Back In 88 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Man I remember eating tuna steak sandwiches on rye everyday. Dieting is a bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 doing the 100 push up challenge, i was never good at push ups...already feel stronger after just the first week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Yea, the 100 push up challenge is real good to a point the curve hits a plateau at some point. I signed up at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ today to give some basic calorie counting a try, seems like a pretty nice system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I started doing the Onus Wunsler program from Starting Strength about a month ago and it's been going good. I think I'm just going to post results throughout the week or I guess whenever I feel like it in this thread since it's usually dead. Squat 135lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Increase to 140lbs next workout. Press 85lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Increase to 90lbs next workout. Deadlift 155lbs 1x5 5 Increase to 160lbs next workout. Bench press 130lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Increase to 135 lbs next workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 This isn't the bodybuilding thread or whatever but this guy (Kai Greene) benches 220kg like it ain't no thing Then drops to 180, 140 and 100 all for more than 4 reps Probably seen this shit before but it always motivates me to get stronger Google "KAI GREENE + GRAPEFRUIT" Man I remember eating tuna steak sandwiches on rye everyday. Dieting is a bitch Dieting like that is unnecessary and destined to fail due to driving a person insane from monotony. I started doing the Onus Wunsler program from Starting Strength about a month ago and it's been going good. I think I'm just going to post results throughout the week or I guess whenever I feel like it in this thread since it's usually dead. Squat 135lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Increase to 140lbs next workout. Press 85lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Increase to 90lbs next workout. Deadlift 155lbs 1x5 5 Increase to 160lbs next workout. Bench press 130lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Increase to 135 lbs next workout. ^^^^Smartest post I've seen in here in a while. Dead srs. Keep it up and gainz shall be yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 ^^^ Thanks bruh! The words of encouragement are much appreciated. Today's workout Squat 140lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt good, didn't struggle too hard on the final rep. Increase to 145 next workout. Press 90lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt like shit, struggled pretty hard on final 3 reps. Maintain weight and monitor progress. Powercleans 95lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt good. I had only done powercleans once before. I feel like I need to work more on form. The weight didn't feel too difficult during the last two sets because I got more used to the movement. Increase to 100lbs next workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Oh ya, and pullups. 10/6/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 ^^^ Thanks bruh! The words of encouragement are much appreciated. Today's workout Squat 140lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt good, didn't struggle too hard on the final rep. Increase to 145 next workout. Press 90lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt like shit, struggled pretty hard on final 3 reps. Maintain weight and monitor progress. Powercleans 95lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt good. I had only done powercleans once before. I feel like I need to work more on form. The weight didn't feel too difficult during the last two sets because I got more used to the movement. Increase to 100lbs next workout. No sweat. It's refreshing to see someone actually do a program and follow the fucking directions it gives. Overhead pressing is hard. You gotta learn how to keep everything tight as you pick up the bar and throughout the entire movement. Clench your ass cheex and tense your abs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 is there much of a difference between overhead presses (standing) and military presses (sitting)? never really tried overhead presses much. I probably will try them at the squat racks at my gym but i wish there were mirrors in front of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CancerDancer Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 overhead presses takes quite a bit of core strength while military presses is all in the arms. so if u wanna work out a bit of core id recommend doing overhead press but u gotta watch out on ur posture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 What are you guys talking about, lol? They are the same fucking movement and it is a compound movement, so I dunno what you're getting at by saying it's all in the arms. lolwut? As for the mirrors, getting better without them is preferable anyhow because you will learn by feeling/doing and not watching yourself in the mirror. Read this article and have at it: OVERHEAD PRESS That website is dogshit, but some of the articles are informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CancerDancer Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 What are you guys talking about, lol? They are the same fucking movement and it is a compound movement, so I dunno what you're getting at by saying it's all in the arms. lolwut? As for the mirrors, getting better without them is preferable anyhow because you will learn by feeling/doing and not watching yourself in the mirror. Read this article and have at it: OVERHEAD PRESS That website is dogshit, but some of the articles are informative. standing and doin presses has to take a decent amount of core cuz ure balancing urself while ure doing shoulders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I'm not talking about standing vs sitting. I'm talking about the overhead press and the military press both being done while standing, because they are the same exact lift. People just call them by different names. The only barbell press that goes overhead that is different from an overhead press is the push press and that is because you use leg drive to get the weight above your head for lockout. Otherwise, it is a strict form press without back bend and no jerking movements...overhead press/military press...whatever you call it. Sitting down ifs4 phaggotz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 yeah yeah my mistake, i was thinking military meant sitting and overhead presses were same thing just standing. thanks for the article though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thanks for the article. Tensing up my lower body really helped with stability and strength during my press sets last night. Squat 150lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt good, struggled a teeny bit on the last rep. I feel like I may have compromised form on the last rep though, so I think I'll stay and perfect my form and analyze the results later. Press 90lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Did a whole lot better on press thanks to the advice. Tensing up made me not step back at all to regain my balance, and I feel like I was able to generate more potential strength. Didn't struggle that much during last rep. Increase to 95lbs next workout. Deadlift 160lbs 1x5 5 Did really well on deadlifts. It was pretty easy, but I don't want to mess up my back at all, so I think I'll keep going at my snail's pace for increasing weight. Increase to 165lbs next workout. I'm officially over my bodyweight for both squats and deadlifts. It doesn't seem like much, but it's pretty good for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 still been having fun with kettlebells lately. been throwing these into complexes - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't want to mess up my back at all, so I think I'll keep going at my snail's pace for increasing weight. Increase to 165lbs next workout. I'm officially over my bodyweight for both squats and deadlifts. It doesn't seem like much, but it's pretty good for me! Each milestone feels badass, man. Most people can't do either of those things. Going slow is not a bad thing. You'll end up building a great strength base and your form will get tons of work so that when you get to weights that scare you, you'll know how to handle them. Unless you had an earlier injury/feel pain from what you are doing...don't worry about your back. Just make sure you aren't rounding your lower back OR overarching it. Either one is bad. Neutral pelvis, nigga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Today: 50 min swimming: 500 free, 500 breast, 500 back, 250 free, 250 back=2000 yards total Wall Push-Ups 2x30, 3x35 Knee Tucks 2x10, 3x15, I find these to be really hard to do, am working from the convict conditioning text and guess I will just keep doing em till I get it... Jump Rope: 35 seconds jumping then 2 min walking 5 times The first time I tried jumping rope a couple weeks ago I did 10 reps of a minute each and it kicked my ass, the back of my arms was hurting for 3+days. Trying to work slowly up to being able to jump rope for 3 min straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Today: 50 min swimming: 500 breast, 500 back, 500 free, 250 breast =1750 yards total Jump Rope: 40 seconds jumping then 2 min jogging 5 times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelofdeath Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 No sweat. It's refreshing to see someone actually do a program and follow the fucking directions it gives. word Overhead pressing is hard. . indeed. i havent done anything heavy in a year because my shoulder is effed ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelofdeath Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 last workout: 3 board press - 3 RM, then tricep hell strip set bamboo bar w/ kettle bells hanging from bands 4x12 kroc rows 4xhowever many i could get with 115 banded rolling tri extensions 4x8 curls 4x8 shrugs 3x15 jump rope tabata intervals till dizzy almost puked went home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I'm liking this routine a lot. Building strength feels good. I've been trying to eat more as well. Haven't posted in a little bit but here is last night's workout. Squat 145lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt a little easy. Definitely not as hard as when I'm trying to progress. When I got to 150lbs about a week ago, I wasn't sure if my form was good, and I wanted to analyze how my hamstrings felt during squats. Increase 150lbs next workout. Hopefully I'll do well next time so I can break past 150lbs. I've never squatted that much before. Bench Press 140lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Felt fine, struggled on the last few reps though. Stay at the same weight, and see next workout's results. Back Extensions 3x10 10/10/10 Pullups 12/6/- I'm excited for tomorrow's workout so I can continue where I left off on my squats, and hopefully PR on deadlifts. It feels like I might be able to go a little heavier on deadlifts though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 If you start tracking your food intake to make sure you are eating enough, your strength will def go up quickly since you are working in your newbie gains phase. Take advantage of it, because it will never happen as fast as it is happening right now. I'm not saying that you should try and become a fat slob, but figure out how much you need to eat and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Take advantage of it, because it will never happen as fast as it is happening right now. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Thanks man! I'll check my maintenance calories and try to increase about 100-200 calories and go from there. I didn't go the gym last night, because I was being lazy, so I went this morning. Today's workout Squat 150lbs 3x5 5/5/5 Pretty easy. Didn't really have to try too hard on the last reps. Increase to 155lbs next workout. Press 75lbs 3x5 5/5/5 No problem, felt good. Increase to 80lbs next workout. Deadlift 165lbs 1x5 5/5/5 I'm only supposed to do one set, and when I completed it, I didn't feel drained, and it wasn't really challenging. So I decided I could do another. I added ten pounds to the bar. 175lbs 1x5 5/5/5 After that set I still didn't feel challenged, but I left it at that. It feels really good to be working my way up to 200lbs. Increase to 185lbs next workout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 ^^^Doing this the way you are doing it is seriously the only way I have ever seen people stick with it. By tracking progress and seeing the strides and gains you are making is encouraging and makes you want to do more and it gets exciting. Keep going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 bamboo bar w/ kettle bells hanging from bands 4x12 How hard is that thing to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelofdeath Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 i wouldnt say its 'hard' its just 'different' if you only do basic bench presses of some variety, you'll never be more sore the next day than after hitting 3-5 sets 10+ reps of these type of presses. you'll hit muscles and flexors you never even knew existed. really works on your stability. i've been using it to help rehab my destroyed right rotator cuff. if you dont have a bamboo bar, just use a regular barbell, you'll still get most of the benefits with just straight bar w/ bands and dumbells/kettle bells hanging off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Doe Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Last night's workout Squat 160lbs 3x5 5/5/5 I did 160lbs the workout before and I struggled hard enough to make mild grunting noises from the corner of the gym, so I stayed there for this workout as well. Last nights sets weren't too challenging except for the last rep. I think after the next workout I'll be able to increase the weight again. Bench Press 140lbs 3x5 5/5/5 I feel like it's time to finally increase my bench press weight. I've been struggling with 135lbs and 140lbs for a while now, and I'm excited to attempt 145 next workout. Back Extensions 3x5 5/5/5 Pullups 15 I think I'm going to add in another set of pullups since I hit 15 consecutive pullups. WHOOP! Excited to attempt 185lbs deadlift next workout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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