Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

Inspector Coptoor

CM24 wrote: »

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/10205.php#.UmbDOPlKPJd Anyone going to this ''Elite Performance Conference'' in the RDS on Sat?

This was a great event.
For €100, I got to listen to some excellent coaches, rehab specialists, & a great nutritionist, got 6 coffees, 2 lunches, loads of freebies from ON and a ticket to the Leinster Connacht game.
Was in the RDS from 9am til 9pm.

Great day out.

Fair play to Leinster rugby.
Really well ran event.

Some People in the fitness "industry" could learn a thing or two on pricing from them.

amazingemmet

My Roller Derby team is having a new recruits session. Take part in one of the fastest growing sports in the world and have acccess to me as your s+c coach what more do you want

https://www.facebook.com/events/666266603392851/?ref=25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvXjF-9tsOE

Duck's hoop

Looks great.

American games always seem so complicated though! There's always as many or more officials as participants.

Hanley

When to FTDP...

Absolutely pissing thru the Smolov base meso cycle. W3D3 with 185kg 7x5 today was the easiest day so far.

REALLY tempted to add another 10kg and push into a 4th week and go 175 4x9, 185 5x7, 195 7x5 and 205 10x3...

Thoughts?!

amazingemmet

My thoughts stick to it as listed the whole Russian stuff relies on training most of you lifts around 75-85% of your max.

Do you think the added tonnage will elicit a greater adaptation response? Why? if you can answer those you have your answer

Ant11

amazingemmet wrote: »

My thoughts stick to it as listed the whole Russian stuff relies on training most of you lifts around 75-85% of your max.

Do you think the added tonnage will elicit a greater adaptation response? Why? if you can answer those you have your answer

Agree+1...., you've answered the question while posting it. You'll know yourself what to do when you cross that bridge. Having being to your squat workshop, it's enjoyable to watch/read you go through what you put me through, albeit a hell of a lot lighter.

RidleyRider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtR0YnvssM

Fcuking brilliance from Elliot!

JJayoo

I liked the ending

RidleyRider

Hanley wrote: »

When to FTDP...

Absolutely pissing thru the Smolov base meso cycle. W3D3 with 185kg 7x5 today was the easiest day so far.

REALLY tempted to add another 10kg and push into a 4th week and go 175 4x9, 185 5x7, 195 7x5 and 205 10x3...

Thoughts?!

I'd say go for one more week. Especially while you're on an 'up' in your wave.

Then again, I'm probably not qualified to comment.

Theresalwaysone

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

Sangre

If one ankle is always cracking and the other isn't, is it possible that this is a sign of imbalance?

(extremely vague question I know!)

thegreatiam

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

can you still add 5kg to the bar each workout and recover within 24 hours ready to lift again with the same muscles?

If yes, do SS until this no longer applies,
if no then look at mad cow (more deets can be found on Strong lifts blog)

amazingemmet

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

Whats your numbers on the big four?

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

Whats your numbers on the big four?

Been a while now since I tested but I reckon Id have:

Bench- 85kg 5x5
Deadlif-t 140kg 1x5
Squat- 120kg 5x5
OHP- 50kg 5x5

Thats a conservative guess based on my relevant final 10x6 numbers being:

Bench (decline) 82.5kg 10x6
Squat 110kg 10x6

I really dont know though.

amazingemmet

Why don't you do four days this week and test a max on each day then do some accessories

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

Why don't you do four days this week and test a max on each day then do some accessories

Had planned to take the week off. Have other stuff to get sorted re job and the likes and also have some niggly back and shoulder injuries I want to rest up.

I'll do that next week though and then come back here for advice? Along what lines are you thinking though by asking that question? Just gauging how much more could be gained from a standard 5x5 or 3x5 programme?

amazingemmet

I'm just trying to get an idea of your maxes as 3x5 and 5x5 are ok for beginners but you might be on the stage of looking at weekly or monthly progress rather then sessionly and in that case there's better ideas.

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

I'm just trying to get an idea of your maxes as 3x5 and 5x5 are ok for beginners but you might be on the stage of looking at weekly or monthly progress rather then sessionly and in that case there's better ideas.

Cool, I'll test em out next week.

Zombienosh

Best supplement review ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtR0YnvssM

Brian?

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Looking for a new programme.:

Strength Focussed.
4/5 days a week.
Involving Barbells/Dumbells.
Decent Workload.

Have done SS before. Liked it and Im leaning towards that again as its simple and effective but would like to hear thoughts from peeps here.

Westside:

Day1. Max effort squat
Day2. Repeat effort bench

Day3. Repeat effort squat
Day4. Max effort bench

Swap bench and squat for OH press and deadlift every 6-8 weeks.

There's a decent thread on it around here somewhere.

Brian?

Thread on westside:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60146801#post60146801

the drifter

Brian? wrote: »

Thread on westside:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60146801#post60146801

jaysus...the good old days...

Hanley

Brian? wrote: »

Thread on westside:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60146801#post60146801

Still one of the best posts in boards fitness history.

Brian?

Hanley wrote: »

Still one of the best posts in boards fitness history.

Absolutely. I spent the next 9 months doing westside after that. Best training decision I ever made.

I haven't lifted properly since my knee surgery last year, but I'm going to test my 1rms this week and give westside another run.

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

Still one of the best posts in boards fitness history.

...also I love how in 2009 Kev was going on about ab training, and now his abs are his biggest problem.

:D:D

amazingemmet

By biggest problem you mean blocky and unaesthetic right?

the drifter

amazingemmet wrote: »

By biggest problem you mean blocky and unaesthetic right?

he doesnt look like the bieber if thats what your trying to say...

amazingemmet

In that case I can never follow his training advice.

Hanley

amazingemmet wrote: »

By biggest problem you mean blocky and unaesthetic right?

I hope Kev comes on and tells you about his PR plank.

RidleyRider

Zombienosh wrote: »

Best supplement review ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FtR0YnvssM

Posted a few posts back. I was waiting for the video to see how he cut his hand. Thought it might have been doing oly lifts or deadlifts:pac: