Huh? Rippetoe Log

[Huh?]

I'm giving both my sright houlder and left leg rest..going to go Friday then Sunday workout wise A then B. Then continue on the normal a/b/a plan.

what i ate yesterday

8:30am...3 eggs some water, 1/2 cup of steel cut otmeal with raisins n borwn sugar...bit of gatorade.

11am...some whole grain crackers with hummus, 1 boiled egg

1:30pm...some more crackers with hummus, a turkey breast(oven carved) sandwich on multi grain wheat with a little mayo, lettuce,tomato. A coke(my one addiction).

4pm...3 boiled eggs...some pieces of turkey...water

8pm...chicken breast with wild rice and some mashed potatoes with water. Boiled egg. Somemore hummus n crackers. some fruit n jello.

11pm..boiled egg...bottle of choclate milk


need to start drinking the protein powder etc..really wish i had bought the vanilla instead of the choclate mint and rocky road.

[Huh?]

4/19 Workout A
Squat 3x5x 25 plate on each side
Deadlift 1x5x 25 plate on each side
Bench 3x5x 30 plate on each side
Dips 2x8 90 pounds assistance

my squat form feels crappy.. get the feeling my feet should be farther ahead in relation to my body

deadlifts meh...not sure how to keep my back straight on the way back down without ramming my knees with the bar.

[theblackkeys]

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4/19 Workout A
Squat 3x5x 25 plate on each side
Deadlift 1x5x 25 plate on each side
Bench 3x5x 30 plate on each side
Dips 2x8 90 pounds assistance

my squat form feels crappy.. get the feeling my feet should be farther ahead in relation to my body

deadlifts meh...not sure how to keep my back straight on the way back down without ramming my knees with the bar.

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Just drop it then. Much safer than hurting your back.

[cbloom]

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deadlifts meh...not sure how to keep my back straight on the way back down without ramming my knees with the bar.

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There's a lot on this in my thread.

[Huh?]

On rows..when your bent over...where should the bar be in relation to your chest

i.e. should it be below your shoulders
below your upper chest/lower chest/belly button/stomach

and where should it be when you've pulled it up to your chest/upper body.

[edfurlong]

Two pretty good videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di3sV...=pendlay%20row

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIUg8...=pendlay%20row

[SmileyEH]

Haha, I watched the first one and this one came up at the end so i clicked it. Hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jdQm5x2_s&NR=1

[theblackkeys]

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On rows..when your bent over...where should the bar be in relation to your chest

i.e. should it be below your shoulders
below your upper chest/lower chest/belly button/stomach

and where should it be when you've pulled it up to your chest/upper body.

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I pull it to my stomach.

[cbloom]

Question : this is a common thing I see with rows -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWeC...ed&search=

his form looks pretty good but at the top of the pull he jerks his hips down to help get it up all the way. I find myself doing this when I'm tired/weak/cheating. The other cheat I'll do is just start to lean up a tiny bit through the lift. Is this bad form?

ps. that Stiznel chick is so hot; I love skinny girls who powerlift!! Check out here clean & jerks -
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=stiznel

[Huh?]

4/22
B

Squats 3x5x 30 plate on each side
MPress 3x5x 15 plate on each side
PRow 2x5x 15 plate on each side

using 2 45's and a 25 plate stacked on each side defenitly helped...seemed much less pain free and was just below where the bottom of my row is.

Do any of you guys use a belt when lifting...wonder if it might be a good idea for some of these lifts