Yeah, I have had a few days off too. Mostly due to sleeping in.
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Yeah, I have had a few days off too. Mostly due to sleeping in.
I have had a break from training for a few weeks. But I am back at it now, for two weeks straight. DOMS all over my body ;)
DOMS are great. Especially after a break, they're like an old friend :)
DOMS my old friend, we meet again ;) It's nice to know that you have done something. However, it's not very practical at all times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raulski
My ignorance is showing. What are DOMS?
Mick
Delayed onset muscle soreness :)
Awesome post! Fun to read what everyone is doing and also the humorous posts too. Lol. I lift for strenght so I do low amount of reps with a higher percentage of 1repmax. A 5X5 program. Simple but I like it.
Clean and press: 150 lbs 5X5
Bench press:225 5x5
Curl: 110 lbs 5X5
Not gonna win any tournaments here but I have fun and it keeps my strength up.
I also do pipe and coffee cup curls :)
It's good to see the positive comments about this thread. I think we're all motivating each other to be fit and healthy.
For me it was about two hours of indoor bouldering (again). A LOT of traversing for as long as could hold on to build muscle endurance, also some flat wall traversing on small holds. I also sent a problem i started working on on Saturday; it was very fulfilling to send that one ;)
It's going to be HOT in Adelaide over the next week, so I'll need to do some outdoor bouldering as the climbing gym will be closed due to the heat. I do like outdoor stuff, as you need to really explore the rock face to find what secrets it has (in regards to holds) and also it rips off some of the calluses. Calluses are bad if they get too big as you end up ripping off a huge flap of skin.
I also need to get to a 'normal' gym and do some bench presses. My core these days is rock solid, and I'm still loosing fat and maintaining strength, as well as vascularity (big veins).
You know the great thing about not working out for a while and then working out and getting sore (DOMS)? You really get to know what muscles you're working. Often we do the same stuff over and over and don't actually FEEL sore. After a break of lifting for a week or so, when you do bench presses you think, later, when sore 'Oh, they actually work my lats as WELL as my pecs and tris'. I think that's a great way to work out exactly what you're working, rather than what you THINK you're working.
You can either cut or sand the calluses down you know Carl. Ask Cindy about a pummice stone, or just use your bevel setter.Quote:
Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider