[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
I do a 3 days on, 1 day off split so there’s still a chance I can catch up with ya one day <3[/quote]
Ah gotcha. I’m too lazy to do a split that doesn’t sit on the same days each week. I admire your bravery in doing so. lol.
[quote]xdsho wrote:
Strong squatting, but… get those knees out![/quote]
Yeah…that’s always been a problem of mine on squats. My knees always want to come in, and sometimes I forget to actively push them out.
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Well if volume is what you’re after, you’re doing it right. I’m saying when you go for heavier singles, take bigger jumps on your way up. Strong squatting man, you’re killing it. Keep it up[/quote]
Hmm ok I gotcha. I just do a heavy single, double, or triple after I get all my work sets. Just gets me used to having heavier weight on my back. Thanks again Inky.
So yeah…what I wanted to say has been said. But ima go ahead and say it for emphasis.
Squattin’ looked easy, I’d definitely make it a point next time you squat to push the knees out. I’ve found that cue to help a lot.
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Greg, you got a Ducati?? What kind? If you sell it and get a fucking Harley, I swear to god you’re going to be banned from my log. Don’t fucking do it.
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hahaha yeah man I’ve got a Ducati Monster dark. its all blacked out and is sweet… I’ve been wanting a harley for a while… I dont know we’ll see.
Sick squats Blaze. that 315 didnt look that heavy for you. Impressive stuff. Oh yeah and push your knees out 
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
So yeah…what I wanted to say has been said. But ima go ahead and say it for emphasis.
Squattin’ looked easy, I’d definitely make it a point next time you squat to push the knees out. I’ve found that cue to help a lot.[/quote]
Hmm ok. Yeah I def. need to focus on actively pushing my knees out. I just need to get used to back squatting in general again. Only my 3rd time doing it in a couple months.
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Greg, you got a Ducati?? What kind? If you sell it and get a fucking Harley, I swear to god you’re going to be banned from my log. Don’t fucking do it.
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hahaha yeah man I’ve got a Ducati Monster dark. its all blacked out and is sweet… I’ve been wanting a harley for a while… I dont know we’ll see.
Sick squats Blaze. that 315 didnt look that heavy for you. Impressive stuff. Oh yeah and push your knees out :)[/quote]
I’m jelly that you have a Ducati. lol. If I get a bike, my operating budget is likely only going to be around 2 grand max, so I’m gonna need a deal. It’ll help that I’m only probably gonna get a 250 or a 600 if I get one.
Thanks! I could def. tell that I added 40lbs for the single, my lower back could feel the difference and I’m still not used to having a fair amount of weight on my back. Gotta get used to it again. On the knees…I know (sigh) haha. I’m considering getting knee wraps for whenever I work at 315+, just so I’ll feel more secure. We’ll see.
4-21-11
Shoulders
Seated DB Press
55’sx5
60’sx5
65’sx5
70’sx4
70’sx5
Felt really weak on these today. Maybe because I didn’t get breakfast this morning. Not sure. ROM was way better than last week though. Every rep was started from resting position on the shoulders.
DB Laterals
30’sx12
30’sx12
30’sx12 (overall volume PR)
These felt really good today.
Front Raises
35’sx10
Shoulders started to hurt. They’ve been achy all week and they were not feeling these.
Same for Rear laterals.
Shrugs
225x12
225x12
275x12
ROM not great on these.
Called it a day. Not sure why my shoulders hurt. If they ache tomorrow during close grips or any tricep lift, I’ll stop doing it. Matt (other lifting partner) is pretty sure he seperated his left shoulder, and as of right now I’m more leery of shoulder pain than usual. For now, just gonna warm up really well.
I had milk and nuts this morning, didn’t have much of a breakfast either.
Also did shoulders today.
This is getting freaky ;D
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
I had milk and nuts this morning, didn’t have much of a breakfast either.
Also did shoulders today.
This is getting freaky ;D[/quote]
Hmmmm… ;D
Sometimes shoulder pain can be caused by the way you sleep. If you sleep on your side that may be a cause.
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Sometimes shoulder pain can be caused by the way you sleep. If you sleep on your side that may be a cause.[/quote]
I always do sleep on my side… it feels more like when I hurt my shoulder, but I’ll make an effort to sleep on my back or use pillow padding just in case it helps. Thanks!
4-22-11
Arms
BB Curls
105x10
105x8
105x8
115x7 (ties PR)
Closegrip BP
165x8
175x8
185x6 +1 with slight help. Getting slightly frustrated that this number isn’t moving much. Might drop rep # and go for weight for a while to just improve tricep strength. something like 3x6 or 4x4.
Hammer Curls
55’sx6
60’sx6
65’sx6 PR form slightly sloppy
Skulls
100x8
100x8
110x6 ugh same as last week (ties PR)
Hammer concentration Curls
Decided to not do pinwheels as they might irritate my shoulders that are hurting already. Thankfully, I just watched a video by DOHCrazy on a type of hammer curl I’ve wanted to try. Here’s what it is:
50lbsx12
55lbsx16
60lbsx16 (half reps with one hand higher up on handle, then switched halfway though)
These gave me the most intense bicep pump I’ve had in a long time. Felt great.
Pressdown machine
240x10
250x10
260x10 PR
full stack is 285, so i’m gonna have this thing maxed out by the end of the summer.
DB Curls
35’sx12
40’sx12
40’sx12 form on 40’s sets pretty sloppy for last 4 reps or so per arm.
Pressdowns
somexsome
(wasn’t feeling these today)
Overall, fairly happy with the days work. Had a distinct lack of motivation without either of my lifting partners there, but managed to work through it. Only lift i’m unhappy with is Close-grip BP, and I didn’t rest as long between my 2nd and 3rd set as I should have.
Listened to a bunch of old-school Atreyu that I used to listen to in early Highschool. One of my favorites by them:
Now whenever I listen to them, I think of Ct. Rockula though. Something I can imagine him listening to.
Never heard of pressdown machine, but it sounds like something I want to do on the assisted dip machine.
I call it the pushdown machine, it’s probably more proper to call it a dip machine.
It looks like this, except each handle goes horizontal at the end so I press down with my palms facing my body.
[quote]Blaze_108 wrote:
4-18-11
Back and Biceps
Took videos of myself lifting for the first time today. Did not know youtube takes forever to upload them though. lol. Got a little video crazy. From now on I’ll only film top sets probably. In the videos, the red plates are 25kg, so 1 per side is 155, 2 is 265, and 3 is 375.
Shoulder width grip pullups
bw+12.5x8
bw+22.5x8
bw+27.5x8
bw+32.5x8 PR Only added 2.5lbs this week and these still were pretty hard
Seated Cable Rows
260x10
270x10
stopped here. Wasn’t getting a good feeling out of them. I think I might drop the weight back down and work back up with better form.
Pendlay Rows
185x10
195x10
205x10 +10lb PR
Deadlifts -decided to go for 405 again after failing it 3 weeks ago.
265x5
315x4
365x3
385x1PR
405x1 PR
415x1 PR
Considered going for more but didn’t want to be greedy, I was only going for 405 initially and my form on 415 wasn’t great, so I’ll take it.
DB Curls
45’sx6
50’sx6
55’sx6
BB Curls (2+ second negative)
90x6
90x6
90x6
Weighed in at 186 today. I’ve been really bad about getting all my food in the past week. Still hitting PRs though, so I’m still happy. lol.[/quote]
- I wish everyone could have saw ur stallion face on ur last lift
- How many godamn times have i told you to set you feet before you grab the bar!!!
also iwth all these comments saying push ur knees out i really wanna post a vid of matthew squatting lmao they would shit themselves with the way his legs go
4-25-11
Back and Biceps
Woke up from a nap before my workout and my back just ached.
Shoulder width Pullups
bw 15x8
bw 25x8
bw 30x8
bw 35x7.75 couldn’t get the last little bit on the last rep. Didn’t quite come to full hang on every rep, It sometimes makes my shoulders ache so I usualy stop right before. Took a video of it to show my grip width.
Seated Low Row
230x10
240x10
250x10
Pendlays
195x8 (stopped here, couldn’t keep position without lower back pain)
Deads
265x4
315x4
355x4
385x1 (wanted 4 here but the back wasn’t having it. I’ll take it though, for having my back feeling bad)
DB Curls
45’sx8
50’sx8 PR
55’sx6
BB Curls w/ 3 second negative
90x6
90x6
90x6
Are we the Together Team?
Bicep PRs are awesome, mine don’t get stronger =(
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
Are we the Together Team?
Bicep PRs are awesome, mine don’t get stronger =([/quote]
Maybe? 
Yes, they certainly are lol. What rep ranges are you training biceps in right now? Do you have a log hidden somewhere that I haven’t seen?
Only maybe? Hmph!
=D
Looking back, seems like the lowest I go for biceps is 5 reps. I guess I should do low reps.
My log is hidden… in plain sight in Powerful Women.
It’s the log with the cool title.
Nah I’m kidding. If you ever go to PW and see a log with “Cocoa Espresso” in the title, you made it.
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
Only maybe? Hmph!
=D
Looking back, seems like the lowest I go for biceps is 5 reps. I guess I should do low reps.
My log is hidden… in plain sight in Powerful Women.
It’s the log with the cool title.
Nah I’m kidding. If you ever go to PW and see a log with “Cocoa Espresso” in the title, you made it.[/quote]
Let me rephrase my answer:
Hell yeah we are! lol. Lower reps are always nice for building strength. I feel like I was wasting a lot of time curling 65-75lbs for 10-12…on and off for about 2 years. It was only once I upped the frequency and weight and dropped the reps that I started making more progress.
Recently what I’ve been doing for rep progression is to try to get 3x6 on a bicep exercise. Then get that up to 3x8. If i get 3x8, I up the weight and try to get 3x6 again. Rinse and Repeat :).
I actually somehow had never been in the powerful women section. I didn’t know it was logs, I thought it was like a female BB section. I found your log as well
Haha that’s more like it <3
Seems like a good progression thing you got there, I’ll implement that.
Lol you can be honest, you thought we talked about that time of the month all the time… well, only sometimes
