Sarge's Lifting Chronicles 2006-2007

[*Bunny*]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Awww sorry about your back honey Not going to speculate what it is from. Seriously I know you, take something for the pain & ice it.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Week 3 Day 1 - Bill Star 5x5

Took vids of all last 3 sets of the 3 core lifts.
Will post up/edit this post when they're done uploading...it's taking forever.

Weight: unknown

Start Time: unknown
(was too anxious to start getting my lifting on...didn't check)

4 minute Arch Trainer warm up.

OLY Squat
112x5
140x5
170x5 - Time Check: 6:21pm
195x5
227x5 (added 1lb OLY Spring Collars)

*Notes* Last set... was hard.... lumbar sore.

Flat Bench
95x5
117x5
142x5
165x5
190x5

GP Rows
80x5
100x5
120x5
140x5
160x5 (belted... back as on freaking FIRE ... all the bending over to pick up weights and whatnot the whole time did NOT help)

Day 1 Extra:

4 Sets of weighted ab work

1 set bodyweight hypers
1 set bodyweight + 10lb hypers

End Time: 7:18pm

Workout Rating: Well, I hit 'em all...so i guess it went well. My back hurts... not the pump pain like before...but the pain where I need to see my chiropracter ASAP fuck.

Squat 3rd Set
Squat 4th Set
Squat 5th Set

Bench 3rd Set
Bench 4th Set
Bench 5th Set


GP Row 3rd Set
GP Row 4th Set
GP Row 5th Set

WOW...not taking this many videos again, that took fooooorrrreevvver!

Guys... Please Cirtique my form

... my squat form is looking kinda ugly to me

 

[al420]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Rows looked good to me - seemed like they may not be very "satisfying" yet - they will. I try to deload to the floor on each rep, but can't do set's 4 or 5 to the floor. I also don;t have the longest arms.

*edit* Just saw the lumbar comments - so picking them off the floor would not be nice - I feel ya.

Benched looked good. I only watched set 5 but it looked like you had more. I assume you may get a "more explosive" comment or two, but mxed in w/ all the female adoration you get it will be just fine.....

On the squat I agree - something looks wrong. I will say your knees look like they are going out over your toes - which is bad. I will let Biggt lay it out there as he is the one I would ask. I bet the lumbar soreness is coming from how much your moving at your hip joints (not sure I am saying that right) but it looks like your doing a mini good morn w/ your squat. For me I like to get really tight under the bar and try to keep my back in the same position for the entire lift - I look up and pick a point and I do not look away - it works for me perfectly.

Good job bro - your going to be getting a lot stronger in the near future!

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Rows looked good to me - seemed like they may not be very "satisfying" yet - they will. I try to deload to the floor on each rep, but can't do set's 4 or 5 to the floor. I also don;t have the longest arms.

They are satisfing in that i'm not beat up after them, lol. Yeah i've never deloaded Rows, didn't think that they "had to" be. I like being explosive and fast... when I go slow..that means it's getting hard for me.

*edit* Just saw the lumbar comments - so picking them off the floor would not be nice - I feel ya.

Benched looked good. I only watched set 5 but it looked like you had more. I assume you may get a "more explosive" comment or two, but mxed in w/ all the female adoration you get it will be just fine.....
I don't think I had much more left there, that was very hard for me ... It's like all or nothing, either I'm powering through the lift or I stall and then i'm screwed. I'm getting very disappointed already...fuck it's only week 3.

On the squat I agree - something looks wrong. I will say your knees look like they are going out over your toes - which is bad. I will let Biggt lay it out there as he is the one I would ask. I bet the lumbar soreness is coming from how much your moving at your hip joints (not sure I am saying that right) but it looks like your doing a mini good morn w/ your squat. For me I like to get really tight under the bar and try to keep my back in the same position for the entire lift - I look up and pick a point and I do not look away - it works for me perfectly.
Dang... i didn't check that out... just watched again, yes it does look like i'm extending my knees a lil' over my toes on some of the reps. I need to sit back more in the hole.... yah, deff... I want to hear how messed up my form is cuz after seeing it like this i was like "Holy hell!" that's not right, lol...

Good job bro - your going to be getting a lot stronger in the near future!
Thanks man! I hope so bro... I think i need to start resting more inbetween sets, I get so damn antzy once I catch my breath I go at it again.

Dark Red

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Squat 3rd Set
Squat 4th Set
Squat 5th Set

Bench 3rd Set
Bench 4th Set
Bench 5th Set


GP Row 3rd Set
GP Row 4th Set
GP Row 5th Set

WOW...not taking this many videos again, that took fooooorrrreevvver!

Guys... Please Cirtique my form

... my squat form is looking kinda ugly to me

bump

 

[ck2006]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Good morning,
Looks good to me! not that I can critic it (yet) MUAHHHHH!
Have a good one!

 

[jpt]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

rows looked great...perfect form!

bench....i think your underestimating how much you can lift...i know you said you had nothing left but that 5th set looks like you could have done 1 more by yourself and 2 if you had a spot...

squats i agree...something looks a little off. i'll let the other bros chime in who know alot more about squats then i

good work by the way!! your def gonna get stronger just give it some time

 

[sbt2082]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log


MOrning Sarge! Hope you have a good day!
I agree with the few others, form rows and bench does look good... and I think on squats it may be like al said, your knees are over your toes!??! BUt I'm no pro

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Good morning,
Looks good to me! not that I can critic it (yet) MUAHHHHH!
Have a good one!

G'Moooooooooorning!! haha, thanks anyway I think

You too!

rows looked great...perfect form!

bench....i think your underestimating how much you can lift...i know you said you had nothing left but that 5th set looks like you could have done 1 more by yourself and 2 if you had a spot...

squats i agree...something looks a little off. i'll let the other bros chime in who know alot more about squats then i

good work by the way!! your def gonna get stronger just give it some time

Maybe... though it looks like that... it's happend to me before where i'm on a rep like that and do it and go for another and fail... I don't know what it is with my muscles or whatever causes it but it's like they don't work after a certain stress...Happend on OHP with DB's ... 75's ... going fine for a few, try another almost knocked myself out, lol...had to drop them because they were going to tear my rotator out by going backwards. And if I need a "spot"... i can't do it on my own and that doesn't count Hence, that's why I feel that if i went for another rep coulda been trouble. I may start bumping Bench by 2lbs instead of 5lbs.. weekly

Thanks... yah, I need to give it time for sure. I'm gettin bored. I wanted structure, but this is killing me... i'm antzy... although I should just remind myself of Deadlift day...cuz i need a good week to recover from that, lol.

MOrning Sarge! Hope you have a good day!
I agree with the few others, form rows and bench does look good... and I think on squats it may be like al said, your knees are over your toes!??! BUt I'm no pro

Likewise!
Thanks...yah, idunno i'm going to start a thread for cirtique, I like MM's Idea... incase people don't read in here, and whatnot...

 

[al420]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Rest is super key for me on this program. I have rested 5-7 minutes before - several times actually. Whatever I have to do to insure I make the lift.