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JerseyDevil · Mar 26, 2011

That's odd. I'm the opposite. When I go light, I feel like my form is stricter even to the point of getting more out of it.

I hear ya on the DB thing. I never understand when some people say their BB bench days are over due to shoulder injuries, but use DB's instead. I think it is a bitch to hoist them up into position, whereas the BB is already in place.

davegmb · Mar 26, 2011

JerseyDevil said:
That's odd. I'm the opposite. When I go light, I feel like my form is stricter even to the point of getting more out of it.

I hear ya on the DB thing. I never understand when some people say their BB bench days are over due to shoulder injuries, but use DB's instead. I think it is a bitch to hoist them up into position, whereas the BB is already in place.

Yeah but alot of people who go with a training partner get them to hand the DB's to them and then get in a comfortable position, but with the BB its less flexible! Maybe thats what they mean.

Burner02 · Mar 26, 2011

well, flat DB Bench press is easy:
Just have the DB's on your knees, roll onto your back, bringing your knees (w/DB's on them) and as soon as arms are at or near vertical, put your feet firmly back on ground, and your arms are full extended, ready for your set.
Also...can never get caught under a DB. If you fail the last rep, you bring it down and then down to the floor.
But, to each their own

omerta2010 · Mar 26, 2011

Burner02 said:
When I'm solo, sometimes, I feel like Im going thru the motions. When I have a WO partner, we 'feed' off each other, that extra uummpphh is nice. If that makes any sense.

Sort of ironic I'm just the opposite. But that may be because I have never found a workout partner who had the same type of drive. When I first started it was great but once I moved and went on my own I realized that I was short changing myself.

omerta2010 · Mar 26, 2011

JerseyDevil said:
That's odd. I'm the opposite. When I go light, I feel like my form is stricter even to the point of getting more out of it.

I hear ya on the DB thing. I never understand when some people say their BB bench days are over due to shoulder injuries, but use DB's instead. I think it is a bitch to hoist them up into position, whereas the BB is already in place.

davegmb said:
Yeah but alot of people who go with a training partner get them to hand the DB's to them and then get in a comfortable position, but with the BB its less flexible! Maybe thats what they mean.

I think on the db vs bb and shoulder issues might come into play on which part of the ROM and angles the injury to the shoulder flares up in.

I'm a good example, until I figured out that my shoudler issue is tied to doing bicep work BB bench would make it feel like my shoulder was going to explode, but DB didn't.

Burner02 said:
well, flat DB Bench press is easy:
Just have the DB's on your knees, roll onto your back, bringing your knees (w/DB's on them) and as soon as arms are at or near vertical, put your feet firmly back on ground, and your arms are full extended, ready for your set.

This is how I used to do them as well.

omerta2010 · Mar 26, 2011

Curt James said:
Foam roller? Still haven't picked one of those up.

And I seriously have to visit my chiro soon.

In other news... Have a great weekend!

I definately recccomend the foam roller.

Hope you have a great weekend as well. The weather here is going to suck so it's going to be a "clean the garage" weekend. But sometimes those can be fun and relaxing.

Hope you have a great one to.

omerta2010 · Mar 28, 2011

Time for the big boy weights again.

(5/3/1 Powerlift Modified)
Round 6, Week 1 Day 1:
Military Press
115x3
135x3
155x5
165x1
175x1

Corner Press:
110x8
110x8
110x6
110x4

Facepulls:
150x12
150x12
150x9
150x9
150x7

Barbell Shrugs:
455x8
455x8
455x6

ihateschoolmt · Mar 28, 2011

Feels good to be off deload doesn't it? I started back today too. Awesome pressing, 175 is pretty impressive.

omerta2010 · Mar 28, 2011

Yep after week 3 I was ready for deload, but after the first day of deload I was ready to get back to pushing it.

Thanks, the press's felt really good and solid today. I'm already sore as hell. :roflmao:

davegmb · Mar 28, 2011

omerta2010 said:
(5/3/1 Powerlift Modified)
Round 6, Week 1 Day 1:
Military Press
115x3
135x3
155x5
165x1
175x1

Corner Press:
110x8
110x8
110x6
110x4

Facepulls:
150x12
150x12
150x9
150x9
150x7

Barbell Shrugs:
455x8
455x8
455x6

WOW 175lbs for military press is massive compared to what i can do, great lifting O.

omerta2010 · Mar 28, 2011

Thanks Dave, was any of that big riot in the UK around you?

omerta2010 · Mar 28, 2011

Received my All Day Whey today. Mixes great and tastes great to. :thumbs:

Curt James · Mar 28, 2011

davegmb said:
WOW 175lbs for military press is massive compared to what i can do, great lifting O.

Agreed! I'm struggling with 50# dumbbells.

JerseyDevil · Mar 28, 2011

Nice!

davegmb · Mar 29, 2011

omerta2010 said:
Thanks Dave, was any of that big riot in the UK around you?

No thankfully it was all in London. There were 500,000 people peacefully marching over job cuts, cuts in government funding etc because the government over here are going crazy with cuts costing lots of people there jobs.
However, there was a few hundred "people" who hijacked the protest and split off causing damage to the banks, high street shops who they believe are dodging taxes and attacking riot police around the city centre, so not as a big a riot as it sounds really.

omerta2010 · Mar 29, 2011

(5/3/1 Powerlift Modified)
Round 6, Week 1 Day 2:
Deadlift
295x3
335x3
375x5
395x1
405x1

HS-Hi Row:
250x8
250x8
250x7
250x6

HS-Std Row:
230x7
230x7
230x5
230x6

Assisted Pullup
-80x4
-90x3
-110x4
-110x4

Seated Calf Raise, with 3 count at the top:
115x15
115x15
115x15
115x12

ihateschoolmt · Mar 29, 2011

Good lookin work out. You get 405 up any easier than last time?

omerta2010 · Mar 29, 2011

Definately, all the sets were the most solid I've felt ever. I've gotten my form and breathing down really down now. I should get a new PR in a couple weeks.

davegmb · Mar 29, 2011

Great deadlifting as usual

omerta2010 · Mar 29, 2011

davegmb said:
No thankfully it was all in London. There were 500,000 people peacefully marching over job cuts, cuts in government funding etc because the government over here are going crazy with cuts costing lots of people there jobs.
However, there was a few hundred "people" who hijacked the protest and split off causing damage to the banks, high street shops who they believe are dodging taxes and attacking riot police around the city centre, so not as a big a riot as it sounds really.

Good to hear, the articles I read all made it sound like they were all rioting. Seems like there has been alot of rioting over in europe this last year.

omerta2010 · Mar 29, 2011

davegmb said:
Great deadlifting as usual

Thanks, glad to hear things are going well for Helen as well. These next few weeks are probably going to drag on for you two. I know I'd be super anxious.

davegmb · Mar 29, 2011

omerta2010 said:
Good to hear, the articles I read all made it sound like they were all rioting. Seems like there has been alot of rioting over in europe this last year.

Yeah it does seem fashionable at the minute ha, think the Greeks do it best though!

omerta2010 · Mar 31, 2011

(5/3/1 Powerlift Modified)
Round 6, Week 1 Day 3:
Bench
155x3
185x3
205x4
225x1
245x1 PR

Barbell Incline:
135x8
145x8
145x5
145x4

Hammer Decline:
230x8
230x7
230x6
230x5

Cable Overhead Extensions:
120x12
120x8
120x6
110x7

ihateschoolmt · Mar 31, 2011

Nice PR you seem to be getting stronger on this cut than you were while you were bulking lol.

omerta2010 · Mar 31, 2011

pssssst, a little secret. I've never bulked I let myself get to fat during those 6 yrs.

But am really happy as I'm actually bigger and stronger than I've ever been right now. In June it'll be a year back lifting.

ihateschoolmt · Mar 31, 2011

Oh I was thinking of Phineas cause he just started cutting. But that's great you are the strongest you've been. Just imagine were you can be next year if you keep making progress like you have so far. You'll be bench 3 plates in no time.

omerta2010 · Mar 31, 2011

lol, no problem. I've been cutting all year. But nothing overly crazy as I've been really concentrating on keeping and building as much muscle to replace the fat I've been losing. I don't know why but I'd like to stay in the 230-240 range instead of doing an all our cut and then bulk cycle.

Tomorrow I'm going to measure and see what's changed in the last 3 months. I know I'm down 12lbs as of last week.

JerseyDevil · Mar 31, 2011

Good stuff O! How are you measuring? I use the Accu Fit calipers and they are the bomb.... and inexpensive.

omerta2010 · Apr 1, 2011

why is it that number's don't reflect what we see in the mirror. :pissed:

01/01/2011:
Weight: 264
Bicep: 17
Forearm: 13.5
Waist: 45
Thigh: 25.5
Calf: 17.5

Gym measured BF: 26

04/01/2011:
Weight: 252
Bicep: 17.5
Forearm: 14
Waist: 43.25
Thigh: 26
Calf: 17.5

Gym measured BF: 20.5

JD sent me the site he uses for calipers so did that and I get 18.5 :shrug:

Happy as I at the start of the year the stomach would hang over my waist and now it doesn't. So next few months the midsection measurements can finally start going down.

ihateschoolmt · Apr 1, 2011

That's a big loss of body fat good job. How are they taking the measurement at the gym?

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