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Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 10:22:33 AM
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brihead301
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http://www.ironwoodyfitness.com/fractionals.php
Now I'll be able to keep moving up in bench and OH press! I can't wait until these things come.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 10:27:37 AM
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TheSilverFox
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I GUESS i could read that whole page.. but i'll just ask you instead
do those things fit on a regular olympic sized BB?
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December 2007 --- Starting weight: 181 lbs.
June 6th, 2008 weight : 206.0 lbs
32 in" waist ------- 6'1"
Current BF : 13% ---- 16.5 in'' bicep
300 lb. max bench (on June 4th, 2008)
225 lb. Barbell OH press 1 rep max (June 2008)
Deadlift max = 315 lbs (June, 2008)
Curved barbell Curl max = 135 lbs. (June, 2008)
Max ATG Squat = 235 lbs. (June, 2008)
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 10:29:10 AM
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brihead301
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Yes sir.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 11:27:13 AM
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Chopsta
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Couldn't you have just bought something of the same weights and size to fit around the barbell at like a hardware store or something?
$50 seems steep, didn't read to much into it so I don't know how many you get, it just seems like a lot of money.
Handy tool for increasing the weight though.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 11:38:38 AM
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brihead301
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Ya I could have bought washers or something, but then I would have had to have them precisely weighed and bored out to fit over the 2" bar. I'm lazy, so I spent $56 on a nicely labeled set of microplates.
There's 2 of each: 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb, 3/4 lb, and 1 lb plates.
I'll be able to add like 1/2 lb. to my bench, OH press, and eventually power cleans once I stall on those every workout now, and hopefully that will allow me to progress for a long time. I want to get my bench up to like 275 for 5 reps, OH press up to 225, and power clean up to 225, but that's not going to happen 5 lbs. at a time.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 12:16:07 PM
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how much are you at on overhead press right now (weight wise)???
i think you could reach 225 without using the microweights. heck.. i'm at 200 lbs right now on OH press and only getting stronger.
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24 yrs old (The Fox is CUTTING!!!!) Current wt-198
December 2007 --- Starting weight: 181 lbs.
June 6th, 2008 weight : 206.0 lbs
32 in" waist ------- 6'1"
Current BF : 13% ---- 16.5 in'' bicep
300 lb. max bench (on June 4th, 2008)
225 lb. Barbell OH press 1 rep max (June 2008)
Deadlift max = 315 lbs (June, 2008)
Curved barbell Curl max = 135 lbs. (June, 2008)
Max ATG Squat = 235 lbs. (June, 2008)
Supplements
BCAA's
Whey protein smoothie in the A.M. (peanut butter, milk, whey, oatmeal = yum)
Fish oil, vit. c, multivitamin
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 12:36:46 PM
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Nah microweights are definately necessary.
Yesterday, I did 135 for 5 reps. I have done 145 for 5 reps in the past, but I hurt myself because of form errors.
By adding 1/2 lb. at a time I will hardly notice a difference in the weight that I'm using from workout to workout, but I will still be progressing. If I'm able to add 1/2 lb. per workout to my 135 lbs. the I will be at 225 in 180 workouts, or about 2 years. That's reasonable. BUT if I tried to keep adding 5 lbs. at a time, I would stall at about 145 or 150 lbs. and there would be no way I could get that 155 up let alone another 5 lb. jump to 160. 5 lbs. at a time for a lift like the OH press is just too much to keep progress moving forward. The same is true for the bench press.
I've been reading about microloading, and it's very interesting, and it makes lots of sense.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 12:41:28 PM
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By adding 1/2 lb. at a time I will hardly notice a difference in the weight that I'm using from workout to workout, but I will still be progressing. If I'm able to add 1/2 lb. per workout to my 135 lbs. the I will be at 225 in 180 workouts, or about 2 years. That's reasonable. BUT if I tried to keep adding 5 lbs. at a time, I would stall at about 145 or 150 lbs. and there would be no way I could get that 155 up let alone another 5 lb. jump to 160. 5 lbs. at a time for a lift like the OH press is just too much to keep progress moving forward. The same is true for the bench press.
lol so u think everyone with big lift numbers used micro plates?
u could definitely get to 225 without them. getting 4 reps with a heavier weight then 5 the next time, using other methods of strength training, etc....
not saying micro-loading is bad but they're not necessary
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 12:41:43 PM
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hmm. well i hope it works for you.
we have 2.5 lb weights at my gym, and it works just fine for me
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24 yrs old (The Fox is CUTTING!!!!) Current wt-198
December 2007 --- Starting weight: 181 lbs.
June 6th, 2008 weight : 206.0 lbs
32 in" waist ------- 6'1"
Current BF : 13% ---- 16.5 in'' bicep
300 lb. max bench (on June 4th, 2008)
225 lb. Barbell OH press 1 rep max (June 2008)
Deadlift max = 315 lbs (June, 2008)
Curved barbell Curl max = 135 lbs. (June, 2008)
Max ATG Squat = 235 lbs. (June, 2008)
Supplements
BCAA's
Whey protein smoothie in the A.M. (peanut butter, milk, whey, oatmeal = yum)
Fish oil, vit. c, multivitamin
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ORIGINAL: boomersooner1331
eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen, and dinner like a peasant.
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gloves are for garedening..dont use them, theres no point.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 1:02:13 PM
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By adding 1/2 lb. at a time I will hardly notice a difference in the weight that I'm using from workout to workout, but I will still be progressing. If I'm able to add 1/2 lb. per workout to my 135 lbs. the I will be at 225 in 180 workouts, or about 2 years. That's reasonable. BUT if I tried to keep adding 5 lbs. at a time, I would stall at about 145 or 150 lbs. and there would be no way I could get that 155 up let alone another 5 lb. jump to 160. 5 lbs. at a time for a lift like the OH press is just too much to keep progress moving forward. The same is true for the bench press.
lol so u think everyone with big lift numbers used micro plates?
u could definitely get to 225 without them. getting 4 reps with a heavier weight then 5 the next time, using other methods of strength training, etc....
not saying micro-loading is bad but they're not necessary
I'm putting my faith into Rippetoe's methods.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 1:07:02 PM
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im sure it'll work well, however u can still stall of course. i was just saying it's not necessary
by the way why dont u want to gain any more weight?
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 1:20:23 PM
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brihead301
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I do want to gain more weight, I'm just too lazy to start eating more. That's a lot of work, lol. I'll get the motivation one day though.
See I have 'stalled' on my bench and OH press pretty much, but I know I can keep going forward at 1/2 lb. at a time. I'll see how long I can do that for. Once I am unable to add weight in very small increments from workout to workout, I will switch to intermediate programming such as the 5x5 routine that everyone talks about, and add small amounts each week until that is no longer possible. We'll see what happens.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 1:29:53 PM
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brihead301
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Shut up it's hard. Eating to grow is a b**** because you have to force food down when you're not hungry day in and day out. A lot of times that results in holding myself back from puking. Eating to cut is also a b**** because you have to deal with the hunger. Eating to maintain is easy because I just eat when I'm hungry and it satisfies me.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 1:53:18 PM
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David1991
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yea i guess it's a little different at around 200lb.
but honestly ive never gotten to a point where i was thinking "ugh i dont want to eat anymore". on keto i got pretty tired of peanut butter even though i find it incredible right now, but even when i was eating 4000+ calories i liked eating a lot.
how much do u eat to gain weight
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 1:55:10 PM
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I do want to gain more weight, I'm just too lazy to start eating more. That's a lot of work, lol. I'll get the motivation one day though.
See I have 'stalled' on my bench and OH press pretty much, but I know I can keep going forward at 1/2 lb. at a time. I'll see how long I can do that for. Once I am unable to add weight in very small increments from workout to workout, I will switch to intermediate programming such as the 5x5 routine that everyone talks about, and add small amounts each week until that is no longer possible. We'll see what happens.
Just send me the $50.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 2:14:39 PM
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What the hell are those little pussy weights for? Cause they look very homosexual.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 2:19:26 PM
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What the hell are those little pussy weights for? Cause they look very homosexual.
LMFAO!! i can just picture some huge guy in the gym with a fanny pack pull out some miniature weights like this and put them beside 2x45lb plates haha.
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24 yrs old (The Fox is CUTTING!!!!) Current wt-198
December 2007 --- Starting weight: 181 lbs.
June 6th, 2008 weight : 206.0 lbs
32 in" waist ------- 6'1"
Current BF : 13% ---- 16.5 in'' bicep
300 lb. max bench (on June 4th, 2008)
225 lb. Barbell OH press 1 rep max (June 2008)
Deadlift max = 315 lbs (June, 2008)
Curved barbell Curl max = 135 lbs. (June, 2008)
Max ATG Squat = 235 lbs. (June, 2008)
Supplements
BCAA's
Whey protein smoothie in the A.M. (peanut butter, milk, whey, oatmeal = yum)
Fish oil, vit. c, multivitamin
quote:
ORIGINAL: boomersooner1331
eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen, and dinner like a peasant.
quote:
ORIGINAL: Tommy_Boy420
gloves are for garedening..dont use them, theres no point.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 6:50:10 PM
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If someone told me that they moved up 1/2 pound on their bench I would slap them. I have always been a fan of the slap another 5 pounder on each side and push like a mofo.
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RE: Just ordered mine today!! - 5/13/2008 7:52:54 PM
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When I'm benching 315, I'll be sure to rub it in on all you weak little boys.
Now I have to patiently wait for my pu**y weights.
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