Calling myself out.

[aln]

Dam have to agree with Andriod...try the Dorian way with the 60kg. The working part at the bottom. Gets too easy, slow the movement down. .

[I Declare War]

Okay, I'm convinced.

I'll stop being a stubborn bastard and go back to square one with the SLDL. But damned if I stay there for long... :grin:

I'll keep doing the RDL's on the separate day though. They're a mean exercise.

[Mike Zero]

That's not an RDL, it's just a regular deadlift starting from the top. But it doesn't really matter what an exercise is called, just what it does.

[I Declare War]

That's not an RDL, it's just a regular deadlift starting from the top. But it doesn't really matter what an exercise is called, just what it does.

Hmm, okay maybe it's the angle of the video then... that bar was kept far away from my shins. With a deadlift I get my hips down low and start the movement in a much different way. I'll have to look into doing the RDL's properly too then - because I do agree what I did there was kind of a mishmash between what an RDL and a regular deadlift. lol

[Android]

Dam have to agree with Andriod he's the greatest!...try the Android way with the 60kg. The working part at the bottom. Gets too easy, slow the movement down just like Android does it, damn he's good. .

Why thank you aln that's very big of you. You know for a mountain biker you really know your stuff :pfft:

[Mike Zero]

That's not an RDL, it's just a regular deadlift starting from the top. But it doesn't really matter what an exercise is called, just what it does.

Hmm, okay maybe it's the angle of the video then... that bar was kept far away from my shins. With a deadlift I get my hips down low and start the movement in a much different way. I'll have to look into doing the RDL's properly too then - because I do agree what I did there was kind of a mishmash between what an RDL and a regular deadlift. lol

The big sign that it's not an RDL is that you can see your knees come forward and you turn the bottom of the movement into a "squat". In an RDL the knees bend to balance the weight but they never track - the angle between the foot and the shin should never be acute.

[I Declare War]

Cheers guys, your responses are gold.

[southernsamurai]

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Oly ... dlift.html

RDL?

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Ham ... dlift.html

SLDL

[aln]

Well Andriod I have to give you that one... ha ha! So now Andriod, it's down who between you and I is the greatest on a mountainbike? two wheeler only!

Andriod, IDW, any of you chaps do Reverse Hack squats for hams?? Personally, me thinks it's a some time better option than stiff leg dead lifts...depending on bodytype. Wisdom time please.

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[I Declare War]

Nope I haven't done any reverse hacks before. Looking forward to hearing from those who have too.

Reason I'm all SLDL/Hamstrings at the moment aln, is from that thread where I was arguing about DJ with you. I think it was southernsamurai (not sure, can't be bothered checking :pfft:) who posted a link to one of DJ's back to the basics DVDs... and in the routine there it had him doing 500lbs for SLDL. DJ's the man. :shock:

[Android]

Well Andriod I have to give you that one... ha ha! So now Andriod, it's down who between you and I is the greatest on a mountainbike? two wheeler only!

Andriod, IDW, any of you chaps do Reverse Hack squats for hams?? Personally, me thinks it's a some time better option than stiff leg dead lifts...depending on bodytype. Wisdom time please.

.

Hahaha mountain biking ay (sorryIDW quick digression).

I found out that I don't float in the air for 5 seconds like I used to when I was a kid flying. And the landing is 10 times harder, I almost thought I should have broken something the way I fell on to my Leg after hurtling off a reasonable jump. (In my mind I was prepared to do a table-top off the jump we did these on BMX bikes all the time at tracks...but at 100kg the airtime jsut isn't enough to complete one LOL but I tried).

I also noticed how quickly energy was sucked from my body, whoever thought of pedalling uphill needs a lesson in gravity, stupid idea.

Going downhill fast is fun I love that for sure all the twists, turns, and jumps...but you gotta get uphill first to go downhill and therein lies the problem.

Give me a dirt bike anyday and I'll have just as much fun without the exhaustion. You can have it aln

[I Declare War]

Damn you and your sidetracking Android. :evil: I kind of get that same feeling when I'm running, like my body ain't meant to be 90kg.

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/OlympicLifts/RomanianDeadlift.html

RDL?

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Ham ... dlift.html

SLDL

Those look exactly the same except SLDL doesn't go all the way down. My take on SLDLs has been to keep the legs slightly bent but stiff and keep the hips in the same place throughout (which fails when I go too heavy obviously).

[southernsamurai]

Well Andriod I have to give you that one... ha ha! So now Andriod, it's down who between you and I is the greatest on a mountainbike? two wheeler only!

Andriod, IDW, any of you chaps do Reverse Hack squats for hams?? Personally, me thinks it's a some time better option than stiff leg dead lifts...depending on bodytype. Wisdom time please.

.

ALN: Yes I do reverse hacks mostly every week when we train hams as my training partner is a big proponent of them. Sometimes supersetting Reverse Hacks and light SLDL 60kgs with a slowish eccentric

[aln]

Yes we digress, serious side first. Reverse Hack Squats work well with an accomodating Hack Squat that has long shoulder rests. In reverse Hacks, if the shoulder rests are short, a harsh face plant insues which can make the exercise more pain and no gain. Great exercise, if the Hack Machine o.k, by stretching to the bottom and good weight can be added. Ability to cheat on this exercise, almost impossible. Good exercise to add to hams training list.

Andriod you are lucky with your weight. At another well rounded 20kg and see how many gasps you get when you mention you even own a mountainbike. Really, fat people have feelings too! My Parnter wants us to buy portable defibrillator and oxygen canisters for my rides. She serious, hope I am insured?. Uphills suck, downhills, I see the trees shaking...they scared! Have to admit, my pro Mountainbike future could be a way off. .

[Tinguerilla]

Yes we digress, serious side first. Reverse Hack Squats work well with an accomodating Hack Squat that has long shoulder rests. In reverse Hacks, if the shoulder rests are short, a harsh face plant insues which can make the exercise more pain and no gain. Great exercise, if the Hack Machine o.k, by stretching to the bottom and good weight can be added. Ability to cheat on this exercise, almost impossible. Good exercise to add to hams training list.

Andriod you are lucky with your weight. At another well rounded 20kg and see how many gasps you get when you mention you even own a mountainbike. Really, fat people have feelings too! My Parnter wants us to buy portable defibrillator and oxygen canisters for my rides. She serious, hope I am insured?. Uphills suck, downhills, I see the trees shaking...they scared! Have to admit, my pro Mountainbike future could be a way off. .

I feel sorry for the poor bike Im suprise it doesnt hide when it sees you coming..

[I Declare War]

SLDL today

Did some warm up sets

60kg 15-20

90kg 10-15

Then a workset:

130kg 7

After this I jumped on the Lying Calf Raise and banged out a mean set of 20 with 58kg, emphasising the negatives.

Squats also

Workset at 160kg... didn't get my 20 rep... pretty close, but I got a bit dizzy today. :/

Did a widowmaker with 130kg 20 reps.

Monday hopefully Squat 160kg for 20. Will up the SLDL a little bit next week, 130kg is too light - form was tight as.

[I Declare War]

Time for a bit of an update on this DC escapade.

I ended up doing 3 weeks of DC training, just getting to used to the whole deal and tweaking my workouts.

I only did three weeks because my shoulder injury is still with me, not really so bad but enough to make it uncomfortable to press hard on chest. I feel the Hammer Strength machines weren't helping the situation so I've ditched them for freeweight barbell in a Squat Rack (Awesome fun benching and Shoulder pressing in there - doing really slow negatives!). The main reason my shoulder injury is still bugging me is the ego lifting... really really need to get rid of it - it's not helping.

I've switched over to cruise mode currently. I'm doing the same routine but without the "finisher" exercises and only doing straight sets (2-3 sets depending feel - If I feel I've hit it right, I move on) without the rest-pause using slightly lighter weights.

I've also reassesed how I will report my weight on here. When I'm in the gym I'm seeing my weight peak at around 89-90kg when I'm fully hydrated up but that's not the weight I want to report as my actual weight.

Since I started the cruise I've been taking my weight first thing in the morning... here's what I've found

27/01 87.3lbs (jk ... kg I hope the scale is)

28/01 87.2

29/01 87.4 (Problem with my guts on this day.. argh!)

30/01 86.1

31/01 85.6 ( :shock: )

01/02 86.3

02/03 86.6

So yep - there's a big gap here to bridge before I get to my target stage weight of 95kg. Calling myself out here. I'm a fat (by my standards) 86-87kg. I'm sure I can do it... just gotta keep on course and keep my training honest and eat more when I'm bulking.

Been hitting the cardio hard sine I started cruising... 3-4 sessions in the gym per week. 30-40 minutes walking on the treadmill and 30-40 minutes on the stationary bike at around level 20 and 40-60rpm. Walking with the missus for 1-2 hours every day as well.

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