See, I get the feeling that even sh*t like back extensions (and I dunno... skwatz mebe ) are better for DLs than rows.

eta: I only casually follow your log, so I have no idea where you really are wrt training age and goals etc.

October 07, 2010

Did not get much sleep last night, so took a 45 min nap before going to the gym. Was yawning a lot during warm ups. Also only had 1 sandwich 3 hours before WO. Don't think this affected the WO too much though.

Squat
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x3x225
1x2x265
1x1x295
1x5x325

Happy with this. Altered my unracking procedure, and it feels a TON better. I am a ****** for not doing it sooner.

Romanian Deadlift
1x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
5x5x155

Easy peasy febreezy parcheesi. +10 for next time.

BB Curls
1x8x30
3x6x60

Can't press might as well hit dem gunz.

Nice squat form imo

October 11, 2010

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x4x185
1x3x225
1x2x265
2x5x285

First set was pretty meh.

Speed Deadlift
1x5x135
1x2x185
15x1x205

Was able to keep good speed. Messed around with different back angles, hope to get a good pull on Wednesday. Strongly considering taking my shoes off to pull, or wearing my chucks I guess. Only did 205, because I didn't check my log before going to the gym and could not remember how much I did last time. woops.

October 13, 2010

Deadlift
2x5x135
1x3x185
1x2x225
1x2x275
1x1x315
1x5x335
1x3x335

Felt pretty good. I obv suck at getting into a good pulling position quickly. Both before the first rep and in between reps. Did more warm up than I usually do, not sure if it helped or hurt. Wore my chucks instead of my do-wins, also not sure if that helped or hurt, but they felt pretty good so whatever. My back angle is not quite as horizontal as last time, but it looks like the bar still travels forward a bit on reps 4 & 5 and it gets pretty horizontal on the last one.

Krocodile Row
Right:
1x8x45
1x18x70
Left:
1x8x45
1x21x70

Not sure why I got a few more with my left arm. I think I was just getting a better rhythm going. These felt interesting compared to Pendlays. Will probably continue to do them bi-weekly alternating. Will increase the weight by 5lbs and go for max reps again.

October 16, 2010

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x4x185
1x3x225
1x2x265
3x5x285

Ugh. Felt way heavier than it should've. I have been eating, and I got 9 hours of sleep last night, so not sure wtf went wrong. I was going to go for 5x5 and just continue to recovery -> max day, but guess not. Will do 5x5x285 next wo.

Hang Clean
5x1x45
5x1x65
5x1x95
20x1x115

Getting better.

Pull-Up
2x8x+0

October 19, 2010

Squat
4x5x45
1x5x135
1x3x205
1x2x255
5x5x285

Heavy. ****ty form imo. I think I am going to redo this weight next time. As it is I am already above 85% of my 5RM.

Power Clean
5x1x45
3x1x65
8x1x95
10x1x125
7x1x135

Felt weird pulling from the floor finally. Hit my knee on one rep, also got off balance slightly on a few others. Will redo 135. Rack form is coming along nicely, will get another video soon.

Get your squat numbers up plz kthx

Workin on it!

imo


I think you could add +50 pounds to your PCs in a hurry, with good form and technique and a big side of WIM

Do not be so sure "horizontal" is a bad starting position for your anthropometry per se, although I would agree rep 5 is probably overdoing it and is a result of fatigue. In SS, RIP has a picture of someone with bad anthropometry for deadlifting, and his back is much more horizontal than yours in his correct starting position.

Also, even when you set your back lower, it looks like your butt shifts up a little (putting you in a more horizontal position) before you start really engaging the weight anyways.

Funny, I am going through a shoulder issue too and for me curls aggravate my shoulder more than overhead pressing. You must have tweaked a different part of the shoulder.

Have a nice bruise on my shoulder that is telling me my form sucks.

Lol. I used to get bruises on my collar bone. Although it's been a looong time since I bruised myself from PCs, my upper back and neck are sometimes really tight after doing PCs which would indicate crappy form.

Also, it doesn't really help very much to upload form checks on here since most people (myself included for the most part) are a little hesitant to help with form checks on PCs. They are a little tougher to judge, especially since they are so quick. Most people can point out major errors, but when it comes down to fine tuning them it kinda gets tough without a trained eye.

I remember the first time I PC'd 135. I loaded up the bar and couldn't figure out any possible way I would do it, but II was scheduled to. When I caught the bar, everything went black for a second, I had strong auditory hallucinations of really loud buzzing and I alllmost passed out. Was crazy. Now 135 is lol light.

Upon further inspection I managed to give myself 4 bruises within 7 reps. One on the front of my shoulder, a bigger one on my collar bone, and one on each knee. weeeeeeeee

I got a nice dinger on my collar bone as well.

October 24, 2010

Skipped my "recovery" workout this week due to reasons outside my control. Wasn't sure what workout I was going to do when I got to the gym, considered starting my deadlift week, but after warming up squats it felt pretty good, so I went for intensity.

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x4x185
1x3x225
1x2x275
1x5x330
1x5x225

Felt solid. Was totally wrecked after the set though. The cooldown set felt heavier than the pr set.

Romanian Deadlift
1x5x45
1x5x135
1x3x185
5x5x195

Since I wasn't really planning on doing this workout, I didn't know what weight to put on. Apparently a +40 jump was fine, because this was not bad. Pull the last 2 sets with mixed grip and my forearms were pretty fried.

Skullcrusher
1x8x40
1x5x80
1x7x70

Barbell Curl
1x8x30
1x8x65
1x7x65

5x330?

Hell Yea

Whats your weight?

~178 +/- 2

Nh Sir, NH

ty sir

hoping to continue onward and upward

Damn that is pretty impressive. Nice job HS.

October 27, 2010

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x205
1x3x255
2x5x290

Felt decent. I give them a B-

Speed Deadlift
1x5x135
1x3x185
15x1x225

This was brutal. Speed was good, grip was good, lower back was s..t..rugglin. Interested to see how I pull on Friday.

Ran 1/2 mile + walked 1/2 mile when I got home.

I'm interested to see how you DL on friday as well.

Not to be a negative nancy but I suspect you might come up shorter than you might expect after doing that. I've done that before and it took was the worst thing ever. Messed me up good.

Are speed deadlifts touch-n-go by necessity?