Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.7 - let's see if more people care about themselves - General

Is 3x3 your normal work sets for squats? and if so how many times a week are you doing those? You're making great progress but I never hear you talk about higher volume which has me wondering if I should switch things up

Oh yeah I do some higher volume sets in the workout, don't talk about them much because the heavier sets are my ""main"" working sets. I still kill it as much as I can in the higher volume ones though, for example I banged out 100 kg for a set of 20, but usually I stick to something like 3 sets of paused for 4-6 reps and then heavy volume 8-10 reps for 3-4 sets of an even lighter weight, usually 100 or 110 kg [editline]4th December 2015[/editline] Squat twice a week and do mainly the same workout each time since that seems to be what I respond to best, my patellar doesn't flare up and I get little to no doms

does MyFitnessPal have a function that tells you exactly how many days you've been over your deficit, what your average intake is, and so on? [editline]4th December 2015[/editline] how do I bench press safely alone by the way? there's no thing to catch the bar in the case that I can't get it back up, what do I even do in that situation? I was bordering a situation like that last time I lifted, on the last two sets on the last rep I was just barely able to get it up. I suppose it works like a motivation of sorts, that I actually have to get it up, but wouldn't be cool in the situation where I'm not able to get it up [editline]4th December 2015[/editline] another thing, I think I've started having some issues with my squats. I'm currently on 52.5kg, gonna lift 55kg today, but I notice that on later reps and sets my upper body sort of lags behind on the movement back up. I don't think my back is rounding and I don't think I'm leaning forward at all, so is this okay?

fucked up my wrist punching a door

Used wrist straps for deadlifts today because I'm outta chalk and my hands get sweaty. My usual heavy weight single rep thing came up mad easy, at 455. Kinda happy but I'm pretty sure if I keep using them I'll fuck my grip strength and then die trying to bench or something.

5kg makes a surprising difference on deadlifts I experienced today. I did 70kg last time, and 75kg today. I actually wasn't able to even get the bar up at the first try since I didn't expect to have to use that much strength. was harder to have a grip on the bar as well, it felt like I had put on some heavier than they should plates since this was much harder than last time. first time so far I haven't been able to pull off all 5 reps, only made it to 4. might be my form as well, I don't know. all the other times I've attempted to keep a horizontal back, but that seems to be the wrong form from what I could gather. had a slight angle on it today and that might be the reason why it was so much heavier. would it be a good idea to deload to practice the form more? I don't feel like I was able to move my legs as fast as I moved my upper body up

[QUOTE=Waterpi;49238952]Oh yeah I do some higher volume sets in the workout, don't talk about them much because the heavier sets are my ""main"" working sets. I still kill it as much as I can in the higher volume ones though, for example I banged out 100 kg for a set of 20, but usually I stick to something like 3 sets of paused for 4-6 reps and then heavy volume 8-10 reps for 3-4 sets of an even lighter weight, usually 100 or 110 kg [editline]4th December 2015[/editline] Squat twice a week and do mainly the same workout each time since that seems to be what I respond to best, my patellar doesn't flare up and I get little to no doms[/QUOTE] How do you work in deadlifts?

[QUOTE=PredGD;49242977]does MyFitnessPal have a function that tells you exactly how many days you've been over your deficit, what your average intake is, and so on? [/QUOTE] Indirectly the reports section on the website would help with that. The app also has a "weekly" thing in the nutrition section

[QUOTE=PredGD;49242977]does MyFitnessPal have a function that tells you exactly how many days you've been over your deficit, what your average intake is, and so on? [editline]4th December 2015[/editline] [B] how do I bench press safely alone by the way? there's no thing to catch the bar in the case that I can't get it back up, what do I even do in that situation? I was bordering a situation like that last time I lifted, on the last two sets on the last rep I was just barely able to get it up. I suppose it works like a motivation of sorts, that I actually have to get it up, but wouldn't be cool in the situation where I'm not able to get it up[/B] [editline]4th December 2015[/editline] another thing, I think I've started having some issues with my squats. I'm currently on 52.5kg, gonna lift 55kg today, but I notice that on later reps and sets my upper body sort of lags behind on the movement back up. I don't think my back is rounding and I don't think I'm leaning forward at all, so is this okay?[/QUOTE] do dumbell db don't do pinpress they fucking suck

[QUOTE=cathal6606;49244340]How do you work in deadlifts?[/QUOTE] Pretty much the same deal for both deadlifts and bench really, though deads take so much out on me I tend to only do a couple sets besides my usual 3*3, usually like 4-5 more. Bench I crush as much as possible until I feel like death because it's my weakest

Get to return to the gym in about 17 days It's been a long couple of months. Was just able to do 25 pressups while at the gym, but now with nothing to do I've bumped it up to 35 because I was scared of losing my terrible bench progress in the time away from the gym :|

Was struggling to find a good tricep exercise that didn't hurt my elbows and actually felt like it was doing something, and reverse grip bench presses had the answer. Probably my favourite tricep workout to do now behind dips.

[QUOTE=arbio22;49249215]Was struggling to find a good tricep exercise that didn't hurt my elbows and actually felt like it was doing something, and reverse grip bench presses had the answer. Probably my favourite tricep workout to do now behind dips.[/QUOTE] I've heard so many horror stories about supinated grip bench, are you using a spotter?

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;49249601]I've heard so many horror stories about supinated grip bench, are you using a spotter?[/QUOTE] No, is there something dangerous about it? Although, sometimes it's kind of difficult to unrack the bar, perhaps I should.

[QUOTE=PredGD;49242977]how do I bench press safely alone by the way? there's no thing to catch the bar in the case that I can't get it back up, what do I even do in that situation? I was bordering a situation like that last time I lifted, on the last two sets on the last rep I was just barely able to get it up. I suppose it works like a motivation of sorts, that I actually have to get it up, but wouldn't be cool in the situation where I'm not able to get it up [/QUOTE] if you have a rack where you can't use the safeties/pins due to them being in awkward positions or too far apart, you can bench without the clips on which is what I do you can't get it up, dump the weight to the side, and the other end will crash off just make sure not to crush anyone's toes makes a loud noise but the safeties at my gym are terrible with only like 3 catches, too high so I can't hit my chest, or too low not to make a difference

I never put collars on the bar when I bench. I haven't failed a rep in many years, but if it happens, I'm choosing dumping it to the sides over the roll of shame.

Pretty easy 200 kg deadlift today, couldve hitched 210 I think but I want to keep it clean all the way to 220. BW is probably sitting at around 87 or so atm [editline]5th December 2015[/editline] Should've actually jumped straight to 205 but wanted to make sure I get the 200 milestone out of the way first

finally, my grip strength is more or less equal to my pulling strength

[QUOTE=MaverickIB;49251575]I never put collars on the bar when I bench. I haven't failed a rep in many years, but if it happens, I'm choosing dumping it to the sides over the roll of shame.[/QUOTE] personally i've always preferred the roll of shame, although the safety bars have always worked in my favor. they're just low enough so that the bar hits my chest, but high enough that if i fail a rep, i can drop it to around my groin area and the safety bars will catch it. i do still have to get out from under it but it's not very hard/painful to do. [editline]5th December 2015[/editline] this is also assuming your bench has safety pins to go with it my old school gym didnt, so bailing to the side was always easier. i've never heard of a modern gym(not your old school iron monster gym) that doesnt have safety pins though

[QUOTE=Waterpi;49235153][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/262258491/IMG_20151203_132247.jpg[/t] they have arrived[/QUOTE] Mine don't have that toe stitching, and definitely have a slightly different design. Did they release a new version, or are there other models they make?

Nah there aren't other models as far as I know, they must've just released a newer version. Didn't even know there were older ones

while BMI isn't a very accurate way to tell how fat you are, it's still pretty fun being a few kilos above normal weight. it used to sit at 28.25 which is pretty close to being obese according to that. now it sits at 25.48 which is pretty close to normal weight! weighed in at 91.7kg this Monday morning which almost surprises me since I feel like I'm constantly above my calorie limit, but I suppose I'm still on a deficit. I'm not over it by a lot most of the time I'm also wondering how sleep deprivation affects both fat loss and muscle growth? I have a lot of issues with sleep so there's a certain few days where I just give up on sleep since it's just a few hours until I need to wake up anyway, but it worries me a lot that I'll ruin my gains or potentially slow down the fat burning.

You need sleep in order to recover, thats when the muscle building happens, so I'd imagine sleep deprivation is pretty awful for gains.

[QUOTE=arbio22;49249672]No, is there something dangerous about it? Although, sometimes it's kind of difficult to unrack the bar, perhaps I should.[/QUOTE] If the stories I have heard about the bar coming down on people's necks are true

It's called guillotine press for a reason. But like anything else, it's safe if you know your limits.

Someone left a paper towel with dried blood on it under one of the weight trees. what the fuck

last pull workout i pinched a finger with a barbell lock like [url=http://sport-bc.ru/price/image043.jpg]this[/url] with a slightly different assembly and it was right at a spot where I'd be holding the bar when pulling, bled a bit and had to wait for a bit for it to clot so I wouldn't get gym herpagonosyphilaids from the dirty equipment fast forward a couple of days, I was dicking around with a makarov and showing someone how the design permitted it to easily hit or pinch your hands with the slide, since there's no guard like on other pistols, and what do you fucking know, pinched my thumbpad exactly the same way the finger was pinched before but harder and it was right on the spot where i would put the barbell to push it in the push workout later that day wtf is this pinching conspiracy [editline]8th December 2015[/editline] to add insult to injury my gym bros made fun of me for injuring my hand while "reloading a pistiol" lol

apparently being ill for 2 weeks gives you 2 personal records the next time you're in the gym who knew

[QUOTE=lexus04;49271260]last pull workout i pinched a finger with a barbell lock like [url=http://sport-bc.ru/price/image043.jpg]this[/url] with a slightly different assembly and it was right at a spot where I'd be holding the bar when pulling, bled a bit and had to wait for a bit for it to clot so I wouldn't get gym herpagonosyphilaids from the dirty equipment fast forward a couple of days, I was dicking around with a makarov and showing someone how the design permitted it to easily hit or pinch your hands with the slide, since there's no guard like on other pistols, and what do you fucking know, pinched my thumbpad exactly the same way the finger was pinched before but harder and it was right on the spot where i would put the barbell to push it in the push workout later that day wtf is this pinching conspiracy [editline]8th December 2015[/editline] to add insult to injury my gym bros made fun of me for injuring my hand while "reloading a pistiol" lol[/QUOTE] Other countries sound so weird to me. Like the concept of "dicking around with a makarov" is so alien to me

ok SO i started doing weights n shit at the gym a few months back, but i always got into the habit of neglecting my shoulders because whenever i did anything on them i'd feel them clicking a bit and it wasn't comfortable, but i've realized that this is most likely because they are very weak since i cant say i've ever done much training with them so im trying to do some shoulder exercises a lot, but I'm currently unable to make it to the gym for a few weeks, but I have two dumbells at home, are there any good exercises I can do with them that mainly work my shoulders? So far I've been doing lat raises and standing shoulder press (i dont have the fancy seats for this at home). Is there anything else I could do to vary it up? cheers