how long do your sessions usually last? i’m always amazed by the long lists of stuff you do.
p.s. i’m outta down for the week and didn’t bring my digestive enzymes and am already freaking out. agh.
I like ya spock, therefore there can’t be any hate. Stop the mopin and start the conquerin!
Anyways one of the better coaches i’ve read about is Dan John. One of the things that he recommends is to try something out for a training cycle: if it works great, if it doesn’t so what. Point is, if you want to try something out go ahead and do it but give a chance to work first.
LULA: YEAH, I need to work on that, Lol. I spend wayy to much time in the gym. I try to limit myself to an hour + 15 minutes of stretching, but it usually lasts about an hour and a half total, depending on the day.
OKAY some semi decent deadlifting today everyone! I will be posting the odd video or two shortly for analysis, but I am actually fairly confident with my form for a change, yay!!
MMKAY uhh
140 x 3
165 x 3
175 x 1
185 x 1
195 x 1 (Actually 198 because of kilo converstion, but that number is too random for my OCD brain)
185 x 2 <— somewhat ugly, so I took weight off there
165 x 3
Squats
115 x 10
115 x 10
115 x 10
Good mornings
55 x 8
65 x 8
75 x 8
80 x 8
ALL felt good. !
Lying leg curls for some weight
4 x 8
face pulls
3 x 15 for some weight, I dunno
Random bicep curls so I didn’t have to do them tomorrow barf
anndd lastly, 10 non-stop chin ups, YAY, pR (I think??)
I dunno
“Good sesh brah’s”
I am excited because I think my deadlift is going to skyrocket, LIKE A NOOB MAN, like a mudda f***ing n00b!
Doing em wrong for years, finally think I am doing em right = NOOB STATUS.
Okay, I’ll stop saying noob now…
Life news:
My kid thinks melted cheese is ONE particular kind of cheese. His favourite cheese is melted cheese, not cheddar or whatever.
Melted.
Can’t say I blame him.
GOOD BYE FRIENDS
Melted cheese <3
EYEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! You skool them deadszos!!! :D!!! CHINS too!!
LIFTING:
Military press
55 x 5
65 x 3
70 x 3
70 x 3
75 x 3
70 x 5
55 x 10
Whewf
Oh, 5 sets of 5 pull ups between sets, yadda yadda
Floor press
I really made an effort to pause pretty much every rep for at least a count of three, sometimes longer. Floor press, in my mind, is meant to be paused.
95 x 3
100 x 3
100 x 3
105 x 3
105 x 5
PAUSEY PAUSEY PAUSEY
bent over row
65 x 8
75 x 8
85 x 6
85 x 6 + 2 that were cheaty, heh
one arm NG DB press
35 x 6
35 x 6
35 x 6
30 x 11
uhh rear delt shit, standing cable abs, straight legged sit ups so I can be just like storm the beach, or as the cool kids call him, “STB”.
Hmm, I think that’s it. I feel like I am forgetting something…
Oh well.
DOING NOTHING TOMORROW BUT EATING MY FACE OFF…
Life news:
I think I will post a random pic of my dog.
So how are you programming your training now that you decided not to do 5-3-1? Its a legitimate question…if you dont have an idea of where you are going, then how are you supposed to get there? That’s why I love the 5-3-1 simplicity…I know I’m adding 5 pounds to my upper body and 10 pounds to my lower body lifts each cycle, and each workout earns me the right to move on to the next one…
No 531?!?!
I am dissapoint. Super dissapoint!!!
SPoCkDOg! <3
I know that 5/3/1 is a super awesome/simple routine.
I think it’s wonderful for advanced lifters, and people who are just starting out, but I also know that I was an anxious mess while I was on it, and I have to do what’s best for my mental state if I want to really get stronger.
I am sure a lot of people could not understand that, or think I am just being dramatic, etc…
But I was so manic/not sleeping/having panic attacks every single day just thinking about my workouts. Not even like worrying about them, just the sheer anticipation of it all made me manic.
How am I going to get stronger if I can’t calm down and I can’t sleep?
This past week of just goin’ with the flow has been the least anxious week in FOREVER for me. I am sleeping again, and holy hell, I am 3 times more productive. It’s crazy the shit I’ve got done this week because I am not thinking/worrying about all things powerlifting related.
Anyway, bascially I am just having a squat day where I go up to a weight where I feel comfortable at the 3-5 rep range. I also do some deadlift singles that day (not anywhere near 1RM), so I can keep working on my form.
Then I have a bench day with the same idea as the squat, and do some MP after, yadda yadda.
Then a day where deadlift is the focus, and a day where MP is the focus.
It’s like 5/3/1, but in the back of my mind I am always working towards a heavy triple.
I always loved the 3 week.
I’ll do this for a month or two and if I haven’t made any strength gains I’ll worry about it then.
But I seriously have felt so happy and satisifed after all my workouts this week, I feel fantastic.
I think right now for me it’s just about the love of the big lifts, and getting joy from it in the least anxiety producing way.
I don’t think people with OCD can love something a normal amount. It’s OMFG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH I CANT TAKE IT I MUST OBSESS OVER EVERY ASAPECT AND DWELL ON EVERYTHING AND GET HEART PALPITATIONS ALLLL DAY LONGG.
No, no no nO! I have to keep powerlifting in my life and STAY SANE at the same time, that has ALWAYS been an issue for me. That’s why I took such a huge break from it last summer.
I do not want to repeat that shiizz!
Anyway, yeah, “let’s see what’s out there” -Picard
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
I know that 5/3/1 is a super awesome/simple routine.
I think it’s wonderful for advanced lifters, and people who are just starting out, but I also know that I was an anxious mess while I was on it, and I have to do what’s best for my mental state if I want to really get stronger.
I am sure a lot of people could not understand that, or think I am just being dramatic, etc…
But I was so manic/not sleeping/having panic attacks every single day just thinking about my workouts. Not even like worrying about them, just the sheer anticipation of it all made me manic.
How am I going to get stronger if I can’t calm down and I can’t sleep?
This past week of just goin’ with the flow has been the least anxious week in FOREVER for me. I am sleeping again, and holy hell, I am 3 times more productive. It’s crazy the shit I’ve got done this week because I am not thinking/worrying about all things powerlifting related.
Anyway, bascially I am just having a squat day where I go up to a weight where I feel comfortable at the 3-5 rep range. I also do some deadlift singles that day (not anywhere near 1RM), so I can keep working on my form.
Then I have a bench day with the same idea as the squat, and do some MP after, yadda yadda.
Then a day where deadlift is the focus, and a day where MP is the focus.
It’s like 5/3/1, but in the back of my mind I am always working towards a heavy triple.
I always loved the 3 week.
I’ll do this for a month or two and if I haven’t made any strength gains I’ll worry about it then.
But I seriously have felt so happy and satisifed after all my workouts this week, I feel fantastic.
I think right now for me it’s just about the love of the big lifts, and getting joy from it in the least anxiety producing way.
I don’t think people with OCD can love something a normal amount. It’s OMFG I LOVE THIS SO MUCH I CANT TAKE IT I MUST OBSESS OVER EVERY ASAPECT AND DWELL ON EVERYTHING AND GET HEART PALPITATIONS ALLLL DAY LONGG.
No, no no nO! I have to keep powerlifting in my life and STAY SANE at the same time, that has ALWAYS been an issue for me. That’s why I took such a huge break from it last summer.
I do not want to repeat that shiizz!
Anyway, yeah, “let’s see what’s out there” -Picard [/quote]
I’ve been in your log for 3 seconds and there’s been a Picard quote. I’ll be following and say anything useful I can.
OKAY SO I have clearly most my marbles (this happens to me often), but Vtballa has really got me thinking/doubting.
Not in a bad way though, he is right. I need a program, but I think I am honestly just sick of 5/3/1 stuff. It is the ONLY powerlifting program I have EVER been on in my enire powerlifting life. Before I took my break from PL I was on it for like a year and a half straight. I am a NOOB, yes, so it’s good for me, BUT I AM sooOOOo eager to try something new and different!!
I got some really good program advice and I am going to be following a lot of this prelipins table shit. I am writing out my program as we speak (type).
So yes, I am calm and content currently. Everyone must force me to stick this thing so I can get CHUCK V. STRONG.
Almost.
Thank you and gooday.
ANd VTballa
More tough lovin’ from you please and forever.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
So yeah I am going to start adding deficit pulls to my routine, do you think just standing on a regular plate is deficity enough? I don’t really know what else to use.
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It can be enough, I either stand on two or stack a bunch of mats. If you are going to do 2 plates, you gotta have some way to hold them in place, there is a video in my log (dont remember what page) of me pulling deficit, and the plate slides on me and I almost bite it.
Just dont go so high that the risk to your lower back outweighs any potential benefit.
I have nothing constructive to add, but am here so will share thoughts:
Melted cheese is the best cheese. All cheese is the best cheese.
This made me laugh.
I’m going to lurk along now. Since I don’t really have anything to add, just assume I’m here watching, all creepy like.
^^ That’s cool patch, that is pretty much all I do in your log, Lol.
Okay so first day on my new fancy pants program completed:
Oh, I am also going to start adding random ~ ~~ ~~~ into my log cause I’ve seen it around and I think it looks pretty, maybe even some * *** also.
Squat 5 X 3 @ 80% of max ~~
Warm up
95 x 5
105 x 4
115 x 3
115 x 3
Work sets ~~
135 x 3
135 x 3
135 x 3
135 x 3
135 x 3
I pause at the bottom for pretty much every rep cause I don’t think I know how not to anymore, LOL. ← bad grammer???
Bench press 5 x 3 @ 80% of max ~~
Warm up
65 x 5
75 x hmm I totally forget
85 x 3
Work sets ***
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
All paused again. I LIKE CONTROL BIOTCHES! ~~~~
Military press
55 x 10
60 x 10
NG pull ups
7, 6, 5
Random lat pull down
and Ab wheel roll outs
1 x 30 plus 5 ALMOST standing ones
DONE
Notes:
I am excited and nervous about starting a new program because it’s different, ha-ha. I have had Jim Wendler living inside my head for so long it’s hard to kick him outta there, but this will be a fun new learning experience for me. 
I am hoping if I can give up my program jumping ways then I can train and do a meet in the future because I have ALLLLWAYYS always wanted to do that.
We’ll see!
Life news:
Uh, nothing really.
I do randomly encourage you all to adopt a manatee though. www.savethemanatee.org
I adpoted one named Loreli because I really like the gilmore girls. She lives in the homossassa (sp?) springs.
They tell me she’s active…
K BYE
Best of luck. Manatees are awesome
I feel like every time I pop in here, something is drastically different.
Seriously though - stick with this shit. Don’t move your 5th exercise on Wednesday over to Monday because it might fit in a bit better. You’ll never know if you’re progressing without consistency in your workouts!
im here being creepy, too
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
ANd VTballa
More tough lovin’ from you please and forever.
[/quote]
I don’t have a dog in the fight, but I do want to see people succeed–especially those who bust their ass. I just try to help make sure people are thinking things through and not flip flopping all willy-nilly like with no direction in their training. Your plan sounds fine. Very WestSide-ish