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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Do you think I could squat 1.5x my bodyweight?
« on: February 19, 2013, 09:59:44 am »
what acole said.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: February 18, 2013, 10:27:33 pm »
maybe it's the fact that you're 165 pounds instead of 220.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread
« on: February 18, 2013, 10:22:57 pm »
yeah my quad/PC ratio is definitely more like 30/70. am trying to do HB but will need to work through shoulder issues before i can use it for work sets. using HB during warm up made my knees go noticeably farther forward during work sets but tbh i can't remember how the quad/PC split felt.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 18, 2013, 10:20:02 pm »
it's not nerve pain or impingement -- i know what those feel like. this is completely different in kind. anyway, more below. pushing my shoulder blades together increases the discomfort.
WEIGHT: 175
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right elbow/tricep ???
MENTAL STATE: kind of sleepy, otherwise relaxed, good
- warm up
- SVJ x 6
three at 26, all 25+, awesome
- low box depth jump x 4
26-27 although these are still uncoordinated w/r/t distance from my target vent. once i get that nailed down i think they'll be higher.
- squat 315 x 1; 325 x 1; 255 x 4,4
played it conservative, 325 went up fast but i decided not to push it too hard.
- C1: dimel DL 135 x 8
- C1: DB push press 45 x 8
- C1: Pendlay row 135 x 8
- C1: strict hanging leg raise x 10
- C1 info: 2 rounds, ~30s between exercises
- stretch
super pleased with this workout. did OH squat and then high bar squat up to 185 during warm up. spent extra time trying to find a position that was tolerable with high bar. it's still uncomfortable -- very uncomfortable with 185 -- but i'm going to keep warming up this way with the idea of eventually being able to do my work sets high bar. then going to try t0ddday's suggestion of working up to a heavy but strong single and then backing off for 2-3 sets with 80%.
also, 175 is the lightest i've been in months. not sure what that's about. i was pissing like a racehorse all weekend but it's not like i cut carbs or anything.
WEIGHT: 175
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: right elbow/tricep ???
MENTAL STATE: kind of sleepy, otherwise relaxed, good
- warm up
- SVJ x 6
three at 26, all 25+, awesome
- low box depth jump x 4
26-27 although these are still uncoordinated w/r/t distance from my target vent. once i get that nailed down i think they'll be higher.
- squat 315 x 1; 325 x 1; 255 x 4,4
played it conservative, 325 went up fast but i decided not to push it too hard.
- C1: dimel DL 135 x 8
- C1: DB push press 45 x 8
- C1: Pendlay row 135 x 8
- C1: strict hanging leg raise x 10
- C1 info: 2 rounds, ~30s between exercises
- stretch
super pleased with this workout. did OH squat and then high bar squat up to 185 during warm up. spent extra time trying to find a position that was tolerable with high bar. it's still uncomfortable -- very uncomfortable with 185 -- but i'm going to keep warming up this way with the idea of eventually being able to do my work sets high bar. then going to try t0ddday's suggestion of working up to a heavy but strong single and then backing off for 2-3 sets with 80%.
also, 175 is the lightest i've been in months. not sure what that's about. i was pissing like a racehorse all weekend but it's not like i cut carbs or anything.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread
« on: February 16, 2013, 11:59:54 am »
tried high bar last night. unpossible due to intense discomfort caused by the pressure of even an empty bar on my traps. i'd call myself a pansy or something and tell myself to get over it but it was just not happening. tried all kinds of arm angles and amounts of tension in the traps and it's just painful to have the bar up there. noted this in my journal, as well.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: February 16, 2013, 11:57:32 am »
WEIGHT: 177 uh oh
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: stressed
- warm up
- broad jump x 4
i think i PR'd but the gym has no measuring tape.
- depth broad jump x 5
all around the distance of my "PR" jump, some longer some shorter.
- squat MSEM 330 x F; 315 x 3
what. the fuck. 330 was just not happening. probably a combination of poor diet, poor sleep and high stress but this weight should be handlable even in bad circumstances. i had to dump it because i was squatting outside safeties. guh.
- engage pansy mode. bail on rest of workout.
worst workout ever, despite excellent broad jumps. they just felt super explosive (for me).
also, i can't do high bar. holding the bar on my traps is intensely uncomfortable, even with an empty bar. it doesn't feel hard to describe but now that i'm typing it is. the pressure is just painful. make all the jokes you want about my puny traps, fact is that the one time i managed to get my gf in the gym she did high bar with no problems. it's not a matter of the muscles being too small.
SORENESS: none
ACHES/INJURIES: none
MENTAL STATE: stressed
- warm up
- broad jump x 4
i think i PR'd but the gym has no measuring tape.
- depth broad jump x 5
all around the distance of my "PR" jump, some longer some shorter.
- squat MSEM 330 x F; 315 x 3
what. the fuck. 330 was just not happening. probably a combination of poor diet, poor sleep and high stress but this weight should be handlable even in bad circumstances. i had to dump it because i was squatting outside safeties. guh.
- engage pansy mode. bail on rest of workout.
worst workout ever, despite excellent broad jumps. they just felt super explosive (for me).
also, i can't do high bar. holding the bar on my traps is intensely uncomfortable, even with an empty bar. it doesn't feel hard to describe but now that i'm typing it is. the pressure is just painful. make all the jokes you want about my puny traps, fact is that the one time i managed to get my gf in the gym she did high bar with no problems. it's not a matter of the muscles being too small.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread
« on: February 15, 2013, 04:55:00 pm »the last bit reminds me of adarq's pin squats from a couple of years ago.
Also that dude that did high bar halfs and quarters with 350+lbs when his full squat was 250 or less, it sure worked good for him too!
oh yeah, who was that guy?
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: February 15, 2013, 02:29:40 pm »kyle's main audience is people whose primary concern is aesthetics.
Don't know who Kyle is but IMO people who train primarily for aesthetics rather than performance end up looking like the train only for aesthetics. Which to me is a rather unaesthetic look.
kyle is lyle mcdonald.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread
« on: February 15, 2013, 02:28:06 pm »
the last bit reminds me of adarq's pin squats from a couple of years ago.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: February 15, 2013, 10:54:16 am »
kyle's main audience is people whose primary concern is aesthetics. if your goals include "getting faster" or "improving speed endurance," then obviously you should sprint. he wouldn't argue with that.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Get back to high bar or continue with low bar?
« on: February 14, 2013, 03:59:55 pm »
leg extensions?
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: HB vs LB and carryover - lbss self-centered thread
« on: February 14, 2013, 12:23:05 pm »
from a gchat today with a friend:
Quote
Jennifer: how's your lifting?
me: meh
i'm engaged in a debate about whether i should switch to high bar
Jennifer: no brainer.
yes.
me: well you're biased
oly lifter
Jennifer: your low bar isn't really that low anyway.
me: i know
and i get deep and stay relatively upright
Jennifer: HAHAHA.
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: What Are You Listening To Right Now?
« on: February 14, 2013, 10:57:27 am »dilla.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Loopie's Log
« on: February 14, 2013, 12:55:55 am »