My Quest to COMPETE - BEAT THE DISEASE!

[JKurz1]

JK.....it's not coming too fast considering how depleted and rundown 152lbs is for somebody your size, it's a combination of water and the food you've been eating.....do up today just like yesterday, 1 meal at a time, then train, hit the SLDLs hard, then repair and refuel for tomorrow 1 meal at a time......then remember, wear an XL t-shirt in front of the mirror, the measure of success will be finally filling the thing out.

I LOVE YOU MAN....i just got a call or a voicemail from my mom's friend who saw me this weekend...she started crying saying shed do anything to help..I'm killing myself....this is bizarre man....simply because there are plenty of dudes 6'1 and above who less less THAN 140lbs!!!!!!!!!! Maybe because I have very little fat??? Now I have a fucking mission......cardio is done....

give me YOUR protocol for str8 legs....high rep or low? Box or none? What is you routine when you include them?

 

[BiggT]

SLDLs......when I include them as a main lift, I do 5x5, add weight each set, and deweight each rep on the floor, no box.

When I use them as assistance, I usually do them 4x8, add weight each set, and deweight them on the floor......a lot of guys just use them as a way to do some iso work for the low back and hams, in which case you'd go a little lighter and you can either stand on a box to lengthen the pull, or pile on 25's and pull from the floor and since the 25s are smaller plates it lengthens the pull.....8-10 rep sets should be fine.

What was your plan for tonight? Since you're pushing conventional deads hard as well as full-range squats, maybe think of these as 'hamstring work' and pull from a box OR just pile on 25s and pull from the floor for 4 sets of 8.......maybe do 4x8 with 95, then shoot to add a 10 or 25 to each side every week for example.

 

[JKurz1]

thanks man....Maybe I'll go, 12, 10 as warms.....then 8,8,6,6 working?

what else do you do when you do these? Good ams and leg curls are slated......

 

[BiggT]

That will work, just make sure to progressively add weight to the top set each week, or to all sets each week.

I don't see a reason do do GMs AND SLDLs, I'd train one or the other for a cycle or a block of time, leg curls would compliment either one well.

 

[JKurz1]

That will work, just make sure to progressively add weight to the top set each week, or to all sets each week.

I don't see a reason do do GMs AND SLDLs, I'd train one or the other for a cycle or a block of time, leg curls would compliment either one well.

so for a solid ham workout you would do Str8 leg deads.....followed by?

Do you pair quads? What other exercises do you do for hammys?

 

[BiggT]

I squat ATF, so I don't feel the need to do much else and go crazy with specialized work (unless a weakness or something surfaces).....I always train the legs as 1 without separating......I also think deadlifting and pulling from the floor work them really well.......If your full squat is going up, your hamstrings will grow, at this point no weaknesses should crop up for a long while.......I would do SLDLs high volume and finish them off with leg curls......full squats and conventional deads on your other days will contribute to growing them plenty as well.

 

[JKurz1]

Hey! PLEASE tell me that by me taking r-ala with every meal, it is not allowing me to put on mass......is this true???

 

[JKurz1]

I weighed 150 on SUnday.....2nd week into the diet and havent missed a meal this week (last week was a little sparatic) also 3rd week of 250mg-300mg/week. Ankles are a tad swollen, abs are blurred, and weight is now 158lbs....Is this because I am so uinderweight for my size (6'1?)

 

[Bruce]

no man its cause you don't drink enough water i think. how much are you honestly drinking. the more water the less retention and bloat. don't worry about your abs anyway. when i am full my belly sticks out a bit and the abs blur. eat eat and eat. don't woryy. you can always get back abs but not eating can set us ectos back for a while.

 

[BiggT]

JK, I don't know much about r-ala, I will bump for somebody who does though. Bruce is right about the water, any athlete and anybody training hard for that matter should drink about a gallon throughout the day.

How did the workout go today? AND, remember, abs are no longer the sign of doing what you're supposed to do.....no more trips in front of the mirror unless you're wearing an XL t-shirt.....try to fill that thing out.