Daily Form Check Thread - October 23, 2017

Fucking wall of text incoming (I am on vacation, so i have to much time on my hands...), since this is not allowed in a standalone thread

First of all all the necessary information upfront:

Weight, Height, Sex, and Age

86kg(190lbs), 182cm (5'11'-6'0''), Male, 25

Sedentary lifestyle (desk job and desk life at home) with 4x weight training and 4x basketball a week.

Current diet is around 2000kcal [Because of slight weight loss] a day with a makro split of around 20% fat, 45% carbs, 35% protein(around 150g a day). Started supplementing with Creatine again (3-5g a day).

Your Goals (weight loss, muscle gain, etc)

I am playing Basketball, so the main focus should be on improving those skills (speed/explosivness, jumping, strength, endurance)

Slight weight loss to around 78-80kg(175-180lbs) (doesn't have to be fast) would be nice.

Any injuries or disorders that we should know about? (Diabetes, broken ankle, etc)

Some lower back pain from a football injury 7 years ago (That is why i am avoiding going very heavy on exersices, that are stressfull on the lower back (Squats, Deadlifts ...))

Torn ligament (not sure if that is the right expression) in my right foot/ankle (6-8 weeks) ago. Cleared from my doctor for full contact activity last week.

Do you smoke? (If yes, stop. Stop now.)

Nope

History of diet or exercise (What have you tried? What worked? What didn't?)

1-2 years ago i lost about 15-20kg(40lbs) to go down to my current weight.

Mostly been training in the gym by a standard 2-split about 4 times a week, with 4x90min basketball training a week.

Lift numbers for OHP/Bench/Squat/Dead with rep maxes (if known)

I haven't done one rep maxes, but before my injury my working sets were as followed:

  • OHP: ~40kg(88lbs) for 4x8
  • Bench: ~60kg(135lbs) 4x10
  • Squat: ~80kg(180lbs) 4x8
  • No Deadlifts, because of my lower back

Do you have access to a gym?

I do have access to a gym and all equipment i need.


I do want to switch to a diffrent workout plan, than the plain weight lifting. I though of doing some sort of Push/Pull variation without a primary day for legs, because i am trying to focus my excersices in combination with leg training since my legs are pretty exhausted from playing Basketball 4x a week.

Here is the "Push" day i have been trying out lately (with short rest times <60sec):

  • Slight Incline Barebell Bench with 4x8-12 at around 50kg(110lbs)
  • Barebell Thrusters with 4x8-12 at around 35-40kg(~80lbs)
  • Weighted Box Jumps 4x10-15 at around 5-10kg(15-20lbs)
  • Wall Ball Squat 4x10 at round 15kg(35lbs)
  • Pushups with a body turn 3x8-10 [Basically doing a pushup and turning 360° with only my hands and feet touching the ground]
  • Medicine ball chest pass against a wall 3x25-30sec at around 12kg(26lbs) [performed close to the wall with high speed. Around 40-50 passes in that time]
  • Frenchpress 3x8-12 at around 30kg (65lbs)
  • Dips 3xto failure [probably around 5]

I have done this 2x now and i am liking it so far, since it is realy exhausting strength and endurance wise. Maybe a bit to heavy on the shoulders. I would like to get some imput on that routine from the experienced fitness gurus in here!?

I haven't realy come up with a "Pull" equivalent, that focuses on combination and movement excersices. That is another thing i would like to ask the experts in here!

Well if you made it so far, thanks for reading that wall of text and thank you for all the input!

Cheers

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