[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
skidmark wrote:
mathineer wrote:
skidmark wrote:
I need to get another set of 45’s that aren’t angled. The Iron Grip plates are sturdy, but they’re a bitch to deadlift for reps with. A set of bumpers would be perfect, but don’t fit in the budget right now. I’m going to have to jerry-rig something with cinderblocks and platforms so I can have the bar sit still when I set it down and still have it at the right height…
I’ve been thinking of buying some bumpers. I searched around on the 'net, and found some fairly inexpensive bumper plates. Are they all a standard diameter? I think I read somewhere that one of the brands were all slightly larger than a standard iron 45# plate.
Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s the case. I hope I’m wrong. I know that 45lb Olympic plates come in many sizes as I have some different brands myself. It may be that bumpers conform to some international standard, though.
How’s that for a definite maybe?
the bumper plates that i have are probably a 1/4 of an inch bigger than regular 45’s. if you are in the market for a couple, i think i could swing you a pretty good deal. i have connections:)
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Cool. Okay if I hit you up in about a month? Got a big vacation trip to pay for, but after that I’d like to get summadoze.
[quote]sfp wrote:
Looks like a perfect deload, Skid.[/quote]
Following the prescribed protocol - with my own little idiosyncratic twists, of course.
I am still feeling fragged after wave 3. I’m going to have to squat today as I won’t have time over the weekend and I think I’m going to keep that stupid simple. I can feel my body wanting to make new muscle - just gotta give it the calories.
[quote]mathineer wrote:
daddyzombie wrote:
Sex has many beneficial qualities after a good lifting session.
Sex has many beneficial qualities, period![/quote]
Wife is out of town this weekend, so I lose there, too. Drinking lots of coffee and watching Monty Python reruns is a piss-poor substitute, I must aver.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
2009-5-24
Cycle 2 Deload Wave
Military Press
MP
barx15
100x5
110x5
120x5
Pullups
BW 6x4sets
seated DB press
55s 8x2 sets
55s 20x1 set
Light is right. Where I kept close to previous intensity, I dropped reps.
Feeling really tired. Everything went up ok but it’s harder than it ought to be.[/quote]
Glad you got your deload. I just did my scheduled rest and reset my baselines this week. There are times that it just needs to be done. Today I was just trimming trees, cleaning up the yard and now off to the garden shop after a good shower. Lot to be said for a good shower.