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JDarty6173
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Westside of course
makedah
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I'm between programs... I'll probably end up with a hybrid.
Did some version of WSB from October through most of Jan. Got some good strength gains overall, but started making some changes for several reasons. Going back to WSB SQ/DL again because a) it works for me, and b) today I admitted to myself that I'm just plain too heavy to start a running program again. My knees were saying I had to choose between running and squatting.
So I'm choosing squats (and powerwalking). I'm very happy with what WSB (the PL moves I learned & conjugated periodization) has done for my torso and lower body. Looking back at my training log, I found pull-throughs with 65# for 8-rep sets "tough" on 12/06. Thursday, I was managing nicely with 120# for 10-rep sets. So I'm looking forward to getting back!
Upper body is another story. I haven't been happy with its progress, and my weak upper body is holding back my squats and gms, dang it! I've made strength gains, to be sure, but I don't think I will go back to a standard ME/DE bench anytime soon. For one, I'm not training for competition and a big bench press just isn't important to me (I know, it's shocking). I'd rather learn to do push-ups on my toes. Also, I think that my upper body has every disadvantage possible for powerlifting - small (short and very narrow) torso and long, spindly arms. I tried one of those "how many reps at X% tests" and according to it, I'm a slow-twitcher up top. Who knows.
All I know is I feel I've got to do something different for upper body. I did ME/DE 'bench' days with chins and pushups for about a month. Right now, I'm testing out a variation of needsize's 5x5 with rows/chin-ups and pushups as the main moves.
Did some version of WSB from October through most of Jan. Got some good strength gains overall, but started making some changes for several reasons. Going back to WSB SQ/DL again because a) it works for me, and b) today I admitted to myself that I'm just plain too heavy to start a running program again. My knees were saying I had to choose between running and squatting.
So I'm choosing squats (and powerwalking). I'm very happy with what WSB (the PL moves I learned & conjugated periodization) has done for my torso and lower body. Looking back at my training log, I found pull-throughs with 65# for 8-rep sets "tough" on 12/06. Thursday, I was managing nicely with 120# for 10-rep sets. So I'm looking forward to getting back! Upper body is another story. I haven't been happy with its progress, and my weak upper body is holding back my squats and gms, dang it! I've made strength gains, to be sure, but I don't think I will go back to a standard ME/DE bench anytime soon. For one, I'm not training for competition and a big bench press just isn't important to me (I know, it's shocking). I'd rather learn to do push-ups on my toes. Also, I think that my upper body has every disadvantage possible for powerlifting - small (short and very narrow) torso and long, spindly arms. I tried one of those "how many reps at X% tests" and according to it, I'm a slow-twitcher up top. Who knows.
All I know is I feel I've got to do something different for upper body. I did ME/DE 'bench' days with chins and pushups for about a month. Right now, I'm testing out a variation of needsize's 5x5 with rows/chin-ups and pushups as the main moves.
Lord_Suston
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Speed training/CNS training
MikeyG
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A Personal routnine, (mix of everything) and hell.. i've never been more sore in my life, and only train 3x or 2x a week due to soreness.
Monday: Chest/Back Supersets.
Wednesday: Quads/Abs
Friday: Power Cleans/shoulders
(i'm sick of isolation movements, i'm going for mass/compound movements to add more size,and worry about the details later)
Monday: Chest/Back Supersets.
Wednesday: Quads/Abs
Friday: Power Cleans/shoulders
(i'm sick of isolation movements, i'm going for mass/compound movements to add more size,and worry about the details later)
SAGAT
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have been on a 5x5 program for a while now
why:
-using less reps allows me to move more weight, which just feels good
-i'm out of the 'gym' (by that i mean our barn
) in 30-45 min., which feels good as well
-i consider myself somewhat of a slow gainer (not a hardgainer though, does that make sense?lol) but with this program i'm seeing results fairly quickly (although more in size than in strength, while i expected and hoped for the other way around.)
why:
-using less reps allows me to move more weight, which just feels good
-i'm out of the 'gym' (by that i mean our barn
) in 30-45 min., which feels good as well-i consider myself somewhat of a slow gainer (not a hardgainer though, does that make sense?lol) but with this program i'm seeing results fairly quickly (although more in size than in strength, while i expected and hoped for the other way around.)
Kid Dynamite
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Modified 5x5, kinda like the old-school threads alot of people were into awhile ago, but a few extra lifts are thrown in. Been a week, love it so far.
