You hit a 405 squat, 315 bench and 450+ DL for the first time in the span of a week? That’s nasty. Great work.
[quote]jdarkraget wrote:
Nice deadlift man! You taking anything pre workout or are you able to turn monster mode on with no assistance? keep the good work up bro.
HARDWORK=RESULTS[/quote]
Hey thanks! I do have an ability to go from 0-100. But when I can’t, I take Mini-Thins (gas station caffeine pills). One pill has about 200 mg of caffeine. Seems to help. I guess it would be the much cheaper alternative to a Spike shooter.
[quote]donpalmero wrote:
You hit a 405 squat, 315 bench and 450+ DL for the first time in the span of a week? That’s nasty. Great work.[/quote]
Thank you very much sir, and thanks for stopping by!
I had been in diet mode for a good 7 months. Got to September and had an erratic training schedule with lack luster results. Decided that I would bump the Cals up and dedicate October to strength training. I think it paid off 
Cycle 11 Summary
I thought I did such a bang up job that I needed to see comparison numbers:
Training Max Prev Max Current Max
SOHP.175…175x4…165x11
SQ…355…365x2…405x3
BP…255…265x2…315x1
DL…395…375x4…455x1
The previous maxes were well over a year ago and at a much heavier bodyweight. I think I’ve made great strides considering how much time off, and reduced Calories from dieting.
Congrats man, those are some impressive numbers. Hard work, persistence, consultancy = Results
What’s your weight at now?
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
Cycle 11 Summary
I thought I did such a bang up job that I needed to see comparison numbers:
Training Max Prev Max Current Max
SOHP.175…175x4…165x11
SQ…355…365x2…405x3
BP…255…265x2…315x1
DL…395…375x4…455x1
The previous maxes were well over a year ago and at a much heavier bodyweight. I think I’ve made great strides considering how much time off, and reduced Calories from dieting.[/quote]
Fantastic!!
[quote]ALKoHoLiK wrote:
Congrats man, those are some impressive numbers. Hard work, persistence, consultancy = Results
What’s your weight at now? [/quote]
Definitely, thanks! I’m bouncing between 225-230. I started this cycle at 218, but only increased Cals by 2-300/day
[quote]goochadamg wrote:
TheDudeAbides wrote:
Cycle 11 Summary
I thought I did such a bang up job that I needed to see comparison numbers:
Training Max Prev Max Current Max
SOHP.175…175x4…165x11
SQ…355…365x2…405x3
BP…255…265x2…315x1
DL…395…375x4…455x1
The previous maxes were well over a year ago and at a much heavier bodyweight. I think I’ve made great strides considering how much time off, and reduced Calories from dieting.
Fantastic!!
[/quote]
Thanks bud! Training has been clicking lately. It’s been one long experiment but it is getting results.
Dude, there should be some photos of u, I want to see how it looks like at the weights u lift, but I cant find them.
BTW, got your photos. U still have belly, maybe we are doomed…
[quote]emosms wrote:
Dude, there should be some photos of u, I want to see how it looks like at the weights u lift, but I cant find them.
BTW, got your photos. U still have belly, maybe we are doomed…
:)[/quote]
lol I need to get new pics up as I am now belly-less! Small bumps on the side still …
wave 1, cycle 12
military
10x110
5x135
15x150 (PR, but not sure)
chips
6xbw 35
6,5,3,1xbw 70
3xbw 35
6xbw
push downs
10x30
10x50
10x65
10x80
15x95 (stack, need to move elsewhere)
AND done
No cardio for me, I spent the afternoon raking leaves and mowing.
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
wave 1, cycle 12
military
10x110
5x135
15x150 (rep PR+5)
chips
6xbw 35
6,5,3,1xbw 70
3xbw 35
6xbw
push downs
10x30
10x50
10x65
10x80
15x95 (stack, need to move elsewhere)
AND done
No cardio for me, I spent the afternoon raking leaves and mowing.[/quote]
yesterday
wave 1, cycle 12
squat
15xbw
10x135
2x225
2x225
5x235
5x275
belt, although I might have been ok w/o
15x315 (rep PR 5)
db SLDL
10x50
10x70
12x90
[Smith machine was taken, wanted to do kneeling hip extension/ghr]
20 min elliptical, level 7
bw = 228
I wouldn’t consider this a stellar workout (maybe my expectations are too high now?) but I did have a rep PR. Bar was flying fast. I could have squeezed out another five, but I also need to walk for the rest of the week.
yesterday
wave 1, cycle 12
bench
10xbar
2x5x135
5x175
5x205
13x225 rep PR of some sort
db incline bp
10x50
10x70
7x90
dips
3xbw
3xbw 50
3xbw 70
4xbw 90 def weight PR
25xbw
15 min elliptical, level 7
bw = 228
Everything felt pretty good. Elbow held up, and now being the day after does not hurt AT ALL. So the tennis elbow wrap has def helped.
wave 1, cycle 12
deadlift
2x5x135
2x3x225
3x275
3x315
15x345 maybe rep and weight PR
db rows
10x60
6x90
4x110
8x150
pinwheel curl
8x60
30 stationary bike
wave 2, cycle 12
military
20xbar
2x2x135
5x145
13x160 HAS to be another PR
chips
5xbw
5xbw 50
3xbw 70
3x3xbw 90
pushdowns
8x50
6x100
12x130
15 min elliptical, level 7
bw = 228
Nice job on the PR’s.
You were right that our bench strength is pretty close. One thing I noticed is your MP is a fair amount stronger than mine
…maybe that’s my missing link, who knows?
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
Nice job on the PR’s.
You were right that our bench strength is pretty close. One thing I noticed is your MP is a fair amount stronger than mine
…maybe that’s my missing link, who knows?[/quote]
Maybe … that’s always been my strong exercise though. How is your setup? Strength Training, Bodybuilding & Online Supplement Store - T NATION
This was helpful. Changing grip may help. My hands are just inside the outer rings. I tend to use a little more tricep, but it works. I also do a lot of weighted dips.
wave 2, cycle 12
squat
10xbw
10x135
2x2x225 (these do wonders)
5x245
5x295
belt
13x325 another rep PR
alt db curls
6x35
6x45
6x60
conc curls
10x45
hammer curls
12x40
done.
I’m going to drop cleans and add curls on squat day for a while. See if that helps with the tennis elbow. I really haven’t done direct arm work in at least a year, maybe more.
Squats … went really well again. I’m not taking this strong steak for granted. Just keep milking it. I will say that I am much less sore and recover faster than with lower reps. I mean I just deadlifted Sunday. That alone usually takes me out for at least 3-4 days. Anyway, I’m getting stronger and feel great. All that matters.
wave 2, cycle 12
bench
10xbar
5x135
5 bw dips
5x135
5 bw dips
3x185
3x205
11x235
db incline press
4x50
4x70
9x90
pin press
5x135
5x185
2x5x205
done.