*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

[MoNkeE]

Nice lifts How you finding the 5x5 routine?

Nice mate, I enjoy it, but then I love full body work outs. Although I'm hankering after some iso work, i enjoy being able to stick some Power Cleans in at the end of a session.

My SL routine actually looks like:
A:
Front Squat
Pull Ups
Barbell Front Raises
DB Bench Press
Power Cleans

B:
Front Squat
Deadlift
Military Press
Dips
Side Raises -OR- Power Cleans -OR- Shrugs

So a tad different to a normal one, but I feel my chest and tris are lagging, hence the DB Bench and Dips included on alternate days on my routine.

 

[Delvis]

Do your 1RM and lift it twice

Meh....I've never actually done a 1RM I don't think....Possibly my squat is a 1RM, but that's naff and I haven't tried it since.

I just have PB's

When all my lifts are on triple figures I'll be happy, so far it's only one of them. But as I say I haven't tried for a while.

 

[Deception]

Nice mate, I enjoy it, but then I love full body work outs. Although I'm hankering after some iso work, i enjoy being able to stick some Power Cleans in at the end of a session.

My SL routine actually looks like:
A:
Front Squat
Pull Ups
Barbell Front Raises
DB Bench Press
Power Cleans

B:
Front Squat
Deadlift
Military Press
Dips
Side Raises -OR- Power Cleans -OR- Shrugs

So a tad different to a normal one, but I feel my chest and tris are lagging, hence the DB Bench and Dips included on alternate days on my routine.

Mines basically then normal workouts with Power Cleans added on to Workout A and Upright Rows for Workout B, although looking at front raises, I may subsitute upright row for them. Quite enjoying squatting 3 times a week, but I bet I wont be saying that once I get in to triple figures haha.

 

[icecold]

Bleugh, Kort is kicking my arse! It's like doing a less intense Smolov, but on everything. My appetite has rocketed and I'm struggling not to eat. My adductors/medial hams are constantly fried and my back has never been worked this hard. On the plus side, my back feels really strong and deads and bench have never felt this good. Squats are slightly trickier, I find that if I've been doing a lot of walking my ankle is a little stiffer so I have to mobilise it quite aggressively before I start otherwise I get pulled out of position. Last two squat sessions weren't as fast as I'd like, mostly because the prime movers are constantly recovering! I'm glad I reduced the max squat figure I used in the programme.

I'm predicting fairly decent PB increases from this, although I may have to wait for my ankle to catch up to see this fully expressed in my squat.

 

[Steedie]

Yeeeeeeeeeah buddy

170kg deadlift for 1 rep today! Tired myself out too much on 160!

YEEEEEEEEEEEAH BUDDY!

So close to 2x bodyweight

 

[LiE]

awesome lifting! you doing 1RM every week?

 

[Steedie]

Well I reckon I can do more than 1 rep of 170, it felt comfortable, just my lower back was so pumped from the few sets before that it wasn't sensible. Still, next week! Last week I did 3 reps of 160 which was my PB, but then this week I did a full set of 8 reps of 160

I've just found my confidence with deadlifting now, I know I can do it, so I'm not afraid to try going heavier, and I keep surprising myself

 

[icecold]

Nice lifting Steeds!

 

[tom_e]

Yeeeeeeeeeah buddy

170kg deadlift for 1 rep today! Tired myself out too much on 160!

YEEEEEEEEEEEAH BUDDY!

So close to 2x bodyweight

Nice work mate!

I'm only about 10kg off 2xbw but it's the most difficult 10kg increase ever!

 

[Delvis]

Nice work Steedie boy!!!!

All you people doing PB's/1RM's is making me want to do them

 

[LiE]

Well I reckon I can do more than 1 rep of 170, it felt comfortable, just my lower back was so pumped from the few sets before that it wasn't sensible. Still, next week! Last week I did 3 reps of 160 which was my PB, but then this week I did a full set of 8 reps of 160

I've just found my confidence with deadlifting now, I know I can do it, so I'm not afraid to try going heavier, and I keep surprising myself

I think you're good for 200kg no problem.

Nice work Steedie boy!!!!

All you people doing PB's/1RM's is making me want to do them

Savour it, your time will come.

 

[Skillmister]

Yeeeeeeeeeah buddy

170kg deadlift for 1 rep today! Tired myself out too much on 160!

YEEEEEEEEEEEAH BUDDY!

So close to 2x bodyweight

Light weight baby

 

[Steedie]

I think you're good for 200kg no problem.

I'd love to think so mate

Just want to get the same confidence with squats now

 

[oddjob62]

Mil Press 75x5x5 last night.... really felt it in my core.

 

[Freefaller]

Yeeeeeeeeeah buddy

170kg deadlift for 1 rep today! Tired myself out too much on 160!

YEEEEEEEEEEEAH BUDDY!

So close to 2x bodyweight

 

[Deception]

Nice one Steedie. Hope to get past my 150kg Deadlift PB once I get to it on SL

 

[Freefaller]

Going out for anabolic steak tonight.

 

[Steedie]

I wanna stay above 150kg all the way through my prep. 150kg when I weigh close to 70kg will be awesome

 

[Skillmister]

Decent shoulder session, although i could feel my back when picking up my 25kg dumbells for shoulder press Gonna murder it with the hockey ball tonight.

Not gonna be doing DLs/squats for some time i fear.

 

[Morgoth]

I've gotten to 56kg on the squat now with SL5x5 which is my bodyweight. That was damn hard and it's not even considered strong!

This weightlifting is a bit tough going, eh?