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Goal: Jacked inner pecs and thunderous biceps

Yesterday, I went to a local restaurant and I ate more chicken in one sitting than anybody has any business eating in an entire week.....well, now I assume it was 'bad' chicken, lol, as I have a pretty bad case of food poisoning.....I feel better now than I did this AM.....but the only calories I kept down thus far at 5:30 PM were 1 glass of coca-cola, lol, so I can't wait to weigh myself tomorrow for shits and giggles.....so needless to say, no lifting today.....I'm gonna try to get some kind of cals down, maybe white rice and some kind of soup, and lots of Gatorade........this is the first time I have had a non-diet soda in about 3 years, and don't let anybody fool you by saying you lose the taste for it....that coke was the best damn thing I ever remember drinking, lol
 
Bummer, I had a food poisoning one Christmas Day from a chicken sandwich at Micky D's. It's no fun at all. That was about 15 years ago and I've not been to McDonald's since.

The good thing is you'll be fine again tomorrow. Any loss will just be water.
 
sorry you feel like ass. seems that you have been having a few problems in the last two weeks, getting old eh :evil: lol, jk

and i agree with the coke thing.
 
Good luck with your recovery and attempts to eat. Maybe throw a glass/bottle of olive oil in there to get as many non-filling/easily digestible calories as you can.
 
dang... hope you're feeling 100% by morning at the latest man!
BiggT said:
don't let anybody fool you by saying you lose the taste for it....that coke was the best damn thing I ever remember drinking, lol
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^^^ :lmao:
 
Chef's special for ya.. was it a buffet? I've eaten close to my bodyweight in chicken at those indian places and everytime I felt I was dancing with the Salmonella faries.

hope it's a 24 hour thing, not being able to eat is cruel and un-unsual :(
 
Feeling a little better today.....not 100%.....but a lot better than yesterday. Last night, I had some Won-Ton soup and white rice (from a quality, family-owned place, NOT a buffet, lol). For some reason ice cream sounded tolerable, so I had a couple scoops. I've been eating my normal fare today, just not as much as usual......I didn't bother weighing myself because I have been using the scale at the gym and I like to keep the instrument standard.

I am gonna give it one more day, then train tomorrow.
 
All back to normal today......I was itching to hit the gym all day long, I fit dayed my food intake up until 4PM (the pre workout meal) just out of curiosity, and I crammed down 5000cals by then......I'm done for the day now, except for a whey shake before bed, I think this might end up being close to a 7000 calorie day, considering I didn't count oils, peanut butter, etc on fitday.

Had a great workout today.....I think the shoulder strain and food poisoning served as a deload by default.

Friday 8/18/06

Behind-The-Neck Push Press: 135x8, 225x5, 235x5, 245x5, 255x5, 265x5 (5 rep PR, go figure)

Flat Bench: 225x5, 295x5, 325x5, 345x5

Incline D-Bell Press: 100sx12-11-11

D-Bell Skulls: 55sx10-10-10-10

Good night, felt good to get back to business, going into bench after PP is an idea I got from Glenn Pendlay, the bench felt great, I didn't even take a handoff for any of the sets, just had the spotter there for safty's sake, I think I can go to 355x5 next week and 365x5 the next doing this and then I will have to make an adjustment of sorts.

And.....I have a new assortment of homo-erotic pics.....I have to take more, some shots of the wheels etc etc.......I must have rehydrated, as I weighed in at 255.

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f...ent=Summer06005.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f...ent=Summer06001.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1

http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f...ent=Summer06002.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1
 
Looks like you achieved the goal of thunderous biceps eh? What about those jacked inner pecs? lol ... Don't forget to take a calf shot ... I'm curious after your calf comment ;)

Have a great weekend!

:wavey: Sarge :)
 
Nice comeback workout...good to see you throwing up iron again.

Looking huge as always in the pics. I'm gonna go start a "How big are teh gunz" poll. :p
 
Bunny....I will get one up, you won't be impressed w/ the calves as I said, lol....actually, I have a lower body shot in my gallery in my profile that Plat members can see if they click to enlarge, it's the thigh/calf, so you can check that out.......I'm not too concerned about it, but if they were bigger, it'd be cool, I might do calf raises once a week and see what it does........one of my best friends who hasn't so much as touched a weight since 1997 (the year we graduated from high school, lol) has 22" ripped calves, but thats the nature of it, lol......I'd post my ass if I didn't care about being obscene, it sticks out a good mile.
 
Your weight's climbed a good 12 pounds or so these past couple of months. Looking swole.

Just think of the food poisoning as an unscheduled deload.
 
Sat. 8/19/06

Power Clean: barx a lot, 135x a lot, 185x1, 225x1, 255x1, 275x1, 295x1, 315x1, 325x1 (ties PR), 275x3x3......I am going to alternate these every week with deadlifts and hopefully neither will stall out, the 325 was good, I could have been a little faster though.

Back Squat: 135x8, 225x8, 315x8, 365x5, 385x5, 405x5 (I will be squatting more frequently, as this has always been my suck lift and thus needs to be trained the hardest, I am just not built for squattin')

Jump Shrug: 315x6, 405x6, 475x6, 505x6, 525x6

Decline Situps: bodyweightx 2 sets of 20

Weighed in at 255 even
 
Another PR? There must've been some D-Blade in that chicken along with the salmonella.

Nice eatin' the past few days...I didn't think you'd be able to get enough down to keep from dropping a few pounds with the illness.
 
Sun. 8/20/06

Strict Standing Press: barx a lot, 135x5, 185x1, 225x1, 235x 6 singles, 215x4-3-3-3-3 (these were all relatively easy, I probably could have added 10lbs to the singles and done 5x5 @ 215, but then I would have blown my load and I'd have nothing left for next time, plus my volume/frequency is high on everything, so I will be patient.....all pressing is feeling better than it ever has right now)

Flat D-Bell Bench: 100sx15-15-15-13
 
Mon 8/21/06

Front Squat: barx a lot, 135x5, 225x5, 275x5, 315x3, 325x3, 330x3, 335x3....these were all pretty easy.

Pendlay Row: 135x10, 225x10, 285x5x5

Machine Calf Raises: Stack (numbers were all faded away, lol) x 3 sets of 10.....I'll add reps every week for a goal of 3 sets of 30.

Good workout......I plan on something heavy on the incline tonight.
 
Great job on the front squats....Im thinking of trying them myself to help bump the dl
 
Your FS never ceases to amaze.

How is your 3 x week squatting laid out - light, medium, heavy with FS your light day?
 
Right now, it's gonna be day 1 for back squats to a heavy 5, day 2 for front squats to a heavy triple (which is the light day), and day 3 for back squats to a 5 at about 85% of what I used on day 1.
 
Yet more props on the front squats. How close is your FS PR to your back squat one?

Also, this reminds me that you promised us leg pics at some point. :rainbow:
 
Cynical Simian said:
Yet more props on the front squats. How close is your FS PR to your back squat one?

Also, this reminds me that you promised us leg pics at some point. :rainbow:
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I ended up having one in my gallery, should still be there.....but I will take more though.

Lifetime Front Squat PR is 405.....Back Squat is 515....If I were to go for maxes tomorrow, I'd guess the front squat would be about 385 and the back squat MAYBE 485, I've had no confidence on this lift lately....when I train each one in a cycle equally as hard, they are always about 100lb apart.
 
*Bunny* said:
Looks like you achieved the goal of thunderous biceps eh? What about those jacked inner pecs? lol ... Don't forget to take a calf shot ... I'm curious after your calf comment ;)

Have a great weekend!

:wavey: Sarge :)
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pssssst, bunny .... tell him you like his tan lines!!
 
WoNderWoMan25 said:
pssssst, bunny .... tell him you like his tan lines!!
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I see I've got my efgf soliciting compliments for me now, lol

Worked out tonight.....Tues. 8/22/06

Incline Press: 135x8, 225x8, 225x8, 225x8, 275x2, 300x2, 325x2, 345x2

Dips: Bodyweight x 22, 18, 17

Thats it, short and sweet......came home, was out of protein, was out of milk, so I chugged 16oz of Egg Beaters, needless to say I won't be doing that again as they didn't sit too well, lol, but it got the job done, I hate egg beaters, but I like to dump them in shakes for added protein......Back squats tomorrow and some type of pull, then Thurs off.....then repeat.
 
Good to see you are feeling better. I noticed on one of your training days last week you did some behind the neck press before bench. How did that affect your strength on your flat press?

Egg Beaters, bro I would have got on a plane and brought you some milk before I'd let someone chug that! I did something similiar but with these slimy 100% liquid egg whites (egg beaters are even worse. I can't imagine how you did 16oz). That didn't sit to well with me either. I moved in the bathroom that night! Like you I was out of milk and figured "hey why not." NEVER AGAIN!
 
BiggT said:
I see I've got my efgf soliciting compliments for me now, lol

Worked out tonight.....Tues. 8/22/06

Incline Press: 135x8, 225x8, 225x8, 225x8, 275x2, 300x2, 325x2, 345x2

Dips: Bodyweight x 22, 18, 17

Thats it, short and sweet......came home, was out of protein, was out of milk, so I chugged 16oz of Egg Beaters, needless to say I won't be doing that again as they didn't sit too well, lol, but it got the job done, I hate egg beaters, but I like to dump them in shakes for added protein......Back squats tomorrow and some type of pull, then Thurs off.....then repeat.
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efgf :FRlol: If you only knew how familar that is lol ... I don't like tan lines lol ;) Heck I cant tan anymore anyway.

I cannot believe you chugged EB's ... WW, get on it woman :velvett:

BTW I did see the the calf pic in your gallery, angle cook have been better, you weren't flexing & it's about 4 months old :) That's why I asked for the pic.

Enjoy the rest of your week :)
 
C3bodybuilding said:
Good to see you are feeling better. I noticed on one of your training days last week you did some behind the neck press before bench. How did that affect your strength on your flat press?

Egg Beaters, bro I would have got on a plane and brought you some milk before I'd let someone chug that! I did something similiar but with these slimy 100% liquid egg whites (egg beaters are even worse. I can't imagine how you did 16oz). That didn't sit to well with me either. I moved in the bathroom that night! Like you I was out of milk and figured "hey why not." NEVER AGAIN!
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Yeah, it was disgusting, the onlt way i was able to chug is because it was right after the gym and I was thirsty and I just slammed them without stopping to breathe, lol.

Yeah, the bench after the PP worked out okay, it is an idea I got from Glenn Pendlay actually, so I can't take credit for it..... it affects the bench numbers a little bit, and isn't something I'd do when peaking my bench, for the next 3 weeks I am gonna go with it though, and then hopefully the bench will be that much better once I start doing it fresh again.
 
the worst thing about drinking egg beaters is the restroom-clearing toxic dumps I take the next day.. you've been warned, toilet time might be even worse than when you had the hibachi poisioning :D I don't know what they put in them to make them take the express route thru the colon as I can drink raw eggs all day with no problems

that's a heavy incline, nice pressing.. but someone needs a dipping belt :o
 
Weight on the dips next week, lol.....I'm really thinking about slamming raw eggs again, it fell out of vogue in recent years with all the fears of that 1 in 30,000 chance of getting sick........back in the day I used to do it all the time, I'd say between 8th and 12th grade I must have literally eaten, without exaggeration, thousands upon thousands of raw eggs and I'm still here........they taste better and are A LOT cheaper for sure.
 
BiggT said:
Weight on the dips next week, lol.....I'm really thinking about slamming raw eggs again, it fell out of vogue in recent years with all the fears of that 1 in 30,000 chance of getting sick........back in the day I used to do it all the time, I'd say between 8th and 12th grade I must have literally eaten, without exaggeration, thousands upon thousands of raw eggs and I'm still here........they taste better and are A LOT cheaper for sure.
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You are one nasty MOFO. i tried gargling down some liquid eggs, just couldnt lol so i cooked em up...

Nice lifts bigT, glad feeling alot better!
 
BiggT said:
Weight on the dips next week, lol.....I'm really thinking about slamming raw eggs again, it fell out of vogue in recent years with all the fears of that 1 in 30,000 chance of getting sick........back in the day I used to do it all the time, I'd say between 8th and 12th grade I must have literally eaten, without exaggeration, thousands upon thousands of raw eggs and I'm still here........they taste better and are A LOT cheaper for sure.
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Yo - they are now making pasteurized eggs.....
 
The Shadow said:
Yo - they are now making pasteurized eggs.....
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I didn't know that!! That seriously made my day, lol.......are they on the shelves now?? I am gonna be doing some shopping tonight if they are.
 
BiggT said:
I didn't know that!! That seriously made my day, lol.......are they on the shelves now?? I am gonna be doing some shopping tonight if they are.
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I would think so
 
So much for 'milk does a body good'. How did you run out????

For someone who claims to truly enjoy food and generally has great taste, the egg beater thing is kind of disappointing. And it's freaking me out. Bunny, my official efgf suggestion would be to scramble 'em up with some tomato and onion, salt and pepper. Maybe even a bit of low-fat cheese. Either that, or I suggest we need to run back over to the women's forum - these guys are getting a bit too hardcore, even for me!! :chomp:

Regarding the tan lines. Spray tan!! But you have to shave or wax and exfoliate for it to really take. Or T should just suck it up and ditch the tank top and go topless.... ;) :verygood:
 
Pan fry some onions, yellow, red peppers, a clove of garlic and some shrooms.....add this in to the eggs, stir in a bit of medium chunky salsa and make an omlette with dem aigs
 
The Shadow said:
Pan fry some onions, yellow, red peppers, a clove of garlic and some shrooms.....add this in to the eggs, stir in a bit of medium chunky salsa and make an omlette with dem aigs
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mmmm yummy. shadow's cooking!! :Chef:
 
I am gonna try that....my omlette-making skills need a little work, I always end up screwing it up and making scrambled eggs, lol

Forgot to post yesterday's workout.....Wed. 8/23/06

Back Squat: 135x10, 225x5, 315x5, 350x5, 375x5, 415x3, 365x8.....I think I can push a triple on the 3rd squat workout at this point, then hit 5 with it in 2 days, so screw the 85-90% crap for right now.

Chins: BWx 10, 9, 9

Standing Atl. D-bell Curl: 50sx8, 60sx8, 65sx8 (this may be a PR for 8 reps, not sure)

Today was off.
 
Got a good workout in today

Behind the neck push press: 135x8, 225x5, 235x5, 245x5, 255x5, 270x4 (the 5th rep at 270 started off perfect, I got great leg drive and launched the bar about 2 inches or so above my head, but I just got out of groove when I started to press it out with my arms, I should have had this, but what can ya do, this was a PR for reps w/ 270 on this lift regardless).

Flat Bench: 225x5, 300x5, 330x5, 355x5.....nice and smooth, no problems.

Incline D-Bells: 100sx13-12-12

D-Bell Skullcrushers: 55sx12-12-10-10

Skwats and deathlifts tomorrow.
 
Protobuilder said:
DB curls. DB skulls. What's going on in here? LoL

Nice job on the BTN PR. What's your 5RM on squat? Are you closing in on it?
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Yeah, I really gayed up what would have been an otherwise heterosexual workout with the skulls, sorry, lol

Back Squat 1 rep PR is 515, 5 rep PR is 455 or maybe 460, I forget, I'd have to go through my log.....I'd love nothing more in training than to squat something like 585x5, lol.....it has always been a tough lift for me, I don't have great squatting leverages, but I pound them hard.....I have come to the conclusion that I won't squat what I think I should unless I weighed about 300lbs, and that won't be happening, so I'll give it what I got, lol.
 
Dunkin Donuts and anadrol make a potent combination for getting that squat up, come on, do it.. join the 24" neck club & you'll be swimming in playboy bunnies before you know it.

270 x 4 is awesome, you have got to get that camera
 
That is a great push press. I think you need to start doing some doubles and triples, before you turn into a 130 pound sucker from all that cardio :)
 
Sun. 8/26/06

Back Squat: 135x10, 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 405x5, 415x5, 365x8

Deadlift: 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 500x5, 555x5

Decline Situps: Held a 10lb plate behind my head for 2 sets of 15

Everything felt good today, squats were solid, rep 5 on 415 was a grinder, but my feelings are if you can make it to 3, getting to 5 is just in your head.....deads were all easy, I should have gone to 6 plates x 5, but if I missed any reps, I'd get pissed off and it would seriously ruin my weekend, lol, so cleans next Sat, then heavy DL triples the next.
 
Man you are pretty damn bad. I want to be as hardcore as you this fall! Hang cleans for me today. Maybe Ill do some crazy stuff and do some 3's and some 1's. You really are a good example!
 
Proto, actually it doesn't really bother me, I'm used to squatting and pulling on the same day though, it's all I've ever really done, even when I split up upper work or pressing, I've really only known squats and pulls on the same day, so I am probably conditioned to it......my low back will get beat up at the end of a training cycle though just from fatigue that took several weeks to build up.

Shades, thanks.....I find olympic lifts work best in the 1 - 3 range, I'd rather just do more sets to get the work in, than get winded on reps 4 and 5 and have a total form breakdown.
 
I bet if people weren't so afraid of squats & pulls on the same day, we'd get conditioned to it and it wouldn't be so taboo. Part of the problem, as far as programming goes though, is that it's probably near impossible to realy push both lifts (e.g., new PRs) by combining them on the same training day throughout your cycle. IOW, I could see working squat PRs and then hitting 80-90% on pulls, but I think thre'd come a point where you just couldn't PR squats & then hope to hit a PR set of 5 on deads, for instance. But squats + pulls could dfeinitely be adapted to. I keep thinking I'll give that a whirl but then wus out and just go w/ rows. LoL I'd like to see what I can do back squatting AND DL'ing twice/wk.
 
one cool thing about doing squats before deads is that you'll recruit more leg drive in the pulling, simply because your body has got into a squatting groove. The downside is it's fucking horrible and makes you want to pass out :)

I used to love pairing up squats with stiff leg deads (and fronts & sumos).. good way to blow everything out at once.

Gotta get those squats over 5 man, you can do it no problem given your overall power
 
I did a ton of 1's today on hang clean and worked up 10lbs at a time from 135 and actually got 225. My problem on that damn lift is letting my legs bend to catch the weight. My pull is great but my feet tend to go out to dip instead of bending at the knees. It is just something I will need to work on.
 
Protobuilder said:
Squats + Deadlifts in same workout = badassedness

That doesn't bother the lower back?
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It never bothered my lower back but it does make it damn tight after a training cycle is complete. But I love it, I've gotten more conditioned and in shape doing those two lifts together than I ever have before. It's a workout alright, lol :)
 
Shades McCool said:
I did a ton of 1's today on hang clean and worked up 10lbs at a time from 135 and actually got 225. My problem on that damn lift is letting my legs bend to catch the weight. My pull is great but my feet tend to go out to dip instead of bending at the knees. It is just something I will need to work on.
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Front squats, man.....add them in your routine......you can also do a drill where you catch a power clean, and then right then and there with no adjustment do a front squat.
 
i havent read every single page, but...

you do 2-3 heavy lifts for the day?

that sounds good to me, i going to give that a go after this HIT routine.

do you lift by feel? like squats 5x5 one day, then 5x3, then a few singles etc then back to 5x5, then sets of 8?

thats what i used to do and got good results... mixing it up, but staying heavy.

and of course massive protein carbo intake... :)
 
TheOak84 said:
i havent read every single page, but...

you do 2-3 heavy lifts for the day?

that sounds good to me, i going to give that a go after this HIT routine.

do you lift by feel? like squats 5x5 one day, then 5x3, then a few singles etc then back to 5x5, then sets of 8?

thats what i used to do and got good results... mixing it up, but staying heavy.

and of course massive protein carbo intake... :)
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It's not really a routine per se, I've been training my squat, bench, and BTN push press, I go by feel as far as making an adjustment on the fly.....I felt my back squats are my weakest lift, so I train them twice, to a heavy 5 one day, then a triple the second day, then try to get 5 with the triple on the next day I train them, then the backoff sets for a little extra work.....this will work for a couple more weeks, then I'll have to do some singles followed by a day of 5's or something....I do front squats in between the back squat workouts because I'm also cleaning and deadlifting and I always found them to be very functional to those lifts and give good carryover........right now I've been squatting and pulling one day and pressing the next workout.
 
BiggT said:
It's not really a routine per se, I've been training my squat, bench, and BTN push press, I go by feel as far as making an adjustment on the fly.....I felt my back squats are my weakest lift, so I train them twice, to a heavy 5 one day, then a triple the second day, then try to get 5 with the triple on the next day I train them, then the backoff sets for a little extra work.....this will work for a couple more weeks, then I'll have to do some singles followed by a day of 5's or something....I do front squats in between the back squat workouts because I'm also cleaning and deadlifting and I always found them to be very functional to those lifts and give good carryover........right now I've been squatting and pulling one day and pressing the next workout.
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exactly, thats perfect, almost sporatic. that typ of training prolly works best.

ims ure youve gotten good results. ill just make sure to squat, pull and press. sounds sweet.
 
Took yesterday off (strict standing press).....I am doing front squats today.....I am going to do the 3 squat/pull workouts per week and cut the pressing down to 2.....pressing doesn't contribute to CNS blowout for me and the general feeling like I got run over by a truck, but it causes lots of nagging little stuff for me like pain in the pec/shoulder tie ins when I do it excessively, despite a fairly close grip on everything, so I think 2 pressing workouts a week will be plenty for now (Tues/Fri)......I'll do strict presses and some incline or flat bench doubles tomorrow, then back squats on Wed.
 
Monday 8/28/06

Front Squat: Bar x a lot, 135x5, 225x5, 275x5, 315x3, 325x3, 335x3, 345x3

Pendlay Row: 135x10, 225x5, 285x5, 295x5, 305x5, 315x5

Jump Shrug: 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 495x5, 525x5 (I know this wouldn't be recommended after 1 day of rest from deadlifting, but I felt like a million dollars and wanted to do them to add in some more work than last Monday....none of the sets was really hard at all)

Good night overall.
 
Great job, bud. Squats, rows, and shrugs. A perfect evening. Lol

I'd like to see you post where your top sets are in relation to your PRs, etc. (e.g., +5 pounds, or +2 reps, or 25 away from all-time PR). It'd be interesting to see where you're at. E.g., is that 345 front squat 80% or 105%? Good job, regardless. Just being nosey.

And you really need to get a digital camera or something. We need to see those rows & jump shrugs. Are you dropping into the low hang and actualy getting air? That's pretty sick if you are.
 
Protobuilder said:
Great job, bud. Squats, rows, and shrugs. A perfect evening. Lol

I'd like to see you post where your top sets are in relation to your PRs, etc. (e.g., +5 pounds, or +2 reps, or 25 away from all-time PR). It'd be interesting to see where you're at. E.g., is that 345 front squat 80% or 105%? Good job, regardless. Just being nosey.

And you really need to get a digital camera or something. We need to see those rows & jump shrugs. Are you dropping into the low hang and actualy getting air? That's pretty sick if you are.
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Thanks, brother.....I'll try to be more detailed with respect to percentage of max.....I never post it because I don't really train with %'s....except if I do say, a light day at a % of something I used a few days earlier....the most I ever front squatted is 405.....I know I'd be good for at least 385 right now, the 345 was not a joke, but never in doubt and didn't kill me.....next week I am gonna go to 360.....I hope that helps, I know it isn't something I'd say if I were ever going to formally write something for people to make sense of, lol, but it's what I do.

On the jump shrugs, I set the pins low to give me plenty of room, I drop into a low hang (I know many people consider it different, but to me it has always been mid-thigh that I call the low hang) and I do get air on them, I set the pins low enough that the bar never touches them, I just bend at the knees to absorb the impact when the weight comes crashing down, reset with the bar at the hips, and repeat, I always use straps, as doing them without with any kind of weight worth using is just not possible. I know lots of people love doing them in the 10-20 rep range, but I like 5's the best, I can use more weight which = bigger traps, which always = good in my book, and I don't get really taxed by these because it is a short pull.
 
BiggT said:
Monday 8/28/06

Front Squat: Bar x a lot, 135x5, 225x5, 275x5, 315x3, 325x3, 335x3, 345x3

Pendlay Row: 135x10, 225x5, 285x5, 295x5, 305x5, 315x5

Jump Shrug: 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 495x5, 525x5 (I know this wouldn't be recommended after 1 day of rest from deadlifting, but I felt like a million dollars and wanted to do them to add in some more work than last Monday....none of the sets was really hard at all)

Good night overall.
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Do you deweight the rows (on the floor) w/ all that weight?
 
al420 said:
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Yeah, I deweight them.....I just made an honest effort to do the true Pendlay Row....I don't necessarily think it is harder by de-weighting them and I don't think I'd be so much stronger on them if I didn't deweight, I think it is just a matter of what you're trained to do.....now, if I did the air hump tactic and turned it into a jump shrug, then that's easier, lol.
 
BiggT said:
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Definitely. I've always done the full deweight, and not doing it seems like it would feel uncomfortable and unnatural.

Like I've said before, 300+ on the rows stands out every time it shows up in the journal. Since PB and I are constantly bugging you about where different poundages stand in relation to your PRs, would you mind making an Official BiggT PRs post for the lifts you'll be pushing in the upcoming weeks when you get the time?
 
I don't find deweighting makes much of a difference either, if anything it helps me get the extra reps and keep my form tighter.. good solid workout, it's nice when everything gels and you feel like an asskicker in the gym :)
 
Wow... yeah those 300+ lb rows stand out like no other, lol

DAMN! That's awesome!

I deweighted for the first time last session... eh, not a fan I think i'll stick to as close to 90* as I can without deweighting next time. Are you going to revert back as well or keep deweighting?

*Chanting*

..Video...Video...Video

:)
 
And fix us some coffee while you're at it. LoL If CS & I pester you about posting where you're at in relation to your PRs, you'll be able to thank us when you are forced to surpass them linearly each month. LoL

For the longest while now, I'd gone back to not deweighting the rows, and last workout, I deweighted them again and honestly, it felt quite a bit better. My form was tighter, I didn't slop as much, and it was easier on my lower back. I also felt I got a stronger lat pull on each rep. I'm definitely back to the full deweighted row. On a side note, a workout of OHP + front sq. + rows = awesome. I'm thinking of trying back squat + bench + deads on day 1 & 3 and the aforementioned on Day 2.
 
Didn't log the last 2 workouts on here and I just realized it, lol.....I trained Tuesday (8/29) and Wed (8/30).

Tues. 8/29

Flat Bench: 135x8, 225x8, 300x8, 350x1, 405x1, 405x1, 405x1

Strict Standing Press: 135x10, 185x5, 205x5, 215x5-4-4, 200x8

Dips: BW plus 45lb plate x 3 sets of 12, will use 2 plates next week

Triceps Pushdown: stack (don't know how much as paint is faded on it) x 3 sets of 15, useless waste of time that i wouldn't recommend to anybody, but some wikked pumpz, lol, and I had to kill a little time before picking my car up at the shop.

Wednesday 8/30

Back Squat: 135x10, 225x10, 315x5, 350x 4 sets of 5 (stuck to 85% of heavy day's weight for 5s), 405x1 (could have gotten air), 455x1 (EASY), 495x1 (grinder at the end of all this, but I wanted to take 5 plates for a ride, and I think I left an ass-print on the floor with this too, so I was happy)

Chins: BWx 10-10-10

Calves: 3 sets of some gay standing machine, they actually are looking much better after working them out this week and last.

weighed between 254-255 at the end (scale kept shifting)
 
silver_shadow said:
lol, not for some time i'm sure... coz T doesn't have a video cam. we gotta start bugging him enough to buy one or just get him one on his b'day. :coffee:
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I'm in - you can pick one up on Ebay for next to nothing. It would be worth it to see these heavy ass rows done properly.
 
Wow you are strong. This is the best thing I've heard all day: "I wanted to take 5 plates for a ride, and I think I left an ass-print on the floor with this too, so I was happy"
 
Thanks for the kind words.....I have never been impressed with my squat, I just think with my other lifts I should be squatting 585x5, lol.....but all I can do is train it harder than anything else, I've only got what I got, thats all I can do, lol.
 
Biggt needs his own custom smilie. Some smilie with 405 on his back and catching air.

Great squatting. I’ve never seen a 5 plate butt to ankles squat in person.

I have seen 5 plate Smith Machine 1/8 squatting, though. With belt and pussy pad too. :rolleyes:
 
Tweakle said:
dammit I want to start squatting again :(

nice pressing too, how did 405 feel?
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Thanks, it felt pretty solid, the 3rd wasn't as fast as the 1st single, but they were never in doubt. My pec/shoulder tie-ins are bothering me a little bit though, I was planning a little deload this week, I was gonna skip the flat bench after push presses tonight, then on Tues next week, I was going to protect the area and close-grip, then hopefully do some heavy benching the next week.
 
*Bunny* said:
This is the best thing I've heard all day: "I wanted to take 5 plates for a ride, and I think I left an ass-print on the floor with this too, so I was happy"
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Agreed...not that a 5-plate squat needed more help to sound badass. Nice workouts, T.

I've previously suggested sending money via PayPal to subsidize a camera purchase. It wouldn't take much from each of the people regularly posting in this journal to pay for a decent portion of a cheap camera from ebay/newegg. It's hardly an appeal to pure altruism: we'd probably benefit more from seeing the lifts than T would from having to mess around with recording himself or proving to sidney (remember that guy?) that his numbers are real.
 
Jim Ouini said:
Biggt needs his own custom smilie. Some smilie with 405 on his back and catching air.

Great squatting. I’ve never seen a 5 plate butt to ankles squat in person.

I have seen 5 plate Smith Machine 1/8 squatting, though. With belt and pussy pad too. :rolleyes:
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No joke - I threw the pussy pad away - threw it right in the trash. Owner of the gym asked me about it and I told him it was a useless piece of equiptment - he laughed and got it out of the trash. Thank god he likes me!

Not many have seen a ATF squat w/ 5 plates - I know I have not. I can't wait till I'm walikng under it!
 
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