Dante_Lockhart Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Woo did 107.5kg squat (5x5) second time of asking. Also did 45kg OHP (5x5) and a 132.5kg DL (1x5) Good day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 On 17/04/2016 at 14:28, Dr_Pangloss said: Right now my max squat is 137.5kg and my max deadlift is now 177.5kg (both un-assisted i.e. no belt etc). So a 3 plate squat and a 4 plate deadlift is not too far away, given how tough the reps are at those weights I'll take it as it comes, perhaps in 2-3 weeks I will attempt to beat them. I weigh about 77kg (in the morning) so not too shabby. Nice lifts there mate. I'm nearly down to 90kg weight. Hopefully can keep losing a few kg and keep my lifts going up. Wanna get down to 85kg if I can. Will be the lightest I've been since I was 18 then I think! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2016 20 minutes ago, Dante_Lockhart said: Nice lifts there mate. I'm nearly down to 90kg weight. Hopefully can keep losing a few kg and keep my lifts going up. Wanna get down to 85kg if I can. Will be the lightest I've been since I was 18 then I think! I'm 90.5kg and about 10/15kg behind you on your lifts/sets. I'm starting on stronglifts 5x5 in a few weeks and hope to make some decent progress on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Ooooooh, we can keep each other going with some friendly competition! Spoiler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2016 New bar arrived today. Just in time for deadlifts and the better knurling made 120kg a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post V01 Posted April 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2016 On 3/9/2016 at 04:41, V01 said: Second week of the gym finished, I've been taking advantage of 5x5 starting at low weight to fit in both workouts every session instead of alternating. Can only manage two nights a week so my progress will slow down once it starts getting heavy. I've gone up on Squat from 30kg to 35kg (had to skip it last wednesday - doms) Bench 20kg to 30kg Row 30kg to 37.5kg Overhead 22.5kg to 30kg Deadlift 40kg to 50kg I have had a bit of a setback though, I guessed my weight to be 130kg used the fancy scales at the gym before my workout and got a disappointing ticket Age 34 Male Weight: 20st 13lbs - 133.1kg Height: 5'11.2" - 1.81m Ideal weight: 9st 7 to 12st 12 - 60.6kg-81.9kg BMI: 40.6 Ideal BMI: 18.5 to 25 Body fat: 36.9% Ideal: 14.5 to 24.5 Obviously not having an accurate starting weight I don't know if I've lost or gained since starting the gym so I'm treating it as a starting point. It's really hammered home how much I need to lose the weight, damn if it didn't me right in the feels though. Checked my progress last night, pleased with the direction it's going, used the fancy scales at the gym and it shows some progress. Age 34 Male Weight: 20st 2lbs - 128.1kg Height: 5'11.2" - 1.81m Ideal weight: 9st 7 to 12st 12 - 60.6kg-81.9kg BMI: 39.1 Ideal BMI: 18.5 to 25 Body fat: 34.7% Ideal: 14.5 to 24.5 11lbs in 6 and a bit weeks, not too shabby. The body fat seems off to me, if they are both equally accurate I've lost 0.3kgs of muscle in that time, doesn't make sense to me with my lifts all progressing. I've gone up on Squat from 35kg to 52.5kg (deloaded to work on form and injured myself) Bench 30kg to 52.5kg (did a couple of sets of 55kg on my off workout) Row 37.5kg to 62.5kg Overhead 30kg to 32.5kg (did 3x5 @ 35kg on off workout) Deadlift 50kg to 80kg I'm not sure if there's a visible difference in my physique yet, I think my shoulders are showing a little and my moobs might be a little broader, I doubt anyone other me would notice (or look tbh). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2016 Has anyone who has done the Stronglifts 5x5 programme and downloaded the app; also paid the £10 fee for the advanced app (whatever it is)? If so, is it worth it or should I just stick with the basic app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Depends really, is warm ups, accessories and having it turn into madcow when you've progressed past it worth £10 to you? It's a very user friendly app, but Fitnotes can hold all the same info, it just doesn't automatically increase the weight etc(afaik) Basically you have to ask yourself if you're willing to pay £10 to not have to think at the gym. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 19, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 19, 2016 7 minutes ago, V01 said: Depends really, is warm ups, accessories and having it turn into madcow when you've progressed past it worth £10 to you? It's a very user friendly app, but Fitnotes can hold all the same info, it just doesn't automatically increase the weight etc(afaik) Basically you have to ask yourself if you're willing to pay £10 to not have to think at the gym. What do you mean by 'accessories'? Think I'll probably pay it for the Madcow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) You get a list of accessory exercises you can add to your workout or you can type the name (I added bench and overhead to the opposite workout so I can do it every session) turning into madcow is 2nd hand, I was being lazy. The app tells you to deload after 3 fails, eventually you won't be able to progress so it changes to 3 rep sets then 1 rep sets after that. It will still be the same workout just different rep scheme. Edited April 19, 2016 by V01 extra words 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 45 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Has anyone who has done the Stronglifts 5x5 programme and downloaded the app; also paid the £10 fee for the advanced app (whatever it is)? If so, is it worth it or should I just stick with the basic app? I use the free app as I'm lazy and it helps me keep track during my workout / rest times and also automatically sorts the increased weight for the next workout. Log all my workouts on Fitocracy which is awesome. Level up, set PBs, be social with other users.. That little bit of extra motivation to have a good workout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Had the urge to deadlift yesterday (Mostly because someone had left a barbell with weights on it so I thought, why not) Anyway. Wanted to see what my 1 rep max was so started off with what was on the bar which was 80kg of plates and worked my way up to 130kg of plates. So including the bar a 1 rep max of 150kg. I was well chuffed, especially as I was completely fasted. Makes me more excited to run a proper 'strength' program this Summer. Edited April 21, 2016 by sexbelowsound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 All of my workouts are fasted. I go first thing in the morning so only have water during workout. I know probably in the long run I won't be able to sustain the HEAVY weights (i.e. 150 squats or 190 DLs) but it's working at the moment and I'm still increasing my loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dante_Lockhart said: All of my workouts are fasted. I go first thing in the morning so only have water during workout. I know probably in the long run I won't be able to sustain the HEAVY weights (i.e. 150 squats or 190 DLs) but it's working at the moment and I'm still increasing my loads. I'm yet to fully understand how the whole fasted, none fasted stuff works. I've had sessions fasted where I've smashed PRs and I've had sessions where I've carb loaded where I feel like shit and vice versa. I've had sessions where i've been fasted from the night before and worked out early in the morning, so roughly 12 hours, that I've felt lethargic in and I've had 24 hour fasted sessions where I've felt amazing. Nutrition isn't complicated but I think pre-workout nutrition is. Edited April 21, 2016 by sexbelowsound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 21, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 21, 2016 I think, like a lot of things, you can easily overthink it. For most of us non-elite lifters, I imagine it makes very little difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I tend to agree but I find this stuff very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) To be honest I can't lift anywhere near as effectively if I haven't eaten a shit tonne of carbs a few hours before. My strength is lower and I gass a lot quicker. Edited April 22, 2016 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 No gym this morning. Been in the garden all weekend and it's taken its toll. Knackered and achy today. Digging up tree stumps is harder than I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted April 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25, 2016 3 hours ago, Dante_Lockhart said: Digging up tree stumps is harder than I thought! Pretend it's a deadlift and just yank it out of the ground incredible hulk style ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Ha, I did that in the end (Once all the roots were cut off). See the gardening thread. There's a piccie of me celebrating with it above my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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