[quote]Adam-F wrote:
Nice investment - got to say, I am loving my texas power bar - the knurling is sharp as fook!!! Much nicer to deadlift with![/quote]
Yeah, it’s funny since I train at the base gym I will have to carry it in with me when I deadlift… which I have no problem doing! lol.
Although, I’m not sure what federations around here use a deadlift bar for competition. It would be weird to train with one then compete without it.
That’s a question I’ll ask Element 26 I spose. 
2-6-12 Military Press
Military Press
95x5
135x3
165x2
185x5
Flat BB Speed Bench *against purple mini bands
185x3x8
Chinups *BW = 255
10xBW
8xBW
DB Rows
8x80
6x100
*Superset
Rope Face Pulls / Power Pushdowns
8x35 / 10x95(stack)
8x50 / 10x95
8x65 / 10x95
20x35 / 10x95
EZ Bar Curls
20x65
This was a great day in the gym. I’ll have to look back at my training since I haven’t been doing military press lately, but I think my previous best was 185x3, so I’m really happy with that. I got a new training book for 2012 in the gym and started it today. Going to go back to a 3 day a week rotation of military/deadlift/bench/squat and stop doing so many exercises and focus on what matters.
Also, man I suck at DB rows. How the fuck do 100’s feel so heavy to me? I’m going to keep hitting them and do more sets next week.
This weekend I looked back through the last couple years of my training books to see what I was doing when I was making the best gains. This is the type of training I think I need to be doing and I enjoy it too.
Edit: I looked back and my previous best military press is 185x7, but I’m still pretty happy since when I hit that I was overhead pressing a lot, but I haven’t been lately. I was also using inzer elbow sleeves when I did that, which helps a bit, but I’m not now.
[quote]Joweeee wrote:
[quote]Adam-F wrote:
Drop a line to Element 26 - he keeps his log here, he competes in the BPC and may be able to give you some more info pal! [/quote]
I found his log thanks man. I’ll drop him a line later. I did notice that Andy Bolton does a lot of the BPC competitions so it would be really cool to get to meet him. It’s probably lame but would want to get a picture with him, haha.[/quote]
You won’t be able to understand him - he speaks a strange language called ‘Yorkshire’. Still, I’m sure you could tell him a thing or two about deadlifting, cos God Damn you have a strong pull mate.
[quote]Element_26 wrote:
You won’t be able to understand him - he speaks a strange language called ‘Yorkshire’. Still, I’m sure you could tell him a thing or two about deadlifting, cos God Damn you have a strong pull mate.[/quote]
Yeah, I’ll give him some tips! lol…
Actually, I just went to his website and saw that he is putting on some seminar only a few hours away from me on March 31st. Sounds pretty fun, I’ll probably go check it out.
[quote]VTBalla34 wrote:
I highly recommend you get a pic with Andy…one of the nicest dudes I’ve had the pleasure of meeting…helluva big guy too! Buy him a pint and he will be your bff[/quote]
Haha, I saw this picture when you posted it in your log. Pretty cool man. If I meet him I’ll offer to buy him a beer. 
2-8-12 Deadlifts
Reverse Band Deadlifts *Black, heavy bands… almost no weight taken off the top.
225x6
315x3
405x2
495x1
585x1
675x1
Deficit Deadlifts
135x3
225x1
315x1
405x1
495x1x2
Hyperextension Deadlifts
95x5
145x5
185x5
Abs
15xBW *leg raises
20xBW *decline situps
10xBW *leg raises
Another good one. Feeling like I’m getting my training back on track. My best reverse band dead with this setup is 695x1, and it was a grinder… so I’m pretty happy with hittin 675 tonight. Plan will be to do them for two more sessions and finish with a PR. The deficits felt good too and I got a video of them I’ll get up in a few minutes.
First time trying those hypers… was talking to Meat and he recommended them. They felt like they definitely hit the hamstrings and low back pretty hard.
2-10-12 Bench
Flat BB Bench
135x5
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1
335x1
Close-Grip Bench
225x1
275x6
Bench Pin Press *Half ROM
135x2
225x2
315x2x2
Pendlay Rows
135x5
225x5
275x5
275x8 *Regular Bentover Rows
*Circuit
Pullups / Lat Pulldowns / Reverse Pec Dec / EZ Bar Curls
BWx10 / 160x10 / 100x10 / 85x12
HS Calf Press
4plates x20x2
Well bench felt really heavy today. Probably because last week I missed 2 lifts. Hopefully next bench session feels better again.
Edit: Wow, not sure why those pin presses were so incredibly hard for me with only 315? lol. I’ll give em a go again next time.
2-13-12 Squats
Back Squats
135x5
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1
365x1
405x1
Rack Pulls @top of kneecap…
135x3
225x2
315x2
405x1
495x1
585x1
Stiff Leg Deadlifts
225x15
Side Bends *Using chest supported row machine…
6x1 plates
6x2 plates
That’s it. Knee not 100% but I did a lot of warming up before squatting and it was feelin alright once I was gettin some weight on the bar. 405 wasn’t too bad really, it just feels so damn heavy on my back since I haven’t been squatting. I got a video of it but it’s like 2 minutes long so I was trying to get a program to cut it down.
I’m not sure what my PR is without knee wraps, but I don’t plan on using them for several more sessions. If my knee is feeling good I’ll start doing some light squats on my deadlift day.
Going to do mon/tues thurs/fri this week so I can get in all 4 since we are leaving saturday morning to go on a snowboarding trip for a week.
2-16-12 Deadlifts
Reverse Band Deadlifts *Black, heavy bands… almost no weight taken off the top.
225x6
315x3
405x1
495x1
585x1
655x1
700x1 +5 LB PR
Deficit Deadlifts
135x3
225x1
315x1
405x1
495x1
535x1
Hyperextension Deadlifts
135x8x2
Leg Raises
20xBW
Small PR but I’m really happy with it since I had some time off due to my knee issue. Knee is doing much better… still recovering but it’s feelin pretty good. My best deficit is 550. Next time I do them I am going to attempt 565. Getting one more bench session in tomorrow then I’ll be gone snowboarding all next week.
I got a video of the 700 but I’ll have to upload it later… damn british internet is going really slow right now.
Been eating a lot lately and bodyweight is up to 260… kind of pudgy right now but I don’t mind.
I downloaded a movie editor but when I cut the video down it came out all black… I’ll start cutting them down eventually. They are really long since I have to set it up myself now, lol.
3-5-12 C/P Day 1
Conventional Deadlifts
135x6
225x3
315x1
315x1+90chain
315x1+90c
405x1+90c
460x2+90c
400x3x8
*Superset
Stiff Leg Deadlifts / Bent Over BB Rows
135x10x2 / 135x10x2
*Superset
Neutral Grip Pulldowns / Hyperextension Deadlifts
145x10x2 / 65x10x2
That’s it. Chain setup is nice… I’ll get a video next time. At lockout the chains are barely touching the floor so I’m picking up all the weight. It was a little harder than expected, but I’m getting back into the groove with everything right now and I’m excited to see how this works out. I won’t be following the program exactly (obviously, with the chains) but will tailor it a little bit for my own training. The accessory stuff was pretty light since I have to hit the 2nd deadlift session later this week because of scheduling. After that I should be good to go. I may throw in an extra deload somewhere in the program if I feel I need it, other than week 5.
I want to see this 700lb pull man! Massively impressive; congrats.
Holy shit. Impressed with this strength I am.
[quote]Element_26 wrote:
I want to see this 700lb pull man! Massively impressive; congrats.[/quote]
Haha. 700 is a ways off still but hoping for it this year. 7 plates(675) is my shorter term goal… going to try for that before I go on vacation in June.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
Holy shit. Impressed with this strength I am. [/quote]
Haha, thanks man. Strength is down a little bit right now but I’m getting back on track and hopefully will hit some real PR’s in the next couple months.
Also, I did some benching today but nothing worth posting about. I’m starting a bench program on Monday so I’ll start logging that when I do.
3-9-12 C/P Day 2
Conventional Deadlifts
135x6
225x4
315x1+90chain
405x1+90c
490x2+90c
*Deficit @ 3"
425x2x8
*Superset
Stiff Leg Deadlifts / Bent Over BB Rows
185x8x2 / 185x8x2
*Superset
Neutral Grip Pulldowns / Hyperextension Deadlifts
160x8x2 / 85x8x2
DB Side Bends
80x8
100x8
Pretty good day, although the 490+90c felt a lot heavier than it should have… not sure what is up with that. Maybe since I was forced to do this session only a few days after the first. Next one I will be more rested and hopefully feel stronger. I did something a bit different then the straight 8 sets of 3. I just did 8 sets of 2 but at a deficit… felt pretty good. I definitely don’t feel as explosive right now, and I’m assuming that’s because I haven’t been squatting much because of my knee. I’ll be squatting again starting next week so hopefully that goes well.
3-12-12 Add 50 Bench Week 1, Day 1
Flat BB Bench
135x5
185x3
225x1
250x6
270x5x2
270x4x2
Incline BB Bench
135x3
225x1
225x3x3
EZ Bar Skull Crushers
65x8x2
85x8x2
Curls
40x8 (DB)
85x8 (EZ Bar Preacher)
85x10 (EZ Bar Standing)
Rope Face Pulls
35x20
50x15
First day of the bench program. It’s benching twice a week (Mon & Fri). I’ll do squats on friday after benching, and C/P Deadlift is on Wednesday. Felt pretty good tonight.
3-14-12 C/P Day 3
Conventional Deadlifts
135x6
225x4
315x2+90chain
405x1+90c
475x1+90c
520x2+90c
*Deficit @ 3"
455x2x8
*Superset
Stiff Leg Deadlifts / Bent Over BB Rows
225x6x2 / 225x6x2
*Superset
Hyperextension Deadlifts / Neutral-Grip Pulldowns
115x6x2 / 175x6x2
BWx20
That’s it. That 520x2 was pretty hard, but so was last weeks… gonna make sure I eat extra for next weeks heavy pull.
3-16-12 Add 50 Bench Week 1, Day 2
Flat BB Bench
135x5
185x3
225x1
285x3x2
300x2x2
335xN (Negative)
BTN Push Jerk
135x3
185x1
225x1
275x1
295x0 … barely missed it
I was screwing around and didn’t realize how much time I wasted and had to run after doing push presses. I was meeting someone about a job. I think I might start working at the bar on base and train to be the main bartender. Just a night or two a week.
3-19-12 Add 50 Bench Week 2, Day 1
Flat BB Bench
135x5
185x3
225x1
250x6
270x5x2
285x4x2
Incline BB Bench
135x3
185x1
225x3
245x3
EZ Bar Skull Crushers
85x10 *bothering elbow some…
*Superset
Rope Face Pulls / 1-Arm Cable Curls
35x10 / 20x10
50x10 / 30x10
65x10 / 20x15
V-Bar Pushdowns
80x20
Not too bad considering I drank pretty heavily Friday and Saturday, which is not normal for me. Didn’t get out of bed Sunday until about 4:00pm, lol.
Won’t be drinking like that again for a long while probably. Back on track and eating lots… week 4 of C/P in a couple days and it’s gonna be heavy. 550+90chain x 2 is planned.
