[Mintsopoulos]

Hit legs good yesterday.

10x10 Squats, Supersetted with 10x10 Deadlifts followed by some accessory work. Legs are noodles today. Shouldve brought the percussion massager to work ha.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by Mintsopoulos

Hit legs good yesterday.

10x10 Squats, Supersetted with 10x10 Deadlifts followed by some accessory work. Legs are noodles today. Shouldve brought the percussion massager to work ha.

Oh man that sounds like hell. No thanks. I did 100 reps at 225 once for squat, stupid idea alaso.

[Mintsopoulos]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Oh man that sounds like hell. No thanks. I did 100 reps at 225 once for squat, stupid idea alaso.

It was rough one for sure. Trying out this new GarageGymAthlete programming and its kicking my ass. I dig it though.

[F80_M]

Originally Posted by Mintsopoulos

Hit legs good yesterday.

10x10 Squats, Supersetted with 10x10 Deadlifts followed by some accessory work. Legs are noodles today. Shouldve brought the percussion massager to work ha.

I would've been crawling out of the gym or asking for a wheelchair lol

[downshiftapex]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Oh man that sounds like hell. No thanks. I did 100 reps at 225 once for squat, stupid idea alaso.

225 x 100 reps sounds worse than water boarding lol jk jk

[Mintsopoulos]

Originally Posted by F80_M

I would've been crawling out of the gym or asking for a wheelchair lol

haha for sure. Luckily having a garage gym means a short crawl to the living room.

[F80_M]

Originally Posted by Mintsopoulos

haha for sure. Luckily having a garage gym means a short crawl to the living room.

haha. Well I'm planning on doing legs and DL tonight so maybe I'll give your jelly leg workout a try.

[Mintsopoulos]

Originally Posted by F80_M

haha. Well I'm planning on doing legs and DL tonight so maybe I'll give your jelly leg workout a try.

Go for it. You can even go light, like about 50-60% of your 1RM but be explosive and try to stay within a 18 minute time cap.

[F80_M]

Originally Posted by Mintsopoulos

Go for it. You can even go light, like about 50-60% of your 1RM but be explosive and try to stay within a 18 minute time cap.

Getting sweaty palms and palpitation just thinking about it haha.. Will def report back

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Mintsopoulos

Hit legs good yesterday.

10x10 Squats, Supersetted with 10x10 Deadlifts followed by some accessory work. Legs are noodles today. Shouldve brought the percussion massager to work ha.

What do u think of those percussion massagers? I was riding the stationary and my oldest came in with his new toy. I was frightened and passed

[Mintsopoulos]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

What do u think of those percussion massagers? I was riding the stationary and my oldest came in with his new toy. I was frightened and passed

I have a cheap knock off one but it works pretty damn good. A good 10 minute use really loosens things up. Id definitely recommend it but no need to go dropping several hundreds on a TimTam or Hypervolt

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by downshiftapex

This week has been weird for me.

Hit 225 x 1, then 225 x 2, then 185 x 8 on bench utilizing the slingshot. I think next week I should be able to hit 215 - 225 on my own which would be huge.

Hit back and bi's last night. Couldn't get my PR of 345 up for 1 rep. Then 315 felt kinda heavy for me. In a weird funk right now.

My thumbs are bothering me from going heavy on bench. I also have a bad tendency to hold the bench via suicide grip.

Annoyed that I'm behind were I should be for deadlift to hit 405 within 2-3 months. I should be at 355/365 right now.

Not trying to preach....but you need to break that habit with the grip on your bench. I've seen way too many accidents and you will really slow down your goals if injured.

Just don't want to see you get hurt. If it helps, remember you are trying to bend the bar in an arc after you are setup and have your scapula retracted..

Obviously the bar isn't bending, but this helps trigger the lat engagement you need to up your bench numbers.

It's tricky to get a feel for it, but once you do it will feel odd when you don't do it.

[1MOREMOD]

Agreed hate to see thumb under, especially with guys using serious weight that should know better

[lsturbointeg]

So funny thing happened during my morning workout. I had a chick compliment me on having nice nipples! I said "my nipples?" She said "yes!" And I was like wtf? I was wearing a cutoff shirt and I guess on some movements my nipple would be exposed and she noticed it. She said there's some guys who have big ugly nipples. She said its gross when she sees guys wearing cutoff shirts with big nipples, sagging nipples or dad bod nipples. I was laughing the whole time cause I never once heard about chicks talking about dude nipples.

[tony55343]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

So funny thing happened during my morning workout. I had a chick compliment me on having nice nipples! I said "my nipples?" She said "yes!" And I was like wtf? I was wearing a cutoff shirt and I guess on some movements my nipple would be exposed and she noticed it. She said there's some guys who have big ugly nipples. She said its gross when she sees guys wearing cutoff shirts with big nipples, sagging nipples or dad bod nipples. I was laughing the whole time cause I never once heard about chicks talking about dude nipples.

hahaha that's the first I've heard of this as well

[1MOREMOD]

I hope you mean a tank not a half shirt bro

[downshiftapex]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

Not trying to preach....but you need to break that habit with the grip on your bench. I've seen way too many accidents and you will really slow down your goals if injured.

Just don't want to see you get hurt. If it helps, remember you are trying to bend the bar in an arc after you are setup and have your scapula retracted..

Obviously the bar isn't bending, but this helps trigger the lat engagement you need to up your bench numbers.

It's tricky to get a feel for it, but once you do it will feel odd when you don't do it.

Even my buddies say the same. For some strange reason suicide grip feels comfortable for me, but you're absolutely right.

I always tell myself to relax or its volume day but I get carried away easily. Trying to find moderation between when its ok to push myself and when to back off a bit.

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by downshiftapex

Even my buddies say the same. For some strange reason suicide grip feels comfortable for me, but you're absolutely right.

I always tell myself to relax or its volume day but I get carried away easily. Trying to find moderation between when its ok to push myself and when to back off a bit.

Find yourself a program if your not following one. I recommend Wendler 3/2/1 as it sounds like it's right up your alley. It focuses on the 3 big lifts, and lets you add in auxillary exercises for the small body parts. If you have an Android phone, there are plenty of apps that are free with it. I use one called zero to hero. In it I select powerlifting as opposed to bodybuilding, then select the Wendler program I want.

Basically you tell it how many days you want to be in the gym, plug in your maxes, and it will generate a program that will adjust weight and volume for you. Then at the end, it gives you a week of active recovery where you are still working out, but cutting back enough to start your next cycle.

Plus it will have your set weights, and you just plug in your reps. It will automatically adjust for new 1 rep maxes automatically for your next cycle start.

Wendler is a hybrid Westside program, and has produced some very strong people.

[downshiftapex]

Originally Posted by Rmtt

Find yourself a program if your not following one. I recommend Wendler 3/2/1 as it sounds like it's right up your alley. It focuses on the 3 big lifts, and lets you add in auxillary exercises for the small body parts. If you have an Android phone, there are plenty of apps that are free with it. I use one called zero to hero. In it I select powerlifting as opposed to bodybuilding, then select the Wendler program I want.

Basically you tell it how many days you want to be in the gym, plug in your maxes, and it will generate a program that will adjust weight and volume for you. Then at the end, it gives you a week of active recovery where you are still working out, but cutting back enough to start your next cycle.

Plus it will have your set weights, and you just plug in your reps. It will automatically adjust for new 1 rep maxes automatically for your next cycle start.

Wendler is a hybrid Northside program, and has produced some very strong people.

Thats pretty dope. I didn't know about that and will give it a try. Thank you!

[Mintsopoulos]

Figured Id post my current setup. Got most of everything I need for now.

[UncleWede]

I've not (yet) developed that Imaginary Lat Syndrome but I do notice that shoulder rotation exercises and now walking around I am at least brushing some extra stuff now. It's all your fault Rmtt for telling me about those straps. Last night I did my sets @ 12 with an extra plate above what I ever tried without them

[Rmtt]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

I've not (yet) developed that Imaginary Lat Syndrome but I do notice that shoulder rotation exercises and now walking around I am at least brushing some extra stuff now. It's all your fault Rmtt for telling me about those straps. Last night I did my sets @ 12 with an extra plate above what I ever tried without them

LOL.....Your back is infinitely more stronger than your grip...and I have done plenty of grip work.

But I'm not ashamed to admit I break the straps out for any Dead-lifts or Rack-Pulls that are 4 plates or higher. Or when doing weighted pull-ups.

With the straps, I can focus on pulling "through" my elbows if that makes any sense.