Oblivian's Adaptations

[Oblivian]

Any idea what your max chin is on a regular bar? I've done +55 on a regular bar so I figure you should be able to do a lot more than that.

Good lifting as always.

I've always been fairly weak at chins. It's probably my worst lift behind bench. I really have no idea where I'd be on a regular bar though. I'll try to find out this weekend.

 

[eastNYgoon138]

I've noticed you post your workouts pretty early in the morning. Do you train before work or after and wait til the next morning to post? And great training as always

 

[Oblivian]

I've noticed you post your workouts pretty early in the morning. Do you train before work or after and wait til the next morning to post? And great training as always

I lift in the evening after dinner. I pretty much avoid the computer in the evenings since I sit on it all day at work. I just remember what I do and post it in the morning at work.

 

[Oblivian]

Warmup
Jump Rope + Heavy Bag: 5-10 minutes

Push Press
95 lbs x 5
135 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 3
205 lbs x 2
225 lbs x 1 x 12 sets
*Very short rest periods on the singles. Just getting back in the groove on Push Presses. Weight went up fast.

Front Squat
135 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 3
225 lbs x 2
280 lbs x 1 x 8 sets
*Short rest periods

Thickbar Chins
+35 lbs x 3 x 5 sets

Static Stretch (Upper Body Only)
10 minutes

 

[Oblivian]

Warmup
Jump Rope + Heavy Bag: 10 minutes
Bent Over Rows: 135 lbs x 5, 185 lbs x 5

Deadlifts
225 lbs x 5 (DOH warmup)
315 lbs x 3 (DOH warmup)
365 lbs x 1 (DOH warmup)
425 lbs x 3 x 3 sets

Speed Bench
135 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 3
205 lbs x 2
235 lbs x 1 x 8 sets
*Short rest periods. Experimented with not benching on my toes and having my heels to the ground. This gives me less arch, but I feel a bit more stable. Reps were pretty fast. 245 lbs is probably my breaking point where bar speed slows quite a bit.

Static Stretch (Upper Body only)
10 minutes

 

[Oblivian]

Light Run
5k

Chins (Regular Bar)
BW x 5
+25 lbs x 3
+35 lbs x 2
+50 lbs x 1
+60 lbs x 1? (Not sure if chin cleared or just met the bar)
+60 lbs x 1 (*Total weight with winter gear was 258 lbs - +3 lbs PR)
*I brought the camera to film this, but it's either broke or the battery isn't charged. I'll work on getting a video next week, but this definitely seems like my max at the moment.

 

[XTrainer]

Yay chins! The king of all lifts, to be sure :icon_chee

 

[graedy]

So X finally gets some decent bench numbers and you finally conquer your nemesis, the CHinup.
Nice work guys!

 

[XTrainer]

So X finally gets some decent bench numbers and you finally conquer your nemesis, the CHinup.
Nice work guys!

No. First, I must break the 275 barrier that has been eluding me for months.

Once I do that, I'm going to talk so much trash...

 

[calvus]

Nice job on the chins, Oblivian!

 

[Oblivian]

Thanks guys.

Warmup
Jump Rope + Heavy Bag: 5-10 minutes
Overhead Squats: 95 lbs x 5
Bent Over Rows: 135 lbs x 5

Bench Press
135 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 5
205 lbs x 3
225 lbs x 2
250 lbs x 1 x 3 sets
*Again, messing with benching with heels on ground instead of toes. This means less arch and my legs aren't as far back. Not sure if I like it or not. I feel more stable, but range of motion is a lot different.

Squats
185 lbs x 5
225 lbs x 5
275 lbs x 3
325 lbs x 2
375 lbs x 1 x 5 sets

Thickbar Chins
+45 lbs x 1 x 5 sets
*Held singles at top. I've noticed my weak point is at the very top of the chin.

Static Stretch
20 minutes

 

[Oblivian]

Warmup
Jump Rope + Heavy Bag: 10 minutes
Bent Over Rows: 135 lbs x 5, 185 lbs x 5

Deadlifts
225 lbs x 5 (DOH warmup)
315 lbs x 3 (DOH warmup)
365 lbs x 1 (DOH warmup)
405 lbs x 1
455 lbs x 1
515 lbs x fail (+5 lbs PR attempt)
*Did not clear knees. I really don't know what possessed me to try this today. I haven't worked with weight over 475 lbs for a while. Reps have been going smooth, so I figured my 1RM maybe went up. The weight just felt really heavy from not working with anything close to it.

Speed Bench
135 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 3
205 lbs x 2
225 lbs x 1
240 lbs x 1 x 4 sets
*Short rest periods. Decent bar speed.

Thickbar Chins
BW x 5
+25 lbs x 3
+45 lbs x 2
+70 lbs x close x 3 sets (total weight was 267 - 9 lbs PR attempt)
*In each single, I thought I was ok until I reviewed the video. My chin did clear the bar but I was not looking straight ahead. According to the rules for the chin comp., it isn't legit.

 

[Oblivian]

Warmup
Jump Rope + Heavy Bag: 10 minutes

Bench Press
135 lbs x 5
185 lbs x 5
205 lbs x 3
225 lbs x 2
252.5 lbs x 1 x 3 sets

Squats (Dynamic Effort)
185 lbs x 5
225 lbs x 3
275 lbs x 2
330 lbs x 1 x 12 sets
*Very short rest periods between singles.

Thickbar Chins
+37.5 lbs x 3 x 5 sets
*Chin didn't really clear bar on last rep on last set.

Static Stretch
20 minutes

 

[DrBdan]

Well looks like the Pub 2011 didn't last long. Killjoys!

 

[toonie]

For real. It's not like we were totally off topic the entire time either. Look at that post by miaou; totally relevant. Or the fact that we were talking about oly shoes before hand. I wonder who locked it.

 

[ASUThermo]

The final post by Miaou was some extremely S&P related research, that alone should have given the thread about 5 pages of off topic leeway.

 

[scoopj]

Morning Pub.

j/k

 

[Oblivian]

I was just popping in to check on that thread. I'll go back to rarely clicking on the S+C forum anymore.

 

[miaou]

I'm also disappointed that thread was locked down. I agree that S&C could use a thread for general discussion and "community building".

Maybe we could try starting a thread somewhere in the OT (in the sports bar or the mayberry) and go there for the S&C general discussion. If there is enough interest by the regulars it might work.

 

[scoopj]

Or we could start our own S&C website. Make it invitation only.