FroztSpectre's Workout Log

[FroztSpectre]

Wooooooo 1 month no go gym!!!

2th Nov 2011
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Tampines Clubfitt

Squats
1x5 50kg
2x5 80kg
3x5 100kg

Bench Press
1x5 35kg
2x5 55kg
3x5 72.5kg

Deadlift
1x5 60kg
1x5 90kg
1x5 120kg

Shrugs
5x8 80kg

 

[ketua]

Still pretty strong without much lost of strength.

May be its the age, if I missed 1 week, drop 20%.

 

[FroztSpectre]

Still pretty strong without much lost of strength.

May be its the age, if I missed 1 week, drop 20%.

I'm back to 58kg =(
Deadlift was as heavy though.
Felt like i was carrying 130kg or so.
Squats was tough too =(

 

[cowed77]

A number of strong deadlifters here... Crazy good!

 

[pekipom]

how come your bench so strong one.. I'm about same weight as you but higher bf%. think my chest size is okay.. can see even when I wear shirt but my strength sucks!! I've been stuck on 55kg 4x8 for a few weeks already

 

[FroztSpectre]

A number of strong deadlifters here... Crazy good!

Still trying to get stronger =(

how come your bench so strong one.. I'm about same weight as you but higher bf%. think my chest size is okay.. can see even when I wear shirt but my strength sucks!! I've been stuck on 55kg 4x8 for a few weeks already

Idk leh.
My grip width very different from my friends.
I place the first intersection of my thumb at the first "rough part" of the bar.

Something like this

My friends grip are alot wider though.

 

[derrickgyn]

Still trying to get stronger =(



Idk leh.
My grip width very different from my friends.
I place the first intersection of my thumb at the first "rough part" of the bar.

Something like this

My friends grip are alot wider though.

I use the same grip width as you. I can bench more this way than with a wider grip (despite the smaller ROM)

 

[galapogos]

Is that regular or sumo?

 

[FroztSpectre]

I use the same grip width as you. I can bench more this way than with a wider grip (despite the smaller ROM)

Same, i can't bench with wide grips idk why.
My friends cant bench with my grip.

Is that regular or sumo?

Huh? Don't catch what u mean.
I use that as my regular grip.

 

[ketua]

Gala is asking if your grip width applies to conventional DL or Sumo DL.

Anyway my group width is same as you, for conventional I assume.

How grip width affect one's DL depends on length of your larks, torso and lower limbs.
Usually the taller the starting position, the easier.

But then it also depends on one's sticking point, whether it's the initial leg-drive or near lock-out.

 

[FroztSpectre]

Gala is asking if your grip width applies to conventional DL or Sumo DL.

Anyway my group width is same as you, for conventional I assume.

How grip width affect one's DL depends on length of your larks, torso and lower limbs.
Usually the taller the starting position, the easier.

But then it also depends on one's sticking point, whether it's the initial leg-drive or near lock-out.

Don't remember my Deadlift grip,
usually just place it beside my knees.

 

[galapogos]

You have a pretty narrow grip, so either you're pulling sumo style (grip between legs), or the feet width of your setup is really narrow.

 

[whyage]

He's referring to his grip for his bench.

 

[masotime]

Context is all messed up....

 

[ketua]

For such narrow bench grip, you must have some serious front delt and tri.

 

[FroztSpectre]

Context is all messed up....

Huh? Someone talked about benching mah, then i continue on talking about my grip width for my bench lor. Don't know how it become grip width for deadlift

For such narrow bench grip, you must have some serious front delt and tri.

Not sure about that, but my tricep is pretty weak if u ask me. I think my delts are pretty weak too

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Anyway, my grip is like this.

 

[galapogos]

Sorry, don't know why I thought you were referring to deadlift. Anyway, for bench, that grip width is fine. Mine's about the same. In fact it's even closer together. My hands are at the edge of the knurls.

 

[Bear943]

@Frozt, your grip width is fine. My Bench grip about the same as yours, maybe slighty closer and I am taller with presumably longer arms. The issue with a narrow grip is that the bar has a long distance to travel from the chest to lockout which means less weight can be used than if you train with a wide grip which reduces the ROM. I am however more comfortable with such a grip as opposed to a much wider one.

 

[galapogos]

A wider one kinda forces you to flare your elbows too right? How does one tuck elbows in with a wide grip?

 

[Bear943]

A wider one kinda forces you to flare your elbows too right? How does one tuck elbows in with a wide grip?

Check out vids of those powerlifting dudes they seem to take a very wide grip and yet tuck the elbows and seem to pull the bar down. This is most evident in the geared lifters.

I just looked at my vids in my log - I do not flare my elbows when I bench but do not consciously have to tuck them in either prob because my grip is narrow so it comes naturally but my ex training partner who was about 6 inches shorter than me takes a much wider grip than me but he makes it a point to tuck his elbows in especially on the descent. IIRC his forearms are not perpendicular to the bar.