this program is always a good choice
My wallet is thankful I only intend to acquire one ring skill otherwise I would have ordered that in a heartbeat!
Today!
This surprises me, my core always feel like a weakness. You sent me a circuit of different V-ups and Iām at the first level. Iāll admit this has more to do with a wonky back than weak abdominals though. And I always thought my lats were a strong link for me!
Iām not actively pursuing the skill, any progress has been from practicing bracing, but Iāve thought about using doing icecream makers when I can fit that in. But a straight arm pull-down should work, and could easily be tacked on at the end of my day without impeding recovery I believe. I wonder if I can load it heavily enough. I did DB pullovers with more than half my body weight and almost toppled back.
Are you familiar at all with Christopher Sommer given your gymnastics background? Iāve been rummaging through his foundation series and it has exposed so many weird weaknesses. Essentially its composed of a lot of prerequisite skills before certain movements can be attained and Iām at such varying levels depending on the skill.
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5/3/1? Yeah, I mean, Iām not unhappy with what Iāve been doing on my own at all, I make (good) progress, but I think Iām just fortunate that I have been progressing. I do tend to feel a bit under-recovered doing what Iām doing, so itāll be nice to adopt something more sensible. Arguably, I should maybe have done a deload and just kept at it.
But there is something so appealing to comitting to an idea as well, ergo. BBB Beefcake ā BtM ā Deep Water. My only concern is that the timing is bad, with regards to my list of injuries, and that I wonāt be able to see it through. Either Iāll get through this week just dandy, and itāll all be fine, or Iāll become aware that I have to postpone it further still to finish healing.
I donāt know what a logician would make of this, but, I see two possibilities.
- I can run it
- I canāt run it (yet)
In the first scenario, Iāll be happy. In the latter, I will probably be disappointed, upset, and maybe a tad angry even. However, if I go for option 3,
- Wait until I feel all healed up and ready to go
Iāll assuredly feel distinctly frustrated with waiting around. So, I rather play the odds where there is a chance I get to have a happy, warm, fuzzy feeling rather than a guarantee that Iāll be in a mood. Granted, if option 2. happens Iāll probably be in a worse mood than what option 3 offers, but if Iām going to have to be in that state I might as well have tried first.
I know what you mean. Have you thought about going to see a sports specialist to get their opinion?
I got into a car accident on the 24th and nothing really hurt, then once I got into the gym I noticed couple things that are not normal for me.
Not familiar with him. Gymnastics is trick as many coaches have different approaches to training. Iām my mind itās just different from athlete to athlete. Progressions donāt work the same for everyone.
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I have my physical therapist, I trust him enough to not seek out any secondary opinions. Iām also partly to blame. Hamstring was just an accident, and Iāve had an unlucky go with it being slippery outside prolonging the healing process. And, always an issue, is not being patient enough. My back is a bit concerning though, as to why it keeps happening. But then again if I just avoided flexion for longer maybe Iād been better off 
(again, partly to blame). The shoulder is par for the course as a climber. Ditto for the finger.
But I donāt know. Eventually, if I feel like we stop making progress, I might seek out someone else.
Funny thing about coaches in general I feel. As we both spend time on these forums there are coaches we are both familiar with in regards to gym training, and I guess assume others with equal interests might be familiar with. And, I guess I thought Sommer was like the CT of gymnastics. Anyway, his stuff made me identify some distinct weaknesses, and since its such low-impact work to amend I for one want to eradicate those weaknesses. I just view it as prehab.
Purely anecdotal, and keep in mind that I havenāt run BtM or Deep Water, but I have run BBB Beefcake; if you have concerns about being able to run it, I would take that as a sign to wait. BBB is going to be a LOT of volume on big lifts on its own, and following that with even MORE volume is potentially going to turn south fast.
My knees are a bit touchy from not taking care of myself training martial arts when I was younger, and at the end of BBB they were rather crabby from all the squatting.
I think my only danger is intensity. Lower intensity work all feels fine. But I appreciate the heads up!
Would you do reps or say three holds for time with the arm angle being similar to what itād be during the movement?
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Iād do reps but thatās just me. Donāt feel like youād emulate the static hold very well with the cable
3x8? Twice weekly
I like higher reps to train endurance. Maybe 3x20 twice weekly
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@unreal24278 youāve talked about coffee at times, and itās negative side-effects. Are they strictly a consequence of the caffeine content and as such decaf coffee do not share the drawbacks while for instance green tea and yerba mate would share them (albeit to a lesser extent as a corollary of being less caffinated)? Iām just musing, not super important so if you have better things occupying your headspace focus on that my friend.
Mostly relating to caffeine intake (psychoactive drug)
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2020-02-09
BBB Beefcake Week 1
A. Squat
5@80, 90, 107
The gym Iām at now doesnāt have 1.25 plates :s
B1. Squat
5x10@80
B2. Ring Dips/chins 50 each
10
10
10
6+2+2
5+2+squats+2+1
B circuit completed in 20:35, tried keeping my phone from locking so I could see the timer. I have fixed that now.
Definitely became winded.
Maybe too high a projected RM/TM. My first work sets did not feel fast. Bar speed was good on supplemental though. Final three sets were breathers though. But a sample size of 1 is not adequate to warrant a change.
Hamstring feels alright! \o/
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Are you using a 90% or 85% TM?
85%!
Dude, is that setup in your house? Jealous AF if so.
In my apartment, yeah. The bar cost about 40 bucks depending on the exchange rate.