Woah, tonne of volume. Don’t know how you manage to keep the intensity up for such long workouts, scary stuff!
The cambered squat bar sounds interesting. I’d love to try one out, but my campus gym doesn’t even have bars with proper knurling on them let alone specialty bars…
I agree wit P on this one, that a sick amount of volume dude.
Like Dan John says “High reps at High weight!”
monster session Blaze. Squats, Delts and Bi’s? Thats a lot of work for one day. I’d be smoked.
Nice looking session. Strength is creeping up there sir!
BLAAAAAAAAAAAZE. Your log title throws me. I’d rather be average than dead. Good thing your not average.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Woah, tonne of volume. Don’t know how you manage to keep the intensity up for such long workouts, scary stuff!
The cambered squat bar sounds interesting. I’d love to try one out, but my campus gym doesn’t even have bars with proper knurling on them let alone specialty bars… [/quote]
Haha. I actually feel like my workout energy has more to do with my energy coming in than how much I do. The accessory work, while long, doesn’t really tire me out. Sorry to hear about your gym’s bars. The cambered bar is the only specialty bar our gym has, and this is the first time i’ve seen anyone use it, lol.
[quote]Oregand wrote:
I agree wit P on this one, that a sick amount of volume dude.
Like Dan John says “High reps at High weight!”[/quote]
Haha. Thanks man. I do what I can.
[quote]gregron wrote:
monster session Blaze. Squats, Delts and Bi’s? Thats a lot of work for one day. I’d be smoked.[/quote]
Thanks greg! It was a long session for sure, but I didn’t want to slack on my work. It’s just been a major pain to get in six days a week with working a double on almost every friday. (more on that ata the end)
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
Nice looking session. Strength is creeping up there sir![/quote]
Thanks bug! Appreciate it. Just tryna be secksi like you.
[quote]Dasher wrote:
BLAAAAAAAAAAAZE. Your log title throws me. I’d rather be average than dead. Good thing your not average.[/quote]
Dash! I wouldn’t. Mediocrity would not be fun. Thanks!
As Arnold said,
“The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.”
So, what with lack of time and all, i’m switching up my split again. Not being able to work out friday has made me slack on my hamstring work, which is something I need to bring up.
Split is gonna look something like this:
Mon: Chest/Biceps
Tues: Legs
Wed: Shoulders/Triceps
Thurs: Back
Fri/Sat(work depending): Biceps/Triceps
I really like training chest and back twice a week, but:
a) Chest hasn’t grown faster than it did on a 1x a week split, if anything it’s slowed.
b) Back is my bodypart that needs the least work at the moment
c) I just don’t have the time to hit 6x a week right now. 5x is still pretty decent.
d) the bodypart I need to bring up most is my arms, which will still get 2x a week.
I’ve never trained triceps and shoulders or chest and biceps together, I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes.
Chest/Biceps
Bench
175x5
200x3
225x4+1F
Incline DB Press
75’sx8
80’sx8
85’sx8
90’sx7
Fly Machine
120x12
125x12
130x12 +5lbs
85x20 +5lbs
HS Cross-body Press
55psx8
60psx8
65psx8
70psx8
DB Curls
30’sx12
45’sx8
50’sx8
55’sx6
Meadows Hammers
45’sx8
50’sx8 PR
55’sx6 PR
Cable Curls
47.5x10
52.5x10
57.5x10 PR
Reverse Curl Burnout (pause at squeeze)
50lbsx20
Legs
Cambered Bar Squat
5/3/1 3’s day
240x3
255x3
275x6 (supposed to be 270, but i said screw it) (maybe PR)
Straight Legs (on 3" platform, constant tension style)
225x12
245x12
255x12
Lower back seemed decently ok during these.
Leg ext.-quads said no on going heavy, but I figured that I needed to still do some sets to get them used to the extra stress that I apparently get from squatting w/ a cambered bar.
110x10
120x10
130x10
70x20
Ham Curls
110x10
120x10
130x10
Seated Calves
2Px12,12,12,12,12
Did a 2 sec negative, pause at full stretch, explode up. Couldn’t remember if that’s the DC method. Felt amazin.
Standing Calves
185x12,12
Leg Press Machine widowmaker/burnout
200x20
Actual leg press is broken, I’ll probably go to that once it’s fixed.
Good day overall. Legs were cashed. I’m tired.
You tried that lever belt yet? I’m anxiously awaiting mine in the mail.
[quote]scj119 wrote:
You tried that lever belt yet? I’m anxiously awaiting mine in the mail.[/quote]
You’ll love it!
Blaze, killing it in here man, killing it.
You only bench 270? That less than half your bw…I’m disappointed
I need a new role model
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
You only bench 270? That less than half your bw…I’m disappointed
I need a new role model[/quote]
Hey there big guy…
How is school going? Mid terms are hitting me hard.
[quote]scj119 wrote:
You tried that lever belt yet? I’m anxiously awaiting mine in the mail.[/quote]
Yeah, I’ve used it squatting twice. Liked it so far, though I might need to tighten it a little. It’s only left red rashes on me once. haha.
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]scj119 wrote:
You tried that lever belt yet? I’m anxiously awaiting mine in the mail.[/quote]
You’ll love it!
Blaze, killing it in here man, killing it.[/quote]
Thanks man!
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
You only bench 270? That less than half your bw…I’m disappointed
I need a new role model[/quote]
Whoa whoa whoa.
- where did I say I bench 270?
- When did I start weighing >540lbs?
- I’m your role model? awwww
[quote]scj119 wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
You only bench 270? That less than half your bw…I’m disappointed
I need a new role model[/quote]
Hey there big guy…[/quote]
I know, right?
[quote]elmore18 wrote:
How is school going? Mid terms are hitting me hard.[/quote]
School is going alright for now. A’s or B’s in all my classes except one, which i might be failing. lol. Apparently the teacher was merciless on partial credit on the midterm exam, I made lots of stupid small mistakes, and I walked out with a 40%. ouch. I’m hoping that by putting my nose to the grindstone I can pull it up to make a low C, but it’s iffy at this point. We just cover so much material in these engineering courses, exams will be over 4-5 chapters of super complicated formulas that you’re expected to know.
Looking forward to Delts/Tris tonight, gonna try hitting some CGBP and smith pressing to start.
Song of the day:
[quote]scj119 wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
You only bench 270? That less than half your bw…I’m disappointed
I need a new role model[/quote]
Hey there big guy…[/quote]
Hello.
I’m alone and afraid
Oh I’m sorry wrong log
I thought this was super blaze 216
Dude, one of my midterms kicked my butt too. Luckily the professor is giving us points back during discussion though. I can’t imagine how much it must suck for you being in Calculus 4 and Diffy Qs and junk like that.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Oh I’m sorry wrong log
I thought this was super blaze 216[/quote]
I see how it is.
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
Dude, one of my midterms kicked my butt too. Luckily the professor is giving us points back during discussion though. I can’t imagine how much it must suck for you being in Calculus 4 and Diffy Qs and junk like that. [/quote]
Hah. I wish my teachers did stuff like that. It’s rough for sure. The class is electronic signals and systems (ECE 351). We don’t have to take calc 4, but I had to take 1-3, diff eq, and am in discrete mathematics (logical programming combined with higher mathematics=death).
Triceps + Delts
Close Grip Bench Press
135x6
175x8
185x8 PR
195x7 PR
205x4+1F
Smith Seated Press-lowered to a couple inches below chin.
135x5
155x5
165x5
175x5
185x3
185x3
DB OH ext
75x12
80x12
85x12
60x20
Barely got all reps on 85 set, tri’s were feeling it from the two heavy presses
Laterals (one arm at a time)
30x10
35x10
40x10
40x10 (sloppy-er)
Great feeling.
Pressdowns
180x10
190x10
200(stack)x10
210(10lb pinned to front)x6
Rear Delt on Inc Bench
30’sx20,20,20
Seated Lateral swings (almost full ROM on first 12, last three get progressively higher, last rep to at least higher than shoulder height. First time I’ve felt a true “pump” in my lateral head)
20’sx15,15,15
Pressdown (dip simulation machine) machine burnout
180lbsx22
Great sesh. Everything felt good and hit some solid #'s.
Great training in here. Weights always seem to be increasing, I’m hoping in a year or so me and you will have made pretty big strides…
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Great training in here. Weights always seem to be increasing, I’m hoping in a year or so me and you will have made pretty big strides…[/quote]
Thanks man. I’m sure we will have by then!
Back
Lower back was feeling dodgy coming into this sesh already, which wasn’t a good sign.
Yates Rows
225x8
275x8 (lower back wasn’t liking it)
225x15
225x15
DB rows would have only taxed my lower back more, so instead I did…
HS Iso Row
3ppsx6
3p+10psx8
3p+15psx8
3p+20psx8
3p+25psx8 PR
Neutral Grip Pulldowns
220x8
230x5 (about this point my rear delts started to feel really strained)
Deadlifts
225x8
315x4
365x2
Wasn’t feeling it today. Lower back, combined with rear delts, made these feel not good.
Narrow row machine (not the cardio thing)
5x15
light weight, just focused on squeezing back with my lats.
Low Pulley Cable Row (unilateral, rowing upward like a yates row)
somexsome
decent weight, pulled slowly with a squeeze at contraction. Just going for that MMC.
Notes:
Not sure why my lower back was being iffy, might just be the adding back in of straight legs. I’m sure I just have to get used to them again. Really liked the HS iso row, will have to make a hard decision on whether I want to keep it in or do DB rows, or maybe alternate weekly…decisions decisions.
Rear delts being sore from yesterday’s delt work was a definite negative, next week i’m going to just do rear delt work on back day, so that they’re fresh but still get hit.
Working a double each day this weekend, but I should have time to get in my arms sesh on saturday before work.