anybody into bodybuilding/powerlifting?

[jayditcher]

I stopped it ever since I got slip disc! :(

[drumad]

High rep DLs are silly.

3s squaterday today.

135x5
160x5
190x3
230x3
265x3
295x3

SLDLs, Rest-Pause on Leg Extensions, Curls, and Calf Work.

Was feeling like a masochist and finished off with walking lunges. Def feeling my glutes.

1s week begins tomorrow with OHP.

[Thizzelle]

depends on what you want to achieve

[Pl3wA]

I wish i was jacked but im too lazy to try. Though you should only lift enough to impress the ladies. Thats what i think

[drumad]

I train so I'm not a useless piece of shit.

[IronFreak]

I already have a lady and I still train.

[JeffRR]

For me its a great stress reliever, talk to your buddies, get yours lifts in. I leave that gym pretty stress free.

[IronFreak]

^^Word, I can crank my death metal get pissed and let it ALL out on the weight.

Did a nice little clean carb load last night with some shrimp tacos and white rice........WHY?

Because leg day!

[drumad]

Should be pulling 435 today. Can't wait. Doing 531 everyday as scheduled vs 4x/week is awesome.

[IronFreak]

Tried something new today. The wife and I have crazy schedules and have been trying to get the gym in at the end of the day. Ends up burning up our evening and we stay up way to late. So we decided to go before our day started. We walked into the gym at 5:15 this morning.

I freakin loved it, training fasted, it was like my adrenal glands kicked into overdrive. I just had water, no pre workout or anything, crazy pump and really vascular.

Might throw in some BCAA tomorrow and see if that makes any difference. All in all, I plan on keeping this up, it was a crazy good chest day.

[drumad]

Try Scivation Xtend if you're going to train fasted.

Bench day today, finished with a top set of 230x5 for 5s week.

[IronFreak]

That stuff is awesome, I've been using it for quite awhile. Totally missed my workout this morning. We had a power outage sometime last night and needless to say none of the alarms worked.

[drumad]

I can make up excuses too, jk.

I've been running 531 straight taking only days off when I feel like it, which is maybe once every 5 or 6 days. I've also skipped deload weeks the last two cycles. Feelsgoodman.

BTW, 5s week is the worst.

[IronFreak]

I have been having serious issues with my hip. After talking with a good friend thats a PT, i think I'm throwing in the towel and getting a script for physical therapy. I'm in pain probably 85-90% of the day now. We did conclude it may have to do with the fact that i switched from sumo style squatting and pulling to conventional. He thinks its a case where one of my flexor muscle is,severely under developed in relation to the other which is making my hip rotate forward cause the muscle and joint pain. Hopefully I get it figured out. Until then i think squatting and pulling are off limits, they only seem to make things worse no matter how much i watch my form and keep the weight liggt.

[IronFreak]

Pulled for the first time in about 5-6 weeks.....long enough to where I can't remember. worked up and hit 320lbs. for 12. Hammies are a little sore but no hip pain! Chest today and then squats tomorrow.....that'll be the test.

Strongly suggested by my powerlifting chiropractor I went back to sumo. I saw him 3-4 times over the last couple weeks, stretching me and working on my alignment. I have really long legs and a short torso, so we determined that sumo is a much better stance for me. I also really worked hard on one focal point during the lift, I can;t believe how much that helped my balance.....I kept the weight on my heels the entire pull.....

Really excited to start lifting heavy again.