[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Great deadlift. Your back stayed perfectly straight throughout. Textbook.
Do you get anything out of rolling the bar away and back towards you at the start? I see a lot of people doing that now.[/quote]
Thanks Farmer. Good question on the rolling. I read it somewhere, tried it and didn’t like it. Now I’m doing it and can’t remember when I started it again.
james
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
Great pull. [/quote]
Thanks Jack!
james
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Great deadlift. Your back stayed perfectly straight throughout. Textbook.
Do you get anything out of rolling the bar away and back towards you at the start? I see a lot of people doing that now.[/quote]
Thanks Farmer. Good question on the rolling. I read it somewhere, tried it and didn’t like it. Now I’m doing it and can’t remember when I started it again.
james
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I used to have a habit where I would have to push and pull the bar with my right foot…don’t think it added anything to my lifts, but being sorta ocd it just felt right.
So I’m going to try to keep posting here. It’s frustrating reading some of what I’ve seen on the site but I need to have a more open mind.
Last weekend I partook in my third USPA meet in Santa Barbara. It was a really big meet (75 lifters) in a small gym so we were broken up into two groups with the sub-200s and bench/dead only group going first. They were supposed to get done at 3:30 but didn’t finish until 5ish and then did their awards. Our group didn’t start lifting until 6ish and I was the second flight so it was close to 7 by the time I first stepped on the platform. I got all the lifts that I wanted to and broke 3 PRs for me. Squat - 429, Bench - 300 (yeah, I suck), Dead - 551.
My next meet isn’t until Oct (right before my birthday so I’ve got one more meet in this age bracket.
I did the cube leading up to this meet and I’m going to start this next cycle with the cube.
james
Sun training
Deads: 52385. 42415
Front squats: 63175
Single leg leg press: 410
Walking lunges: 3 sets
Ghetto glute ham raise: 35
Bunches of ab stuff
Jump rope *100
Stretching
First day back after the meet. Supposed to do 52440 but pulled my lower back on set 4 of 415 so I chucked it in and went to front squats instead.
Upped the volume on my accessory work too which ought to feel good tomorrow. I like doing the leg press with one leg as it helps me pay attention to how my knee is tracking which is important because leg press typically kills my knees. My right side is definitely weaker than my left
I am digging walking lunges and am doing them for strength and some extra conditioning.
Back is really sore now but it’s nothing serious.
james
Congrats on doing well at the meet. I haven’t been to Santa Barbara in years but I miss the twisting mountain roads and the beautiful small buildings and beach. Loved the mexican food there too. I can’t remember the name of the church in Santa Barbara but I remember a very peaceful church that had very a very ornate garden and serene setting, some kind of mission I think.
Nice lifting Dude.Plenty of trining time to get stronger before your meet.
Nice work at your meet- those are some good good numbers
you are so tall with long legs that front squats are hard good work
Thanks GV, Joe, and Kevin. Yes, plenty of time indeed.
Mon training:
Bench: wut 83185
DB Press: 8510, 9010, 6, 6
Rolling tri ext: 310
Chest supported rows: 310
Intended to do more back work, curls, and abs but my lower back said no.
james
Fri night training - getting my back into it
Squats: bunch of sets of 5 working to 315
Deads: 53315
Lots of ab work
First session after hurting my back. I’m going to do this same set up over the next few days to get my back feeling better. It felt good tonight so I’ll be ready to get 100% into it again by next Sunday.
My lesson is that strength really is “peaky” and I can’t just plug in my max when doing a program. I’m going to use 90% as my base and move up from there. I have no doubt I’ll get stronger by doing that and I’ll stay injury free. There’s certainly a learning curve to all of this.
james
After two days of carrying a 53lb monkey on my shoulders my back feels 100% again. Today was testing the waters to make sure I am good to go.
Squats: worked up to 5315
Front squats: worked up to 3205
Lots of ab work
Lots of mobility work
I’ll start the cube back up on Monday
james
Just some random training tonight.
Bench: Sets of 5 to 225
DB press: 3 sets of 10
Pendlay rows: 4 sets of 5
Curls
Abs
james
Hope the back is feeling better. One you taste that heavy weight again it’s hard to slow down. Patience is not fair.
Cube reloaded - Take 2
Deads: 52365, 52385, 52405
Front squats: 63185
Single leg press 3 sets of 10
Walking lunges - 3 sets
Jump rope
Abs
Written down it sounds so easy. I am using 90% of my 1rm of 550 for all my percentages this cycle. I should definitely feel this tomorrow.
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Hope the back is feeling better. One you taste that heavy weight again it’s hard to slow down. Patience is not fair.[/quote]
Back is back to normal, thanks. And you’re dead on about patience…
james
Mon training
Bench: 33225, 33240, 83165
Face pulls: 6 sets adding weight each time
Shrugs: 3 sets
Lat pull downs: 3 sets of 10 increasing weight each set
DB Rows: 38115
Rolling tri ext: 310
Curls: 310
Abs
Calves
Jump rope * 150
Bench was supposed to be just 83165 but that’s not enough work for me so I added some sets at higher intensity (using Prelipins table of course). I was done with pressing after that so added a bunch of back work in.
The jump rope is my conditioning for now. I’m adding 10 each session to slowly build up my work capacity again.
james
Tues night training
Squats: 8*bar, 135, 155, 185, 205, 240, 250, 270
Front squats: some
This was a bit of a disaster. My allergies were in full effect yesterday and I took an antihistamine before going to the gym which knocked me out. There’s a lesson to be learned right there.
Thurs training
Floor press: 52205, 52 225,52 240
OHP3bar, 95, 115, 135, 145, 155, 165, 185. 310115
BW Dips: 310
Pendlay rows
Face pulls
Abs
Jump rope *160
Felt good to press something overhead although I am going to do them first next week.
james
Jump Rope? awesome, great conditioning and cheap, I have thought about jumping rope, thought being the operative word lol.
Just read about how antihistamines are bad for testosterone production. We need the histamine. Allergies have been kicking my but lately but I fight back. One of my best weapons is a tablespoon of local, unprocessed honey that has all the local pollens. You take a tablespoon or two everyday and it inoculates you to the assaulting pollens as well as giving you the great benefits of honey. Also, I take Quercitin which is great to fight allergies and good for muscle recovery too. Quercitin is the stuff in apples and fruit that’s so good for you(An apple a day keeps the doctor away[quecitin is why]).
Rarely do I need to take antihistamines anymore. I don’t like the side affects they have on your heart. The honey has been like magic and I work in the grass and leaves and pollen all day.