Anyone here bench, lift weights, etc?

[gunshow86de]

1st day of Smolov is down. I CAN'T ....ING BELIEVE I GET HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW!

On the plus side, I can see why people report eating 4,000 calories a day and still cutting bodyfat. Seems like it will be great for my chubby little endomorph self.

 

[MikeH]

I'm actually jealous. I want to get on Smolov, but I'm not going to sacrifice these next few months of SS/Stronglifts just to do it. I want my platform to be solid.

Also, stumbled upon this article and thought it to be worthy of this thread.
Why I don't do CrossFit

 

[Ibanezsam4]

Also, stumbled upon this article and thought it to be worthy of this thread.
Why I don't do CrossFit

not surprising but not on point either. the author is right in that this training isn't beneficial in the long term.. but supplementing (briefly) with HIT (crossfit included) training isn't bad... just cut out the stupid for time stuff... im not going to diss a training method that i've never tried, but my only response to people who have invited em to WOD with them, has been "look i've hurt my back already just weightlifting with bad form.. no way in hell im doing for time without being careful".

that being said i did observe a video of my friend doing front squats at her CF gym... her awful form and i shuttered

 

[UnderTheSign]

I prefer these articles
Throat Punch: The Influence of CrossFit
http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/all-aboard-the-crossfit-bus/

The problem with crossfit is a lot of coaches simply don't know what they're doing. Then again, how many personal trainers do you see incorrectly teaching someone how to squat or deadlift?

 

[UCBmetal]

not surprising but not on point either. the author is right in that this training isn't beneficial in the long term.. but supplementing (briefly) with HIT (crossfit included) training isn't bad... just cut out the stupid for time stuff... im not going to diss a training method that i've never tried, but my only response to people who have invited em to WOD with them, has been "look i've hurt my back already just weightlifting with bad form.. no way in hell im doing for time without being careful".

that being said i did observe a video of my friend doing front squats at her CF gym... her awful form and i shuttered

That's the point of the article, though. Crossfit is marketed to people that don't know what they're doing, so while it may work, the combination of heavy loads, high repetitions, timed exercise and minimal experience is mad dangerous.

 

[MikeH]

5/27/14:
Decided to progress from Starting Strength to Stronglifts 5x5 today. Holy shit. Didn't realize that those extra 10 reps would make that much of a difference. I definitely felt it today and actually didn't do hardly any assistance work because of it.

Squat: 1x10 @ bar, 1x8 @ 135, 1x5 @ 185, 5x5 @ 225
Bench: 1x10 @ bar, 1x8 @ 95, 1x5 @ 135, 5/5/5/5/4 @ 160
Barbell Row: 1x10 @ bar, 1x10 @ 95, 5x5 @ 125
Wide-grip Pull-up: 6/6/4
Calf Raise Machine: 3x10 @ 200
Incline Dumbbell Press (30º): 3x10 @ 45 (each arm)
Swimming sprints: 80m

Didn't get nearly as high of reps on my pull-ups as I usually do because I went straight to that after barbell rows, which was probably a bad idea. Also a little mad that I only got 24/25 reps on bench, but there was no way I was getting that last rep up. Next time!

Also, swimming sprints are the devil. Pure evil.

 

[Captain Shoggoth]

Attempting no fap for the third and hopefully final time (no fap for as long as possible, no porn EVER again). Was really pissed off and in an awful mood at about 1am (unrelated) and was considering breaking my resolve to destress but thought to hell with the time, let's LIFT (I lift at home and am used to lifting at night but my brain, I dunno)

long story short 1 Anaal Nathrakh album, 1 Behemoth album, 8 sets (excl. warmup) of OHP, 5 supersets of NASTY arm work, creatine and my awesome chocolate-oats protein shake later and I feel absolutely godlike

tl;dr preaching to the crowd bigtime here but FVCK YEAH LIFTING

 

[gunshow86de]

Day 2 of Smolov finished.

Just got to plug through tomorrow's workout and then I should be good (a whole 48 hours rest between squat sessions ).

 

[icos211]

Attempting no fap for the third and hopefully final time (no fap for as long as possible, no porn EVER again). Was really pissed off and in an awful mood at about 1am (unrelated) and was considering breaking my resolve to destress but thought to hell with the time, let's LIFT (I lift at home and am used to lifting at night but my brain, I dunno)
/QUOTE]

The .... does that have to do with anything?

 

[Winspear]

Attempting no fap for the third and hopefully final time (no fap for as long as possible, no porn EVER again). Was really pissed off and in an awful mood at about 1am (unrelated) and was considering breaking my resolve to destress but thought to hell with the time, let's LIFT (I lift at home and am used to lifting at night but my brain, I dunno)
/QUOTE]

The .... does that have to do with anything?

Some people believe it takes away from gains etc by ....ing with your test levels. https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=JN-FU6-pBuvR8geRvoC4AQ#q=site:bodybuilding.com+nofap

 

[gunshow86de]

^

How much are you guys wanking that it actually changes your test levels?

A couple times a week will not have any effect on your gains. In fact, not doing it is supposedly bad for long term prostate health (assuming you don't have a significant other that is "helping" you instead).

 

[Captain Shoggoth]

The no-fap thing itself is not related at all, just the lifting bit. I do feel my test levels being higher than before though.

Apologies, that post was pretty random, but I had a massive lifting endorphin rush in my brain so blame that

 

[jaxadam]

The problem with crossfit is a lot of coaches simply don't know what they're doing. Then again, how many personal trainers do you see incorrectly teaching someone how to squat or deadlift?

That's the point of the article, though. Crossfit is marketed to people that don't know what they're doing, so while it may work, the combination of heavy loads, high repetitions, timed exercise and minimal experience is mad dangerous.

You both nailed it. I just recently started doing crossfit about 9 months ago, and I love it. Let me also preface that with the fact that the place we go is a strength and conditioning/crossfit gym, so half the guys there strictly olympic lift and never touch the crossfit stuff.

Most of our workouts incorporate a slow, control, form based strength portion before we ever even get to the WOD, and they are very serious about either doing it right or not doing it at all.

My wife and I actually started it for fun with a few other friends, but man, I had no idea there was so much hate, and such a backlash over the crossfit community. I also didn't really realize how much of a cult following it has, either!

 

[MikeH]

So, if you stop jerking, your test levels can rise?


I'll just continue jerking.

 

[UnderTheSign]

The idea that fapping will somehow decrease test (but having sex won't?) is ridiculous. Yeah, your sex drive will go up... Or that's what you think. No, you're just really ....ing horny all the time cause you haven't had release in ages

 

[xfilth]

In! After being out of the gym for a looong time, I started lifting mid march, doing Jason Blaha's 5x5. Progress so far in those 10 weeks:

Weight: 170lbs -> 207lbs (water weight and bulking gut!)
Squat 5x5: 125lbs -> 155lbs (had a metatarsal fracture in my right foot, so I didn't start squats until 1½ week ago. By far my worst lift!)
Deadlift 1x5 paused: 175lbs -> 245lbs
Bench press 5x5 paused: 120lbs -> 165lbs
Military press 5x5 paused: 70lbs -> 100lbs
Barbell rows 5x5: 90lbs -> 130lbs
Haven't seen too much progress on the assistant/iso work, but as long as the main lifts are progressing, I'm happy

I have a problem, though. My elbow is starting to give me problems. Anyone has experience with treating elbow tendonitis? I cut out any bicep/tricep iso as well as rows, as they seemed to aggravate it. Benching and military pressing feel okay.

What else can I do? Elbow sleeves, forearm bands, NSAIDs? I'm already taking fish oil. The pain is not very intense and only appears after I've used the elbow, so I hope I can remedy it without stopping lifting. I pay very close attention to my form, so I don't think that that is the culprit.

 

[MikeH]

Looking good, man. As far as the pain, try an elbow sleeve and see if that helps at all.

 

[Winspear]

Yeah try a sleeve to keep the joint warm. I've had similar issues with my knee recently but it's subsiding with plenty of foam rolling. I read that most joint pain is caused by tight surrounding muscles, so try some regular deep tissue massage on your forearm, bicep, and tricep. I had quite significant knee pain and it would ENTIRELY go away after a foam rolling session for a while whilst I was getting over this. I actually felt like I could feel a tingling in my knee ligament where it hurt, whilst massaging out the most painful knots in my thigh. I did have slight elbow problems a couple of years back but it went away without doing anything soon enough..

 

[TRENCHLORD]

to fap or not to fap, that is the question

 

[gunshow86de]

Day 3 of Smolov done.

I can't explain how happy I am that I don't have to squat again until Monday. Can't wait to try and walk tomorrow. Squatting 3 days in a row is no bueno.