Bench accessory day
Incline bench
45 x 12
65 x 10
95 x 8
105 x 5
110 x 3
100 x 6
Dips, some weighted
0 x 5
15 x 5
15 x 5
15 x 4
Tri pressdown
2 plates x 12
3 x 10
4 x 5
5 x 3
4 x 5
4 x 5
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Squat day
95 lbs x 8
115 x 7
155 x 4
155 x 4
155 x 4
Leg X
180 x 8
190 x 5
190 x 5
190 x 5
squeezing at top, then hold at bottom
Abduct / adduct
110 x 6
120 x 4
120 x 4
120 x 4
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Bench
65 lbs x 10
95 x 6
120 x 4
120 x 4
120 x 4
120 x 4
was hoping to do 125, but this was tough enough
Dips slight pause at bottom
x 5
x 5
x 7
x 7
Tri pressdown
2 plates x 12
3 x 10
4 x 7
5 x 1
4 x 7
4 x 7
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Good stuff Cav…
Thanks, Goat. Although you do realize the numbers are pounds, not kilos, and I’m straining with everything I got.
Deadlift, heavy day
115 x 8
135 x 6
175 x 5
205 x 3
205 x 3
205 x 3
Leg curl machine got fixed
160 x 12
180 x 9
200 x 5
180 x 8
Seat row
88 x 8
165 x 1 what the hell is wrong? gues the deads are just taking too much out of me
143 x 5
143 x 3
143 x 3
bar curl
60 x 3
60 x 3
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Bench accessory
Incline bench
45 lbs x 10
65 x 8
95 x 8
105 x 4
110 x 3
110 x 3
surprised how good these felt, hope it transfers to regular bench
Weighted dips, slight pause at bottom
20 x 3
20 x 3
20 x 3
20 x 3
Tri pressdown
2 plates x 12
3 x 8
4 x 8
5 x 3
5 x 3
5 x 3
Crunch, hold at top
x 15
x 12
x 10
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Squat day, 85% of max
95 x 8
115 x 8
135 x 5
165 x 3
165 x 3
165 x 3
bit iffy getting all the way, but think I made it on most reps.
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Bench day, 85%
65 x 10
95 x 6
105 x 5
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3
105 x 5
105 x 5
halfway through all this, a young guy comes up and says hi, and call me by name. Who is he?? Then it hits me, he’s one of my students! He looks at the bar and says “That’s a lot of weight!” (He’s a pretty skinny guy) I say “Thanks”.
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So here’s the deal. Been working out hard, going take it easy for a bit. Will test my one rep maxes end of week. In the meantime, some easy powerlifting stuff.
Squats
95 lbs x 1
95 x 1
115 x 1
115 x 1
115 x 1
Bench
85 x 1
85 x 1
95 x 1
95 x 1
95 x 1
Deadlift
115 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
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good luck with your tests!
Thanks, Goat!
Okay. So after this cycle lasting a couple months, checking my max lifts:
Squat (scoliosis stance)
95 lbs x 1
115 x 1
135 x 1
155 x 1
175 x 1
185 x 1 did I reach parallel? maybe
190 x 1 barely got to parallel, hell I’ll count it
Bench
65 lbs x 1
95 x 1
115 x 1
135 x 1
145 x 1 JESUS this was a grinder, glad I got a spot on it, barely got it up at all
Worn out. Was really expecting to get 150 on bench, but just cannot get strength on it to save my life.
The lifting platforms were busy, didn’t want to wait to do deads, just went home.
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and how young are you now?
| cavalier
May 20 |
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Okay. So after this cycle lasting a couple months, checking my max lifts:
Squat (scoliosis stance)
95 lbs x 1
115 x 1
135 x 1
155 x 1
175 x 1
185 x 1 did I reach parallel? maybe
190 x 1 barely got to parallel, hell I’ll count it
Bench
65 lbs x 1
95 x 1
115 x 1
135 x 1
145 x 1 JESUS this was a grinder, glad I got a spot on it, barely got it up at all
Worn out. Was really expecting to get 150 on bench, but just cannot get strength on it to save my life.
The lifting platforms were busy, didn’t want to wait to do deads, just went home.
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Been lifting for over 45 years, since I was 18. Took about 10 years to bench 95, another 10 to bench 115, another 10 to bench 135. It’s a slow process.
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Tested deads today.
135 lbs x 1
165 x 1
195 x 1
225 x 1
245 x NONE couldn’t get it off the floor
235 x 1 grinder
So. For this cycle lasting almost 3 months, no change to deadlift. Tiny improvement to bench of 5 lbs and tiny to squat of about 10 lbs. In my entire adult life, it’s always been painfully slow.
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Do you like hex deads?
May 22 |
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Tested deads today.
135 lbs x 1
165 x 1
195 x 1
225 x 1
245 x NONE couldn’t get it off the floor
235 x 1 grinder
So. For this cycle lasting almost 3 months, no change to deadlift. Tiny improvement to bench of 5 lbs and tiny to squat of about 10 lbs. In my entire adult life, it’s always been painfully slow.
Love 'em. Doing regular deads because gym only has one hex bar which is always being used, and also working to see about competing in powerlifting.
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I would encourage you to compete. It’s a great way to challenge yourself and give you some purpose.
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Starting new cycle.
Squats
95 x 8
115 x 8
115 x 8
115 x 9
put some effort in these
Leg x hold at top hold at bottom
110 x 15
120 x 12
130 x 10
wow, what a burn
Ab crunch, hold at top
x 15
x 14
x 15
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