Bodybuilding.net - Bodybuilding Forum

Did you really do bench then CG then back to regular bench again? Or is that a mistake?

IW

Nope. No mistake. It is as it is.

Beginning Thoughts:

My diet has been absolutely terrible these last 5 days...I don't think I've eaten this much junk food in my life. It's been McDonalds, Pizza hut - you name it from morning to midnight. There's no time like the present so it's time to get back to eating right.

Workout:

Pistol Squats:
Left Leg: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 10 Reps
Right Leg: 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 10 Reps
No heel elevation today. I wasn't gonna be able to record any of these because of the rush but I decided to be a big bully and get my video in nonetheless.

Pull-ups:
BW x 10 reps x 2 sets
BW + 39.6 lbs x 2 reps
BW + 52.8 lbs x 2 reps
BW + 39.6 lbs x 3 reps
BW + 35.2 lbs x 3 reps
Total Reps = 30
I was feeling kinda meh about pull-ups today. I'm gonna do that ladder thingy I love next week.

Ab Roller:
BW x 8 reps x 3 sets

Decline Dumbbell Punches:
22 lbs x 12 reps x 3 sets

Videos:

Pistol Squats:

YouTube

Overall Impression:

Time for the weekend!

Have a good weekend and thanks a bunch for reading!!

__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.



To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Beginning Thoughts:

I decided to make some changes to my training just for today. The goal was to set a time limit of 20 minutes and squeeze in as many front squats and pull-ups as I could in that time limit. The weight on the front squats was set at 185 lbs. This was done yesterday. I am so sore today I cannot even sit on a chair without my legs absolutely collapsing.

Workout:

Overhead Squats:
25 lbs x 5 reps
45 lbs x 4 reps
75 lbs x 5 reps
95 lbs x 5 reps x 3 sets

Timed Set @ 20 minutes:
Front Squats @ 185 lbs = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35 reps
Pull-ups @ Body Weight = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35 reps
The longest and most grueling 20 minutes of my life!

Videos:

Nothing.

Overall Impression:

Time to rest and plan my next mesocycle...

Have a good weekend and thanks for reading!

I know the feeling on the legs... been there, done that. lol

Nice workout.

IW

Beginning Thoughts:

Had a shitty day at work....The stock market tanked in the morning and then picked up 2 hours before trading ended. This translates into chaos with the traders and nothing to do for us interns...sat on my hands all day. I was so hoping I'd actually be assigned work and stuff.

Workout:

Deadlift Singles @ 90%:
385 lbs
405 lbs
405 lbs
415 lbs x FAIL
405 lbs x FAIL
385 lbs
385 lbs
This workout sucked! My deadlifts have become a pain in the ass to progress on in the last 5-6 weeks. Pisses me off to no end. I have done 425 just a month and a half ago after doing so much band work! And fucking 415 was a pain...I was so pissed off that I simple didn't record the last single with 385...kinda gave up hope and didn't care if I got it or not. Deadlifts are beginning to annoy me....they might as well be swapped with that fucking bench press.

Pistol Squats:
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5 reps
What a surprise...I suck at Deadlifts but I did these smoothly? Wtf is wrong with my legs. On the Deadlifts as soon as I hit the knee my form crumbles.

Suitcase Deadlifts:
115 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets
155 lbs x 6 reps
I'm gonna include this exercise from now on.

Plate Pinches:
25 lbs x 40 seconds
25 lbs x 30 seconds
25 lbs x 50 seconds
Wow I progressed on Plate Pinches...How awesome! The highlight of my workout..

Dragonfly Leg Raises:
BW x 10 reps x 2 sets

Videos:

Deadlift fiasco:

YouTube

Overall Impression:

Miserable day at the gym. Deadlift sucks. I hate it.

You've been hitting deadlifts for quite a while. You may just need a break. Mentally and physically.

IW

Why no belt? I've been experiencing your same woes with DL. I pulled 440 in February, but I'm having a hard time pulling 405 right now. How are your squats doing relative to a month or two ago? If they're still progressing fine, then I'd leave deadlifts alone for a while. Most of the guys I train with deadlift once every two weeks or so. They get enough carryover from squatting that they still make good gains.

__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

solid idea. maybe drop down to every other week. replace it with finding somewhere to drag a sled...and dragging it

Iron_Worker: Nah dude...I just took a 2 week break a week ago. I need to be ON this shit...Not off it.

Ross: I don't like Deadlifting with a belt and my core is strong enough to handle 405 lbs - lol by Diesel standards it should be strong to handle a lot more, I think my core doesn't know that as yet though I haven't done heavy squats in the last 4 months - but in these 4 months because I have been focusing so heavily on Pistol Squats I have not only maintained my squats but managed to do a deep deep Squat @ 365 lbs. So my squat numbers are not suffering at all. Hell, I did a SSB Box Squat with 395 lbs and it was relatively easy. It's just my Deadlift that doesn't progress in leaps and bounds and that irritates the shit out of me. I won't be alternating it because I've done that before and it doesn't lead to anything positive.

Pitysister: Dude..I don't have a sled and I don't want to use one either. You ever see the type of stuff I do on conditioning day? It has me sore for days and days!! No sled work here.

Thanks a lot for trying to cheer me up, guys....your input does make a difference and I really appreciate it. But I think the idea is to learn what I can from this workout and move with that knowledge and hopefully next week I won't suck this bad.