gsop_3 Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 YeAh BuDdY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Bill Starr Intermediate 5x5 Day Seven morning run: 2 miles in 20 minutes on the treadmill after a 5 minute warm-up, then off to breakfast. Afternoon: Squats:65kg x 577kg x 595kg x 5110kg x 5127kg x 5 Bench:45kg x 557kg x 569kg x 581kg x 593kg x 5 Row:45kg x 551kg x 559kg x 566kg x 573kg x 5 Then, an hour of badminton and off to dinner. note: I'm having some stiffness in the sacrum area and not sure why. When I squat or deadlift, there's no pain or discomfort. It seems to only be after I've been sedentary for a while. It feels really good after I roll it out on the baseball bat for a few minutes. I'm also getting 'adjustment' type movement when I'm sitting in a chair and lock my feet together on the floor and pull against them. I do have a broken back in my history from wrestling but it's a totally different feeling...more like a subluxation issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoshxDeLaney Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Bill Starr Intermediate 5x5 Day Seven morning run: 2 miles in 20 minutes on the treadmill after a 5 minute warm-up, then off to breakfast. Afternoon: Squats:65kg x 577kg x 595kg x 5110kg x 5127kg x 5 Bench:45kg x 557kg x 569kg x 581kg x 593kg x 5 Row:45kg x 551kg x 559kg x 566kg x 573kg x 5 Then, an hour of badminton and off to dinner. note: I'm having some stiffness in the sacrum area and not sure why. When I squat or deadlift, there's no pain or discomfort. It seems to only be after I've been sedentary for a while. It feels really good after I roll it out on the baseball bat for a few minutes. I'm also getting 'adjustment' type movement when I'm sitting in a chair and lock my feet together on the floor and pull against them. I do have a broken back in my history from wrestling but it's a totally different feeling...more like a subluxation issue.Try doing some reverse hypers for the lower back. If your gym doesn't have a reverse hyper machine (which is likely; I wish mine did), you can use a elevated swiss ball or just face backwards on a regular hyperextension bench if you have one. Youtube it if you need to, I'm sure you can find a way to make it work no matter what your set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 THX Mosh! I've actually got them listed as an assistance exercise but don't have the best facilities for doing them. Maybe it's time to just make do with what I've got and stop avoiding it! Bill Starr Intermediate 5x5 Day Eight Last night I played a hard 45 minutes of soccer and ended up with a low grade fever. My body felt really anxious and I couldn't get to sleep. Took some Ibuprofen to get the fever down and get rid of all the aches. Today I had dental work done so I am a bit wiped from that...emotional stress is quite draining physically! That, and I had a fever. So, today was a bit lackluster in the gym. I also forgot my log book so, I made it up as I went along and tried to remember my numbers as best I could. Front Squat:1x5 - 65kg1x5 - 77kg2x5 - 95kg Incline DB Fly:4x10 - 23kg dbs. Deads:skipped Finished with a static hold on tuck front lever for 30 seconds with several pull ups from that positionfront lever article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoshxDeLaney Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Another thing I would recommend is actually doing deadlifts (I assume that's what bothers your sacrum most), but do them very light for high reps. When I say very light I mean start out only using the bar for the first day. Try 4 sets of 25. Do that for a couple of days, then maybe after 3 or 4 days try 3 sets of 25 with the bar then a set of 25 with 5 or 10 kilos on each side. The next day do 2 sets with the bar, 1 with 10 kilos on and 1 with 20 kilos on. Continue this pattern for 10 days. Keep the reps at 25 and the sets at a total Pf 4 or 5. It should hurt, but you should be able to tell the difference between re-injury and blood flushing. If at any time it feels like re-injury stop doing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 Thanks for the input Mosh! Sounds like you've been in this situation before. As of right now, I've been sick since Tuesday with a fever, and diarrhea since Wednesday...I think from bad food. A cold dish (while out to eat) can be risky business in here...even a vegan one. I didn't even get to the gym today and weighed in this morning at 3.5kg less than Monday morning... 83kg. The fever broke some time last night but the rest is still hitting me. At this point, I am thinking I may need to take a few steps back on everything due to the sickness. So, I'll get to the deadlift bit after I'm healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Feel better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Feeling better now! YAY!! It felt SOOOO good to get back into the gym today. I didn't want to hurry anything and it ended up being very enjoyable...I dare say the most enjoyable. I just went in with the mindset that I am going to squat today and get blood flowing. I started at 45kg and added 10kg each set and ended up 8 sets up to 115kg. In between the sets I did pec dec planning to follow with bench, but just felt so good when I finished squats, I left it at that. My legs were worked, the chest got some blood and I feel energetic. I think that's a success for today! I felt kind of like a liberated horse that's been training and racing when he finally gets let loose in the pasture to run free and play. Really good feeling! I think I'll do something similar the rest of this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Today's W/O: morning session: (the goal of the am session is to get the blood flowing...NOT burn anything)10 minutes - treadmill runstretchSquats:1x10 - 89kg1x8 - 95kg pec dec:3x12 - 54kg?? EZ curl preacher curls3x12 - 30kg Afternoon:played a rather rigorous 20 minutes of badminton - got pretty sweaty, HR up to 140's Then...Squats1x5 - 99kg1x5 - 105kg1x5 - 125kg1x3 - 139kg (PR)1x2 - 145kg (PR) I only planned to walk it out and stand with it but it felt so good I had to squat it! Leg Extension:3x12 - 54kgFollowed by DC-style quad stretch Incline DB press:3x12 - 25kg DB pec dec:3x12 - 54kg setting followed by DC-style pec stretch. I drank a load more water today and only ate two meals (before and after afternoon lifting)...actually felt like I had more energy than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adena Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 1x2 - 145kg (PR) I only planned to walk it out and stand with it but it felt so good I had to squat it! Nice! Don't you just love it when you do more than you intended to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Nice squatting...again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 thank you thank you thank you! and thank you! ...on another sadder note, I am going through a parasite cleansing process to get this gut issue in order. In the mean time, I am rather weak and losing weight as the parasites are being rid of. I have an herbal system I am using plus I will follow that with a session of Chinese medicine from a 7th generation traditional Chinese doctor. Things should be back in order by then. Until that time, I'm going stealth-mode...won't be posting much for a while. So, until then, best wishes and good health to all ya'll keeping an eye out over here! Thanks to all for the encouragement and accountability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrilliumFortnight Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Best to you too gsop, hope you get it all sorted without losing too much weight. Hope to hear from you when you're better and back in training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Well, I'm on the road back and haven't lost a pound!...actually gained...just not in the way I would have wanted. Been State-side for the past 5 weeks and no time for anything! Looking forward to getting back on the horse! I'll be starting pretty much back at square one and building back - hopefully surpassing where I was before. Nothin' like a good come back journey! Going back to China in 3 hours...drinking coffee to stay up and partially adjust to the time change to minimize jet-lag. I'll keep ya'll posted as I get things started. Having a move to a new apartment and getting a new school year under way too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 We came back fully loaded with at least a year's supply of rice, pea and hemp proteins and 5lbs of super greens. So when I say on the road back, I'm not kidding...as in from the beginning! LOL Tuesday I met Major DOMS and he wasn't very kind - LOVE IT. Today, Major DOMS is still around but I'll be back in tomorrow for another squat session. Been rolling it out and stretching.Monday's w/o: Squats:5x5 - 85kg Bench:5x5 - 65kg 90 minutes of soccer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Today's W/O: Squats:5x5 - 88kg Pull-ups:3x5 - bodyweight Bench:5x5 - 68kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Today's W/O: Squats:5x5 - 91kg Bench:5x5 - 71kg Pull Ups:3x5 (super set with the first three sets of bench) I was short on time today and got done in 20 minutes. Felt like hurling and have a bad headache now, but I got it all in. I think I'll rest the remainder of the evening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsop_3 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 I've not been on in a while, but still been lifting. These days I've decided to do a circuit with my lifting to save time and increase the cardio stimulation. Been doing 5 rounds of 5 reps on each of squat, pull up, bench for a few sessions now and it seems to be going well. I've started light on the weight to leave room to go up each session...right now every Tuesday and Friday. As time permits I'll sneak in some other sessions for other things like deads, bi's & tri's work. The Diet has been rough these days. Though, I've at least been consistent in the morning. I have 25g of super greens mixed with water first thing in the morning and then mid-morning or after working out I have a protein drink with 35g rice, 25g hemp and 25g pea proteins in water sometimes in fresh juiced carrots and apples...We got a new Hurom SJ300 and it works like a charm! The other day I juiced carrot, broccoli and ginger...WOW a little ginger goes a LONG way! spicy stuff when it's raw! LOL I used the fibre to make a vegetable stock and added onion, garlic and salt. Saving it for a rainy day. Lunch has been a "salad" of mostly tomatoes, cukes and tofu. In tracking my calories and macros, I've been coming up WAY short the past couple weeks...the past three days have been up around 3500 but before that there were days I barely hit 1000! OUCH! Going out to kick the ball around for a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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