Im finally comfortable with my squat form. everything feels right. i cant get 3x5x115 on the military press like i did the first week, i dont know why. im feeling more of the connection to my back muscles when i row, i feel like im doing them correctly now. chinups are still pathetic, im guessing the only way to increase my chins is to keep at it, sucks only being able to get 3.
I am not okay with my deadlift form. When i up it to 175 i can feel my back hunching from the start of the lift. how can i improve on my form?[/quote]
That’s quite logical: read up on deadlifting form, watch a few demonstration videos and perhaps get someone to look at you while you deadlift, then criticize your form.
Dead - 1x5x135
1x5x155
1x5x175
(still doesnt feel right)
dips - 10 10 7
Felt better than last time. i can’t believe some of the people at the gym. these two guys, granted they were built like houses, acted like complete assholes, making as much noise as possible, dropping the weights,walking around talking between sets while i’m waiting for them to finish, and leaving plates all over the place. its like they thought being big gives them the right to act like immature assholes.
and no one does squats even close to parallel! they load up like 225+ and hardly move, and one guy did jumping sets? he squatted a little and jumped in the air! i cant imagine fucking one of those reps up, that would be painful 8X
Deadlifts are posterior chain (lower back, glutes, hamstrings) so you don’t ‘need’ squats (mostly quad dominant) to work your legs. Just get real strong with the leg press to balance the deadlifts.
Deadlifts are starting to feel good. I think i have the form down pretty well. My main concern was my back, so I had someone watch it to make sure it wasn’t going crazy.
I took my weight at the gym, it said 186. Then i did one of those poor body fat things, and it said 11.8%. There is absolutely no way that number is correct, I know for a fact its much higher, but my question is about the BMI rating. What is it? Cause it gave me a 26, which is pre-obese. How can I be pre-obese, at 5’11" 186 15%ish (guess) bodyfat?
[quote]korykk wrote:
I took my weight at the gym, it said 186. Then i did one of those poor body fat things, and it said 11.8%. There is absolutely no way that number is correct, I know for a fact its much higher, but my question is about the BMI rating. What is it? Cause it gave me a 26, which is pre-obese. How can I be pre-obese, at 5’11" 186 15%ish (guess) bodyfat?[/quote]
The bioimpedance machine are notoriously inaccurate. Go by what you see in the mirror. BMI is a statistical tool for comparing general populations. It is not scientifically validated for any other purpose.
It is widely used as a screening tool for obesity but it is unsuited for that job. It is particularly bad in dealing with individuals that do weight training because they almost all will be overweight or even obese even though they will be healthy.
Looks good! You’re doing it the right way, learning proper form and taking on the real movements. I’m impressed. It took me a full year of training to do weighted dips! All I can see is replacing one squat day with a lunge day to get some unilateral work, and clean up any imbalances before they even start.
If you desperately need to get that chinup going better (and you do), start with as many chins as you can, and then crank out some close-grip cable pulldowns with maximal weight. After a few months you’ll be doing sets of 8-10 pullups, then you can ditch the machines. Keep it up, you’re doing great!
Dips 3x8 no extra weight
I read an article that said full ROM on dips is biceps to forearms? I don’t even think i can stretch that far. I went lower than usual today to work towards it, it seemed okay.