[ReaperX]

I tried to imitate your jump roping skills and was unsuccessful at coming even close to it.


Also too, I tried to do weighted dips @165 for 5+1 on my upper body DC day and now I have some serious pain in my sternum.

[thesinner]

I am sorry to hear about your sternum.

Heavy Dips really tear your chest apart. Probably my favorite chest exercise.

Gonna go jump some rope later today. Don't get discouraged if you don't have "mad skillz" or something your first try. I've been at it with the rope for years.

[thesinner]

G'morning fellas. It's Friday again.

Back and Biceps today.
Rack Pulls: 365*7
Seated Cable Rows: 200*9 N
Weighted Chins: 85*5+1
Straight Bar Spider Curl: 90*11
Donkey Calf raise: 450*35
Dragon Flags: 21

[thesinner]

Good morning everyone.

Bought a new pair of rollerblades on Saturday, so I'm sure you can guess what I did for exercise this weekend. I'm really stoked because I haven't gotten a new set of wheels since like '98. Apparently ABEC 5 is what comes standard, and I don't care what people say, there's definitely a noticeable difference between ABEC 1 and ABEC 5.


Anyhow, to this morning's workout: Legs and Shoulders:
Superset: Snatches / Upright Row: 155*3 / 115*12
Split Squats: 155*12 (each leg)
Hamstring Curls: 65*5
Rear Delt Raise: 25*15 (note to self: use higher weight next time)
One-footed Standing Calf Raise: 120*15 (each foot)
Roll-outs/Walk-outs: 7 / 12

Workout was ok today. A little disappointed with my performance on my snatches, but whatever. Had to add split squats into the mix because I haven't done them in a while, and think they're a totally awesome exercise.

Lastly, the science term of the week.
Static Friction - I figured since I was talking about ABEC bearings earlier, this would be a good subject to hit up. There's essentially two kinds of friction: static and dynamic. ( Static friction is the force opposing the effort on a surface which does not slide or skid, and offers a stronger force than dynamic friction. A good example is anti-lock brakes, which the brake pad pulses on the wheels, so that the wheels do not skid . This allows your wheels to maintain static friction with the ground.
Anyhow, the argument against higher ABEC rated bearings is that the bearing is still in contact with the axle, thus friction will slow you down. The issue with this is that the naysayers negate static and dynamic friction. In this case we can look at the difference between the friction in the bearing verus the friction in the axle. Then you'll see that the bearing friction <<< axle friction. Because the friction on the axle is so much larger, we can assume it to be static, in which case no (or very little) net work is being done on the axle; therefore, energy loss is occuring at the bearings. By reducing the friction at the bearings, energy loss is decreased, allowing for a longer distance to be travelled per stride.

Oh, and ABEC is an acronym for Annular Bearing Engineering Committee. It is just a rating system for bearings, and has no real special meaning.

[ReaperX]

I noticed the morning spark cranberry taste has kinda changed. also too, are you sure each tube is 160mg of caffeine in it ?

[thesinner]

You still drink that stuff? It's been a while since I've bought any.

I honestly don't remember how much is in it. It doesn't say anywhere on the label. I think they have to put that info on it nowadays, but it'll be like a "Where's Waldo" adventure to find it.

[ReaperX]

Originally Posted by thesinner

You still drink that stuff? It's been a while since I've bought any.

I honestly don't remember how much is in it. It doesn't say anywhere on the label. I think they have to put that info on it nowadays, but it'll be like a "Where's Waldo" adventure to find it.

I had to hunt for it. Wal-mart (the one I go to) dosen't carry Apple or Cranberry anymore. Just grapefruit and orange. Those 2 aren't as good as apple/cran.



http://www.energyfiend.com/caffeine-.../morning-spark


That's quite a bit actually for just 1 tube. I've tried using 2 tubes at once. I get solid energy for 45 minutes then crash....hard.

[thesinner]

yeah, 320-360mg of caffeine will make you feel amazing for an hour, and hate life the next.

[nycste]

Originally Posted by thesinner

Good morning everyone.

Bought a new pair of rollerblades on Saturday, so I'm sure you can guess what I did for exercise this weekend. I'm really stoked because I haven't gotten a new set of wheels since like '98. Apparently ABEC 5 is what comes standard, and I don't care what people say, there's definitely a noticeable difference between ABEC 1 and ABEC 5.


Anyhow, to this morning's workout: Legs and Shoulders:
Superset: Snatches / Upright Row: 155*3 / 115*12
Split Squats: 155*12 (each leg)
Hamstring Curls: 65*5
Rear Delt Raise: 25*15 (note to self: use higher weight next time)
One-footed Standing Calf Raise: 120*15 (each foot)
Roll-outs/Walk-outs: 7 / 12

Workout was ok today. A little disappointed with my performance on my snatches, but whatever. Had to add split squats into the mix because I haven't done them in a while, and think they're a totally awesome exercise.

Lastly, the science term of the week.
Static Friction - I figured since I was talking about ABEC bearings earlier, this would be a good subject to hit up. There's essentially two kinds of friction: static and dynamic. ( Static friction is the force opposing the effort on a surface which does not slide or skid, and offers a stronger force than dynamic friction. A good example is anti-lock brakes, which the brake pad pulses on the wheels, so that the wheels do not skid . This allows your wheels to maintain static friction with the ground.
Anyhow, the argument against higher ABEC rated bearings is that the bearing is still in contact with the axle, thus friction will slow you down. The issue with this is that the naysayers negate static and dynamic friction. In this case we can look at the difference between the friction in the bearing verus the friction in the axle. Then you'll see that the bearing friction <<< axle friction. Because the friction on the axle is so much larger, we can assume it to be static, in which case no (or very little) net work is being done on the axle; therefore, energy loss is occuring at the bearings. By reducing the friction at the bearings, energy loss is decreased, allowing for a longer distance to be travelled per stride.

Oh, and ABEC is an acronym for Annular Bearing Engineering Committee. It is just a rating system for bearings, and has no real special meaning.

DORK !

[thesinner]

Good morning everyone.

Todays' workout was Chest and Triceps.

Incline DB Press: 110*10
Hammer Strength Isolateral Chest: Dropset: 340*3 / 270*4
Floor Press: 340*4
Tricep Rope Pushdown: Dropset: 90*6 / 60*7
Donkey Calf Raise: 450*30
Dragon Flags: 23

[OCCFan023]

Nice lifts Sin. Also thats a sick Avi.

[thesinner]

Another Friday. I swear it never gets old.

Back and Biceps today, another reason why I love Fridays. I love training back. Did a bunch of dropsets with today's workout, trying to do this once every 4 weeks or so to keep things interesting, but not overtrain too much.

Barbell Rows: Dropset: 255*6 // 225*3
Standing DB Rows: 90*6
Weighted Pullups: Dropset: 90*6 // 45*9
Incline DB Curls: Dropset: 60*7 // 35*8 (This set was AWESOME. Really felt the rush of endorphins, adrenaline, and pump by the end of this sucker.)
One-foot Standing Calf Raise: 120*15 (each foot)
Decline Crunches: 25*15

[nycste]

90lbs standing db rows, whoah big boy