Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

[Duramaxhd]

Lifting... I feel like everything is going backwards.

 

[SweetLou321]

Lifting... I feel like everything is going backwards.

Maybe try a different phase of training? Like a strength phase of all 3-5 reps and get away from the 1-2s on me days and the hyper work on the other days.

 

[liftandswim]

Just do new fun shît?

 

[herderdude]

Yeah, do something wacky. Or cut back. Right now your training is pretty much concurrent hypertrophy and strength, both balls out. Do fluff and buff during the week and max effort on the weekends with the crew.

 

[Hyde]

Consider dancing, bruh?

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[Duramaxhd]

Crossfit. Maybe

 

[Sean1332]

Go for the PH3 program man

 

[liftandswim]

Go for the PH3 program man

This.

 

[Sean1332]

You need to be the test dummy lol. I'm contemplating doing it this winter when I'm not working anymore.

 

[Duramaxhd]

I'll give it a look again see if I can make it work them my current setup

 

[Duramaxhd]

Lower
Current weight at 4:30am was 211

Caloric intake 3500

Preworkout-outlift/nectar/Gatorade
Intra-nectar/Gatorade/alpha amino/30 grams HBCD/3 grams leucine/5 grams creatine

Warm-up
Work

Squat (beltless as usual) (wide stance)
Bar x10
95 x10
135 x10
185 x10
225 x4x10
225 x4x10 (all paused for 2 count last rep held extra long)

DC calf raises
400 x5x10 slow and holds at top
Single leg
400 x5 per leg

Snatch grip stuff leg deadlift
205 x10 hook grip
225 x10 straps
275 x10
315 x2x5

Leg press
6 plates x30
8 plates (30 sec rest )
25, 20, 18, 12, 12

Single leg extensions & curls
3 set of amrap with down sets

Ab crunch holds
165 x3 xalap don't know if this did much

Notes
Felt good to be back pretty easy day really, good pump work on monkey toes and building that tension

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax

 

[Hyde]

If anyone can handle the volume on Nortons program it's you!

 

[RegisterJr]

If anyone can handle the volume on Nortons program it's you!

This for sure.

 

[capo180]

Nice work man, Ass-ton of squats there dude. Sometimes you can get burnt out man, or at least feel that way. Lots of good suggestions here.

 

[Duramaxhd]

Yesterday
Upper
Current weight 4:30am was 209
Caloric intake 3500

Preworkout-outlift/nectar/Gatorade
Intra-nectar/Gatorade/alpha amino/30 grams HBCD/3 grams leucine/5 grams creatine

Warm-up
Pulldowns

OHP with BTH press (same reps)
Bar x10
65 x10
95 x10
115 x3x5

Barbell bell rows
135 x5x12

DB press (tucked & paused)
45 x10
55 x4x10
Iso-behind the head Pulldowns
45 x10
80 x4x10

Flite row
70 x4x10

HS iso-high row Pulldown
45 x10
90 x3x10

Hs Machine side raises
70 x10
90 x10
110 x5
90 x20

Tricep & bicep

Goal post flys

Farmer holds
3 xalap

Notes
Good day triceps were pumped after the second set of OHP that combo is hard

Trying to make better choice on weight and exercise selection

Did high Pulldowns to try to stretch to shoulder our a bit cause in that motion is when it clicks

So went off diet sat then yet again today I had a med meat lovers Pizza was feel a bit under recovered/ weak today so I felt I needed it

****ed up and did get money in for the meet I was supposed to do so looks like no meet this year I'm such a procrastinator

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax

 

[RegisterJr]

There isn't another meet you could do?

 

[Duramaxhd]

I'm sure there is somewhere but some of the crew was going I guess I'll just go to help

 

[napalm]

Lifting... I feel like everything is going backwards.

As someone who sees you lift just about every weekend, I disagree.

IMO, your good for 1700-1750 right now.

I've seen you squat 710

I'm pretty sure you'd bench 450-475

I'm pretty sure you'd pull 550-575

That's 1710 right there and not a bad day at the office.

The problem lies between your ears James...

 

[Hyde]

Tough love

 

[liftandswim]

As someone who sees you lift just about every weekend, I disagree.

IMO, your good for 1700-1750 right now.

I've seen you squat 710

I'm pretty sure you'd bench 450-475

I'm pretty sure you'd pull 550-575

That's 1710 right there and not a bad day at the office.

The problem lies between your ears James...

Yeah...you realize you're a strong motherfuker, right? I think you're missing the big picture

 

[napalm]

Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

Yeah...you realize you're a strong motherfuker, right? I think you're missing the big picture

Yeah, considering the APF elite total at 198 is 1780, I'd say so.

 

[napalm]

Tough love

Calls em as I sees them brother, I don't sugar coat nothing...

 

[Hyde]

Calls em as I sees them brother, I don't sugar coat nothing...

No I think you're right. The biggest enemy we have is ourselves. It's easy to get doubtful but the truth is simple. Just believe and lift the sh*t.

 

[Duramaxhd]

So after initially not wanting to go and say screw it this morning
here it is

Me squat & deadlift
Current weight at 5am was 213
Caloric intake 3500+

Preworkout-hyper shock rage/nectar/Gatorade
Intra-nectar/Gatorade/alpha amino/30 grams HBCD/3 grams leucine/5 grams creatine

Warm-up
Hip mobility
Lots of Airplanes
Ankle stretching

Squat (monolift + mastodon)
Bar x2x10
110 x10
150 x10
200 x10
240 x10
Briefs
350 x4
400 x4
Wraps
440 x4
480 x4
510 x4 pr

Deadlift (conventional)
135 x2x10
225 x5
315 x3
405 x3
495 x1
455 x3
405 x5
375 x8
325 x16-20

Leg press
6 plates
30,24,16,16,10

Bat hanges

Notes
So for not even wanting to go in had some great sets today never done 4's all the way up probably had another set in just briefs but that set was good enough

Deadlift, haven't done conventional in a while so I figured why not, 495 moved well but felt heavy so left it at that and dropped down for some reps

Leg press for some blood flow

That's about it thanks for reading
Dmax

 

[liftandswim]

Dmax's pursuit for power & performance

Nice work! I wonder what you could do fresh. Probably 520-530x4. Big weight

 

[Duramaxhd]

Nice work! I wonder what you could do fresh. Probably 520-530x4. Big weight

I was actually think of having someone wrap me and go 530 I'm 100 percent sure I would have gotten it

 

[liftandswim]

[QUO TE=Duramaxhd;5115141]I was actually think of having someone wrap me and go 530 I'm 100 percent sure I would have gotten it[/QUOTE]

Don't doubt it

 

[Hyde]

^doesnt wanna go in. PRs anyway

 

[Duramaxhd]

^doesnt wanna go in. PRs anyway

Form was on point today

Really need to stop being a gym hero on the weekdays and use them days strictly for hypertrophy

 

[Duramaxhd]

Pizza again tonight with added chicken

 

[herderdude]

Form was on point today

Really need to stop being a gym hero on the weekdays and use them days strictly for hypertrophy

Ding Ding Ding. Build during the week, practice on weekends. Also, stimulate don't annihilate

 

[Duramaxhd]

Ding Ding Ding. Build during the week, practice on weekends. Also, stimulate don't annihilate

herderdude

I guess I don't know the difference if I'm not busting my ass I feel like I'm just have assing it

 

[liftandswim]

Ding Ding Ding. Build during the week, practice on weekends. Also, stimulate don't annihilate

All day. Slow and steady win

 

[herderdude]

herderdude

I guess I don't know the difference if I'm not busting my ass I feel like I'm just have assing it

If you're going in and working hard, you're getting better. If you're going in there and killing yourself, you're pushing yourself in the wrong direction. Very simple.

 

[Hyde]

It's the difference between shifting as you approach redline under full throttle and just letting the gear hang there while you're pegging off the rev limiter. One leads to forward progress; the other is asking for a breakdown.

 

[Duramaxhd]

Me bench
Current at 5am was 213
Caloric intake 3500

Preworkout-hyper shock rage/nectar/gatorade
Intra-nectar/gatorade/alpha amino/30 grams HBCD/3 grams leucine/5 grams creatine

Warm-up
Banded stuff

Bench
Bar x2x10
65 x10
135 x8
155 x5
185 x5
215 x4
225 x4
250 x2 got loose
Shirt 2 board
335 x2
385 x2
405 x1
435 x0 loose again

Football bar Incline
125 x4x8

Chinups
3x5

SS
Facepulls
DB flys
5x10-16

SS
Banded one arm overhead extensions
Banded curls
5x10-16

Notes
Even thou I had a couple setbacks today I'm positive on going in the right direction 405 moved super fast and felt light in my hands I'm thinking I should have made a smaller jump in between 405 and 435 cause it felt heavy but it will get easier

Going to start toning down my assistance work a touch try to find that happy middle ground

Feeling better about my training already

That's it thanks for reading
Dmax

 

[Duramaxhd]

2 weekends of going a bit overboard with my old friend food tomorrow starts a new week and a renewed commitment to get down to 200 so close now I will do it by the end of the year

 

[Hyde]

2 weekends of going a bit overboard with my old friend food tomorrow starts a new week and a renewed commitment to get down to 200 so close now I will do it by the end of the year

At least gotta get within striking distance of 198 class right??

 

[capo180]

Beastly work this weekend man!

 

[Duramaxhd]

At least gotta get within striking distance of 198 class right??

Crew told don't worry about cutting unless it for a record I told the it was a personal record

 

[Duramaxhd]

Going to try to hit the gym today got another inner ear infection so the vertigo it back just to have to deal with it

 

[Duramaxhd]

Made it
Lower day
Current weight at 4:30 am was 215
Caloric intake 3400 -100 this week

Preworkout-hyper shock rage/nectar/Gatorade
Intra-nectar/Gatorade/alpha amino/30 grams HBCD/3 grams leucine/5 grams creatine

Warm-up
N/A

Zercher squat
65 x2x10
135 x2x10
185 x3 x8

Snatch grip deficit stiff leg deadlift
135 x10
185 x10
225 x3x10

Good morning
95 x10
135 x10
185 x16,12,12,12,12

Calf rotator
500 x5x10

Leg extensions & prone leg curls
5x10

Single leg press
3x10

Panks
90x3xalap

Notes
Managed not to collapse today
Pretty good day nice starting point

Nothing really to say so
Thanks for reading
Dmax

 

[liftandswim]

Still have yet to try zerchers

 

[RegisterJr]

Nice switch-up James. What's the calf rotator?

 

[Hyde]

Still have yet to try zerchers

Just have a hoodie or a mat or something to wrap around the bar for your forearms and it's good times. Like a lighter front squat w more core stim.

 

[Duramaxhd]

Rotator is just the name of the machine basically calf press

I tried using knee wraps around the bar this week seemed to help

Picked Zercher because I feel it more in my upper back and legs and since I feel upper needs it makes it a good choice combined with snatch grip

 

[Duramaxhd]

Yesterday
Upper
Current weight at 4:30am was 213
Caloric intake 3400

Preworkout-hyper shock rage/nectar/Gatorade
Intra-nectar/Gatorade/alpha amino/30 grams HBCD/3 grams leucine/5 grams creatine

Warm-up
Pulldowns

Seated military press
Bar x10
65 x10
95 x10
115 x3x5

DB press
45 x10
60 x5x10

T-bar rows
45 x10
90 x5x10

Hs Iso-bth Pulldown
45 x10
70 x5x10

Iso-cable shoulder press
40 x5x10

Iso-cable Facepulls
5x10

Cable upright row
20, 15, 12, 12, 12

Machine flys
3x10

Iso-cable tricep pushdowns & bicep curls
7 set of as much as 20 reps low of 3 reps

Notes
Great day, good upper body pump.
Had to do seated everyone was in a rack and probably wasn't a bad thing to switch it up

More BB stuff
I'm going to enjoy doing this for a while I desperately need some upper body size

Whole session took 1 hr cruising

That's it thanksfor reading
Dmax

 

[capo180]

All that in an hour man, nice work dude.

 

[Hyde]

Do you ss a lot of this?

 

[Duramaxhd]

Yea a few things I forgot to list it that why sorry