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Post by kingraf Fri Sep 20, 2013 3:36 am

The gym at my old school had a Vinnie Lombardi quote grafitti'd on the top of the exit - "Fatigue makes cowards of us all". It became the school's unofficial sporting motto. Its a cool saying because its a double entendre. Fatigue makes cowards of us all, so we should fight through fatigue to achieve greater heights, but also, we should work harder to increase our threshold so as not to be staring down the barrel. Essentially, work hard to prevent yourself from getting fatigued, and work hard to squeeze that extra bit of juice when you are fatigued. Really inspirational, I felt.

I also liked one used by the Loose forward in our rugby team (big guy at 6'4 105kg)... "Time to tear that gym a new hole"... Truer words have rarely been spoken.

Any motto, quote or key word really which you use to motivate yourself when things are rough (plateau, cant squeeze out that last rep, generally flat)?
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Post by ShahenshahG Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:04 am

My favourite one was in our school gym - Bear the pain or bear my child. We never stopped running.

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Post by TRUSSMAN66 Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:17 pm

Do just once what others say you can't do...and you'll never pay attention to their limitations again......

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Post by AdamT Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:49 pm

There are no limits only plateaus, and you must not stay there, but go beyond them.

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Post by Guest Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:54 am

Vince Lombardi - Its not just about winning its only about winning

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Post by Geordie Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:07 pm

Curls for the girls Very Happy

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Post by Guest Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:26 pm

Go hard or go home

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Post by AdamT Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:27 pm

GeordieFalcon wrote:Curls for the girls Very Happy

Curls are for girls Cool

Weighted pull ups for biceps and deadlifts for forearms. I only do curls to pass time, if I have nothing to do.

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Post by aja424 Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:14 am

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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Post by aja424 Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:17 am

If you want the rainbow, then you've got to put up with the rain.

Rainbow-good physique/fitness
Rain-pain

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Post by AdamT Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:25 am

No pain no gain. For a natural lifter I think that is bullsh1t. Least in my opinion.

A bit of pain is probably good. But continuing to work to failure, is why most naturals never bench 140kg or get above 14 stone without being fat. Overtraining is real.

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Post by kingraf Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:51 am

Overtraining is real. But harder to get to than people like to think. Only 92kg though so obviously I'm not a big dreamer. Hopefully bulk to 98kg and shred in the spring, to 88kg.
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Post by AdamT Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:22 am

92kg is big.

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Post by AdamT Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:24 am

I'm thankfully Down to 101kg. Getting weight off slow. Think I can hold my strength and muscle with a slow cut. Maybe get down to 93-4 for summer.

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Post by Guest Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:40 am

The Tren is calling my friend! Go on you know you want to Wink

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Post by AdamT Tue Mar 08, 2016 8:01 pm

No tren yet mate. When the time comes, it comes. Cool

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Post by aja424 Mon May 16, 2016 11:18 am

Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.

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Post by kingraf Wed May 18, 2016 1:12 am

kingraf wrote:Overtraining is real. But harder to get to than people like to think. Only 92kg though so obviously I'm not a big dreamer. Hopefully bulk to 98kg and shred in the spring, to 88kg.

Two months in and I've managed to bulk to 91kg. This is not going well.
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Post by AdamT Wed May 18, 2016 1:29 am

Overtraining is real, if you squat and deadlift often. Unless you are on a lot of drugs/or a genetic freak, you will get a fried CNS at some point.

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Post by kingraf Wed May 18, 2016 5:16 pm

AdamT wrote:Overtraining is real, if you squat and deadlift often. Unless you are on a lot of drugs/or a genetic freak, you will get a fried CNS at some point.

5x5 makes you squat abd deadlift 3 times a week for nine months. And the weights get bigger and bigger every few weeks. As a rule even naturals seem to complete 5*5 unharmed.
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Post by Guest Wed May 18, 2016 9:36 pm

kingraf wrote:
AdamT wrote:Overtraining is real, if you squat and deadlift often. Unless you are on a lot of drugs/or a genetic freak, you will get a fried CNS at some point.

5x5 makes you squat abd deadlift 3 times a week for nine months. And the weights get bigger and bigger every few weeks. As a rule even naturals seem to complete 5*5 unharmed.

I am following stronglifts 5 x 5 and whilst you squat 3 times per week you only deadlift 3 time per fortnight and its only 1 set, although other programs may get you to do 5 sets of deadlift. Also it recommends 12 weeks so is doable for naturals but not everybody is going to be able to continually increase the weight every single workout.

I disagree that overtraining is harder than people think, in fact its pretty easy for anybody starting out. How many guys try and copy a pro bodybuilders routine whilst not eating enough, resting between sets? I think everybody I know who has ever trained in whatever capacity has overtrained at least once in their life. Sometimes less is more, you just have to work it out.

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Post by Guest Fri May 20, 2016 2:20 am

"F*ck me, how heavy is that? Sod this, I'm off home!"

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Post by kingraf Sat May 21, 2016 7:15 am

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AdamT wrote:Overtraining is real, if you squat and deadlift often. Unless you are on a lot of drugs/or a genetic freak, you will get a fried CNS at some point.

5x5 makes you squat abd deadlift 3 times a week for nine months. And the weights get bigger and bigger every few weeks. As a rule even naturals seem to complete 5*5 unharmed.

I am following stronglifts 5 x 5 and whilst you squat 3 times per week you only deadlift 3 time per fortnight and its only 1 set, although other programs may get you to do 5 sets of deadlift. Also it recommends 12 weeks so is doable for naturals but not everybody is going to be able to continually increase the weight every single workout.

I disagree that overtraining is harder than people think, in fact its pretty easy for anybody starting out. How many guys try and copy a pro bodybuilders routine whilst not eating enough, resting between sets? I think everybody I know who has ever trained in whatever capacity has overtrained at least once in their life. Sometimes less is more, you just have to work it out.

I'm fairly certain the Reg Park 5*5 which for all intents and purposes is the original has three deadlifts a week
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Post by AdamT Sat May 21, 2016 10:52 pm

Reg park was using supplements and had great genetics. Unless mechanically built for deadlifts, with low volume, it is a recipe for disaster to deadlift often heavy.

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Post by kingraf Sun May 22, 2016 1:16 am

AdamT wrote:Reg park was using supplements and had great genetics. Unless mechanically built for deadlifts, with low volume, it is a recipe for disaster to deadlift often heavy.

Not if you've got a good baseline of strength and your back is okay. Over training is a bit like running a marathon. The people who tend to "over train" are generally the ones who haven't prepared well or have a lower genetic threshold. In the same way the people who die from running marathons tend to have underestimated the task undertaken or had some sort of respiratory problem. That doesn't suddenly mean everyone else should never run a marathon
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Post by Guest Tue May 31, 2016 5:51 am

kingraf wrote:
sohotnot wrote:
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AdamT wrote:Overtraining is real, if you squat and deadlift often. Unless you are on a lot of drugs/or a genetic freak, you will get a fried CNS at some point.

5x5 makes you squat abd deadlift 3 times a week for nine months. And the weights get bigger and bigger every few weeks. As a rule even naturals seem to complete 5*5 unharmed.

I am following stronglifts 5 x 5 and whilst you squat 3 times per week you only deadlift 3 time per fortnight and its only 1 set, although other programs may get you to do 5 sets of deadlift. Also it recommends 12 weeks so is doable for naturals but not everybody is going to be able to continually increase the weight every single workout.

I disagree that overtraining is harder than people think, in fact its pretty easy for anybody starting out. How many guys try and copy a pro bodybuilders routine whilst not eating enough, resting between sets? I think everybody I know who has ever trained in whatever capacity has overtrained at least once in their life. Sometimes less is more, you just have to work it out.

I'm fairly certain the Reg Park 5*5 which for all intents and purposes is the original has three deadlifts a week

You are correct and it also has extra assistance exercises. As we all know 5 x 5 has been repopularised by various people since and has been adjusted by said people who all have there own reasons for doing so. It seems to be more about strength than bodybuilding. I am doing stronglifts 5 x 5 which I think is for a beginner.

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Post by king_carlos Tue Nov 01, 2016 3:26 am

Heard a great quote today that I hadn't heard before so thought I'd pop it here. From Mark Rippetoe about the old school 20 rep squat routine, also known as squats and milk:

"Trust me, if you do an honest 20 rep squat program then at some point god will talk to you. On the last day of the program, he asked if he could work in."

That sums up my experience with it earlier in the year. Traditionally it's meant to me squatting 3 times a week, for 6 weeks, 18 sessions total. I was 20 rep squatting twice a week (deadlift day in-between) and manged 5 and a half weeks, i.e. 11 sessions. It broke me!

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