Final day before deload week (Haven't really taken one for 4 cycles. Only took deload days.)
5/3/1 Power Cleans, Squats and Push Presses
5/3/1 Power Cleans (My first cycle for power cleans) -- Training max 190lbs
140lbs x 5
160lbs x 3
185lbs x 1 (PR-was supposed to be 180lbs but then I bumped it up to 185)
5/3/1 Squats
250lbs x 5
285lbs x 3
320lbs x 3(PR-- Did 315lbs x 5 last week)
140lbs x 5
160lbs x 3
185lbs x 6 (PR-Was supposed to be 175 but I bumped it up to 185lbs again haha)
BB Strict Press 90lbs x 10, 65lbs x 10
3x3 Weighted Chin Ups with 5lbs (Next session-- 3x4 w/ 5lbs-- I will add 2.5-5lbs when I get 3-5x5)
Lat Pull Downs 120lbs x 15, 150lbs x 8, 5, 3 Rest Pause
Conditioning:
90lbs x 2 rounds (Video of 1 round)
45lbs x 4 rounds
Form Breakdown
I've been criticized a few times about my lifting form (and I admit it's not textbook perfect) but what people seem to fail to understand is that if you are maxing out (be it a 1RM or a 5RM), your form isn't going to be perfect.
Jim Wendler: "The biggest myth is that you'll have perfect form when doing a rep max. If it's a true rep max, not a set of 5 reps but a 5RM, your form isn't going to be perfect. This is because it's a REP MAX. If your form was perfect, I doubt it was a true rep max or if you even tried that hard in the first place.
The problem lies in the fact that there are people who want feedback on their videos during a rep max set and want to know what the problem is with their form. This is fine, except that there are going to be flaws, and there should be flaws.
In other words, unless you're putting your body in such a position that an injury will occur, or doing something seriously wrong (like squatting with the bar on your forehead or benching with your ass 3 feet off the bench), you're probably okay." (Jim Wendler Talks Big Weights - T-Nation)
Chaos and Pain (Jamie Lewis): "Stop worrying about your form, already. Brute strength will get you pretty fucking far. The more weight you lift, the more strength you'll gain, and the bigger you'll get. Frankly, lifting with biomechanically disadvantageous form will likely force you to stimulate more muscle fibers due to the fact that it's not the most efficacious manner in which to lift. You can perfect your form later- the majority of you should just shoot for good"
Maybe it's because of this which I guess you can say is really shit form lol:
Now... don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating form that's so bad that you'll get injured but people are just damn crazy when they think they should look like they're in a textbook all the time. If you want to stay weak, feel free to... Just get the fuck off my blog. I'm not planning to be skinny and weak for the rest of my life. It's not good for you.
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