Rodgerthat trying to pick heavy things up.

RodgerThat

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So I'm currently in a Tim Hortons killing time and figured I've never done a log and been asked a few times so I'm going to start one, this isn't for any specific cycle it'll just be my personal meso progression log.

So just like a tinder account I'll tell you a bit about myself. I'm 24 (screwed my birthday up when signing up that's why it says 23) I have done 3 cycles plus 3 rounds of 2 week on 2 week off bullshit that sucked the big donk.
Cycle 1: test prop 7 weeks 500mg ew for first 6 then had to cut the cycle a week short so bumped to 700 last week which was dumb and pointless, had pct and everything went smooth gained about 23 pounds and kept something like 16.
Cycle 2: test e and mast e (pretty sure it wasn't mast e though as I got nothing from it, sources am I right) ran it test 600 and mast 400 ew gained 4 pounds during a recomp and kept all weight after.
Cycle 3: test e tren e with my left over mast e (same stuff just had extra vials so I used it up) this was a cut cycle from 205 at 15-16%bf to 182 at 10% BF and I'm currently week 2 of pct and up to 185 as I'm having a problem with eating too much before bed cause I feel like I'm starving every night but BF is about the same I'd say.

As most people here know I'm a fan of picking heavy things up and putting them back exactly where I got them once I've done said picking up. So powerlifting I do that.

My current workout is a starting strength hybrid program I've made for myself to increase my squat as I had a rather unsettling knee injury in the summer resulted from work.

Workout 1
Squat 5x5
Bench 5x5
Powerclean 3x3
Dips 3x5
Occlusion leg extensions 4x16
Shrugs 4x10

Workout 2
Squat 5x5
OHP 5x5
Deadlift 4x3
Shrugs 4x10
Body weight pull ups 3x8

These two alternate M W F each week respectively just like any 5x5 program so week 1 will be the opposite of week 2. You get it right? Ya okay good.

Now for the fun my Saturday's are my glorious days where I work on my deadlift and deadlift accesories if I worked deads on Wednesday and I do bench and bench accesories if I worked bench on Wednesday.

Glorious deadlift Saturday's
Deadlift 4x3
Pause deadlift 3x3
Heavy rack pulls 3x3
Stiff leg deadlift 2x6
Good mornings 2x6
Bent over row 3x8

Every 2-3 months I go for a 1rm on the deadlift instead of the 4x3 (it is a 1rm that I believe I'll hit without chance of failing so it's probably a 96-98% 1rm)

Bench Saturday
Slingshot bench press 4x3
Competition pause bench press 3x3
Incline bench 3x6
Weighted dips 4x6
Cable lifts 2x8
Cable flys 2x8
Triceps overhead extensions 3x12 (I don't have Dumbbells heavy enough to warrant less reps and I hate this exercise I solely do it because my workout partners want to do it so I keep it light at the max weight of my gyms Dumbbells :D)

Tuesday and Thursday's
Go to the gym walk on the treadmill for like 5 minutes get board and do a dynamic warm up then stretch for about a hour

Sunday's off

-side note: every workout I start with a 5 minute 3.5mph walk 4 types of dynamic stretches and when my workout is done I stretch for another 20-30 minutes statically.


Current 1rm: deadlift 495lb (Saturday pulled this) squat projected 425lb (most I've squatted was 395 last month but was about 95% and I did 315x12 the other day so I know it's higher just haven't gone for it yet) bench press 300lb (slingshot bench 355lb just for a reference on how much it helps)

I have tons of workout gear as most of you are aware and use it regularly so I'll toss in my workouts and put cliff notes of what gear was used when I do.

My next cycle is going to be test/deca/tren with a possibility of anavar at the end.

Any questions I am happy to answer for y'all and if you want to ramble and rant feel free! Also feel free to critique it and try and improve it for me, this is what's working for me right now and that's why it looks like this before my workouts were quit different doing 1 speed day 1 heavy day and 1 accessory day for each main lift per week.

(Disclaimer: I will update this in the same preteen Dom updates broscience on YouTube, I will lie and say regularly but it'll probably be more like sometimes :p)

So ya sub it if you want to watch or ignore me and let me cry in a corner :(

Cheers boys!
 
Okay, first question is how was your strength during and after that cut? It actually went up? I'm asking because I'm looking to do something similar in a few months.

That's some crazy volume on your Saturday fun day. No question, just an observation. If it works keep it up.

I've been wanting to hit light cardio and stretches at the gym on my off days like that, just have so much else going on I never can fit it in.

I can't think of anything else at the moment.
 
Ah forgot to put pictures okay
Pic 1: as far as I got natty I believe I was 178 in this oneimage.jpeg

Left is after I finished my first cycle at about 195ish and right is after I finished my recomp at about 180image.jpeg

This is the biggest I ever got at 205 sept 2nd 2015
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And how I currently am (maybe a tiny bit more fat but it's subjective to lighting)
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Ya that's me smiling. I'm sorry @jaymaximus once more that I am not a deadlifting bear I still feel bad to this day for tricking you.

As per usual no homo on the photos and hopefully I don't end up in that weird kids spank file from a few weeks ago :D
 
Okay, first question is how was your strength during and after that cut? It actually went up? I'm asking because I'm looking to do something similar in a few months.

That's some crazy volume on your Saturday fun day. No question, just an observation. If it works keep it up.

I've been wanting to hit light cardio and stretches at the gym on my off days like that, just have so much else going on I never can fit it in.

I can't think of anything else at the moment.

Strength went up about 10% during my 15 week cycle. Tren is a hella a thing and near the end when I was close to plateauing I felt I threw in 10mg dbol pre workout and was able to grind it out. I was on a ketogenic diet as well and I do good on that as long as I take big breaks.

Ya the Saturdays are a lot of volume for sure and I purposely do that for a fatigue component in my training. Current focus is the squat but the volume on the Saturdays makes up for that I'm not doing each main lift 3 times a week besides squats. How much longer I can keep up that volume? Dunno once I plateau then I'll clean my slate and redesign my program again.
 
Strength went up about 10% during my 15 week cycle. Tren is a hella a thing and near the end when I was close to plateauing I felt I threw in 10mg dbol pre workout and was able to grind it out. I was on a ketogenic diet as well and I do good on that as long as I take big breaks.

Ya the Saturdays are a lot of volume for sure and I purposely do that for a fatigue component in my training. Current focus is the squat but the volume on the Saturdays makes up for that I'm not doing each main lift 3 times a week besides squats. How much longer I can keep up that volume? Dunno once I plateau then I'll clean my slate and redesign my program again.

Nice, that makes me feel better about this upcoming cut. I did a little carb cycling when I cut as a natty a few years ago. I'm not sure if I'll try it again or just reduce calories.
 
Nice, that makes me feel better about this upcoming cut. I did a little carb cycling when I cut as a natty a few years ago. I'm not sure if I'll try it again or just reduce calories.

I only go keto because I love eating that way and I only do carbs now because of the added performance for powerlifting otherwise I'd always stay keto cause I am generally happier and it's simple to stay on diet cause of you cheat your cheating 3-4 days worth of error and no cookie is worth that. If carb cycling isn't for you id go 200 cal deficit on lift days and 700-900 on none lift days depending on how fast you wanna lose weight and if it wrecks your recovery.
 
So with the kind help of @Perrin Aybara i have figured out how to post videos, unfortunately i haven't a video with my identity concealed so I shall work on getting those up for you guys in the future for sure too so everyone can pick apart my form and such :)
Sorry it's gonna be lame for a week or so as I'm taking a Deload right now but I promise you boys will get to see my pick something heavy up at some point and I'll probably put it down too :eek:
 
So with the kind help of @Perrin Aybara i have figured out how to post videos, unfortunately i haven't a video with my identity concealed so I shall work on getting those up for you guys in the future for sure too so everyone can pick apart my form and such :)
Sorry it's gonna be lame for a week or so as I'm taking a Deload right now but I promise you boys will get to see my pick something heavy up at some point and I'll probably put it down too :eek:

Pro tip: Record your warm ups to get your camera position right to leave out your face.
 
I bought a bakalava to cover my face in my log videos. And I wore a beanie. It only worked for so long though because it gets hard to breath lifting heavy with a mask on.

Halloween masks would be pretty funny. I've seen a few like that on YouTube. Full power range gear as well.

Pro tip: poverty camera strand made by using the Tupperware I keep my chalk in with a hair tie around it. Slip phone in between the hair tie and record.
 
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