Nice pressing man! Your bench is looking good 
Your progess and record keeping is awesome.
HP Mass Week 5
Foundation
(all reps are controlled with a 1 or 2 second squeeze)
V-Bar Pulldown
60 X 10 X 2
105 X 8
150 X 10
165 X 10
180 X 8 X 2
165 X 8 Dropset to something
Straight-Arm Pulldown
60 X 12
80 X 12
90 X 10
100 X 8 dropset 60 X 10
CG Pulldown
4 sets, not as heavy, lats were trashed
HS Low Row
3 pps X 10
3 pps 10 X 8
3 pps 25 X 8
3 pps X 10
BB Curls
70 X 5
80 X 5, X 5, X 5
90 X 4
60 X 10
70 X 8
65 X 10
Incline DB Curls
some good pumpage
Cable Curls
some good friggin pumpage
NOTES: Focus was definitely there today. Had a guy work in with me on a few exercises. Didn’t know him but we both knew we were there to work and we pushed each other lol, cool guy. I’m excited to finish week 6 and retest my 3RMs. I haven’t gone for a legit PR in a while! I’d like to hit an easy 315 X 3 on squat
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Nice pressing man! Your bench is looking good :)[/quote]
Thanks, bud! Bench was on fire yesterday
[quote]Lil J76 wrote:
Your progess and record keeping is awesome. [/quote]
Thanks for stopping in, man! I appreciate it
HP Mass Week 6
Upper Pressing 1
Clean and Strict Press
60 X 3
70 X 3
90 X 3
100 X 3
110 X 3
OH Press
120 X 3, 130 X 3, 140 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3, 145 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3, 145 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3, 145 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3
Incline Press
155 X 3, 175 X 3, 190 X 3, 200 X 2, 210 X 3
200 X 3, 205 X 3, 210 X 3
200 X 3, 205 X 3, 210 X 3
200 X 3, 205 X 3, 210 X 3
200 X 3
Flat Press
200 X 3, 210 X 3, 220 X 3, 230 X 3
220 X 3, 225 X 3, 230 X 3
220 X 3, 225 X 3, 230 X 2 (gassed)
210 X 3, 215 X 3, 225 X 2 (didn’t go for 3rd)
Squat
135 X 3, 175 X 3, 195 X 3, 215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3
NOTES: Well, I’m not sure what happened. My OH and incline were on fire, everything was explosive. I think I got too cocky and used too many paused reps, those really take a lot out of me. Didn’t even want to squat after bench but I figured I’d give it a go, and I’m glad I did. They were damn good, and I finally feel like I’m keeping my chest up throughout the movement.
Well sh*t happens. I’d say 3 out of 4 exercises feeling awesome would classify as a fairly decent workout
Do you use a regular grip when you OHP? Or do you use a false grip?
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Well sh*t happens. I’d say 3 out of 4 exercises feeling awesome would classify as a fairly decent workout
Do you use a regular grip when you OHP? Or do you use a false grip?[/quote]
Thanks buddy. I’m pretty pleased with how the session went, consider I’m fasting 2 days a week (yesterday) and starting to feel a little sick (stoner roommates are sick lol)
Funny you ask, I played around with thumbless on OH for a while but just today switched back to regular lol
[quote]ashylarryku wrote:
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Well sh*t happens. I’d say 3 out of 4 exercises feeling awesome would classify as a fairly decent workout
Do you use a regular grip when you OHP? Or do you use a false grip?[/quote]
Thanks buddy. I’m pretty pleased with how the session went, consider I’m fasting 2 days a week (yesterday) and starting to feel a little sick (stoner roommates are sick lol)
Funny you ask, I played around with thumbless on OH for a while but just today switched back to regular lol
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I’d imagine having stoner roommates wouldn’t exactly have the most positive effect.
Great work regardless of fasting and what not.
Thanks Aqua!
HP Mass Week 6
Upper Pressing 2
OH Press
150 X 3, 140 X 3, 145 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3, 145 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3, 145 X 3, 150 X 3
140 X 3
Incline
155 X 3, 175 X 3, 190 X 3, 200 X 3
210 X 3 (the heaviest it’s ever felt, reps were slow)
NOTES: Cut the workout. I could have grinded through the incline sets, but I know for a fact I wouldn’t have been able to bench. Thinking I might need to take a deload soon. School always throws a huge amount of stress on me that affects training.
Yeah school can be b*tch sometimes. But it just makes things that much more interesting
Here you go Aqua, lol. I’m pretty happy with the changes made, especially for only being 3 weeks. I looked at some pictures to compare since last October/November ish and you can REALLY tell the difference.
These were the coldest progress pics I’ve ever taken! Our heater is broke right now, and it is 5 degrees outside. We had a guy come by last night to fix it, so I went to be happy as can be. Woke up pissed cause I was shivering my buns off lol. I’ve been calling him but he won’t answer. Hopefully he comes by tonight before I go to sleep.
Today is a pulse fast, and they are starting to get easier and easier. I used to constantly watch the clock for my two hour pulses (this would make the day go by SLOW), but now I don’t even think about it. I still can’t wait to go to sleep so I can wake up to an actual breakfast lol, but the pulse days aren’t as bad now. I might even try keeping the two days in while I start gaining again, who knows . . . .
Darn it! Forgot! lol
Haha finally! Glad those pulse fasts are getting easier. I may give them a try. They’d be perfect for my Wednesdays.
I can definitely see more definition in the abs and the inner chest (I don’t think there is such a thing lol). Keep it up man! You’re going to kill the competition.
Awesome work! I pulse fast once per week and I’m bulking. It’s a good way to maintain some level of leanness/not turn into a complete fatty
Damn dude, you’re looking lean.
@Aqua: Yeah, I was thinking the same. I can also see more definition in my left delts and upper bicep area. My supplement whore self also got some HOT-ROX in the mail yesterday lol, that I will wait until 6 weeks out to use. I think I’m gonna kick some ass in this contest!
@hlss: Nice, I think I might keep the pulse fast in once a week when I start gaining as well.
@xjustice: Thanks for stopping in bud
HP Mass Week 6
Lower Pressing 1
Cleans
worked on form with a few light sets
Squat
135 X 3, 175 X 3, 195 X 3, 215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3, 235 X 3, 255 X 3
215 X 3
Deadlift
225 X 3, 285 X 3, 305 X 3, 325 X 3, 345 X 3, 365 X 3
325 X 3, 345 X 3, 365 X 3
325 X 3, 345 X 3, 365 X 3
325 X 3, 345 X 3, 365 X 3
325 X 3
Fat-Bar OH Press
75 X 3, 100 X 3, 110 X 3, 120 X 2
Felt a sharp pinch in the back of my neck so I quit. I think it’s from shrugging with probably less than stellar form lately
Fat-Bar Incline
145 X 3, 160 X 3, 180 X 3, 200 X 3, 210 X 3
200 X 3, 205 X 3, 210 X 3
200 X 3, 205 X 3, 205 X 3
200 X 3, 205 X 3, 210 X 3
200 X 3
Curls
4 sets and a dropset
NOTES: Felt not so great going in but then felt on fire during squats. Looking forward to getting tomorrow over with and retesting my 3RMs next week. Might do some light lifting the week after that though, it’s about that time
You are a supplement whore haha.
Looking forward to seeing hit some nice numbers when you retest those 3RMs.
How much of a bitch is that pinch in the neck. Ive done that on numerous occasions. Make sure your form is perfect and ice that shit. I did it and couldnt move my neck properly for a week. Watch out cos it can re-occur quite easily, always on OHP. I started doing them seated and as long as my head stays flat on the bench it doesnt hurt even if its days later. Good luck.
Dude, you are looking freaking insane! And you are STILL how many weeks out?! Youre going to kill it man. Keep up the STRONG lifting and damn good lookin physique!
Looking good man. How tall are you again and how much are you weighin? glad pulse feastin is working for you.
@Aqua: I might as well have a Biotest logo stamped on my forehead lol.
I’m DEFINITELY looking forward to maxing next week!
@Rob: It wasn’t anything too bad, but nothing I’ve felt before. It was my first time doing fat-bar OH though, that might have been it (weird). I was looking more upward than normal, too. Hopefully it was just a minor occurrence. Thanks, man!
@pb: Thanks, buddy! Still have almost 8.5 weeks so PLENTY of time to drop a few more lbs steadily.
@bug: I’m pulse FASTING lol, not feasting. But hell yeah, it’s working like magic! Thanks buddy, I really appreciate a veteran like yourself dropping by