Progress with 5x3.

[jeremys]

hope your back's ok

 

[zackdarnell]

Oh, quick question ... While squatting, when I get to the heavier stuff, my knees will turn inward a little bit. Is this a sign of weak hips? Or quads? I just wanna know what I should work on to strengthen it up. Thanks.

Most likely hips, I think.

 

[wguitarg]

Be careful with that back man, I pulled mine out a few weeks ago and today I thoguht I would try some light squats and SLDs. Big mistake, as I think it jsut put me back a week or two on recoverinh once again. The nex few weeks I will simpl do bodyweright reverse hypers and leg curls, as that will be all I can do. On the knees turning inwards. It is most likely weak hips, but it culd also be a weak Vastus Medialus(sp?) .

 

[DrBones]

I hope your back pulls through... I pulled my lower back about 2 months ago.. the right side... it got better pretty quick... but I'm still very cautious of it... if it starts to get too tense I know its time to start takin her easy on the deads.... Listen to your body... if it bitchin... give it a rest for a week or two and either go light on the back (and squats if they are bothering you) or if its too rough just scrap back altogether for abit.. it will pay off in the long run.

 

[gettinlarger]

Well, last night my back had like a dull pain in it. Nothing too painful. More of an annoyance than anything. Woke up this morning feeling the same. I thought it was gonna be a pain in the ass all day at work, lifting boxes and stuff. But it didn't bother me at all. Doesn't bother me at all right now either. I should be good to go, but I'm gonna take it easy on the deads on Friday and see how it feels. It's weird. All I did was take 2 Motrin this morning at like 8:30, about 9 and a half hours ago.

 

[gettinlarger]

Chest and Tris tonight.

Incline bench.
1x3 at 255
4x3 at 245
Eh, this wasn't hard, but it wasn't easy either. Had a tiny bit of help. We'll stick with it next week.

Incline Db press.
1x8, 1x7 at 90s.
Rest time wasn't much at all ... and I really felt it ...

Flat flyes.
1x8, 1x10 at 50s.

Close Grip press.
3x3 at 175.
2x3 at 185.
175 was easy as hell. 185 wasn't very hard either. This is awesome. I remember it being impossible to put up 185 a few weeks back and I first put chest and tris together.

Skullcrushers.
1x8, 1x7 at 125.
Second set was tough. Feelin good though.

Dips.
1x9, 1x8 at bodyweight+70 lbs hanging.
Man, I LOVE dips. Haha.

Good workout tonight. Definitely felt like puking midway through, haha. Update on my back: Didn't feel anything at all tonight. I was expecting it to hinder me in lifting the 90s up off the ground to do incline, but it was strong. Kickass! Haha. Anyone wanna throw in suggestions or anything, do it up.

 

[gettinlarger]

Back and calves tonight.

Deads.
135 for 5
225 for 3
275 for 1
315 for 1
Tried 355, got halfway up, but it wouldn't go ... Oh well ...
315 for 1, static hold for about 5 seconds

Barbell rows.
5x3 at 185. My lats are getting stronger, I do believe.

Chins.
1x8, 1x10 at bodyweight +25 lbs hanging
1x9 at bodyweight. I know I could've had a few more, but my grip failed because the pullup bar is all smooth.

Shrugs.
2x10 at 255. Easy. Goin up next week.

Reverse Hypers.
3x20. These make my back feel sooooo good.

Standing calf raises.
3 sets at 70 lbs. 15, 15, 12.

Seated calf raises.
3 sets at 90 lbs. 10, 10, 8.

I supersetted the calf exercises, with very little rest time between sets. I'd say 30 seconds at most. And that freaking deadlift ... Goddammit. I was so mad. I was able to pull 355 before ... Must have been an off night. Oh, and my back wasn't hurting at all, if you were wondering. Must have been a very minor strain or something.

 

[gettinlarger]

I'm not posting anymore on this thread ...

 

[louden_swain]

Keep posting. . . .it is good to see your progress.

 

[gettinlarger]

Keep posting. . . .it is good to see your progress.

Not many seem interested ...