I was tired and didn’t feel like doing any conditioning work. My friend was doing upper body day so I tagged along
Hmm 
Maybe, he is a better human than me.
I just have a hard time wrapping my head around this
Going to meetings for alcoholism/addiction, I’m around a good mix of people. Some of them 2 or 3 social echelons above my station in life.
It always puzzled me why they would have or take any interest in me or my well being, so I told myself that they don’t, they’re just being patronizing and keeping a chump like me around for the novelty or so that they can feel a little more rough cut some times.
This had nothing to do with reality and was entirely a product of my own lack of self acceptance.
Just something for you to think about.
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I can appreciate the desire to socialize, but adding a bunch more pressing, at similar volume and intensity as your existing pressing work is a recipe for recovery subtraction. If you’d done something closer to a superset circuit with much lower intensity, it would be closer to “conditioning” and, through increased blood flow, possibly even have a restorative effect.
The back superset was pretty good, though. I possibly would’ve changed it to be two different supersets; one superset being pulldowns OR chins & pullovers, and the other being a biceps superset (powerlifters often suffer from elbow issues because of high pressing volume and lack of dedicated elbow flexion work, AKA curls).
In the future, if you’re “too tired” or “don’t feel like” doing conditioning, grab your phone and hop on a stationary bike or incline treadmill and watch videos while you do some LISS riding or incline walking. It’ll be significantly more beneficial than extra pressing volume, and much less mentally taxing when you just want to do nothing.
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I ran across this last night and thought it was fitting for your question, the middle part especially
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I didn’t have the mental energy to get my HR up. After certain hard days, it feels like something is compressing my chest and I want to give up after 5 min, even if I’m only going 10mph on the bike at level 3 resistance
Then that would be the perfect time to go for a walk.
Maybe outside and take advantage of nature’s restorative effect. Be present in the moment.
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I did. Walks are for off days
Ahh yes, this was posted around the third or fourth Econ research club meeting, when I started being friends with my friend
Seeing that determination again
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Week 4: Day 6
Devils Presses: 4-35lbs+ 8-30lbs+ 12-25lbs+ 16-20lbs
Pullups: 10x3- EMOM
Bicep curls: 3x(6regular+6 hammer curls)-15lb Dbs
- legs sore but felt pretty good and wanted to get some work in, the Devil’s presses were pretty killer for back, didn’t get HR up as much as expected, really happy with pullups, biceps for @simo74 and @TrainForPain to keep my membership from expiring
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I like it!
My favorite bicep burnout:
- ~8 reps on a preacher curl machine
- Turn around and do seated DB hammer curls with your back on the pad
- Stand up and do supinated curls to vomit
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Honestly, I have a TON of bicep supersets that I love, chief among them probably being close grip chin ups superset with ez bar curls, but when I think of it, I don’t know that anything beats good old 21’s.
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Classic for a reason
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I remember why I avoid bicep work now! My elbows are freaking sore
Hmm. It typically helps my elbows. I would try not letting your arms completely extend
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Okay. I think I might be exaggerating the rom too much
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It’s not a ROM issue: you are moving the weight with your connective tissue instead of your muscles
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Idk what I’m doing wrong though. I’m using pretty light weight, going slowly and have my back against the wall so I don’t cheat
It is true that I don’t really feel curls in my biceps
What you are describing is merely form stuff: this is a technique issue. Can you make your arm curl up by contracting your bicep? Don’t do it with your elbow: actually contract the muscle to more your hand. If you can, do THAT with a weight in your hand. If you can’t, a curl won’t work.
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