Proof that the Nutmisc Lifts! (kinda)

[themonkay]

Question for all:

What was the first routine you did when you started lifting?

Mine (not including what my coach had us do in hs wrestling) was:
mon - chest and back
wed - arms and shoulders
fri - legs
All machine work. Only freeweights was for arms. Oh, and I was at planet fitness.

[cls91]

Question for all:

What was the first routine you did when you started lifting?

Mine (not including what my coach had us do in hs wrestling) was:
mon - chest and back
wed - arms and shoulders
fri - legs
All machine work. Only freeweights was for arms. Oh, and I was at planet fitness.

Cardio + arms
Cardio + chest
Cardio + back + bi
what are legs for? what the hell is a barbell?
Cardio + arms
Cardio + chest
Cardio + back + bi


I don't really consider that part of my 'lifting' career though. I switched to PPL and was still very bro for a while; doing half rep squats, way more curls than necessary, etc.

I consider my real start of lifting about 2 years ago when I started training properly and keeping track of my nutrition. A lot of that 2 years has been up and down though, inconsistent due to lots of traveling etc.

[WMLifting]

Cardio + arms
Cardio + chest
Cardio + back + bi
what are legs for? what the hell is a barbell?
Cardio + arms
Cardio + chest
Cardio + back + bi

Basically this, except I had a body part split and did one day of legs. Did cardio everyday though, which is what I focused on more.
I started lifting between march and april of 2012 on a 5*5, made sick gains, gained about 15 pounds, then injured my hamstring and couldn't lift for six months. Fast forward to the end of December 2013 when I began back at it weighing 135, 15 pounds more than I was.
Iv'e been lifting "properly" and serious injury free since. Feels good mane.

[unstrong]

Back when I played basketball, we all had to do:

Squat
OHP
Chin Ups
Lots of ab work
Box Jumps

Every time we did strength training. However, calling it strength training was a bit of a stretch, since we did high rep (15ish) with fairly low weight and no real progression scheme.

We also threw in some arm work because, y'know, every teenager loves his arm work.

[WMLifting]

We also threw in some arm work because, y'know, every teenager loves his arm work.

I am offended!
Best to say the majority do

In all reality, I love working at a gym and watching peoples splits. It's quite entertaining.

[unstrong]

I am offended!
Best to say the majority do

In all reality, I love working at a gym and watching peoples splits. It's quite entertaining.

Lol, every teenager that doesn't take the time to actually learn about lifting

[WMLifting]

Lol, every teenager that doesn't take the time to actually learn about lifting

It's all good, I say the same thing, lol. The vast majority do love it though.

[themonkay]

Back when I played basketball, we all had to do:

Squat
OHP
Chin Ups
Lots of ab work
Box Jumps

Every time we did strength training. However, calling it strength training was a bit of a stretch, since we did high rep (15ish) with fairly low weight and no real progression scheme.

We also threw in some arm work because, y'know, every teenager loves his arm work.

My strength program in wrestling was us doing every fukin lift in the gym to 3 sets of failure. Every single rep had our spotter pushing the weight against us. So if you imagine yourself benching, imagine your spotter pushing the bar down on you while you resist it. Oh and every exercise was supersetted for fatigue purposes (chest flys with bench press)...with the both exercises in the superset having our spotter push the weight against us.

I had a great wrestling coach
but inside the weight room he was a full blown retard

[connorpat1995]

finally in on this

my lifting history:
-short run of ICF (right off the bat)
-surgery, back to sq1
-Fierce 5 novice

arms day not even once

[DAaaMan64]

It's in my log lololol but:

All sets dynamic where last set is heaviest

Chest and Triceps:
Bench 3x8
DB Incline 3x12
Cable Flys 3x12
Rope Extension 3x12
Bar Extension 3x12
Dips 3x8

Back and Bi:
Deads 3x5
Reverse Grip Pull Downs 3x12
Wide Pull Downs 3x12
MCH Seated Row 3x12
DB Curls 3x12
DB Hammers 3x12

Shoulders and Calves:
OHP 3x8
BB Raises 3x12
DB Shrugs 3x12
MCH Del Fly 3x12
MCH Lat Raise 3x12
Seat Calf Raise 3x12
Seat Calf Ext 3x12

Legs:
Squats 3x8
Lying Leg Curl 3x12
Hip Adds 3x12
Hip Abds 3x12
Leg Extension 3x12
Seat Leg Press Machine 3x12

I made this routine up. At some point HealingHands8 convinced me to switch to ICF5x5.

[ErickStevens]

Squat/Bench/Heavy walking lunges 3x week
Deadlift/Arm work 2x week

Football... lol

[ErikTheElectric]

Some shoulder + push work today.

Numbers are stupid low. But whatever, wanted 5 on my 140 OHP. Only got 4, almost lost my balance on rep 3. lol.



Paused bench felt pretty good. One thing I struggle with is tightness, but it went up relatively easy.


OHP (140) (derped and almost lost my balance on rep 3)

Paused bench (165)

[InItForFitness]

Week 2 of my first Cycle on 5/3/1


OHP Top Set - 155 x 3


Deadlift Top Set - 350 x 3(+2)

[SuffolkPunch]

Today was a bit of a landmark for me as I am now using 4 plates in training:

Deadlift: 3 x 3 x 180kg

Other notables:
Military press: 70kg: 3, 3, 3, 4 -- red plates FTW
Bench press: 100kg: 3, 3, 3, 4
Weighted pullup: 27.5kg: 3, 3, 3, 5

[themonkay]

@casey
any tips w/ ohp? You make it look ridiculously easy lol

[InItForFitness]

Today was a bit of a landmark for me as I am now using 4 plates in training:

Deadlift: 3 x 3 x 180kg

Other notables:
Military press: 70kg: 3, 3, 3, 4 -- red plates FTW
Bench press: 100kg: 3, 3, 3, 4
Weighted pullup: 27.5kg: 3, 3, 3, 5

Strong work brotha.

Waiting until 4 plates is easy rep work on DL for me

@casey
any tips w/ ohp? You make it look ridiculously easy lol

Uhm...never really thought about it I guess haha
I'll just re-iterate what I told my GF at her first press session yesterday.


Start strong from the second you get into the lift.
Use your legs to help drive the bar out of the rack, take a step back, then reset your position with a solid stance (I like going just outside of shoulder width for additional stability).
Before even starting the motion, tighten your core and really pull your back in and chest up to maintain posture.
Drive through your legs and just press that chit into the air.


Not sure how much this will help, but it's really about as "technical" as I get.
It's not really a movement I've thought much about my set up in, I kind of just get under the bar and lift.



Additional Note

Focus on this more than anything...

Start strong from the second you get into the lift.

It seems like I always have more strength during a lift just by doing something as simple as starting strong just taking the bar out.
Whether it's unracking for Squats, Press, or initial lift off during a Bench.

I tell myself every set before even touching the bar. 'Strong lift off...', and do it.
It gives me a little confidence boost, and that feeling of "You got this chit..." when I'm going into my sets.

[themonkay]

^^^ That's good stuff. Sometimes hearing/reading something you already know is still great advice lol. Yah, I definitely need to focus more on driving through my legs lol

Yah definitely agree with you on starting strong. Almost all noobs who i see post their form check video could greatly improve their lift by just grabbing the bar and doing the dam thing. You can almost see them thinking during the lift (at no fault of their own) and it really ends up being no wonder why their lifts seem so awkward looking.

[ErikTheElectric]

@casey
any tips w/ ohp? You make it look ridiculously easy lol

I always found that squeezing my glutes throughout the movement helped me tremendously. (srs)

[ErikTheElectric]

Quick session tonight after my 65 miler today...



Found the BEST sweet spot for DB incline rows. ended up putting the bench on the lowest setting and it made the BIGGEST difference.

Incline DB rows - 35s

Seated Hammer Curls

[PerpetualMotion]

It is an other story when we are talking about professional lifters, I don't think beginners should use the advantages of upper back rounding, or even could use it properly. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Strong timely response from me.

I didn't they should, and unstrong didn't really round at the upper back. I'm just saying that all the technical cues we're all conditioned to think is "right" is actually stuff that depends on the circumstance. And I'd never tell a beginner to use it because they have zero kinaesthetic awareness. I think it's ultimately about finding what suits the lifter. You can suggest things, which I think were all valid above, but sometimes it makes people worse deadlifters. If I thought unstrong was lifting precariously, I would say it. I'm sure Erick would, too.

[themonkay]

Can confirm. Tried to "fix" my high hip deadlift 4 months ago, my sciatica still hates me for it.

[themonkay]

gonna smolov jr my bench

someone tell me i'm being retarded

[connorpat1995]

gonna smolov Jr my curls

someone tell me I'm brilliant

[themonkay]

gonna smolov Jr my curls

someone tell me I'm brilliant

[Siobahn]

^^ natty

[InItForFitness]

Gonna Smolov Jr my sex life...
...the only one I want telling me anything is my workout partner.

[InItForFitness]

[ErikTheElectric]

First day of flat bench in months, another movement I've shied away from due to strength loss. 185 felt pretty heavy today, felt like the spotter took control. (again, even though I stated for him to let me have it).


185 for 5 sets of 5 completely fried me though.


flat bench 5x5 - 185lbs

[ErikTheElectric]

Videos
Squats from today.. This was probably the best squat day I've had in months. Zero pain, 100% focused, in the zone. Felt unstoppable. 245 x 5 for 5 sets was enough for me today, was drenched in sweat after set 3. Really liking this 5x5 setup I have young so far.. I'll take +20 lbs in a week for sure! (Considering 225 x 5 LAST week felt "heavy" I was EXTREMELY proud of today..)

Last warmup set @ 225 x 5

2nd working set - 245 x 5

3rd working set - 245 x 5 (side)

[brady3superbwl]

285lbs 1rm on deadlift today