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I was thinking about you earlier this morning out of the blue for some reason. I hope you are well

TheRock1525 posted...

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1500147298520768515?s=21

This is the dumbest war on so many levels.

LMAO

i effed around with some front squatting today which I dont really do much of these days. Hung around 185-205 but was using a bar that didnt have knurling in the middle and it rolled off of me on a rep which sucked. I dont do them from the clean position cause of shit wrist mobility, i rest it on my front delts like a peasant and that was a sad consequence of it

Menji posted...

It's always a bummer when one of the machines you use at the gym is out of service. I was using the leg press one legged and really liked how it felt... like I actually looked forward to doing them.

You could be one of the fucking crackheads who does them on the smith machine

transience posted...

a 2 year old! I always wonder/worry about people who chose (?) to have kids before the pandemic hit and then ended up giving birth to a new world. and to do it while working in a hospital lab -- wow! how are you doing keeping everything together? are you working crazy hours, then coming home exhausted and trying to deal with the madness of a kid who maybe can't go to daycare? do you feel like you're failing at everything all at once? 'cause that's what a lot of us have felt like during this crazy time.

last year, I was homeschooling a second grader who is too smart for his own good and therefore tries to cut corners because it's all too easy for him. one day, his mom was out of town and he was on his morning meeting next to me while I was working on a call. he then took out his headphones at the end of it and I found out he was just playing on some chess site with the awful midi music blaring while maybe listening to his teacher. god, I could have killed him! I mean, chess is the GOAT so I kind of applaud the move, but really? you didn't think this one through and now I have to catch you up on your work while also trying to keep my job?

that's the kind of failing at everything that I've struggled with, and if you're anything like me, you're probably in the same boat. I really hope you're keeping it together because it's not always easy. 2 is bad, but 3 is worse! after that it's smooth sailing in my view, though 14 is a whole new list of problems that I can't even comprehend yet.

my dude. how are you holding up? I want to say that I clicked on board 8 some time ago - it's like muscle memory, man - and saw a topic that I didn't click on about you struggling. I can't remember the context, but are you hanging in there? anything you want to share? what're you up to these days? god, I have all these old memories but they're fragments so I can't remember if you got out of the military or what. it's been a few minutes since last we spoke. hope everything is going all good for you man.

hell yeah dude. I knew you would always get yourself straight - not even the drugs, just that I knew you would find your way. sounds like maybe you've got it. challenging is a good thing honestly, and I hope life continues to give you challenges so that you can continue to overcome them.

one thing the pandemic has done a number on is my physical fitness. I've never been someone to work out regularly and I'm pretty terrible about self care, but it's gotten worse when I can just laze around the house working from home. it sounds awful, but I used to be in some sort of "life shape" just by having to go work and communicate with people, take walks to get away from the office, all that. but now? sometimes I go to the office just to meet up with my coworkers and after a few hours I am just exhausted. it's sad.

like, I was just playing my switch while keeping my eye on email, dropping it when I had to respond to something. will I get outside today? to pick up my kids, sure, but not something where I have to be "on" all day. I need to find a better life balance and it's hard to make myself do that. some people, like my wife, are intrinsically motivated to just do things, and I'm just not made that way. it sounds like you're more her than me and kudos to you for that.

I appreciate the words, truly. I was a pretty stupid kid for a while. Still am in many ways, but in more of the positive ways. It definitely took me getting my ass handed to me numerous times to get it together.

I can definitely understand how that would be challenging to put you in the physical spot you want to be in. Its hard enough for me to make the time as a single person with no kids. Shit I have to wake up at 2am just to get in the time for lifting that keeps me right. It would definitely be much harder in that scenario. But hopefully life will carve you out a lane at some point.

Jakyl25 posted...

Its not the rules or decorum I care about, its potential escalation or reprisal from Putin

If a Russian agent assassinated Graham now, would it be any surprise?

right I feel that too, Im saying I think we have reached the point of pure lunancy in our discourse that graham could say there were literal nukes headed for Moscow and nothing of consequence would happen as a result

Jakyl25 posted...

https://twitter.com/lindseygrahamsc/status/1499574209567199235?s=21

i dont disagree, but you simply CANNOT be tweeting this as a sitting Senator

eh, fuck it. There hasnt been actual rules in years for this stuff

Ive probably lifted 4 times in the past two weeks? I definitely hit a wall injury wise and honestly sleep wise. Way too many 5-6 hours of sleep nights in the long run caught up to me

knee: great
hammy: great
shoulder: definitely still a problem, but not as bad
elbows: both are hurting for some reason now lol

i have gone two days in a row which Im happy about

Anagram posted...

Getting lazy, took me too long to do 100 reps of each type of lifting I do. Thinking of buying heavier weights, but I don't know if it's better to lift heavy weights fewer times or lighter weights many times.

This isn't directly related to lifting, but are there any good things to do to get rid of a gut?

weightlifting, consistently
increasing your protein, consistently
eating at a caloric deficit, consistently

Hey homie

glad you are doing well. You having a 14 year old really does put time in some serious perspective

im pretty similar. I pop in once a year or two, post about weightlifting, then get distracted for a few years. Been drug and alcohol free for 4+ years. Lifes been good but challenging in many ways.

TheRock1525 posted...

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1496695830715142148?s=20&t=vrVC_VISj-jkXBppT-29Lg

"Why did we not try appeasing the genocidal dictator?"

Thats a wild tweet

Anagram posted...

Been getting lazy. Lifted a bit two days ago, my arms are still sore.

Stay at it homie! Long term consistency is key

speaking off, I took two more rest days tues/weds to help everything heal overall. Did some light deadlifts today 325 for 3 sets of 5, and felt fine in the Hammy and knee. Did some light squats however and could tell that the shoulder still has some challenges. Either way was glad to get a meaningful lift in

Seanchan posted...

I think it amounts to breathing properly (i.e. in and out at the right times, depending upon the exercise you're doing). Failure to do that will 100% affect your lifts, especially on high weight sets. Not to mention the injury risk. As an example, on something like overhead press, you actually kinda do want to bang out as many reps as possible before breathing because it affects your ability to keep your chest high and tight.

Yeah. I absolutely get better results holding that first breath as long as possible on the compound lifts.

Also continuing the carousel of injuries

knee: healed
shoulder: seeing progress
hamstring: colossally fucked after simply the bent part of bent over rows today

imthestuntman posted...

Weird thing I've tried when benching for reps the last few times is splitting the reps. So if I'm going for ~16 reps, I count to 8, then restart my count at 1. I'm not sure if it serves as a nice mental reset to refocus form, or if sticking to one syllable numbers keeps the cadence more consistent. Regardless, it actually seems to help prevent awkward reps that normally happen in the 12-15 range for me.

I do something to similar but like if Im doing 16 once I get to 8 I then start going 8 7 6 5 etc

its helps mentally but also my CNS is fucking waxed at 13-14 especially on the compounds so I often lose track of where im at if Im just normal counting through the teens

but yeah. I almost kinda break my sets into minisets based off breathing. I usually can get a little more than half my reps on the first huge breathe and brace. So if Im doing a set of 12 its like, huge breath, a set of 7, breathe, set of 3, breath, single, breath, single

if you know you know

Shoulders fucked to shit

still banged out push lol

200 for 7s bench 120 for 12-13s overhead. All I could really handle on the main lifts

Knee feels great. Just chilled at 295 on the squats. Honestly was more awkward for my strained shoulder than it was on the leg

late start today but first leg day since my knee got fucked last week. Lets see what happens

Pre, intra, and post workout protein shakes will greatly reduce if not entirely eliminate that type of soreness

Zenithian Legend posted...

Alright, did triceps yesterday and then biceps/brachialis today. Hooray for glory muscles!

Feels good to be back on track. What doesn't feel good is I've got a full length mirror set-up in my workout space now and I definitely need to focus on leg day. Not that something like that should be a surprise to anyone who read the first line of this post.

I got an Olympic hex bar for Christmas, that I haven't got to use yet (thanks to the move). So, I think it's time to start putting that hog to use and dedicate tomorrow or Friday to my "lesser" half haha. Then we'll work in chest Friday or Saturday, pending on which day I rest. Sunday is the Super Bowl, so that's probably wasted, but so long as I don't get so wasted that I can't lift on Monday, then we're officially back in business!

l will say this. Fuck leg day. All of it. Straight to hell. It is merely a bridge to the fun days and I absolutely do not look forward to it. The only real days I get hyped for are like 1-2 rep deads/squats just cause you feel like a fucking animal, but normal leg days fuck that

however

of all the nice and strong muscles Ive formed I n my upper body and such, the thing that gets me FAR AND AWAY the most compliments from women and men, is the ass and thighs. Like its not even in the same ball park, and you better believe your boy gets plenty for the arms and shoulders. But man, take those squats and make a nice booty and you wont hear the end of it. And the strength translation to stuff like Ohp/bench is through the fucking roof. So I hate you leg day, but thank you for all youve done for me

Another challenging day. Shoulder is feeling rough as hell. I feel like its a pattern here of a. I incur an injury or illness that takes me away from the weight room. B. I recover from it and get back into the gym c. I get in crazy good shape again from going HAM and want to talk about the hobby with others so I make a topic here d. As a result of going HAM I am always right at the verge of hurting myself when I make this topic so within a week or so I fuck myself up e. Injury takes its full hold and I have to back away from the gym and abandon this topic, and the cycle repeats itself

hopefully I can break the cycle lol

i did get some singles at 175 OHP today but thats when I noticed the shoulder was having issues. Did block work on the bench at 225 to reduce the shoulder stress but I could still feel it. Finished the workout but a lot of things had to be adapted. Hit some rep prs on low weight with stuff like incline dbs just to say I progressed on something

Waluigi1 posted...

Damn dude, you're looking great! Your traps are crazy haha.

Thank you! Happy to be in a spot that im proud of again! As for the traps, consistent deadlifting/overhead pressing as well as heavy cheat lateral raises/lat pull downs

i do lateral raises 4x a week, both on my push and pull day, and I have to say that I highly recommend it for shoulder strength and muscle growth in that area. Im a small framed dude but can bang out 3 sets of 20 at 35 and 15 at 40 if I went max effort on them. There will be a little cheat there but honestly it gives me better results to the overall shoulder/trap area than perfect form lateral raises at 20 pounds. Its also made my overhead press strong as fuck. There also zero cons to walking around with a side delt pump constantly

What were we just talking about? High volume and overtraining and injury risk? Made it to rep three on the deadlift and took the knee out. Took so much out of me that I literally put a yoga mat down and fell asleep in the gym for 30 minutes. Its been a time bomb and Ive felt it on squats/leg extensions but not on deads. Clock hit zero on the platform this morning for sure

Zenithian Legend posted...

Glad I found this, hopefully serves as motivation to get back into my routine. I've worked out off and on for the past 20+ years now, never really, really stuck with it until Covid trapped us all at home and I developed a really solid routine.

I just recently moved, and that along with work kicking my ass has derailed me the past week. Also got off to a slow start in 2022, as I got super sick for almost 2 weeks.

Anyway, my max bench was at about 180, but that has dropped since I was sick and never really gone back up due to lack of workouts. I also need to get a new bench in order to support more weight. I digress, happy to be here and hoping this was the jolt I needed before I completely lose the progress I've made the past almost 2 years now.

Today you made a big step progress wise just by talking about it!

whats the next step you think you can take?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/8/AAbg9iAAC5x-.jpg

And then late January, back in business boys !

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/6/AAbg9iAAC5x8.jpg

Btw heres how I was in November, still messed up post illness and trying to get some semblance of strength back https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/4/3/AAbg9iAAC5xv.jpg

Yeah Im definitely well past the line of overtraining. I would absolutely get better results (not that I dont get good ones) and would be at less risk for injury if I toned down the amount for sure

But the thing with me is that being at the gym for this amount of time and style is the only thing thats kept me right. Some of you who knew me when I was more active on this board might remember that I always had a pretty serious drug addiction. The courts couldnt get me clean, hitting rock bottom couldnt get me clean, the overdoses/narcanning couldnt get me clean, losing relationships/family/belongings/jobs/respect/everything couldnt get me clean. The only thing thats ever worked, and its worked for four and half years straight now, is lifting. And the only thing that seems to keep me consistently in the gym is by being there three hours a day. Doing it for 1-1.5 instead of 2.5-3 makes me lose interest, even if Id be stronger and healthier. Doing it 4 days a week instead of 6-7 is the same. Its the only thing thats ever worked, and at this point theres no getting off the train.

neonreaper posted...

Just hanging out getting fat enjoying my baggy hoodies. And goldfish crackers

My favorite season in life honestly.

today was another eh lift. The overtraining is starting to get to me for sure as well as a lot of exercises are getting close to their max of the cycles.

weighted pull-ups at 55/65/35, sets of 5-6
rows at 205, sets of 7
barbell curls at 65 for 30/24/18/12/6
lateral raises 30 for 16x3
lat pulldown 165-235 1-5 reps
cable rows at 100, sets of 8
cable curls at 60, sets of 14
db pullovers at 70, sets of 12 (fuck this shit in particular)

some other stuff that i cant remember all the way: cable rear delt flies, hammer curls, one arm pull downs, weighted chin ups, I think that was it

tomorrow is more high volume deadlift. 325 for sets of 10-12. Not really looking forward to it

They are called the J clips

and yeah, that sucks man. Have definitely had some shit fucked up before due to weird alignment of stuff. One of the racks at my gym often gets crooked cause people rerack the bar with a shitload of weight on squats and stuff by violently slamming it back in a it pushes it a tiny bit on the side it impacts each time

Did some volume work on the bench at 190 which felt great all around

chillin at 170 for some heavy singles on the overhead

incline dumbbelled 70s for four sets of 12, was excited for how smooth they were cause Ive never been good at dumbbells but thats when I realized I did 70s and not the 75s I was programmed for lol. Oh well.

dips 42.5 four sets of 7. Easy stuff, can definitely do more but sticking to the program of 2.5 more lbs a session.

Pec decked in the low 2 hundo

other stuff: weighted pushups, Tricep pushdown/cable kickbacks, lateral raises, db Ohp. Some block work on the bench

groin feels fine which is a relief

Squats and deads went great today. Then hit the leg press and about 3 sets in something popped/crunched/cracked/idk what that demonic noise was in the groin/inner thigh area on the way down and I got the fuck outta dodge. It feels weird but no pain currently. Tomorrow morning will be judgment day.

I feel like Im the only person who went bleat over cleat lol

imthestuntman posted...

Strength wise, but I am a naturally lanky person for 6 ft, and my arms are like 14-14.5 inches cold, so I'm just at the point where I don't look ridiculously skinny. It's all relative I guess, and I have kind of just accepted that I am a lot stronger than I look. Or at the very least that it will take a year or two for my arms to get where I'd like them to be.

what is your progressive overload like on your arm lifts?

I am a big believer in do what works for you and what makes you happy (hell I overtrain like a motherfucker and I know it reduces my potential gains, but it makes me happy and keeps me in the gym), so Im by no means saying definitely change your program, but if bigger arms is a goal of yours I think examining your programming could really amplify and speed up your track there

Decent session today.

bench 205x10x2 185x10x2
overhead 165x2x2 165x1x2
incline db press 80x8x4
weighted dips 40x7x4
db overhead 55x8x4

other bullshit

Took my rest day finally. Fell asleep at work yesterday so it was just a tad needed

Thats how I am for overhead press lol. Sharp drop offs around 12-10 and also 6-3

squat for me is fairly linear at multi reps and theres probably 30-40 lbs range where I can knock out 1-2

Seanchan posted...

As someone who's in the 145-150 lb range, 225 bench is my goal (1.5x body weight), so kudos to you! Goal for squats is 2x (300), deads 2.5x (375), and overhead 1x (150).

My best numbers at the end of last year were:
* Bench - 2x @ 205
* Squat - 6x @ 265
* Overhead - 1x @ 145
* Deads - 2x @ 320
Decent enough but plenty of room to improve. I drop my numbers down a bit to start the new year, so it'll be a while before I lift that heavy again.

My heavy deadlift set for today was 13x @ 255. I'm was pretty gassed trying to get those 1-2 extra reps.

shit you could probably hit the double at 300 if you are banging out 265 for 6

Moonroof posted...

Ive been doing three workouts every four or five days. One day is biceps and triceps. One day is upper and lower back. One day is chest. I mix in abs as much I can.

Weight is 145ish.

I got my max bench up to 225 last week, my all-time max is 240 about 10 years ago. I just started benching again around one month ago though.

I dont squat or deadlift or anything. I do a lot of running/biking to make up for my lack of leg workout days.

225 for 145 is pretty great

Anagram posted...

No specific goal beyond just being a little more muscular. Routine is 100 reps of pulling the weights up in front of me, 100 of pulling one up behind my head, and 100 of pulling them up my sides.

so lets chat homie!

being a little more muscular is a super realistic and attainable goal. Two main foundations of that are 1) consistency and 2) whats called progressive overload. Meaning doing a little more of something each time you work out. Whether thats a heavier weight, more reps, more sets, less rest in between, making the reps more difficult through tempo changes/angles/etc. always make things slightly more difficult in some manner each time you work out

when you say weights, what are you talking about? Traditional dumbbells? Weight plates (like flat circle things)? Resistance bands? Kettlebells?

I think I know which exercises you are talking about. It sounds like you are doing front raises (will work the front of your shoulder), overhead Tricep extensions (Tricep, obviously), and lateral raises (the side of your shoulders). All of those are fantastic for building muscles, especially visually appealing ones that people will notice. I would encourage you to look up exercises you can do with your weights that also hit your lat muscles in your back, which will help you get muscle there and make you appear in better shape overall. They are mostly called rows, and have a lot of variations

proud of you for doing it man!

Absolute shit lift this morning lol. My car alarm randomly went off in the middle of the night which messed up my sleep. And Im already past due for a rest day so it just added some to some reduced strength and endurance

but I progressed on some stuff. Hit 225 on lat pull down for the first time. Some other rep PRs on accesory lifts that were easy and expected but still happy after how bad the primary ones were

i can definitely see how swimming would do that. But I imagine it translates to great fitness overall.

I still struggle with the stretching thing. I literally plan to do it and write it in my workout but I get distracted by the shiny weights and do like a minute of foam rolling and a couple sets of band work instead of the actual amount I should do I wish I could change but I clearly cant

Anagram posted...

Been lifting a few weights I bought at Target every other day. I dont know all the terminology, though. I dont feel like theres any meaningful difference.

Thats awesome man! What are your goals? What would you describe your routine as?

Hi everyone hope you all are well

where is everyone at lifting wise this year?

I got my ass handed to me by the coronavirus and lost a good amount of weight and muscle over 3 weeks or so. But Ive been doing much better over the past five months ish and am in one of the best shapes of my life

main lifts, bw is 177 rn
bench: training at 215-255, max at 280
overhead: training at 135-165, max 190
squat: training at 275-375, max is 425
deads: training at 315-405, max is 495

physique is doing well as I have actually gone for quality in my bulk as opposed to just stuffing me face. Been lifting at 3am every day and getting to bed at 6pm which has done wonders