[quote]HARA wrote:
I tested my max single only at the meet. What I personally found was I ended up reaping my previous 1 rep PRs on the journey to the meet. HTS programming works.[/quote]
I’m with you - I hate maxing out in the gym. I only did a couple of weeks ago because Adam needed a new baseline to work off of since the piriformis issue made me weak as crap on sq and dl.
[quote]DBasler wrote:
Interested to see where you come out next week. I signed up for 15 weeks and my test week will be at a meet on October 20. Don’t know if that is the right approach or not but that’s what we are going with. [/quote]
Sounds good to me, have you thought about openers?
The maxing out next week is per Adam, I guess he wants to see where Im at, Im not gonna lie Im pretty curious and excited about it. For me it will give me a baseline of what numbers to attempt at my next meet.
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
[quote]DBasler wrote:
Interested to see where you come out next week. I signed up for 15 weeks and my test week will be at a meet on October 20. Don’t know if that is the right approach or not but that’s what we are going with. [/quote]
Sounds good to me, have you thought about openers?[/quote]
Just doing a push/pull. I have a pretty good idea on the bench, final attempt will likely be at 375 so opener will probably be 320, did 335 paused yesterday pretty easily so that shouldn’t be a problem.
No real clue on the pulls. Before today’s pulling session I was thinking I might do a final attempt around 550 but based on 455 feeling pretty tough today somewhere between 510 and 520 is probably more like it which would put my opener somewhere around 440. Want to see what you pull next week, I think you are a little ahead of me right now on these so what you do might give me a decent idea of what I should shoot for.
Flat Bench - 315x3x5
SS
NG Chins 3x10
3 Board CGBP - 275x10 225x20
Incline DB Press - 100x2x10
SS
Rear DB Fly - 30x3x15
DB Cleans - 30x15 40x12 50x10
Pendlay Row - 225x3x10
Band Pulldowns - 100 total reps.
Fucking shot, no longer on antibiotics but they do a number on me and I felt like I was gonna puke. The 3bd CGBP wreaks fucking havoc on my tris…nice. I usually do sets of 20 with the DB press, I was shot, I could hardly get 10 up
not going to dead this week, may do some band box squats (light) to grease the grooves for the HTS max out week, some light OH press and thats it.
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Speed squats against bands (light bands) - 225x3x3
(monster minis) - 205x3x3
Banded leg curls - 3x20
SS
Banded abductors - 3x15
BB Shrugs - 315x20, 405x20, 455x15, 495x10, 405x20
SS
Face Pulls - 95x4x15
Pinwheel Curls - 5x10
Poundstone Curls - 42 reps
Supinated Chins 3x10
Clean and Press - 135x5 185x5 205x5
OH Press from rack - 135x5 185x5 205x5 225x3 200x5 200x4
WG Pullups - 3x10
Floor Skulls - 70x20 110x10 110x10 110x6
CS Row - 3PLTS x 3 x 10
Max out week next week then second cycle of HTS
So, what’s up with vanilla face?
Looking good in here, Matty.
Thanks Jack!
Just a little burnt out brother, between being sick and no sleep I feel like garbage…looking forward to finally getting some sleep.
Ill see you at that “other place” lol
Matty, brother, looking great. Really digging the avatar. Looking stout, strong and jacked! Very jelly…
Hey thanks for the kind words Strick, happy to see you back.
HTS Test Week…
Squat - worked up to 415x1…before HTS I was at 385 for squat. So thats a +30. Then did 315x5
BB Row - 135x10, 225x10, 275x5, 205x15
Meadows Row - 1PLT x 20, 2PLT x 15 3PLT x 10
Leg Curl - 4x20
Tri Pushdown and Pull over SS - 95x4x15
So my paltry squat is still paltry, but at least its moving North.
Well done brother.
Nice work. 455 here you come.
Looked easy!!
30lbs in 12 weeks? that is awesome progress Matty! Well done…I think that deserves a Yahtzee!!
Thanks alot guys, Looking back 30lbs in 12 weeks is pretty good progression, but that 415 truth be told felt very hard! I see some things from the vid that I definitely need to correct (elbows going back for one)
Im running on about 3 hours sleep, supposed to max out on bench today…we will see
OH HELLZ YEAH!
HTS Test week Day 2
Bench - 315x1 335x1 365x1 370xFail 355x1 315x5 315x3 275x5
+15 lbs increase. The 365 was a bit of a grinder but overall Im pleased, 370 went 3/4 of the way up and stuck.
DB Bench - 80x20 100x15,10
Spoon Press - 75x2x15 60x20
Seated DB Cleans - 30x10 50x2x10 30x15
Reverse DB Fly - 30x20 40x2x20
Weighted NG Chins - 0x10 25x5 45x4,4 0x8
Pinwheel Curls - 30x10 50x10 70x10 50x15
Poundstone Curls - Bar x 40,30
Good session especially with 3 hours sleep. Pinwheel curls give me no discomfort it allows me to release the inner bro.
On another note I have had the pleasure with with training with this guy, his name is Mina, he told me he was Egypts strongest man and he is currently here on a Student Visa. I called Bullshit because WTF is Egypts strongest man doing at a LA Fitness in Staten Island. Very nice KID! hes only 23 this vid I believe was a few years back he has lost 150 lbs since then. Studying to be a pharmacist and seems like a real cool dude. He is a FUCKING BEHEMOTH.
