MarkKO wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:20 pm
- you are reasonably strong (remember that your lifts are beltless and wrapless so while you may say, hell, mid 300s squat/mid 300s bench/low 500s dead isn't very strong which at face value that is completely true, when you add the very significant caveat of those numbers being beltless and wrapless that changes somewhat because most people who lift do use at least a belt and wrist wraps and with that equipment your numbers most likely would jump to low to mid 400s squat/high 300s bench/low 600s deadlift which isn't elite by any means but definitely getting to the respectable level especially at under 200 lbs) so the loads you use across the board are going to generate quite a lot of growth.
This legit made me feel much better about my (not as good) lifts.
hector wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 6:55 pm
For sure you look like you lift heavy.
You are very similar height and weight as one of my nephews. Probably almost identical. You look a little more muscular to me than he does. You could probably poke throught his instagram, I think it's justlifting or something similar at the moment, and you will get a better idea how you look objectively to other people. You'll have to imagine a tan on him though, lol.
To that end, for reference, me at exactly your height @Renascent, but with an additional 10-15 lbs (of mostly fat). If any average person met us both, they’d tell me to get some tips from you.
(8.4.2022) Weighted Pull Ups
55 x 6 x 5
65 x 4 x 3
75 x 3 x 2
Cable Hip Adduction
40 x 10 x 4
35 x 12 x 3
Cable Hip Abduction
40 x 12 x 5
35 x 18
Rope Pushdowns
65 x 16 x 2
75 x 14 x 2
Overhead RTEs
80 x 14 x 2
85 x 9 x 4
Dumbbell Rear Delt Flyes
25 x 12 x 4
Incline Side Lying Hip Raise
10 x 3 (Elbows up)
I had it on my mind that I was going to snatch-grip deadlift and do the lower-body posterior chain accessory shit this evening. Then I realized tomorrow is (usually, anyway) Squat Day™ yet again. So, more vanity shit tonight. Might show my face at a funeral on Saturday, so I did do some arm work.
Really hoping I don't feel the aftereffects of those hip raises tomorrow. Otherwise, everything gets pushed back another day while I "recuperate" Friday night instead of wilding out.
At least there's always Minecraft and Fire Pro Wrestling.
MarkKO wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:20 pmEffectively you showcase that close to perfect storm of nature and nurture so you could go anywhere, including a gym with plenty of big, strong people and still very obviously be someone who knows their way around the weights.
While I will likely never make the choice to compete, and I don't particularly miss the gym(s) I used to frequent now that I have my own stuff, I would like to try out a powerlifting gym for a time someday, if the price were reasonable, just for the sake of atmosphere.
About the only thing I miss most is cheering people on when they're attempting a PR; I'd imagine it's much more common in a powerlifting gym, and humbling too.
Depends on the gym you go to.
Over here, you get 'powerlifting' gyms that are chock full of cheerleaders from the top down and that's the kind of gym I personally would avoid like the plague. Those tend to be the ones with the biggest social media presence and membership as well. They tend to have maybe or two strong people and that's it, with very mediocre coaches. Then you get the ones chock full of bad MFers with excellent coaches and I would dearly love to train in one of those for a while but they quite frequently have almost no social media presence so can be hard to find.
Hardartery wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:11 amYou are very similar height and weight as one of my nephews. Probably almost identical. You look a little more muscular to me than he does. You could probably poke throught his instagram, I think it's justlifting or something similar at the moment, and you will get a better idea how you look objectively to other people. You'll have to imagine a tan on him though, lol.
I'll take you up on that.
Periodically, I'll Google parameters to those with which I operate (height, weight, 1-rep maxes, and so on), and it seems I'm pretty middling. But it's always interesting to actually see someone of similar height and build go about things with results in the same neighborhood, rep- and intensity-wise.
How come you don't have an IG?
I just don't do social media in general. Youtube is is, and that's 100% to get feedback on lifts and critique. I don't need to be inundated with hoochies trying to sell me something, and my wife has that stuff so people can get me a message if that's their only way to get a hold of me.
Hardartery wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:11 amYou are very similar height and weight as one of my nephews. Probably almost identical. You look a little more muscular to me than he does. You could probably poke throught his instagram, I think it's justlifting or something similar at the moment, and you will get a better idea how you look objectively to other people. You'll have to imagine a tan on him though, lol.
I'll take you up on that.
Periodically, I'll Google parameters to those with which I operate (height, weight, 1-rep maxes, and so on), and it seems I'm pretty middling. But it's always interesting to actually see someone of similar height and build go about things with results in the same neighborhood, rep- and intensity-wise.
How come you don't have an IG?
I just don't do social media in general. Youtube is is, and that's 100% to get feedback on lifts and critique. I don't need to be inundated with hoochies trying to sell me something, and my wife has that stuff so people can get me a message if that's their only way to get a hold of me.
(8.5.2022) High-Bar Squats
135 x 10
225 x 10
275 x 7 x 3
325 x 3 x 4
345 x 1 x 2
365 x 1
325 x 3 x 1, 2 x 1*
275 x 5
225 x 6 x 2
*Bar was off-center, I pitched forward too much for my liking on the first rep (and didn't quite recover), and gas (or doo-doo?**) was making its presence known via seismic activity.
So I didn't bother with attempting the third rep.
**Turns out it was doo-doo.
Standing Cable Leg Extensions
45 x 15 x 4
50 x 10 x 2
35 x 15
Weighted Sissy Squats
25 x 15 x 2
35 x 10 x 2
Ab Wheel Rollouts
10 x 4
Today at work someone told me that I reminded them of Denzel Washington, and that I should run for public office, because the world needs more "good Christian men."
That was the closing remark from a phone conversation I had with someone whom I've neither spoken to before, nor met in person.
Renascent wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:44 pm
(8.5.2022) High-Bar Squats
135 x 10
225 x 10
275 x 7 x 3
325 x 3 x 4
345 x 1 x 2
365 x 1
325 x 3 x 1, 2 x 1*
275 x 5
225 x 6 x 2
*Bar was off-center, I pitched forward too much for my liking on the first rep (and didn't quite recover), and gas (or doo-doo?**) was making its presence known via seismic activity.
So I didn't bother with attempting the third rep.
**Turns out it was doo-doo.
Standing Cable Leg Extensions
45 x 15 x 4
50 x 10 x 2
35 x 15
Weighted Sissy Squats
25 x 15 x 2
35 x 10 x 2
Ab Wheel Rollouts
10 x 4
Today at work someone told me that I reminded them of Denzel Washington, and that I should run for public office, because the world needs more "good Christian men."
That was the closing remark from a phone conversation I had with someone whom I've neither spoken to before, nor met in person.
This would make me question their judgement simply on the basis that they formed that opinion based on a single telephone conversation
Renascent wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 7:44 pm
(8.5.2022) High-Bar Squats
135 x 10
225 x 10
275 x 7 x 3
325 x 3 x 4
345 x 1 x 2
365 x 1
325 x 3 x 1, 2 x 1*
275 x 5
225 x 6 x 2
*Bar was off-center, I pitched forward too much for my liking on the first rep (and didn't quite recover), and gas (or doo-doo?**) was making its presence known via seismic activity.
So I didn't bother with attempting the third rep.
**Turns out it was doo-doo.
Standing Cable Leg Extensions
45 x 15 x 4
50 x 10 x 2
35 x 15
Weighted Sissy Squats
25 x 15 x 2
35 x 10 x 2
Ab Wheel Rollouts
10 x 4
Today at work someone told me that I reminded them of Denzel Washington, and that I should run for public office, because the world needs more "good Christian men."
That was the closing remark from a phone conversation I had with someone whom I've neither spoken to before, nor met in person.
This would make me question their judgement simply on the basis that they formed that opinion based on a single telephone conversation
Oh, she was plumb fucking crazy, and all of it was on display. No mistake about that.
The sample size is small, but based on the people I speak with by phone at work on a regular basis, too many people out there either play around in their medicine cabinets a bit too much, or they don't have what they need in there.
(8.7.2022 -- Early afternoon) Deadlift
225 x 7
315 x 7
405 x 7
455 x 4 x 2
475 x 2
The rain put a stop to today's mediocrity. The kicker is that it didn't even rain much after the warning droplets; it was just enough to possibly thrust me into a downward spiral at the thought of a bare steel bar getting wet.
Fuck summer, and its seasonal rains. Maybe I'm more annoyed about having to skip that last double than I should be. Probably would've aimed for singles afterwards.
I'm nearly certain that the path to midlife glory is paved by wanton disregard and excessive volume.
(Late Afternoon) Good Mornings
175 x 11 x 3
185 x 8 x 3
195 x 6 x 1, 7 x 1
Cable Hip Adduction
40 x 10 x 5
30 x 15 x 2
(Evening) Seated Cable Leg Curls
40 x 15
45 x 15
50 x 12 x 5
Seated Reverse Calf Raises
60 x 35 x 6
50 x 40 x 2
(Night) Nordic Curls
9 x 4
Incline Side Lying Hip Raise
12 x 2 (Elbows up)
12 x 2 (Feet up)
Standing Barbell Calf Raises
195 x 30 x 3
205 x 25 x 2
MarkKO wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:27 pm
Do you need to strap for an underhand grip? I've never really done it enough to find out for myself.
I usually have to fight my grip to keep my fingers from extending during the last two sets of underhand rows, due to the weight increase. It's not always necessary, but it saves me from the headache of having to focus on something else besides simply completing the sets
MarkKO wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:27 pm
Do you need to strap for an underhand grip? I've never really done it enough to find out for myself.
I usually have to fight my grip to keep my fingers from extending during the last two sets of underhand rows, due to the weight increase. It's not always necessary, but it saves me from the headache of having to focus on something else besides simply completing the sets
(8.9.2022) Overhead Press
155 x 10
175 x 6 x 3, 4 x 2
185 x 3 x 3
195 x 2 x 2
Got interrupted by some bullshit after the last set, so that helped release me from the guilt of deciding against any grindy (and likely unsuccessful) attempts at singles.
