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11/16/2006 3:59:28 PM

I hate the way my workouts go when I'm getting over a head cold. I start out with my normal weights and intensity, but after about 4 or 5 work sets I'm exhausted and having trouble breathing. I hope I have this completely out of my system by Wednesday so that my leg routine doesn't kill me.

11/19/2006 4:22:25 PM

Word, I got the same thing right now. It sucks

11/19/2006 7:32:32 PM

I need someone to go with me

11/23/2006 10:24:04 AM

Good lord, I'm never gonna get in my grooved breifs

11/27/2006 2:14:49 PM

my diet got shot all to hell this weekend, but at least I managed to buy a bunch of cheap turkey meat for making chili and sandwich meat with for the next couple of weeks.

11/27/2006 9:05:35 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/spo/242040775.html

Nice set of dumbbells for sell on Craigslist. They only got up to 65.

12/5/2006 10:52:27 PM

I finally broke down and bought another pair of wrestling shoes to do squats and deadlifts in. considering my last pair was coming up on 12 years old, I'd say it was about time for some new ones.

I could definitely tell a difference yesterday in wearing them; hopefully I'll have them broke in and fully adjusted by the end of the month.

[Edited on December 9, 2006 at 12:49 PM. Reason : .]

12/9/2006 12:49:14 PM

got some stares doin overhead squats yesterday

I need to find something new to lift in besides my old nike sambas (getting worn). I wonder how nike free's would do or if I should just buy more sambas or ?

[Edited on December 9, 2006 at 1:49 PM. Reason : ]

12/9/2006 1:47:21 PM

Chuck Taylors are the only shoe you will ever need

12/9/2006 2:34:59 PM

the sole design of the Nike Free looks like that shoe would disentegrate as soon as you started deadlifting in it. the sole would crumple forward and kill your stability.

I like wrestling shoes for the ankle support, and the lack of a heel to compress on the floor makes your numbers go up. chuck taylors would probably do pretty well also, since they're so solid. I'd replace the laces in them with boot laces though.

they have asics and adidas wrestling shoes at Dick's sporting goods right now for $40-$50. the $40 black asics have a sole design that looks perfect for deadlifts, and the material looks durable enough for lifting in. I got these Adidas instead because the molded to my foot better, and because I miss Chuck Amato.

12/9/2006 4:59:37 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7707871121741827497&q=powerclean

i think i'm in love

12/10/2006 6:40:17 PM

Those are probably 25's or 15's. But I'd still hit it

[Edited on December 10, 2006 at 7:54 PM. Reason : gsfgfs]

12/10/2006 7:53:27 PM

^I think you're right about those being rubber 25's.

12/10/2006 10:43:43 PM

what a shitty workout. for some reason I keep sliding off the bench to my left side, which makes me think one side of my body is stronger than the other.

12/11/2006 7:36:11 PM

I had that happening to me (but right side) the other week doing boards.

12/11/2006 8:27:33 PM

I think the owners must armor-all their equipment sometimes, because I slide all over the place whenever I use an adjustable bench seat

12/11/2006 10:34:37 PM

It's just occured to me that the thread title has the word "pump" in it





[Edited on December 11, 2006 at 11:45 PM. Reason : I know with board presses the answer is no, but elusis were you doing inclines? ]

12/11/2006 11:45:24 PM

[no homo] on the pump

bout to go lift, need a study break

[Edited on December 11, 2006 at 11:46 PM. Reason : .]

12/11/2006 11:46:24 PM

I've started getting back on a powerlifting workout and it's really sad. I'm doing so little weight it's almost embarassing. I'm working reps of squat and deadlift with approx. 200 and powercleaning reps of 165. I used to kill those numbers back in high school. I guess that's what I get for spending all my time on arms and abs for the last 5 years. Fortunately my form is still pretty decent and I'll be able to get those numbers up pretty quickly, but still I'm glad the gym was relatively empty tonight.

12/11/2006 11:55:14 PM

no, I was doing flat bench presses when I found myself sliding off. I'm wondering if it might have something to do with one leg being shorter than the other, since I drive the bar with my legs even when doing rep work. I know that my left leg is 3/8" shorter than the other. I might try wrapping my legs under the bench and seeing if I still have a problem.

12/12/2006 9:29:23 AM

I need a training partner. My current one sucks

12/13/2006 11:00:24 PM

If I weren't about to move out of raleigh...

12/13/2006 11:04:23 PM

Why does the current one suck?

12/13/2006 11:10:35 PM

Too inconsistent w/ when he can go. Also, he doesn't squat, which pisses the hell out of me, but oh well.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 3:06 PM. Reason : dfsdf]

12/14/2006 3:04:58 PM

where are you currently training at? I'll squat with you on Fridays, since that's normally my leg day.

12/14/2006 3:11:10 PM

I'm lifting at Carmichael since BF/SoFit/Peak closed. I might look into powerhouse next week. I need to figure when my schedule will allow me to lift next year. Optimal would be lift like 6:30-7am and then drag the sled at night, but who knows how long that will last.

12/14/2006 3:21:43 PM

God, I hope I'm not hurt. My back is in some pain.

12/14/2006 11:20:45 PM

12/14/2006 11:21:33 PM

sharp pain or sore pain?

12/14/2006 11:21:58 PM

^^Thats what it feels like.

It feels more sore than sharp. But I'm usually not this sore from a workout two days ago. But I did kill my back doing Rack Pulls, GM's then Back Ext's.

If its still sore tomorrow I'm gonna skip my workout, maybe do some light sled work.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:23 PM. Reason : sdfsd]

12/14/2006 11:22:07 PM

if you're not sore a couple days after doing good mornings, then you're probably not using enough weight.

12/14/2006 11:24:38 PM

Well, time to trundle off to the gym for another late night workout. I hope there aren't a bunch of asshats there.

12/14/2006 11:26:36 PM

time to go pump element # 26

12/14/2006 11:26:57 PM

Tis True. Can't wait to be home, flippin' tires, fat bars and cambered bars.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:29 PM. Reason : fds]

12/14/2006 11:27:42 PM

I love the word "asshats." It's underated.

How was your form? You probably just pushed yourself a little bit more than normal.

12/14/2006 11:30:20 PM

I think I might start doing good mornings again, since I've run out of good hamstring exercises. I always felt them more in my hams than I do in my back. plus I love having people coming over and telling me that my squat form is all wrong.

12/14/2006 11:30:50 PM

^^My form wasn't a problem, I just think combined w/ Rack pulls it was a lot. Usually on ME days where I do a Pull, I do a lunge or step up so I don't do two heavy post. chain exercises.

^haha, someone did that to me a Beyond, I just told them thanks.

Have you tried Pull Through? I get a good hammy stretch.



[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:34 PM. Reason : erwer]

12/14/2006 11:33:15 PM

Most of the time it is the smith machine warriors. How can you give form advise, when you use the smith machine???

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:35 PM. Reason : Time to break out the tennis balls or foam roller]

12/14/2006 11:34:18 PM

I tried using a smith machine today to do squats, since I'd never done one before and wasn't really sure what to expect.

Fuck if I could figure out how the hell to work the machine though

12/14/2006 11:42:10 PM

Smith Machine Box Squats are where its at

12/14/2006 11:43:59 PM

form advice is always the best. at least once during every leg workout last month I had someone come over to me after I was squatting and either tell me that I shouldn't squat so low or that I must be hurting my back. they always follow that up with questioning why I don't invest money in a belt, at which point I explain to them that I only use a belt to increase my 1 rep max, not as a security blanket.

12/14/2006 11:47:11 PM

:Shudders:

The idea of doing any squats in the smith machine makes my back hurt. Restriced motion/arc, not working synergists, the sound it makes, shearing forces......yay


Seeing people doing smith machine shrugs gives me a giggle.


I recently had someone tell me i was going to hurt myself squatting barefooted--that I was going to slip.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:51 PM. Reason : ]

12/14/2006 11:49:27 PM

seeing people do shrugs in general makes me laugh.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:51 PM. Reason : I've yet to see the first person who ever got big traps from doing shrugs]

12/14/2006 11:51:18 PM

Jump shrugs can be benifitial for better cleans

12/14/2006 11:53:21 PM

you want massive traps? then do cleans, high pulls, and deadlifts. why bother with shrugs when they only work a small portion of the entire trap muscle.

12/14/2006 11:55:12 PM

Now I can't wait to go home, I will finally have a platform to do all those movements and bumper plates.

12/14/2006 11:56:38 PM

I didn't say they were better for building bigger traps, but they would work to break a sticking point.

[Edited on December 14, 2006 at 11:58 PM. Reason : ]

12/14/2006 11:56:58 PM

when I go to my parent's place for christmas, I'll be limited to nothing but cardio for a week. the closest gym is over 30 miles away.

12/14/2006 11:58:15 PM

set em up

12/15/2006 12:05:11 AM