Topshelf

Workout A
Squat
3x5 - 150lbs

Bench
2x5 - 135lbs
1x4 - 135lbs

Dead
1x5 - 185lbs

Dips +10lbs - 8/4

Man, I felt tired all day and it really showed in the gym. I was struggling like crazy to get my lifts in. Sure hope Friday is a better day.

Topshelf

Workout B
Squat
3x5 - 150lbs

Overhead Press
3x5 - 85lbs

Row
3x5 - 115lbs

Pull Ups - 6/5

Topshelf

Workout A
Squat
3x5 - 155lbs

Bench
3x5 - 135lbs

Dead
1x5 - 185lbs

Dips +10lbs - 10/6

I don't know if I wasn't feeling 100% today or if adding a measly 5lbs to a squat can really make that big a difference, but man did that feel heavy. Other than that everything else went fine. I've also started adding a few hundred more calories to my diet because I stopped growing. Hopefully this will help.

TALO

the extra calories will help. What's your weight now ?

TALO's Sig:

"But when do you actually grow? Well, we don't grow in the gym. In the gym, we destroy. We tear down the body. We only grow when we are recovering. That's right, I said recovery. I see it all the time--people beating themselves up in the gym and not seeing results. They don't understand that hitting the weights hard is only a small part of growing or even cutting down. I could train the same all year round and get big or get ripped just by eating different and taking different supplements"

Topshelf

I'm at 182lbs now, which is good considering I started at 165lbs. But I hit the 180 mark weeks ago. I've been reading the nutrition forum and found a few mistakes I was making with my diet. So I'm adding more calories, but I need to find higher calorie foods because I just can't shove anymore food down.

Pitysister

it gets damn tiring shoving food in your mouth 24/7 doesn't it

Pitysister's Sig:

Born the travesty of man
Regular pulse midst pandemonium
You're plucked to the mass
Parched with thirst for the wicked

Topshelf

Dude, seriously! I constantly feel like I'm on the verge of puking. I've been eating a lot of chicken, turkey, eggs and skim milk, but I just switched over to whole milk which is double the calories. And I think I'm gonna go back to red meat, atleast during the bulking phase as that should be more calories than chicken. I don't know how you big guys do it. lol

IronKitten

What are your daily fats at right now? Peanut butter can jack your calories up pretty quick. Or olive oil.

hunt0r

I can relate to this...a few times I have added 5 pounds and it felt like 20 pounds, but then my strength would go up after a few workouts at that weight and it would become easier. Gotta keep pushing it!

hunt0r's Sig:

"You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself."
-William J.H. Boetcker

22 yrs old
6'3 220lbs
Goals: Add lean mass and cut body fat.