SquiddyCracker
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And it's so fucking expensive.
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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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Please post more crossfit photos/gifs - never get tired of them!
FallingEdge
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ReadingRambo
Member
What the fuck are the "coaches" in yellow even checking for? "Yep, you all look retarded."
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Cooter when do you work in muscle-ups in your week? For a while I was trying to superset them in with chest but I would just lose all my strength and energy on bench.
Done! 1st one was pretty easy. Waa really close to getting two. Video upcoming...
I do them on Tuesday chef and I work my back on Saturday. On Tuesday I superset them with squats. Although at this point I don't need to practice so if I was you I would work on them twice a week.
I do them on Tuesday chef and I work my back on Saturday. On Tuesday I superset them with squats. Although at this point I don't need to practice so if I was you I would work on them twice a week.
Super them with Squats!? You freakin boss.
Cheat yourself in the gym and you will cheat yourself in life.
nice.
and chef, I've started super setting my squats with sets of pullups lol. I do max effort on the first set, then 6-8 for the next 2 sets of squats, and finally one last max effort on pullups which usually ends around 6 lol.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Cheat yourself in the gym and you will cheat yourself in life.
Thats pretty bad you know what else is rough supersetting abs with squats. Especially bar thrusts and hanging window washers.
I hurt my left shoulder benching about two weeks ago... hurts to rotate it, and it still hasn't really recovered enough yet and when I try to do a push up or bench there's a bit of pain. It feels bad taking off so much time though... anything I can do to help it heal faster? Tempted to still do squats but idk if that's exactly a good idea
LOL, there was someone there today that had these on -
I was going to take a pic but there was no way to do it without looking like a stalker.
Isn't that what this thread has become?
3 more boxes today. I'm in double digit stock. Now they're for my cubicle. Lol.
Good work, I haven't been able to do one since I hurt my shoulder, weighted is straight beast mode. Sidenote, I realize how freakishly long my arms are, we're around the same height I'm guessing, yet flat footed my wrists are above the pullup handles.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Barely any swinging too. Awesome job man.
haunted_taco
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I think the best side effect since I've started lifting (SS thanks OP and posters) is that I sleep like a dang baby now.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I'm 5'10 for reference and the bar hits right at my first first knuckle. I don't think my arms are particularly long.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
LOL, there was someone there today that had these on -
I was going to take a pic but there was no way to do it without looking like a stalker.
LOOOOl
I do my yard work with those.
iAmMaximus
Member
LOL, there was someone there today that had these on -
I was going to take a pic but there was no way to do it without looking like a stalker.
There's a guy at my gym who has those same pair. He also takes a bunch of selfies with his girlfriend. Weirdo.
LOL, there was someone there today that had these on -
I was going to take a pic but there was no way to do it without looking like a stalker.
Do we go to the same gym or is this endemic of East Coast gyms? A bunch of guys use the one day use landscaper gloves at the gym and there was actually a guy with those exact gloves pictured above at the gym yesterday.
I'm 6"1 and have really high shoulders (short neck), sucks though cause it makes putting mass on my arms hard.
LOL, you should try them out the next time you lift.
I bet his hands are smooth though ha.
I go to Extreme Fitness which is a cheap gym, but even when I went to an expensive gym I saw all types of work gloves. I really think it's an NY/East coast thing, almost every corner store or bodega sells work gloves, so you can just get them in a pinch for under $5. That's my theory on it at least.
Oh shit! I forgot to memtion this. I'm at the gym and I run into the guy who introduced me to quest bars. He works on the side for them and they hook him up with free product. I asked him if he wanted to sell any and he said he will flat out give me what he has! He tells me he has boxes and boxes of them and he needs to get rid of them because he has a show coming up and he doesn't need the temptation. I have no idea how many boxes he has but who cares. How freaking great is that?
Neffarias_Bredd
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Hello fit gaf...
I've been lifting for a number of years, because of sports I've never stuck with a set lifting plan for a long period of time. I'm a collegiate athlete, and for the past few years I've been on and off a number of different programs due to weight coach changes, our crazy long season, spotty summer lifting programs, etc. So, for the entire summer I think I'm going to stick to the Starting Strength program from the OP. This one:
Monday
Squat - 3 sets of 5
Bench Press - 3 sets of 5
Deadlifts - 1 set of 5
Pull-Ups - 3 sets of 8-15
Wednesday
Squat - 3 sets of 5
Overhead Press - 3 sets of 5
Power Cleans - 5 sets of 3
Abdominal work
Friday
Squat - 3 sets of 5
Bench Press - 3 sets of 5
Deadlift - 1 set of 5
Bent Over Rows - 3 set of 5
Arm work, if desired
I wanted to know what other lifts I could add on to the program, and what days I could add them. I was also wondering how you guys clean and deadlift in your gyms, as mine don't have platforms or rubber weights (two things I dearly miss). It's also going to be tough to make huge gains, as I still need to run pretty much everyday to keep my cardio up. Anyway, thanks for your help!
I've been lifting for a number of years, because of sports I've never stuck with a set lifting plan for a long period of time. I'm a collegiate athlete, and for the past few years I've been on and off a number of different programs due to weight coach changes, our crazy long season, spotty summer lifting programs, etc. So, for the entire summer I think I'm going to stick to the Starting Strength program from the OP. This one:
Monday
Squat - 3 sets of 5
Bench Press - 3 sets of 5
Deadlifts - 1 set of 5
Pull-Ups - 3 sets of 8-15
Wednesday
Squat - 3 sets of 5
Overhead Press - 3 sets of 5
Power Cleans - 5 sets of 3
Abdominal work
Friday
Squat - 3 sets of 5
Bench Press - 3 sets of 5
Deadlift - 1 set of 5
Bent Over Rows - 3 set of 5
Arm work, if desired
I wanted to know what other lifts I could add on to the program, and what days I could add them. I was also wondering how you guys clean and deadlift in your gyms, as mine don't have platforms or rubber weights (two things I dearly miss). It's also going to be tough to make huge gains, as I still need to run pretty much everyday to keep my cardio up. Anyway, thanks for your help!
CracknutWhirrun, don't add anything to the program. Any more will be counterproductive, especially as the weights increase. For further help from myself or others, please clarify what cardio you perform in a week (what exercise/how long/etc). That could make the program more difficult (though far from impossible).
I had previously posted my routine here.
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For my training today I did the deadlift 5/3/1 - front squat 5x10 - straight-leg dl 5x10 and immediately dug out the backyard for two hours. Between the lack of sleep and amount of work I've been putting in like this, I've been beating myself up. Still have a lot more in me though!
Also, this thread moves fast. I've missed a good bit.
I had previously posted my routine here.
Beast! I hope to match that one day.
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For my training today I did the deadlift 5/3/1 - front squat 5x10 - straight-leg dl 5x10 and immediately dug out the backyard for two hours. Between the lack of sleep and amount of work I've been putting in like this, I've been beating myself up. Still have a lot more in me though!
Also, this thread moves fast. I've missed a good bit.
Thanks Francis. Hey, all you've mostly missed is 6 pages of discussion about quest bars. lol No biggie
Creatine is sensitive to heat guys. Don't take with hot liquids, carbonated, high citric acid beverages.
Doesn't have to dissolve in a beverage first. Lots of people just throw a teaspoon in of it in their mouths and flush it down with a drink.
You do need to drink liquid with it of course. But I seriously doubt any of you would be needed that guidance.
Doesn't have to dissolve in a beverage first. Lots of people just throw a teaspoon in of it in their mouths and flush it down with a drink.
You do need to drink liquid with it of course. But I seriously doubt any of you would be needed that guidance.
Fuuuark
Neffarias_Bredd
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I sprint five days a week. Repeat 400's, sprint ladders, 300's, etc. We have a summer workout program, and I have to stay on top of it in order to be in shape when I return to school in August. I want to get stronger, but I don't want to put on a large amount of weight.
daemissary
Member
I've got 9 boxes and I think the GNC employees are starting to get pissed. Might hafta start usin disguises.
As long as it doesn't turn into him asking you what you think of his definition. No man seriously just touch it. What do you think? Pretty solid eh? Hey let me touch yours.
Ya know. : P
Unless you are looking for that. If so then bonus Quest bars too!
I'll touch a shoulder for 10+ boxes. That's as far as I'm willing to go.
haha for real doe, that's pretty beastly. I'm gonna start doing some muscle ups in a few weeks when i can get 3 sets of 15 pullups. maybe take a little longer than a few weeks lol.
Haha. Well it's good to have limits set going into it man.
I threw up over 20 times today. No workout for me. Came very close to calling 911 cuz I legit thought I was dying and there's no way I could make it on my own. Instead my x wife came over to help and i actually stopped throwing up then slept for the next 8 hours.
Not sure if it's the flu or Panda Express.
Not sure if it's the flu or Panda Express.
Don't add anything else to Starting Strength. Do it as is, sets accross 3x5 for all lifts except the Deadlift which is 1x5. You must add weight to every lift every workout (at least 5lb to lower body lifts; at least 2.5lb to upper body lifts, otherwise you are not doing Starting Strength.
Barbell Rows are not part of Starting Strength.
You don't need rubber plates to Clean or Deadlift.
I don't understand. I thought we were going to see weighted muscle ups. Instead, we learn that Cooter has gigantic metal balls.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I tried 25 today after being inspired. No go. Only got a 10lbs up and that just looked like I took a dump in my pants
You're close if you got up with 10. Does anyone else in your gym do them? There's only one at mine but he cheats. Gets to the point like he's ready to dismount into a double twisting back flip and stick the landing.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Haha I know exactly what you mean. Two other high school kids do them but only with the ridiculous kip swing that you perfectly described - looks like they are going for a dismount.
I did Pendlay Rows instead of cleans because I just couldn't get the proper clean technique (at least without a PT). But I didn't do them on your Monday/Friday day.
I would recommend not adding anything to it and just doing it as it's laid out.
Why not?
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