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NoFatChicks91
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Agreed lol he's such a beastly squatter I can only read in awe
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Thanks guys! I'm majoring in physiology but I'm probably going to switch to econ next quarter cause I hate chem/chem lab. Plus I just need a bachelors degree in anything and a NSCA certification to be a certified strength/conditioning coach, it only helps a little to have a relevant major.
NoFatChicks91
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^ so if I got my degree in accounting I could still be a personal trainer if the desire called out to me?
Buildingup24
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Yeah, dude the certificate to become a personal trainer is simple- it's more about getting the best ones from the best guys. Like precision nutrition, Charles polquin..etc the market for PT is saturated so its about setting yourself apart thru name recognition
All you need to be a personal trainer is a certification. I want to go beyond that and be a strength and conditioning coach, which you need a bachellor's degree for. And that degree could be in anything, accounting, econ, bio, physiology, whatever. It helps if it's relevant but it doesn't have to be, name recognition is king. Jim Wendler has an English degree, Mark Rippetoe has a Geology degree, but they're both highly recognized coaches.
1-31-13: Glutes
Front Squat
5x165
5x185
8x225 unpaused, reset 3 sec on rack (bar slipping) 3x225 paused
Decline Bench
10x225
8x225
Chin Ups
5xbw sternum
5x15
7-8x35 (8th rep questionable)
Hamstring Curls
4x12x60
Dips
2x15,1x12
Hill Sprints
6 "reps"
Pretty good day strengthwise today, but I strained my glute somehow. I think I damaged it skateboarding the other day then aggravated that in today's session. So my left glute feels fucking terrible right now and my hips in general don't feel too good. We'll see what happens.
Front Squat
5x165
5x185
8x225 unpaused, reset 3 sec on rack (bar slipping) 3x225 paused
Decline Bench
10x225
8x225
Chin Ups
5xbw sternum
5x15
7-8x35 (8th rep questionable)
Hamstring Curls
4x12x60
Dips
2x15,1x12
Hill Sprints
6 "reps"
Pretty good day strengthwise today, but I strained my glute somehow. I think I damaged it skateboarding the other day then aggravated that in today's session. So my left glute feels fucking terrible right now and my hips in general don't feel too good. We'll see what happens.
NoFatChicks91
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Hopefully that glute heals up soon. Those front squats are fucking ridiculous especially considering you're injured lol damn man
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Haha thanks man, not really injured just strained, feeling better though.
2-2-13: Deads/OHP
Deadlift
5x380
3x430
2x480
5x405 15 sec grip hold at the end
OHP
5x120
3x135
6x150 rest 20 sec 1x150
GMs
4x10x135
Rear/Side Raise supersets
3x10x15s
1x10x10s
Pretty good session today. Glute feels pretty much 100% healed, stretched it a lot, and walked a lot yesterday, so the blood going in there definitely helped. My hips felt good today. I used a thinner bar for deads and at least I can still pull a lot that way. I'll probably switch from 5/3/1 for deads and do something like work up to a heavy single around 90%+ depending on how I feel that day, then do a set around 30-60 lbs lighter than the single depending on how I feel after with straps, then a grip hold with 5x405. OHP was very strong, almost got 7 reps with 150, if my technique had been a little better (core tight on every rep) I know I could get 7, but I just did a little rest pause then hit that 7th rep. I didn't stretch enough beforehand so my left shoulder was hurting a little, but by the end of GMs it felt fine, right now I don't feel it at all. Will probably be slightly tender this next week then heal, I've hurt my left shoulder like this loads of times-probably not a good thing but I'm not worried. GMs were good. Rear/Side raise was brutal as usual, but I'm definitely getting stronger on this. Overall a good day, the big deads and ohps made me feel manly! I really like training 3 days a week because I"m way more pumped up to go to the gym, it's no longer a chore but a fun way to channel my aggression and frustration into something productive.
2-2-13: Deads/OHP
Deadlift
5x380
3x430
2x480
5x405 15 sec grip hold at the end
OHP
5x120
3x135
6x150 rest 20 sec 1x150
GMs
4x10x135
Rear/Side Raise supersets
3x10x15s
1x10x10s
Pretty good session today. Glute feels pretty much 100% healed, stretched it a lot, and walked a lot yesterday, so the blood going in there definitely helped. My hips felt good today. I used a thinner bar for deads and at least I can still pull a lot that way. I'll probably switch from 5/3/1 for deads and do something like work up to a heavy single around 90%+ depending on how I feel that day, then do a set around 30-60 lbs lighter than the single depending on how I feel after with straps, then a grip hold with 5x405. OHP was very strong, almost got 7 reps with 150, if my technique had been a little better (core tight on every rep) I know I could get 7, but I just did a little rest pause then hit that 7th rep. I didn't stretch enough beforehand so my left shoulder was hurting a little, but by the end of GMs it felt fine, right now I don't feel it at all. Will probably be slightly tender this next week then heal, I've hurt my left shoulder like this loads of times-probably not a good thing but I'm not worried. GMs were good. Rear/Side raise was brutal as usual, but I'm definitely getting stronger on this. Overall a good day, the big deads and ohps made me feel manly! I really like training 3 days a week because I"m way more pumped up to go to the gym, it's no longer a chore but a fun way to channel my aggression and frustration into something productive.
2-4-13
Squat
5x275
3x300
3x335
Bench
5x185
3x215
5x245
Leg Press
3x10x3 plates+10
10x3 plates
Good and bad day today. Squat and bench were good, feeling a bit overtrained lowerbody wise so I followed the Jim protocol, the best way to not burn yourself out but also not be a pussy, aka do no more than 3 reps on 1+ sets, no more than 5 on 3+ sets, and no more than 8 on 5+ sets, in 5/3/1. So I did 3 reps. Got 5 reps with 245, bench was being a bitch in the sense that I couldn't get the damn thing even on the racks before I lifted off and I didn't want to set up all over again so I was banging the pins on the last 2 reps. But whatever, still got 5 reps, I'm definitely getting stronger. So those 2 were good. But then leg press pissed me the fuck off. There were 3 guys using it, they said they had 3 sets left so I said I'd just wait. The poor fools were following some moronic program from a certain website I won't say, called Kris Gethin 12 week or something like that. Maybe the rest of the program is solid, but it calls for 3x85 rep sets on the leg press, which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Maybe one set of 100, like the Jim Wendler 100 rep challenge, would be fine, but 3 sets of 85? What kind of stupid shit is that? I dont' give a fuck if Kris Gethin has a better body than me, that's just stupid. But hey I could be the one who's stupid, following tried and true programs like 5/3/1. But either way this caused me to have to wait 30 mins for the damn leg press. Could have done the rest of my workout instead but I'm stubborn so I fucked myself over in that sense. So now I"m really pissed off. This was kind of a last straw on the camel's back type thing, lots of shit's been pissing me off recently, but yeah, it is what it is, didn't get time to do anything after this so I did some push ups and face pulls in my dorm.
Squat
5x275
3x300
3x335
Bench
5x185
3x215
5x245
Leg Press
3x10x3 plates+10
10x3 plates
Good and bad day today. Squat and bench were good, feeling a bit overtrained lowerbody wise so I followed the Jim protocol, the best way to not burn yourself out but also not be a pussy, aka do no more than 3 reps on 1+ sets, no more than 5 on 3+ sets, and no more than 8 on 5+ sets, in 5/3/1. So I did 3 reps. Got 5 reps with 245, bench was being a bitch in the sense that I couldn't get the damn thing even on the racks before I lifted off and I didn't want to set up all over again so I was banging the pins on the last 2 reps. But whatever, still got 5 reps, I'm definitely getting stronger. So those 2 were good. But then leg press pissed me the fuck off. There were 3 guys using it, they said they had 3 sets left so I said I'd just wait. The poor fools were following some moronic program from a certain website I won't say, called Kris Gethin 12 week or something like that. Maybe the rest of the program is solid, but it calls for 3x85 rep sets on the leg press, which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Maybe one set of 100, like the Jim Wendler 100 rep challenge, would be fine, but 3 sets of 85? What kind of stupid shit is that? I dont' give a fuck if Kris Gethin has a better body than me, that's just stupid. But hey I could be the one who's stupid, following tried and true programs like 5/3/1. But either way this caused me to have to wait 30 mins for the damn leg press. Could have done the rest of my workout instead but I'm stubborn so I fucked myself over in that sense. So now I"m really pissed off. This was kind of a last straw on the camel's back type thing, lots of shit's been pissing me off recently, but yeah, it is what it is, didn't get time to do anything after this so I did some push ups and face pulls in my dorm.
NoFatChicks91
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Lmfao I know exactly what dumbass program it is and what website.
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