[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
Very cool about the shoulder. Sounds like you are on the mend.[/quote]
x2
Its always nice to be able to do something you diodn’t think you would.
Got to feel good about that.
As the saying goes, “All things come to he who waits”.
Nice job. It’s always great when we do something we thought was not possible.
Cycle 1, Week 4: 3s
Pullups
7
Squat
8/45
5/65
3/77
3/83
3/88
3/93
3/100
Finally triple digits. Squatted the last set wide stance. My hip let me!
Pullups
6
GMs
3/8/65
Pullups
5
Single-leg leg extension
3/10/25
Pullups
5
Yeah! Triple digits!
I am so happy for you about all the good lifting news in this log! YAY!
Solid work. Keeping up with the pull ups too. Is this just to do them or do you have a specific reason for doing them?
james
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
I am so happy for you about all the good lifting news in this log! YAY![/quote]
Hello! I miss you! Thanks for stopping by.
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
Keeping up with the pull ups too. Is this just to do them or do you have a specific reason for doing them?
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Well, I have a theory that doing pullups may help my flat bench. You know, a bigger back for a bigger bench. Also, I enjoy challenging myself by trying to increase the reps.
Went to the gym in a shitty mood. Came out feeling like a million bucks. Training truly is a mood lifter for me.
Flat bench today. Still modest weight. But I feel really, really stable and tight.
Prehab
Band pullaparts
Lying L cuff stuff
Flat bench
8/45
5/55
3/63
3/67
3/72
3/77
3/81
^^All paused on the chest.
Sissy dips with feet on box and weight on lap
3/10/12.5
T-bar row
3/8/50
Seated French press
3/8/32.5
Kneeling cable facepulls
3/10/45
Are you pausing all of your bench work now or are you rotating it with something else?
Snap, I miss you too. But I’m happy that you are logging pretty regularly again so that I can keep up with you.
I’m still at Cressey, working hard to combat what apparently are real structural difficulties in squatting and deadlifting. Bad Q-angle, weak hips, a wholly unsuitable body-type for heavy lifting – ah well. I’ve come to terms with being not built for powerlifting.
However, this month my program included softball grip pullups and I rocked them out 3 x 5 reps (granted with more of a chinup than a pullup grip on the damned ball). Much to the amazement of some male onlookers. 
I also really like pushing the sled, slamming medicine balls on the floor, and doing pushups with a chain on my back. I’m less in love with single leg, one-arm DB RDLs, and the endless lying deadbugs and reverse crunches. But having someone else responsible for my programming still seems like the lap of luxury to me, so I am having a wonderful time in the gym.
I’m working on the running thing, and playing with the Garmin I got for my birthday. Learning about running training is keeping me amused.
I’ll be cheering for you to beat back all the physical challenges that have come your way, and I have every faith you’ll be back on the competition lifting platform where you belong.
Damn! look at all those pull ups. No wonder you fancy the idea of the 60 second chin.
Will you be attempting it supinated or pronated?
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Went to the gym in a shitty mood. Came out feeling like a million bucks. Training truly is a mood lifter for me.
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Totally agree with this.
Do you also find that your general self esteem seems linked to how well your lifting is going at that particular time as well? or is that just me?
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Do you also find that your general self esteem seems linked to how well your lifting is going at that particular time as well? or is that just me?
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I find I feel great after working out largely because I got it done and can now start drinking.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Went to the gym in a shitty mood. Came out feeling like a million bucks. Training truly is a mood lifter for me.
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Totally agree with this.
Do you also find that your general self esteem seems linked to how well your lifting is going at that particular time as well? or is that just me?
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I don’t know about others, but my esteem has a lot to do with lifting. If I have a great workout or make a PR, I’m on top of the world. If not, I’m cranky. Probably not rational, but that’s how I am.
Nothing fires up those neurons more than some heavy lifting. If lifting doesn’t lift your mood, you’re not working hard enough!
So Snap, here’s my broscience on squats and hips: since the shoulder girdle is analagous to the pelvic girdle, imho knees wide and knees out for the squat would be analagous to wide grip and elbows flared for the bench, with all the concomitant issues; hips back (by hinging at the hip joint, not by arching the lumbar spine) is analagous to pinching the scapulae. The hip joint is a lot more solid and stable than the shoulder joint obviously, which again imho is why so many people can get away with “bad” stuff; but once the hip does become a problem, it’s tougher to deal with for the same reason I think. If I recall, you are almost hypermobile, and a hypermobile joint is by definition a less stable (or even unstable) joint.
Wrt you being right-handed and the issue being your right hip, most people have a stronger opposite glute area -google “serape effect”. And for whatever related reasons I also notice most people are more externally rotated in the weaker hip, which again by my broscience means that joint is already more “flared” and will be more susceptible to tweaks/injuries.
Personally I find what works best for me when squatting is kind of weird -I have to think hinge the hip with my right leg (the hip I previously tweaked) while thinking knee out with my left leg (the hip where I’m rock solid). All just my .02, hope it helps you in some way.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Went to the gym in a shitty mood. Came out feeling like a million bucks. Training truly is a mood lifter for me.
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Totally agree with this.
Do you also find that your general self esteem seems linked to how well your lifting is going at that particular time as well? or is that just me?
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I don’t know about others, but my esteem has a lot to do with lifting. If I have a great workout or make a PR, I’m on top of the world. If not, I’m cranky. Probably not rational, but that’s how I am.[/quote]
YEP! This is me to a T.
HI SNAP!!!
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
a wholly unsuitable body-type for heavy lifting [/quote]
I can relate.
Please stop in more often and update us. I’m always interested in what you are doing since we’re so similar in size/age.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Damn! look at all those pull ups.
Will you be attempting it supinated or pronated?
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Supinated, for starters.
[quote]FarmerBrett wrote:
Do you also find that your general self esteem seems linked to how well your lifting is going at that particular time as well? or is that just me?
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I don’t know that it’s self-esteem, per se. But certainly mood and sense of purpose. For some reason, having something to look forward to and aspire toward is really important at this stage in life.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
So Snap, here’s my broscience on squats and hips: since the shoulder girdle is analagous to the pelvic girdle, imho knees wide and knees out for the squat would be analagous to wide grip and elbows flared for the bench, with all the concomitant issues.
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Interesting theory. Never thought of it that way. But I’ve trashed both a shoulder and a hip with a wide grip/wide stance.
[quote]punnyguy wrote:
If I recall, you are almost hypermobile, and a hypermobile joint is by definition a less stable (or even unstable) joint.
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Definitely works against me in this sport.
I really appreciate you taking the time to explain this to me, Punnyguy.
Friday. Low energy day.
RDL
8/45
5/95
Pullups
5
Conventional DL
3/145
3/155
3/165 belt
3/175
3/185
Pullups
5
Weighted hypers
3/8/15
Pullups
5
Saturday
Prehab:
Band pull aparts
Lying L cuff stuff
DB flat bench
8/20
8/25
3/8/30
DB row
3/9/40
Standing lat pulldown
3/10/65
Power cleans
3/8/50
DB Front raise/lateral raise
3/12/5
Concentration curl
3/8/17.5
Next week I try to rep out my maxes. I’m a bit nervous as I set my max as my true max rather than 90%. I’m confident I will exceed the squat. But I can’t say the same for bench and DL.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas Snap. Have you thought about briefs during squats? Just to help you squat more frequently…