Full body tuesday
I dont know why but i felt like shit for when i was squatting so i was weak but after that i felt more warmed up. Its weird some days il take ages to get into it or sometimes il be good to go instantly. Like my last session my strentgh kicked in at the start so i got epic Pr but today was weak in squat. Also my quads were knotted af so foam rolled a bit
Smith machine front squat
Warmed up with 60kg for a few sets
80kg× 3
×3
90kg ×2
×3
One arm db row
25kg ×10
×10
30kg × 5 (PR)
Pullups
7,5,4,4,6 26 total next session will be 30 then thats my max pullup volume for now till i get better at them.
Weird, my right side always has more doms its like i did 3 sets of squats with my left leg but 7 sets with my right if that makes sense . I think its because my right side is stronger so takes more of the load.
These kind of imbalances usually iron themselves out with time, if you want you can pick a single leg movement and start with your weaker side (in this case, left) and perform reps to failure, then do the same amount of reps with you right leg (even though you could do more with it)
So, for example you do single leg leg press:
1 set
45kg to failure with your left leg, you get, say 8 reps
Then you do 8 reps with your right leg
If you got 6 reps with your left leg on the next set, you would do 6 reps with your right leg also.
You could also try to incorporate an exercise where you alternate the working leg between every rep, like walking lunges. Here you would stop the set when you can’t complete another rep with your left leg (you would also start the set with your left leg)
I like this better than single leg work because if you follow that up with a squat or leg press, both legs have had roughly the same amount of rest, if you did single leg movement before squats, your right side would be a lot more fatigued than your left.
Hmmm weird. Right now all i feel like doing is a massive bro sessiom in the gym. Like twenty sets for chest and arms i think tomorrow i will do some curls at the end of my workout and see if that fixes the craving.
I’ve found that even though i want strength more than I want aesthetics, literally the only thing that will get me in the gym at times is the thought of getting bigger traps, or even that bicep vein that comes from a big pump…point is, that in my opinion, you will get times where u don’t give a damn about getting stronger and just want to be jacked af…usually it lasts for about 2 days for me lol
BTW ur from Wester Australia right? I moved to New York from Perth about 4 years ago…i miss the beaches
you’ll never be satisfied with your physique, but you’ll get to a stage where you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished. You’ll still want more, but you’ll be happy about what you’ve built so far.
Full body Friday
Smith machine front squat
90kilos ×5 (PR)
×1
100 kilos
×4 (PR)
I didnt even know i pr i had in my head today il just match my previos pr of 3 but i thought it was 4 and it was alot easier then when i pr and got 3. I looked back in my log and it was actually 3 So Pr!!! But i dont know hoe i managed this because my quads were and are still feeling so knotted and sore. I foam rolled at the start of my session and that didnt help so for the rest of my workout my quads were feeling horrible and i just skipped shoulder press because all i could feel was my sore af quads. Tbis hasnt happened to this extent before.
One arm db row
27.5kg ×8
×9
×8 (all pr ) because havent used this weight .
Pullups!! I dont know but somehow i figured out how to engage my whole upper back and lats so idk something just clicked. Felt really good!
×5
×5
×5
×5
×5
flat db bench
25 kg × 5
× 8
×6
Then called it a day lol .
Okay so what is up ith Dr chicken legs. I saw an article and video by dr chicken legs that said “dont train biceps if you cant do 8 strict pullups " yet hes going against himself with a a article wtf and iv seen others like"if you cant do this many pushups then dont bench press”
This is what I wrote with regards to side raises in another thread. It applies to other bodyparts too. People like to parrot things without using common sense.
This is a very very fucking immensely stupid statement parroted by one author who also may not believe in localized muscle growth. The original idea was from Dave Tate, which I believe meant something along the lines of “if you do not have a sufficient base of muscle that enables you to do a certain number of push ups, don’t train the powerlifting style bench with the conjugate method.”
I find it funny in videos with dr john rusin and Christian Thibaudeau how tiny dr chicken legs looks . If the author didnt make such bullshit statements and believe that crap perhaps he would be bigger lol
