Incline Dumbells Vs Incline Barbell for the biggest chest (My new journal)

[BiggT]

Squeezed in a late one tonight at 9:30 in the PM .....I decided twice a week lifting blows, I like being in the gym too much for that. Lifting is just my drug of choice and i actually study better when I am training more often.

Power Clean: a ton of warm-ups, then 10 singles at 295.

Back Squat: 225x5, 315x5, 335x5, 365x5, 395x5

Chins: BW x 11, 10, 10

Hammer Curl: 70's x 4 sets of 6, 60's x 12

Weighed in at 228 and change with a half decent 4 pack first thing in the morning that I noticed doing my normal routine for the past 15 years or so of flexing in the mirror when I get up, lol. Today's "cutting diet" consisted of this....

M 1: 4 whole eggs scrambled, 2 slices of toast with butter and jelly, 2 glasses of milk

M 2: Big 100 bar

M 3: 3 chilli dogs and lots of diet Dr. Pepper, lol

M 4: Ground beef mixed with Rice-a-roni and green beans like one big plate of slop, and 2-3 glasses of milk and an oatmeal cookie

M 5: Muscle Milk shake

 

[al420]

You eat like a Fitness Queen, lardass. Nonsense I tell you...

Still catching those cleans high? My oldest son (now 9) had his first training session w/ his Oly coach. Afterwards he watched me clean and asked why I 'didn't go into a front squat'. His workout went like this:

Jumps from deep squat (full extention), High pulls, Cleans, Back Squats, Plyo jumps to 12" from deep squat and landing in deep squat, the some Push Presses.

Not a bunch of volume, but the workout lasted 1hr, and he said his legs felt heavy, and he couldn't jump out of the hole very well at the end...nice. He cleaned 13k at about 26.5k BW. It's funny, but even the coach said his form was just sick. It was a lot fo fun to watch, and this morning he was walking around w/ his chest held high for sure. Told me when I got home he did "5 sets of 5 reps on my 'firecrackers' (high pulls - the coach is teaching him to be explosive at about the mid quad, so he is making a firecraker noise as instructed...neat stuff) and then I did 10 jumps. Tomorrow I can do 5 sets of deadlifts w/ my bar. My coach said so"

Next session or so he will learn the snatch. Can't wait. I'm real proud if you can't tell.

 

[BiggT]

Al, sorry I never saw your post. Right now, I am just doing the power versions caught high. I just want to keep explosive, plus cleans are probably my favorite lift of all time and I just like doing them. Last I trained squats cleans was the Spring/early Summer....it is a blast, but requires lots of dedication and some of the other lifts suffer.

Your son is learning the right way of course. I learned the squat versions first, learning the power versions 1st teaches an incorrect pull.

You should be proud, just for the love of God stop crushing up Halotestin tabs in his Frosted Mini Wheats.

Haven't posted a workout in a bit and I am not gonna back log so i will post tonight's....I ate clean for a week and got on the scale tonight at 225lbs....feeling a little too lean and light. I am gonna go eat a big meal in a bit.

Tonight

Power Cleans: warm-ups, then 10 singles at 305 with little rest between sets

Front Squat: 135x5, 225x5, 275x5, 300x3, 330x3, 340x3

Chins: bodyweight x 11-10-9

Dbell hammer curl: 60sx 3 sets of 8

Again, feel a bit too light/small at 225.....very lean though....off to eat something.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

you skinny bastard


(i'm ~215 now lol )

 

[al420]

PC...305... Shit I hate myself

 

[Sean12]

That is a really nice Power Clean. You have to be explosive to do that. What do you think your vertical is?

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

I can't imagine BiggT only weighing 25lbs more than me. He looks twice as large in pics! Must be cutting down nicely. Awesome work as always, gives me something to aim for :-D.

 

[BiggT]

sean, don't know my vert. I'm about 6' and I could dunk a volleyball, a girl's b-ball, and shit like tennis balls etc at about 250-ish, lol. I haven't been this light in a while, if I have the chance to ever, i might try to dunk a b-ball.....I usually couldnt quite throw the b-balls through the hole.

s8n....I'm about 260 in my avatar pic.....I think 225 is as light as I wanna go though, lol.

 

[al420]

sean, don't know my vert. I'm about 6' and I could dunk a volleyball, a girl's b-ball, and shit like tennis balls etc at about 250-ish

Why do you spend so much time w/ girls athletic equiptment? Hounding the young ones?

 

[BiggT]

Alright....through being a bitch. I figured out I can handle law school, and training, and a social life....it's not that hard, lol......I stepped on the scale earlier this week and was 224, I feel a little small...I seriously don't think I look at all big at this weight and I am about as lean as I'd ever really want to be anyway, so I think I'd like to coast around 235-ish.

I'll back-log.

Monday 3/12/07

Back Squat: 135 x a bunch, 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 385x5

Deadlift: 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 495x5

Chest Supported Row: 3 sets of 8 with 3 plates

D-Bell alternate Curlzz: 3 sets of 8 with 60's

Decline Situps: BW x 2 sets of 20


Tuesday 3/13/07

Incline Press: 135x a bunch, 225x5, 255x5, 275x5, 295x3, 315x3

Flat D-bells: 95s x 13-11-13

D-Bell Skullzz: 55sx 10-10-10

Took Wed off...

Thurs. 3/15/07

Front Squat: 135x5, 185x5, 225x5, 275x5, 295x5, 315x5

Jump Shrug: 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 495x5, 405x15

Chins: BW x 9-9-9 (did these with palms facing in, was stalled out on the regular variety)

Barbell Curls: 95x8, 115x8, 135x8