A thought occurs: do I squat too much?
BACK/ASS. DAY
Shrugs
135x10
225x10
290x8
315x8 (used hook grip)
315x6
315x6 (switched back to pronated grip)
Chins
BWx5
BWx5
BWx4
BWx4
Curls w/ EZ bar
95x8
105x8
115x7
115x6
Quick session. Chalk and moving my grip out a little wider really made a difference in holding onto the bar during shrugs. Hook grip hurt like hell, but it worked.
Also, THIS-
http://poststuff5.entensity.net/071808/flash.php?media=ass.flv
has kept me hypnotized for the past few days.
Nice progress man, if you keep this up, you’ll be jacked by next year.
BENCH (yesterday)
3-board press
135x10
200x8
225x8
255x4
275x3
275x1
275x2
Push press
135x5
160x3
160x3
160x2
160x2
Close grips
200x6
225x4
I’d had a REALLY bad day. Felt like a lot of things that have been bothering me lately came down all at once, and my session reflected that, unfortunately. Got to get my head on straight.
ME SQUAT (today)
Narrow/medium width squat
135x6
225x6
270x6
305x6
330x6 (belt)
1/4 squat
400x6
GMs
260x6
260x6
260x9
ME BENCH
Flat bench
135x5
200x4
225x3
245x1
245x1
245x1
245x1
245x1
245x1
Close grips
225x4
225x4
225x4
Push press
135x8
145x6
160x3
160x3
160x3
Side laterals
35x10
35x10
35x10
The singles went up fast and easy. I think my true max is probably around 275ish right now, so I’ll work up to 300 over the next few weeks.
Overall goal is 300 by Sept. 15th, but I sure wouldn’t mind having it by August 19th. It’d make for a nice birthday present to myself.
ME SQUAT
Low box squats
135x3
225x3
270x3
315x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
1/4 squats
400x12
400x10
GMs
260x8
260x6
Keep it up man. I look forward to continue reading your thread.
you need to get serious man. i think that because you haven’t been to gym you may be lacking some perspetive. please for the love of god can everybody get off this numbers bandwagon. the only BM figures one can even begin to give two wanks about is copetition weight because everyone is lean.
obviously you’ve gone about your ‘bulking’ the wrong way. everyone asks ‘how much protein should i eat, or how many kcals shoud i eat, or how much money should i waste on shakes which i will literally piss up the wall any way?’. every one needs to eat as much as necessary to maintain a high training intensity in the gym, period. no more, no less.
[quote]dlonra wrote:
you need to get serious man. i think that because you haven’t been to gym you may be lacking some perspetive. please for the love of god can everybody get off this numbers bandwagon. the only BM figures one can even begin to give two wanks about is copetition weight because everyone is lean.
obviously you’ve gone about your ‘bulking’ the wrong way. everyone asks ‘how much protein should i eat, or how many kcals shoud i eat, or how much money should i waste on shakes which i will literally piss up the wall any way?’. every one needs to eat as much as necessary to maintain a high training intensity in the gym, period. no more, no less.[/quote]
Yeah, I’m sure you would know…
Christ, can someone ban this moron ?
It’s hard enough to get peoples’ heads straight about lifting with the whole might of todays “culture” working against us as it is.
I totally agree. I need to get my head straight, especially about my deadlift & back training. It’s been hard these past couple weeks as far as meals and work goes.
I’m not a particularly high volume guy when I’m training for strength. 5-10 sets of squats and presses is about all I can handle on any given training day, and I have to fit it around swing shifts at a very physically active job.
I tend to attack my “money” exercise pretty hard and then spend the rest of the time picking myself up off the floor and doing my assistance work.
I don’t really have a ton of protein shakes, since I’m poor and can’t afford the stuff that DOESN’T give me gas or the shits. I end up just mixing it with milk (which is not exactly ideal as far as fat loss goes). A member was nice enough to PM me about truprotein, so as soon as I get my new debit card I’ll order up a mess of stuff.
A magical constant number that can be EXACTLY calculated using a special formula. Where have you been all our lives?
I wish more people who posted here had at least a college education. That would raise the IQ of most posts we see on here drastically.
Then again, this is the united states…
[quote]dlonra wrote:
every one needs to eat as much as necessary to maintain a high training intensity in the gym, period. no more, no less.[/quote]
[quote]LUEshi wrote:
every one needs to eat as much as necessary to maintain a high training intensity in the gym, period. no more, no less.
I totally agree. I need to get my head straight, especially about my deadlift & back training. It’s been hard these past couple weeks as far as meals and work goes.
I’m not a particularly high volume guy when I’m training for strength. 5-10 sets of squats and presses is about all I can handle on any given training day, and I have to fit it around swing shifts at a very physically active job.
I tend to attack my “money” exercise pretty hard and then spend the rest of the time picking myself up off the floor and doing my assistance work.
I don’t really have a ton of protein shakes, since I’m poor and can’t afford the stuff that DOESN’T give me gas or the shits. I end up just mixing it with milk (which is not exactly ideal as far as fat loss goes). A member was nice enough to PM me about truprotein, so as soon as I get my new debit card I’ll order up a mess of stuff.[/quote]
Lol, reading your post all the way to “since I’m poor and can’t afford…” , I too thought about pming you the link to tp 
Kinda cool that someone beat me to it.
But the whole fat-loss thing, well, aren’t you bulking? Or did I miss something in the thread?
Why not just stick to carb-cutoffs and some cardio?
[quote]But the whole fat-loss thing, well, aren’t you bulking? Or did I miss something in the thread?
[/quote]
Ehh…I’m trying not to get any FATTER, if that makes any sense. Basically just trimming down a bit while pushing my numbers up until September 15th. I updated my profile to reflect this.
SKWATS
Narrow stance
135x6
225x6
270x6
305x6
330x6 (belt)
GMs
270x6
270x6
270x6
Zercher’s
135x3
200x3
225x3
I felt a little unsteady today, and it showed on my last set. Everything from rep 4 was a disaster, but I gutted it out. And I loved the Zercher’s. Really taxing on my abs and back. If I can work up to 300+ on these I’ll be rock steady for just about anything.
BENCH
Flat bench normal grip
135x5
200x3
225x3
255x1
255x1
255x1
255x1
255x1
Seated military press
135x12 repgasm
155x6
165x4
165x3
155x6
Close grip bench
225x4
225x4
225x4
Side laterals
35x12
35x12
I’ve been both running around and eating nonstop these past few days and I feel really strong and less fat than ever. I’ve just been trying to eat or have a shake every two hours. Plenty of good rest, too.
Seems like I CAN do overheads and bench on the same day; I just have to put the one immediately after the other. Push presses take a lot out of me, so seated militaries it is. Everything flew up nice and smooth today. Best upper body training session in a while.
BACK
Deadlifts
135x10
225x10
290x8
315x6
335x1 trouble in paradise
335x6 straps come on
365x5
Barbell rows
225x5
225x5
225x5
EZ bar curls
95x10
105x8
115x6
105x6
Can’t really seem to hold onto the bar unless I hook grip it. It’s frustrating, but that’s what I get for not working the deadlift.
Well, I was without internet for a little while, due to us switching our service (Verizon wants an arm and a leg for a low quality cable connection; now it’s DSL for 25 bucks a month) and there’s been a lot of training in the interim. Highlights include;
*335x5 close stance squat (may have to get some Oly shoes). I like these.
*Multiple sets of singles with 260 in the bench press; positively FLEW up. 300 is within my grasp.
*Went back to doing seated military presses; 170x3 and could have gotten five.
SQUAT
Low box squat
135x3
225x3
270x3
315x3
345x3
345x3
345x3 (belt came on)
345x3
GMs
270x6
270x6
270x6
EZ curls
95x8
105x6
115x6
115x6
I feel pretty good. Squat’s lagging a bit, but I most likely need to move out my stance a bit on box squats.
BENCH (today)
Flat bench
135x3
200x3
225x3
245x1
260x1
270x1
270x2 this was a mistake
Seated military presses
135x12
155x7
170x5
170x4
155x6
Close grip pin press
225x4
225x4 shoulder was going all over the place
Shouldn’t have gone for a double on that last set. Back started cramping, foot came up and it was a pure miracle I got the damn thing up. Nice thing is, I feel like I have strength to spare in the lift, so I’m on track for 300.
Overhead strength is also progressing really well. Still trying to figure out what tri exercise really works for me. I think I’ll go back to three board for a while. Close grips just feel awkward.
SQUAT
Narrow stance squat
135x6
225x6
270x6
305x6
335x3
335x3
GMs
270x6
270x6
270x6
That was it. Might drop the weight or the reps on the narrow stance squats.
BENCH
Flat barbell bench
135x3
200x3
225x3
245x1
260x1
270x1
270x1
270x1
Seated military press
135x10
155x6
170x5
170x5
170x3
3 board press
270x3
Good session today.