[quote]minimaltechno wrote:
You’re great with the poses there, can you teach me? Happy stronger better 2014 for all.
–yeah I tend to slather the butter on what I can. my favourite dessert are ryvita dark rye crackers with butter and honey. I’m thinking the same thing about putting on some musckles, I just have to hide the tape measure, just going to weigh myself twice this month for tracking, good thing I have a little wiggle room in the trousers.[/quote]
Poser. 
EDITed
Yesterday warm up
pushups 10
INCLINE BB BENCH
top set 77/3x5
push ups 10
DB BENCH
20s 3x 12-0
*25s next for the pause 12-0
push ups x10
CLEAN & PRESS
65/3x5
COMBO
Tbar 45 4x8
db curls 15s 4x8
COMBO
Lat raise bent arm 10s 3x12
push ups 3x10
Felt a sore spot in crease of arm/elbow esp doing the curls, still feel it today. Maybe had some “slack” in arms when doing the cleans ?, not sure. Hopefully it is nothing, just can’t remember ever being sore there, let alone only in one arm.
Hope every one had a Happy New Year!
Still have that odd feeling in my arm. I didn’t feel it during training today.
Speaking of training…Ive done a few spins. Some sprints that i kept to 10 sec. knew they 20 seconds would kill me. A lower day, and Missed an upper, that weird feeling has me paranoid, I will see what tomorrows upper brings. Must be nothing.
FS
45/10
65/8
75/8
85/2x8
CONV DL
135/5
155/5
175/3
185/3
205/1
210/6 rep pr+2
185/3
was going to do another set f the 210, but got interrupted, and felt i cooled down too much.
Good Mornings
65/8
75/2x8
LP
55/100
EXT
35/20
45/20
55/12
65/12
85//2x12 no pause no squeeze at top, but fairly controlled
75/16
curls
35/12
45/2x12
55/8
If I can’t get more muscle on these legs, strength is the next best thing!
Great dead work! Stronger is better.
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Great dead work! Stronger is better.[/quote]
â?¦Hey…, your up from your nap? hehe Thanks GV.
Napping can be the better part of any afternoon. By the way, where did you get the great ninja-special ops lifting outfit? Are you special forces…Ha!
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Napping can be the better part of any afternoon. By the way, where did you get the great ninja-special ops lifting outfit? Are you special forces…Ha![/quote]
If Id known Id pull some weight, Id have tried not to look like a ragamuffin as my mom used to call me
Ha on the Ninja, Ive had to add socks, my right shoe is getting loose, I may need to buy another pair, Ive got my eye on some.
You’re way over the bar on initial setup. Shoulders should not be that far advanced. Its a tough way to start the pull with so much bend in your back.
[quote]Ronan wrote:
You’re way over the bar on initial setup. Shoulders should not be that far advanced. Its a tough way to start the pull with so much bend in your back.[/quote]
Hey, thanks for stopping in.
You are so right ! I could feel it in my pull, that my set up wasn’t there. I try to vid my lower sets to get more dialed in, but had a few distractions. Not making excuses, I agree with you 100%. Im going to lower it next DL sesh, to get in a better groove, I need to go back to some old ques. Thanks for your feed back 
Super super job!
You and I pull so similarly. Probably similar leverages.
Someday I’ll be able to say I knew you when . . .
I thought your deads looked very good. Can’t see the video here at work, but viewed it earlier. You just need minor tweaks, but what you have will take you a long way. Nice job.
I actually started out my wo above with abductor adductor and I also did bw BSS in there too.
KP your crazy. Yea, i think we do, although it shows how easy it is to forget how to pull when i don’t do them enough.
OP Hey…, i got the weight up and I am just barely sore, so It couldn’t be all that bad, ha. I used to take a seep breath, and it helped keep my chest up, but I read somewhere that quicker shorter is better to get your nervous system ready? Seems to work, now i need to tweak one thing at a time, starting with my shoulders, getting them back.
[quote]Up wrote:
I read somewhere that quicker shorter is better to get your nervous system ready? Seems to work, now i need to tweak one thing at a time, starting with my shoulders, getting them back. [/quote]
Deep breaths have a calming effect, which is the last thing you want before something like the deadlift. You want to take short, shallow breaths to almost hyperventilate and bring out the inner aggression.
Here’s the link where CT gives some really good tips, the above included for the deadlift… http://www.T-Nation.com/strength-training-topics/1828
Love keeping up with your training… and the pics/vids are always a bonus as well lol.
[quote]Eazy wrote:
[quote]Up wrote:
I read somewhere that quicker shorter is better to get your nervous system ready? Seems to work, now i need to tweak one thing at a time, starting with my shoulders, getting them back. [/quote]
Deep breaths have a calming effect, which is the last thing you want before something like the deadlift. You want to take short, shallow breaths to almost hyperventilate and bring out the inner aggression.
Here’s the link where CT gives some really good tips, the above included for the deadlift… http://www.T-Nation.com/strength-training-topics/1828
Love keeping up with your training… and the pics/vids are always a bonus as well lol.[/quote]
Thanks for the link…, thats actually the one I was reading, should read it again now that Im implementing this new breathing. Without the music added you can hear my breathing, or as you say hyper ventilating. If you watch closely you can see me doing it.
It really works!! Ive been trying it out for my bench too.
Its nice having a few non regulars stop in, nice to know someone is following along.
Ive really been enjoying root veggies.
Nice vegi and salmon tease.
Wuv me some salmon. I have nothing to add about the DL’s except your quads looked great
The breathing link was interesting, probably something I should pay attention especially if I ever get back to lifting heavy. My old coach would always kind of explain to me how the breath should go during snatching, but with so many other variables to worry about it never quite sunk in.
Salmon can be hit or miss depending on freshness. This was pretty good 
There are so many ques, just finding which ones seem to stick. It always amazes me how It can be said many different ways, but saying basically the same thing is like DING DING DING!!
Something was missing from todays training, …, mainly me 
I didn’t necessarily feel weak , and I felt pretty “into it”, so not sure.
For bench, I had some odd tic today. Well Im calling it thatâ?¦ After my first press, I would move my feet to get more stable/better leg drive, even though I swore I had them right where I wanted them each set to begin with, and I felt like I had them nice and tight. By my last set, I finally got it. Was pretty frustrating. I was glad I wasn’t going for any PRs today.
Probably a good thing Ive added in some direct ab work, I was pathetic at best 
The pic has my bench how I set it up fro the decline sit ups…is that how it is supposed to be set up? There was no way I was touching my toes to the bar, umm…, not even close. Was really glad it is only January.
warm up was push ups, shoulder cuff stuff, some light pull downs, just to loosen up my lats, that were a bit sore from deeds. Since I use them a lot for benching, it felt really good.
Flat Bench BB
45/10
55/10
70/5
85/5
92/5
92/4 wanted 5
85/5
then did some presses with my pad, its been a long time. Hits that right off the chest spot perfectly.
Incline DB press
25s/4x8 held a pause to make it feel heavier, getting my 30s tomorrow. I hate using the ones I made.
seated wide grip rows
mid rows
shoulder stuff
abs hanging , knees bent and decline and floor work.
OTHER NOTES:
I don’t like training feeling like it was just “ok”. Hope this is just a phase. Seems to be happening with upper body. I still have that weird soreness when I try to curl, but not with arms straight. Cant be too big a deal, but I am a bit of a worrier, and don’t want a really injury. The could have something to do with upper days. It could also be because I am spreading out my work outs too much, but don’t want to do any back work after FS and deads, well upper back work.
So I need to redesign my training.
Where i get hung up is, you will want to know “what are your goals?” I can’t keep saying it is just to have a nice body, because I obviously get pretty stoked when I hit some nice weight PRs. So balance? I look back at pics, and look at the training I was doing and thats basically how I have been running. Ill get my lay out Ive been doing up tomorrow. My main thing is hitting lower 2xs a week. One heavier and one more volume, however thats supposed to work. Not that I am good about implementing that, If Im feeling a bit stronger …, I end up doing either more than planned or heavier, maybe that is normal.
Hopefully I just made sense as Im watching the game too, ha.
Have yet to hit lower today, but will a bit later.
Shouldn’t be mistaken for a guy hereâ?¦ !