Checking in here for the first time in a few months… Great progress, dude!
Thanks guys!
1/16/2015
Squats:
warmups
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
360 3x
Close Grip Feet Up Bench:
warmups
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
260 3x
1/17/2015
Floor Press:
warmup
275 3x
285 3x
295 3x
305 3x
315 2x PR
Did a little pressing work with 135
DB Press:
65’s 8x
65’s 8x
65’s 8x
Lateral Raises:
30’s 10x
30’s 10x
30’s 10x
Face Pulls:
3 sets of 20
Pullups:
3 sets of 15
Some pinch grip work
Fat Grip holds w/ 225 and 185
1/18/2015
Squat:
warmups
315 9x
315 9x
315 9x
315 9x
Close Grip Feet Up Bench:
warmups
235 9x
235 9x
Close Grip Bench:
235 9x
235 9x Had to do the last couple sets with feet down. This shit got a lot harder with the second week weight jump lol. I’ll have to start respecting it a bit more than hitting a heavy floor press PR the day before.
Snatch Grip Behind the Neck Push Press:
95 3x
135 3x
185 3x
225 1x
185 3x
Push Press:
185 3x
185 3x
185 3x
Getting juicy.
Great progress bro. Looking mighty sexy (no homo).
Csulli, do you still do 100 reps of pull ups everyday? Can you tell me the benefits/how you did this if you still do it?
Good god, the weight!
A pull up with 135 strapped on, a 560 lb deadlift…you’re beastly!
[quote]Bauber wrote:
Great progress bro. Looking mighty sexy (no homo).[/quote]
You know how it is mayne, looking mighty sexy through sexy might amirite?
[quote]Destrength wrote:
Csulli, do you still do 100 reps of pull ups everyday? Can you tell me the benefits/how you did this if you still do it? [/quote]
No I’ve kinda forgotten about it for the last few weeks. I’m gonna get back on the train though. It’s just an overall great back accessory. With that much volume and frequency you end up keeping your back in great shape for support on bench and strength on deads and never have to worry about it.
[quote]The_Jed wrote:
Good god, the weight!
A pull up with 135 strapped on, a 560 lb deadlift…you’re beastly! [/quote]
Thanks man! Bench is stalling, but deadlift and squat are both going up so I’m in good spirits. Usually one or two things will be improving while a couple other things are plateaued, but I certainly can’t complain about how the training is going at the moment!
1/19/2015
Squat:
warmups
335 7x
335 7x
335 7x
335 7x
335 7x
Was a bit of a struggle today. Right hip didn’t feel normal, right glute didn’t feel normal, right knee didn’t feel normal. Had to really focus on form or I felt like I woulda snapped all kinds of shit up. Not sure if it was from the one front squat I did the day before (lol) or just cumulative stress on the joints from my wide as fuck stance for which Smolov was not designed.
Feet Up Close Grip Bench:
250 7x
250 7x
250 7x
250 7x
250 7x long paused the last rep lol. These were crazy easy today for some reason.
1/21/2015
Squat:
warmups
355 5x
355 5x
355 5x
355 5x
355 5x
355 5x
355 5x
Squats were massively better than last time. Hip and glute felt much better; knee was perfectly fine. I had to stop being quite so flippant about Smolov lol. Wearing my knee sleeves helped quite a bit. With the amount of rest time I sometimes need between the sets it makes a big difference in keeping the joints warm.
Close Grip Bench: (had my feet down today)
265 5x
265 5x
265 5x
265 5x
265 5x
265 5x
265 5x
1/22/2015
Pullups:
BW 10x
+45lbs 10x
+70lbs 5x
+90lbs 3x
+45lbs 15x
BW 18x
BW 18x
BW 20x
Fat grip holds w/ 225
Two hand pinch grip holds w/ 45lb plates
EZ Bar Curls:
120lbs 10x
120lbs 10x
120lbs 10x
Thumbless Reverse Grip Curls:
70lbs 10x
70lbs 10x
70lbs 10x
[quote]csulli wrote:
1/22/2015
Pullups:
BW 10x
+45lbs 10x
+70lbs 5x
+90lbs 3x
+45lbs 15x
BW 18x
BW 18x
BW 20x
Fat grip holds w/ 225
Two hand pinch grip holds w/ 45lb plates
EZ Bar Curls:
120lbs 10x
120lbs 10x
120lbs 10x
Thumbless Reverse Grip Curls:
70lbs 10x
70lbs 10x
70lbs 10x[/quote]
Gonna try some weighed pull ups with 45’s and do 50 reps, i wanna be like you chris!
except i weigh 235 ayy lmao
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]Bauber wrote:
Great progress bro. Looking mighty sexy (no homo).[/quote]
You know how it is mayne, looking mighty sexy through sexy might amirite?[/quote]
Indeed, B approved.
1/23/2015
Squat:
warmup
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
375 3x
Close Grip Bench:
warmup
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
280 3x
1/24/2015
Reverse Band Bench:
warmups
415 1x
435 1x
465 1x PR I guess lol. Reverse bands are hilarious.
Seated Press:
135 10x
185 5x
185 5x
185 5x
135 10x
135 10x
DB Press:
70’s 8x
70’s 8x
70’s 8x
Pullups:
15x
15x
15x
15x
15x
15x
10x
NG Pulldowns:
4 sets of 12
Cable Rows:
3 sets of 8
EZ Bar Curls:
120 10x
120 10x
120 10x
Thumbless Reverse Curls:
70 10x
70 10x
70 10x