Don’t sweat the crappy session dude! Look back at your old photos, you have made insane progress in terms of mass and the numbers you are putting up every week. If the scale is going up along with the numbers on the bar then I see nothing else other than progress happening in here.
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Don’t sweat the crappy session dude! [/quote]
x2… It happens to everyone, you just gotta ride the ups and downs and keep on going.
You’ll get there man, it just takes time. Keep on keepin on brah
@phlegms: Thanks man, I’m cool now, temporary frustration! Long term game for sure
@greg: sure does, it’s worth it though. consistant small gains = EVENTUALLY strong/big! Ha.
Tris & Bi’s (kg/lb)
CGBP
75/165 x 8 - 82.5/182 x 8 (set 2 pr) - 92.5/204 x 2 < bad reps but sticking with this weight just to use over 200lbs top set luls
Cross-body Hammer Curls
24/53s x 8 (set 1 pr) - 26/57s x 8 (set 2 pr) - 28/62s x 8 PR - 30/66s x 5 PR < loose last set
Dips
BW x 12 - +12/26 (dumbbell) x 8 (set 2 pr) - +22/48 x 3 PR (of sorts…)
Preacher DB Curls (per side)
14/31s x 10 - 16/35s x 9 (set 2 pr) - 18/40s x 4
EZ-Skull/pullover combo (PJRs I think?)
EZ Bar + 30/66 x 10 - + 35/77 x 10 (set 2 pr) - +40/88/1PPS x 5.5 PR
Alt. DB Curl
16/35s x 10 - 20/44 x 5 (recent pr/sequencing pr)
DB Hammer Curl
22/48s x 10 (set 1 pr) - 24/53s x 10 (set 2 pr) - 28/62s x 7 PR < loose last set
Fixed BB Drag Curl
25/55 x 14
DC Bicep stretch x some
OH Tricep extensions (rope)
20/44 x 12 - 25/55 x 12 - 30/66 x 8 PR w/ rope
Reverse/medial Extensions (straight bar)
25/55 x 12 (set 1 pr) - 27.5/61 x 11 (set 2 pr) - 30/66 x 6
Straight Bar Pushdowns
40/88 x 6 PR - drop set - 32.5/72 x 6
DC-Style Standing 2-arm OH Long-head stretch @ 18/40 x 60~ < good weight for stretch
^ Didn’t think I really smashed it but looking back it went pretty damn well! Only the CGBP weren’t really proper PR terrority
Good looking session, seems like a hell of a lot of volume in there to play with. All kinds of PRs being made, thats the stuff we like to see!
Keep on putting in good work man. It can be a bit of a downer when you see ‘bros’ who are quite lean. At the risk of sounded like a broken record, lifting is no sprint, it’s a marathon. A year, two years, or even ten years down the road I’m sure you’ll be looking miles ahead of them lean bros.
@phlegms: sure is, if i don’t get any prs of any kind I know somethings gone wrong. 16 sets triceps 13 sets biceps- I suppose it’s a lot in total but considering how long rest periods between most exercises are etc. compared to bigger bodyparts it still usually takes me <90 minutes
@aqua: the supports much appreciated. i know by this time next year i will be ahead of the vast majority in my gym in size and strength. even if im not as super-ripped as some of them in there (so many silly lean guys),there is only a handful of truly big guys in there, and fewer still truly strong guys (especially lower body wise).
Hamstrings/Deadlift (kg/lb)
Deadlift
170/374 x 5 (some in tank/didn’t want grinders) - 190/418 x 3 (set 2 pr maybe… felt bad though) - 210/462 x 1 PR - 220/484 x FAIL
^ Happy to get a PR considering the heavier pulls didn’t feel great form wise today… however I have SO much more in me deadlift wise; for sure my back can handle a good 100+ pounds more, but I just can’t break that initial couple of inches… I’m yet to miss a pull once it starts moving properly. It’s definitely not through lack of hamstring strength and my quads are “big enough”… so it has to be down to either my quads/general leg strength not being strong enough OR an abs/lower back weakness that’s holding me back.
SLDL w/10kg plates for extreme ROM (one 10kg per side = “1pps”)
4 1/2 pps x 10 - 5pps x 10 - 5 1/2 pps x 7 - 6pps x 3 < decent this week, prs next week…
Seated Leg Curl
57.5/127 x 10 - 62.5/138 x 10 (set 2 recent pr) - 67.5/149 x 10 PR (w/ machine working properly, sometimes stack = easy) - 77.5/171 x 3 PR < One setting off the stack… will feel good to smash that out.
DC-style Ham stretch x 80~ secs.
HS/Plate-loaded Calf (double popped, paused at bottom)
2pps x 7 - 2 1/2 pps x 6 - 3pps x 4 - 3 1/2 pps x 2 bad reps…
^ should be on for a pr on these come quad day
Seated DB Calf Raise (dbs on knees, feet on box)
50/110s x 12, 14, 16 PR < soon to be 3 sets of highhigh reps = monster calvez?
^ forgot to do ma abz. honeys be dissapoint.
Good work. Though you could definitely benefit from getting stronger all over I think cleaning up your technique could help you get some initial gains as well as making things easier in the long term. PM me your email address if you’re interested.
Done and done. Thanks man. I feel deadlift is the one lift I may actually have potential for a pretty respectable raw figure on.
That deadlift is really getting up there. Hopefully your progress slows a bit so I have a hope of catching you! 
Nice DL;s man, those numbers are climbing fast. Youll be a real man when you hit 5 plates a side!
@phlegms: no chance of that I’m afraid now I’m back in "gaining weight’ mode 
though we’ll ignore the front squat!
@oregand: thanks man. i’ve missed the 5 plates per side deadlift twice now but it for sure isn’t far off… I want 6 plates asap ! 5 will fall too soon!
Going to work in 20 minutes but here’s this morning quickly:
Incline Bench Press
72.5/160 x 8 - 80/176 x 6 - 87.5/193 x 2 < shoulders weren’t recovered today
DB Bench Press
34/75s x 8 - 36/79s x 6 - 38/84s x 5 PR < felt a litle better today… want to use at the 40kgs in the next couple of weeks for sure
Slight Inc. DB Power Flyes
20/44 x 10 - 22/48s x 10 - 26/52s x 6 “recent pr”
HS Inc. Press
1 1/2 pps x 10 (set 1 pr) - 2 pps x 9 (set 2 pr) - 2 1/2 pps x 3 < all prs for after inc. flyes
Cable “MM” Flyes
7.5/17 x 12 - 10/22 x 12 - 12.5/28 x 8 PR
DC Chest Stretch
various dbs x some
^ no time for extra triceps work 
decent day though
Back Day (kg/lb)
Pull-ups
BW x 8 - BW + 12.5/28 x 8 (set 2 pr) - BW + 25/55 x 4.5 PR < big one, I love getting rid of mental blocks when I keep using the same weight and hitting similar reps… throw on some more weight and problem solved
Lat Pulldown
Wide-grip - 70/154 x 10 - 80/176 x 6 - V-handle/CG - 90/198 x 7 PR - 100/220 (stack) x 3 (pr for stack? can’t remember)
Rack Pull (~1/2" above knee)
280/616 x 6 - 300/660 x 4 - 320/704 x 1 < Barely even one, rep felt shit and rom was even more limited then normal due to setting up a little wrong. Happy to have got over 700 for a triple but also very happy to be moving onto “below knee rack pulls”… I used a “calf raise box thing” to experiment with and the setup puts it right below my knee. I’m looking forward to hitting them hard and hopefully getting over 600 in not too long. Would be sweet.
Seated Cable Row
45/99 x 10 - 55/121 x 10 - 65/143 x 6 PR < still weak. But minor progress.
HS Low Row (one arm at a time now)
1 1/2 pps x 10 - 2pps x 10 PR - 2 1/2 pps x 9 PR - 3pps x 7 PR < Have to laugh really, like 3rd time I’ve tried these and was struggling with 2pps but powered a whole pps more today COS I GOT MY BLAZE-LAT-TRAIN-EXPRESS ON . Needless to say I’m still a pps behind those wings. I can keep dreamin’ (note: one arm at a time is better: contraction, pumpz, feel, weight)
DB Pullover
32/70 x 10 (recent pr prob) - 36/79 x 7 PR < hyyyuge one, I love mah pullovers.
Lat-pull down lat stretch - stack x some
“No-time-left Hammer Curl Widowmaker”
18/40s x 16 p/side
FML U PULLED 462! Nice job man, lookin sick!
geezus, give me ur pull plz. thx.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Done and done. Thanks man. I feel deadlift is the one lift I may actually have potential for a pretty respectable raw figure on.[/quote]
Don’t shortchange yourself. You never know where time and hard work will take you.
Strong as pulls lol. Going to keep watching your log , i don’t know why though all it does is unmotivate me lol
Geez guys calm down already
@pb: Man, I’ve known I could get 462 for awhile now but I wanted the 220kg/484lb as that’s 5 plates in our crazy system. Still a PR though, 5 plates and above to fall very soon.
@Aqua: Geez, gimme your bench/military/pressings? But your not far off considering your bench and squat are both far better then mine!
@spar: I feel you, seriously. I definitely don’t want to do that. Regardless of genetics and my choice to stay natural… over 400lb bench and over 550lb squat will eventually fall… as will over 650 deadlift. These are just givens if I work hard for many years and dedicate plenty of time to getting stronger. I will try my best not to think in figures though… for all I know “with the right training” I could be a far more natural bencher or squatter then I may think.
@Daze: thanks, I have a huge ways to go but I’m trying 100% to get there. I appreciate any support, I’ll keep an eye out for your log if you have one here
EDIT: Oh shi… arms/biceps peak is looking significantly bigger in mirror… I’ve not measured for awhile now and I’m not sure if I want to because I want to see a real big increase when I do… but they are definitely growing. Kingbeef + John Meadows arm advice = lethal combo imo.
No doubt , im on the same road as you lol . And thanks man i actually started one 2 days ago. Good luckkk
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Back Day (kg/lb)
Pull-ups
BW x 8 - BW + 12.5/28 x 8 (set 2 pr) - BW + 25/55 x 4.5 PR < big one, I love getting rid of mental blocks when I keep using the same weight and hitting similar reps… throw on some more weight and problem solved
Lat Pulldown
Wide-grip - 70/154 x 10 - 80/176 x 6 - V-handle/CG - 90/198 x 7 PR - 100/220 (stack) x 3 (pr for stack? can’t remember)
Rack Pull (~1/2" above knee)
280/616 x 6 - 300/660 x 4 - 320/704 x 1 < Barely even one, rep felt shit and rom was even more limited then normal due to setting up a little wrong. Happy to have got over 700 for a triple but also very happy to be moving onto “below knee rack pulls”… I used a “calf raise box thing” to experiment with and the setup puts it right below my knee. I’m looking forward to hitting them hard and hopefully getting over 600 in not too long. Would be sweet.
Seated Cable Row
45/99 x 10 - 55/121 x 10 - 65/143 x 6 PR < still weak. But minor progress.
HS Low Row (one arm at a time now)
1 1/2 pps x 10 - 2pps x 10 PR - 2 1/2 pps x 9 PR - 3pps x 7 PR < Have to laugh really, like 3rd time I’ve tried these and was struggling with 2pps but powered a whole pps more today COS I GOT MY BLAZE-LAT-TRAIN-EXPRESS ON . Needless to say I’m still a pps behind those wings. I can keep dreamin’ (note: one arm at a time is better: contraction, pumpz, feel, weight)
DB Pullover
32/70 x 10 (recent pr prob) - 36/79 x 7 PR < hyyyuge one, I love mah pullovers.
Lat-pull down lat stretch - stack x some
“No-time-left Hammer Curl Widowmaker”
18/40s x 16 p/side [/quote]
Very strong back day…liking how everything is looking. Keep it up!