Not to shabby. 
Check your PMā¦
I donāt like you right now. I just tore off my Hello Kitty fanny pack and pink capris and threw them across the room, my LAX ball was flushed down the toilet and on a scale of Alpha to Zulu Iām feeling about Whiskey right now.
If you need me Iāll be at Chuck E Cheeseās blowing off steam.
Redstar: I wish man! i actually would love to see what i could do if I was on roids, but between the job and lack of opportunity the change has never really been thereā¦Thanks so much for the positive feedback though man!
jhlrees: Thanks man, but in all honesty I am soooo much more blessed than not! I appreciate you stopping in and commenting bro!
Stclair20: Thanks man, now at least i know that if i ever have to get into a chicken fight with Oprah on my back that i will be okā¦
Adam F: thanks brother, it means a lot!
Heracles: thanks man, but I am sure you would be killing it anyway!
MIM: you are no slouch at squatting yourself!
Dirty South: i totally agree with everything you said! and as usual, your southern twang makes my normal yankee voice sound stupid and ineptā¦ Sleeping coming along any better?
gebaker: thanks so much brother!
St. luke: thanks man, but today 30 feels like 60!
Sagat: thanks man, I swear doing the other stuff helps me out! Itās just getting past the mental part of it.
Just rob: Thanks bro, that is exactly why i keep this thing going!
Whiteflash: Haha straight bananasāthatās awesomeā¦and Iām not sure man, there are definitely some other guys around here that are REALLY impressive! I appreciate it though!
Delta one: Ha i doubt it man, but thanks for thinking itās a possibility!
Mateus: thanks man, and a PM is coming your way back soonā¦Hey are your setting right for getting PMās? i canāt seem to send you oneā¦
Power GnP: Ha that genuinely made me laugh brotherā¦Be expecting a PM asking about my deadsā¦Iām going for a PR on Monday and I may need some more advicesā¦And thanks man, I am pretty sure that was the nicest compliment you could have given!
I really appreciate all of the positive feedback and nice comments everyone!
i feel like I have the PR flu todayā¦kind of like a dump truck ran me over a few timesā¦Power Drive is hopefully healing my CNS as we speakā¦Today is going to consist of rest, sleep, Ninja turtles, batman and a couple drinksā¦I may have underestimated a coupleā¦only time will tellā¦
If you need me I will be prancing around behind Power GnP gloating while he moaps around chuck E Cheeseāsā¦
Quick Question:
A while back told you I was kinda taking your lead on how you set-up your workouts on how you feel and what you think will be tough as shit. So I have been doing that but I am kind of focusing on my main lifts (squats, DL, and bench press) at the beginning then coupling the other stuff in behind there. The only problem with this is on DL day my back is so taxed that I have a hard time getting anything else done. Do you find that when you couple other workouts with your DL it helps you get more volume in on that day, or do you think I should just stick with what Iām doing and once I have made the strength gains I want to then start to make changes?
Thanks
[quote]Alpha wrote:
Redstar: I wish man! i actually would love to see what i could do if I was on roids, but between the job and lack of opportunity the change has never really been thereā¦Thanks so much for the positive feedback though man!
jhlrees: Thanks man, but in all honesty I am soooo much more blessed than not! I appreciate you stopping in and commenting bro!
Stclair20: Thanks man, now at least i know that if i ever have to get into a chicken fight with Oprah on my back that i will be okā¦
Adam F: thanks brother, it means a lot!
Heracles: thanks man, but I am sure you would be killing it anyway!
MIM: you are no slouch at squatting yourself!
Dirty South: i totally agree with everything you said! and as usual, your southern twang makes my normal yankee voice sound stupid and ineptā¦ Sleeping coming along any better?
gebaker: thanks so much brother!
St. luke: thanks man, but today 30 feels like 60!
Sagat: thanks man, I swear doing the other stuff helps me out! Itās just getting past the mental part of it.
Just rob: Thanks bro, that is exactly why i keep this thing going!
Whiteflash: Haha straight bananasāthatās awesomeā¦and Iām not sure man, there are definitely some other guys around here that are REALLY impressive! I appreciate it though!
Delta one: Ha i doubt it man, but thanks for thinking itās a possibility!
Mateus: thanks man, and a PM is coming your way back soonā¦Hey are your setting right for getting PMās? i canāt seem to send you oneā¦
Power GnP: Ha that genuinely made me laugh brotherā¦Be expecting a PM asking about my deadsā¦Iām going for a PR on Monday and I may need some more advicesā¦And thanks man, I am pretty sure that was the nicest compliment you could have given!
I really appreciate all of the positive feedback and nice comments everyone!
i feel like I have the PR flu todayā¦kind of like a dump truck ran me over a few timesā¦Power Drive is hopefully healing my CNS as we speakā¦Today is going to consist of rest, sleep, Ninja turtles, batman and a couple drinksā¦I may have underestimated a coupleā¦only time will tellā¦
If you need me I will be prancing around behind Power GnP gloating while he moaps around chuck E Cheeseāsā¦
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OK. I fixed the PM thing. It keeps getting put back to āNOā for allow private messages. Should work now though.
Alpha,
When writing your workouts, do you designate certain movements as āassistanceā and others as āmax effortā type lifts? (usually barbells are done max effort style and dumbbells and bodyweight are done as assistance.)
Or is everything pretty much treated the same?
Thank you kind Sirā¦but thatās like comparing apples to oranges. Iām still busting my butt to even get a decent bw squatā¦
keep rockin it!! 
I got your PM but both responses havenāt worked. They have been really touchy about mentioning anything that could be deemed a competitor in the threads and PMās. Oh well.
Alpha - a little late, but - great to have you back mate!
Watching the chase for 5/6/7 keenly. I am just hoping for 3/4/5 soon
And 30 aināt so bad.
You should have received a response to the PM, Iām working on the other one now as well. Hope tomorrow goes wellā¦video or it didnāt happen.
Gebaker: Well man, I would say it depends on how it has been working out for youā¦If you are still consistently getting stronger than i would keep going with what you have set up right now for a little while longer, but if you are not than i would try changing it upā¦
I can definitely relate on what you said about having trouble getting other stuff done on DL day thoughā¦My DL and Squat days are by far the hardest days for me to figure out what else to throw in there without hindering my main lifts and yet still get the volume on other body parts. As you know I like to use antagonistic muscle groups in the same plan of movement for the other half of my giant sets, but it is really hard to find one for the DL. That is what a lot of the time I will either do something similar (DB Squngs or SLDL) or something totally different (Cleans or Over head squats)ā¦
I hope this helps, but if not, PM me your current routine and I will see if I can give you some new ideas! thanks for asking man!
Mateus: Yea man, i have no idea whyā¦I am obviously loyal to Biotest and will continue to use their products (i have spent something ridiculous like 5k here since i joined)ā¦but then protecting their brand IS what allows us all to get these great free articles, and allows us to have these forums, so I cannot complain too much!
Animal mother: Well, firstly, other than when i am Maxing out (like right now), i NEVER go to failure, i always leave 1-2 reps in meā¦I think this keeps my CNS a little happier with me and allows me to train more oftenā¦as Opposed to right now when I am trying to break all of these PRās. i will be so happy to be done with it/ Although fun to see what i can do, my volume is way down and the exhaustion of my CNS just makes me feel like I have the flu all of the timeā¦That saidā¦
I am going to write up a whole thing on how I come up and design my programs because I get asked this a lot.I need top write up a new program to start next week, so i will also explain how i do as i go. I will post both just as soon as I get backā¦You ask great questions man! Keep it up, it gives me something to pontificate upon so that this log does not become boring! You shall have your answer shortly my friend!
MIM: Ooooohhhh Do i get to be the apple or the orange??!?! And you shouldnāt cut yourself short, you are making great gains! If you keep going the way you are, 605 will be a brezze for you in no time!
Badmf: Hey man! Yea, I am hoping the 5/6/7 comes sometime this yearā¦6/7/8 Just seems stupid strong! And i have no doubt you can get 3/4/5 soon! Work on your form manā¦if there is one thing that has changed my numbers the most, it would be that. Thanks so much for checking in man, and donāt be such a stranger!
Power GnP: PM received my friend! thank you so much! Hopefully it will be making all of the difference in the world in about an hour!
-Well, Today will be my last maxing out DL day, we will see how it goesā¦I already beat my previous PR, but i am still trying to up that numberā¦I know it is my form that is holding me back, but other than you guys, I donāt have anyone is person that is telling me what I could be doing betterā¦They just stare at me and say, )yes this is a quote from the other day), āDudeā¦you are like retard gorilla strongā¦ā as touching as that was, it does not make a 700lb DL any closer.
Anyway off to the gym now, i will post what happens laterā¦Hopefully all of you will be making nice comments as opposed to shaking your heads in disgust over my epic failure!
Catch ya on the flipsideā¦
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24 May 2010: Training
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Do as many Turkish Get-ups with a 70 lb DB as you can in 12 minutes:
Strength: Giant Sets
1a. Deads: 135/3, 225/3, 315/3, 405/2, 495/2, 545/1, 585/1, 635/Fail (Vid Below) and 635/Fail Againā¦FML
1b. DB Snatches: 70/6, 70/6, 70/6, 70/6, 70/6, 70/6, 70/6
1c. Obliques: 7 sets of 8 Reps each side
2a. Rev Grip BB Rows: 225/3, 225/3, 225/3, 225/3, 225/3, 225/3
2b. BB Inc: 135/3, 225/3, 315/3, 365/3, 405/1, 435/1 (PR vid)
2c. Obliques: 6 Sets of 8 reps a side
Extract: Sulk out of the gym for not getting the 635ā¦
Notes:
-Deads: I suckā¦That is like the 4th week in a row trying that crap and missing every timeā¦it just shows that i am not taking the time the rest of the year working on trying to get better at thisā¦here is the vidā¦if you have suggestions for what I am doing wrong please let me knowā¦
I have PLENTY of strength to lift thisā¦It feels like I am just man handling it up instead of using my bodies natural leversā¦i need a new place to lift where there are some good people who can critique meā¦
If you have suggestions on than āSuck lessā please share themā¦Thanks
-inc Bench: It was ugly but it wentā¦honestly i did not even care about this at all because my head was gone after i didnāt get the 635ā¦
-Overall my feelings about this maxing cycle are for the most part complete frustration and disappointmentā¦I have no one to blame but myself and will not make any excuses why i did not do better than I did, but it is what it is and i move on from hereā¦
[quote]Alpha wrote:
If you have suggestions on than āSuck lessā please share themā¦Thanks
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See if you can post the video for CT or Eric Cressey to look at. They may be able to shed some light. Post it in the T-Cell for critiques as well.
Mateus: Yea man, i will probably do that. Good suggestion!
Ok so here is where I ended up Maxing wiseā¦
Deads: Previous PR 605x1
New PR 615x1
Squats: Previous PR 585x1
New PR 605x1
Bench: Previous PR 455x1
New PR 500x1
Weighted Pull-ups: Previous PR BW+180x3
New PR BW+205x2 or BW+190x3
BB Incline Bench: Previous PR 415x1
New PR 435x1
Weighted Dips: BW+280x5
Front Squat: No Change 435x1
Not even close to what my goals were or where I was planning on being so it is disappointing, but I will just have to work harder for the next timeā¦
Alpha,
What do you think of having Dave or Wendler over at EliteFTS take a look at a few of your vids? I joked before that youāre like Wendler on crack but not for nothing, you two are pretty damn similar in strength. He has mor tats of courseā¦
As far as sleep or lack thereof, ZMA around 5-6 pm and I get my 8 hrs no problem. I also make sure not to do cardio or weights after this point either.
Is there anything your tumor is doing that you can definitely see or feel? And you mentioned something about kidney damage. From MMA or something from childhood, etc? Just curious bro. Wonāt be offended if you donāt want to answer that.
To say your workout log, rants, and videos are inspirational is an understatement. Looking forward to your programming info. Be good bub.
Hey man gutted about the deadlift, but good job on the maxes on the other lifts. Also you mentioned about never going to failure unless maxing out. Now I want to max out my lifts before October when I start my second year of university. Would you suggest not going to failure till nearer the time to make sure I donāt compromise recovery and overload my CNS? As always I am grateful for any advice.
[quote]Alpha wrote:
The Dude: Alright, well first off, the vids can stop at any timeā¦Believe me I donāt do it for the attention or to be a video āwhoreā. i do it to help other guys see how i am getting it doneā¦I wish there were more guys for me to watch and learn the set up and form for some of these lifts when I was learning themā¦trust me, i would rather not look like a conceited arse taping myself in public all of the timeā¦
Secondly, i wonāt video the Insert/extract for a couple of reasons. 1. is because i refuse to put up a 10 minute video on youtube that no one will take the time to watchā¦ 2. I am taping all of this on a little digital camera that only has so much memoryā¦there is no way 10-15 minutes of work is going to fit on thereā¦ and 3. there is no way i could hide my face for that long while jumping around like an idiotā¦and if people want me to continue to keep this thing going and want me to continue āwhoringā myself out on video, than my identity needs to stay off of hereā¦
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Well clearly that was a joke fail. Sorry man, I was just busting your chops.
Sorry you are feeling downā¦but apples and oranges reminded me of thisā¦you donāt have to watch it now of course! But itās stupid enough that it might cheer you up 
You are doing big things that a lot of guys around here are striving toā¦give yourself a little tiny bit of credit?
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Sorry you are feeling downā¦but apples and oranges reminded me of thisā¦you donāt have to watch it now of course! But itās stupid enough that it might cheer you up
You are doing big things that a lot of guys around here are striving toā¦give yourself a little tiny bit of credit? [/quote]
That was awesome! Too funny. My kids are always watching those videos on youtube. lol
^^This^^ You still beat your PRs, that in itself is a massive achievement - so congratulations on that, look forward to seeing you finally break the 700 mark!