Lionhearts Log: A Lions Tale

[EternaL]

nice chest workout brokeep up the good work

 

[Pain]

Chest

Incline BB presses
20kg*20
60kg*10
60kg*10
100kg*8
125kg*6
100kg*8

Low incline smith machine presses
60kg*10
100kg*8
127,5kg*8

Decline machine presses
50kg*10
80kg*10
100kg*10 drop 80kg*8

triceps rope pressdown(light)
50kg*12
50kg*12
50kg*12

time:40min
notes:Good workout.I think i moved some pretty good weight on inclines..even thought being little tired after work and low on energy.
Rest day tomorrow..finally.

Good job on those inclines. Did you have a spotter while doing those?

 

[h0ke]

180kgx2 Thats good m8. Not maybe best of u but still strong squatting. That whole leg session was solid.

Chest session looks very strong, that incline press is great : 125kgx6

 

[Lionheart]

Nice deads bro
Just a tip, when you come down tap the ground and come back up. When you stop like that you break tension and then you pull again, it puts you at greater risk of injury and makes your ability to rep the weight diminish. It's like doing the first rep every time. But you kept your form and pulled that shit like a champ

You do make a good point there.Thanks bro

Indeed

nice chest workout brokeep up the good work

Thanks buddy.Ill try to..

Good job on those inclines. Did you have a spotter while doing those?

Thanks Pain.When doing heavy set on bench or squat..i always ask someone to spot me.

180kgx2 Thats good m8. Not maybe best of u but still strong squatting. That whole leg session was solid.
Chest session looks very strong, that incline press is great : 125kgx6

Thanks h0ke

 

[Mikew]

Nice deads bro
Just a tip, when you come down tap the ground and come back up. When you stop like that you break tension and then you pull again, it puts you at greater risk of injury and makes your ability to rep the weight diminish. It's like doing the first rep every time. But you kept your form and pulled that shit like a champ

We all have our ways of doing deads, but atleast I prefer to do them like Lionheart, to pull the weight from start for every rep. Just to tap the weights on the floor will only fool you that you can do more reps than you actually can, especially if the plates has a outer layer made of rubber. Then it will bounce like there´s no tomorrow.

 

[Braaq]

We all have our ways of doing deads, but atleast I prefer to do them like Lionheart, to pull the weight from start for every rep. Just to tap the weights on the floor will only fool you that you can do more reps than you actually can, especially if the plates has a outer layer made of rubber. Then it will bounce like there´s no tomorrow.

I think you have it backwards, not tapping the weight on the floor (not bouncing) will prevent you from doing as many reps as you can do. Lets not fool ourselves into thinking that you can fool yourself by doing more reps. If you can deadlift 400lbs only 4 times your way, and then 6-8 times my way... what do you think is more beneficial?
Of course if you weights are rubber this could pose a problem and means you have control the weights more on the eccentric part of movement. But doing it that way puts you at great risk of injury, also you want to maintain tension throughout the exercise like any other.

 

[Lionheart]

I actually prefer doing both way!

 

[Daniel Andersson]

Clips

 

[Mikew]

Excuse us Lionheart, for hijacking your log : )

Im not sure what you mean by tapping the weight on the floor?

Johnnie Jackson performs his deadlifts in the same manner I do mine, but on the other hand he trains more like a powerlifter. I was taught how to deadlift by a powerlifter so I guess the technique got stuck. I was able to rep alot of my max weights before, until I started doing all my lifts without straps, and by putting the weight down before pulling it up again. I can only speak for myself, but my back has improved quite good, comparing to the results I got previously, by employing this style.

P.s I do not belive you have to train a certain way cause the pro´s do it that way, just for the record : )

 

[Braaq]

I believe that is my old gym, actually I was taught how to do my deadlifts from JOJ himself. When I mean tap, I do not pause at the bottom I still complete the motion but unlike JOJ in the video as soon as I hit the bottom position and the weights tap the ground I come back up. Normally when I saw JOJ do deads he did not pause at the bottom like he did there. He actually doesn't squat down as low as he did in the video, he always would tell me he preferred to take the legs out more and only bend the legs as much as he would have to to lower the bar and keep the back straight.

 

[Hypocrisy86]

hey, just wanted to say bout deadlifting, are those wraps that go on your arm and wrap around the BB helpful? i never used them before, and always had grip probs while doing deads

 

[Braaq]

hey, just wanted to say bout deadlifting, are those wraps that go on your arm and wrap around the BB helpful? i never used them before, and always had grip probs while doing deads

Yes, they go around your wrist and then the bar. Very essential for deads and most back movements. Just do not rely on them too much, only when you need them. You still need to get your grip stronger and build forearms.

 

[MaKaVeLi]

yet another solid session, that incline press is massive!!

 

[h0ke]

Good deadlifting bro!

 

[Rocky]

Great job. I do my lifts like Braaq - when the weight touches the ground - up I go again without the pause. As you say, each to their own. Superb weight lifting buddy.

 

[miamiracing]

great work, i do my deadlifts like jay, i dont touch ground while repping.. always about 2/4 inch over the flo' and back up.. gives you more thickness

 

[Lionheart]

Back(light)

Reverse BB rows
60kg*12
100kg*12
100kg*12

Front pulldowns
60kg*12
80kg*12
80kg*12

Deadlift
100kg*5
150kg*5
180kg*1
180kg*1
180kg*1
(so easy)

Reverse CG pulldowns
70kg*12
70kg*12

time:40min
notes:light session today guys..got to take it easier sometimes.
Tomorrow ill hit arms

 

[Lionheart]

Thanks for your support guys.Ill check your logs over the weekend!

 

[Daniel Andersson]

hehe..taking it easy doing three singles on 180kg in deads

 

[Lionheart]

hehe..taking it easy doing three singles on 180kg in deads