The sad part is that the people that run this risk are also people very likely to ignore the signs. But they are there. It starts of benign enough, and it’ll get progressively worse once that starts happening. With at-risk people, this will probably trigger behaviour making them throw fuel onto the fire too.
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@Voxel @dagill2 alright fair enough guys ahahah. Wait a bit more to slam it though, I have photoshoots to do first, which require more leanness
congrats on the deadlift pr and your birthday. for a pr, the lift looks good to me just don’t do it every week but keep up the good work.
/bonoboschimp
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Wow didn’t know you felt that strongly about people being 5% bf!
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Haha don’t be your English skills are infinitely better than my German and in reality probably better than my English!
The sentence wasn’t even incorrect it could just be taken in a humorous way, so that’s how I chose to read it!
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And yet no one made a Snatch joke
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Yeah, I have Forever. Coffinworm or one of the 3 day squat, push, pull templates have come to mind. But maybe I should not automatically resort back to 5/3/1 even though I would like it lol
I also just bought the Reload e-book co-authored by Pavel, so kind of skimming that right now.
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Ever run conjugate?
No. In the past I’ve thought about trying WS4SB, but I don’t like the idea of squatting OR deadlifting only once per week and not touching the other for a few weeks – not because I think it can’t work but because clearly I’m someone who would benefit from technical practice. I feel like I’d be in a similar position, though maybe max effort lifting could be interesting.
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I know the max effort stuff makes up something like less than 2% of their total weekly volume, but practicing straining with a max weight might benefit you. I don’t know. I’m trying to dig up a thing for you right now that’d also be different from what you have done previously (I think) and might work in a home gym.
Yeah, could be right. In general I think I should practice higher intensities more frequently and stay away from AMRAPs on any of the main movements, since I’ve done the complete opposite of those things for so long…
I seem like such a program hopper 
but I genuinely think despite auto-regulation, the next prescribed waves will turn into me sloppily grinding out reps that don’t pay off in the long run
Nah, don’t worry about the hopping. If it ends up with you finding something to dig into it’s cool. If you perpetually do it, not so much.
I didn’t find the post I was looking for. But
Are somewhat different to what you’ve been doing.
Thanks. I’ll need to read the first source a bit more to understand it better. I read the second page, and I’m not sure I have sufficient equipment… though I am thinking of buying some rubber pavers as previously recommended so I can modify deadlift ROM at least.
So, I’ll do that this weekend or so. Otherwise I was thinking
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Sheiko intermediate large load, swapping bench with press.
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StrongFirst Reload, which is a 5x5 linear progression. It seems relatively simple, but something interesting is that it adjusts the weekly overload based on how explosive the lifter is (i.e. how many reps one can do with a certain % RM). I won’t reveal many details because it’s a cheap e-book.
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Something from 5/3/1 Forever with higher intensity and frequency + no PR sets
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Something else TBD…
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8s realization
Bench
35x7
60x5
70x3
80x2
85x1
90x8
SA BB Row
+50x3x10
+40x13
BB Curl 45x21,14
52 dips
102 band pull aparts
Some lateral raises
A deload sounds good now. I got 17 reps on the first set of dips, and even if some of my reps are a bit shallow, at least I can be pleased with that.
highly recommended!
The large number of sets is a mental grind, but definitely worth it
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I think a home gym could work, or I wouldn’t have linked it. I believe there have been threads on the forum adapting the setup for a home gym but if you let me know what you think you can’t find a substitute for I’ll happily spitball some ideas with you.
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This is why I suggested Coffinworm - it’s so different from normal 5/3/1 that it should be just like a brand new training stimulus for you.
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Double progression! Work in the 6-8 rep range.
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@garagerocker13 Coffinworm does look promising the more I read about it. Jim says it’s better for advanced lifters though. This actually looks very similar to the StrongFirst Reload program, except the strength work is a 5x5.
Also, I’m actually thinking about buying an SSB… mentally, I sort of want to let go of complaining about squats. I’ll probably contradict that again in a couple weeks. But maybe I can eradicate my long-time mental quandary with straight bar squats by, well, replacing the bar. Plus for the few months I have used an SSB, it was awesome in such a terrible way. I also recall feeling more comfortable using a wider stance with this bar than with a straight bar (no idea why). If it doesn’t improve my squat numbers or technique, then so be it. I hate being a complainer, and even Jim thinks it’s silly that people think they need their lifts to be in some magical ratio or whatever. The fact is that I’m weak all over but quite a bit less weak at deadlifting. I should embrace it, maybe even celebrate it. That’s not to say I’ll give up on improving whatever I think my weaknesses are, or that I am defeated. A different perspective is all.
Anyway, those ramblings aside… I’ve said before that I’m a “buy nice or buy twice” person. I also like supporting good people. The dilemma is whether I should shell out cash for EliteFTS’s SS Yoke Bar or go with Titan’s version. The cost difference is significant. I would obviously have to wait several weeks for either to arrive too. It seems Titan’s version is nearly an exact replica, except maybe the padding is a touch less durable. I figure since I’m not a large male lifter using tons of weight that this wouldn’t be a huge issue. But would I regret not buying from EliteFTS? Also, this bar probably wouldn’t go on sale again until Memorial Day I think? Anyone who has an SSB, chime in 