Random health and exercise thoughts - Page 1575

You probably already seen this, but I think something like this is dope :

http://www.jimwendler.com/2012/09/531-and-bodybuilding/

I should do that for 3 months.I'm still on 531 progression and this looks like it will fill my upper body out pretty quick.

I've seen that. My problem with that is 5/3/1 progression is slow and you said your bench/press were proportionately low? I'd stay on the 5/3/1 for squats/DL but try and do a a faster progression on Press/Bench press instead.

There's nothing to say you can't mix and match progressions--I did a 5x5 when i fixed my squat form and was working my #'s back up while doing 5/3/1 for everything else. That was until my second SI joint injury which put me off heavy strength training for good .

Then again, that's if you really must continue training your Squat/DL. I personally would just throw in sets 3x5-10 of each lift just to maintain and do upper body everything else to really focus on filling out, but then, I've often trained hard in the one thing I wanted to accomplish and let the rest of my training stay static otherwise (when I did KB's, for example, I really focused on getting my conditioning up and just used some machines to maintain my other stuff so as to not overload my shoulder).

KC: I've had trouble progressing for chin/pull ups, but my DB rows kept going up up up till i was rowing 90's for reps so take from that what you will.

Gotcha. Is there a good bodybuilding template online? I can never find the "5/3/1" of bodybuilding, as in tried tested and simple. I think it might be a good idea.. My friend took 6 months off the gym who powerlifted and when he got back he trained like a body builder for 4 months to get some hypertrophy back. I havn't been completely off the gym for the 8 months I rehabbed my shoulder, But my upper body lifts were so low I didn't grow much besides the area that i was rehabbing.

People seem to really like PHAT. It does have 2 leg days a week though, but you could cut out the lower body hypertrophy day and just do the power day to maintain strength.

I agree with graphic on focusing on one or two things at a time.

Okay, i will check it out. thanks

Yeah my chins/pulls are not going up at all. I thought it was because I was "weighting up" my body weight (lol) but now that I've been sticking around 180 lbs it's still not moving. Frustrating as hell, can't wait to cut so I can plate up my dip belt haha.

My weighted chins are stuck at BW+45, since end of July and weighted pulls at BW+35 since I started doing em. My weighted dips have been going up over this time period, though. Currently at BW+100. I think that's because I focus on triceps a ton.

I gotta do bb rows in my prog and I can't fucking stand them. I hate lifts where your form breaks down before failure, and for me that's one of them. I feel like I can never fully push myself because of it, plus rows are simply the worst.

I like combining strength-focused rep schemes with "hypertrophy" rep schemes. My workouts usually progress like this:

Main movement (bench/squat/deadlift) at low reps -> Assistance work in slightly higher rep ranges -> Stuff for size in high rep ranges

It changes here and there a bit but that's mainly what I do.

You gotta stop thinking about things like a powerlifter and look for the 5/3/1 of BBing. You lift heavy shit, you eat a lot, your muscles grow. It's a lot simpler. Why do you think even idiot bro's manage to look swole?

These are the two i did that I saw good progress on, from bb.com.

Personally, I'd echo charly go lower reps for the bigger lifts and higher reps for the accessory lifts. You want to go to failure on your last set and try and do more weight/reps each time. It's not as "science-y" or as laid out as something like 5/3/1, it's more something you just gotta go by feel. It also gives you an opportunity to do the lifts you enjoy-- I subbed DB rows for A-Rows, for example, because i really like DB rows.

KC: One way I was able to increase Chin/Pull up progression was to give myself a set # i wanted to do (usually 5 sets of 10) and do it in as few sets as possible. Even if it means sets of 1 or 2 towards the end. It's weird but it worked.

Also, I can't do BB rows at all. Try switching to dumbells?

i have long since given up on trying to convince people of the error of their ways when it comes to nutrition/training. i just smile and nod... the sis-science is just as strong as the bro-science and if there is one thing i've learned is that it is not to argue minutiae with women. they will do their single-legged bosu squats with pink overhead alternating dumbbell press because the omg qt pie trainer boy told them it would firm their butts, and that's great. she can hate on protein shakes all she likes and her confirmation bias will affirm her beliefs... its just unfortunate that people don't understand that simply being entitled to an opinion does not mean it is valid.

coldsnap broheim... just do something man. \ busting your ass on something consistently for awhile is better than poring over every single hypertrophy program available on the internet in order to determine what one is best. when i gimped my knee i did m/t/t/f chest/back/chest/back and i grew and progressed weekly. just modify your routine from ex and go with it

I just wanted to make the right choice. I'm not one to train programs alot, I've been sticking to my program for awhile. I like the idea of what Charly said.

Yeah that's sort of what I do for most lifts, which is rest paused sets. Most of my lift are 20-30rp meaning I do 3 sets to failure (i.e. as many reps as possible) and try to hit that rep total and if I do then plate up. I don't really do that for chins/pulls though, right now I do 3 sets and try to hit as many as possible and if I hit 8 on the first set plate up next time. My weight scheme is BW+35, BW, BW right now for those, and as I weight up basically turns into a rest paused drop set (I think my chest dip is BW+100, BW+90, BW+80 or something).

I think it'll just come over time. It'll really help when I cut down so I can transfer that body weight to plates hah.

I'm gonna stick with BB rows but I think back off the weight a bit to see if I can get the form down better. Maybe do DB rows for a short while to hit stabilizers and improve form/control before moving back to BB, I don't know.

PS I've been doing this to failure stuff for so long I don't think I could go back, I don't see how you guys can feel accomplished when you have more reps in you but stop, it just doesn't make much sense to me.

fwiw thats how ex trains people and you've been trained by him so... what was the routine he gave you anyways? i altered mine to work around no lower stuff and i made great size/strenght progress for months on it.
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i would probably drop the pullups/chins on thursday and add in 2x5 deads 2x10 squats / 2x5 squats 2x10 deads rotating weekly for your purposes, but this was designed around my equipment limitations and preferences so yeah. this swoled me up pretty good though
Edited by jarude - 12/20/12 at 8:16am

^ I do use a lot of stuff I learned from EX. There was some stuff I didn't like though.

If I were to do zig zag, at 5'7 175lbs this would look right?

40% prot, 35% fat, 25% carbs

Monday 2468
Tuesday 1974
Wednesday 2961
Thursday 2468
Friday 2221
Saturday 2714
Sunday 2468

Yo RHET bros any of you in NYC tomorrow and want to come kill your gains at my birthday party?

Okay. So I got my diet and program all worked out for the next 4 months. If i fuckin start talking about changing shit or my diet call me out for being a fat pussy. I'm actually going to sit down and write the next 4 months workouts down in my training log.. just so i know 100% where im going.