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Looking for an excuse today.. need to do work and it's rainy.... but i'll try and do a quick legs day later
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Looking for an excuse today.. need to do work and it's rainy.... but i'll try and do a quick legs day later
Story of my life lately. Always looking for an excuse to skip a workout - usually a bench workout because I hate bench pressing.
I find it hard these days to enjoy lifting like I used to pre-injury, but I keep going because what else am I going to do?
t4r4life
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i find it is easier to go for reps now than for weight, give it a try, its just as fun as long as you leave the ego behind the door.
TNRunner99
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Amen to that. Since I don't have a spotter, I'm working on 225 on bench trying to increase the amount of reps I can do. Up to a solid 5 almost 6 now. Once I get to 8 solid reps, I will increase the weight.
WillK
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So, I decided to strip the bar down and start squats all over- relearning how to squat how my body wants me to with the new knee. It's a little demoralizing squatting a bar with no weight, but it's a start. I'll keep it at until I'm comfortable enough and add weight and go from there.
I also did chest and arms today-
Bench Press
Barbell Curls
Incline D'bells
Dumbell Curls
Lateral Raises
Planks
What's everyone else up to...?
I also did chest and arms today-
Bench Press
Barbell Curls
Incline D'bells
Dumbell Curls
Lateral Raises
Planks
What's everyone else up to...?
wnelax04sr5
New member
well i went the heaviest i ever have dead lifting today, 285x5. i think 315 is possible but my knee doesn't wanna find out
I am right there with you, though I've been re-learning both squat & deadlift. Been at it for a couple of months now and have gotten up to respectable weights, but nothing to write home about. My ego hurts.
Getting ready to do some squats and rack pulls here in a few minutes.
t4r4life
Elite Member
didn't workout for about 4 days, finals week, but couple days before that i did a pretty good leg workout.
trying to squat without wraps to bring up my raw strength, manage to squeeze out 4 reps of 405. and did 8 more sets of higher reps, 4-8 with weights range from 315-385. after some recomp this week and some rest i'll try to get a new PR for 5rm with 455
trying to squat without wraps to bring up my raw strength, manage to squeeze out 4 reps of 405. and did 8 more sets of higher reps, 4-8 with weights range from 315-385. after some recomp this week and some rest i'll try to get a new PR for 5rm with 455
WillK
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I am right there with you, though I've been re-learning both squat & deadlift. Been at it for a couple of months now and have gotten up to respectable weights, but nothing to write home about. My ego hurts.
Getting ready to do some squats and rack pulls here in a few minutes.
Ego hurts... I benched 345 X 2 the other day and today, I'm squatting a bar.
That's pretty bad... But I've been here before, and I'll build back up.
Glad to hear you're getting back into it too.
Nice! Do you use a belt, or just wraps? I've never been comfortable with either, so I just raw dog it!!
t4r4life
Elite Member
i have my 7mm inzer and TK knee sleeves, i have wraps but i don't use them unless im hitting weights close to 1-2rm.
They are not comfortable, in fact they are painful as hell.There is no comfort in the sport of weight lifting, after every session i either got blood on my shins from deadlifts or blood around my waist from my belt digging in doing squats. But they really do help bracing and reduce injury.
t4r4life
Elite Member
BTW WillK one of the best knee rehab excercise.
knee rehabilitation exercises with Thad - YouTube
give it a go
knee rehabilitation exercises with Thad - YouTube
give it a go
LOL, I hear ya & feel the same way. I know I will get there again. Sounds like we are benching the same. I put 345x2 a couple of weeks ago.
It was a nice boost to the ego that day because I felt it wasn't bad for someone hasn't benched in around 7 months. The excitement died off when I did my squat workout a couple of days later... 
I have an Inzer forever 13mm belt. Talk about pain!
Oh wait, is that 7mm referring to wraps?
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WillK
New member
Thanks man. Yeah, that's a great exercise to do.
I wish I had their set-up. I'd love to have one of those cambered bars. That would be awesome to squat with.
t4r4life
Elite Member
nvm i have the 10mm thought it was 7 for some reason, i would get the 13mm if i was on a strict power program, but doing hypertrophy with 13mm is just not practical.You should try my 13mm Inzer lever belt. Talk about pain!
t4r4life
Elite Member
i actually don't like those, leaves the upper body too loose, prone to injury. they call it the safety bar, i call it the snap city bar. the best part about the regular barbell it that you can do a narrow grip and flex you entire back to brace yourself, can;t do that with a wide grip for safety bar.
