just watched the sumo pulls. i like how you aren’t looking down when setting your grip.
if you are looking to lift the most weight possible you need to start moving that bar faster. light sets should move fast but under control. i should see those hips flying forward fast and with a hard contraction of the ars. if you train slow, you will never get your bar speed up. if i were to watch a training session, the light sets should just fly off the floor and the bar should gradually slow because of the weight, not because of how fast you choose to move. you should always go into the set with the mindset that i’m going to rip that shit off the floor.
i would also look into incorporating some speed sets at the end of your training.
just remember bar speed should always be fast… not just during DE work.
i’ll watch the RDL’s later when i get a moment.
the form on the sumos look good though. just get into destroying all the sets, not just your heavy ones. once you get into the mindset that the bar needs to move fast ALL the time, you will see the weights go up faster. that goes for squats and bench as well.
Meat - great heads up on the speed. Sadly, that is something I never considered. For some reason I always viewed power as slow and methodical, not explosive. That will obviously change.
SteelyD - great work. As has been said before, the size and strength keep going up!
A1: DB Alt. Curls: 10, 10, 8, 6@50 (down from last week!)
A2: CGBP (Smith): 10, 8, 8@180, 2@200 (down 1)
B1: Spider Curl: 10, 10, 8@80 (same as last- DAMN!)
B2: Rope Tri P/D: 20, 15, 10@150
C1: EZ Bar PCurl: 10, 10, 6@95-- PR!WTF?
C2: Wrist Rolls: 5x2, 7.5x2, 10x2
D: P/W Curls: 10, 8, 6@70
I don’t know what was up with my fatigue pattern this week but I was low on a few reps for a few things, then smashed a PR Preacher Curl and I even had good form!. Maybe the Spike Shooters finally kicked in… Whatevah!
Food(as of posting):
Total Cals: 3,950
Fat: 157g
Carb: 158
Prot: 483
Still behind. I’m gonna down some Natty PB and Metabolic Drive before bed. Took me 1.5 hours to nibble away at 6 scrambled eggs and a ham steak after my workout.
As much as I never could have imagined it, eating goals (ie eating MORE) is harder than the workouts…
Still behind. I’m gonna down some Natty PB and Metabolic Drive before bed. Took me 1.5 hours to nibble away at 6 scrambled eggs and a ham steak after my workout.
As much as I never could have imagined it, eating goals (ie eating MORE) is harder than the workouts…[/quote]
As the resident fat guy, its even hard for me to eat right after a good training session. I usually have a protein shake with 60g protein and a half cup of oatmeal waiting in the car. I have found that after an hour, I kin eats jest fine.
Sometimes eating seems to be the hardest workout. There are times when I have a very difficult time getting interested in food. Those times when nothing is appealing, time for a smoothie, just pour it down the hatch.
The problem I’m having lately is that I’m trying to hit the calories with food and save the shakes for pre/post WO.
Some days, man, I just can’t chew the food. The other thing is I work out at 6PM or so, so by time I get done, chug shake and cook dinner, it’s like 8-830, then I want to go to bed, but I’m still way down.
I need to start ‘front loading’ better.
Last night, I downed a few TBS of PB and ate 3 cheddar cheese sticks. That got me up past 4k, but not quite 4500.
The problem I’m having lately is that I’m trying to hit the calories with food and save the shakes for pre/post WO.
Some days, man, I just can’t chew the food. The other thing is I work out at 6PM or so, so by time I get done, chug shake and cook dinner, it’s like 8-830, then I want to go to bed, but I’m still way down.
I need to start ‘front loading’ better.
Last night, I downed a few TBS of PB and ate 3 cheddar cheese sticks. That got me up past 4k, but not quite 4500.
I’m wasting away to nothing!!! ;)[/quote]
Turn sideways and you’ll disappear like a wisp of smoke.
Do you take extra virgin olive oil? That’s what was recommended to me when I needed to get my weight up for my last meet.
Sometimes I’ll add a few Tblspoons to my shakes (or Safflower oil) just for the calories. The taste of the shake masks it, and it actually thickens the shake.
I’ve been trying to ‘chew’ all my calories lately, but yeah, you’re right, in a pinch just down the oil eh?
Youse guys are cruel! Here I am, drinking allmost all of my calories (all 1300 to 1500 of 'em), and y’all are talking about how HARD it is to eat enough!
Nice work. I really like the shrugs. I haven’t done any since I got my free weights, but I can’t imagine trying to shrug 405#. I’d be happy just to stand there holding it.
