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enigma4dub
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glad to see weight is going up keep at it. sounds like your metabolism is kicking ass. 7 hours is too much sleep for you?
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sardonicone
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enigma4dub said:
It IS kicking ass. It's slowly turning back into the metabolism I had when I was at 110 lbs. Which means I'm eating all the time. Hell, I'm having a protien bar right now, and I'll have a muscle milk shake in a few hours. AND I'll probably have a meal in between when the wife wakes back up.
I probably would gain more weight if I could force myself to sleep 8 hours a night, but just getting myself to 7 was a chore (usually I'd get 5-5.5 on a good night). I have trouble sleeping, been thinking about trying to get on something for it. Luckily I can force myself to get 6.5-7.5 now.
I also need a new bed. Son has jumped on our matress a billion times so it sucks. Might just get one of those memory foam wallmart specials, or at least the 4 inch topper of that to put on what we have now.
And again thanks for all the encouragement/advice!
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Tuesday is here, and that means workoutday!
*Notes* Still Eating like a freak. Also started my SD cycle @ 20/20/20.
Warmup:
Walk/Jog 10 Minutes (.74 distance)
Squat 165 @ 5/4/5
Paused on the 3rd rep on before going back up during the second set, killed me. Waited 4 minutes after that set to do my last set. Still struggled on the last set, form wasn't good.
SBP's 105 @ 5/5/5
First set felt great, second set ok, last set's final two reps were killer.
Powercleans 120 @ 5/5/5
I redid 120 for the sole reason that I can't come close to 135 on a powerclean, so I figured it had to be some sort of mistake that 3 sets of 5 at 120 went well. They didn't today. They kicked my ass something fierce. Maybe I did 115 last week and didn't realize it? I don't know. Powercleans to me are the most exhausting, grueling exercise of all time. It's certainly the only lift in this routine that has me gasping for air, feeling on the verge of collapse, and sweating pure buckets during each set. And that's taking 5-10 seconds inbetween each rep.
Didn't check my post workout bw today. Sorry gang.
*Notes* Still Eating like a freak. Also started my SD cycle @ 20/20/20.
Warmup:
Walk/Jog 10 Minutes (.74 distance)
Squat 165 @ 5/4/5
Paused on the 3rd rep on before going back up during the second set, killed me. Waited 4 minutes after that set to do my last set. Still struggled on the last set, form wasn't good.
SBP's 105 @ 5/5/5
First set felt great, second set ok, last set's final two reps were killer.
Powercleans 120 @ 5/5/5
I redid 120 for the sole reason that I can't come close to 135 on a powerclean, so I figured it had to be some sort of mistake that 3 sets of 5 at 120 went well. They didn't today. They kicked my ass something fierce. Maybe I did 115 last week and didn't realize it? I don't know. Powercleans to me are the most exhausting, grueling exercise of all time. It's certainly the only lift in this routine that has me gasping for air, feeling on the verge of collapse, and sweating pure buckets during each set. And that's taking 5-10 seconds inbetween each rep.
Didn't check my post workout bw today. Sorry gang.
enigma4dub
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sardonicone said:
power cleans take a bit of conditioning. have you done them in the past? sets of five is a lot of volume for cleans too, especially this high of a percentage of your max.
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enigma4dub said:
I'll say! The only time I've done them in the past is when I started doing Rippetoes 3 x 5 last year before I got hurt. Other than that I have no previous experience with them. I like them, they're just exhausting!
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Tonights Workout:
First off, I didn't workout last night as I went out with a friend to a bar. After two hours of having nothing I let myself have two beers. Big fucking mistake. I've felt like shit since. I should have known better than to put any extra pressure on my liver like that. Bad Eric. My preworkout meal of Boston Market doesn't seem to have done the trick either. Gas coming out both ends that smells like hot death.
Walk/Jog Warmup: 10 minutes, .75 miles.
Squat: 165 @ 5/5/5 First set was utterly God awful. I was actually praying for death, form was terrible, thought about quitting for the night and just trying again tomorrow. Then, on the second set, the first 3 reps felt like childs play. The last two were a bit of a struggle, but it was like night and day from the first set. The third set actually felt better than the second set. WTF? I thought you were supposed to feel weaker as the sets progressed.
I did notice from a form standpoint I seemed to be lagging on my left side a bit coming up. Considering I'm left handed, I just assumed my left side would be the stronger side overall, so that was kinda wierd. At any rate, 170 is up for Sunday now. I'm thinking at 185 (if I make it there) I may take it back down to 155 and go back up from there.
Bench: 150 @ 5/5/5 only time I truly felt tired was the last rep. I wasn't sure I'd make it, then all of the sudden I exploded the last part and BAM, was done.
DL : 205 @ 5. First off, I saw the 45's still sitting on the bar, and again, I was like, fuck this, I'm not unloading. So I just front squated them off and handled it like a champ this time.
Secondly, DL's were a fucking joke. I wasn't tired. I didn't feel like it was hard at all. The only issue was my grip. My grip seemed to be slipping badly. But the weight itself, as far as just picking it up and going, was easy as pie. 2 sec pause inbetween lifts.
Ok, now drinking aside, the past few days have been... weird. I'm hungry. All the time. I can't seem to eat enough. And all I want to do is sleep. Basically I'm an eating/sleeping/craping machine. I knew lethargy would probably be an issue, but I had no clue it would be this bad. Oh, and I want to sleep with, like EVERYTHING. I'd probably try and hump a tree right now if it had the right phallic interface.
Post workout bw: 144.0. That's 10lbs+ since I started working out again, and 5+ lbs since I started on Rippetoes program. Considering this is also post workout bw, I think that puts me at 146 ish or so, meaning I'm only 2 lbs off from the highest I've ever weighed.
Ok, I'm going to go eat now and then hump everything that moves.
First off, I didn't workout last night as I went out with a friend to a bar. After two hours of having nothing I let myself have two beers. Big fucking mistake. I've felt like shit since. I should have known better than to put any extra pressure on my liver like that. Bad Eric. My preworkout meal of Boston Market doesn't seem to have done the trick either. Gas coming out both ends that smells like hot death.
Walk/Jog Warmup: 10 minutes, .75 miles.
Squat: 165 @ 5/5/5 First set was utterly God awful. I was actually praying for death, form was terrible, thought about quitting for the night and just trying again tomorrow. Then, on the second set, the first 3 reps felt like childs play. The last two were a bit of a struggle, but it was like night and day from the first set. The third set actually felt better than the second set. WTF? I thought you were supposed to feel weaker as the sets progressed.
I did notice from a form standpoint I seemed to be lagging on my left side a bit coming up. Considering I'm left handed, I just assumed my left side would be the stronger side overall, so that was kinda wierd. At any rate, 170 is up for Sunday now. I'm thinking at 185 (if I make it there) I may take it back down to 155 and go back up from there.
Bench: 150 @ 5/5/5 only time I truly felt tired was the last rep. I wasn't sure I'd make it, then all of the sudden I exploded the last part and BAM, was done.
DL : 205 @ 5. First off, I saw the 45's still sitting on the bar, and again, I was like, fuck this, I'm not unloading. So I just front squated them off and handled it like a champ this time.
Secondly, DL's were a fucking joke. I wasn't tired. I didn't feel like it was hard at all. The only issue was my grip. My grip seemed to be slipping badly. But the weight itself, as far as just picking it up and going, was easy as pie. 2 sec pause inbetween lifts.
Ok, now drinking aside, the past few days have been... weird. I'm hungry. All the time. I can't seem to eat enough. And all I want to do is sleep. Basically I'm an eating/sleeping/craping machine. I knew lethargy would probably be an issue, but I had no clue it would be this bad. Oh, and I want to sleep with, like EVERYTHING. I'd probably try and hump a tree right now if it had the right phallic interface.
Post workout bw: 144.0. That's 10lbs+ since I started working out again, and 5+ lbs since I started on Rippetoes program. Considering this is also post workout bw, I think that puts me at 146 ish or so, meaning I'm only 2 lbs off from the highest I've ever weighed.
Ok, I'm going to go eat now and then hump everything that moves.
enigma4dub
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sardonicone said:
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Warm up sets always seem to tire me out, so I usually just use the bar and some stretching. I'll try that tomorrow though.
I haven't been doing anything for grip strength as of yet. Recommendations?
I haven't been doing anything for grip strength as of yet. Recommendations?
enigma4dub
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heres a link in the sticky: http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/6236125-post64.html
double over til failure then over-under is how i approach dead grip. chalk helps too.
double over til failure then over-under is how i approach dead grip. chalk helps too.
enigma4dub
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also, when you say you are tired out after warmups are you referring to your cardiovascular capacity?
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