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Syla5 said:
My right oblique is rather tender :( not sure if this is connected to my twinge during training this morning or no but I have hit my groin/hip area with a lacrosse ball and had the foam roller out to hit all around the area and my oblique. Any thoughts or just keep an eye on things?
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Today's work out went pretty well.

Everything for 3 sets of 5 unless otherwise stated

Squats 115kg
Pull ups 10x5 10x5 10x4+1neg
Dips 30kg, really pleased with these
OHP 50kg
Calf raises 75kg
Calf press 150kg x 15 for extra pump

Knees wobbling seem to be a real weakness for me but I am conscious of it hence I force them out whenever they collapse in.
 
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Nice lifting! Keep those knees out though.

Awesome dips :cool:

Regarding your oblique...

Make sure EVERYTHING around your hips gets a bit of love, particularly glutes, hammies and front of hips.

You could also try some crazy Braveheart scream inducing "guts" soft tissue work. Find a med ball, lie on it belly down and roll around everywhere between your ribs and pubic bone. Feels really weird!
 
Delvis said:
Can you elaborate?

I think it's more due to the fact I can't push back up once my triceps drop to a certain point :p It's just a weak movement for me
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dude when i started dipping, 1year 8 months ago i was doing it with 57.5kg of assistance!!! its unfortunate that you dont have a good dipping station as the assistance dips really helped get me started. For you i would suggest dip to failure (assume 4-6 reps) then finish off with really controlled negs. As you do this more often you will find your doing more full reps and less negs. When you can do 3 sets of 10 at body weight, go buy a belt :)
 
icecold said:
Nice lifting! Keep those knees out though.

Awesome dips :cool:

Regarding your oblique...

Make sure EVERYTHING around your hips gets a bit of love, particularly glutes, hammies and front of hips.

You could also try some crazy Braveheart scream inducing "guts" soft tissue work. Find a med ball, lie on it belly down and roll around everywhere between your ribs and pubic bone. Feels really weird!
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yeah knees collapsing is an issue i am just going to have to hammer in to my head i think! unless there is any specific exercise that you may suggest that can counter the weakness i have somewhere.

as for the oblique, it is now back to normal, hammered it with my foam roller and lacrosse ball that was rage face inducing stuff!! i need to keep working on my hip as that is still sore, i think when i squat i over rely on my right hip/leg and this is now having a knock on effect so i am focusing on keeping the force even throughout the lift as well.
 
Syla5 said:
dude when i started dipping, 1year 8 months ago i was doing it with 57.5kg of assistance!!! its unfortunate that you dont have a good dipping station as the assistance dips really helped get me started. For you i would suggest dip to failure (assume 4-6 reps) then finish off with really controlled negs. As you do this more often you will find your doing more full reps and less negs. When you can do 3 sets of 10 at body weight, go buy a belt :)
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Cheers, I just need to concentrate on going deep.

Hate being weak. as you say though, the assisted dip in Dw was good, shame gyms around here are terrible, I've either got a choice of training with no squat rack, or training with a smith machine, or stay where I am and potentially run out of DB's
 
Syla5 said:
where do you actually work/live then if your not within a 10 mile journey of a moderately equipped gym?
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I work in Buckingham. But going to MK after work is a no no currently, get enough grief as it is, my workouts would have to be halved :p

That or I'd have to do what you do and train in the morning
 
damn your in a gym no mans land!!

shame you get grief just for going to the gym. I cant imagine what your life is going to be like if/when you have kids!! Only reason i go in the morning is so i can see my daughter before bed now that she is at school.

In your situation i would strongly consider doing morning training at a proper gym, access to decent equipment will improve progress!
 
Syla5 said:
damn your in a gym no mans land!!

shame you get grief just for going to the gym. I cant imagine what your life is going to be like if/when you have kids!! Only reason i go in the morning is so i can see my daughter before bed now that she is at school.

In your situation i would strongly consider doing morning training at a proper gym, access to decent equipment will improve progress!
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Told you so ;) There is Buckingham Uni across the road from me, but they don't allow public access, they have two power cages and stuff :(

Well, my gf hates the idea of having kids, so I doubt that's going to happen any time soon. But I am contemplating morning training, the things putting me off currently are:

1.) Money
2.) Getting up even earlier
3.) I'll have to change how I prep my food, currently I do my rice and mash in the morning before work.........

I'd be fine here if it had a decent set of DB's and a chin/dipping station.
 
money is something i cant offer advise with sadly lol

getting up earlier is definatly an effort, but you just have to committ to doing it!

prepping the food can all be done the night before, as soon as i get in i just pop my rice on, you can do your mash at the same time, then it goes in to tubs in the fridge :)
 
Syla5 said:
money is something i cant offer advise with sadly lol

getting up earlier is definatly an effort, but you just have to committ to doing it!

prepping the food can all be done the night before, as soon as i get in i just pop my rice on, you can do your mash at the same time, then it goes in to tubs in the fridge :)
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True mate. I'd have to do it later as I tend to cook dinner anyway, then it'd have to be done after everything else that needs doing :o Seem to have no spare time in the evenings now! Hence why I cook in the morning
 
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