My Road to 1200lbs (with Videos)

Training Training Logs
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Friday:

Pause DL: 185x1, 205x1, 225x3

  • 255x5 @9

  • 245x5 @9

Pause Squat: 185x3, 205x3,

  • 225x3

  • 245x3

  • 275x4 @9

GMs: 135x8

  • 155x8 squat stance @9

  • 155x8 DL stance @9

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Monday:

3ct Pause BP: 155x5, 185x3, 205x3

  • 225x4 @8

  • 225x4 @8.5

  • 215x4 @8.5

BP touch and go: 215x2

  • 235x3 @8.5
    lost the groove on the third rep so stopped it there.

  • 225x4 @8.5
    stayed as tight as possible and hit it. Felt hard as hell, but looked easy.

DB extensions: 45x6, 65x6, 55x6(x2)

Workout went well. Felt weaker at the start, but tightened my setup and made it happen. I’ve been playing around with my stance on bench, bringing my feet out in front and wider to get my feet flat. Feels different and a little weaker so I changed back tonight. Good workout though and my dad said the sets looked fast, otherwise I would have stopped earlier.

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Tuesday:

Squats: 185x5, 205x5, 245x3

  • 295x2

  • 315x1

  • 335x5 @10 PR

  • 315x5 @10

Banded DL: 225x3, 275x3

  • 315x3 @9

  • 315x3 @9

GMs: 135x6 squat stance, 185x6 DL stace @9, 185x6 squat stance @9

Wow this was a tough one. I realized I’m not conditioned anymore for heavy 5s, but hit a solid PR which puts my “projected” max ~390. At the begining of this workout I felt a little tired, but took some caffine drink and amped up with some music to get through it. Workout took about an hour after the warm-up.

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Thursday:

1/2 board BP: 185x3(x2), 205x1, 225x1

  • 245x3 @8.5

  • 245x3 @9

  • 235x3 @8.5

Floor Press: 205x3 @8

  • 215x3 @9

  • 205x3 @9

OHP: 95x6, 115x6 @8.5, 125x6 @10

Cut it a little short on some exercises so I could save some for tomorrow. Should have went for 255x3 on bench, but chose 245 instead. I’ve been doing that all week, having a hard time guaging my RPE’s. My dad says I have more in me because it moves fast, but damn does it feel heavy. So trail and error, I’ll get it down soon enough.

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Friday:

DL: 135x5(x2), 185x3(x2), 245x3, 295x1

  • 335x1

  • 355x1

  • 375x4 PR @10 (was going for 5, but as you’ll see in the video, things went to shit)

  • 335x5 @10

Squat: 245x3, 265x3, 295x3 @9

  • was complete shit at this point

BB lunges: 135x6(x3)

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Monday:

Competition BP: 185x5, 205x3, 225x2

  • 245x3 @8

  • 255x3 @9

  • 245x3 @9

BP touch and go: 225x3

  • 245x3 @9

  • 245x3 @9

DB extensions: 45x12(x4) @9

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Tuesday:

Squat w/ belt: 185x5, 225x5, 275x3

  • 315x3 @8

  • 335x3 @9

  • 315x3 @9

15" DL: 315x3, 335x4

  • 365x4 @9

  • 345x4 @9

GMs: 135x12(x2)

Wanted more on the squats, around 345-355 but wasn’t feeling it today. The DLs felt stronger than the squats and got some good grinders in. Just a little weak today.

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Thursday:

Pin Press (chest level): 185x5, 225x4

  • 235x4 @9

  • 235x4 @8.5 (easier for some reason)

  • 235x4 @9-10

2-board press: 225x4, 245x4

  • 265x4 @10 PR

OHP: 95x12(x2), 85x12

Awesome workout today. PR on 2-board AFTER the main lift which was very surprising. We’ll see what’s next week, I’m wondering where my bench is at right now.

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Friday:

DL w/ belt: 245x5, 295x3

  • 335x3 @7

  • 355x3 @8.5

  • 375x3 @9

  • 355x3 @9

Squat w/ light bands: 225x5, 275x4

  • 295x4 @9 PR

  • 275x4 @9

Lunges: 20x12, 50x12

No PRs on DL but felt much better than last weeks and my back stayed tighter. I played around with a different position today though, rounded out my upper back a lot more and just stayed patient with the bottom. Felt good and I’m going to keep in for now, see what happens.

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Monday: PRs across the board

Squat w/ light band: 185x5(x2), 245x3, 265x3, 295x1

  • 315x3 @8.5 PR

  • 315x1 @8

50 lbs at the top. I was shooting for 315 today and made it so very happy.

Pin Press(chest level): 185x5, 225x3

  • 245x3 @8.5 PR

  • 255x3 @9 PR

15" DL: 245x5, 295x3, 335x2, 355x2

  • 365x2 @8

  • 365x2 @8

  • 385x2 @8 PR

I thought 365 was an 8 RPE but then I loaded up 385 and realized different, so idk what it was.

Good workout overall. I have a test day friday over all three lifts, haven’t done it like that before but should be pretty cool. PRs would be 375/290/415.

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Wednesday:

BP+monsterminis: 185x5, 205x4

  • 225x4 @9 PR

  • 235x4 @10 PR

GMs: 135x5, 155x5, 175x5, 195x5 PR

Incline BP: 135x6, 155x6, 135x6(x3)

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Friday: Test Day

Squat w/ belt: 185x5, 225x5, 245x1, 295x1, 335x1

  • 355x1 @8.5

  • 375x1 @9.5 PR

  • 385x1 @10 PR

Bench Press: 135x5, 155x5, 185x1, 205x1, 225x1, 245x1

  • 275x1

  • 285x1 @10

  • 290x1 @10 PR

Deadlift: 185x5, 245x2, 295x2, 335x1, 385x1

  • 405x1 @9.5

  • 425x1 @10 PR

1,100 pounds!!! PRs on everything. Felt tired at the start of the workout, but caffine helped me out. The 385 on squat was a go for broke set and it actually felt better than 375. The 290 was the same way, I didn’t actually think I could get it, but wanted to see where I got stuck. I really don’t know how I pushed through it. The DL was just so I could hit 1100 even. Back rounded out, but I pulled until it moved. I love that feeling. I’m so amped right now I don’t think I’ll come down for a few days. So here’s the vid:

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Monday:

3ct pause BP: 185x5, 195x3

  • 205x4 @8

Bench 90mm: 155x4(x2)

DB extensions: 45x6, 55x6(x3)

Worked all day and got home late so just got in the main work.

Tuesday:

Squat w/ light band: 185x5, 225x5, 245x3

  • 275x5 @9

  • 275x5 @9

2" deficit DL: 275x3, 315x3

  • 335x3 @8

  • 355x3 @9 PR

  • 335x3 @8.5

GM: 135x6, 185x6

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Thursday:

Close-grip BP: 135x3(x4), 155x3, 185x3, 205x3

  • 225x3 easy

  • 235x3 @8.5 PR

  • 245x3 @9 PR

2-board Press: 225x3, 245x3

  • 265x3 @9

OHP: 135x6 @9.5, 115x6, 95x5

Friday:

3ct Pause DL: 135x5, 185x3, 225x3

  • 245x3

  • 275x5 @9 PR

  • 275x4 @9

3ct Pause Squat: 185x5, 225x3, 245x3

  • 275x3 @9

After this I gave up. I about passed out after the pause DLs and squats were killin me. Next week should be interesting. Had my 1rm videos analyzed for force curve and the results show exactly where my weak points are. Now it’s time to fix the weak points.

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Monday:

3ct BP: 135x3(x4), 185x3, 205x4

  • 215x4 @8

  • 215x4 @8.5

  • 205x4 @8

  • 205x4 @8.5

BP touch and go: 205x4, 215x4

  • 215x4 @8

  • 225x4 @9

Lying DB extensions: 25s for 4x8

Did some curls between sets of bench and tricep extensions. Lots of volume tonight, that’s what I like about fatigue percents; some days are hitting the top set and moving on, others go on forever. I didn’t feel like the benching was ever going to end tonight, 40 total reps at 70-78% is pretty good to me.

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Tuesday:

Squat: 185x5, 225x5, 245x3, 265x3, 295x3

  • 315x5 @10

  • 295x5 @9.5

DL band: 225x3, 275x3

  • 295x3 @8

  • 295x3 @8

  • 295x3 @8.5

GMs: 135x6(x2), 155x8(x2) @9

Terribly weak today. Missed my old PRs on both lifts by 20lbs. Couldn’t get in the groove on squat, just felt funny. DL was the same. Oh well I guess these kind of days happen.

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Thursday:

1/2 board Press: 155x5, 185x4, 205x4

  • 225x4 @8

  • 235x4 @9

  • 225x4 @9

Floor Press: 185x4, 205x4

  • 215x4 @9

  • 225x4 @10

  • 205x4 @9

OHP: 95x8, 115x8 @9

Lying DB extensions: 25s for 2x8

Weak across the board again tonight. Maybe it’s time for a deload, but I have 2 weeks before that can happen. So we’ll see what happens next week. I’m thinking every 5th week, after the test week I’ll probably deload.

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Saturday:

Deadlift: 185x4, 225x4, 275x3, 315x2

  • 335x4 @7

  • 355x4 @8.5 (kinda PR)

  • 335x4 @8

Squat: 185x5, 225x5, 275x2, 295x2

  • 315x3 @9

  • 295x3 @9

Lunges: 60x6, 90x6

Hopefully next week will be better. There’s a lot of heavy shit coming next week, so it’ll have to be better.

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Squats w/ belt: 135x5, 185x5, 225x4, 245x3, 295x2

  • 315x3 @8

  • 335x3 @8.5

  • 335x3 @9

12" DL: 225x4, 275x3, 315x2, 335x2

  • 365x2 @7

  • 365x2 @8

  • 365x2 @8

  • 365x2 @8

  • 365x2 @8.5

GMs: 135x8, 155x6, 165x6, 95x20