Strength / Weight Training

Saw an article on the "not with caffeine" myth too the other day...I hadn't even heard that was a thing.
So many things are not a thing.

Broscience has a lot to answer for.

I bet the same guys worried their denatured monkey scrotum flakes are being rendered ineffective when taken with caffeine take Paracetamol + Caffeine "because it goes to work faster" or whatever the slogan is.

Got my 160kg deadlift locked in this morning...
Staying awake until the end of my shift is going to be a struggle now, though.

Christmas cheese PR squats:
135kg x3
300lb (well 137.5kg is slightly over) for 2

#ChristmasCheesePower

Woohoo!

Got deadlift and raw bench PRs this year, working on the raw squat form.

1 lbs up, stuffing my face with ricecakes after trainng (hi quick carbs) seems to work, and the creatine/bcaa combo drinks work well for me too.

Not eating as much protein, but it makes no difference. It seems after a while 2 grams per KG bodyweight on non-training days isn't needed anymore, at least for me?

I think I've had enough moping around the house... I need to do something. I haven't been to gym. Or cycled. Or anything in 2 months. I'm fatter and more unfit than ever. (I'm trying to convince myself it's because I'm more likely to see a difference...)

Sadly it's bodyweight stuff only as it's at home. No gym contract.

Any modern stuff on getting strong quick?

Getting strong quick relies on the classics rather than any modern stuff. Dbol, test, etc..

On a serious note, what do you mean by 'strong'? You can replicate general pressing and pulling fairly easily without a gym (e.g. inverted/handstand push-ups, pullups with bags of flour in a rucksack) and box-jumps/sprints will help build more explosive power in your legs but you can't really get good at moving heavy weights without moving heavy weights.

You actually made me lol... Old skool Vitamin S....

Inversely, I'm pretty good at moving heavy weights so I'm uncertain what I can and can't do without moving said weights.

It was once thought that if you wanted to run ultra distances, you needed to practice running ultra distances. Now, as far as I'm aware, that's found upon. You can now do a lot less and achieve a lot more without doing the damage to your body that an ultra would do.

Is there an equivalent?

Like 5x5s but for body weight?

Make sense?

Sort of one the bodyweight topic, I'm trying to incorporate this routine into my life:

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine#wiki_integrating_barbell_squats_and_deadlifts

I have an outdoor area I'm planning to do this where I can use one of those pull up bars in a doorway. However, I'm stumped on the dips.

• Chairs with weights on them won't work.
  
• there is space to store some sort of dip bar contraption provided it can pack away.
  
• there is a brick wall.
  
  

Anyone got any smart ideas?

I was wondering if I could do something like this guy has
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igvSLoEq970

although I'd need to check if it's the neighbours wall and clear it with Mrs. Hugo7. My thought was if I could find something threaded that I could screw and unscrew it wouldn't be too noticeable.

Or if I could make something like these:

... but in a more aesthetically appealing way - maybe some sort of flower box as we wanted to put some flowers / plant pots there anyway.

Cheers.

A problem with the yellow dual grip bars is they're quite low, you won't be able to use a dipping belt without the plate hitting the floor.

I had to Google dipping belt.

I think it's going to be a while before I get to that point! At the moment my tummy will do as a weight.

If I make it to that stage I'd be happy to reassess and build a dedicated outdoor gym.

Dips have such a propensity to fuck your joints. You're better off nailing a decent deadlift / floor presses. Google Dinsaur Training by Brooks Kubik for inspiration.

deadlift / floor presses

The key for me is just to get started. I've already gone through that redit routine and scrapped a load for the time being as I don't have the equipment to do them yet.

I'm trying to avoid buying loads of crap. So far I'm limiting myself to a pull up bar (pull ups and vertical rows) and then a bar bell at some point - I've got some loose dumbbell weights somewhere so my idea with the bar bell was to just focus on getting a really good dead lift technique with a light weight. A bar seems to be +5kg, so that with another c.10-14kg should be more than fine for now.

The main thing for me is a simple routine that I can follow and doesn't take too much time. I've at least managed to bring back my quick morning 25 pressups in between dressing.

I have an olympic bar which is rusting away in shed...

anyone want rid of any heavy dumbbells by any chance in London? Im looking for anything over 10kg. ideally a pair of 10kgs / 20kgs/ 30kgs.

Fit in 15 has meals and recipes, and there are also kettlebell books with quick routines.

(warning for overly happy person in fit in 15 but it's not a bad book)

Freecycle- A few Quest protein bars.
7x choc chip
7x peanut butter/jelly
9x pumpkin pie

Pick up NW8 only.

Im in kentish town - dibs!

Whereabouts in N8?

Nw8- Edgware rd tube ish.

Shameless plug for my coach. I normally don't do these, but he really gets results and has over 10 years experience in coaching people with average genetics, jobs/stress, so-so diets.

He can work with all sorts of limitations and still get you great results. Whether it's strength/size/technique or fat loss :)

http://bit.ly/2hzEhiA

no ones taken the bars yet...

Hey, sorry to interrupt, does anyone here go to easyGym on Oxford St? I'm getting back into lifting and need a buddy of similar experience, working back towards back squat PB of 125kg 5x3 from years ago. easyGym's super well equipped and so cheap but absolutely mentally busy so it's got a bit of an unfriendly vibe...

For those of you who've done rehab work before, how do you cope mentally? I've had to buy a car for work which means no more cycle commuting which means I can start smashing weights again. Yay! I've got a serious lack of activation in my right glute that's always hampered me and thought now's the perfect time to fix it but it's so, so hard to stick to a serious rehab plan. I've done horrendously high volume training plans before, Smolov, GVT and the like, but this is by far the toughest I've ever had to deal with motivation-wise and I'm skipping workouts or even daily bodyweight movements left right and centre. Any hints?

What is it you are trying to rehab ? I hear people say "glute activation " and it's become a bit of a buzz term, but if you are trying to learn to use your glutes effectively and at the right time in say the squat or deadlift you can do a series of simple drills in an unloaded and less demanding position .
Is your motivation lacking cause you are trying to do too much ? Mobility does not need to be complicated and the more gimmicky it gets it will carry over less to your sport or life . It also does not need to be long I've heard Kelly Starrett say repeatedly that this stuff should not take more than fifteen minutes max . What exercises are you doing ?
Here's a few that are simple and work

Sidelying Clam
Tall neeling holds
Single leg deadlift with k/b