Thanks everyone, I’m happy to be here. I missed these last posts, I’ve been buried in the books lately, but I’m caught up now.
Couldn’t finish out the unloading week 5. Lots of stuff going on, and I needed to unload/rest anyway. I have four weeks until the planned week long family vacation at Disney World.
How long have you done sheiko? How have you found it helps you progress?
I was thinking of switching after my next meet. I’ve had success with a loose 5/3/1 type template but any time I go with heavier volume, it just feels better to me. I don’t know if ‘feels better’ will translate into gains which is why I’m waiting.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
How long have you done sheiko? How have you found it helps you progress?
I was thinking of switching after my next meet. I’ve had success with a loose 5/3/1 type template but any time I go with heavier volume, it just feels better to me. I don’t know if ‘feels better’ will translate into gains which is why I’m waiting.[/quote]
It’s probably in my original log, but I’ve done two cycles of Sheiko. The first I increased my squat, but bombed out of a meet unable to open with my 95% 1RM. I had made lots of mistakes.
This time around, I definitely got stronger. That was based on a 5lb increase on bench, subjectively how my form improved. It’s tough to follow over 40. On the last weeks of the 4 and 5 week phases, I’ve had enough.
Sheiko was recommended by a guy I knew on Myspace. I had been following a non-linear Western Periodized program I made up. It didn’t seem to be improving my strength any more.
Since I train by myself at a commercial gym, I don’t like to train near failure.
Oh, and this four week period will be a 4 day push/pull split.
Sometimes this doesn’t work out well if my hammies are wicked sore after squatting. Anything bent over (deads, bent rows, yadda, yadda, yadda) just doesn’t happen until they’ve recovered.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Dan, wanted to thank you again for that back stretch. Has made quite a differnce with the back pain.[/quote]
I’m very glad you feel better. My old job as an athletic trainer was 70% stupidity, but I will sorely miss the 30% that was evaluating and treating injuries. Hopefully I will find a way to keep my feet in that water.
Now the biggest and most important thing about treating backs. Knowing how you did it and how to prevent it.
[quote]Jimmy T wrote:
Your training is looking solid.Nice work.[/quote]
Thanks, I’ll get back to Sheiko if my studies allow and hopefully do the New England’s May 22nd.
I need to get Jim Wendler’s e-book and stop being such a tight-wad. 5/3/1 May maintain my sanity through all this. These last two days of training I was done lifting in a little over half an hour. I think 5x5 with 70% of 1RM helps to speed things up. Next week is 3x5 @ 80%.
After that week lay off, I am WICKED SORE today. Mainly hamstrings.
Realized I would not get my day 4 in b/c the Mrs is working 12hrs Sat and Sun, so I will add deadlifts to today’s training. Was going to start with deadlifts but pogues have taken up the space at the racks.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
New one. Javelin military press? Couldn’t even find that one doing a search.[/quote]
I can’t remember where I read it, I though here on T-Nation. It is just a one arm military, but instead of a DB, I use a small BB. My gym has one of those racks with the small barbells from 20lbs - 110lbs.
I have a difficult time keeping my shoulders tight when I bench, and figured this should help with stability.