2017 Orders Part 3: Squat depth, Purple guavas, and recalled protein cookies

[mccyjcb]

Orange Triad + Greens unless you eat your spinach

I'm excited to try this!

In other words, just tried Bang Peach Mango..and every sip reminds me of a cocktail that I hate. Easily the worst Bang I've had. Cotton Candy FTW

[Misctake7]

I barely got those 8 reps

But, I got 'em

Good work! And awesome depth!

[Meatie]

Was about to order some MAN BRAINBRIDGE and just lol. OOS everywhere, i thought they said they were gonna run some more like a month ago? y does man sports hate me

Guess its gonna be an O.L. Elix1r order instead

[BenBlue]

Yeah, it is. And my back is kind of permanently ****ed up with the herniated L5-S1, I have really been trying to focus on tightness because I'm always one screw up away from taking more time off...usually it's a hip hinge that does it though, squats have a lot more leeway.

That's right you have the L5-S1 issue. Makes squatting and deadlifting difficult. I had an injury in my early twenties, that at the time I thought was my back. The ER took Xrays and told me they "thought" I had cracked a disc, and sent me to a chiropractor. I was ****ing high as a kite on pain killers, and didn't have the head space to ask for more info. Never saw the xray, and in retrospect, they seemed like they weren't really sure what was wrong with me. In any case, 3 months of my life a complete blur. Oxy's and Morphin all day, lying on my stomach all day. Getting up to go to the bathroom, shower, eat etc would literally take me 15-30 minutes minimum. Every movement, back spasm, so i'd move a few inches and have to stop, regain composure, move another few inches and repeat until I got to my destination. Worst pain i'd ever felt. In any case, as I got older, started assessing the pain, now I think it may have been a tailbone injury. I know w back injuries the pain isn't always felt where the injury actually is, but i've noticed that the pain seems to be in my tailbone and shoot up through my back. Even just sitting here at my work desk, my tailbone is tight as ****, uncomfortable and can kind of feel it expanding up my lower back and down the hamstrings.

Moral of the story...posterior chain injuries are no joke. Be smart with the compound movements, and always nail that form. I really feel that squats and deads have helped the injury over the years, but there have been times when I've aggravated the injury bc my form was off.

[BenBlue]

Good work! And awesome depth!

There's no calling Farley out on depth, that's for sure.

[mccyjcb]

Given quality programming, what kind of poundages do you think I could gain in 3 months on the Big 3? I'm at 295lb bench, 505lb dead, and 395lb squat, all tested this week, raw. that's a total of 1195lb. Would it be unrealistic to think I could get to 1300lb raw total in 3 months? Obviously with no celltech, cause USAPL. I would think a 545lb deadlift, 445lb squat and 315lb bench would be doable, putting me at 1305lb.

[Jdot5]

I barely got those 8 reps

But, I got 'em

good work

[BenBlue]

Given quality programming, what kind of poundages do you think I could gain in 3 months on the Big 3? I'm at 295lb bench, 505lb dead, and 395lb squat, all tested this week, raw. that's a total of 1195lb. Would it be unrealistic to think I could get to 1300lb raw total in 3 months? Obviously with no celltech, cause USAPL. I would think a 545lb deadlift, 445lb squat and 315lb bench would be doable, putting me at 1305lb.

Honestly, I think that's a lot to ask for in 3 months. I'd say the 315 bench may be doable, the squat and deads, i'd say you can likely put 10-15 lbs on them in a 3 month period. I'm kind of pulling these numbers out of my ass though, I may be wrong, and of course it will boil down to programming and nutrition. But I mean, you're already an experienced lifter.

[Farley1324]

Good work! And awesome depth!

Thanks.

That's right you have the L5-S1 issue. Makes squatting and deadlifting difficult. I had an injury in my early twenties, that at the time I thought was my back. The ER took Xrays and told me they "thought" I had cracked a disc, and sent me to a chiropractor. I was ****ing high as a kite on pain killers, and didn't have the head space to ask for more info. Never saw the xray, and in retrospect, they seemed like they weren't really sure what was wrong with me. In any case, 3 months of my life a complete blur. Oxy's and Morphin all day, lying on my stomach all day. Getting up to go to the bathroom, shower, eat etc would literally take me 15-30 minutes minimum. Every movement, back spasm, so i'd move a few inches and have to stop, regain composure, move another few inches and repeat until I got to my destination. Worst pain i'd ever felt. In any case, as I got older, started assessing the pain, now I think it may have been a tailbone injury. I know w back injuries the pain isn't always felt where the injury actually is, but i've noticed that the pain seems to be in my tailbone and shoot up through my back. Even just sitting here at my work desk, my tailbone is tight as ****, uncomfortable and can kind of feel it expanding up my lower back and down the hamstrings.

Moral of the story...posterior chain injuries are no joke. Be smart with the compound movements, and always nail that form. I really feel that squats and deads have helped the injury over the years, but there have been times when I've aggravated the injury bc my form was off.

I can imagine how that was. Mine was like that for a few days once on a flare-up. You literally can't do anything. At all.

I 100% know that squats help my back. If I was truly smart I wouldn't do straight bar deads probably, but I've been limiting them and doing trap deads for the supplemental, I may at some point just do trap bar exclusively.

Trap bar: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/trap-bar-deadlifts/

There's no calling Farley out on depth, that's for sure.

That's always been my 'thing'.

good work

Thanks

[chemo29]

lol i just opened my first ever tub of XF up 2 LCP

excuse me... EXCUSE ME?

of all the hyped products I have ever laid hands on, this is the only one that was ever worth it
this is dabombdotcom
(and i don't like lemon all that much...)

rip future paychecks

also thank you Rob1882

[customshopkv1]

Yeah, it is. And my back is kind of permanently ****ed up with the herniated L5-S1, I have really been trying to focus on tightness because I'm always one screw up away from taking more time off...usually it's a hip hinge that does it though, squats have a lot more leeway.

I got 2 artificial discs and LANX Clamp fusion at L4-L5-S1 (March 2013)

Next to no pain these days, just added squats and deads into my routine in November. This week I did 275x6 Dead and 225x1 Squats for the first times. I weighed in at 180 today.

[Farley1324]

I got 2 artificial discs and LANX Clamp fusion at L4-L5-S1 (March 2013)

Next to no pain these days, just added squats and deads into my routine in November. This week I did 275x6 Dead and 225x1 Squats for the first times. I weighed in at 180 today.

That does not sound particularly enjoyable. Congrats on getting back into it though, after a back like that, pulling 275 at all is great

[customshopkv1]

That does not sound particularly enjoyable. Congrats on getting back into it though, after a back like that, pulling 275 at all is great

Best thing I ever did! But if you would of asked me the first 6 months after I would have said "No Way would I do that again". I did get staph from the hospital that required a PICC line for 6 weeks and 2 follow up surgeries to clean out the infection. So I had 3 surgeries in one month and about 20 days of that month in the hospital.



Clamps and Artificial Discs with screws

[Farley1324]

That's gnarly

[byukid]

I need hydra-charge in fruit punch in a more giant container. Like 500 servings worth. I use like 5+ scoops a day.

[OT2000]

lol i just opened my first ever tub of XF up 2 LCP

excuse me... EXCUSE ME?

of all the hyped products I have ever laid hands on, this is the only one that was ever worth it
this is dabombdotcom
(and i don't like lemon all that much...)

rip future paychecks

also thank you Rob1882

Where dafuq have you been? GOAT and nothing comes close

[danielmoo]

I am hearing very mixed thoughts on Kraken that stop me from pulling the trigger.
Some are saying it is useless and some are saying its one of the best PWO's ever.

Not talking about that product specifically, but DMHA is very "eh" for me.

[chemo29]

Where dafuq have you been? GOAT and nothing comes close

i hate lemon so was never inclined to buy LCP, but Rob sent me a tub last fall

i already had a bunch of protons in the list, and i only ever have one tub open (I'm that kind of freak)

[Deadliftin]

Thanks.



I can imagine how that was. Mine was like that for a few days once on a flare-up. You literally can't do anything. At all.

I 100% know that squats help my back. If I was truly smart I wouldn't do straight bar deads probably, but I've been limiting them and doing trap deads for the supplemental, I may at some point just do trap bar exclusively.

Trap bar: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/trap-bar-deadlifts/



That's always been my 'thing'.



Thanks

Awesome depth and lift man. Impressive.

I finally just decided to do trap bar deads. My gym has a good bar, I feel much safer pulling more weight and it's been much more friendly on my joints and easier to get the right form.

I know there is obviously no competing on trap bar lol.

Trap bar for the win!

Interested to possibly try learning to pull sumo though

[Rob1882]

lol i just opened my first ever tub of XF up 2 LCP

excuse me... EXCUSE ME?

of all the hyped products I have ever laid hands on, this is the only one that was ever worth it
this is dabombdotcom
(and i don't like lemon all that much...)

rip future paychecks

also thank you Rob1882

Holy crap what is this like 5 months later? :P Haha <3

[TrainerTone]

lol i just opened my first ever tub of XF up 2 LCP

excuse me... EXCUSE ME?

of all the hyped products I have ever laid hands on, this is the only one that was ever worth it
this is dabombdotcom
(and i don't like lemon all that much...)

rip future paychecks

also thank you Rob1882

Still never tried this sadly 😐

[AfroPope]

Catching up -

1. Need to go grab some Bang at some point, lots of **** to do coming up
2. RIP BrainBridge, I wanted some of that too
3. XF UP LCP = OMG

[OT2000]

Still never tried this sadly 😐

But you have Key Lime post Factor, the only flavor that can hang

[SOH11]

So. Off the Chain aminos. Was that a yay or nay

[Farley1324]

Awesome depth and lift man. Impressive.

I finally just decided to do trap bar deads. My gym has a good bar, I feel much safer pulling more weight and it's been much more friendly on my joints and easier to get the right form.

I know there is obviously no competing on trap bar lol.

Trap bar for the win!

Interested to possibly try learning to pull sumo though

Thanks.

I may use this as an excuse to get a nicer trap bar later this year. The big cap bar I got on Amazon isn't bad though.

[OT2000]

So. Off the Chain aminos. Was that a yay or nay

DMAA with Bcaas or aminos is a dumb idea imo. Just get a DMAA pwo

[SOH11]

DMAA with Bcaas or aminos is a dumb idea imo. Just get a DMAA pwo

Thought so.

Did get the BOGO on Midnight Dreams though. Always down to try a new sleep aid.

[BenBlue]

Best thing I ever did! But if you would of asked me the first 6 months after I would have said "No Way would I do that again". I did get staph from the hospital that required a PICC line for 6 weeks and 2 follow up surgeries to clean out the infection. So I had 3 surgeries in one month and about 20 days of that month in the hospital.



Clamps and Artificial Discs with screws

Damn, glad you're better these days. Go easy on the squats and deads, but it's great that they're back in your routine. Long as you're safe, which it sounds like you are. Strengthening up the posterior chain and core is always good for an injury like that.

[dougefresh93]

So. Off the Chain aminos. Was that a yay or nay

It's an Intra (to me at least) with stims, 100 caff 20 DMAA (If I recall correctly) an extra long workout kick or even as a energy drink replacement it's very nice.

I have a tub of the green apple flavor and will use it with unflavored Glycofuse sometimes, still prefer SizeOn, but is a nice change up for me.

There been some really good sales on it from time to time, I've seen.

[BenBlue]

Another good moderate stim pre (no exotics, just caffeine) that hardly gets mentioned is AE SteelEdge. Found a bogo on it. Also found a good deal on Quake making it the same cost as other pres.