[quote]nighthawkz wrote:
The reason I started posting in your log was because I saw slow progress somewhere along my strength levels and it looked like a few things weren’t working the way they should. Your deadlift and low bar squat were higher than mine (I’ve never ever low barred though) but especially the way you kept doing the same numbers on press and chins… Running your head against a wall never worked for me as far as those two were concerned. I honestly think you might make more progress by spending less time in the gym and leaving a few reps in the tank - this is, essentially, what I was getting at.[/quote]
Regarding chins. I’ve done 3/4 chin-ups (dunno how else to describe them) in the past and built up to doing 5x 10 of those things.
Then Sentoguy convinced me that full extension chins aren’t actually bad for your shoulders a while back and so I started doing those.
But frankly it’s been a while since I made chins a priority. They seem to do great for back hyper trophy as is. So I just do them in a very random fashion. So long as I do them, I’m happy right now.
I agree with you on the OHP. I probably do have to change my approach with them. I’ve voiced my dissatisfaction with them in the past and asked for advice on this thread. No one ever said anything though
I used to do nothing but high bar squat too. Then I ran into a giant wall called 225lb. That, and I developed an imbalance in my left and right hip strength.
Going wider and a lower bar stance got rid of it.
[quote]nighthawkz wrote :
Now, concerning something else - quoting numbers that I’ve put up recently. Getting to those requires digging through a third party’s log, a bit of googling and reading through yet another log - all of that to find numbers and rub them in my face. That is, with all due respect, low. Enjoy your log.[/quote]
No digging required. I saw what you wrote to Yogi a while back and looked out of curiosity. And I remember things well enough.
I brought it up only because I got pissed by you saying you don’t want to belittle me, only to belittle me in the same post. You consider what I did low? I considered what you wrote condescending and insulting.
[quote]LoRez wrote:
And it really may be worth just spending some time doing training completely differently than you have. Swap to high rep/volume, low frequency for awhile.[/quote]
I did. Started doing OHP, and most other lifts for that matter, higher reps sometime in July. Actually made my OHP # go up.
And when I switched to making the OHP as the strength exercise when I got that pec injury think back in July, the OHP more or less stalled again.
I learned my lesson- OHP needs to be done purely for hypertrophy work for the time being. It could be that my arms are just too fucking small.
[quote]LoRez wrote:
Magnesium may help with the sleep, if you haven’t tried yet. Valerian also.[/quote]
I’ve been taking ZMA for quite a while now. It used to help a lot. Take them, 30min-1hr later I’m about to drop and fall asleep moments after hitting the bed.
It doesn’t help anymore, so I’ve actually stopped taking them in an attempt to “reset” myself.
And now it’s even harder to fall asleep.
Ya, I think I’ll give Valerian root and other remedies a try. Maybe I’ll switch them out with one another every once in a while.
Squat-
Body squats
45lb, 3x5
95/115/135/155/185/205/225/185/185lbx3
Body got lazier.
DB row-
40/50/60lbx10
70lbx5
95lbx3
No more sharp pain when I attempt to do rows with the right side. A bit of pain, but not enough to matter imo. Plus a doctor friend of mine told me that not exercising is a pretty dumb thing to do right now, so long as I can actually do them.
We’ll see how the rib feels after a couple of days.
Didn’t have a lot of time today, so I just ramped up to a weight close to 90% on the bench and did some things with everything else. Just a quick in and out. Went mostly to shower.
Squat-
Body squats
45lb, 2x5
95/115/135/155/185/205/225lbx3
255lb, 3x1
The weight didn’t feel heavy at all, in fact it felt lighter on the back than the 225lb and “felt” like less effort than the 225lb. The problem was bar speed. SO SLOW. Went in wanting to do as many doubles as I can, but the first rep was just so much slower than I wanted it to be. The 3rd set was practically a grind that didn’t feel like much effort.
I’m thinking my CNS isn’t back to what it was at the start of Sept. yet, or something.
Or it could be that doing 225lbx3 (I previously just did a single before I went onto the heavy sets) is affecting me a lot more than I expect it to.
DB row-
70lb, 3x5
Ribs don’t hurt at all anymore.
Treadmill run-
8.0 speed, 12 times.
This killed me. I couldn’t even run the full 15 seconds for the 10th and 11th time. Instead ran like 13 seconds or something. Did 15 seconds on the last one through sheer force of will, and my body felt it afterwards.
Squat-
Body squats
45lb, 2x5
95/115/135/155/185/205lbx3
225lbx1
245lb, 4x2, 1/1
Planned on doing 5x2. Definitely could have done it and probably more if I had squatted in the power rack instead of the other rack where I have to walk the weight out. I’ve noticed that walking the weight out becomes more and more cumbersome as I get tired, and I was wobbling a whee bit on set 4 as I walked the weight out. Messed with my mind, in short.
That and the fact that I grinded the 2nd rep of that 4th set out.
ATG squat-
135lb, 4x6
All in all, I’m coming closer and closer to previous squat strength. Almost there I think.
DB row-
70lb, 4x8
I did judo yesterday since I thought I was fully healed. Apparently I’m not, I felt minor pain when I did shoulder rolls and felt twinges here and there during newaza randori. Furthermore, I felt some twinge during the row. Nothing significant, but still note-worthy.
Not sure if I should continue going to judo. Def. don’t want to get let the injury open up or anything.
Bench-
45lb, 3x5
65/95lbx3
115lb, 5x5
Done with actual pauses.
OHP-
45lb, 2x5
65lbx3
80lb, 4x7
Chin-up-
3x5, paused.
I’m getting elbow pains for the first time today. I find it ridiculous that I might be getting elbow tendinitis from just doing 45 fucking reps a week. Gonna switch over to doing hammer grip from now on, since they’re supposed to be better for the elbow.
