DukeTheSlaya's Journey to Overhead Pressing Like a God

[T3hPwnisher]

Unless you have a competition where you are required to max, I genuinely see no benefit to testing maxes.

[oldbeancam]

Like @T3hPwnisher said, just keep going. Knowing your max does absolutely nothing for your training in terms of progression. If you feel the need to max, do a 3, 5 or 8 rep max and go from there. Even when I have “maxed” in the past, it was usually something I could do for a double. That way it is around 90-95% which is a lot more realistic to work off of in terms of building a program around.

[duketheslaya]

Thanks guys!

[Yogi1]

@T3hPwnisher

I genuinely see no benefit to testing maxes.

so you can brag about it to strangers on the internet, obviously

[oldbeancam]

@Yogi1

so you can brag about it to strangers on the internet, obviously

That’s what I have a 30 inch dick for, kind sir.

[ActivitiesGuy]

@T3hPwnisher

Unless you have a competition where you are required to max, I genuinely see no benefit to testing maxes.

I think that there can be a psychological benefit. Breaking the 600 deadlift barrier was a major milestone for me. I haven’t maxed again since, but since hitting that big number, all of my pulls in the 500-550 range seem to feel easier. And it can be nice merely to know that you’ve hit a new milestone that you were working towards.

With that said…in general…

@oldbeancam

Knowing your max does absolutely nothing for your training in terms of progression.

…I generally agree that training should be focused more on what’s required for “building” strength than it is on “testing” strength.

[oldbeancam]

@ActivitiesGuy

Breaking the 600 deadlift barrier was a major milestone for me.

It also look UNGODLY easy for you. Like, you were good for another 20 I would say. That generally is not the case with most “bros” maxing.

[T3hPwnisher]

@ActivitiesGuy

I think that there can be a psychological benefit. Breaking the 600 deadlift barrier was a major milestone for me. I haven’t maxed again since, but since hitting that big number, all of my pulls in the 500-550 range seem to feel easier. And it can be nice merely to know that you’ve hit a new milestone that you were working towards.

Those are certainly pleasant things to be sure, although I’m notorious for saying that the most effective way to know you can press 135 for 1 is to press it for 5 as part of your training. When I say “benefit” in this instance, I’m speaking more toward from a physical perspective.

[duketheslaya]

Posterior chain focus

Rdl 3×6
70
70
70
With cable lat pushdowns 3×10
70×10 Pr couldve got more but saved energy for workout

60×12 amrap

Bodyweight Bulgarian split squats 3×10 superset with cable pull throughs 3×15 70ibs/31 kg

Pull throughs 1×20 80 ibs /36 kg pr

1×20 100 ibs/45kg even more pr death

Kb swings 3×15 16kg kettlebell

Decline situps 3×15

Good training session.

[duketheslaya]

Wokeup with evil doms, mainly hamstrings.

[BOTSLAYER]

I completely agree that not testing until needed is great and safe advice.

To play devil’s advocate…

There are benefits to “testing” 1RMs.

1st and the most obvious is that it is the most sport specific thing you can do if you want to have a Xlbs 1RM at Y Lift.

If done to form failure (RPE 7-8.5) you are both testing safely but also practicing your goal. Injuries happen when form breaks down, not from the heavy weight itself.

Personally when I want to increase a 1RM I do singles with back off sets that taper off the closer I feel i am getting to my goals. When I think I am ready I will add a deload workout before the “Go Time” workout.

[T3hPwnisher]

I find max effort work more helpful in this regard rather than 1rm testing personally.

[duketheslaya]

Ive decided fuck it and im going to do gomad. I was avoiding it for a while due to no space in the fridge but i never thought of just freezing the milk and defrosting it for each day. Milk in aus is $1 per liter so this works out cheap as heck.

[duketheslaya]

My GOMAD Results

Hello, great site. This is my transformation. From 171 lbs to 220 lbs. I used GOMAD, it is a gallon of milk everyday. In addition to that, i did not squat all day, instead i chose deadlifts. I did deadlifts every training session. I started lifting because i saw worlds strongest man. I wanted a physique like those men. When i searched the internet for quick ways to gain size, GOMAD popped up and i did it for a long time. I went from 171 lbs to 245 lbs using GOMAD, but cutted down to 220 l…

I think this guy has above average genetics for muscle gainzz but anyway il see how it goes.

[danteism]

@duketheslaya

Ive decided fuck it and im going to do gomad.

I’ve done double gomad in the past (8 liters of whole milk a day)

Then I did organic gomad (4 liters of organic whole milk a day)

And now I’m drinking 4-6 liters of skim milk per day

For me personally milk has always worked well (especially organic whole milk, but it’s pretty costly) but that may not be the case with everybody. See how you react to milk. Some people get stomach aches and start gaining fat if they overdo milk but if that’s not the case you’re up for some serious gains in mass.

Just be rational when looking at your results, if milk doesn’t fit you, drop it.

[duketheslaya]

@danteism

I’ve done double gomad in the past (8 liters of whole milk a day)

Then I did organic gomad (4 liters of organic whole milk a day)

And now I’m drinking 4-6 liters of skim milk per day

For me personally milk has always worked well (especially organic whole milk, but it’s pretty costly) but that may not be the case with everybody. See how you react to milk. Some people get stomach aches and start gaining fat if they overdo milk but if that’s not the case you’re up for some serious gains in mass.

Just be rational when looking at your results, if milk doesn’t fit you, drop

Holy shit man!, how did you drink that much!!?

Im definitely thinking it looks like an awesome option but il just have to see, hopefully it results in some epic gains and not just turning into a fat blob.if i do get too fat il drop it.

[duketheslaya]

How important is timing though,i cant drink milk whilst at school so majority will be in the mornings and when i get home from school and at night.

[danteism]

@duketheslaya

Holy shit man!, how did you drink that much!!?

I have a big appetite

Obviously I didn’t start off drinking 8 liters a day, I started with three and built up to it

@duketheslaya

How important is timing though,i cant drink milk whilst at school so majority will be in the mornings and when i get home from school and at night.

If you do 4 liters per day just drink a liter or so per meal (excluding meals just before and after training)

I never made milk a separate meal and I feel like getting it down with the meals was the best way to do it. It’s just that having something solid each time you eat (apart from peri-workout nutrition) that makes you feel a lot stronger and healthier

[duketheslaya]

@danteism

excluding meals just before and after training)

That whats i was thinking too, id probably throw up in the gym.

@danteism

never made milk a separate meal and I feel like getting it down with the meals was the best way to do it. It’s just that having something solid each time you eat (apart from peri-workout nutrition) that makes you feel a lot stronger and healthier

Thanks man! I love milk anyways lol

[I_Luc]

Good luck with the gomad, I used to do it, maybe more than a gallon. I drove a truck for a living back then, so the constant pissing like a racehorse was annoying, but lifts went up constantly. I found it bes to down 600ml at a time, between meals to avoid wasting fullness for meals.