Never Strong Enough.............

Training Training Logs
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Deadlift training accessories:

Rack pulls:1355,1355,2253,3152,3651,4051,4551,4056(five strapped, last one without and with a hold)

Front squats:1355,2253,275*2(PR)previous best was a single. Same issues, more than enough leg power, but staying upright enough is still the issue

Vid of the tops sets

Leg press:40010,60010,800*10

Giant set:

A Leg curls:8010,10010,130*10

B adductions:14515,14515,145*15

C Abductions:14515,14515,145*15

Done, good session. Energy held longer in this workout than it did yesterday. Definitely weird training this late, but sessions were decent and it would only be 2 nights a week.

802

The problem I see with the upper back, is that you aren’t throwing your elbows up. Drive those fuckers up, and it will help a lot with the falling forward.

803

[quote]koubanator wrote:
The problem I see with the upper back, is that you aren’t throwing your elbows up. Drive those fuckers up, and it will help a lot with the falling forward.[/quote]

I think you’re right, i will focus more on driving them up harder, especially on the descent and towards the bottom.

804

Deadlift training:

Squats:1355,1355,2255,3153,365*1 Last 2 sets were paused, beltless and no wraps.

Deads:1355,1355,2253,3152,3651,3955,395*5 Beltless and decided to roll without straps today, and reset most of my reps.

High cable fat grip holds:10040ish secs,10040ish secs

Makeshift reverse hypers against reds:*10,*10,*10 Tried some heavier bands but wasn’t close to full extension. I also focused more on the extension instead of rom to keep bands on.

Banded Glute pullthroughs: Light bands*15,15,15

Done, good training day, then completed it with the country boy breakfast at the cracker barrel.

805

Bench training:

Bench:bar10,13510,1355,1853,2251,2451,2655,2655

Closegrip bench:13510,1855,2355,2355

Done, workout took longer than i’d intended and had to cut some of the accessories out to get some oil changed before the place closed. I’ll either add another day for accessories tomorrow or just split them in on shoulder and rack pulling. Other than that bench felt shitty, i’m thinking that grip training needs to happen on a different day so hands aren’t so tired for bench. I think i might need to narrow my grip a little, need to find a way to keep the base stronger and more stable.

806

Shoulder and accessories training:

Standing military press:bar10,955,1155,1353,1553,1953(pr), 135*5 I always stop at 175, so i made a large jump to attempt a 3 rep max.

Parallel Grip pulldowns:12510,15010,175*10

Side db laterals:2010,2510,2510drop 2010

Rear db laterals:3010,4010 Did some pullaparts between each set

Superset:

A. Rope extensions:815,815,8*10

B. Ez bar curls:615,615,6*10

Superset:

A. Ez bar tricep pushdowns:1010,1010,10*10

B. Db curls:3010,3010,30*10

done, moved fast, had short rest periods and focused on feel.

807

Deadlift training and accessories:

Rack pulls:1355,1355,2253,3152,4051,4551,4751,4254(first three with staps(only time i used straps) last one no straps with a hold) Then got talked to for being too loud doing rack pulls. Apparently there were a few complaints that i was too loud. So gonna have to see what can be done, will try to use some towels or something to be a little quieter, but might just have to go to my other gym to do block pulls instead which would suck because the main reason i’m doing them at this gym is for the leg press which my other gym doesnt have.

Front squats:1355,2251,2751,31520sec hold,315*20sec hold Didn’t feel as good as last week, but if things feel good next week i will try for a PR in weight.

Superset:

A Single leg press:20010,30010,300*10

B Seated HS leg curls:1p10,2p10,2p*10

Done, kinda sucks regarding the rack pull situation, especially as i’ve done them many times before with no problem.

808

Deadlift training: Got to train with Biggjames again, depending on scheduling, will probably be a semi regular thing.

Squats:1355,1355,2253,3153,405*2 Beltless, no knee wraps and deep. Had Biggjames call my depth.

Deads:1355,1353,2253,3152,415*5

Tire deads:2805,3702,500ish*2 No straps, no problem. Really wanted to try these out, and they didn’t dissapoint. They were alot of fun, and i had no problem with holding that weight. Will probably not do rack pulls this week, and focus on accessories/conditioning. But i will go up from here and see how i’m doing.

Pullthroughs:3*12

Reverse hypers:2010,4010,4010,4010 First two i focused on contraction, the second two i did with more momentum and more for lower back traction.

Done, felt like shit with all the smoke in the air and etc from forest fires, but i had a great workout. Once i got going i felt alot better.

809

This fire smoke is ridiculous… My nose is constantly bleeding with how bad it’s drying it out.

810

Dang Man, yeah it can get pretty bad. A day or two and i’m fine for the most part but the constant assault on my lungs and nasal passages sucks. It bothers me the most in my mouth, feels like i’ve ran a few miles all day long.

811

Bench training:

Bench:bar10,bar10,1355,1355,2251,2451,2755,2755

Close grip bench:1355,1855,2053,245 failed to lift off, got angry and smacked the rack and my hand hurts now, fml! Got a spotter 2455, 185*10

Parallel grip pulldowns:15010,17510,225*8

Incl hs press:2pps10,3pps12,3pps*8

Ez bar pushdowns:1015,1212,15*10

Rope extensions:612,612,6*10

Some pullaparts and some band flys.

Done, had a decent workout. I don’t think i ever learn that hitting the rack is not a good idea. Maybe someday. Don’t think i broke anything, but it will definitely hurt later.

812

Well Tyler I made it back from Atlanta. Let’s just say I rocked the interview. I will know by the end of the week. Sunday I am coming down to train, so I will see you then.

813

[quote]biggjames wrote:
Well Tyler I made it back from Atlanta. Let’s just say I rocked the interview. I will know by the end of the week. Sunday I am coming down to train, so I will see you then.[/quote]

That is awesome James, thanks for letting me know how it went.

I’ve got to work Sunday till 2, so i will just go straight to the gym after i get off.

814

Shoulder training:

Seated db press:4015+,5010,7510,956 This went well, but workout went downhill from here.

Leaning side cable laterals:4sets*10

Db shrugs:7512,1058-10 wasn’t counting and lost grip

Face pulls:4sets*10 Some face pulls between sets.

Pinwheel curls:4010,5510

Reverse curls:6510,6510,65*10

Hercules curls:3sets*10

High cable holds:*approx 40-60secs just went till grip gave out, *same

Done, focus was off and that fucked my workout. I really just wanted to get some blood flowing and really wasn’t feeling it, even for the first part of workout. If things go well, i will probably have more focus next week and i might try some heavy singles for military press. I will see how i feel tomorrow, but no rack pulls but i will do deadlift and lower accessories.

815

Deadlift and lower accessories:

Front squats:1355,1355,2251,2751,3150,3150 First one hit the bottom pins on one side and that one threw me off. The second one, i came up strong, but couldn’t keep my elbows up and just could hang on long enough before i lost it about 3/4 way up.

Karwoski rows:13510,18510,185*10 I like these, i’m going to try and keep work these in more and go heavier without straps.

Leg press:40010,70010,900*8

Superset:

A. Leg Curls:9010,1208,150*6

B. Leg extensions:10010,13010,160*10

Finished with a few sets of standing hamstring curls and the adductors and abductors.

Done, better focus than last week. Disappointed that i still cant front squat worth a shit. But i have improved, so i will probably work up to 225 and do holds above that depending on how i feel.

816

Deadlift and squat training:

Squats:14010,1405,2303,3202,4101,4602 Used belt and wraps on last set. Just wanted to work up to a semi heavy weight, and make it easy.

Meh tried to edit it, maybe it will finish later.

Deads:1455,2353,3251,4151,435*5(vid) Went well, lock out has improved with all the rack pulls i’ve done and subtle cues that i’m focusing as well. But we’ll see what happens when i get to the heavier weights.

Reverse hypers:2010,5010,50*10

Done, had to work early(for me), thus didn’t get very much sleep. LAck of sleep nonwithstanding, things went better than expected.

817

Looking good man. If anything, might want to try and relax the upper back some (act like a gorilla) at the intial start of the pull. For me, it reduces the distance I have to pull, which is great with my long ass legs. lol

818

Thanks Koub, i do relax a little bit, but if i relax too much my lockout sucks. That was part of my problem with my weak lockouts was due to lack of tightness. But thanks for the tips, that is definitely something to play around with a little since i do have such a long ways to go to lock it out.

Bench Training:

Bench:bar10,1355,2252,2551,2854.5,2854.5(vid of second set, each time i had the 5th but spotter touched the bar)

CloseGrip Bench:1355,1853,2252,2555,255*5(second set in video)With the way these went, kinda makes me think that i should bench close grip rather than wide.

Benchin with Slanger:2555,3153,315*3(second set in video) Just working on a bit of an overload, will bump it up a bit next week and do same thing. Tried to go flat footed on last set as seen in the video, my feet slipped and i adjusted my footing.

Parallel Grip pulldowns:15010,20010,250*6,2 Restpause due to grip.

EZ bar pushdowns:510,810,12*6-8Forgot to count on this set

Single arm Overhead Db extensions:3010,452 First set was so easy i thought i could bump it up and get 6-8, so Both hands 45*30

Done, good workout. Having a liftoff helps a ton, but the regular bench is a different setup than the rack.

819

Shoulder training and accessories:

Seated db press:5015,6515,8015 drop 4020

Fucked around with my headphones for about 5 minutes

Leaning Side cable laterals:4sets*10 1st 2 sets back to back, then last 2 back to back

Side db lateralsL2015,2512,25*10

Barbell curls:6510,8510,10510, dropped 6510 with slower more controlled contractions

Ez bar cable curls:610,810,10*10 (Did a set of 10 of face pulls and a set of 10 pullaparts between each set of curls)

Done, tomorrow i will piss everyone off with rack pulls.

820

Deadlift training:

Rack pulls:1355,2253,3152,4051,4951,5251(vid, finally getting close to where i was if not higher than i was previous to my injury a year ago) I will know in a week or two if my rack pull has improved, just taking it nice and slow and making steady increases. So far so good.

Zercher squats:1355,1355,2252,2252 These were alot harder than i anticipated.

Leg curls:10010,1308,1804 dropped9015

Done, good session. I ran into one of the guys i was helping out a bit over the last few years. He finally gets “it” and i’m so happy for him and he has made some great progress and it visibly shows. On another side note i need to add in stiff leg deads for my tight hamstrings and find something to destroy the knots in my Left glute and glute minimus.