No, don't do that just yet...

If no ankle weights are present, I want you to hold a 10 lb weight in each hand or hold a 25 lb weight against your chest when jumping

what's your opinion on alcohol? if my diet is 100% in check aswell as workout routine, would drinking once every two weeks affect my gains significantly? (the night i go out drinking would also probably mess up my macros)

well... to be honest, and as ridiculous as it may sound i would just like to get into as close a shape as i can to a pro football player. someone that can play all skill positions. qb/wr/db/lb. i say football because they are very well rounded as athletes.
basically i just want to dominate in pick up sports games.

I started to do Deadlift now in my program.

Started just easy with them, to get the form right.

The problem is, my grip fails... lol.

My back could handle about 3-5 reps more, but my grip don't, it was same for my 2 other friends too ^^

This wasn't too heavy either, it was in 8-10 rep range.

Also, after Deadlift, my grip is a pain with other exsercise after.

What is a good Back routine like, on Hypertrophy?

once every 2 weeks won't hurt you....try to avoid drinking to excess when you drink though

I gotcha.

In that case, a standard 5x5 plan, with HIIT cardio PWO 4 of the 5 days (do not HIIT on legs day), as well as 2 days of intense plyos on your days off would be satisfactory. However, that leaves you no days of rest. As a result you will need more sleep every night. If this is not possible, make the 5x5 work for a 4 days week (start splitting the groups like this:)

Mon - Chest/Back/Bis +HIIT
Tues - Shoulders/Legs/Abs
Weds - Traps/Tris/Calves +HIIT
Thurs - Muscles needing additional attention +HIIT
Fri - Plyos
Sat - Plyos +HIIT
Sun - OFF

To fix your deadlift issue, you can try two things.

1. Try the over-under grip like this

http://gymjunkies.com/images/deadlift_grip.jpg

2. Try using lifting straps like these:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/gl/neopad.html

Hey Raynor,

Remember I told you about my shin splints a week or so ago? The HIIT PWO that I did on Monday, aggravated my shins a lot. Today when I went onto the track to do my PWO HIIT, my shins gave me A LOT of sharp pains. I ended up jogging for 2 minutes, drank my protein, and went home. Should I just wait for the shins to calcify before I do anymore PWO HIIT? The pain is sharp whenever I try to run.

You know I honestly dunno whats giving me so much trouble. I drink an unearthly amount of milk + take 5000 IU vita D everyday. I'd think my shins would've calcified by now...

This post was edited by MegaVovaN on Mar 23 2011 04:35pm

You should purchase a good set of shin splint compression sleeves like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Cho-Pat-Splint-Compression-Sleeve-Large/dp/B0034D9DLM


Take about 3-4 days off, and then begin using those when you run...it should help.

Also I recommend getting special shoes for running - find a local running store ("fit 2 run" is one of many types) and they will custom fit you for a pair of shoes

at what point do you lose cardiovascular endurance?