outstanding
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Very impressive, even more impressive watching it and seeing that last rep. The 4th rep looked tough and I couldn’t help thinking ‘no way there is 5’ but you went hard and smashed it. Quality
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@throwawayfitness Haven’t seen you in a minute, hope everything’s well :]
@simo74 That’s about what I thought as well lol. I think I may have misgrooved the forth rep a bit, but it felt even slower than the fifth.
Texish Method: C3W4D2: Squat
Squat: 375x5 (PR)
NG Chins: 8/8/6
Leg Curls: 180x12+5+3 RP
Had to speed through accessories to be done in time for D&D tonight - may do some BSS in the next few days just to keep me from getting stupidly sore the next time they come up. Very happy with how today went. I had the last of my midterms this morning, which went smoothly, and I was able to hit this PR without a ton of trouble, and leave no doubt on depth. Warm-ups felt pretty awful but I was able to lock in right around three plates.
The Hello Kitty shirt with my gut out makes the bar 50 Lbs lighter.
Edit: Two new stretch marks on my right lat. I guess reintroducing deadlifts properly has helped lol
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congrats
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Went to Waffle House tonight with a few friends and got twelve eggs scrambled with cheese. The employees were very amused lol
No further updates
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Texish Method: C3W3D3 Bench
Bench: 225x5 (PR)
Press: 160x5/5/5/5/5
Pushdowns: Stack x8+5+4 RP
Machine Preacher Curls: 65x9+5+4 RP
Elliptical: 200 Cal
That top set felt - dare I say - easy? I hit this weight for a super grindy set of 3 the last time I did it, so I’m very pleased with this. Had a rep or two in the tank. “Owning” 160 well enough to be able to use it for volume work overhead is also pretty cool.
One of my younger brothers’ (I have four younger siblings) wrestling career came to an end today when he got concussed in the opening round of the state tournament, against a kid who he was beating pretty comfortably, who ended up placing 3rd. He seems to be taking it well given the circumstances, but senior seasons getting ended by neurological injuries is becoming a family tradition at this point.
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Sorry to hear, wishing the best.
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Well done
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Press strength looking really good right now. Those bench reps moved pretty fast.
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@simo74 Thanks :] my thoughts exactly.
Texish Method: C3W3D4 Deadlift
Deadlift: 435x5 (PR), Casual Single @ 500
Deep Squat Off Pins: 285x5/5/5
Chins: 45x4/4/3
Solid top set, single was purely because I wanted to feel cool for a minute lol. Couldn’t get much going with chins, but accidentally did them five pounds heavy.
And that’s it for cycle 3! Four more 5RM PR’s in the book, a few of which felt easier than last cycle’s. Three weeks and a Deload from now, I’ll be attempting 185/230/380/440x5.
Am submitting some more applications for places to intern this summer. And over spring break I’ll get in touch with the people I worked with in local government last summer to see if there’s any work I can pick up.
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nice work
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Last day of the Deload today, and flew back up to MD for spring break. My family had a pound of steak waiting for me + eggs, chili, and baked ziti. Was fantastic and I’m glad to be here lol
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Texish Method: C4W1D1 Press
Press: 175x5
Bench: 195x5/5/5/5/5
Seated Hammer Curls: 40x14+8+5 RP
Chest Flies: 40x14+8+4 RP
Elliptical: 200 Cal
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Texish Method: C4W1D2 Squat
Squat: 360x5
Goblet BSS: 85x6/6/6
DB Rows (Strapless): 100x10/10/10
Leg Curls (Hard Machine): 165x12+8+6
Elliptical: 200 Cal
Midterm grades are trickling out, going about how is expected at this point. Will do a recap once they’re all released.
Not sure if the x-factor is stronger grip or smaller dumbbell handles at this gym, but fewer regrips throughout rows this time.
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Fuck me that’s a strong set.
Well shit that’s impressive too
When did 500 become casual weight?
Fuck me man life’s been busy and I haven’t checked in on this log in a couple weeks. It’s absolutely nuts how far you have come in such a short time, god damn quality work brother.
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I am in a great place right now with training, and feel like I’ve found a program that works excellently for me. Four cycles in and the weights for most lifts feel like they’re getting easier month by month as they go up. I appreciate you noticing :]
That’s the first time I’ve pulled it where it felt like there was never any doubt of missing it. Didn’t feel like I had a guaranteed 1RM PR in me that day, but I just slapped on the last plate immediately after my top set and it was clean.
I really wanna be somewhere in the neighborhood of 225/whatever I can get/455/600x1 as quick as I can get there
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Seems 5s have really suited you well. What’s the basic programming design?
The last one came out within thirty minutes of me saying this lol
PSC370 exam: 100%
PSC323 exam: 100%
PHL343 exam: 100%
PHL343 paper: 98%
PHL349 paper: 97%
No midterms for AS299 or PHL211, currently have a 100 in both.
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no idea how clear this description is, just got home from the gym and could use some food and a nap. Let me know if anything needs clarification
It works in monthly cycles, four days a week.
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Week 1) squat/bench/dead/press a set of five.
Week 2) add five (press/bench) or ten (squat/dead) pounds to last week’s top set
Week 3) add five (press/bench) or ten (squat/dead) pounds to last week’s top set
Week 4) Deload (usually five days rather than a week. I run this ABxxCDx, (loosely,) so I do session D of week three, take off “xABxx,” and start again with session A where I would have had C)
NEXT CYCLE
Week 1) start again, but add five pounds to last cycle’s week 1 weights
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So long as I don’t miss anything, I PR each lift by five pounds/month for a 5RM. And when I start missing stuff, I have a few vague ideas for what I’ll do, but we’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.
On bench and press days, I do the complimentary lift for a 5x5 @ 85-90% of that week’s top set. On deadlift days, I do a 3x5 of deep pin squats at ~75% of that week’s top set weight.
Accessory-wise, I do BSS/DB rows/hamstrings with my squats, weighted chins with my deads, curls and pushdowns with my bench, and curls and chest flies with my press. None of these are super strictly assigned and if I’m not really feeling a given one on a given day, I swap it out. Upper-body accessories and hamstrings are usually rest-pause.
Each session, time permitting, ends with 200 cal (not necessarily an accurate number, but at least a consistent one) of cardio. And I eat a lot lol.
The bare-bones of it (top set of five once a week, backoff fives at a percentage) is just similar enough to the Texas Method that I feel justified in calling it what I do, even though the method of progression is different and the accessories are as well. Rip would hate me.
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Nice. That makes a lot of sense and seems very familiar without actually being the same as anything else.
Lots of familiar patterns. Intensity and volume day for the pressing lifts. Pairing them with their opposites. 3 weeks on, 1 off. 3 forward, 2 back. Main lift(s) + 2 accessories. 5x5.
Glad it’s working well (and school going well too).
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