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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Suggestions needed! Weight 188 to 168lbs completed! Time to get serious!
« on: May 31, 2016, 10:47:10 pm »
I agree that without scientific basis, we should err on the side of other preferences, like tempo work making us recover better! Im pretty sure i'm the only guy on the board who walks 7+ miles while cutting lol. When i used to keep a calorie log on here, i would have many days of 10-13 miles walking. Well that's what happens when you dont want to pay crazy amounts for a gym membership and have very limited time to play ball anyway. I'm not a fan of running, i find it boring for me :(

i have found walking to be a great aid in weight loss and also leaning out by increasing caloric expenditure by up to 1,300 calories (but still maintaining a tight deficit). It also didnt cause me muscle soreness whatsoever and didnt get in the way of me hitting heavy PRs. However, i DID notice a better ability to perform high rep squats (8+) when i was regularly doing cardio (basketball) instead of just walking!

In the end, there are various methods that will work for us depending on personal preferences and immediate/long term goals. Scooby i dont suggest HIIT if it will get in the way of strength gains. On the other hand, some sprinting may benefit you. I think you need to find a happy medium and keep the sprinting to a bare minimum, but increase caloric expenditure in some other ways where your legs wont get as tired. Burpees, for example. Idn lol

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Suggestions needed! Weight 188 to 168lbs completed! Time to get serious!
« on: May 31, 2016, 05:29:55 pm »
I wasn't suggesting he lay in bed all day...not at all... i recommended jogging over HIIT, though, since HIIT may get in the way of his short term goals.

I also said walking a lot may be fine too. Eating 2.5k burning 3k may lean you out better than eating 1.5k burning 2k.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 31, 2016, 10:12:25 am »
197.2lbs this morning. overate this weekend but whatever that's okay. at least now I know my upper range of morning weight is under 198 instead of 200 like usual! I would like my upper range to be strictly 195.0 or less, so I'm kinda close.

enjoyed the memorial day extended weekend and my birthday. was supposed to lift yesterday but I didn't, that's okay though. will lift later today and update

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: The T0ddday Method
« on: May 28, 2016, 01:08:39 am »
I think this will be very useful in getting me used to planting RLR since i do LRR right now.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 27, 2016, 08:43:55 am »
Week 113
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Friday - 05/27/16
194.6lbs

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
180 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
200 x 3
190 x 8
190 x 8
190 x 8

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 7 PR
45's x 9 PR
45's x 4

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+30lbs x 12 PR                  >> Dat drop off...
+30lbs x 4 PR
+30lbs x 4 PR

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rests.
5                  >> Did 90% of a full rep with 90% strict form!
5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 3                    >> 60sec rest.
45's x 15 PR
45's x 6 PR
45's x 4 PR

Workout felt great! I left the gym feeling good again instead of defeated.

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Suggestions needed! Weight 188 to 168lbs completed! Time to get serious!
« on: May 27, 2016, 12:18:17 am »
Calories in vs calories out is what makes you lose weight. Not HIIT.

You can even lay in bed all day and lose weight, as long as you burn more calories than you eat (in this example your calories will be burned by just your metabolism/BMR).

For that reason, i would recommend to not do HIIT as LBSS said. You can jog, or do what i do and just walk a lot. Dont do whatever will get in the way of your strength gains too much. However, if you see some benefits in sprinting during HIIT (aside from "fat loss") then by all means still do some of it!

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Kingfush Unlisted Training Vids
« on: May 26, 2016, 09:43:21 am »
Quote from: Raptor on May 26, 2016, 03:30:25 am
Am I wrong in assuming the soleus assists the quads in transferring energy towards the ground? If the soleus muscles, in the plant position that Myree displays above, would be weak, then the heels would collapse and there would be "no medium" through which the quads could "push through" towards the ground. The gastrocnemius muscles are in active insufficiency in that position, so only the soleus can do the job there.

Am I missing anything?

i think.... yea i think i'll add in seated calf raises. thats a good point.
especially considering i've never done them consistently in my life, and probably several other people here havent either, the returns will be relatively nice since the strength in them should increase quickly.

on second thought, maybe they get enough stimulation from practicing max effort jumps for years? i'll still do seated ones though

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 26, 2016, 09:39:58 am »
Week 113
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Thursday - 05/26/16
195.2lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 12                            >> 3min rest.
185 x 5                              >> Damn my max was probably 415 today.
225 x 3                              >> The back up set should help me get back to 390x5 slowly.
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
350 x 5
315 x 10

Bench Press
45 x 20                        >> 2min rests.
95 x 12                        >> These were easy. But they better be if they're 40lbs under my PR.
135 x 5                        >> Focusing on absolute max effort on each rep.
185 x 3
225 x 1
210 x 5
210 x 5
210 x 5

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5                     >> Not adding sets to these until I feel I'm stalling.
275 x 3
320 x 8

Incline DB Bench Press
75's x 15 PR               >> 2min rest.
75's x 5                 >> I don't know what happened here but I just kept going and hit 15!

Seated Calf Raises
90 x 8                 >>45sec rests.
90 x 8                 >> Just getting a feel for these. Will raise weight and go max reps next time.
90 x 8

Calf Raise Machine                 
495 x 13                   >> 45sec rests.
495 x 8                     >> The seated calf raises didn't seem to affect my performance here.
495 x 6

Okay... this is the first workout in months where I feel great after lifting! Holy crap! Usually that's a sign that my slump will end in a few weeks. Perhaps I needed this extended break of sorts of where I scale back the weight on my S/B/D for a while.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 25, 2016, 07:15:51 pm »
maybe i should vid my pull ups?

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Pics, Videos, & Links / Re: Kingfush Unlisted Training Vids
« on: May 25, 2016, 06:29:24 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on May 25, 2016, 02:04:15 pm
Is it worth doing them for athleticism, knowing only the soleus works in the seated version?

was wondering this too. also, didnt standing calf raises ALSO work the soleus? considering incorporating seated calf raises but these 2 questions need to be answered first

 :uhcomeon:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 25, 2016, 12:03:10 pm »
Quote from: Leonel on May 25, 2016, 10:35:54 am
Your pull-ups are getting very strong... that drop off though. ;)

my drop off is nuts!!! happens for a lot of my lifts, especially as the rest times get shorter.







woke up 196.2lbs today. very close to my 195lb goal. however, if i get down to 195 and then eat at maintenance, my glycogen stores and whatnot will put me at 198. So i'm looking to get closer to 190 during this cut.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 25, 2016, 10:16:49 am »
Week 113
Quote
Tuesday - 05/25/16

-= Workout Log =-

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+25lbs x 3
+50lbs x 1
+75lbs x 7 PR
+55lbs x 3
+35lbs x 5
+15lbs x 5
BW x 6

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 7 PR
45's x 9 PR
45's x 4

Seated Cable Rows
180 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
200 x 3
185 x 8
185 x 8
185 x 8

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rests.
5                  >> Did 90% of a full rep with 90% strict form!
5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 3                    >> 60sec rest.
45's x 13 PR
45's x 6
45's x 4

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 23, 2016, 05:00:50 pm »
Quote from: LBSS on May 23, 2016, 12:01:20 pm
on point w/r/t policies you designed and implemented. as someone who's recently done a fair bit of hiring and recruiting, seeing that on someone's CV is a major check mark. hardly matters what the policy is, the point is that it shows initiative and creativity, as well as ability to get buy-in from higher-ups.

thanks, huge light bulb went off in my head when i realized that. stressing it in my cover letter as well.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 23, 2016, 09:53:37 am »
Week 113
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Monday - 05/23/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 12                            >> Damn, the 405 was a max today.       
135 x 8                              >> Couldn't have gotten an extra rep on the 345x5.
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
345 x 5

Bench Press
45 x 20                        >> 60sec rests.
95 x 12                        >> Nice and easy. Will increase again slowly. Previous PR is 250x5.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
205 x 5
205 x 5
205 x 5

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5                     >> Took it easy on these since I don't want them to get me too sore.
275 x 3
315 x 8

Incline DB Bench Press
75's x 10               >> 2min rest.
75's x 8

Calf Raise Machine
450 x 5                          >> 60sec rests.
495 x 12
495 x 8
495 x 6

WOW on the squats. I planned to do 345x5, but I was expecting it to be easy peasy. This was an AM workout before work so that could probably explain why it was so damn difficult. Hopefully 350x5 next workout will feel very easy. I hope to get back up to 390x5 by the end of next month.


On another note: may have an internship hookup at Deloitte for cyber security. Sending the guy (some manager there) my resume today after I fix it up. He told my gf "I have a chip on my shoulder for recruiting, send me his resume and i'll definitely get him an internship." Well, we'll see!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: May 23, 2016, 09:49:29 am »
Week 112
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Friday - 05/20/16

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
180 x 8                 >> 2min rests.
180 x 8                 >> Scaled back the weight a ton since I'm stalling on these.
180 x 8

Lateral Raises
45's x 8                 >> 60sec rests.
45's x 8                 >> I'm not stalling on these, but wanted to take an easy workout.
45's x 8

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
+25lbs x 12 PR
+25lbs x 5 PR
+25lbs x 5 PR

Negative Dragon Flags
5                 >> 60sec rests.
5                 >> Can do about 3 full reps with bent hips after getting to the bottom.
5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 3                    >> 60sec rest.
45's x 12 PR
45's x 6 PR
45's x 5 PR

So I've reduced the weight considerably on the cable rows. Will work back up slowly by adding 5lbs per week or per workout. Hope this works. My previous PR was 240x7 I believe.

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