Damn. Getting strong.
a lot of posts over the past year and a half. Mind summarizing what you have been running?
I have been running a lot of 5/3/1 variations. Iāve ran a couple of the 5/3/1 full body templates and then I ran 5/3/1 coffinworm. After that I ran God is a beast but, I stopped mid way. Now Iām running Deepwater beginner.
Cool deal man keep it up!
@T3hPwnisher Iām visiting my uncle on friday right after work(not my choice). Iād really hate to miss benching. Any suggestions with frankensteining or should I just miss that day.
I would make that my conditioning day and bench the next time I get access to weights
@jshaving yo jshaving these cleans feel so awkward but yessir I am doing them rn
Deep Water Beginner
Week 2
Tuesday
Light Squat
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
Deadlift
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
Dumbbell Lunges
3 sets x 10
Sit ups/Back extensions
20 each, 3 sets
This was yesterday. The deadlifts got very hard after set 5 but I got through them.
Deep Water Beginner
Week 2
Wednesday
Pullups(Amrap)
1 set of 4
2 sets of 3
Bent over rows
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
Clean Pull
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
3 sets of 1 minute planks and 20 sit ups
Nice lifting session. Before I went to the gym, my mom wanted to try some Japanese place so I drove us there. We got our food and we went back to the apartment. I went to the gym and did this session and I come home and take a shower. I pick up the brown paper back which was all greasy and the next thing you know, my beef teriyaki is having sex with the kitchen floor. Appetite and mood ruinedā¦
If you read this I hope you enjoyed the story. I am very sad now
Those high volume deadlifts sound brutal
Theyāre gonna be worse in the next couple of weeks because iāll have less rest time between sets.
@T3hPwnisher Sup Pwn. Back from my little vacation so Iām doing the friday bench session I missed right now. For the 3 x 10 flat bench. Itās not supposed to feel like kindāve a grind right?
I did 3 x 10 with 155 but it was pretty hard. I think 145 lbs should ballpark it but deepwater is supposed to be hard so Iām conflicted yk. Any tips (iāll throw up my ohp session from last week and todays session soon Iāve been busy with work stuff)
I take 3:40 for rest times on week 1 and then cut rest times by 20 seconds so itās 2 minutes on week 6. I am able to get all sets and all reps on week 1. I add 5lbs total whenever I can do that. When I no longer can, I do as many reps as I can in the 3 sets.
Once intermediate rolls around and I am back to 3:40 rests, I can usually bypass any stalls.
Deep water Week 2 training dump
Last Thursday
Strict Press
10 x 10 85 lbs
Lateral db raises 30 lb dumbbells
Barbell curl
5 x10 55 lbs
60 sec plank with 20 sit ups - 3 sets no rest
This Monday (Didnāt get to do this last Friday because I visited my uncle)
Bench
3 x 10 155 lbs
Close grip
2 x 10 125 lbs
1 x 10 115 lbs
Incline Bench
3 x 10
Dips
1 x 3
2 x 2
Push-ups 3 sets til failure
60 sec plank with 20 sit ups - no rest
Deep Water Beginner
Week 3
Tuesday
3 minute rest between sets
Light Deadlift
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
245 lbs x 10
Squat
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
225 lbs x 10
Dumbbell Lunges
3 x 10 with 20 lb dumbbells
Sit-ups/Back extensions - 20 each, 3 sets, no rest
This was Tuesday of this week. Oh this went soooo much smoother than last time. It felt great.
Deep Water Beginner
Week 3
Wednesday
3 minute rest between sets
Pull-ups
1 x 4
3 x 3
Bent over rows
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
135 lbs x 10
Clean Pulls
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
95 lbs x 10
60 second plank with 20 sit-ups - 3 sets no rest
Deep Water Beginner
Week 3
Thursday(today)
Push Press
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
85 lbs x 10
Dumbbell Lateral Raises 30 lb dumbbells
3 x 10
Barbell Curls
55 lbs x 10
55 lbs x 10
55 lbs x 10
55 lbs x 10
55 lbs x 10
3 sets of 20 sit-ups
Unfortunately I forgot the back extensions. I went out the gym thinking it was gonna be planks and sit-ups afterwards but I was wrong.
Iām halfway through the program (it wouldāve made more sense to post this tomorrow since the bench day is the last training day of the week). I have also been keeping up with the diet. Iām really proud of myself for eating this much. I donāt really see any difference in my body so far when it comes to aesthetics but, training is starting to feel pretty easy. Well not super easy but itās feeling smoother. I love this program so far regardless. It makes me eat
Eating is the main reason Iām so lazy to post most of the time lol. Iām eating as Iām typing this. After eating Iām on auto pilot and I just get ready for tomorrowās day of work.
The active recovery day is the last day of the week. DONāT SKIP IT! If you want those physique improvements youāre seeking, you canāt cut out an entire day of training like that.
Good on you for getting the food in dude. Itās crucial.
Happy to read this man. I normally find my body lags behind a few weeks when I change stuff up. Itāll show soon enough as long as youāre leaving it all out there while lifting