LOL! Ok formfunction and sfp… need video proof of the feat!
Your numbers are what they are. Just the fact that you are making it to the gym to do something should be enough. I had this same conversation with my younger brother a few days ago. He is too embarrassed to go to the gym because he thinks he is weak.
It doesn’t matter if all you can do is just bench or squat just the bar at least you are doing something instead of sitting on your butt and just wishing you were. Everyone has to start somewhere and most start out with less than optimal numbers.
I tell most of the people who ask me for advice at the gym to work on your technique first and the numbers will follow. Now I’ll shut up.
I can weigh 300lbs before any of you.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
I can weigh 300lbs before any of you.[/quote]
Careful. Bunny’s not watching his weight these days AND he’s got a head start on you.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
ecogenx wrote:
I can weigh 300lbs before any of you.
Careful. Bunny’s not watching his weight these days AND he’s got a head start on you.[/quote]
Ok, I may have one that’ll run with me on this.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
skidmark wrote:
ecogenx wrote:
I can weigh 300lbs before any of you.
Careful. Bunny’s not watching his weight these days AND he’s got a head start on you.
Ok, I may have one that’ll run with me on this.[/quote]
I weighed 300 yesterday, I WIN!!!
SFP, are you in Salt Lake? Is there a gym in town besides ripped fitness that actually has a GHR, or are you doing them au naturel?
[quote]sfp wrote:
I wondered about a herniated disk, but I didn’t feel like I had any sciatic pain. I probably could have done hip belt squats. I couldn’t bend over without pain, but bending my knees to pick something up off the floor was fine. I remember trying to do pistol squats though, and I just couldn’t do them on the one side.
I tried that “Wench!” routine once too.
Once.[/quote]
Actually, many herniated disks are asymptomatic. They produce no pain. My doc said based on some nerve tests they did that I had injured the area before. I never felt any pain from that first injury or even knew I had one. Nor does the pain always manifest as sciatica. My pain was mostly in the hip and down the back of the leg, but then jumped to the front to the peroneal muscles down the side of the calf. That was the worst pain and the one that kept me awake at night. Often the injury will have the symptom of a slight weakness on the affected side if nerve compression or damage is involved.
[quote]formfunction wrote:
300-400-500 is a respectable level for most and I am sure you’ll hit them, BUT NOT BEFORE I DO(I can trash talk too!)
On the 405 Squat, as a little incentive, I’ll call you “The Godfather” if you win. And that is going to take a lot from me.
If I win, you’ll have to change the log name and take away “Embarrassed” or anything synonymous with it.
Now Hel(and others) may not admit it, but I am sure their money is on me.
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I agree to your generous terms!
[quote]skidmark wrote:
Actually, many herniated disks are asymptomatic. They produce no pain. My doc said based on some nerve tests they did that I had injured the area before. I never felt any pain from that first injury or even knew I had one. Nor does the pain always manifest as sciatica. My pain was mostly in the hip and down the back of the leg, but then jumped to the front to the peroneal muscles down the side of the calf. That was the worst pain and the one that kept me awake at night. Often the injury will have the symptom of a slight weakness on the affected side if nerve compression or damage is involved. [/quote]
That may be what I had, then. I didn’t want to even think about it, since it sounds so serious. The pain is almost completely gone now, and I hope it doesn’t resurface.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
SFP, are you in Salt Lake? Is there a gym in town besides ripped fitness that actually has a GHR, or are you doing them au naturel?[/quote]
I’m actually in Cedar Hills, near PG. In fact, I use the PG community center, which is actually fairly good. We’ll be moving at the end of May to Orem, at which time I’ll probably switch to Gold’s.
I’ve never been in a gym that a GHR rig, so I’m forced to make do. I like to do them on the sit-up/crunch board (what do they call those), which are nice because you can put them at an incline for a bit more of a workout.
You’re putting out the effort and thats what counts. You’re squat is a damn sight better than mine. But I’ll see if I can’t fix that soon.
Seriously, all that matters is doing your best. Now doing less than you best is unacceptable. So keep it up.
OK, today’s workout:
Superset bench and cable rows
Bench:
barxx15, 135x6 (warmup)
205x3x4, 205x2
Cable rows:
120x8 (warmup)
150x8
180x6
210x5x2
I was not happy with my bench, since last week I did 195x7x4, and thought I should be able to get at least 6 reps with 205. Something felt off today, though, so I decided to throw some presses in the rack in with the next superset
Chins/Pulls, Dips, and pin press (guards set at chest height in the rack) superset
Chins: BW x 6, +60x5x2, +60x4
Dips: BW x 6, +60x6x3
Pin press: 135x6, 155x6, 155x6
Bi & Tri superset
Reverse incline DB hammers: 35x9, 40x9x2
Incline DB curl: 35x8, 40x6x2
Tate press: 40x9x3
Overall not great, considering I felt so good last week.
[quote]sfp wrote:
OK, today’s workout:
Superset bench and cable rows
Bench:
barxx15, 135x6 (warmup)
205x3x4, 205x2
Cable rows:
120x8 (warmup)
150x8
180x6
210x5x2
I was not happy with my bench, since last week I did 195x7x4, and thought I should be able to get at least 6 reps with 205. Something felt off today, though, so I decided to throw some presses in the rack in with the next superset
Chins/Pulls, Dips, and pin press (guards set at chest height in the rack) superset
Chins: BW x 6, +60x5x2, +60x4
Dips: BW x 6, +60x6x3
Pin press: 135x6, 155x6, 155x6
Bi & Tri superset
Reverse incline DB hammers: 35x9, 40x9x2
Incline DB curl: 35x8, 40x6x2
Tate press: 40x9x3
Overall not great, considering I felt so good last week.[/quote]
I dunno, ten pounds on bench is a big jump for me and I find that I need to have a warmup set between 135 and my work weight. Kinda wakes up the nervous system for the work.
I think you’ll find the next bench session goes better.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
I dunno, ten pounds on bench is a big jump for me and I find that I need to have a warmup set between 135 and my work weight. Kinda wakes up the nervous system for the work.
[/quote]
I think you’re right.
I go so far as to use 95#. So it would look something like:
bar, 95, 135,(maybe even through a set of 165 in as well) 185, 205. At the low end use some reps as I go up, I cut the reps - even if Im going to use more on my working sets. So I might do a triple at 165/185 even if I were going to go 6s at 205.
Sfp, let me echo what these other guys have said, your numbers look great! Welcome
Thanks, all. Just got back from the gym.
Started out with power snatches (form’s awful, but even still, a guy in a gym once told me “I don’t know what those are, but they sure look cool!” Since I’m all about looking cool, I do them despite bad form and embarrassingly low weights).
95x1x4, 105x1x3, 115x1
Then I began a weird circuit that I often do on my “off days.” I call it the “do what you feel like” circuit. Today’s consisted of:
Power cleans: 115x5, 125x3, 135x2, 145x1
Hanging leg raises: BWx8x3 (I like to tuck the lower body in and almost do a somersault on these; the hang is mostly for the forearms, but I hope I’m getting some abs/serratus in as well)
Wrist rollers: 20x3x3
Assorted forearm stuff (with an EZ curl bar weighted on one end): 3 sets
Serratus crunches 70lb DBsx8x1
Weighted sit-ups
I think that’s about it.
[quote]sfp wrote:
Thanks, all. Just got back from the gym.
Started out with power snatches (form’s awful, but even still, a guy in a gym once told me “I don’t know what those are, but they sure look cool!” Since I’m all about looking cool, I do them despite bad form and embarrassingly low weights).
95x1x4, 105x1x3, 115x1
Then I began a weird circuit that I often do on my “off days.” I call it the “do what you feel like” circuit. Today’s consisted of:
Power cleans: 115x5, 125x3, 135x2, 145x1
Hanging leg raises: BWx8x3 (I like to tuck the lower body in and almost do a somersault on these; the hang is mostly for the forearms, but I hope I’m getting some abs/serratus in as well)
Wrist rollers: 20x3x3
Assorted forearm stuff (with an EZ curl bar weighted on one end): 3 sets
Serratus crunches 70lb DBsx8x1
Weighted sit-ups
I think that’s about it.[/quote]
It think that wierd stuff looks damn fun!
Lookin’ good!
And Skid/ Eco… I am sitting around 265-270 now… If I go to 300 I ain’t gonna be able to move. I need to be a little mobile… so I can get my ass to the fridge for another beer lol!
bunny, just squat down in front of the fridge, grab your beer, and be glad that your belly will help balance you out of the hole. I have the same trouble. i hit 300 last week, and feel like I need a wheelbarrow for my gut… I am making adjustments in my diet. maybe I need to find some big fatties to play smear the queer with…
sorry for the hijack, spf.
old lardass