Not to change the Subject but

[Renascent]

Never a dull moment, huh?

I got lucky. The turn in into a Publix parking lot was right there and there wasn't anyone else on the road. After I got a ride home to get the shaft everything went back together. Need a new hub though.

Glad to hear it wasn't a situation you couldn't type about so soon afterwards.

[James]

Squat w Belt
295*3*3
295*12

BtN Press
95*5*2
95*11

RDL
225*5*3
225*13

Want to start neck workouts back up but don't know if I want to add them to current sessions, PM work or on rest days.

[James]

Bench
245*2*4
245*4

Seated Press
110*4*4
110*3

Mulligan. Kind of beat up from the last two days at work and I should have taken that second rest day. So I'm going to take it easy on the weekend and try this again Monday.

[James]

Yeah ignore that I was just being a wuss because I had a bad workout. Going to move some stuff around and schedule sessions every other day. Also dropping amraps in favor of just doing sets till I don't feel like doing more.

Squat w Belt
320*2*6

CG Incline
170*4*7

BtN Press
100*4*6

[James]

High Bar Squat
330*1

Pendlay Row
185*12
Pendlays are just rows that pause on the floor right?

CG pulldown
150*12

Pulldown Abs
95*12

[DanCR]

Pendlay Row
185*12
Pendlays are just rows that pause on the floor right?

I’m too lazy to search it myself but a few years ago @Testiclaw went on a rant distinguishing Pendlays from some other form(s?) of rowing from the floor.

Generally, though, yeah, but I think there’s also much more of an emphasis on power / jacking the weight up at
top speed, which you can’t do with standard hanging rows without fucking your lower back.

[Clearwater47]

I wouldn't say that any row that's paused on the floor is a Pendlay Row. There are a few other things that distinguish them from other rows as well (in addition to what DanCR already mentioned).
- Your back should be parallel to the floor (or at least very near parallel)
- There's no eccentric (weight is dropped from the top)

Definitely wouldn't get hung up on the details though. I don't think anyone here is going to care if you're doing something a little different, but still calling it a Pendlay Row.

[conssam]

I wouldn't say that any row that's paused on the floor is a Pendlay Row. There are a few other things that distinguish them from other rows as well (in addition to what DanCR already mentioned).
- Your back should be parallel to the floor (or at least very near parallel)
- There's no eccentric (weight is dropped from the top)

Definitely wouldn't get hung up on the details though. I don't think anyone here is going to care if you're doing something a little different, but still calling it a Pendlay Row.

Why is there no eccentric phase? I've heard about this with this exercise before, but for me, the eccentric part always works, especially if I want to shorten my workout because it tires my muscles faster.

[Clearwater47]

Why is there no eccentric phase? I've heard about this with this exercise before, but for me, the eccentric part always works, especially if I want to shorten my workout because it tires my muscles faster.

I'm with you on that.
I'm sure there's a reason for it, but I have no idea what it is.

[DanCR]

Why is there no eccentric phase? I've heard about this with this exercise before, but for me, the eccentric part always works, especially if I want to shorten my workout because it tires my muscles faster.

I'm with you on that.
I'm sure there's a reason for it, but I have no idea what it is.

I may be wrong but I believe that the reason is because the original point was to be a power movement for deadlift assistance. It wasn’t intended for back hypertrophy.

ETA: Bald Omni-Man was talking recently on his channel about why he likes rowing from the floor, and he does use a controlled eccentric. He didn’t refer to them as Pendlays, though, IIRC.

[conssam]

Why is there no eccentric phase? I've heard about this with this exercise before, but for me, the eccentric part always works, especially if I want to shorten my workout because it tires my muscles faster.

I'm with you on that.
I'm sure there's a reason for it, but I have no idea what it is.

I may be wrong but I believe that the reason is because the original point was to be a power movement for deadlift assistance. It wasn’t intended for back hypertrophy.

ETA: Bald Omni-Man was talking recently on his channel about why he likes rowing from the floor, and he does use a controlled eccentric. He didn’t refer to them as Pendlays, though, IIRC.

I think is a good reason, but not anybody wants to works power movement, most who go to the gym do it to look better and implicitly for hypertrophy

[James]

I’m too lazy to search it myself but a few years ago @Testiclaw went on a rant distinguishing Pendlays from some other form(s?) of rowing from the floor.

Generally, though, yeah, but I think there’s also much more of an emphasis on power / jacking the weight up at
top speed, which you can’t do with standard hanging rows without fucking your lower back.

I wouldn't say that any row that's paused on the floor is a Pendlay Row. There are a few other things that distinguish them from other rows as well (in addition to what DanCR already mentioned).
- Your back should be parallel to the floor (or at least very near parallel)
- There's no eccentric (weight is dropped from the top)

Definitely wouldn't get hung up on the details though. I don't think anyone here is going to care if you're doing something a little different, but still calling it a Pendlay Row.

I don't know about no eccentric but I lowered them pretty fast because I'm lazy and I generally bend over more so I can row it to higher up because rowing to my belly is such a short ROM its pointless.

2" Dead Bench
295*1
305*F,F
Distance measured with the base if my index and middle fingers between me and the bar. Which is 2". First 305 didn't move but the second I got to hover off the pins for a second.

B. Split Squats
2*10
Last time is did these I got blood and leg juice all over the pool noodle I was using as a roller.

[James]

Squat w Belt
350*1
275*5*5

Bench
260*1
195*5*7

CG Floor Press
145*10
150*10*2
150*14

[platypus]

A little tutorial from the man himself, basically echoing what @Clearwater47 mentioned:

[James]

I'll have to watch that tonight.

Slept like crap. Woke up at 3am and kept trying to force myself to sleep but I'd wake up every ten minutes finally just got up at four. Dropped back offs and only did one set of RDLs.

6-0-0 Tempo Deadlift
225*3
235*3
250*3
Last set was supposed to be 245 but I forgot to pull off the 5 on the right, just thought my grip was off set.

15° Incline
185*4
195*4
205*4

RDL
215*12

Edit: it was also a 93 heat index and 90% humidity at four in the morning

[James]

Pendlay Row
185*10*2

DB Curl
45*10,9

Standing DB press
45*10

Band Tri Pressdown
Red*25,22

[James]

HB Squat
335*1
325*3
305*3

TnG Bench
260*1
205*10
190*10*2

DB Bench
65*10*4

[James]

Deadlift
320*1

2" Dead Bench
280*1
260*4
245*4*2

BSplit Squat
45*10
65*7
45*10