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[big valsalva]

Originally Posted by markievicz

a late sub in!

i am also a fan of the 5/3/1 , tho not running it now...

in relation to rest times between singles , i usually take 90seconds , the main driver behind this is that i am tight on time for my workouts , if i had more time i think i would indulge myself to 2.5 minutes!

Thank you, markievich. I'm a big fan of quick workouts too. I'll try to focus a bit more and cut out on the BS. Oddly, BS'ing at the gym is NOT a strong suit. It just happened to work out that way these last two sessions.

Originally Posted by J_Byrd

I typically take 5 minutes or more between sets. I also have other people in the rotation, and have to get wraps and things on. I think anywhere from 3-5 minutes when not a 100% effort should be fine. If you are looking at new PR range, I would give myself as much time as needed to feel ready.

My thoughts exactly. No PR's yet, maybe in a couple of months if I go according to plan.

Thank you, EVERYBODY!!!

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Big Val

No, seriously though, I remember BBG one time telling me to try to work up to 5 singles resting only a minute between attempts. I think he's loco. Turns out he's superhuman.

Some guys do that, and it can be ok if you start light and build over time, but if my opinion singles should be done only when you feel 100%. Too much at stake. Feeling wobbly or breathing heavy with heavy weight scares me.

[big valsalva]

Deadlifting tomorrow. Looking for singles at 350.

[BendtheBar]

Yabba, dabba doo.

Off topic, Netflix has my 8 year old watching HR Puffin Stuff...who knew?

[big valsalva]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Yabba, dabba doo.

Off topic, Netflix has my 8 year old watching HR Puffin Stuff...who knew?

I hear ya. The Boomerang Channel and Banana Splits in this house. I ran across a Three Stooges episode the other day. Mom asked the four year old, "What's Daddy watching?" Without saying anything, the four year old got a sly grin on her face, made a "V" out of the index and middle fingers of her right hand, pointed them towards me, and made a poking motion. Good to see some things transcend generations...and genders.

[bruteforce]

Originally Posted by big valsalva

Deadlifting tomorrow. Looking for singles at 350.

Good luck on the deadlifts! Glad to see you back and logging, we've missed having you around.

[MikeM]

Tra, La, La. Tra, La, La, La. Tra, La, La. La, La, La, La!

Love the Banana Splits!!

I'd watch those finger motions, though! They will turn on you in a bad way when they're teenagers!

Oh, and nice benching. Crush those deadlifts!

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by big valsalva

I hear ya. The Boomerang Channel and Banana Splits in this house. I ran across a Three Stooges episode the other day. Mom asked the four year old, "What's Daddy watching?" Without saying anything, the four year old got a sly grin on her face, made a "V" out of the index and middle fingers of her right hand, pointed them towards me, and made a poking motion. Good to see some things transcend generations...and genders.

Priceless.

[big valsalva]

Thursday, 5/3/12

Workout 1.1.3

Deadlift
135x5
170x5
205x5
240x3
270x3
305x3
350x1
350x1

Superset
Good Morning 135x8x3
Shrug 225x8x3

Just a couple of things.

First, I blew it. I figured my deads from a wrong 1RM. I figured from 380. It should have been 375. So, my lifts are 5 pounds heavier than they should have been.

Secondly, I think I could have made better choices for assistance work. This combination didn't seem to work well for me this time. Perhaps I was going too heavy on the shrugs. I haven't done them in YEARS. I thought it would be cool to stick them in again, just for kicks. I used to be able to crank out 315+. However, I have never used them as a chaser for my deadlifts.

We'll see how things go for the duration of this cycle, but down the road I might knock off all assistance work on the single effort workouts (weeks 1 & 3). For two reasons; time and stamina. The off weeks (weeks 2 & 4), I'd put more effort into the aux. lifts. But I've found this week that especially after squats and deads, I'm shot. I don't want to do curls. I just want to drink chocolate milk.

[BendtheBar]

I don't want to do curls. I just want to drink chocolate milk.

Drink some for me.

With shrugs, some of us have caught the bug and started to do Rippetoe shrugs. They might be worth taking a look at. They are basically a rack pull with a power shrug. About 7:45 in the video Ripp gets after them.

Platform: The Barbell Shrug