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Tblock1
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Fuck man that sucks. I have an old video camera like that too, think we gave it away though. We got one a while back, and didnt use it for a while because we didnt have a fire-wire cable it needed. But now that I got it is really easy. Do you have a regular digital camera that takes videos?
Lol, funny post.
In all honesty though jdick would smoke me right now in squats and deads, I havnt pulled heavy in 3 months or more. It was always wierd with the squats though, he squatted the same as me, or maybe more but the assistance lifts we both did (weighted abs, SLDL/RDL, leg curls, even front squats and 20 rep squats no offence to him but I was stronger in all of them and yet his squat was always right ontop of mine and eventually got better than mine...
Tblock1
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Maybe he's lying about his liftsLol, funny post.
In all honesty though jdick would smoke me right now in squats and deads, I havnt pulled heavy in 3 months or more. It was always wierd with the squats though, he squatted the same as me, or maybe more but the assistance lifts we both did (weighted abs, SLDL/RDL, leg curls, even front squats and 20 rep squats no offence to him but I was stronger in all of them and yet his squat was always right ontop of mine and eventually got better than mine...
Jk I dont think he is lying haha the thing is you had a lot of injuries man and he didnt and your assistance work wasnt stopped with injuries, so that owuld explain it
JDid23
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@Tblock- If i honestly really cared about recording my lifts/having a comp, I would go out and buy a camera. To be honest, I don't care enough to look like a moron (at my unusually crowded commercial gym) and record my lifts though. I am confident about my form and have had countless amounts of experienced trainees watch it.
@ EM- Yeah, but my deadlift form has gotten 200% better since the time we last compared them when you weren't injured. I hope you're back to deadlifting more than me in no time though to be honest.
@ EM- Yeah, but my deadlift form has gotten 200% better since the time we last compared them when you weren't injured. I hope you're back to deadlifting more than me in no time though to be honest.
Andalite
Elite Bodybuilder
I agree....ahaha...
But each to his own. If someone doesn't want to record their sets and then complains after an injury..well, they have no right to whine at that time lol...
Lol this thread has been funny to read with you all bickerin 
Anyways i get to the gym, its 8:55 ish, i am done my mobility and im starting to deadlift. I thought today, im going to take some major rests and see how it goes. I go on through my warmup sets, and once i finish my second working second a lady that works there was walking around the gym and telling everyone it closes at 10:00. She tells me and i ask her when did this change, and apparently they are in summer hours now......... It's about 9:35 ish when i find out, and im only on my second deadlift set with front squats and planks left. I honestly had 1minute at max rest in between deadlift sets, and 30seconds MAX on my front squat working sets. I was sweating like a fucking dog when i got out of there, had no time at the gym to do planks.
So the second i walked in the door at home, a 15minute drive i put my stuff down and did planks lol.
Mobility Drills
Deadlift
1/5 - 135
1/5 - 135
1/4 - 185
1/3 - 205
4/2 - 225
Front Squat
(pressed on time)
1/5 - 45
1/5 - 95
1/2 - 115
3/3 - 125
drove home, did planks right when i got in
Core Training
1set - 1:30
1set - 1:05
1set - 1:00
^Pretty shitty core
Notes
My back didn't hurt, i may have had a tiny bit of pain at the beginning, but i know that is NOTHING from my little injury on Wednesday. I normally get that if i deadlift first after the weekend. It wasn't really pain either, just sort of sore.
I have quite a few questions to ask Andalite and EM tomorrow. One question i will post here before i get to bed.
Andalite, i am confused about my warmups. Ignore my front squat warmups cause that was shit, i had 10minutes to do front squats. I was trying to get my warmups better, and on my deadlift i thought they went better.
My question i wanted to ask you, is what do you suggest for warming up? How many sets, and reps should i do at the beginning with lighter weight before i get into heavier weight pre - working set.
And when you designed my warmups for my 1RM, i loved those. They went awesome. I had a question as to why, i will quote an example of a warmup you gave. Is it really different than warming up for working sets?
I would i do a 7 rep, then 5 rep then 5 rep then 3 warmup? Is there anything special as to the reason why you chose certain reps at certain weight, and why i would repeat 5 reps? Am i missing something? I liked the warmups, and i just would love to know for some knowledge as to why you made it that way. Or did you just throw around numbers?
If i was doing working sets now, as opposed to those 1RM's, should my warmups be higher in volume? Or more sets as smaller weight progression with less reps?
Sorry for the dumbass questions, i know warmups go by how you feel but i really liked the way i warmed up for deadlift 1Rm and back squat 1RM attempts. They got me so worked and the weight felt light.
Anyways i get to the gym, its 8:55 ish, i am done my mobility and im starting to deadlift. I thought today, im going to take some major rests and see how it goes. I go on through my warmup sets, and once i finish my second working second a lady that works there was walking around the gym and telling everyone it closes at 10:00. She tells me and i ask her when did this change, and apparently they are in summer hours now......... It's about 9:35 ish when i find out, and im only on my second deadlift set with front squats and planks left. I honestly had 1minute at max rest in between deadlift sets, and 30seconds MAX on my front squat working sets. I was sweating like a fucking dog when i got out of there, had no time at the gym to do planks.
So the second i walked in the door at home, a 15minute drive i put my stuff down and did planks lol.
Deadlift Emphasis: Day 1
Mobility Drills
Deadlift
1/5 - 135
1/5 - 135
1/4 - 185
1/3 - 205
4/2 - 225
Front Squat
(pressed on time)
1/5 - 45
1/5 - 95
1/2 - 115
3/3 - 125
drove home, did planks right when i got in
Core Training
1set - 1:30
1set - 1:05
1set - 1:00
^Pretty shitty core
Notes
My back didn't hurt, i may have had a tiny bit of pain at the beginning, but i know that is NOTHING from my little injury on Wednesday. I normally get that if i deadlift first after the weekend. It wasn't really pain either, just sort of sore.
I have quite a few questions to ask Andalite and EM tomorrow. One question i will post here before i get to bed.
Andalite, i am confused about my warmups. Ignore my front squat warmups cause that was shit, i had 10minutes to do front squats. I was trying to get my warmups better, and on my deadlift i thought they went better.
My question i wanted to ask you, is what do you suggest for warming up? How many sets, and reps should i do at the beginning with lighter weight before i get into heavier weight pre - working set.
And when you designed my warmups for my 1RM, i loved those. They went awesome. I had a question as to why, i will quote an example of a warmup you gave. Is it really different than warming up for working sets?
I would i do a 7 rep, then 5 rep then 5 rep then 3 warmup? Is there anything special as to the reason why you chose certain reps at certain weight, and why i would repeat 5 reps? Am i missing something? I liked the warmups, and i just would love to know for some knowledge as to why you made it that way. Or did you just throw around numbers?
If i was doing working sets now, as opposed to those 1RM's, should my warmups be higher in volume? Or more sets as smaller weight progression with less reps?
Sorry for the dumbass questions, i know warmups go by how you feel but i really liked the way i warmed up for deadlift 1Rm and back squat 1RM attempts. They got me so worked and the weight felt light.
Andalite
Elite Bodybuilder
Ark...rule #1: PLEASE don't write your workout like this...
That whole
1/5 - 135
Is miserably confusing.
Could you please write: sets x reps x weight
or
weight x reps x sets?
I write weight x reps x sets and it makes more sense. This whole 1/5 or whatever thingy is very confusing.....
Ok so onto your question:
Ok so here is what you did for your warm-up:
Here's what you should do:
Mobility Drills
135 lbs x 7 reps
175 lbs x 3 reps x 2 sets
205 lbs x 5 reps
Then your work sets are 225 lbs for now. So you take 225 and do your work sets.
Between warm-ups, rest for 2.5-3 minutes.
For the work sets, rest as needed. Usually it is 3-5 minutes or more. I just need you to be efficient. Go to the gym early now. Don't go in so late if you cannot workout properly.
Ok directions for next week:
DEADLIFTS: Do 4 sets of 3 reps with 225. I want to see how that goes. Record all your sets here please.
FRONT SQUATS: Do as many sets as you can for 2 reps with 135 lbs. By as many sets as you can I mean after you do 4 sets, and if you CAN do 4 sets, call it quits. But take 135 lbs and do 2 reps at a time. No more than 4 sets.
It's not a dumbass question at all. I am glad you felt that way for your 1RM attempts. I think this warm-up should work as well. Let me know what you think...
Cheers and I want to hear about those other questions from you as well!
That whole
1/5 - 135
Is miserably confusing.
Could you please write: sets x reps x weight
or
weight x reps x sets?
I write weight x reps x sets and it makes more sense. This whole 1/5 or whatever thingy is very confusing.....
Ok so onto your question:
Ok so here is what you did for your warm-up:
Here's what you should do:
Mobility Drills
135 lbs x 7 reps
175 lbs x 3 reps x 2 sets
205 lbs x 5 reps
Then your work sets are 225 lbs for now. So you take 225 and do your work sets.
Between warm-ups, rest for 2.5-3 minutes.
For the work sets, rest as needed. Usually it is 3-5 minutes or more. I just need you to be efficient. Go to the gym early now. Don't go in so late if you cannot workout properly.
Ok directions for next week:
DEADLIFTS: Do 4 sets of 3 reps with 225. I want to see how that goes. Record all your sets here please.
FRONT SQUATS: Do as many sets as you can for 2 reps with 135 lbs. By as many sets as you can I mean after you do 4 sets, and if you CAN do 4 sets, call it quits. But take 135 lbs and do 2 reps at a time. No more than 4 sets.
It's not a dumbass question at all. I am glad you felt that way for your 1RM attempts. I think this warm-up should work as well. Let me know what you think...
Cheers and I want to hear about those other questions from you as well!
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