TCam's Log - Get Strong(er)

Psh, thanks for not reading my log. haha “Potluck=Domestic Violence?” on the Get A Life forum is why.

Hypocrite, you didn’t read my log. At least I went through the pages :smiley:

That shit is so crazy. I hate knives, scared to death of them haha.
Personally I don’t like smoking, but I’ve always dated someone who smoked and/or did drugs. One of my exes drank and got high ocassionally too. He would get high and race cars, get violent with me and my friends, and ruined my birthday b/c of his drinking and smoking.

My current boyfriend only smokes cigarettes :slight_smile:
See, I learn.

I did read your log though. lol

Sounds like a shitty boyfriend. Good thing you’re learning…slowly but surely. haha

Oh… then scratch that. And uhm… I read your log too?

Shitty EX-boyfriend. No worries, I was putting vodka in my soda all night so the night was a blur anyway.

You gotta give your rommate a break, he must’ve been really drunk to go up against someone twice his size/strength. No one will do that with a clear head.

He stole more stuff yesterday and today. No more breaks. lol

DE Upper

Bench:
10 @ Bar
10 @ 135
8x3 @ 225 (Elbows start to ache on 4th or 5th set on DE days. Hmm…)

BB Bent-Over Row:
8 @ 135
3x5 @ 225
2x5 @ 275 w/ Straps
10 @ 135

DB Floor Press:
3x8 @ 100s (PR)

Cable Facepulls:
10 @ 95, 80, 65 According to stack.

“Weight indicates weight per handle” thing on the facepulls always bothers me. I can never tell what that’s supposed to mean compared to the single cable station. I can usually do 100 for 15 reps pretty easily, but 95 for 10 was tough on the dual cable station. It’s definitely not double the weight, so wtf?

Anyway, I had a good workout despite nearly falling asleep on the couch right before my dad asked me if I wanted to go to the gym.


Motivation: Medium
Nutrition: Okay
Music: Didn’t know where my headphones were, so I attempted to drown out the top 40 radio.

Quote: “The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” -George Carlin

Roommate’s gone?

^^^Yeah, he’s gone.

ME Upper

Reverse Band Floor Press (All with 1 Average Band per Side):
10 @ 135
8 @ 225
5 @ 275
5 @ 315
3 @ 355
3 @ 365
1 @ 385
1 @ 395
1 @ 405
0 @ 425 (Hit hard on bottom, lifted my ass)
6 @ 315

One-Arm DB Row:
3x10 @ 120
1x15 @ 120 (Straps)

Standing EZ Bar Curls:
5x5 @ 70 + Bar

It’s time for me to deload at the end of this week. I think my lower body is okay to keep going, but my upper is fried. I’ll put up the video of some of my presses in a couple hours. Also, I obviously skipped my DE lower day yesterday. It wasn’t intentional, but it happened.


Motivation: Medium
Nutrition: Good quality, poor quantity so far
Music: ADTR, The Devil Wears Prada

Edit: Video!

ME Deadlift

Deadlift:
10 @ Bar + Mini Band
5 @ 135 + Mini Band
5 @ 225
5 @ 275 (Add belt)
5 @ 315
3 @ 365
3 @ 405
1 @ 455
1 @ 485
1 @ 505
1 @ 515 (+10 lb PR!)
1 @ 525 (+20 lb PR!)

Hill Sprints:
16 @ 40 yards, 4 sets of 4 - Switch forward foot every set

Hell yeah! I lost my grip at the beginning of the 525 pull, so I couldn’t completely lock out. To compensate I bent my arm. But if you look at the video, you’ll see why I’m counting it. So damn close. My mid and upper back are very rounded, but that’s how I’ve always pulled. It’s kind of hard to arch my lower back in a belt, I’ll work on it though.


Motivation: High
Nutrition: Good
Music: Parkway Drive

Deload Week

Military Press:
10 @ Bar
10 @ 95
5 x 5 @ 135

Pull-Ups (w/ Straps):
5 x 5

Average Band Low Row:
3 x 10

Average Band Pull-Apart:
3 x 10

Hyperextension:
3 x 10 @ 100

Some Abs

Not much to say, I’m just deloading.

Deload Week

Squat:
Bar Work
3 x 5 @ 135
4 x 5 @ 225

Lunges:
4x5 @ 95 (Trying to drill form mostly)

Farmer’s Walks:
5 x ~60ft with 90/hand

My knee kind of hurt at the bottom of my squats, but it felt better by the time I got to my 2 set of 225. Today’s my 21st birthday, I guess I need to warm up more now that I’m old.

Still Deloading

Bent Over Rows:
10 @ 135
8 @ 185
5 @ 225
5 @ 225
3 @ 275
5 @ 245
3 @ 255

Hang Clean to Full Front Squat to Push Press:
4 x 5 @ 135

That’s it. I’m moving into a house on Sunday, I’m not sure when I’ll restart my ME and DE work, probably Tuesday.

Friday

I don’t remember exactly but I know I benched a 5x5 @ 275 and did 10x5 pull-ups.

I’ve been busy moving and getting myself situated. So, my plan hasn’t really panned out the way I thought it would. I’ll definitely be back on track by Monday.

Today

Box Squat:
5 @ Bar, 135, 225, 275 (add belt), 315, 365
2 @ 405

Stiff-Legged Deadlift:
5 @ 135, 225, 315 (straps)

Bench + Pull-Up Superset:
10 @ 135, 5 PU
5 @ 225, 5 PU
5 @ 275, 5 PU
3 @ 315, 5 PU
5 @ 275, 5 PU
8 @ 225 Close Grip, 5 PU

Abs:
10/side Pallof Presses @ 80
10/side Rotations w/ Rope @ 65
10/side Pallof Presses @ 80
10/side Rotations w/ Rope @ 65

I’m so glad I finally went back to the gym today. I was feeling starting like shit. My new home is bad-ass though, so I’m happy about that too.


Motivation: High
Nutrition: Good
Music: On random shuffle, last night I went through about 850 artists and deleted down to 350. I had so much terrible crap on there.

Yesterday

Our “power room” was closed for painting. So I just did some dips.

Dips:
10 @ BW
8 @ BW+45
5 @ BW+70
5 @ BW+90
4 @ BW+115 (PR)
5 @ BW+115 (PR)
5 @ BW+90

Went out to do hill sprints and on the first sprint my knee hurt and on the second, I felt it buckle all little bit. So, fuck that shit.

Getting Back To It

Box Squat:
Bar Work + Average Band Warm-up
5 @ 135+Avg Band
5 @ 225
5 @ 275
5 @ 315 (Add Belt)
3 @ 365
1 @ 405
1 @ 425
1 @ 455 (+10 lb. PR.)
1 @ 405
20 @ 225 (ouch)

Pull-Ups:
5x5

I have box squatted 455 before but it was touch and go. This was non-bullshit. I was shaking on the way down, and on the way up. I know I haven’t been doing a large number of exercises recently, but I’ll be adding in a bunch of accessory work in the next couple sessions.


Motivation: High
Nutrition: Good
Music: Evans Blue

DE Upper

Decline Bench (only thing available):
10 @ Bar
10 @ 135
9x3 @ 225
10 @ 225 Close Grip

DB Hyperextension Hold and Row:
3x10 @ 60s

I got some work done. I’m getting my schedule back on track now. Saturday is DE Lower.
Sorry I’ve been boring the past couple weeks.

You never bore me Darling.

High rep squats… very nice. Ouch isn’t even the right word.

Back Day

Pull-Ups:
10x5 @ BW - Done in about 15 minutes, gotta be a time PR.

One Arm DB Rows:
3x10 @ 120

Hanging Leg Raise:
3x15

Another simple workout. To get back on my Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday schedule, I’m postponing DE Lower until Sunday.

Side note: My girlfriend pulled 185 today and the most she had ever had on the bar previously was 95. I’m proud!


Motivation: Medium
Nutrition: Okay

Quote:
Today at the gym while talking about entering a meet:
Me-“Having a handler is like having a fluffer”
Mason-“Except I would use capsaicin”

ME Bench

Bench:
10 @ Bar
10 @ 135
5 @ 225
5 @ 275
3 @ 315 (Too slow)
1 @ 335 (Fast, very easy)
1 @ 355 (Bar went forward at bottom, but spotter corrected it and I finished easy)
1 @ 365 (Reasonably easy)
1 @ 375 (PR Match)
16 @ 225 (+1 rep PR)

Inverted Row:
4x10 @ BW

I’m surprised that I matched my PR from a couple weeks ago after taking off for so long. I’m happy obviously.
Wednesday is ME lower, I haven’t decided on squat or deadlift.
The gym was packed today. Everyone is moving back to school. Shit.


Motivation: High
Nutrition: Good
Music: Radio, no headphones :frowning:

Quote: While shitty music (R&B) is playing at the gym before the 375:
Me-“This sucks…I need a Dave Tate quote”
Alex-“Maybe you just suck at benching?”

Helpful, thanks. lol

ME Deadlift…oh wait.

Deadlift:
10 @ Bar
10 @ 135
5 @ 225
5 @ 275
5 @ 315 (Too much info, but: pain in testicle)
3 @ 365 (More pain)
1 @ 405 (Fuck this)

I quit then. I don’t know what the pain is, but it’s still there 6 hours later. I’ll probably go to the doctor tomorrow if it’s still there. I hope it’s nothing serious.