I work a 40-hour job, same as anyone else. Usually begins around mid afternoon and ends late at night. Spend most of the day running around stocking shit, helping customers, etc. Cram some chicken and applesauce down my throat during my breaks and lunch, go home, go to sleep and get up the next day to do it all over again.
Most days I hardly even feel like rolling out of bed, let alone actually lifting. Eating is a chore. I find the list of the things I want to do getting smaller and the list of things I need to to getting bigger. Progress is hard.
So I turn on my computer, type in “T-Nation” and come to this forum.
And goddamned if I don’t feel like lifting some heavy shit soon after.
So I just wanted to say thanks to all y’all, for helping keeping me going.
(Log to come).
Also, here is an attractive woman wearing precious little.
135 x 5
225 x 5
260 x 5
270 x 3
270 x 3
270 x 3
270 x 3
Box squats;
270 x 2 x 5
Intended to do some back work, but it’s almost four 'o clock and I’m still up. I’ll do some rack deads and a shitload of T-bar rows tomorrow a few hours before RE bench.
I feel very strong on the squat, but I’m still working out a load of kinks in technique. I actually find it more comfortable to squat ass to grass with a relatively narrow stance, but I need to learn to sit back more. End of October/middle of November I intend to be playing with weights in the low to middle 300’s.
It ain’t much, but like the man said, you shoulda seen what I started with.
Not the exact weights, but in that neighborhood. Tried to do them as cleanly as possible, except for a little back ‘n’ forth on the last couple sets.
Rack deads, pins an inch below knee;
225 x 5
265 x 5
295 x 3 x 2 (switched grips in the middle of the set)
330 x 3 x 2 (switched again)
My focus these is just building overall strength and mass in the upper back, as well as working on my grip. I feel more than capable of pulling 400 from the floor, if I can just hold onto it.
Dumbbell curls;
40 x 6
For three sets. Everybody wants tickets to the gun show.
Had another light bench day on Sunday, and did my squats yesterday. I have a tendency to come up on the balls of my feet, so I really made an effort to stay on my heels and whaddaya know: I smoked 300 for an easy triple. Put on a belt for the first time in a while, too, but didn’t really seem to make much of a difference for me.
Have had a couple days of rest and a couple days of training. Nothing to write home about.
I got in a quickie bench session before going to work today, but I had to leave my assistance work (overhead db press, towel press with some wrist curls and rotator cuff stuff) until tonight. Regardless-
ME BENCH
Flat bench press
135 x a bunch
185 x 8 or 10 (I forget)
200 x 5
225 x 3
230 x 2 (bad setup)
230 x 3 (good setup)
230 x 2 (bad setup again)
My shoulder was bothering me, thus the supershitty bench session. Today apparently my brain decided to try touching below the sternum, instead of just below the nipples where I usually do.
