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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Well I want to be competitive in ontarios strongest man and even take the title in a few years so getting my overhead pressing and deadlifting is top priority, but with the way i train i dont neglect anything so just because i want a really strong ohp i wont sacrifice other stuff to make that happen. I believe thats where a lot of injuries come from with strength athletes, they train purely to be very strong and on movements and the movements at the expense at some of the muscles.

A good example of this is bicep tears off deadlifts, because you dont need per se very strong biceps to pull big weights at all but if you neglect them and arent very strong with them then theyre just a very weak part of a chain.

With lots of PL programs i see they have heavy movement then the assistance is piss easy light, no wonder they get so many injuries and joints suck.

Ofcourse doing too much the other way will also lead to injuries although it may work, for example, i know if i bench every single day i could put a ton of weight on it very fast but the likelihood of a pec tear I would way rather progress a bit slower and stay healthy and balance everything.

the reason this answer is so long and went totally off track is because ive been thinking about this issue a lot lately [/quote]

Some interesting thoughts^^. Thanks for sharing. Some really strong lifting in this log already; would be awesome to see you do some strongman events.
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i will in the future when my career can take a back seat and im in a good position where i could afford to be injured if you know what I mean haha.

as for now im training to get leaner, while keeping most of my strength and not losing too much weight[/quote]

I know what you mean. Good luck with those goals; looks like you’re making great progress so far.
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Thanks man the progress so far believe it or not has been more mental then physical believe it or not lol

6am legs-

Leg extensions
120x20
160x15
180x12
200x10

Back squats just belt
135x10
225x8
315x6
405x4 - kept it really light today and y knee didn’t hurt at all!!

Standing leg curls
40x20
50x15
60x12
70x10
80x8

Stiff leg deads
135x10
225x8
315x6
405x4
455x2 - went light on these too

Leg press
2ppsx20
4ppsx15
6ppsx12
8ppsx10

Lying leg curls
100x15
120x12
130x10
140x8

Seated calf no rest between sets
1px20
2px15
3px12
4px10
5px8

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Thanks man the progress so far believe it or not has been more mental then physical believe it or not lol
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That’s an interesting thing to say - could you explain further?

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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Thanks man the progress so far believe it or not has been more mental then physical believe it or not lol
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That’s an interesting thing to say - could you explain further?[/quote]

Not really to be honest lol its mostly personal

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Thanks man the progress so far believe it or not has been more mental then physical believe it or not lol
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That’s an interesting thing to say - could you explain further?[/quote]

Not really to be honest lol its mostly personal[/quote]

Sorry, didn’t mean to intrude.

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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Thanks man the progress so far believe it or not has been more mental then physical believe it or not lol
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That’s an interesting thing to say - could you explain further?[/quote]

Not really to be honest lol its mostly personal[/quote]

Sorry, didn’t mean to intrude.
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hahahaha no no no, I was actually sitting here for a while trying to think of a reply but its just too much, basically without going on forever, my mind before this was setup to fail everything that i tried that would take a considerable amount of work and time so I had to do many things to change that, mostly just utilyzing autosuggestion techniques and training the subconcious.

86

Off day today, I actually needed it Im sore and a bit spent from the lowered calories and the volume the last 2 days combined with 8-hour work days

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
hahahaha no no no, I was actually sitting here for a while trying to think of a reply but its just too much, basically without going on forever, my mind before this was setup to fail everything that i tried that would take a considerable amount of work and time so I had to do many things to change that, mostly just utilyzing autosuggestion techniques and training the subconcious.[/quote]

Sounds like you’ve come a long way, man.

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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
hahahaha no no no, I was actually sitting here for a while trying to think of a reply but its just too much, basically without going on forever, my mind before this was setup to fail everything that i tried that would take a considerable amount of work and time so I had to do many things to change that, mostly just utilyzing autosuggestion techniques and training the subconcious.[/quote]

Sounds like you’ve come a long way, man. [/quote]

I think I have but long way to go yet!

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
hahahaha no no no, I was actually sitting here for a while trying to think of a reply but its just too much, basically without going on forever, my mind before this was setup to fail everything that i tried that would take a considerable amount of work and time so I had to do many things to change that, mostly just utilyzing autosuggestion techniques and training the subconcious.[/quote]

Sounds like you’ve come a long way, man. [/quote]

I think I have but long way to go yet![/quote]

You and me both!

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Dem shoulders

Seated Military
95x15
135x10
185x8
225x6
345x4
275x2
300x1 - wasnt a struggle

leaning cable lateral raises
25x20
30x15
35x12
40x10
45x8

rear dumbbel flys
35x20
40x15
45x12
50x10

1 arm dumbbell clean a push press — right arm only starting next week ill start lighter and do left and alternate with left and gradually up the weight each week as my coordination improves—today i just supplemented with left arm standing db shoulder press 50lbs 4x15

40x1
50x1
70x1
80x1
90x1
100x1
110x1 - didnt lock it out, would of got it if i jerked instead of press

cable rope front raises
50x20
60x15
70x12
80x10
90x8

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Dem shoulders

Seated Military
95x15
135x10
185x8
225x6
345x4
275x2
300x1 - wasnt a struggle
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Strong press.

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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Dem shoulders

Seated Military
95x15
135x10
185x8
225x6
345x4
275x2
300x1 - wasnt a struggle
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Strong press.[/quote]

thanks man, one of my better lifts consiering i only bench low 400s on a good day lol honestly felt like i could of trained shoulders for 2 hours today

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Dem shoulders

Seated Military
95x15
135x10
185x8
225x6
345x4
275x2
300x1 - wasnt a struggle
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Strong press.[/quote]

thanks man, one of my better lifts consiering i only bench low 400s on a good day lol honestly felt like i could of trained shoulders for 2 hours today
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My lifts are nowhere near yours (yet), but I too have a press that is disproportionately strong relative to my bench. Just makes me love pressing more :wink:

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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
Dem shoulders

Seated Military
95x15
135x10
185x8
225x6
345x4
275x2
300x1 - wasnt a struggle
[/quote]

Strong press.[/quote]

thanks man, one of my better lifts consiering i only bench low 400s on a good day lol honestly felt like i could of trained shoulders for 2 hours today
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My lifts are nowhere near yours (yet), but I too have a press that is disproportionately strong relative to my bench. Just makes me love pressing more :wink:
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thats good, pressing overhead is a lot more useful in anything other then powerlifting lol when even then abnomally strong shoulders wont hurt. when you bench are you shoulder dominant?

Im chest/tri dominant in bench myself mostly chest

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
thats good, pressing overhead is a lot more useful in anything other then powerlifting lol when even then abnomally strong shoulders wont hurt. when you bench are you shoulder dominant?

Im chest/tri dominant in bench myself mostly chest[/quote]

Haha that is true about overhead pressing being more useful!

I’m not sure if I am shoulder dominant when benching. How do you tell? Is it just where you feel it most?

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Still as strong as ever. lol. Any info on your diet right now? You’ve really leaned out.

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[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
thats good, pressing overhead is a lot more useful in anything other then powerlifting lol when even then abnomally strong shoulders wont hurt. when you bench are you shoulder dominant?

Im chest/tri dominant in bench myself mostly chest[/quote]

Haha that is true about overhead pressing being more useful!

I’m not sure if I am shoulder dominant when benching. How do you tell? Is it just where you feel it most?

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thats how ive always determined it haha

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[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Still as strong as ever. lol. Any info on your diet right now? You’ve really leaned out.[/quote]

thanks man, I have no desire to all out cut because i really dont want to be any lower then 225. I think the most fool proof strategy for cutting is to just weigh yourself in the morning and x whatever that is by 12. If for some reason your metabolism is super slow then do x11, just play around with it. I would do that for a couple days then all out binge, at first this was by mistake but if i hadnt had those binges I would of lost strength and wouldnt of made the LM gains I did, when I get back to 238 ill post up pictures comparing then to now just to show i did gain noticeable LM!:slight_smile:

Right now the best way to describe my eating is just eat based on how hard you train that day

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Reverse band deadlifts – theyre the thin bands so didnt add much help but enough
135x3
225x3
315x1
405x1
495x1
605x1 - not bad but wasnt easy by any means

Deficit deads - never done these they are now my new best friend – stood on 2 25lb plates so about 3 inch off ground
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1
405x1
455x1
500x1 - not bad

Neutral wide pulldowns
100x8
150x8
200x8
240x8
280x8

Barbell rows
135x5
225x5
315x5

seated cable rows
150x8
200x8
250x8
300x8

pullups
bwx 50 total

back started to cramp near the end it was hard not doing more deads at the end of the workout

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[quote]Blackaggar wrote:

[quote]Consul wrote:

[quote]Blackaggar wrote:
thats good, pressing overhead is a lot more useful in anything other then powerlifting lol when even then abnomally strong shoulders wont hurt. when you bench are you shoulder dominant?

Im chest/tri dominant in bench myself mostly chest[/quote]

Haha that is true about overhead pressing being more useful!

I’m not sure if I am shoulder dominant when benching. How do you tell? Is it just where you feel it most?

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thats how ive always determined it haha[/quote]

Lol in that case, I think I am chest and tris dominant. If I was shoulder dominant, my bench might be better! Ha.