It’s like you all want me to do things that suck.
And hamster, no matter how many times you ask, I am not going to send you videos of my buttocks.
Anywho, bench day. As with the last couple of days, mainly just wanted to see where I was with stuff, so most of these were “easy” in that I didn’t stress myself too hard. Was kinda sleepy tired going in and the place was a bit too warm, so wasn’t sure.
Decline Barbell Bench Press
- 40 kg x 8 reps
- 60 kg x 6 reps
- 70 kg x 5 reps
- 80 kg x 4 reps
- 90 kg x 3 reps
- 100 kg x 2 reps
- 110 kg x 2 reps
- 115 kg x 1 reps
- 120 kg x 1 reps
- 70 kg x 20 reps
- 70 kg x 18 reps
- 70 kg x 15 reps
The 120 wasn’t super convincing, but any heavy decline that doesn’t end up on your neck and killing you is a successful lift. And that’s 1.5 BW, although it is on the decline, so most of you probably consider it cheating. The 353 at the end there was tough. Maybe shoulda gone lighter, which makes absolutely no sense now that I write it down, because I managed to complete it. Also funny that this was heavier than the 353 set I did with squats yesterday, what a complete pussy.
Edit to add: I also did a few biceps curls, and I cheated on Bob a little and worked the heavy bag a bit. It felt…different than Bob.
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I dunno only fans subscription payment model is good money. $5/week with like 1000 fans is ez money. All u gotta do is show ur butt
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You could jump straight into intermediate instead. There, the rest periods aren’t as strict (4 minutes is what you’re allotted for the first 4 weeks, but it honestly wouldn’t be a sin to go slightly over that), but instead you go from 10x10 to 100 reps in 9 sets and then eventually 100 reps in 8 sets.
Interesting. Do the % of max change, or is it static for a cycle?
It stays the same for the whole 6 weeks. Was one of the things I liked about the program: the math was simple, haha.
Did not know that. GVT had me increasing every week, which was a nightmare with 60 second rest periods.
Ah, yeah, for both beginner and intermediate, the weight stays the same and the rest periods change, whereas with GVT it sounds like the rest stays the same and the weight changes.
I really appreciate the changing rest periods as a means of progression, and still use it for my bench press training. I think it’s a great way to make lighter weight more effective, and can be very sparing on the joints.
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It has dawned upon me that now might not be the time to start a strict program…I failed to account for the fact that my youngest lives with me every other week. Normally I can take him to the gym a few times a week, but in Corona Times that probably isn’t going to fly. Maybe once or twice, I dunno.
Anyway, first real Deads today since March or whatever, supplemented with some PUs. No specific plan here except to work up to some heavy singles to see where things are, same idea as the last few days.
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Sumo Deadlift
- 60 kg x 3 reps
- 70 kg x 3 reps
- 80 kg x 3 reps
- 90 kg x 3 reps
- 100 kg x 3 reps
- 120 kg x 3 reps
- 140 kg x 3 reps
- 160 kg x 1 reps
- 170 kg x 1 reps
- 180 kg x 1 reps
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Pull-Up
- 5 reps
- 5 reps | weighted | 11.3 kg
- 3 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
- 3 reps | weighted | 31.8 kg
- 3 reps | weighted | 40.8 kg
- 10 reps | weighted | 20.4 kg
- 10 reps
Was kinda weird pulling something heavy off the floor in so long, but everything was pretty good. Even the 180 wasn’t particularly challenging, and held it for the count of ten. Even the weighted pulls were not terribly difficult.
So that is four days back at the gym where I was able to test things. Overall pretty happy. I feel like I am coming out of quarantine a bit stronger than when I went in, or at least no worse off. The lesson to conclude here is that lots of sub-max work is actually a fine way to maintain strength. And so is increased alcohol consumption. Yay science!
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Looks like you have kept most of your strength whilst being locked up. Nice job
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We can be sumo bros
Let’s do that! But no homo.
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Too late cause…sumo.
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Your just upset with me because I called you fat earlier.
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No, I’m jealous that you move the bar eight inches while I have to move it two feet. I’m also too stubborn to change styles.
And I think it would destroy my hip.
Hah, no, hamster is the one who only moves it 8 inches. I am sure it is at least 9.5 inches in my case.
And for the record, all my best lifts are conventional, not sumo. I only do sumo these days because it feels safer for my back.
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Some great lifting C, well done.
I like how you can go in and do a quite heavy single on every lift. Quality
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Now you are just showing off
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@Frank_C I dunno if u guys are just shooting arbitrary numbers but I think 8 inches is pretty spot on accurate lol
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Yeah, your ROM is pretty absurdly short on that, but the bar flex is also pretty significant. I may have said before that I am “built for deadlifts”, but that only as compared to squats (I am not really built for either of the lower body lifts). My ROM is much longer than that. J’s is like 8 times longer than that.
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