TGR's Cheetos Chraining

kenpoengineer said:
Lol! Not feeling it?! Freakin beast! Strong rear delts moving 30 for 20 reps x4!
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LOL. Thanks Mark. The only reason I didn't drop weight is because the DBs were on the other side of the gym.
 
For someone not feeling it that was a pretty good workout! 60 on hex presses AFTER the other lifts is friggin excellent!

Now as for not feeling it: what did you have for dinner last night? I've found certain foods the day before affect my lifts. Beef other than extra lean makes me sluggish, probably due to the extra fat and longer digestive time.
 
I agree with them! One heck of a workout to not be feeling it!
 
turff49 said:
For someone not feeling it that was a pretty good workout! 60 on hex presses AFTER the other lifts is friggin excellent!

Now as for not feeling it: what did you have for dinner last night? I've found certain foods the day before affect my lifts. Beef other than extra lean makes me sluggish, probably due to the extra fat and longer digestive time.
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Thanks Turff. I just felt like I was going through the motions trying to match previous attempts instead of pushing for PRs.

I ate 6oz chicken, 1c black beans, a large carb balance wrap, sriracha, and 4 tbs sour cream.

The only thing out of the norm was sour cream, but I was just trying to hit my minimum goal of calories and I wasn't that hungry.

love2liftkat said:
I agree with them! One heck of a workout to not be feeling it!
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Thanks Kat!!
 
RegisterJr said:
I just felt like I was going through the motions trying to match previous attempts instead of pushing for PRs.
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Days like this happen. But remember can't always hit PR's.. No biggie, look back at that workout later - the numbers are great. I mean, as Turff said 60's on Hex Press is impressive.
 
Your workouts are always insane!
 
Sleep day for me. Or an attempt, anyway. I'm volunteering for the high schools football game tonight and was hoping to get some extra sleep, and make up the arm day this weekend.



puccah8808 said:
Your workouts are always insane!
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Thanks Puccah! I don't think my volume is even close to yours though.
 
ARMS:

This week John said we could slow down instead of restarting the SS's after short breaks, but I've been doing 30-60s breaks since November of last year and it just keeps me in the zone.

60s rest periods-

SUPERSET ONE:

Triceps Pushdown V Bar 225

WU- w/ flex
Set 1 : 70x7
Set 2 : 100x7

START-no flex, full ROM at a normal pace

Set 3 : 150x15
Set 4 : 150x15
Set 5 : 150x15
Set 6 : 150x15

IMMEDIATELY TO-

1.25 Barbell Curl 106.67

-8x Full ROM, 8x 1/4 ROM (partials) from bottom.

Set 1 : 80x8
Set 2 : 80x10
-
Set 3 : 80x8
Set 4 : 80x7 (had to drop)
Set 5 : 70x3
-
Set 6 : 70x8
Set 7 : 70x10
-
Set 8 : 70x8
Set 9 : 70x10

-^^ BURN!!

SUPERSET TWO:

1.25 Hammer Curl 38

-x8 Full ROM, x8 partials. I came up very close to 1/2 way instead of 1/4

Set 1 : 30x8
Set 2 : 30x8
-
Set 3 : 30x8
Set 4 : 30x8
-
Set 5 : 30x8
Set 6 : 30x8
-
Set 7 : 30x8
Set 8 : 30x8

IMMEDIATELY TO-

Pronated Dumbbell Tricep Kickback 38

-1s Flex

Set 1 : 30x8
Set 2 : 30x8
Set 3 : 30x8
Set 4 : 30x8

-I did these with a pause at the bottom to prevent any swinging.

-The first two sets felt very good. I think I could've hit a PR if I had tried. I stayed with the 30's because I knew they'd get heavy fast.

SUPERSET THREE:

Kettleball Lying Extension 53.33

-Go deep, 3/4 lockout

Set 1 : 30x12
-
Set 2 : 40x10
-
Set 3 : 40x8 drop
Set 4 : 30x3
-
Set 5 : 40x5 drop
Set 6 : 30x5

-He said these would feel awkward and shaky at first until your stabilizer muscles warmed up. He was correct. These did my triceps in.

IMMEDIATELY TO-

Barbell Preacher Curl 80

Set 1 : 50x15
Set 2 : 60x10
Set 3 : 60x10
Set 4 : 60x10

-normal ROM, 2-3 neg

CARDIO:

:30/:30 HIIT for 12 m at 7-8mph/3mph + 3 min cool down at 2.7mph.

Notes:

I finished up a tub of STIMUL8 with a full scoop. First time I've gone over 1/2 in about 4 weeks. At first I was like, oh hell...

On set two of push downs my mind was really in the zone though. I could feel my triceps filling with blood and squeezing my lats with each rep.

You could probably guess how sweaty I am right now...

Cardio got my HR consistently staying between 155-170.

I'm going to take a two week stim break. I'm contemplating dropping caffeinated coffee too. Something I haven't done in years.

Oh, our school was slaughtered last night 45-0. We are the only school in our division that doesn't recruit. Yet.
 
liftandswim said:
In!

What're your training goals at the moment?
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Welcome, and thanks for joining!

To get bigger and stronger, of course.

I'm kinda playing with my metabolism right now and trying to increase it's output. Cals are currently at 2600/day, just shy of maintenance, and I'm adding in cardio to see where my sweet spot is. Ultimately I'd like to lean out the weight I put on earlier this year being out if the gym, but with increasing my calories.

I want 315 on bench before 2015, 400 on squats (365-375 now), and 420 on deads (400-ish?).

So far I'm anabolic free and want to stay that way as long as possible.
 
RegisterJr said:
Welcome, and thanks for joining! To get bigger and stronger, of course. I'm kinda playing with my metabolism right now and trying to increase it's output. Cals are currently at 2600/day, just shy of maintenance, and I'm adding in cardio to see where my sweet spot is. Ultimately I'd like to lean out the weight I put on earlier this year being out if the gym, but with increasing my calories. I want 315 on bench before 2015, 400 on squats (365-375 now), and 420 on deads (400-ish?). So far I'm anabolic free and want to stay that way as long as possible.
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Nice. Who doesn't want to be lean? Haha

I'm eating just over maintenance myself. Looking to put on some size and see my numbers rise.

Natty as well, and will stay that way for the foreseeable future. The pressure is there to join the dark side in this lifting game, but I'm not there yet.

Do you have a specific program you're running or just kinda playing things by ear. I'm a big proponent of structured programming.
 
liftandswim said:
Nice. Who doesn't want to be lean? Haha

I'm eating just over maintenance myself. Looking to put on some size and see my numbers rise.

Natty as well, and will stay that way for the foreseeable future. The pressure is there to join the dark side in this lifting game, but I'm not there yet.

Do you have a specific program you're running or just kinda playing things by ear. I'm a big proponent of structured programming.
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Agree on all fronts.

I am doing MountainDog Reactive Pump, week 1/2 of 1.3.

I just finished MD's Program 3 following a homemade GVT style WO.

I have seen amazing progress with MountainDog and will probably stick with it for some time. I might throw something in for a few weeks in between restarts just to change things up.
 
I almost bought chains today. Lowes only has them to 3/8" though $3.75/foot). I'm going to check a few tractor supply stores for 5/8 or 1/2 first.
 
liftandswim said:
Solid! Well good luck, looks like you've already got a nice following
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Thanks L&S! There are some very knowledgable and motivational folks in here for sure. Having a log with support helps overall progress, IMO.
 
Here is LiftandSwims log:

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I like the sound of those kettle ball lying extensions!!! Great workout! Went on forever! Gotta love Saturday workouts!
 
love2liftkat said:
I like the sound of those kettle ball lying extensions!!! Great workout! Went on forever! Gotta love Saturday workouts!
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Thanks Kat!

They felt kinda like the cable extensions he had me do last week, but with more muscles involved. Wore the tris out quick.
 
RegisterJr said:
I want 315 on bench before 2015, 400 on squats (365-375 now), and 420 on deads (400-ish?).

So far I'm anabolic free and want to stay that way as long as possible.
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Definitely doable goals! I like that you are willing to exhaust all 'natural' methods before testing some 'other products'.

Too bad about the ball game. Shame you have to play against other teams that recruit.
 
Waiting on a squat rack.

Do you really have to row off of a rack???
 
liftandswim said:
Lame! My gym only has one rack so I feel ya
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We have three. It just irritates me when you're using it to hold a weight that can be left on the ground. I mean, you walk out of the rack for rows anyway.
 
Seated Leg Curl 80

Set 1 : 60x10

-waiting on lying LC machine

Lying Leg Curls 222

Set 1 : 65x10
Set 2 : 185x6 PR!
Set 3 : 170x6 (almost attempted 200 but I felt weak)

Drop Set-
Set 4 : 170x6
Set 5 : 110x8
Set 6 : 80x12
Set 7 : 50x15 -6" partials

-everything above was superset with BW squats x10

Barbell Squat 222

Set 1 : 135x6
Set 2 : 185x6

Banded Squats 346.5
-Blue bands, explosive

-I did banded squats instead of reverse banded this week just to change it up

Set 1 : 225x3
Set 2 : 275x3
^^ felt really heavy. No joke, u almost buckled on the first rep.
Set 3 : 275x3
Set 4 : 285x3
Set 5 : 295x3 PR
Set 6 : 315x3 not explosive, but PR

-coming out of the hole felt heavy but the top portion felt really light, surprisingly.

Drop Set-
Set 7 : 225x7 speed
Set 8 : 225x3 dropped band and did 2s pauses

Leg Press 684

Set 1 : 270x4
Set 2 : 360x4

Drop Set:
Set 3 : 540x8
Set 4 : 450x8
Set 5 : 360x8
Set 6 : 270x8
Set 7 : 180x8
Paused...
Set 8 : 180x8

Barbell Lunge 108

Set 1 : 60x10 -each leg, working one leg x10 then the other

Set 2 : 60x24
Set 3 : 1x6
-alternating leg to failure, dropped weight to failure

Barbell Stiff-Legged Deadlift 234.33

Set 1 : 185x8
Set 2 : 185x6
Set 3 : 135x8

-amazing stretch on these this time. I did it on a stand, and my knuckles went down to about 4 inches from my toes.


Seated Calf Raise 360
-30s rests, alternating toe position.

Set 1 : 180x30
Set 2 : 180x12
Set 3 : 135x13
Set 4 : 135x15
Set 5 : 135x15
Set 6 : 135x14
Set 7 : 135x12
Set 8 : 90x20
Set 9 : 90x15
Set 10 : 90x15
 
PR machine! Nice lifting!
 
liftandswim said:
Alt least on the heavy compounds. I've gotten a lot of useful feedback in the short time I've been on here that has translated to more pounds on the bar.
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I definitely need the help on bench. I'll video them tomorrow and post.
 
Looks like the man was on a mission with that workout. Huge volume for leg day! Some strong lifts/curls/pressing going on with those legs!
 
turff49 said:
Looks like the man was on a mission with that workout. Huge volume for leg day! Some strong lifts/curls/pressing going on with those legs!
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Thanks Broham.
 
They said it all!! Wow!!! Absolutely on a mission for most PR's in 1 session!!! Way to go!!
 
love2liftkat said:
They said it all!! Wow!!! Absolutely on a mission for most PR's in 1 session!!! Way to go!!
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Thanks Kat!

To be fair, I've only done banded squats a few time prior, so to some extent PR's are expected. However, they did feel much better today, and no joke the 315 flew up at first. I wonder if I could hit my 1RM WITH the banded resistance....
 
RegisterJr said:
Thanks Kat!

To be fair, I've only done banded squats a few time prior, so to some extent PR's are expected. However, they did feel much better today, and no joke the 315 flew up at first. I wonder if I could hit my 1RM WITH the banded resistance....
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This is what I was wondering. The blues are 40lbs aren't they? 315x3 is a lot considering that would be 355x3 at the top, which is good for 355 straight weight at a single all day. Maybe 365 too. Your squat is strengthening!
 
Hyde said:
This is what I was wondering. The blues are 40lbs aren't they? 315x3 is a lot considering that would be 355x3 at the top, which is good for 355 straight weight at a single all day. Maybe 365 too. Your squat is strengthening!
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They're listed as 25's, I believe. I might pick up another 30 or 40 today.

atanocc said:
wow impressive work man. strong banded squats and congrats on that pr!
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Thanks AT.
 
60s rests except banded bench. That was 120s, then back to 60 for incline.

Bench Press Machine 259.67
-normal grip, slight back arch

Set 1 : 100x10
Set 2 : 145x8
Set 3 : 175x8
Set 4 : 175x8
Set 5 : 190x8
Set 6 : 205x8

Banded Bench 243.67
-Explosive

Set 1 : 135x3 Blue (25) Band
Set 2 : 195x5 Blue
Set 3 : 205x5 Blue
Set 4 : 205x5 Blue and Red (15)
Set 5 : 205x4 B&R
Set 6 : 215x4 Blue
Set 7 : 185x7 Blue

Banded Incline Bench Press 234.33
-blue (25) band on each side

Set 1 : 135x8
Set 2 : 135x8
Set 3 : 135x8 +
Set 3 : 135x5 (no bands)

-the bands on these were really heavy coming from the floor to about 6' on lockout.

Flat DB Twist Press 58.5
-neutral grip twisting to touch pinkies.

Set 1 : 45x9
Set 2 : 40x10
Set 3 : 40x10

Cable Lateral Raise 42

-pull from behind the back up to eye level

Set 1 : 30x12
Set 2 : 25x12
Set 3 : 25x12

Banded Face Pull 6
-1s squeeze

Set 1 : 3x30 high
Set 2 : 3x30 waist level
Set 3 : 3x30 low (lost squeeze on 20)

Cage Presses 122.5
-Explosive

Set 1 : 95x5
Set 2 : 105x5
Set 3 : 95x5
Set 4 : 95x5
 
Didn't take any video cause the gym was just so busy/packed.

That's also why I did banded bench instead of reverse banded. The only cage was taken.
 
Strong pressing especially banded and 60 sec rests!!! Cable raises are very strong too!! Those feel crazy heavy!
 
RegisterJr said:
Thanks y'all. It's funny you say that Kat. I was expecting more with them, but they did feel real heavy. They pumped my shoulders up real fast.
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I bet so! The first time I did those- I loaded like 15 on there and couldn't move it! Lol
 
What a way to get Labor Day going! Taxing the chest even more than the IRS hits you up for! Great workout and strong lifts.
 
turff49 said:
What a way to get Labor Day going! Taxing the chest even more than the IRS hits you up for! Great workout and strong lifts.
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Thanks Turff! Lol
 
Strong as always!!!! Booooo, I was kinda afraid that the gym will be packed today and it's only opened til 7. Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!
 
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