thread of getting sw0le

i did second day of starting strength today. i was so afraid of bench press before so i stuck with dumbbells. last time i tried to really bench press was in college and i couldn't do the bar for more than a few reps. so i did my first warm-up sets with the bar and the first one i was like lol what a joke. it was like lifting a broomstick over my head. i did my work sets at 65 lbs! i am proud. standing presses are hard for me though. also i deadlifted 135 for the first time, doing work sets also. his example says do one set of 5 for work sets. there are 7 warm-up sets. yes it takes a long time in the gym but it's fun.

after watching a bunch of videos i'm not too worried about leaning forward at the bottom of my squat anymore. it's a consequence of sticking my butt out which i think is ok and it's not like i get stuck there. it just feels exaggerated but i don't think it looks that way.

also a trainer ran over and "helped" me put the 45 lb plate on the bar i was thinking i just picked 125 lbs up off the ground 10 seconds ago i don't think i need help?

sorry i mean 5 warm-up sets

last time i tried to really bench press was in college and i couldn't do the bar for more than a few reps. so i did my first warm-up sets with the bar and the first one i was like lol what a joke. it was like lifting a broomstick over my head. i did my work sets at 65 lbs! i am proud.

hi5!!

re: the trainer: i think that's called 'flirting' but idk

thread of getting go0le

this answers all of my squat questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY4gwVlO_k0&list=PLC03D688F10C4DE1F&index=3&feature=plcp

http://brianfinke.com/most.html

i look just like those ladies

just when i was finishing up today a guy came and loaded 4 45 lb plates on the smith machine and did like 8 of something really fast. i couldn't look but i could hear and it was sad. i wanted to put my hand on his shoulder and say, "no. stop." then he waved some huge dumbbells around. anyway i am the most superior person in the gym now.

squatzi

hit a dead lift PR on Saturday 300# !!

damn dude

i did 140 lbs today

i'm not sure what constitutes a significant gain but that's up 25 lbs from 6 months ago.

is that x1 or

i saw a guy squat 315 5x5 a while ago. crazy.

yeah 1x with good form. i felt like i could have put up a little more even. 1x max is something i hardly ever do but i was feeling strong. xp

at my gym, i mean. you can find crazy lifts on youtube but that's the heaviest thing i've seen irl.

there was a dude who used to work at my Y who could bench around that much. i guess i forgot about him.

My squat dropped from 185 to 160 via back soreness over the past couple of weeks. I am reading the squat chapter in starting strength as penance.

biggest challenge for me at that weight is grip strength so more then one pull would be really difficult.

there was a dude who used to work at my Y who could bench around that much. i guess i forgot about him.

― goole, Monday, November 12, 2012 3:32 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Not bragging, but i can do this (bench 315x5x5). The last rep on the last set might be a little tough. I did four sets of 12 at 245 on the incline press on Sunday, i was happy about that.

Im only doing high reps from now on.

i'm buying some cute fractional plates

Bill, what do you weigh? Benching 315 x 5 with good form would give you an estimated one rep max of 354, which would be Elite for anyone under 181lb. Even if you weigh 242lb that's still Class II - if you are putting up these numbers you should think about competitive powerlifting (and forget about high reps).

Carne, 25lb in 6 months is great work, congrats on the PR.

I weigh 235.

Im also 6'4" so i have long arms, so that wouldnt do me so well in a competitive situation. Also i'm 42 years old, and the powerlifting game is for guys younger than me. Also: i like to drink.

so my sister has been training me for about a month, and at first after every workout - for a few days - I'd be totally sore. REALLY sore. In the last week, even though the workouts are still really challenging, I don't feel sore anymore afterward. I mean, maybe a bit but nothing at all noticeable. Do I need to up my reps? Up the weight? I feel like I am not getting any results if I am not feeling sore after.

I’m not sure if that’s really a barometer of the effectiveness of your workouts. If you’re training for strength the only way to know is with measured gains. But if I had to choose between more reps or more weight I would lean towards more weight.

otm, more weight, but your goal is not to get s0re, it's to get sw0le, so don't confuse lack of pain with bad training. i travel a lot so i often have to take a month or two off and effectively start again. i progress quickly, but i am always sore at the start. it goes away after a couple of weeks. i think it's just a flexibility issue for me.

saw a lunatic dwarf patrick bateman looking guy in my gym last night squat 150lb with no hands. he also loaded 350 on the squat rack, took it on his back and just stood there like he was about to squat for a minute, looking at himself in the mirror, then reracked it o_O

the "rack walkout"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRhFDh6koE

omg youtube for no hand squat is cr4zy

I lifted weights this morning! I had no idea what I was doing!

so wait
wait wait

if I am NOT sore this is not necessarily a bad thing? My sister makes it sound like if I am not PRACTICALLY CRIPPLED that I didn't do much.

that's not true!

Some people just get more sore than others. I don't get sore very often doing my regular lifts. My body just seems to adapt after I've been doing a particular lift for a few workouts. If I add something new, a lot of times that will make me sore, but not always. I think it has to do with diet and recovery. I went through a period a few weeks ago where I was extremely sore for a whole week. I still don't know exactly why it happened, but I seem to recall that I did not get enough sleep. I also take fish oil once a day and eat a ton of protein, which is supposed to help with soreness.

guys I don't wanna get sw0le I wanna get STRONG

they are not unrelated!

i wanna be sWelle
just like in that ramones song.
strenght optional.

yeah homo not being sore is good. you wanna just go heavier because it's getting easier, not because you're not sore anymore. i'm generally in a state of not that sore when i'm doing the best job.

i eat a lot of protein. probably 100g a day, or more. maybe that's what's helping. I definitely have lost inches and gained a lot of flexibility, so I am seeing improvements already in a month.

other than it rhyming, is there an origin to the pain = gain thing?

100g is like really really a lot? Maybe more than you need? I don't remember the formula.

one gram for every pound of lean body mass.

I am reading between 50g-175 is normal/acceptable for women. Doesn't seem that high? When I was vegetarian it was less than 50 every day I'd say.

huh @ rack walkouts

i eat around 100. feels good. i wish i could eat more!

Crimped Hair ‏@DinkMagic
shyah.. I work out and stuff.. im a big bro and stuff ha ha but like.. only sarcastic *does dozens of extremely heavy squants and dead lift*

squanto

my tiny plates came. i haven't gymmed since monday and i'm not today. i worked late all week and i got so tired.

box squats ftw! love'em