It’s nice to be consistent, but this will be just a small bump in the road. That will definitely be a killer leg workout. I’ve always wanted to conquer a mountain.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
It’s nice to be consistent, but this will be just a small bump in the road. That will definitely be a killer leg workout. I’ve always wanted to conquer a mountain.[/quote]
This will be my first one over 14,000ft tall. Mt. Massive is the second highest mtn in Colorado so I’m pretty excited!
By the way Dude I saw your pics, looking good man keep up the good work! Did you try out that Tabata interval stuff yet? I swear it will almost make you cry…
You will probably want to take a few days off after, especially from deadlifting, but you will benefit in the long run. I’m in the Canadian Army and we do a 13 Km march with 45# of kit each year. Your feet take a beating and you are sore for a week just because it’s different. Your glutes and hamstrings will take the load on the way up the hill, your quads on the way down but your upper back and shoulders will probably hurt the most.
Good luck, it sounds like fun.
Stu
[quote]stuward wrote:
You will probably want to take a few days off after, especially from deadlifting, but you will benefit in the long run. I’m in the Canadian Army and we do a 13 Km march with 45# of kit each year. Your feet take a beating and you are sore for a week just because it’s different. Your glutes and hamstrings will take the load on the way up the hill, your quads on the way down but your upper back and shoulders will probably hurt the most.
Good luck, it sounds like fun.
Stu[/quote]
Hmmm good advice Stu thank! I’ll probably wait until Wed, even then I might just take it nice and easy, back off the weight a bit and just get a few reps in, I like to ease back in to things, and from what you are telling me - I’m gonna be one sore puppy!
Those low weight reps should get the juices flowing nice, clean me up inside a bit
Right now there is this thing in Colorado Springs called the Incline - its a mile long, but 2,000ft of elevation. Its pretty steep to say the least - actually 68% grade in some spots…I think 40% for the rest! I like to climb this maybe twice a month for fun…but I am not wearing anything heavy at all - so thats gonna change things a LOT!
I just realized that the program calls for me to do only ONE set of deadlifts!
What the heck you guys need to back me up here! hahaha I’ve been doing 3 sets - I’m such a tard!
I bet I can do a lot more weight if I only have to move it 5 times!
I’m such a flippin newb.
You know I saw that but didn’t think anything of it. You will be able to do a lot more. It’s also better mentally. I love knowing that after standing up five times I’m done. Just plan on the last rep being very difficult. If it’s not then increase 20 lbs next time.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
You know I saw that but didn’t think anything of it. You will be able to do a lot more. It’s also better mentally. I love knowing that after standing up five times I’m done. Just plan on the last rep being very difficult. If it’s not then increase 20 lbs next time.[/quote]
20 pounds? all at once that seems like a lot - but then again I’m so new to this I dont know what a lot is! I think the weight you are moving is rediculous! yet you say you should be moving more… hahhaha
I skipped my workout Friday. I was a little upset that I had to skip it, but it was for good cause. I needed all of my energy for Saturday.
Just the simple fact that I was upset I had to skip lifting weights, has made me realize how fast I got addicted to this. Its only been a little bit, and yet I find myself waiting and waiting for the next lift day. It seems that 3x a week may not be enough after a while, and I’m going to have to go to a split program just to keep myself from overtraining or sabatoging my progress…
Anyways, I skipped Fri because Sat I attempted to climb Mt. Massive, near Leadville CO. We started on the wrong trail, thinking it was the right one. We then lost that trail due to the massive amounts of snow. We trudged through and made our own trail towards the right direction thanks to some clever map/compass skills. We caught the right trail and made it to treeline, about 3 hours behind schedule - then we noticed the storm rolling in. We decided to bag the trip and not summit, sooooo disappointed! But the trip was a LOT of fun.
Also - with 40+ pound backpack on my 155lb body, climbing a few thousand feet, hiking probably about 17 miles round-trip, all in waist deep snow, turned out to be the most painful and challenging thing I’ve ever done to my legs, back, shoulders, and most of all my mind. So many times I wanted to call it over, but just kept going. The human body is amazing no doubt about it, but the human mind is truly the most powerful tool we possess.
[quote]tueighty wrote:
I skipped my workout Friday. I was a little upset that I had to skip it, but it was for good cause. I needed all of my energy for Saturday.[/quote]
LOL You climbed a mountain! Or at least attempted. I’ve 3 or 4 of those days my first month. I don’t recommend skipping, but it happens. I can’t comment as to whether it slowed my progress or not, but my body enjoyed the days off.
[quote]Just the simple fact that I was upset I had to skip lifting weights, has made me realize how fast I got addicted to this. Its only been a little bit, and yet I find myself waiting and waiting for the next lift day. It seems that 3x a week may not be enough after a while, and I’m going to have to go to a split program just to keep myself from overtraining or sabatoging my progress…
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This is great especially since you just started. It’s easy for some people to stop this program because it is ‘too hard’. Keep going man! As far as waiting, about an hour after my workout I already think about the next one. What weight I’m going to use, blah, blah, blah. Stick with 3/week, once the weight increases you will be grateful. We all have tendency to think that more is better. Not always the case. If Rippetoe wanted you to workout 5 days/week, it would have been in the program. Don’t change the program.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
This is great especially since you just started. It’s easy for some people to stop this program because it is ‘too hard’. Keep going man! As far as waiting, about an hour after my workout I already think about the next one. What weight I’m going to use, blah, blah, blah. Stick with 3/week, once the weight increases you will be grateful. We all have tendency to think that more is better. Not always the case. If Rippetoe wanted you to workout 5 days/week, it would have been in the program. Don’t change the program.[/quote]
Yeah thats great advice! I’m going to stick to the program, not change it at all…I know that so many have benefitted from it before, so it MUST be a sound program…no reason to “fix” something that isnt broken!
Your words are helpful in keeping me going though - its tough to stick to things, so I know what you mean about people quitting because its too hard…
Thats not me though!
Yeah I know that doesn’t fit you. Normal people don’t walk if they don’t have to. Normal people don’t climb mountains for fun. Yep, you’re different and that’s a good thing.
I’m not going heavy every workout anymore, but I still try to get something in for every part of the body every 2 days. The conditioning aspect of this program in phenominal and the regular whole body workout is the key. You build up the ability to work hard and your muscles get used to working often. Keep it going as written.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
Yeah I know that doesn’t fit you. Normal people don’t walk if they don’t have to. Normal people don’t climb mountains for fun. Yep, you’re different and that’s a good thing.[/quote]
Ain’t that the truth.
[quote]stuward wrote:
TheDudeAbides wrote:
Yeah I know that doesn’t fit you. Normal people don’t walk if they don’t have to. Normal people don’t climb mountains for fun. Yep, you’re different and that’s a good thing.
Stuward wrote:
Ain’t that the truth.[/quote]
I guess not many of us ARE normal people…seeing as there are more overweight/out-of-shape people in America than there is healthy people…
Of course there are lots of people on this site from all over the world though, so I guess my point is moot.
Today I decided to try and pretend that I didnt SKIP two days of lifting (fri and mon) I added the pounds I should have been at today and let it rip!
It worked pretty well!
Numbers:
Squat 3x5x125lbs
Military Press 3x5x50lbs
Deadlift 1x5x125lbs
edit:
forgot to mention that I did supps today
3x10x60lb each single leg seated calf raise
2x20 standing calf raises
The deadlift was fairly easy as it is the first day I did the sets/reps PROPERLY for this program. I am going to go up a lot on the next deadlift day, which means my DL will be way higher than my squat
is that normal to have a squat lower than deadlift?
sooooooo I realized today that I switched 2 of my lifts, today and wednesdays…man I’m really bad at this program stuff! Anyways I just did the lifts and got them done…one of these days I’ll start following the program the right way every time! hahaha
no supps today - I ran out of time…dang work!
Fri Numbers:
Squat 3x5x130lbs
Bench 3x5x100lbs
Pendlay Row 3x5x85lbs
The row was really hard today - I had to put everything I had in it just to get the last rep. Maybe I’ll stay at 85 for a lift or two - or maybe it was that I had just finished bench and I’m not supposed to row on bench day hahaha
Its really hard to keep adding weight like this!!! I feel really strong compared to what I used to already though.
You’re expected to do back work (lats/rear delts/rhomboids/“middle traps”) on the day you bench press, and the row is a back exercise that hits those. In the “original program” it’s suggested to do chins. At least, that’s what I see in my copy of the book “Starting Strength.”
My opinion is that rowing on bench press day is great, and possibly easier than doing chins on bench press day due to the better antagonistic pairing.
Anyway, great progress! Keep it up!
I do rows on military day and deadlifts on bench day. That’s what I read at least. Not from the book but from bb.com
[quote]goochadamg wrote:
You’re expected to do back work (lats/rear delts/rhomboids/“middle traps”) on the day you bench press, and the row is a back exercise that hits those. In the “original program” it’s suggested to do chins. At least, that’s what I see in my copy of the book “Starting Strength.”
My opinion is that rowing on bench press day is great, and possibly easier than doing chins on bench press day due to the better antagonistic pairing.
Anyway, great progress! Keep it up![/quote]
Hey thanks I appreciate that!
I like to do chins for supp ex on deadlift day…that seems to work really well for me for some reason…??
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
I do rows on military day and deadlifts on bench day. That’s what I read at least. Not from the book but from bb.com[/quote]
Thats exactly what Ive read too Dude
I like the way its spread out over the whole body like this. Its pretty cool