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 JIB's journal, my quest for strength...:P

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post Apr 25 2008, 07:22 PM

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QUOTE(JIB-89 @ Apr 24 2008, 10:24 PM)
It's time to stop lurking....
It's time to come in from the cold.....

So here i am, ive been reading up on a few of the journals here, seems lots of members here are nice and helpful so i decided to give it a shot

A little bit 'bout my background

grew up doing typical bodybuilding routines to gain mass, never bothered to get cut and was trying to increase strength using a BB routine so i lost a lot of time on that.... the gym i came from didnt have a squat or power rack, dumbells were only up to 24kg... so yeah, had problems then.. just recently trying out a powerlifting routine for about 2 weeks now

current 1-rep max:

Bench: 130kg
deadlift: 190kg
Squat: 150kg

weight around 90-ish kg so yes i have a long way to go(will probably plan on getting lean after i increase my strength).... so pls spare me the flaming and stupid comments

trying to get the hang of max effort and dynamic effort days

Any advice given is greatly appreciated.

will start posting my journal soon
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You and I. We gotta train together man. Nice. Who cares about cutting right? Ur strong stuff.
Where U at?

You on pure westside or beginner westside or on westside 4 skinny bastards ala de franco? Age?
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post Apr 25 2008, 08:07 PM

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Get another gym. Okay, I'll contact you when I come up to KL. Then we can train together. I'm currently on a 20 rep squat routine to bring up some overall strength and a lot of high rep stuff. Got kicked arse at "Pushmore" that day, and I wanna address my incapability when it comes to higher repetition stuff.

Make no mistake though, I'm still all in for low rep, high weight babies. Bodybuilding isn't my game either, so don't worry. Darn! You really amaze me with your numbers in the deadlift. I assume you're pulling conventional stance?

Nice stuff....10KG's above my max from a kid younger than me. I'm humbled!!! biggrin.gif
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post Apr 25 2008, 09:21 PM

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I've been pulling conventional up to now, and worked up to a respectable amount I feel for it. However, recently I had a few friends (Jones and SydG) making fun of my extremely long torso (Yes, it's really that long in case you're wondering) and I'm thinking, perhaps it's better to just use the sumo style too.

Learning stuff about sumo, this is just my second time sumo pulling and worked up to 150KG's for a double. It feels MUCH more comfortable for my back and I think I'll stick to sumo pulling. After all, who actually picks a rock or anything, conventional style....I'm all for functional strength and power and speed.

You need to teach me the sumo deadlift properly, I suck really badly at it. Hell, I'm so bad at it, last wednesday, I tot you had to grip it close together. Hand side by side.

No wonder the bar kept tilting left and right.
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post Apr 29 2008, 10:36 AM

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Your incline bench, is it 45 degrees? Or is it about 70 degrees tilt on the bench? My gym comes with an adjustable bench, most guys tilt it 70 degrees and consider it an incline. Sorta stupid if you ask me.

30KG off your flat bench numbers in the incline, really big difference right? Weak shoulders?
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post Apr 29 2008, 11:24 AM

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I might have a free pass to FF for 3 months from June to August. Maybe we can train up together.

Pushmore is a gym. IT consists of kettlebells, dumbbells, chin-up bars, rings, medicine balls, sandbags and a "slosh" pipe. The place is sorta like a conditioning training place. You know about crossfit? They train based on those principles.

A circuit kinda system. You'll just die, smashed and tired if your fitness level isn't high enough. Try that place, 1st time free entry.
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post Apr 29 2008, 04:48 PM

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http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...00&p=17052694&#
That's what I'm on. Somewhat like a westside for skinny bastards program.

I don't actually feel that tired. it's actually pretty okay. I can even go swimming at night sometimes when I feel like it.
Then i usually leave Saturday to do this Crossfit thing. I'll do the circuit and then do a bit of strongman thing like car pushing, tire flipping and hammer work and boxing.

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post May 6 2008, 08:14 PM

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Hey, can you post a vid of you on the DE squat?
i'd like to see how fast you are on a DE.
On a DE box squat, or a pause squat, I'm slow off parallel no matter what! Even without weights

However, below parallel I'm super fast. I can actually push 165KG'S in the hole, quite easily, but I just cannot get it out of parallel. And at the strongest point which is a 1/3 top part of the squat, I can push 200KG's off the pin. I'm going to address my parallel with more parallel box squats. Hmph!!



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post May 6 2008, 08:57 PM

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I KNOW they have a squat rack in Celebrity Fitness Sunway because I used it before. And I'm pretty sure they have one in Leisure Mall.

Ask the fellow, was happens when you have 200KG'S on the bench press. Does that mean there's NO blood rushing to your head? Aiya, most likely, they'll answer "The blood flow won't be as intense"

But don't give them a hard time, they're either uninformed or it's just their job. Let's not bug other's rice bowl, till they bug ours.

Btw, better ways to train legs.....lemme GUESS! Leg extensions and leg curls while supersetting with lunges!
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post May 7 2008, 09:52 AM

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Honestly speaking, the westside method is something I still don't understand completely. How some people's Westside is so different from the others. I saw Dave Tate's journal and it consisted something like, cable pull, band stretches, tire flipping and more band stretches.

Don't sound much like westside to me..and yet they're monstrously strong.

I dare not even think about elite. It's a freaky place. Do you intend to ever go suited or just raw all the time?

Elites come in at a 3x bodyweight squat right? I can't find that graph...
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post May 7 2008, 10:11 PM

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How hard was the incline max?
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post May 10 2008, 11:41 PM

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Clean grip. Takes a bit of flexibility and people who just learned it usually have problems with aching wrists, but with stretching and practice it becomes second nature.

Do you pause your squats?
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post May 11 2008, 10:27 AM

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Some people who aren't flexible enough, use the "cross grip".
That's easier but imagine this, you basically have like your 2 hands, covering the top like a pot cover. It's not too stable.

With the clean grip, when your back starts to falter and you fall forward a bit, you can easily grab the bar and squeeze out a few reps more.

It's very normal for it to feel awkward, I personally took about 2 weeks to learn and stretch enough to grip it clean. If you have large biceps also, it causes a lil problems especially if your arms aren't long enough.

MY cousin has large biceps but doesn't have a problem holding it clean, but that's probably because he's about 6'2" and limbs are longer than an octopus.

I strongly suggest learning the clean grip. Besides it looking cooler, it also teaches you to keep your CHEST up to create that pocket to keep the bar on.

Learn me young padawan and U shall receive. (ok, it's obvious I don't watch that show much)
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post Jun 16 2008, 05:19 PM

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You did a 140KG CGBP?
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post Jun 19 2008, 01:52 PM

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Where'd you find a box in FF?
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post Jun 19 2008, 05:29 PM

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Oh and they dun fck you up?
I'm surprised. I'd imagine they'd give you a hard time about using those saying u might break the plastic lalala..
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post Jul 11 2008, 08:37 AM

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QUOTE(shanecross @ Jul 11 2008, 01:15 AM)
Well done Jib. Thanks for the supp. btw . Study hard pal. Cya in 2 weeks
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What supps?
Jib, why don't you do a deload instead of a total break?
Cuz I thinK Shane and I are training this Saturday. Come la....OR....u could go to Pushmore and just kill urself there
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post Jul 11 2008, 12:47 PM

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QUOTE(shanecross @ Jul 11 2008, 12:27 PM)
I doubt jib wants to train...you should ask him why..

kirks, we going pushmore in 2 weeks rite? Jib said he`ll come
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I know. I heard about the pain....
Anyway, wat supps?? Wat supps?
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