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So how do you get into shape???
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<blockquote data-quote="permaculture" data-source="post: 530392" data-attributes="member: 35296"><p><span style="color: darkgreen">being respectful continuing the exercise content from the </span><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/good-pack-elk-74582/index4.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkgreen">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/good-pack-elk-74582/index4.html</span></a><span style="color: darkgreen"> thread a more appropriate thread.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BrowingLover - I said I report back on the squats and here it is. Last Wed I worked up to 4 sets @225 and the # of reps were 10, 7,8, 5. At one point I thought my eyes were going to pop out, at another point my nose felt like it would bleed. I followed up tonight with 4 sets of 7. I have safety bars but am still a little leary of dropping the weight if I can't get it up. I have worked my way up to 300 for 1 recently, but never over 5 for anything significant. For squats I feel a big difference between 5 and 10 reps, unlike the bench press. I have a torn disc and two herniated discs in my back so proper form is key. One might argue not going it at all is better but I feel a stronger core helps my back.</p><p> </p><p>The 37lb pack is working out well too. I can handle more weight in it but I am not sure what the pack can actually hold. The pack is a 3 day Army Assault pack (surplus).</p><p> </p><p>I dead-lifted 370 tonight. That is an all-time record for me and over twice my weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="permaculture, post: 530392, member: 35296"] [COLOR=darkgreen]being respectful continuing the exercise content from the [/COLOR][URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/good-pack-elk-74582/index4.html"][COLOR=darkgreen]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f86/good-pack-elk-74582/index4.html[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=darkgreen] thread a more appropriate thread.[/COLOR] BrowingLover - I said I report back on the squats and here it is. Last Wed I worked up to 4 sets @225 and the # of reps were 10, 7,8, 5. At one point I thought my eyes were going to pop out, at another point my nose felt like it would bleed. I followed up tonight with 4 sets of 7. I have safety bars but am still a little leary of dropping the weight if I can't get it up. I have worked my way up to 300 for 1 recently, but never over 5 for anything significant. For squats I feel a big difference between 5 and 10 reps, unlike the bench press. I have a torn disc and two herniated discs in my back so proper form is key. One might argue not going it at all is better but I feel a stronger core helps my back. The 37lb pack is working out well too. I can handle more weight in it but I am not sure what the pack can actually hold. The pack is a 3 day Army Assault pack (surplus). I dead-lifted 370 tonight. That is an all-time record for me and over twice my weight. [/QUOTE]
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