[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Verry nice pulling, you just keep piling on the numbers.[/quote]
It’s a good program when I can stick to it. I’m really interested to see how my bench press responds over time. A lot of people are reporting stalling of theirs while doing 5/3/1. My theory on that score is that they are spending their energy repping out on the top set.
We’ll see, I guess.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
Scap retractions/protractions
20 x 2
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What are these?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
Scap retractions/protractions
20 x 2
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What are these?[/quote]
Fatman pullups without bending your arms and pushups without bending your arms. You can do them vertically too. Builds up all the little muscles around and under the shoulder blade.
^^^ I don’t understand. But I’m looking for more exercises that target the little muscles in the shoulder.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
^^^ I don’t understand. But I’m looking for more exercises that target the little muscles in the shoulder. [/quote]
Go to Eric Cressey’s website and look at all the shoulder articles - Shoulder Savers, Neanderthal No more, etc. You will actually be redirected to this site for some of the articles, but I found that a search on this site won’t have any search results containing links to those articles. There’s a treasure trove of corrective and strengthening exercises for the shoulders there. I will attempt to place a link to the site:
What kind of lifting shoes did you get, Tony?
[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
What kind of lifting shoes did you get, Tony?[/quote]
VS010, VS Athletics Weightlifting Shoe
The title of this log now sounds like a country song. Save only the lack of mention of a pickup truck.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
The title of this log now sounds like a country song. Save only the lack of mention of a pickup truck.[/quote]
Its almost a line out of an old sixties song.
Bumper plates, lifting shoes… the next thing you know there will be a platform and and entry for a O-lifting meet soon to follow.
I agree with you about the money set on 5/3/1, how keeping it more sedate is beneficial. I haven’t taken it as far as you have, but I am holding more back on the money set and seeing good results.
[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
Bumper plates, lifting shoes… the next thing you know there will be a platform and and entry for a O-lifting meet soon to follow.
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
[quote]
I agree with you about the money set on 5/3/1, how keeping it more sedate is beneficial. I haven’t taken it as far as you have, but I am holding more back on the money set and seeing good results. [/quote]
That’s encouraging. I must follow your log more closely.
Wouldn’t do much good, I haven’t been logging lately.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Verry nice pulling, you just keep piling on the numbers.[/quote]
It’s a good program when I can stick to it. I’m really interested to see how my bench press responds over time. A lot of people are reporting stalling of theirs while doing 5/3/1. My theory on that score is that they are spending their energy repping out on the top set.
We’ll see, I guess.[/quote]
My guess is the shoulder day is causing mayhem with the bench day. I had a an idea to put both lifts on same day and then use the second “upper” day as an accesorry lift day.
going all out is fine - just ask the guys doing dc and always getting stronger or bigger- thing is they do chest/shoulders same day.
I posted something in JJack’s thread if you care to read it.
just a thought
[quote]FISCHER613 wrote:
I posted something in JJack’s thread if you care to read it.
just a thought[/quote]
I’ve had similar thoughts about modifying either bench or MP into an upper assistance day, particularly as, historically, I’ve seemed to require a max day and a rep day to get my bench to move. But I don’t have enough training history to say that for sure. I’ll stick with the current strategy for a few more cycles and start modifying (experimenting) with the assistance day idea after that.
2010-9-28
C1 W3 D3 - BP, 5-3-1
BP
w/u BBx15,115x10
work
176x5
200x3
225x5 (est max 262.46, Tmax+32.46)
BBB BP
165 10x5 sets
Pendlay Rows
190 10x5 sets
Could have gotten 2 or 3 more on 1’s set. Bumped BBB BP sets by 20 lbs - I’ll use that poundage next cycle too.
i needs to gets me some special lifting shoes. them’r purdy
i use an old pair of light hikers with some WalMart heel gels for my ghetto weightlifting shoes.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
i needs to gets me some special lifting shoes. them’r purdy
i use an old pair of light hikers with some WalMart heel gels for my ghetto weightlifting shoes.[/quote]
If I hadn’t been overcome by the glamour (old sense of the word - as in and enchantment or spell) of them I probably would have engaged my brain and gone the more frugal route. These were pretty cheap, just a little more than a new set of light hiking shoes. Okay, well, double.
I just wanted something to make me feel pretty, ok?
Are you going to check out the Cal Strength meet on 10/3?
nice work…
the 54321 money set - feels great while tearing it up
but it left me too torn up.
I have to agree with Carl
adding bumpers and lifting shoes can only enhance the shorts over sweats look.
all teasing aside good work as usual