This is before bed… in boxers and socks only. I’ll take one when I wake up.
For squats, you can do barbell hack squats along with front squats.
Yeah I do front squats already where I clean the weight up to my chest/shoulders. That’s correct, right? And how effective are hack squats? Is it where you place the barbell behind ur legs and lift it? I tried those before and it ws really hard for me. Maybe because my legs are so long? Or do I just have to get used to it? Does everyone usually have these in their routine? Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate all the help I get.
I tried hack squats a while back but it felt to me more like a backwards deadlift. It felt awkward and nothing like the actual hack squat sled. I usually alternate between squats and lunges.
Yeah, I was pretty iffy with the hack squats. Heres a pic of this morning. It’s kind of blurry but you can tell what it says.
Pic of my small legs 
Anyways this was todays routine:
A1. Deadlift 210x8x3
A2. Standing DB Press 40x8x3
B1. Hack Squats 185x8x3
B2. Pullups 15x8x3
I don’t understand why my numbers are so low. Could it possibly be from the new rep scheme? I havent dont anything higher than 5 reps in months. I especially don’t understand my deadlift. How is my max like 150lbs over what I did today? I deadlift maybe once a week. Maybe .8x… Well hopefully I can get it back up there. Cant bitch, gotta take it like a man lol. Those hack squats were a bitch. Maybe its not too good of an idea to do them after deadlifting?
Todays back shot.
I guess i’ll post yesterdays routine. I woke up before our trip to Grand Haven and threw up. Couldn’t eat anything… maybe 2500 calories the whole day. decided to try and workout anyways. Sucky ass day to go to the beach too.
A1. Bench Press 205x5x4
A2. Split Squats 35x5x4
B1. Underhand Barbell Row 155x5x4
B2. Lateral Raises 30x5x4
Today:
A1. Power Cleans 140x3x8
A2. Dips 35x3x8
B1. ChinUps 35x3x8
B2. Lunges 40x3x8
I have a question… how much water is TOO much water?
Unless youre drinking more than 5 gallons of water a day, I wouldnt worry about it so much.
Looks like youve got the right idea…how frequently are you training?
I think given your height, weight, and metabolism, you may need to go a little higher with your calories. Im glad to see someone who understands that when youre gaining weight, a hamburger here or there isnt going to ruin your efforts. A lot of the people posting here seem to think that you can gain mass on the v diet and that if you take creatine, you dont have to eat as much.
All in all, youve got it figured out better than 95% of the beginners section. Keep up the hard work.
[quote]fightingtiger wrote:
Unless youre drinking more than 5 gallons of water a day, I wouldnt worry about it so much.
Looks like youve got the right idea…how frequently are you training?
I think given your height, weight, and metabolism, you may need to go a little higher with your calories. Im glad to see someone who understands that when youre gaining weight, a hamburger here or there isnt going to ruin your efforts. A lot of the people posting here seem to think that you can gain mass on the v diet and that if you take creatine, you dont have to eat as much.
All in all, youve got it figured out better than 95% of the beginners section. Keep up the hard work.[/quote]
Thank you. I usually train 3 times a week, every other day.
Today i’m just messing around with the weights. I think I am going to start going heavy every workout for now on. Switch to powerlifting. Not quire sure though.
First time doing close-grip bench in months
Close-Grip Bench
135x5
155x5
185x1
195x1
195x1
195x1
Lunges (DB)
40x5
45x5
75x1
75x1
75x1
Underhand BB Row
135x5
155x5
185x1
205x1
205x1
205x1
Next time should I do more volume? I only did so little today because I was sick yesterday and ate nothing. I lost 3lbs 