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The Jimbo Slice memorial thread, feat Nate Dogg - The new Off Topic thread

Mellor

One thing that never ceases to amaze me with the gym is the sheer craziness of some people.
The other day, a women was using calf raise machine that was loaded to the hilt with plates. Tried to do a few reps, struggled immediately and blew her ankle. I don't know if it was a broken bone, or a torn ligament. I'd guess it was one or the other though. Stupid behaviour leads to accidents, the gym is no acceptation.
Then her lawyer contact the gym to let them know she is sueing them for damages. WTF?

I'm sorry she was hurt of course. But you you try to lift a weight that's too heavy for you, and you hurt yourself, that's your fault imo.

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Mellor

Nicolas Cage wrote: »

Does the program cover photo have somebody in a tank top looking down at one of their biceps as they curl?

Not looking down at their bicep, just looking down on the life choices the viewer has made

Mellor

bigronnie9 wrote: »

Thanks for suggestions, ill give ICF a go...ill probably be cursing ye all with the shock of squatting 3 times a week!

Joking aside, I was actually serious about the improved version. PM if interested. No cash up front

Dtp1979

bigronnie9 wrote: »

Thanks for suggestions, ill give ICF a go...ill probably be cursing ye all with the shock of squatting 3 times a week!

Always worth a mention too http://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/92687179

Brian?

Mellor wrote: »

No website, by private arrangements only.
I will say, if anyone is interested. Mellor intermediate power routine is also complete and ready to do.

SS is simple. But power cleans are too complicated for most novices.
SL is over simple and has holes in it (no verticals pulling)

Mellor 5x5 solves both of these issues

That's a big hole in SS alright. Everyone should do pull-ups, or a pull up variations. My shoulder health has improved hugely since I started doing pull ups every time I'm in the gym.

Nervous Wreck

Brian? wrote: »

That's a big hole in SS alright. Everyone should do pull-ups, or a pull up variations. My shoulder health has improved hugely since I started doing pull ups every time I'm in the gym.

I'd double thank this were it possible.

DylanJM

Brian? wrote: »

That's a big hole in SS alright. Everyone should do pull-ups, or a pull up variations. My shoulder health has improved hugely since I started doing pull ups every time I'm in the gym.

SS introduces pull/chin ups after a certain amount of time. It's only the complete beginner version that omits them.

Mellor

DylanJM wrote: »

SS introduces pull/chin ups after a certain amount of time. It's only the complete beginner version that omits them.

I was talking about Stronglifts with the lack of pull ups

Surfn

ok lads, might not be right thread, which is going to be the best for growing leg muscle. i have been doing 3x5 working sets of 100kg. i have been struggling with this for weeks. the total squat session including warmup set = 2620kg. tonight i done something different i squated 10 sets of 10 with 50kg, 60 sec rest between sets. this = 5000kg. im 39 and just started squating and barbell work last december

Nervous Wreck

Surfn wrote: »

ok lads, might not be right thread, which is going to be the best for growing leg muscle. i have been doing 3x5 working sets of 100kg. i have been struggling with this for weeks. the total squat session including warmup set = 2620kg. tonight i done something different i squated 10 sets of 10 with 50kg, 60 sec rest between sets. this = 5000kg. im 39 and just started squating and barbell work last december

The 10x10 is the way to go out of the 2 options.

Alf Veedersane

As above, 10x10 not least because it's more time under the bar working on technique.

You should be able to bump the weight up from 50 fairly regularly

DylanJM

I'm going to disagree. if you can do 3 x 5 @ 100kg your 1RM is probably around 125kg. 50kg isn't going to enough intensity imo.

On a side note. I also don't really get the fuss around GVT tbh, it just seems like volume for volumes sake. Personally, I think a strength orientated program with a bias towards hypertrophy would be a better solution.

Here's an article with some criticism of GVT. Bearing in mind it's written more in relation to GVT's relevance (or lack of) to strength athletes but I believe there is some food for thought in there for the average person thinking of following it.

http://www.sportivnypress.com/2014/ten-sets-of-what-2/

Alf Veedersane

DylanJM wrote: »

I'm going to disagree. if you can do 3 x 5 @ 100kg your 1RM is probably around 125kg. 50kg isn't going to enough intensity imo.

Which is why I said they should be able to progress quickly.

They're new to squatting so the time spent squatting more reps now with a lighter weight might be more beneficial than doing fewer reps at a higher weight.

That's why I thought that of the two options, the greater number of reps would be more useful.

DylanJM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Which is why I said they should be able to progress quickly.

They're knew to squatting so the time spent squatting more reps now with a lighter weight might be more beneficial than doing fewer reps at a higher weight.

That's why I thought that of the two options, the greater number of reps would be more useful.

I agree that more reps would be useful in order to develop technique but I believe 10x10 is overkill.

ixus

@Surfn. A routine I found very useful over time was a set of 10 with the following reps: 5,5,4,4,3,3,3 then into final 3,3,3. The final 3 sets were used to push to failure. At the moment, I'm hitting 170 on last 3 for squats. Routine would go as follows:

5@70
5@100
4@120
4@130
3@140
3@150
3@160

3@160
3@165
3@170

Would work on weaknesses with super sets after that.

Surfn

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

As above, 10x10 not least because it's more time under the bar working on technique.

You should be able to bump the weight up from 50 fairly regularly

i ment to use 60kg instead half way throught the sets i realised i had the 15kg plates on the bar. but i think the next sessions instead of going to 60kg i will just bump up by 2.5kg and progress like that

Alf Veedersane

DylanJM wrote: »

I agree that more reps would be useful in order to develop technique but I believe 10x10 is overkill.

I don't disagree. I just meant 'of the two' in a brief reply.

Dtp1979

DylanJM wrote: »

I'm going to disagree. if you can do 3 x 5 @ 100kg your 1RM is probably around 125kg. 50kg isn't going to enough intensity imo.

On a side note. I also don't really get the fuss around GVT tbh, it just seems like volume for volumes sake. Personally, I think a strength orientated program with a bias towards hypertrophy would be a better solution.

Here's an article with some criticism of GVT. Bearing in mind it's written more in relation to GVT's relevance (or lack of) to strength athletes but I believe there is some food for thought in there for the average person thinking of following it.

http://www.sportivnypress.com/2014/ten-sets-of-what-2/

Didn't Greg nucklos and the other guys at MASS show recently that there was no advantages to a GVT program?

Blacktie.

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Didn't Greg nucklos and the other guys at MASS show recently that there was no advantages to a GVT program?

Na. They showed it had little advantage under certain conditions and under the constraints of the study. The end of the article clarifies their point pretty well I think.

bigronnie9

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Always worth a mention too http://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/92687179

Have done Hanleys 6 week strength program before which is pretty much this, don't think I'd be trying it again while trying to lose weight!

Mellor wrote: »

Joking aside, I was actually serious about the improved version. PM if interested. No cash up front

PM sent

cloudatlas

How does one go about making pea protein palatable! I have strawberry whey that was disgusting and was looking forward to something nicer as I love peas but it takes gross and smells like those green bases people stick flower displays in

[Deleted User]

Never tried pea protein. I did get a cheap spinach powder for the craic while ordering something else. It had to be the most disgusting thing I've ever had

I said in here before that choc beef protein was mank. Banana fudge beef protein from bulkpowders is great. There's a place that does a vanilla cinnamon one i might try

bigronnie9

cloudatlas wrote: »

How does one go about making pea protein palatable! I have strawberry whey that was disgusting and was looking forward to something nicer as I love peas but it takes gross and smells like those green bases people stick flower displays in

never had pea protein, but reading this brightened up my day as I had run out of protein powder and then remembered my brother in law had given me an unopened tub he found when clearing out.....

So while chugging down the watery/banana flavored shake this morning (it was like that yellow medicine that was around years ago) i spotted the expiry date was July 2015!!!!!

No nasty side effects yet...I was expecting to be like a trumpet after it!

[Deleted User]

Starvin all day. Just inhaled a pizza. Now i'm on 2k cals for the day
oh well
recovery for next week

Nervous Wreck

Well great, now I want pizza!

Dtp1979

bluewolf wrote: »

Starvin all day. Just inhaled a pizza. Now i'm on 2k cals for the day
oh well
recovery for next week

It's always worth it though

Alf Veedersane

Pizza is overrated.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but don't shoot the messenger.

Another stock quote.

Nervous Wreck

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Pizza is overrated.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but don't shoot the messenger.

Another stock quote.

That's it; you're out of the Turtles.

Alf Veedersane

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

That's it; you're out of the Turtles.

I was always Leonardo.

I was training and being zen and sh*t while Michelangelo was filling his face with pizza.

Nervous Wreck

I was Raphael cos he's obviously the coolest. There was a girl I was friends with that always played April and I told her April kisses Raphael. /swish

Alf Veedersane

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

I was Raphael cos he's obviously the coolest. There was a girl I was friends with that always played April and I told her April kisses Raphael. /swish

Leonardo was the Hannibal. Raphael was the Mr T.

Respect for how you played that, nonetheless.