Wide Stance High Bar Squats
20 kg / 44 lbs x 5
30 kg / 66 lbs x 5
40 kg / 88 lbs x 4 or 5
50 kg / 110 lbs x 5
60 kg / 132 lbs x 5
80 kg 176 lbs x 2 Really sitting back, like a box squat, ofcourse not to that extreme
Incline Press Medium height (2)
20 kg / 44 lbs x 15
30 kg / 66 lbs x 10
40 kg / 88 lbs x 6
50 kg / 110 lbs x 6
60 kg / 132 lbs x 8, 5
40 kg / 88 lbs x 10 The hooks were way back.I unracked the barbell myself, which wasn’t a smart move, as my shoulder was bugging me the whole time afterwards
Press behind neck
20 kg / 44 lbs x 10
25 kg / 55 lbs x 1 or 2 sets Didn’t wanna push it on these
Incline skullcrushers (3)
20 kg / 44 lbs x 10
30 kg / 66 lbs x 5
35 kg / 77 lbs x 5
30 kg / 66 lbs x 5 x 2
Band pushdowns
1 rest paused set
Side laterals
2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs plates x 50 total reps
I will be taking pics every month or so to see my progress.Honestly, until I took these I didn’t realise how much like shit I look, especially from the front.In may I have to drop some fat and grow my chest
Also at some point I need to take care of the slight gyno I have, probably within the next 6 months
High bar super close stance paused squats, slow eccentrics
20 kg / 44 lbs x 6
40 kg / 88 lbs x 4
50 kg / 110 lbs x 3
60 kg / 132 lbs x 6
70 kg / 154 lbs x 3
Chest supported barbell row (2)
20 kg / 44 lbs x 10
40 kg / 88 lbs x 10
60 kg / 132 lbs x 8
70 kg / 154 lbs x 3, missed the 4th
40 kg / 88 lbs x 10
30 kg / 66 lbs x 15 Pausing on top on most sets, really squeezing
Wide grip V pullups
Bw x 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Snatch grip low pull
30 kg / 66 lbs x ?
60 kg / 132 lbs x 5 Too heavy
40 kg / 88 lbs x 15
20 kg / 44 lbs x 20
Reverse barbell curls
20 kg / 44 lbs x 12, 10, 6
Ghetto preacher curls
5 kg / 11 lbs x 9
2.5 kg / 5.5 x 20
A greek protein site had an offer where if you buy 3 products you get 2 more for free, I went half with my brother and ended up buying 6.25 kg / 13.75 lbs of protein for 75 euro.That’s gonna make dropping some fat easier
I was scrolling through instagram and some lifting posts came up.Most of them contained some badass life reference, or something about how lifting makes you a lion, and in general captions in those lines
My question has always been, why does everything has to be so deep?Why not accepting that lifting objects specifically designed and shaped to be lifted is enjoyable, without any need for a deeper meaning?
Not judging, it’s not my business what bring you pleasure, just genuinely curious
Bench Press, Bdybuilding Style
20 kg / 44 lbs x 15
30 kg / 66 lbs x 10
40 kg / 88 lbs x 6
60 kg / 132 lbs x 6
80 kg / 176 lbs x 2
40 kg / 88 lbs x 15 Touching high, above nipple line
Decline Bench
40 kg / 88 lbs x 15, 10
Incline Barbell Skullcrushers
20 kg / 44 lbs for 3 sets
I love how the home gym has given me the opportunity to work on stuff I suck at.No walking to the gym (which some times made me avoid higher reps), no people waiting to use the equipment, noone to distract you, available at any time of the day.I will be really proud when I reach even a mere 2 plates on stuff like bodybuilding style bench press, high bar slow eccentric squats, 15-20 bodyweight rep pullups ect
Plus it’s really healthy psychologically.Today I was feeling down all day.I loaded the bar and just did what I felt like.Afterwards my mood was good enough to deal with the life issues we all face from time to time
High bar squats
20 kg / 44 lbs x 10
30 kg / 66 lbs x 7
40 kg / 88 lbs x 5
60 kg / 132 lbs x 1
80 kg /176 lbs x 1
95 kg / 209 lbs x 2 Probably have to stop looking down.Though looking forward looks awkward
60 kg / 132 lbs x 4
Any reason you are using a thumbless grip on those squats ?? It’s hard to tell from that angle but your general head position looked ok. The rest I can’t tell from that video but it looked a little shaky!
Low incline bench (1)
20 kg x 18 30 kg x 10 or sth 40 kg x 8 50 kg x 2
60 kg / 132 lbs x 6
70 kg / 154 lbs x 5
60 kg / 132 lbs x 6, 4
50 kg / 110 lbs x 6
Flat bench press
20 kg x 10
40 kg / 88 lbs x 14, 9
30 kg / 66 lbs x 12 x 3
Flat bench plate flies
5 kg / 11 lbs x 10 x 3
Incline bench flies (1)
2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs x 20
5 kg / 11 lbs x 12 x 2
2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs x ?
Barbell curls
20 kg / 44 lbs x 16, 10, 8, 8 or 9
Band hammer curls
Green band x 10 x 3
Ghetto preacher curls
5 kg / 11 lbs x 7 x 2
Band pushdowns
Green band for 2 sets
Incline barbell overhead extensions (3)
20 kg x 10
25 kg / 55 lbs x 8, 5
20 kg / 44 lbs x 9, 10
Some squatting, but it sucked.I am switching my pins to looking towards the window.Now a mirror, but way better than nothing.I seriously do not get why people shit on looking at a mirror while squatting.Unless you’re a powerlifter of course
On a side note, since I like keeping the log more than lifting
I have been studying python for a while, and it’s going nicely.Don’t know how I’ll apply it to my “career” (kinda hate calling working like that but it’s the most suitable word), but it’s a skill that may give me a chance to work remotely, which opens up more opportunities for both a more psychologically sustainable job (more opportunities means more flexibility to reject the sucky ones) and for more money.The idea of working 8 of my 16 wake hours for most of my life drives me crazy, and higher wage means I can save more and be able to retire way earlier possibly
