Octavius Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 5x5 is my favorite, I built myself up on that and I never really got off of it since it worked, and continues to work so well. Develop your form first before delving into 5 rep range on deads and squats though...it'll get quite...heavy and you would least want to do these with bad form. Deadlifts are hard to learn, I'm informally teaching some people to do it and I find this is the hardest thing to teach because their backs can't be kept straight or the plate diameter is so small (they're starting less than 135) that its really hard to keep them from arching their back. I would place pull ups before pulldowns since pull ups are more significant. What you were doing with the pull ups there are called negatives. You can do them with anylift except deadlifts or powerlifting/olympic moves. Eccentric contractions/negatives are believed to cause more microfiber tears. That means more healing to do. Good job though. Consistency is key. When you do heavy compounds, you'll realize that you don't have to spend as much gym time or frequency to actually get huge. 4 times a week is plenty. I've known people to only go twice a week with great results (heavy days though) but 3-4 times is probably best to make sure you're constantly healing/building up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 5x5 is my favorite, I built myself up on that and I never really got off of it since it worked, and continues to work so well. Develop your form first before delving into 5 rep range on deads and squats though...it'll get quite...heavy and you would least want to do these with bad form. Deadlifts are hard to learn, I'm informally teaching some people to do it and I find this is the hardest thing to teach because their backs can't be kept straight or the plate diameter is so small (they're starting less than 135) that its really hard to keep them from arching their back. I would place pull ups before pulldowns since pull ups are more significant. What you were doing with the pull ups there are called negatives. You can do them with anylift except deadlifts or powerlifting/olympic moves. Eccentric contractions/negatives are believed to cause more microfiber tears. That means more healing to do. Good job though. Consistency is key. When you do heavy compounds, you'll realize that you don't have to spend as much gym time or frequency to actually get huge. 4 times a week is plenty. I've known people to only go twice a week with great results (heavy days though) but 3-4 times is probably best to make sure you're constantly healing/building up. Thanks! That's what I was struggling with on deadlifts. I kept arching my back. I'm going to try again soon. I'm doing low weight right now so I don't hurt myself. I have to just stay focused on the motion and keep my back straight! Easier said than done. haha. I think it partly had to do with the fact my hamstrings were still pretty sore and tense from doing squats when I was doing them, so that probably prevented some of the motion I would normally have. Anybody know any really good video demos for deadlifts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Crossfit >>>>>>>>>> powerlifting unless your only goal in your workout life is to lift X pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 hhahahah this is pretty funny but only some of you might get this. Holy crap I just saw this, was laughing my ass off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Holy crap I just saw this, was laughing my ass off. Haha yeah it was pretty funny! I love that my best friend's become a gym rat too. Fun having someone to work out with or motivate you when you're dead tired like today for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Gym partners are critical. I made my best progress when I had them around - to get your ass in the gym, and to make sure you're lifting safely (spots). It's a good pass time, requires discipline, goal setting, and goal achieving. It's healthy and you've got the benefit of a *****in' muscular body LOL. Caffeine always makes better workouts though if you're tired, or pre-cardio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavius Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 This is hilarious. He has more videos. Worst form ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Fm277eIzE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 hahaha! that is pretty funny (and stupid!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Gym partners are critical. I made my best progress when I had them around - to get your ass in the gym, and to make sure you're lifting safely (spots). It's a good pass time, requires discipline, goal setting, and goal achieving. It's healthy and you've got the benefit of a *****in' muscular body LOL. Caffeine always makes better workouts though if you're tired, or pre-cardio. True say! And they can give you that little extra push during your toughest sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 So I was feeling pain for the last month during some of my workouts. Finally made time to visit a doctor, fortunately, he was well-versed with exercise matters... anyway, turns out I have "rotator cuff tendonitis" which he called "healthy pain" because "lazy people don't get this" hahah. Anyway. I have to layoff of some of the exercises I do for a bit and he gave me anti-inflammatory drugs to help with it. I'm just glad it wasn't a muscle tear or something like that. Tendonitis is a ***** though. grr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Muhahaha! Now I shall beat you law! Tendonitis suuuckkkssss. I had it in my patellar tendon and the one for my tricep (forgot techinical term). It really sucks a lot. And it probably sucks a lot for the rotator cuff too. I have no pains (other than soreness) to report after my clean & jerks and bench press on thursday. Time to get busy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I've had achilles tendonitis and a small bout of patellar tendonitis from running. Now, this... GAH. Lol. I can't wait to finish my masters... I'm going to be a hardcore gym rat pre-whatever it is that follows after my masters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 When I had my patellar tendonitis I was being extremely stupid with it. I thought it was just regular gym pains and kept pushing it too hard. When I couldn't walk up stairs, or slight inclines, I knew there was a problem. LOL. With my tendonitis in my elbow I immediately gave it a 1 month rest. Its doing fine so far although I feel it from time to time. Actually I had mad problems with my shoulders a few months ago. My doctor was like "it could be tendonitis...." I was like NOOOOOOOoooOOOOOooOO! But I kept doing shoulder flexibility exercises the past few weeks and so far so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Tendonitis is almost gone. I've laid off the pec flys and shoulder exercises for about 2 weeks now. Will wait a few more days and then can go back to normal! Finally got deadlift form down last workout. I'm definitely feeling it today haha. Octavius - Thanks for the LAT pulldown ---> Pull Ups suggestion. Worked out with my buddy and we both felt it hardcore. Did 5 really solid sets of pull ups (w/negatives before we died). Interesting article, for people looking to tweak their workouts. Don't agree with everything, but definitely some useful stuff: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/get_more_muscle/index.php?cm_mmc=ABSNL-_-2010_01_15-_-HTML-_-dek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Watch out law. tendinitis doesn't go away THAT easily. Its much easier to still get it back right now. In fact, you're gonna live your whole life in fear of bringing it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Watch out law. tendinitis doesn't go away THAT easily. Its much easier to still get it back right now. In fact, you're gonna live your whole life in fear of bringing it back. Lol. I've had it before, and it does always come back. Thankfully my Achilles tendinitis only recurred once... we SHALL SEE. Hence the takin' it easy approach for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 http://stronglifts.com/archive/ Great site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I figured out my freakin' squatting form is wrong (only after some intense knee pains, lol). Now I have to retrain my form AGAIN! I spend more time retraining my form on different lifts than I do progressing up in weights.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I figured out my freakin' squatting form is wrong (only after some intense knee pains, lol). Now I have to retrain my form AGAIN! I spend more time retraining my form on different lifts than I do progressing up in weights.... It's okay buddy. It's good that you're identifying mistakes and fixing them. You'll get stronger in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 It's okay buddy. It's good that you're identifying mistakes and fixing them. You'll get stronger in no time. Yea. Just sets me a week or so behind. I'll share what I've learned with you: if you're squatting with a wide stance, angle yo' toes OUT or the side-loads on your knees will make it difficult to walk the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Point duely noted. Aren't you happy to be back in the gym Dee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yes I am law. Although I've gotten absolutely NO academic work done at all ever since I've been back. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Yes I am law. Although I've gotten absolutely NO academic work done at all ever since I've been back. LOL GYM+Grad school = Law moving mcat from jan 30 to april 23rd. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Some tips for making comfort foods a bit healthier: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/diet_tips_for_comfort_food/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Ahh did squats for the 2nd time ever today. Lol. I'm already feeling muscle soreness. Tomorrow's gonna be great. Deadlifts + Squats are my new fave exercises. They're so challenging and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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