[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Bet your shoulders were fried after all that work.[/quote]
I felt like I had the flu the day after lol
I think I have to shelve hang cleans…
Banded pause squat light bands - 225, 275, 300, 325 x3
Snatch Grip deads - 225, 275, 315 x5 405x3
SS with banded leg curls 4x10
Leg extensions RP - 140x15,14,12,12,8,4
Hang cleans - 135x2x5 185x2x3 205x3
Repping 4 plates on snatch grips is strong work Matty!
Hell yeah! Snatch grip deads with 405 rocks!
Thanks guys, I did use straps, I dont how you could do it without em! I really really enjoy these, if I am feeling up to snuff the general idea will be conventional deads with 531 on one day and auto-regging SGDL on the other, With grip not an issue I feel pretty confident in these.
BBrotastic
Flys - 4x15
Floor Press - 4x15 1x20 (CG) using 155.
SGHP - Up to 225x3 (SS w Face Pulls 95x4x10)
Meadow Row - 1plt x 20, 2plt x 15, 3plt x 10, 1plt x 20
Spoon Press - 35x20 55x20 70x10 (SS Svend Press 30x3x15)
Meadows 6 way - 10x10 15x10 25x3 20x3 15x3 10x10
Standing Abs - 4x15
DB Swings - 35x20 45x15 50x2x15
glad I got it out of my system
Didnt have much today, a little under the weather, been drinking too much the past few weeks, have to get back in tune
Squat 5/3/1 - 315x5 345x3 385x2 405x2x1
DL 5/3/1 - 365x5 415x3 465x1
Pendlay 5/3/1 - 205x5 235x3 265x3 230x2x10
Incline CGBP - 135x10, 155x10, 165x10, 135x20 (SS with Chins 3x7)
Band Pushdowns and OH Ext - about 120 total reps
I had my wife measure my arms today, as I have now visually seen atrophy in my left arm…unfortunately I was not obsessing my left arm is 17.5 inches compared to my right at almost 19 inches. I know I am mainly concerned with strength but I would be lying if size is not 1b for me, pretty bummed out about it TBH.
Curious once I get this injury settled if I will see my left arm regain size and strength…or will it be permanently fucked.
I don’t work for size at all and both of my flexed arm measurements are 17 1/8" right now. When I tore my right biceps my right arm went down over an inch but the atrophy didn’t last and just through lifting, with no special emphasis on the right arm, the right biceps returned to equal the left in size. So, yes your left arm should return to its former size to match the right.
Whenever I start doing curls again I will put on 1/2 to 1" back on my biceps in a month or two but I’m finding it difficult to fit curls in to my program. I like having big arms but strength is all I’m really after so curls aren’t a focus. This may change just because I think I need to incorporate curls for conditioning and to add some strength with almost direct biceps work.
Matty I agree with GV on this one. I didn’t lose much size in my left arm after my bicep tendon surgery last February but what little I did lose has come back and my total bicep work now amounts to about 4 sets per week. Having said that my arms arm only about 16 1/2 inches cold and about an inch bigger than that after benching and doing bicep work.
This is comforting to hear, I appreciate the feedback guys. I have been lucky as I generally do very little bicep work and my arms are a decent size, its just a little disconcerting to see the size difference that there wasnt before. I think I may up the bicep training a little more for the time being.
Today…
This upcoming procedure is like being in traffic, and having to take a massive shit…you finally make it to your house and you dont have to shit anymore. I pressed three plates on the HS Vertical Press machine. I know big fucking deal, but two months ago I could barely squeeze out 2 plates on the machine…fuck.
Snatch Grip High Pull - 135,155,165,185x5 205x3 225x2x3 185x5 (SS w Face Pull 95x4x12)
Standing DB OH Press - 40x2x20 50x17,14
Seated DB Cleans - 30x20 40x15
Banded Land Mine Press - Orange x3x20 SS with DB Laterals 30x3x20
3 rounds of the following:
CS DB Row - 60x15
DB Rear Fly - 30x15
Svend Press - 30x15 (last set 40x15)
HS Vertical Press - 1plt x 20 2plt x 15 3plt x2 x6 2plt x15
Curls
One step at a time. You’ll be killing it soon enough.
If its any consolation I’d take your atrophied-left-arm size in a heart beat. Good luck with the procedure.
Lol thanks guys, I get a call from the hospital yesterday saying before the procedure I have to get an EKG and Blood work…ummmm why I am being told about this now…for the first time!
Yesterday I had nothing and it showed.
Pause Squats against light bands - worked up to 315x3x2
SG DL - 135x10 185x10 225x5 275x5 315x3 365x1 (cut it there) (SS with banded leg curls 5x12)
Leg Ext RP - 140x16,13,13,9,6
HLR - 3x10
Today…
Flat Bench - 135x15, 155x15, 185x10 225x3 (WOOHOO) SS with Chins 8,10,10,7
HS Vert Press - 2plt x3 x 15 (SS with Face Pulls 120x3x15)
SGHP - 225x5x3 (SS Band Pushdowns 3x20)
Meadows Row - 1plt x 20 2plt x 10 3plt x 10 2plt x15
Meadows 6way - 10x10 15x10 20x7 10x7 (SS Svend Press 30x4x15)
Sleep…makes a difference.
Squat - 270x5 315x5 350x5 405x1
DL - 320x5 370x5 420x5 455x1 495x1
Bench - up to 225x3
Flys - 3x15
Pendlays - 135x15 185x10 205x5 230x5 260x5 225x10
3rnds of the following
300m row 10 pushups 10HLR
Sleep is the great equalizer and healer, no doubt. Nice lifting.
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Sleep…makes a difference.
Squat - 270x5 315x5 350x5 405x1
DL - 320x5 370x5 420x5 455x1 495x1
Bench - up to 225x3
Flys - 3x15
Pendlays - 135x15 185x10 205x5 230x5 260x5 225x10
3rnds of the following
300m row 10 pushups 10HLR[/quote]
That looks like a really strong session. Nice work Matty.
Thanks fellas…
Yesterday
Douchebag quotient was high today…and I was very ornery.
CG incline press - 135x15 155x15 185x5 135x15 (ss with wide grip pull ups 4x5)
SG High Pull - Worked up to 250x5x2
Seated DB Cleans - 20x20 40x2x15
A1 - CS DB Row - 70x3x15
A2 - CS DB Rev Fly - 35x3x10
B1 - Banded Landmine Press 3x15
B2 - DB Laterals 35x2x15 50x15
Band Pushdowns - 130 reps
Been thinking about throwing in some hight pulls for fun. Do you think the high pulls add to your other lifts?