2024-09-14
Bull Mastiff Week 4 Day 3
Deadlift
Deadlift
315 4x5, 15
Got a bug up my butt and decided I would do 15 last night. Came in today and executed. I still had more if I wanted it.
Front Squat
150 3x10
Took 'em deep
Med Neutral Grip Pulldown
170 3x10
Leg Curl/Extensions
125 3x11/70 3x11
Farmers Walk
90/hand 3x60
I don’t know how much the handles weigh so that’s just plate weight.
Between this and front squats, that’s enough ab work.
Had to move a 22 foot long-tongue trailer (car-carrier) around by hand yesterday. Surprised I had anything left for deadlifts today.
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2024-09-16
Bull Mastiff, Week 4, Day 4
Overhead Press
Strict Log Press
135 4x5, 8
Spoto Press
140x10, 12, 12
Was only supposed to do 10, but I flashed back to week 3. Was still around an RPE 6.
EZ Bar Skull Crushers
80 3x12
Seated DB Hammer Curl
40s 3x12
DB Rear Laterals
30’s 3x11
Standing Calves
BW+225 2x15, 13
+
Tibialis Raises
30 3x15
They’ve got an actual machine for it.
Really happy about the log press AMRAP. I didn’t push it too hard and I get to go up 5 lbs next time anyway.
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315 x 15 on deads. Wow. Puke city. 
Great work in here.
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These people at work seem to have no concept as to how much they’re negatively affecting my training with their silly deadlines.
So rude.
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The log press sounds cool. Agreed, my work totally has a negative affect on my life in general.
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2024-09-18
Bull Mastiff, Week 5 Day 1
Squat
High Bar Squat
265 4x5, 7
RDL - no lockout
265 4x10
Bent Row
165 2x11, 2x10
Seated Leg Curl/Extension
125x12,12,11,12/70x12,12,11,11
Roman Chair Leg Raises
4x12
The added set on the secondary exercises really tears you down as you go through the workout. That’s an aggressive addition of volume (33%) in one week.
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2024-09-21
Bull Mastiff Week 5 Day 2
Bench
Bench Press
180 4x5, 8
Axle Overhead Press
100 4x10
This felt pretty easy
Cable Triceps Pressdowns
75x12, 2x11,10
This machine is stiffer than the one at my old gym. More friction. I suspect that if I went back to the old gym I’d be doing a fair bit more weight on these.
DB Curls
40’s 2x11, 10, 11
DB Rear Laterals
30’s 4x11
Got a little lat pump somehow today.
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I’m seriously thinking of giving this program a good run but it seems it’s a bit light on direct back work.
How are you finding it at 5 weeks in?
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Between the deadlifts RDLs, bent row and pulldowns there is plenty of back volume, both through active motion or stabilization.
My shirts are getting tight across my back.
My beef is that there may not be enough horizontal pressing for me.
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Worked late yesterday
Absolute chaos with digestion today. Not a good idea to strain with deadlifts, so… no training.
Maybe tomorrow.
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2024-09-25
Bull Mastiff, Week 5 Day 3
Deadlift
Deadlift
360 4x5, 9
Add 15 lbs next time
Front Squat
155 4x10
Lat Pull Down
170x11
Then Some Guy jumped on it while I was doing leg lifts and camped out there, so…
Pullups
BW 3x10
+
Roman Chair Leg Lifts
4x12
Seated Leg Curl/Extension
130 4x10/70 3x12,11
Today was hard after being so depleted yesterday, but I got it done. Maybe a bit slower than I would have liked, but still beat the log.
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2024-09-27
Bull Mastiff, Week 5 Day 4
Overhead Press
Log Press
140 4x5 strict
140 4x6 push
Trying to push press was worse and harder. I need to practice this for real, or I’ll keep doing the dip wrong and throwing the log out front. Had to fight it back into line 2 or three times out of the 6. Also need to keep the elbows in at the bottom. Skill is more strength.
Spoto Press
145 4x10
EZ Bar Skull Crushers
85x12,11,11,10
DB Hammer Curl
42.5s 4x10
DB Rear Laterals
30’s 2x12, 2x11
Week six has all the assistance at 5 sets again. Lawdy.
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2024-09-30
Bull Mastiff Week 6 Day 1
Squat
High Bar Squat
270 4x5, 6
These were cleaner than last “week” and deeper. More solid in the bottom, but since it’s the end of the wave I decided not to push reps until I see what next squat day’s percentage is.
RDL no lockout
270 5x10
Barbell Row
165 x 10, 4x12
Had a brain fart and stopped at 10 on first set.
Seated Leg Extension/Curl
70x12, 754x10 / 130x11,10,3x11
Ab Machine
90 5x12
Grueling.
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That looked like a brutal workout. How long are these workouts running you?
This last session ran about 2-1/2 hours. Upper body is somewhat less because I recover more quickly between sets.
There’s another 3 “weeks” of base-building after this week and right now I’m not sure I can sustain it without some modification.
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I figured you were into it for at least a couple of good hours. That is a hell of a workout in itself, let alone the warm up sets, which I am sure were in there too.
If you can get through it I am sure it has to bring some gains.
I think I can make it if I really get disciplined and nail down my food and sleep and pick up a little more cardio-type movement. No mile runs or anything, just more steps maybe.
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2024-10-02
Bull Mastiff Week 6 Day 2
Bench Press
Bench Press
185 4x5, 7
Axle Overhead Press
105 3x10, 8+3
100x10
Cable Pressdown
70x12, 2x11,
65x12
60x12
Triceps just stopped working and had to keep dropping weight to make the reps
DB Curls
42.5s x11,10,10
40’s 3x10
DB Rear Laterals
30’s 3x12, 2x11
Definite parabola to the session. Still, some progress.
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2024-10-04
Bull Mastiff Week 6 Day 3
Deadlift
Deadlift
375 4x5, 7
+
Roman Chair Leg Raises
5x12
The fatigue is staying with me. Could have got another rep on DL, but it would have been slop.
Pin Paused Safety Bar Squat
185 5x10
The pins were set to as deep as I would front squat. I forgot to bring my squat shoes so I opted for these in place of front squats. They actually hit my quads more since I couldn’t bounce out of the hole. May keep, since I dislike front squats so very much.
Pullups
BWx11,10,10, 8, 5,5
Gassing out. Need to start using intra workout carbs. Doing pullups because all the lat machines’ cables are too long and don’t permit a full stretch. Really bugs me.
Seated Leg Curls/Extensions
130x 12, 12, 11, 11 ,11 / 75x12,11,11,11,11
Really didn’t want to do these. But they pumped up my thighs pretty good.
I would almost prefer rows and pulldowns/pullups get their own day. They’re crap on the last week of a wave.
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