Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

Alf Veedersane

Vegeta wrote: »

Anyone see winning streak on Saturday night??

I'm scarleh for you

Hanley

Hand cramps from hoovering and mopping rubber. FML.

Vegeta

RidleyRider wrote: »

Why??

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

I'm scarleh for you

Weightlifting Ireland were on it, getting sponsored I think. They said they were in the University of Limerick and thought I saw someone who used to post here.

aaakev

Hanley wrote: »

Hand cramps from hoovering and mopping rubber. FML.

Hate that.... Ya need to get someone in to do that stuff just to save your hands for liftin!!

Scuba Ste

Vegeta wrote: »

Weightlifting Ireland were on it, getting sponsored I think. They said they were in the University of Limerick and thought I saw someone who used to post here.

There was a small piece on weightlifting and Weightlifting Ireland shot in UL. Some of the lottery money goes to the Sports Council which funds sports in Ireland so they show these sports sometimes.

Link http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10230911/#pos=2315

Essien

Just finished my first batch of home made oat cookies. Made with oats, banana, almonds (chopped and ground), vanilla whey and Dr Oetker dark choc chips. They're amazing.

I can feel my vocabulary diminishing and fur turning blue as we speak.

Hanley

Can anyone tell me where I could buy a t-shirt frame in Dublin? Something I can use to mount a tee myself.

Theresalwaysone

Hanley wrote: »

Can anyone tell me where I could buy a t-shirt frame in Dublin? Something I can use to mount a tee myself.

I feel like you are overdescribing a simple household hanger.

Alf Veedersane

Hanley wrote: »

Can anyone tell me where I could buy a t-shirt frame in Dublin? Something I can use to mount a tee myself.

Framewise on the Crumlin Rd (they're just beyond the Iveagh Grounds) or The Frame Factory in Baldoyyle Industrial Estate.

You're looking at a ton for one anyway. Maybe more.

Dathai

The amount of money these lads must be making from all of this is beyond me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3T0VJL0ISI

Casshern88

Was in butcher on moore sreet in dub city centre today, not fx smaller one across from lidel prerty much, they have a "protien deal"
25 chicken filets
2 lbs lean steak mince
4sirlion steaks
4 turkey breasts steaks
20 eggs

all for 49.99 , seems decent if you were willing to freeze meat and have meals planned in advance.

Casshern88

Was just cooking chicken there, putting 5 chicken fillets in a backing tray into oven, tray slipt out of my hand lost 3 to the floor! absolutely raging! Broke till thursday so ill be lacking some protein this week!

Ant11

Casshern88 wrote: »

Was just cooking chicken there, putting 5 chicken fillets in a backing tray into oven, tray slipt out of my hand lost 3 to the floor! absolutely raging! Broke till thursday so ill be lacking some protein this week!

5 second rule man.

Casshern88

Casshern88 wrote: »

Was just cooking chicken there, putting 5 chicken fillets in a backing tray into oven, tray slipt out of my hand lost 3 to the floor! absolutely raging! Broke till thursday so ill be lacking some protein this week!

Give them a quick rinse under the tap...

Casshern88

Ant11 wrote: »

5 second rule man.

Couldn't do it, floor is in too much of a need of a sweep / mop!

Casshern88

In hindsight i should have maybe just washed them, in bin now though!

Alf Veedersane

Casshern88 wrote: »

In hindsight i should have maybe just washed them, in bin now though!

I never thought I'd quote John Waters but...I'm crying as I write this.

Rookie error, man.

runawaybishop

Casshern88 wrote: »

In hindsight i should have maybe just washed them, in bin now though!

They'd have been grand if you washed them - cooked properly and any bacteria they'd have picked up is likely killed.

What's a good hamstring stretch? I've been using the doorway stretch for a while now and I don't feel like I'm getting too much out of it. Any (better) alternatives? Also, adductors... mine are tight as hell.

amazingemmet

gvn wrote: »

What's a good hamstring stretch? I've been using the doorway stretch for a while now and I don't feel like I'm getting too much out of it. Any (better) alternatives? Also, adductors... mine are tight as hell.

I like this one but prefer people to keep the chin tucked 2 x 60secs 4 times a week will work wonders. I also like to throw in some active flexibility work too.

Alf Veedersane

gvn wrote: »

What's a good hamstring stretch? I've been using the doorway stretch for a while now and I don't feel like I'm getting too much out of it. Any (better) alternatives? Also, adductors... mine are tight as hell.

Lie on your back, one leg flat out, the other straight and pulled back. Use a towel or something to help you get a better stretch.

amazingemmet

amazingemmet wrote: »

I like this one but prefer people to keep the chin tucked 2 x 60secs 4 times a week will work wonders. I also like to throw in some active flexibility work too.

Looks like a great one. Thanks, Emmet. I've been doing something sort of similar using dumbbells but I never thought of using a bench like that.

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Lie on your back, one leg flat out, the other straight and pulled back. Use a towel or something to help you get a better stretch.

Been doing that too, only instead of a towel I use a band.

I think my problem is I only stretch them once every week or two... so consistency is lacking. Time to make it a habit.

Alf Veedersane

Bit of dynamic stretching first always helps. So I found anyway. God be with the days I had the flexibility I had when I was younger and training at taekwondo more regularly.

amazingemmet

If you're not flexible enough for a bench using a plyo box and a light barbell is an option, 20kg is about the max you want to use here

RidleyRider

amazingemmet wrote: »

If you're not flexible enough for a bench using a plyo box and a light barbell is an option, 20kg is about the max you want to use here

So you use the weight the pull you down instead of pulling towards your body instead?

amazingemmet

Yeah that's the idea, just let the weight pull you down. Its a big stretch on the posterior fascia so you can feel the stretch anywhere along the back of the body. A lot of people will feel in concentrated at the top of the calves.

Essien

Essien wrote: »

Just finished my first batch of home made oat cookies. Made with oats, banana, almonds (chopped and ground), vanilla whey and Dr Oetker dark choc chips. They're amazing.

I can feel my vocabulary diminishing and fur turning blue as we speak.

Are they not gone rubbery? Last time I put whey in cookies they went rubbery the next day

Sangre

Squats after front squats and SLDLs = serious back pump.

Essien

bluewolf wrote: »

Are they not gone rubbery? Last time I put whey in cookies they went rubbery the next day

They didn't survive a whole day.

Though I'd say the last one I had last night was heading that way, so yeah, that could happen I suppose.

Theresalwaysone

My flipboard app is set up to collate a load of different health and fitness articles and pieces and I came across a doozy this morning.

It was a mens health article proclaiming the "ten food tricks you dont know" or some other such summarised misunderstanding of science bull**** they spout.

Anyway!

One of the points was about "Scared Vegetables".

The logic was that tearing and ripping your veg before you eat it makes the "still alive" vegetable release more antioxidants as "it thinks it is being attacked and releases these to fight off predators".

Despite all the glaring suspicions Id have with such a snippet, the main thing I gleaned from this article was that obviously Mens Health has never heard of teeth.

Alf Veedersane

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

My flipboard app is set up to collate a load of different health and fitness articles and pieces and I came across a doozy this morning.

It was a mens health article proclaiming the "ten food tricks you dont know" or some other such summarised misunderstanding of science bull**** they spout.

Anyway!

One of the points was about "Scared Vegetables".

The logic was that tearing and ripping your veg before you eat it makes the "still alive" vegetable release more antioxidants as "it thinks it is being attacked and releases these to fight off predators".

Despite all the glaring suspicions Id have with such a snippet, the main thing I gleaned from this article was that obviously Mens Health has never heard of teeth.

I just had a great idea for the next Predator movie.

RidleyRider

I just had a thought there while doing a few abs & core bits this morning. I know it's standard to breath out on exertion but I tried doing the opposite i.e breathing in on exertion. Could all be in my head but things like ab wheel roll outs and hanging leg raises felt more difficult/beneficial.

Any thoughts?

the drifter

RidleyRider wrote: »

I just had a thought there while doing a few abs & core bits this morning. I know it's standard to breath out on exertion but I tried doing the opposite i.e breathing in on exertion. Could all be in my head but things like ab wheel roll outs and hanging leg raises felt more difficult/beneficial.

Any thoughts?

go home Ridley...your drunk...

jugger0

5/3/1... whats the verdict?

runawaybishop

RidleyRider wrote: »

I just had a thought there while doing a few abs & core bits this morning. I know it's standard to breath out on exertion but I tried doing the opposite i.e breathing in on exertion. Could all be in my head but things like ab wheel roll outs and hanging leg raises felt more difficult/beneficial.

Any thoughts?

Sounds like a variation of the valsava manoeuvre. It stabilises your core by exerting internal pressure via a blocked airway. Its like when you hold your nose and breath out though it popping your ears except imagine its in your core and your throat is the pressure value.

LuckyLloyd

jugger0 wrote: »

5/3/1... whats the verdict?

The 1rm calculations based on rep totals at a given weight are bollocks, but you will get stronger and make progress over the long haul.

RidleyRider

runawaybishop wrote: »

Sounds like a variation of the valsava manoeuvre. It stabilises your core by exerting internal pressure via a blocked airway. Its like when you hold your nose and breath out though it popping your ears except imagine its in your core and your throat is the pressure value.

Yeah I knew that...:pac:

Does it have any positive effect?

runawaybishop

RidleyRider wrote: »

Yeah I knew that...:pac:

Does it have any positive effect?

Pressure in the thoracic cavity helps tighten your abdominal muscles and stabilise your spine. It provides a balance to the pressure that is exerted on the outside of your spine. It is similar to the benefits of wearing a belt.

RidleyRider

runawaybishop wrote: »

Pressure in the thoracic cavity helps tighten your abdominal muscles and stabilise your spine. It provides a balance to the pressure that is exerted on the outside of your spine. It is similar to the benefits of wearing a belt.

I was thinking it would be much the same as using a belt with intra ab pressure but then that makes me think that it's a bad idea because I'm not looking for an aid when doing them?

runawaybishop

RidleyRider wrote: »

I was thinking it would be much the same as using a belt with intra ab pressure but then that makes me think that it's a bad idea because I'm not looking for an aid when doing them?

I wouldn't think like that myself, its more technique than aid. Its not like its a piece of equipment you might forget to bring with you and therefore not count in the real world.

RidleyRider

runawaybishop wrote: »

I wouldn't think like that myself, its more technique than aid. Its not like its a piece of equipment you might forget to bring with you and therefore not count in the real world.

True, thanks for that!

jugger0

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The 1rm calculations based on rep totals at a given weight are bollocks, but you will get stronger and make progress over the long haul.

Too light or heavy? Might give it a whirl

runawaybishop

jugger0 wrote: »

Too light or heavy? Might give it a whirl

Its more because lifting X*5 is not the same as lifting Y*1, the way the program is set up you do a heavy single every 4 weeks which personally i think is grand. The program is set up for slow and steady progress.

LuckyLloyd

jugger0 wrote: »

Too light or heavy? Might give it a whirl

My understanding is that there is little point taking it on unless you're in it for the long haul. Download the 531 spreadsheet from AllThingsGym and plug in the numbers and take a look sure. It's a way of getting somewhere a year down the line. If you pick things up and throw them down regularly it may not suit.

runawaybishop

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

My understanding is that there is little point taking it on unless you're in it for the long haul. Download the 531 spreadsheet from AllThingsGym and plug in the numbers and take a look sure. It's a way of getting somewhere a year down the line. If you pick things up and throw them down regularly it may not suit.

On the final sets you can do more than the 5/3/1 and it'll rework your maxes for the next months sessions. I agree that the progress is slower, but thats because it really is more aimed at people that aren't making gains every session any more.

Alf Veedersane

Interesting. Trying to look at a program for the new year and considering all options. I still consider myself as a beginner...I think this forum puts it into perspective, which I like. Not sure if SS or SL are suited. But the 'program' a mate showed me pairing muscle groups interests me. Have had a run at a few sessions on it and still feeling out what weights I should work at to get 3-4 sets at 8/10/15 reps but it's keeping me interested at least

runawaybishop

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Interesting. Trying to look at a program for the new year and considering all options. I still consider myself as a beginner...I think this forum puts it into perspective, which I like. Not sure if SS or SL are suited. But the 'program' a mate showed me pairing muscle groups interests me. Have had a run at a few sessions on it and still feeling out what weights I should work at to get 3-4 sets at 8/10/15 reps but it's keeping me interested at least

ss/sl > madcow > 5/3/1 in terms of gain progression. Of course, that doesn't mean you cant pop onto smolov or GVT etc, they just seem to flow nicely.

edit: i went back to madcow myself after a while on 5/3/1 for a change.

Alf Veedersane

I did consider madcow. I'm not sure how much gym time I'll have after christmas but i'll definitely consider it. I took a bit of time off recently and realised how much I enjoy being in the gym! So that'll complicate things...

jugger0

runawaybishop wrote: »

ss/sl > madcow > 5/3/1 in terms of gain progression. Of course, that doesn't mean you cant pop onto smolov or GVT etc, they just seem to flow nicely.

edit: i went back to madcow myself after a while on 5/3/1 for a change.

Yes. Have you done it yourself? gains?

runawaybishop

jugger0 wrote: »

Yes. Have you done it yourself? gains?

Smolov? Nope - just 5x5:madcow/:5/3/1. I have to cut down my days spent lifting soon due to personal commitments.