I warmed up for legs, specifically deadlift, did 2 reps at target and realized I still don’t have the energy. I slept at least 8 hours, more really, and I am now looking at a normal day 1 on Friday.
I did skip rope yesterday, and found my intensity flagging from the second set on. I expect to skip again tomorrow.
I did some sparring yesterday with the bag and I think I will stay off of it until Friday? I am not doing it today, would like to spar tomorrow, but I wonder how recovery is related to Friday’s prospective work.
Good day today. I say that because I have been dead exhausted all week. the other day I warmed up for deadlifts, got 2 reps at the working weight and knew there was no point. Maybe I have to do a better job of grocery shopping, I have been relying on closer to home deals as opposed to traveling farther for too long, or that is just a theory.
As to today, shoulder press is off 1 rep, maybe I wimped out, but the 1 rep improvement in dips is more significant. Next week I am justified in pulling out my dipping belt, it has been sitting idle for too long. Chins the usual shit. Situps are surprisingly off, maybe because I didn’t do my complimentary day on tuesday.
I posted over in combat a question that maybe was ill conceived, and therefore worthy of no response. I am not sure if Damutt intended to agree that dropping my day 3 and adding high intensity bag sparring sessions is a good idea, there I am at it again.
Edit: ok, I realize Damutt said to stick with something long enough to see benefits, yes, but is my latest proposal worth sticking with a while?
[quote]DeadKong wrote:
Edit: ok, I realize Damutt said to stick with something long enough to see benefits, yes, but is my latest proposal worth sticking with a while?[/quote]
Hard to tell just how long is “long enough”. It happens if someone tries a program and gets no results, is told it’s his fault for not giving it enough time. On the other hand, if one keeps at something for months, even years, and gets nowhere, is told he’s stupid for being stuck on a useless program. You can’t win.
Probably more important just to keep lifting instead of getting hung up on tiny details.
Probably more important just to keep lifting instead of getting hung up on tiny details.[/quote]
DING DING DING we have a winner. I am by no means advanced and I am by no means a expert but in my wonderful internet research looking for the perfect workout. I have found one thing rings true with ALL PROGRAMS BY ALL SUCCESSFUL lifters.
Blood, Sweat, tears, and years of dedication got them where they were at.
Do the big compound lifts and try to progress on them. If you want to do bicep curls, tricep extentions, shrugs, or sit ups on a bosa ball whatever it doesnt matter. Just do something and progress on the big compound movements for YEARS and you will be stronger and bigger. Or in the case of caviler you will be HEALTHIER.
[quote]damutt wrote:
Do the big compound lifts and try to progress on them. If you want to do bicep curls, tricep extentions, shrugs, or sit ups on a bosa ball whatever it doesnt matter. Just do something and progress on the big compound movements for YEARS and you will be stronger and bigger. Or in the case of caviler you will be HEALTHIER.
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I’d like to think I’m healthier AND bigger AND stronger. Really no need for an “or” - why not have it all?
[quote]damutt wrote:
Do the big compound lifts and try to progress on them. If you want to do bicep curls, tricep extentions, shrugs, or sit ups on a bosa ball whatever it doesnt matter. Just do something and progress on the big compound movements for YEARS and you will be stronger and bigger. Or in the case of caviler you will be HEALTHIER.
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I’d like to think I’m healthier AND bigger AND stronger. Really no need for an “or” - why not have it all?[/quote]
you seem down all the time about your slow gains I was just tring to put in there that even if your gains are slow you are still better for training
[quote]damutt wrote:
Do the big compound lifts and try to progress on them. If you want to do bicep curls, tricep extentions, shrugs, or sit ups on a bosa ball whatever it doesnt matter. Just do something and progress on the big compound movements for YEARS and you will be stronger and bigger. Or in the case of caviler you will be HEALTHIER.
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I’d like to think I’m healthier AND bigger AND stronger. Really no need for an “or” - why not have it all?[/quote]
you seem down all the time about your slow gains I was just tring to put in there that even if your gains are slow you are still better for training[/quote]
I was just agreeing that I feel healthier for doing this, and I also feel a little bigger and stronger as well. Really, that was one of my happier posts.
what happened with me? Friday I had a re occurrence of that pesky mild virus. Headache, slightly gummy throat but not sore. It ruined my holiday weekend. I woke up today feeling a bit off, I am going for an ultrasound later this morning on my abdomen for other reasons.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Hmmm . . . headache . . . morning sickness . . . problems in the abdomen . . . Are you sure you’re not pregnant? : )[/quote]
My, I will take it as a compliment if you think I closely resemble Arnold Schwarzennegger.
Damutt! Cavalier! Someone tell me I am on the right track. I saw a Freddy Roach video on the web just before I flew off on a lark and bought my heavy bag. He said to do 4 3 minute rounds of combinations with foot work and head movement. I did this the best I could and had I hope a decent session, at least I completed it. I even wonder if the fact my bag is a 75lb instead of the proper 100lb that the bouncing and swaying adding a better challenge. My footwork I will have to work on, I largely stood in stance in the same place, but time will show advancement I expect. I am keen on the idea of getting a purpose built bag stand, I am improvising my setup.
It just felt good to flex some chicken in the bag’s face.
I warmed up for a leg day and realized I am best just to leave off on it until Sunday. My diet yesterday was skewed by having had an ultrasound on my abdomen late in the morning and I had to have fasted before.
I did another heavy bag session, after rope skipping.
I tried to keep my hands and shoulders hurting while skipping and hope this equates to more consistent high intensity.
The bag work was the same as yesterday, but I found my efforts flagging a bit. My jab was getting very wimpy, and this is the thing that has in the past put me off wanting to practice sparring.
Question, What sort of a schedule during a week should I do bag work? I just did it 2 days in a row and wonder if this buggers recovery like weights. I am doing an upper body day Friday, so I will keep off it around then.
Fuck! This damn headache and slightly gummy throat came back to haunt me. I don’t have the patience to wait it out, and therefore I suffer. I reason that even with the 10lbs increase for dips if I can’t get more than 5 on a second set my day is shot. so fuck.
i didn’t do any intense exercise this weekend, actually I took a long slow stroll on Saturday. Sunday was minimal anything. I have tried to spend as much time as I can stand sleeping.
Today I suspected I had a better energy level. I did the 3 3 minute rope skipping rounds and did my utmost to keep my hands and shoulders hurting. I tend to think I am making progress.
I then set up for heavy bag drill. I only did 2 3 minute rounds and said fuck it. I read just a few moments ago a few of Ross enemait’s aritcles and I think I am mistaken to try to maintain form after the rope work. As usual, my jab seemed to wane after a while.
Question for Damutt, please and thanks. How many days a week should I hit the heavy bag drill? Last week I did consecutive days and wonder If maybe I should do something like every other day? I am soon to start rope skipping 3 times a week, do they need to be interspersed with off days too?
Back when I bought my heavy bag and carried it home I slightly tweaked my left hamstring strain. ever since it has been on my mind. As this is the first day (hopefully) back from my mild virus, I got into a leg day. I decided to keep it curtailed as I am just coming back, a real leg day coming up next Sunday. I am still for what I did better off than last deadlifting session, so I am encouraged.
great day today. Last time was skewed by a recurring minor virus. Although I am very pleased with shoulder press, I feared failure so I didn’t push it for the last quorum fulfilling lift.
As i use a bit more of a narrower grip with shoulder press that gets my triceps, I am still pleased with dip work, also I belted 10lbs to myself. the second set was 1 better than last time, so that is great.
chins about the same thing.
situps I am miserably off with, although earlier lifting took a bit out of me before I got to it. I will just switch it to another day.
Wednesday I did bag work. I have to start getting more body movement into it, although I did get a good sweat happening with it. later in the day I skipped rope and have confidence I am doing a high intensity more than before, like I said, the standard is how badly my hands and shoulders hurt.
great day today. I had a slightly off feeling in my hamstring yesterday, so i am pleased I got what I did today. Straps in later sets for deads. With squats, I deliberately stopped at 4 last set because I hadn’t squatted in a while and I wanted to make sure I could reliably nail the safeties while I was near exhausted but could still have got myself out of it if needed. Next week I alternate starting with squats for the 5 X 5.
Yesterday I skipped rope but felt I didn’t get the intensity I wanted, although I tried. Heavy bag work later today, not much about it to post.
hit that bag when you feel like it for as long as you feel like it. hitting the bag should me low impact on your CNS and recovery should not be to much of a issue in my opinion…
[quote]damutt wrote:
hit that bag when you feel like it for as long as you feel like it. hitting the bag should me low impact on your CNS and recovery should not be to much of a issue in my opinion…[/quote]
As usual, thanks for your response. Some people with several heavy bag sessions per week only lift twice a week, so I hope I haven’t set myself behind cutting out my day 3, which was upper body.
Tuesday
rope skipping. I still want to get more intensity out of my programmed work with this, but I am confident that tomorrow I will be happy progressing.
twist situps.
body + 25lbs X 5,5 X 5,5 X 2,3 stopped.
As to petering out when doing abs at the end of a workout session, I think I might have solved it as such. I had when doing flat barbell bench press without a spotter a floor padding system to dump off the 25lbs plates I kept outside of the collars without raising Kane from my landlord. As I have a bottom level apartment the old clothes that were part of the setup got mouldy and I either threw them out or washed and stored them higher up. this might provide some carry over.
Today.
heavy bag work
4 3 minute rounds, 1 minute between.
With this I had so far been standing pat and doing combinations at the bag. This was largely jab and cross, with occasional attempts at hook and upper cut which I am more shaky on with firm knowledge of technique. this time I tried briefly to warm up with the rope but feared making my right calf hurt as in the past so I did the first round standing with just jab/cross.
The next 3 rounds I was warmer and shuffled in in stance, hit either a jab or cross, then shuffled out more or less on my bicycle. I have diagonal mirrors and tried to drill proper shuffling, basic punches, basic footwork as correctly and vigorously as I could. My idea now is to just do this until I am satisfied I can fatigue and maintain proper form before getting fancier.
great day today. I lost count in set 2 of shoulders, then realized I did 8. So, as I have effectively reached quorum I will try 115lbs next week.
dips a definite improvement, by 2 reps overall.
chins, whatever. Situps I am somehow backtracking on weight. Is it maybe due to leg work?
Wednesday and thursday I did skipping and bag drill. I started first thing in the day and realized I am better lifting early and doing more intense stuff later. I curtailed bag drill to 3 rounds because I was noticing in a diagonal mirror my footwork was suffering when cross jabbing. Better to go for quality before I aim for the extra quantity.