Hit some more TUT squats, this time standing on two plates for some height and holding loaded hammer bars eg farmers style.
Going to squat like this for a bit, it really nails the inner quads.
Wife is now sick, which indicates I didn’t actually train myself into this condition however it’s all still my fault and all……LOL.
Thursday
Floor press-
145 x25
145 x25
145 x25
Not heavy stuff, added an extra set.
Just wanted to report in that I’ve got some excellent pec soreness today, like for the first time in the few short years doing these floor presses with the exception of my first few times.
So that volume of 3-sets of 25 about shoulder width grip hit the spot!
Most likely not doing anything today, maybe some TUT squats BW and holding the hammer bars for a quick 20, maybe, but nothing to log about.
BW TUT squats 70reps nonstop-
Legs got fried-
Pre fatigued for -
Squats holding hammer bars standing on two plates-
44+bars x20
54+bars x20 (approx 130#)
Nothing hard but felt real good! Actually it is hard to work on depth here, if you looking for every rep as low as possible m, well that’s fricking hard. I did a mix of TUT and depth reps.
Sunday 5/12/24
2" one arm dumbell curls-
20+handle x10s ea. arm, 6-sets no rest.
Monday 5/13/24
Floor press-
146 x32
Reverse grip barbell skull crushers-
bar x20
56 x20
65 x20 (that was kinda tough and interesting)
Squats holding hammer bars standing on 2-plates-
54 +bars x10
64 +bars x12 (approx 150#)
Still keeping things on the downlow, this is the laboratory work.
Tuesday 5/14/24
Back in the lab. Messed around with a new version of heavy plate RDL. See the stack of plates is getting tough to balance, so I tried stacking two 100’s and lifting them with the lock collar, and that is going to be a grip challenge. I might need to try 100#plate, lock collar, 100# plate, lock collar, maybe tomorrow.
We will call this 200# plate RDLs-
200# x15
225 x5 with shrug each rep, regripping ea. rep.
Bent over laterals-
25# +hanldes x6
35# +handles x6
Somewhat heavy, I noticed I feel alot better at night tonight with less volume and heavier, than last night with the high volume.
The greatest clip in a movie EVER!!!
At 0:18 Scott Norton, 0:46 Cleave Dean, 2:31 Dave Patton (I think, or the dude in the strip shirt). 2:44 John Brzenk, 3:23 Not sure, but I know I saw him in a MILO issue arm-wrestling.
Wednesday
Good news from the lab, heavy plate RDLs experiment with 100plate, collar, 100plate, collar, gripping the 2nd plate is a success, by gripping the 2nd plate balanced things out.
For the test-
250 x1 x5 shrugs was easy!
I think we can see over 350 here!
100#plate BORs-
100 x15
125 x10
160 x5
185 x2
200 x2
215 x1 PR
170 x11 PR
PRs, still not doing too much, but I learned that’s not even necessary, I’m still getting better.
Thanks for sharing the lab experiments and their results. I may never do any those lifts the way you have, but those are still helpful lessons for when I do my own things.
Thursday 5/16/24
Floor press-
120 x20
140 x20
160 x20
160 x20
2-sets of 20 was my sweet spot today with that weight, don’t think I’ve ever done that.
Gotta do something different every time, just cause 3-sets of 25 worked last week, doesn’t mean it will this time.
Friday
2" dumbbell one arm curls-
30 +handle x10s ea. arm x3-sets
Saturday 5/18/24
power curls from the floor-
up t0
135 x2
140 x1
Monkey bars, neutral grip, pullups with head between the bars and walking the bars from the sides.
Sunday 5/19/24
Floor press-
147 x33
Squats holding hammer bars, standing on two plates-
44 +bars x13
66 +bars x13 (approx. 155#)
Monday-
New heavy plate RDL setup-
200 x5
250 x5
275 x5
300 x2
325 x2
350 x4 massive PR vid
Watch how I can grip the 2nd plate, GAME CHANGER!
Side laterals supinated grip-
5 +handles x40
15s x20
25 +handle x5 swinging
Here’s the vid, I didn’t edit this, this is what I listen to when lifting-
Tuesday 5/21/24
One arm barbell presses-
Palm out-
Bar x6ea
50 x15 right, x13 left
55 x3 right, x5 left
60 x2 right, x2 left
66 x1ea.
Palm facing side-
60 x11right PR x10left PR
PRs the issue with one arm lifting for reps, it’s so hard to match the reps because you are worn out from one side already.
Standing tricep extension hammer bar-
44 +bar x23
Squats holding hammer bars standing on two plates-
44 +bars x10
70 +bars x14
Wednesday 5/22/24
Coming back!!!
Been eating honey during training, it works!
Heavy plate BORs
100 x11
125 x11
150 x6
175 x1
200 x1
218 x2 PR
Honey
180 x12 10pound + a rep PR in 1-week!
2” dumbbell one arm curls-
30 +handle x10s ea. x4-sets
Thursday 5/23/24
Floor press-
148 x28
Honey
148 x28
Hammer bar standing tricep extension-
44+bar x15
54+bar x15
Bread
Squats holding hammer bars standing on two plates-
44+bars x12
74+bars x15 shrug each rep.(approx 170)
These squats turning out be golden, I really feel them the next day ever so slightly throughout most of the body. I also touch the floor each rep, I’m thinking about trying 3-plates to stand on.
I must be back!!!
Hit a the easiest 500+ loading pin deadlift-
530 x1 PR vid
That’s all I did as I got a late start. Not bad for a Jonnie Walker Double Black hangover and only eating a banana, 2-eggs and slice of bread all day.
I’m new to Scotch but am used to Bourbon hangovers. Is Scotch is different type of hangover? It hit me hard today. But I loved the black label better than Bourbon.
Sunday
Floor press-
177 x20
Any means necessary to get 20.
Wide grip barbell curls-
55 x80
Monday-
Monkey bars walking side to side with a pull up for a few.
Cliff bar
Standing tricep extension with hammer bar-
Up to 74+bar x3
55+bar x17
Hammer bar squats standing on two plates-
77+bar x16 (175ish)
Tuesday 5/28/24
Floor Press-
149 x34 (PR)
Bent over laterals-
25+handles x7
30+handles x8
Wednesday 5//29/24
Halt DeadLift conventional to knees-
Started off using a Blue RHINO band on each foot to make the warmups harder. It made them harder, however when I took the bands off at 370, it wasn’t easier, in fact it feel oddly harder, not sure why, I was doing so well…
220 +bands xfew
270 +bands xfew
320 +bands xfew
370 x1
410 x1
Honey
430 x1
Honey
450 x1 100% max effort, right glute is shot.
everything after the bands felt harder than expected, oh well, I need more, more work on the posterior chain, more heavy plate RDLS, more heavy plate BORs, 600 on the loading pin dead lift, maybe now start doing reps in the low 400’s.
Thursday
Rebuilding, 24 hours of pain, but getting better, and faster, gotta keep working and building.
shoulder rotations with light bells
squats holding hammer bars standing on two plates-
44+bar x10
64+bar x10
81+bar x10
81+bar x10 (180+)