brilac Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 11 hours ago, Junkyard Dog said: Grouse Grind best times? Mine is 44 minutes. That was a long time ago when I was a lot lighter and a lot more ripped. 1 hour and 30 mins. I lollygag when I do it because it's all up hill. But I will not be lollying around at the Space Needle. I did the Grouse Grind Challenge back in 2014, and all I thought was - pancakes, there are pancakes at the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilac Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Today I did a 20 min run/walk on the treadmill, running at a speed of 5 miles and 3 for walking. Just getting a feel of what I can do. I am not a runner, but this would be a fun thing to do once I get the hang of it, and it was easy at this pace. After that, I went walking for an hour as a post workout. Next time I run/walk on the treadmill, I will step it up a notch running at a faster speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Still not working out, just went on a very doable meal plan a while ago. Have gone down from 190 to 170. However, I've hit the wall and have been stuck at 170 for 2 weeks now. But I went through that at 178, so it'll pass. Just frustrating. Would like to hit 160 by the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 19 minutes ago, Monty said: Still not working out, just went on a very doable meal plan a while ago. Have gone down from 190 to 170. However, I've hit the wall and have been stuck at 170 for 2 weeks now. But I went through that at 178, so it'll pass. Just frustrating. Would like to hit 160 by the end of the year. You can't really measure weight loss accurately week to week. Too many variables like bloating, water weight, hydration, etc... How tall are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 50 minutes ago, taxi said: You can't really measure weight loss accurately week to week. Too many variables like bloating, water weight, hydration, etc... How tall are you? 5'11". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoughtysCheck Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Just competed in the BC powerlifting meet last weekend. Competed in the 74 kg division 179 kg squat 120 kg bench 215 kg deadlift deadlift needs to go way up. my grip is so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 2 hours ago, DoughtysCheck said: Just competed in the BC powerlifting meet last weekend. Competed in the 74 kg division 179 kg squat 120 kg bench 215 kg deadlift deadlift needs to go way up. my grip is so bad If you can do a 120 bench you should be able to do way more on your DL. Way more. A good ratio is over two for certain. As far as grip, what do you do so differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 5 hours ago, Monty said: 5'11". Why do you need to be 160 lbs? If I were you I'd stop worrying about weight loss and start exercising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Rob_Zepp said: If you can do a 120 bench you should be able to do way more on your DL. Way more. A good ratio is over two for certain. As far as grip, what do you do so differently? A ratio over two seems like a lot to me. I'd be waaaay off that benchmark as well. I know a lot of guys work towards a goal of 300/400/500. I used something around those ratios for my own training, so my deadlift should be around 1.6 times what I can bench. I can max bench 265lbs, but my deadlift is only at 405lbs, so I'm still pretty far off my own standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 21 minutes ago, Jägermeister said: A ratio over two seems like a lot to me. I'd be waaaay off that benchmark as well. I know a lot of guys work towards a goal of 300/400/500. I used something around those ratios for my own training, so my deadlift should be around 1.6 times what I can bench. I can max bench 265lbs, but my deadlift is only at 405lbs, so I'm still pretty far off my own standards. I'd agree. If anything I'd say the squat is high, and he needs to increase the ratio of both his bench and deadlift to squat. Everyone is different though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 2 hours ago, taxi said: Why do you need to be 160 lbs? If I were you I'd stop worrying about weight loss and start exercising. For a good portion of time, I hovered around the 145-150 range. Then, I ballooned right up until 2014. Don't want to be that light again, but I like the 160-170 range. This gives me a little bit of a buffer when the wife and I go on vacation, Christmas, etc. As for excercising, I'm usually all about cardio. But with an 11 month old, my job, and being the cook in the house, time right now is non existent. I like cardio, so I'll find time again, just not in the immediate future. So, in the meantime, eating healthy is something I can do and have time for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 47 minutes ago, Jägermeister said: A ratio over two seems like a lot to me. I'd be waaaay off that benchmark as well. I know a lot of guys work towards a goal of 300/400/500. I used something around those ratios for my own training, so my deadlift should be around 1.6 times what I can bench. I can max bench 265lbs, but my deadlift is only at 405lbs, so I'm still pretty far off my own standards. Have to admit my numbers are more for hockey players than serious lifters but a ratio of 2 to 1 for DL over press was pretty common at training camp. I was more of a lower body guy so my squats were off charts ratio and my BP fairly modest given that I am a tall guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) Best DL I ever had was 500x2 at 210. 415x5 squat at 190. But those were years ago and have dropped off considerably since. Especially my deadlift through injury and such. I'm not training for anything and never really enjoyed it so I figured.. why bother. Edited September 20, 2017 by Tortorella's Rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 1 hour ago, taxi said: Why do you need to be 160 lbs? If I were you I'd stop worrying about weight loss and start exercising. This. 170ish at 5'11 is good weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoughtysCheck Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 42 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: Have to admit my numbers are more for hockey players than serious lifters but a ratio of 2 to 1 for DL over press was pretty common at training camp. I was more of a lower body guy so my squats were off charts ratio and my BP fairly modest given that I am a tall guy easier to pull with bad form than to press with bad form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 First day back in the gym after vacation and i ripped a callus pretty bad on deadlifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, DoughtysCheck said: easier to pull with bad form than to press with bad form My now older back agrees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 16 hours ago, Monty said: For a good portion of time, I hovered around the 145-150 range. Then, I ballooned right up until 2014. Don't want to be that light again, but I like the 160-170 range. This gives me a little bit of a buffer when the wife and I go on vacation, Christmas, etc. As for excercising, I'm usually all about cardio. But with an 11 month old, my job, and being the cook in the house, time right now is non existent. I like cardio, so I'll find time again, just not in the immediate future. So, in the meantime, eating healthy is something I can do and have time for. Even if you were to run for 1/2 hour a day, it'd be pretty substantial. You could do 5-6 km/ day. Everyone has time for some kind of exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 1 hour ago, taxi said: Even if you were to run for 1/2 hour a day, it'd be pretty substantial. You could do 5-6 km/ day. Everyone has time for some kind of exercise. Like I said, I love cardio and have had time throughout my life to do it. But no, not everyone has time when you have an infant at home, have to do daycare drop off and pickup, have a demanding job, do all the cooking, do night feed (rinse and repeat). Oh yeah, and need to find time to spend with my wife at some point. Not making excuses, because as I said, I love cardio and was very athletic for a good portion of my life and I'll definitely find time to get back into it, as it wasn't too long ago that was doing 30-45 minutes every other day. But an infant throws a wrench into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 On 03/09/2017 at 4:47 PM, brilac said: Today I did a 20 min run/walk on the treadmill, running at a speed of 5 miles and 3 for walking. Just getting a feel of what I can do. I am not a runner, but this would be a fun thing to do once I get the hang of it, and it was easy at this pace. After that, I went walking for an hour as a post workout. Next time I run/walk on the treadmill, I will step it up a notch running at a faster speed. I do intervals of walking lunges on the treadmill...set it to a slower speed for each set (obvioiusly). It's a great addition to a training regiment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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