my Rippetoe gym journal..

[asdfzxcv]

You are progressing very fast,keep up the good work .

 

[nelmsjer]

Congrats on your progress. Get that 100 on Tuesday and celebrate a bit. That will be a good accomplishment for you, and one of many more that you will achieve! Let us know how it goes.

 

[carlsuen]

Congrats on your progress. Get that 100 on Tuesday and celebrate a bit. That will be a good accomplishment for you, and one of many more that you will achieve! Let us know how it goes.

i'm gonna get that 100 come tuesday.. thx everyone..

 

[Numani]

you are push pressing more than your bench press?

 

[nelmsjer]

Good catch, numani. Carlsuen, what's up, bud?

 

[carlsuen]

you are push pressing more than your bench press?

opps.. i think i over calculated my plates. haha!!! sorry guys.. it's 57.5.. lol!! thx for spotting that error for me.. lol..

 

[asdfzxcv]

opps.. i think i over calculated my plates. haha!!! sorry guys.. it's 57.5.. lol!! thx for spotting that error for me.. lol..

I was wondering how the heck it increased so fast,thanks for clearing that up .

 

[carlsuen]

week 5 day 1 - tuesday

incline treadmill 15 mins..

squats - VICTORY!!

1x5xbar
1x5x80kg
1x3x90
3x5x100kg!! PR----->

push presses

1x5x40kg
1x5x50
3x5x60kg

chinups - assisted lightly

5x5

weighted hypers

1x8x5kg
1x8x10
1x8x15

stretching after that..

YEAH!!! i finally whipped that 100 on squats!! although it may not seem alot to some of u guys but it's a big deal to me, as i've been struggling to hit it for 2-3 weeks now.. one thing though.. on my last 2 reps of my last two sets.. it was sheer will power that i got it up.. but i could feel my body cracking up.. as in i could hear cracking sounds in my muscles.. i don't feel pain at all.. but i just haven't experienced it before.. don't know whether u guys know what i'm talking about..

push presses are getting pretty demanding too.. i had the same problem.. it's starting to get hard now.. on my last set.. it took alot of effort to push the weight.. and when i reached my lock out, my elbows started to go all wobbly and i could feel like as if there was something swimming in my elbows and forearms.. like the veins were moving left and right.. again i don't feel any pain..

can some one shed some light on this?!!? cuz this is the first time i'm experiencing this reaction..

 

[carlsuen]

regarding my push press.. i always lower the bar to my chest.. before pressing it up again.. i try my best not to bounce the weight on the way down..

or should i be doing it like that..

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.php?Name=Push+Press

 

[Guinness5.0]

Your description sounds good - that's how I do 'em anyway.

Also, PR's on squats should be brutal. You gotta push yourself to get strong. It ain't gonna be some neat and tidy set of A+ perfect reps when you're going all-out.