* The 2019 Gym Rats Thread *

mrthingyx · 28 Aug 2019 at 16:33

Double post...

iBSOD · 28 Aug 2019 at 18:20

10kg squat pr today, 150kg, with me weighing 80kg this morning. it was pretty shoddy rep on the way up and my back gave way at the bottom which hurt a bit. gonna try it again for a cleaner rep next week. also my ultimate goal is for size not strength, but damn hitting PRs is really satisfying. gonna start proper PL programming at the end of this bulk

LiE · 28 Aug 2019 at 18:46

iBSOD said:
10kg squat pr today, 150kg, with me weighing 80kg this morning. it was pretty shoddy rep on the way up and my back gave way at the bottom which hurt a bit. gonna try it again for a cleaner rep next week. also my ultimate goal is for size not strength, but damn hitting PRs is really satisfying. gonna start proper PL programming at the end of this bulk

Doing max effort singles is also risky and pointless, could result in injury, killing your gains. They have a place in strength training.

mrthingyx · 28 Aug 2019 at 21:05

LiE said:
Doing max effort singles is also risky and pointless, could result in injury, killing your gains. They have a place in strength training.

This.

Particularly when it sounds like you were not *safe* with your back giving out.

It also means your aren't actually testing your squat, but your back's pain threshold.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Aug 2019 at 13:17

So despite me losing 4kg over the summer, I’ve somehow lifted a new pb OHP having stalled for 4/5 months. Go figure. Must be that return to work adrenaline kicking in.

Delvis · 30 Aug 2019 at 13:56

Syla5 said:
Been sumo for quite a while, but then I also have stupid levers that really never worked for conventional at all.

Also use straps, stop reverting to mixed, you're not powerlifting any more so really why generate an imbalance? Been saying this for a while, and its also what I have been doing now for a while. No more mixed grip for me.

You've only just stared lifting again properly dude, so shh

Pigeon_Killer · 30 Aug 2019 at 19:11

Ran out of normal chalk last week and finally got around to using the liquid chalk I bought 5 years ago.

Bloody stuff's like super glue in comparison, shocked how much stronger my grip felt deadlifting.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Aug 2019 at 19:27

Pigeon_Killer said:
Ran out of normal chalk last week and finally got around to using the liquid chalk I bought 5 years ago.

Bloody stuff's like super glue in comparison, shocked how much stronger my grip felt deadlifting.

Yup, I use it for everything these days.

Somnambulist · 30 Aug 2019 at 20:43

iBSOD said:
10kg squat pr today, 150kg, with me weighing 80kg this morning. it was pretty shoddy rep on the way up and my back gave way at the bottom which hurt a bit. gonna try it again for a cleaner rep next week. also my ultimate goal is for size not strength, but damn hitting PRs is really satisfying. gonna start proper PL programming at the end of this bulk

If you want to test maxes whilst having a size-oriented goal, I'd either go for a PR triple or my preference, which is an AMRAP test rather than a true 1RM test when you haven't been doing really low rep work and aren't fully acclimatised/primed to express your strength that way.

Delvis · 30 Aug 2019 at 20:50

Pigeon_Killer said:
Ran out of normal chalk last week and finally got around to using the liquid chalk I bought 5 years ago.

Bloody stuff's like super glue in comparison, shocked how much stronger my grip felt deadlifting.

Literally love liquid chalk

GiraffePencils · 30 Aug 2019 at 21:19

So, looking for some advice.
Hurt self, thought it was shoulder, rested, rested too long and still didn't get better went to physio and he said it was neck.
He wants me back easing in exercises, tells me to do pull ups(wide grip), push ups, deadlifts and OHP(dumbells)

Been working through that for about a month, he's signed off on me with '3-4 weeks of the stretching and band work' and he thinks I'll be better.

Now I'm back up in the range of weights I used to do towards the end of my Stronglifts I was doing. I want to get back into some squats again, but would like to keep the Push & pull ups for their conditioning.
Anyone recommend a plan? I feel going back to stronglifts would feel pretty boring, but don't want to throw my own thing together and hurt myself haha

mrthingyx · 31 Aug 2019 at 00:08

Push, pull, legs? Or pretty much any other routine out there that isn't Stronglifts?

arc@css · 31 Aug 2019 at 00:33

Franco Columbo has died.

Couldn't believe it when I heard it. RIP.

Ric Drasin did a lovely tribute video which you can find on YT.

Skidder · 31 Aug 2019 at 06:46

GiraffePencils said:
So, looking for some advice.

Anyone recommend a plan? I feel going back to stronglifts would feel pretty boring, but don't want to throw my own thing together and hurt myself haha

dirtychinchilla said:
Sure! It seems horrible. This link has all the details and is a very interesting read: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/37ylk5/a_linear_progression_based_ppl_program_for/

In short, it's linear progression following the plan below:

You do Push one day, Pull next, Legs the next, then rest, and start again. The order is irrelevant, I just typed it out that way. 1 rest day, 6 workout days!

mrthingyx said:
Push, pull, legs? Or pretty much any other routine out there that isn't Stronglifts?

I got pretty tired of stronglifts too and concerned that the amount of squatting may aggrevate an injury so switched to this one dirtychinchilla recommended. I'm enjoying it. Struggling to keep up with 6 a week in terms of fitting it in but doing enough I guess.

CaptainRAVE · 31 Aug 2019 at 07:59

I still follow @reiyushin program with a load of stuff on top.

dirtychinchilla · 1 Sep 2019 at 13:02

I haven't been to the gym for a few weeks now. I hurt my coccyx in a mosh pit so I avoided the gym for a few days, which turned into weeks. Trying to motivate myself to go today!

Delvis · 1 Sep 2019 at 16:59

dirtychinchilla said:
I haven't been to the gym for a few weeks now. I hurt my coccyx in a mosh pit so I avoided the gym for a few days, which turned into weeks. Trying to motivate myself to go today!

I broke .one February last year,it's still not 100%

Best bet is to just go, it'll flipping hurt (deadlifts afected me the most) Have fun

dirtychinchilla · 2 Sep 2019 at 09:01

Delvis said:
I broke .one February last year,it's still not 100%

Best bet is to just go, it'll flipping hurt (deadlifts afected me the most) Have fun

****, that's bad! Hope it fixes itself some time!!

I packed my bag this morning, so hopefully I'll make it in. I can't deadlift for **** anyway.

Delvis · 2 Sep 2019 at 10:13

dirtychinchilla said:
****, that's bad! Hope it fixes itself some time!!

I packed my bag this morning, so hopefully I'll make it in. I can't deadlift for **** anyway.

It's basically there, but if I was to sit on my butt on concrete and roll over at the wrong angle it'll hurt for sure

Syla5 · 2 Sep 2019 at 10:57

GiraffePencils said:
Anyone recommend a plan? I feel going back to stronglifts would feel pretty boring, but don't want to throw my own thing together and hurt myself haha

Stick with stronglifts and do the push ups at the end of one and the pull ups at the end of the other?

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