SuperRockit SL 5x5

[johnnyrockit8665]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

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USE THE ADVANCED program, the intermedite is too slow for someone on Supps.

You dont need to own the program to use it. But i used the 60 day free trial

cool BB I'll check into it!

 

[johnnyrockit8665]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

12/16 Day 39 of SL5x5

15-20 min warmup on the bike

Squats

95x10x1
135x5x2 warm ups

180x5x5 working sets

Still pushing these up smoothly. Dropping the weight down has helped me with flexibilty and technique of my squat. I am actually going past parallel for the first time in a few years. It is really helping getting the strength to balance out between each leg.

The only problem that has arose since I started this program is a numbness in my left index finger and thumb seems to start about the first working set of squats. Anyone else ever had this problem???

shoulder press

45x15x1
65x10x1 warm ups
90x5x5 working sets

Rack pulls from the knees (I substituted these for deads to give my legs a little break)

185x5x1
225x5x1
275x5x1
315x5x1

 

[zedhed]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

12/16 Day 39 of SL5x5

15-20 min warmup on the bike

Squats

95x10x1
135x5x2 warm ups With the bike this is a good WU.

180x5x5 working sets

Still pushing these up smoothly. Dropping the weight down has helped me with flexibilty and technique of my squat. I am actually going past parallel for the first time in a few years. It is really helping getting the strength to balance out between each leg. Good bro!

The only problem that has arose since I started this program is a numbness in my left index finger and thumb seems to start about the first working set of squats. Anyone else ever had this problem???
Try doing some shoulder and arm stretches for this and let us know.

shoulder press

45x15x1
65x10x1 warm ups
90x5x5 working sets good sets here bro.

Rack pulls from the knees (I substituted these for deads to give my legs a little break)

185x5x1
225x5x1
275x5x1
315x5x1

Bro why do you feel you need to give your legs a break? If you mean from a muscular standpoint I urge you to do the DL(s) as they really arent that much leg work.
But if are meaning from and injury standpoint then do what you think is right.

 

[gymjunkie09]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

12/16 Day 39 of SL5x5

15-20 min warmup on the bike

Squats

95x10x1
135x5x2 warm ups

180x5x5 working sets

Still pushing these up smoothly. Dropping the weight down has helped me with flexibilty and technique of my squat. I am actually going past parallel for the first time in a few years. It is really helping getting the strength to balance out between each leg.

The only problem that has arose since I started this program is a numbness in my left index finger and thumb seems to start about the first working set of squats. Anyone else ever had this problem???

shoulder press

45x15x1
65x10x1 warm ups
90x5x5 working sets

Rack pulls from the knees (I substituted these for deads to give my legs a little break)

185x5x1
225x5x1
275x5x1
315x5x1

Not sure about the squats, how wide is your grip? And on the Dl, have you ever tried these without shoes? If you havnt I encourage it, it def makes a difference

 

[johnnyrockit8665]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

Bro why do you feel you need to give your legs a break? If you mean from a muscular standpoint I urge you to do the DL(s) as they really arent that much leg work.
But if are meaning from and injury standpoint then do what you think is right.

My legs where pretty burnt after the squats. You had told me in a previous post to trade them out sometimes I must have missunderstood you. But I will stick to the DLs from here on out.

Thanks zed

 

[johnnyrockit8665]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

Not sure about the squats, how wide is your grip? And on the Dl, have you ever tried these without shoes? If you havnt I encourage it, it def makes a difference

I have been messing around with a few different widths on the grip but I am most confortable with a my hands about 6 inches or so wider than my shoulders. Ive done some research and I pretty sure Zed hit the nail on the head with the shoulder stretches I do have issues with the flexibility in my shoulders and chest.

I lift in chucks right now. Never tried no shoes at all but I will next time. Thanks GJ

 

[johnnyrockit8665]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

early Sunday mornings are the bomb I love getting up early on the day of the sabbath its like I am god of the gym and I got it all to myself lol

 

[zedhed]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

^^^thats cool dude^^^

 

[gymjunkie09]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

I have been messing around with a few different widths on the grip but I am most confortable with a my hands about 6 inches or so wider than my shoulders. Ive done some research and I pretty sure Zed hit the nail on the head with the shoulder stretches I do have issues with the flexibility in my shoulders and chest.

I lift in chucks right now. Never tried no shoes at all but I will next time. Thanks GJ

I used that grip for a while and it ended causing problems in my right shoulder when the weight started to get heavier. Gripping the bar closer to your shoulders will cause you to push your elbows back farther in order to hold the bar on you back which can in turn cause unessesary strain. Might not have been just that but when I widened my grip it def got better. I would watch for that. I found the wider the grip the better

 

[zedhed]

Re: My journal and pre cycle prep

I go as wide as my rack will allow me to. But I also have a reparied shoulder so my flexibility is only so-so.