Yeah, it was the "over the knees" part I wondered about. Based on his earlier vid it seems he breaks at the knees every so slightly too early, but that's just nitpicking.
Taking off shoes is worth it to lose the sweaty sleeves imo.
Ack, I suck at explaining. Based on his wording I wondered if the bar hit his knees on the way down, causing bruising/bleeding/whatev and that the sleeve remedied this.
My form when lowering the bar is probably slightly bad, where the bar has to go out around my knees a bit. But its not something I am worried about. I was just commenting on how smoothly it went down.
Ack, I suck at explaining. Based on his wording I wondered if the bar hit his knees on the way down, causing bruising/bleeding/whatev and that the sleeve remedied this.
i just thought when you said "bar shouldn't be hitting the knees?" that you meant the bar shouldn't be touching the knees on the way down. but it should, so i was confused. there's just a very slight difference between a perfect descent and one that causes some moderate bruising/scraping at the top of the kneecaps, and the sleeves make those minor "mistakes" not matter.
i just thought when you said "bar shouldn't be hitting the knees?" that you meant the bar shouldn't be touching the knees on the way down. but it should, so i was confused. there's just a very slight difference between a perfect descent and one that causes some moderate bruising/scraping at the top of the kneecaps, and the sleeves make those minor "mistakes" not matter.
Yeah point taken.
Your knees must have taken some serious pounding with the bar path you had doing regular DLs jdock, heh.
Some slow and grindy reps. Will only increase 5lbs next time.
Incline Bench
1x10x45
1x5x65 3x5x95
Started warming up with the bar for press, and my back was like "F U IMO", so I did some incline. I am hoping this doesn't affect my shoulder at all, but I think it will.
Funny story. So earlier today was chatting with a friend, and mentioned how the hardest part of Kroc rows is getting the DB on and off the rack. I jokingly said "maybe I should get a spotter for when I rack it lol." Obviously having said that it meant that I was inevitably going to almost drop the DB off the back of the rack, and crush my left index finger while trying to catch it. ಠ_ಠ **** is swollen up like a balloon. Didn't get the bone, just caught a big chunk of meat.
Last set I tried to pinch my shoulder blades together a bit more than usual, and took a closer grip. Somehow this resulted in my getting the bar extremely uneven on my back. It didn't start that way, it just like slid. I looked up into the mirror and it was like ~4 inches off to the one side. Aside from this, not bad. I have a sense of impending doom about the next few months though.
Recovery day. Didn't eat in the 7 hours prior to going to the gym (sorry Thrempo), so I ate most of a Clif bar while driving to the gym. Other than that, ate decently well today.
Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x185 2x5x255 (75% of 340)
Easy Breezy.
Close-Grip Bench
1x10x45
2x5x95
2x5x115
Meh.
Press
1x10x45
1x5x95 3x5x115
Not bad at all. Squeezing the ol' gloots helps a lot.
Pendlay Row
1x5x135 3x5x175 (+10)
Some hip/knee movement during the reps, but not that much. Only gonna add 5 next time though.
Was so f tired before going to the gym. I drank a redbull approx 3 hours before gym. Apparently I need to drink it 1 hour before, so I don't crash hardcore at the wrong time.
Tried to press, and my back was like "F U IMO", so I obliged it an did incline instead. For anyone who was following my babble in the beginner thread, I have decided I will alternate incline/press with SS progression for a few weeks, then do incline/press weekly in a V/R/I format. This was easy, btw. Did some super light rotator cuff work after the set, which made my shoulders feel teh burn.
Pull Up
1x4x+0
1x10x+0
1x7x+0
I know I am supposed to be doing weighted chins, but the gym was closing in like 10 mins, and I just don't have any WIM when it comes to arms. I'm such a Bizzaro Bro.
Felt OK. Want to try wearing my belt again, not sure if it will help any? When I wore it before I felt like it was a lot harder to get in position, and keep my back from rounding. Any input on this?
Going to stop doing the back off sets. I feel like its just too dangerous to pull when my back is already compromised from the work set. Will probably still do them on squats though.