Good work Tom!
Damn bro...High and nice lifts oO you are back on track like nothing ever happened to yah haha
Thanks man. It was a great workout. Just ran a little too long though.
Ya I have been back in the gym just hadnt really been updating. Was out of the gym for 10 days. Didnt really lose anything but wasnt trying to push it too hard on certain lifts. Dont want to go overboard with super taxing lifts like deadlifts. Would suck to set myself back. I figure 505 for 10 reps is pretty good. More volume than I would normally do with that much weight.
What I might do is some squats and core today. Not a normal squat day, but I need to work on my form bad. My squat is so far behind my deadlift. Before it was 100 pounds off now it is even farther behind. Might do a little other assistance work who knows.
Yesterday Mario(workout partner) brought up an idea of basically pretending we were preparing for a show. Like starting in August do a 12 week contest prep. At the very least it would be practice and we would be shredded. Well he would get shredded. He claims he has like 18% body fat, but he has visible lines in his stomach where his abs are clearly coming in. I have leaned out a lot, but I still have a gut. Nowhere near having abs, but I have seen some great progress.
Idk if I want to do the whole contest practice yet. There is a USAPL(I think that is the FED) powerlifting meet near me in October. So I am STRONGLY considering that. That would be fun to do. After it then maybe do the contest practice. I would compete in the 220 class most likely. Just walk in underweight since it is my 1st meet. Right now I might be a little over 220 I dont honestly.
EDIT: Oh ya yesterday they were fixing gym equipment(FINALLY). On Monday I was doing ELECT upright rows with cables. The thing snapped off. Almost made myself mo' ugly haha.
Bro you got good lifts , you should definitely go! It would be a nice experience and who knows , if you win something COOL , if not , f*ck i bet its still f*cking awesome to go to one anyway. After that I would say give it a go on the 12 week contest prep practice haha , those transformations and deadlines make yah feel alive bro, and makes yah push it harder!
Fug it do both! You can do it!
Ya if I want to do powerlifting I have to start somewhere haha. Not really on level to win anything haha. Plus I hear first meets are a little overwhelming. So it will be an experience to say the least. The contest prep practice would definitely motivate me. I think after the powerlifting meet I should be in better shape. More likely to post pics which will be more motivation. Dont want to punk out when I really have something to prove.
Ya I think that is going to be my plan. Do the powerlifting meet(if possible), and then start the contest prep a week or 2 later. Honestly I wouldnt mind convincing Mario to try and do a contest. Like I said he is a lot further along than I am.
Celorza said:Haha like Kleen said , fug it and do both , heck even do a fuggin transformers competition sequel, some enhancement along the way and your abs could come in cooler than LTL's abs!
Haha idk if I would do a competition sequel. Those guys are killing it in there. Plus like I said I want to do 12 weeks. Which would be short in terms of a contest prep. Unless of course you are already ripped up.
Well the powerlifting comp is run by the strict federation. A friend of mine basically said I have a good chance of being tested. They go by how you perform and how you look. I wont be looking like an average powerlifter(hopefully haha).
MrKleen73 said:And answers to the name of Dwayne Johnson...
Tom tom. did i miss pic updates?
Sounds so yummy.
Nice, and as far as your depth on that squat your femur was definitely beyond a 90 degree that is about as close as you can go to rock bottom with sitting on your calves. Hell the top of your thigh was parallel that is a deep squat!
Made up my missed leg day tonight.
Used a little extra weight on my sumo deadlift warm up(225). Might start adding a little more. Eventually getting around to trying these with real weight. Used normal weight for leg extension warm up.
Added a little more weight on ELECT squats. Decided to call it on the 2nd rep of my last set. Just didnt feel like I was explosive enough. Was grinding the rep out a bit much. But I was using 20 more pounds than usual. ELECT hack squats I used more and it still felt pretty good.
Decided to try 445 on squats. Got somebody to record it for me so here you go.
Interested to hear some opinions. Was curious about my depth. Plus in the past I have had a habit of turning it into a good morning.
Easy to get approvol votes from people I see. Not as easy when the people know I will never see them haha.
On to hamstrings. ELECT seated leg curls went great. Thinking I can slowly add weight on it. Some solid SLDLs with 225. Do these with double overhand grip. Then I did a set of 135 with fat gripz. Got to work that grip some.
Finishing with some calves. Seated calf raise 100 reps AFSAP. Leg press calf raise. Some kind of calf raise that start with a T that works the front of your shin.
The workout went great. Thinking I can add a little weight here and there. Left the gym shaking a bit but not too bad. Dont think I overdid it.
Time for me to get some food in my belly. Just finished some jasmine rice with chicken and cabbage. Going to attack some dessert soon. Time to get those carbs in. Already got a decent sweat going on from eating.
That was good , proper , deep and strong form bro , not shaky , didnt notice knees going in at all, deep and beyond parallel and controlled negative and positive motion. 9/10 I'd say , it woulda been a 10/10 but we need to see some facial rage expressions when you push up to be more fair with the grading hahahaha , nah i'm kidding bro , freaking awesome squat bro , and a lot of weight too oO
I like how the how rack goes flying forward when you re-rack the weight.
Nice work Tom, so what is your weight at now?
Those are the times when you love the mirror, when it shows you what you want to see.
Ya it has been a while since I have made love to a mirror haha. Starting to really like what I see.
So it is starting to seem like that time again. Every now and then girls pop up. Got a few interested. Will be interesting to see how things work out.
Getting ready to go kill the weights. Chest and biceps for some fun. Will have to pick up some food for post workout. Then going to go watch Woody Harrelson be a dirty cop haha. Need to get another good back load in especially if I plan on doing legs tomorrow. Potentially pushing it back to Saturday again though.
I ate a cow tail today I was in heaven to be eating something and not be sick. Lol. I also decided I would not hit you if you ate in front of me. Your a friend. Lol
Hope meeting the girl went well. Remember I can still kick butt
go low go lower than the flow! lol good vid son.
by the way bro once I get back ill try to break your squat.
Dude, pof.com will piss you off to no end. I was on there for a long time, actually met the girl I've been with for two years on there though. There are a ton of girls on there that think their poo don't stink. Nice lookin' workout there, abusing those legs.
Should I come kick some butt. One good thing although she was a douche she did tell you up front.
But this girl Lexie is seperated and living with her ex haha. So definitely "just a friend" haha.
Haha, I had one like that trying to talk to me one time. When I found out her and her ex were living in the same house, I had to end that conversing quick.
bro im the match and pof king! so much tail off of em... I have one.lined up for me when I get home.shes been calling me and having phone sex lol. telling me she cant wait when I come home... on my way back home from va. ill meet up with a chick in sc before I head home for lunch. and another I have thats marraige material... this is what I do.... I go through search bar. and whoever is hott I just say hey beautiful! im kurt. how are you? and I hit the ground running...youll get it bro. blind dates are fun.... I had to get more minutes for my phone cause I was on the phone so much more.
If you have to replace it check the apt site they have a bogo offer for dip belts there.Well the workout didnt exactly turn out great. Mario might have gotten injured. Seems like it isnt too bad but he better rest till at least Monday. Then a dip belt I am borrowing broke. Definitely not thrilled about this.
If you have to replace it check the apt site they have a bogo offer for dip belts there.
Tom be you don't be a hoe. Your to nice, one day you will find a nice girl and for now train train and train.