Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

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When I see people my age ranting about getting TRT and having the same testosterone levels as they were 21 I just remember what I horny retard I was at 21 and thinking that would be the quickest way to destroy my professional and personal life.
 
Anyone else manage to accidentally surprise themselves by putting more weight on the bar than you were supposed to? A couple weeks ago I went from a 170kg x 5 to a 180kg x 5 deadlift just because I had a brain fart and put two 10kg plates on instead of 5kg.
 
I decided to serve getting NAC as I was researching it and looked on, and may Allah forgive me for saying this, Reddit and what I saw put me off.

It seemed just to be the mental health version of spoonies talking about it whilst talking about it self medicating with all sort of tablets and I was worried I’d start using pronouns if I took it.
 
FedPostalService said:
It seemed just to be the mental health version of spoonies talking about it whilst talking about it self medicating with all sort of tablets and I was worried I’d start using pronouns if I took it.
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NAC is rather overblown in supplement groups right now. There are definitely better supplements for helping people's mental health. The only real benefit I've seen from NAC is in the lungs. It's pretty good at keeping your lungs from getting filled up with gunk if you have respiratory issues like asthma (or at least in my case it has been).

Apart from that there's probably not much of a reason to take it.
 
My OHP is now at 170lbs for a fuck-around, meaning even on an off day I can confidently bang out a set of 4x12 just for a pump or like today a burner after a heavy 4x5. It's a bizarre way to measure progress but it's something to meditate on just how far you've come.
 
Breaking in a new pair of boxing gloves and for some reason the joints of my elbows are killing (spoiler alert: I know the reason, I was retard whaling on a heavy bag with new gloves and shit form for ages just having fun and didn’t notice anything wrong until my right arm started refusing to put power into a cross.)

Shoulders day tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to dropping a dumbbell on my head when I find out the pain isn’t an annoying strain and is the start of a real injury.
 
Incorrigible Bigotry said:
A couple weeks ago I went from a 170kg x 5 to a 180kg x 5 deadlift just because I had a brain fart and put two 10kg plates on instead of 5kg.
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Some days the gods of iron choose to bless you.

FedPostalService said:
Breaking in a new pair of boxing gloves and for some reason the joints of my elbows are killing (spoiler alert: I know the reason, I was retard whaling on a heavy bag with new gloves and shit form for ages just having fun and didn’t notice anything wrong until my right arm started refusing to put power into a cross.)
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world of shit said:
If anyone develops elbow tendonitis from too much pulling, i highly recommend Versa Gripps.
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Work these in for elbow/wrist strength and stability.
 
Just testing the waters with this, but do any kiwibros have experience with using a push pull leg split with calisthenics and dumbbells only?
It's starting to feel like either the split or exercise order is holding arm development back so I've moved all arm work to the beginning of the workout so I don't sandbag the sets later on.
So now it's some kind of extension before some kind of push up or dip and some kind of curl before some kind of pull up or row.
I'm not sure if this is enough or if I'd benefit from adding in a dedicated arm day at the expense of a rest day or frequency for every other muscle group.
 
HowlingChasm said:
My OHP is now at 170lbs for a fuck-around, meaning even on an off day I can confidently bang out a set of 4x12 just for a pump or like today a burner after a heavy 4x5. It's a bizarre way to measure progress but it's something to meditate on just how far you've come.
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You can do OHP for 4X12X170 lbs?! Goddamn! What's your 1RM currently?
 
HowlingChasm said:
235. 250 seated, probably with too much of a back arch. It'd be less impressive if I told you how long I've been lifting.
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Hey man, I've had a relationship with The Iron going on 12 years now. My best for OHP is 240 lbs, and I can still hit 1X3X225 at 208 lbs BW (was 5 reps at that weight 20 lbs ago).
 
Quandale Octavius Dingle said:
Just testing the waters with this, but do any kiwibros have experience with using a push pull leg split with calisthenics and dumbbells only?
It's starting to feel like either the split or exercise order is holding arm development back so I've moved all arm work to the beginning of the workout so I don't sandbag the sets later on.
So now it's some kind of extension before some kind of push up or dip and some kind of curl before some kind of pull up or row.
I'm not sure if this is enough or if I'd benefit from adding in a dedicated arm day at the expense of a rest day or frequency for every other muscle group.
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I've always done "single set circuits" (cringe) aka my routine. Sometimes I go really hard, working out almost every day. Then, often because I feel like I'm edging an injury, I'll start deloading, resting more, then do a recovery rest for a couple weeks. After recovery period I come back fresh and strong to do it all over again.

This is based on nothing. This is just how I like doing it. I call it "listening to my body". It's got me good results.
 
Tried acupuncture for a elbow injury, shit worked. Been back again since. Highly recommend.

How do you kiwis deal with burn out? I've been crushing it pretty consistently, 5 days a week, up a shirt size, feeling good, but the last couple of weeks I can barely keep my head in the game. Trying music to get pumped and into the zone, trying meditation. Just not in it mentally. Don't want to lose any progress either.
 
FedPostalService said:
I keep fucking my elbow and needing to up my rest days to two to three days extra days a week to recover and it’s annoying the hell out of me.
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Maybe try rehabing your injury with low intensity, high volume resistance band stuff. Injuries that are left to "rest" instead of rehabbed can lead to more permanent issues (degenerative tendinopathy).

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Go on YouTube, look up diagnosis guides ("does it hurt when you do this?") and then the rehab guide for that (resistance band stuff).

This is what I did when I got a shoulder injury, and rehabbed myself back in terms of strength, range of motion and pain. Don't be afraid to take anti-inflammatories as chronic inflammation is bad as well.
 
This is a nice thread to come across. I'm doing some weightlifting on top of boxing training, but it's mostly cardio so there's a hard limit to how heavy or frequently I can lift. At this point I'm thinking squatting 3x5 twice a week and deadlifting 3x5 once a week is the strategy, with light dumbbells for everything else. It's kind of a shame that I won't be able to live off gorilla biscuits and get big like everyone else.
 
Ted's Cabin said:
This is a nice thread to come across. I'm doing some weightlifting on top of boxing training, but it's mostly cardio so there's a hard limit to how heavy or frequently I can lift. At this point I'm thinking squatting 3x5 twice a week and deadlifting 3x5 once a week is the strategy, with light dumbbells for everything else. It's kind of a shame that I won't be able to live off gorilla biscuits and get big like everyone else.
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I’m the same. I keep over training which is a pain. Got back into boxing after years away from it and I’m loving it. Sadly I need to realise I’m not 18 anymore and need to ease my way back into six days a week on the bag.
 
Do you guys record yourselves? I assume later stage intermediates and better don't have to, but turns out, for guys like me, it can be pretty useful and somehow less homosexual than surrounding myself with mirrors.

My posture is bad, so I can't really trust myself with what feels like good form or not, I have to actually see it from certain angles. I've been trying to do RDLs but they always felt bad, like my back wasn't right, like I should feel more straight and secure than I do. It's already a heavy compound lift with an element of danger if done improperly so old bastards like me start to worry.

But then I recorded myself, and turns out my form was actually good, back was being kept straight the whole time. I've been upping the weight and so far so good; I'm not afraid to push myself now, as I can see reality instead of just trying to feel it. I'm starting to feel and see results, and I can see myself actually getting to the point where RDLs might become one of my favorite compounds. They also wreck my traps in a good way in addition to the main thing. I would have probably quit the exercise altogether without capturing my retarded flailing with the phone. Same with a couple of other exercises.

I fucking hate smartphones, but sometimes I don't. Also I train at home so recording myself doesn't make me feel like a girl. Even if I were one. WHICH I'M NOT. But how about you, fellow sisters?
 
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