Stick with it! Foooccuusss!
This is how Iām measuring progress:
Weeks 7, 8, 9 are the same sets and reps with more weight. Iāll keep going until Iām unable to say that and then Iāll probably just reset like 5/3/1 and start again.
Nice!
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If you must testā¦ SGSS followed the 3s phase with three weeks of 5/4/3/2/1. It probably wasnāt āpeakingā, but it allowed me to work up to a new 1RM on just about everything. If I get curious and need to do that then Iāll go back to the 8s phase afterwards and start again.
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Iām the same! But it often backfired: I have a bad day, then decide my program (instead of lifestyle) sucks, and want to abandon everything.
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Still plugging away with a full day template however some days need to focus on upper more as spin classes are rinsing the utter duck out of my legs 
Iām shattered. Daughter is waking up every night and missus has a bit of post partum kicking inš¢.
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I think today is the day I pull the plug on beltless, sleeveless, high rep squats. Going to break out the sleeves and take 315 for a ride today. Maybe Iāll rep it out for 8-10 and still call it high reps.
Iām still training calves though so thatās all that really matters.
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Donāt forget curls for upper body calves.
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Funny you mention that, I keep telling myself to start doing curls but only get them in once every other week.
Iām telling myself farmers walks and pulls will take care of them for me
Yep, thatās high reps. My leg training stops at five reps now.
Mission accomplished, looks like Iām still in it
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We are clearly from different planetsā¦
Iām in the same boat as @loganator. I hate ābodybuilding workā.
Unpopular opinion: I donāt get why ppl enjoy the pump so much
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The pump is fantastic. A bicep pump is the most masculating feeling I get in the gym.
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My arms have always been a strong point (probably why my lats and chest are so small).
I trained them pretty consistently a few years back but donāt see the point anymore. Iām in the gym too long anyway to want to be there longer hitting arms. But when I set up a home gym next yearā¦ Iāll probably bro out and hit arms on my days off of the serious stuff.
ahh so thereās the difference
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I hear you. My arms are my genetic gift. I donāt hate doing them (I like it), but theyāre the first thing I skip if Iām going to skip something.
Iām also not that strong, so arms and shoulders are fun because I donāt feel bad about myself.
Fuck Deepwater.
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Thereās nothing better than a shoulder/bicep/tricep pump giant set. I feel like a giant afterwards. Itās only when the pump wears off so I realise Iām a very average looking man.
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Sorry for the double post but thereās loads of great people on this thread so wanted some help.
So Iām 16 weeks into my bulk, Iāve gone from 93kg to 102kg (Iām 6ā2 btw). I have also added about half an inch to my waist which isnāt good. My top abs only really show in great lighting now, but Iām filling out my t shirts and jeans much better now and am bigger overall which is goodā¦
But
My original plan was to hit 110kg and then cut, I wanted to do this over a year and add quality mass but Iāve obviously made a few diet errors and have added some quality fat along the way so far. Half of me says carry on going as Iāve bulked and cut in short cycles before and never really got anywhere but then part of me looks in the mirror and thinks I look a little bit too unathletic now.
Would be greet to hear some advice. My goal is to get as big as a can naturally. Iām not naturally a lean person and settle around 14% body fat if I go back to normal diet etc. But I want to be bigger, I know there are limits to natural training etc but Iām no way near my limit for my height surely. Cheers all
Iāve made the mistake of bulking and cutting for almost a decade. If I could go back then I wouldnāt ābulkā. I would slowly gain weight over a longer period of time - like years.
Last year, I gained 30 lbs over 10 months. This year, I lost 40 lbs in five months. Iām not sure if I gained much muscle but I learned that I didnāt need to gain that much weight to add a few ounces of muscle.
I think youāve gained too much (like you said). I would pump the brakes and maintain for a bit. If you want to cut then you can. If I were you then Iād change the time frame for your goal of 110 kg. Iād aim to gain about a pound or 0.5 kg per month. Slow it down. Think in terms of years. If youāre past the beginner stage then youāll be lucky to build 0.5 lbs of muscle per month.
Donāt drive the scale up and then cut over and over. Just grow slowly.
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