Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

conor678

Just did the Kieth Webber Extreme Kettlebell work out. It's a good work out and would recommend it to those looking for a really tough kettle bell work out DVD

Orla K

I got really excited in the gym today, the gym(the only one in the town) got rid of the smith machine and got something which looks like this, it doesn't have the attached seat, there's one that can be pulled out and it looks like it has a bit more depth to it, it's taking up a fair bit of space

I'm going to start to do proper squats, I'll probably hate them in a week.

Also there's a competion on the myprotein forum, transform challenge with prizes up for grabs.

Hanley

Orla K wrote: »

I got really excited in the gym today, the gym(the only one in the town) got rid of the smith machine and got something which looks like this, it doesn't have the attached seat, there's one that can be pulled out and it looks like it has a bit more depth to it, it's taking up a fair bit of space

I'm going to start to do proper squats, I'll probably hate them in a week.

Also there's a competion on the myprotein forum, transform challenge with prizes up for grabs.

Sweet ass curl machine!!

discus

Amen to that. I can't wait to get my bench in there, for some hard ass bicep curls and DB pressing.

Orla K

It's not in front of a mirror so I doubt there'll be many curlers but I've a feeling it will be moved.

Brian?

Orla K wrote: »

I got really excited in the gym today, the gym(the only one in the town) got rid of the smith machine and got something which looks like this, it doesn't have the attached seat, there's one that can be pulled out and it looks like it has a bit more depth to it, it's taking up a fair bit of space

I'm going to start to do proper squats, I'll probably hate them in a week.

Also there's a competion on the myprotein forum, transform challenge with prizes up for grabs.

Jackpot. You'll hate squats for a little bit and then grow to love them.

jugger0

Anyone follow jason genova here?

sickening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QoAYaICZw0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14UJOslVtvI

tmc86

"you gotta get the cake before you can put the icing on" - ha priceless!

Is your man in the blue t-shirt being serious or just messing with him?

Gummy Panda

I'm not sure if he is autistic or this is some youtube personality thing.

All i know is that he is the butt of jokes on bb.com and they had pics of him competing and well lets say you need more then just a dream tan.

jugger0

tmc86 wrote: »

"you gotta get the cake before you can put the icing on" - ha priceless!

Is your man in the blue t-shirt being serious or just messing with him?

He's being serious, i think its cos jason runs his mouth a lot this guy wanted to put him in his place.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I'm not sure if he is autistic or this is some youtube personality thing.

All i know is that he is the butt of jokes on bb.com and they had pics of him competing and well lets say you need more then just a dream tan.

Im not sure if hes for real either, could be a master troll or just autistic... yeah the competition was shocking alright, hes pretty strong he just has the bodyfat percentage of a twinkie.

Jarren

I feel sorry for him , this is not natural behaviour and don't need Dr Phil to tell me that.

Gummy Panda

Part of me thinks he is a bodybuilding character represent all the guys who are pro bber fanboys and follow the flex magazines info. In one of his videos he says his split and its a typical IFBB pro blast everything once a week which isn't great for natural.

His diet is oatmeal and egg whites for breakfast, then its alternating every two hours between MRP shake and tuna, forzen veg and flaxseed oil. It reminds me of fish and rice cake guy but atleast he won a show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYHAR8Xzsyo

ronanc15

That Jason dude reminds me of Step Brothers with his "hater reps" carry on

Gummy Panda

is that irish mag GYM any good?

Zombienosh

Yeah, I just picked it up today for the first time, it seems good.

Hanley

Zombienosh wrote: »

Yeah, I just picked it up today for the first time, it seems good.

Read my piece, read my piece, read my piece.

Zombienosh

Hanley wrote: »

Read my piece, read my piece, read my piece.

Which ones that, in the lastest issue, 3? or 4?

Hanley

Zombienosh wrote: »

Which ones that, in the lastest issue, 3? or 4?

4. The one that just came out

Zombienosh

Hanley wrote: »

4. The one that just came out

Ah! i just picked up 3.

ronanc15

Is there a digital version of it online Hanley?

Hanley

ronanc15 wrote: »

Is there a digital version of it online Hanley?

Not to the best of my knowledge.

Mellor

Quick programming post,
For the last 6 months last year, I was Madcow for my lifting, 2 sessions a week so 3 days in a "program week" takes me a week and a half. I'm only willing to give 2 days max to lifting as the rest is MMA training. I liked the progression structure of Madcow, but it ended up being too long between once a week exercises. ESP if I missed a session. As much as i like squatting every session, it was taking away from other lifts when frequency is a factor. I also didn't do as much metcon type things as I'd like.

So I'm doing up my own program to fix this. Basically two workouts a week, each has two main lifts followed by assistance lifts or condition block.

Workout A
Warm up
Scap push, scap rows, wall slides, dislocates, pull aparts, etc

Main lifts
Bench press/Floor press (alternate)
Pull ups/chin ups (alternate)

Assessory
Incline press/ring Dips
Barbell row/ring row

Workout B
Warm up
Kicks, raises, hydrants, mountain climbers
wall slides, dislocates

Main lifts
Squat/Deadlift (unsure how I'll rotate these yet)
Barbell press/DB Press (alternate)

Assessory
Split squats, or other unilateral work
free slot

It might look confusing laid out here but it clear in my head.

For the main lifts, Sets/reps will depend on how I feel, but I'll prob do a couple weeks of 8 rep sets, then 5s, them triples. Say 3 weeks of each then 1RM week then repeat.

1 or 2 times a fortnight I'll skip assessory exercises for a 5-10 minute conditioning block.

ronanc15

What do ye do to improve grip? Are there any exercises in particular I should be doing?

My deadlift is currently at 150kg and Im finding my grip kind off uncurling as I'm lowering it which obviously makes it very difficult to add any significant reps.

ronanc15

There is actually a fatter bar in the gym, should I be using that rather than the standard bar?

Gummy Panda

ronanc15 wrote: »

What do ye do to improve grip? Are there any exercises in particular I should be doing?

My deadlift is currently at 150kg and Im finding my grip kind off uncurling as I'm lowering it which obviously makes it very difficult to add any significant reps.

Get a pair of straps

tmc86

Jarren wrote: »

I feel sorry for him , this is not natural behaviour and don't need Dr Phil to tell me that.

yeah I'm the same, he seems harmless. He's obviously happy doing what he's doing and he's quite a character!

papu

ronanc15 wrote: »

What do ye do to improve grip? Are there any exercises in particular I should be doing?

My deadlift is currently at 150kg and Im finding my grip kind off uncurling as I'm lowering it which obviously makes it very difficult to add any significant reps.

Reverse curls , farmers walks, plate pinches! I would avoid using straps and strengthen your grip!

ronanc15

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Get a pair of straps

Had considered them alright but I was kind of keen to try strengthen the grip before I use equip. Suppose nothing stopping me doing both!

papu wrote: »

Reverse curls , farmers walks, plate pinches! I would avoid using straps and strengthen your grip!

Thanks for those, will defo try them.


As a sidepoint should I aim to use the thicker bar more often if it is available?

DylanJM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Get a pair of straps

How are straps gonna improve grip strength?

A good way to improve your grip would be to do static holds, which is basically doing a deadlift and holding at lockout for a period of time or as long as you can before your grip fails.

You could also use switch grip for your heavy sets and then go back to using double over hand when your grip improves.

Gummy Panda

DylanJM wrote: »

How are straps gonna improve grip strength?

A good way to improve your grip would be to do static holds, which is basically doing a deadlift and holding at lockout for a period of time or as long as you can before your grip fails.

You could also use switch grip for your heavy sets and then go back to using double over hand when your grip improves.

They won't but it will stop his deadlifts from stalling while he works on his grip strength

EDIT: I read his post on bus and missed the part asking about improving his grip. I just seeing the part of about the difficultly doing a deadlift.