tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163554012880183003.post2065514731780481686..comments2023-04-14T15:10:45.026+01:00Comments on Train Now, Live Later: Body by Science Session 10: When will Leg Press Slow Down?Methuselahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163554012880183003.post-40152257123243335902009-08-25T05:53:25.963+01:002009-08-25T05:53:25.963+01:00hey Methuselah...
I think we have some similar ex...hey Methuselah...<br /><br />I think we have some similar experiences here. It still feels like odd, but I'm still pumped about it.<br /><br />So this time I went in and I decided to move the overhead press first. And finally, I was able to must the weight one rep overhead, but when I came down, I knew I would be able to push it over again. 130lbs must be too much. I held it for 30s, then dropped it 70lbs, and was able to move that a bit, and quickly held the weight into 40s. There’s no way to tell if the improvement is related to the order, or not, but I was able to do more with it (it felt) this time around. I’m going to stick with this order for now.<br /><br />This time it also occurred to me to tweak my timer settings a bit. Instead of counting off at 1m30s, I brought it down to 1m10s as I decided to add considerable weight to all the exercises. <br /><br />I figure if I stick above 60 seconds, I’m good. Next week I may keep the weight, but add my timer to step up to 1m20s as it seemed to work relatively well. <br /><br />The pull downs where very controlled. I dislike my pull down machine because I recognize now I can’t safely crunch my abdominal muscles as well since the bar is angled directly above my head. So if I pull it down, and go for a “crunch” I have to lean my head out of the way of the cable, and suddenly the bar is under my face. If I lose grip by accident, that’s 150lbs worth of force coming for my jaw/face. No thanks. <br /><br />I noticed this time, grip was becoming an issue. I need gloves I think. I don’t know. Going to ask the hired gym rats what they recommend.<br /><br />After than, I the chest press. 150 lbs felt like a HUGE amount. Maybe I’m over doing it there. Time to separate the weights into their “weight divisions” it seems. I did what I could. Seated row was brutal, i had a different, wider grip. I realizing I tweak too much and it could be affecting my results.<br /><br />By far my leg press is my favorite, or rather, my “wow” exercise. I decided since I did so well at 300 in week 8, I had my self set for 320 this week... I said f* it... dropped into 340lbs. This is the first time I didn’t do the full two minutes, or it felt like that. So I know I’m in a good spot there. <br /><br />Walked out of the gym, again weird feeling of .. “did I do enough?” But my arms felt bigger.. yet again. So did my shoulders and back. in fact, I went into the gym with a little bit of a ‘crick’ in my neck, probably because I slept on it kind of weird. By the time I left the gym, all gone.<br /><br />My biceps feel warm to the touch and are getting sore. Going to try to get 8 hours. Had pork chops today for dinner. No veggies. Don’t ask, no time for the store.<br /><br />Next week I’m going to start the same order of exercises. All in all, pretty good. I did notice stages of “pain” in my exercises. It’s like 3 Phases... Phase 1, muscles under TUL start to sting/tingle, then it goes into a Phase 2 where they actually shake! My legs and pull downs (again scared of grip) and then Phase 3 where i call it the “Get Me The Hell Out of Here” phase.. intense desire to leave and I breath like crazy. The huffing I see people do, makes things feel better but it’s now on an almost involuntary manner.<br /><br />Dunno know if that’s normal or not. Anyway... I’m excited as ever about this. I can definitely say I’ve never gone 9 weeks with any workout regiment and had said that about it.<br /><br />Week 9<br />Overhead Press 130lbs 30s, 70 lbs 40s<br />Pull Down 150 lbs 1m10s<br />Chest Press 150 lbs 60s<br />Seated Row 150 lbs 1m15s<br />Leg Press 340 lbs 1m50s~<br /><br />Week 8<br />Seated Row 135lbs 1m20s<br />Chest Press 135lbs 1m20s<br />Pull Down 135lbs 1m10s<br />Overhead<br />Press 130lbs 30s, 90lbs 15s, 40lbs 30s<br />Leg press 300lbs 2m<br /><br />Week 7<br />Seated Row 135lbs 1m10s<br />Pull Down 135lbs 1m10s<br />Chest Press 135lbs 45s<br />Overhead<br />Press 130lbs 30s, 90lbs 10s, 40lbs 15s<br />Leg Pres 260lbs 1m30sDelinehttp://www.professionalpickup.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163554012880183003.post-25300641472509830412009-08-21T20:41:16.883+01:002009-08-21T20:41:16.883+01:00Bryce - that's exactly what I was thinking. In...Bryce - that's exactly what I was thinking. In the BBS book they offer alternatives to machines, such as deadlift or squat. I am a big fan of both of these, so would not take much persuading to give them a go with the BBS protocol. Indeed after 4-6 months I think we'll switch over to something different anyway - whether to BBS with different exercises, or a more 'traditional' routine to see whether how BBS has improved us on exercises we did previously.Methuselahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134860337125242027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163554012880183003.post-85202709923318761362009-08-21T12:47:41.957+01:002009-08-21T12:47:41.957+01:00I wonder if, after you max out the leg press, you ...I wonder if, after you max out the leg press, you couldn't use a different exercise:<br /><br />A deadlift, or romanian deadlift, or a single leg step up to a high box. I've read up on a bunch of people who have made SS/HIT work using barbells instead of machines.<br /><br />-BryceBrycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485589400686017338noreply@blogger.com