[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
You’ve spoken highly of your coach. What qualities do you believe he has that make him a good coach?[/quote]
He’s a good coach for me because he reads me very well and knows when to push and when to back off. He understands my goals and helps me try to reach them. It’s not all about his agenda. Also, he motivates me tremendously. I want to succeed for me. But I also want to please him in a big way.[/quote]
That’s a PERFECT coach. You’re very lucky.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
You’ve spoken highly of your coach. What qualities do you believe he has that make him a good coach?[/quote]
He’s a good coach for me because he reads me very well and knows when to push and when to back off. He understands my goals and helps me try to reach them. It’s not all about his agenda. Also, he motivates me tremendously. I want to succeed for me. But I also want to please him in a big way.[/quote]
That’s a PERFECT coach. You’re very lucky.[/quote]
X2
4/2/12
Warm up : light Db & band movements
Bench: bar x 20
95 x 10
135 x 5 x 5
175 x 5
205 x 4
240 x 3
260 x 2
280 x 1
290 x 1
310 x 1
245 x 22…< thats NOT a Type O, Had a rep or two left in the tank
Incline Bench: 2 x 8 x 245 …starting to get use to these again ,im starting to find my groove.
seated DB : 80 x 10 / 80 x 7 …EEEHHHH , These still feel awkward as Hell.
Tate Presses : 2 x 10 x 55 …Im considering going old school and just start doing skull crushers.
Cybex arm curls : 20/15 x Sw …D.G.A.F
Well , even though the weight was light on the bench I deffently got some quality work in on my back off set.
245 x 22 Now I’m jealous. Awesome work.
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
245 x 22…< thats NOT a Type O, Had a rep or two left in the tank
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Dayum… Nice!!!
[quote]DBasler wrote:
245 x 22 Now I’m jealous. Awesome work.[/quote]
I wouldnt be to jealous. The Gods of iron might allow me to have a alright bench but they sure as hell balanced out the equation with my piss poor deads.
[quote] Matt wrote:
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
245 x 22…< thats NOT a Type O, Had a rep or two left in the tank
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Dayum… Nice!!![/quote]
Thanks but in retrospect it might have been overkill on my part.
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
[quote] Matt wrote:
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
245 x 22…< thats NOT a Type O, Had a rep or two left in the tank
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Dayum… Nice!!![/quote]
Thanks but in retrospect it might have been overkill on my part.[/quote]
Exactly how is “overkill” a bad thing?
You do realize you have a chance of winning a “225 for reps” contest?
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
[quote] Matt wrote:
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
245 x 22…< thats NOT a Type O, Had a rep or two left in the tank
[/quote]
Dayum… Nice!!![/quote]
Thanks but in retrospect it might have been overkill on my part.[/quote]
Exactly how is “overkill” a bad thing?
You do realize you have a chance of winning a “225 for reps” contest?[/quote]
Well Cav, i dont have any intress in winning a 225 for rep contest. Besides that has more to do with muscle endurance then pure strength.
4/4/12
Warm up : Pvc pipe
a shit load of stretching for the upper body
Squat: bar x 2 x 10 ***
135 x 2 x 5
230 x 5
265 x 4
310 x 3
340 x 2
360 x 1
380 x 1
400 x 1
Pause squats (with Manta ray) 2 x 5 x 295
GHR: total 30 reps
Hanging leg raises: 3 x 10
***** no belt on any squats
Yawn, if it wasn’t for the fact that my upper body was so fatigued Id have fallen asleep during this session. Pretty damn easy as it was suppose to be.
I gotta start doing some beltless squats, thanks for the reminder, excellent work as usual…
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
I gotta start doing some beltless squats, thanks for the reminder, excellent work as usual…[/quote]
Thanks, Im not going to use a belt until around 80 - 85 %.
Bulldog, I haven’t used a belt yet. How does that work? So far I pull abs in when inhaling, keeps torso firm. But with belt aren’t you supposed to push abs out? Is it a big change going from beltless to belted?
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Bulldog, I haven’t used a belt yet. How does that work? So far I pull abs in when inhaling, keeps torso firm. But with belt aren’t you supposed to push abs out? Is it a big change going from beltless to belted?[/quote]
Who told you yo pull your abs in ???
I’m not totally getting rid of my belt. Just not using it as often.
Nothing going on right now. Going to pull tomorrow.
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Bulldog, I haven’t used a belt yet. How does that work? So far I pull abs in when inhaling, keeps torso firm. But with belt aren’t you supposed to push abs out? Is it a big change going from beltless to belted?[/quote]
Who told you yo pull your abs in ???
I’m not totally getting rid of my belt. Just not using it as often.
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The guy who just trained me, big strong guy. Other people over the years. My own experience that when I tighten abs against full lungs, my torso is stable and can lift more.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Bulldog, I haven’t used a belt yet. How does that work? So far I pull abs in when inhaling, keeps torso firm. But with belt aren’t you supposed to push abs out? Is it a big change going from beltless to belted?[/quote]
Who told you yo pull your abs in ???
I’m not totally getting rid of my belt. Just not using it as often.
[/quote]
The guy who just trained me, big strong guy. Other people over the years. My own experience that when I tighten abs against full lungs, my torso is stable and can lift more.[/quote]
Simply put …
At the 3:00 mark
this holds TRUE for anything that requires a strong stable core such as over head presses.
All he says at 3:00 is to breathe deep into the belly. I already do that. On all lifts, I breathe as deep down as possible. What I also do is tense abs and try to pull them in against the full lungs. This gives me a stable core. What I wanted clarified was whether the ab movement reverses with a belt and how that works to stabilize core.
The belt video is nice, but he doesn’t show lifting with a belt, which is what I wanted to understand.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
All he says at 3:00 is to breathe deep into the belly. I already do that. On all lifts, I breathe as deep down as possible. What I also do is tense abs and try to pull them in against the full lungs. This gives me a stable core. What I wanted clarified was whether the ab movement reverses with a belt and how that works to stabilize core.
The belt video is nice, but he doesn’t show lifting with a belt, which is what I wanted to understand.[/quote]
Cav…your losing me, the whole notion of pulling your abs in…when you say that I think of sucking in ones gut. I think we have a miscommunication going on.
Cav, you want to have a full belly (diaphragmatic breathing) of air, and not think about having full lungs. Get a full belly of air and then bear down and push out with your ab muscles. It creates a bigger and much more stable core structure.
Try it. Take a breath so you make your belly full and then try and suck in versus pushing out. Pushing out should feel a LOT tighter.
The approach is the same whether you have a belt or not. Having a belt just provides an external device that further supports the tight structure that is the combination of air pressure and muscle contraction.