Strength / Weight Training

He had exogenous superphysiological amounts of testosterone too... If you look at the weight he was lifting, it's not surprising his joints decided to leave the building.

Reasonable amounts are good for you though. As you age it extends the age related decay.

Haven't listened to the podcast, and I'm not sure what they're doing a percentage by, but I doubt single leg squats would be on the legpress.

I would imagine either pistol squats, or some kind of bulgarian split squat type of thing. I believe this: https://exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/BBSingleLegSplitSquat is the most common weighted single leg squat variant (though often using DBs to load).

Interesting with the one leg perspective. Since you’re already on deadlifts you can also do those on one leg, and then there’s always lunges in all it’s variations.

If it’s for cycling I would do 10-15 reps per set

I have an Adidas skipping rope. It’s quick enough without being too quick. No weights so good for starting out. And it’s adjustable. I’m 6’3 and it’s just right. https://www.adidas.co.uk/skipping-rope/Q07652.html?af_channel=Shopping_Search&af_reengagement_window=30d&c=GS-OPT-UK-Categories-Branded-Medium%20Stock&cm_mmc=AdieSEM_PLA_Google-_-GS-OPT-UK-Categories-Branded-Medium%20Stock-_-Branded%20Medium%20Stock%20-%20unisex-_-PRODUCT_GROUP&cm_mmca1=UK&cm_mmca2=&ds_agid=58700007367469706&gbraid=0AAAAADwBzxrTE3QjVBrHdgtVAbtPqgz3d&gbraid=0AAAAADwBzxrTE3QjVBrHdgtVAbtPqgz3d&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5OuNBhCRARIsACgaiqWQ-WriNSBwgEmH0JQA9Z3sOx1mcibvHx2GQusVX2maUxIJBh7QmVkaApyVEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&is_retargeting=true&pid=googleadwords_temp

Worries about potential of gym closing again mean I think in Jan I'm gonna end up rounding out the gear I have at home with a rack, bench, more weight, and a gazebo so i can set it all up outside.

Last year power cleaning to front squat in the living room hoping to not put the bar through the TV was the kind of exhilaration I don't want to repeat.

I gambled and spent a hundred quid on a decathlon bench with rack last week. Bought bar and weights last time but really missed having a bench. At present it’s still boxed up but if it comes to it I’ll put it up in the garden.

I've found barbell step up to be a useful and not too fiddly one leg exercise.

Lunges and splits are no doubt excellent, but they demand a lot of focus to be done right and you sometimes don't know for sure what gains come from better strength and what comes from improved technique.

Step ups are technically piss easy, so any gains in Kgs lifted are sure signs that your cycling knees are getting better.

Pvc rope? Yeah, that looks good. What's the bearings feel like? Smooth? (I assume adidas would have relatively smooth ones)

Here's a good site to read on it

Art of manliness

Possibly a better single-leg exercise is the single-leg stepdown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhCGPoCbM0s

For progression, you can increase the box height and/or add weight, just like with a step up. With a step up (which is not a true single-leg exercise), it is almost impossible not to use the bottom leg to initiate the push up. With a step down, since you never put your weight on the bottom leg, you will not be able to use the bottom leg to initiate the movement, and so will not be able to use anywhere near as much weight as with a step up (if any).

Additional to the T, he crushed a vertebra on a massive squat. You’ll have seen it in the film, vertebras don’t normally go pop like that. Should’ve stopped training and gone to a doc that night, but instead decided to do +1,000lbs leg presses.

GOAT but pretty bad at taking care of himself. Ironic on several levels. (ugh just noticed the pun…)

Coleman replied when asked if he regretted doing those 2x800 pound squats:
“Nah, I wish I could have done five reps”
He seems to be getting treatment and isn’t so wrecked now.

I’m not even sure it has bearings. But really good motion either way

It took me ages to figure out how to skip. The easiest way to do it is try just jumping with both feet. Then just one foot. Then alternate feet. You’ll find your natural speed and riddem and can then build on that

New Years is upon us. Any wild goals or resolutions you lot are making?

Personally trying not to completely lose interest then berate myself 2 years from now (again) for not keeping plugging away when it starts to get tough.

Finished off the year with a (recent) pb of 5 X 110kg deadlifts this morning & didn't even come close to shitting myself despite enjoying some industrial strength unpasteurised beers last night, so I'll take that for 2021 - the gym has a load of new plates too, some even more weights to go around

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110kg that’s awesome. Me and my wife have started in the gym again. We’ve decided to do a powerlifting day. Just the 3 main lifts at the heaviest weight we feel comfortable doing.

About 6-7 years ago I did a few months of fairly structured lifting as part of a weight training for semi-trained cyclists study at Glaxo (they were selling a new drink and wanted some data to point to the 'makes you super strong if you drink it' claims).
Had the benefit of lifting 3x a week in a quiet gym with a guy that knew what he was talking about telling me what to lift and how often, and making sure I warmed up properly and rested fully between sets.
I got to squatting around 165kg. I weigh about 73kg so it was objectively quite good.

Been doing the standard StrongLifts routine for the last couple of months to try and get a bit of strength back rather than just running and cycling. Tends to be a couple of times a week, and mixed in with mostly cardio.
Fuck knows how I got close to 165kg before. I'm at about 100kg now and while that's not uncomfortable then it's a world away from the other numbers.

New Years is upon us. Any wild goals or resolutions you lot are making?

2x bodyweight seems a decent goal given the /CSB above.

But then I would also quite like to get under 18mins for 5k, so I'm not sure how well those two combine.

Consistency more than anything.
Just started getting into a routine and want to stay on track with no disruptions.
Working out five days a week at 5:30am. Do it before work so nothing gets in the way.

Hoping to bench 100kg, deadlift 200kg and back squat 150kg (currently at 85, 180 and 130).

Also really want to progress with my Olympic lifts but I've been really struggling with snatch/overhead squats due to an old injury, At the moment I'd be happy to get a full depth overhead squat with an empty bar!

Cheers - can't remember where I got to 4/5 years ago with it but can't be far away now, squat & bench are still 10/15kg off where they were but not too bad! best of luck with the lifting journey - hopefully you & the wife can keep each other motivated, a few years ago the gym I use hardly had any girls but now it's not far off 50/50 so it's less of a male dominated environment than it used to be

Trying to get to a 300 wilks score in 2022, which also means dropping down around 10kgs
to 105kg in bodyweight (maybe more after holiday eating...) which I'm not supremely looking forward to. Think I'll aim for 215dl, 180squat, 110bench which are a 20-30kg increase in each lift from my 1rms at the moment.

Trying to get to a 300 wilks score in 2022

Never heard of wilks score before, just checked and i'm currently at around 256. To hit 300 i'd just need to add 5kg on to each of my targets so 105 bench, 155 squat and 205 deadlift. Looks like I'm stealing/borrowing your goal.

Lol

What's the link. I'm interested too now!

https://strengthlevel.com/wilks-calculator

Hmmmm.... Played with a random wilks calculator and not sure I like the result. Says I'm not even a novice lifter yet.

End of year 1rm I got to

Bench 90kg
Squat 130kg
Deadlift 160kg

My grip is starting to struggle now when deadlifting so I need to learn something better. Aiming for 180kg at least.

For my squat I want to switch from high to low bar. As for weight I guess 150kg.

Bench I just want to be able to do working sets at 100kg.