Don’t forget Nick Deacon! He can lift 10x his BW in every lift, forever. He only weighs 10 lbs.
Haha.
Yo, once I get some really nice numbers happening on this program (and pass into front squat and flat DB press territory), I’m going to train with lots of volume and TUT bodybuilding-style. I feel the difference in my nutrition will make all the difference in the world.
I think my goals are to get my heavy bench above 225 with my light bench not far behind; deadlift 405 for a single, squat 365 for 5, and I’d really like to just make a huge improvement on my front squat. Squatting 315 4x12 would be pretty sick, too. I’m also not that far…
What are your actual specific goals here?
By the way…pull ups are really weird. I feel like I shouldn’t warm up unless it’s heavy, and rest times make all the difference in the world. It’s weird though since the exercise doesn’t really ‘take it out of you’, you just get weaker.[/quote]
I totally agree with that about pull-ups. I can only assume you’ll be hitting those numbers really soon, and yah your nutrition will really make all the difference.
My goals on this program that I initially set out to accomplish:
Deadlift: 275x10
Squat: 250x10
Bench: 180x10
Last Bench was 175 5x6 (completed in full while pretty sick), last deadlift was 190 5x6, only counting the plates (so 235 to 255 on hex dead, may be 45 lbs to 65 lbs), and my next 5x6 squat day is 195. But it’s also with NZ6 so, we’ll see what I actually do.
Goals, actually, are stupid for me right now. I’m going to “bulk” from now until either the end of December or maybe even the entire freaking year! I don’t really have to worry about competing or getting really lean anyway, so why should I do? I can devote a month to getting lean after gaining some fat, and with 6 to 9 months of heavy, hard lifting, I should be where I want to be after that amount of time.
It’s funny your DL goal is 275 because that number holds horrid memories of doing 4x10 in senior year and during stripped down hypertrophy. It’s going to be awful lol.
Push Press 4x12 120 (12,10,10,10) Oh yah, 125 here I come.
Close Grip Row 5x6 180 (6,6,6,6,6) Easy
Squat 4x12 155 (12,12,12,9) Horrible. Low Back pain. Bulgarian Split Squats soon.
D 7/31 (Friday)
Flat Bench 4x12 150 (12,10,10,10) Not too shabby, I always try hard on these.
Pull-ups 5x6 10 (5,5,4,4,4) Falling short on these vertical pulls STILL!!
Deadlift 4x12 130 (10,10,10,10) Switching these to RDLS to really jump start glutes/hammies.
D 8/2 (Sunday)
Squat 5x6 225 (2,4,5,5,4) Was pretty sweet, probably won’t switch to bulgarians for heavy.
Close Grip rows 4x12 180 (6,8) 140 (12,12) Forgot I wsa doing 4x12 and not 5x6
Push Press 5x6 135 (6,6,6,6,6) Last time I got 6,6,6,6,2. Had to finish it out.
D 8/4 (Tuesday)
Flat Bench 5x6 180 (4,5,5,4,5) I am all that is MAN!
Pull-ups 4x12 BW (8,7,6,5) I am all that is WEAK!
Deadlift 5x6 200 (6,6,5,5,6) 200 was pretty hard. Funny the gap between my light/heavy workouts for deadlift.