The Gym

[usedtabe]

Nice dude.

[nmcmahan52]

have any overhead press tips? 115 was pretty difficult for me, i figure i need to start supplementing some other workouts for shoulders and triceps if i'm going to keep progressing there

[usedtabe]

Have you tried push press? Sometimes I forego strict press and do those instead.



I prefer behind-the-neck, but you can do it in the front as well. You're just using leg-power over straight upper-body pressing power. I also sometimes do single-arm dumbbell presses overhead. Working up to 100+lb dumbbells for each arm and you'll have some good carry-over. Or you can just try standing overhead dumbbell press using both arms like you would with a bar.

Then there's always the "man-up" rule. May have just been a shitty day to overhead press and you'll get it easier next time.

[nmcmahan52]

yeah i was trying for straight upper body but had to start putting the little knee bend start up to get the last few up

[usedtabe]

Heavy push day. Well, not so heavy on the overhead stuff, but my traps are still sore as hell from rack deadlifting 405 into shrugs for reps on my light pull day Saturday.

Body Weight Squat:
30 reps (+19 pts)
warmup

Barbell Squat:
135 lb x 8 reps (+75 pts)
185 lb x 5 reps (+92 pts)
225 lb x 5 reps (+121 pts)
315 lb x 3 reps (+178 pts)
315 lb x 3 reps (+178 pts)
315 lb x 4 reps (+202 pts)
315 lb x 3 reps (+178 pts)
315 lb x 2 reps (+150 pts)
315 lb x 2 reps (+150 pts)
315 lb x 2 reps (+150 pts)
315 lb x 1 reps (+121 pts)
315 lb x 1 reps (+121 pts)
315 lb x 1 reps (+121 pts)
60sec rest on triples/45sec on doubles/30sec on singles

Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
45 lb x 25 reps (+68 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+107 pts)
155 lb x 8 reps (+118 pts)
155 lb x 8 reps (+118 pts)

Behind the Neck Push Press:
185 lb x 7 reps (+76 pts)
205 lb x 7 reps (+87 pts)
225 lb x 5 reps (+90 pts)

Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck:
65 lb x 5 reps (+36 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+44 pts)
135 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
155 lb x 4 reps (+60 pts)
Klokov press

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover:
200 lb x 12 reps (+30 pts)
270 lb x 10 reps (+48 pts)
270 lb x 8 reps (+46 pts)
seated plate-loaded pullover machine

Machine Triceps Extension:
95 lb x 30 reps (+14 pts)
125 lb x 12 reps (+14 pts)
superset

[usedtabe]

[nmcmahan52]

i anticipate the day i can pull 500, that's a goal i just threw out there a few weeks ago before i even tried 225 or 315

i got to impart some starting strength wisdom yesterday, guy came up to me and had to ask why i work "legs" every day i'm up there so i got to drop a squat knowledge bomb on him, i figure if i can convert some people who just do curls it'll be a win

Tracked a workout for 1,967 pts

• Running:
  
  • 0:05:18 || 0.549 mi || 9:39.4 min/mi (+42 pts)
  • http://runkeeper.com/user/nmcmahan52/activity/106108313
  
  
• Barbell Squat:
  
  • 45 lb x 5 reps (+36 pts)
  • 45 lb x 5 reps (+36 pts)
  • 150 lb x 5 reps (+73 pts)
  • 190 lb x 3 reps (+76 pts)
  • 240 lb x 2 reps (+90 pts)
  • 295 lb x 5 reps (+194 pts)
  • 295 lb x 5 reps (+194 pts)
  • 295 lb x 5 reps (+194 pts)
  
  
• Barbell Deadlift:
  
  • 135 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
  • 135 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
  • 185 lb x 5 reps (+92 pts)
  • 240 lb x 3 reps (+107 pts)
  • 295 lb x 5 reps (+194 pts)
  
  
• Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
  
  • 45 lb x 5 reps (+49 pts)
  • 45 lb x 5 reps (+49 pts)
  • 70 lb x 5 reps (+58 pts)
  • 90 lb x 3 reps (+53 pts)
  • 110 lb x 2 reps (+52 pts)
  • 120 lb x 5 reps (+82 pts)
  • 120 lb x 5 reps (+82 pts)
  • 120 lb x 5 reps (+82 pts)

Weight was down to 271 this morning too, woo

[usedtabe]

Nice dude. Looks like 115 wasn't bothering you today.










Check out this dude, Mike Huhns. Squats 556(no wraps) at a bodyweight of 148lbs. That's a world record.






Oh, and he also happens to have dwarfism. I can only imagine how extra challenging that makes things. Fucking bad ass.

[nmcmahan52]

i wouldn't say it wasn't bothering me, but like you said before i just have to man up and keep going

tyrion lannister could benefit from some squats

[usedtabe]

Do you ever do heavy pendlay rows? Doing that will help you with your overhead pressing.

[nmcmahan52]

i was doing them mixed in with my cleans, i'd do 3 cleans then do 3 rows, rest, repeat, but that shit was tiring and i couldn't keep up on the rows

[usedtabe]

Just work them in and alternate between pendlays/power cleans on different days IMO(PC 1 day, rows the next time). A strong as fuck back helps in all your pressing, overhead and bench.

[Mix]

I ran last night for 20 mins and burned almost 300 cals on the Arc machine. Used to do 320-340 in the same amount of time but I guess that is what 2 weeks off does to a guy.

[ZombiePlatypus]

I mean, I easily lose something like fifteen pounds in sperm everyday, plus all the calories I'm totally burning whilst doing all that tugging. Why am I not a supermodel yet?

[usedtabe]

Gotta eat right too brah. Where does all the semen you guzzle factor into your daily macros?

[Sir Legendhead]

I mean, I easily lose something like fifteen pounds in sperm...

Oh yeah, when you got your hair cut?

OHHHHHHHHHH SNAP



...and now that I put that sick burn on Brother Levi (lol), I have a confession to make. I haven't been to the gym all week. Long story short, I had a sad after my Batman movie got all fucked up. No excuse, of course. Just an explanation.

[ZombiePlatypus]

How many calories are there in a spermatozoa?

Edit- I'm biased and all, but I think my masturbation joke was funnier.

[Sir Legendhead]

You were joking?

[usedtabe]

From random Google answers site:

Semen contains only 15 calories and boy does it have a lot of stuff in it. So let's have a look. Ejaculate contains aboutonia, ascorbic acid, blood-group antigens, calcium, chlorine, cholesterol, choline, citric acid, creatine, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), fructose, glutathione, hyaluronidase, inositol, lactic acid, magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, purine, pyrimidine, pyruvic acid, sodium, sorbitol, spermidine, spermine, urea, uric acid, vitamin B12, and zinc

[usedtabe]