[quote]mmatt wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
BLARGHHH!!! I’m unsure of what to do today. We’ll see.[/quote]
Lift something heavy. A lot.
You’re welcome.[/quote]
Heavy for you or for me 
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]mmatt wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
BLARGHHH!!! I’m unsure of what to do today. We’ll see.[/quote]
Lift something heavy. A lot.
You’re welcome.[/quote]
Heavy for you or for me :P[/quote]
Hey now, we pull pretty close together. And you’ve got 30+pounds on me
[quote]mmatt wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]mmatt wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
BLARGHHH!!! I’m unsure of what to do today. We’ll see.[/quote]
Lift something heavy. A lot.
You’re welcome.[/quote]
Heavy for you or for me :P[/quote]
Hey now, we pull pretty close together. And you’ve got 30+pounds on me[/quote]
yeah yeah yeah
Back I suppose
I think I’ll actually just rest today. Seems like a good idea.
Tomorrow heavy lockout and back work and abs and Saturday squats and volume lower.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
Tomorrow heavy lockout and back work and abs and Saturday squats and volume lower.[/quote]
Yep definitely doing this
No deadlifts next week. Going to start a run at Coan/Phillippi for it the subsequent week. Also my left shoulder is tighter than my right shoulder and I’ve noticed it doesn’t drop when I’m holding this could be what’s instigating the imbalance and negatively affecting my pull.
Measurements
waking weight: 219
arms: 17.5
neck: 17
thighs: 28
chest: 46
shoulders: 53
calves: 16
waist: 35.5
You a big boy… arms in particular sound awesome. Waist is pretty reasonable for your weight too. Nice. Looking forward to seeing how coan/phillipi goes since I will eventually run it myself.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
You a big boy… arms in particular sound awesome. Waist is pretty reasonable for your weight too. Nice. Looking forward to seeing how coan/phillipi goes since I will eventually run it myself.[/quote]
Considering my training age, starting point, and main focus, not too shabby. Once I’ve been stretching my hips out for a while and the ab work accumulates, C/P shouldn’t be too bad.
Pin OH Press
STRICT; starting from nose bridge level
135x5
165x3
185x2 +5 pullups IBS
205x2
225x1 baseline PR
185x6x2
NOTES:
- These were done completely strict and beltless. Felt my delts lighting up immediately.
- 225 didn’t feel heavy rather like sub 90%. There’s was some weird stabilization issue and the bar went up unevenly. Either uneven grip or just my right delt overcompensating for the left. I think I’m good for 250-260 with this variation. Going to experiment with different heights.
- IBS = in between sets
- The doubles with 185 all went up real smooth and fast. The strength is there. I just need to get used to the overload. What am I saying? It’s overload for a reason lol.
- Pullups were also fast and super ez. Probably could’ve got 40 today.
CG Floor Press
4 count pauses
185x4
245x4
275x4
315x1 PR … wanted 4 …
NOTES:
- The first two sets felt way more difficult than they should’ve. Fixed my setup and 275 went up pretty damn easy.
- Rushed the last one. I only rested maybe a minute and a half. Should’ve at least rested a good 3. Rushed the setup too. Previous best was 295x2 with a 2ct pause, so that’s definitely a stronger lift but still … an error in judgement.
CSR
2PLx10
3PLx10
4PLx10
5PLx8 PR wanted 10
Cable Low Rows
worked up to the whole stack
using MRM-U handle
30%x15
50%x8
70%x8
85%x8
100%x8,6 PR
switched to double-D handle
30%x10
50%x3x12
Bradford Press
55x35
Out of time. Almost got locked in. Saw the last dude leave and my thought pattern was, “Must be closing in a minute … keep lifting.” In short, no abs :(.
SUMMATION:
In spite of a few screw ups, today felt pretty fantastic. None of hyooge PRs that are commonplace in my mission statement but the work felt highly qualitative. I’m liking how training is going so far overall. Oh yeah, I also randomly did some calf raises in the midst of my OH work and my right Achilles felt kinda iffy. The blood flow did it good. Going to be vigilant of that. Don’t want any preventable gamechangers.
I think it’s safe to say my work capacity was pretty good. By the end, I felt and still felt good for a lot of work. I’ll probably do something in the house. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if squats feel meh tomorrow but whatever. Still going to get the work in.
On a physique, I’m noticeably thicker in a few areas while being somewhat leaner. That’s all I’ll say.
Going to see Battleship today
Battleship was pretty good. Got some compliments on my size from people that have known me since I was little. Skwatz later.
how’s your diet since you got home?
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
how’s your diet since you got home?[/quote]
Not very different. Not very structured just with healthier choices. Always need more protein.
I’m thinking about maybe cutting my losses and doing a meet this summer.
I don’t think you used “cutting your losses” correctly.
But do a meet.
Then eat meat.
Meet and greet,
A giant fluffy sheep,
Wearing a golden fleece.