Giraffe Tries to Stronglift!

So, yesterday I tired to move the bar lower.
This did not work.
Couldn't get into position without lots of pain in my shoulders and pressure on my hand. Playing around with it really ruined my workout tbh.

So I moved on, in the evening I decided if I can't get the bar into a low bar, I'm just going to have to high bar properly.
So I dropped weight down no 60, I feel comfortable there. And tried to focus on the high bar ques from Alan Thrall's youtube.

SQ:
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x5 @ 40Kg
1x3 @ 50Kg
6-7x5 @ 60kg (I lost track of sets haha)
So, A critique:
https://youtu.be/seixxU8mU_E
I feel I'm not going deep enough? looks high to me.
I'm leaning forward at the bottom, drifting onto my toes.
I also think a number of times I'm bending at the bottom.
I'm taking the advice from Alan Thrall's youtube and blaming ankle mobility for rocking onto toes so adding the stretches he suggests to my warmup.

OHP:
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x3 @ 30Kg
5x5 @ 45Kg

DL:
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x5 @ 80Kg
1x5 @ 97.5Kg
Bumper plates arrive tomorrow, so these'll be easier to setup and less worry about noise haha

Chin-ups:
3x5 @ BW + 23.75Kg
 
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So, more of the highbar eh?

SQ:
2x5 @ 20kg
1x5 @ 40Kg
1x3 @ 55kg
5/5/4/5/5 @ 70kg
TBH, I lost count on the 4 rep set. trying to hold too much in my head.
https://youtu.be/95SvfpjUi8I (I've got trousers on this time haha )

I'm still leaning forwards :/ butt's heading back..... Not deep enough.....need more practice.

OHP:
2x5 @ 20kg
1x3 @ 35kg
5/5/5/4/5 @ 47.5kg

DL:
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x5 @ 80kg
1x5 @ 90kg
1x4 @ 100kg :(

Chinups:
1x5 BW + 25Kg
 
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Experiencing a pain in the front of my hip as I 'get in the hole' :p
not great :(
Skipped the squats as I felt I was only going to aggravate it, quite frankly I'm getting annoyed at my form.
I consistently raise my heels, tbh I felt my form was better back when I was doing the 'low bar form with a high bar position'.

I'm looking into getting some 1 on 1 time with a coach.

SQ:
Skipped

OHP: (Decided to adapt this with the periodization guide from the gym rats thread.)
2x5 @ 20Kg
3x8 @ 35Kg

DL:
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x5 @ 80Kg
1x5 @ 92.5Kg
3x5 @ 102.5Kg

Chin up:
3x5 @ BW + 30Kg
 
So I tried some squatting,
Still sore, so didn't do my main sets still :(

SQ:
Skipped

OHP:
2x5 @ 20Kg
3x8 @ 37.5Kg

DL:
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x5 @ 80Kg
1x5 @ 92.5Kg
1x4 @ 105Kg damn you, wouldn't lift

Chin up:
3x5 @ BW + 32.5Kg
 
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Well the 'work on form's' going slower than I'd like :/

Still feeling the hip/leg 'in the hole' but feeling a lot better so hopefully soon :)

SQ:
Skipped

BP
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x5 @ 40Kg
1x3 @ 60Kg
5x5 @ 77.5kg

ROW:
1x5 @ 60kg
1x3@ 70kg
5/4 @ 80kg then ran out of time (Had to do school run)
So in the gym at work:
3x5 @ 40Kg Dumbbells

Dips:
3x5 @ BW + 39Kg
 
I'm just giving this thing time.
No rush tbh, I'm resting, then booking my session with a proper instructor and getting my squat sorted.

SQ:
Skipped

OHP:
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x3 @ 30Kg
3x8 @ 40Kg

DL:
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x5 @ 80Kg
1x5 @ 92.5Kg
1x5 @ 105Kg
2x5 @ 60Kg (Just adding some volume while I had time, should have done it heavier but had put the other plates away.

Chin up:
3x5 @ BW + 32.5Kg
 
Friday:

SQ:
Skipped

BP
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x5 @ 40Kg
1x3 @ 60Kg
5x5 @ 80kg

ROW:
1x5 @ 60kg
1x3@ 70kg
5x5 @ 80kg

Dips:
3x5 @ BW + 40Kg


Monday:

SQ:
Skipped

OHP:
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x3 @ 30Kg
3x8 @ 42.5Kg

DL:
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x5 @ 80Kg
1x5 @ 95Kg
1x3 @ 107.5Kg

Chin up:
3x5 @ BW + 35Kg
 
SQ:
Skipped

BP
2x5 @ 20Kg
1x5 @ 40Kg
1x5 @ 60Kg
1x3 @ 72.5Kg
5/5 /4/3/0 @ 85kg Time to shake this up

ROW:
1x3 @ 60kg
3x8 @ 70kg

Dips:
3x5 @ BW + 47.5g Daaaaammnnn that was hard.

then 50 push ups, punishment for missing the BP lifts :p
 
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