shacols log

[Bar Stud]

Excellent

[olemanshacols]

to right.superb even
 

[The Blob]

Who said that??

Oops! Ha ha.

i said that the true disciple of the iron is as inflexible in body, as he is in mind. Hence, don't stretch. I think not stretching helps me stay tight for power lifting. But. . .  i would recommend stretching after a session and in fact, do just that myself these days.

[Bar Stud]

I must admit I don't do nearly enough stretching.. I kinda stretch a little between sets but i should take a few minutes at the end of my workouts to stretch thoroughly. Noww that i will be training at home as of Sunday there will be no excuses.

[olemanshacols]

deadlifts
1x15  25kg
1x10  35 kg
1x6    35kg

overhead press
1x12  15kg
2x10  15kg

barbell curls (replacing chins,no where to perform chins)
1x12  15kg
1x8    15kg
1x6    15kg

followed by stretching

15 mins later notice that my upperbody is shaking

[Austentatious]

Good Work Mate!

Are Those Weights With Or Without The Weight Of The Bar?

[olemanshacols]

yeh im not sure how heavy the bar is,so without.

[Austentatious]

Cool, Good Work.
do you know how long the bar is? 6ft? Olympic Bar?

[olemanshacols]

its a 6 ft bar im fairly sure

[olemanshacols]

hey im back did yas miss me.well ive reached my goal weight,wich is 80kgs.woohoo,except that i havnt trained since my last log entry,and an now a fat bastard,well i trained today lifting the same amount of weight.
prob is that i got ran over at work and injured my knee and hip,totally recovered no pain(very minimal),but i am shit scared to do squats.i totally dogged it.
this is very dissapointing,because i was pumped hardcore(mentally) with my routine because of the squats and its rumouired(not sure of the correct word hehe)ability to help create mass everywhere else.

[olemanshacols]

i promise to pay more attention to grammer in my future posts,aswell as spelling

[Bar Stud]

Good to see you're back into it.
If you are a bit scared to squat just ease into it with light weight until your confidence comes back.

[olemanshacols]

i guess thats really the only way,just that it sucks;but sensible

[olemanshacols]

ok this is my third attempt to start lifting weight as a beginner.back injury is what stopped me the last time.
anyway,
age 35
height 176 cms.
weight 80 kgs
im doing a 5*5 beginners program.will start on monday 6th july.

monday                            wednesday                    friday
squats                              squats                          same as monday.
bench                               overhead press            
inverted rows                  deadlift
push ups                         inverted rows
reverse crunches            prones

i will be doing chin ups every fourth workout instead of the push up or pull up.

can i please get all the previous posts deleted.

[The Blob]

ok this is my third attempt to start lifting weight as a beginner.back injury is what stopped me the last time.
anyway,
age 35
height 176 cms.
weight 80 kgs
im doing a 5*5 beginners program.will start on monday 6th july.

monday                            wednesday                    friday
squats                              squats                          same as monday.
bench                               overhead press             
inverted rows                  deadlift
push ups                         inverted rows
reverse crunches            prones

i will be doing chin ups every fourth workout instead of the push up or pull up.

Good stuff mate, that looks like the Mendhi (stronglifts) 5 x 5.  It will serve you well.  Be sure to log it!

[olemanshacols]

yeah i think it is.yes i will be logging it.
do you still have those plans for the squat rack you made?

[Taz]

I've been doing this mate for the past 8 weeks and had very good results!

[The Blob]

yeah i think it is.yes i will be logging it.
do you still have those plans for the squat rack you made?

No worries mate...

Pumba came up with a good mod which moves the lower cross bar back so you can lift off easier.

To determine the pin and catch rack heights, get your mate to measure heights off the floor whilst you squat with a broomstick.  Make sure the lift off pins are low enought for the shortest person you know to use the rack and allow them to break parallel easily with regard to the catch pins.

Enjoy!

[olemanshacols]

thank you kindly sir.do you see any reason why i could'nt weld another two pins below and oposite to the squat pins,for bench?

TAZ- yes ive been reading yours aswell as zoks' posts.very inspiring,im pumped and ready to go.this is a brilliant forum.

[mazon]

good luck with it mate - the A, B, A, B, plan is very easy for us old fellas to follow