To Turn A Midget To A Man - ZgzaZ's Log -

[Johnny Horse Face]

Hey Zgzaz!

I havnt had a chance to read your entire journal, but it looks like you didn't microload the weights.

Did you find this a problem at all where rounding presented more weight that you were ready for? Thanks buddy.

 

[ZGzaZ]

Hey Zgzaz!

I havnt had a chance to read your entire journal, but it looks like you didn't microload the weights.

Did you find this a problem at all where rounding presented more weight that you were ready for? Thanks buddy.

I'm not sure I understand your question...

 

[Kabeetz]

Hey Zgzaz!

I havnt had a chance to read your entire journal, but it looks like you didn't microload the weights.

Did you find this a problem at all where rounding presented more weight that you were ready for? Thanks buddy.

Horse Face, if your form is off, you need to pull back on the weight... bottom line.

ZgzaZ, you're pushing the weights around like a mad man. Awesome.

 

[ZGzaZ]

Horse Face, if your form is off, you need to pull back on the weight... bottom line.

ZgzaZ, you're pushing the weights around like a mad man. Awesome.

Thanks Kabeetz, workin towards these goals.....

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Still freaking impressive... i wanna know how ur fueling these... can i get a sample daily diet for curiousitys sake? Don't hold back... if u had a Twinkie, it's ok lol

 

[ZGzaZ]

Still freaking impressive... i wanna know how ur fueling these... can i get a sample daily diet for curiousitys sake? Don't hold back... if u had a Twinkie, it's ok lol

Okay, I'll write down everything I eat today, but i'll re-edit this post so just look back to it later in the day or tomorrow.

8:45 A.M - 45g whey with 14oz milk

9:45 AM - 5 Whole Eggs, 4 pieces of turkey bacon, 2 slices whole wheat toast, 14oz milk, 1 string cheese.

to be continued....

 

[Johnny Horse Face]

I'm not sure I understand your question...

Let me try this again. Based on your Set Interval %, some of your sets may be not be factors of 5, thus you either round the weight or microload. Maybe Madcow can say it better:

One of the issues faced by many lifters in programming is dealing with jumps in weight or forced rounding to 5lbs increments (i.e. 2.5lbs plates on an Olympic bar being the smallest standard). Ironically this is far worse for novice/weaker lifters or for lifts that don't allow as much weight. For example, 5lbs is only a 1% increment for a 500 lbs squatter but it's 2.5% for a 200lbs squatter and 5% for a lifter with a 100lbs overhead press. Those are big increments but generally the problem is magnified in a progressive series where one can round without huge impact for a few increments and then suddenly be left with either a huge jump or a very tiny increase which would result in a huge jump if ignored.

He then goes on to discuss possible ways to microload to be more precise with the weight. Thus, I was wondering if you had any of these issues with rounding your weights or did you select a set interval % of 10 where rounding would not be an issue? I hope I am more clear this time.

Horse Face, if your form is off, you need to pull back on the weight... bottom line.

If you are referring to the word "rounding" I posted above...it was in reference to rounding numbers, not bad form such as a rounded back.

 

[jpt]

Week 19 - Day 2 - Feb 1st -

Squat - 4x5 - 155x5, 195x5, 235x5, 235x5
Inclines - 4x5 - 150x5, 175x5, 200x5, 225x5
Deadlift - 4x5 - 175x5, 220x5, 265x5, 310x5, 350x5
Barbell Shrugs - 3x275x8

Good solid workout, inching closer to my 405x5 goal on the deads, they felt good today, may end up going up 10lbs next week depending on how I feel that day.

Chinknasty - 5'11.

JPT - I was at ricanx99's house getting ready to lift when we read this, and we both started cracking up. But..... blue...... *Akward pause* ....... see ya......

i try and keep things classy lol. bro nice dl's....400 in a few weeks. that's some Ssssssserious weight (don't know why i decided to sound like jack tors from the jerky boys here but just roll with it)

 

[ZGzaZ]

Let me try this again. Based on your Set Interval %, some of your sets may be not be factors of 5, thus you either round the weight or microload. Maybe Madcow can say it better:

One of the issues faced by many lifters in programming is dealing with jumps in weight or forced rounding to 5lbs increments (i.e. 2.5lbs plates on an Olympic bar being the smallest standard). Ironically this is far worse for novice/weaker lifters or for lifts that don't allow as much weight. For example, 5lbs is only a 1% increment for a 500 lbs squatter but it's 2.5% for a 200lbs squatter and 5% for a lifter with a 100lbs overhead press. Those are big increments but generally the problem is magnified in a progressive series where one can round without huge impact for a few increments and then suddenly be left with either a huge jump or a very tiny increase which would result in a huge jump if ignored.

He then goes on to discuss possible ways to microload to be more precise with the weight. Thus, I was wondering if you had any of these issues with rounding your weights or did you select a set interval % of 10 where rounding would not be an issue? I hope I am more clear this time.



If you are referring to the word "rounding" I posted above...it was in reference to rounding numbers, not bad form such as a rounded back.

The actual percentage of my rampings over the time I've been doing the program have varied slightly. Like I said, earlier in the program, I would stick to the rounded weight closest to 10% in order to get my body under heavier weights than if I would have done 12.5% and rounded from there. Being in a huge calorie surplus at that time, it was better for me in increasing my weights faster. Now, as my weights are higher, and staying around maintenance calories.... I tend to go with a higher interval percentage, one for the fact that I don't want to do a 2nd and 3rd set that are going to be too taxing and mess with my top set when going after PR's, and 2, because doing a percentage jump like 10% now, allows for no warm-up sets with the ramping because the weight is much too high.

As far as microloading goes, I may have to in the future, but I'm still making steady 5lb jumps in every lift each week. The only thing I've had to do was back off of flats for 5 weeks at one point because my shoulder was bothering me, but they are back in the program now and moving. When I can't progress, after deloading I will probably buy some micro-plates, and use them, but they haven't become an issue yet.

 

[Kabeetz]

As far as microloading goes, I may have to in the future, but I'm still making steady 5lb jumps in every lift each week. The only thing I've had to do was back off of flats for 5 weeks at one point because my shoulder was bothering me, but they are back in the program now and moving. When I can't progress, after deloading I will probably buy some micro-plates, and use them, but they haven't become an issue yet.

On Any lifts in the 200 pound range, a 2.5% increase in 5rm is 5 pounds... For lifts i175 or less, it is siginificantly less.... implying a need for microloading as 5lbs a week will burn you out too quickly.

Your "problem" at this point is the opposite. A 2.5% increase in a 5rm of a 315 squat, would mean your next squat should actually be 323, not 320. The week after would be 331 instead of 325.

So..the hypothesis would be, that on your lifts that feature a 250+ 5rm, you're actually undershooting your potential strength increase week by week... BUT by doing only 5 pounds, u might be increasing the AMOUNT of weeks u're seeing an increase BUT you might have hit the same weight in a short number of weeks, had u done a true 2.5% increase week to week, which you'd be able to do only through microloading.

Above all else, If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Don't go and do 323 next week out of the blue!