A beastly road to the NPC A-nation championships

wasme said:
That's great then! We are going to have to hook up at some point.. either in Ro-cha-cha or Buffalo or something..
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Definitely. I'm bummed I didn't get the chance to go see knot up there.. I know I'll be in Niagara second weekend of feb for sure at the casino.
 
Stayed in rochester last night. Didn't feelike driving. Just got to rome. Time to shower and get ready for work
 
So much fun... not too much longer for you.
 
I think even the dog is impressed! Looking good man!
 
Dog was like "Holy crap! I'm not the alpha anymore!!!"
 
im still amazed by progress
 
I have big traps and still have a neck I think I would look like a giraffe if I didn't have these traps of mine. LOL
 
MrKleen73 said:
I have big traps and still have a neck I think I would look like a giraffe if I didn't have these traps of mine. LOL
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Funny you mention that; saw a pic of myself when I was younger pre-weightlifting and I cannot believe how much my shoulder girdle has changed. I had the same giraffe neck for sure.
 
superbeast668 said:
Making that run at 405 today bro.
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When you get under that bar, KNOW you will squat that weight. Take a huge breath into your belly, driving it down and out to expand your core against your belt. Grip the hell out of the bar and do a mighty pulldown to lock the bar into your back. It all starts with the unrack. If you can have your core like iron and the bar stable as hell glued to your back as your grip is crushing it, the weight feels 900x lighter. And you'll be so much more powerful from the stability. Practice this every set leading up to the attempt, not just when it gets heavy. Get it right, and the bar feels like feathers by comparison.

Don't be a p#ssy, and never stop driving - you CAN & WILL move it!!!!
 
And take LONG rests leading up to it, with super low volume. This should take a while, and it should bore you to tears. Use this time to focus on what you're about to do - the anticipation & single-mindedness of the process is fuel to conquer the one thing you came for.

After victory, do some back off work and resume your regular routine & pace so you can still get your volume on.
 
Got in to the gym. All 3 racks were blocked. Walked up to the hot chick doing dead squats and asked if she would move over. She was all about it. GAME FCKING ON!

135x15 w/u
225x5
315x3 Belt on
365x1 belt and wraps
405x3!!!!!! Belt and wraps.
Back down to 315 x8
225x12


Leg press 5x8

Good mornings 3x8

Bss 3x8

Leg curl 4xfail

Super excited about the squat today. 405 went out of the hole easy as pie for the first two.
 
Changed the split up. Modified phat for 4 days a week. Today was power upper.

Flat bb bench 2x5 1x3.

Low to high cable fly 3x6

Pulldowns 3x5

Rows. 2x5 1x3

Side laterals 3x6

Face pulls 3x8

Ez curls 3x5

Skulls 3x6

Weights were stupid.
 
Holy sh*t. Norton's not phucking around when he calls it the power day. I've never done those rep ranges for every exercise you've listed after bench. I've never looked into the program. 2 power & 2 hyper days/wk, right?
 
Hyde said:
Holy sh*t. Norton's not phucking around when he calls it the power day. I've never done those rep ranges for every exercise you've listed after bench. I've never looked into the program. 2 power & 2 hyper days/wk, right?
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It's two and 3 that's how it's modified. And we kept the reps lower for power day and they're normal to high for hypertophy.
 
Entire lift was driven by this band in honor of the 10 years since the pink beard went to the sky.

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Holy crap! 405?! Really! Awesome! Looking awesome SB! I am amazed at your progress!!
 
hit it. really wasnt into it. really crap mood at the moment honestly. crap just keeps piling up in life and im quite honestly getting super stressed out.

front squats 2x12 1x4 drop set for another 12

hack squats 2x12 nice slow paused reps

leg ext ss walking lunges 2x15

leg curl 2x15

SLDL 2x15

standing calves 2x20

seated calves 2x20
 
superbeast668 said:
hit it. really wasnt into it. really crap mood at the moment honestly. crap just keeps piling up in life and im quite honestly getting super stressed out.
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Feel you on this... sh1t never stops... at least we can turn to the weights (seems to be the only reliable thing these days)
 
wasme said:
Feel you on this... sh1t never stops... at least we can turn to the weights (seems to be the only reliable thing these days)
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I hear ya both on this one. I have been going through the worst time in my life and enduring a level of crap that most people would not be able to handle (trust me on this ... the few people I have told think its like a bad movie and never believed this kinda thing actually happens in real life) .... if not for the iron therapy I would have surely lost it by now. I look forward to every cathartic workout session ..... helps to kill the demons and live to fight another day ....
 
wasme said:
Feel you on this... sh1t never stops... at least we can turn to the weights (seems to be the only reliable thing these days)
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TKC432 said:
I hear ya both on this one. I have been going through the worst time in my life and enduring a level of crap that most people would not be able to handle (trust me on this ... the few people I have told think its like a bad movie and never believed this kinda thing actually happens in real life) .... if not for the iron therapy I would have surely lost it by now. I look forward to every cathartic workout session ..... helps to kill the demons and live to fight another day ....
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Never ends. Sadly the gym didn't help much today.
 
Hate to hear life is kicking that ass. Keep the head up and get on through it you know how to soldier through hard times and come out stronger in the end!
 
MrKleen73 said:
Hate to hear life is kicking that ass. Keep the head up and get on through it you know how to soldier through hard times and come out stronger in the end!
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Trying man. Stuffs getting bad though. Momma's got cancer again. Her options are her 14th surgery in 10 years to remove one lung and pieces of the other or... She's not doing another surgery. There's so much more icing on the cake but that's the straw that broke my back.
 
superbeast668 said:
Trying man. Stuffs getting bad though. Momma's got cancer again. Her options are her 14th surgery in 10 years to remove one lung and pieces of the other or... She's not doing another surgery. There's so much more icing on the cake but that's the straw that broke my back.
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Holy cow bro, that's terrible. You know I'll pray for her.

When it rains it pours :/
 
superbeast668 said:
Trying man. Stuffs getting bad though. Momma's got cancer again. Her options are her 14th surgery in 10 years to remove one lung and pieces of the other or... She's not doing another surgery. There's so much more icing on the cake but that's the straw that broke my back.
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You have my info man hit me up if you need to talk.
 
Prayers for your Mom and you SB. Sad.
 
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