Back to the Platform After the Stage

9 weeks out from the SPF Pro/Am in Myrtyle Beach April 19th. Won the Heavyweight Class in November at my second bodybuilding show and narrowly lost the overall. Competed in single ply gear last year for a change but I’m back to RAW PL’ing again. I plan to compete in the 198’s hovering around 212-215 and will start a slow cut to 205ish and the rest will be water.

I had the same surgery as John Meadows and have no colon so rehydration is usually hard, however my GF is a nurse so she’ll use and IV to keep me properly hydrated for health reasons.

I’m going to be using Micro PA and Indigo along with HBCD’s and Hydrolyzed casein and an intra workout drink consisting of a specific ratio of Leucine, Alanine, Glycine and Glutamine.

The Plan is to go, 630-400-600@198. This will be a 142lb increase in my RAW total and believe it’s doable with my workouts.

My split will also change as I start the new supplements

02.10.2014
Beltless Comp. Squat
5x1@445
SSB Squat Beltless
135x5
225x5
315x5
365x5
405x5
Abs
4x25
Pulldowns
5x10

02.11.2014
Paused Comp Bench
5x1@280
Touch & Go
315x10
Incline Bench
5x5@225
BB Row
5x5@225
Hammer Curls
4x10@40’s
Pressdowns
100 Reps

02.13.2014
Deads-Beltless
5x1@445
GM’s w/SSB
135x10
5x5@185
Abs
4x15
Close Grip Pulldowns
5x10

02.15.2013
Bench
135x10
225x10
275x5
Add full boar slingshot
325x5
365x3
385x2
405x2

CGBP
5x5@225

Seated Row
5x10

Tricep Ext
4x12
Preacher Curl
4x12

Shrugs
3x12
Face Pull
3x15

Weight 213

Squats
5x1@465 beltless/wrapless
1x1@500 Belt and light wraps, smoke show

Lockouts from 1/4 squat position beltless
500x3
550x3
600x3

Leg extension
90,110,130x25

Pulldowns
5x10, top set 235x10

And
5x20

Good workouts hitting the groove finally

02.18.2014
Paused Comp. Bench
5x1@290
Add full boar slingshot
315x2
365x2
405x2
Add reactive slingshot and close grip
225x20,15,25

Incline DB Press
60,65,70’s x20

Pressdowns
110,130,150x20

Machine Dip
3x15

Its about deload time for bench so next week will be neutral grip machine press for high reps and some pec deck. No heavy pressing.

Very impressive lifts. How have you found that your training in the low rep ranges has interacted with your pursuit of hypertrophy in the bodybuilding arena? How has your programming changed over time?

[quote]DoingWork421 wrote:
Very impressive lifts. How have you found that your training in the low rep ranges has interacted with your pursuit of hypertrophy in the bodybuilding arena? How has your programming changed over time?[/quote]

Its only helped, I use periods of volume and higher reps as well and my assistance work is usually hypertrophy range work as well. I have no desire to be any bigger than 220. I’m also fresco roman/freestyle wrestling again.

I’m taking a deload week in the volume department:

02.25.2014
Squat
135x5
225x5
315x5
405x1
add belt
455x1
add light metal wraps
500x1
add EFS Heavy Wraps
550x1<-----Was going to most likely be my opener but after hitting it at 7 weeks out and fairly easy I expect it to be maybe 25lbs higher as I’s like to hit 630-650, I just suck at walking it out

Bench
135x5
185x5
225x5
275x5
add Full Boar Slingshot
315x5
365x2
405x1
430x1

Hammer Curls 50 reps
Pressdowns 100 reps

Weight is 217ish and dieting it off slowly to about 205 and cut water from there, 52 days to go