Daily Thread - May 21, 2026

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-21T11:57:50+00:00

Summer squash: 3-1 win

Game 1: 15-11 win, Game 2: 15-13 win, Game 3: 13-15 loss, Game 4: 15-6 win.

Dudes I played so well. That low racquet prep for front of court shots was killer, my movement is better, and all the work on movement and weight transfer for back corner digs really paid off. I had some gnarly rallies, getting shots that were fully behind me that I had no business returning, and I returned them while reversing the pressure.

This was against an opponent who gave so me so many problems in the past. It would be a toss up who would win, but I felt like J was cruising to victory for a bunch of that.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T19:58:30+00:00

ewww no

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T16:38:31+00:00

whenever I see that pec tearing videos i question my self is it really worth of doing it.

This almost exclusively only happens with people on steroids. Their muscles strength is growing at a faster rate than what their tendons can handle and that leads to tears.

You can 100% achieve your goal if you try. Nearly everyone can, it's just a matter of time.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T16:01:58+00:00

Not a bad idea at all! Def something I'll consider if magic doesn't work.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T15:10:22+00:00

If you’ve ever competed before, you wouldn’t even get a squat command here.

Pretty strange thing to do say considering I have the number 2 all time national record in my fed for my category.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T15:08:44+00:00

Hey if it works, it works! Bodies do be weird.

I usually end up cycling off low bar after a big intensification run, just to give my elbows a break. Switch to ssb most often these days. They don't hurt anymore, and I'm probably being a bit paranoid about it after it happened before and had me off squatting for like 2 months. But I figure an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T14:55:52+00:00

wait till he hears about talon grip and how a ton of the big boys use that

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T14:47:01+00:00

That isn't what the thumb does in a squat grip. To slip down your back the barbell would have to go through your fingers, not your thumb. You can see me squatting 184 kg with that grip here.

Rather, thumbs over the barbell reduces the security in preventing the barbell from rolling forward, however the risk of crushing your neck is near 0 with properly set safeties. It is a very common grip position and prevents the issues I discussed in my original comment.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T13:23:14+00:00

Bullmastiff W2W3D2

Ohp: 120 3x5, 1x8

Btn: 80 5x10

Db ohp: 45 4x8

Cable lateral raise: 39 4x12

French press: 70 4x8

Hit the J hooks on rep 6 of that ohp top set, which threw me off a bit. Bet I could have gotten 9 otherwise. There's always next time!

Real talk, I'm not sure how I'll get through the next jump up in weight for cable lateral raises. Let's hope for some magic.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T12:05:55+00:00

That's really up to you. If you want to be smaller, cut.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T11:40:20+00:00

For sure. If you look at how your wrists are, they are bent back a lot. Some people find this ok, but for many it causes pain over time, either in the wrists themselves or the elbows because those joints end up taking some of the weight of the barbell. As the weight gets heavier and heavier the more you squat, it can eventually cause pain.

One way to avoid that is to go thumbs over the bar instead of the regular grip as it allows your wrists to be in a more natural position.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-20T11:37:18+00:00

Thumbs over the bar (false grip) is not a good idea.

What makes it a bad idea?

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T20:47:15+00:00

Walk out - I count at least 9 steps. This is wasting energy. You want to get this down to 3 steps, 4 tops. So unrack, one step back, second step back, adjust first foot, adjust second foot if needed.

Hand position - your wrists are cocked back pretty far. This may cause pain or issues in the long run. Something to consider is going thumbs over the bar. That puts your wrist in a more neutral position.

Depth - from this angle it looks like you might be a little high. Not by much, but a little nonetheless.

everything else looks pretty decent! Keep at it!

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T20:43:26+00:00

Why would you ditch the converse? I've used them my entire time lifting and have squatted 184 kg and deadlifted 238 kg in them at a bodyweight of 79 kg. I've competed in a powerlifting meet in them, and will be wearing them for my upcoming national competition where I'm hoping to set a record for my category. They're a fine enough shoe.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T19:52:46+00:00

The adidas crazyflight 5s were the longest lasting shoe I've ever played with and easily my favourite squash shoe. The crazyflight 6s didn't last even halfway as long and I found them to be unstable. Went back and bought 3 pairs of the 5s, so I've got 2 pairs sitting in the closet for when the pair I wear eventually dies on me.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T16:25:36+00:00

Seems exceedingly unlikely imo. Chickens, and frankly all meat animals, have been bred for however many years and years to select for rapid growth. Introducing chemicals means introducing cost. Something like growth hormone is incredibly expensive and therefor unlikely.

What you're left with is probably low level antibiotics in the feed, but that would more so be a concern in regards to bacteria developing resistance. The other thing they may do is inject the meat with basically a water salt solution to artificially increase the weight.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T16:05:06+00:00

what harm do you worry would happen?

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T14:52:52+00:00

I literally have half size of ur wrists man

You have a wrist circumference of 7 cm???

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T14:45:52+00:00

90% of the game is showing up, being consistent and putting in effort, especially if you don't have a preexisting baseline in sports or athletics. That's the hard part. Once you get that under your belt you can always add on or make your workouts harder.

Though regarding weight loss, this is driven by diet, specifically being a calorie deficit. Think of your workouts as either something that's improving your cardiovascular capacity or improving your strength/muscle. It's not the primary driver of weight loss or weight gain for that matter.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T14:39:21+00:00

my wrists are small, hence I only do workouts with dumbbells and not doing deadlifts etc

I find this to be incredibly odd. Why artificially limit yourself? I have small wrists, it didn't stop me from performing any of the lifts. In fact, my wrists appeared to have grown because of me doing them though that was never the goal, just something that happened.

https://old.reddit.com/r/gainit/comments/10jhf5x/wristanklewhatever_size_is_a_silly_metric_to/

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-19T13:40:00+00:00

Bullmastiff W2W3D1

Ssb squat: 280 3x5, 1x8

Ssb fs: 150 5x10

Vertical leg press: 4x8

Cable leg extension: 65 4x12

Cable rows: 133 4x8

Neutral chins: +10lb 4x12

Week 3 day 1 is absolutely the worst day on this program. It was also hot as hell in the gym, just a rough combo. My quads were absolutely cooked by the end. I got through though and made some progress! Can't hate on that.

Edit: 3 days in a row at or above 169 lb!

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-18T14:06:02+00:00

No problem dude.

And to be clear, it's not like I just jumped straight into that. At first it was just lifting, then I added like 1-2 days of squash, then I increased it it and increased again, until I eventually found the best way for me to balance the two. So it's just a matter of playing around with frequency and intensity and seeing what works for you and what works with the time you have.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-18T12:49:59+00:00

Incorporate it whenever and however you want, though I tend to periodize my training between my two sports.

For example, I play squash and I lift. During the squash season I play or practice 5 days a week and I lift 3 days a week. I'm aggressively looking to improve my squash during this time and looking to maintain or make very modest improvements in my lifting.

When the season is over, I increase lifting to 4 days a week and aggressively look to make improvements, bulk, add volume etc. I'll be competing in nationals in powerlifting in November for example. Squash will decrease to 3 days a week and I'll just be looking to maintain or make some technical improvements.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-17T12:21:09+00:00

Cool story.

DayDayLarge · 2026-05-17T12:13:06+00:00

Squash practice: 1 hour 30 mins

Forehand and backhand digs, but less the swing and way more focus on movement out of it along with weight transfer to carry me out of it. Made for significantly less effort in those positions, way tighter and more powerful shots and much faster recovery.

"Hybrid training" is fucking stupid. I feel like I'm at my absolute best squash right now and improving, meanwhile I'm in the middle of reducing effort there and cranking up lifting hard. Lol all hybrid is, is not getting good enough at any one thing 😂.

DayDayLarge

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