1-22 deads

[jeremys]

i've been whining and moaning and complaining constantly. i've been doing 5x5 for squats and deads a couple weeks now and last week i did 185 for 5x5. i should have gone 195 for 5x5 today, but instead, i went 205. i had to. it's not much weight mind you (i've done sets with well over 300 when i was 14 y/o) but this is a colossal step on my road to complete recovery.

deads: bar x 8 (HURT), 135x5(no pain from here on) 165x5, 205 for 5 sets of 5

superset: glute/hams and side bends: GH: bodyweight x12 x 3 sets, side bends: 20 lbs x 15, 40 lbs x 15, 40 lbs x 10(HURT)

rev. hypers: bodyweight x 8 x 3 sets

ab work w/ bands

 

[jeremys]

my parents said that if i stopped lifting for a week, they MIGHT take me to a chiro. which means there's a slight chance i might actually get to one

 

[TheOak84]

one question...

whats the point of warming up with the bar for deadlifts??
Or any exercise for that matter?

 

[jeremys]

you'll find that many great PL's warm up with the bar. wouldn't wanna pull/tear anything. especially since where i lift is cold, the risk is even greater. gotta get warmed up

 

[TheOak84]

how does 45 pounds help... jsut run for about 5-10 min...thats how i get warmed up..

i dunno.

 

[louden_swain]

how does 45 pounds help... jsut run for about 5-10 min...thats how i get warmed up..

i dunno.

I warm up with the bar when I perform military presses. It helps get the blood into the working muscles before you start pushing the heavy stuff.

 

[b fold the truth]

I always warm up with the bar...even when going for a PR.

B True

 

[Citruscide]

yeah... bar warm up on bar bell rows, deadlifts, bench press - just about anything i use the bar for, and go heavy with... which... again... is about everything.. LOL

C-ditty

 

[makedah]

I warm up with the bar as well. Helps me with ROM. Very important for deads, IMHO.

 

[zackdarnell]

I also warm up with the bar on everything.

 

[BlkWS6]

<--------- Warms up with the bar too. It gets me mentally and physically ready before I jump to heavy weights.

 

[t3c]

hey jeremys, how do you perform GHR? whats your set up?

hope your back gets better

 

[jeremys]

hey jeremys, how do you perform GHR? whats your set up?

hope your back gets better

thanks

i lift totally alone. so instead of being on me knees with somebody holding my feet, i load the barbell up to about 185 and then hook my feet under it. it hurts your achilles tendon, but it works...kinda. you have to put dumbbells in front of the plates on the ground so the bar doesn't move all over