Thank you Bagsy, this is my first time trying it. Of course with me wanting to keep things simple I went with a lemon garlic seasoning. It’s pretty fun trying new protein sources and cooking them.
Do you have a favorite seafood?
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it has two names, that’s fancy
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Ejones you made me laugh
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I think it’s great that you’re cooking so much. So many young adults don’t know how. My closest friend, who is twenty-four years old, didn’t know how to cook anything besides eggs until a couple years ago.
I haven’t had them many times in my life, but I appreciate scallops. I mostly eat sardines and salmon.
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That’s all my older brother knows how to cook . As of right now I’m compiling a mental list of meals I can cook that don’t require any brain power/ cooking skills. This will help me when I’m lazy and when I work full time after graduating but, mostly when I’m lazy.
I am a huge fan of fried seafood, my favorite is popcorn shrimp
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Everyone works full time after graduating. You will have time to cook. Have you seen how much food @T3hPwnisher puts down? Or if you have kids who have specific tastes/needs to be met?
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Okay…?
I am on board with where @tlgains is here though. Learning how to make quick food and maximize time is key. I will air fry one meal while grilling another while another cooks on an electric skillet.
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I took it as you saying it’ll be hard to cook “complex” meals when you have a job. I don’t believe it’ll be that hard.
Learn how to cook something’ fancy for future Mrs. Tlgains
Super Squats
Week 6 Day 3
Behind the Neck Press - 1 x 0 - 140 lbs
(Incline Bench fried me)
Incline Bench Press - 3 x 12 - 155 lbs
(Definitely could’ve managed more weight but due to equipment and uneven back porch I could not unrack 185 lbs, sigh)
Bent over rows - 2 x 15 - 225 lbs
Barbell Curl - 2 x 10 - 110 lbs
Parallel Breathing Squat - 1 x 2 - 355 lbs (Not a typo)
Rader chest pull - 1 x 20
Stiff-legged deadlift - 1 x 15 - 295 lbs
Rader chest pull - 1 x 20
Toe raises - 3 x 20 - 75 lb dumbbell
Sit-Ups - 1 x 25
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Did incline bench because I’m lifting alone on my back porch. Too much to explain but let’s just say the porch is so uneven that I have to place stuff under the bench and sawhorses to lift safely. If I do a flat bench I’m put in a very crappy position. Well if I do incline bench I’m in a less crappy position but it’s still pretty crappy.
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Incline bench fried my shoulders for btn press, just moved along. Was tired of shuffling around weights
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Definitely one of my weakest sessions overrall. Could only manage two reps with 355 lbs then I went for a third and I couldn’t get it up. Of course the weight for deadlifts had to be lower.
Not gonna lie it’s pretty disheartening to end this way. This whole week was kinda fucking trash and I blame my sleep. Sleep went to shit last Thursday night up to now. Last week was midterms week so all the stress of eating, being anxious as hell because of the squats, and testing manifested through insomnia.
Still got a shitty night of sleep last night. I bought melatonin gummies, I fell asleep but then I had to wake up to pee. Couldn’t fall back to sleep…. 
. Got like less than 2 hours.
My eating was definitely not the problem cause damn I weigh: 238.5 lbs!!!
That’s awesome
Wish I could’ve pushed everything more but it is what it is.
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Christ almighty Tim: you’ve grown into a monster. A bad session here and there doesn’t undo that. Great stuff!
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Holy shit dude!!! That is amazing!!!
Sorry to hear about the bad session, but think about all you’ve accomplished in the past 6 weeks. Are you planning on calling it finished at this point?
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Thank you Pwn! It’s just that sometimes sessions like these make me feel a bit embarrassed cause I’m eating so much. I’m sure I’ll be fully recovered on Monday.
this is not the end. this is the beginning. congrats on your amazing progress.
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I accomplished a lot on this program. The weight gain, the bench, and squat strength. That’s what stuck out to me the most. When I squatted 350 lbs x 20 last week, that was such an empowering moment. Also for my bench, 205 lbs 3 x 12 and anything above that was the most I ever benched in my life.
You’re right dude, there’s only one way to go and that’s up! Yeah my post sounded pretty sulky lol.
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Congrats on the gains, man! This has been exciting to watch, and I totally agree with @throwawayfitness:
Oh, and I recommend a log title change: “Beast Named Tim with Long Limbs”
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I’m sorry you had a bad session, but your’re KILLING IT!!!
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Super Squats Review
Height: 6 Feet
Bodyweight : 219 lbs - 238.5 lbs
Parallel Breathing Squat: 315 lbs x 15 - 350 lbs x 20
Barbell Bench Press: 165 lbs @ 3 x 12 - 225 lbs @ 1 x 12, 2 x 8
Behind the Neck press: 95 lbs @ 3 x 10 - 135 lbs @ 3 x 10
Bent Over Rows: 135 lbs @ 2 x 15 - 225 lbs @ 2 x 15
Foods I have eaten on this program:
Protein:
Bison, Ground Beef, Canned Turkey, Canned Chicken, Chicken Breasts, Canned Tuna, Canned Chub Mackerel, Canned Sardines, Sirloin Filet Steaks, Shrimp, Canned Salmon, Mahi Mahi, Canned Ham, Turkey (Lunch Meat), Ham (Lunch Meat)
Fats:
Mexican Blend Cheese, American Cheese, Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Peanut Butter, Peanuts
Off Diet:
Approximately 9 Wawa turkey and provolone cheese subs
1 cheese steak from Charley’s
1 little Caesar’s large pepperoni pizza
Besides the anti climatic ending, I can proudly say that I have ran Super Squats, the big bad program that strikes fear into any Joe Schmo trainee. Welp, I was that Joe Schmo but not anymore. The book is to be treated like the Bible. It should be well read and interpreted as everything stated in the book is true. Randall specifically says that no wimps should run his program and without a doubt I agree with this statement one-million fold. Personally, I don’t know which aspect of the program was worse the squats or the food intake. But that’s enough about that, let’s quickly dive into what I learned from this program:
Training is not fun it is hard - A certain someone reading this will probably chuckle a bit. But I’m dead serious about this, this program is HARD WORK! You will have to eat like your life depends on it, DO NOT aim for a bare minimum of food or you are destined to fail. I also recommend drinking the gallon of milk because it serves its purpose (as stated in the program) as getting in extra calories. As for the 20 rep breathing squats, you either need to get psyched up or enter some kind of confidence limbo mental state. Nothing wrong about being anxious and nervous about the squats but, if those feelings overwhelm you, you might find yourself giving up.
Time management - I am a college student and also a president of a student organization. In order to run this program right, I needed to make sure there was time to eat, sleep, train, poop, whatever. What I did was wake up at 3 am so, I would be training at the gym around 3:30 am - 4 am or so. This guaranteed enough time to eat, attend class, and take care of any other responsibilities. My experience can probably offer a little insight, but I am a college student so there’s an extremely high chance I have more time opposed to someone who works full time and has a family.
Final thoughts:
You’d think someone who puts on 20 lbs in 6 weeks would look pretty fat especially if they were drinking half a gallon — a gallon of milk a day. I don’t look the greatest but I am content with how I look. I simply kept the majority of my foods nutritious so I wouldn’t look like a blob at the end, and it worked. Stupid simple! Fun fact: Not eating enough has held me back from making amazing progress for a long time. I never ate enough when I was training in high school, it was only when I ran Deep Water last year that I discovered the power of food. Looking back on that run of DW, I could’ve done a much better job with eating. For some reason I always feared getting fat probably because my parents kept saying they don’t want me to get fat from when I was elementary school. Well you know what, I’m still not fat, and I’m not afraid of food anymore. This program has taught me to not be afraid of food. I will eat like champion for any future program I run because my goal is size and strength. If I’m not training or eating in a way that guarantees results then I am simply wasting my time. Anyway, I am a huge fan of this program and if you’re reading this I encourage you to run it if it fits your goals. If you do, do whatever you need to do in order to run it correctly.
Photo of me flexing, not flexing, attempting to show my legs since I don’t have a full-body mirror
I never really post progress photos because I am not a big fan of how my chest looks. I’ve had gynecomastia ever since 7th grade in Middle School but I always told myself I could make it look better by adding muscle mass.
What program I will be running next week or so:
Most likely Building the Monolith unless I change my mind since I do have John McCallum Keys to Progress.
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Fantastic review! And goddamn you put on almost 20lbs: that’s amazing! You are crushing it from all angles. Your strength exploded, you are huge, you know how to eat, how to cook, and, ultimately, how to get to yes no matter the situation.
Tim, you have to be the greatest “redemption arc” story this website has ever seen. No joke. I am so excited I got to watch this unfold. Living vicariously through you has been one of my greatest joys as of recently. I could not ask for a better trainee to observe.
I could rave on and on here. You’ve got a fan in me dude.
EDIT: Just one aside: you ever consider avocados for a fat source? If you have a Costco membership, you can buy them frozen, which is cheaper than fresh. They might sell them at other locations as well.
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Awesome review, awesome gains, and an awesome mentality dude.
You slipped a ton of gold nuggets into your review, and this one really sticks out to me
I love it. It was really cool to follow you running this program. Also, you are strong as hell!
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