TGR's Modified PowerBuilding v2.0

Probably because you shocked your CNS so much each week on Squats and Deads.
 
turff49 said:
Probably because you shocked your CNS so much each week on Squats and Deads.
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My bicep pain has no doubt contributed. I will say though despite my bicep pain on CGBP/walkouts day that I had no pain today whatsoever.
 
RegisterJr said:
To be fair, you didn't lift very much either.



Upper body? No biggie, those haven't progressed anyway. lol
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Well, I mean you aren't wrong. For a while there I didn't do a whole lot of anything lol.

Squats will likely suffer at first too. Deadlift shouldn't take a big hit though.
 
Rest day. Knocking out the rest of our chores then we'll go eat seafood with my mom. Prob go out with a deep fried bang, an maybe some margaritas too.
 
Oh man, I'm stuffed.

Here was my little plate
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And my mom and I

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I may wait till the end of this cycle to change my diet (3 weeks from Tuesday). Who knows.
 
I can still taste the fry batter. Eew.

Upper back/Lats day. Time to burn some calories.
 
Kroc Row 190
(No straps)

Set 1 : 40x10
Set 2 : 60x8
Set 3 : 75x5
Set 4 : 95x30 R PR
Set 5 : 95x30 L PR

Narrow Grip Lat Pull Down 228
(The way Turff describes in his log)

Set 1 : 150x8
Set 2 : 180x8
Set 3 : 170x8
Set 4 : 160x8

*I pretty much could've left at this point. Lats were already pumped.

SUPERSET:

1.5 Rope Hammer Curl 120
(1+1/2=1)

Set 1 : 70x10
Set 2 : 80x10
Set 3 : 80x10
Set 4 : 80x10
Set 5 : 90x10

Banded Barbell Row 262.5

Set 1 : 135x8
Set 2 : 185x7
+Straps
Set 3 : 205x7 PR
Set 4 : 225x5 PR (ugly)
Set 5 : 185x7

SUPERSET:

Reeve's Dead Lift 269.5

Set 1 : 155x5
Set 2 : 245x3

*These were cheese-grading my quads. dropped them for the hammer strength.

Dumbbell Cross Body Hammer Curl 50.67

Set 1 : 40x8
Set 2 : 40x8
Set 3 : 40x8
Set 4 : 40x8

Drop Set:
Hold one DB up while doing 4 curls, then alternating.

Set 5 : 30x8
Set 6 : 25x4

Leverage Machine High Row 228
(HS, weight per side)

Set 1 : 135x10
Set 2 : 180x8 (PR?)
Set 3 : 160x8

Drop Set:
Set 4 : 160x8
Set 5 : 135x5
Set 6 : 90x8
Set 7 : 45x40


Pretty good one today.
 
I'd say it was a "pretty good one"! PR King! I like that "hold one DB up while curling with the other arm"!
 
Still hitting new PR's! You're doing a great job Thomas
 
I'd say you lit that back up! Cramps/DOMS most likely after that one. Huge weights and volume. Strengthening those lays will improve all your lifts for sure!
Great pic with the family too. I'd been hungry after eating that little bit of food...lol
 
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kenpoengineer said:
I'd say it was a "pretty good one"! PR King! I like that "hold one DB up while curling with the other arm"!
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Thanks Mark. L

MARK_ said:
Still hitting new PR's! You're doing a great job Thomas
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...and Mark. lol

turff49 said:
I'd say you lit that back up! Cramps/DOMS most likely after that one. Huge weights and volume. Strengthening those lays will improve all your lifts for sure!
Great pic with the family too. I'd been hungry after eating that little bit of food...lol
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If I didn't have a couple margaritas I definitely could've ten more. I forgot how good hush puppies were.

Duramaxhd said:
Beast
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That's about how pudgy I look...
 
capo180 said:
That's a lot of rows man.. Congrats on the gang of PRs too!
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I'm hoping they carry over to bench. Back keeps getting stronger but bench pretty much stays the same. Thanks man.

wasme said:
Nice work brother! And good on ya treating your mom to a nice day!
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Thanks Simon. It was fun. I plan to go back over and do her yard work on Memorial Day weekend. Short walk to the beach. :)
 
If ur struggling on chest gains hit up a lot of negatives instead of normal reps. For like 4-6 weeks. Then ur plateau's should raise. Help me break mine at least
 
Love the pic of you and your mom!! Such cute smiles!!

Really strong rowing today too!!
 
RegisterJr said:
I'm hoping they carry over to bench. Back keeps getting stronger but bench pretty much stays the same.
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When you learn to use your back on the descent and drive your shoulders into the pad on the press, you'll see how much that back work helped. Have faith, buddy.
 
RegisterJr said:
I'm hoping they carry over to bench. Back keeps getting stronger but bench pretty much stays the same. Thanks man.



Thanks Simon. It was fun. I plan to go back over and do her yard work on Memorial Day weekend. Short walk to the beach. :)
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It takes time and practice to feel the lats in the bench press.. Depending on how you bench the involvement can obviously vary too, I'm sure. But strong lats help with a lot more than just benching man.
 
liftandswim said:
Yes, they make you look like a brick shîthouse. I take notice when I see someone with a big back/lats.
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This. And even when you're at a fatter bf like we are currently, Thomas, it will look dope. In the morning while brushing my teeth I'm always like, man, I'm kinda fat....but look at that back thickness! lol
 
gymwrenchwv said:
If ur struggling on chest gains hit up a lot of negatives instead of normal reps. For like 4-6 weeks. Then ur plateau's should raise. Help me break mine at least
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I'll do some of this on accessory.

love2liftkat said:
Love the pic of you and your mom!! Such cute smiles!!

Really strong rowing today too!!
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Thanks Kat!

herderdude said:
When you learn to use your back on the descent and drive your shoulders into the pad on the press, you'll see how much that back work helped. Have faith, buddy.
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capo180 said:
It takes time and practice to feel the lats in the bench press.. Depending on how you bench the involvement can obviously vary too, I'm sure. But strong lats help with a lot more than just benching man.
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I actually do feel it my on my Lats more so than my chest ever since watching the "bend the bar" video. Just gotta get it bigger to make up for my weak chest.

liftandswim said:
Yes, they make you look like a brick shîthouse. I take notice when I see someone with a big back/lats.
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Hyde said:
This. And even when you're at a fatter bf like we are currently, Thomas, it will look dope. In the morning while brushing my teeth I'm always like, man, I'm kinda fat....but look at that back thickness! lol
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Lol. That's about the only part that I like right now.

gymwrenchwv said:
The boys over at finaflex got a whole batch of new goodies on the site looks like
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Yup. Reformulated BCAA/SAA, Revolution PCT, Pure Test, Max Pump, Creatrona to Creatine Energy, and added Muscle Fiber and Liver Repair.
 
Man, diets been good today, but I'm thinking of pounding carbs tonight for my squat singles tomorrow. Hoping I feel strong and go for 415. Might just see if I can be faster at 405 though.
 
Awesome pics, Thomas!!!!
 
HUGE leg day for me.

Lying Leg Curls 97.5

Set 1 : 50x15
Set 2 : 65x15
Set 3 : 65x15

Barbell Squat 420

Set 1 : 45x5
Set 2 : 135x5
Set 3 : 160x5
Set 4 : 180x5
Set 5 : 230x3
+Belt
Set 6 : 285x5
Set 7 : 315x3

Videoed-
Set 8 : 345x1
Set 9 : 385x1

(Was supposed to be 375 but I accidentally had 35# on the L and 25# on the R. I felt it as soon as I started the drop. lol)

Set 10 : 410x1 PR
Set 11 : 420x1 PR

Out of time. Damn, those were relatively fast PR's. I have about 3 weeks left of this cycle, my first, and I may end with my yearly goal of 450. :D

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Critiques encouraged.

I will say, I don't like not having extra time for accessory work, but oh well. Maybe I'll get some in on another day.
 
Warmup was Helix x2 min, multiple hip stretches, BSS, lunges, hammer curls, and PAPs.
 
Awesome! Finaflex Freak! Spotter 1 did a better job BTW.
 
kenpoengineer said:
Awesome! Finaflex Freak! Spotter 1 did a better job BTW.
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He did awesome.

I might have scared off spotter two. He is a friend of the guy who yanked my bench up several weeks ago. While I was explaining what I wanted he asked if he should hold my chest and I said don't touch me. I said to allow me to fail, just not to hurt myself.

lol

I was scared he was going to steal my PR if he touched me.
 
Yeah, you had more in you for sure. By the last one you had that "lean" going on again. Just looks like that would put more stress on the lumbars...
How's the knees and hips holding up, you've been progressing at an astounding rate.
 
turff49 said:
Yeah, you had more in you for sure. By the last one you had that "lean" going on again. Just looks like that would put more stress on the lumbars...
How's the knees and hips holding up, you've been progressing at an astounding rate.
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By the time I loaded 420 my biceps started feeling pumped/fatigued. Maybe that's why I lean? To transfer more weight onto my back?

I will say, it felt relatively light compared to walking out 420 last week.

Knees, hips, and back all feel 100%. No issues whatsoever.

Sometimes on lower weight leg curls my knees pop, but warming up on the Helix eliminate that this week. I don't know if anyone is familiar with it, but you have to sit back into a squat on that cardio machine. Might do quite a bit tomorrow with post-squats.
 
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Depth check...
 
Depth looks spot on Thomas! I bet it is the whole bicep issue causing the lean.
Good to hear no knee or hip issues with all the PR's you've been setting!
 
turff49 said:
Depth looks spot on Thomas! I bet it is the whole bicep issue causing the lean.
Good to hear no knee or hip issues with all the PR's you've been setting!
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Thanks man, and thanks for the constant encouragement.
 
Ok here is my thoughts on the lean. Try to set upper back and unrack all in the same breath then step, step adjust a bit big belly then sqaut. Sorts sounds like your exhaling when u unrack it or your taking it as your unracking it, that may be the first part second stop looking at your feet to set them I think this is biggest issue. It like when you are sqauting you want a head up position to maintain a good back

Edit:excellent work today thou
 
Duramaxhd said:
Ok here is my thoughts on the lean. Try to set upper back and unrack all in the same breath then step, step adjust a bit big belly then sqaut. Sorts sounds like your exhaling when u unrack it or your taking it as your unracking it, that may be the first part second stop looking at your feet to set them I think this is biggest issue. It like when you are sqauting you want a head up position to maintain a good back

Edit:excellent work today thou
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Good stuff here. I can't tell from the videos because I edited most of the setup out, but I think you're right. I don't have tight air when I unrack. On the first one it looks like I unracked with no air, actually.

I also agree on looking down. It certainly can't help. Not sure why I do it, becausse I never have my feet in the same spot anyway. lol My legs were more narrow on the 420 than the others.

So, full air/belly on unrack to position.

Look up the entire setup.

readjust air/big belly when in position.

Thanks man.
 
liftandswim said:
It's a bad angle to judge depth, but I'd say both 410 and 420 were a tad high. Right there though. Congrats on the PRs
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gymwrenchwv said:
What do u think of the new creatine u guys got??
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I really like it, but mostly because of the extra intra caffeine i get. I've never been a picky creatine person, and have no problem with basic creatine mono. This is slightly less gritty, if that's a concern.
 
liftandswim said:
It's a bad angle to judge depth, but I'd say both 410 and 420 were a tad high. Right there though. Congrats on the PRs
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345 has a significant gap between the bar and rack, but looks to me like the legs are at ok depth.

385 looks like I tapped the rack, but that happens sometimes.

410 is high, at least higher than all others. It's hard to tell for me because the spotter merges with my shorts.

I feel like 420 looks ok based on the below photo(s). Doesn't look like there's much space between the bar and rack to go much further.

However, if I'm high, I'm high.

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I really like it, but mostly because of the extra intra caffeine i get. I've never been a picky creatine person, and have no problem with basic creatine mono. This is slightly less gritty, if that's a concern.
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There's was no real concern. I've always been pleased with finaflex products. Just trying to stay up to par on the changes.
 
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