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My Humble DC Training Journal

did you switch out that exercise to another shoulder exercise when your progress stalled?

We actually carried that conversation over to her journal. I had seen that suggestion before at IM. Some however seem to advise just continuing to push.

Is your stance always to swap out movements whenever this happens? I'm thinking that standing barbell military is not going to be a good movement for me to progress on. I've made a little progress and i'm definitely going to change it for the next blast.
 
did you switch out that exercise to another shoulder exercise when your progress stalled?

I've been alternating between Smith press, DB press and BB press and I failed miserable with all three. It appears I have weak shoulder...Damn!
 
I've been alternating between Smith press, DB press and BB press and I failed miserable with all three. It appears I have weak shoulder...Damn!

First of all that's a killer avatar.

Second, last year i had some flat and weak shoulders. I decided something had to be done. I made it a personal goal to be able to do handstand pushups. I achieved this with 2 exercises.

1. Static hold. I would face the wall a few feet from it. Then plant my hands down in front and do sort of a front cartwheel to end up being upside down and my feet resting against the wall (knees bent at 90 degree angle). I think i started out with something like 20 seconds holding, 30 seconds rest (be careful, you will be dizzy at first). Then i worked on adding seconds to the hold and keeping rest at 30 seconds.

2. Walking hands. This time face away from the wall. Plant your hands down in front and put your feet up against the wall to bring yourself up in a sort of inverted pushup position. Slowly walk your hands back toward the wall and move your feet up the wall until you are almost straight upside down. Then walk your hands back out to the starting position, then walk your hands back in, repeat, repeat, repeat.

Try doing these 2 or 3 times a week. I bet your shoulders will respond.
 
I'll definitely try those exercises. I need something new to get my strength on my shoulders.

Thank you! that's from a six page spread I had on a magazine about 2 years ago. I wont mention the magazine b/c if its googled, it will come here..






First of all that's a killer avatar.

Second, last year i had some flat and weak shoulders. I decided something had to be done. I made it a personal goal to be able to do handstand pushups. I achieved this with 2 exercises.

1. Static hold. I would face the wall a few feet from it. Then plant my hands down in front and do sort of a front cartwheel to end up being upside down and my feet resting against the wall (knees bent at 90 degree angle). I think i started out with something like 20 seconds holding, 30 seconds rest (be careful, you will be dizzy at first). Then i worked on adding seconds to the hold and keeping rest at 30 seconds.

2. Walking hands. This time face away from the wall. Plant your hands down in front and put your feet up against the wall to bring yourself up in a sort of inverted pushup position. Slowly walk your hands back toward the wall and move your feet up the wall until you are almost straight upside down. Then walk your hands back out to the starting position, then walk your hands back in, repeat, repeat, repeat.

Try doing these 2 or 3 times a week. I bet your shoulders will respond.
 
We actually carried that conversation over to her journal. I had seen that suggestion before at IM. Some however seem to advise just continuing to push.

Is your stance always to swap out movements whenever this happens? I'm thinking that standing barbell military is not going to be a good movement for me to progress on. I've made a little progress and i'm definitely going to change it for the next blast.

If I don't progress once, I will usually give myself one more shot. If I don't progress again either in weight or reps, I get rid of that exercise.

One thing I've found that is pretty important is consistency in diet. I don't mean what I eat, but just the fact that if I haven't eaten enough before I get into the gym, it really has a negative effect on my lifts.

Another thing you can do is raise your rep range for shoulders. This will mean that you will need to lower the poundages you're using in all shoulder exercises.
 
This is seriously the most informative, intuitive, and personally rewarding journal ive run across. You're definitely a monster of your own making and the 550g of protein a day has done nothing but increase your potential while dimishing your waist line. My most heartfelt congratulations on your progress. Im shy of your weight by about 30 pounds but its obvious you've laid out the footwork to get there. Being a constant both here AND at intensemuscle.com you've motivated me to adhere to dante on this one. Thank you and i hope you continue to anihilate your PRs.
 
This is seriously the most informative, intuitive, and personally rewarding journal ive run across. You're definitely a monster of your own making and the 550g of protein a day has done nothing but increase your potential while dimishing your waist line. My most heartfelt congratulations on your progress. Im shy of your weight by about 30 pounds but its obvious you've laid out the footwork to get there. Being a constant both here AND at intensemuscle.com you've motivated me to adhere to dante on this one. Thank you and i hope you continue to anihilate your PRs.

Big thanks, and nice avatar.

I really had to drop my ego at the door starting this and just listen. Sometimes i think we get some of those "new" results that come quickly when we begin lifting and suddenly we think we know it all. This could be one of the big causes of stagnation across the board.

Keep working hard and thanks again for the kind words.
 
Log Time! I was really nervous about coming in and doing squats today after moving yesterday. My lower back was sore and i was low energy overall. Somehow, by the time i got to the squats, i was pumped up and ready. Hit a big PR 315 x 12 and upped my widowmaker again by 20 lbs.

Movement: (EZ Bar Preacher)
Scheme: 15-25 RP
Previous: 95 x 27
Current: 105 x 23

Movement: Curls (EZ Bar Preacher Reverse Grip)
Scheme: 10-20 SS
Previous: 65 x 17
Current: 65 x 18

Movement: Calf Extensions (Seated)
Scheme: 10-12 SS
Previous: 150 x 11
Current: 150 x 12

Movement: Leg Curls (Seated)
Scheme: 15-30 RP
Previous: 125 x 30
Current: 130 x 30

Movement: Squat (Barbell Back)
Scheme: 8-12 SS
Previous: 295 x 12
Current: 315 x 12

Movement: Squat (Barbell Back)
Scheme: 20 WM
Previous: 265 x 20
Current: 285 x 20

Notes: At about rep 17 of my widowmaker, the fact that i had moved yesterday kicked me in the ass. My lower back and overall core was absolutely wiped. I think my legs could have gone to 22 or 23 but not my core. I've never felt that before. It was like a painful lower back pump that went all the way around me.

Squat chart: progression is starting to mirror hacks now.

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I hope everyone has had a good day.
 
Log Time! That damn incline smythe continued this week to give me grief while rack deads continue to sky rocket. I'm thinking about swapping out incline smythe for flat db presses. I progress well on db incline so i didn't really need another incline anyway. Decline smythe is progressing well so i think incline smythe is definitely getting the boot next blast.

Movement: Chest Press (Incline Smythe)
Scheme: 11-15 RP
Previous: 285 x 14
Current: 285 x 15

Movement: Shoulder Press (Smythe)
Scheme: 15-20 RP
Previous: 185 x 23
Current: 195 x 23

Movement: Dips
Scheme: 15-20 RP
Previous: 55 x 20
Current: 60 x 20

Movement: Pullups (Narrow Grip Underhand)
Scheme: 15-30 RP
Previous: 20 reps
Current: 23 reps

Movement: Deadlift (Barbell from Rack at Knee High)
Scheme: 6-9 SS
Previous: 425 x 10
Current: 495 x 9

Movement: Deadlift (Barbell from Rack at Knee High)
Scheme: 9-12 SS
Previous: 385 x 15
Current: 455 x 12

Notes: Feeling strong again on those deads. Here are some more progress snapshots on the big lifts.

Rack Deads:

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Squats:

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Hope everyone is having a great day.
 
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