fuuuuuuuuuuck me 3 plate squats x 8 at 160lbs and now an 8 hour shift of standing and lifting

working your abs 4-5 days wont necessary help you, your muscles needs days to rest

Have not done abs since last year lol
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^:haha:, and i work my abs enough to get a gain out of it but not do it so my abs are dead or too weak to train the next day

what he said

I don't work abs ever. If your lifting heavy on many things your abs get a workout anyways stabilizing your core.

Berz out.

I'm with Berz, although I do an ab routine about once a week.

In the past when I've gone heavy on deadlifts, I found that proportionally my lower back got much stronger than the abs and it was starting to cause instability in my lifts. Had to compensate a bit, dont completely ignore your abs

quick question: anyone else here working on a modified paleo-type diet? I've been getting good results

I do them a few days a week but it's usually like 5-10 mins at the end of my workout cause I'm not trying to kill them like I do with my other workouts
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I know a lot of you guys say never work abs as your abs get worked when you're doing deadlifts/squats etc, but you don't get abs like greg plitt by not targeting your abs directly.

i never do abs lol

bitch you caught up and surpassed :fuuuuu:

I find it soo hard to progress at squats.

I did 5x5 ONLY on squats for about 7 months (started right when I first went to the gym).

Went from squatting 115lbs to 245lb 5x5.

Currently at about 285 5x5. Haven't really gone up for 3 months now lol starting to concentrate more on legs again.

Add in 1 leg lunge squats (other leg supported by bosu, flat side down) at lower weight, as well as box jumps. Work your way up to 24" box jumps.

Also, alternate every few squat sessions to *front* squats (bar resting on collarbone at front, top of the barbell-clean position)

That should at least vary things a bit, might help you through the plateau. It worked for me.

This is a front squat not a hack squat.

linear progression feels so good

When you stall, change up your exercise line-up or work on your weak points on the lift.:thumbs:

lol i just never tried going higher but today i was pumped, had music for the first time in a year
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messed up my back going heavy on deads last week
not sure if i rounded my back but i heard a pop in my lower back and could not move
i have been doing physio and taking anti-inflammatory pills
still walking with a cane hopefully i can get back next week for some light weights

anyone have any experiences with back injury they want to share?

are you srs? Do NOT go back into the gym next week, see a doctor. If you herniated a disc it's a big deal - get it looked at

no i already went to the doctor last week he just gave me anti-inflammatories and some T3s for the pain

went to the chiropractor and he is doing some physio and adjustments

its not a herniated disk from what i know just a bulge..i feel much better i was just wondering if anyone had anything similar happen and would like to share there experiences for recovery and getting back into the gym

I do 1 ab exercise every time I workout. Not because it'll get me hawt abzzzzz, but because I do total body training, and abs are a part of it.

Did cleans yesterday, wow this is a nice kinda sore :sweetjesus:

tried to do overhead squats just holding the bar... :concentrate:



i fell over :fuckthatshit:

not that I question your doctor / chiropractor but how did they determine the level of injury ?

I have a torn and herniated disc and it's no fun. Took me 8+ months on a wait list for a MRI for the doctor to figure it out.

What is your current back movement / mobility like ?

Anti-inflammatories won't do nothing for you.

Like just bar with no weight?

Keep practicing, it is REALLY good for your stability. And you feel so fucken boss once you have a few plates up there :fuckyea: