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Lord_Suston
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solid info as always man, I was wondering how is your lower back strength now compared to before, I know you don't focus on strength but it is a good measuring stick that I use for progress in guys who lift heavy. Solid work all, takes a lot of time to build a body like that
needsize said:
Awesome brother! I wish my tear drops were 23! haha. I havent even trained legs in a while, due to my obsession with deadlifts in the last year. Though I never squatted, everytime I trained legs I was guaranteed to puke or dry heave. Id do leg press mostly, 16 plates (8 per side) for 52 reps, not to mention all the other sets.
Never amounted to much though. I got sore as fuck though. Ive never been as shredded as you, even when measured at 5 and 7% when I was 18, but was just curious how much size Id lose if I cut. Losing 2 inches on the arms is fucking scary! haha Im at about 18 inches on my arms now and would like to think I could keep most of it, since Im fairly lean and cant see any fat on my arms. ThanX alot!!!!!!!
Lord_Suston said:
actually my deadlift strength sucks compared to usual, the nerve in my lower back is playing havoc, last workout I got 475 for 5, which is a far cry from the 500 for 10 that I can normally do. Funny thing is I am way bigger than I have ever been though
WB, I get sick(without actually throwing up) everytime I train legs as well. I pushed it so hard today that I've been feeling like shit all night. The arm size you should be able to keep as long as you are careful, its when you go from ripped to contest shape that things change
needsize said:
How do you keep from puking? Pace yourself or hold it in someway? 475x5 is still fucking strong. Contest shape takes a few inches off the arms? Is it possible to keep the arm size and still get in contest shape? ThanX brother!
When I feel myself getting ready to toss the cookies, I slow down a bit, it usually doesnt happen to the end of the workout though.
I think you could get into contest shape and keep more size than I did, like I said the carb depleting killed me. next time i will carb load much heavier and will fat load as well. I also dropped 15lbs of water in the last 2 days, that kinda hurt too.
If you look at my avatar, they were only 17" there but they dont look it
I think you could get into contest shape and keep more size than I did, like I said the carb depleting killed me. next time i will carb load much heavier and will fat load as well. I also dropped 15lbs of water in the last 2 days, that kinda hurt too.
If you look at my avatar, they were only 17" there but they dont look it
JKurz1
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How do you figure you do 2 sets of 6-8 reps when you said your warmup was:My warmup for chest looks like this
95lbs x 10
135lbs x 8
185lbs x 5
225lbs x 5
275lbs x 3
315lbs x 2
340lbs x 6/5 rep
no extra warmup for dumbells
Also, more intrigued by your diet.......do you weigh your food? For example how much steak are you consuming? Potatoes? Etc.
Do you eat till you're full? Do you snack in between?
95lbs x 10
135lbs x 8
185lbs x 5
225lbs x 5
275lbs x 3
315lbs x 2
340lbs x 6/5 rep
no extra warmup for dumbells
Also, more intrigued by your diet.......do you weigh your food? For example how much steak are you consuming? Potatoes? Etc.
Do you eat till you're full? Do you snack in between?
needsize said:
Nice! Me, once I cross that line, Im fucked. haha I usually just force it out. Yes, your arms look much bigger then 17 in the avatar. Most pros dont look that ripped! haha. Awesome work brother! Keep it up!
needsize said:
You did, and then some biggun'
Thanks!Your warm-up scheme is a lot like mine. I might do one less "bridging" set here and there, but then, you are stronger than me. More weight requires more warm-ups
This is really interesting:
I wonder why that is? I'm not one to get into fiber type much, but it'd seem to me this suggests you're a fast-twitch demon. The fact that you've done a 5x5 w/ 255 on militaries (or was it seated press?) corroborates this
Anyway, I like that approach a lot. You're giving each bodypart priority week to week, but the second group still gets a good workout.
Let's see...
I hear you on T-Bars. It's amazing, but after 11 years of this, I've only done them ONCE! I like all my back movements at the moment, but after I work this one Hammer row as high as I can, I think I might try the T-Bar to do something different.
I also figured that's what you meant by supersetting. I used to do something pretty similar when I had them both on the same day. Like you said, that way you can still move reasonable weights for everything; one or the other needn't suffer after ALL of bis or tris was finished up.
Awesome close-grip, btw. Your arms are truly outstanding, and the wheels looked Mike Francois-ish in those 6 week out pics. I still can't get over those guys who said your hamstrings weren't up to snuff, ROTFLOL...
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