working on a new routine

[ExtraMile]

I don't think this is a good tactic for lifting at all, and life in general. You have to have expectations of yourself or you will never reach much. If jdid says I will pull it for 5 rep he is way more liekly to get 5 than if he says, "Man, I might pull5, then I might jsut pull 1."

yeah true and if your just like well I got 1 rep so I guess thats good enough then well your happy with the minimum. But I would be pissed off if I was jdick and only got 1 rep especially after my internet rival (lol j/k) had told me that he thought I would get 5 with it, I would wanna smash 5 lol

 

[Andalite]

I don't think this is a good tactic for lifting at all, and life in general. You have to have expectations of yourself or you will never reach much. If jdid says I will pull it for 5 rep he is way more liekly to get 5 than if he says, "Man, I might pull5, then I might jsut pull 1."

That is different. He is saying he will pull 5 reps which is fine. But you are saying he will pull 5 reps because he pulled "x" amount for 2 reps. That is what I am talking about.

Yes, in life you must expect something and I totally agree. But it's one thing to say "I am going to make a lot of money" versus "I am going to make one billion dollars because right now I am making one hundred thousand dollars". Get my drift? Have the goals be independent of what you currently did. They are aspirations.

Having a goal of doing 315x5 is awesome. But expecting 315x5 just because you hit 300x8 is another matter....

 

[JDid23]

Very satisfying workout

Bench Press 3+ Reps


Bench Press
45x10
95x3
115x3
135x3
150x6 (medium spot on 7th)- PR

Barbell Rows (2 sets pronated and 2 sets suppinated)
95x8- PR 4x8
95x8
95x8
95x8

1 arm DB Clean and Push Press (first time)
25 lb DBs x 8 (per arm)
25 lb DBs x 8 (per arm)
25 lb DBs x 8 (per arm)

Standing Calves
Nelson's routine with 120 lbs- 75 reps- PR

Narrow Grip DB Bench Press (first time and switched off with each arm )
30 lb DBs x 10
30 lb DBs x 10
30 lb DBs x 10


Comments: Last 150 lb workout for bench was definitely a fluke. My form was 100x better today- spotter had nothing bad to say. Thanks to EM for reminding me to push my back into the bench because it made a world of difference today. Everything flowed better as a result of it. Rows went well- first time doing them in a longass time but i will probably drop to 85 lbs and do 4x12. 1 arm DB clean/press was pretty interesting. I like these and am going to progress very slowly. The 20 lb DBs were taken so i used 25s. I want 20x3x12 next workout. Standing Calves went fine, and i also loved narrow grip DB benching. Felt it a lot more in my tris and it works each one individualy as opposed to CGBP.

 

[Tblock1]

That is different. He is saying he will pull 5 reps which is fine. But you are saying he will pull 5 reps because he pulled "x" amount for 2 reps. That is what I am talking about.

Yes, in life you must expect something and I totally agree. But it's one thing to say "I am going to make a lot of money" versus "I am going to make one billion dollars because right now I am making one hundred thousand dollars". Get my drift? Have the goals be independent of what you currently did. They are aspirations.

Having a goal of doing 315x5 is awesome. But expecting 315x5 just because you hit 300x8 is another matter....

Oh I totally agree I guess I just misread your post However I do think it is good to have a guideline, ie when I do my runs I say I am going to do 3 miles in this time no matter what. It takes a lot of pushing and I almost puke but I make it in that time and each time you do that you build the mental strength to do it again. Same with deadlifting, I had done a set of 380x5 and then 380x4, so I knew for whatever reason that I would get 445, but probably not 455. I could have just pulled 405 and been like, "Shit that was heavy okay I'm done." But I had a reasonable goal. It's like with running if my best time is 3 miles in 30 minutes (lol!) and I decide one day, "Fuck it I am going to run 3 miles in 15 minutes no matter how much puking it takes to get." I could do all the puking in the world I am not going to get it. But I could say I am going to get 29:30 today or something. So set reasonable expectations based on past progress.

Jdid: Nice work on bench! I honestly think you should switch to eother full barbell clean and jerk or just split jerks like I do, they are much better than db's and will build incredible power.

 

[JDid23]

Oh I totally agree I guess I just misread your post However I do think it is good to have a guideline, ie when I do my runs I say I am going to do 3 miles in this time no matter what. It takes a lot of pushing and I almost puke but I make it in that time and each time you do that you build the mental strength to do it again. Same with deadlifting, I had done a set of 380x5 and then 380x4, so I knew for whatever reason that I would get 445, but probably not 455. I could have just pulled 405 and been like, "Shit that was heavy okay I'm done." But I had a reasonable goal. It's like with running if my best time is 3 miles in 30 minutes (lol!) and I decide one day, "Fuck it I am going to run 3 miles in 15 minutes no matter how much puking it takes to get." I could do all the puking in the world I am not going to get it. But I could say I am going to get 29:30 today or something. So set reasonable expectations based on past progress.

Jdid: Nice work on bench! I honestly think you should switch to eother full barbell clean and jerk or just split jerks like I do, they are much better than db's and will build incredible power.

I read some really good stuff about DB clean and jerks... i also enjoy them a lot more than with the barbell and they hit each side equally.

 

[JDid23]

Oh I totally agree I guess I just misread your post However I do think it is good to have a guideline, ie when I do my runs I say I am going to do 3 miles in this time no matter what. It takes a lot of pushing and I almost puke but I make it in that time and each time you do that you build the mental strength to do it again. Same with deadlifting, I had done a set of 380x5 and then 380x4, so I knew for whatever reason that I would get 445, but probably not 455. I could have just pulled 405 and been like, "Shit that was heavy okay I'm done." But I had a reasonable goal. It's like with running if my best time is 3 miles in 30 minutes (lol!) and I decide one day, "Fuck it I am going to run 3 miles in 15 minutes no matter how much puking it takes to get." I could do all the puking in the world I am not going to get it. But I could say I am going to get 29:30 today or something. So set reasonable expectations based on past progress.

Jdid: Nice work on bench! I honestly think you should switch to eother full barbell clean and jerk or just split jerks like I do, they are much better than db's and will build incredible power.

I read some really good stuff about DB clean and jerks... i also enjoy them a lot more than with the barbell and they hit each side equally.

 

[Andalite]

Oh I totally agree I guess I just misread your post However I do think it is good to have a guideline, ie when I do my runs I say I am going to do 3 miles in this time no matter what. It takes a lot of pushing and I almost puke but I make it in that time and each time you do that you build the mental strength to do it again. Same with deadlifting, I had done a set of 380x5 and then 380x4, so I knew for whatever reason that I would get 445, but probably not 455. I could have just pulled 405 and been like, "Shit that was heavy okay I'm done." But I had a reasonable goal. It's like with running if my best time is 3 miles in 30 minutes (lol!) and I decide one day, "Fuck it I am going to run 3 miles in 15 minutes no matter how much puking it takes to get." I could do all the puking in the world I am not going to get it. But I could say I am going to get 29:30 today or something. So set reasonable expectations based on past progress.

Jdid: Nice work on bench! I honestly think you should switch to eother full barbell clean and jerk or just split jerks like I do, they are much better than db's and will build incredible power.

We are in agreement

 

[JDid23]

Bad workout today- quad hurt


Squat
45x5
95x2
135x2
165x3

SLDL
155x8- PR 3x8
155x8
155x8

Pullthroughs
65x8- PR 4x8
65x8
65x8
65x8


Comments: My quad wasn't feeling up to squatting today. I could have toughed it out, but it really wasn't worth it. It felt good all week and i stretched it a bit (not as much as i should have), but dam it didn't feel good today. SLDLs went fine, quad hurt a bit on the 3rd set so i stopped. Pullthroughs were fine.

My friend told me how to use a foam roller for my quads, and i think i am going to stretch it everyday throughout the week and use a foam roller for it 3 times before i try to squat (light) again next Sunday. I only stretched for about 7 minutes all together, and then helped some kid with his workout while waiting for my ride. Boring day to say the least.

 

[ExtraMile]

at least you hit some PR's!

 

[JDid23]

at least you hit some PR's!

yeah thanks I really hope my quad feels better in the next 2 weeks- if it doesn't i am not hitting my quads at all and will skip my day at the gym sunday and start with my military deload week since i'll be away in 2 weeks on squat day.

Also guys, since starting creatine (and not fixing my diet that much) a little less than 2 weeks ago, i have gained 5-6 pounds! I also missed taking it once or twice. There is a new GNC near me so i am going to check it out once my careone creatine expires. I've gotten bigger, but my abs are still definitely noticeable. I really like slow and steady progression! I took some pics before the creatine, just now, and will take some more at the end of the month.

Also guys, would using a basketball instead of a foam roller be okay? I don't have a foam roller to use at home, and i think that i would get the same effect out of using a basketball.