Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

Inspector Coptoor

CM24 wrote: »

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/10205.php#.UmbDOPlKPJd Anyone going to this ''Elite Performance Conference'' in the RDS on Sat?

This was a great event.
For €100, I got to listen to some excellent coaches, rehab specialists, & a great nutritionist, got 6 coffees, 2 lunches, loads of freebies from ON and a ticket to the Leinster Connacht game.
Was in the RDS from 9am til 9pm.

Great day out.

Fair play to Leinster rugby.
Really well ran event.

Some People in the fitness "industry" could learn a thing or two on pricing from them.

amazingemmet

My Roller Derby team is having a new recruits session. Take part in one of the fastest growing sports in the world and have acccess to me as your s+c coach what more do you want

https://www.facebook.com/events/666266603392851/?ref=25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvXjF-9tsOE

Duck's hoop

Looks great.

American games always seem so complicated though! There's always as many or more officials as participants.

Hanley

When to FTDP...

Absolutely pissing thru the Smolov base meso cycle. W3D3 with 185kg 7x5 today was the easiest day so far.

REALLY tempted to add another 10kg and push into a 4th week and go 175 4x9, 185 5x7, 195 7x5 and 205 10x3...

Thoughts?!

amazingemmet

My thoughts stick to it as listed the whole Russian stuff relies on training most of you lifts around 75-85% of your max.

Do you think the added tonnage will elicit a greater adaptation response? Why? if you can answer those you have your answer

Ant11

amazingemmet wrote: »

My thoughts stick to it as listed the whole Russian stuff relies on training most of you lifts around 75-85% of your max.

Do you think the added tonnage will elicit a greater adaptation response? Why? if you can answer those you have your answer

Agree+1...., you've answered the question while posting it. You'll know yourself what to do when you cross that bridge. Having being to your squat workshop, it's enjoyable to watch/read you go through what you put me through, albeit a hell of a lot lighter.

RidleyRider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtR0YnvssM

Fcuking brilliance from Elliot!

JJayoo

I liked the ending

RidleyRider

Hanley wrote: »

When to FTDP...

Absolutely pissing thru the Smolov base meso cycle. W3D3 with 185kg 7x5 today was the easiest day so far.

REALLY tempted to add another 10kg and push into a 4th week and go 175 4x9, 185 5x7, 195 7x5 and 205 10x3...

Thoughts?!

I'd say go for one more week. Especially while you're on an 'up' in your wave.

Then again, I'm probably not qualified to comment.

Theresalwaysone

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

Sangre

If one ankle is always cracking and the other isn't, is it possible that this is a sign of imbalance?

(extremely vague question I know!)

thegreatiam

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

can you still add 5kg to the bar each workout and recover within 24 hours ready to lift again with the same muscles?

If yes, do SS until this no longer applies,
if no then look at mad cow (more deets can be found on Strong lifts blog)

amazingemmet

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

Whats your numbers on the big four?

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

Whats your numbers on the big four?

Been a while now since I tested but I reckon Id have:

Bench- 85kg 5x5
Deadlif-t 140kg 1x5
Squat- 120kg 5x5
OHP- 50kg 5x5

Thats a conservative guess based on my relevant final 10x6 numbers being:

Bench (decline) 82.5kg 10x6
Squat 110kg 10x6

I really dont know though.

amazingemmet

Why don't you do four days this week and test a max on each day then do some accessories

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

Why don't you do four days this week and test a max on each day then do some accessories

Had planned to take the week off. Have other stuff to get sorted re job and the likes and also have some niggly back and shoulder injuries I want to rest up.

I'll do that next week though and then come back here for advice? Along what lines are you thinking though by asking that question? Just gauging how much more could be gained from a standard 5x5 or 3x5 programme?

amazingemmet

I'm just trying to get an idea of your maxes as 3x5 and 5x5 are ok for beginners but you might be on the stage of looking at weekly or monthly progress rather then sessionly and in that case there's better ideas.

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

I'm just trying to get an idea of your maxes as 3x5 and 5x5 are ok for beginners but you might be on the stage of looking at weekly or monthly progress rather then sessionly and in that case there's better ideas.

Cool, I'll test em out next week.

Zombienosh

Best supplement review ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtR0YnvssM

Brian?

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

Westside:

Day1. Max effort squat
Day2. Repeat effort bench

Day3. Repeat effort squat
Day4. Max effort bench

Swap bench and squat for OH press and deadlift every 6-8 weeks.

There's a decent thread on it around here somewhere.

Brian?

Thread on westside:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60146801#post60146801

the drifter

Brian? wrote: »

Thread on westside:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60146801#post60146801

jaysus...the good old days...

Hanley

Brian? wrote: »

Thread on westside:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60146801#post60146801

Still one of the best posts in boards fitness history.

Brian?

Hanley wrote: »

Still one of the best posts in boards fitness history.

Absolutely. I spent the next 9 months doing westside after that. Best training decision I ever made.

I haven't lifted properly since my knee surgery last year, but I'm going to test my 1rms this week and give westside another run.

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

Still one of the best posts in boards fitness history.

...also I love how in 2009 Kev was going on about ab training, and now his abs are his biggest problem.

:D:D

amazingemmet

By biggest problem you mean blocky and unaesthetic right?

the drifter

amazingemmet wrote: »

By biggest problem you mean blocky and unaesthetic right?

he doesnt look like the bieber if thats what your trying to say...

amazingemmet

In that case I can never follow his training advice.

Hanley

amazingemmet wrote: »

By biggest problem you mean blocky and unaesthetic right?

I hope Kev comes on and tells you about his PR plank.

RidleyRider

Zombienosh wrote: »

Best supplement review ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtR0YnvssM

Posted a few posts back. I was waiting for the video to see how he cut his hand. Thought it might have been doing oly lifts or deadlifts:pac:

the drifter

Hanley wrote: »

I hope Kev comes on and tells you about his PR plank.

I hope he come on and tells us how he bent an olympic bar with his bare hands....

amazingemmet

I have motivational technique utilising the PR plank, you PR or you get the plank combines nicely with the pirate diet.

Oregano_State

Hanley wrote: »

I hope Kev comes on and tells you about his PR plank.

Anyone else ever try a plank for max time?

I remember when I was about 15/16 being told that the NZ All Blacks squad had to be able to do it for 3mins. I gave it a go and just about managed it. Granted, I probably weighed about 60kg at the time.

I've no idea what I'd do now. Will give it a go this evening.

Inspector Coptoor

I think once you go over 60 seconds, you should drop down to 30s and add weight on your back
My most ever was 80kg plus BW (100kg) for 30s.
Tough

Alf Veedersane

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

I think once you go over 60 seconds, you should drop down to 30s and add weight on your back
My most ever was 80kg plus BW (100kg) for 30s.
Tough

How'd you manage to stack 80kg on your back?

I'd imagine it's a challenge worthy of The Krypton Factor.

Oregano_State

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

I think once you go over 60 seconds, you should drop down to 30s and add weight on your back
My most ever was 80kg plus BW (100kg) for 30s.
Tough

I was just wondering, as a bit of fun. I rarely go over 60s.

Because I train alone most of the time, adding weight is not really an option for me unless I start hassling randomers. I do my core work as a circuit no breaks, and if i'm doing planks they go at the end.

30s with BW after doing 3 other ab exercises is tough going, believe me!

Oregano_State

Oregano_State wrote: »

Anyone else ever try a plank for max time?

I remember when I was about 15/16 being told that the NZ All Blacks squad had to be able to do it for 3mins. I gave it a go and just about managed it. Granted, I probably weighed about 60kg at the time.

I've no idea what I'd do now. Will give it a go this evening.

Gave it a go. Got 3 mins. Only got really difficult in the last 30s, and I trained core yesterday.

I reckon 5 minutes is very doable.

About 2 years ago I did planks a lot, pretty much every day or every second day, and after a few months I'd worked up to a 6+ minute hold, so it's definitely doable. Now 2-3 minutes kills me.

I got up to over a minute when I was doing them nearly every day, but now 10 slow breaths kills me
Practice!

kevpants

Hanley wrote: »

I hope Kev comes on and tells you about his PR plank.

Ahem.

Stuart McGill says planks should be held for 10 seconds tops, for multiple sets.

So my 13 second max planks are even a little bit risqué.

The rest of you guys are just doing it wrong. Do you guys even blah blah blah.

Inspector Coptoor

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

How'd you manage to stack 80kg on your back?

I'd imagine it's a challenge worthy of The Krypton Factor.

I can usually manage to get 20-40kg on my back by myself, after that, you need someone to stack the plates.

Orla K

I get far too jealous reading threads here. Today I walked down the town twice(because I left the keys in the front door) and that was too much for my body to do. I've decided it best not to workout until my thyroid is better

On the plus side I've also decided not to count calories, or macros and to just eat food. I gets to stuff my face in my fat pants to get healthier!

rubadub

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

How'd you manage to stack 80kg on your back?

I'd imagine it's a challenge worthy of The Krypton Factor.

You could try using a dip belt, doing something like this.

conzy

GAINS!


Also these are my new favourite thing, Mexican Muffins! Its just eggs, oats, turkey mince, small bit of mozarella and peppers and spices. powerful



I'll stick the recipe / macros on the blag this evening

Alf Veedersane

SteelyDanJalapeno

Looks a good dinner there!

Those salmon Darnes gonna be an Appetiser?

amazingemmet

Daily lols, veracity doubtful

reddit wrote:

I go out to lunch with co-workers daily. We're in our late twenties and early thirties. One day, halfway through our meal, a woman took her glass of water and nonchalantly poured it on top of her food, until all her food was sitting in a big puddle. Everyone stopped eating and was like, "What the **** was that?" She was like, "Oh. That? When I'm done eating I pour water on my plate so I won't be tempted to pick at my food." Immediately, all the other women at the table were like, "What a good idea! I'm going to start doing that too." Then within two minutes every other woman had poured their water onto their plates. The guys kept eating for half an hour more.

From then on, it was like an unspoken, passive-aggressive competition between the women: who will be the first to pour their water onto their food? It was ****ing absurd and became this huge joke around the office.

So one day we were at this really nice restaurant, it had won a James Beard award. That day a woman poured her water onto her food after five minutes. The waiter noticed and told the chef. The chef came out and said, "Ma'am, I apologize if there was something wrong with your food. Please allow me to prepare you another dish without charge: anything you like." The girl explained why she poured her water onto the plate and the chef politely nodded and walked away from the table. Later, on our way out, the owner approached us and politely but firmly told us not to return. He said it was an insult to his chef to flood half-eaten plates.

After that the men and women started eating separately. As far as I know the women still flood their plates.

amazingemmet

Also places your bets on Hanleys Halloween costume this year:

Hulk an old favourite

or

Thor

Alf Veedersane

amazingemmet wrote: »

Also places your bets on Hanleys Halloween costume this year:

Hulk an old favourite

or

Thor

The Emperor and his new clothes.

thegreatiam

Hanley wrote: »

W3D4 of Smolov didn't exactly go to plan today.

Finished with;

Squat: 195kg 8x3...

...and 1x6 cos it was after 10pm and I didn't wanna do 2 more sets

Scariest part was despite that, and no psyche up at all, I still had 2+ reps in the tank

If he keeps lifting like that he'll be thor