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[Bobby Isosceles]

ITT: post routines

upper/lower split variant of SS
M,W,F bench/OHP/weighted pull-up 3x5s
T,Th, (overload F) squats/DL/shrugs/power cleans 3x5s

weekend is for running

[AugustWest]

What's up, Moose?  How's Midge these days?

[Bobby Isosceles]

What's up, Moose?  How's Midge these days?

> implying i have read archie

i'm not moose, i'm zyzz, brah, u mirin?

[jaydub]

SS = Starting Strength?  Mark Rippetoe is boss.

I was doing Wendler's 5/3/1 for about 18months.  Good program, got my weight up to 195.  Now I'm training at Crossfit for conditioning to keep in shape for lacrosse.  Playing against 20-somethings means I have to work hard off the field all the time.

[Bobby Isosceles]

I'll eventually plunk into 5/3/1 but I think I'm going to try Texas Method as an intermediate. Technically I shouldn't be doing splits but I have a unique window in which to workout (5:30-8am, daily) and I figure I can maximize gains by doing UB/LB splits instead of AxBxAxx/BxAxBxx days. At least I get push/pull on both days.

The SS forums, by the way, are a thing of beauty.

[Bobby Isosceles]

The only thing I see as a problem is this:

As I've gotten a touch of grey I find that bulk and burst strength build and maintain pretty easy but keeping up with the cardio to GOGOGO is a big investment. I've had to up my daily mileage just to keep up with the kids when they climb hills like billy-goddam-goats.

Plus, getting the blood pumping with a cardio plan seems to leave me with less soreness and impingement after I wave plates around. Acts like power flushing an engine, all getting the impurities out.

What do I know though. Different backgrounds and goals, I'm sure.

Whatever you do, get some.

I do an hour of cardio after my lifts every day. Usually the elliptical so I can work out the kinks from whatever muscle group I've worked that day. The weekend, however, is for just running, 8+ miles.

[Bobby Isosceles]

I drew tags for high elk this year. Keep that shit up and I'll fly your ass out to be my 9,000' porter come November.

Get me out of this current stall and I'll consider it. Had to deload on my quest to go ATG and now I'm benching and squatting 205. Shit ain't right.

[jaydub]

At least you're squatting.  Get the hip and ankle mobility where it needs to be and youu'll get ATG and some good poundage.

[Bobby Isosceles]

I'm thinking the issue is more with core than anything else (and will thus resolve itself in time). Ankle mobility is a big issue due to some major Achilles injuries in my past; right now my choices are

* sumo stance
* heels up on a 2.5lb plate
* Romaleos or some other sort of squat shoe

(right now I use NB Minimus; inb4 use chucks)

Current stats:

OHP stalled around 100-105 depending on whether I eat breakfast that day
Bench 205
HB ATG Squat 205 (to parallel 225, but I had to deload shortly thereafter)
DL 265
Weighted pullups, hammer grip, 20lb weight + whatever the chain weighs

[theinevitable]

This ain't no 4chan, dude.

[linnea]

I don't know what any of this means

[wombat]

As a wise man once said, "Sometimes I don't know what the fuck y'all are talking about and I'm cool with that."

[Bobby Isosceles]

This ain't no 4chan, dude.

There's a little /fit/ inside all of us, my son

[greenkoolayd]

[Bobby Isosceles]

oh jesus haploid christ that guy is the curlbroest curlbro that ever curled

Also, holy shit tempo training is hard.