jaymaximus
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If we're talking big 3, squats need the most work. Then DL.
I also need to work on my breathing on DLs. My form is getting better but after any volume or heavy weights I lose all oxygen and feel like im going to pass out.
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If we're talking big 3, squats need the most work. Then DL.
I also need to work on my breathing on DLs. My form is getting better but after any volume or heavy weights I lose all oxygen and feel like im going to pass out.
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insertnamehere
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Thats why I said "kind of"! I was leaving an out with for my pop tart fiend! I mean friend. lol
jaymaximus
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Its always funny when someone else picks mine up. Its pretty heavy. I always keep a couple packs of jerky, shaker cups with protein powder, bananas, poptarts, peanut butter, and leftovers in there. And thats not counting regular work stuff I may have.
Where are your weak points for each lift?
Passing out feeling, is it after single or doubles in deads or sets of multiple reps?
Lol one time I brought glazed donuts with me but that was just excessive
jaymaximus
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I know. Its just taking some time and effort to get right. Ive been focused so much on form I forget when to breath. Seems like it should be a no brainer type thing, but its not. For me at least.
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Excessive? Or AWESOME?! If unannounced, you pulled out a pack of glazed donuts in between your sets, I would fucking die from laughter. I just don't think I could handle it. lol
jaymaximus
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Usually multiples. I know its just me not breathing. Its weird to think that at 34 I have to remember to breath...
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Do you do touch and go deads or do you delaod the weight every rep?
Begin the movement with a belly full of air and push your stomach out. Think of there being a belt around your stomach and you're trying to break it without touching it. Once you hit the top and lockout, breath out and back in quickly and reset your breath.
jaymaximus
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I started off doing T&G but changed that when I noticed I was having trouble breathing.
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Deloading the weight will offer an opportunity to get some breathing in. I do exclusively deloaded reps. I take air in at the bottom, hold, lift, and then breath at the top. I take another breath at the top, hold, and set the weight down.
jaymaximus
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Ok. I'll stick with that. This is precisely why I wanted to wait to start the program. I want to get all this stuff straight so when I actually get into it I can go hard and not be worrying about form, breathing, etc.
You should always be worrying about form. Form will NEVER be good enough. The day you settle is the day you stop improving and becoming more efficient. Every single rep, every single rep, from warmups with the bar to max effort singles and everything in between is an opportunity to get better form 
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jaymaximus
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You should always be worrying about form. Form will NEVER be good enough. The day you settle is the day you stop improving and becoming more efficient. Every single rep, every single rep, from warmups with the bar to max effort singles and everything in between is an opportunity to get better form
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Today's Workout:
*Where Im at now is a very small gym. Only one of most everything. When I walked in today there was some fat guys doing wrist curls on the bench press and a skinny guy doing curls on the squat rack. Curls with 2.5s on each side. I was not happy. So I said something...
Paused Bench: For this I am lowering weight slowly to chest, holding 3 seconds, and raising slowly back to full extension.
135 x 12
185 x 9
225 x 6
250 x 5
275 x 1.5 (I got one and stalled on the second. At this point I was gassed. This week is my 1st time doing paused and its a whole different beast) At this point I switched to T&G just to see what I could do.
295 x 1
300 x 1
305 x 1 (This is the best Ive done since getting out of hospital)
Squats:
245 5 x 5 (I was running on empty after the second set. So I looked in my backpack and what did I see, I brown sugar poptart looking at me! I ate it. SUGAR RUSH! Finished strong.)
Close Hand Incline Bench:
135 x 10
165 x 8
185 x 5
135 x 10
Weighted Dips:
Body Weight x 10
45 x 8
70 x 6
Body Weight x 10
Finished with 100 crunches. Forgot to post it yesterday, but thats how I finish every workout. 4 sets. 40, 30, 20, 10.
*Where Im at now is a very small gym. Only one of most everything. When I walked in today there was some fat guys doing wrist curls on the bench press and a skinny guy doing curls on the squat rack. Curls with 2.5s on each side. I was not happy. So I said something...
Paused Bench: For this I am lowering weight slowly to chest, holding 3 seconds, and raising slowly back to full extension.
135 x 12
185 x 9
225 x 6
250 x 5
275 x 1.5 (I got one and stalled on the second. At this point I was gassed. This week is my 1st time doing paused and its a whole different beast) At this point I switched to T&G just to see what I could do.
295 x 1
300 x 1
305 x 1 (This is the best Ive done since getting out of hospital)
Squats:
245 5 x 5 (I was running on empty after the second set. So I looked in my backpack and what did I see, I brown sugar poptart looking at me! I ate it. SUGAR RUSH! Finished strong.)
Close Hand Incline Bench:
135 x 10
165 x 8
185 x 5
135 x 10
Weighted Dips:
Body Weight x 10
45 x 8
70 x 6
Body Weight x 10
Finished with 100 crunches. Forgot to post it yesterday, but thats how I finish every workout. 4 sets. 40, 30, 20, 10.
jaymaximus
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After workout meal:
Lamb (theres white rice under there)
Fries
And a chicken wrap
Lamb (theres white rice under there)
Fries
And a chicken wrap
For your abs, make sure you use weighted exercises whenever possible. The main ab work I do is weighted incline sit-ups, weighted or band leg raises, ab roller, and standing ab crunches on a cable machine.
jaymaximus
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I saw those were included on wednesdays for the TM template. None of the write ups really go in depth on that part. Is the weight just to strengthen the core or is the more behind it? Im assuming it has to be beneficial to the big lifts in some way.
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