The Y board lifting thread

[Gym Rat]

Took a rare day off today, 90 degree's, hit the beach, gorgeous...
My 1st day off this year actually. Hit the gym at 5 AM though to get it in before we left:

Delts

-4 sets each

Smith BNP
Smith Front Press
Arnold Press
Machine Press
Reverse Flyes
Side Laterals

[Grape Ape]

There is no apostrophe necessary in "degrees".

Y board has standards of excellence.

[Gym Rat]

There is no apostrophe necessary in "degrees".

Y board has standards of excellence.

Thank you sir, noted!!   

[Gym Rat]

Arms

-4 sets each

Skull Crushers
Dips
Cable-Presses

Seated D-Bell Curls
Preacher Curls
Reverse Curls

Rev-Hypers
Ab Crunch

[IroNat]

You got those epic old school collars that are like 5lbs each.

I remember them well.

5.5 lbs each.

The bar weighs 39 lbs.

39 + 11 is an even 50.

[Grape Ape]

5.5 lbs each.

The bar weighs 39 lbs.

39 + 11 is an even 50.

I had a bar like that once.

Couldn't figure out why my bench in the gym was always a rep or so weaker than at home.

Found out it was the bar not being 45lbs.

[Gym Rat]

I had a bar like that once.

Couldn't figure out why my bench in the gym was always a rep or so weaker than at home.

Found out it was the bar not being 45lbs.

I was wondering why 405 on the SSB bar felt heavier than on Power-Bar. When I weighed it, it then made sense, 55 lb. bar...

[Grape Ape]

I was wondering why 405 on the SSB bar felt heavier than on Power-Bar. When I weighed it, it then made sense, 55 lb. bar...

LOL.

I have a hex bar that I purchased from a guy who told me it was 57lbs.

Always wanted to do a 400lb pull years ago, then one day I just did it and did a 403 triple.

A half year later, I was moving the bar and said "man I am week, this just feels heavy".  Weighed it - it was 75lbs.

So all the weights I thought I was training were actually 18lbs more.  So my 403 retro'd to 421.

Switched to straight bar after and have not returned to the hex.

[chaos]

Hex bar always felt weird to me. Like an awkward farmers walk.

[Grape Ape]

Hex bar always felt weird to me. Like an awkward farmers walk.

I like it.

Now I don't.

Felt more like a squat/leg exercise instead of a hip hinge when I tried it last time.

[CalvinH]

Lots of mathematicians posting here....

Back
Cardio

[Grape Ape]

Airydne/Slant board / TRX

Deadlifts: 8/5/5 warmup   2 x 5   5 x 2 EMOM
Chest supported KB Row 3 x 8
Incline pulldown 10/8/8

Mile easy ruck with 33lbs....was supposed to be a 5k but got a work call.

[Gym Rat]

I like it.

Now I don't.

Felt more like a squat/leg exercise instead of a hip hinge when I tried it last time.

I have 2 of 'em, and I dont use 'em.

[Gym Rat]

Legs

-4 sets each

Squat (Up to 405 x 3, sat in hole for 5 second count on 1st rep).
Leg Press
Leg Ext
Leg Curl
Calf Raise

Ab Crunch

[CalvinH]

I have 2 of 'em, and I dont use 'em.

I use them all the time for deads and sometimes for traps.

[Grape Ape]

I use them all the time for deads and sometimes for traps.

These feud between you guys needs to stop before it gets out of hand.

You should unite over both of your excessive use of the apostrophe.

[Gym Rat]

[Hulkotron]

Had my creatine with Welch's Grape Juice 1998-style, about to go have a monster workout.

[Gym Rat]

Had my creatine with Welch's Grape Juice 1998-style, about to go have a monster workout.

I take 10 grams each morning. Mix it with EAA's, Fiber Powder, Electrolytes.
Just had mine and I'm off for "Deadlift day" in the gym!! (back day really).

[Gym Rat]

Back

-4 sets each

Deadlift (up to 445 for max set)
1-arm D-Bell Rows
Lat-Pulls (close-grip)
Seated Rows (machine)
Rev-Hypers
Smith Shrugs

[Grape Ape]

6 yards of mulch

[chaos]

I'm going to smoke a tri-tip and practice guitar.

[IroNat]

5/27/24

1 leg calf raises - 3 sets 25-40 reps each leg
1 leg tib raises - 2 sets 50-60 reps each leg
Behind neck press standing - 12,12,12
Barbell row - 12,12,12
Flat bench press - 10,10,12
Upright rows - 12,12,12
Bb curls - 2x20-30 close palms up grip and 2x20-25 medium palms down grip
Knees over toes squat - 3x15 without weight
45 plate farmers walk - 3x90 ft

The high reps curls are because I have had some tendonitis in the left elbow that flares up from time to time and I'm attempting to toughen it up.

[IroNat]

I had a bar like that once.

Couldn't figure out why my bench in the gym was always a rep or so weaker than at home.

Found out it was the bar not being 45lbs.

I have or had 3 Oly bars with odd actual weights.  These are not high quality bars but they were supposedly identical in brand and model.

36
37
38

Pretty odd.

The 39 is a quality bar and I expect it was meant to weigh 39 and then total to 50 even with the collars that came with the set. I bought the complete set used.

Also have 45 plates that actually vary in weight by 2-3 pounds.

Picked up some used standard 30 lb plates that vary. 

You have to wonder, particularly with the plates, how they can be off by so much.

[Grape Ape]

Yeah, the plate thing is odd.  The bars I can see, because my 35lb bar was shitty and eventually broke.

But the plates must have some filler or just really shitty quality controls.