
anotherbutters said:How much money have I just saved by getting you to tell me how the program works?![]()
RipStone said:Sorry to hear about the leg. Its a good thing that you are calling a doc to get it checked out though cus it sounds like something might have been torn....I dunno but usually if its just something not too serious it goes away in a week or two if you rest the leg, but your did that and it still hasnt gone away...its sucks dude.
What kind of doc you gonna see? I am really pulling for you bro so hopefully everything is alright.

From reading this thread it sounds like you are really impatient. You seem to want things to happen almost instantly and if they don't you get discouraged. You were getting advice from really experienced people on this board and Mark Ripptoe and only gave the routine a week or two before completely giving up on it. Now you've injured yourself and also want it to be healed instantly.young_squatter said:Just got back from the doc, and seriously I dont think he knew what he was talking about, but he said that it has something to do with my hip flexor and I should decrease my weight so it can heal, but I took 2 weeks off and it still didnt heal so I think he is wrong. So I am saying screw it and going for 275x5 deadlift tomorrow and also a 225x5 squat saturday. No pain no Gain.![]()
blut wump said:What did you get in the Body Building box?
Isn't that around the insertion point of the adductor? Your doctor will probably tell you that you have a groin strain and should rest up.
Good move. If you use just touch and go then your only opportunity to correct alignment or stance errors is at the top when you are fully under load. Obviously, this isn't the best time to be doing it. As the load increases, you might be glad of the momentary breather at the bottom.young_squatter said:Next week on deads I am going to change the way I do deadlifts. Right now when I do a set I just touch and go which really messes up my form really bad.
So next week I am decreasing the weight on deadlifts to 225x5x3, I am going to focus on my form and every rep I will totally unrack the weight on the floor until I complete my 5 reps. I will be working back up to 275x5,4,3 with good form and totally unracking the weight at the bottom.
Time to leave the ego at the door.
So you got a trap workout too!young_squatter said:There was a huge guy in the gym today, he must have been 300+ pounds and he was pretty big, and I dont me muscular, he had me spot him on bench, because we were the only 2 in the gym, he was benching 4 plates each side for 5 reps no problem, then he tried 5 plates, and I had to take that one off his chest for him. It was crazy though.
young_squatter said:Incline Bench: 125x5 (IM AN IDIOT I FORGOT TO PUT THE 2.5LBS ON EACH SIDE) 130X5, 130X3 PR.
Flat DB Press 55x6, 50x7, 45x9
Dumbell Curl 35x5x3 (PR) bump these up to 40's next week
Skullcrushers 65x4x3 (I dont know how much weight I really use, because in my home gym I can do 70x5x3, but at my college gym their ez bars are much bigger, so I dunno)
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes
Comments: One of my best workouts mentally. I was locked in good today, on incline bench I realized after the first set that I only had 125 on, I was like damn now I gotta try to get 130x5 after that set, and thinkfully I did it. So I will bump that to 135 next week, so far my incline bench is up 15lbs in 3 weeks with Derek. Flat Dumbell Presses felt really good.
There was a huge guy in the gym today, he must have been 300+ pounds and he was pretty big, and I dont me muscular, he had me spot him on bench, because we were the only 2 in the gym, he was benching 4 plates each side for 5 reps no problem, then he tried 5 plates, and I had to take that one off his chest for him. It was crazy though.
You won't make that mistake again.anotherbutters said:You won't make that mistake again.
anotherbutters said:Hey Guinness, I'm beginning to like this chap, what do you think?
YS, I'd spread them out a bit too. Maybe squat 120, 140, 160, 180, 200 and bench 80, 90, 105, 120, 135. See how it feels. If they feel really light, increase them a little bit, but not so much that you risk missing the top set. The top set's the important one.
Try to get hold of some smaller plates if your gym doesn't have any. You can't add 5lb to your bench every week. It's important to keep increasing the weight, even if it's only a small increase. Try to get hold of some 1lb plates or something around that, then you can make the smaller increases. Try to add roughly 2-3% per week. So aim for 205 squat and maybe 137 bench next week (starting with three reps on Friday).
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