifts at the end of a cycle, I take a full week off. I think that might do you good. 1 full week, do not enter the gym. go for a walk when you would usually lift. Eat lots. Recover, and grow.
OL[/quote]
I don’t think I can do the time off thing. Drives me the rest of the way to crazy whenever I do. I get filthy mean when I can’t lift.
I’ll do some pumper sessions @ 50-70%, eat a bunch and be with mi familia in body AND spirit for a few days.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
mjnewland wrote:
Hey Skid. Everytime I test my lifts at the end of a cycle, I take a full week off. I think that might do you good. 1 full week, do not enter the gym. go for a walk when you would usually lift. Eat lots. Recover, and grow.
OL
I don’t think I can do the time off thing. Drives me the rest of the way to crazy whenever I do. I get filthy mean when I can’t lift.
I’ll do some pumper sessions @ 50-70%, eat a bunch and be with mi familia in body AND spirit for a few days.[/quote]
You are not alone there my man. 3 days is all I can do without going nuts.
the vids are quite informative-
thank you
your arch on bench looks much better, rows look solid, without disparaging your squats,
arent you a tall lanky type, getting below parallel with a decent load is hard on the long legged types.
that being said I don’t think they where high.
I hate time off, but maybe you need some,
I do the overhead squats - and they are my greatest indicator of needing rest.
bad form or poor depth usually means shit session.
take a day off fer chrissake…
^-^
kmc
Yeah - I’d be a better off dropping weight down to Spiderman levels and doing free climbing, but I just like this stuff.
Glad you like the vids. I hope they’re helpful to folks rather than just being an ego-trip for me…
HIgh or not, they weren’t feeling as solid as I like, so I’m repeating weight.
The vids are helpful. I notice that I use my knees too much when I squat. I need to lean back more.
2009-3-9
KurlzDae
95x5
115x5
125x4
135x3
125x5
115x8
Right arm preechur Kurlz
35 2x8 (pause at extension)
Haven’t done Kurlz for about 2 months and wanted to see where they were. Don’t seem to have lost much on them. Which brings up the question: Do I really need them at all?
Interestingly enough, as soon as I started doing them, my chronically painful right elbow stopped hurting - so they might be needed for balance.
I try to make the Bigg Gunzz right after or supersetted with light tricep work, like tate presses. I noticed the same thing…I started doing Kerlz with neutral grip when my elbow tendon was bugging me on rows. My arms are guaranteed to never grow, so i try not to take them too seriously, but its like rows vs bench, you need to do the back side…
If you do enough pull-ups, rows,etc
which you seem too, not really, but I do think to add strength to the triceps
having more mass to the upper arm is good complement to joint health.
I am trying to work through some painful as hell tendonitis and kurlz seem to help.
2009-3-10
Weight: 186
Overhead Press
barx15
95x8
115x5
135x5
155x3
170x3,3 (Set PR@3Reps +1 set)
155x6 (Rep PR +1 rep)
Pullups
BWx5
+35x5
+60x3
+80 3x3
Sumo Deadlift
135x5
225x4
315x3
405x2
445x1,1 (PR weight +10?)
Conventional
445x2
Front Squats
245x3
255x3 (PR Reps +1)
245x3
Good session today. I decided that since I’m doing lower body 2-3 times per week that I’m only going for singles on deads for the most part, if I do them at all.
Front squats looked good. I have a tendency to lean forward coming up, which I noticed with you as well. Good to know it’s not just me. I’ve found nothing better for reminding me of what good form should be.
The overhead press looked great, too. Wish my upper body strength was there.
[quote]sfp wrote:
Front squats looked good. I have a tendency to lean forward coming up, which I noticed with you as well. Good to know it’s not just me. I’ve found nothing better for reminding me of what good form should be.
The overhead press looked great, too. Wish my upper body strength was there.[/quote]
In my case it’s freakishly long legs and a weak ass. I need to put more mass on the ass and it’ll fix that. You might have noticed I’m backlifting the sumo deads as well. Same story. I probably need to drop weight and pull with my butt down…
I did find my groove on conventional dead again though, which pleases me. 445 went up pretty easily.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
In my case it’s freakishly long legs and a weak ass. I need to put more mass on the ass and it’ll fix that. You might have noticed I’m backlifting the sumo deads as well. Same story. I probably need to drop weight and pull with my butt down…
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I’ve got the same “feature.” If you separated my upper and lower body and rematched them with something more “appropriate,” my lower body would be matched with someone who is 6’4" and 250. My upper would become someone 5’6" and 125 or so.