Yes. In the past, I would have done 10rounds of the 35lb combo or at least completed 5 rounds of the 20lb combo
I was also sandbagging it
So much this. Long term goals are pointless without short term ones.
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Short term: I should be able to get to a 95kg squat and 125kg deadlift and 45kg press soon
Yesterday: I was able to front squat 60kg for 4x5 beltless even though I deadlifted one the morning. A couple of weeks ago, 4x6 frontsquat at 135 with belt was a struggle
A couple of days ago, I did 40kg for 2 on the press
Life tip: Achieve those goals, regardless of what it takes in terms of calories in. Anything you do that does not DIRECTLY support those targets is not only a waste of your time, but quite literally counterproductive. And that includes all that “backing off” nonsense @rroo just highlighted. Except possibly the pullups.
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Are you going to move these numbers if your BW goes up? because you shouldn’t.
Yes if I get above 105lbs (48kg ish)
yeah, don’t do that, just get objectively stronger. And i thought you were up around 112 at one point this summer (where you should be).
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Don’t move the target until you hit the target.
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No, I went from 90lbs to 104lbs
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Okay, misremembered. My point still stands. Achieve the strength goal without worrying about BW.
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One major strength lift done without supersets or other stuff so that you can actually focus on building strength and technique in that lift.
25-50 reps of push/pull/legs accessories. Depends on the exercise you’re doing. You can also do them all in a giant set if you’re doing easier exercises and at a lower intensity.
Lots of easy conditioning like walking, but that is not a big deal for you because you already walk too much.
There. You will get stronger if you focus 99% of your attention to the major strength lift and treat the accessories like the accessories they’re supposed to be, and it will take less than an hour.
Edit- I forgot the most important part- You need to actually eat to build strength.
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You can always lose fat after you gain it.
The elite lifters in any strength sport never actually walk at their competition weight, as so many people keep trying to tell you.
The multipliers are just that- multipliers. You can always just strive to continually attempt to do a 3xbw deadlift instead of fixating on doing a 3xbw deadlift while weighing 100lb or something. And, again, this feeds into the thing about comp weight vs walking weight.
If you want to follow T3hPwnisher then you honestly need to put in a solid couple of years where you focus on powerlifting and getting WAY bigger than is typically recommended for your height.
And then you spend a couple solid couple of years getting leaner while training really hard, so that your conditioning skyrockets while your strength is reduced to an acceptable amount.
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Sorry, what specifically are you referring to?
Yup. At this stage in my development, I was doing no conditioning, abbreviated heavy lifting and eating everything that wasn’t nailed down. Regularly had 3 double Doubles at In n Out or 6 Cheesy Gordita Crunches at Taco Bell. Gallon of milk a day too. I put on fat because I didn’t care about NOT doing that: my goal was to get strong.
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I don’t generally miss living in California, but right at this moment I do…
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This sounds awesome but the subsequent bathroom trip would not be…
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Never had issues with Taco Bell. I assume it was my So-Cal upbringing. Panda Express can wreck me though.
CA was just awesome for weight gain. So much good food, and good training season year round.
I do miss my cabin in Big Bear, but seeing as it’s my ex-wife’s home now, I won’t be back any time soon… I still love me some Panda Express, I just had a 3-entree meal last night for dinner, walnut shrimp, teriyaki chicken and Beijing beef with Lo Mein side. Sure, it’s nowhere near authentic Chinese food, but it’s still delicious, and a lot of food for not much money.
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EXCUSE ME 
this is blasphemy
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