Back...Into the Deep End

Thanks Cripp. Apparently, I’m on the Volume Train right now :slight_smile: Feels good.

Thurs., 10/19

Warm: 4 sets of Abs, calf, Pec deck. Higher reps.

BE: 5@ 135, 185, 205, 225
Speed (?) bench: 10x3@ 185. 3" block pad, 30-45 sec rest. Being explosive/ fast. Super pumped.
Pull-ups: 5x5 mixed in with warm up sets.
Circuit of: Pec deck- 5x10@ 100
Calf- 5x5@ 325
Band face pulls@ 5x10, quite hard.

Leg press: 3x20@ 500
Hex bar OHP: 3x20@ 75 (empty bar, just to try it out)
Standing cable crunch: 5x10

Friday, with a buddy

Warm; 3 sets of Abs, face pulls.

Football bar BE: Up to 3x3@ 225, 6@ 225.
low incline DB’s: 12@ 50
3x12@ 60’s
DB 1 arm rows: 5@ 70, 80, 2x5@ 100.
Drop set to finish: 5@ 100, 80+ 10@ 70.

Hex bar OHP: 2x5@ 75 (bar)
3x3@ 125

Sand bag carries; super sets, and solo laps.

6x50" @ 100
4x50" @ 150. Pretty intense; was barely making it with the 150 bag :slight_smile:

My Jurassic Park pal; I wore my shirt, mostly for the joke:)

I’m the one that’s not hairy btw.

It looks like your buddy works at Jurassic Park. He’s wearing the staff shirt. Lucky.

He sure is a BIG fan. I’d ask about the shirt, but I’m afraid he might tell me :wink:

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Mask (not my face) for a costume…

Still working on a bit of padding. My lady described this as “gross, creepy, scary and disgusting”.

Typical woman, right guys??..Vague :slight_smile:

Ha. Awesome

Mon., 10/23

warm: 2x20 of hams, abs, face pulls.

DL’s off 4" blocks; multiple sets of sumo/con.

Worked up to: Conv. 8x3@ 375 (88%)
Box DL: 3x6@ 265

Bench, straight bar: Up to; 3" pad, 5@ 225, 235.
3" pad, 3@ 235, 225.
Heavy band pulls in between: 5x10
DB low incline: 8@60/ 3x6@ 80’s
Did some band flies on bench, and odd banded tri-extensions I saw on an old Westside vid.

Tuesday, leg pump day at Rec. Center.

Extensions: 4x40
AB/ AD machine: 2x40, going back and forth.
Smith close SQ: 6x6@ 235
Calf: 5x15@ 135 mixed in.
Leg press : 4x20@ 480.
Seated Smith OHP: 5@ 135, 155, 185/ top 1/2 from pins: 5@ 205, 3x5@ 225
Plenty of pull-aparts during.

Over and backs: 2x50 after everything.

Thursday, 10/26.

Warms: 3 sets of Abs, peck deck, calf.

High pressing volume this week; caught up to me today.

Football BE: Worked 5’s up to 10x3@ 205. Going for speed, w/short rest.
Pull ups; Mixed into early BE sets: 2x3@ +25
2x3@ +45
5x1@ +70
Belt SQ pull through: 3x10@ 200
Rev. hyper: 3x10@ 135
Standing crunch: 3x10@ 100

Trying pull throughs, and Rev. hypers; both felt good.

Friday; finishing the week strong.

Big squat PR today!!!..Spoiler Alert; it’s with a SSB, top 1/4 squat, from pins…:smirk:

Just jumped right in.
Belt SQ: 10’s @ 300, 400, 500.
4x8@ 600

SSB squats; to parallel box: 2x3@ 135, 185
3@ 225, 275
Very high pins: 3@ 275, 315, 365, 405…435.
Seated extensions: 2x25 each leg.

That is all.

3@ 435.

For what it’s worth:

After full rep Belt SQs, I was wanting feel the heavier weight, and quad drive…for that very short ROM.

By bedtime, I felt sore/ achy in my hips, nowhere else.

Pancakes and pull-ups Baby; works every time :slight_smile:

This is my desk at work today; soaking up some pre-training calories …

It’s surprising (not really) how oblivious people can be. I’m wearing a " Hungry- Anything helps" sign on my back; another similar one right under my name tag.

One person did tell me, “your really getting big; it doesn’t look good on you”

Thanks Lady !!!

Well, I took everything off (too much, too hot!)…back to normal. After 6 hours in that stuff, it looks very weird without it ::))

Funny how quick you get used to something like that I guess. I bet it’s (looks) like a 40-50 lbs. weight loss; no kidding.

Btw- I walked 6 blocks, to the grocery store, wearing the ‘muscle suit’ above. In my neighborhood, it’s 50/50 that anyone would notice :slight_smile:

I did startle one girl in the checkout line, who turned to look when I walked up behind her…

Doing a 48hrs super-cut; wish me luck !!