Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

Ahh hmm yeah that is weird. Never had that happen before.
 
First thing I did brother. It has a wet sand consistency I bet I could make a castle with it lol
 

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hahah

well that sucks. mine breaks up at least. prewo sand castle sounds fun though
 
Yeah it was sealed well when opened it and it was already a marshmallow castle. The kind gains live in though so it's all good!
 
Duramaxhd said:
Thanks I feel like I got the technique down pretty good. Just need to stick with it so I don't for get it again like last time
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In my experience, overhead pressing really does help with benching.

I've dropped it a couple times to add more bench a ways out from a meet but it always cost me a lot of backtracking on ohp when I returned to it. From here on I plan to always keep it in except maybe a couple weeks out from contest. Plus pressing overhead is something anyone strong wants to do.
 
Hyde said:
In my experience, overhead pressing really does help with benching.
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Strongly disagree. My OHP has gone nowhere, but my bench has improved. That may be that there are/were other inadequacies that improved the bench, tho.


Hyde said:
Plus pressing overhead is something anyone strong wants to do.
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This is true. I hope when I'm strong I'm capable of OHP'ing heavy.
 
Me squat & deadlift
Current weight at 4:15am was 219.5

Caloric intake 3250

Preworkout-White Rapids 2 scoops
Intra-isopure / ocean spray cran-cherry / Isopure bcaa's / 3 grams leucine / 5 grams creatine

Squat (cambered bar, sleeves, walkout)
Bar×10
155×10
245×5
Belt
335×3
425×7×3 (set×reps)
425×10 and I'm dead (pr)

Deadlift
135×5
225×5
Belt
315×3
405×3
495×3
Beltless
385×7×3
385×14 total time 10 mins for beltless work

Seated SSB good mornings
172×5×5

Ghr
10,10,10,15

Note
Great day felt heavy today first set of 425 was ruff, came forward a few times on some sets but dialed it in. Never would have thought 425×10 was possible from me almost blew an eye out i think.

Deadlift worked up to a decent trip could have done a couple more but my 3rd got away from me a bit. For the down sets me and 2 other guys switch out immediately when finishing our set so it was quick as hell. Bounced 385 a touch I don't think it's as big a deal as they make it to be not like it helps a great deal

Then some light assistance work pretty much my whole lower body was shot at that point

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Damn, buddy. How is walking out the cambered bar?
 
herderdude said:
Damn, buddy. How is walking out the cambered bar?
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It's not bad I've got it down good where my back is so tight I could keep it there all day

Ty everyone got to keep the momentum going and keep it fun or I'll just fall back into my slump again

My legs are still pumped / numb

Bench day tomorrow think I'm going to go with paused reps and try to balance so I can bench twice a week I see no reason why it would be possible consider the amount in project momentum
 
Duramaxhd said:
Here I am at a new Pizza joint in town and I'm going to get a salad smh
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Im disappointed. Brotha...after that session you had you can afford at least a slice (or 6...or a whole pie).
 
Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

Duramaxhd said:
But I want to be lean fellas I went with the ahi tuna salad
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I hear ya man. But one piece of pizza aint gonna make you fat, or stop you from losing fat for that matter. But to each their own...as long as you don't eat pizza there's more in the world for me...so thank you :)
 
Nice looking salad and dam, what a squat amrap.

I would've taken the all instead of the nothin'.
 
Me bench
Current weight at 4:15am was 217.3

Caloric intake 3250

Preworkout-White Rapids 2 scoops
Intra-isopure / ocean spray cran-cherry / Isopure bcaa's / 3 grams leucine / 5 grams creatine

Bench press
Bar×10
95×10
135×10
185×5 paused
225×7×3 paused 1-2 count
245×3

Close grip
155×6×10

SS
DB flys
30×15
35×4×15 with a set of 5 hex press at the end of each set
Tricep dips
5×10

SS
Assisted pull ups
4×10
Front raise
4×10
Rear delt flys
4x10

Orange band curls, thumbless zotman curls and upright rows
5×a bunch

Bamboo bar
88#×3×10

Abs
Decline situps
Lying leg raises


Notes
Getting better, pressing consistency is getting there. Just going to stay positive

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Well this has been a ruff weekend I'm beat took a 3 hr nap today legs are stiff lats and upper back sore. On top of it all I start a shutdown next week on 10's till the job is done
 
Working hard on shoulders lats bi & tri's have netted me a gain of zippo on bench but they do look the part lol
 

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Das guns! But I feel you lol.. Anyone I meet in person that asks what I bench, just pretty much asks why I'm so weak lol.
 
Hyde said:
I just say, "Not enough" and change the conversation
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That's my go to. Truthfully, I say I haven't max-singled in a year.
 
Lower
Current weight at 4:30am was 219

Caloric intake 3250

Preworkout-White Rapids 2 scoops
Intra-isopure / ocean spray cran-cherry / Isopure bcaa's / 3 grams leucine / 5 grams creatine

Squat (high bar wide stance beltless)
Bar×10
135×10
225×5
315×5
365×5
405×5
Paused reps
335×5×3 (3 sec pauses)

Sumo deadlift
225×3×5
Sumo stiff leg
295×4×5

Leg extensions
2 plates×10
3 plates×10
5 plates×10
6 plates×4×5-6

Plate loaded kneeling leg curls (per leg)
45×10
90×10
110×10
130×4×5

Calf press
5×25 (5 count pauses top and bottom)

Good girls & bad Girls
2×30
2×35

Abs
2 mins 50 sec none stop

Notes
Good day felt s bit beat & tired so kept it in the lighter side but still difficult.

Light deadlift for form refresher before stiffs

Trying the Paul Carter approach to calfs see if it works

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Hyde said:
Great session, but who cares about calves?
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My wife.

"You doing calves too? Your quads can't keep getting larger if your calves aren't!"
 
Having big Calves have saved my ass numerous time in the squat I've had countless 400# plus accidental raises plus bigger calves larger hamstrings equals better self rebound. In addition bigger calves makes me look like I lift
 
Upper
Current weight at 4:30am was 220

Caloric intake 3250

Preworkout-White Rapids 2 scoops
Intra-isopure / ocean spray cran-cherry / Isopure bcaa's / 3 grams leucine / 5 grams creatine

Warm-up
Pulldowns

OHP
Bar×10
95×10
135×1
155×1
195×fail boo
155×4×3
155×5

Bench press
135×20
185×10,10,8,5

Decline press
185×5×5

HS iso plate loaded row
90×10
135×10
160×3×10

Hs plate loaded lat Pulldowns (side seated)
90×5×10

Hs Iso decline press (let it get a deep stretch )
50×4×10
60×10

High cable Flys
6×a bunch

Facepulls (various heights)
10× a bunch

Cable curls
4×10

Machine side raises
5×10

Machine shoulder press
4×amrap

Note
Lost position on 195 got out in front of me not concerned about

Bench press blows

Get a lot of tension in the front of my shoulders when pressing and doing decline curious if this may be contributing to my suckyness. Just the tightness

Then same old stuff with a bit more shoulder focus

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Sick volume. Decline bugs my shoulders fwiw. People always say to push your head through on ohp, but what helps me is the think fade back over my head.
 
I don't do any decline unless it's just a raise in the bottom-bench by just a plate.
 
Hyde said:
Sick volume. Decline bugs my shoulders fwiw. People always say to push your head through on ohp, but what helps me is the think fade back over my head.
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That's mostly why I failed I didn't get my head through. I got to 3/4 lockout basically just needed to do that and snap my elbows and it would have been a 10 lbs pr o well no biggie
 
Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

Yeah that's the point where I think most of us fail. You'll get it though.
 
It would seem I have to work the weekend so I'll be waking extra early to get my work in. Think for squat and deadlift I may do it alternating for 60 mins straight not sure about Bench maybe bench and pullups
 
Me squat & deadlift
Current weight at 3:45 am was 219

Caloric intake 3250

Preworkout-White Rapids 2 scoops
Intra-isopure / ocean spray cran-cherry / Isopure bcaa's / 3 grams leucine / 5 grams creatine

SS
Cambered bar squat and green band resisted 4" block pulls
155×10 s
135×10 d
245×5
225×5
335×5
315×5
385×9×5
365×9×5

And done all work done in 50 mins boom

Have to work 10 today so had to make it quick

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Me bench
Current weight at 3:45 am was 216.9

Caloric intake 3250

Preworkout-White Rapids 2 scoops
Intra-isopure / ocean spray cran-cherry / Isopure bcaa's / 3 grams leucine / 5 grams creatine

SS
Bench / orange band pullups (various grips and widths)×5 / Facepulls or pull-a-parts ×10 all sets
Bar×10
95×10
Bar+80# in chains (on all sets now)
95×5
135×5
185×7×5
185×4
Straight weight
225×5

All done in 45 mins

The struggle continues, feeling a bit better thou getting a bit more aggressive. No soreness in the front of the shoulders to so that's a plus. Need that pop out of the bottom and still loosing so tight and tracking feels a bit off at times

I am beat 10 hrs all week & still hitting the weights hard takes it out of u quickly.

Thats it thanks for reading
Dmax
 
Past 2 days have sucked worked 12 1/2 on a 4 on 14 inch olet 5% chrome weld preheat to 500° been kicking my ass about got it locked in now thou
 
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