Stig's Journey to USAPL Collegiate and Raw Nationals: Shut up and Squat

[TheStigIsBig]

The title of this thread is misleading.

Who said im not doing both meets agian this year brah brah

[goosefrabbas]

Unless you're in astronaut grad school...

[TheStigIsBig]

unless you're in astronaut grad school...

nasau

[TheStigIsBig]

Got the flu guys Will not be competing this weekend now. This is going to be another rough couple days.

[psychodiver9]

Feel better bro

[TheStigIsBig]

Feel better bro

Thanks bud. Im trying!

[arian11]

Got the flu guys Will not be competing this weekend now. This is going to be another rough couple days.

[TheStigIsBig]

I offered you the spot, and you declined.

Yous a bitch

[TheStigIsBig]

My gawd I cant wait to train again. This is killing me. I am only about 80% right now. So I think I am going to wait another couple days to avoid relapse. Apaprently the relapse is 10X worse then the actual flu, ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

In my down time I am getting my Strength and Conditioning PT Certification, which will become useful for the BBC.

[Torrtrefireto]

My gawd I cant wait to train again. This is killing me. I am only about 80% right now. So I think I am going to wait another couple days to avoid relapse. Apaprently the relapse is 10X worse then the actual flu, ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

In my down time I am getting my Strength and Conditioning PT Certification, which will become useful for the BBC.

Are you doing the CSCS? If so I can possibly help guide your studying efforts.

[TheStigIsBig]

Are you doing the CSCS? If so I can possibly help guide your studying efforts.

No CSCS right now, going through a smaller certification company to get it.

What are your thoughts on the CSCS though? How difficult was it?

[Torrtrefireto]

No CSCS right now, going through a smaller certification company to get it.

What are your thoughts on the CSCS though? How difficult was it?

If your undergrad was related, its not that bad. Just have to remember athlete profiles (bball player can do the shuttle in 4 seconds and gets 30 bench reps and has a 4'' vertiacl, what is his weakness?), eating dissorders, hydration. That's about it

[TheStigIsBig]

If your undergrad was related, its not that bad. Just have to remember athlete profiles (bball player can do the shuttle in 4 seconds and gets 30 bench reps and has a 4'' vertiacl, what is his weakness?), eating dissorders, hydration. That's about it

Degrees were in Business and Sports Management lol

[TheStigIsBig]

going to train tomorrow for the first time. I am about 95% healthy now, and down 8 lbs. Time to get me some pizzas and get my weight back up. Scared to see how bad of a hit my lifts have taken.

Will do all bench and OHP tom and squat and deadlift on friday.

[adamsz]

So did you not test your DL and bench after you finished the Coan cycles because of your ****gy time flu excuse?

[TheStigIsBig]

So did you not test your DL and bench after you finished the Coan cycles because of your ****gy time flu excuse?

did not get to test. After going to the hospital when I got back from my cruise, and now the flu, I have just terrible luck. I am going back to 5/3/1 and 3/5/1 right after to help me get ready for summer. Whether it is push pull or full power I will not know until the MRI results are back.

[adamsz]

did not get to test. After going to the hospital when I got back from my cruise, and now the flu, I have just terrible luck. I am going back to 5/3/1 and 3/5/1 right after to help me get ready for summer. Whether it is push pull or full power I will not know until the MRI results are back.

u fuking *******... I fuked up my groin/TFL doing smolov meso so I was thinking of concentrating on PP for awhile, and was considering running what you did. You said you wouldn't recommend it, but you didn't even get to test afterwards so wtf man... what are you gonna do if you still can't squat?

[TheStigIsBig]

u fuking *******... I fuked up my groin/TFL doing smolov meso so I was thinking of concentrating on PP for awhile, and was considering running what you did. You said you wouldn't recommend it, but you didn't even get to test afterwards so wtf man... what are you gonna do if you still can't squat?

Hammer deadlifts like its no tomorrow so when I do squat I will actually have a mans deadlift.

I would not recommend it for someone who has a full time job and other stresses in life. I could of made through it when I was in college, but not now. It also got quite repetitive. I need PR days so I can keep the morale up and look forward to crushing my workouts. Not going into a workout praying I can hit the required reps lol.

[izzygrant]

did not get to test. After going to the hospital when I got back from my cruise, and now the flu, I have just terrible luck. I am going back to 5/3/1 and 3/5/1 right after to help me get ready for summer. Whether it is push pull or full power I will not know until the MRI results are back.

mri finally? gjcm

[TheStigIsBig]

mri finally? gjcm

maybe lol

[TheStigIsBig]

I have lost a bit of strength thats for sure, and form feels way off but it will come back in due time.

Bench

225 x 5
275 x 2
315 x 1
275 x 5 x 2

CGBP

245 x 6 x 2

OHP

130 x 7 x 2

Just an acclimation day to see where I was at so I can start my new program next week. I am going to do a couple cycles of 5/3/1. Then go into my 3/5/1 until a meet. My body could use the volume right now.

Tonight I am going to try and squat and deadlift. I am still kind of sick so I am not going crazy this week. Hopefully the knee lets me squat.

[TheStigIsBig]

Squatted and deadlifted yesterday. Going to start 5/3/1 on monday. I could use the volume for the next couple months.

Squats

135 x 5
185 x 5 x 2
225 x 3 x 3

Deadlifts

365 x 1
405 x 1 x 2

Deads felt decent for being sick and losing so much weight. Squats felt alright as well. Today the right knee is sore, but no drastic pain or it giving out. YET.

Off this weekend to relax and work.

[TheStigIsBig]

Workout 1 of 5/3/1 Cycle (4/1/13)

Bench

235 x 5
250 x 5
265 x 9

Floor Press

245 x 6 x 3

CGBP

225 x 8 x 3

OHP

135 x 5 x 3

Notes

Feels so amazing to be back to training. BEen getting my weight back up to around 210 since having the flu, but I have gotten significantly fatter in the past few weeks LOL. Bench felt new, mostl ikely because I havent benched much to be honest, so form was very shaky. I could probably of gotten 10 but it would be of been a grinder. Bench will be back up there soon. I am using 345 max for bench, 500 max for deadlift, 195 for OHP, and a huge question mark for squat. Still tyring to squat pain free, but will be upping the volume a bit there to see where im at.

[TheStigIsBig]

Workout 2 of 5/3/1 Cycle (4/2/13)

Deadlifts

335 x 5
365 x 5
385 x 7 (had one or two more, but form was breaking)

Wide Grip Pull ups

BW x 8 x 3


Notes

Was a busy day working on cars so didn't have as much steam as I wanted for this workout, but decent nonetheless. I have been working on my deadlift form alot by moving my feet out wider and also my grip. Trying to get my butt alittle more down and my shoulders behind teh bar. Compeltely different process now, but its feeling better. Deadlift took a bit of a hit from the flu last week and stance change but it will be back soon enouh.

[TheStigIsBig]

Workout 3 of 5/3/1 Cycle (4/4/13)

OHP

135 x 5
140 x 5
150 x 9
105 x 10 x 3

Floor Press

255 x 5 x 3

Front Lateral Raises/Rear Lateral Raises

3x15 (Supersetted)

Notes

OHP doesn't seem to have taken too huge of a hit. I may of had 10 in me too, but was getting gassed pretty bad. Still happy for 9 though. Floor press felt good too.



Workout 4 of 5/3/1 Cycle (4/5/13)

Squats

135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3 x 3

Goodmornings

135 x 8 x 3

Wide Grip Pull ups

BW x 8 x 4

Calves

135 x 12 x 4

Notes

Felt good to get a bit of weight on my shoulders. Need actually didnt feel too bad today for once. Bit sore, but not too much pain. Hopefully this is a good sign. 275 felt decently hard, but getting 3 was still very easy. I moved my stance in liek crazy and pointed my toes out a bit more. Feels different, but I feel like I have more of my body mass directly under me now which is a good thing.

Also did calves for the first time . Gunna start doing this a couple times a week and see if it elevates some knee pain.

[BombDonald]

Also did calves for the first time . Gunna start doing this a couple times a week and see if it elevates some knee pain.

I should follow in your steps there. My calves are shamefully small.

Where did you hear they help with knee pain? Seems like it makes sense.

[izzygrant]

"alleviates"

[arian11]

"alleviates"

No, he's saying it right. Calf work will elevate his knee pain.

[TheStigIsBig]

I should follow in your steps there. My calves are shamefully small.

Where did you hear they help with knee pain? Seems like it makes sense.

I will update as it goes. Hopefully having stronger calves can help ALLEVIATE the pain. I fkin squat on stilts brah haha

[Nom Z]

In on small calve crew thread.

You gonna go to collegiates? I know you're not lifting, but figured you might anyways.