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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:58 am

Hardartery wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:18 am
Renascent wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:12 pm (3.27.2023)


I keep getting some weird message that my IP address has been "blacklisted" when I try to post. No idea what that's about.

I got that too a few weeks ago, had to start using a VPN to post on the forum.
I'm checking with a mod to see what's up.

Was mostly wondering aloud if anyone else experienced the same issue.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:44 pm

(3.28.2023)
Deadlift
225 x 8
315 x 8
405 x 2*, 8
455 x 3 x 2
485 x 2 x 2
495 x 1

*Plates got stuck in the fiberboard. Had to restart the set.



Seated Reverse Calf Raises
70 x 35 x 8

Romanian Deadlifts
315 x 8 x 5

Seated Cable Leg Curls
50 x 12 x 8

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Wed Mar 29, 2023 7:13 pm

(3.29.2023)
Bench Press
135 x 12
225 x 12
275 x 5 x 2
295 x 3 x 4
315 x 2 x 1, 1 x 2
275 x 3 x 2
225 x 6 x 2



Lateral Plate Raises
25 x 12 x 3

Weighted Sisy Squats
25 x 12 x 4

Kneeling Face Pulls
55 x 15 x 4

Single-Leg Lying Cable Knee Raise
35 x 12 x 2
40 x 10 x 2

Didn't think I'd get away with a row complex tonight. Didn't even try.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:25 pm

(4.2.2023)
Bench Press
135 x 12
225 x 12
275 x 5 x 2
295 x 3 x 5
315 x 1 x 2
320 x 1 x 2
275 x 4 x 3


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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Hardartery » Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:16 pm

Renascent wrote: Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:25 pm (4.2.2023)
Bench Press
135 x 12
225 x 12
275 x 5 x 2
295 x 3 x 5
315 x 1 x 2
320 x 1 x 2
275 x 4 x 3

Nice smooth reps man. Like butter.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:20 pm

Hardartery wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:16 pm
Renascent wrote: Sun Apr 02, 2023 4:25 pm (4.2.2023)
Bench Press
135 x 12
225 x 12
275 x 5 x 2
295 x 3 x 5
315 x 1 x 2
320 x 1 x 2
275 x 4 x 3

Nice smooth reps man. Like butter.
Thanks. Wanted some top doubles but was feeling kinda beat up for some reason.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:21 pm

(4.3.2023)
Barbell Hang Rows
225 x 12 x 2 (Pronated)
225 x 12 x 2 (Supinated)
275 x 5 x 2 (Pronated)
275 x 5 x 2 (Supinated)

Landmine T-Bar Rows
200 x 12 x 5, 10 x 2

Straight-Arm Pulldowns
95 x 10 x 6

Kneeling Single-Arm Iliac Pulldowns
65 x 10 x 4

Kneeling Face Pulls
65 x 10 x 4

Kneeling Cable Pull-Aparts
45 x 8 x 4

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Post by Renascent » Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:02 pm

(4.4.2023)
Overhead Press
165 x 7 x 2
185 x 5 x 2, 4 x 4
195 x 2 x 4
205 x 1 x 2


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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:19 pm

(4.5.2023)
Yazmin Press
185 x 8 x 2
195 x 6 x 2
205 x 4 x 2
210 x 3 x 2



Rope Pushdowns
80 x 12 x 4
85 x 9 x 2

Barbell Hang Shrugs
265 x 25 x 2
315 x 15 x 2

Overhead RTEs
85 x 11 x 4
90 x 10 x 2

Dumbbell Silverback Shrugs
80 x 20 x 4

Kneeling Cable Pull-Aparts
45 x 10 x 4

Single-Leg Lying Cable Knee Raise
45 x 12 x 3

Lateral Plate Raise
25 x 10 x 3

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:43 pm

(4.6.2023)
Weighted Pull-Ups
50 x 6 x 3
60 x 5 x 3
70 x 4 x 3



Cable Hip Adduction
35 x 10 x 5

Lateral Plate Raise
25 x 12 x 3

Cable Hip Abduction
35 x 10 x 5

Kneeling Oblique Cable Crunch
60 x 12 x 4

Kneeling Face Pulls
60 x 12 x 5

Single-Leg Lying Cable Knee Raises
40 x 12 x 4

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by BenM » Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:44 pm

You're funny looking for a crazy German b-word :D

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Post by Renascent » Tue Apr 11, 2023 7:13 pm

BenM wrote: Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:44 pm You're funny looking for a crazy German b-word :D
Dude!

I thought the same thing myself!

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Post by Renascent » Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:30 pm

(4.12.2023)
High-Bar Squats
225 x 9 x 2
275 x 6 x 3
295 x 3 x 4
315 x 2 x 4
325 x 1 x 2
275 x 4 x 2



Kneeling Cable Chops
45 x 10 x 4

Assisted Reverse Nordic Curls
10 x 4

Figured I'd use tomorrow evening as a quad accessory session, but I wanted to get a good stretch after all the squats, so I threw these in on the fly.

But I did them so damn sloppily that I figured I might as well use a more worthwhile progression...

Weighted Sisy Squats
35 x 12 x 2
40 x 8 x 2

...So, yeah.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:31 pm

(4.13.2023)
Bilateral Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats
70 x 6 x 5
60 x 9 x 2

Kneeling Cable Pull-Aparts
45 x 10 x 6

Lying Cable Knee Raise
90 x 10 x 4

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by MarkKO » Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm

Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by DCR » Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm

MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

@Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by MarkKO » Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:33 pm

DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.
This is my new favourite term for what I have previously done to myself.

I think there is going to come a point where I have to bite the bullet and train the living crap out of my arms.

It has become very important to me to keep up with @Renascent on bench. I think I'm just about there but it's touch and go ATM.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by DCR » Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:06 pm

MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:33 pm
DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.
This is my new favourite term for what I have previously done to myself.

I think there is going to come a point where I have to bite the bullet and train the living crap out of my arms.
I’ve suspected that not doing this has been (one of) my problem(s) for some time. Jumping on this bench program involving some assistance (as opposed to just endlessly benching like an idiot) is a step in the right direction, I hope. In the past, the issue was that I could do compound upper body movements til I was blue in the face with no issue, but a little direct arm work and my elbows hated me. Hopefully I’ve learned a bit since then and can work into it.
It has become very important to me to keep up with @Renascent on bench. I think I'm just about there but it's touch and go ATM.
Same haha. We’re the same height, he weighs a bit less than me, and yet he benches substantially more. Fucking guy.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by MarkKO » Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:38 pm

DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:06 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:33 pm
DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.
This is my new favourite term for what I have previously done to myself.

I think there is going to come a point where I have to bite the bullet and train the living crap out of my arms.
I’ve suspected that not doing this has been (one of) my problem(s) for some time. Jumping on this bench program involving some assistance (as opposed to just endlessly benching like an idiot) is a step in the right direction, I hope. In the past, the issue was that I could do compound upper body movements til I was blue in the face with no issue, but a little direct arm work and my elbows hated me. Hopefully I’ve learned a bit since then and can work into it.
It has become very important to me to keep up with @Renascent on bench. I think I'm just about there but it's touch and go ATM.
Same haha. We’re the same height, he weighs a bit less than me, and yet he benches substantially more. Fucking guy.
I don't know what height difference we have, if any but I'm some 10-15 pounds heavier so yeah, I need to make sure I don't fall behind.

Let alone the time @Renascent decides to start wearing a belt and then I'll need to watch my deadlift as well.

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Re: Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

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Post by Renascent » Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:24 pm

MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
I'll take the compliment, but the weird thing is that my lifting has become sporadic enough that I haven't been hammering the usual accessory stuff like I did in the recent past. Maybe there was some "novel" stimulus from the pull-ups earlier in the week?

As best as I could tell, my bench didn't really improve substantially until I started doing more dedicated lat work on a consistent basis. My bracing goes to shit when I've skipped too many row/pulldown sessions.
DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

@Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.
I was at my all-time heaviest around this time last year -- 197 lbs or thereabout. Some of it was quite obviously fat, which I didn't mind at all. I've always been wary of increasing my grocery bill for the sake of seeing my lift totals increase, so weight gain has always been painfully slow and incremental, but we ate a lot of takeout for about a month before last summer.

MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:33 pm
DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.
This is my new favourite term for what I have previously done to myself.

I think there is going to come a point where I have to bite the bullet and train the living crap out of my arms.

It has become very important to me to keep up with @Renascent on bench. I think I'm just about there but it's touch and go ATM.
I believe that's a phrase that was popularized by former Rippetoe adherents to describe the result of the overly enthusiastic consumption of whole milk and sheet cakes.

Pretty much all my reps are touch-and-go. Nothing against training pauses, but I don't compete (and hence all my PRs are effectively "gym PRs") and I suspect I lack the patience for a more thought-out approach to training. I get bored quickly with variations of the main lifts, and I probably lift more for mental gratification that anything else. Even vanity might be a distant second to the dopamine hit that comes from doing a thing I convince myself that I'm supposed to be doing, à la Sisyphus.



MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:38 pm
DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:06 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 7:33 pm
DCR wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 6:25 pm
MarkKO wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:15 pm Your arms look freaky in that DL video holy shit. No wonder your bench is where it's at.
For real. Further to our discussion upstairs. Pretty much gotta be jacked up to bench big weight.

Renascent, what’s particularly impressive in your case is that (as far as I know) you managed to build that without ever fat fucking yourself first.
This is my new favourite term for what I have previously done to myself.

I think there is going to come a point where I have to bite the bullet and train the living crap out of my arms.
I’ve suspected that not doing this has been (one of) my problem(s) for some time. Jumping on this bench program involving some assistance (as opposed to just endlessly benching like an idiot) is a step in the right direction, I hope. In the past, the issue was that I could do compound upper body movements til I was blue in the face with no issue, but a little direct arm work and my elbows hated me. Hopefully I’ve learned a bit since then and can work into it.
It has become very important to me to keep up with @Renascent on bench. I think I'm just about there but it's touch and go ATM.
Same haha. We’re the same height, he weighs a bit less than me, and yet he benches substantially more. Fucking guy.
I don't know what height difference we have, if any but I'm some 10-15 pounds heavier so yeah, I need to make sure I don't fall behind.

Let alone the time @Renascent decides to start wearing a belt and then I'll need to watch my deadlift as well.
I'm somewhere between 5'6" and 5'7", last time I checked.

As for the belt thing, I'm not against giving it a shot to clear the four-plate squat goal, and then resuming work without it, similar to the typical approach that you mentioned previously. Buying one seems like a commitment, though, and sometimes I don't trust my own flightiness* (or stubborness?)...

*I still have a gorgeous neck harness somewhere in a bin that I never use, because I kept forgetting to buy a damn do-rag).

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