9/20___A
db bench 90x11
dips BW x 6
cable lat raise 40x10
wide lat pull down 180x10
trap bar row 250x7
preacher curl 75x10
rdl 225x10
front squat 420x1, 250x10, 150x20
calf raise BW x 20
adductors x20
bodyweight 254
food for 9/19
213 p
227 c
68 f
Love the fight on that front squat. Quality
9/21___B
push press 230x1
ohp 150x10
tricep pushdown 35x16
plate raise 25x10
pull-ups +25x6
dc rope row 90x20
drag curl 50x20
db rdl 60x10
leg press 200x20
seated calf raise 200x20
adductors x20
bodyweight 253
food for 9/20
240 p
225 c
44 f
Smoked 230lb PP that time in less than a week later!
Crushing it in here as always, sir!
9/22___C
barbell bench 280x9, 230x17
dips +25x10
cable lat raise 35x10
cg pulldown 180x10,160x13
barbell row 275x10, 225x15
cable curl 40x20
roman chair 60x10
back squat 330x11
calf raise BW x 20
adductors x20
bodyweight 253
food for 9/21
225 p
184 c
82 f
100% agree with you. I donât compete so missing a lift is like missing a 3-point shot. Sure it stinks, but you miss 100% the shots you donât take as well. However, when you do actually make that lift that gave you pause and a tinge of anxiety as you were loading the plates and staring down what you were about to attempt knowing it could go either wayâŠdamn those are the best days of lifting when it works, are they not?!
If you have been lifting correctly for a long time and are as safe as you can be (power rack, safeties set correctly, etcâŠ) you just set the bar back down on the safeties and have a good laugh at yourself when you miss. No torn muscles or broken bones; no big deal. Worst part of it is unloading all the damn plates so you can put the bar back in the j hooks to start over for the next set.
Sure if youâre a 1000lb squatter it becomes a matter of life and death to some degree. Sure, If you are not careful with 500lb it can mess you up. But if you can lift that weight (not attempting 500 if your prev best is 405) and are using sound form in a rack with safeties set properly where is the issue. I think a lot of people today donât know what they are even capable of and are too afraid to find out. They would rather rely on a 1RM calculation or something else like that. Thatâs the best part of lifting imho; Figuring out what you are REALLY all about. We donât get many other opportunities like that in life today so we just imagine what we think we are. Weights have a way of humbling ourselves to be better in a good way.
Online there seems to be so many folks (ie youngsters) who think they should never go for a PR and only go to technical failure. I canât tell you how many times I have failed a squat on the safeties. I used to do Texas Method 5x5âs on Mondays with +5/10lb increases every week. I wanted that weight to go up so bad every damn week because it meant progress. I didnât know better then and sometimes I would fail on sets 2 and 3 only getting 4 or 3 reps out of five. Most people would cut that workout short or drop the weightâŠprobably s good idea. But you know what would happen sometimesâŠ.I would get all 5 reps on my last set of 5. Half this lifting thing is just a mind game in my opinion. Some of my best endeavors in life have been successful due to sheer stubbornness.
Sorry for the rant; I know you donât need to hear it as you are busting you ass every day. But maybe some younger me will come across this and get motivated.
Hope you are still getting some good work in mate and hope all is well.
All good, so long as youâre not broken.
Looking good, glad youâre back and posting
10/19___A
db bench 90x15,15
dips +35 x5,5
cable lat raise 40x10,10
undergrip lat pull down 185x10,10
cable row 90x10,10
preacher curl 110x10,10
rdl 135x10
front squat 240x10
calf raise BW x 20
adductors x20
bodyweight 252
food for 10/18
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c
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Welcome back!
Will need to go to the next size on those elbow sleeves soon sir, looking strong AF!
(I knew youâd still be smashing it, but yep great to have you back logging with us)
10/20___B
seated ohp 150x6,7 100x12
tricep pushdown 35x20,10
plate raise 45x10
pull-ups +45x6,3
dc rope row 90x20,20
drag curl 60x10,5
db rdl 60x10
leg press 200x20
seated calf raise 200x20
adductors x20
bodyweight 253
food for 10/19
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c
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10/22___C
decline bench 380x1, 320x9
dips BW x 22
cable lat raise 35x10,5
cg pulldown 200x10
underhand barbell row 185x9
preacher curl 120x12
roman chair BW x20
front squat 250x4
calf raise BW x20
adductors x20
bodyweight 254
food for 10/21
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c
f
Youâre looking absolutely huge, @throwawayfitness! Itâs nice to see you around again, too.
Looking jacked! Very impressive benching today!
10/24___D
seated db press 60x8,13
tricep pushdown 35x10,10
cable front raise 20x10,10
pull-up BW x 13,8
chest supported rows 180x10,10
one arm preacher curl 70x6,3
db rdl 60x10
leg press 200x20
seated calf raise 200x20
adductors x20
bodyweight 255
food for 10/23
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