August Most Improved Competition

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Tonight's workout;

Deadlift 240*4 new PR! 528lbs
Lying leg curls 90*20,10,8
Single leg calf raise 30, 30, 30
Seated calf raise 40*30,30,40 long rest before last set, went daydreaming



Quite some anxiety pre workout, gym was packed, forgot magnesium at home, went to get it, gym was silent when I came back. Beating my old self from last cycle pretty damn well even before the anadrol, it seems some muscle memory pushed me a small step ahead, then the anadrol does great work on top... Let's see if I can squat 180kg (396lbs) for reps and deadlift 250kg (550lbs) for 4

Impressive deadlift.

[cousinmuscles]

Impressive deadlift.

Thanks!

[Obs]

Thanks!

You beat me and then some.
I don't think my spine can take that.
What is your bodyweight now?

[cousinmuscles]

You beat me and then some.
I don't think my spine can take that.
What is your bodyweight now?

Don't give up yet :P

I don't know, I don't even have a scale at home. Around 180 I guess. When I weigh myself constantly I make bad decisions on diet adjustments. If I'm getting stronger I'm not too low on calories, or depleted glycogen stores. Slow and steady fat loss and I can stay anabolic.

Re: spine, keep in mind I've been lifting for over a decade. If anything hurts I take a break, let it heal, come back stronger. I lift with a perfectly straight spine and don't feel a damn thing, never did. I think I'm blessed with a solid spine but then again my warm-up and stretch takes 15-20 minutes, lower body days has its own routine and upper body its own for shoulders. Martial arts and running kills my joints, my knees mostly, much more than lifting. From 2012-2015 the pain was so bad I only did bodyweight stuff to stay fit... I know it's counterintuitive but if you learn the proper technique and acquire the needed flexibility, lifting is pretty low risk. The movements are within the joints natural paths and the force is constant, compare to e.g. running in football with drastic turns, the force is spring like and not a simple knee extension, but in every angle (which causes a crap load of wear and tear).

[Obs]

Don't give up yet :P

I don't know, I don't even have a scale at home. Around 180 I guess. When I weigh myself constantly I make bad decisions on diet adjustments. If I'm getting stronger I'm not too low on calories, or depleted glycogen stores. Slow and steady fat loss and I can stay anabolic.

Re: spine, keep in mind I've been lifting for over a decade. If anything hurts I take a break, let it heal, come back stronger. I lift with a perfectly straight spine and don't feel a damn thing, never did. I think I'm blessed with a solid spine but then again my warm-up and stretch takes 15-20 minutes, lower body days has its own routine and upper body its own for shoulders. Martial arts and running kills my joints, my knees mostly, much more than lifting. From 2012-2015 the pain was so bad I only did bodyweight stuff to stay fit... I know it's counterintuitive but if you learn the proper technique and acquire the needed flexibility, lifting is pretty low risk. The movements are within the joints natural paths and the force is constant, compare to e.g. running in football with drastic turns, the force is spring like and not a simple knee extension, but in every angle (which causes a crap load of wear and tear).

I had an unstoppable spine until about 4 years ago. I pick up a piece of 8 inch c900 water line with an arched back. I flung it up to my chest and my spine shifted forward instantly I piled up on the ground and crawled to a truck.
First chiropractor was a cocksucker. He said "i cant overpower your back, you are in your twenties and I am fifty"
He sent me home with a work excuse and ice pack instruction. Three days later I found a real chiropractor that put me upside down on a hydraulic table and put me in. My slipped disc hasn't gon back out since I came back to lifting and juice. I feel it constantly but its much better.

The last two times it has gone out I fixed it my self by winching myself up from a tree limb by my legs. I hang there a little ofver 10 min letting my spine decompress and basically do a situp. It goes in grinding and slow and hurts about as bad as pain gets for a few seconds.

All this has given me the idea that I need high reps on deadlift rather than max weight. My lifts still go up but until I get more plates I am stuck at 350 lbs at high reps.

[cousinmuscles]

I had an unstoppable spine until about 4 years ago. I pick up a piece of 8 inch c900 water line with an arched back. I flung it up to my chest and my spine shifted forward instantly I piled up on the ground and crawled to a truck.
First chiropractor was a cocksucker. He said "i cant overpower your back, you are in your twenties and I am fifty"
He sent me home with a work excuse and ice pack instruction. Three days later I found a real chiropractor that put me upside down on a hydraulic table and put me in. My slipped disc hasn't gon back out since I came back to lifting and juice. I feel it constantly but its much better.

The last two times it has gone out I fixed it my self by winching myself up from a tree limb by my legs. I hang there a little ofver 10 min letting my spine decompress and basically do a situp. It goes in grinding and slow and hurts about as bad as pain gets for a few seconds.

All this has given me the idea that I need high reps on deadlift rather than max weight. My lifts still go up but until I get more plates I am stuck at 350 lbs at high reps.

Not a bad idea, you could do paused deadlifts too, pause at knee level, and many other variations just find ways to work the muscle you want stronger like your spinal erectors. My shoulders feel great after 2 years of doing internal and external rotations in the warm-up... I wish I had somewhere to hang upside down and do abs too, for now I'm just using a foam roller to do some pops in the upper back and then stretching and hanging from the chinup bar and twisting the torso for more pops feels awesome.