Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

Feed the beast. PR's = Cheat Day. That's why you should always strive for any sort of PR. Did an extra rep on lat pulldowns? You get a pizza.

Curious-How do you wrap your knees?
 
I ate a few (as in 8)girl scout cookies

How best to explain it

I use 2.5's
Start from behind the leg just below the knee bring the one loose end over top the pulling the wound up side over to hold it down pulling it tight on the inside pass which would be bringing it to the inner leg bring it up to catch the tip of the quad then working down trying to pull it tightish all the way around coming down then tie off. Thinks it's 4 to 5 wraps up then 4 down if I'm not mistaken

Why do u ask

I can make a vid if u like but hope this was what u wanted to know
 
I'm with Sean, whenever I spiral tightly I either get intense shin pain or it feels like I'm pulling my patella down to my ankle.
 
I gave up on trying fancy wrap jobs myself. I did stop tying at the top for the shoe string pull through approach. I get an extra revolution that way.
 
rob112 said:
I gave up on trying fancy wrap jobs myself. I did stop tying at the top for the shoe string pull through approach. I get an extra revolution that way.
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Same. Too much for me to think about with all the crazy way's to do it. :lol:

Sean1332 said:
Feed the beast. PR's = Cheat Day. That's why you should always strive for any sort of PR. Did an extra rep on lat pulldowns? You get a pizza.

Curious-How do you wrap your knees?
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This is why I keep 100000000000000000 different records. Means ice cream every night. ;)
 
Ok long a$$ day today
ME bench with upper
Current weight at 4:15am was 221

Preworkout-razor 8 1½scoops/compete/gatorade/caffeine 400mg
Intra-compete/gatorade/creatine 5grams

Warm-up
Curls/hammer curls
Banded Stretching
Pulldowns
Pull-a-parts
Dislocations

Bench(setsxreps)
55×10
115×10
145×7
195×5
235×3
240×5×4 (first rep done with commands then rep out)

Iso-hammer strength row
2 plates×2×12(slow and controled
2 plates×amrap(20+)

Notes
Bench went well today worked off 300 as max and used the chart to get some numbers and reps

Stayed nice and tight today only and one bb rep out of the whole thing

Didn't have much time for upper work we move all of Jayson's equipment to the new gym (monolifts are not light by the way) seems like the set up will be nice we'll have a brand new elite bench GHR and reverse hyper pretty excited for the last 2 among others only crappy part is that it's 15min farther and in the hood (East side) lol

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Nice session man, and you're pretty gangsta cuz so I wouldn't worry bout dem east side boyz :D
 
Really wish I could figure out what's up with this left bicep wonder if I strand it or something cause every now and again I'll get a stabbing pain in it then goes away seems like it's been getting better week to week but still makes a come back on bench days
 
Duramaxhd said:
Really wish I could figure out what's up with this left bicep wonder if I strand it or something cause every now and again I'll get a stabbing pain in it then goes away seems like it's been getting better week to week but still makes a come back on bench days
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Possibly tight shoulders or impingement?
 
SweetLou321 said:
Possibly tight shoulders or impingement?
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It's possible they are tight but if they are I'm at a lose as to how to fix it I've tried every stretch I've found and laid a heating pad against them for a while


Looking at my arm that is the area hurts seems to be right between the two

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Yea like Sean said, graston. You could voodoo floss and wear compression cuffs as well. I've tried many things. One of the biggest for me was fixing my back squat grip positioning, and knowing I gotta back off a little from time to time.
 
Moment of silence for Noah on walking dead....

Ok rob I'll give that a shot. I do agree with u the grip position never had an issue till I went low bar but figured it may be coincidence
 
Duramaxhd said:
Moment of silence for Noah on walking dead....

Ok rob I'll give that a shot. I do agree with u the grip position never had an issue till I went low bar but figured it may be coincidence
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Probably directly related to wear and how you grip low bar, angle of elbows ect.
 
I have been making an effort as herder has been to stretch the shoulders and surrounding tissues before squats to see if I can elevate some of the pain incase that was the problem
 
You SOB! I am DVRing the walking dead lmao. Don't tell me anymore, but I knew something had to go wrong at this town haha

I agree on elbow position. The reason pinkieless works for me is because it allows my elbow to rotate in. Thumbless works for others or moving out a little. One thing I have been doing before bench sessions or as an accessory movement is hammer curls because it works not only the bicep/forearm and the brachialis area. Plus it gets blood pumping in the area.
 
Sorry man all is right in the small town go about your business

I too have been doing hammers, as well as biofreeze - ing the area and I've also doing thumbless even thou Brian yells at me
 
I have that identical arm issue in my left arm. Things that have made it improve are a compression cuff directly over my lower bicep while doing any presses (I have to lower it between reps because I measured for the cuff at the elbow); and thumbless/occasionally pinky-less.
 
Sounds to me I'll just have to suck it up everyone else has the same issue, I was mainly concerned I had some major going on
thanks group
 
Duramaxhd said:
Sounds to me I'll just have to suck it up everyone else has the same issue, I was mainly concerned I had some major going on
thanks group
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I got it really bad this morning. Interested in seeing what works for you.
 
RegisterJr said:
I got it really bad this morning. Interested in seeing what works for you.
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I notice that for me it appears to be connected to the days I'm form sucks. Not stay tight and what not pretty sure that my 2 weekends in a shirt didn't help it ether

This past weekend good form = minimal pain if any
 
Duramaxhd said:
I notice that for me it appears to be connected to the days I'm form sucks. Not stay tight and what not pretty sure that my 2 weekends in a shirt didn't help it ether This past weekend good form = minimal pain if any
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Mine fluctuates also. I thought form was ok today. I stayed pretty tight.
 
When I had a pain similar to that I think it was related to my bench grip. That was when I was trying to go a thumb from smooth. Since I've moved my hands out I'm better. Also I was probably over tucking at the time, I'm not so drastic with that any more.
 
capo180 said:
When I had a pain similar to that I think it was related to my bench grip. That was when I was trying to go a thumb from smooth. Since I've moved my hands out I'm better. Also I was probably over tucking at the time, I'm not so drastic with that any more.
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Based on this and the convo in Lifts thread, I wonder if mine is caused by tucking and benching it to my abdomen. It would explain why, as my pain worsened with each rep, that I started hitting higher on my torso with each rep. I wonder if flaring slightly more would alleviate it.

Sweetlou, did you notice any pain during squats or just the carryover to bench?
 
RegisterJr said:
Based on this and the convo in Lifts thread, I wonder if mine is caused by tucking and benching it to my abdomen. It would explain why, as my pain worsened with each rep, that I started hitting higher on my torso with each rep. I wonder if flaring slightly more would alleviate it.

Sweetlou, did you notice any pain during squats or just the carryover to bench?
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Would feel achy after squats, would notice drastically on bench. Moved hands in on squats, no more aches or pains.
 
SweetLou321 said:
Would feel achy after squats, would notice drastically on bench. Moved hands in on squats, no more aches or pains.
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Hands in? I thought most have to move them out. I did, an went thumbless.
 
Had that happen to me yesterday. My squat days in that dark gym at the casino happen on a cheap bar. My arms were so sore between sets I could barely wrap my knees. You can see it whip around at the top. That always kills my arms. Benching incorrectly also exacerbates the issue.
 
herderdude said:
Had that happen to me yesterday. My squat days in that dark gym at the casino happen on a cheap bar. My arms were so sore between sets I could barely wrap my knees. You can see it whip around at the top. That always kills my arms. Benching incorrectly also exacerbates the issue.
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Cheap bar probs. My bar is bouncy as can be
 
One thing on bench for me that will exacerbate the issue is:

1. Not gripping the bar tight enough
2. Losing scapula tightness
3. Over tucking elbows
 
Number 2 is the main one for me...

Another early day for me tomorrow got to be at the gym by 6am yippee

Then off to sign my first born up for kindergarten time goes by so fast :-(
 
Lower day
Current weight at 4:15am was 221
Caloric intake 3150

Preworkout-razor 8 1½scoops/compete/gatorade/caffeine 400mg
Intra-compete/gatorade/creatine 5grams

Warm-up
7 mins Arc-trainer
55# Goblet squats/Sumo Goblet squats
BW BSS's
Banded distractions

Front squat
Bar×10
135×10
225×5
275×3
Belt
315×2
335×1
365×1 (pr)
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Sumo deadlift
135×5
225×5
315×5
Belt
405×1
455×1,1,1,1

Squat (setsxreps)
135×10
250×4×10
225×15

Superset
Arch back good morning/40#side lunges
225×3×10
Lunges
3×10

Abs
90# weighted planks×30sec/stir the pots×30/side planks×alap
3×through
Extra long weighted plank and McGill crunch for a 4th set

Notes
Front squats were good mirror screwed me on the 365 looked at it and got a little forward but I'll take I still got more in me maybe next time

Sumo was a nice change of pace that's the most I've ever done on it so can't complain really just wanted to feel it out

Squats had high hopes of hitting 20 on these but thinking and doing are 2 separate thing could only bust out sets of ten had sweat pouring off me by the 3rd set only took enough time to catch my breath

Side lunges
I need more practice at these seemed awkward I'll watch a couple more videos on it

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
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