PPPOOOOOOWWWWWEEEERRRR MMMMAAAAXXX- the log

Shoulders this morning. Normally shoulders and tris, but I only had about a half hour or so this morning

Z-press: 115x8, 125x7, 135x6, 140x4, 105x9 with a 2 second pause at the bottom. Killed it from last week. I felt stronger than usual this morning

Did this bent-arm lateral exercise I found on lifted67 awesome shoulder rehab thread. New exercise, wasn't too concerned with weight although it felt pretty awesome. 4 sets

Tried close-grip bench, but 135 was too much for the front of my shoulder. I am going to work on it this weekend and maybe skip next weeks chest training to give it some time to heal

That was it. Pressed for time but happy about the z-press
 
ryane87 said:
Shoulders this morning. Normally shoulders and tris, but I only had about a half hour or so this morning

Z-press: 115x8, 125x7, 135x6, 140x4, 105x9 with a 2 second pause at the bottom. Killed it from last week. I felt stronger than usual this morning

Did this bent-arm lateral exercise I found on lifted67 awesome shoulder rehab thread. New exercise, wasn't too concerned with weight although it felt pretty awesome. 4 sets

Tried close-grip bench, but 135 was too much for the front of my shoulder. I am going to work on it this weekend and maybe skip next weeks chest training to give it some time to heal

That was it. Pressed for time but happy about the z-press
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Good job, getting some work in :)
 
Week 2 thoughts:
I kinda just feel stronger. I don't know if it is the amento, but if my body wasn't feeling like a cripples this week, I would be so excited. My shoulder day felt like it had more pop in a long time. My quad day from Monday I was able to get more weight and reps even though my hip and knee hate me. Product is legit there.
DOMS is pretty much non-existent. I had some soreness on Tuesday, but it wasn't near the extent it would have been otherwise.
It is hard to describe. You don't feel like you're on anything, you just get stronger
 
ryane87 said:
Week 2 thoughts:
I kinda just feel stronger. I don't know if it is the amento, but if my body wasn't feeling like a cripples this week, I would be so excited. My shoulder day felt like it had more pop in a long time. My quad day from Monday I was able to get more weight and reps even though my hip and knee hate me. Product is legit there.
DOMS is pretty much non-existent. I had some soreness on Tuesday, but it wasn't near the extent it would have been otherwise.
It is hard to describe. You don't feel like you're on anything, you just get stronger
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That's a nice quick review man. Thanks!
 
Great session today. Quad dominant once more. This guy got some front squats in. It took a lot of pain on leg press and accepting the pain, but I got front squats in pain-free. I don't know how long it'll be before I can start with them and I won't know how it really felt until tomorrow, but I consider this morning a victory.

Leg press: 8 plates per side x12, +10x11, +10x9, +5 x5, 5 plates per side x16 with 3 second negative each rep

Front squat: 135x8, 145x8, 155x8. Not my old 225 for reps but I will take it! Gotta start back somewhere

Barbell hack squat/standing calf raise superset: 185x8/3 plates per side x16 w/5 second negative each rep. Did this for 3 reps with less calf raises each time

Leg extensions: 180x12, x10, 150x8 2 second pause at the top of each rep

Good day even the my first leg press set my hip felt like I had fire going on
 
Forgot to add I also started squatting bare-foot again. It felt real good
 
ryane87 said:
Great session today. Quad dominant once more. This guy got some front squats in. It took a lot of pain on leg press and accepting the pain, but I got front squats in pain-free. I don't know how long it'll be before I can start with them and I won't know how it really felt until tomorrow, but I consider this morning a victory.

Leg press: 8 plates per side x12, +10x11, +10x9, +5 x5, 5 plates per side x16 with 3 second negative each rep

Front squat: 135x8, 145x8, 155x8. Not my old 225 for reps but I will take it! Gotta start back somewhere

Barbell hack squat/standing calf raise superset: 185x8/3 plates per side x16 w/5 second negative each rep. Did this for 3 reps with less calf raises each time

Leg extensions: 180x12, x10, 150x8 2 second pause at the top of each rep

Good day even the my first leg press set my hip felt like I had fire going on
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Great job bro!!
 
Sidenote 2: just as I said I don't have to deal with a lot of stupidity in the gym, I had to deal with the dreaded curler in the squat rack. I was so ready to try again and just as I finish my last set, he starts fcking curling in the damn squat rack. Just swinging the shyt outta 65lbs and 85lbs. The whole time he had his head turned to the side, eye-fcking his 13 inch cannons. The best part? he had on a long sleeve shirt I fck you not.....I will never understand...
 
ryane87 said:
Sidenote 2: just as I said I don't have to deal with a lot of stupidity in the gym, I had to deal with the dreaded curler in the squat rack. I was so ready to try again and just as I finish my last set, he starts fcking curling in the damn squat rack. Just swinging the shyt outta 65lbs and 85lbs. The whole time he had his head turned to the side, eye-fcking his 13 inch cannons. The best part? he had on a long sleeve shirt I fck you not.....I will never understand...
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I've never seen that before only in gym memes lol
 
ryane87 said:
Shoulders this morning. Normally shoulders and tris, but I only had about a half hour or so this morning

Z-press: 115x8, 125x7, 135x6, 140x4, 105x9 with a 2 second pause at the bottom. Killed it from last week. I felt stronger than usual this morning

Did this bent-arm lateral exercise I found on lifted67 awesome shoulder rehab thread. New exercise, wasn't too concerned with weight although it felt pretty awesome. 4 sets

Tried close-grip bench, but 135 was too much for the front of my shoulder. I am going to work on it this weekend and maybe skip next weeks chest training to give it some time to heal

That was it. Pressed for time but happy about the z-press
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Only had 30 minutes... Ahem... check my log. 20 minutes bromisimo.. The gauntlet hath been tossethed.
 
ryane87 said:
Sidenote 2: just as I said I don't have to deal with a lot of stupidity in the gym, I had to deal with the dreaded curler in the squat rack. I was so ready to try again and just as I finish my last set, he starts fcking curling in the damn squat rack. Just swinging the shyt outta 65lbs and 85lbs. The whole time he had his head turned to the side, eye-fcking his 13 inch cannons. The best part? he had on a long sleeve shirt I fck you not.....I will never understand...
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I would have walked up to him and asked him for his "Man Card" back. It's being revoked for a term of no less than the time it takes to figure sh1t out.


ryane87 said:
Forgot to add I also started squatting bare-foot again. It felt real good
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Cool man! Going to give that one a go.
 
ryane87 said:
Sidenote 2: just as I said I don't have to deal with a lot of stupidity in the gym, I had to deal with the dreaded curler in the squat rack. I was so ready to try again and just as I finish my last set, he starts fcking curling in the damn squat rack. Just swinging the shyt outta 65lbs and 85lbs. The whole time he had his head turned to the side, eye-fcking his 13 inch cannons. The best part? he had on a long sleeve shirt I fck you not.....I will never understand...
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What a douche mucher!
 
ryane87 said:
Sidenote 2: just as I said I don't have to deal with a lot of stupidity in the gym, I had to deal with the dreaded curler in the squat rack. I was so ready to try again and just as I finish my last set, he starts fcking curling in the damn squat rack. Just swinging the shyt outta 65lbs and 85lbs. The whole time he had his head turned to the side, eye-fcking his 13 inch cannons. The best part? he had on a long sleeve shirt I fck you not.....I will never understand...
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lmao
 
Afternoon fckers! LOL good morning this morning. Woke up not feeling my strongest, but hip and knee were good. Did chest, started with barbell incline press.

Barbell incline press: 175x7, 180x4+1,'155x4 2 second pause at the bottom, 155x3 2 second pause at the bottom + 2 straight reps. Was a little disappointed at 1st, then realized this was the second time of hitting chest in a week. A little happier...haha

Moved onto reverse grip barbell press

Reverse grip barbell press: 185x5, 195x3, 205x1, 215x1! Been a long time since I have felt inclined to go that high on this movement, especially with my elbow and shoulder issues. Real happy

Dumbbell press: 85x5, 70x9, 60x7 30-45 seconds between sets

Incline flyes/pushup superset: 40x10/5, 40x9/3 chest was SPENT as you can see from the sorry pushup numbers....haha

Good day for the most part
 
Recovery is a big aspect with this product. My legs should be killing me today, but they have very minimal soreness. Feeling stronger as well. Awesome product. I really enjoying so far
 
FireTitan said:
Sounds like you're continuing to make progress my friend. Glad the hip and knee werent so B1tchy today
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Appreciate it good bud of mine. Hoping it is on the upturn. In the meantime, I'll just keep grinding. Appreciate the support friend!
 
Back day today. Decided to start pushing row strength because it seems like the stronger I get in them, the stronger I am in everything else

Bent-over-rows: 205x7, 215x6, 225x5, 175x6 with a 2 second hold at the top of each rep. Been awhile since I have tried 225. Felt good

Behind-the-neck pullups +15 lbs: 5+3+2, 4+2+2, 3+2+2, one set to the front for 6

Rack dumbbell rows: 85x10, 95x9, 105x7

Straight arm lat pulldowns

Good day overall
 
ryane87 said:
Back day today. Decided to start pushing row strength because it seems like the stronger I get in them, the stronger I am in everything else

Bent-over-rows: 205x7, 215x6, 225x5, 175x6 with a 2 second hold at the top of each rep. Been awhile since I have tried 225. Felt good

Behind-the-neck pullups +15 lbs: 5+3+2, 4+2+2, 3+2+2, one set to the front for 6

Rack dumbbell rows: 85x10, 95x9, 105x7

Straight arm lat pulldowns

Good day overall
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good sets on those bent overs bro
 
I figured since this was a Performax log I would comment on HyperMax and PowerMax as a combination. This is just a very effective grouping. The products go together so well and hit different aspects of performance with no overlap. It is almost a double-edged sword. I can train harder. Some of the ingredients in PowerMax help with recovery. With the mental and physical energy with these products together, I am out-training the help it could provide...haha great problem. I need to find more time to get in more volume. My back was done in about 30 minutes or so....haha
 
ryane87 said:
I figured since this was a Performax log I would comment on HyperMax and PowerMax as a combination. This is just a very effective grouping. The products go together so well and hit different aspects of performance with no overlap. It is almost a double-edged sword. I can train harder. Some of the ingredients in PowerMax help with recovery. With the mental and physical energy with these products together, I am out-training the help it could provide...haha great problem. I need to find more time to get in more volume. My back was done in about 30 minutes or so....haha
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Great problem lol.
 
Shoulders and tris today fellas. Got a late start. Wife wanted to hang out because I have been working a ton. So I didn't get to the gym until about 6. Still an awesome session.

Z-press: 125x8, 135x7, 145x4, 125x5+3+2, 105x8 2 second pause at the bottom

Laterals: 30x8, 30x8, 25x10

Rear laterals: 20x10 for 3 sets slow through each rep

Reverse grip/overhand pressdown extended: 2 sets 100x10/8

One arm same way: 2 sets 40x8/8
 
ryane87 said:
I figured since this was a Performax log I would comment on HyperMax and PowerMax as a combination. This is just a very effective grouping. The products go together so well and hit different aspects of performance with no overlap. It is almost a double-edged sword. I can train harder. Some of the ingredients in PowerMax help with recovery. With the mental and physical energy with these products together, I am out-training the help it could provide...haha great problem. I need to find more time to get in more volume. My back was done in about 30 minutes or so....haha
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That is a great problem to have . HyperMax XT and PowerMax are staples for me. I usually have to tell myself I did more than enough volume, but I feel good and don't want to stop, haha. That's what happens when you get energy and focus, endurance, and nice pumps; you don't want to stop.
 
FireTitan said:
ryane87 I apologize for not being a bit more active in here lately but I just caught up, and its impressive bro! Loving the rows!
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You're cool homie...you know it's all good
 
muscleupcrohn said:
That is a great problem to have . HyperMax XT and PowerMax are staples for me. I usually have to tell myself I did more than enough volume, but I feel good and don't want to stop, haha. That's what happens when you get energy and focus, endurance, and nice pumps; you don't want to stop.
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Daddy here wants to try the HyperMax
 
FireTitan said:
ryane87 I apologize for not being a bit more active in here lately but I just caught up, and its impressive bro! Loving the rows!
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stop kissing azz, they know we want to log the next product-

geez

lol
 
Alright, some observations 3 weeks into Powermax. I have one week left log-wise. Really wanting to buy some more and make it my staple. I love the product that much.

This past week I felt very strong, very good. I able to really start pushing things strength-wise and I am hoping that will translate into more size. Recovery is very good. I did have a couple of days of soreness after my Monday quad session, but for the work I put in, I would have expected much more. My shirts and pants have been feeling a bit tighter during this run (in a good way LOL). I believe Powermax is helping in this regard because I am able to put more into each session. Really enjoying thus far
 
ryane87 said:
Alright, some observations 3 weeks into Powermax. I have one week left log-wise. Really wanting to buy some more and make it my staple. I love the product that much.

This past week I felt very strong, very good. I able to really start pushing things strength-wise and I am hoping that will translate into more size. Recovery is very good. I did have a couple of days of soreness after my Monday quad session, but for the work I put in, I would have expected much more. My shirts and pants have been feeling a bit tighter during this run (in a good way LOL). I believe Powermax is helping in this regard because I am able to put more into each session. Really enjoying thus far
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I couldnt agree more brother! This stuff is amazeballz!!!!
 
Brandinooooo said:
Good bro. I've been working a sh!tload so haven't been around a whole lot to do anything besides unpack.
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That's good that it's liveable even with the wonky electrical work
 
ryane87 said:
That's good that it's liveable even with the wonky electrical work
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I installed a wireless doorknob in place of one that didn't work. Then the next day the the 60ish year old chime started going off. Wouldn't even do that when you pressed the button.
 
Brandinooooo said:
I installed a wireless doorknob in place of one that didn't work. Then the next day the the 60ish year old chime started going off. Wouldn't even do that when you pressed the button.
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LOL good times
 
Quad focus today gentlemen. Decided to change it up and do single leg leg press. Found out REAL quick that I think my left leg has been carrying my right leg. Right leg side intense hip and knee pain and labored very hard through each set. Left side much, much easier. It feels like tendon/ligament pain of some kind. Not necessarily joint related. But when I get some extra funds I am going to try both flexatril and nerve restore before I start looking into things that need pinned

Single leg press: 2 plates per side x12, +25 each sidex12, 3 plates per side x10, +25 each sidex7, +5 each side x4. Very bad pain in my right side each rep

I did front squats. No hip pain or knee pain. I need to take a pic of my new set up. Make sure it's kosher.

Front squats: 135x8, 155x8, 165x8.

Felt a slight tinge, but nothing bad. It feels kinda easy and if I was confident I could start with them again, I would.

Didn't have much time so I finished up with 3 sets of barbell hack squat/standing calf raise superset
 
Side note: forgot to mention I am still squatting barefoot and loving it. Highly, highly recommend
 
This morning's training was chest and it turned out pretty well by my standards. Very exciting getting closer to an initial goal. Started with reverse grip bench this morning.

Reverse grip bench: 195x5, 205x3, 215x1, 225x1, 165x9. Long time since I have tried 225. I felt like even 235-240 could have been in the cards with a competent spotter that would just keep an eye on me

Incline dumbbell press: 65x7, 70x5, 75x5, 60x9. All sets done with a rep or two left each one

Reverse grip incline barbell press: 115x6, 120x6, 125x6. All done with reps in the tank each set

Chest dips: 2 sets of 10 with a 3 second negative each rep

Really awesome session and I was tired as fck! LOL
 
Back day today. Good day this morning

Bent over rows: 215x6, 225x5, 225x5, 175x7 2 second hold at top of each rep

Behind-the-neck pull-ups: +15 lbs 6+3, 4+2+2, 3

Pull ups to front with 2 second hold at the top: 4, 3

One arm barbell row: I do it with the bar on either side. When I set up, I shift my hips to where my working side is higher, kind of like when you do with Meadows rows. The stretch is magnificent

50x8, 55x8, 60x8

One arm lat pulldown: 3 sets of 10 with 90 pounds. 2 second hold at the bottom of each rep

6 sets of face pulls to finish off. Didn't have time to focus on rear delts like I wanted, but happy to get this in
 
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