Sarge's Lifting Chronicles 2006-2007

[SgtSlaughter]

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

Definately a NICE workout!!! Hope you are enjoying your weekend!!

Yeah it was!! Thanks!

Tryin' to ... I despise bullshit, filler/B.S. type writing... i like bulleted points... facts. Blah... stoopid course work

 

[Ilk]

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

GREAT WORKOUTS!!! Reading up on you!

Enjoy your weekend.. Sarge!

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

GREAT WORKOUTS!!! Reading up on you!

Enjoy your weekend.. Sarge!

Thanks... likewise, enjoy the rest of the weekend!!

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Busted out the measuring tape...

My upper legs (Quads/Hams) are + ~ 2 inches give or take a little bit, until I find the exact measure of when they were last measured!

Pretty cool... cuz my waist hasn't increased along with them.

Calves are proportionally increasing too... they're bigger than my bis/tris now, lol..

Found it!

wow... was a while ago...
1.18.2006
23" quad/ham ... ok, that makes it an even 2 inches
25" pegs now.

weight then: 190lbs
weight now: 210ish (haven't checked in a day or 2 though)

Damnit...sucks I don't have one more recent... cuz i haven't squated consistantly since forever... had that knee issue up until a few months ago. My point... I think this growth has happend in only 7- 8 weeks.

 

[Ilk]

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

Thanks... likewise, enjoy the rest of the weekend!!

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Busted out the measuring tape...

My upper legs (Quads/Hams) are + ~ 2 inches give or take a little bit, until I find the exact measure of when they were last measured!

Pretty cool... cuz my waist hasn't increased along with them.

Calves are proportionally increasing too... they're bigger than my bis/tris now, lol..

Good job with the increased size of nearly everything!


Have a great week!! Pump it up!

 

[BiggT]

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

Sarge, did you decide to go with a close-grip on the bench from here on out?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

Sarge, did you decide to go with a close-grip on the bench from here on out?

From reading others logs and whatnot... i've noticed that that's what i had to do from the start to tuck elbows... if i go shoulder width or even a tad wider i can't tuck properly. So i'm just documenting it now.

Close grip = anything < shoulder width, correct?

 

[BiggT]

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

CGBP is a great teaching tool for form on a bench....and it gives me great carry-over.

On the grip, it is gonna depend on your body.....16" is pretty ideal for most athletes.....don't go so close that (a) it causes wrist discomfort and (b) it forces you to use weenie weights.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

tomorrow's plan for Week 6 Day 2:

- Squat
...usual light squat day going up to 190x5

- Subing Military for Push Presses now

- Power Cleans 152x5x5 (regularly scheduled)

- Clean Pulls: 190x3, 225x3, 255x3, 295x3

- DL: 225x5, 280x5, 330x5, 350x5, 380x5

Now here's my question:

At the end of clean pulls... should I just load 315 and go from there on Deadlifts... or scale back to ramp back up with 5's... although I want to pull triples with deads now.... ideers?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

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

CGBP is a great teaching tool for form on a bench....and it gives me great carry-over.

On the grip, it is gonna depend on your body.....16" is pretty ideal for most athletes.....don't go so close that (a) it causes wrist discomfort and (b) it forces you to use weenie weights.

Ok... yeah, i'm been close gripping the entire time then. Cool. Ok... just checked my 190x5 vid... looks wider than 16 on that one.. bah, i'll have to bust out a ruler, lol.

Yeah, i used to be one of the motards that did the side by side close grip hand thingy where balancing the damn weight was harder than pressing, lol.

 

[Bretmj1]

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

Damn, where have I been, Good stuff sgt!