strkouts 2010 rippetoes starting strength log

[strkout35]

Originally Posted by bwys61

why waste money on an abwheel? you can use a curl bar or regular barbell with 10's or 25's on them to do the same rollouts

i probably wouldn't buy one when i could just do that (i have used the barbell technique before) but since my gym has one handy it's easier than loading the weights on

[jslep]

Originally Posted by bwys61

why waste money on an abwheel? you can use a curl bar or regular barbell with 10's or 25's on them to do the same rollouts

because their cutesie......

[strkout35]

todays workout was very unplanned/unexpected. I walked into the gym assuming id be doing by "a" day doing squats bench and deads but i started squats and just wasn't having any fun, my form sucked, the weight felt too heavy so i ended squats. I realized i haven't really been having much fun doing this routine and its time for a change, I'd just rather do something i really enjoy. I used to train with a split routine which i really had fun doing, but i wasn't very serious about it. I've decided next week i'm going to start a 4 day split posted on this site, it looks fun and like something i can really stick to for a long time and be serious about.

Here's the link: Muscle and Brawn Split Program

i'm going to push myself every workout to progress and i feel like i'll have alot of fun on this routine

after doing squats today i felt like maxing out on bench, so i did. 165, new PR

i also haven't really been enjoying the low rep sets so i'd like to try some higher rep sets

[JBlack16]

Originally Posted by bwys61

why waste money on an abwheel? you can use a curl bar or regular barbell with 10's or 25's on them to do the same rollouts

I guess now I don't have to buy one haha. And to strikeout, good luck with the new program.

[kman025]

Originally Posted by strkout35

todays workout was very unplanned/unexpected. I walked into the gym assuming id be doing by "a" day doing squats bench and deads but i started squats and just wasn't having any fun, my form sucked, the weight felt too heavy so i ended squats. I realized i haven't really been having much fun doing this routine and its time for a change, I'd just rather do something i really enjoy. I used to train with a split routine which i really had fun doing, but i wasn't very serious about it. I've decided next week i'm going to start a 4 day split posted on this site, it looks fun and like something i can really stick to for a long time and be serious about.

Here's the link: Muscle and Brawn Split Program

i'm going to push myself every workout to progress and i feel like i'll have alot of fun on this routine

after doing squats today i felt like maxing out on bench, so i did. 165, new PR

i also haven't really been enjoying the low rep sets so i'd like to try some higher rep sets

just keep the weghts going up... not to be a dick, but IMO, when you went from grims to SS you did a massive deload. you kind of wasted a bunch of time with this. just SFWs man.

also, again not trying to be a dick, but the higher you go in weight the more "fun" FBWs become. i hated it when i started, but now that im loading up more plates i love this type of training. point is- you may not have done SS justice.

not trying to tell you what to do or say that splits bad, just syaing whatever you do remember to progress and SFW.

[strkout35]

yup that massive deload was also in part to the fact that i went on a snowboarding trip to vermont for a week and holiday stuff but yeah i'm just gonna try this routine and keep adding weight, i feel like if I really enjoy what I'm doing, i'll have an easier time sticking to it and i'll be more motivated to try harder. plus i'd like a break from squatting 3x a week i'd like to just do it 1x a week and add 10 lbs per workout, we'll see

[BendtheBar]

First and foremost find a routine and style you like. This sometimes takes time. I use close to the same split in that routine. I keep it simple, and for me that's fun.