BG Fitness Fanatics II: We Work Out

**Zetanio** · 2015-09-22 21:15

Originally Posted by Zzsark

I'm gonna have to try these out. I'm always on the lookout for good exercises to get me ready for snowboarding season. Jealous of the forecasted 60+ days of snowboarding Zet.

It depends entirely on this El Nino shit. If the season is late this year it's really gonna drop me off as I'm frontloading the majority of my days in Dec/Jan. I am going to need to stay really well conditioned. Anything over 25-30 days is REALLY taxing.

**RKenshin** · 2015-09-22 22:04

/joins in

Deadlifts by far my worst lift, no surprise there. I might do them once a month and I despise it every time.

My quads and shoulders are definitely leading the playing field too. Seems decently accurate overall.

**Cream Soda** · 2015-09-22 22:07

Originally Posted by thetruepandagod

TIGER QUIT DUCKIN, WANNA SEE UR BODY COLORS

I've been following a spreadsheet so idk where my maxes are I haven't done them in ages lol. So I don't have accurate info for the thing

**thetruepandagod** · 2015-09-22 22:12

Originally Posted by Cream Soda

I've been following a spreadsheet so idk where my maxes are I haven't done them in ages lol. So I don't have accurate info for the thing

it calculates your maxes for you foo

Originally Posted by RKenshin

/joins in
Deadlifts by far my worst lift, no surprise there. I might do them once a month and I despise it every time.

My quads and shoulders are definitely leading the playing field too. Seems decently accurate overall.

lawdy those healthy shoulders making me jealous

**Cream Soda** · 2015-09-22 22:30

it calculates your maxes for you foo

I don't go to failure though. I just do the number of reps my spreadsheet tells me to. So if it says do 3 sets of 4-6 and i get 6 reps on all 3 sets, maybe i coulda got 8. Maybe I coulda got 9, etc.

**Zzsark** · 2015-09-23 00:08

Originally Posted by Zetanio

It depends entirely on this El Nino shit. If the season is late this year it's really gonna drop me off as I'm frontloading the majority of my days in Dec/Jan. I am going to need to stay really well conditioned. Anything over 25-30 days is REALLY taxing.

This is interesting to hear. I would say I'm about the exact opposite. Like with any other "new" workout the first few days of the season, if I'm not well conditioned, will kick my ass, but if I'm going a few times a week it's no problem. Never had the opportunity to really do multiple weeks straight though. I generally don't believe the El Nino hype until I see it. If the last few years have been any indication of how good their predictions are. Although, I guess you could say we're due.

If nothing else I need to start throwing in more wall-sits on days I mix in core.

**Cream Soda** · 2015-09-23 00:12

It's an estimate though

**Zetanio** · 2015-09-23 00:13

The first day or two is always really rough. I find that once late season starts up I'm usually way more bruised and battered. If I have a solid regimen going throughout the season I feel like it will help me keep much more fresh.

I'm also going to take advantage of this chick I went to school with who is now a physical therapist. She promised free work if I take her riding a few times.

There are a lot of sexual jokes in there, I know. It sucks that she's married.

EDIT:

Also, I find that extended periods of riding everyday is really easy to maintain unless you're actively hiking/packing terrain. It helps that when I'm doing week or longer trips that I have my own kitchen and cook fucking piles of protein. Not drinking helps a bit too.

**Zzsark** · 2015-09-23 00:16

What kind of riding do you do? Is there a winter sports thread on BG don't mean to shit this up?

**Zetanio** · 2015-09-23 00:22

I started one years ago but no one read or posted.

I'm mostly on the East Coast, I've been riding for 18 seasons and started skiing 8 years before that. I've ridden everywhere in North America at this point. My one glaring hole on my list is the one I'm going to fill this year at Revelstoke. I ride pretty much everything but I prefer a lot more groomers than I used to having fucked up my shoulder, knees and wrists quite a lot over the years. It's my favorite thing in the world. I do at least one big West Coast or Europe trip every year.

I've caught some pretty epic conditions at a lot of places and I used to work in the industry so a lot of my costs are actually low. I'd say 80-90% of my tickets are free (especially in VT) and all my gear is heavily discounted because of prior connections at the larger shops. It's a real passion thing for me and I get just as excited for riding a bunny hill as hopping Corbet's in Jackson.

**thetruepandagod** · 2015-09-23 00:26

Originally Posted by Cream Soda

It's an estimate though

them lats

**Cream Soda** · 2015-09-23 00:27

lol upset about that too

I wanted elite

**Boyiee** · 2015-09-23 21:53

I'm currently doing 230 5x5 squats and 240 deadlift 1x5 plus warm-ups (20% of weight added till working weight) with relative ease. I add 5lbs to squat every workout and 10 to deadlift.

I only have 300 lbs of weights currently and have been wondering what my 1 rep max could be. Any guesses based on above? I need to buy more weights or head to a gym at some point.

Edit:. Most calculators are based on doing 1-10 reps only at the most you've lifted. But I do 5 sets of 5.

**Celeras** · 2015-09-23 22:48

That's because if you can do 1x5 you can probably also be reasonably close to 5x5 with appropriate rest. There's really not much strength difference between the two, at least in my experience.

If you're falling off drastically or feel like you have to save reps to get through your 5th set you may not be resting enough idk. I usually give it 3 mins for 5x5s, and while I may struggle on 4/5 the last two sets its not like I can do much more than 5/6/7 on the first if I went all out.

Either way I wouldn't except your 1RM to be over 300 at those weights so why estimate at all?

**Boyiee** · 2015-09-23 23:23

Was that post directed at me?

I don't have any issues or fall off, I was just curious what I might be able to lift considering I do 230/240 on those two exercises.

**Hushigoshi** · 2015-09-23 23:36

Originally Posted by Boyiee

Was that post directed at me?

I don't have any issues or fall off, I was just curious what I might be able to lift considering I do 230/240 on those two exercises.

If you're doing five reps and hitting failure after completing that fifth rep, you're looking at around a 260/270 1RM respectively. Even if you're doing multiple sets at that weight.

If you're doing 5 reps in a set, but feel like you can still do another 1-however many more after, who knows what your 1RM is then.

**Boyiee** · 2015-09-23 23:39

Not going to failure, but most calcs did say 270-310 so it's probably right.

**Celeras** · 2015-09-24 05:28

Originally Posted by Boyiee

Was that post directed at me?

I don't have any issues or fall off, I was just curious what I might be able to lift considering I do 230/240 on those two exercises.

I was just speculating based on the fact that you seem to think there's a significant difference between 1x5 and 5x5. Unless you're sitting on hella reps or not giving yourself adequate rest, there isn't really, and I wasn't sure why you were using a calculator rather than just seeing for yourself. It's def under 300.

**Celeras** · 2015-09-24 05:43

Also fuck this shit

Has a spot for useless crap like squats but nothing for curls?!

**Boyiee** · 2015-09-24 06:07

Originally Posted by Celeras

I was just speculating based on the fact that you seem to think there's a significant difference between 1x5 and 5x5.

No, I don't. And some calcs say more than 300 which I don't have on hand.

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