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Easter eggs my achilles heel :(

I must of eaten nearly the entire box of 40 units this weekend, just could not stop.....
Sunday at least had a decent chest workout, today I'm gunning for back - seated row, pull-ups from every angle and pull downs.
 
Hemps said:
Easter eggs my achilles heel :(

I must of eaten nearly the entire box of 40 units this weekend, just could not stop.....
Sunday at least had a decent chest workout, today I'm gunning for back - seated row, pull-ups from every angle and pull downs.
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I am screwed when I go on holiday this Thursday :o I can see loads of phoenix beer
 
Well the casein is pretty normal tasting...being a raw product it has virtually no taste :-/

Added some gaba, peanut butter and one teaspoon cacao and whalla.

One very tasty pre bed snack :)
 
Orihalcon said:
Well the casein is pretty normal tasting...being a raw product it has virtually no taste :-/

Added some gaba, peanut butter and one teaspoon cacao and whalla.

One very tasty pre bed snack :)
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Good to know, just finishing up my tub of Evox Synergy and switching over to the unflavored :)
 
Orihalcon said:
Well the casein is pretty normal tasting...being a raw product it has virtually no taste :-/

Added some gaba, peanut butter and one teaspoon cacao and whalla.

One very tasty pre bed snack :)
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Geez you're lucky, I can't handle the taste.
 
Hit a new PB in squat last night. 170kg for one full deep rep. So close to x2 body weight mark!

One thing I've read, and been told by countless people (though they themselves seldom do it) is to pause for a second at the end of the eccentric movement and squeeze the muscle being worked and then explode on the concentric movement.

This is something I've never really done...ever. However I can damn well testify to it working you over like a bastid.

Take squats. You lower into the squat, then sit in the box for 1 or 2 seconds at the bottom before pushing up. You would not think that there could be any momentum in a squat...but your hamstrings and hip flexors do have a rebound effect when you just drop and rise. Sitting there and holding and then coming up really isolates and kills.

Doing this on most excersises I've had to actually weight down or reduce the volume as I'm getting wrecked.

Just goes to show...quality over quantity.
 
Orihalcon said:
Hit a new PB in squat last night. 170kg for one full deep rep. So close to x2 body weight mark!

One thing I've read, and been told by countless people (though they themselves seldom do it) is to pause for a second at the end of the eccentric movement and squeeze the muscle being worked and then explode on the concentric movement.

This is something I've never really done...ever. However I can damn well testify to it working you over like a bastid.

Take squats. You lower into the squat, then sit in the box for 1 or 2 seconds at the bottom before pushing up. You would not think that there could be any momentum in a squat...but your hamstrings and hip flexors do have a rebound effect when you just drop and rise. Sitting there and holding and then coming up really isolates and kills.

Doing this on most excersises I've had to actually weight down or reduce the volume as I'm getting wrecked.

Just goes to show...quality over quantity.
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I saw a video by Jonnie Candito over at CanditoTrainingHQ who illustrated this, can confirm its a killer, I did not do too well even after lowering the weight :sick:

On my phone now, I think this is it :

[video=youtube;D0WeXbwFvPY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0WeXbwFvPY[/video]
 
Orihalcon said:
Hit a new PB in squat last night. 170kg for one full deep rep. So close to x2 body weight mark!

One thing I've read, and been told by countless people (though they themselves seldom do it) is to pause for a second at the end of the eccentric movement and squeeze the muscle being worked and then explode on the concentric movement.

This is something I've never really done...ever. However I can damn well testify to it working you over like a bastid.

Take squats. You lower into the squat, then sit in the box for 1 or 2 seconds at the bottom before pushing up. You would not think that there could be any momentum in a squat...but your hamstrings and hip flexors do have a rebound effect when you just drop and rise. Sitting there and holding and then coming up really isolates and kills.

Doing this on most excersises I've had to actually weight down or reduce the volume as I'm getting wrecked.

Just goes to show...quality over quantity.
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You weight around 80kg?
170 is heavy..

One thing that's hindering my performance on squats at the moment is no safety mechanism in place, I unrack, take 2 steps forward and squat, when I approach those last reps and start to wobble I wish I had a safety in place just in case for ease of mind, like having a training partner to spot you so you can go past your limit.
 
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Hemps said:
You weight around 80kg?
170 is heavy..

One thing that's hindering my performance on squats at the moment is no safety mechanism in place, I unrack, take 2 steps forward and squat, when I approach those last reps and start to wobble I wish I had a safety in place just in case for ease of mind, like having a training partner to spot you so you can go past your limit.
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I am 92kg at present...FAR away from 80 haha. I'm cutting down to 87kg at present

I hear you on that safety...it would help a LOT on heavy squats. I always have to rest up proper before going for anything over my previous limits. Sux not having a commited training partner.
 
My mate wants us to get a pre workout, I normally just drink coffee before heading out to the gym.

Would you recommend getting it and if yes is this a viable option or does it really matter?

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>pic related the one my mate wants us to get
 
I need some advice please.

I've been following the stronglifts program for about 6 weeks now, and I've also been lifting weights for about a month and a half before that (similar exercises such as bench press and deadlift, squats etc, however without the 5 sets 5 reps and a bit haphazard admittedly) and I can feel I'm starting to reach a plateau. I read that after 2 to 3 months of exercising it's advisable to take a week off so the body can recover a bit.

So I'm not exercising this week, and what I would like to know is: should I continue with the stronglifts from next week, doing 5 sets of 5 reps etc. or not?

If I don't continue with that, then can you advise how many sets / reps I should start moving towards?
 
If you haven't platued, carry on. If you do, you can try a week off and see it it helps. A plateau is usually the rest of not enough food.
 
Hemps said:
You weight around 80kg?
170 is heavy..

One thing that's hindering my performance on squats at the moment is no safety mechanism in place, I unrack, take 2 steps forward and squat, when I approach those last reps and start to wobble I wish I had a safety in place just in case for ease of mind, like having a training partner to spot you so you can go past your limit.
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Hemps I always assumed you had those Trojan half racks, how do you move forward in those, mine allows me to move backward only :confused:

Also didnt you have chains over the top? I'v failed my last rep on 90kgs this week and didnt feel like I was at risk, heavier and it will start getting worrisome, I'm hoping my chains will help me.
 
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