Speedhaak wrote:

Snatch: 82kg Overhead Squat 90kg

That's a beastly overhead squat. How are you setting it up though? I used to do mine in the squat rack, but managed to chop the ends of my fingers off when failing a rep on the "safety bars", so I wouldn't recommend doing that.

Just a note - it hurt like absolute fuck (and also I am missing the ends of those fingers).

MyProtein have one of the purest around. According to a site called Labdoor. I got for unflavoured but it's disgusting with waiter so I have it with milk.

Otherwise Optimum Nutrition chocolate is great.

Dude, Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard mixes easily with water and tastes fine. Been one of the best in market for donkeys years.

Wispa Gold

https://www.discount-supplements.co.uk/optimum-nutrition-100-percent-gold-standard-whey-2-27kg

Can't afford that for a while, but it looks okay. Caramel Toffee Fudge?! Surely that's one to avoid? Milk Chocolate's the least evil, I'd imagine. Sneaky with their free delivery, though: is there anything cheap to add as a qualifier?

Escape wrote:

Or this, I guess: https://www.discount-supplements.co.uk/optimum-nutrition-gold-standard-100-percent-whey-2-7kg But storage?

That's the one.

WHAT ABOUT THE CRAMPS

I'd need a shaker, actually; that'd take it up to free postage. Do you buy a jar to keep it in (bearing in mind I'd be using it 2-3 times per week)?

Yeah, 'cause I'd only use it after each run and the odd bit of lifting, so I'd take months to get through that much.

Is creatine better for recovery, though? It's the DOMS I'm after. Maximum strength gains with minimum size.

voices wrote:

Speedhaak wrote:

Snatch: 82kg Overhead Squat 90kg

That's a beastly overhead squat. How are you setting it up though? I used to do mine in the squat rack, but managed to chop the ends of my fingers off when failing a rep on the "safety bars", so I wouldn't recommend doing that. Just a note - it hurt like absolute fuck (and also I am missing the ends of those fingers).

Usually clean it but when it start's getting heavy I rack the bar, set up as if in a backsquat position and walk out from the rack. Then dip press it behind the neck (technically a push press from behind). Steady the shoulders and squat. I have good shoulder mobility though so that helps. I reckon I can get to 95/100kg on the OHS with a little more rest, as it was test week and I had tested DL, Clean, Back Squat and Bench Press before.

Ass to grass.

Week 2 of 5x5 completeed, I am weak, this is hard. Yet I kinda like DOMs, so hopefully will keep good habits. Just need to work out how to sleep properly, but new house is helping in that regard

I don't miss the sleep., just I know I'm going to likely need more. But new place is ok, and I am now back up to 4-5 hours, last six/seven months getting 3 hours unbroken (unless completely drunk) has been impossible. But I manage to top up with a few naps here and there

Speedhaak wrote:

Ass to grass.

Is your middle name Dhalsim?

I'm slowly getting back to it. I've joined an actual big chain gym. 24 hour fitness. Not great but they have a decent set of equipment and is within walking distance. Lots of show offs though that aren't even using their full range when working out.

Decided to start simple and just go with the beginner program on simple science fitness. That works so far, I'm gonna add in some accessory exercises and cardio at the end. Usually switch between a tabata on the bike or a 5k row. I was very glad to find two ancient rowing machines somewhere in a corner, it's my favorite indoor cardio thing. I don't care for the stairs machine and that kinda stuff.

It was a bit of a reality check when trying to squat with a bar again how hard it was to find my balance and how heavy it felt. Could almost cry, I was close to be doing a bodyweight rep over half a year ago. Still having issues with breathing / feeling super tired after just a couple simple reps. Doesn't even need to be something heavy.

Elbow /shoulder start to feel better, presses don't start to hurt now, I still feel something but it ain't pain. More options to work on that in this gym than in the community gym, so that's something.

So yeah, I keep telling myself to do my best for at least half a year, hopefully by then I feel like making progress again. It felt like such a big step back, and of course everyone is squatting with the big plates etc. Felt like giving up as soon as I started.

Biggest annoyance in the gym is they don't have bumper plates, so deadlifting takes ages to set up, as I have to make piles with the plates for the bar (with weight) to rest on. Also everything is in lbs.

I am making gainz

STUPID

After a loooong hiatus from anything remotely serious due to knee and forearm being cooked I am kinda doing stuff again. Back up to 50kg OHP for decent reps, weighted chins at 15kg too easy all of a sudden, squat is hit and miss cos of my knee but managed 100kg for a few reps with good form. Put on 4kg so eh, no major pain to complain of.

Ooh and benching again and it isn't agony. Not exactly smooth either and 100kg seems light years away now but creeping up to 80kg without snapping in half.