[danadd9]

Wednesday 1st Feb, Workout A.

Squat: 3x5, 95kg
Bench: 5,5,3, 57.5kg
Deadlift: 1x5 100kg aaw yeah

Stuff-
Squat: 'ard but no sticking points. Used the squat rack today instead of the power cage. Think I prefer the cage. I'm royally sick of squatting in every workout now

Bench: ugh. Couldn't manage the 4th rep of set 3. Maybe related to form because my left wrist remained straight throughout but my right occasionally bent. Maybe I wasn't thorough enough with my set-up. Don't think it's related to weakness on one side though because my left shoulder/side has always been a little weaker.
Might add dips to help my pressing.

Deadlift: LMAO2PLAET!!1
Not bad tbh. Wanted to set a bigger distance between my squat and deadlift so I went for a 10kg jump. Chalked myself up for the set (which helped my grip quite a lot) and made a **** load of mess. Luckily there was only one other person with me. No difficulties though overall.

[danadd9]

****ing tits session today.
Friday 3rd Feb, Workout B.

Squat: 5,5,3, 97.5kg
Press: 4,2, didn't even bother with 3rd set, 42.5kg
Rows: 3x5, 50kg.

For the squats, I might try 97.5 for two sets and 100 for one on Monday. If anyone recommends otherwise then have at it.
Gonna bring the cleans back on Wednesday as well.

[Smack]

No, repeat 97.5 until you get all three sets of five reps.

[Mdawg]

^Agreed.

Maybe reset your press, you should have probably repeated 40kg because you missed a rep.

[danadd9]

Alright I'll repeat it.
^ Aye I know, I was being too eager and blamed the last set on other stuff. So you think I should redo 40kg yeah?


I'll try the 57.5 bench again on Monday also.

[danadd9]

Mixed results today.

Squat: 1x4 or something, 97.5kg
Bench: 3x5, 57.5kg
Deadlift: 1x5, 110kg.

Squat: Couple of stuff here. First, I feel pain in my right hip joint sometimes - I had this prior to lifting - and it made squatting difficult today. I should probably see a doctor because arthritis runs in the family.
Second, I was in a rush to go somewhere else, I thought I could speed this **** along, I was being careless with my descent and in some reps went to a depth that I couldn't return from (thus failing some attempts at the 90/97.5 sets). I quit after the 4th rep of the last set because I knew I couldn't hold this weight for another two sets. I don't think I was made for low-bar squats.

Tl;dr I felt weak as hell with the squats today.

Bench: fine. I think setting up a firm grip was the problem last week, because I went back through SS/various sites on bench grip over the weekend, applied it today, and didn't at any point feel like I was going to fail. Might be cool if I achieve a 1plate bench on Friday.

Deadlift: fun but probably careless jump I made today. No sticking points but the lockout was harder.
I made a nice new callous also.

[danadd9]

Squat:
1x5, 97.5
1x2f, 97.5
1x5, 60 (high-bar)
1x5, 70 (high-bar)

Press:
3x5, 40
Pendlay rows:
3x5, 52.5
Dips:
2x6, BW+14

Squat: hip/joint pain is definitely harming my squat now. Thought my form was responsible so I switched to olympic/high-bar squats but the hip pain was still apparent. Even in the warm-up set when I got to 1x1 90kg there was mild discomfort.
Press: fine. No sticking points.
Rows: fine.
Dips: Easy for triceps but again due to the discomfort/mild pain in my (left) shoulder joint this caused me pack up and **** off.

Not gonna lift again until I've found out why my joints suck. Probably my fault for not consulting a doctor before I picked up a barbell.

[Mdawg]

I know I'm going to sound like a broken record but if you've got joint pain then seriously getting a video of your lifts up may help.

[danadd9]

^Like I said before, my hip and shoulder joints hurt before I began any kind of resistance training. I've had it since I was like 10 and ever since then putting any amount of stress on either joint has been uncomfortable to some amount. The worst pain can come from trivial stuff like walking or using my hips to throw a good straight punch.
I've followed Rip/Wendler/EliteFTS' guidance on form for all the lifts, point by point, and I'm like 95% sure I've done everything right.
Plus, me and my gym butty have gotten sick of each other lately, so I can't get a video up either way .
I'll try to get a few recordings with a medium weight when I go back, provided I don't have to take a butt-load of blood tests at the doc's.

[danadd9]

Updayte:
I saw a doctor last week, babbled to her about my ****ed up body, and now I'm just waiting for the local hospital to get in touch. From there I'll most probably have some scans/blood tests and see what's up with me.
In the meantime I've been doing unpainful stuff in the hopes of keeping my strength up (farmer's walks/plate pinches for grip, floor presses, one-armed dumbbell presses, rows and pullups) and started doing mobility drills on a daily basis.
Because I'm impatient/getting irate, I'm gonna go back to the gym on Monday and see how my hip copes. This might be a dumb move because something's obviously wrong, but I really wanna carry on with/maintain at least the deadlift and bench because they were getting on fine and without pain .
I'll try to get my deadlift/light-medium squat/bench recorded also.

[danadd9]

Moderate session today to ease myself back in.
Didn't think I was gonna do so well because I had eaten fairly little beforehand. Anyways...

( Working sets: )
Bench press:
3x5, 55kg
The presses I've done in my bedroom have probably influenced this but whatever. 57.5kg on Friday.

Deadlift:
1x5, 110kg (chalked)
Not bad. Grip was cool. Weight felt less exhaustive than it did...god knows how many weeks ago. Could've used my legs a little more with the first push but yeah, not too sloppy form.

DB faggot curls:
2x6, ~22.75kg (each)

Friend didn't come today so I couldn't get anything recorded.
Will try moderate squats, strict presses, cleans and pullups (maybe) on Wednesday.

Also, I'm thinking of having front squats instead for the A session, mainly because I'm too much of a pussy to back squat 3x a week.

[desijut]

I was keeping an eye on this, before your problems, i was slightly behind you. Now im slightly ahead (115kg DL/62.5kg bench) plus your progress looks VERY similar to mine. First time i missed reps was 60kg bench and now im stuck at 45kg press lol. Always nice to have someone near you in terms of lifts for a competitve edge

[danadd9]

^Aye, I noticed not so long ago that you passed me in all of the lifts (and silently congratulated you). I'm probably gonna be inconsistent with my workouts for a while as well so the gap'll widen even further.
I'll catch up though!

[danadd9]

Fat girl carry - 2x1




So it turns out the hip pain was caused by a leg length discrepancy of like 1.5cm, which means that when I can afford to go back to the gym I'll either have to wear insoles or stick a wedge under the shorter leg. At least I can squat when I go back, though.

[danadd9]

Back at it. Haven't been to the gym in MONTHS so I'm setting back the weight a little.

Squat:
3x5, 80kg
Good. No hip or shoulder discomfort! I'm not sure about my form any more so you'll have to check it for me later this week.

Banched prass:
3x5, 50kg

Deadlift:
1x5, 100kg

Hex bar deadlift hold:
30/40 seconds didn't really keep track, I put 90kg on I dunno how much the bar weighs.

Pullups:
6, 2(+10kg dumbbell), got tired from all the deadlifts.

Videos maybe on Thursday if I can find a friendly stranger to film me.

[danadd9]

Gym was busy today so I couldn't really do what I wanted. All the small weight increments were taken so I had to do round numbers .

Squat: same as Tuesday.
Press: 3x5, 40kg
Rows: 3x5, 50kg

Press was kinda tough but not awful considering how long it's been since I've done them. With any luck I can get the 2.5's and 1.25's on Monday.
What do you guys think I should start my press with next week? Would 30/35 be too low...?

[danadd9]

Squat:
3x5, 70kg.
I'm backing off and fixing my form for a while. Today was the first time I tensed my abs when I squatted. That's pretty bad, right.
Yeah.

Bench:
3x5, 55kg.
Fine I guess.
Here's a video, take a look. I didn't realise I made little arches with the bar when I lowered it.



Deadlift:
1x6, 105kg.
I kinda lost count and did one rep too many.
Rounding in the last rep or two, and I think I'm using my back too early/hips are too high.



Here's a warmup set (60kg)



Looks a LITTLE better...but meh.



Dips 2x6 +12.5kg
DB rows 1x10, 25kg

[liftorrot]

Piece of advice ( and this comes from a guy who loves DLs ) don't go for multiple reps keep it at about 5 reps max. because usually form takes a nose dive for majority of us unless. Risk of snapping your back are further amplified if the form isn't perfect to begin with.

EDIT: You seemed to be using your upper back from 2nd rep on wards (first video) , now majority of the pro/ elite lifters do that but for a beginner it does little to no good .There is no need to pause at the end of the lift . Push your heels , squeeze your glutes , done.

P.S : Subd

[danadd9]

(Original post by liftorrot)
Piece of advice ( and this comes from a guy who loves DLs ) don't go for multiple reps keep it at about 5 reps max. because usually form takes a nose dive for majority of us unless. Risk of snapping your back are further amplified if the form isn't perfect to begin with.

EDIT: You seemed to be using your upper back from 2nd rep on wards (first video) , now majority of the pro/ elite lifters do that but for a beginner it does little to no good .There is no need to pause at the end of the lift . Push your heels , squeeze your glutes , done.

P.S : Subd

Thanks for your input!
My intent was to do five reps but I kinda lost count halfway through so I was just making sure...
So you're saying I'm holding it up there for too long, yeah? Or am I exaggerating the lockout too much?

[liftorrot]

(Original post by danadd9)
Thanks for your input!
My intent was to do five reps but I kinda lost count halfway through so I was just making sure...
So you're saying I'm holding it up there for too long, yeah? Or am I exaggerating the lockout too much?

Either way you don't need to stay in the lockout position for that long
Say about a second or two after lockout is more than enough or just bring the weight to a stand still then gently drop it.