[quote]PeteS wrote:
lotta fucking benching volume[/quote]
i’ve been slowly upping the volume to get more work done to improve my work capacity. i’m really bad about working up to a heavy single and then calling it quits because i’m so damn tired. with my new cycle i’m working up to heavy triples early on and then hitting the heavy singles at the end of the minicycles.
[quote]Colin Wilson wrote:
Impressive as always meat![/quote]
thank you colin. i appreciate it.
I start to feel good about myself then I go to your thread cry a bit and eat some ice cream. Nice lifts.
[quote]BrianHanson wrote:
I start to feel good about myself then I go to your thread cry a bit and eat some ice cream. Nice lifts.[/quote]
yeah, Meat kinda sucks that way. I love the guy, but he’s gotta quit getting stronger so we can catch up, the asshole…
I have been doing those front squats but I backed Way way down on the weights to get the form down. Once I get all the fat off andstart lifting heavy things again I’m looking forward to using these as a ME…
New journal now that I am up and running in the UK!
overhead press’n, accessory work and conditioning crap
standing military press
0x10
95x10
135x10
185x6
225x6
275x6
swiss bar military press
230x6
250x6
pendlay rows
135x8
225x8
275x8
325x8
circuit- face pulls, preacher curls, dumbell cleans, rope rows, kettlebell clean and press
some x 20 x 2
prowler push and pull
6 laps of 100 feet increasing weight on each lap
Lovely rows!
Cheers!
I’m headin to the gym now… startin new bench program… hopefully the first day goes well. 
You gonna update this thing and give me something to read??
You guys leaning out at all with all the Prowler work?
I know this ain’t “The Bodybuilding Forum”, but I wonder if you guys notice comp changes with the conditioning you’ve added in over the past months (sprints, prowler, etc).
Feeling any different in general? Clothes fitting differently? I guess I’m asking if you’re seeing ‘tangible’ benefits from the conditioning.
… increased hotness… inclination to wear tight swimwear… spontaneous tearing up during Oprah…
deadlifts against chains - moved the bar weight up 50lbs from last week. chain weight stays the same.
warmup- straight weight
135x6
225x6
315x6
405x6
455+ 40lbs of chain x 3
455+ 80lbs of chain x 3
455+ 110lbs of chain x 3
455+ 150lbs of chain x 3
455+ 200lbs of chain x 3
tire flips- medium tire
each person flipped five times
groups of two- each person takes a turn until the tire is flipped 10 times
groups of two- each person flips two times for a total of 20 times
timed flip-each person flips 10 times as fast as they can. i won with 29 seconds.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
You guys leaning out at all with all the Prowler work?
I know this ain’t “The Bodybuilding Forum”, but I wonder if you guys notice comp changes with the conditioning you’ve added in over the past months (sprints, prowler, etc).
Feeling any different in general? Clothes fitting differently? I guess I’m asking if you’re seeing ‘tangible’ benefits from the conditioning.[/quote]
i’ve noticed that my butt looks so much better in my tight jeans now.
seriously though…yeah… huge difference. i’ve made a ton of progress. my energy levels are so much higher, all the little aches and pains have gone away, my work capacity is through the roof and i’m getting leaner while my strength is growing.
EVERYONE should do this stuff. a word of warning though. i find that a lot of people over do it. they go too heavy, too much volume or push the intensity too high. we keep it, for the most part, at a steady pace with moderate weight. tonight we finished with one timed set of tire flips but that was it. if you are doing it right you shouldn’t feel beat to shit afterwards.
[quote]Joweeee wrote:
You gonna update this thing and give me something to read?? :D[/quote]
it was an awesome night of deadlifting. you would have loved it.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
You guys leaning out at all with all the Prowler work?
I know this ain’t “The Bodybuilding Forum”, but I wonder if you guys notice comp changes with the conditioning you’ve added in over the past months (sprints, prowler, etc).
Feeling any different in general? Clothes fitting differently? I guess I’m asking if you’re seeing ‘tangible’ benefits from the conditioning.[/quote]
i’ve noticed that my butt looks so much better in my tight jeans now.
seriously though…yeah… huge difference. i’ve made a ton of progress. my energy levels are so much higher, all the little aches and pains have gone away, my work capacity is through the roof and i’m getting leaner while my strength is growing.
EVERYONE should do this stuff. a word of warning though. i find that a lot of people over do it. they go too heavy, too much volume or push the intensity too high. we keep it, for the most part, at a steady pace with moderate weight. tonight we finished with one timed set of tire flips but that was it. if you are doing it right you shouldn’t feel beat to shit afterwards.
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“Mmmmm, lookin’ mighty cute in them jeans!”
Good to hear. I’ve been thinking about jumping on the Prowler wagon. This recommendation goes a long way in my book.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
You guys leaning out at all with all the Prowler work?
I know this ain’t “The Bodybuilding Forum”, but I wonder if you guys notice comp changes with the conditioning you’ve added in over the past months (sprints, prowler, etc).
Feeling any different in general? Clothes fitting differently? I guess I’m asking if you’re seeing ‘tangible’ benefits from the conditioning.[/quote]
i’ve noticed that my butt looks so much better in my tight jeans now.
seriously though…yeah… huge difference. i’ve made a ton of progress. my energy levels are so much higher, all the little aches and pains have gone away, my work capacity is through the roof and i’m getting leaner while my strength is growing.
EVERYONE should do this stuff. a word of warning though. i find that a lot of people over do it. they go too heavy, too much volume or push the intensity too high. we keep it, for the most part, at a steady pace with moderate weight. tonight we finished with one timed set of tire flips but that was it. if you are doing it right you shouldn’t feel beat to shit afterwards.
[/quote]
“Mmmmm, lookin’ mighty cute in them jeans!”
Good to hear. I’ve been thinking about jumping on the Prowler wagon. This recommendation goes a long way in my book.[/quote]
just start slow and steady and increase slowly. there’s a lot you can do with a prowler.
nice pulling, and damn you are looking lean, only question, don’t you want all the chains to clear the floor? it’s always a challenge with the set up with enough chains vs. the floor. and this is a tip I got from the 840 puller I train with…
good input regarding the conditioning. it’s amazing, I find with some of the house work stuff I am doing right now, ripping up flooring, hauling shit around in a wheelbarrow, etc. I would be gassed if it wasn’t for my conditioning work
[quote]PeteS wrote:
nice pulling, and damn you are looking lean, only question, don’t you want all the chains to clear the floor? it’s always a challenge with the set up with enough chains vs. the floor. and this is a tip I got from the 840 puller I train with…
good input regarding the conditioning. it’s amazing, I find with some of the house work stuff I am doing right now, ripping up flooring, hauling shit around in a wheelbarrow, etc. I would be gassed if it wasn’t for my conditioning work[/quote]
i find that when all the chains clear the floor they get swaying on me at the top. i have a very forceful lockout and when i do that with the chains totally off the floor the bar will sway on me and jack my lower back. also, if you notice we lay the chains out length wise forward and back. this adds a TON of friction on the chains on the first pull. i do the same on bench.
as long as it’s consistent week to week i’m happy with it.
the conditioning stuff improves quality of life regardless if you are a powerlifter or not.
bench’n
warmup- full ROM bench press
0x10
135x8
225x8
315x8
405x8
titan bench press
455x1
525x1 + 10lbs from last week-spotter touched bar so i went up to 530.
530x1 + 15lbs from last week
bench press against chains
135 + 70lbs of chain x 3
225 + 70lbs of chain x 3
315 + 70lbs of chain x 3
375 + 70lbs of chain x 3 x 3 + 10lbs from last week
conditioning
prowler push and tires flips. we broke out the medium tire ( about 700lbs) tonight.
Reading your log makes me sad that I am doing this fat loss thing. I miss pushing heavy things around…
I plan to go back after I hit 10% BF just so I can deadlift in a comp with no shirt on under my singlet…LOL