Go Back   Bodybuilding.net - Bodybuilding Forum > Main Forums > Training


What the hell just happened?



Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 10-09-2009, 10:11 AM
FlyUSMC FlyUSMC is offline
Rank: Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 364
Send a message via AIM to FlyUSMC
Default What the hell just happened?

You probably know my story by now... was 175lb a year ago, got into a massive car wreck that should have killed me, and a month ago I began forcing myself back into the gym. Here's the problem:
I started lifting again a month ago for the first time in a year, so I went back to Rippetoe's. Still having a lot of flexibility issues and pain, but was working through it. Things were progressing great, upping the bigger lifts 10lb each workout, deadlifts 15. Then, something happened. I went from 10lb increases per workout to not making any progress at all on most of my lifts. No transition in between. No progress slowing, just straight into a stall on pretty much every lift I'm doing. My diet is in order, and I'm getting 8 hours of sleep a night. If it were one day I'd attribute it to an off day, but the past 3 workouts have been like this.
I can think of only one thing that MIGHT be influencing this: I was on Rippetoe's for a looong time before my accident, because I was still seeing gains from the program. Perhaps it could be that my body adapted to the program quickly because of my history, and that this will be solved by finding a new program.
That's the only idea I've got, I've never experienced or heard of anything like this. I'm going to start looking into a new program, but what other insight can you offer?

On a more minor note I'm about to begin taking creatine, and can at least count on that to help get me going again. But I need to find out what's causing this first, not just start taking supplements and ignoring the problem.
__________________
We can rebuild him...
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 10-09-2009, 10:38 AM
Pitysister's Avatar
Pitysister Pitysister is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,221
Default

the loading in that program is too aggressive. bottom line you can't progress every workout by 5/10/15 pounds forever.....

there are other ways to progress besides adding weight


also...without the amount of injuries you had....did you ever get any manual therapy...deep tissue massages? that would definitely be something to check out....maybe even getting a functional movement assessment by a good physical therapist.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

And when you seek forgiveness
You will see there is no god
And for all eternity
You will cry my name
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 10-09-2009, 10:57 AM
FlyUSMC FlyUSMC is offline
Rank: Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 364
Send a message via AIM to FlyUSMC
Default

I hear you on that one. But there's gotta be something else. Progress would be slowing by now (and I was expecting it to), that's for sure. But it just stopped.

A movement assessment is something I've been looking back into lately. I didn't realize quite how far off I was until I started lifting again. It's a big internal struggle because I honestly would rather lose five hundred dollars than go back to therapy, but it's not looking like I have much of a choice
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 10-09-2009, 12:17 PM
Pitysister's Avatar
Pitysister Pitysister is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,221
Default

and especially coming back from that injury....there's no need to progress more than 5 pounds a workout...you basically say you're in pain every workout so why not do some mobility stuff and soft tissue work...until the pain is gone?


it's not a race
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 10-09-2009, 04:58 PM
Cradler's Avatar
Cradler Cradler is offline
Rank: Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Boston
Posts: 379
Send a message via AIM to Cradler
Default

oh man, totally agree with pity. i started incorporating the mobility work pity posted on gustrength (.com) into my workouts... i'm performing better, less pain, just all around improved try it out!!
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 10-09-2009, 08:25 PM
_Wolf_'s Avatar
_Wolf_ _Wolf_ is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,794
Send a message via MSN to _Wolf_
Default

I'm gonna post here tomorrow. I have something to say but I am too sleepy to say it right now.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 10-09-2009, 10:59 PM
FlyUSMC FlyUSMC is offline
Rank: Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 364
Send a message via AIM to FlyUSMC
Default

I've began doing some of the mobility workouts that Wolf had posted and hopefully will start noticing benefits from that soon, aside from that I just need to face the fact that I still need therapy. My question isn't so much why progress would slow as much as it is why it would completely stop. It sounds like you might be thinking that it's "stopped" because I can't keep increasing 10lb/workout, but what I'm saying is that I can't increase at all. Not 5lb, not anything. Progress shouldn't just stop like that, ever. Not when progression was so rapid before that. Liken it to a runner who slows down as he gets tired compared to a car maintaining speed right up to the point where it hits a brick wall. One is natural, one is problematic. I'm dealing with the latter.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 10-10-2009, 04:59 AM
_Wolf_'s Avatar
_Wolf_ _Wolf_ is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,794
Send a message via MSN to _Wolf_
Default

Actually, progress should stop in your case because:

(a) Your form on Squats and Deadlifts was really bad
(b) You aren't doing mobility drills until recently
(c) Your programming is shitty because starting strength sucks balls

If you want to learn how to lift properly, you really should look at this article written by Eric Troy: The Honeymoon Period

Then, start doing the hip mobility drills. Pick 10 exercises out of the entire bunch (you can find a HUGE selection of exercises right here: Mobility Drills) and do then each and every workout.

Next, stop doing this fucking Starting Strength and do what the honeymoon period instructs you to do.

Follow a template.

Workout 1: Lower Body
Deadlifts
Front Squats
Lunges or Pullthroughs
Core Exercise

Workout 2: Upper Body
Military Press
Pull-ups
Unilateral Bench Press
Core Exercise

Workout 3: Full Body
Overhead Squat learning
Back Squats
Bench Press
Some Row variation (I'd prefer you do Dumbbell Rows)
Core Exercise

This is it. You follow this template, and you follow the guidelines in that article by Eric talking about progression and I am pretty sure that you'll be fine.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.



To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 10-10-2009, 05:01 AM
_Wolf_'s Avatar
_Wolf_ _Wolf_ is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,794
Send a message via MSN to _Wolf_
Default

Oh, and post regular video updates with multiple sets so we can critique what you're doing. If I had seen your form on Deadlifts when you were doing 135, I'd have told you to stop at that time itself.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 10-10-2009, 02:03 PM
Pitysister's Avatar
Pitysister Pitysister is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,221
Default

might wanna do mobility on your off days too since you're just starting off....and then after you gain all your going to get....just maintain it...on workout days. i like to do it for recovery too...
Reply With Quote
Reply

  Bodybuilding.net - Bodybuilding Forum > Main Forums > Training


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes



 



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:21 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.