Sculelos Madcow 5x5 Journal

[Sculelos]

bro, how do u eat?

Craploads with a decent amount of protein ect. My typical diet is around 6,000-7,000 calories and I've been gaining 4-5lbs/month, I've been doing this awhile and plan to keep doing it until I'm big enough to make a cut worth it.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #2 4-1-08 W1D2

Well pumped out my second workout which was actually surprisingly easy, but that will probably change in a few weeks.

Anyways you might of noticed the W1D2 at the top of my journal, W stands for Week, and D stands for the day of the week, just a little extra bit of tracking info I'll be including from now on.

Weight: 223lbs

Squats: Very Easy

45 x 5
85 x 5
115 x 5
115 x 5

Military Press: Easy

45 x 5
60 x 5
75 x 5
85 x 5

Deadlift: Somewhat Easy

135 x 5
165 x 5
195 x 5
225 x 5

Everything went well today, hopefully I see some nice strength gains in the upcoming months.

 

[djeclipse]

Craploads with a decent amount of protein ect. My typical diet is around 6,000-7,000 calories and I've been gaining 4-5lbs/month, I've been doing this awhile and plan to keep doing it until I'm big enough to make a cut worth it.

If you're putting on too much fat you may want to cut back a little on the cal's. As long as the scale is moving up and you're not putting on a bunch of fat you're good. But if you eat a lot more calories then you are using, you'll gain fat, and it is always harder to get rid of then it is to put on.

 

[Sculelos]

If you're putting on too much fat you may want to cut back a little on the cal's. As long as the scale is moving up and you're not putting on a bunch of fat you're good. But if you eat a lot more calories then you are using, you'll gain fat, and it is always harder to get rid of then it is to put on.

I've gained very little fat for how much muscle I've put on. I will do a proper cut when I need to but I am one of those people that can shed fat with very little effort if I wanted to. Bulking on the other hand takes me a lot of time and dedication so thats what I'm going to do until I'm satisfied with my size.

 

[skyflyer231]

Pssssh. Putting on 4 or 5 pounds per month is perfect. So keep eating like you are.

 

[djeclipse]

I've gained very little fat for how much muscle I've put on. I will do a proper cut when I need to but I am one of those people that can shed fat with very little effort if I wanted to. Bulking on the other hand takes me a lot of time and dedication so thats what I'm going to do until I'm satisfied with my size.

I'd say you are lucky, I am the other way around. I can put on weight, but cutting takes a lot of work. I need to really watch my diet when trying to loose. And usually do alot of extra cardio/ day.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #3 4-3-2008 W1D3

Another good workout. There however was a stupid guy that took up the squat rack for a hour doing 1-2 rep squats with 225lbs and a belt with bad depth and back rounding. He then proceeded to do deadlifts with the same amount of weight and there again was the horrible back rounding. I usually don't say this about people but he probably won't be coming back for awhile because he was clutching his back after he deadlifted then he left in a hurry without even putting his weights away...

...Anyways enough about him as I probably won't see him again. I did Front Squats today and tried Dumbel Squats but lost my balance and fell over, I didn't get hurt fortunately but I'm not gonna try dumbell squats again...

Well enough rambling on to the workout details...

Weight: 226lbs

Bench: Top set was a little easier then normal.

45 x 5
70 x 5
95 x 5
115 x 5
140 x 3
95 x 8

Front Squat: Fairly easy but balancing was a little more tricky

45 x 5
85 x 5

Squats: Somewhat Easy

45 x 3
115 x 5
155 x 5
185 x 3
115 x 8

Barbell Rows: A little easier then normal, got a little carried away on my top set.

135 x 5
140 x 5
150 x 5
160 x 5
175 x 4
150 x 8

Overall the workout was solid, got everything in I was suppose to and it still isn't very hard yet. Hopefully it stays that way for a while

 

[Sculelos]

I'd say you are lucky, I am the other way around. I can put on weight, but cutting takes a lot of work. I need to really watch my diet when trying to loose. And usually do alot of extra cardio/ day.

Yeah, everyone's built differently. We just gotta learn how to use our body's natural abilities to their full potential.

Anyways, I'm planning to bulk until 300+lbs but might insert mini-cuts if I start to get too fat on my way there, lol.

 

[djeclipse]

Workout #3 4-3-2008 W1D3

Another good workout. There however was a stupid guy that took up the squat rack for a hour doing 1-2 rep squats with 225lbs and a belt with bad depth and back rounding. He then proceeded to do deadlifts with the same amount of weight and there again was the horrible back rounding. I usually don't say this about people but he probably won't be coming back for awhile because he was clutching his back after he deadlifted then he left in a hurry without even putting his weights away...

...Anyways enough about him as I probably won't see him again. I did Front Squats today and tried Dumbel Squats but lost my balance and fell over, I didn't get hurt fortunately but I'm not gonna try dumbell squats again...

Well enough rambling on to the workout details...

Weight: 226lbs

Bench: Top set was a little easier then normal.

45 x 5
70 x 5
95 x 5
115 x 5
140 x 3
95 x 8

Front Squat: Fairly easy but balancing was a little more tricky

45 x 5
85 x 5

Squats: Somewhat Easy

45 x 3
115 x 5
155 x 5
185 x 3
115 x 8

Barbell Rows: A little easier then normal, got a little carried away on my top set.

135 x 5
140 x 5
150 x 5
160 x 5
175 x 4
150 x 8

Overall the workout was solid, got everything in I was suppose to and it still isn't very hard yet. Hopefully it stays that way for a while

Why did you try front squats today? usually Wed/ Day 2 is a good day to throw in front squats instead of light back squat. Don't waste your time with dumbell squats.

As fr the guy in the squat rack, is it your only one? He could at least let you work in and do deads outside of the rack.

 

[Sculelos]

Why did you try front squats today? usually Wed/ Day 2 is a good day to throw in front squats instead of light back squat. Don't waste your time with dumbell squats.

As fr the guy in the squat rack, is it your only one? He could at least let you work in and do deads outside of the rack.

Just cause the guy was hogging the rack and I wanted to do something in the mean time. I definitely won't waste my time with dumbell squats anymore as I can't do heavy enough weight to be worth it. And yes we only have one power rack at my gym, usually there are no or very few people in my gym but not that day. Either way if I see someone hogging the rack again I'll probably ask them if I can do my squats while they finish their other stuff or if they can hurry up and do their sets... I'm not an impatient person but taking 1 hour to do a few squats is ridicules.