No cycle, just training.

[yeti]

Looking good! Hell of a deadlift given what your squat is. You will bring it all together nicely. Keep going hard brother!

Look into working the deadlift in lower reps. Singles, triples, etc. No need to do the DL reps/volume you are doing. It could be affecting your squat.

Thanks! I'm going to work the squat a bit harder from now on, but the 315x3 I did after the 275x5x5 today felt good! haha

Yeah... I'll look more into that. I really like the effect that ab training and deadlifts for reps have done for my squat though - I don't crumple over all the time now. Slowly piecing together the squats... I used to hate it so I didn't do it for the better part of 6 months when I first started lifting. Smolov got it into the upper 300s though lol
Also... your avatar is boss as **** man haha

 

[yeti]

3g a wk of tes will require 50mg of aromasin a day, or something along those lines.

mast does not convert, actually is some what of an anti-estrogen in itself.

any tes based compound will convert and require one to use an anti-estrogen to balance things out. (keeping estrogen down and tes up)

Interesting... mast seems like the compound to pair with test then.
one more question - why do mast only? I thought the one rule to never break was not adding test to a cycle?

 

[yeti]

2nd bench day for this week:
Bench:
bar x20
135x5
185x5
225x1
245x1
225x5,5,5,5,5,5,4

Close grip bench:
185x8

Overhead press:
bar x10
95x5
115x5
135x5
95x8

Dips:
bodyweight x30,20,15,8,6

Preacher curl:
70x10,10,10,10

Some dumbbell side laterals, abs, etc etc but nothing big.

I was happy with the almost 7 sets of 5. Set up was almost perfect I think.

 

[yeti]

6am workout today:

Lying hamstring curls
1x40 to warm up

Front squats:
bar x5
135x5
155x5
185x5
205x5
225x3

Deadlift:
135x5
225x5
275x5
315x1
365x1
355x5,5,5,5,5

Chins varying grips - 45~50 reps total.

Notes: wore a belt on my deadlifts today. can't say it was comfortable, but it definitely helped remind me not to round the upper back. Feeling today's workout already though... next week is a volume deload for deadlifts with a deficit... so I'm looking forward to that.

 

[yeti]

Today:
Felt sluggish going in.

Bench:
bar x10
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x2
245x1
225x7,7,7,7,7 (WOOHOO. almost to that 5 sets of 8)

Close grip:
185x10,8

tried out something on the close grips: pause 1" off chest on the descent for a second, continue bringing bar down to chest and press. IDK if this has a name or not...

Overhead press:
barx10
95x10
115x3
135x3
95x10,12,8

smith decline, side laterals, dips, rear delts, pushups etc etc

Felt REALLY good on the bench today, but the rest of the workout was shit. Felt like crap. Ah well.

 

[yeti]

Had to move things up a day because I'll be gone this weekend.

Squat w/Texas Squat bar in a monolift (power rack was taken... T.T)
bar x10
150x5
200x5
240x3
290x5,5,5,5,5,5,5 (7 sets of 5)
290x3 w/3s pause
330x1 w/3s pause
350x1 w/5s pause

Stiffs:
135x3
185x3
225x3
275x3
315x5

Goblet box squats (cuz my hips and balance felt WAY off during squats):
60lb kettlebell for 3 sets. Didn't count reps. Just wanted groove my squat pattern... felt like I was twisting during some of the sets...

Deadstop dumbbell rows:
60, 70, 80, 90, 100lbs x10

Notes: I might start incorporating the goblet box squats BEFORE I squat to warm up. Along with the super thick bar, it was so hard to get used to the monolift. Couldn't bang the bar and jam myself in like I usually do in a power rack. I think I'm dropping too deep into the hole on the squats. as;dfkjsldkfjals;f
but overall, I'm happy with the progression I'm making in the 5x5 and 8x5 squats - from 225, 245, 275, to 290. And still hitting pause singles afterwards. I think I'll be doing 315x5x5 and 315x8x5 for the next SEVERAL weeks, just until I get speedy with it. I really like the idea of sticking with a weight until I get GOOD with it.

 

[yeti]

Bench:
bar x15
95, 135, 185 x5
225x3
245x3
265x2
Catapult on
265x3
275x3,3

OH Press:
bar x10
95x5
115x3
135x3
155x3
165x1

Klkov press:
65x3,3,3,3
85x4,4,4,6

Dips:
bodyweight for several sets

chest press, reverse bench... tried to db press after overheads, klokovs, and dips but... I was basically done. So I did machines and light reverse grip benches
Preacher curl machine.

Yeah... super tired. Spent the entire weekend including last Friday out of state for work and had overdue coursework yesterday (as well as a graduation to go to).
Onthe bench, everything felt heavy and weird. My set up felt twisted and unstable, my feet didn't feel like it was driving into the floor, the barbell itself felt skinny and awkward, and my elbows felt like hellbows.
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bad day, but the overheads made me happy. light klokov presses always make my shoulders and scapula feel better for some reason. Hurt like HELL today at first and getting into position itself was a struggle. My overhead is up 20ish lbs though.

 

[yeti]

WOO!! talk about a good squat day.

Warm up - dips x10, pull ups x5, hanging leg raises x5, sternum chins x5, bodyweight lunges x5/leg, goblet box squat x20
Squat:
bar x5
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x3
315x1

365x5 @RPE 9

Deficit deadlift:
135x5
225x5
315x3,3,3
405x1 super easy @RPE 8

sumo:
225x10

leg press: up to 4pps x8, 2pps x20
leg extensions: sets of twenty
Hanging leg windmills

Done!

Notes: really happy with the 365x5. Three weeks ago, it was 365x3 and the last rep was a tough one. a true @RPE 10 effort for all three of the reps. This week, three weeks later, I had 365x5, with a rep or MAYBE two (probably not) left in the tank, @RPE 9. Slightly wider stance, tighter back, and a slightly more controlled descent.
What made this even better was I played two hours of tennis last night and I've lost ~5-8lbs in the span of 4-5weeks.
deadlift was a deload week, so things were feeling like speed work.

 

[yeti]

Squat:
bar x15
135, 185, 225x5
275x1
315x1
295x5,5
275x5,5,5

Deadlift:
135x5
225x3
315x2
365x5,5,5,5,5

 

[yeti]

Front squats:
bar x20
135x5
185x3
205x3
225x3 (can't remember if I did 245x3 afterwards... ???!!!?!?!?!)

Deadlifts:
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1
375x5,5,5
405x1

t-bar rows: 6 sets of 10 w/four 25s.

Notes: was supposed to do 335-345 for 5x5 on deadlifts today, but I decided to do 3 sets of 5's with 375 today because I wanted to keep the intensity up there with decreased volume. Next week is a volume deload (deficit deadlift 315x3x3 and a single). Have been very busy lately... but will be even busier in the coming weeks... I might have to rethink my training.

 

[yeti]

Deadlift:
bar x10
135x5
225x3,2
275x1
315x1
365x1
405x1
475x1 - PR!!!
495 - fail. sad face.


475 was smooth and pretty fast. Hands felt solid all the way through too.
20lbs... just one more dime per side before my goal of a 5 plate deadlift.


ever since I lost some weight.... bench has gone to shit. But that's ok because... well... I don't even compete LOL but another thing is that I've just been so busy... just barely going through the motions these days while in the gym with other shit on my mind.
Give it until the end of August... should be back and lifting bigger by then.

Goal by end of 2014

Deadlift - 495/5pps = +20 lbs from right now
Squat - 405/4pps = +idk. Haven't tested a single in a long long time but I'm guessing ~20-40lbs
Bench - 315/3pps = +20lbs. Last time I tested was in April or May... with a 295... I'm guessing it's worse now.

 

[yeti]

"Olympic" squat aka high bar w/raised heel shoe squat aka ATG squat aka whateverit'sjusta****ingsquatjesusstopmakingsomanynamesforasquat squat:
bar x10
135x5
225x6
275x6
315x3
275x6

all sets were paused for a 3 count at the bottom

dumbbell flye x20, bent db row x20, chest machine x12, rope striaght arm pullover x30
upright row w/bb x10, cable rope upright row x30, external, internal rotations x15/arm
cable curls x30, wide bar press downs x30

high bar squats were good. Kept a real upright body, which was easier with the weightlifting shoes. Hoping these help my PL style squat, but even if they don't, I'll keep these in as they were fun to do.

 

[Bro Bundy]

Interesting... mast seems like the compound to pair with test then.
one more question - why do mast only? I thought the one rule to never break was not adding test to a cycle?

mast is cool with everything..but test is always the base to the cycle.

 

[yeti]

Deadlift: 405x2x3
Pulldowns done this way:

~160x6
Incline bench: 185x2x6
DB clean and press: 60x7. hated these. Going to switch these out with something else.
Lu Xiaojun style lateral raises. Really liked these. First time lateral raises didn't hurt my shoulders. Felt it in my rear delts as well.

 

[yeti]

Finally hit a 405 squat!

Squat:
bar x5 super super slow
135x8, equally slow
225x3 paused for 10s in the hole
275x3 likewise
315x1 fast
365x1 fast. This was supposed to be an "over warmup" before hitting my work sets, but it felt good... so I felt that a 405 would be good to go for today.
405x1. fast. Didn't struggle with getting out of the hole at all and kept it like I had with CAT.
315x3x3. Last rep of the last set ended up being a good morning cuz I pitched WAYYY forward... but otherwise, CAT-style, just unrack boom boom boom rack.

had to run afterwards though.

Haven't felt this good with squats in a while. Having to take extra rest days due to other shit is having a pretty good impact on my hips. Also, widened my stance just a smidge.

 

[j2048b]

Yo where yeti been???