308Power is Back from the Dead

You would be surprised about how reluctant people are about accepting help from others in real life! When I am not training for a meet I usually train in a public gym around the college. I have given up trying to help the frat boys or anyone who does not ask. I always end up looking like an asshole. Besides, the just want to be cut and want to know if I can get them Winstrol.
 
308power said:
You would be surprised about how reluctant people are about accepting help from others in real life! When I am not training for a meet I usually train in a public gym around the college. I have given up trying to help the frat boys or anyone who does not ask. I always end up looking like an asshole. Besides, the just want to be cut and want to know if I can get them Winstrol.
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Hahaha. I read Rippetoe, Louie Simmons, Dave Tate, bill Starr, tommy Suggs, glen Penlay, Wendlet, et al. Strength training is underrated in the BB world and so many people would benefit from it more than "arm day" lol. I've settled to the same, only ppl I help are my brother, sister, cousins, and those that ask me with genuine interest. I'm tired of wasting my breath on ppl who refuse to listen or adopt new ideas.
 
308power said:
Halfwit didnt even come say hey. We were best of buds.
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HOW DID I MISS THIS THREAD??! :eek: :crying: :(

10 weeks...

Let me say that again: TEN WEEKS!!!

Holy crap man! That's a phenomenal recovery! Blows my mind that you're back in there already, and starting back up. You certainly make a strong argument for using HGH as I tried doing squats the other day, and I had so much crepitus in my knees, it was like rice krispies in my legs. I can *almost* get a good working weight with deadlifts, but I'm afraid to do them outside a rack, which limits my stance width.

You mention "bending the bar", which is something I haven't heard in a LONG time and have frankly stopped doing. As I've been stuck at 405 for 6 reps for longer than I want to think about when it comes to bench, I might just have to bring this back into my regimen. I've been really pushing the rotator cuff stretches/exercises as well as going heavy with triceps. I just had to thank you for reminding me of that tip I learned many years ago in a powerlifting gym.

You are truly an inspiration my friend. Just please take your time still, I would hate to hear you re-injured yourself out of haste. :worried:
 
Yes sir! Bending the bar is really going to give you that extra edge with keeping the upper back and lats tight. Thats going to add to your stability and power off of the chest greatly.

Thanks for coming in.

I am working on talking my time. Went in to do some deadlift work today, with a slight fever and cold and 405 moved like 600 so I just cut it off.

Ive been talking with Ortmayer about a deadlift program since I am not able to squat yet. Looking to pull 715+ again by christmas.

If I am able to pull 715 I should have built the training volume and stability I need back up to be able to squat again. I can manhandle 405 or so right now, but thats not even really squatting yet.

Everything goes right, go for 1000 700 700 again by July.
 
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Deca and knee sleeves are magical for joints. Really dont like the tired feeling from the deca. Caffeine, and b12 help some though.
 
Hey 308, came across this article by Justin from WFAC and 70's Big. Goes to what you are talking about with the Valsalva somewhat.

Belt Me Up, Scotty
Posted on December 3, 2009 by Justin
***8220;***8230;but dogs can look up.***8221;

If I had to guess, there has been a sharp increase in the number of people that strength train in the past few years. The majority of these people have limited experience with getting stronger. Compound this with all of the new experts in the ***8220;functional fitness***8221; community, and you have a lot of misconception on what methods, exercises, and equipment would best be used to get stronger. One of the more irritating topics is whether or not to wear a belt.

It is basic knowledge among strong people that a belt makes you stronger, but the exact mechanism that accomplishes this is not well known. However, the ***8220;functional fitness***8221; community likes to make outrageous claims and fairy tails to not wear a belt. We won***8217;t be addressing any of them here; it isn***8217;t worth acknowledging illogical rubbish.

To understand why a belt works, we must understand what is occurring physiologically during a heavy lift. If you have been taught correctly, then you already take a big, deep breath and hold it throughout the lift. This big breath of air increases the intra-thoracic pressure and subsequently the intra-abdominal pressure. This pressure acts like a pneumatic brace against the anterior portion of the spine while the erectors of the back brace it from the posterior. This increases the support of the spine, and more support means more strength.

The belt***8217;s purpose is to constrict the abdominals to give them something to contract against. This contraction of the abdominals with an appropriately tightened belt is like trying to increase the volume in a non-expansible container ***8212; it increases the pressure even more. Not only is it helping to increase the intra-abdominal and thoracic pressure more than without the belt, but the abdominals also contract harder into the belt to do so. More pressure is more support which means more strength to do the task at hand.

The belt will allow heavier weights to be handled, and then heavier weights can be handled un-belted too ***8212; more than if you had not worn the belt to begin with. In other words, it makes you stronger whether you want to believe it or not. If a lifter chooses not to wear a belt while knowing this, then they are choosing to not allow their trunk to become as strong as it could. In other words, anybody who is serious about getting stronger will wear one.

I was having this conversation with two lifters at the gym yesterday, and after explaining the belt***8217;s purpose, I said, ***8220;So, just wear the fucking belt, ok? Please?***8221; It would be silly not to (especially because our gym has lots of them hanging on the wall).

Tomorrow we will talk about where to buy belts, what to look for, and how to learn how to start wearing one on your own.
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Good read. My education is in nursing and bio chemistry. The things that I know about lifting are things I have picked up over the years of hard training. I get called out a lot by people who know the terms for things that they have read in a book, but dont really understand. I can tell you that something works, and how and why to do it, but not know the term for it.

This really brings up another subject that kinda correlates to this website. People that relay information to others, that they heard from others, who never understood what they are talking about to begin with. Not going to stir that up though.
 
Random squats with 405. Felt a little twinge on the last pause. Weight is no problem though.
 
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DreDay187 said:
Awesome job 308! You made those look easy
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Thanks bro. Should be putting a good 50lbs a month on squats for the next 5 months or so. Just trying to work back into it. The weight is of no concern: hardly even feel it on my back. Just weary about fucking my knee back up from coming back too fast.
 
308power said:
Thanks bro. Should be putting a good 50lbs a month on squats for the next 5 months or so. Just trying to work back into it. The weight is of no concern: hardly even feel it on my back. Just weary about fucking my knee back up from coming back too fast.
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I'm smart enough to not tell you to slow your progression lmao. I know what it's like to want to add weight to the bar and nothing we say is going to change that but just keep your eyes open to the warning signs. They're almost always there but sometimes we ignore them in the pursuit of putting weight to the bar. Don't ignore the warning signs, keep doing your warmups and getting those extra reps in, and here's a video that may help you. The video shows how to help tendinitis in the elbow but I've used the exact same thing for my elbows and knees and it feels soooooo much better afterwards. I recommend you do this after your training and especially on off days. Dr. Kelly Starret knows his shit and I can vouch for how much this little trick helps.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0dgbCDtqdlI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0dgbCDtqdlI
 
Thanks for the advice bro. Im actually pretty well rehearsed with the wrapping and stretching techniques used there and can really vouch by them. One of my training partners had one on me while I was unconscious as soon as I tore my quad and hit my head on the rack haha.

Coming back with a "safe" vengeance. Thats why I cut those reps short on that set today. Just have to take what your body can give you
 
308power said:
Thanks for the advice bro. Im actually pretty well rehearsed with the wrapping and stretching techniques used there and can really vouch by them. One of my training partners had one on me while I was unconscious as soon as I tore my quad and hit my head on the rack haha.

Coming back with a "safe" vengeance. Thats why I cut those reps short on that set today. Just have to take what your body can give you
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Kind of off topic, but im still waiting for that pic of your gear stash! ;)

Awesome progress brother, thats amazing. 10 weeks is absolutely amazing.
 
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