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The official gym & weightlifting thread! rep #3
- Thread starter i_got_a_mohawk
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I didn't get to work out much during the first half of the year due to work, but I've managed to make a significant comeback starting in July. I still can't lift as much as I could back in college, but, due to a much healthier diet, I look better than ever. To be honest, I'm not too interested in getting huge again. I'd rather look lean, but very well toned, now.
That's the spirit. I'm 50 and not in bad shape but I'm in it for the long haul now, when I hit 60 I would really love to look super fit but not excessively bulky. Staying in shape is sort of a personal thing so I don't think I can offer much advice except if what you are doing now is not working, change it and get your yearly physical check-up with your doctor.
A scarey thing happened to me today at the gym where I workout at. After doing a couple of sets of leg presses I went on a treadmill just to checked my heart rate and it went from 110 bpm to 140 bpm in less than 20 seconds. The treadmill wasn't even mving. So, I felt a little dizzy and made my way to the front counter and asked the attendant to watch over me for 5 minute in case that I pass out. I sat down for 10 minutes, I felt a cold sweat all over and I started to feel better. Did I push myself too hard? Has this ever happened to anyone here?
There's a ton of factors that could have played into that. Hydration, food intake for the day (or lack there of maybe), how long you had been going, physical fitness, stress throughout the previous week or two, etc. That's not including any health conditions only you know about. 140 BPM wouldn't be much of a problem, you look fairly young, it's how it jump 30 BPM that fast is what's the scary part. If it's never happened before, I wouldn't be too worried until it becomes a reoccurrence. "One time, an anomaly. Twice, a coincidence, three times a pattern." That type of thing.
Yeah, the scarey part was when it went from 110 bpm to 140 bpm while standing still on a treadmill. Truth is my heart rate was still climbing by the time I reached the front counter. It could have peaked to 160 bpm. I'm glad I sat down and started taking in deep breathes to get oxygen to my head. I guess it didn't help when I started to panic too.
I just think I over did it with the leg press. I'm about 158 lbs and I was leg pressing 360 lbs (3x8). I'm going to bring that down to 270. I've only been going to the gym for 3 months.
I just think I over did it with the leg press. I'm about 158 lbs and I was leg pressing 360 lbs (3x8). I'm going to bring that down to 270. I've only been going to the gym for 3 months.
If you are experiencing "shock" from weight "dropping on you" in the bottom position of a snatch or clean and jerk, you have a technique issue. Ultimately, in weightlifting, the goal should be to not allow the bar to crash on you. A smooth transition will probably really help you. Based on your numbers, I would assume you do not really have a strength issue, but a speed and accuracy one. I really like high hang work and slow positional work to deal with those issues. Videotape your lifts, and look for and loopy part of the pull, if the bar gets too far out in front of you, you will need to overcorrect in order to pull it back into place, thus causing the crash.
Shock probably isn't the right right word to use. There's still a certain amount of pressure and uncomfortability in the hips while you're in the hole that I was referring to
Yes. It seems like fluctuating even 10 lbs has serious consequences on how much weight you can bench/squat while hardly ever affecting your dead lifting.
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I guess if i'm still not clear enough, it seems like bodyweight has a direct correlation in how much weight you can bench/squat while bodyweight does not seem to matter as much for deadlifting.
Obviosuly, this guy is a freak of nature but he's 130 lbs DL 610x4. It's not very common to see someone his size bench pressing HALF that weight, let alone 70% of that weight.
Obviosuly, this guy is a freak of nature but he's 130 lbs DL 610x4. It's not very common to see someone his size bench pressing HALF that weight, let alone 70% of that weight.
Sure a million times if you leg press heavy enough weight you are putting all of the blood into you lower extremities, so if you just hop up and go for your next exercise without allowing the blood to get back to your upper half you are going to pass out. Always give yourself a little time to get right when doing leg exercises before moving on. The main factor I find is if I push myself with heavyweights this is the end results, mind you this doesn't happen to everyone right away but, if the combination as I mention is there pushing your leg workout to the max and you hop up before this little cool down thing you are apt to go out.
