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Ossoi said:
Do you actually think I didn't show him how to squat and make sure his form was ok?
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Ossoi said:
I'd noticed he was rounding his back on the warm up sets
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This guy has real limited flexibility/mobility e.g his heels don't stay stable when he squats, limited depth
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Just this morning he pulled out of his first squat set saying he'd pulled his back
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Bruuce

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Not like I really give a fuck about your "friend" that youre "helping". Keep up the great work coach
 
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anyone use a phone app to track your workouts? i started lifting again, and my OCD helps here. years ago, i tracked each set, rep, weight, etc. was easy to know if for each exercise what weight i should start w/. i do a lot of 12/10/8. if on the 3rd set I can do 9 or 10, i know next rotation of that exercise should start w/ 5 more pounds. I can't find an app that tracks that granular. Most that I find on the app store let you track an exercise (barbell bench, dumbbell curls, etc.) and the time you spent doing it. I don't see how that would help anyone.
 
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I've always used pen and paper =/ Or more accurately, Pencil and paper and then excel spreadsheet.
 
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yeah, i in the past i printed up every workout on a calendar, fill in actual date and numbers next to the exercises i did that day.
 
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fris said:
anyone use a phone app to track your workouts? i started lifting again, and my OCD helps here. years ago, i tracked each set, rep, weight, etc. was easy to know if for each exercise what weight i should start w/. i do a lot of 12/10/8. if on the 3rd set I can do 9 or 10, i know next rotation of that exercise should start w/ 5 more pounds. I can't find an app that tracks that granular. Most that I find on the app store let you track an exercise (barbell bench, dumbbell curls, etc.) and the time you spent doing it. I don't see how that would help anyone.
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I use Jefit on android. You put in the reps, sets, and weight as you do them and displays what you did on the exercise the last time you did it. There's also a calendar log that goes back as far as you need it to that tracks every set/reps/weight for every exercise you've ever done and when you did them.
 
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fris said:
anyone use a phone app to track your workouts? i started lifting again, and my OCD helps here. years ago, i tracked each set, rep, weight, etc. was easy to know if for each exercise what weight i should start w/. i do a lot of 12/10/8. if on the 3rd set I can do 9 or 10, i know next rotation of that exercise should start w/ 5 more pounds. I can't find an app that tracks that granular. Most that I find on the app store let you track an exercise (barbell bench, dumbbell curls, etc.) and the time you spent doing it. I don't see how that would help anyone.
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I use a google spreadsheet.
 
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So with respect to my previous comment about getting muscular fatigue really easily (legs feel like jelly like 4 sets into my leg day workout) I've been naturally increasing the duration of my workouts so I'm figuratively taking naps between sets. I've started to fight against that by using a timer to pace my workouts. 3 minutes recovery between big compound lifts (squat, DL, pullup, bench, overhead press etc), 1.5minutes recovery between smaller lifts.

It kind of sucks knowing that I'm not lifting as much as I can because I'm pushing the pace a little, but my goal is to keep my workouts down to 1 hour. I'm hoping that my body adapts to the pace over time, because so far I finish the workout completely exhausted.
 
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3 minutes between sets should be the minimum for heavy SBD. I'll take 5 minutes sometimes if I'm not feeling ready.

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Ossoi Ossoi you really sounded stupid in your comments about your "friend." Maybe you didn't clarify certain things but if he was rounding his back on his warm-ups, why the fuck would you let him load the bar?
 
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Itlan said:
Ossoi Ossoi you really sounded stupid in your comments about your "friend." Maybe you didn't clarify certain things but if he was rounding his back on his warm-ups, why the fuck would you let him load the bar?
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I really didn't feel the need to (or think people actually needed me to) fill in the blanks of my story, eg "I'd noticed he was rounding his back on the warm up sets, so obviously I pointed this out, told him to keep his back straight, made sure it was ok before continuing"

You idiots seem to be assuming that I just ignored it and let him carry on, rofl

Same with "This guy has real limited flexibility/mobility e.g his heels don't stay stable when he squats, limited depth - hence me getting him to use 1.25kg plates to elevate his heels and finding him youtube videos on stretching/mobility to do at home"

But apparently I do so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
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Well yeah, that's exactly what we expect of you based on years of experience with you.
 
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Had a trip last week where I was in the frozen tundra of Michigan for several days and only able to eat off the land and not lift. I came back, got a couple days of workouts in and then got sick.

I think I'll be able to lift tomorrow, but I feel like I've completely fell off the workout wagon.
 
Itlan

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The fuck?

Also, it's easy to get back into routine. I haven't lifted all week because of exams + work + general life duties. Hoping to get in a squat session tomorrow, bench saturday and deadlift sunday.
 
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Really? I hate it. And I hate people who are sick and come to the gym. Fuck off, stay home, drink some soup.
 
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Tuco said:
So with respect to my previous comment about getting muscular fatigue really easily (legs feel like jelly like 4 sets into my leg day workout) I've been naturally increasing the duration of my workouts so I'm figuratively taking naps between sets. I've started to fight against that by using a timer to pace my workouts. 3 minutes recovery between big compound lifts (squat, DL, pullup, bench, overhead press etc), 1.5minutes recovery between smaller lifts.

It kind of sucks knowing that I'm not lifting as much as I can because I'm pushing the pace a little, but my goal is to keep my workouts down to 1 hour. I'm hoping that my body adapts to the pace over time, because so far I finish the workout completely exhausted.
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Why are you doing 4+ sets on an exercise and body part splits? I thought you posted a while back you were starting some pseudo SS program.
 
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