Spidey: Back in Black

Training Training Logs
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Heavy Triple: Ok, that clears things up. I Bench in about an hour or so, I’ll let you know how it goes.

Csullli: HOLY SHIT that’s a big dude. Just pushed UK up a tad in my preferences in Law school. haha

Will post yesterday’s Squat workout in a sec, but have to tell ya’ll how my shitty week just go worse. My dorm, and 2 others have lost all heating and electricity.They are having a hard time fixing it. Living with my GF right now, but it SUCKS because I basically cook 80% of my daily food. So it’ll be interesting how this goes. Hopefully they get it fixed tonight, but they sad it could be Sunday. Not a stellar week this week lol

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Yesterday’s Squat Lower

Squat:
245x5
265x5
280x5
290x5
245x5

Deficit DL:
300x5
320x5
330x5
320x5

Front Squat:
175x8
185x7
195x6
205x5

GM’s:
135x8
145x8
150x8

Cardio

Was a solid day. Felt strong on everything, while being challenged. Some kid in the Squat rack next to me was Squatting 185, and going ATG. Awesome, except he was literally on his tip-toes at the bottom and on his way up basically doing a balancing act. I told him to put some 10’s under his heels. He on his own said he would also lower the weight back to 135, did like 2 sets of 12 with perfect form with the plates under his heels, and he was genuinely so happy. I pointed him to some Youtube channels to help him, like Omar Isuf, Johnny Candito, John Meadows and Brandon Lilly. Figured that would point him in the right direction.

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:

I mayyyy be in Lexington in the upcoming months for a Law School thing. Never know, could move there next semester depending on how applying goes!
[/quote]

Spidey I rarely post though I am on the site a lot. Be careful of dancing with the law school devil my friend, it is no joke taking out 6 figure debt to finance a dice roll at a high paying job. You are a good hard-working guy, work any job (or internship, or live at home and workout) and retake the LSAT until you get 170.

I speak from direct experience that in the application process the # of times you retake is irrelevant, if you work or don’t between college and Law School, it is irrelevant. The ONLY things that matter are your LSAT and GPA (without regard to the rigor of courses/major).
If somehow you are exactly tied for one spot, then things like your “work experience”/personal statement matter (never happens).

People will tell you it’s a good career move, can always use a JD blahblah-
if you are set on law school, put down a G for an LSAT class and study until you hit 170 (and a 174 will make you attractive in the top 5) and go to a top 10 school.

This is coming from a so-called T-14 graduate who is lucky to have anything (graduated between top 33% and top 10%)- MANY of my friends struck out. Proceed with caution.

You wouldn’t workout and then eat 800 calories a day, don’t apply to law school without truly attacking the LSAT with everything. Sorry to rain on your parade but it is carnage out there getting legal jobs and it is no safe haven for “people who don’t know what to do”- Trust me and look at how infrequently I post

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
This kid is my friend, about 5’7", 120 lbs, and has been here for 3 years and always scared to go to the gym. We are friends, but it was like pulling teeth seeing as I’m extremely extroverted and he is introverted as I’ll get. So I actually was trying to help him out, so just took him through arms so it wouldn’t scare him off. If he keeps with it, I’ll get him on a simple routine and hopefully help him get a little bigger. So I don’t mind helping him as much, but dammit the others are annoying lol.[/quote]

Reminds me of the first time I went to a gym, though I was 148lb.

If you do help him, you need to get him motivated to do it. It’s not simply about teaching him how to squat and deadlift. You need to impress upon him somehow that those things have a genuine impact on your body, and make him want to continue through with it.

That’s always the hardest part though, I suppose. Actually getting people motivated to make a change and get interested in something completely new. I think actually holding that bloody membership and knowing that roughly 70 USD a month was going out (really fancy gym with towel service and everything that my dad had a membership at) gave me enough stimulus to go. I would be wasting money otherwise.

But in hindsight, I really have no idea what got me started on squatting and deadlifting the very first time I stepped into a gym.

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[quote]Mcincinatti wrote:

[quote]Spidey22 wrote:

I mayyyy be in Lexington in the upcoming months for a Law School thing. Never know, could move there next semester depending on how applying goes!
[/quote]

Spidey I rarely post though I am on the site a lot. Be careful of dancing with the law school devil my friend, it is no joke taking out 6 figure debt to finance a dice roll at a high paying job. You are a good hard-working guy, work any job (or internship, or live at home and workout) and retake the LSAT until you get 170.

I speak from direct experience that in the application process the # of times you retake is irrelevant, if you work or don’t between college and Law School, it is irrelevant. The ONLY things that matter are your LSAT and GPA (without regard to the rigor of courses/major).
If somehow you are exactly tied for one spot, then things like your “work experience”/personal statement matter (never happens).

People will tell you it’s a good career move, can always use a JD blahblah-
if you are set on law school, put down a G for an LSAT class and study until you hit 170 (and a 174 will make you attractive in the top 5) and go to a top 10 school.

This is coming from a so-called T-14 graduate who is lucky to have anything (graduated between top 33% and top 10%)- MANY of my friends struck out. Proceed with caution.

You wouldn’t workout and then eat 800 calories a day, don’t apply to law school without truly attacking the LSAT with everything. Sorry to rain on your parade but it is carnage out there getting legal jobs and it is no safe haven for “people who don’t know what to do”- Trust me and look at how infrequently I post[/quote]

Thank you man, I really appreciate this. I’ve actually been considering doing exactly what you said. I’ve only taken the LSAT once, got 159. So I figured I need to REALLY up my score if I want to get anywhere good, and actually may take a year off. This helps me out, a ton.

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[quote]magick wrote:

[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
This kid is my friend, about 5’7", 120 lbs, and has been here for 3 years and always scared to go to the gym. We are friends, but it was like pulling teeth seeing as I’m extremely extroverted and he is introverted as I’ll get. So I actually was trying to help him out, so just took him through arms so it wouldn’t scare him off. If he keeps with it, I’ll get him on a simple routine and hopefully help him get a little bigger. So I don’t mind helping him as much, but dammit the others are annoying lol.[/quote]

Reminds me of the first time I went to a gym, though I was 148lb.

If you do help him, you need to get him motivated to do it. It’s not simply about teaching him how to squat and deadlift. You need to impress upon him somehow that those things have a genuine impact on your body, and make him want to continue through with it.

That’s always the hardest part though, I suppose. Actually getting people motivated to make a change and get interested in something completely new. I think actually holding that bloody membership and knowing that roughly 70 USD a month was going out (really fancy gym with towel service and everything that my dad had a membership at) gave me enough stimulus to go. I would be wasting money otherwise.

But in hindsight, I really have no idea what got me started on squatting and deadlifting the very first time I stepped into a gym.[/quote]

Yeah, he’s honestly been trying hard this week. Just been having him learn technique on the Goblet Squat, Push-up, DB OHP, Face pulls and Rows, things that kind of help me gauge his mobility. I figured it’ll ease him into the routine of lifting, and if in the next few weeks he is cranking out 30 push-ups easy ad Goblet Squatting with good form, he’ll be ready to learn stuff like the big 3. He’s never played a sport in his life, so getting him use to just moving his body through any kind of range of motion I feel is difficult in it’s self. lol

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So I Benched today, and cut it short. I got shit sleep from staying in my GF’s small ass bed, my calories were much lower because almost all my food requires preparation, and I have no electricity to do so. Had to carry 4 dozen eggs, like 8 lbs of frozen meat, and other shit across campus to my GF’s just to make sure it didn’t spoil. Regardless, workout was rough, just felt like shit. Will re-do it either tomorrow, or next week, not sure which yet

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
So I Benched today, and cut it short. I got shit sleep from staying in my GF’s small ass bed, my calories were much lower because almost all my food requires preparation, and I have no electricity to do so. Had to carry 4 dozen eggs, like 8 lbs of frozen meat, and other shit across campus to my GF’s just to make sure it didn’t spoil. Regardless, workout was rough, just felt like shit. Will re-do it either tomorrow, or next week, not sure which yet[/quote]
Take a day off and kill it Sunday…stay warm and keep your belly full my man

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Thank you man, I really appreciate this. I’ve actually been considering doing exactly what you said. I’ve only taken the LSAT once, got 159. So I figured I need to REALLY up my score if I want to get anywhere good, and actually may take a year off. This helps me out, a ton. [/quote]

As someone who spent a year studying for the thing (and only getting a 166 at the end to show for it…), my recommendation is that if you don’t have an eye for it (or have academic/life experiences that’ll help you) for the LSAT, then prepare to work your fucking ass off. But, before you work your ass off, you need to know how to study for the thing. I wasted half a year studying until I learned about all the free resources available.

The LSAT really is simple, when it comes down to it. You either get above a 172+, or you don’t. Obviously there are exceptions- (You want to stay regional and know exactly what you’re looking to do afterwards with a very strong chance of it happening; in other words, you did your research), but for the most part the above will stand true. If you don’t get a 172 or above, then there’s no point going to law school. Because most schools that you get into, won’t be worth either the sticker price that you have to pay, or the three years you spent to get a diploma from a school that has a useless name.

Of course, the economy might suddenly improve 100x tomorrow and lawyers may get employed again, then I suppose all of the above is moot.

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:

[quote]Mcincinatti wrote:

[quote]Spidey22 wrote:

I mayyyy be in Lexington in the upcoming months for a Law School thing. Never know, could move there next semester depending on how applying goes!
[/quote]

Spidey I rarely post though I am on the site a lot. Be careful of dancing with the law school devil my friend, it is no joke taking out 6 figure debt to finance a dice roll at a high paying job. You are a good hard-working guy, work any job (or internship, or live at home and workout) and retake the LSAT until you get 170.

I speak from direct experience that in the application process the # of times you retake is irrelevant, if you work or don’t between college and Law School, it is irrelevant. The ONLY things that matter are your LSAT and GPA (without regard to the rigor of courses/major).
If somehow you are exactly tied for one spot, then things like your “work experience”/personal statement matter (never happens).

People will tell you it’s a good career move, can always use a JD blahblah-
if you are set on law school, put down a G for an LSAT class and study until you hit 170 (and a 174 will make you attractive in the top 5) and go to a top 10 school.

This is coming from a so-called T-14 graduate who is lucky to have anything (graduated between top 33% and top 10%)- MANY of my friends struck out. Proceed with caution.

You wouldn’t workout and then eat 800 calories a day, don’t apply to law school without truly attacking the LSAT with everything. Sorry to rain on your parade but it is carnage out there getting legal jobs and it is no safe haven for “people who don’t know what to do”- Trust me and look at how infrequently I post[/quote]

Thank you man, I really appreciate this. I’ve actually been considering doing exactly what you said. I’ve only taken the LSAT once, got 159. So I figured I need to REALLY up my score if I want to get anywhere good, and actually may take a year off. This helps me out, a ton. [/quote]

A girl I went on a few dates with got into UK’s program with an LSAT around 160, so you should be in good position to get into UK if you improve on that score. Good lcuk with whatever you decide.

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Thanks for the advice and support guys, seriously.

took the day off, just shot some hoops. Got better sleep, food I’m trying to just get in my protein and a solid amount of calories. Has been tough, but hopefully power gets fixed tomorrow. Seriously has been a shitty week, but it’s almost over haha

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Bench Upper

Tried this workout again, felt much better

Flat BB: On 195, got a weird wrist pain, so cut it short 2 reps
165x5
175x5
185x5
195x3
175x5

Pendaly Rows:
180x2x10
190x2x8

Floor Press: 2-sec pause
135x8
145x6
155x4
140x8
150x6
160x4

Seated Cable Rows:
3x8-10

Incline Shrugs: 2 sec pause
45’sx3x10

OH Rope Extensions:
3x10-12

Workout was much better. So I used full grip, and felt I lost explosiveness out of the bottom of the lift. Also, ‘bending’ the bar, which is a cue I use to stay tight, for some reason was really making my right wrist hurt. No idea why.

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Bench Upper

Tried this workout again, felt much better

Flat BB: On 195, got a weird wrist pain, so cut it short 2 reps
165x5
175x5
185x5
195x3
175x5

Pendaly Rows:
180x2x10
190x2x8

Floor Press: 2-sec pause
135x8
145x6
155x4
140x8
150x6
160x4

Seated Cable Rows:
3x8-10

Incline Shrugs: 2 sec pause
45’sx3x10

OH Rope Extensions:
3x10-12

Workout was much better. So I used full grip, and felt I lost explosiveness out of the bottom of the lift. Also, ‘bending’ the bar, which is a cue I use to stay tight, for some reason was really making my right wrist hurt. No idea why.[/quote]

This might help. Even though he doesn’t address benching directly, the mobility for the tissue/joints is still pertinent. There’s a good chunk of stuff for the wrist as well as some other good mobility tips.

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Thanks for the vid Flying Fist, watching it now.

Btw, I’m trying to dodge the clusterfuck that is my gym now that school is back, and NY resolutioners + Spring Break hopefuls fill the gym. Thinking about hitting the gym early, like 7am every morning. Would sleeping 5-6 hours nightly + 1-2 hour nap every day keep it from really shitting on my gains?

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If possible sleep before 12. That was the worst part of training at school all the bros with ivls, strutting around like their hardcore, and the gym was packed to the brim anytime in the afternoon. My solution was getting a cheap membership down the street from my house, has alot less equipment, but is dead during the days.

School has a brand new huge gym havnt been there yet I really cant stand all the un-mindful gym goers who don’t use proper etiquette, had a kid strip plates off a leg press while I was using it and it took him like 20 seconds of me staring at him to realize he fucked up ahaha.

436

naps are amazing and underrated may work for ya.

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If you can train at 7am more power to you lol i used to train at 5am and never got used to it hated every fucking second of it

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Thanks for the vid Flying Fist, watching it now.

Btw, I’m trying to dodge the clusterfuck that is my gym now that school is back, and NY resolutioners + Spring Break hopefuls fill the gym. Thinking about hitting the gym early, like 7am every morning. Would sleeping 5-6 hours nightly + 1-2 hour nap every day keep it from really shitting on my gains? [/quote]

Your sleep pattern probably isn’t destroying all the work you do, but I would argue that it’s not optimizing everything you work for. I haven’t read a ton of literature on the subject, so take this how you want. Everything I have read suggests that a full 8 hours basically resets your hormonal profile so that you can optimally manipulate it for the coming day (workout). I don’t know how big the drop off is if you only sleep 5 hours at a time, but we do know that a better hormone profile = better gains.

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Well I workout out at about 1pm today, had to wait a bit for a Squat rack but overall wasn’t that bad. So we will see if I’m forced to adopt a early morning schedule or not.

Today was good.

DL Lower

Conventional DL: Everything went up fast and easy.
305x5
325x4
345x3
325x5
345x4
365x3

Paused Squats: Next week will do in Oly Shoes, just because it kind of throws off my ‘groove’ without them
185x6
205x6
210x6
195x6

SLDL’s:
255x2x8-10
235x2x8-10

Cable Pull-Throughs: Wanted to do hip thrusts, but it was a Monday in a college gym… every Bench was taken lol
3x8-10

Abs

Good solid workout. Today was my last ‘first’ day in undergrad. Bittersweet.

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Nice deadlifting there buddy.

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