Haha, that’s exactly it, thanks.
No hardcore gyms in my country, even the beasts here train in commercial gyms
get home gym then
I just can’t believe this. Look harder
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Maybe in big cities sure, probably in Montpellier, but I’m not driving 35 mins to go and as much to come back, and spending 150€ in gas (I earn 1100) to just be around more badasses lifters ahahah
I have a couple here
Okay, first day of pretend deload. Playing around with squats. I think it is pretty clear in my case that I have gotten pretty good at the sub-max lifting for volume, but as @dagill2 will attest, this really does not translate when you get closer to 1RM. Bracing the core, and all that jazz. 140 was tougher than it should have been…mighta had 150, but it would have been ugly.
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Barbell Squat
- 40 kg x 5 reps
- 60 kg x 5 reps
- 80 kg x 3 reps
- 100 kg x 2 reps
- 120 kg x 2 reps
- 130 kg x 1 reps
- 140 kg x 1 reps
- 100 kg x 5 reps
- 100 kg x 5 reps
- 100 kg x 10 reps
- 70 kg x 10 reps
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Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
- 40 kg x 10 reps
- 60 kg x 10 reps
- 60 kg x 10 reps
- 60 kg x 10 reps
- 60 kg x 10 reps
- 60 kg x 10 reps
So anyway, this is not quite good enough. I have to figure out if I should just stay the course on squats with BBB with the high volume AMRAP, or potentially change it up a bit. Options include doing this via Training Maximally (for more work closer to 1RM), or maybe actually just pushing the weight up and the reps down in my BBB scheme.
Or maybe I am overthinking it and shouldn’t give a fudge.
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I think it translates pretty well, just need a few week of heavier work to adapt your CNS to demonstrate your strength
Yeah, something like that. But the point is that it does not easily and immediately translate. Other lifts almost do exactly.
Probably this. 1RM probably isn’t that important for your goal. But you could always try my approach of alternating a more volume based approach one “week” with a more top end strength focussed plan the next week. The jury’s still out on how well this works, but it might be a way forward.
Remind me again, what’s my goal? Some of this is ego, I will admit. But also because I know that if I can do a few good reps at 150 or whatever, then this will help me crush 120 for reps. And so on. This is now my lizard brain works.
On the other other hand, my knee was totally fine under load, no problem. Can ignore whatever little pain is there.
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You have been pretty fair away from 1RM readiness specificity wise so not mucho surprise.
Different kind of training make u more ready for different things and they potentiate each other so like there’s a good order to do them in. Volume/Hypertrophy > Strength > Max/Peak pretty much.
If anything you’ve been super far away from a 1RM. Barely counts as powerlifting/1RM specific volume (i count it as anywhere from 55-80% 1RM). On the plus side it’s probably bumped ur work capacity/muscle if you’ve been pushing it well putting u in a good place to do a heavier volume block. If ur still making good gains I’d go longer knowing that long term I can potentiate big low rep squats.
Jumping straight to strength/peaking from here won’t potentiate those gains best if u get what im saying not to mention there’ll be a lag period where you’ll be losing volume gains while ur trying to build back up strength.
I assumed it was to drink beer and marry the next Mrs. Cyrrex
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It definitely has improved my work capacity. It also (despite my recent whining) seems to make my knees stronger in general, which becomes pretty important at my age. And I guess aesthetically it has been good as well. Anyway, I think you are right #wisepiggy. I should probably just keep going.
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This is the question you need to answer honestly.
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You are too right mate, and I find as I get older it is harder to do that. There are general health and aesthetics things obviously, but I find those easier to articulate. Live a relatively healthy lifestyle (balanced by generally eating and drinking what I want). Don’t look like a dumb fat asshole. I feel like I am doing alright with these.
For specific lifting goals, I struggle. I want to be good at everything. I am hardwired to think that way. So when something falls short of my perception of “good”, I am not satisfied. I find it perfectly reasonable to expect that I should be able to both squat double my BW, but also bang out a shitload of reps at lower weights. This is how I think for all my lifts, and focusing on one is not an excuse to slack on the others. And I also then expect I should be able to do a million pullups, a shitload of MUs, dips with three plates between my legs, and so on and so on and so on. All at the same time. This is my internal dialogue, all the time.
The only specific lifting goal I really have is a 90 kilo strict press. But not at all costs. I know I can do it if I fatten up, but I don’t want to do it that way.
More volume usually flares up injuries. Maybe ur issues are more abut intensity and have cleared up mostly.
I would generally agree with that, when normal injuries are in question. But I am pre-disposed to having arthritis problems, and training with volume seems to make those issues disappear for me.
The elbow issue I sometimes complain about, on the other hand, I think is partly a repetitive use injury. Moving my grip out on the bar during squats, of all things, seems to have improved that issue a bit.
I don’t think these goals are mutually exclusive. Maybe you should just consider planning your training blocks to allow for both over a longer period of time. With some simple block periodisation you could work in strength for a portion of the year and then work through a higher volume phase and then a hypertrophy phase. If you plan it sensibly or maybe consider a coach to do it for you, you should be able to get stronger and still keep conditioning and do some high reps stuff. ( you may not be able to do all of it in one workout though 
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I actually think if I stick with the current plan and be patient, I can be there in a couple two or three cycles. At any rate, I expect that is what I will do. That is at least another two or three months.
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In that case I can see why movement is therapeutic in that case. Maybe when u get back to heavy lifting hit a lot of reps with the bar/1 plate to keep things feeling good
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