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digitaldisciplineTwo things went up at my den of testosterone poisoning this afternoon; one was the usual lifting of heavy shit (with lots of additional commentary, see below), as well as some ruminations, courtesy of a conversation with one of the guys who I've apparently inspired to do VD3 (yep, there's another one).
"I was a soft sack of shit, just like I know most of you are. I got off my ass. Get off yours. I’m not waiting around. See you at the gym."
- How I summarized my general posting attitude @ ShrinkGeek to the occasionally-referenced "Dave" (@Code__Monkey for any twits in the audience, and "Pokus" to any former Midiots); there was more to it, but that's the headline chunk.
On the workout front, once I got home and got the stereo hooked up, it was time to see how real deadlifts with the Olympic bar felt with a challenging amount of weight. Speaking of challenging, it’s ninety-five fucking degrees in my garage, and a box fan can only do so much.
The answer is, a bit harder than that hack with the cables and KB’s. I suspect it’s a combination of it actually being more weight than the “285″ the cable setup ostensibly was (150+10+36+36+54) , combined with having to lift truly vertical, rather than cheating against the cable’s lateral pull. I think I need to get my ass down lower to engage my legs more and take some of the load off my back — I know they’re much stronger, it’s just a matter of finding my groove and making sure my hips get all the way down where they’re supposed to. I’ll try and get video so someone more advanced can provide a critique and some pointers.
"I was a soft sack of shit, just like I know most of you are. I got off my ass. Get off yours. I’m not waiting around. See you at the gym."
- How I summarized my general posting attitude @ ShrinkGeek to the occasionally-referenced "Dave" (@Code__Monkey for any twits in the audience, and "Pokus" to any former Midiots); there was more to it, but that's the headline chunk.
On the workout front, once I got home and got the stereo hooked up, it was time to see how real deadlifts with the Olympic bar felt with a challenging amount of weight. Speaking of challenging, it’s ninety-five fucking degrees in my garage, and a box fan can only do so much.
- Deadlift – 275# – 4×6 – 225# – 2×8
The answer is, a bit harder than that hack with the cables and KB’s. I suspect it’s a combination of it actually being more weight than the “285″ the cable setup ostensibly was (150+10+36+36+54) , combined with having to lift truly vertical, rather than cheating against the cable’s lateral pull. I think I need to get my ass down lower to engage my legs more and take some of the load off my back — I know they’re much stronger, it’s just a matter of finding my groove and making sure my hips get all the way down where they’re supposed to. I’ll try and get video so someone more advanced can provide a critique and some pointers.
