Nothing wrong with that, my man. Just compete against yourself and try everything; lifts, machines, varying rep ranges. Works great for me. BTW, HS is awesome, so are rack pulls
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
yesterday
wave 2, cycle 15
squat warm-up, foam rolling, static stretching
deadlift
2x5x135
2x2x225
3x275
3x315
1x345
1x365
… OUCH!!!
B A D lower back spasm. Had to stop. Really made me mad and disappointed. The rep was fast and smooth, but something was just off.
25 min walking, various incline, various speeds
HS low row
1 platex5
2 platex5
3 platex5
3 plate 25x8
3 platex10
2 platex20
1 platex25
I’m pretty much done with powerlifting. I don’t plan on competing. I don’t have outstanding numbers. I’m just focusing on getting bigger and stronger. Probably dumping deadlifts for rack pulls. Keep the stress off my lower back. Doing a lot more machine (Hammer Strength).
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It’s all good. Just get big & strong on the exercises you can do safely and progress ‘quickly’ on.
Thanks guys, appreciate the reassurance that it’s ‘ok’ 
My 5/3/1 Bodybuilding Split
… or at least my attempt at bodybuilding using the 5/3/1 progression.
Monday - 5/3/1 military;seated db press or HS shoulder press;lateral raise machine;HS high row or bent over row; then AMRAP chins as a finisher
Tuesday - 5/3/1 back squats; HS hack squat or leg press; leg extension; 5/3/1 barbell curl; alt db curl
Wednesday - 5/3/1 chest; db incline or HS incline press; seated flye; weighted dips or seated dip machine; AMRAP pushdowns
Saturday(?) - 5/3/1 rack pulls; barbell SLDL or leg curl; HS low row; Kroc rows; hammer curls; pinwheel curls
A lot of what I do will depend on how much time I have to spend. I also plan on getting 20-30 minutes of cardio for “damage control”. I don’t want to say I’m dieting down because I don’t want to be that strict. I enjoy eating.
yesterday
wave 3, cycle 15
military
3x135
2x135
5x135
3x165
4x185 just shy of tieing PR
squat
2x5x135
2x225
5x225
5x275
3x315
belt
1x345
6x375 w00t!1!
seated db press
5x55
5x70
8x80
seated lateral raise
5x100
5x130
8x150
14x100
HS hack squat
5x1 plate
5x2 plates
5x3 plates
8x4 plates
20x2 plates
machine preacher curl
5x1 plate
5x2 plates
8x2 plates 25
8x2 plates
bw = 227
To quote George Castanza, “I’m back baby!!” Everything felt good again. Maybe it was rest or just the relief of not worrying about training. Hack squat is a fine machine. I’ve done it before but never liked the stress on my lower back. Wore a belt this time and all was good. Seated lateral raise was a machine I have not done in a LONG time.
Preacher curl was fun. All I had to do was think about squeezing the reps. My elbow problem has started to feel much better. It has to be from all the bicep work I’m finally doing.
Hey man, good luck! I just looked back to your earliest posts, then fast forwarded to your last page or so. Awesome long term gains. Keep up the hard work!
[quote]fedaykin wrote:
Hey man, good luck! I just looked back to your earliest posts, then fast forwarded to your last page or so. Awesome long term gains. Keep up the hard work![/quote]
Appreciate it! Slow and steady. My most, and most consistent strength gains have been this last year while following 5/3/1. It has really changed the way I train.
hey man i am doing this work out as well. so reading thru ur log . i know its a bother but what do u look like now . i seen the ones up front and scanned but cant find none now or what post are they . but yeah will be following yours and u can take a look see at mine as well …great job on lifts
what was ur results on the rippetoe …start and finish …and pics
will be watching the next stage in training for u
yesterday
wave 3, cycle 15
bench
2x5x135
3x185
3x205
2x225
1x235
4x265
5,5,8x225
db incline
5x50
5x70
7x90
seated fly
5x100
5x130
5x160
9x190
13x160
seated dip machine
5x100
5x200
9x285 (stack)
6x285
4x285
8x200
10 min walking, 15 incline 3 mph
bw = 227
Chest is SORE. Wow I don’t remember having my chest so sore during a workout before. Love it. I widened my bench grip a little. Clearly put a lot more emphasis on the chest than I have in the past. I also did deep stretching on incline and flye.
Legs still beat up from Tuesday.
[quote]newbie2bb wrote:
hey man i am doing this work out as well. so reading thru ur log . i know its a bother but what do u look like now . i seen the ones up front and scanned but cant find none now or what post are they . but yeah will be following yours and u can take a look see at mine as well …great job on lifts
what was ur results on the rippetoe …start and finish …and pics
will be watching the next stage in training for u [/quote]
You’re doing Starting Strength or 5/3/1? I haven’t done SS in over 2 years. What do I look like now? Pretty hot 
I’ll post an updated pic so you can see my hotness. I have side fat … just a reality.
Somewhere in there I made a chart of my beginning and ending lifts. Overall it was quite successful. The gains did slow down at the end. I just got burned out squatting so much and trying to progress EVERY workout. That’s just not possible, or at least linearly. A more periodized progression is needed.
[quote]newbie2bb wrote:
hey man i am doing this work out as well. so reading thru ur log . i know its a bother but what do u look like now . i seen the ones up front and scanned but cant find none now or what post are they . but yeah will be following yours and u can take a look see at mine as well …great job on lifts
what was ur results on the rippetoe …start and finish …and pics
will be watching the next stage in training for u [/quote]
[quote]TheDudeAbides wrote:
[quote]newbie2bb wrote:
hey man i am doing this work out as well. so reading thru ur log . i know its a bother but what do u look like now . i seen the ones up front and scanned but cant find none now or what post are they . but yeah will be following yours and u can take a look see at mine as well …great job on lifts
what was ur results on the rippetoe …start and finish …and pics
will be watching the next stage in training for u [/quote]
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hey i am doing rippetoe …just started week 2 …and thanks for finding that gain chart. i appreciate that. I just heard about the workout ur doing so doing research on it . but i am doing mine for 8 weeks as well
yesterday
wave 3, cycle 15
rack pulls
10x135
2x5x225
3x275
3x315
3x355
1x385
belt, straps
3x405
7x455 PR … for now
db rows
5x80
5x100
20x120
db SLDL, deeeeeep stretch
10x80
15x100
hammer curls
5x30
5x40
7x60
alt db curl
13x50
conc curl
12x40
machine preacher
5x1 plate
12x2 plate,8x1 plate
32x1 plate
Done. Good workout. My hands and forearms took a beating. Rack pulls felt good … as in my upper back is SOOOOORE today. I need to reevaluate my current deadlift training max. Bump it up a little. I think the weight and reps I got today were good.
I could probably cut out the db row and add in a HS high row. Easier to progress on that as well.
wave 1, cycle 16
military
10x40
10x80
5x135
3x155
6x175 peer pressure 
12x135
HS low row
5x2 plates
5x3 plates
10x4 plates
10x3 plates
10x3 plates
5x5 plates
seated lateral raise
5x100
5x150
7x150
chins
10,15,13xbw
bw = 227
yesterday
wave 1, cycle 16
squat
10x135
5x225
5x275
3x315
belt
10x345
HS hack squat
10x2 plates
10x3 plates
10x4 plates
20x3 plates
barbell power curl
5x95
5x115
4x135 … with help
20x95 … with help on last three
pinwheel curl
5x60
5x70
5x90
10x80
15 min walking, 10,15 incline 3 mph
bw = 226
Good workout. Took a little long. Too much gabbing with some new workout buddies. In other news, I got my Elite FTS elbow sleeves today … FINALLY. Some Christmas present that was.
yesterday
bench
10x135
5x185
3x225
3x235 ouch pec “cramp”
6x235
db fly
10x30lb, DEEP stretch, static hold
HS incline press
10x1 plate
10x2 plates
8x2 plates, 10x1 plate
30 min walking, 5,10,15 incline 2.5,3,3.5 mph 400 Cals burned
Crap. Left pec very sore. Felt like a severe cramp when pressing. The pain slightly subsided when I was pressing very slow, but I lost a lot of rebound. I thought it was cramping last week during chest, but also attributed it to taking a wider grip (emphasizing more chest). Stretch, stretch, stretch.
I really hate it when I have a bad workout.
yesterday
wave 2, cycle 16
military
20xbar
10x95
5x135
3x160
5x180
seated db press
5x40
5x60
7x80
12x60
HS high row
10x1 plate
10x2 plates
5x3 plates
10x4 plates
15x3 plates
machine lateral raise
20x50
15x100
20 min hiking, 5,10,15 incline 3,3.5,4 mph
Pressing is starting to fell good again. The Elite FTS sleeves are proving valuable. They give just enough support and warmth. Elbows feel real good.
Upper back is still sore from Sunday (surprise), but I wanted to hit the rear delts anyway. I’m going to stick with the HS high and low rows are a while.
yesterday
wave 2, cycle 16
squat
10,10x135
5x225
5x285 oops
5x325 oops
belt
8x365
HS hack squat, close stance
10x1 plate
10x2 plates
20x2 plates
bb curl
10x30
10x50
3x80
3x90
10x105
alt db curl
3x35
3x45
6x60 almost 7
16x45
20 min hiking
Squats were going so well that I didn’t realize I was only supposed to go for three reps on the warm-up. Curling was bothering my left forearm.
yesterday
wave 2, cycle 16
bench
10,10x135
5x165
3x195
3x225
6x255 almost 7
1x255 wide grip
bb incline
10x135
3x185
2x225 almost 3
dips
20,10,10,10,10,15xbw = 75
25 min hiking, 5,10,15 incline 3 mph
Pretty good workout. Benching felt much better this week, although still have that cramping feeling in my left pec. Incline pressing was good. I normally do db incline, but I’m tired of trying to balance the weight. Dips were relatively easy. I could have kept going with sets of ten for a little longer.
Hope my chest gets better soon!
yesterday
wave 2, cycle 16
db SLDL
10x30
10x40
10x60
rack pull
5x135
5x135
5x225
3x275
3x315
3x365
3x385 ouch lower back
belt
8x435
HS low row
20x1 plate
10x2 plates
18x3 plates
12x3 plates
alt db curls
10x25
12x40
5x10x30
20 min incline walking
Stupid lower back. Although stupid me for not wearing a belt. I probably should have stopped … BUUUUUUT I really just wanted to move the weight and be done. Cinched the belt tight and pulled.
Curls were to get a pump as well as test my bruised arm. All is good.