No Rest for the Weary

[Pancake]

Goddamnit

 

[JauntyAngle]

How's it feel being back on T3, CRZA?

 

[dinpappa]

The babe-o-meter is exploding!

 

[CRZA]

lol.

T3 is feeling great, Jaunty. Im hoping for some good progress in the next 3-4 months

 

[redbeard]

Well amn't I glad I visited here..

 

[toonie]

just the regular lunge stretch.
When I stretch my psoas, I can usually feel that ive stretched it a while after, and if I then squat, where the psoas shortens I feel a stingy sensation and it hurts a bit.
But this might just be me and is purely my own opinion. I do stretch it afterwards though. And sometimes I do SMR as warm ups, which doesnt "irritate" it.

Yah, just you. I do that stretch and I feel relief in my lower back allowing me to lift pain free. Matter of fact, I'm in the least amount of pain when I'm training or playing basketball.

 

[miaou]

Also, should I flex my hip so much that a snap occurs? My inner voice tells me no.

I forgot to address this in my log.

One "small immediate goal" you can have with those particular warmup drills is for your hip snapping to be better right after you're done with your warmup (and hopefully get better in the long term). So, generally try to avoid hip snapping during your warmup. If some particular drill (like standing knee raises) causes hip snapping, then save it for last (after you've performed all the other drills) and see if the hip snapping has decreased (or if the "non-hip-snapping ROM" has increased).

Out of curiosity, standing knee raises cause hip snapping, but do hip flexions/extensions on all fours (with concurrent knee flexion/extension) also cause hip snapping?

Also, if doing some static hip flexor stretching right before your warmup results in "a stingy sensation and it hurts a bit" when you squat, then you can try doing a few minutes of hip flexor static stretching maybe 10-15 minutes before you start your workout. It may also be an indication that you would benefit from some general hip flexor static stretching (i.e. in the evening/after your workouts/on rest days).

MiaouMD warm up

lol.

DAYUMN.

 

[CRZA]

Well amn't I glad I visited here..

haha, glad to have you

Yah, just you. I do that stretch and I feel relief in my lower back allowing me to lift pain free. Matter of fact, I'm in the least amount of pain when I'm training or playing basketball.

My hips are weird man. Good for you, keep doing them then

I forgot to address this in my log.

One "small immediate goal" you can have with those particular warmup drills is for your hip snapping to be better right after you're done with your warmup (and hopefully get better in the long term). So, generally try to avoid hip snapping during your warmup. If some particular drill (like standing knee raises) causes hip snapping, then save it for last (after you've performed all the other drills) and see if the hip snapping has decreased (or if the "non-hip-snapping ROM" has increased).

Out of curiosity, standing knee raises cause hip snapping, but do hip flexions/extensions on all fours (with concurrent knee flexion/extension) also cause hip snapping?

Also, if doing some static hip flexor stretching right before your warmup results in "a stingy sensation and it hurts a bit" when you squat, then you can try doing a few minutes of hip flexor static stretching maybe 10-15 minutes before you start your workout. It may also be an indication that you would benefit from some general hip flexor static stretching (i.e. in the evening/after your workouts/on rest days).

I actually stretch quite a bit, usually 40ish minutes every day, usually some hip flexor stretch thrown in there.
When I do hip extensions / flexions on all fours, It snaps on my left hip, if I flex too much.
Same thing goes for fire hydrants, most of the times its ok, but sometimes it snaps. The hip also snaps when I pull my hips back and stretch my hams (like a good morning).
Thanks for explaining man

Jump rope
Cleans
40 x 2
57.5 x 3
67.5 x 3
77.5 x 3

Deadlifts
110 x 3
150 x 3
170 x 1
190 x 1
205 x 1
Slooow
belt on
160 x 5
180 x 5
Deadlifts feel bad, my thoughts on that:
Im waaaaaaaay too anxious and worried before my pull. Im not comfortable with my technique, and it shows on my confidence.
Deadlift need lots of work. But I think if I just stay consistent, it will figure it self out.
Some new music might help, just to make me relax.
Will do 205 next time also. Wont go up untill I can fire that weight up

Kirk Shrugs
75 x 10,10,10

Front squats on pins
75 x 5
85 x 5
100 x 5

Hip thrusts
70 x 5
120 x 2,1
70 x 10,7
Hamstring crampsssss.
Well, my hip thrust experiment is over. Ill take this exercise out, and make my workout shorter. Plan was to do a glute/ham exercise which didnt tax the lower back.
I guess I could add some single leg work, or a deadlift variation, but I'd rather work the main lifts with ultimate focus, then leave.

Ab wheel
bw x 5 x 10

Vulcan gripper
up to 7/7 for Right hand, and 6/7 for left. meh.
some high rep sets

Pinch holds, thick gloves, 20+20kg x some reps.


Other notes:
Bad day, cause of deadlifts. didnt feel right. Front squats were good, and then the hamstrings cramps ruined the day again

Spoiler

Fit black women?

 

[CRZA]

Jump rope

Bench Press, paused
bar x 8
40 x 5
60 x 5
80 x 5
100 x 1
112.5 x 1
100kg x 7+fail TnG
100kg x 6+fail
Hit the pin on the way down, and lost complete control. Tried again a minuteish later and wanted 7, but barely failed.. not good

Strict press
bar x 5
40 x 3
50 x 3
60 x 3
72.5 x 0,1
Push press
72.5 x 3
80 x 8 x 2
Missed a rep somewhere. Still not consistant enough with technique

Chins: bw x 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5
Incline bench, db 17.5 x 20,20,20,10,10

Curls
bar x 5
30 x 5
40 x 5
45 x 5

Ronnie coleman old powerlifting footage. Impressing, but look at the old man lifting after him. Holy shit, he cant walk steady and he deadlifts, awesome. Great reminder to not be a coward and just lift that weight up.

This is also a great video

 

[Kripto]

Great looking bums in this log..

pretty good lifting too

 

[belph]

You should do the 100 rep curl challenge. Make Midmo proud.

 

[CRZA]

Great looking bums in this log..

pretty good lifting too

I think the bums are much better than the lifting, sadly
but thanks!

You should do the 100 rep curl challenge. Make Midmo proud.

Do you mean from the Jim wendler article on t-nation a few weeks back?
On my day 2 upper body days, I finish off the workout with a amrap set of curls with only the bar. Havent really attacked them yet, but 100 reps is a good goal to have in mind

 

[belph]

Do you mean from the Jim wendler article on t-nation a few weeks back?
On my day 2 upper body days, I finish off the workout with a amrap set of curls with only the bar. Havent really attacked them yet, but 100 reps is a good goal to have in mind

Yeah.That's the one. You're gettin' swole, eh ?

 

[CRZA]

LOL, thats always been the goal, Getting stronger is just a cover up, so i dont get mocked.

Video of wendler doing them, and he struggled like crazy. I like how a empty barbell humbles someone whos squatted 1000lbs or so

 

[belph]

LOL, thats always been the goal, Getting stronger is just a cover up, so i dont get mocked.

Video of wendler doing them, and he struggled like crazy. I like how a empty barbell humbles someone whos squatted 1000lbs or so

It's hilarious. Jim even had to use some Body English, that was somewhat surprising.

 

[kotriz]

holy shit @ the vid with the old guy! regarding the lifting: patience
progress comes in waves

 

[CRZA]

Wendler used a good amount of body english if you ask me. The dude thats filming ( paul carter) has done 160 reps or so.

holy shit @ the vid with the old guy! regarding the lifting: patience
progress comes in waves

That old guy is awesome. First looking tired and wobly as hell when walking, then the Hoooo! chants, then he bosses that weight up. amazing.

I know, I still hate bad days :icon_neut Thanks for reminder, I probably need to hear that every once in a while

 

[CRZA]

Jump rope

Hang cleans
60 x 6 x 2

Squats
60 x 5
80 x 5
110 x 3
belt
130 x 2
145 x 10 = 1450
140 x 10 = 1400
130 x 10 = 1300
belt off
120 x 10 = 1200
110 x 10 = 1100
Total = 6450

Rows
60 x 5
70 x 5
80 x 5
85 x 5
65 x 15

Glute raise negatives
bw x 6 x 5

Ab roller
bw x 5
+10 x 3 x 10

Fat man rows
5x20.
I suck at these. Wanted some extra back work

Koklyaev is pissed off with the olympic for not having a "even playing field" with regards to steroids, so now he's fully dedicated to Strongman, because they have a even playing field as he calls it. Cant blame him, and he's already set some beastly PRs (also a 412kg deadlift on his channel)
The amazing thing here is that Koklyaev sets PRs to american teen pop music

Who would of guessed that?

Also, here's Krzysztof Radzikowski squatting 300kilos 12 times,

Spoiler

Proper gym clothing, lol

good hip ROM, i think so

 

[belph]

Lulz. Carly Rae Jepson and Misha, Never would I have guessed.

 

[CRZA]

I know, right.

Jump rope
Press
40 x 3
50 x 3
60 x 3
72.5 x 2
Push Press
80 x 1
87.5 x 1
93.5 x 0,1
85 x 5
Press
65 x 3
60 x 5,5

Close grip, paused, no feet bench ( = paralympic press?)
bar x 5
50 x 5
70 x 2
80 x 10
70 x 8
60 x 10,10
50 x 10
Plate extensions
30 x 20

Vulcan gripper
1/1 x 10
2/2 x 10
3/3 x 10
4/4 x 10
5/5 10R, 6L
7/6 x 2R
3/3 x 10
4/4 x 10

Chins
bw x 5
+10 x 5
+15 x 5
bw x 12

Curls bar x 100 reps.
Belphs fault.