Hope to bring some working out discussions to the table (Videos/Picture thread)

[bodyhard]

Taken this morning, legs haven't went down just yet considering I haven't done anything for them in a month. Chiropractor said I can start squatting and deadlifting by February but to go very light and work my way up slowly. I am in no rush..

[ajdahlheimer]

Taken this morning, legs haven't went down just yet considering I haven't done anything for them in a month. Chiropractor said I can start squatting and deadlifting by February but to go very light and work my way up slowly. I am in no rush..

Beard on-point, BH.

[bodyhard]

Beard on-point, BH.

I had it mad long but decided to take it down, was looking way too old

[ajdahlheimer]

I had it mad long but decided to take it down, was looking way too old

I shaved my long one when I started a new job in the fall, but it's already coming back something fierce....

[bodyhard]

I shaved my long one when I started a new job in the fall, but it's already coming back something fierce....

Yeah my beard grows mad fast as does my body hair which I fcking hate!

[PhDPepper1111]

Taken this morning, legs haven't went down just yet considering I haven't done anything for them in a month. Chiropractor said I can start squatting and deadlifting by February but to go very light and work my way up slowly. I am in no rush..

Noice! Glad to hear you are making progress too!

Yesterday DL day - deficits! Ouch on the low back really locked up but no injury.
4x4 deficit deads @ 365, video from the 3rd set.
still can see there are times my hips are locking out a little early. want to get more/earlier glute activation and stay a little more upright.
3x10 Romanian DL @205
3x12 curl downs
3x12 flys

[bodyhard]

Noice! Glad to hear you are making progress too!

Yesterday DL day - deficits! Ouch on the low back really locked up but no injury.
4x4 deficit deads @ 365, video from the 3rd set.
still can see there are times my hips are locking out a little early. want to get more/earlier glute activation and stay a little more upright.
3x10 Romanian DL @205
3x12 curl downs
3x12 flys

Way to keep presenting man, props!

[ezra76]

Thanks Ezra! I'll get it right one of these days
Right now I'm usually doing squat Monday, bench Wed, DL Thurs. Works well for fatigue management.

That sounds better for recovery. Deadlifts just seem to have a huge effect on my strength for a few days.
It doesn't help that I'm all over the place with my workouts though. Mostly to work around the hip injury. I logged in just to make up a plan for my leg day tomorrow that will not involve full squats. Thinking about bench squats and split squats for higher reps.

Taken this morning, legs haven't went down just yet considering I haven't done anything for them in a month. Chiropractor said I can start squatting and deadlifting by February but to go very light and work my way up slowly. I am in no rush..

Looking big. You've done no legs at all?

[bodyhard]

Looking big. You've done no legs at all?

Nope nothing, stop doing legs all together although I was just doing squats 3x a week, but yeah no leg workout in over a month.

[bodyhard]

Tonight's workout, did some seated Mil press as the chiropractor told me not to do them standing up and to start light. I did not feel anything on my lower back at all, but let me see how I feel tomorrow morning after I sleep.

[bodyhard]

I know I am nowhere near how I used to be, but I think I am starting to fill in.. sorry about the coca-cola glasses but as you guys know I am blind as fck. I never wear them outside, but I wear them in the house to give my eyes a rest from the contact lenses.

[LWW]

Squat 245 x 21, this is uncomfortable, but it's kinda like "taken it easy", was still feeling some pain, but feeling better. Next week I need to go 255. No hangover, but I was 20 minutes late the gym, which sucks.



Supra, here is a light weight old style press to see how it looks like a push press, but it's not. I lean back and then press, which is why they dropped it from the olyimpics.



This is 170 and I fuked up and did push press it-



This is 175, I did not dip, it looks like it, but I didn't, I leaned back and pressed at the same time-

[supramax]

... Supra, here is a light weight old style press to see how it looks like a push press, but it's not. I lean back and then press, which is why they dropped it from the olyimpics.



This is 170 and I fuked up and did push press it-



This is 175, I did not dip, it looks like it, but I didn't, I leaned back and pressed at the same time-

Very nice. Your cleans are always as smooth as silk.

[LWW]

Very nice. Your cleans are always as smooth as silk.

Thanks, hopefully they stay that way as the weight progresses

[supramax]

Thanks, hopefully they stay that way as the weight progresses

https://www.catalystathletics.com/exercises/

[bodyhard]

Squat 245 x 21, this is uncomfortable, but it's kinda like "taken it easy", was still feeling some pain, but feeling better. Next week I need to go 255. No hangover, but I was 20 minutes late the gym, which sucks.



Supra, here is a light weight old style press to see how it looks like a push press, but it's not. I lean back and then press, which is why they dropped it from the olyimpics.



This is 170 and I fuked up and did push press it-



This is 175, I did not dip, it looks like it, but I didn't, I leaned back and pressed at the same time-

Nice man, question, those are not your typical weights to drop no? I've seen/used the rubber ones that can be dropped but those don't seem like the ones you can toss or is it the floor?

[LWW]

Nice man, question, those are not your typical weights to drop no? I've seen/used the rubber ones that can be dropped but those don't seem like the ones you can toss or is it the floor?

They are bumpers which means yes you drop them. They aren’t like the those in your gym, those bumpers are so fuked up from the color coding to the way they impact. Did you see how high they bounced? He’s got others that don’t bounce at all and they are black. The ones I was using are in lbs not kgs, usually red = 55#. I don’t know where he got them plates, probially got a deal on them. The 35’s are blue (kg blues are 45s).

[bodyhard]

They are bumpers which means yes you drop them. They aren’t like the those in your gym, those bumpers are so fuked up from the color coding to the way they impact. Did you see how high they bounced? He’s got others that don’t bounce at all and they are black. The ones I was using are in lbs not kgs, usually red = 55#. I don’t know where he got them plates, probially got a deal on them. The 35’s are blue (kg blues are 45s).

It has to be the platform then cause they give out a "crash" sound not like bumper plates.

[LWW]

It has to be the platform then cause they give out a "crash" sound not like bumper plates.

Well yeah maybe, he don't got real lifting platforms like your gym, it's all thick mats. If you notice my shoes, those are not real good shoes for Olympic lifting but they are better than any other regular shoe. When I do a clean I love that sound, it's like I'm truly lifting on a real wooden platform.

And since Supra likes the "clean" form, that's even better, because, well most folks need an elevated heel.

[bodyhard]

Moving away from the decompression machine and now working on Flexion Distraction table, feeling better and better with each day. Hope to start squatting and deadlifting very very soon!

[ezra76]

Little ugly but got it up. Need this for some motivation. Hip finally starting to feel better. I'm gonna work with 315 for reps for the next 3-4 weeks before attempting another single.





Guess I'm just gonna go with fat powerlifter status for a couple months.

[bodyhard]

Little ugly but got it up. Need this for some motivation. Hip finally starting to feel better. I'm gonna work with 315 for reps for the next 3-4 weeks before attempting another single.





Guess I'm just gonna go with fat powerlifter status for a couple months.

Its winter man, this is the time to add size! At least that's what I do. Eat and train for size in the winter.

[supramax]

Little ugly but got it up. Need this for some motivation. Hip finally starting to feel better. I'm gonna work with 315 for reps for the next 3-4 weeks before attempting another single.

That's a standing hyper extension.

[ezra76]

That's a standing hyper extension.

Ya it got ugly. Needed to get that for mental motivation though. I'll work on 4-5 rep range for a while after seeing that.

[Plateauplower]

Checking in. Getting back into the zone. Keto diet is going really well, forgot why I ever stopped eating this way (basically low carb veg, meat, avocados, nuts seeds etc). Training in the afternoons so using IF a little too. Basically eating 2 meals / day noon and 6. Can get by on pretty low cals w/out much issue. Training is going well back in the gym 5 days/week upper/lower split with cardio on lower days and Wednesdays. Did Deads after squats on Thursday for the first time in a long time. Only went to 315x5 but nice easy controlled reps. Probably going to tread lightly on them for awhile. Everything is coming back quick on lifts. Vids are frowned upon in the gym, so none lately.

It’s been a $hit show since the November COVID mitigation’s basically make it more crowded. They have reduced hours, 15 minute breaks between each scheduled time slot- everyone waits in-line in a dead end hallway to wait for them to open the doors lol probably the worst possible thing you could do to prevent a respiratory disease but oh well. Have found that surgical masks are by far the best for training. I can bend the nose wire and get some nice breathing gaps.

[bodyhard]

Checking in. Getting back into the zone. Keto diet is going really well, forgot why I ever stopped eating this way (basically low carb veg, meat, avocados, nuts seeds etc). Training in the afternoons so using IF a little too. Basically eating 2 meals / day noon and 6. Can get by on pretty low cals w/out much issue. Training is going well back in the gym 5 days/week upper/lower split with cardio on lower days and Wednesdays. Did Deads after squats on Thursday for the first time in a long time. Only went to 315x5 but nice easy controlled reps. Probably going to tread lightly on them for awhile. Everything is coming back quick on lifts. Vids are frowned upon in the gym, so none lately.

It’s been a $hit show since the November COVID mitigation’s basically make it more crowded. They have reduced hours, 15 minute breaks between each scheduled time slot- everyone waits in-line in a dead end hallway to wait for them to open the doors lol probably the worst possible thing you could do to prevent a respiratory disease but oh well. Have found that surgical masks are by far the best for training. I can bend the nose wire and get some nice breathing gaps.

It sucks man, but at least you are still going...


Tonight's workout, my sons is creeping up on the 315lbs (up to 295lbs) squat had to help him adjust a little on keeping his back straight on his last set, he was leaning forward a little.

I added squats and bent over rows back into my training but am wearing a belt, will add 5lbs per workout on the squats and deadlifts to slowly let my back get used to the load.

[ajdahlheimer]

Checking in. Getting back into the zone. Keto diet is going really well, forgot why I ever stopped eating this way (basically low carb veg, meat, avocados, nuts seeds etc). Training in the afternoons so using IF a little too. Basically eating 2 meals / day noon and 6. Can get by on pretty low cals w/out much issue. Training is going well back in the gym 5 days/week upper/lower split with cardio on lower days and Wednesdays. Did Deads after squats on Thursday for the first time in a long time. Only went to 315x5 but nice easy controlled reps. Probably going to tread lightly on them for awhile. Everything is coming back quick on lifts. Vids are frowned upon in the gym, so none lately.

Good to hear, PP! My plan was to start taking cals back with diet (low carb and IF) on 2/1, but I am really getting antsy to start before that. All my lifts are up quite a bit from the summer due to higher cals and body weight. That part is nice, but overall sluggishness gets old (though I have maintained my cardio of skipping rope, walking, and running this whole time).

[bodyhard]

Thought the tingling in my legs would be bad this morning as I did squats and BOR last night, but nothing, slight pain when I first got up but nothing NOTHING the way it was just a couple of months ago. A couple a months ago I couldn't tolerate it, so forward progress all around, feeling great!

[PhDPepper1111]

Ya it got ugly. Needed to get that for mental motivation though. I'll work on 4-5 rep range for a while after seeing that.

Way to keep at it!

Thought the tingling in my legs would be bad this morning as I did squats and BOR last night, but nothing, slight pain when I first got up but nothing NOTHING the way it was just a couple of months ago. A couple a months ago I couldn't tolerate it, so forward progress all around, feeling great!

Great to hear!
Enjoyed the updated videos too!

Yesterday's squat session felt GREAT!
3x4 1 sec pause @ 325 - increase of 20lb from last week
3x4 1 1/4 @ 345 - jumped 50lb from last week (1 less rep)
3x8 RDL @225, superset with pull ups (21 total)
knee raises/bicep curls

Feels like tweaking my program 3 weeks ago combined with going back to calorie neutral is really paying off in feeling stronger!
Feeling lucky and grateful to have a coach/workout partner and equipment to use.

[supramax]

Ya it got ugly. Needed to get that for mental motivation though. I'll work on 4-5 rep range for a while after seeing that.

Well, I hope you got out of it what you wanted to get out of it and you're not a cripple, today