The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

Had a queso burrito from qdoba for the first time in a few years. Fuuuuuuark

 

Went wakeboarding yesterday. So sore

 

Ok I got a video of me deadlifting 245 lbs today. Honest feedback/constructive criticism would be much appreciated! : )

I also took this video after squatting 215 for 4 reps.

Squats:
135x10
155x10
175x8
195x6
215x4

Deadlifts:
135x10
155x10
175x8
195x6
215x4
245x4


Is it odd that I can go heavier on deadlifts?

Also I feel like a fuggin BEAST after deadlifts. I can't explain it, my whole body just feels awesome, I feel solid, grounded. Can't really put it in words, I just feel awesome! I think it's safe to say that deadlifts are now my favorite lift.

Do y'all feel the same after deadlifts? Just curious



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSphbwawAUk&feature=youtu.be

 

Who was it that was saying they do sets at 12 10 8 6 increasing weight with each set? I tried it today and it seemed to do more for me. I definitely felt more pump. I increased weight today so it seemed like a good time to try the sets.

 

It's been working for me too!

 

Those are protein shakes by the way.

 

generally people can dl more than they can squat
i fucking love dls, now that ive learned to do them right and have a belt lol

it looks like you could use a slightly lower hip position to get more hip drive. kinda the opposite of last time iirc lol
itll help with the slight back rounding too

we dl in exactly the same vibrams. haha

 

I also keep the bar more in my fingers

if I hold really textured bars like that for DLs....blood

 

X2. Bring your feet in a hair closer, and pull your hips down a bit in your start position. This will bring your knees forward slightly, drive them out as much as possible. As soon as you get the bar past your knees, concentrate on squeezing your hamstrings and glutes to drive the hips forward.

 

Hey I really appreciate y'all's input!!!

I'll come back and post some more when I can deadlift 300 lbs for 4 reps!

 

Right now since I'm tryin to burn some BF%, I'm eating eggs, chicken, fish. That's about it.

When I was finally able to get up to 156, I was eating anything and everything in sight. Usually around/over 4000 calories a day. And it still took me like 6 months to gain 9 lbs.

 

Snack of Champions

 

dude after these races


gonna be nice to go back to au' dem gainz

 

I've got 2 big turkey legs grilled up and ready for lunch tomorrow can't freakin wait.

 

so you are just eating meat? no veggies, grains, etc?

 

After?

Gotta have calories to burn! haha

 

t-1 week to the races, just in calorie burn/volume/maintenance mode

back day, worked in more cleans/jerks

tried snatches today

there is no way to look cool while failing a snatch.

 

That is unless you got 2x body weight on the bar haha

 

tryna lose a little more weight! gonna carb load a few days before

my balls are slowly retreating into my body as the weekend nears. gonna be fun

didnt realize how different hold a snatch is compared to a jerk
upper back and shoulders get blasted

why didnt i do oly shit before? this shit is fun. haha

 

I mean I'm mixing in some stuff. I'm just trying to stay low carb and eat a lot of protein so I can try to keep muscle so I don't look like a twig while I'm losing weight. And my carbs aren't really THAT low. I'm eating between 200-250 g protein, 60-70g fat, and 100-120g carbs, while staying around 2000-2200 calories. I've kind of plateaued, so I could take those numbers down some...or I might throw in some cardio. I'm done at the end of this month though. Then comes the quest to get up to 165.