Decline situps supersetted with hanging leg raises
3 supersets
Back held up just fine today. I decided to start adding the wraps on my last set moving forward. I’ll be competing in the not so distant future and the fed allows wraps so I need some practice with them.
How close are your hands? I’ve been experimenting with my hand positioning because of shoulder pain when I bench. I keep moving them - currently it is around 12-14". Does that seem right or should they be closer?
I’m at about 14" mainly because I’ve got long arms. I wouldn’t go much closer than 12" unless you’ve got really short arms. Does your shoulder pain subside as your grip moves closer in?
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I get harassed just about every time I pull the sled in my neighborhood. Most harassers tend to be old ladies with little dogs who apparently dont have anything to do but give me crap. Some just want to ask questions and some are downright a-holes. Today was no exception except this time I was tag-teamed by not one but two senior citizens. This duo said they’ll be contacting the neighborhood association which sounds just annoying enough to cause me to look for a new place to condition.
[quote]Brent Moody wrote:
I’m at about 14" mainly because I’ve got long arms. I wouldn’t go much closer than 12" unless you’ve got really short arms. Does your shoulder pain subside as your grip moves closer in?[/quote]
I have a 74" reach, not sure if that is ‘long’ though for 5’11"
I wouldn’t say it’s painful at this point. I seem to lose strength when pressing upward. At first it was painful and I lost almost all horizontal pressing strength. My military press has been great.
I’ve started doing a lot of db rows the last couple weeks, and will start adding db cleans (DeFranco style?) next bench workout. I already do chins and pull-ups.
I have a 74" reach, not sure if that is ‘long’ though for 5’11"
I wouldn’t say it’s painful at this point. I seem to lose strength when pressing upward. At first it was painful and I lost almost all horizontal pressing strength. My military press has been great.
I’ve started doing a lot of db rows the last couple weeks, and will start adding db cleans (DeFranco style?) next bench workout. I already do chins and pull-ups.
Sounds like the right game plan to me. I also always do some type of rear delt movement (band pull aparts, reverse pec deck) at least once a week to strengthen the area.
Pretty sure I’ve got some kind of minor sprain in my left bicep. I tried to do pullups today but it was killing me so I switched over to the pulldowns. I felt like garbage today. I was shaky on every rep of the close grips. I think this was because I took a caffeine pill on an empty stomach 30 minutes before I lifted.
[quote]Brent Moody wrote:
I felt like garbage today. I was shaky on every rep of the close grips. I think this was because I took a caffeine pill on an empty stomach 30 minutes before I lifted.[/quote]
I do that, all too often. I take this garbage before every workout - Minithin EF from a gas station. It has 200mg of caffeine per pill. One is a good dosage, sometimes two is ok. But occasionally two makes me feel sick and lose my edge.
I have a 74" reach, not sure if that is ‘long’ though for 5’11"
I wouldn’t say it’s painful at this point. I seem to lose strength when pressing upward. At first it was painful and I lost almost all horizontal pressing strength. My military press has been great.
I’ve started doing a lot of db rows the last couple weeks, and will start adding db cleans (DeFranco style?) next bench workout. I already do chins and pull-ups.
Sounds like the right game plan to me. I also always do some type of rear delt movement (band pull aparts, reverse pec deck) at least once a week to strengthen the area.
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OK, thanks. I haven’t been doing anything for my rear delts for the last three cycles of 5/3/1 - yeah, dumb.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
Brent Moody wrote:
I felt like garbage today. I was shaky on every rep of the close grips. I think this was because I took a caffeine pill on an empty stomach 30 minutes before I lifted.
I do that, all too often. I take this garbage before every workout - Minithin EF from a gas station. It has 200mg of caffeine per pill. One is a good dosage, sometimes two is ok. But occasionally two makes me feel sick and lose my edge.[/quote]
Dang buddy I bet 400 mg of caffeine DOES make you lose your edge! I’ve never tried 400 mg at one time. Maybe I should look into this…
I get harassed just about every time I pull the sled in my neighborhood. Most harassers tend to be old ladies with little dogs who apparently dont have anything to do but give me crap. Some just want to ask questions and some are downright a-holes. Today was no exception except this time I was tag-teamed by not one but two senior citizens. This duo said they’ll be contacting the neighborhood association which sounds just annoying enough to cause me to look for a new place to condition. [/quote]
I’m in the same situation bro…old people suck at life…
I get harassed just about every time I pull the sled in my neighborhood. Most harassers tend to be old ladies with little dogs who apparently dont have anything to do but give me crap. Some just want to ask questions and some are downright a-holes. Today was no exception except this time I was tag-teamed by not one but two senior citizens. This duo said they’ll be contacting the neighborhood association which sounds just annoying enough to cause me to look for a new place to condition.
I’m in the same situation bro…old people suck at life…
I’ liking the log though, keep it up[/quote]
Appreciate it. My dad always said, “Being old doesn’t automatically give you the right to be an asshole”.
I just try and chalk it up to a lack of understanding.