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I also wonder what would happen with a similar thread on Rippetoe's forum.
Yeah well I know about the low TUT for the hip thrusts, that's why I will do them with a 3-5 second hold at the top (at the glute bridge so to speak). Then I can pretty much say a 3x8 should be good.
In the rest days I plan to work with chinups/pullups (3x5 with weight if needed, and it will be), core (planks and some ab wheel/machine crunches + hip flexor stuff) and calves. Shouldn't take too much out of me, right?
By the way - I did 85x5x3 today in the squat and it was pretty difficult. Did the first two sets with 2.5kg plates under the heels and the last set without them... I don't know what to say...
I mean, I could stay more erect with my torso with the plates under the heels and could use a narrower stance, but...
As for the cleans, would you go with KB swings instead if I can't catch in the powerclean properly (I catch with the elbows down, on the chest/holding the bar with the hands, definitely not on the shoulders (I'm so far away from doing that))?
As you can see, USSR Dr. Emil has a few issues going... this USA Rippetoe style of training is pretty weird.
lol i just read past that bit, my fav so farQuoteQuoteYur lookin swole as hell bro
This is in no way a compliment to me, however you may have meant it, my goals are to get to a much, much, lower bodyweight, and I already have existing self esteem issues due to my current state of fat/bone/muscle mass.
edit another good oneQuoteStudies in Yemeni camel jumpers(many of which have verticals well above 40 inches) indicate that their best athletes engage in practices consistent with reverse hypertrophy.
hahah
However, what we are trying to do is take a more active role in the matter, and also keep it on a more positive note. This term "reverse hypertrophy" was first coined by elite strength coach Robert Emil, formerly of the USSR.
That dude has a heart bigger than the stadium hes running in.
Do you think that's due to high volume cardio?
Lance what about barbell Rows? Every single powerlifter and bodybuilder says they're essential, can Raptor do those too?
I was wondering if I should replace the deadlifts with hip thrusts as I'm doing "Starting Strength". They should serve better for my purposes especially as my deadlift form isn't good in the first place and since I'm trying to focus more on my glutes.
The question remains - if I do hip thrusts instead of deadlifts - what volume? For the deadlifts I had 1x5, for the hip thrusts... 3x5? 3x8?
Hey Lance, just to be cautious I wanted to ask you about something. My PCL area/back of knee pain has totally subsided for a good amount of time now. I am squatting again, doing intense plyo's for the past 7 weeks now and everything is good. Even my shin splints are gone.
However, since like 1-2 weeks ago, when I put my knee in a certain angle sometimes, I feel like tightness and very slight pain in between the LCL and PCL on my left knee. It's not the side of the knee, it's not the back, it's in the halfway point between the two. Any idea what's going on? For the first time yesterday, my right knee started feeling this too in the exact same corner/spot of my knee. It seems very minor as I can play basketball and do plyo's still.
Another thing, after basketball yesterday it feels like my knee swelled up or something. It feels like the area below my knee cap and above my OSD bump is stuffed with something. It does look fatter than my right knee too. I've never experienced this, what is this?
Extra info: These days I do play with a knee brace (the skinny straps that you put in the exact spot I mentioned where it feels stuffed up) because my OSD started hurting again on my left knee.
