dude what kind of work do u do to get 50 hrs of OT in a cpl days lol. ill never complain about my job again dam
I work on the line crew building and maintaining power lines. I go on call every 6 weeks. Last call week I worked 115 hours of overtime in one week!
Iâm actually out here now working (11:28 pm) and will be all night. Tree fell and broke a pole in the rear lol
Itâs a demanding job, but super fun.
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wow thats pretty cool. i could never do that shit i dont trust electricity.
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or maybe you trust electricityâs efficiency tooooo much 
I am also not qualified. My first experience with electricity my Dad gave me an electric knife to take apart and play with. I zapped myself real quick.
Call week is finally over. Ended up with a touch of 90 hours of overtime. I normally get a workout of two in during call week but I didnât this time and I can feel it. Between not much sleep and eating out every meal of the day, my lifts feel absolutely horrible. Everything felt like it weighed twice as much.
Short rest times as usual
Pull ups
12
10
5wide grip
Bent over rows
135 x 12
195 x 5
245 x 10
245 x 7
245 x 8
245 x 9
Trap bar rows
145 x 12
205 x 10
205 x 8
205 x 7
205 x 8
Dumbbell row
3 sets of 10 per arm using 75lb DB
Cable low row
2 sets to failure pronated grip
2 sets to failure supinated grip
Cable Face pulls
Few sets
Been a while since I updated my log with a current pic. Notice the love handle gains and lack of arm gains. Iâve worked really hard for those love shelfâs, countless calories had gone into making them what they are today.
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Leg day was spent with a ton of mobility work and about 30 solid minutes under the bar testing and tweaking and just seeing what would work. I spent a lot of time with 135# just hanging out deeeeep in the hole trying to feel around, think, and adjust and just see whatâs going on. Made a lot of progress but still feel week and that Iâm not engaging my quads.
Also having issues keeping my torso more upright.
Hereâs a single at 315 I recorded in slomotion.
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I dont actually think this is possible during a squat but I do think that the weakest link is what you will feel first which isnt your Quads if you dont âfeelâ them.
Real reason I am commenting though is that is great form. If that is pain free you have solved Squatting for you.
All the little(ist) things from your âHelp With Squatâ thread seem fixed.
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Had a decent shoulder day today. The short rest periods REALLY suck on shoulders and makes it really hard for me to get any amount of reps past that first fresh set lol
BTN OHP
75 x 7
105 x 5
135 x 11
135 x 6
135 x 6
135 x 4
Dumbbell OHP seated
65âs x 15
65âs x 7
65âs x 7
Rear delt cable facepulls
3 sets to failure with the last a drop set
Bent over rear barbell rows
2 sets to failure. I think @ChickenLittle posted a video of these so I tried them, felt more like a tricep workout though 
Reverse DB flyâs
3 sets to failure. These felt absolutely amazing. Hit my tiny rear delts hard.
Lateral raises
3 sets to failure using 25âs.
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Not sure Iâm guilty of that one, but maybe, I canât remember lol
Could be wrong. It was a while ago. Diggin the new avatar!
Who knows, itâs not like I have only posted twice. 
Lmao! It cut off my cute pink shoes. Which was kinda the point. 
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Ended up working all night so I was excited today was arm day and nothing big 
Didnât record anything but did a lot of arm work. Tried to figure out how to make dips hit my tris but all I could come up with is a good chest pump. I think the dip attachment I have for my rack is shaped funny or something.
Boobie day!
Short and sweet but she got the job done. Short rests between sets as usual.
Bench
210 x 11
210 x 6
210 x 6
210 x 5
No help from the spotter which was nice!
Incline Dumbell bench 30*
85âs x 10
85âs x 9
First time moving 85âs. Feels nice mane.
Dips
10
9
11
7
Nice, deep and slow!
Been a while since Iâve benched due to work. I wasnât very optimistic but it went very well. Dumbell bench felt great but those 85âs start really swaying in the wind when you get tired!!
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Haha⊠and howâd that go for ya? Weâre you able to get some good work in on shoulders or were the gassed arms a problem?
I think I made a mistake by not dropping the weight just a touch and getting more reps in. Even though I knew I was fatigued already, my ego wouldnât let me drop the weight.
On the other hand it burned so good . Lateral raises felt a lot better, like I was hitting the delt harder than normal.
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Back daaaaay.
First time deadlifting in like 3 weeks lol. Surprisingly felt good but I didnât push it.
Short rest times as usual
Pull ups
10
10
Wow these donât feel easy anymore
So I weighed myself prior to working out (mid afternoon) and Iâm up to 229 (no wonder pull ups suck) . Some of it is in my tits and love handles, but pants fit the same and I can see a rough outline of upper abs still so thatâs good.
Deadlift
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 1
345 x 1
Added straps
405 x 1
435 x 1
BORâs
135 x 12
165 x 8
245 x 10
245 x 9
245 x 9
245 x 7
These felt really good. First 2/3âs of the reps were very solid with not much body movement at all.
Trap bar bent over rows
145 x 10
235 x 8
235 x 6
235 x 7
145 x 17
Felt strong as faaaaark on these.
Straight arm lat pull down
3 sets of not quite failure
Low cable row
2 sets to failure pronated wide grip
2 sets to failure supinated grip
Cable face pulls with rope attachment
5 sets to failure.
Back is super pumped and feels awesome
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Alright, youâre up like 20 pounds in 7-8 weeks. You said youâre getting a little soft, not sloppy.
What are you going to do now?
In my opinion itâs time to slow down and maintain 230 for awhile. Hold steady while you keep training and getting stronger 8-10 weeks. Recomp until your blurry 2 pack becomes a blurry 4 pack at the same body weight.
From there, push to 235 or 2 abs. Then repeat the process.
Iâd be really interested to see what everyone else thinks. Is it wrong to stop bulking up when youâre on a roll?
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Itâs like the 8-12-8 method for belly fat!
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Thatâs essentially the plan. Slow down a touch. In my head I just want to make the maximum amount of muscle gain regardless of how much fat. Then after the first of the year work on shedding that. Not my greatest idea
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