insaiyan93
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Well that is definitely good to hear!
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Well that is definitely good to hear!
I feel like I could hit 300 on bench again but I think I want to give my shoulders a break before I try. Been doing the same dislocation exercises you learned from @RodgerThat they've helped me a hell of alot. Shoulders finally stopped poppin an clickin.
insaiyan93
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Well im pretty proud, i made the bike ride all the way home without having to get off and push or take a break, and i did it in 12 minutes, the first time i did it i had to stop and push to get up the first hill and it took me like 25 minutes, good improvement. Guess it is getting a little easier even if i dont notice it day by day.
RodgerThat
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Day by day bud, that's progress in the biggest way because it's adding onto yesterday so you're better tomorrow.
Greatness is not fast and neither is training. The greatest of all took his time, refer to Milo from Croton the man who carried a baby bull over his shoulders every day up a mountain and as the bull grew he became stronger day by day.
Greatness is not fast and neither is training. The greatest of all took his time, refer to Milo from Croton the man who carried a baby bull over his shoulders every day up a mountain and as the bull grew he became stronger day by day.
insaiyan93
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Yeah buddy! Sick reference, hopefully i want get my hand stuck in a tree and be eaten by wolves though haha
insaiyan93
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Went and did chest and triceps
1.flat bench BB
1x10 135lb
1x8 185lb
3x3 225lb
3x4 205lb
3x5 185lb
1x10 135lb
2.super scooper cable crossover
4x15 25lb
3.HS iso incline press
1x10 1 plate per side
2x8 2 plates
2x5 2 plates and a 25
3x10 1 plate alternating
4.v bar pushdowns
4x15 50lb
5.DB skull crushers
4x15 20lb
5. Straight bar reverse grip pushdown
4x10 50lb
Superset with
6.straight bar pushdown normal grip
4x10 40lb
6.incline BB press
4x8 135lb
Man...my bench is FUCKED up!!! Those triples with 225 were hard, id bet my max is like MAYBE 265 right now, i feel like a gigantic pussy lol.
Before my cycle when i was sitting at 317lb i could hit 225 for about 4-5 now i can hit 3-4. Ive lost about 30lbs total, is that pretty reasonable considering most of the weight lost was just fat?
Kind of discouraging, but hey atleast my squat and deadlift are staying somewhat on par.
1.flat bench BB
1x10 135lb
1x8 185lb
3x3 225lb
3x4 205lb
3x5 185lb
1x10 135lb
2.super scooper cable crossover
4x15 25lb
3.HS iso incline press
1x10 1 plate per side
2x8 2 plates
2x5 2 plates and a 25
3x10 1 plate alternating
4.v bar pushdowns
4x15 50lb
5.DB skull crushers
4x15 20lb
5. Straight bar reverse grip pushdown
4x10 50lb
Superset with
6.straight bar pushdown normal grip
4x10 40lb
6.incline BB press
4x8 135lb
Man...my bench is FUCKED up!!! Those triples with 225 were hard, id bet my max is like MAYBE 265 right now, i feel like a gigantic pussy lol.
Before my cycle when i was sitting at 317lb i could hit 225 for about 4-5 now i can hit 3-4. Ive lost about 30lbs total, is that pretty reasonable considering most of the weight lost was just fat?
Kind of discouraging, but hey atleast my squat and deadlift are staying somewhat on par.
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Bench is bound to go down when you lose weight, even if it's fat only.
insaiyan93
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I figured if anything it would be my squat or deadlift that would suffer cuz i thought that extra fat would act as an extra cushion to push off of, but my DL is strong as its ever been and my squat is alright. Eh fuck it right? It'll probably get worse before it gets better. Guess i'll just go get some lululemon outfits and start my zumba classes hahahaha
insaiyan93
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Good workout today did some more band deadlifts and some biceos and triceps and forearms.
1.deadlifts
1x15 135lb no band
5x3 135lb plus band
4x3 185lb plus band
3x3 205lb plus band
3x3 225lb plus band
2.DB preacher curls
4x15 25lb
3.BB cjrls EZ curl bar
4x12 70lb
4.rope pushdowns
4x12 50lbs
5.standing cable tri extension v bar
4x12 75lb
6.wrist curls
4x50 45lbs
Good little workout, short and sweet .
Wanted to up the weight on the band pulls and see what it felt like. 205wasnt much different than 185.
225 was challenging but didnt move a whole lot slower than 185 did for me so im happy about that.
1.deadlifts
1x15 135lb no band
5x3 135lb plus band
4x3 185lb plus band
3x3 205lb plus band
3x3 225lb plus band
2.DB preacher curls
4x15 25lb
3.BB cjrls EZ curl bar
4x12 70lb
4.rope pushdowns
4x12 50lbs
5.standing cable tri extension v bar
4x12 75lb
6.wrist curls
4x50 45lbs
Good little workout, short and sweet .
Wanted to up the weight on the band pulls and see what it felt like. 205wasnt much different than 185.
225 was challenging but didnt move a whole lot slower than 185 did for me so im happy about that.
RodgerThat
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Good work my man. 225 is what I use for band pulls, it's not about trying to go heavier and heavier with the band pulls it's all about the explosive force your generating and you don't need to have plates on plates on the bar for that. If stick with 225 tops for a while on those but really blow through the triples to eliminate any possibility of a sticking point so you'll end up ripping the bar off the ground next time you go for a PR and it'll continue to fly till lockout.
insaiyan93
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Yeah, i wont go any higher for awhile 225 is a good challenging weight, 185 was just a little too easy.
Im going through the triples as fast as i can while keeping form. Not bouncing the weight or any thing but just long enough at the bottom for the bar to come to rest and reser and then blowin right back up. Feelin good for sure.
read through the last few pages.. Still making good progress man. Awesome.
How do you set up for the band pulls? Where do you lock the bands in? I know I should probably look it up and probably will soon, but any tips? Have chest / back tomorr and wanna try those.
How do you set up for the band pulls? Where do you lock the bands in? I know I should probably look it up and probably will soon, but any tips? Have chest / back tomorr and wanna try those.
insaiyan93
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hell yeah dude. thanks.
insaiyan93
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No problem brotha, always happy to share the gainz haha
insaiyan93
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Well did chest and triceps today, felt good today
1.incline DB press
1x15 65lb
1x12 75lb
1x8 85lb
2x6 90lb
2.flat DB press
1x10 80lb
3x6 90lb
3.incline DB flys
1x10 45lb
3x10 50lb
4.standing overhead cable tri extensions with rope
1x20 35lb
1x1250lb
1x8 65lb
2x10 50lb i hadnt done these before, awesome tricep pump!!
5.tri pushdowns straight bar
1x25 60lb
2x8 80lb
2x15 60lb
6.cross chest tricep extensions
4x15 20lb
Felt good and strong on the presses, probably from my super carb filled weekend lol.
1.incline DB press
1x15 65lb
1x12 75lb
1x8 85lb
2x6 90lb
2.flat DB press
1x10 80lb
3x6 90lb
3.incline DB flys
1x10 45lb
3x10 50lb
4.standing overhead cable tri extensions with rope
1x20 35lb
1x1250lb
1x8 65lb
2x10 50lb i hadnt done these before, awesome tricep pump!!
5.tri pushdowns straight bar
1x25 60lb
2x8 80lb
2x15 60lb
6.cross chest tricep extensions
4x15 20lb
Felt good and strong on the presses, probably from my super carb filled weekend lol.
I think using db's for a few chest workouts would be good. Get your mind off flat bench for a minute.
insaiyan93
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I think you may be right. I usally alternate between the two but i will stick with the dbs for a couple more weeks, feels better on my shoulders anyway.
insaiyan93
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Hey @RodgerThat the people im staying with just got a little cheapo bench, all i have for weight is a set of 35's and a set of 10's so 135lb. But i was curious, do you think doing like 4-5 high rep sets a couple extra days throughout the week would be beneficial at all, or would i be better of just sticking to my regular bench days?
RodgerThat
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There called feeder workouts and lots of people in bodybuilding do it to bring up lagging bodyparts. I figure as long as you are still giving the recovery time from
Your other pressing days go for it. I shrug eod you could bench eod too but don't go to failure on any set when doing feeder workouts. You should do about 80% of what you can so if you could get 25 reps only do 20 kind of thing, no grinder reps either. It'll definitely help add some mass but won't be that beneficial for strength aspects, although better for your bench then just sitting on the couch and drinking beer that's for sure
