Tested my Dead Lift and then did biceps and triceps today.
I felt weak as shit, im coming off a cold, i got 405, but im pretty pissed about it, warming up it felt tough gettin 315 for a tripile, so i have a hard time even counting any of that.
Comments: only 8 sets for each muscle, but i really dont feel like i need much more then that, as long as i go to heavy (relative term) and go to failure on the last set, i feel like i can get the work done in 8 sets.
H4M, i hate you for dead lifting the way you do, i thought i was gonna pop an eyeball out on that 405.
Times like this i wish i was in a challenge for squatting or benching, or dips, or overhead press, or weighted chins, but Fuck no, we had to get on a dead lifting trip.
You hate deadlifts? Blasphemy! They are my favorite lift, oddly enuff squats are probably my 2nd favorite even though my squat is embarassingly shitty.
Ok, I did kind of what JB dead and decided since this is kind of a “deloading” week… I’ll max on my deadlift!
135lbs x 5
225lbs x 5
275lbs x 3
315lbs x 2
365lbs x 2
405lbs x 1
425lbs x 1
475lbs x 1 (PR)
485lbs x miss
Notes: Got really psyched up before going to the gym… visualized perfect deadlift technique and execution while I was driving over, muscle blaring. The warmups felt really good, decided to go for a PR on my first real pull. Went up pretty easy. I was glad. But I was also tired after that. Waited about 3-4 minutes, then tried 485. It was goin’ up but technique fell apart and I think in a meet I could have gotten it but I wanted to maintain some semblance of good technique so I dropped it.
Lying leg curls
warm up
120lbs x 12
130lbs x 10
140lbs x 6
Calves
donkey calf raises
Seated calf raises
random sets, DC style, didn’t count, just till I couldn’t take it any more.
Thib’s arm specialization program.
7 sets of 4 on everything… no need to write it all.
took me an hour and a half… but I’m glad I’m almost to 500! Thing is, I don’t deadlift often… but it’s all good. Keep pullin guys!
Notes:
My clean form is a lot better than it was 4-5 months ago. However when I use heavier weights I still do the splits and still have a hard time getting my elbows under the bar. Everything in the video is what I did so there isn’t much point to post it when it’s a lot more fun to just watch it. I think I might of left out 1 set of hang cleans but it’s all good.
Damn, I totally forgot to toy around with those yesterday on my back day! I was fuckin wiped after all the heavy rack pulls, pullups, extreme stretching, etc. I’ll probably wait until I get my home gym setup to start doing them, then I can make as much noise as I want and I have to change up my routine when I start lifting at home anyway - since I wont have access to some machines I currently use.
Chest today - the extreme stretching at the end hurt sooo bad, but also felt sooo good. haha
BB Bench:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 2
265 x 1
275 x 2
225 x 7 (drop set)
Incline BB:
135 x 8
185 x 6
185 x 5
185 x 5 +1 assisted (had a guy spottin me, he had to assisted on that last extra rep)
Hammer Strength Bench Machine:
2plates x 12
3plates x 8
3plates x 7.5 (failed 8th rep)
3plates x 8, 3 (rest paused)
Pec-deck / Pushups superset:
120 x 12 / 15
120 x 11 / 15
120 x 12 / 15
120 x 12 / 15
*finished with extreme stretching on the pec-deck machine.
Lastly I did 4 sets of standing calf raises with slow negative, long stretch at the bottom then all the way up on toes and hold strong contraction at top. Extreme stretching after the 4th set. I think calves has been the most painful stretch so far.
I HAD seated calf raiseS the other day (DC style)with 100lbs, 5 second negative 15 second stretch at bottom, and my calves are on fire. on the sets you just lose the ability to concentrically contract the calves faster than 0.01 miles/hour
[quote]Ad B wrote:
Josh- Wait untill the Doms hit you.
I HAD seated calf raiseS the other day (DC style)with 100lbs, 5 second negative 15 second stretch at bottom, and my calves are on fire. on the sets you just lose the ability to concentrically contract the calves faster than 0.01 miles/hour
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I did my calves this style last week and they were sore for like 4 days after. I just woke up this morning and they aren’t sore at all, maybe it wont hit me until tomorrow. I’m usually not one to get super sore from anything though other than when I do something new for the first time.
edit: I think I’m going to have to start dirtying up the diet a bit to gain some fuckin weight. Just weighed in (every wednesday morning) and I’m fuckin 187 still - and I ate easily 4500-5000cal a day, every day.
[quote]josh86 wrote:
Hey guys are we going to allow belts in our pulling competition or is it 100% raw? Doesn’t matter to me, but I’d like to clear that up.[/quote]
I have no problem with belts when pulling max weights. I would be hard pressed to try to pull a max without a belt.
[quote]dre wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Hey guys are we going to allow belts in our pulling competition or is it 100% raw? Doesn’t matter to me, but I’d like to clear that up.
I have no problem with belts when pulling max weights. I would be hard pressed to try to pull a max without a belt.[/quote]
I’ve never pulled with a belt lol. I have one but I think the only thing I’ve used it for was power shrugs at the end of my back workout because my lower back was pretty fatigued by then.
[quote]Easy E wrote:
What up boys. Looking good with the numbers. I just started up a blog the other day so check it when you get a chance. Let me know what you think.
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
I’ll be pulling raw if anyone’s concerned…when I bought my equipment, I decided against buying a belt so I don’t even have the option.
Josh, nice job on the benching. Mine’s right around your’s, I’m having a rough time bringing it up. That’s why I love my deadlifting haha. [/quote]
I always thought that belts were allowed in raw comps. Just did some quick googling and everything I found says that yes, belts are allowed in raw comps.