Squats, Bench, Deadlift: This is your fitness thread

I've been doing three sets of push-ups nightly for the last week & a half. I'd like to get to the point where needing to do my push-ups before I goto sleep feels as compelling as needing to brush my teeth before I goto sleep (just can't sleep if I don't brush my teeth beforehand :ack: ).

Also, on the fitness subject, I bought two pairs of new shoes, both barefoot style shoes, Vibram Five-Fingers and New Balance Minimus. I've never bought two pairs of shoes at once nor paid more than $40 for a pair of shoes in over a decade so I feel a little extravagant. I do like them so far & feel less embarassed than I anticipated in the vibrams, I've even noticed a few others wearing them.

I first got some vibrams a few years ago when they first came out but the only ones I could find were orange & I was too sheepish to wear them but the ones I have now are black & I suspect 90% of people (and 98% of male people) probably don't notice shoes (I know I don't though I occasionally look on the subway).
 
Right now I'm doing 9 sets per muscle group, one group per day, with as much weight as I can handle between 4-6 reps for each set. I've been gaining mass at a pretty good rate, about 1-2 lbs. per week.
 
Whiskey_Lord said:
Right now I'm doing 9 sets per muscle group, one group per day, with as much weight as I can handle between 4-6 reps for each set. I've been gaining mass at a pretty good rate, about 1-2 lbs. per week.
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That sounds kind of like Max-OT, which I've heard decent things about... personally I prefer either full-body or relatively simple upper/lower split programs. Spent the last few weeks on a Smolov jr. bench cycle because I strained my back a few weeks ago and decided to avoid squats and deadlifts until it felt better; as of now I am embarking on another cycle of full-body 5/3/1.

Monday:
Squat (normal 5/3/1 progression)
Light/high-volume horizontal press (dumbbell bench at the moment, maybe swap that out soon)
Chin-ups
Stiff-legged deadlifts

Wednesday:
Squat (medium intensity)
Bench press (normal 5/3/1 progression)
Chin-ups
Incline barbell press

Friday:
Squat (light/high-volume)
Military press (5/3/1 progression)
Chin-ups
Deadlift (5/3/1 progression)
Close-grip bench
Front squat

Yes, Friday is a total bastard of a workout.

Assistance work is three sets per exercise, either 5, 8 or 10 reps depending on which week. Chin-ups are usually done supersetted with the day's pressing exercise and I'm currently trying to increase my max strength there -- managed a set of 5 with 10 kg extra yesterday (added to my current 120 kg+ body mass).
 
I have to do backward rolls for judo and have been putting strain and pain on my right shoulder (to the point that slow, sustained injury is possible). Attempts to roll over my left shoulder have been largely unsuccessful as I currently lack the coordination and body intuition to the point I nearly gave myself a neck injury today as I managed to end up standing vertically on my left shoulder :ack:

Meanwhile attempts to roll perfectly backward have had moderate success, with a bias towards leaning and rolling over my right side.

Anyone know how I might be able to train for this, short of just more practice of the act itself?
 
yeahs
 
How do I fit sports in to my exercise regime? I currently go to the gym on Mon, Wed and Fri, and I play football on Tue. I also want to start swimming, which makes sense to do on Thu, but... it's really god damn tiring... Should I do swimming on the same day as a workout, so that the muscles have a full 48 hrs to rest up?
 
Mise said:
How do I fit sports in to my exercise regime? I currently go to the gym on Mon, Wed and Fri, and I play football on Tue. I also want to start swimming, which makes sense to do on Thu, but... it's really god damn tiring... Should I do swimming on the same day as a workout, so that the muscles have a full 48 hrs to rest up?
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I do sports independently of lifting.
 
Mise, I'd do them on separate days if you can, but if you're consistently too sore to swim from weights the day before, do the swimming before the weights on the days you do both.
 
i see a sports med doc about it on monday. in the meantime i'm told not to do any moves....
 
AL_DA_GREAT said:
What different typs of supplements have proven effects?

Does creatine actually help?

Does eating eaa pills actually help?

Does eating l arginine supplements actually do anything or will they just be burnt as super expensive calories?
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eaa?

Creatine is the most studied supplement in exercise physiology journals (i.e. academia). I'd say it helps definitely if you are a vegetarian.
 
I'm new to this.

I've been spending one or two hours at a gym every two or three days for a few weeks now. Usually cardio, then weight machines, then cardio.

I'm usually sore the day after, particularly my back. This keeps me from going daily, which I would prefer. What can and what should I do about the soreness?
 
LucyDuke said:
I'm new to this.

I've been spending one or two hours at a gym every two or three days for a few weeks now. Usually cardio, then weight machines, then cardio.

I'm usually sore the day after, particularly my back. This keeps me from going daily, which I would prefer. What can and what should I do about the soreness?
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I'm not particularly knowledgeable about this either, but usually my roommate and I have a big meal (high protein, f.e. lots of eggs) and that tends to help with soreness the next day. Personally I like having the soreness, it's a physical reminder that I worked hard and did a good job the previous day.
 
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