[quote]trivium wrote:
Where was this again? I have been out of it for so long with finals. I have to catch back up with everyone’s logs.[/quote]
Lithia Springs, GA just a little bit outside Atlanta.
12/16/2013
Bench:
45 20x
135 15x
185 5x
225 5x
275 5x
290 3x
315 3x very easy, not a rep max
added slingshot
365 1x
365 2x
back to raw
255 5x
255 5x
255 5x
255 10x
Close Grip Hoff Press: (where you bench with a 3 board tucked under your shirt)
275 5x
275 5x
275 5x
275 8x
DB Incline:
75’s 10x
90’s 10x
90’s 10x
90’s 9x
Skull Crushers:
110 10x
110 10x
110 10x
Band Pushdowns w/ Average Band + Mini Band:
4 sets of 10-15
Seated DB OHP:
60’s 10x
60’s 10x
60’s 8x
Lateral Raises:
4 sets of 10 w/ 30’s
I am shifting these workouts to be more tricep focused. Shoulder and chest isolation exercises will no longer be prioritized over triceps.
[quote]csulli wrote:
Close Grip Hoff Press: (where you bench with a 3 board tucked under your shirt)
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Liking the volume, and it’s working for ya, 365 is a good bench, it makes me envyous I can’t bench with this fuckin elbow, only incline’s, and I hope it carries over. I’m to cheap to buy a sling shot. I should order one for the gym, or two mabey then I can have one, so anyway a couple things, wondering your thoughts on board presses, you think they carry over, or just a good tricep move, and do you think the sling shot’s the shit, I should buy one to hang at the gym for the guy’s. good stuff latter
[quote]AnytimeJake wrote:
Liking the volume, and it’s working for ya, 365 is a good bench, it makes me envyous I can’t bench with this fuckin elbow, only incline’s, and I hope it carries over. I’m to cheap to buy a sling shot. I should order one for the gym, or two mabey then I can have one, so anyway a couple things, wondering your thoughts on board presses, you think they carry over, or just a good tricep move, and do you think the sling shot’s the shit, I should buy one to hang at the gym for the guy’s. good stuff latter[/quote]
I don’t think just board pressing is that great for a raw bencher in terms of building the bench press itself. I use them purely as a tricep accessory exercise. I don’t like doing close grip bench to my chest because of all the shoulder rotation, it bothers my right shoulder. So I do my close grips to a board instead, and you can crank the weight up doing that and just try to use it as a good heavy tricep movement.
As for the slingshot, I honestly use that purely for mental reasons. Not as a bench press strengthener or tricep strengthener even, but just as a way for me to feel heavy weight in my hands. I’ve noticed that despite the number of reps I can get with weights that are slightly heavy for me, when I get into true one rep weights, I struggle. So I’m trying to just expose my body and my CNS to supramaximal loads so that I will be mentally better at hitting a true max on bench and the weight will feel better in my hands. Heavy negatives would probably accomplish the same thing.
12/18/2013
World’s Highest Rack Pull: the goal is around 1/4 inch range of motion
45 5x
245 5x
335 3x
425 3x
515 2x
605 2x
695 2x
785 2x
875 1x
Okay actual training now.
Touch and go (aka bounced) deadlifts with straps:
225 5x
315 5x
405 10x
405 5x
405 5x
405 5x
Barbell Rows:
225 10x
275 5x
225 10x
225 10x
Machine Rows:
4 sets of 10
V-Handle Lat Pulldowns:
4 sets of 10-15
Chia showed me Orlando Green’s workout and it inspired me to do more upper back. He would do bent rows with like 455, “DB” rows (he used a straight bar loaded with 225 rofl), weighted pullups against bands, lat pulldowns, and a couple other things.
Unfortunately I realized I hate doing all those things except maybe lat pulldowns lol. I gave bent rows a go at least, although I wasn’t going to, but Chia started doing them anyway, and then I felt like a great big bitch.
For the first time ever caught on tape:
You have to look really, really close to tell that it moved haha.
_< what’s the purpose of that?
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
_< what’s the purpose of that?[/quote]
For fun dude!
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
_< what’s the purpose of that?[/quote]
For fun dude![/quote]
Lol!
[quote]csulli wrote:
For the first time ever caught on tape:
You have to look really, really close to tell that it moved haha.[/quote]
LOLOLOL That’s what I hate. You have a lot of weight and once your scaps drop and you pull the slack, you’re pretty much locked out lol.
Mabey try coming up on your toes with all that weight when you do them rack pulls, and get some growth in them pasty white little calves, haha, then atleast you’d have a reason to do them
[quote]AnytimeJake wrote:
Mabey try coming up on your toes with all that weight when you do them rack pulls, and get some growth in them pasty white little calves, haha, then atleast you’d have a reason to do them[/quote]
Lol
Ha-ha! Can you top me? While facing backwards, upside-down, I spelled my name in the snow while lifting a 240lb mountain bear over my head inside a pentagram of my own blood, on fire! Ha-ha!
Ha-ha!
[quote]strongmanvinny wrote:
Ha-ha! Can you top me? While facing backwards, upside-down, I spelled my name in the snow while lifting a 240lb mountain bear over my head inside a pentagram of my own blood, on fire! Ha-ha!
Ha-ha![/quote]
Aww!
[quote]LoRez wrote:
[quote]AnytimeJake wrote:
Mabey try coming up on your toes with all that weight when you do them rack pulls, and get some growth in them pasty white little calves, haha, then atleast you’d have a reason to do them[/quote]
Lol[/quote]
You makin fun of my calves mister?
[quote]strongmanvinny wrote:
Ha-ha! Can you top me? While facing backwards, upside-down, I spelled my name in the snow while lifting a 240lb mountain bear over my head inside a pentagram of my own blood, on fire! Ha-ha!
Ha-ha![/quote]
I couldn’t tell if it was just a picture or if I was watching the actual show 
12/19/2013
Squat:
45 10x
135 7x
185 5x
225 5x
275 5x
315 5x
315 5x
315 5x
275 8x
225 10x
GHR:
BW 10x
+25lbs 8x
+25lbs 8x, drop set, BW 8x
Hyperextensions:
BW for 3 sets of 20
Ab Wheel:
3 sets of 10
EZ Bar Curls:
80lbs for 4 sets of 10
Chest Down Incline Curls:
30’s for 3 sets of 10
Cable Curls:
3 sets of 10+
Here’s one of the 315 sets; the second one I think:
Number 4 was probably okay, and maybe number 5. I should probably move my stance in a little bit and/or turn my feet out a touch so it’s easier for me to hit depth. Overall though squats are feeling pretty okay.
The person in the back is whipping their hair back and forth dope rack pull. I can’t believe you threw up a squat video, you actually do squat. By the way, I know I may get lectured for this or something, who or what is a Chia?