jrolla
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Post by jrolla on Feb 20, 2015 8:36:37 GMT -5
I wore sweats and tall socks, and I Still destroy my shins every time I Deadlift. Shit bled through the Nike Dri-Fit sock. OO well, war wounds I suppose.
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Post by philly on Feb 20, 2015 15:25:51 GMT -5
How far is the bar from your ankle when you start? I put it about 2 inches away.
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Post by jrolla on Feb 23, 2015 10:23:16 GMT -5
How far is the bar from your ankle when you start? I put it about 2 inches away. I'm pretty much touching the bar with my leg before I pull (After I get into hip position). I have tried to change that but then I found that caused me to hold the bar too far out front of me when the weight got heavy, back rounded more, etc. I also can pull more with the bar closer to me as it feels natural. After looking into it I think it has to do with my limbs. Different people have different techniques so I'll forever be destroying my shins.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 23, 2015 14:21:54 GMT -5
I dont hit my shins as much as my thighs. I always pull my socks way up for protection on my shins.
I visit some weight lifting mbs and i am always struck by the amount of people who are confused as to how fo lift properly. Something as simple as bench pressing confounds some people. I dont get it. I have been lifting on and off since i was 12 and have never had issues with form.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 24, 2015 3:10:27 GMT -5
Did squats on sat night. Really good deep, ass to ground stuff. Legs were trashed sunday and today. Did back today, tried to deadlift. Big mistake. I'm going to have to switch deadlifts to a later day in the week, no squats and deadlifts back to back.
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Post by philly on Feb 24, 2015 11:56:42 GMT -5
I like the strong lifts program so far. Although I started to light with bench press and dead lifts, so I'm going to adjust that by going up in 10 lb increments. Light squats 3 times a week feels good so far and hasn't impacted my running. I think I'll add pull ups to the end of every workout starting next week.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 25, 2015 14:53:40 GMT -5
Benched 245 last night. Almost couldnt get it back up the last time. That was kinda scary. Need to find a gym so I can have a spotter for benching I guess. Or just work lower weight for now. Or buy a rack to bench in.
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Post by jrolla on Feb 25, 2015 16:22:34 GMT -5
Benched 245 last night. Almost couldnt get it back up the last time. That was kinda scary. Need to find a gym so I can have a spotter for benching I guess. Or just work lower weight for now. Or buy a rack to bench in. Nice, 245 is more than I can. Yes, you need to get a rack or a spotter. Or learn the roll of shame.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 25, 2015 17:47:06 GMT -5
I have never benched in a rack with safety bars. How does that work? How do you set the safety bars so they'll catch the bar but don't interfere with the motion of the bench press?
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Post by fastfreddie on Feb 25, 2015 20:05:49 GMT -5
Joined a gym and shed about 5 pounds. Membership expired, and since then I cut way back on my eating. Now I've lost over 10 pounds.
Kinda sucks, because I'd rather work out to lose the weight, rather than diet. It's easier to work out than to diet, at least for me.
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Post by philly on Feb 25, 2015 21:17:33 GMT -5
I have never benched in a rack with safety bars. How does that work? How do you set the safety bars so they'll catch the bar but don't interfere with the motion of the bench press? Mine is set just below my chest. I just push the bar forward towards my stomach to set it on the pins. Not sure how you do it if you have a huge gut.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 26, 2015 1:43:35 GMT -5
I have never benched in a rack with safety bars. How does that work? How do you set the safety bars so they'll catch the bar but don't interfere with the motion of the bench press? Mine is set just below my chest. I just push the bar forward towards my stomach to set it on the pins. Not sure how you do it if you have a huge gut. That's what I was thinking. I know some people bench with their back arched so their chest sticks up, and I've seen it recommended to set the safety bars below that arch. But I bench with a pretty flat back and a minimal arch, so that wouldn't work. And I like to bring the bar down to touch my chest. I figured if you set it just below your chest, you could roll it forward and catch it further down. I'm thinking of buying this half rack from Dick's: www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=23773346&prodFindSrc=cart
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Post by philly on Feb 26, 2015 8:03:56 GMT -5
Mine is set just below my chest. I just push the bar forward towards my stomach to set it on the pins. Not sure how you do it if you have a huge gut. That's what I was thinking. I know some people bench with their back arched so their chest sticks up, and I've seen it recommended to set the safety bars below that arch. But I bench with a pretty flat back and a minimal arch, so that wouldn't work. And I like to bring the bar down to touch my chest. I figured if you set it just below your chest, you could roll it forward and catch it further down. I'm thinking of buying this half rack from Dick's: www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=23773346&prodFindSrc=cartI set the pins below my chest with a flat back and it works fine. Looks like a good rack design. I wish mine had plate storage bars like that.
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Post by jrolla on Feb 26, 2015 11:45:22 GMT -5
Mine is set just below my chest. I just push the bar forward towards my stomach to set it on the pins. Not sure how you do it if you have a huge gut. That's what I was thinking. I know some people bench with their back arched so their chest sticks up, and I've seen it recommended to set the safety bars below that arch. But I bench with a pretty flat back and a minimal arch, so that wouldn't work. And I like to bring the bar down to touch my chest. I figured if you set it just below your chest, you could roll it forward and catch it further down. I'm thinking of buying this half rack from Dick's: www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=23773346&prodFindSrc=cartIt will depend on the type of rack you are in. Once you purchase one or use one regularly you will get a feel for it. With our without some back arch you should be able to setup without the bar hitting the rack on each rep.
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Post by jrolla on Feb 26, 2015 11:49:34 GMT -5
Joined a gym and shed about 5 pounds. Membership expired, and since then I cut way back on my eating. Now I've lost over 10 pounds. Kinda sucks, because I'd rather work out to lose the weight, rather than diet. It's easier to work out than to diet, at least for me. Congrats on your weight loss Freddie! I will say this though. Diet is everything whether you realize it or not. You are losing that weight because of your diet (I hate that word btw) and working out puts you in the caloric deficit you needed to lose the weight. They go hand and hand.
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Post by fastfreddie on Feb 26, 2015 13:17:57 GMT -5
Joined a gym and shed about 5 pounds. Membership expired, and since then I cut way back on my eating. Now I've lost over 10 pounds. Kinda sucks, because I'd rather work out to lose the weight, rather than diet. It's easier to work out than to diet, at least for me. Congrats on your weight loss Freddie! I will say this though. Diet is everything whether you realize it or not. You are losing that weight because of your diet (I hate that word btw) and working out puts you in the caloric deficit you needed to lose the weight. They go hand and hand. I know, that was my complaint. I'd rather work out for 3 hours, and eat anything I want. Instead, I am practically starving myself but hardly working out. I also noticed when I worked out, I was a lot hungrier, for obvious reasons. Although I am still drinking beer, so I cannot complain too much. I'd probably lose more if I gave that up!
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Post by preacherboy on Feb 26, 2015 18:41:59 GMT -5
Really good deep, ass to ground stuff. Tell us more
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Post by jrolla on Feb 27, 2015 9:51:39 GMT -5
So I almost puked this morning in the power rack. After a decent set of 3x5 Squats I performed a 20 set of squats or "breathing squats". You load the bar with a weight you can squat 10RM and then bust out 10 more without ever setting the bar down. I was fucking dying. I plan on incorporating these every Friday morning or at least every other Friday morning lifting session. I was torched.... Here is a link with some more info on them (Called 20 rep breathing squat): link
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Post by philly on Feb 27, 2015 10:12:00 GMT -5
I'm enjoying my light squats while working on my form for now. I'm trying to keep my knees from going past my toes now. I might start taking videos so I make sure I get it right. I can't imagine doing 20 reps.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 27, 2015 11:50:01 GMT -5
Really good deep, ass to ground stuff. Tell us more Creep
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Post by Juicy on Feb 27, 2015 12:37:38 GMT -5
I hate that this is the most active thread on the inferno these days
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Post by joeking1978 on Feb 27, 2015 12:42:34 GMT -5
I'm enjoying my light squats while working on my form for now. I'm trying to keep my knees from going past my toes now. I might start taking videos so I make sure I get it right. I can't imagine doing 20 reps. Once upon a time, I used to scoff at people with bad form. Especially the ones that were supplementing form for weight. Now, as I've gotten older and my knee hurts, my shoulder hurts, my back hurts, my vagina hurts, etc.... I realized my form sucks now too! I've spent every day the past three weeks just doing basic wall sits, lunges, Wall squats and single leg toe touches all while just focusing on hip level, knee positioning and balance and stability. Using just bodyweight for each, I've actually been sore from doing this because the years of compensating for something on my body that hurt had forced such a bad form that I'm actually a pussy now when doing it right.
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Post by mtdman on Feb 28, 2015 6:39:04 GMT -5
I have a hell of a time cutting carbs out of my diet. I manage to get a lot of protein in, but eliminating the carbs is tough for me. I like sammiches and there's so many carbs in bread. Plus I can't just eat chicken and red meat all day for protein, or drink whey protein instead of a meal. I need an alternate source of protein that actually tastes good. Sucks being allergic to peanuts, they put that shit in all the protein bars now.
I'ma try subbing romaine lettuce leaves for bread on sammiches, and make wraps with them.
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Post by philly on Feb 28, 2015 8:09:29 GMT -5
I have a hell of a time cutting carbs out of my diet. I manage to get a lot of protein in, but eliminating the carbs is tough for me. I like sammiches and there's so many carbs in bread. Plus I can't just eat chicken and red meat all day for protein, or drink whey protein instead of a meal. I need an alternate source of protein that actually tastes good. Sucks being allergic to peanuts, they put that shit in all the protein bars now. I'ma try subbing romaine lettuce leaves for bread on sammiches, and make wraps with them. I can only cut carbs when I have access to a good salad bar with a lot of protein options. Luckily I have that at work now.
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Post by Chromium on Mar 1, 2015 18:04:10 GMT -5
For those of you who started stronglifts 5x5, what weights did you start with for squat and bench. I understand they recommend starting with just the bar, but I do feel like I will look like a total ass doing that. That, and it will take a very long time to get up in weight. That said I don't want to kill myself and not make it through the first two weeks. I am no stranger to weightlifting but have not done so in 7-8 years. Something had to change, and that change starts now. I start in the gym tomorrow. But I really couldn't guess what a 5RM would be for me so there's that.
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