Looking forward to squats in the morning!Get well soon!
Looking forward to squats in the morning!Get well soon!
When the Doctor says how are you recovering from COVID so quickly, you say “Squats, it’s the Squats Doc”.Looking forward to squats in the morning!
Absolutely. Got your all natural booster. Now pound some pho and enjoy your refreshed immunityBest possible time for me to get it honestly, being light right now & just on 210 test. Now I can gain weight soon after this and not worry about handling this while weighing 260 & being juiced up in some kind of prep. My metabolic health is good as it gets for me right now.
That COVID didn’t know what hit it after finishing up Squats with 420x3 and 390x7.5/14/23
5 min walk
KB Suitcase Carries
KB One-leg Deadlift
Strictpress, Buffalo bar
60,110x10
130,150x8
alt w/ GHR
2x12
Squat, Buffalo bar
60,150,240,330x3
390 3x3
+belt
420x3
390x10 RPE7
SSB Boxsquat
270 3x12
Reverse Hypers
300 4x12
It was 10 reps actually, easier than last week despite 15 more lbs on the bar, and this week I did all ten unbroken too! RPE7 just meant I had a good 3 left until true failure.That COVID didn’t know what hit it after finishing up Squats with 420x3 and 390x7.
Kinda deserves his own chuck norris joke for that one up he got on the vidGreat session, glad the COVID is not hindering you!
Making solid progress and staying low on body weight! Nice work5/16/23
BW 232.2
Band Pullaparts, Tri Ext, Rows, Facepulls, Rotators, Snatch
Bench
45 4x5
135,185x5
225x3
255,285,305,325x1
+yellow slingshot
345,355,365x1
-gear
280 4x6
CGBP
245x6,6,5,6
Pull-ups
3x10, 1x9,8
Another 5lbs on all the work sets for the 5th week in a row…still on just 210mg test e/wk (60mg eod) - and a lot of food, mental focus, & effort.
who says linear training isn't a thing?! to the moon!Another 5lbs on all the work sets for the 5th week in a row
In 16 weeks my top raw single will be 405who says linear training isn't a thing?! to the moon!
I believe it, you’re heading towards 405 quick.In 16 weeks my top raw single will be 405
Good strong workout….BB rows with 250x8 is some serious weight to be repping.5/20/23
5 min walk
Band Pullaparts ss w/ Cable Tri Pressdown
2x30 each
Band Rows, Rotators, One-leg Deadlifts
Widegrip Bench
45x10,5,5
95,135,205x5
255 6x6
alt w/ DB Rear Delt Flyes
25 4x20
Swissbar Strictpress
45,95x10
135x8,7,7
Swissbar Rolling Tri Ext
110x8,10,11
alt w/ DB Laterals
25 4x20
BB Rows
110,135,200x10
250x8
135x10
On vacation and got to train with the wife again for the first time in a long time, so that was enjoyable! You know you must be doing something right at the beach when people ask you if you’re a bodybuilder
No way, that would absolutely destroy my shoulders - my comp bench is pinkies on the rings, and Widegrip is 2 finger widths outside that (middle on rings for me).How wide to you go on wide grip bench? Is is past competition max grip?
That exact position feels great with my frame as well but is like... one fingers width too wide for maximal load. I like that position for very light warm ups, even suicide grip, then inch it in a tiny bit for full training weight.I will be thick enough to move my grip out one finger (ring finger on rings)
post vacation PR's inbound!This was the right “workout” considering the huge amount of time I was on my feet chasing my son around the beach & waterpark all weekend.
It was really great; we celebrated our 4-year anniversary getting married on the beach by taking a family beach trip. Not exactly romantic, but we did get one nice dinner out alone to celebrate. This was such a good experience for the whole family, and my son loved every minute of it too.Hope you are enjoying your time away!
Sounds like an awesome vacation. Glad you had an awesome time.It was really great; we celebrated our 4-year anniversary getting married on the beach by taking a family beach trip. Not exactly romantic, but we did get one nice dinner out alone to celebrate. This was such a good experience for the whole family, and my son loved every minute of it too.
That sounds like a nice little run. Current goals?5/22/23 - Blast Begins
BW 231.4
Been cruising on 150-210mg test e the last 9 weeks. Noticed estrogen beginning to pile up this last week just at 60mg eod (only a couple weeks into that dose), so I did 200mg Masteron Enanthate last night when I got home late.
200 mast e & probably ~300 test e/wk for now.
PR.That sounds like a nice little run. Current goals?
PR.
It’s time to climb the mountain again.
you ever get those really good cramps later that night or the next day right around the lat that wraps around your rib cage and feels like an external heart attack after targeted back work?light kettlebell bent rows had me feel it for the first time in a long time! Left with just my left lat actually pumped, so big success
I got that feeling on my right side during training yesterday. My serratus started cramping during the side raises after assisted pull ups, and dips. I think it had more to do with me reaching around to the side to change the weights on the weight stack and after i realized it I got up out of my seat to adjust the weight.18hrs WTF! My wife used to do a trip like that every summer down to Tahoe, I think she said it was maybe 13hrs though. Still seemed like a hell of a day!
you ever get those really good cramps later that night or the next day right around the lat that wraps around your rib cage and feels like an external heart attack after targeted back work?
15 hours of driving, but you add a lot of extra time stopping when you have kids on board. The drive there overnight while they slept was much faster!18hrs WTF! My wife used to do a trip like that every summer down to Tahoe, I think she said it was maybe 13hrs though. Still seemed like a hell of a day!
you ever get those really good cramps later that night or the next day right around the lat that wraps around your rib cage and feels like an external heart attack after targeted back work?
My wife did drive the last 3 hours on the way there, because I had made 12 hours and had been awake for 24 hours at that point, but coming home we left late morning and I was well rested so I wanted to go the distance. She always offers to drive as much as I want her to and won’t let me drive if I’m too tired.My wife almost always shares the driving chore during our trips, which is pretty nice to get to take breaks. I still drive most of it but we switch off and on. She just doesn't like the idea of me driving the whole time and wants to feel she is offering something on the trip. Now anything up to about 6 hours she is okay with me driving, but then she is like "Hey it is my turn to drive you need to relax for a little bit." Then she drives until we make our next bathroom or gas stop and switch back.
Yep, this is me for sure. I just tend to give up the wheel here and there to make her happy. I often can't sleep in the car unless I am just gone so I end up bored, and wanting her to pass people, or drive how I would in certain situations. It's funny because as the passenger she has no problem turning on a movie or TicTock on her phone and watching while I drive, but I feel I am leaving her out if I were to do that. So I often just don't find something to do while she drives and talk to her instead.15 hours of driving, but you add a lot of extra time stopping when you have kids on board. The drive there overnight while they slept was much faster!
Not that I can think of really honestly.
My wife did drive the last 3 hours on the way there, because I had made 12 hours and had been awake for 24 hours at that point, but coming home we left late morning and I was well rested so I wanted to go the distance. She always offers to drive as much as I want her to and won’t let me drive if I’m too tired.
I generally really enjoy driving on a road trip; I like being in control of how fast we go and I especially like that it keeps me engaged. When I’m a passenger I just get bored to tears
Very much the same. most of our road trips are under 6hrs the past few years but even if we are meeting people I do everything I can to make sure I'm driving my own car and not "carpooling" under someone elses driving lolI generally really enjoy driving on a road trip; I like being in control of how fast we go and I especially like that it keeps me engaged.
Literally I’m the exact same fellasYep, this is me for sure. I just tend to give up the wheel here and there to make her happy. I often can't sleep in the car unless I am just gone so I end up bored, and wanting her to pass people, or drive how I would in certain situations. It's funny because as the passenger she has no problem turning on a movie or TicTock on her phone and watching while I drive, but I feel I am leaving her out if I were to do that. So I often just don't find something to do while she drives and talk to her instead.
Looks like vacation didn’t slow you down a bit.5/24/23
BW 232.4
5 min walk
GHR
2x12
KB Suitcase Carries
KB One-leg Deadlift
Squat
45x5
135,225,315,365x3
405 3x3
+belt
430x3
405x8 RPE8
14” Hi Bar Boxsquat
275 3x12
Still need to do my reverse hypers in the garage today, but it was 85* last night so I trained at the commercial gym. Pretty content in the context of coming off vacation/travel.
I think if you have a sensitive low back right now, really focus on minimizing the momentum and keeping your core braced/lats locked. As that becomes more natural and strength progresses, you can add momentum as comfort & strength improves - this will eventually cause a snowball effect in the training weights you’ll use.@Hyde I recently started implementing reverse hypers into my training to help my back, how much if any momentum should be used during the movement?
Thank you, lI appreciate the detailed response. I had read conflicting points of view and wasn’t sure how to implement what I was reading. But I remembered reading you had a back injury and still move impressive weight so I wanted your perspective. Thanks again.I think if you have a sensitive low back right now, really focus on minimizing the momentum and keeping your core braced/lats locked. As that becomes more natural and strength progresses, you can add momentum as comfort & strength improves - this will eventually cause a snowball effect in the training weights you’ll use.
For myself, I needed to be very strict with 90lbs for a hard set of 12 initially when I returned to them after back rehab. Now I can do 300x20 with much more momentum, because I can safely tolerate much more flexion and extension on them. I mean I do 2 reps at the start of the set I don’t count to get the weight moving. Still, I always try to keep the weights from coming forward & crossing the plane of my eyes - I feel it works best to actually train the muscles if you keep tension on them throughout. You need to always control the chaos; nobody cares what you do on reverse hyper so it needs to be about YOUR progression & how it benefits you. I feel it greatly improved my low back endurance incorporating them 2+ times a week.
The bears can smell our menstrationWe have always been opposing cycle blasts. I have one upcoming. Are we like women who sync up their periods?!?!
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