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My little brother did this forever until he finally grew out of it.

Never seen a full grown adult do it.

bsp77 posted...

Pick the weight that lets you do about 10 SLOW reps until you reach exhaustion. Ideally do 3 sets of that, with about 3 minutes rest btwn each set.

Fine advice, and I get what you mean by saying go slow, but tempo actually doesn't matter. What matters is controlling the negative. As in you aren't just letting the weight 'drop' back to you, you are controlling it with your muscles the wholetime instead. The speed at which you do that doesn't actually matter much.

Gohan kind sucks if you think about his character arc critically, but eh, he gets angry and then becomes unstoppable.

Bulma on the other hand is the GOAT.

Sorozone posted...

With the increase in my OHP, and my incline I'm expecting big results on bench in a few days.

Aye, I was right.

For context I failed on 260 last time, hit that, felt easy. Decided to up it to 270, hit that too. Tried 275 and failed. So a 15(255 to 270) pound increase. Insane. It's nice knowing when you are 100% confident a major improvement is on the way. I might actually get a PR on bench in a week or two, really depends on how I feel on incline and OHP later this week.

Looking at a 235x5, 250x3, and 275x1 for next week. 285 is my PR. Bench carrying hard to get me back to that 1,000 pound club. I'm really focusing on my form on deadlift to hopefully continue the improvements on that. Really wish my gym had a hamstring curl machine. Miss it a lot.

Looking forward to deadlifting tomorrow tho.

Hit 350 on squat, failed on 355.

Looking at a 260 x 6, 280x5, 300x3, 355 for next week. Getting closer and closer to 365 every week.

Funny feeling that 225 is now 'light' for me. Like when 135 was light, when I was repping 225.

Natasha Nice

I own all of these except Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

Which I probably will get at some point.

Damn TC really posted a topic just to show his own ass.

That's a solid idea.

I mentioned my previous hip problems so I couldn't do much leg work outs, but what I could do was leg extensions. So I just piled up on that lol.

Today is my most boring day because not a lot of room for improvement on things. It's a lot of arm work using dumbells and cables, and most of it is for biceps.

But I was able to hit 165 on OHP this time around on this arm day. Looking at a 145x6, 150x4, 170x1 next time around.

With the increase in my OHP, and my incline I'm expecting big results on bench in a few days. Taking a rest day tomorrow, then hopefully on Saturday it'll be more squat improvements.

Space is so cool.

Solid backday, nothing crazy today but did see a couple improvements.

First hit 75 x1 on weighted pullups. All my upper back work is paying off right away. Second, my forearms are getting massive. Like cartoonishly big. Gonna have DBZ arms by the end of my next cutting phase lol. I'm also consistently getting around 1:40 on my dead hangs now. Can't wait to hit the 2:00 barrier.

Still hit 350 on deadlift despite all the pullups work, 355 failed halfway. Just couldn't push or in this case pull through all the way. Once again this is done at the end of my workout so I don't do a lot of reps, mostly just max work, so looking at a 300x3 355x1 for next time.

I mean, you can just look at the playstation system boards here.

Seems pretty concrete.

Wii Sports
Mario Kart Wii
Super Mario Galaxy
Wii Fit

Hit 225 on incline, failed on my attempt for 230.

Looking at a split of 205X5, 210x3, 230x1 next week.

Another notable improvement is that I hit weighted dips x3 for 110.

Also hit 245 on regular bench pretty comfortably at the end of the work out. Which is a very good sign because I'm usually super fatigued at this point. Wouldn't be surprised at another big jump on my regular bench day in a few days.

iiaattgg posted...

I really dont want to take any extended time off, but I also Im starting to think Im in a bit of denial about it

This is going to be the best bet. Not worth to fight through because you strength will slowly go down and you'll question yourself saying that you should have fixed this earlier. I know from experience, my hip was fucked, and I kept trying to go through it, and it just got to the point where my stability was so shot that if I tripped on anything, stubbed my knee or toe, I would just crumble. Stopped doing any leg work outside of just walking for about 2 months, then started slow and worked my way back up just incase I got injured again from going too heavy, too quick.

Hit 340 on squat, failed on 345.

Might be full of myself, but I think I'll hit 350-355 on my next leg day. Only because this day is specifically quad destroyer day.

I've been following this story for a while(I live in Arizona, have family in the Gilbert area).

But yeah, fuck this kid, fuck his friends, and fuck his family, and the Gilbert Police.

Smallville posted...

way more in credit card debt., .....do you support that in forgiveness?

No, because it's not the same?

Work on a better gotcha ya, you rube.

Almost 2 trillion dollar's in student debt is fucking bonkers, and you literally have people arguing against forgiveness on it.

I will say that sometimes the textures in the caves don't load and just look like low-polygon mud. lol.

iiaattgg posted...

soro you feel like that 200 Ohp is gonna be in the works for you when its all said and done?

I think so, outside of my back like I mentioned, I'm also doing extra work on my delts. Even got my lateral dumbell raises up to 40lb's now. Granted, when I was at my strongest, OHP always plateaued pretty badly once I hit 180.

Gonna go through this current routine 8-10 times or so,(currently halfway through the 3rd time). See where I'm at progression wise. Probably deload for a week, then go through the routine another 8 times, and then see where I'm at overall and if I want to do a mini-cut. I think that's more than enough time to break through my plateaus and barriers for almost all my lifts.

Was finally able to hit my sets for OHP 135x8 140x5 145x3 165x1. Went pretty smooth too, upping everything by 5 pounds. Excited for squats tomorrow. Even if it's not another 10,15 pound improvement, I'll take any improvement.

Resident Evil 4 lost to God of War(2018)? Yuck.

KamikazePotato posted...

There has been a patch released that supposedly improves performance.

It's slightly better in towns for me.

This game is kinda crazy tho, crazy fun for sure. I'm still exploring the very opening area and finding new things. Game rewards you almost everytime for just exploring around.

Also, just want to say, that greek yogurt is so good. Strawberry, with some vanilla granola and almonds has been my go to late night(on edibles) snack.

I used to do squats and dead's on the same day. It's really only a 'bad idea' because of fatigue reasons. Otherwise it's mostly hitting completely different muscle groups. It's really only the glutes you are hitting significantly on both. Unless you are super deep on deadlifts for some reason, at that point it would hit the quads.

And normally I wouldn't do deadlifts and pullups on the same day, but I'm specifically targeting my back more during this routine. So a lot of extra back work.

Definitely felt fatigued today, was still able to get a 265x6, 300x3 and a 350x1 on deadlift. Maintained on my bodyweight pullups. Improved a couple supplemental workouts like shoulder shrugs and calf raises.

Weighing myself tomorrow, and just gonna play video games all day tomorrow. Hadn't had a day off from work in a while, and feels good to have the weekend off. Hoping to hit some PR's on OHP on Sunday.

Dbacks should be pretty good this year. One of the best young cores in baseball.

Oh ok, you are just feeling a muscle pump and/or going to failure. Which is a very good thing! and completely normal.

30-35 body squats would do the same to me if I did that many in a row, and I can squat 300+ pounds lol.

Are you doing the 30-35 in a row?? Or are they broken down in smaller sets totaling 35?

iiaattgg posted...

Soro I must say I appreciate your presence and wish we could get in a lift IRL. I have always treated lifting with the mindset of be humble and supportive to others but be cocky as fuck when it comes to yourself. Fucking smash those PRs man and then come brag about it!!!

Big dog, lifting is one of the few things I'm passionate about. I love talking about it, because it's something I love to do. I get asked a lot how I am able to stay disciplined, and the honest and easy answer is just because I like doing it. Anything is infinitely easier and more fun when you actually like doing it. Getting paid to just lift would be a dream for me.

It's like going into a zen state for me. Plus the ability to easily track progress helps a bunch. Tracking progress is a must for me, otherwise, I don't really see the point. lol. I think that's why I was into speed running (and still am, just don't have the time to compete in it anymore), which also has easily trackable PR's. I also think I just like records and statistics(I mean this board was basically dedicated to tracking and analyzing polls of video games and characters).

Anyway bench day. Hit 250 last time, hit 260, failed on 265. Not increasing at the rate as my deadlifts and squats, but as long as I am improving on my compounds, or a couple of my other exercises I'll consider it a great day. Need to get 285 to hit my PR, so only 30 more pound for a new PR on this. 30 away from bench PR, 30 away from Squat PR, 105 away from deadlift PR(lol).

Deadlift went nuts the other day, now it's squats turn. I was gonna say that squat is the first lift to get back to where I was before I starting cutting weight, because my deadlifts already passed that(can't believe I was stuck on 315 for months and just zoomed passed it lol), but now squats have joined the club.

It's funny going in I was gonna end a 310x1, I did, but it was easy. I hit 320 a few days ago on my other squat/leg day. Decided to hit 325x1, did, then did 335x1. Hit that too, much more of a struggle tho. Gonna try for 340 on my next squat day. Should be fun. All of this and I'm 13 pounds lighter. I know muscle memory is very much a thing, but going in and starting at 230x6, 240x5, 260x3, 280x1 on week one, and then(next week) week 4 being 250x6, 260x5, 285x3 340x1 is insane progress.

Might be cartilage related. Possible rubbing or deterioration.

Not to scare you or anything, its pretty common especially if you are older and overweight.

I mean if it continues obviously get it checked out by a doctor, but some light exercise should help in the long run.

Funcoot posted...

I like 18 fine (but voted Piccolo), but I'm surprised it's as close as it is.

18, and 17 have only gotten more popular with time I think. Maybe Super helped, I dunno(I know 18 really doesn't do as much as 17 in super).

Piccolo tho, he's always been my favorite.

I'm sorry, but reading through this than seeing Zen's post made me laugh pretty hard.

Not everything can improve, ok that's a lie, my OHP is improving, my rep 1 has gone to 150 to 160, failed on 165 today. Struggling on my x8 and x5 reps tho, just can't hit the last 2 or last rep. However, I'm taking into account that this is pretty close to my PR already, so I know this will get harder the closer I get. Still hoping to hit 200 during this bulk at some point, right now I'm essentially repping my body weight, so 200 would be a big jump.

Sorozone posted...

Week two 255x6 295 X3 335X1

This was five days ago. Now, keep in mind I start fresh on deadlifts on my first "back day"(Back day because it focuses on upper back, but it also incorporates lower back, glutes, and hamstrings, basically any muscle on that back of the body.) Back day 1 starts with deadlifts, ends with body weight pullups.

Today is my second back day workout where it's the opposite. I start with weighted pullups and end on deadlift, also work on grip strength.

PR all time for me. Was finally able to hit 8(15)-5(25)-and 3(50) on weighted pullups.. First time hitting 3 reps with 50 pounds.

Hit another PR in dead hangs, and hit 1:44. So close to the 2 minute mark.

So after all the heavy upper body work, hamstring work, grip work, I then hit 335 on deadlift. Felt easy, so I hit 340, 345, and then 350. Absolutely bonkers workout.

Weed. Being legal in my state rules.

Not everyday, but every once in a while I just like to smoke and then play some video games.

iiaattgg posted...

Its been a week yall. Nearly lost my home to a forest fire. Had just a few minutes to pack up what I could and get out. Thankfully the fireman did an amazing job holding the line, but I struggled to eat or sleep well for a few days. First day back in the gym, I lost 8 pounds lol. I know it will be back in a few days, but still. Trauma can nuke you in just a few days

Damn dude. Sorry to hear that. I can definitely relate though. Few years ago I had to also do an emergency evac for a forest fire encroaching on the neighborhood I lived in the time. Only could take a select few items too. Luckily nothing happened outside of not being able to get back in my house for a couple days.

Got my incline back up to 220. This has my excited for a couple reasons. It's improving again, after being stalled forever. And the fact that my PR of 245 was when I weighed 182, I'm only 25 pounds away from this, and I'm 17 pounds lighter. I think I might actually get a PR on this in the next month or so.

Also another tidbit. I remember not being able to hit the 100's on the dumbell on flat bench until just recently(I also mentioned when I finally did in the previous topic), I'm hitting 95's right now on Incline. Another milestone for me once I hit those 100's.

Yeah I had next to no issues on Cyberpunk on release on PC, outside of some mission marker bugs. Performance wise I never saw anything close to resembling the console fiasco(I know people had issues on PC too, but every CDPR game in existence has came out from being unplayable(OG Witcher 1) or super buggy(Witcher 3).

Similar to that, I haven't experience anything super concerning on performance on PC either for DD2. Maybe I'm also just not as sensitive to that kind of stuff, as long as I can maintain a steady 60, with no pop in I'm pretty good.

This bulk is off to an amazing start. Not only for my strength going back up at a nutty rate, but I've only gained a half pound in 2 weeks. Started at 165, now at 165.4

Oddly enough this popped up in my feed lol. Shows the differences in Amana.

https://youtu.be/p1bN5wQzYa8?si=vSW2Ck7aW_kfneGf&t=726

MacArrowny posted...

We've seen behind the scenes data that Steam reviews affect sales numbers. By review bombing games with MTX, users can reduce the sales of those games.

Not to say that doesn't matter, but when it comes to MTX, all it takes is a few whales. These game companies have the data, and as long as it continues to make them money, it's just always going to be there. It would take a massive change in the consumer for anything to actually mean anything towards this type of stuff to change.

Sorozone posted...

I love strength training. Today was the start of my second time through all my workout plans.

First week Squats were 6x(230)5x(240)3x(260)1x(280), today 6x(240)5x(250)3x(275)1x(310).

Hoping to hit 315 later this week.

I hit 320 instead. Hell yeah. Taking a day off tomorrow, and weighing myself in the morning.

It fucking rules.

Gimme a Mikami and Kamiya collab.

kevwaffles posted...

I mean Shrine of Amana is definitely not what it used to be if you played at release.

Edit: I don't know how Scholar compares to patched OG here. Usually Scholar is worse, but here it might be the same.

I don't know the differences between scholar and patched OG. But I do know OG 1.00 release shrine of Amana was worse than anything else, maybe in the entire series.

Their range was insane in addition to its' homing ability.

Week one deadlifts 235 X6, 280 X3, 320x1

Week two 255x6 295 X3 335X1

Gains continue to be extreme. Plan on weighing myself on Saturday. Hope to be only up a pound/half pound.

emblem-man posted...

Stop lying about this bill!!

I'm not, but I did lie as I want to post one more time.

emblem-man posted...

The incentive is being able to make money by building more houses on less space, still making a profit, but selling at a cheaper price to those who can now afford it.

I don't know why you don't understand this. Developments have no incentive to do this though. They are going to maximize profits, the demand for houses is huge. We all know this. Why make dense housing on smaller lots, when the profit margins are going to be bigger on bigger housing. This bill allows them to build, but there is no incentive to actually build smaller housing.

It's nice to think they they are going to be such altruistic about housing needs. Though, keep living that dream I guess.