Damn, thats like my next big goal but im not sure i will reach it anytime soon 
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Was sumo with a deadlift bar. Sumo isn’t easier for everyone, but it is for me. Also, consider that belt again. If you learn how to use it, it’s good for some weight on the bar.
Bench day.
Bench 315 5x5
Chin up 3x10
Narrow grip bench 265 2x8 1x11
Belt squat 315x5 335x5 345x5 345x12 (could probably push these harder)
Lat pull plate loaded machine 315 2x10 365 1x10
Cable curl 120x12 130x12 140x15
I think that’s it. Felt pretty strong.
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I think so too. You trying to maintain or you trying to grow!?!? I wanna see some more effort.
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That’s why I’ve been throwing some amraps in. I think those can be really good for growth, but sets of 5 was to little. 8s would have worked well.
It’s just really tough at a certain point to keep pushing on multiple lifts per day. It seems some go into maintenance while others progress.
I am really happy with how bench is moving. I think about 5 weeks ago I hit a triple with 315 that was all out. Second set I got 2 reps, so there is progress for sure.
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Yea I think legs do good with the amrap type work. My quads are looking extra juicy since starting some high rep work stuff.
I feel that. Seems to be common for me to have one main lift go well and thenother either stay the same or take a hit from the added intensity or what ever from the main lift that went good.
Your bench is definitely coming along, I know that feels super nice considering how much you lost during the whole loss of strength thing you went through.
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All my country went into a lockdown so im back in my storage room gym.
It turns out, all my plates are a bit heavier. Cuz i did 9 reps at the gym, and then this week with same weight in my home gym i could barelly do 5.
My GF also complained last year on lockdown, that everything is heavy as shit in my home gym.
Going by my yesterdays deadlifts, it seems that my plates are around 10% heavier, which means that my last years PRs could have been not 440lbs squat but around 480… and my DL could have been smth like 580…
Not that it matters as the numbers are still shit tho, but i had no idea where to post this after my frustration about my first training at home again, lol.
Also found out that ONE LEG SLDLs are nice way to use less weight but really work those legs.
Cuz i cant do SLDLs ar the weight is too much and my body doesnt do well with weights.
Anyways, impressive bench numbers. I believe the best i ever did with 315 was 9reps(i only ever do 1 set of heavy/amrap stuff) back when i was on a pretty huge blast.
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I have heard a lot of people say high reps work well for leg size. I think doing low medium and high reps works well for most people, but the high reps build size the most. The lower ranges help you get strong so over time you can do more weight with higher reps better than if you just did high reps.
@hankthetank89 it sucks working at home vs the gym imo. I’m not as motivated. For me, even if the weights are the same, they feel heavier, and I have good equipment. With sub par equipment, even the same weight feels heavier. I don’t doubt your plates are off though. Some less expensive plates have been commonly been over 2.5kg on the 20kg plates. If you have 6-10 plates on the bar all over weight, that adds up.
Training at home is not a problem for me as am autistic and i really enjoy being alone and away from everyone like that. And i really like the stuff i have, so i am fine with that. Sucks that i dont have the pullup machine so all i can do is do singles of chins and pullups, as i cant do much with my current weight, lol.
This is one mistake i have made in my life - never doing any pullups or chinups up the age of 30… it also might be the reason why my elbows were weak and now are fucked.
One of my main goals now is to be able to do 10 pullups and chinups at the weight of 260…
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You can get up to it for sure. Just do singles until you can do two, and keep moving up. It takes time. I only do pullups infrequently as they hurt my elbows. The chin is better for me. Learning the pattern helps a lot. Braih alsrue on YouTube has a good video on how to get into them if you can only do one or none. He was also a frequent poster here at one time.
Squats today.
Duffalo bar high box squat (about 3" high) 370x3 400x3 410x3 430x1
Weighted chin +75 3x3
Belt squat 365x5 385x5 405x5 315 2x10
Weighted chin +25 3x8 (last set I dropped the 25 lbs while hanging and did 4 more)
Cable bicep curl 130x10 140x10 150x10
That’s it. Felt pretty good today.
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Looking good now, will look insane when you cut back down!
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I wanted to add that I had no back pumps on squat day. I did use 4,000 mg of Taurine pre workout. I think I’ll try that on deadlift day as well. A gym buddy recommended 8,000, which I thought sounded like overkill.
Excited for OHP day coming up later.
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Ohp day. Went heavy on strict and skipped push press.
Ohp 205x1 215x1 225x1 (pr, and heavy af)
Ohp back downs 185 3x5
Weighted chin 30 6x8
Incline press 240 2x5 1x9
Tricep press down 130 3x12
Delt side raises 20 3x12
This session was a lot with only a few exercises. Was good to hit 2 plates in ohp. Almost passed out. Weighed 210 for the workout.
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congrats. this is a huge milestone.
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Thanks man! My previous pr I think was 205, so it was a pretty good jump.
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I’ve secretly been waiting for this day. Like I’ve started to ask you to see what you could do, but always kept quiet because I knew this would happen.
Fucking strong AF 
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Yeah, I think I’m going to start doing log press though. A bit easier on the shoulders, and something new. I’ve been running ohp with a barbell for awhile now. Log will be some fun too. I’ve done then in the past, but it’s been over a year.
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Got greedy on the deadlift today.
Missed 615, it moved to the knees like a warm up, but then hit a wall. No more maxing out for me. Well maybe in bench lol.
After that:
Belt squats a lot
Neutral grip chins 3x10
That was it. Was bummed missing that deadlift.
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All I’m hearing is next session you got it
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