Milk and Squats: What's Best in Life

[Shaneomac]

Just curious. Does your moniker Shaneomac have any reference to the WWE?

When I was in grade school it was a nickname guys that watched wrestling gave me. I knew it came from the WWE but I never watched it myself.

Don't know why they called me that to be honest. I was a really skinny kid.

[carson]

It's not particularly important but Shane McMahon is the son of Vince McMahon the owner of WWE. Shane used to make appearances on the show and do some pretend wrestling. They called him Shaneomac. I'd guess it was a nickname of affection. Now you know some more trivia.

[Shaneomac]

02JAN15
Happy new year. A lot of people on the treadmills today.

Carson, don't be mad but I went with 170 again today for my press. I diagnosed my wobbling as relaxing at lockout. This time I used my traps and kept my body as tight as possible and I felt a lot stronger. Actually got all 3 reps this time. My camera didn't record the first set because of lack of memory, which is a shame because I didn't wobble at all

And I'm not really progressing very well on my BB Row. I can't seem to do 260 for more than 1 set without cheating the lift, which is why I cut back 5 pounds. Not really sure why that is. Making linear progress on everything else.

http://youtu.be/pCkHx8eWpmQ

Squat:
45x5x2
135x4
225x3
295x1
315x1

260x5x3

Press:
45x5x2
95x4
135x2

170x5x3 Pr

Deadlift:
135x5
225x4
315x2
405x1

440x5 Pr

BB Row:
135x5
225x5

260x5
255x5x2

[Shaneomac]

04JAN15
I was falling asleep in the gym today. I knew I was tired before I went so I ate a big pre workout meal and drank 2 monsters, it helped somewhat I suppose. All lifts felt heavy. Days like this happen every now and then, although I'm surprised it happened on a Sunday of all days. I'm glad I was able to work through it.

http://youtu.be/qPIC51z55Hg

Squat:
45x5x2
135x4
225x3
275x1
295x1
315x1 heavy

330x5 slow, not happy with depth
320x5x2

Bench:
45x5x2
135x3
225x2

245x5x3

[afatgoat]

If the depth is anything like the 320 it's fine. Tough to tell from that angle but you go any lower and you will in lumbar flexion territory.
440x5 is great, keep up the good work.

[Shaneomac]

If the depth is anything like the 320 it's fine. Tough to tell from that angle but you go any lower and you will in lumbar flexion territory.
440x5 is great, keep up the good work.

Thanks Goat!

[Shaneomac]

06JAN15
I'm no longer able to workout on my own in the morning and I have to do various calisthenic exercises instead of lifting. This morning I did about 100 burpies, along with other body weight exercises.

Every lift but my squat was absolutely weak. I know that these exercises that I have to do in the morning are interfering with my lifting. I don't think there's anything I can do about it though.

http://youtu.be/QGYT4ufZio0

Squat:
45x5x2
135x4
225x3
295x1
315x1

330x5x3 first 3 reps of each set felt very strong

Press:
45x5x2
95x3
135x2 felt heavy

175x2 failed the 3rd rep
170x1
165x1
160x1
155x5x3 this was the weight I felt I could do a working set with

Power Clean:
135x3

185x3x5 each and every rep felt very heavy. Several near misses

BB Row:
185x5

235x5x3

[Shaneomac]

08JAN15
I have this pain in my left arm in the bicep area close to my forearm. It's a dull achiness and became worse when I benched but not when I did my pull-ups. I'll spend some time tonight looking up what it is and if there's anything I can do about it.

I have tomorrow off so I'll have plenty of time to recover. Next training day is heavy squats and deathlifts.

Squat: (light)
45x5x2
135x5
225x4
295x1

255x5x3 I meant to do 265 but I can't do math apparently

Bench:
45x5x2
95x4
135x3
225x2

250x5x3 Can't call this a PR because I failed the final rep

Glute/Ham Raises:
10x3

Chin-Ups:
10x3 excited about how strong these felt. I might add weight to them and do sets of 5 soon.

[afatgoat]

08JAN15
I have this pain in my left arm in the bicep area close to my forearm. It's a dull achiness and became worse when I benched but not when I did my pull-ups. I'll spend some time tonight looking up what it is and if there's anything I can do about it.

I have tomorrow off so I'll have plenty of time to recover. Next training day is heavy squats and deathlifts.

Squat: (light)
45x5x2
135x5
225x4
295x1

255x5x3 I meant to do 265 but I can't do math apparently

Bench:
45x5x2
95x4
135x3
225x2

250x5x3 Can't call this a PR because I failed the final rep

Glute/Ham Raises:
10x3

Chin-Ups:
10x3 excited about how strong these felt. I might add weight to them and do sets of 5 soon.

The elbow thing is a common complaint. Can get it from having the bar too low in squats or messed up wrist motion and poor shoulder mobility. I get them from shit power clean form (reverse curling). Shoulder dislocates before during and after help. Rolling on a lacross ball across the front of the shoulder helps. Some people notice improvement after rolling the barbell on the bicep. voodoo bands were best for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dgbCDtqdlI

[Shaneomac]

The elbow thing is a common complaint. Can get it from having the bar too low in squats or messed up wrist motion and poor shoulder mobility. I get them from shit power clean form (reverse curling). Shoulder dislocates before during and after help. Rolling on a lacross ball across the front of the shoulder helps. Some people notice improvement after rolling the barbell on the bicep. voodoo bands were best for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dgbCDtqdlI

Thanks Goat, it probably is tendinitis. It's in the crease of my arm, right in the center. Now that I think about it, I've had this problem very early, way before starting strength so that makes me feel a little better. If it gets worse I'll purchase something like those wraps for it. I'll try the barbell thing next time I'm in the gym.