AA Max

[oso0960]

Goals by the end of march @ 181 bw are:
Squat 405
Bench 315
Dead 500
Press 205

What are your lifts at right now?

 

[artificialaspirations]

16" BOX SQUAT
45x8
135x5
225x3
250x3
275x3
275x3
275x3

DEADLIFTS
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1 (added belt and mixed grip here)
365x1

PENDLEY ROWS
185x3
205x3
205x3

DB SHRUGS
90x15
100x5 (low back started feeling tight so I stopped here)

DB CURLS
30x8
35x8
35x8

STRETCH

Disappointing workout because of the DLs. I feel like I'm up against a mental brick wall here. It is frustrating being over 400 lbs and now being back in the 300s struggling with an old weight I could do 5 times. Oh well, I didn't feel strong when I walked into the gym, but felt better afterwards.

I'm back from a week off to let the low back rest.

 

[artificialaspirations]

BW 185

GOOD MORNINGS
45x8
45Mx8
45Mx8

SLDL
70x6
70x6

BENCH
45x15
95x10
135x5
185x5
205x5
205x5
205x5
205x5
205x5
140x14 <--PR

RACK PRESS (from eyes)
95x5
115x5
115x5

RACK LOCKOUTS
135x10
205x5
225x3 these agrivate shoulder, stopped here

BAND PRESSDOWNS
Minix20
Minix20
Minix20

FACE PULLS
60x12
70x12
85x12

STRETCH

Good workout today. No squats for the next month as I'm still having sciatic pain and want my posterior chain to heal up without stressing it more. Bench was done very quickly at an exhausting pace. This made the rest of my lifts suffer as chest, delts and tris were already toast. I'm gonna miss squatting and won't be ready for full meet in february. Maybe enter bench only, or do full meet and add a token squat and dead for the experience?

 

[JDid23]

great benching man!!

 

[artificialaspirations]

BW 186

LEG PRESS
215x20
305x15
395x12
485x10
575x8
665x6
755x5 <--PR!
845x3 <--PR!

EXPLOSIVE PULLUPS
0x13 <--PR! (at this bw)
0x3
0x3
0x5
0x5

DB ROWS
50x8
60x8
70x8
80x8 <--PR!
90x8 <--PR!

HS MACHINE SHRUGS
140x20
180x20
270x12
360x6
180x20

PREACHER MACHINE
65x12
80x12
95x10 <--PR!
110x6 <--PR!
125x3 <--PR!

Well, pretty good workout tonight. It was supposed to be DE Lower and DE Back and without squats and deads I had to improvise, so I used the leg press and a bunch of other pussy machines. I was pleasantly surprised how much easier they all were. I feel like I havn't been on a LP in over a year. I never keep track of PRs that aren't related to the big three, but I know I've never used weights as high as I did today. Thank you squats!

 

[artificialaspirations]

BW 185

LEG PRESS
305x20
395x15
485x12
575x12
575x12
575x12

SPEED BENCH
45x10
45x10 Monster Mini band added here
95x5
135x3
145x3
145x3
145x3
145x3
145x3

DB PRESS
25x12
35x12
35x12

DIPS
0x12
0x12
0x12
0x8 Mini band resistence added here

DB UPRIGHT ROWS
20x20
20x20
20x20

CARDIO
20 min treadmill lvl 10

STRETCH

Forgot to do abs. With the absense of squats and deads I need to add some core work. This workout was done so quickly it kicked my ass. LP burned like crazy and couldn't catch my breath the entire time. Felt good.

 

[JDid23]

nice workout man..

 

[artificialaspirations]

BW 185.5

LEG PRESS
395x12
485x10
575x6
665x7 <--PR!
665x8 <--PR!

DB ROWS
80x8
100x5 <--PR!
100x6 <--PR!
100x5
110x8 <--PR!

CHINUPS
0x7
0x5
0x5
0x5
0x5

DB SHRUGS
100x12
105x12
110x9

BB CURL
50x8
70x8
80x8
80x6
70x6
50x6 (Dropset)

CARDIO
10 min recumbant steady state lvl 9

STRETCH

I really hate nopt being able to squat and deadlift. It feels like I'm not even breaking a sweat. I had my wife doing box squats and defecits and it was lame doing leg press and DB rows along side her.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

lol dude my forearms give out when I do 100's on db rows, good job. Deadlifts and squats or not, that is still a godd routine you are doing. Youll be fine, theres plenty of guys who dont do deads/squats and grow. With your work ethic you will grow bro.

 

[ExtraMile]

I really hate nopt being able to squat and deadlift. It feels like I'm not even breaking a sweat.

i feel ya bro i know exactly what you mean! iv not squatted or deadlifted heavy in 12 weeks!