young_squatters Single Factor 5x5 Journal

[Cynical Simian]

Avoiding legs entirely if you can't do deads is a good plan, but dumbbell presses are a redundant (and even potentially detrimental) choice given that you're benching as normal. Just focus on progressing on your upper-body compound lifts, and, if you really want something to fill the time you would've spent on squats/deads, insert a bit of light assistance, grip or core work.

 

[young_squatter]

Well about 2 years ago during my junior year of high school I weighed 240lbs at 6 foot tall. This one kid would not quit picking on me about being overweight so he kept calling me fat and other bad names. So One day I decided the hell with food, so I started eating once a day and doing excessive exercise to burn off the little food that I was eating. Well by the end of my junior year I Weighed 195lbs, During the summer of that year I kept the same eating habits and exercising and binged once a week on an all you can eat buffet. By the end of the summer I weighed 157lbs. Through the middle of my senior year I weighed 132lbs at 6 foot tall, I was sent to the hospital where they said I had a eating disorder and They were going to put me in a place to take care of me. But I told my parents that I would get back on track and get my weight back up. So in march of 2005 I turned to bodybuilding.com and looked up everything I could about nutrition and working out. I started working out only chest and arms twice a week. About 2 months into lifting I got a lot smarter about training and started working my whole body. Since I started lifting I have defeated my eating disorder and put on 27lbs and going for 20-40 more before I cut down and then do another bulk. If it was not for lifting weights I might not be here today.

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haha, Yeah I know, Here is my workout for tomorrow and most wed

Military Press, Barbell Rows, Chins, Weighted Hyperextensions, CGBP
All for 3 sets, Might not do CGBP, depends on how I am feeling tomorrow.

And Monday and friday I am doing

Bench Press, Some type of deadlift if I can, Shurgs, And if I cant deadlift I will do another exercise in place of it.

 

[anotherbutters]

Now I understand where the concern about putting on excess bodyfat comes from. Unfortunately, a lot of people have this idea that losing weight and being skinnier will make them look better (esp. women), but in actual fact it's the combination of a more muscular body along with less bodyfat that looks better. In my eyes anyway.

Anyway, you've excelled yourself now. You have access to a ton of great training info on the internet, there are a lot of people on here looking out for you, you're in contact with one of the best strength coaches in the world, you're following an excellent program and you have a good diet. At 18 years old (IIRC), you're in a position that a lot of the older guys on here would be envious of. I'm 33 and only started a year ago.

Your legless workouts for the next few days look a lot better.

 

[young_squatter]

Thanks man

 

[young_squatter]

11/4/05 Week2 Friday

Barbell Rows
75x5
85x5
95x2
110x5
110x5
110x5....PR

Military Press
45x5
55x5
65x2
80x5
80x5
80x5....PR

Weighted Hyperextensions
77.5x8
77.5x8
77.5x8....PR

Close Grip Bench Press
107.5x6....PR
107.5x6
107.5x5

Lat Pulldown
80x10
80x8
80x8

Duration: 58 Minutes

Great workout today, Military Press was heavy but I get into a good mind set and set PR. I didnt do chins today because after barbell rows my biceps were fatigued so I tried chins and could not do them so I replaced them with lat pulldowns. The weighted Hypers were pretty heavy also, I barley got all three sets for 8 reps but I did and my back felt really tight after. But good workout.

 

[RipStone]

Let's see...1...2...3 PRs....NO, 4 PRs! I would say it was more than a "good" workout bro. Great job.

Did you do FWs yet like we talked about?

 

[young_squatter]

Let's see...1...2...3 PRs....NO, 4 PRs! I would say it was more than a "good" workout bro. Great job.

Did you do FWs yet like we talked about?

Thanks Rip,
Not today, Only reason I didnt is because I am going to the gym tomorrow to show my brother how to do some lifts. So I plan on doing farmer walks tomorrow with some ab work.

 

[young_squatter]

Bodyweight this week is 162lbs.

Thats a 2lb increase from last week. But im pretty sure that at least 1 lb of it is water. We will see.

 

[young_squatter]

Hey guys,
Played football 2 hours before I went to bed for an hour, my leg was a little sore today but feels a lot better, but that is also how it felt last week at this time and then I tried to squat and hurt it, I might try squatting on wed.
But anyway after football instead of having my usual hamburger and eggs I decided that I needed some quick protein so I had a protein shake and 2 yogurts for carbs and supplemented with some fish oil, then 1 hour later I had my before bed meal.
I posted this, because I did not eat enough today, I was really bust today and got all my meals in but I didnt know I would be playing football, so I ended up burning a shiz load of calories. I hope that my weights are not down at all this week or ill be really disapointed.
Thanks

 

[RipStone]

Hope you had fun playing football!