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swanso5 · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:55 am Post subject:

alternate them i'd say, you need both of them for competition

remember though you need to use VARIATIONS of them, not regular deads and squats

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

ME with variations ? ...

Well, on SAT

Jumps High Intensity Cardio. Last one more set than before above 70% of my first set.

and

No BW Circuit as usual because I was tired and sore from everywhere. REALLY weird again. I have increased a bit the healthy fats again.

Today's Training

Deadlift

340x1
350x1
360x1
370x1
380x1
390x1
400x1
410x1
420x1
430x1
440x1
450x1
455x1
460x1
465x1
520x1, PR !
470x1x1x1

Circuit

Bench Press Inclined 5x5
Chin Up 5x5
Dips 4x10
Walking Lunges 4x10

I love my new gym and my new home isn't bad either. I had to leave my gym job, not enough work to live ... My job wasn't enough payed and I was loosing work hours little at little by those who have studied you know ... Damn bookreaders who don't even train themselves and don't know anything but what they've learn at school ... taking away my hope to work as a PT. Well, now I work at night as an assistant to the beneficiary in an old people place ... Job isn't amusing and the salary isn't that great but at least I can live.

swanso5 · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject:

yes, i've given you this before i think so for a deads cycle you may do 4 weeks of snatch grip deads, mid shin ht rack pulls, sumo deads and defict deads or something liuke that, not actual deads and same with bench and squat
- mate what are you thinking? 15 warm up sets?? in a fvat loss phase??? and going for a PR?? mate keep fresh fro god's sake
- keep reading up and then wow them in the intervies like i did...i didn;t even get an intitial look in when i first applied then i replied saying i'm better then my resume says i am and they brought me in and beat 97 other people out for this job...purely on self education

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

I know I must do variation but no full ROM on ME ? Seems weird to me. I must teach my nervous system to lift heavy on competition lift right ?

15 sets yes, but they were not heavy. It's only because I dislike dead for reps. Normally I would have done something like :

360x8
390x3
420x3
460x1
PR
Singles

So it's almost the same thing, and even better I believe.

For sure I will keep my knowledge update and continue to learn and to learn more. THIS IS MY PASSION, but ... I got to eat. Well I don't give up at 100% but almost.

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:54 am Post subject:

- you'll lift heavier over a shorter range of motion
- that is your problem, your trying to lean down and train for a comp at the same time...can't be done
- well do them for reps...doing the same amount of reps in singles rather than sets does not have the same metabolic (fat burning) effect, if that's what you were going for
- better for setting pb's which you shouldn't be doing now and only in comp's

katiesuarez · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 334

Christopheel, do you have all of your required certifications? If so, have you thought about taking on a few clients such as family/friends to get started? That could help you get your foot in the door, plus, if your clients see positive results, they could refer you to their friends/family as well. Just a thought. It’s wonderful how passionate you are about your work. It shows that you really care about people and you will go out of your way to help them rather than just wanting to collect their money and send them out the door. Best of luck to you! Very Happy

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

katiesuarez · Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 334

Why were you kicked out of your home?! Is everything okay?

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

- lifting sub maximial loads more then you can over full range of motion, isometrics etc) overloads the nervous sytem and the tendons/ligaments...that is how you get strong or you'll reach a plateu somewhere and that will be as far as you'll go
- you slao don;t row, chin up or shoulder press in comp either so may as well take them out as well
- you need to strengthen all area's used in the big 3...by doing various versions of deadlifts you strengthen all area's so they sre somewhat "even" while still using heavy wy instead of isolation exercises where the wt barely raises a sweat...pop "westside barbell" in google and read away mate
- pb, pr same thing
- why were they not referring to you?
- kicked out of home??

what is going on there......

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

Yes Katie everything okay, I had 2 month to find an apartment so I'm not in trouble really.

Why, well my mom don't like what I'm doing, doesn't respect it and don't understand it. She would have prefer that I go study to become an professor or a doctor, but a personal trainer ? No way ... I've tried, but school isn't made for me. This is why I was asked to leave ...

@Swanso

-Oh I see, but where do full ROM lift takes place ?
-Really funny.
-I've already read this article but I will re-read when work's finish.
-My gym wasn't referring me first because I was the PT with the less scholarship. The order were not based on unofficial knowledge or exam result, but on overall total scholarship. So I was screwed. 2 of my 4 clients were asking to work with me, and the other 2 was only because the others PT were already overwhelm with all their current clients. And maybe too because the director who was giving the class for the certification didn't liked much my tons of questions and arguments when he was "teaching" . So this doesn't help to have the director against me.

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject:

- well that's it, you won't actually do a regular deadlift until the end of each cycle (12 week sor so) just for a quick gauge of wt
- you gotta suck it up mate...if this is what you want to do then do what you need to do to do it...i didn't even make rent money the first month i worked here

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

I need to plan witch variation to take now and a better training "split". I will read a bit and come back with a plan.

For sure I would love to be a PT and live with this. But, with my cash out I need a good cash in lol. Well, I will see what I can do and make a "money pillow" with my current job.

Today's Training.

Bench Press Paused

190x5
200x5
230x5
240x1
300x1 (My last PR) Did well compared to two weeks ago !
280x1x1x1

BB Rows 4x6
Cuban Press 4x6
Lunges 4x6
Farmer Walk (Gotta love big place in gym) 4xgo and come 100M

cassiegose · Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 263 Location: Prineville Oregon

Chris... Whats a cuban press?

As for your current job/living situation... Keep your chin up! Things will get better! It sounds like you'd make a great PT!! Might just take a little time for things to fall into place! :)

Christopheel · Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 931

Cuban Press: Grasp a barbell/dumbell and perform a wide-grip upright row until the bar is about two inches below your clavicle. Once the bar reaches this level, hold the elbows steady while externally rotating the bar as if you were trying to touch it to your forehead. As the external rotation phase completes, press the bar overhead. -Eric Cressey

This is the right description Wink

Personally I just do the "cuban" I just do the external rotation movement, I don't actually press.

Really important, because many people (im in those) forget about external rotation movements. So the ratio between internal/external is screwed ... Normally we shouldn't exceed 2:1 internal/external

I don't think that for this year I can even think about living as PT.

Today's Training !

BW Circuit

Squat
Push Ups
Rows

10 minutes, 520 Reps again, possible to reach 1rep per second ? We'll see. (I don't think so but I can still dream)