BW 218.6, so no change.
That’s what I was expecting from the increase in carb intake, so I’m still on track.
Edit: My landlords keep giving me really tasty food that I can’t eat right now lol, they used to just invite me for dinner every one and a while but lately they’ve been giving me food about twice a week
Fuuuuuu-
8’s Realization
Bench
45x40
95x10
135x5
155x5
190x3
220x2
235x1
250x8 (vid) That kinda sucked but atleast I got the minimum reps required. Keeping my max the same for the next cycle. In the big picture that wasn’t too bad of a performance but still disappointing.
Incline db
45x8
65x8
85x8
dips
BWx15, 10
OH db extension
15x20
ez Skulls
25x20
65x10
85x10
105x10
bleh
Keep up the good work! Hoping to see some pics when the changes in your physique are showing 
[quote]VikingStrong wrote:
Keep up the good work! Hoping to see some pics when the changes in your physique are showing [/quote]
Thanks man, I’ll get some pics up here shortly I think.
I carbed up for my front squat test today so I’m pretty bloated, probably up a few pounds. Seems to have done the trick performance wise though.
BW squats for warmup
Front squat
45x5
125x5
155x3
175x2
195x1
205x13 (vid)
Good set. Pretty much dropped the last rep on the pins, just had nothing left at that point.
leg curl 3x10
leg raise 3x15
Nice work trav, looks like your getting stronger and leaner at the same time.
Good work! Planning on going up on a single test also in the front squat?
If you want squatting inspiration, check out my friend Per. He’s called kraftsportNO at youtube. He’s doing no-no-no lifts, squatting paused sets well above my single max
stronger and leaner FTW!!
[quote]Heracles_rocks wrote:
Nice work trav, looks like your getting stronger and leaner at the same time. [/quote]
Thanks man, I am being impatient with my strength but I probably shouldn’t be since I’m dropping weight.
[quote]VikingStrong wrote:
Good work! Planning on going up on a single test also in the front squat?
If you want squatting inspiration, check out my friend Per. He’s called kraftsportNO at youtube. He’s doing no-no-no lifts, squatting paused sets well above my single max [/quote]
I am doing a program that won’t have me doing a heavy single for a while, but the ‘test’ sets will continue to get heavier each cycle and eventually I will hit one. Thanks I will check that out on youtube!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
stronger and leaner FTW!![/quote]
I hope so, thanks!
Couldn’t sleep so went and did my Standing press workout early this morning! No one there so it was easy to video
Standing Press (paused)
25x20
45x5
85x5
105x3
120x2
130x1
140x11 (vid)
Lost my balance on final rep, but locked it out. Funny how your body will squirm to move the weight when you’re not secured to something. Also recorded some of my accessory work, tried to PR on a few lifts today.
Pullups
-190x20
-130x5
-85x3
-40x1
BWx8 PR(in vid)sorry about the angle, but that’s the only way I can hide the guy that’s pushing me up to the bar
-100x9
OH db extensions
10x20
15x20
ez skulls
25x20
45x10
65x5
85x5
95x3
105x3
115x10 (vid) this ties my last PR on this exercise, but I never recorded it before
BB curls
45x10
65x10
85x10
95x10
Another good day, time to eat and rest before my DL test day
Nice PR on the standing press… cant wait to get back to reppin the 45’s again.
And those pullups are lookin pretty beastly. Keep it up man.
215.8 this morning, back on track.
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
Nice PR on the standing press… cant wait to get back to reppin the 45’s again.
And those pullups are lookin pretty beastly. Keep it up man.[/quote]
Thanks dude!
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
dips
BWx5, 5 (messing around with different grips)
+25x11 (vid)
that felt like plenty today[/quote]
That looked like a really wide dip grip. I would scoot back a little so that my elbows were closer to my sides. Plus you will be able to use more weight; less stress on shoulders and elbows.
Nice workout with the standing press! How is your shoulder health? Thinking about your current technique contra the olympic weightlifter technique, starting with elbows forward, turning them outwards during the lift and sticking the head forward under the bar. For both me and the guys in my team it works many times better to do the press this way Better shoulder health and stronger lifts.
Got these after breakfast and coffee this morning. Taped the camera to my hat for these haha.
Pretty much look the same I think, but I’m lighter so something must be happening.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
dips
BWx5, 5 (messing around with different grips)
+25x11 (vid)
that felt like plenty today[/quote]
That looked like a really wide dip grip. I would scoot back a little so that my elbows were closer to my sides. Plus you will be able to use more weight; less stress on shoulders and elbows.[/quote]
Actually it may seem counter intuitive but a wider grip is the only one that actually feels okay for my joints, closer grip has always felt more awkward and hard on my shoulders. My grip is about as wide as my bench grip and I tuck my elbows. Idk, everyone’s different I guess!
Maybe I’ll mess around with it next time to see though anyways, could have been something else bothering me last time.
[quote]VikingStrong wrote:
Nice workout with the standing press! How is your shoulder health? Thinking about your current technique contra the olympic weightlifter technique, starting with elbows forward, turning them outwards during the lift and sticking the head forward under the bar. For both me and the guys in my team it works many times better to do the press this way Better shoulder health and stronger lifts. [/quote]
Thanks! I have a very old rotator cuff injury but it hasn’t bothered me for a long time. Yeah I need to work on my lockout for those, that last rep was pretty ugly haha. I’ll think about what you said during my next standing press workout!
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
Actually it may seem counter intuitive but a wider grip is the only one that actually feels okay for my joints, closer grip has always felt more awkward and hard on my shoulders. My grip is about as wide as my bench grip and I tuck my elbows. Idk, everyone’s different I guess!
Maybe I’ll mess around with it next time to see though anyways, could have been something else bothering me last time.
[/quote]
That’s actually a good point. If you can do it that wide pain free, by all means continue.
You look powerful on the pics! Guess you will be satisfied when you get leaner and the muscles really start showing
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
Actually it may seem counter intuitive but a wider grip is the only one that actually feels okay for my joints, closer grip has always felt more awkward and hard on my shoulders. My grip is about as wide as my bench grip and I tuck my elbows. Idk, everyone’s different I guess!
Maybe I’ll mess around with it next time to see though anyways, could have been something else bothering me last time.
[/quote]
That’s actually a good point. If you can do it that wide pain free, by all means continue.[/quote]
Yup, the one thing I think is always individual in training is what movements a person uses, even when people use the same movements their unique levers make it slightly different from one person to the next. But if we were all the same this wouldn’t be as much fun!
[quote]VikingStrong wrote:
You look powerful on the pics! Guess you will be satisfied when you get leaner and the muscles really start showing [/quote]
Thanks man! I’ve got a long way to go though
I fell asleep yesterday before I could get all my food in for the day and woke up at 213.8! So I decided I would bloat myself up with a Denny’s breakfast and go deadlift this morning.
BW squats for warmup
DL
135x5
205x5
245x3
285x2
305x1
325x12 (vid)
My form always looks worse on DL from this angle, but the last rep was a little iffy still.
BB row
135x10
185x5
225x3
245x5
got to remember that the only reason I was able to PR on assistance on MP day was because they were different bodyparts, BBrows after deads to failure don’t work quite the same. Form was good though.
Edit: Maybe I’ll move BB rows to bench day and see how that feels.
Life note:
Finished school on the 19th then I’ve got a short job doing sparkwatch at the annual shutdown at a local mill, should be a few weeks but the pay is pretty awesome. Somewhere around $25/hr, it’s pretty sweet. But before that I have to move out of my current place and go on a little trip with some of my old friends to the coast. Then Calgary!
Going to be pretty busy here soon!
Nice job Trav, things are lookin good for you. Keep at it bro.
