Bodybuilding/Powerlifting
- Thread starter Zoot
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Just short of 500 pound mark maybe next week I'll get another 2.5kg!
Thanks mate!
ahimoth, what powerlifting suit is that you are wearing while deadlifting and do you recommend one for training?
Also, been looking to get some weightlifting shoes (mostly for squats) for my nephew as a gift. Any recommendations? For squats we've mostly been barefoot or with vans/converse. A lifting shoe, from what I can tell, gives a little heel to help in the achilles tendon from over extending... allowing for deeper squats.
not sure if that would be a copout or cheating, or if it actually benefits the quads/hams by allowing to get deeper.
Also, been looking to get some weightlifting shoes (mostly for squats) for my nephew as a gift. Any recommendations? For squats we've mostly been barefoot or with vans/converse. A lifting shoe, from what I can tell, gives a little heel to help in the achilles tendon from over extending... allowing for deeper squats.
not sure if that would be a copout or cheating, or if it actually benefits the quads/hams by allowing to get deeper.
Suit
It's called a soft suit, it's just a one piece. Think like 20th century strongmen who wore leotards haha. Nah for training I just wear skins and a t shirt it's really just for competitions it's sort of a "uniform" required by most federations. The only real benefit is like when you wear baggy shorts the bar will get caught on them.
http://www.undergroundelite.com.au/powerlifting-soft-suit.html
shoes
I wear Addidas Power Perfect shoes. They're about $150 give or take I got them off a mate for like $90 he wore them once. I can swear by these, they've lasted me over 2 years now. Some signs of wear and tear. They're nice shoes if you really want to get ones that last leather shoes with a WOODEN heel is the best because you can replace the rubber on the back. Usually there's some rubber between the wooden heel to protect it.
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_...oes&_nkw=addidas+power+perfect+shoes&_sacat=0
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Zoot
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I haven't posted an update in this thread in a while.
I think I'm plateauing in a big way on the Squats, I can't do a good 3x5 with more than 112.5kg below parallel, and it seems to be getting harder to complete them each time I hit the gym.
Also I normally do what I call a "Marathon" work out for each major muscle group once a month just to hit up the muscles really hard, and keep them confused. About 3 or so weeks ago, I did a marathon of 80+ squats, and I was only barely sore the following day or two, previously when I did this, I couldn't even walk, never mind walking up a stairs for nearly a week afterwards.
That says my legs are just too used to them now, so I've been concentrating on Lunges and Weighted Step-Ups lately, I'm getting that nice crippling soreness the day after again. I'm still doing squats, but much lighter and deeper (ass to grass).
For the chest, I was always shit with the bench. I just could never manage that much more than my body weight on it. It's probably a lack of a massive arch in my back while I'm doing them. However my chest workout has been centered around flys for quite a while now (I don't do the bench anymore), which have given me great gains since the start of the year, not to mention periodic crippling soreness.
When it comes to the back, I find it hard to make my lats very sore the day after, but supersets of weighted pull-ups and rows are doing the job there for the time being. My deadlifts are holding up well two, I can manage more than double my bodyweight for a set of 6 at the minute.
On another note, with Christmas approaching, I've resolved not to put on any excess fat this year. I put on the better part of a stone over Christmas last year from eating shit, but I lost it very easily in January, through getting the diet in check again. Not doing that this year, somewhere around 12% bodyfat, I want to stay like that. ^_^
/ramblings
I think I'm plateauing in a big way on the Squats, I can't do a good 3x5 with more than 112.5kg below parallel, and it seems to be getting harder to complete them each time I hit the gym.
Also I normally do what I call a "Marathon" work out for each major muscle group once a month just to hit up the muscles really hard, and keep them confused. About 3 or so weeks ago, I did a marathon of 80+ squats, and I was only barely sore the following day or two, previously when I did this, I couldn't even walk, never mind walking up a stairs for nearly a week afterwards.
That says my legs are just too used to them now, so I've been concentrating on Lunges and Weighted Step-Ups lately, I'm getting that nice crippling soreness the day after again. I'm still doing squats, but much lighter and deeper (ass to grass).
For the chest, I was always shit with the bench. I just could never manage that much more than my body weight on it. It's probably a lack of a massive arch in my back while I'm doing them. However my chest workout has been centered around flys for quite a while now (I don't do the bench anymore), which have given me great gains since the start of the year, not to mention periodic crippling soreness.
When it comes to the back, I find it hard to make my lats very sore the day after, but supersets of weighted pull-ups and rows are doing the job there for the time being. My deadlifts are holding up well two, I can manage more than double my bodyweight for a set of 6 at the minute.
On another note, with Christmas approaching, I've resolved not to put on any excess fat this year. I put on the better part of a stone over Christmas last year from eating shit, but I lost it very easily in January, through getting the diet in check again. Not doing that this year, somewhere around 12% bodyfat, I want to stay like that. ^_^
/ramblings
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so chest day today, there i am setting the standardand the entire gym complex has a powercut, everyone slowly leaves over a period of 10 minutes, im there in the dark doing cable flys like a boss
....then i got asked to leave health and safety reasons
LOL, when I worked in the gym I was told to keep the lights off to save electric so I did it once and got a complaint so that didn't work out.
maniac
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I need some help guys, I am starting to feel weak, I mean to the point I am starting to get worried. I used to do 8 reps with 80kg bench, today failed at the 4th rep, used to do 30ish chin ups easy, failed at the 12th one, usually 50kg overhead press is moderate, today couldnt do 4 reps... and so on and so forth, this has been happening for the last couple of weeks, I constantly feel tired, unmotivated and feel like puking all the time while training, I'm surely not low on cals as I've been eating low-moderate ammount of sweets and cake and puddings and stuff like that so carbs are supposed to be quite high.
On the other hand I'm feeling larger and fuller than ever, no I haven't touched any supplements apart from the usual protein shake, glucosamine and multivitamins, I'm not sure whats happening and I'm considering getting a pre-workout to get me rolling again, any suggestions are appreciated
On the other hand I'm feeling larger and fuller than ever, no I haven't touched any supplements apart from the usual protein shake, glucosamine and multivitamins, I'm not sure whats happening and I'm considering getting a pre-workout to get me rolling again, any suggestions are appreciated
1) You're growing hence feeling warn out. It happens.
2) You're high rep workouts are taking their toll.
3) You need to stretch more.
4) You need to go heavier
5) Carbs generally will make you feel more tired the more you eat them. Sugar burns quickly but it can hardly sustain you. Eat some more meat and up your fat total.
6) Set a goal.
As for motivation even when I felt the shittest I had felt in years the gym was a place of solace for me. My university life was going to shit but all that mattered was the barbell. A bit dramatic I know but I think the reason I could at least focus on the gym was because I had a goal. Set yourself a 12 week goal in the bench, squat, deadlift and OHP if you need help getting a program together let me know. Work toward something once you got that in your head the rest will fall.
30 chin ups is an amazing feat goo job.
Now strap 10kg to your waist and give me 20. That too easy make it 15 and so on. 3x10 with +20kg is more work, with a higher intensity and most importantly allows you to have some rest.
Overhead presses giving you the bother? It's understandable they're a bitch. Maybe spice things up with a push press? When I used to get near failure or when I failed I just got angry and began push pressing it.
2) You're high rep workouts are taking their toll.
3) You need to stretch more.
4) You need to go heavier
5) Carbs generally will make you feel more tired the more you eat them. Sugar burns quickly but it can hardly sustain you. Eat some more meat and up your fat total.
6) Set a goal.
As for motivation even when I felt the shittest I had felt in years the gym was a place of solace for me. My university life was going to shit but all that mattered was the barbell. A bit dramatic I know but I think the reason I could at least focus on the gym was because I had a goal. Set yourself a 12 week goal in the bench, squat, deadlift and OHP if you need help getting a program together let me know. Work toward something once you got that in your head the rest will fall.
30 chin ups is an amazing feat goo job.
Now strap 10kg to your waist and give me 20. That too easy make it 15 and so on. 3x10 with +20kg is more work, with a higher intensity and most importantly allows you to have some rest.
Overhead presses giving you the bother? It's understandable they're a bitch. Maybe spice things up with a push press? When I used to get near failure or when I failed I just got angry and began push pressing it.
Zoot
Active member
I only Squat once a week. My workout is a 3 day/week split:
Day 1: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps
Day 2: Back/Biceps & Deadlifts
Day 3: Legs
I like to hit each muscle group really hard and then give them plenty time to recover. I was toying with the idea of upping the frequency to maybe 4 days per week in the new year, I'm not sure how I'd set it up yet though.
My advice would be to mix it up if you're feeling like that. You'll get used to the same workout if you do it over and over again. Switching things around every so often keeps your muscles confused so they've no choice but to grow stronger, otherwise they adapt and your gains flatten off.
I normally switch up my workout every 6 weeks or so.
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maniac
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+100 for the solid advice, started stretching (again), strapped a 10kg plate to my waist and went to see how my chin ups go, wasn't that bad tbh, as for pull ups, not so much
maniac
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chin ups are way easier than pull ups for me.....and everyone I know
In fact some of my friends when I tell them I can do 10 clean pull-ups, they're like, are you sure they aren't chin ups?
chin ups are way easier than pull ups for me.....and everyone I know
In fact some of my friends when I tell them I can do 10 clean pull-ups, they're like, are you sure they aren't chin ups?
Really thats odd! We must be better at pull-ups in Britain and reverse in Malta. :lol:
Edit: Question, how many here do cardio and what do they do for it? (No sex allowed!).
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True from what I heard, I would of heard it from Flex 9/10. Strecthing between sets is supposed to be good, I used to do it during back workouts, going back to Arnold days, it's supposed to lengthen your lats, plus it just feels better anyway, try it.
But then you watch the likes of Kai Greene and he does a long ass stretching session before working out...
I don't stretch or warm up before, f that, I ain't got no time for stretching and warming up...please, "Oooo let's get our heart rate up first Dorothy."
Edit: If your going to get injured your probably doing it wrong, or lifting way to much. If your feeling a bit dodgy that day...go lighter for higher reps, doing a couple of warm ups won't do much. And besides, your back has a shit ton of different muscles, so what, do a warm up set or two before each exercise...nope.
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maniac
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my warming up.......
50kg bench
50kg deadlifts
50kg squats
aint nobody got time fo' that
It's one of the more annoying things of working in a gym and training a few people. You pretty much NEED to offer warm-ups first, but you just feel like such a fool putting someone on a treadmill and having them briskly walk or whatever, but you don't want no come back of them getting injured and you never warmed them up.
To be honest, personal training was a bitch altogether. Everyone is different, it's hard to know what's working for them, if they are doing things right. They might do the range of movement which you usually have to explain ten times before they get it right, but you can't tell if they are contracting muscles. I hated it now I think about it.
It's hard enough training yourself and learning, never mind anyone else.
To be honest, personal training was a bitch altogether. Everyone is different, it's hard to know what's working for them, if they are doing things right. They might do the range of movement which you usually have to explain ten times before they get it right, but you can't tell if they are contracting muscles. I hated it now I think about it.
It's hard enough training yourself and learning, never mind anyone else.
