Sarge's Lifting Chronicles 2006-2007

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Exactly. Aside from deads, that's very good progress and shouldn't be disappointing at all. The way to think about this sort of training, the way I've seen it described by guys like Pendlay and Rippetoe, is this: 20 pounds on a lift (5 pounds x 4 weeks after you ramp to your PRs) for 8 weeks of work doesn't seem like much, but if you're able to do something like that five times a year, it's 100 pounds.

The overhead poundage really stood out to me, too, as did rows. As for squats and bench, like you said, you essentially relearned the lifts with better form and are handling more weight than you did before.

As for resetting (assuming everything turns out well with the back), that's something you just have to play around with. You can do a 3-, 4-, or 5-week ramp to your PRs depending on how you're feeling after the week off.

Thanks bro! That REALLY reassuring... good big picture thinking!

Ok cool... yes, hopefully all goes well, but i'm not sure that's going to happen I took one A/C unit out and put my weight belt on ...took it downstairs.. fine... 2nd one (a bit larger) took a break... then picked it up... no way ...can't carry it to the basement

you should definitely benefit from a deload or a week off. let your body soak up nutrients for a little while......from looking at the beginning of your log, your squat went up 35lbs, rows 20lbs, presses freaking 45lbs!!
looks like you might've stalled on deads and bench. quit pushing through soreness and shit bro! lol did you start off with CGBP's? you need a whole body refresh. you haven't done that since beginning of august right?

Thanks bro! yeah...well, i can't lift because of my back anyway... just kinda worked out like this, lol.

Hopefully I won't be out of commision TOO long

hehe, I didn't "stall" on deads.. i just threw a number in there.. I didn't deadlift consistanly cuz I can (used to..) just go in a pull big numbers... and it'd put me out of CNS commision pulling that much weight reletively to my other lifts.

That bench number is from wide grip... elbows in line with the barbell... now i'm close gripping tucking my elbows into my lats.

I'm very surprized with my OHP too... crazy, I suppose that's because I hadn't ever really train OHP in any kind of way... so it shot up easily.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

GREAT POST!!!
Makes more sense when I look at it like this...
Test Weight Reps Achieved 1RM 5RM
Squat 265 5 298 265
CGBP Bench 205 5 231 205
Row 205 5 231 205
Dead 340 3 360 320
Push Press 175 4 191 170

those NOT familar with the 5 x 5 will understand better as well. New #'s look great.
CS is DEAD on.

Thanks SweetHawt!

BTW: I'm not sure my training could be called Traditional "5x5" anymore, lol... it's been tweaked alot... I do follow the basic principals of progressive overloading though.

It's AWESOME outside today here (chilly... but sunny in contrast to last night storm/rain/wind, ect).

Have a Great Day

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

10/22/06
Sunday

Cardio workout brought to you by 1 lb steak, huge pile of mash potoates and cheesecake from the Cheesecake factory last night AND some of my buddies food, lol... they're always in awe. Gotta slow that down this week though... a bit while no heavy lifting is going on. (edit, and 2 beers ...then one more later)

Cardio: 10 minutes bike, 10 minutes tread mill (2.8-3.2 walk... random 9.0 run..bout 60 seconds), 5 minutes arch trainer

Felt damn good. Quick and sweaty... I love endorphins

 

[ChinkNasty]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

i love endorphins too but i love beer even more

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

i love endorphins too but i love beer even more

Ms. Mirror gets pissed when I have too much beer, or too often though straight to the gut, lol.

 

[Ilk]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Morning there Sarge!

Have a great one!

 

[ck2006]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

mmmm beer i don't even look in the mirror after I have one! LOL

 

[jpt]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Ms. Mirror gets pissed when I have too much beer, or too often though straight to the gut, lol.

everytime i drink beer it goes right to my tits...had a few bacardi and diet's sat nigth when i bartended...0 cals. but then i think i had like 3 beers late night when i got home at 4:30 so i really wasn't that good lol

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

Not lifting is so hard

I crave the heavy weights that consume me mentally
oh the agony

/poem



I can't lie in my log... I did do 2 wussy ass sets of DB bench after my cardio sunday, lol... very random and 2 mintues before they closed up shop.

ugh... not sure if i'm going in to do cardio or not yet, if i'm still antzy in a few I will... but I have to "JUST SAY NO" to lifting or doing random shit in there

my back still hurts.
chiro is all i can do until around january, the 1st of the year...
Will have to remap a new training regimine without most of the core lifts that I need (no squat, dead, bent over barbell row {supported t-bar replacement})
I remember reading somewhere that 1 legged leg sled pressing was much easier on the back... may have to look into that as my only "core" lower movement for now.
A new log will probably be upcoming as well...

 

[Cynical Simian]

Re: Sarge hits the 5x5 for Ginormous Soleus Muscles!! - Log

chiro is all i can do until around january, the 1st of the year...
Will have to remap a new training regimine without most of the core lifts that I need (no squat, dead, bent over barbell row {supported t-bar replacement})

WTF?!?!?!?!? Further explanation, please.

If you have to wait, your plan to pull a Tweakle by using variants of the lifts (supported rows as you already mentioned and maybe sumo deads and safety squats) that don't exacerbate the injury seems like the only way to go.