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  1. Jimbabwe

    Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

    Honestly, still a solid squat even with the back issues. 5 weeks feels like plenty of time to settle it out. Are you using BPC and/or TB500 or anything like that? Might help speed things along if it's soft tissue.
  2. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Might give it a shot. Coach wants these done with a more posterior focus anyway, so I had my foot way up on the platform and kept vertical shins. The nerve damage is at my L5 and S1 nerve roots. For some reason, unilateral leg exercises seem to impinge that more and cause these problems. Assume...
  3. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Yeah, had hoped doing them on the pendulum would help, but no dice. Knew I couldn't do a regular BSS or split squat from past experience, but figured I'd give that a try this week and see how it went.
  4. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Lower today: Prime Lying Ham Curl: 110 x 9, 100 x 8, 100 x 8, 100 x 7 Pendulum Split Squat: 50 x 15, 70 x 12, 100 x 10 (gonna talk to my coach about subbing these out, they cause a lot of nerve pain for me when I do my right leg) Prime Leg Extension: 270 x 5, 225 x 7, 225 x 7 Arsenal Hip...
  5. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    New Upper day this morning. Felt pretty solid. Wanted to do machine flat press, but motherfuckers were over there baby guarding the goddamned thing this morning and I got tired of waiting. RG Smith Incline: 175 x 12, 205 x 8, 185 x 9 DB Bench: 100 x 9, 95 x 9, 90 x 8 WG Lat Pulldown: 170 x 10...
  6. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Legs this AM: Smith SLDL: 245 x 8, 245 x 7 Atlantis Seated Ham Curl: 180 x 5, 165 x 6 Atlantis Pendulum Squat: 135 x 4, 90 x 6 Atlantis Adduction: 225 x 9, 225 x 7 Cybex Calf Press: 300 x 5, 270 x 8
  7. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Had a call with the head coach last night to do a physique review and talk about possibly competing. He's very happy with the progress I've made since March (and so am I, frankly). Wants to stay the course and check-in on the physique again in 2-3 months since I've been making such solid...
  8. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Pull from this AM. Prime Pulldown: 265 x 8, 255 x 5 Atlantis Kelso Shrug: 270 x 7, 230 x 8 Atlantis Pulldown: 360 x 7, 320 x 6 Smith Shrug: 335 x 8, 315 x 8 Atlantis Preacher Curl: 65 x 8, 60 x 6 Prime Rear Delt: 200 x 6, 190 x 6 Rope Hammer Curl: 100 x 7, 90 x 7 Cable RG Curl: 90 x 9, 90 x 8...
  9. Jimbabwe

    Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

    I've really only ever used gear to maintain muscle when cutting. Would not want to seriously diet down without at least something anabolic in the mix. But as long as you avoid the real wet stuff, you should be able to run your regular-way blasts while still chopping down body fat and weight...
  10. Jimbabwe

    Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

    I accepted the formal offer and they are doing background check stuff now. Imagine that is more a formality than anything since there's no way I'd fail one given my history. We were hoping for an Aug. 3 start date, but the HR person that does onboarding was OOO last week, so they are just...
  11. Jimbabwe

    Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

    Me and Hyde both gonna meet in the middle and walk around at 210, lean. Him from a cut, me from copious steroids now that I'm on TRT anyway.
  12. Jimbabwe

    Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

    If you do it right, you shouldn't lose much strength, so could put up a gnarly total and look like Dan Green. Which feels like it'd be sick.
  13. Jimbabwe

    Hyde’s Strength Odyssey

    **** it, take it down to 198 for the meet after this next one.
  14. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Diet all out of whack last week, and weight ballooned up to about 195 this morning. Just a combination of social events (couple of birthday dinners) and way too many client/work dinners through the week. Cleaning it up this week and hoping to drop some bloat, but sure did end up with some...
  15. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Just closed on the sale for the '72 Skylark. Should be setting up all the shipping this week and then will hopefully have her up here some time next week. Hoping the weather holds up so I can take her out that weekend. Maybe **** around and hit Bev Francis again for leg day lol.
  16. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Legs this AM: Atlantis Leg Extension: 310 x 7, 280 x 7 Atlantis Seated Ham Curl: 195 x 4, 170 x 6 Atlantis Adduction: 280 x 7, 260 x 7 Cybex Calf Press: 320 x 7, 300 x 6 M-Torture Hip Thrust: 450 x 5, 410 x 6 Atlantis Pendulum Squat: 135 x 5, 115 x 7 45 Degree Hyper: 225 x 6, 205 x 4 And then...
  17. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Pull from this AM. Lat Pulldown: 175 x 6, 165 x 6 Atlantis Kelso Shrug: 270 x 7, 270 x 6 Prime Lat Pulldown: 255 x 6, 230 x 5 DB Shrug: 125 x 7, 125 x 7 Prime Rear Delt: 200 x 5, 190 x 5 Atlantis Preacher Curl: 65 x 7, 55 x 7 Cable Hammer Curl: 100 x 6, 90 x 5 Cable RG Curl: 85 x 8, 85 x 6...
  18. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    We've increased cals slightly from the deep part of the cut, but really think I'm still quite a bit below even maintenance. Think we're trending towards getting back to maintenance (and maybe even a hair above that) to start building, but coach doesn't seem in too big of a rush to throw a bunch...
  19. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Delts and traps have always been strong points for me physique-wise, but really happy to be making a little progress with my weak ass chest. Would also like to see a little more of the long head of the tricep, but just gotta keep plugging along on that too. Would like to trim off a little...
  20. Jimbabwe

    Jimothy's Back (and worse than ever)

    Check-ins from this weekend. Bodyweight at 183.8, fasted in the AM.
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