Last Night Shirting Up Sucked Bezalls!

[powerlifterjay]

That is putting it mildly. I now realize why i said after my last full power meet why i wasnt going to do those anymore. They fuck with my bench. My bench is my favorite. Period. And i felt liek shit. Number 1 last week hitting 700 on the 3 board thursday really took its toll on me. No biggie i came in the next day hit a 765 squat. That too wears my shoulders prety hard. Last night 135 made me ache all over. So then we have everyone shirting up no biggie but the night wasnt efficiently ran. We would go up in weight then down then up before the line up was done. My last raw set was 500 x 2 reps. 2 achey ass reps! Then i put the shirt on and i did 500 to warmup. From my last raw set to the first shirt set 20 minutes elapsed. Not good. Now iam achy and not warmed up anymore. Nextset 585 off 3 board. Slow and achy. Felt like fuckin 700 plus. Next set 635 slower and more achey. I was supposed to drop to 2 board then no boards but decided enough was enough and said fuckit i am done. Did floor presse up to 405 with pointy finger on the smooth for 3. Very achey. I will now take off thursday triceps to avoid overtraining. I feel it creeping up on me. After i do my 805 squat on fri i am done heavy squattin as well. So hopefull next monday i will have better results for you. BUt as of now i do not.

Grimmer got stuck at school so iam glad he didnt come to be part of the mayhem!

 

[IrishPower]

pljay:

you have to be vigilant taking too many heavy/suit days in a row. i fucked myself up pretty bad this week too and i didnt bother to post but i will try and make you feel a little better.

friday: did a heavy squat... no gear yet... but over 700 off the box....

sunday... did speed and a 3 board press with shirt... first time i had over 500 on my chest since pec-tear

monday... heavy deadlift.... let me just say it did not go at all how i planned..... fucking felt heavy, sluggish, blah, blah....

too many stimulants, too much time in the gym, blah, blah

you are familiar with the story.

here is to a better friday squat workout. cheers!

/irish

 

[brianmincher]

Not being a 3 lift guy (yet) I have come up with a solution to the problem of taking too heavy a weights too often and getting overtrained. I skip a squat workout every once in a while. Squats, even at my puny weights take a lot more out of me than anything I could do for bench, and they tear up my shoulders, so if I am getting too worn out, I just skip a squat session. I don't put in an extra day of rest and try and resume, cause it takes forever to get back on track.

So far I have skipped maybe 3 squat workouts in the last 4 months or so, and I don' t do it willy-nilly, only when I am genuinely getting into problems, but it is an idea I thought I would throw out there.

B.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Thanks guys i feel ya. But... i have 5 weeks till the meet. 4 more workouts, since i skip the last week. Problem is last thursday wasnt planned. But i needed to test this shirt. And with all the people and adrenaline , and wheni feel strong i ride it out man! Story of my life. BUt i need to get soem idea what i can bench. Grimmer will be there tonight and were pullin but i may just do 500 for reps no more. Because i am skipping tris this week. My tris need rest as do my shoulders. Today i went in and did dumbells of the stability ball and hit abs. So i thnk next monday i should be better. Squatting takes its toll, especailly 800lb, but i will ice and vioxe this weekend.

Hey Irish i downloaded the site you linked to me and i tried watching your video and the media player pops up same as everywhere else, but behind it the screen says action cancelled and the video never plays. Now you said its a different feature then needed to see clips on powermag, freaksO nature, and houseof pain. I can see all of theres. I cant figure out why i cant see yours. I let it download then woke last night and turned th ecomputer off. It took a while. But today it didnt work. Any suggestions?

 

[xtreem]

i get elbow tendonitis from straight bar squatting. my arms would ache so much that i couldn't bench for 5-7 days after an all out squat session. so, i've been doing safety squat bar squats off the box. i don't use the handles. we've got a buffalo bar on order; maybe that'll be the ticket. i've also thought about getting a cambered squat bar.
safety squat bar front squats are very comfortable and you can really work up to heavy weight for fronts. 515 x 3 for 3 sets. one day i'll get brave and do some straight bar squats to test the carryover of the SS bar training.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Your right that would work good but in the off season. Defintitly not pre meet mode. But When i squatted last Friday i actualy felt fine. I was more beat up from the shirt /board press. But didnt really realze how sore i was till i started benching the bar only. It will workout. Missing tris this week is the right move.

Side not: Guys i have been hittin abs like freakin crazy for th elast few weeks. Started out twice a week , now i am about 5 days a week. My core feels much sturdier. I should have been doing this for a while now. But i will keep this up for all time. Just thought i would throw that in. I love abs. There are actually becomiong an obsession. I want my stomach strong. Sunday me And Jimmie Dean went to the gy to do GPP/AP work and we hit abs and we took a 25lb medicine ball and we balanced ouselves while the other stood over and threw the ball at you you catch it while balancing on your ass. Then each time he catches it back he walks a little to one direction till your catching it from the side. Then he works his way back around. Till basically you catch the ball from a complet half circle around you. The best! I love those.

 

[IrishPower]

xtreem:

everyone gets elbow tendonitis when the squat weights get up there.

consider using elbow wraps on squat days.... also, if you rotate your elbows down instead of straight back this seems to help as well. this is how louie advocates people to squat because it tends to keep their head from drooping and upper back from rounding as well.

/irish

 

[Deciever]

i had shitty workout too!!! i guess its just not a good day for lifting.....

 

[Screwball]

Shizzat Biatch!

Jay,

You're bound to have an off day from time to time with all of the heavy lifting you do. It was just your time and your body's telling you to back off. You are doing the right thing by taking it easy for the next couple of workouts. Let your body recoup and then time it so that in three or four weeks you peak again (i.e. the last few workouts you've had were exceptional). Remember, less is better than more right before a meet. Good luck!

 

[powerlifterjay]

True! I am going to lay low. And when i squat on Friday i am going to fezuck shezit ezup!