@T3hPwnisher I watched a couple of his newer videos from the private seminars he’s doing. Looks like he’s starting to get a lot of his size back already, dudes a beast.
@dagill2 His gym isn’t far from Washington DC, so if the capital has any appeal that might be doable. Let me know if you ever make to the 100 Mile Wilderness, I’m not far from there.
@mr.v3lv3t Can definitely see him turning the corner. Just a very positive story. I really hope he ends up on the motivational speaker circuit. Would love to get my job to book him.
AM WORKOUT
DELOAD
GIANT SETS (press-dip-raise-pull apart. Sets 1 and 4: trap bar. Sets 2 and 5: axle. Sets 3 and 6: log)
Trap bar press 150
2x10
Axle strict press 191
1x10
1x7
Log clean and strict press away 180
1x10
1x8
Dips
6xFailure
DB lateral raise 30s
4x12
2x10
Band pull aparts
6x13
Poundstone curls
100xAxle
Notes: 2:00 between rounds. I tend to always have better workouts when I start with the trap bar press. I’m going to keep swapping between weeks, as I imagine the overall effect is better that way, but it’s an interesting observation none the less.
What does your axle weigh?
15kg. It’s the Ironmind Apollon’s Axle.
Ah, okay. My gym has an axle, but it’s only 15 lbs.
Most likely a pipe axle. Can still get a similar effect. Really blows up the forearms.
Man, don’t I know it. I did curls the other day with a 25 on each side, and it felt like my forearms and hands were going to explode. That extra diameter really changes things if you’re used to a barbell, like I am.
Ha. I actually pick up a lot of hitch hikers… it’s probably one of my wife’s key stressors on my solo road trips.
You should at least carry a hand grenade and pull the pin so they know they’ll likely die if they try to stab you. And use the child locks so they can’t get out too fast.
@Frank_C I’m going to use your position to say that the above advice is the official advice from the police force regarding picking up hitch-hikers, haha.
Keg Clean
3x150
2x175
1x200
1x225
1x240+press
1x250+press (10lb PR)
Notes: 3:45 between heavy presses. That was about as “max effort” as a clean and press can get. I shut off the camera and immediately started laughing just over how absurd it was. That may be one of the greatest displays of strength I’ve ever accomplished.
That’s comp weight, so i got 2 more months to really dial it in.
Dude, that was awesome.
Damn. Very impressive.
There is literally zero room to “cheat” on an overhead sand bag press. True display of Meathead.
Thanks guys. Just took a shower and found out I blew out a TON of blood vessels, haha.
@punnyguy really dig kegs and sandbags for that. You can’t trick it with skill.
Put it up on Reddit, you’ll soon find out how your technique could improve.
Fucking awesome work man. If I ever press 250 with anything, I’ll be strutting about like a god for months.
Have you ever done something like 5/3/1 with keg or sandbag clean and presses?
@dagill2 Thanks dude! Was definitely over the moon about it myself. Exactly why I wanted something to push me.
@oldbeancam Not for main work, but this training cycle, after the PR set, I have been doing a SSL PR set with the keg, using the weights I was using with the axle. Just clean once and press away. I find the press on a keg doesn’t really hit the shoulders as hard as a bar press, so I don’t like abandoning a bar/axle for it, but SSL is a good compromise.
PM WORKOUT
Buffalo Bar Squat
5xBar
5x140
3x230
1x320
1x370
REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between sets)
7x430
4x430
2x430
1x430
9x340
5x340
3x340
2x340
1x340
5 MINUTE REST
SUPERSET (hyper-shrug)
Reverse hyper 360
4x17
Keg kelso shrug 150lbs
4x13
Notes: I once again continue to hate this workout because it continues to be effective. Warm-ups felt awful and my left hip is acting up again, but as soon as I got to the workset weight it all clicked. Reps are getting deep. Focused on keeping the knees out but still felt the connective tissue grumbling at the end. Something to watch out for.
Kelsos are becoming a bit more intuitive.
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
Swiss bar incline bench 265
1x10
1x9
1x6
Axle bench press 281
1x10
1x8
1x6
Close grip axle bench 241
1x10
1x8
1x6
Dips
1x28
1x26
1x25
Standing ab wheel between sets of benching
8x8
Notes: 2:25 between benching, 2:00 between dips. The plates kept hitting the uprights of the yoke on the second and third set of the incline benching, which detracted from performance. Confident I would have gotten 10 and 7 otherwise. Forgot to log that I got a tetanus shot yesterday. I believe the tetanus fighting qualities of the shot may be interfering with some of the more corroded metal inside my cybernetic systems and causing lupus-like symptoms (note: make sure to remove this part of the log before posting, to maintain ambiguity over my cyborg status). Right shoulder was a little achy throughout.
Wife gave me one of the best compliments you can get the other day: “You’re looking bigger”. Weight gain seems to be working.
I fucking knew it.
