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Post by Rehband on Aug 2, 2011 17:40:06 GMT -5
Congrats on the Bench PR, excellent work.
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Post by medusa on Aug 6, 2011 15:37:30 GMT -5
Hit the new gym today, its ok but I like my gym better. The heavy lifting room had no cage, I thought that was just wrong. Did see 3 or 4 from the home gym today.
DL to knee 4x1 95
4x2 115 4x4 135 Bench 5x1 75 5x1 85 4x2 105 3x2 110 2x2 115 1x2 125 4x135 2x2 1153x2 110 4x1 105 6x1 95 8x185 10x1 8012x1 75 bd press 10x5 40lb dl 4x1 135 3x2 155 2x4175
Playes around after this, few sets of HGR, ham curls, extentions and tri press downs
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Post by medusa on Aug 8, 2011 1:35:46 GMT -5
`I ment to post this last work out.....DL question, I lifted on a platform for the first time, I had never noticed before but I travel to the left (only left) Id sey a few inches per rep. What am I doing wrong or could this be a big list? thx
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Post by McLifter on Aug 9, 2011 20:07:23 GMT -5
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean that the bar when you set it down is traveling to the left? Or do you mean that your whole body is moving to the left i.e. you twist to the left during the performance of the lift.
Mrs McLifter is hypothesizing that you may have an imbalance on one side of your body that could be the influence. Perhaps you could post a link of a video of your Deadlift to show us what is going on.
McLifter
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Post by Harv on Aug 9, 2011 23:19:05 GMT -5
If you are pulling sumo and use a reverse grip,if your left hand is facing inward you will pull to the left.I have my right hand inward and I do turn inward to the right when the weight gets heavy.Just bad form I think.If I pull conventional don't have this problem. Harv
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Post by medusa on Aug 10, 2011 7:48:05 GMT -5
Thx, I think you all have something there, I do pull sumo left hand facing in (had never thought about it) I also think there is a very good chance Im unbalanced. Ive been meaning to get my hip/glute looked at and work on fixing it for ages. Form wise Im sure there are loads of issues with all my lifts, Ive gotten better but have a long way to go.
I will find a friend and get vids of all 3 lifts. Thanks folks.
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Post by medusa on Aug 10, 2011 9:09:21 GMT -5
Last nights workout.
Still dont like the new gym
Squat 5x1 115 4x1125 3x2 135 3x2 145 2x2 155 1x2 170 PR, second rep my knees caved in
bench 5x1 95 4x2 105 3x2 115 2x5 130
Dips 6x5, had to get home at this point so missed a squat run.
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Post by medusa on Aug 31, 2011 20:14:14 GMT -5
Imin need of a new program...Sheiko eats to much time
Anyone have some ideas?
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Post by Rehband on Aug 31, 2011 21:35:02 GMT -5
www.joeskopec.com/programs.htmlHad good success with several of these programs-just be honest with yourself when entering your 1 rep maximums. Used the Russian squat program on several occasions, works very well if used sparingly (i.e maybe once or twice per year), make sure that you allow adequate time for recovery. Recently, combined this routine with Ed Coan's peaking cycle for the bench. Makes for a fast lunch hour workout (appears to yield reasonable results). If you are considering competing in Dauphin, you could try your hand at the 6-week squat peaking cycle. If you are planning to compete at a later date, the Russian 9-week 3-lift cycle may work for you. The link has a variety of routines, each has their merits, you just have to find one that works for you. If there are days when you're just not up to finishing the routine, may I recommend adjusting your weight and volume to something a little more managable (or realistic) using Prilepin's table. www.angelfire.com/pe/txpls/prilephin.htmlHope that this was of some use to you. Cheers, Al
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Post by medusa on Aug 31, 2011 22:10:36 GMT -5
Thx I willgive that a read, Im back to work next weekso thats the biggest thing. Im thinking of going out to watch in dauphin, Im not ready. I still dont know what Im doing, besides, it would be nice to see a meet before being in one.
Oh. Al,you kick ass!
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Post by medusa on Sept 10, 2011 11:55:46 GMT -5
Trained today, kinda. Did a light bench workout, kept the weight down to see how the elbow is doing. No pain or swelling so Im going to dive back into that. Good squat w/o, again kept it on the light side, some leg press just for fun and a few sets of m/b pushups and dips. Not very exciting.
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Post by Kyle on Sept 25, 2011 10:50:45 GMT -5
Hey Amanda, I wont be able to make it to the gym today. My body is not feeling very recovered, might be getting sick. I know you said to email but i couldnt find your email address on here anymore.
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Post by medusa on Jan 16, 2012 14:33:14 GMT -5
Squat 8 sets ofd 2 reps 105 lb Bench 8 sets of 2 reps 95lb Squat 3 sets of 6 85lb bench 3 sets 6 reps 85lb (should have been a bit lighter....to lazy to find the plates. Really focused on form, weight seemed really light AT FIRST. started getting a little tough bout the halfway point. forms improving alot. Need to work on breathing right.
Thanks to you guys for bringing this to my attention. I was needing something.
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Post by medusa on Jul 25, 2012 13:48:22 GMT -5
Im resurecting my log on here. Not near as exciting as some of them but whatever.
Ed Coan bench week 4. Again. 110lbx8 110 x 6 crap guess Im doing this next week as well.
narrow bench 95lb x 10 95x10
Incline db press 40 x10 (2)
Lat pull downs 97.5 x10 (3)
reverse pull downs 105x10 (3)
Squats 95lb 5x5 this hurt the stomach so like the bright girl I am I followed it with 5x5 front squats just the bar
Benching was better than last week but still didnt get it. Ate a egg and cheese sandwich before hand(breakfast and pre w/o meal) Was in the hospital this weekend and prob. should have taken the week off,but I was going nuts at home so I dragged the family to the gym. This was also kinda a blended w/o for the ones I missed earlier this week. Hindsight being 20/20...this was stupid. I did some damage.
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Post by McLifter on Jul 26, 2012 11:53:04 GMT -5
Medusa, if you missed the reps on Week 4 for the second time you may have to consider that you overestimated your strength level when you started the program. If this might be the case lower the weight by 5# and see if you can get the reps.
McLifter
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