Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

Nervous Wreck · 05-03-2012 2:12pm

Cheers pal!

Brian? · 05-03-2012 4:13pm

Dead Ed wrote: »

Here's the site. They have a spiritual WOD. Blame the hormones in the beef.

There really is an outrageous amount of God bothering over here. I wonder could it be the beef? It does taste funny.

Orla K · 10-03-2012 8:44pm

8 years working in the fitness industry!
This makes me feel sad. After a year or so of reading different things online I know more than her and she's been at this for 8 years.

jive · 11-03-2012 3:04am

Or she's just trying to make money out of it...

gymfreak · 11-03-2012 9:03am

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo bloody excited!!!

After years and years and years of trying to get my sister to come to the gym with me....she's finally succumbed:D:D!!!
Can't wait!!

Just another general conversation about fitness in the mother's house and I threw out my age old comment 'sure you might pop up to the gym with me someday'...and got the response 'yeh...I think I'd like to try it:eek::eek::eek:

Cue me being speechless! Gonna wait til midterm to bring her up cos we'll both have plenty of time on our hands....sooooo fricking excited

Hanley · 11-03-2012 9:35am

gymfreak wrote: »

:D:D:D:D:D:D

Soooooooooooooooooooooooo bloody excited!!!

After years and years and years of trying to get my sister to come to the gym with me....she's finally succumbed:D:D!!!
Can't wait!!

Just another general conversation about fitness in the mother's house and I threw out my age old comment 'sure you might pop up to the gym with me someday'...and got the response 'yeh...I think I'd like to try it:eek::eek::eek:

Cue me being speechless! Gonna wait til midterm to bring her up cos we'll both have plenty of time on our hands....sooooo fricking excited

Interesting!

gymfreak · 11-03-2012 9:49am

Hanley wrote: »

Interesting!

I'm warning you.. she's off limits!!!!

Paudee · 11-03-2012 12:03pm

gymfreak wrote: »

I'm warning you.. she's off limits!!!!

:pac:

gymfreak · 11-03-2012 8:26pm

Thud wrote: »

All she can

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629762/

Watched it this afternoon..wasn't great at all unfortunately

Gummy Panda · 12-03-2012 11:44am

Is it wrong that I'm getting bored of Bill Starr's Beginner 5x5 after just 3 weeks?

Squats and bench every workout gets tedious tbh

Nervous Wreck · 12-03-2012 5:52pm

gymfreak wrote: »

Watched it this afternoon..wasn't great at all unfortunately

Bah!

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Squats and bench every workout

sounds like incredible fun.

Gummy Panda · 12-03-2012 6:32pm

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

gymfreak wrote: »

Watched it this afternoon..wasn't great at all unfortunately

Bah!

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Squats and bench every workout

sounds like incredible fun.

You'd think but it's not. Recovery seems to be a bit of an issue by the end of the week.

Brian? · 12-03-2012 7:24pm

Gummy Panda wrote: »

You'd think but it's not. Recovery seems to be a bit of an issue by the end of the week.

Throw up the template you're using, because that doesn't sound right to me.

As far as I remember, the beginner template was:

Heavy Day:
Squat
Bench
Row

Light Day:
Squat
incline bench
Power clean

Medium Day
Squat
Press
Deadlift.

With some accessory thrown in, can't remember the rep ranges for each day. When I did the intermediate template, recovery wasn't really an issue.

Gummy Panda · 12-03-2012 7:32pm

Here is the template - http://muscleandbrawn.com/bill-starrs-beginner-5x5-workout/

Monday (Heavy Day – > 85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Bench Press: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Deadlifts: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Wednesday (Light Day – <70%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Pullups: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Friday (Medium Day – 70-85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Rows: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Brian? · 12-03-2012 7:37pm

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Here is the template - http://muscleandbrawn.com/bill-starrs-beginner-5x5-workout/

Monday (Heavy Day – > 85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Bench Press: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets
Deadlifts: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Wednesday (Light Day – <70%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 60% of Monday’s weight
Pullups: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Friday (Medium Day – 70-85%)
Back Squats: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Bench Press: 5 x 5 using 80% of Monday’s weight
Rows: 5 x 5 Ramping weight to top set of 5 reps across 5 sets

Heavy squats and deadlifts on the same day really don't sound like a great idea to me. But who am I to argue with Bill Starr? Having said that though, he did do many and varied updates to his original template.

Gummy Panda · 12-03-2012 7:43pm

briankeating wrote: »

Heavy squats and deadlifts on the same day really don't sound like a great idea to me. But who am I to argue with Bill Starr? Having said that though, he did do many and varied updates to his original template.

Its actually not bad on the Monday cause you had Saturday and Sunday off. There does seem to be lots of different workouts from him with A, B and C versions.

Brian? · 12-03-2012 7:55pm

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Its actually not bad on the Monday cause you had Saturday and Sunday off. There does seem to be lots of different workouts from him with A, B and C versions.

As I said, I'm sure Mr. Starr know's what he's up to. I liked the heavy/light/medium arrangment because you're always making progress week to week but there's an inbuilt security to make sure you don't do anything stupid if you simply follow the program.

I'd stick with it for a while, let us know how you get on.

Paudee · 13-03-2012 11:00pm

Bill Starr had a penchant for killing peoples deadlifts.

Brian? · 14-03-2012 1:44am

Paudee wrote: »

Bill Starr had a penchant for killing peoples deadlifts.

I think there was a method to it though. A strong squat should carry over to deadlift.

JJayoo · 17-03-2012 3:03pm

Watch the last rep

Scuba Ste · 17-03-2012 3:13pm

briankeating wrote: »

I think there was a method to it though. A strong squat should carry over to deadlift.

I squat a fair bit but don't deadlift much and I'd say there's 10-20kg between them. So not necessarily.

That's also not necessarily relevant to your point but there you go.

Brian? · 17-03-2012 4:24pm

Scuba Ste wrote: »

briankeating wrote: »

I think there was a method to it though. A strong squat should carry over to deadlift.

I squat a fair bit but don't deadlift much and I'd say there's 10-20kg between them. So not necessarily.

That's also not necessarily relevant to your point but there you go.

You squat a fair bit but deadlift rarely and they're still close. That's exactly my point. Your squat going up will drag your deadlift up with it.

It's like free Market economics.

Scuba Ste · 17-03-2012 5:58pm

briankeating wrote: »

You squat a fair bit but deadlift rarely and they're still close. That's exactly my point. Your squat going up will drag your deadlift up with it.

I mean there should be more between them. If I did deadlift I'm sure there would.

It's like free Market economics.

Does that mean my squat will go bust soon? Maybe that's why socialists are better weightlifters

COH · 18-03-2012 9:02pm

Kung-Fu Panda is a highly underrated film

Brian? · 19-03-2012 10:50pm

Scuba Ste wrote: »

I mean there should be more between them. If I did deadlift I'm sure there would.

Yes, there would. But my point is that your squat increasing also keeps your deadlift ticking over. I am offically bamboozled by your response. Bamboozled.

Does that mean my squat will go bust soon? Maybe that's why socialists are better weightlifters

Your squat is currently experiencing a bubble. A crash is inevitable, divest your interests into pressing and deadlifting to negate liability.

Hanley · 19-03-2012 11:07pm

briankeating wrote: »

Your squat is currently experiencing a bubble. A crash is inevitable, divest your interests into pressing and deadlifting to negate liability.

You just made the most common illusionary hedging mistake there. Youve created the impression of it but all his eggs still lie in the loaded barbell basket.

He needs to increase his holdings in bodyweight strength and step aerobics. Maybe some LIT too.

Scuba Ste · 19-03-2012 11:22pm

briankeating wrote: »

Bamboozled.

My plan all along.

Hanley wrote: »

He needs to increase his holdings in bodyweight strength and step aerobics. Maybe some LIT too.

So Crossfit then. Hedging elite fitness.

Gummy Panda · 20-03-2012 9:28am

I was going to start dieting in April with a calorie deficit. Do any of you recommend continuing on with the bill Starr program I posted and cutting the sets down to 2 at top weight or just change to a different routine?

I just want to keep some of the strength.

gymfreak · 20-03-2012 4:35pm

Really sore head today

and I barely, barely ever get headaches.

Hoping it's not from caffeine withdrawal:eek:...had been experimenting with caffeine intake over the last few days..so if it's self inflicted that is even more annoying!

COH · 20-03-2012 4:41pm

gymfreak wrote: »

Sunday 18th March

Got overhead pressed by L a few times..I was impressed!

gymfreak wrote: »

Really sore head today and I barely, barely ever get headaches.

You clearly caught something

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