I know EVERYONE’S curious as to how I get SOOO pumped up for my workouts. Well here’s my playlist. Duplicates on purpose because they really get me focused.
Sehnsucht - Rammstein
Sleep Now In The Fire - Rage Against the Machine
Calm Like A Bomb - RATM
Sacrifice - Insyderz (excellent song)
Freedom - RATM
Du Hast - Rammstein
Buck Dich - Rammstein
Sacrifice - Insyderz (I said it was a good song)
True to You - Insyderz
Roll Right - RATM
Hypnotize - System of a Down
Innervision - SOAD
Forfeit - Chevelle
Diesel Power - The Prodigy
That’s it. That’s what keeps me going. Once in a while I’ll throw in some Static-X. Especially “Push-It.” Helps to have a song encouraging you to push more.
Dude, I just looked at your progress pics, you definitely have slimmed down in the waist and upper back, scales can lie, pictures don’t. Good job and keep on pushin’.
No cardio tonight. I shoveled my driveway. We got about 5 inches of light snow. As much as I would like a snow day tomorrow, I don’t want to miss another training day. Each one is valuable.
Today flat out sucked. It was probably my most difficult workout yet. Coming into it I was feeling good. Even took a pre-workout dump. Felt like flying.
Military Press: The military press set the pace for the entire workout. It just felt heavy. I wasn’t “pumped up” from my music. I barely, and I mean barely got the last two reps of the last set. When I say barely got the reps, I had to rack the bar and take a breather. This just wore me out.
Front Squat: I was pooped already. And I was in a hurry. My wife had a hair appointment and my workout had to be sped up or cut short. Full speed ahead. 90 sec rest between sets. Grunting and everything. Some people don’t understand grunting, but I do. I’m giving EVERYTHING I’ve got for that rep. I think I need to reduce my squats. I put some jeans on last night (normally loose) and they were snug in the thighs and butt. Ok I’m not cutting back.
Barbell Rows: I was just trying to get through these as fast as possible so I could leave. They were tough. My lower back was already spent from the squats.
Chin-ups: Not today. No time and no energy. My bi’s have grown 1/2" in just a month by doing chin-ups. I think I like them
[quote]H.E. Pennypacker wrote:
Your strength gains are very impressive. I’m tempted to try rippletoe after I finish ABBH. I was also debating trying WS4SB.
What’s your diet like? Any plans to cut, or are you going to keep pushing for strength gains?
What rest intervals do you normally use?[/quote]
I’m satisfied with my gains, but do you think they’re that impressive? I don’t know. I go to the gym, push, pull, leave. For weighing 240 I should be lifting more.
I HIGHLY recommend Rippetoe. Love it. I really love it because it is so simple. From what I’ve heard/read, Westside is a fantastic program. Either way you can’t go wrong.
My diet right now just plain sucks. Sucks I tell you. I can’t figure heads from tails. I increased my calories in hopes to get my metabolism going (from 2200 - 2800), but I can’t tell if I just got fatter or put on lean mass and some chub. I gained 6 lbs in one week. I have two more weeks of this eating more. The problem is that the more is what I should be consuming. I do cardio but it doesn’t seem to help, or it isn’t the right kind of cardio. I’m going to give Tabata a shot.
I definitely want and need to cut. I’ve had these love handles for way too long. When my strength plateau’s I will have to make a decision: deload and continue to strength train or switch to Waterbury’s 10x3 for fat loss.
My “problem” is that I have always been able to gain mass fairly easily. I say fairly easily because I still have to work hard for it, but not as hard as a lot out there. My biceps grew from 17-17.5" during the last four weeks. The only ‘direct’ arm work were chin-ups and dips.
Rest intervals. There are no recommended rest intervals in Rippetoe. It is suggested 2-3 mins, or however long it takes you to catch your breath and be ready to hit it again. That is just too long for me and I don’t want to spend any more time in the gym than I have to. I do 60 secs for the first several sets of each exercise, then about 90 secs for the last set. I have a good sweat going and breathing heavy. I’m working it.
[quote]bmitch wrote:
TheDudeAbides wrote:
bmitch wrote:
Do you ever listen to disturbed?
Of course. I have several playlists. This just happens to be my current favorite. Who doesn’t want to lift to “Droppin Plates”?
Yeah and GET DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS[/quote]
That’s ‘ok’, but I prefer Stupify, Liberate, Remember, Voices, The Game (the chorus just rocks), Stricken, Fear and Ten Thousand Fists. I think all the ‘popular’ ones. You like Breaking Benjamin?
Dude - you might try setting up your Rippetoe program as a circuit workout too…
Only rest 30 seconds between sets, and then once you have a set time, try and make your time through the circuit get faster and faster…
So do your squat, rest 30 seconds before you do your Military press, rest 30, then do your Row, and start over. You can lower your weight a bit and go for more explosive reps. Do it over and over
If you don’t feel like puking at the end you werent moving fast enough!
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
Thanks tueighty. The problem is that I don’t know what this advice is referencing. Would this be for added weight loss?[/quote]
Rippetoe’s for strength. Doing it as a circuit or with short rest breaks will work against the strength gains. Dude, stick with the program as Rx’d and adjust your diet if you need to lose a little fat. Mind you a round or 3 of Tabata’s at the end can only help.
I don’t do Rippetoe but I ramp my sets. I use short breaks at first and longer ones as the weight gets heavier.
Edit: Ripptoe only has about 9 work sets per workout. If you rest 5 minutes between each that’s only 45 min plus warmup. What’s the problem?
[quote]stuward wrote:
Rippetoe’s for strength. Doing it as a circuit or with short rest breaks will work against the strength gains. Dude, stick with the program as Rx’d and adjust your diet if you need to lose a little fat. Mind you a round or 3 of Tabata’s at the end can only help.
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Yeah, I don’t need my strength progress to decrease. It’s the only thing I have going right health wise right now. I plan on starting Tabata’s I just haven’t decided with what - front squats courtesy Dan John or recumbent bike.
[quote]
I don’t do Rippetoe but I ramp my sets. I use short breaks at first and longer ones as the weight gets heavier.
Edit: Ripptoe only has about 9 work sets per workout. If you rest 5 minutes between each that’s only 45 min plus warmup. What’s the problem?
Stu[/quote]
When you put it that way, I really don’t know what takes me so long. In and out in 45 minutes. I think I spend too long on my warm-ups sets. I don’t do that many, but it has to be that. I spend no more than 2 min between sets. Maybe my timer is off. Probably not.
Why don’t you time the components of your workout and see how much time you spend on each? Maybe there is something that can be adjusted to speed things up.
[quote]bmitch wrote:
TheDudeAbides wrote:
bmitch wrote:
TheDudeAbides wrote:
bmitch wrote:
Do you ever listen to disturbed?
Of course. I have several playlists. This just happens to be my current favorite. Who doesn’t want to lift to “Droppin Plates”?
Yeah and GET DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS
That’s ‘ok’, but I prefer Stupify, Liberate, Remember, Voices, The Game (the chorus just rocks), Stricken, Fear and Ten Thousand Fists. I think all the ‘popular’ ones. You like Breaking Benjamin?
I love them! So cold is amazing[/quote]
Wow these are like my favourite bands!
Have you guys heard the song Meaning Of Life by Disturbed?
I think it’s the most badass workout song.
TheDude if you are in need of pumping up in your workout, give this song a shot!
[quote]stuward wrote:
Why don’t you time the components of your workout and see how much time you spend on each? Maybe there is something that can be adjusted to speed things up.[/quote]
Yup, will do. Stu, how old are you? You always post good advice, which doesn’t usually happen with young people, GetSwole excluded You can PM me if you don’t want to reveal to the world.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
stuward wrote:
Why don’t you time the components of your workout and see how much time you spend on each? Maybe there is something that can be adjusted to speed things up.
Yup, will do. Stu, how old are you? You always post good advice, which doesn’t usually happen with young people, GetSwole excluded You can PM me if you don’t want to reveal to the world.[/quote]
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I usually hang out on the over 35 page but I find talking about HRT too boring. I find helping the young people more rewarding. It’s especially nice to see guys like yourself putting what you are learning out there for others to learn from. Well done and thanks for the nice words.
