Squat
Ramp up to 235x5 170x20
Press
12x5 with 85
5 sets of chin-ups amrap
That’s a wrap. I weighed myself this morning at 200.1 lbs. I believed I started it at 191 lbs. pants are definitely more snug.
I will be testing next week.
Hopefully
Bench 205x5
Squat 275x5
Deadlift: lol whatever I get that’s above 315 idc
Lend me your deadlift energy @T3hPwnisher.
@dagill2 lend me your squat energy. Chris Colucci lend me your bench/press energy.
What…
Testing day no 1
Squat
275 lbs x 4
Bench
205 lbs x 5
Two PRs wanted 5 on squat but my squat estimated one rm is like 310 so that’s awesome. It’s nice testing with a friend. Emotional support lol.
Last time I weighed myself 198 lbs
@dagill2 @boilerman
Awesome job man, 275x5 is right around the corner.
Honestly I’m just gonna set the bar higher
Welp back to training on monday
335 Deadlift
Hyperlink^
To sum it all up. After monolith.
Squat: 275 lbs x 4
Bench: 205 lbs x 5
Deadlift: 335 lbs
Press: 120 lbs x 5
What can I do to reach a 405 deadlift asap? I want that badly bro.
Now i’m unsure about the kroc program. It looks too easy.
Keep lifting and eating in a way that gets you there.
Just my 2 cents here. You won’t reach it off one cycle of a program, I’m sure Matt Kroc knows what he’s talking about for programming. If it looks too easy because it looks light disregard that. My near set of 3 at 445 on deadlift came after me doing work below 70% for 4 weeks.
Just start the program, stay consistent with it and you’ll reach the goal in due time. Hardest lesson I learned (And am still learning) is that lifting is a marathon not a sprint.
65lbs on your deadlift isn’t going to happen overnight. Follow a sensible progression and eat appropriately. In my experience (for whatever that’s worth), deadlift responds best to sensible progression schemes, low reps and moderate intensity. Add in some assistance exercises to build some of the prime movers, which luckily overlaps heavily with squat assistance, and you’re golden.
As a basic template, I would suggest deadlift day could look something like this:
Explosive work (jumps, O-lifts, kb work) - minimal
Deadlift - sensible, minimal progression scheme
Hamstring work (curls, rdls, etc) - volume
Core work (lowerback/abs/loaded carries)
Any other key weakness work (grip, quads, etc)
Say that to Janae’s face
Squat
175x5 200x5 225x5 175x20
Bench
135x5 155x5 175x6
50 Dips
50 Tricep pushdowns
50 lat pulldowns
50 face pulls
25 v ups
Got stupid cramp in abs. Sorry @dagill2 Inverted rows felt weird and pushups would’ve just taken forever. Btw I decided for deadlifts i’m going to use a different template it’s quite similar.
Would recommend not thinking of it this way, dude. What’s the rush? The program was developed by someone incredibly big and strong, and people who run it often have success. The very fact that you are weak would tell us that pretty much ANYTHING would make you stronger. Don’t live and die by your 1RM - I too want to lift a heavy DL, but really, no one cares. A few weeks difference will not matter at all.
You can train anyway you’d like, it’s your training and the template I knocked together was far from a professional job. If you have any specific questions, I’m happy to answer, but be aware I’ve never done that Andy Baker program and I have minimal experience with half of the assistance you’re doing.
Just quickly, was this a plus set bad day or a miscount? Because for week 1, that’s a pretty sure sign to me that your TM is way too high for bench.
Don’t worry about it bro. I didn’t push it.
I think I’ve had enough of T Nation forums.
I should probably just get off. May or may not continue logging. @liftangryordie500 I can see why you left.
Dont let these grumpy old timers moaning in their rocking chairs get your down!
I don’t know man. The circle-jerk attacks are just annoying. It’ll just happen again. Same people will all just conform to talking bad stuff about me. I was just minding my business and someone just says “ArGh @tlgains baddd” then they all join in. It’s not even necessary.
Have you considered amending the qualities that people comment on? Perhaps that would result in more positive interactions.
Leaving is a fix, but not a solution.
