Sarge's Lifting Chronicles 2006-2007

[SgtSlaughter]

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

Sarge, the Day 3 bench is the second bench workout of the week, so use that for the 5x8 day, this is just a day to add weekly volume, pyramid up over 5 sets and finish off with a weight that you could probably 10 or so with, but stop at 8, and add 5lbs to it the next week.

One Day 1 bench, I'd do
115x5, 135x5, 135x5, 190x3x3, 155x8-12.

Then the following week go
115x5, 135x5, 155x5, 215x 3 to 5 singles, 155x8-12.

I'm still semi retarded with figuring this stuff out...

So day 3 based off Day 1 there would be...
5 sets of 8
105x8
125x8
140x8
165x8
185x8

?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

One Day 1 bench, I'd do 115x5, 135x5, 135x5, 190x3x3, 155x8-12. Then the following week go 115x5, 135x5, 155x5, (you may want to do 185x1 to prime the CNS for the heavier singles) 225x 3 singles, 155x8-12, the next singles workout try 235 x 3 singles. Try this for a month, that 2 workouts with triples and 2 workouts with singles, it should nudge up your 5 rep weights.

You edited lol

Singles on Day 1, ok... gotcha, cool.

 

[BiggT]

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

I might be the retarded one, lol.....Day 1 was your day to push the 5's.....so make that day the one where you train the singles and triples......Day 2 was BTN Push Press, keep that just as it is because it is moving up nicely.......Day 3 was the day where you'd try to hit a triple with the weight you planned to get for 5 on Mon, so use that day for the 5x8, the 5x8 doesn't play off the heavy day, it is just to add more volume to the weekly workload.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

I might be the retarded one, lol.....Day 1 was your day to push the 5's.....so make that day the one where you train the singles and triples......Day 2 was BTN Push Press, keep that just as it is because it is moving up nicely.......Day 3 was the day where you'd try to hit a triple with the weight you planned to get for 5 on Mon, so use that day for the 5x8, the 5x8 doesn't play off the heavy day, it is just to add more volume to the weekly workload.

lol... alrighty, thanks bro... you've been an awesome help!!

So would this be what I'm doing tomorrow (Day 3 ... lol, my days are all messed up)
First day of new Benching Tomorrow:

Day 3
5 sets of 8

105x8
125x8
140x8
165x8
185x8

Too ambitious... too weenie... ?

 

[BiggT]

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

I can't tell ya that, lol.....if you think you'd be good at 185 for 10 reps, then it's just right for 8.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

I can't tell ya that, lol.....if you think you'd be good at 185 for 10 reps, then it's just right for 8.

why not?!?!

lol... ok, i'll have to look back in my training journal.

 

[jpt]

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

i thoroughly enjoyed reading the last few posts

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

i thoroughly enjoyed reading the last few posts

I jump through firey rings of fire as well

 

[*Bunny*]

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

I jump through firey rings of fire as well

Eye brows are still trying to grow back too

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

They'll be back