Perrin Aybara
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Also the Limber 11 routine is amazing for mobility to hit depth on squats. I highly recommend it.
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jaymaximus
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Im still working it. Just thinking ahead. The physical therapist has me doing 2 days of "power" stretching and 2 days of yoga a week. Its embarassing how flexible Im not. I havent stretched regularly since I was 180, and I just hit 250 last week
RodgerThat
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Im still working it. Just thinking ahead. The physical therapist has me doing 2 days of "power" stretching and 2 days of yoga a week. Its embarassing how flexible Im not. I havent stretched regularly since I was 180, and I just hit 250 last week
Shit you got to 250 congratz man! That was eluding you for a bit there eh. Ya I definitely break the typical stereotype on this one being 5'8 200lb now and doing the splits I get some odd looks for sure
jaymaximus
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Yea. Its crazy. Im on a mild cruise / cycle and eating less. Once I dropped the tren the weight came quick.
On a side note: Im one and done with the tren. I only did one vial and Ill never touch it again. I thought superdrol was bad, but tren had me feeling like death was coming.
ruckin
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how much tren were you using that made you feel that shitty?
jaymaximus
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Only 400mg/wk
Yea. Im a pussy. It was one that came up over on anaboliclabs. But still.
I was also doing a gram of test, 600mg EQ, and 12.5 mg/day of sdrol. So the combo didnt help.
Jay, my squat has been hampered by knee issues for years. I have had 1 reconstructive surgery and a scope on my left knee and a lot of mileage on both knees and ankles due to wrestling and the marines. Adding some kind of cardio seemed to help a bit. I used a rowing machine.
Next i changed my knee wraps. I was using sissy wraps after 400 prior to yesterday, but had been having problems the whole workout. Nothing sucks the life out of a squat workout like knee pain. Well, maybe back pain is worse, but i digress. 135 - yea that is annoyingly painful on the knees, 225 - still sucks and is uncomfortable, 315 - same deal, 365 - maybe i'm warm by now. Well , i got tired of it and tried the slingshot bands i have seen talked about a bit on here. Fucking A, where have these been for the past 10 years? I put the damn things on 5 minutes prior to working out and bee bop around the house. 135 - easy peasey. 225 - holy crap my knees are sweating and warm as hell. 315 - damn, this is the best my knees have felt in years.
Ok, so maybe mileage will vary on this, but for guys who have a hard time getting their joints warmed up i highly recommend the slingshot knee wraps. Biggest single piece of equipment that has helped me in a long time. My belt is cool too, but that was a purchase 26 years ago. I went from having to slather my knees in icy hot and downing 4 naprosyn to squat to needing nothing but the wraps. Just not having the nagging crap in the background has given me room to grow again. Whatever i lost in support from the titan wraps i gained in confidence and getting warmed up. The slingshots won't take the place of serious wraps, but i am damn sure keeping them in my toolbox from now on. Hell, i might buy a second pair in case they quit making them.
Next i changed my knee wraps. I was using sissy wraps after 400 prior to yesterday, but had been having problems the whole workout. Nothing sucks the life out of a squat workout like knee pain. Well, maybe back pain is worse, but i digress. 135 - yea that is annoyingly painful on the knees, 225 - still sucks and is uncomfortable, 315 - same deal, 365 - maybe i'm warm by now. Well , i got tired of it and tried the slingshot bands i have seen talked about a bit on here. Fucking A, where have these been for the past 10 years? I put the damn things on 5 minutes prior to working out and bee bop around the house. 135 - easy peasey. 225 - holy crap my knees are sweating and warm as hell. 315 - damn, this is the best my knees have felt in years.
Ok, so maybe mileage will vary on this, but for guys who have a hard time getting their joints warmed up i highly recommend the slingshot knee wraps. Biggest single piece of equipment that has helped me in a long time. My belt is cool too, but that was a purchase 26 years ago. I went from having to slather my knees in icy hot and downing 4 naprosyn to squat to needing nothing but the wraps. Just not having the nagging crap in the background has given me room to grow again. Whatever i lost in support from the titan wraps i gained in confidence and getting warmed up. The slingshots won't take the place of serious wraps, but i am damn sure keeping them in my toolbox from now on. Hell, i might buy a second pair in case they quit making them.
ruckin
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oh. Well that's a decent amount. I'm planning to try 175/wk for my first time with it. I'm desperately trying to avoid negative mental sides for my first time and find where my threshold is.
Perrin Aybara
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I had a bottle given to me awhile back and if/when I decide to try it I'm going to do something similar. I've had very bad reactions to a few street and prescription drugs in the past in terms of mental sides and I prefer to be cautious these days.
ruckin
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Exactly. I'm not willing to ruin my personal relationships for some body recomp. If 175 works well without sides then maybe I'd up it to ~250 next time.
Perrin Aybara
Master
I think it was Pete Rubish that made a video saying how tren ruined his relationship with his girlfriend. I'm not willing to do that either. I've done it due to substances in the past. I'm getting married next year, can't jeopardize that.
jaymaximus
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I really didnt get any mental sides. No rage. No tren boners either. But I had appetite loss. It was more than loss, I just wasnt hungry at all.
And I just felt sick all day. It took me a second to realize it was the tren and something else.
When sdrol sucks you feel it on the outside. Muscle aches. Back hurts. Etc.
With tren it was all inside.
RodgerThat
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I started out with tren e at 350mg ew which was a mistake because I didn't realize it would trigger my youth insomnia again. But since then I did tren A at 525mg ew and currently on tren e 600mg (hasn't kicked in yet) everyone handles tren a bit different but for myself there's no way it would wreck a relationship it makes me happier and more outgoing no negative emotional sides, my only sides are sleep issues and not being able to eat as much as I want easily.
That all being said this will also be my final run with tren, the strength gainz are great but I don't want to become a full on insomniac again for half the year. Test EQ dbol for bulking and test mast var for cutting after this cycle is done
ruckin
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That's good to know. I doubt I'll be a dick on it cause I'm always happy and calm and have a lot of self control, but I won't know for sure til I try it obviously. So I want to be cautous.
yeah...i said that too
Continue squatting Jay. Even if you are a little short of parallel you will gain plenty of benefits from squatting. I will need both knees replaced within the next 10 years. I can hit depth, barely, up to around 350, anything heavier I'm about an inch high. My knees just won't stand up to a full meet training cycle in order to compete full power.
Doctors have told me squatting is okay as long as you can handle the pain and the extra muscle carried in your quads and hamstrings actually helps to stabilize the knees so I would stick with it.
Dw725
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I have a friend who had BOTH knees replaced and he's one of the strongest squatters I know. He's definitely a freak and an outlier but it can be done.
D-max
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I'm officially a member of the 4 plate deadlift club today. Never thought I'd be able to pick up this much weight in my 40's. Getting to 5 might take a little bit.
I have a feeling I will be a better squatter once my right knee (which will be the first) gets replaced. Pain and swelling just make squatting heavy more than once ever couple of weeks impossible and you aren't going to make much progress squatting heavy only twice a month.
RodgerThat
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Congratulations my man it's a big day! Treat yo self to a nice meal and your fine lady because you'll remember the first day you pulled 4 plates.
