The Official February 2015 Study Group Forum

[The Abyss]

Do compound barbell lifts (squats, deadlifts, bench press, barbell row, and overhead press) These build functional, real life strength.
Stay away from machines
Don't do silly isolation lifts like curls, they're useless and do nothing to build functional strength.
FORM FORM FORM FORM. Form is the most important thing. Bad form will lead to nasty injuries.

Pretty much all I can say in terms of what I do for exercise. Don't be afraid to lift because girls don't get "bulky" from general lifting.

I agree with all of this and I already practice it. I have good form and everything, I actually run workouts with bodyweight exercises for my team. What is bolded is what I want to work on. I usually use free weights or bars with not too much weight on them (maybe 22kg for squats, 12kg for back, 10kg chest sorry its in kilos thats what my gym has haha) and I want to lift heavier things with fewer reps. So I guess its the bolded part that I'm working on - I'm not scared that I'll get bulky but that I'll look like a weakling trying to do it haha

And Jgoods - you have a sweet setup but I don't have the option for a gym in my basement at the moment

http://stronglifts.com/5x5/

[JackelJ]

I'm doing plenty of 6 section ers this week. It's the defining factor of whether I postpone or not.

Good luck zac! And if its only RC thats giving you trouble I would lean towards taking it in Feb but thats just me

[ilikebaseball]

in college the coaches wouldnt even let us use machines.

Legs you do hella squats, lunges, power jumps, calf raises.
Chest you do 5 different varieties of push ups (push up clocks, decline push ups, diamond, med ball, regular) dumbbell press, incline/decline press.
Tris you do bench dips, tri extensions, skullcrushers.
Back and bis day you can do back extensions, pull ups, rows, and I guess lats...Bi's you do hammer curls, reg curls, reverse grip pull ups
I do abs and traps everyday except cardio day. Mix in a little shoulder on both arm days.

I try to stay away from the machines. They help too much are are very misleading in how much they say they help

These are baseball lifts, no? Did you play?

I did. Idk if I'd call them "baseball lifts" lol I feel like they're more universal. Baseball lifts get more into resistance band and medicine ball types of things

Interesting. It's not the lifts themselves so much as the combination, really the only other sport I saw that lifted similarly to baseball was lacrosse, and even they did more power lifting. (the pushup circuit you do I would consider to be baseball)

ya baseball we mainly focused on legs legs legs legs and abs. This would be more of an offseason thing.

[JackelJ]

http://stronglifts.com/5x5/

Thanks!

[Big Red]

ya baseball we mainly focused on legs legs legs legs and abs. This would be more of an offseason thing.

Now see your personality would have made me think you're a hitter, but you're lifting like a pitcher.

[ilikebaseball]

ya baseball we mainly focused on legs legs legs legs and abs. This would be more of an offseason thing.

Now see your personality would have made me think you're a hitter, but you're lifting like a pitcher.

ya im more of a thinker of the game

[Big Red]

ya baseball we mainly focused on legs legs legs legs and abs. This would be more of an offseason thing.

Now see your personality would have made me think you're a hitter, but you're lifting like a pitcher.

ya im more of a thinker of the game

so a relief pitcher

[ilikebaseball]

ya baseball we mainly focused on legs legs legs legs and abs. This would be more of an offseason thing.

Now see your personality would have made me think you're a hitter, but you're lifting like a pitcher.

ya im more of a thinker of the game

so a relief pitcher

in a sense yes. closer haha

[Big Red]

in a sense yes. closer haha

ah, well that "resolves the discrepancy" nicely

[m27]

Is anyone using/has used Cambridge's LSAT Challenge book? Thoughts on it?

[Rigo]

[GreenTee]

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[gamerish]

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[179orBust]

What percentage of LR questions did you guys typically get correct when you began drilling?
In beginning of my prep and just started drilling SA questions. Got 25/32 timed (went over limit though) and 29/32 after BR. Reason I'm drilling timed right now is because I've struggled with timing on standardized tests in the past. Taking LSAT in June.

[JackelJ]

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[Smallville]

Peeeeeeeeeeen

ETA: This is Shaq btw. Although GT is obsessed with this word as well. He says hi.

I thought we were supposed to expect drunk Shak and GT pws tonight?

but I'm closing my computer to do another set or 2 and sleep

[Rigo]

[Dr. Nefario]

So Are shak and GT a real life couple?

ETA: new kid on the block

[JackelJ]

What percentage of LR questions did you guys typically get correct when you began drilling?
In beginning of my prep and just started drilling SA questions. Got 25/32 timed (went over limit though) and 29/32 after BR. Reason I'm drilling timed right now is because I've struggled with timing on standardized tests in the past. Taking LSAT in June.

I average around 90% for most questions types. I don't time myself when I drill

[Rigo]

[Dr. Nefario]

What percentage of LR questions did you guys typically get correct when you began drilling?
In beginning of my prep and just started drilling SA questions. Got 25/32 timed (went over limit though) and 29/32 after BR. Reason I'm drilling timed right now is because I've struggled with timing on standardized tests in the past. Taking LSAT in June.

When I first started I was at about -12 a section. Now I'm -4 ish

ETA: wish my SO was becoming a lawyer. We could go in massive debt together.

[Rigo]

[nlee10]

What percentage of LR questions did you guys typically get correct when you began drilling?
In beginning of my prep and just started drilling SA questions. Got 25/32 timed (went over limit though) and 29/32 after BR. Reason I'm drilling timed right now is because I've struggled with timing on standardized tests in the past. Taking LSAT in June.

About 6 weeks ago, I was getting -7 to -10 per section. Took 5 weeks off from PT'ing and started over the basics with 7Sage LR and drilled pretty much all the Level 1-3's on the Cambridge Packets. Since getting back into the groove of timed sections, I've been consistently getting -3 to -4 per section with obvious improvements in timing/confidence as well.

[GreenTee]

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[179orBust]

What percentage of LR questions did you guys typically get correct when you began drilling?
In beginning of my prep and just started drilling SA questions. Got 25/32 timed (went over limit though) and 29/32 after BR. Reason I'm drilling timed right now is because I've struggled with timing on standardized tests in the past. Taking LSAT in June.

I average around 90% for most questions types. I don't time myself when I drill

Thanks, how much time would you say you take per question? I'm between 89 and 90% also, but there are times when I can spend 3 minutes on a question. That's what's concerning me. When I drill timed, my accuracy dips. Feel like everything is happening too fast.