I’ve always wanted to curl plates. That’s ridiculous.
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
I’ve always wanted to curl plates. That’s ridiculous.[/quote]
Thanks man, I am just working my way up to what Derek Poundstone does, curl 135 100 times.
I am not going to sit here and tell you my form is text book, but it isn’t worse than what I see really strong people doing on youtube so I figure I am alright.
At the rate I am going I am going to curl 225 before I can overhead press it.
March 22nd- Triceps
Went to the gym a bit later than usual today because I went trap shooting with some friends. I had never shot trap before and it was really fun.
Interestingly all of my friends were sore on their chest/shoulders from the recoil after shooting but I didn’t feel anything, probably because I actually have muscle where the stock presses on the upper chest. My only problem was is half of my face is swelling up from pushing my cheek too hard on the stock, win some lose some.
Close Grip Bench
1x3 180
1x3 205
1x10 230 PR +5 lbs, +1 Rep -Fuck yeah.
PJRs -I call them PJRs but they are probably just my own version of a pullover, extension hybrid.
1x12 20
1x12 40
1x12 60
1x12 70
1x12 90
1x11 100 -Failed on the last rep.
Pushdowns
1x10 50
1x10 70
1x10 85
1x5 100
[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
I’ve always wanted to curl plates. That’s ridiculous.[/quote]
Thanks man, I am just working my way up to what Derek Poundstone does, curl 135 100 times.
I am not going to sit here and tell you my form is text book, but it isn’t worse than what I see really strong people doing on youtube so I figure I am alright.
At the rate I am going I am going to curl 225 before I can overhead press it.[/quote]
Where’d you hear about Poundstone’s weight for curls? I can’t even cheat curl 95 with decent form so 135 is really far away. How’d you get your curl strength up?
God, this conversation sounds sarcastic. lol.
Idk man I just did curls, rows, and pullups and my biceps got stronger.
The Derek Poundstone thing I read an article about it in a magazine he is on the cover of this month. I bought it to read in the car when I went to Chicago. It’s part of his pain tolerance training, he also said he overhead pressed 135 something like 150 times.
You should compete on June 18th.
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
You should compete on June 18th.[/quote]
I am strongly considering it. Do I need to sign up right away if I want to do it?
March 23rd- Back
Lower back wasn’t 100% again today and my traps were sore as hell but still had a decent session anyway.
Deadlift
1x3 270
1x3 310
1x8 345
DB Rows
1x10 60
1x10 80
1x25 110
Pullups
5 Sets
Cable Rows
1x10 140 -Really fatigued, called it a day here.
March 25th- Chest
For some reason my chest was a bit sore coming into today, probably from the close grips on Tuesday.
DB Incline
1x8 60s
1x8 70s
1x8 80s
1x7 90s -Couldn’t quite lockout the last rep.
1x3 100s
Flat DB Bench
1x8 60s
1x8 70s
1x8 80s
1x8 90s
1x5 100s
I have kind of stalled on these two so I am going to try switching the order to see if I can push my flat DB bench up higher. I also skipped dips today because my chest just didn’t need them.
March 26th- Legs
I had a good session today, a lot of soreness in my lower quad, just above the knee, after this.
Squat
1x3 240
1x3 275
1x6 310 +10 lbs +1 rep from last wave.
Leg Press, not locking out reps, feet low on the platform
1x12 225
1x12 315
1x12 405
1x12 495
1x6 545
Walking Lunges
2x10/side 80
Glute Ham Raises
3x10
March 27th- Shoulders
Standing Military Press
1x3 110
1x3 125
1x6 140 +1 Rep +5 lbs from last wave. Finally making some progress on this god forsaken lift.
Seated DB Press
1x8 40s
1x8 50s
1x8 60s
1x8 70s
1x1 80s -I didn’t hit the right groove on this and my shoulder rolled weird so I dropped the weight.
1x4 80s -These were a lot better.
Leaning Lateral Raises
3x15 35s
Facepulls
150 Reps 30
March 28th- Biceps and Calves
I had a major revelation today. I noticed when I was doing alternating DB curls that I was actually having an easier time with my left arm than my right, even though I am right handed. At this point I looked at myself in the mirror and noticed my left bicep looks a little bigger than my right, and then I looked down at my elbows and realized my humerus is at least an inch longer on my left arm than my right.
How it took me this long to figure out will always be a mystery to me, as I have noticed on DB pressing exercises one always seems to go above the other. I also now know why my sleeves always look uneven on my t-shirts.
I think I am going to just stop lifting because of this.
Alternating DB Curls (offset grip)
1x8 30s
1x8 40s
1x8 50s
1x5 60s
1x6 55s -Just feeling out my strength on this movement.
DB Pinwheel Curls
1x8 40s
1x8 50s
1x8 60s
add straps
1x8 70s
1x8 80s -I have never used straps on any bicep exercise but have been reading lately a lot of people use straps on this exercise so they can use more weight, I am still not sure how I feel about this.
Reverse Grip Preacher Curls
1x12 40
1x12 50
1x12 60
1x7 70
Seated Calf Raise
1x12 90
1x12 100
1x12 110
1x12 120
1x12 135
Alternating with
Standing One Leg Calf Raises
4x12
I hope your not making fun of me, Vikings.
And to think… I even considered being facebook friends with you.
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
I hope your not making fun of me, Vikings.
And to think… I even considered being facebook friends with you. [/quote]
Why is one of your arms longer? I am confused.
I was being tongue in cheek with that whole write up but I did seriously find that one of my arms is longer than the other and it pisses me off I can’t change it.
I would add you on facebook but I don’t know your name.
[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
You should compete on June 18th.[/quote]
I am strongly considering it. Do I need to sign up right away if I want to do it?[/quote]
I’d try to get it in as fast as possible. That’s what she said.
March 29th- Triceps
Great session today, I had a huge PR on close grips that I am very excited about.
Close Grip Bench
1x5 190
1x3 215
1x10 240 PR +10 lbs or +4 Reps -depending on how you look at it
PJRs
1x12 20
1x12 40
1x12 70
1x12 90
1x11 110 PR +10 lbs
Pushdowns
1x10 50
1x10 70
1x10 85
1x10 100
[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
I hope your not making fun of me, Vikings.
And to think… I even considered being facebook friends with you. [/quote]
Why is one of your arms longer? I am confused.
I was being tongue in cheek with that whole write up but I did seriously find that one of my arms is longer than the other and it pisses me off I can’t change it.
I would add you on facebook but I don’t know your name.[/quote]
Just bustin chops. I’ll shoot you a PM though, if you really want to be RL friends.
And nice fuckin job on bench, that’s sick.
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
I hope your not making fun of me, Vikings.
And to think… I even considered being facebook friends with you. [/quote]
Why is one of your arms longer? I am confused.
I was being tongue in cheek with that whole write up but I did seriously find that one of my arms is longer than the other and it pisses me off I can’t change it.
I would add you on facebook but I don’t know your name.[/quote]
Just bustin chops. I’ll shoot you a PM though, if you really want to be RL friends.
And nice fuckin job on bench, that’s sick.[/quote]
I think I am ready to take that step in our e-lationship.
Thanks bud, I am really happy with the way my pressing strength has been improving.
March 30th- Back
My middle and lower back were a bit sore coming into today, my body is going to appreciate a deload next week.
Deadlift
1x5 290
1x3 325
1x5 365 -This felt heavy, so I decided to go heavier.
1x1 405
1x1 425 -These last two sets both felt strong.
One Arm DB Row
1x10 60
1x10 80
1x10 100
add straps
1x21 120
Wide Grip Pullups
3 Sets
Neutral Grip Pullups
3 Sets
Seated Cable Rows
1x10 140
1x10 180
1x10 220
April 1st- Chest
I switched the exercise order around since I was stalling on incline and had good results today on flat DB bench.
Flat DB Bench
1x8 60s
1x8 70s
1x8 80s
1x8 90s
1x8 100s +3 Rep PR
1x5 110s PR
DB Incline
1x8 60s
1x8 70s
1x6 80s -This was all I had, I didn’t realize how much it takes out of me doing flat DBs first.
Dips
3x15 BW
Lying Y Raises
3x15 10s
Lying External Rotations
3x15 10
-Usually I have a dull ache in my left rotator cuff before I do this stuff at the end of the workout but I didn’t have it today, hopefully that means this stuff is paying off.