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Pre-juice 5x5: Darkness on the Horizon
- Thread starter Guinness5.0
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Guinness5.0 said:Basically, you take a big breath into your belly, hold it, and push your abs out (harder to describe than to actually do). This stabilizes the spine from the inside, in addtion to the stabilization that the spinal erectors create.
I'll type a better explanation after I rewiew Rippetoe's description in Starting Strength.
Thanks for the info. So thats what guys like Dave Tate mean when they say have a belly fully of air when you lift.
Guinness5.0
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12-08-05 pics:
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0411004ky.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0415007cf.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0410005jb.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0416000fm.jpg
Here's two of the pics from Oct. 11, when I first started to diet a couple months ago. Upon review I'm happier about how my dieting went:
http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp03139sh.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp03454ke.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0411004ky.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0415007cf.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0410005jb.jpg
http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0416000fm.jpg
Here's two of the pics from Oct. 11, when I first started to diet a couple months ago. Upon review I'm happier about how my dieting went:
http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp03139sh.jpg
http://img430.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp03454ke.jpg
Guinness5.0
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Thanks bud.blut wump said:
I'm planning to load as I have been for a bit 'til a deload is needed (I may add another workout w/ front squats, power cleans, and push presses - if I do that I'll do rows instead of cleans on M/F and add the extra workout on saturdays). I imagine that I'll load, deload, step back into a volume phase, then to intensity and hopefully turn off the juice before I get into too much fatigue.
But I'm not sure. I could also go: volume, deload into an intensity phase (just for giggles to see where my dead/squat are) then back into volume and end the juice before too much fatigue sets in.
BTW I'm planning on trying Westside out after this. Been reading up on it and it seems like a decent program to run post-gear: high intensity on the main stuff and I can tweak the workload/volume easily via the assistance work.
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I have a Westside .pdf file from some time back. It's got a pretty detailed outline of WSB stuff. PM me if you want me to send it your way, Guinness.
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Thanks bud. I actually read that article two days ago on T-MagAnthrax Invasion said:
but it's saved in my e-mail. Good stuff.EDIT: I didn't realize there was more past the conjugate periodization article. Awesome!
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blut wump said:yes, please.
I said Guinness.
PM me your e-mail. I'll send it over, blut.
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Week 3 -- MONDAY
Squat 5x5: warmup to 350 (PR)
-very tough. Got 'em all though. I had a friend video my last set w/ my phone but he didn't push 'save' so I didn't get to see it . He said i was bouncing a little but I'd like to see for myself just how bad it was, if it was bad. I intentionally use just a shade of stretch reflex but my knees feel great. I'll get my 1x5 attempt video'd Friday. Also, I had a pretty wicked pump by set 3, so maybe the test is kicking in. Or maybe I'm just not used to this much work.
Bench 1x5: rotator warmup, 135x15, 185x5, 225x5, 245x5, 275x3, 295x4
-Goddamn motherfuckin' cocksmoking bullshit! I'm fuggin' PISSED that I missed this. I suppose the fact that I haven't used much in the way of intensity on bench for a couple months didn't help. But shit, I HATE moving backwards!
Power clean: 135x5, 185x3x3, 205x3, 225x3x2 (PR)
-Made me feel a little better. I did an extra set just for good measure. I used straps just to see if they'd help and they really did - I probably have some serious gains to make on PC's if I take my grip out of the equation. My grip sucks but UPS says my CoC #1 will be here wednesday, so I'm gonna put some serious work in on that bastard.
DB curls: (per arm) 45'sx8, 50'sx7
Standing overhead tricep ext.:
x12, x10
-I've skipped dips for now as my homie with the dip belt hasn't been around. As if I needed to feel geigher about these, there was a guy repping out 405 on bench right by me while I was doing my last set. I've seen this fucker DL 635 before.
Well it felt good to beat the shit out of myself again. I took quite a while on squats (~40 minutes from first warmup to last rack) but I think that's fine. I had an audience for a while as four guys were using the rack next to me. I hate that I'm so damn judgemental but I was laughing inside as they were decently big and using 185 and not breaking parallel (and all wearing bigass PL style belts 
).
Hopefully the gear will be in full effect by Friday and I'll nail 285 for 5x5 on bench. Otherwise I may go for 280. As always, I can't wait to DL on Weds - probably gonna go for 365 unless I feel like Superman by then.
Squat 5x5: warmup to 350 (PR)
-very tough. Got 'em all though. I had a friend video my last set w/ my phone but he didn't push 'save' so I didn't get to see it . He said i was bouncing a little but I'd like to see for myself just how bad it was, if it was bad. I intentionally use just a shade of stretch reflex but my knees feel great. I'll get my 1x5 attempt video'd Friday. Also, I had a pretty wicked pump by set 3, so maybe the test is kicking in. Or maybe I'm just not used to this much work.
Bench 1x5: rotator warmup, 135x15, 185x5, 225x5, 245x5, 275x3, 295x4
-Goddamn motherfuckin' cocksmoking bullshit! I'm fuggin' PISSED that I missed this. I suppose the fact that I haven't used much in the way of intensity on bench for a couple months didn't help. But shit, I HATE moving backwards!
Power clean: 135x5, 185x3x3, 205x3, 225x3x2 (PR)
-Made me feel a little better. I did an extra set just for good measure. I used straps just to see if they'd help and they really did - I probably have some serious gains to make on PC's if I take my grip out of the equation. My grip sucks but UPS says my CoC #1 will be here wednesday, so I'm gonna put some serious work in on that bastard.
DB curls: (per arm) 45'sx8, 50'sx7
Standing overhead tricep ext.:
x12, x10-I've skipped dips for now as my homie with the dip belt hasn't been around. As if I needed to feel geigher about these, there was a guy repping out 405 on bench right by me while I was doing my last set. I've seen this fucker DL 635 before.
Well it felt good to beat the shit out of myself again
. I took quite a while on squats (~40 minutes from first warmup to last rack) but I think that's fine. I had an audience for a while as four guys were using the rack next to me. I hate that I'm so damn judgemental but I was laughing inside as they were decently big and using 185 and not breaking parallel (and all wearing bigass PL style belts ).Hopefully the gear will be in full effect by Friday and I'll nail 285 for 5x5 on bench. Otherwise I may go for 280. As always, I can't wait to DL on Weds - probably gonna go for 365 unless I feel like Superman by then.
