Reply With QuoteForcefully stopping at parallel might be worse for the knees, whereas a full range of motion would put the knees in a strong position.Originally Posted by Steve in ATL
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A) Yes, because we don't want to work on weaknesses and make them stronger.... /sarcasm
B) You are going to get someone seriously hurt with your piss-poor advice. Bouncing on the calves can lever the knee joint open, placeing even more stress on the patellar and quadriceps tendons. You're not only a fool for doing it, you're a fucking moron. And it's criminal that you offer this as "advice."
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Forcefully stopping at parallel might be worse for the knees, whereas a full range of motion would put the knees in a strong position.
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Took video, will post when I have time.
Squat: 180 3,2, MTH%&*$&%(FKr, 135 2 x 10, might as well work some endurance while I'm all dressed up. Still no bounce-feeling, wait for the vid. One cue I realized I'm missing is the ass-clench.
Press 97.5 5,5,4-and-almost. Very happy to get the 1.25 lb plates. I can see they're going to get a lot of use. It's a marathon not a sprint.
I think my pec is feeling better now so I'll go back to alternating press / bench on Wed.
Deads 230 1x5, love my deads. When I'm not getting anything right, the deads come along and rescue my ego.
Inverted row + 15 lb 2x10, weighted pushup (37.5) 2 x 10.
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Form check video uploaded. Link to thread: http://startingstrength.com/resource...743#post200743
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Well they opened up the gym partway (they had a power surge or something) - apparently barbells and squat racks are immune to power surges - who knew?
Squat 180 5,5,3 (dump), 3 - tried a slightly wider grip which I needed to follow the advice to get my elbows a bit more out and the bar a bit lower, it really helped my chest stay up too, and clenching my ass was a great cue. I also remembered not to look in the goddamn mirror at all, which really helped. Even though I didn't quite hit these, I felt good about my form and progress.
Bench - 165 5,3, 155 5 - first time back to the bench after feeling a weird tweak in my left pec. The tweak came back unfortunately. Two weeks off of bench for sure. Ah well, I seem not to have lost any bench ability.
Clean and jerk 120 3,3,3,3,3 - didn't hit all the jerks, I took it on a case by case basis depending on my strength. I like my clean form better, with light weights it's not too bad but as it starts to get just a little bit heavier I'm putting too much arm into it. But I feel like I have the basic idea. Yay for the video.
Chins 6,5,4 plus a couple of static holds at the end.
Good day form-wise but I didn't break any records.
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My brother's car broke down on a road trip, we had to stay in a motel, the motel gave guests acccess to the adjacent gym, so I did get a light day workout on my vacation!
Only had 1/2 hr or something, just did squat 2 x5x 155, press 2x5x95, chins 2xf, cleans 115 4x3, deads 135 1 x a lot until I got tired. Still I think it was good and will minimize DOMS when I really get back. Will do some plyo pushups and chins today and tomorrow too.
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First day back after three weeks off and a touch of pneumonia. Didn't manage too much and I was planning on a light day anyhow.
Squat 165 1 x 5, hammies were real tight and no reason to push it the first day back.
Press 85 2 x 5 easy
dead 225 doable
Chins 6,5, omfg.
Not a lot of energy but it's good to be back at it.
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I was wondering where you went. Pneumonia? Damn. I hope you're all right. Good luck getting back into it.
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I hear a lot of people are getting sick in NYC lately.
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Just a touch of it, really. I'm still not 100% but I'm off the meds. Oh I've lost 7 lb on my "cut" in just a few weeks. Shockingly easy to lose weight after a few months of lifting - I'm assuming my metabolism increased quite a bit or something. I'm revising my next-steps plan a bit based on that result and thinking about my progress so far. I'm still weak as hell but not really like a kitten, just like a newb. So that's nice. I'm thinking I'll re-start SS on Feb 1 and fully DTP - calories and all - with the slight mod of the following Wednesday program:
Mid-week workout: Chins 3 x f, Squat (80% of working weight x 1), bench / press alternating, deads / cleans alternating. No assistance exercises on that day, instead I'll do a metcon or a sprint workout later that same day.
If I really DTP for 12 weeks, considering I've already gotten the very easiest gains out of the way, the most weight I could gain would be 25-30 lb, which equates to losing 12 or so lb of fat at the very most once finished - that seems pretty doable now. I have a travel week off right in the middle, which is a perfect time to take a scheduled rest anyhow.
That would put me to the end of April, which is enough time to get a 3 wheel deadlift, over BW bench, etc. The squat seems to be my nemesis so I'm not making any promises there. I still don't feel any "bounce" and can get way below parallel, I think my long legs and flexible hammies really work against me in the squat.
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