sleestacks STFU & TRAIN log

[theWolf247]

lookin tawt Brett :D

regarding nutrition I have recently stopped counting and just trying to get a balance of everything at every meal. Eating a decent amount and still getting protein. but today I had fries, a grilled cheese, and cookies for lunch :( :D
I guess I'm following what todd was saying with just working my ASS of in the gym and eating.

looking solid though man!

[BaFtub]

Let the fun begin :D

Thought hard on it, and it's time for its' return. Many will disagree but I don't wanna be that guy squatting 405 and benching 315.


KB swings to warm up.



Squats

315x9

315x9

315x9

315x9


PR definitely for the sets with 315. All while 160 ;] 1 more week of this mini cutting BS and wooooooo things're gonna get silly.


Energy: 7/10

Rating: 9/10

[BaFtub]

And it's even more important in natural circles. You spend 5 months and loose 4lb of LBM and that shhh doesn't just come right back.

Yep. Definitely doesn't. I feel like I lost ALOT of back width when I prepped. Thickness was there but the lats didnt go boom like they did at the start. That and my squat phucking DROPPED. 405x1 to around 315x3....lol


my metabolism is slow as fuuuuck compared to yours...your mini numbers are almost my bulking numbers :(

lol look at Berto and the others on here.. Guys are phucking nuts.


And both you guys are sloths compared to what mine was lol
I think it's kind of a good thing to NOT have to eat so much. It's like driving a Ferrari that gets 40mpg. ;P

Well you were active as sh!t lol. I'm a 5'5'' sedentary individual. I don't do much because pick flowers LOL.


lookin tawt Brett :D

regarding nutrition I have recently stopped counting and just trying to get a balance of everything at every meal. Eating a decent amount and still getting protein. but today I had fries, a grilled cheese, and cookies for lunch :( :D
I guess I'm following what todd was saying with just working my ASS of in the gym and eating.

looking solid though man!

Balance is key and I used to do that myself. I'd eat anything in sight, especially when I ran smolov . I mean I sure as hell don't give two phucks about eating what I want in the offseason. I'm still eating fast food while mini cutting - today I had two grilled chicken go wraps from Wendy's lol. I LOVE burgers..Mac n cheese...so yummy.

[B-Neva]

finally high rep squats, feels good man

[rdrb]

Maybe by the end of the year you can get 405 for 9 reps. ;)

[Eric-B]

oh shieet 4x9 squats...I think I know what you're up to! What'd you plug-in for a max?

[FATHER FLEX]

You're kidding me that you think someone is not young at 20 HAHA!!! Almost fresh out of high school isn't young? Then I'm friggin ancient!
And the "your (not You're) endocrine systems ends about the 21-25 years old" furthers my point. If during your peak hormonal range you're (correct use) dieting, then you're not gaining.
Once again I'm saying "do you want to transform and build your base in 3 years of consistent training, or 10?" Your choice.
But yeah I'm bias and believe that teens that compete yearly are destine to look the same after 20 years of training. Granted that is if they don't stick a needle in their ass.

Agree! I am glad that ages 19-23 I didn't ever really see a deficit, but I could have gone 200-210 and gotten the same benefit to. If you are in your late teens, or early 20's, some long offseason can do you some real good.


And both you guys are sloths compared to what mine was lol
I think it's kind of a good thing to NOT have to eat so much. It's like driving a Ferrari that gets 40mpg. ;P

There is really no insane change in metabolic rate when we get into our 20's 30's and even 40's Some minor fluctuations, but very minor. Most of it comes fom lifestyle change, so technically if you could still perform, and trained at the same levels, that you could back then, you would be 8k plus easy. I am sure the day I have to sit behind a desk, I might not need 4k a day in order to get a minor surpluss.

[thebasil]

rn. Many will disagree but I don't wanna be that guy squatting 405 and benching 315.


wait...what?

[BaFtub]

finally high rep squats, feels good man

;]


Maybe by the end of the year you can get 405 for 9 reps. ;)

Hehehehe. That and then some.


oh shieet 4x9 squats...I think I know what you're up to! What'd you plug-in for a max?

Woot! lol. 435-445 I plugged in, keeping it some shy . Thought of plugging in 455 though.


Agree! I am glad that ages 19-23 I didn't ever really see a deficit, but I could have gone 200-210 and gotten the same benefit to. If you are in your late teens, or early 20's, some long offseason can do you some real good.



There is really no insane change in metabolic rate when we get into our 20's 30's and even 40's Some minor fluctuations, but very minor. Most of it comes fom lifestyle change, so technically if you could still perform, and trained at the same levels, that you could back then, you would be 8k plus easy. I am sure the day I have to sit behind a desk, I might not need 4k a day in order to get a minor surpluss.

Agreed.


wait...what?

lol wut

[LessThanLuke]

Were both doing smolov. Nice!

[B-Neva]

I always wanted to try smolov but I don't think my body can handle that much squatting

[BaFtub]

Were both doing smolov. Nice!

Yep! Talked with Chris about it last night and he thinks Ill get atleast 500 out of it :O That's the goal.


I always wanted to try smolov but I don't think my body can handle that much squatting

More mental than physical, trust me.

[LessThanLuke]

Nice. Good luck man. Its definitely more mental.

[B-Neva]

More mental than physical, trust me.


yea I guess, so what is ur split going to be like M/W/F/S squat and S/T/T ?!?! or just full on smolovs

[toddbz]

Many will disagree but I don't wanna be that guy squatting 405 and benching 315.


Yeah I don't get what the means either.
Either means you think those weights are for pussies or you wanna get all Jane Fonda wit it.



Well you were active as sh!t lol. I'm a 5'5'' sedentary individual. I don't do much because pick flowers LOL.


10K+ cals/day brudda ;)
That was a pain in the ass.
I remember I was on a bowling league one year during racing (like when wasn't it racing season) and for the time it took to bowl 3 games, I'd eat a large pizza or a platter of enchiladas and drink a gallon of lemonade.


Agree! I am glad that ages 19-23 I didn't ever really see a deficit, but I could have gone 200-210 and gotten the same benefit to. If you are in your late teens, or early 20's, some long offseason can do you some real good.


Yeah I believe that the teens that compete even every other year hampers their...well pretty much lifetime development.


I always wanted to try smolov but I don't think my body can handle that much squatting

I think if you did smolov and run most the weeks at a lower percentage then 2 weeks at the prescribed % then you'd be way better off. Those 80-90% of max multi times per week is asking for CNS wreckage.

[WhiteFiberz]

so..you're just trying to get your legs more unhuman...lol nice

[uberdude]

man, this is gonna be awesome

oh and i believe he ment he wants to be squatting way more than 405 by the time he's benching 315

[B-Neva]

I think if you did smolov and run most the weeks at a lower percentage then 2 weeks at the prescribed % then you'd be way better off. Those 80-90% of max multi times per week is asking for CNS wreckage.

sry to steal ur thread brett LOL

I just don't know if doing smolov's would beneficial right now as I need my upper body to grow (chest/shoulders/arms) compared to my legs and isn't smolov's just squat squat squat for 4 weeks straight. I guess I still have like 5-6 months before I would need to start dieting for my show so I COULD implement it whereas Brett has 2 years till his next show!

[toddbz]

sry to steal ur thread brett LOL

I just don't know if doing smolov's would beneficial right now as I need my upper body to grow (chest/shoulders/arms) compared to my legs and isn't smolov's just squat squat squat for 4 weeks straight. I guess I still have like 5-6 months before I would need to start dieting for my show so I COULD implement it whereas Brett has 2 years till his next show!

You can use it for pretty much any major lift.
Soooo press press press away ;)

You still do your supplementary lifts along with it. Just one thing takes priority.

[Buzz_Lightyear]

Honestly I don't think you need to re-run it. You still have work to do upper-body wise and shouldn't put it on the back burner when you are already lower body dominant. But that's just my .02.

LOL @ 4x9 @ 315. Jesus. HAH!

Either way, good luck. You know what you're in for. Enjoy. :)

[Buzz_Lightyear]

sry to steal ur thread brett LOL

I just don't know if doing smolov's would beneficial right now as I need my upper body to grow (chest/shoulders/arms) compared to my legs and isn't smolov's just squat squat squat for 4 weeks straight. I guess I still have like 5-6 months before I would need to start dieting for my show so I COULD implement it whereas Brett has 2 years till his next show!

You definitely have enough time to run it. I ran it for 6 weeks and bumped my squat from 275-335. I had to cut it short due to prep. And it's like 16 weeks... first 4/6 of microcycle is 4x/week, then a break for like 2 weeks, then meso cycle which is 3x/week.
<-----Product of Smolov. (srs)

[Quelly]

Thought hard on it, and it's time for its' return. Many will disagree but I don't wanna be that guy squatting 405 and benching 315.


....ass

[BaFtub]

....ass


.....hole.



Honestly I don't think you need to re-run it. You still have work to do upper-body wise and shouldn't put it on the back burner when you are already lower body dominant. But that's just my .02.

LOL @ 4x9 @ 315. Jesus. HAH!

Either way, good luck. You know what you're in for. Enjoy. :)

I didn't run it in whole last time - only the 4 weeks. I have a pretty cool plan in the mean time - I talked with Chris (Dynamik) about it and not only do I wanna succeed in BB'ing but it's time I get my ass back into heavy lifting/PL'ing. I'm pretty confident for once and think that I can put up 315/500/500 all while under 175lbs. Chris started Smolov with a max of 405 - after 4 weeks hit 455 - another 4-6 weeks gone by and 500 was in the bag. (claims a tad high.) That being said his work ethic's AMAZING and I can match it.

PS Ill be getting my curlz on ;]


You can use it for pretty much any major lift.
Soooo press press press away ;)

You still do your supplementary lifts along with it. Just one thing takes priority.

^ Yep yep. I mean it's not TOO much when put on paper in terms of leg sets. Put it this way, some people train legs twice per week with 10-16 sets each session. Equals out to around 36-40 sets weekly. Smolov's 26 sets in a week. Granted it is squatting - cns taxing and what not, but definitely do able. I'm pulling Layne's mind set into the equation ;]


sry to steal ur thread brett LOL

I just don't know if doing smolov's would beneficial right now as I need my upper body to grow (chest/shoulders/arms) compared to my legs and isn't smolov's just squat squat squat for 4 weeks straight. I guess I still have like 5-6 months before I would need to start dieting for my show so I COULD implement it whereas Brett has 2 years till his next show!

I need my upper to grow as well but it isn't going to stop me from destroying it while running smolov. Two years is also my point - I have such a long long time and bodybuilding isnt the only thing on my mind. This in turn will help the OTHER lift that Ive plateaued on - Deadlifts.



man, this is gonna be awesome

oh and i believe he ment he wants to be squatting way more than 405 by the time he's benching 315

Yep. I mean, I probably have 280-285 in me right now, with a squat max of around 445-455... That really isnt too eye catching or strong for that matter.



so..you're just trying to get your legs more unhuman...lol nice

Pretty much if some see it that way. Who knows, maybe I won't see alot of growth from this? All I know is ALOT of Partial close grip and/or close grip pressing will be implemented and heavily relied upon. Courtesy of Bert


Yeah I don't get what the means either.
Either means you think those weights are for pussies or you wanna get all Jane Fonda wit it.

Yeah I believe that the teens that compete even every other year hampers their...well pretty much lifetime development.

I think if you did smolov and run most the weeks at a lower percentage then 2 weeks at the prescribed % then you'd be way better off. Those 80-90% of max multi times per week is asking for CNS wreckage.

PL aspect more or less, and I have being stuck at certain weights for weeks and months on end. I feel like Ive been that guy repairing a body for a year BARELY making any weight increasements in lifts all awhile looking the same.

Surely CNS wreckage but Im pretty good with it - I adapt fairly quickly and its more or less bring it on mother phucker.


yea I guess, so what is ur split going to be like M/W/F/S squat and S/T/T ?!?! or just full on smolovs

squat, day off, squat, day off, squat, squat

taking chris's advice. some days after squats ill follow up with arm/chest/shoulder work etc. lighter days with some softish back work, nothing to hamper the cycle though.



Nice. Good luck man. Its definitely more mental.

That it is.

[IndianForeigner]

Heck, I ran Smolov for awhile and I'm no Brett Quadernandez ;) It's a great program for anyone, I'd say

[thebasil]

.
Yep. I mean, I probably have 280-285 in me right now, with a squat max of around 445-455... That really isnt too eye catching or strong for that matter.

dude shut the phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck up, those both are great and YOU know this

[Quelly]

dude shut the phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck up, those both are great and YOU know this

the best part was how he basically said he didn't want to be the guy with the same 1rmaxes as me...that was great

*slits wrists*

;)

[B-Neva]

I need my upper to grow as well but it isn't going to stop me from destroying it while running smolov. Two years is also my point - I have such a long long time and bodybuilding isnt the only thing on my mind. This in turn will help the OTHER lift that Ive plateaued on - Deadlifts.


yea I'm just sayin with my limited time I should probably wait to do it, if I do do it I will just do the 4 week one.

PS your 315 will be plugged in as my 1RM LOL

[WhiteFiberz]

yeah..your legs will grow squatting 4x a week..lol


the best part was how he basically said he didn't want to be the guy with the same 1rmaxes as me...that was great

*slits wrists*

;)

rotfl.

Brett stop comparing yourself to the people you look up to!..bad habit..lol

[toddbz]

^ Yep yep. I mean it's not TOO much when put on paper in terms of leg sets. Put it this way, some people train legs twice per week with 10-16 sets each session. Equals out to around 36-40 sets weekly. Smolov's 26 sets in a week. Granted it is squatting - cns taxing and what not, but definitely do able. I'm pulling Layne's mind set into the equation ;]


Yeah I'm still under the belief that a person would be better off using a smaller % of 1rm for that kind of frequency. EVERYONE I've ever heard of that's run smolov in the 'real' #'s has either bailed out (Layne didn't finish his), tapped out, or burnt out.
While the principle is great IMO. The expectation for that amount of time is not.
There's some merit to 'train smarter not harder' also.


the best part was how he basically said he didn't want to be the guy with the same 1rmaxes as me...that was great

*slits wrists*

;)

I'm gonna change Brett's name to Capt A-Hole.
Goofy phucker doesn't know how strong he really is...and that's good. Cause think of how pompous his ass would be then!? ;P

[The_Animal11]

my smolov sense was tingling.

[LessThanLuke]

You should definitely take some weight off your max. I'm using 473 with a max of 505.

[BaFtub]

You should definitely take some weight off your max. I'm using 473 with a max of 505.

Think so? Ill give it some thought, tonight Im training with my friend most likely at a new gym.. If Im feeling up for dropping it I definitely will.


my smolov sense was tingling.

LOL


Yeah I'm still under the belief that a person would be better off using a smaller % of 1rm for that kind of frequency. EVERYONE I've ever heard of that's run smolov in the 'real' #'s has either bailed out (Layne didn't finish his), tapped out, or burnt out.
While the principle is great IMO. The expectation for that amount of time is not.
There's some merit to 'train smarter not harder' also.

I'm gonna change Brett's name to Capt A-Hole.
Goofy phucker doesn't know how strong he really is...and that's good. Cause think of how pompous his ass would be then!? ;P

Layne really didnt finish? Thought he did. One of my favorite power lifters on the forums (Newbtime) would input HIGHER numbers than his max and completely busted ass - never bailed if I recall. Guy has one sick phucking work ethic. Train smarter not harder definitely is the way to go - but I like being a masochist once a year.

Captain a hole! Wtf! I'll never consider myself strong with all the numbers I see being put up. Look at Bryce.. dude's phucking WTFWTFWTF!


yeah..your legs will grow squatting 4x a week..lol

rotfl.

Brett stop comparing yourself to the people you look up to!..bad habit..lol

They might. Who knows. If my upper body never catches up atleast I wont go out without making my mark as Brett Platz.


yea I'm just sayin with my limited time I should probably wait to do it, if I do do it I will just do the 4 week one.

PS your 315 will be plugged in as my 1RM LOL

First time I ran it my max was around that also - and it was difficult as fawk.


the best part was how he basically said he didn't want to be the guy with the same 1rmaxes as me...that was great

*slits wrists*

;)

Oh hush Eric Ill hug you and .. let's not go there. You're also deadlifting atleast 500+ with a squat in the 455+ range... All while pressing 315. THAT is WHAT I WANT.


dude shut the phuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck up, those both are great and YOU know this

to the average gym go'er, yea, but to a power lifter it's nothing too abnormal.


Heck, I ran Smolov for awhile and I'm no Brett Quadernandez ;) It's a great program for anyone, I'd say

That it is. Plus it's funnnnn and Im getting my gym membership's money worth LOL

[TigerStealth]

clear out your PMs when you get a chance

[BaFtub]

clear out your PMs when you get a chance

cleared lol my bad.

[BaFtub]

Smolov + Arms prrs style

Been in this 'zone' all day for some odd reason - and whenever Im in it things get DONE. lol. Spent nearly 4 hours straight on an art project touching things up and time went by soooo quick.

Got to the gym with quite the soreness but Ive been using a baseball to get the knots out. Looks like Im humping the floor, my how this 'foam' stretching thing looks odd.

Had a great talk with Joe (tiger stealth) today about PRRS training along with the tempo template for arms.. and Im gonna be sticking to it.. Felt phucking great tonight.

Squats were burrrriiiiiiied. VERY easy. Could've gotten 9 reps with each set, so nothing was to complete failure.



Squats

45 x 10
135x8
225x4
275x3
315x1

325 x 7
325 x 7
325 x 7
325 x 7
325 x 7

e-z. speed was NICE. tightness goes away with anything over 300 so suhweet sauce.



BB curls 3-4/0/X tempo (bar=25?)

75 x 6
85 x 5
85 x 4

might've gotten 6 reps on the second set but I cant recall. tempo was really smooth, used a close grip on the preacher and got my bro on.



BB Preacher curls 3-4/0/X

75 x 6
75 x 6



DB Hammer curlz 3-4/0/X

45 x 4
45 x 4



Close grip bench 3-4/0/X

190 x 4
205 x 4
225 x 4

these were FUN. should've started off heavier but I had around 5 minutes left in the gym so I had to rush the pressing sets. let's just say I LOVE the tempo. 225 will be spanked in a few weeks. the sets prior to the 225 werent to failure, and neither was the 225.



DB single arm ext 3-4/0/X

30 x 6 ( 2 sets )




Energy: 8.5/10

Rating: 9.5/10

[The_Animal11]

humping baseballs ftw?

[yzrider400f]

awesome lean gains man.. makes me want to lean up now

[rdrb]

Do you feel CGBP in your tris? I don't feel it that much.

[BaFtub]

Do you feel CGBP in your tris? I don't feel it that much.

With the tempo I did, yeah. Normally I do as well . Im not really one of those guys to squeeze/ feel for the muscle being worked. When its under a load it's being used lol


awesome lean gains man.. makes me want to lean up now

you're actually on the same level of leanness I'd say as me. You have them ab genetics year round you silly mother phucker.


humping baseballs ftw?

illiac crest too! damn you berto!

[The_Animal11]

illiac crest too! damn you berto!

....so youre cresting baseballs? lol this is probably only funny right now cuz its too early.

[TigerStealth]

nice workout there Brett...glad you liked the PRRS arms workout. let me know if you have any more questions.

[BaFtub]

Smolov + Arms prrs style

Been in this 'zone' all day for some odd reason - and whenever Im in it things get DONE. lol. Spent nearly 4 hours straight on an art project touching things up and time went by soooo quick.

Got to the gym with quite the soreness but Ive been using a baseball to get the knots out. Looks like Im humping the floor, my how this 'foam' stretching thing looks odd.

Had a great talk with Joe (tiger stealth) today about PRRS training along with the tempo template for arms.. and Im gonna be sticking to it.. Felt phucking great tonight.

Squats were burrrriiiiiiied. VERY easy. Could've gotten 9 reps with each set, so nothing was to complete failure.



Squats

45 x 10
135x8
225x4
275x3
315x1

325 x 7
325 x 7
325 x 7
325 x 7
325 x 7

e-z. speed was NICE. tightness goes away with anything over 300 so suhweet sauce.



BB curls 3-4/0/X tempo (bar=25?)

75 x 6
85 x 5
85 x 4

might've gotten 6 reps on the second set but I cant recall. tempo was really smooth, used a close grip on the preacher and got my bro on.



BB Preacher curls 3-4/0/X

75 x 6
75 x 6



DB Hammer curlz 3-4/0/X

45 x 4
45 x 4



Close grip bench 3-4/0/X

190 x 4
205 x 4
225 x 4

these were FUN. should've started off heavier but I had around 5 minutes left in the gym so I had to rush the pressing sets. let's just say I LOVE the tempo. 225 will be spanked in a few weeks. the sets prior to the 225 werent to failure, and neither was the 225.



DB single arm ext 3-4/0/X

30 x 6 ( 2 sets )




Energy: 8.5/10

Rating: 9.5/10

alphabet soup


....so youre cresting baseballs? lol this is probably only funny right now cuz its too early.

lmaooo yea im running on zero sleep so anything's funny to me right now


nice workout there Brett...glad you liked the PRRS arms workout. let me know if you have any more questions.

thanks joe. if anything comes to mind ill get at'cha.

[toddbz]

Layne really didnt finish? Thought he did. One of my favorite power lifters on the forums (Newbtime) would input HIGHER numbers than his max and completely busted ass - never bailed if I recall. Guy has one sick phucking work ethic. Train smarter not harder definitely is the way to go - but I like being a masochist once a year.

Captain a hole! Wtf! I'll never consider myself strong with all the numbers I see being put up. Look at Bryce.. dude's phucking WTFWTFWTF!


Yeah I think he broke it after fairly late in the program. I think it was messing with his PL meet plans.

Ha! I love that you compare yourself pound for pound with guys that are 30+lb heavier than you.
I mean I should be able to press as much as Poundstone right? ;P

But yeah if you're moving...Bryce is the guy to call lol



Had a great talk with Joe (tiger stealth) today about PRRS training along with the tempo template for arms.. and Im gonna be sticking to it.. Felt phucking great tonight.


I've done PRRS before. I was to ADD to follow the various tempos. I know for me when I went back to explosive lifting I had lost quite a bit of strength. More likely neural than muscle.


Do you feel CGBP in your tris? I don't feel it that much.

You should throw up a vid so we can see your form. Some guys tend to go to heavy and flair their elbows. Which takes a bunch of the tension off the triceps and places it on the shoulders/RC's. Also a great way to get some really sore elbows.


....so youre cresting baseballs? lol this is probably only funny right now cuz its too early.

All this gaping ass talk in here. No homo?

[BaFtub]

Quite possibly the most memory-filled picture I ever took. I hadnt been to a family get together in years so them seeing me for the first time in forever was great - that along with 95% of them knowing I did some bodybuilding show with little to no knowledge about it. It was easter day and I went with my mom/gf/little brother and sister.. Ate my phucking ass OFF while everything laughed. Word spread around and I think my uncle (who used to be a powerlifter, still lifts to this day) told me to take my hoodie off or something of the sort.. Then my mom/gf kept insisting so I pulled off the pants/hoodie/shirt and got my pose on LOL.

So much went down that day and it took me forever to find the pic, crazy it's almost been a year. All of'em went holy phucking sh!t I didnt see that coming! You dont look nothing like that with clothes on! haha.

So yeah - throughout the glute striated pics, veins coursing through my legs, this's easily my number one favorite.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/dayaftershow.jpg

[S.O.u.L.m.A.N]

Solid pic Brett. Nothing says family gathering like getting stripped down to your boxers.

[Cser]

Any tips on specifically targeting the tear drop? I have a hard time making those buggers grow, but the rest of my thighs grow pretty quickly.

[BaFtub]

Solid pic Brett. Nothing says family gathering like getting stripped down to your boxers.

Tell me about it LOL. I havent done that since that time really. Then again my friend made me drop my pants at Vitamine world a few weeks ago...Rofl.


Any tips on specifically targeting the tear drop? I have a hard time making those buggers grow, but the rest of my thighs grow pretty quickly.

Never really trained it specifically. It over developed in time, mainly from close stance squatting.. I used to have a mean forward lean so I think most of the over load fell on the knees/teardrop area.. Probably why I can get away with close stance+heavy weight.

[TigerStealth]

wow sweet pic, quads are nasty shredded, cuts just look so deep. and delts have a nice cap too; i think you will surprise everyone and bring a quality upper that matches your legs next time

[BaFtub]

Smolov 7x5

Things didn't go according to plan gym-wise tonight. Yet again we got to the 24 hour gym but the phucking people werent there, doors locked for only members.. So we had to rush to my gym and get the session in within 40 minutes. Difficult as PHUCK but it was done.

Legs were a bit sore tonight - gotta get on that baseball humping more. Dropped $10 tonight so my friend could train with me, lady wouldnt let'em in so I said phuck it.

Mini cut's came to an end as of last night , today Ill probably hit my regular gaining numbers. More beneficial and it's time to get my phucking grow on.



Squats

225x5
275x3
315x2

350 x 5
350 x 5
350 x 5
350 x 5
350 x 5
350 x 5
350 x 5


Hardest set was probably the first - hips just were NOT firing. Arch was also a bit iffy , video taped a set or two though. I'll be doing so alot more frequently, especially while on Smolov. That plus I have a partner to do so ;]


PKImT7VNklU

toodles.


Energy: 7/10

Rating: 9.5/10

[ehlisl]

Smolov 7x5

Legs were a bit sore tonight - gotta get on that baseball humping more. Dropped $10 tonight so my friend could train with me, lady wouldnt let'em in so I said phuck it.

Mini cut's came to an end as of last night , today Ill probably hit my regular gaining numbers. More beneficial and it's time to get my phucking grow on.

Solid work Brett. Always nice to have a training partner to push you, or atleast someone to rack the weights for you since your cut is off and you don't want to do too much cardio ;)

Should be good to see how Smolov treats you with a few extra Kcal's!

[B-Neva]

niceeeeeeeeee son!

[uberdude]

you always make me want to squat

[LessThanLuke]

I'm finding the first set the hardest every day. Nice work.

[S.O.u.L.m.A.N]

That workout was jack SQUAT :)

[The_Animal11]

those skwats were purdy :bats eyes:





this thread makes me wanna smolov again.

[COZ999]

you always make me want to squat

(no homo)

[yzrider400f]

brett why are you doing smolov squats when your legs arent your biggest priority

[devinh]

Nice squatting Brett. I just finished my base mesocycle last week. Part of the reason I chose to do smolov was to catch up to young guys like you, but here you go doing it again now. I'm just going to have to run smolov all year I guess.

[COZ999]

brett why are you doing smolov squats when your legs arent your biggest priority

the same reason u still work out your biceps .....hahaha;p

[Young9]

somebody stepped up there youtube game! nice to see a video that isnt through photobucket :p

solid squats tho Brett...you make that shh look shexxy and easy!

[Blazed]

Srsly. Nice squats.

I need to step up my game big time if I want anything remotely resembling legs.

[yzrider400f]

the same reason u still work out your biceps .....hahaha;p

...but i dont

[COZ999]

...but i dont

touche'

[BaFtub]

Srsly. Nice squats.

I need to step up my game big time if I want anything remotely resembling legs.

Lol just hammer away at them sir blaze alot.


somebody stepped up there youtube game! nice to see a video that isnt through photobucket :p

solid squats tho Brett...you make that shh look shexxy and easy!

Videos are uploading quicker now than before! So yeah Im gonna be woot woot. Thanks.


Nice squatting Brett. I just finished my base mesocycle last week. Part of the reason I chose to do smolov was to catch up to young guys like you, but here you go doing it again now. I'm just going to have to run smolov all year I guess.

How was it??? It's a blast in my opinion , Im trying to catch guys like Layne LOL


brett why are you doing smolov squats when your legs arent your biggest priority

PL aspect. Not only do I BB but I want to get involved with powerlifting and break a few records here and there possibly in the future.

Plus with this'll allow my Deadlift to go up - Hasnt in awhile. Dont get me wrong Im training my ass of upper body wise ;]


the same reason u still work out your biceps .....hahaha;p

Vance is pure beast. If he doesnt go pro next time he preps im hanging the trunks up.


those skwats were purdy :bats eyes:

this thread makes me wanna smolov again.

<3

Matt's the reason Im doing this too, LOL.


That workout was jack SQUAT :)

lol thanks!


I'm finding the first set the hardest every day. Nice work.

Yea. Getting into the groove I guess. First set felt heavy as hell.


you always make me want to squat

lawlz. wish girls said that


niceeeeeeeeee son!

spanks


Solid work Brett. Always nice to have a training partner to push you, or atleast someone to rack the weights for you since your cut is off and you don't want to do too much cardio ;)

Should be good to see how Smolov treats you with a few extra Kcal's!

I actually rack the weights, LOL.

Tell me 'bout it - my legs will grow some but I gotta feeling the upper's gonna make some nasty improvements in the next 2-4 months.

[yzrider400f]

Vance is pure beast. If he doesnt go pro next time he preps im hanging the trunks up.


damn dude that is a lot of pressure:D. i have enough just on myself lol

[BaFtub]

damn dude that is a lot of pressure:D. i have enough just on myself lol

lol dont sweat it. Soon as i saw those recent pics I texted Berto and went WTF! Vance! WTF Shaun Claurida has trouble

[COZ999]

damn dude that is a lot of pressure:D. i have enough just on myself lol

btw him and josh hydauk. i hate genetics hahha

[BaFtub]

btw him and josh hydauk. i hate genetics hahha

josh is down right the nicest guy in the world though, humble as fawk and soft spoken lol.

[FATHER FLEX]

Puuuuuurdy squats!

[yzrider400f]

btw him and josh hydauk. i hate genetics hahha

that dude is on a whole 'nother level.. i'd rather not think about it lol

[Eric-B]

those were smooth as hell

not sure if you posted this already but what's your plan with upper body stuff while you run this? 2 of the 4 sessions or whenever you get a chance?

[BaFtub]

Puuuuuurdy squats!

Spanks! I was waiting for somebody to critique them. *awaits eric*


that dude is on a whole 'nother level.. i'd rather not think about it lol

nice ass dude, doesnt look big in clothes! one helluva accent too LOOL


those were smooth as hell

not sure if you posted this already but what's your plan with upper body stuff while you run this? 2 of the 4 sessions or whenever you get a chance?

thanks! they were pretty smooth like tonights squats.

upper body is gonna be spazzy. Sundays Im gonna be benching at my place so probably 80-90% max ish , I wanna get the bench up to 285-290 in the next 2 months.

[BaFtub]

Smolov & Upper

Pretty brutal session. Legs after around 7 sets were destroyeddddd. Still had some speed though.

Shoulders hurt more so than the legs do. Lolz.

Spotted this dude that asked if I competed competitively and that I should do a meet that's coming up. Really knowledgeable kid - probably the smartest one Ive ran into aside from a rare few in my gym. Really knew his sh!t about powerlifting/weight classes/oly lifts .

Squats

275 x 2
315 x 2

370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3

yet again first set the most difficult.

PbYdcSV5Gxs



DB curls

20 x 12
35 x 10
35 x 8



Cable curls

3 sets of 12 reps



Face pulls

3 sets of 10 reps



DB side laterals

4 sets of 12 reps



back work Im not suppose to do.




Energy: 6/10

Rating: 9.5/10

[Blazed]

Way to kill it despite the lower energy.

You are quite the inspiration bro.

[B-Neva]

10th looked as easy as the 3rd, that gym sounds so quiet and empty! lol I think I might man up and bring my camera to the gym tomorrow

[thebasil]

competed competitively[/b]

ask opposed to ... competing non-competitively? :p

[BaFtub]

Way to kill it despite the lower energy.

You are quite the inspiration bro.

As you are too man. Your journey and current one's gonna be phucken phenominal. Cool as ish that I got to kick it with you twice haha.


10th looked as easy as the 3rd, that gym sounds so quiet and empty! lol I think I might man up and bring my camera to the gym tomorrow

All were relatively easy but two days in a row of squatting really phucked me up without using some forward lean . Maintaining the form I had with the 350 was more difficult

Yea it was saturday - veryyyyy quiet, even so I lift at night when only a few are around as well. I really dont give two sh!ts anymore. Im there to lift and vid my form, no problem should come about.. I mean u mad?


ask opposed to ... competing non-competitively? :p

lol wut wut in the butt butt. I told'em nah i dont compete. im just squatting 4x per week

[TigerStealth]

crazy how you squat on back to back days!

[bwelch1985]

I love that you're lifting in wife beaters now! You used to be so shy and modest....now you're "that guy" at the gym that everyone thinks is juicin:D...

[The_Animal11]

yet again first set the most difficult.


it always freakin is. you still killed em though!

[BaFtub]

it always freakin is. you still killed em though!

Yea first set I thought WOW not happening today... 2nd set boom protein everywhere


I love that you're lifting in wife beaters now! You used to be so shy and modest....now you're "that guy" at the gym that everyone thinks is juicin:D...

LOL! funny you mention that. it's actually for a better grip since the bar slides a bit unless it's on skin.

another lol worthy thing is I throw my sweat shirt on directly after the set's finished. so once Im done re racking its hello hoodie.

and juicing...nah LOL. the kid yesterday guessed my weight spot on.


crazy how you squat on back to back days!

lol yea , it works out though because Id rather squat lower reps back to back versus higher reps like 7-9.

[Eric-B]

and juicing...nah LOL. the kid yesterday guessed my weight spot on.



he might've had a harder time guessing if you were walking around bottomless.... (slight homo)



You've inspired me to jump aboard the Smolov train. I want Brett legs too. Just curious, what was your max the first time you ran the program?

[The_Animal11]

Yea first set I thought WOW not happening today... 2nd set boom protein everywhere


.

what a coincidence. thats what happened when i watched the vid.

[devinh]

i agree with your thoughts on smolov. i loved the base mesocycle, this week starts my 2 weeks of speed, then on with the intense cycle. i can already tell you though, i will be doing smolov again sometime, it was too much fun and the best i've ever felt squatting to not do it again.
and that first set is the WORST. every set until the 2nd set on were tough, including warmups. but after that 2nd set, it's on like donkey kong.

[Frankdaddy]

< is jealous he ahs waited so long to jump on the smolov band wagon. Now I will just look like the guy following the bandwagon when ive been wanting to do it for over a year now, screw yallllzzzzzzz




lol joke

[The_Animal11]

i agree with your thoughts on smolov. i loved the base mesocycle, this week starts my 2 weeks of speed, then on with the intense cycle. i can already tell you though, i will be doing smolov again sometime, it was too much fun and the best i've ever felt squatting to not do it again.
and that first set is the WORST. every set until the 2nd set on were tough, including warmups. but after that 2nd set, it's on like donkey kong.

i agree with every part of this. the intense mesocycle is just flat out awesome.


< is jealous he ahs waited so long to jump on the smolov band wagon. Now I will just look like the guy following the bandwagon when ive been wanting to do it for over a year now, screw yallllzzzzzzz




lol joke

get on it mayne!! smolov is the shizznits!

[BaFtub]

i agree with every part of this. the intense mesocycle is just flat out awesome.



get on it mayne!! smolov is the shizznits!

isss funnnnn!


< is jealous he ahs waited so long to jump on the smolov band wagon. Now I will just look like the guy following the bandwagon when ive been wanting to do it for over a year now, screw yallllzzzzzzz




lol joke

Franky youre too strong to run smolov so just dont LOL


i agree with your thoughts on smolov. i loved the base mesocycle, this week starts my 2 weeks of speed, then on with the intense cycle. i can already tell you though, i will be doing smolov again sometime, it was too much fun and the best i've ever felt squatting to not do it again.
and that first set is the WORST. every set until the 2nd set on were tough, including warmups. but after that 2nd set, it's on like donkey kong.

SEE! its not only challenging but more so fun as FAWK. Yep. The warm ups are brutal. Each set feels like its over 9000 but after that initial first set it's smooooooth sailing


what a coincidence. thats what happened when i watched the vid.

lmao


he might've had a harder time guessing if you were walking around bottomless.... (slight homo)



You've inspired me to jump aboard the Smolov train. I want Brett legs too. Just curious, what was your max the first time you ran the program?

Gotta get me some spandex yo.

1rm before this was... Ive no clue actually I just inputed what I thought it was LOL. 435-455 give or take. I thought that 405 x 4 = 455-455 ish, (1rm calculator but its proved wrong soo many times in the past for me.) But if I can rep 405 for 2x3-4 its gotta be atleast 435+

OH. Max the first time I ran it. Uhhh. Hm. 300-315 LOL

[IndianForeigner]

I still find is super impressive as to how you can do additional exercises following the Smolov squats in the same workout.

I need to stop frequenting some of these journals, or I will be convinced to jump aboard the Smolov train again, lol

[toddbz]

So you using that wider stance again?
Looks good kid!

[BaFtub]

I still find is super impressive as to how you can do additional exercises following the Smolov squats in the same workout.

I need to stop frequenting some of these journals, or I will be convinced to jump aboard the Smolov train again, lol

lol i hope most who run it dont neglect upper body exercises!

haha, are there alot of people currently running it?


So you using that wider stance again?
Looks good kid!

Yea its a hybrid of the sort. My closer stance is saved for the higher rep days, wider for the 3-5 reppers. Thanks!

[toddbz]

Yea its a hybrid of the sort. My closer stance is saved for the higher rep days, wider for the 3-5 reppers. Thanks!

Working well. Oh and that back angle is more than fine. You're not going to stay super upright with the bar that low. As long as the back angle is kind of maintained during the lift it's cool. It's when the upper back gets behind the rest (as far as traveling in sync) is when the issues occur. As far as I can tell...in your wife beater...you have none of that going on.

[OmniscientCause]

been keeping up with this log and its been inspiring me to hit legs hard...today was brutal but nothing compared to ur days

[BaFtub]

Working well. Oh and that back angle is more than fine. You're not going to stay super upright with the bar that low. As long as the back angle is kind of maintained during the lift it's cool. It's when the upper back gets behind the rest (as far as traveling in sync) is when the issues occur. As far as I can tell...in your wife beater...you have none of that going on.

Ill continue filming from that and a side view from now on then. Yeah that was my biggest concern as Ive been told once or twice I GM out of the hole when realistically maintaining a perfect upright position with a low bar is damn near impossible. There's some dip from head dropping sometimes too because I gauge depth in the mirror in front of me so sometimes I glance downwards a bit. Half the time I dont.


been keeping up with this log and its been inspiring me to hit legs hard...today was brutal but nothing compared to ur days

woot! posts like that inspire me haha. weird hearing i inspire when im an average d00d.

[OmniscientCause]

woot! posts like that inspire me haha. weird hearing i inspire when im an average d00d.

I kinda **** the bed when it came to squats was doing too much weight and my form was shakey so i laid off them for awhile but ive been trying to do multiple sets of 315 with good form as of late...but im just making huge progress on my legpress. Some kid said when i run out of space on the sled and i need someone to sit on it he wants to be the first one haha i did 11pps x 8 today and i think the sled holds about 28 plates. So next winter thats my objective

[Frankdaddy]

I fiure most powerifters who say do not do much upper body work are horrible eaters 24/7 and do not get in proper nutrients like most of us would, so our recovery may be better. I def wouldnt plan to neglect any upper body work unless I felt recovery being hindered, and then would just call for a deload that week.

I want to run smolov to see if my legs grow mostly, and of course see my squat go up in numbers LOL.

[Cser]

Any snow up there? Got hit with 2 feet a couple days ago and more is on the way :(

I'll probably get 2 workouts in this week.

[Addict3d]

You strong SOB.

What are you goals before its all said in done as far as the big 3?

[devinh]

yeah, you definitely can't neglect upper body during smolov, although it can be very easy to do. i was planning on alternating push and pull after each day of squatting, but sometimes it didn't work out that way due to time constraints. i was still able to hit everything at least once a week though. for the intense cycle, since it's 3 days a week, i plan on adding at least one day a week for all upper body, along with what i throw in the other 3 days. i just don't go too heavy with upper body, so it doesn't hinder my lower body recovery.

and there are quite a few either in the middle of smolov, just finished, or talking about starting it. makes me want to make my own routine up, who's down for heavy squatting 6 days a week?

[Eric-B]

makes me want to make my own routine up, who's down for heavy squatting 6 days a week?

you go ahead and give that a test run for us.... let us know how it goes.... lol

But why only squat 6 days a week when you can squat 7?!

[BaFtub]

Smolov Week 2: 4x9 & Bipepz

Stressful day LOL. Being in the gym tonight was the last on my to do list and I honestly almost skipped it.

Missed my first class today due to a flat tire. I left my place 30 minutes early this morning to pump up my already-somewhat-leaking front right tire, only to arrive on campus with some phucking floor grinding noise.. to my disbelief the left one is somehow completely sh!tted out on me, flat as insert simile here.

Dished out money for two brand new tires but the rims arent being mounted on until tomorrow - so I rummaged around finding a flat dummy in the trunk . Dad comes to help me take off the tire - everything goes swell , but luck hits me in the nuts again and somehow the damn battery is dead... when I just replaced it last week brand new. (will be returning, hopefully.) We jump start the car and the phucker stalls - but eventually got it home.

anyways gym talk!

upper back/shoulders were purdy sore tonight but I STFU'd and trained. first set was actually easy as pisssss.



Squats

275x3
315x1

325 x 9
325 x 9
325 x 9
325 x 9

*Video taped the last set but youtube is under construction lawl.*




DB curls so so strict.

30x10
35x10 PR
40x8 PR

yea, "how is 35 a pr when 40 is?" i dont know but it is.



Cable curls

2 sets of 12 reps



Energy: 5/10 LOL

Rating: 9.5/10

[Blazed]

Nice lifting. Your getting me amped to hit SMOLOV!

[BaFtub]

Smolov Week 2: 4x9 & Bipepz

Stressful day LOL. Being in the gym tonight was the last on my to do list and I honestly almost skipped it.

Missed my first class today due to a flat tire. I left my place 30 minutes early this morning to pump up my already-somewhat-leaking front right tire, only to arrive on campus with some phucking floor grinding noise.. to my disbelief the left one is somehow completely sh!tted out on me, flat as insert simile here.

Dished out money for two brand new tires but the rims arent being mounted on until tomorrow - so I rummaged around finding a flat dummy in the trunk . Dad comes to help me take off the tire - everything goes swell , but luck hits me in the nuts again and somehow the damn battery is dead... when I just replaced it last week brand new. (will be returning, hopefully.) We jump start the car and the phucker stalls - but eventually got it home.

anyways gym talk!

upper back/shoulders were purdy sore tonight but I STFU'd and trained. first set was actually easy as pisssss.



Squats

275x3
315x1

325 x 9
325 x 9
325 x 9
325 x 9

*Video taped the last set but youtube is under construction lawl.*




DB curls so so strict.

30x10
35x10 PR
40x8 PR

yea, "how is 35 a pr when 40 is?" i dont know but it is.



Cable curls

2 sets of 12 reps



Energy: 5/10 LOL

Rating: 9.5/10

sdfsdf


I kinda **** the bed when it came to squats was doing too much weight and my form was shakey so i laid off them for awhile but ive been trying to do multiple sets of 315 with good form as of late...but im just making huge progress on my legpress. Some kid said when i run out of space on the sled and i need someone to sit on it he wants to be the first one haha i did 11pps x 8 today and i think the sled holds about 28 plates. So next winter thats my objective

id suggest what you've been doing - work up to a weight for a specific setxrep count, and build from there. its what I had to do with 405+ on the bar when deadlifting. sucks, but works.

and damn! beastly leg pressing.


I fiure most powerifters who say do not do much upper body work are horrible eaters 24/7 and do not get in proper nutrients like most of us would, so our recovery may be better. I def wouldnt plan to neglect any upper body work unless I felt recovery being hindered, and then would just call for a deload that week.

I want to run smolov to see if my legs grow mostly, and of course see my squat go up in numbers LOL.

Wouldnt say most PL'ers but some, yeah. Id hate to just neglect upper entirely it'd be ...weird.

Your legs'll grow... same for squat.. You beastly mother flucker


Any snow up there? Got hit with 2 feet a couple days ago and more is on the way :(

I'll probably get 2 workouts in this week.

Not yet but we're suppose to get 5-7 inches (lol wut) tomorrow night. No school pls


You strong SOB.

What are you goals before its all said in done as far as the big 3?

Hmm goal's for the big 3 when I retire and Im an old fart? Or by the time smolov's finished or the years end.. Well

by the time I finish smolov I want ATLEAST a 500 squat + 290-295 bench. Deadlift's up in the air, because itll take me a week or two to get into the rhythm of things. Hopefully itll be around 475-485. Altogether I want a 1300 total @ 165-170lbs. That's a big big goal for me. (in the gym lifts, obviously, not meet-wise.. thatd be beast status and im not bryce.)


yeah, you definitely can't neglect upper body during smolov, although it can be very easy to do. i was planning on alternating push and pull after each day of squatting, but sometimes it didn't work out that way due to time constraints. i was still able to hit everything at least once a week though. for the intense cycle, since it's 3 days a week, i plan on adding at least one day a week for all upper body, along with what i throw in the other 3 days. i just don't go too heavy with upper body, so it doesn't hinder my lower body recovery.

and there are quite a few either in the middle of smolov, just finished, or talking about starting it. makes me want to make my own routine up, who's down for heavy squatting 6 days a week?

Pretty much nailed my thoughts lol. On some days youll have time and the energy to continue onwards training upper, but days like tonight didnt go according to plan. I originally wanted to do some heavy BB benching or rack presses but my shoulders/arms were shot so I followed up with some light accessory work ie; biceps. Even though it states you should do no pulling movements Im gonna go against the rules and do light-light accessory work, hoping to maintain some lat width/thickness even though it's someeeeeewhat of a strong point no my physique. (yet needs alot of work.)

6 days a week eh? Im dizzown.


you go ahead and give that a test run for us.... let us know how it goes.... lol

But why only squat 6 days a week when you can squat 7?!

LOL. Fst-7 squat's.


Nice lifting. Your getting me amped to hit SMOLOV!

That's teh goalz . Inspire peoples through the interwebs then shag them when they find out Im actually a 5'1'' twin of zach galifianakis.

[BaFtub]

Faw-got end of mini piccies! Just snapped a few. There days back into gaining (slight increase, will be back to regular numbers in 1-2 weeks.)

couldnt decide between the two.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/DSC09416.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/DSC09417.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/DSC09420.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/DSC09419.jpg
and i got artistic with my non aestheticness.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/DSC09425.jpg
*EDIT*
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[thebasil]

the pimpness is strong in here

[S.O.u.L.m.A.N]

I am mad brah

[BaFtub]

the pimpness is strong in here

zach galifianakis pimp wut


I am mad brah

was referring to my grunt or whatever that was. super saiyajin ascending lolz

[Blazed]

Strong Mutton Chops!

[devinh]

you go ahead and give that a test run for us.... let us know how it goes.... lol

But why only squat 6 days a week when you can squat 7?!

7 days a week? That's crazy talk. With 6 days you'd at least be able to recover :)

[rdrb]

Holy sh*t! (no homo) Glutes look bigger, wut?

[toddbz]

Ill continue filming from that and a side view from now on then. Yeah that was my biggest concern as Ive been told once or twice I GM out of the hole when realistically maintaining a perfect upright position with a low bar is damn near impossible. There's some dip from head dropping sometimes too because I gauge depth in the mirror in front of me so sometimes I glance downwards a bit. Half the time I dont.


Looks good to me.
Bout that mirror thing. You ever tried to squat not looking in the mirror? As in turn away from the mirror? Makes things way different and for me personally much more comfortable.

[TigerStealth]

i like those new pics, i think your quads have grown already from smolov lol

[BaFtub]

Strong Mutton Chops!

GALIFIANAKIS


7 days a week? That's crazy talk. With 6 days you'd at least be able to recover :)

LOL. Yea. 6.


Holy sh*t! (no homo) Glutes look bigger, wut?

lulz, wut.


Looks good to me.
Bout that mirror thing. You ever tried to squat not looking in the mirror? As in turn away from the mirror? Makes things way different and for me personally much more comfortable.

Funny ish is, there's a mirror when I do that too LOL!


i like those new pics, i think your quads have grown already from smolov lol

Thanks! Im starting to like my upper body as it progresses. Legs are meh.

[FATHER FLEX]

Tear drops!

[BaFtub]

push...powyper

things didnt go according to plan tonight..

..left arm is really acting up in the forearm/elbow. probably due to the bar position and pressure of the weight when I squat/hold onto the bar with the wrist. weight was light as balls but 1-2 inches before touching the chest's where the pain started firing.



Close grip BB

225 x 5
225 x 4

i unracked 275 for a slooooooooow negative and it burnt the hell out of my tris.



DB incline presses some what paused, again wrist KILLING

80 x 10
90 x 7
90 x 5



Straight bar press downs

4 sets of 8-12 reps, purdy slow focusing on the tripepz.. pumped dem bastudz up.



Rope pull downs

2-3 sets of 8-10 reps



Energy: 6/10. had muscle milk for the first time ever pre-WO and it tore a hole through my stomach, LOL.

Rating: 7/10

[toddbz]

Funny ish is, there's a mirror when I do that too LOL!


Ha! Strong vanity in that gym eh?



..left arm is really acting up in the forearm/elbow. probably due to the bar position and pressure of the weight when I squat/hold onto the bar with the wrist. weight was light as balls but 1-2 inches before touching the chest's where the pain started firing.


Now you squat a whole shhh balls more than I do but are you gripping the bar to tight and pulling down on it? I used to do that and it pissed my shoulder/forearm off so bad.
Think light hands on the bar. Give your fingers a good wiggle between reps even to remind yourself to not grip/pulldown on the bar.
The bar isn't going to go anywhere. That's what your traps are for.

[rdrb]

Good thing about your chest is it isn't like uneven with a way better lower chest or something. Seems like your upper chest may even be better.

[BaFtub]

Ha! Strong vanity in that gym eh?



Now you squat a whole shhh balls more than I do but are you gripping the bar to tight and pulling down on it? I used to do that and it pissed my shoulder/forearm off so bad.
Think light hands on the bar. Give your fingers a good wiggle between reps even to remind yourself to not grip/pulldown on the bar.
The bar isn't going to go anywhere. That's what your traps are for.

Youve no clue. I feel like a tool in a tank top but it really helps when squatting and back on it goes.

FUUUU! You nailed it on the head . I tend to grip the bar incredibly tight along with CLOSE so Im scrunched up.

Light hands gotcha.. I remember being told to use a more wider thumbless grip. Yea thats the main reason I grip it so hard (lol wut) I keep thinking the bar's gonna roll off.




Good thing about your chest is it isn't like uneven with a way better lower chest or something. Seems like your upper chest may even be better.


There's actually an imbalance (been so since prep) I know some people have noticed - but my left one is a tad tinier than the right but I tend to hide it well. You think the upper's good? I always saw it lacking

[bustasinclair]

Damn man! Nice squatting in here.....you've once again inspired me to do Smolov again. I'm doing a full Marathon April 25th, but April 26th it's on!!!

You're becoming a moster man; pics look great!

[toddbz]

FUUUU! You nailed it on the head . I tend to grip the bar incredibly tight along with CLOSE so Im scrunched up.

Light hands gotcha.. I remember being told to use a more wider thumbless grip. Yea thats the main reason I grip it so hard (lol wut) I keep thinking the bar's gonna roll off.


Who do you think told you to do the thumbless thing youngin? ;P

Bar isn't going anywhere. I squat pretty damn upright and I hardly even hold on.

[BaFtub]

Who do you think told you to do the thumbless thing youngin? ;P

Bar isn't going anywhere. I squat pretty damn upright and I hardly even hold on.

Aha!

Really? I squat somewhat upright, but low bar in a sense. Will go thumbless tonight with vids LOL


Damn man! Nice squatting in here.....you've once again inspired me to do Smolov again. I'm doing a full Marathon April 25th, but April 26th it's on!!!

You're becoming a moster man; pics look great!

You have came a LONG way sir. I still lurk over at RX. Dont get down about the binge issues.. And the other thing, dont fret it.. My dad actually came to me awhile ago with the same situation.. He asked what to do and I really couldnt give him advice considering our age differences.. But to just get himself out there instead of staying home all the time. In my eyes sometimes.. Females are blehhhh.

[OmniscientCause]

i have issues with my left wrist as well during pushing movements...i think i also attribute it to the way i hold the bar when i squat...idk why but it hurts like none other after doing shoulders yesterday.

[TheMightyManlet]

Looks like smolov is going well so far, when are you aiming for the 1300lb total?

Upper body is definitely improving too

[BaFtub]

Looks like smolov is going well so far, when are you aiming for the 1300lb total?

Upper body is definitely improving too

I don't want to jinx myself but it's been fairly easy. Week 3 looks to be the most difficult. Im sort of intimidated by the weight it has me squatting for 10x3 ;x

Aiming for 1300 by..hmm. April-May I guess, I really havent given that too much thought. If I can milk atleast 485-500lbs out of smolov when all said is done, hopefully my deadlift will still be around 455-475.

Pressing by April-May will be around 300 if Im around 280-285 right now.

So 500/500/300... Gonna be a phucking BEYOTCH but I think I can I think I can choo choooo.


i have issues with my left wrist as well during pushing movements...i think i also attribute it to the way i hold the bar when i squat...idk why but it hurts like none other after doing shoulders yesterday.

Tendonitis or something of the sort. Could just be the way Im holding the bar, and I press awkwardly (james mentioned this awhile back.) I did some RC work a few minutes ago and all is feeling well :D

[devinh]

Stop looking far ahead in smolov, just take it one rep at a time. But you know this, you've done it before. I looked at my last day too before I even started, I haven't looked at my numbers for the intense cycle yet though, I don't want any negative thoughts clouding my head. The 'intense' part is all I need to know right now.

[BaFtub]

Stop looking far ahead in smolov, just take it one rep at a time. But you know this, you've done it before. I looked at my last day too before I even started, I haven't looked at my numbers for the intense cycle yet though, I don't want any negative thoughts clouding my head. The 'intense' part is all I need to know right now.

Oh hell nah Im not looking too far ahead, Im not nervous one bit anymore under the squat rack like I used to. Past month for some reason I developed this i dont give a phuck attitude in the gym, hence more of an out going personality. I think I developed it from Layne, I mean.. you're there to lift...who gives a flying sh!t if you're grunting or yelling to psyche yourself up.. do what youve gotta do to get the job done. S'why he's been so successful. Doesnt let any negative thoughts doubt him. Some day I hope to have his work ethic in and out of the gym.

[BaFtub]

Well I sent Paul a few pics I took about an hour ago and he suggested I post'em here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/poop.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/poop2.jpg

[patroclus32]

i like how you are doing smolov even though legs are obviously a dominant bodypart for you, i never liked the "don't train your strong bodyparts as hard for symmetry purposes" mentality, i've always thought if you have a particularly strong bodypart you should train it just as hard and turn it into a freak bodypart that will definitely stand out......also do you do any stretching on lifting or off days to try and help recovery?

[Blazed]

Your errectors are giving me a raging clue.

[fgfan1]

you are TOO beastly bro, hope to be close to how strong you are one day

where do you go to school? i'm a college kid myself

[toddbz]

Damn man! Nice squatting in here.....you've once again inspired me to do Smolov again. I'm doing a full Marathon April 25th, but April 26th it's on!!!


Ha! Starting smolov the DAY after a marathon!
I love it!
What race you doing and what's your projected finish time?


Aha!

Really? I squat somewhat upright, but low bar in a sense. Will go thumbless tonight with vids LOL


I think the biggest thing is just concentrating on keeping the hands loose. I mean you can hold on just don't white knuckle it.


Well I sent Paul a few pics I took about an hour ago and he suggested I post'em here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/poop.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/poop2.jpg

I see biggest improvements in front delts (as seen in rear dub) and triceps.

[S.O.u.L.m.A.N]

Good pics Brett. Your arms are starting to fill out nicely.

[Buzz_Lightyear]

Upper's coming together cuzzzzz.

[bustasinclair]

Ha! Starting smolov the DAY after a marathon!
I love it!
What race you doing and what's your projected finish time?



LOL, good point....ok, April 27th I start Smolov :D

I'm doing the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon 4/25/2010. This is my first full one, so I really hope to just finish, but I'm training for ~3:53:00. Journal link if interested:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=122260451

[BaFtub]

Week 2 Smolov 5x7

Horrible day part 2. Car issues...AGAIN.

Either the mechanics put the back tire on incorrectly or I dont know. I was driving and grinding started occurring as if the gear's were phucking up.. Back tire isnt touching the ground at all and was just spinning...so wtf?

...taco bell pre workout = big no no. almost threw up every set LOL. that and my shoulders are banged up =p

regardless I got ish done.



Squats

275x3
315x3

345 x 7
345 x 7
345 x 7
345 x 7
345 x 7


NoA-MFFh2hA

dont like the depth. phucking boxers ripped. normally wear briefs+my lucky sweatpants but was in a rush tonight. bleh.



Energy: 5/10

Rating: 7/10

[BaFtub]

Well I sent Paul a few pics I took about an hour ago and he suggested I post'em here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/poop.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/poop2.jpg

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i like how you are doing smolov even though legs are obviously a dominant bodypart for you, i never liked the "don't train your strong bodyparts as hard for symmetry purposes" mentality, i've always thought if you have a particularly strong bodypart you should train it just as hard and turn it into a freak bodypart that will definitely stand out......also do you do any stretching on lifting or off days to try and help recovery?

neither do I.. it's the main reason why Im running smolov really. You and I think the same on that subject lol. Why train something or put it on the back burner when it could be one of the best bodyparts natty bb'ing has ever seen.

ive never done stretching before but Ive been humping my baseball.. well, using it in a foam rolling purpose... if you have any links to help feel free.. i suck at that stuff


Your errectors are giving me a raging clue.

boner?


you are TOO beastly bro, hope to be close to how strong you are one day

where do you go to school? i'm a college kid myself

all 5'5'' of me looking like a girl in clothes lawlz.

I go to Broome Community College (BCC) in Binghamton, Ny. Majoring in Criminal Justice but Ive no clue if it's what I wanna do career-wise. Im a softy


Ha! Starting smolov the DAY after a marathon!
I love it!
What race you doing and what's your projected finish time?

I think the biggest thing is just concentrating on keeping the hands loose. I mean you can hold on just don't white knuckle it.

I see biggest improvements in front delts (as seen in rear dub) and triceps.

Tried tonight and it felt TOO awkward.. 315 actually almost slipped off x_x



Good pics Brett. Your arms are starting to fill out nicely.

Yea theyre starting to pop.. Its pretty cool


Upper's coming together cuzzzzz.

Lol, dont stroke it.

[Eric-B]

lol nice water bottle

[patroclus32]

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if you have any links to help feel free.. i suck at that stuff


was hoping you had some lol, i feel i should be stretching but i have no idea what to do when it comes to foam rolling and all that other shhh

[BaFtub]

was hoping you had some lol, i feel i should be stretching but i have no idea what to do when it comes to foam rolling and all that other shhh

HWfnAUsYUTI

T9ZHqa99mqw

these outta help


lol nice water bottle

yeah, rush. LOL

[ehlisl]

Nice work on the Squats, sucks about the car....Taco bell makes it all better! ;)

Pics are looking great too! Shoulders are responding along with the back!! :D

[FATHER FLEX]

Don't forget the crest! Hurt eh!

[BaFtub]

Nice work on the Squats, sucks about the car....Taco bell makes it all better! ;)

Pics are looking great too! Shoulders are responding along with the back!! :D

Think theyre deep enough? Last night I wasnt happy Im normally lower. Car..i wanna pimp slap it.

Thanks! I need your back/arms LOL


Don't forget the crest! Hurt eh!

Yes. I havent been rolling as much as I did last week and I think its a main factor.

After seeing your post I think Im gonna stop lolly gagging around and eat more LOL. Could be a recovery issue if Im maintaining or in a deficit.

[toddbz]

Either the mechanics put the back tire on incorrectly or I dont know. I was driving and grinding started occurring as if the gear's were phucking up.. Back tire isnt touching the ground at all and was just spinning...so wtf?


Can you get the car back to that shop so they can fix their mistake? DId it drive away from the shop o.k.?
Since the tire os off the ground, can you see if it's tight? Grab it at the top and give it a good shake. COurse it shouldn't move and the truck will probably just rock a bit.
Can you poke your head under there and see if anything is touching stuff or hanging off? Be careful not to go just grabbin stuff and have the back of the car drop on your shhh.

[BaFtub]

Can you get the car back to that shop so they can fix their mistake? DId it drive away from the shop o.k.?
Since the tire os off the ground, can you see if it's tight? Grab it at the top and give it a good shake. COurse it shouldn't move and the truck will probably just rock a bit.
Can you poke your head under there and see if anything is touching stuff or hanging off? Be careful not to go just grabbin stuff and have the back of the car drop on your shhh.

Thing is it drove away perfectly fine, only until I drove it in the snow. My dad insists on having it towed to have it looked at which'll probably take up to a weeks time - in which I reallllly need transportation with school and stuff.

But Ill go have another look at it right now. Its sturdily put on, rotates properly, perhaps when they weer banging the brakes back there as they were they seized up or something. Im pretty upset.

[COZ999]

Thing is it drove away perfectly fine, only until I drove it in the snow. My dad insists on having it towed to have it looked at which'll probably take up to a weeks time - in which I reallllly need transportation with school and stuff.

But Ill go have another look at it right now. Its sturdily put on, rotates properly, perhaps when they weer banging the brakes back there as they were they seized up or something. Im pretty upset.

Sucks about your car bro. I know the feeling of having to deal with car **** when your buys....but in other news my wife leaned my shoudler when I was looking at your pics and said how good your back looked. I went to the bathroom and started crying while hitting rear double bis trying to convince myself that my back was on par HAHA

[bwelch1985]

jealous of that upper chest in the rdb....that looks so damn cool.

[toddbz]

Thing is it drove away perfectly fine, only until I drove it in the snow. My dad insists on having it towed to have it looked at which'll probably take up to a weeks time - in which I reallllly need transportation with school and stuff.

But Ill go have another look at it right now. Its sturdily put on, rotates properly, perhaps when they weer banging the brakes back there as they were they seized up or something. Im pretty upset.

Yeah I'm wondering why it's off the ground though. Trucks have a solid axel in the back. So for the rear wheel to just be sitting off the ground is very odd.

[Blazed]

He doesn't drive a truck though. I told him it was either a broken strut or his wheel just broke off lol.

Its a front wheel drive car too I believe.

[BaFtub]

Sucks about your car bro. I know the feeling of having to deal with car **** when your buys....but in other news my wife leaned my shoudler when I was looking at your pics and said how good your back looked. I went to the bathroom and started crying while hitting rear double bis trying to convince myself that my back was on par HAHA

Dead serious when I read that I said "WIN" outloud LOL. Ive said it many times but your wife's beautiful lol

Yea, I wanna drop kick the phucker in his nuts if he had any . Mechanics f'ed up though but we're all humans


jealous of that upper chest in the rdb....that looks so damn cool.

i remember a huuuuge debate popped up about what it was, and I thought it was just the front delts. reminsd me of dennis wolf!

ps im jealous of your delts and calves. phucker


Yeah I'm wondering why it's off the ground though. Trucks have a solid axel in the back. So for the rear wheel to just be sitting off the ground is very odd.

I think it's the brake drums. It's getting looked at tomorrow and I did some research. Emergency brake/regular brakes seem locked up only on the rear left wheel.


He doesn't drive a truck though. I told him it was either a broken strut or his wheel just broke off lol.

Its a front wheel drive car too I believe.

I dont think I could fit in a truck, LOL. My girl friend; you know the friends thatre girls, is 5'1'' and somehow fits in a Blazer or whatever the are aha.

[IndianForeigner]

I'm just now checking the pics and I see some abs :) I think that the depth on the squats looks good and overall the numbers are solid. If you are interested in switching majors, maybe you should look into accounting ;)

[rdrb]

Strong bulge on the side tri (no homo)

[BaFtub]

I'm just now checking the pics and I see some abs :) I think that the depth on the squats looks good and overall the numbers are solid. If you are interested in switching majors, maybe you should look into accounting ;)

Abs've been in! That's when I know Im leaning up because the legs are always in first.

Accounting...nah LOL!


Strong bulge on the side tri (no homo)

Totally forgot about that posting. Last night when I saw it I went phucking p3nis go away.

[rdrb]

Totally forgot about that posting. Last night when I saw it I went phucking p3nis go away.

Yeah, you pulled a zyzz on us lol.

[toddbz]

He doesn't drive a truck though. I told him it was either a broken strut or his wheel just broke off lol.

Its a front wheel drive car too I believe.

Ahh. Where did I come up with him having a truck? lol



I think it's the brake drums. It's getting looked at tomorrow and I did some research. Emergency brake/regular brakes seem locked up only on the rear left wheel.

I dont think I could fit in a truck, LOL. My girl friend; you know the friends thatre girls, is 5'1'' and somehow fits in a Blazer or whatever the are aha.

Yeah E brake may be locked up a bit. Have you tried to drive it in reverse and see if it will break free? Typically how brakes adjust is by going in reverse (well drum style anyhow).

Ha! Yeah my mom has this lil toyota truck she uses to go to the dump n such. Brought it to my shop the other day to take me to lunch and I couldn't even get in (she's 5' tall).
"ummm how bout we take my car mom?" ;P

[Blazed]

Yeah I'm wondering why it's off the ground though. Trucks have a solid axel in the back. So for the rear wheel to just be sitting off the ground is very odd.

I donno I got confuzzled.

[B-Neva]

he probably parallel parked too close and couldn't get out so he had to deadlift his car up to move it over and something happened to the wheel.....just my theory

[Quelly]

shoulders are growing...

[BaFtub]

shoulders are growing...

ive been spot injecting something else. ;]


he probably parallel parked too close and couldn't get out so he had to deadlift his car up to move it over and something happened to the wheel.....just my theory

LOL. Bretto Columbu




Ahh. Where did I come up with him having a truck? lol


Yeah E brake may be locked up a bit. Have you tried to drive it in reverse and see if it will break free? Typically how brakes adjust is by going in reverse (well drum style anyhow).

Ha! Yeah my mom has this lil toyota truck she uses to go to the dump n such. Brought it to my shop the other day to take me to lunch and I couldn't even get in (she's 5' tall).
"ummm how bout we take my car mom?" ;P

PM'd joo about eet.

LOL @ the mom situation.


Yeah, you pulled a zyzz on us lol.

lolz. mah bad.

[BaFtub]

For anyone in doubt of competing for their first time:

http://vidreel.com/video/NTk0MDU0/

Great phucking documentary.

[Frankdaddy]

For anyone in doubt of competing for their first time:

http://vidreel.com/video/NTk0MDU0/

Great phucking documentary.

Everytime I get ready for some comp I get goosebumps setting it up myself because if you have not been somewhere it is hard to organize things + not getting lost, especially at PL meets because you gotta do a lot to regsiter that day, gay crap.

[BaFtub]

Week 2 Smolov 7x5

LOL day.

Weight was SOOOO effing easy up to my stupid mishap.

Really nice looking chick happened to F up my focus on the third set. Glanced to the left while in the hole on the 5th rep and BAM safety pins LOL. Missed the rep. Made up for it though.



Squats

275x3
315x2

365 x 5

365 x 5

365 x 4 - LOL

365 x 6 - made up

365 x 5

365 x 5

365 x 5



Energy: 9/10

Rating: 9/10

[bustasinclair]

Happens to all of us man! :D

http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/bustasinclair/IMG_0259.jpg

[ehlisl]

Week 2 Smolov 7x5

LOL day.

Weight was SOOOO effing easy up to my stupid mishap.

Really nice looking chick happened to F up my focus on the third set. Glanced to the left while in the hole on the 5th rep and BAM safety pins LOL. Missed the rep. Made up for it though.


365 x 4 - LOL

365 x 6 - made up




Energy: 9/10

Rating: 9/10

I think you need to add a focus rating it you are able to look around in the hole! ;)

Nice work makeing it up! After first 2 weeks of Smolov, how's it feeling?

[B-Neva]

I think you need to add a focus rating it you are able to look around in the hole! ;)

Nice work makeing it up! After first 2 weeks of Smolov, how's it feeling?

on the hole, preparation H feels good

[IndianForeigner]

Happens to all of us man! :D

http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt108/bustasinclair/IMG_0259.jpg
Theo Ratliff would be a better scorer if he wasn't always so distracted ;)

[BaFtub]

Happens to all of us man! :D



lolz. normally never check girls out but its the first time in awhile ive seen one wearing nothing but spandex lol. slight glimpse and bam. alot of people probably thought i had an ego for trying to squat 365 or something


I think you need to add a focus rating it you are able to look around in the hole! ;)

Nice work makeing it up! After first 2 weeks of Smolov, how's it feeling?

i thought about that because focus is what makes or breaks it.

Not finished with Smolov yet! Todays the last day of week 2 and probably gonna be the most difficult


on the hole, preparation H feels good

thats not what your mother said. trebek

[BaFtub]

Left leg is in some of dat dere pain.

Got 1 hr 30 min to finish 10x3 tonight.



BRB

[BaFtub]

Week 2 Smolov 10 x 3 + Tendonitis


ow.

elbows.

ow.



Squats

275x2
315x2
365x1

390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3


7FtrcekexlA

toodles


Energy: 8/10

Rating: 9/10

[The_Animal11]

tendonitis where man?

if its knees, i suggest a set of these. http://www.criticalbench.com/images/powerlifting/rehband-knee-sleeve2.jpg
(not necc. that brand, but yeah..)

knee sleeves have done wonders for my knees just by keepin them warm between sets.

[Cser]

http://prowriststraps.com/inc/sdetail/129197

[samsuperjew]

if you go with rehbands, get blues, not greys.... greys are tighter and shorter (slide up into your knee)

[BaFtub]

tendonitis where man?

if its knees, i suggest a set of these. http://www.criticalbench.com/images/powerlifting/rehband-knee-sleeve2.jpg
(not necc. that brand, but yeah..)

knee sleeves have done wonders for my knees just by keepin them warm between sets.

Elbows! Knees in my opinion are fine its the tris/elbows that kiiilll


http://prowriststraps.com/inc/sdetail/129197

Expensive but i might get them in the future


if you go with rehbands, get blues, not greys.... greys are tighter and shorter (slide up into your knee)

Wussat mean ? Im pretty out of loop on the whole PL lingo . Surprised youre in here LOL

[samsuperjew]

rehband used to make blue knee sleeves, but recently discontinued them in favor of the greys. Many people do not like the new grey ones (different fit), so some stores still sell the blue ones. lol :p

[The_Animal11]

ahhh ive actually been havin some elbow problems when i squat lately too. if you figure out somethin that works make sure you let me know cuz it sucksssss

[samsuperjew]

they make elbow sleeves too.... lol

[The_Animal11]

they make elbow sleeves too.... lol

neoprene head to toe FTW!

hahahha

[Eric-B]

neoprene head to toe FTW!

hahahha

yes! Here's me performing a set of bodyweight box squats recently....







































http://graphics2.snopes.com/photos/odd/graphics/wetsuit.jpg

[The_Animal11]

yes! Here's me performing a set of bodyweight box squats recently....






http://graphics2.snopes.com/photos/odd/graphics/wetsuit.jpg

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH



too good.

[Quelly]

This is an official message from the Eric Helms Commission on Form Approval to notify you that your squat form, in both depth and bio mechanics, has passed our standards for endorsement. We would also like to add that your strength to weight ratio is in the top tier of our stratified ranking system and we offer our congratulations for this accomplishment.

[IndianForeigner]

This is an official message from the Eric Helms Commission on Form Approval to notify you that your squat form, in both depth and bio mechanics, has passed our standards for endorsement. We would also like to add that your strength to weight ratio is in the top tier of our stratified ranking system and we offer our congratulations for this accomplishment.
That's one good endorsement ;)

[B-Neva]

This is an official message from the Eric Helms Commission on Form Approval to notify you that your squat form, in both depth and bio mechanics, has passed our standards for endorsement. We would also like to add that your strength to weight ratio is in the top tier of our stratified ranking system and we offer our congratulations for this accomplishment.

http://www.nedarc.org/nedarc/analyzingData/images/stampOfApproval.gif

[Quelly]

ive been spot injecting something else. ;]

Speaking of injecting
TEAM BK!

[toddbz]

Speaking of injecting
TEAM BK!

Whoooaaa!!

Nice squatin kid!!

And lol and booby vision during the lift. I mean you could have at least winked at her.

[BaFtub]

Whoooaaa!!

Nice squatin kid!!

And lol and booby vision during the lift. I mean you could have at least winked at her.

lol nah i was too out of it. only thing I want to hear in the gym is my headphones LOL.


Speaking of injecting
TEAM BK!

BK CAW


http://www.nedarc.org/nedarc/analyzingData/images/stampOfApproval.gif

lolz


That's one good endorsement ;)

haha. yep.


This is an official message from the Eric Helms Commission on Form Approval to notify you that your squat form, in both depth and bio mechanics, has passed our standards for endorsement. We would also like to add that your strength to weight ratio is in the top tier of our stratified ranking system and we offer our congratulations for this accomplishment.

LOL thanks Eric. I think of your critique on my form all the time as you know so I make sure I try to get deep. ..lol wut


BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH



too good.

lawl. ill tell you when I find the remedy like jason mraz for the elbows issues

[BaFtub]

Smolov Week 3 - 4x9

New schedule has me slated for lifting more in the morning now - unless I start lifting after work which'll be 11pm. Really gonna mess me up because Im much more comfy lifting later at night. But money/school > lifting. Things'll work out regardless ;]


Squats

275x3
315x2

335 x 9
335 x 9
335 x 9
335 x 9


I dont wanna call'em an old guy because his physique is one of a Master's competitor - but this guy and his wife watched me on my third set (shes got one hell of a figure model's physique - guessing 40-50's, abs, etc) and there after told me great job. Always have had respect for him - rocks old school 80-90's gym apparel and puts up respectable weight. Helluva conditioning as well.



Energy: 9/10

Rating: 9.5/10



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/chesthai2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/chesthai.jpg

yea its growing.

[TigerStealth]

veins in the biceps are nasty!

[toddbz]

lawl. ill tell you when I find the remedy like jason mraz for the elbows issues

I got some elbows sleves from ATP when my elbow was pissed and it sure helped a ton.
Shoot the bloody things cover bout mid forearm to upper bicep.

[devo09]

nice! almost up to a C-cup :D

[WhiteFiberz]

gettin homo in Joe's kitchen? LOL!

[COZ999]

i am curious what your measurements are.....u look big and symettrical.....

arms?
legs?
chest?
calves?
penial? umm I meann

[Quelly]

I make sure I try to get deep. ..lol wut


It feels so good when you get deep....I mean looks so good....God you're hot....I MEAN I LOVE MY WIFE!

[BaFtub]

veins in the biceps are nasty!

wish my cam was cooler. i have'em in my forearms/near elbows lol


I got some elbows sleves from ATP when my elbow was pissed and it sure helped a ton.
Shoot the bloody things cover bout mid forearm to upper bicep.

Really? I might get those then because mine are phucking torn apart. Makes pressing all that more difficult.


nice! almost up to a C-cup :D

LOL yea we're not all double D's like you Dev


gettin homo in Joe's kitchen? LOL!

shoulda seen him hitting some front double pen15 shots.

never seen such vascularity in my life.


i am curious what your measurements are.....u look big and symettrical.....

arms?
legs?
chest?
calves?
penial? umm I meann

notsureifsrs.jpg

coz i love you


It feels so good when you get deep....I mean looks so good....God you're hot....I MEAN I LOVE MY WIFE!

oh hai barb how's it d0in.

[BaFtub]

Smolov Week 3 - 4x9

New schedule has me slated for lifting more in the morning now - unless I start lifting after work which'll be 11pm. Really gonna mess me up because Im much more comfy lifting later at night. But money/school > lifting. Things'll work out regardless ;]


Squats

275x3
315x2

335 x 9
335 x 9
335 x 9
335 x 9


I dont wanna call'em an old guy because his physique is one of a Master's competitor - but this guy and his wife watched me on my third set (shes got one hell of a figure model's physique - guessing 40-50's, abs, etc) and there after told me great job. Always have had respect for him - rocks old school 80-90's gym apparel and puts up respectable weight. Helluva conditioning as well.



Energy: 9/10

Rating: 9.5/10



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/chesthai2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/mc_reflexx/chesthai.jpg

yea its growing.

fruit loops cheerios cocoa puffs cinnamon toast crunch count chocula pop tarts snickers three muskateers reese pieces banana nut muffins

[Blazed]

I had 200g of Reeses puffs and 300ml milk for dinner.

[COZ999]

I had 200g of Reeses puffs and 300ml milk for dinner.

yea he didddddd

[toddbz]

Really? I might get those then because mine are phucking torn apart. Makes pressing all that more difficult.


Yep. Made it where without them I couldn't even touch my elbow without it being on fire, to being able to press maximum efforts.
I just couldn't leave them on for very long since they are tight as hell and will make yor fingers go to sleep after a bit lol

Your car rollin yet youngster?

[Frankdaddy]

You might want to read a bit more on Smolov forhelp with overall performance. This might help your tendonitis or prevent it if you ever run smolov again. I would also suggest widening your grip some, when your grip is closer to your shoulders you tend to push up with your arms, helping you lift the weight easier, but this technique that is recommended by Smolov and his routine.


Whatever stage of the cycle you are in, Smolov advises to include what Russian Olympic lifters know as a protyazhka, or a long pull, in your warmup. A protyazhka is a snatch without any knee dip whatsoever. Smolov plugs it in a time tested combo: a snatch grip long pull x 3-5 reps + a wide grip press behind the neck x 3-5 reps + a squat with the bar on the shoulders x 3-5 reps. I believe that you would do even better if you ditch back squats in favor of overhead squats. The latter are great for developing SQ specific flexibility and enforcing a good technique the hard way. Smolov's warm-up calls for four to five sets of the above combo.

[BaFtub]

You might want to read a bit more on Smolov forhelp with overall performance. This might help your tendonitis or prevent it if you ever run smolov again. I would also suggest widening your grip some, when your grip is closer to your shoulders you tend to push up with your arms, helping you lift the weight easier, but this technique that is recommended by Smolov and his routine.


Whatever stage of the cycle you are in, Smolov advises to include what Russian Olympic lifters know as a protyazhka, or a long pull, in your warmup. A protyazhka is a snatch without any knee dip whatsoever. Smolov plugs it in a time tested combo: a snatch grip long pull x 3-5 reps + a wide grip press behind the neck x 3-5 reps + a squat with the bar on the shoulders x 3-5 reps. I believe that you would do even better if you ditch back squats in favor of overhead squats. The latter are great for developing SQ specific flexibility and enforcing a good technique the hard way. Smolov's warm-up calls for four to five sets of the above combo.

Thats from Ontario's web site - and I was gong to implement that into the warm up but I havent. I more or less do some overhead cleans/squats and behind the neck presses with a wooden bar/rubber one.

Weird you mentioned the pressing up with the arms.. I actually have stopped that a bit LOL.


Yep. Made it where without them I couldn't even touch my elbow without it being on fire, to being able to press maximum efforts.
I just couldn't leave them on for very long since they are tight as hell and will make yor fingers go to sleep after a bit lol

Your car rollin yet youngster?

I might grab'em this week when I get paid. How much are they?

car just got towed. should be getting looked at right about now.

[Frankdaddy]

Its probably the pre constant stress from doing it before and still having some stress aplied regardless of what you do. Performing those movements to warm the arms joints up properly may help with some joint supplementation if you do not already take them, but like I said it may just be something you have to fight up against until next time and take the time to focus on warmin those up more properly before starting smolov the next time.

[BaFtub]

Its probably the pre constant stress from doing it before and still having some stress aplied regardless of what you do. Performing those movements to warm the arms joints up properly may help with some joint supplementation if you do not already take them, but like I said it may just be something you have to fight up against until next time and take the time to focus on warmin those up more properly before starting smolov the next time.

That mostly is the case in all honesty. More or less played with fire and Im suffering the consequences lol. I was told push ups done lightly could help as well , but the pre warm ups were probably better in reality. I'll fight against it no problemo, quitter.. Nah. Funny because this is the first time Im running into something injury-wise ;]

Thanks for your input Franky! Always glad to have you in here

[Cser]

Tendinitis? 600mg ibuprofen pre-workout.

[OmniscientCause]

Tendinitis? 600mg ibuprofen pre-workout.

yea what he said...i take 4 of those little advils before i do something that i know will mess with my wrists or knee. It helps alittle, enough to keep my mind off of it.

I wish my wrist wernt so messed up atm, yesterday was doing squats with 315 and it wasnt my legs giving out after 5 reps it was my wrists. I tried to grab the bar closer to the plates and that helped a bit.

[BaFtub]

Push

elbows were pretty bad. caused an extreme amount of loss in weight able to be handled tonight. not going to let it upset me because once smolov's over they'll hopefully be better - that and I might start taking some tylenol ;o


BB flat press

225 x 3
250 x 1 (2 sets) - holy elbows bat man.
225 x 6
225 x 5
225 x 5

ouch.



Close grip BB

180 x 10
180 x 8
180 x 6

these hurt too, LOL. pretty slow and paused.



Close grip floor presses

180 x 3 (4 sets)
180 x 4

paused elbows on the floor, boom.



energy: 6/10

rating: 7/10

[OmniscientCause]

lol what did i say last night, id use advil before i took tylenol...studies have come out in recent months that tylenol isnt good for every day use.

[toddbz]

I might grab'em this week when I get paid. How much are they?

car just got towed. should be getting looked at right about now.

I can't really remember. Not spendy. Make sure you check and see that with each purchase you get from them (ATP) you normally get a free set of cool straps/wraps or something like that.

Cool about the auto. I'm interested to hear what they say...and if they get all sideways on standing behind their work.


Tendinitis? 600mg ibuprofen pre-workout.

Yeah but blood flow to tendons is very minimal. So anti inflammatories do very little. Best thing literally is rest and ice.



elbows were pretty bad. caused an extreme amount of loss in weight able to be handled tonight. not going to let it upset me because once smolov's over they'll hopefully be better - that and I might start taking some tylenol ;o


Give the pressing a break for a week or it's only going to get worse and you won't be pressing much more than a furry bunny.
Ice ice baby

[BaFtub]

lol what did i say last night, id use advil before i took tylenol...studies have come out in recent months that tylenol isnt good for every day use.

I didnt take anything last night, lol


I can't really remember. Not spendy. Make sure you check and see that with each purchase you get from them (ATP) you normally get a free set of cool straps/wraps or something like that.

Cool about the auto. I'm interested to hear what they say...and if they get all sideways on standing behind their work.



Yeah but blood flow to tendons is very minimal. So anti inflammatories do very little. Best thing literally is rest and ice.



Give the pressing a break for a week or it's only going to get worse and you won't be pressing much more than a furry bunny.
Ice ice baby

Yea Im interested in the car issue as well, lol

Pressing a break for a week? Really? Damnit

[toddbz]

Pressing a break for a week? Really? Damnit

Well I mean you don't have to...if it doesn't hurt anymore. I'd sure as hell ice it several times/day and give it at least a few days to chill out. Ha! Chill.

[yzrider400f]

Yeah but blood flow to tendons is very minimal. So anti inflammatories do very little. Best thing literally is rest and ice.


good point there toddy, both will do well though.

although I wouldn't necessarily advise taking the anti inflam right before your workout... maybe 3 hours before

[Blazed]

Bwahaha, I'm finally stonger than you on bench =P

But I'm also 40lbs heavier =(

Sick lifting brah!

[BaFtub]

Smolov + Shoulders/Bis/Tris

Oh man what a fun day at work cleaning up exploded pipes with sh!t all over, LOL.



Skwats

275 x 3
315 x 2

355 x 7
355 x 7
355 x 7
355 x 7
355 x 7

*Elbows were phucking NICE tonight. I took tylenol at around 2pm and lifted at around 11:45pm LOL.


*West side gym - plates are actual metal & seem heavier lawlz.*

UUoRSpO0fGM




HS shoulder press

4 sets of 12 reps

get some blood-a-flowin'.




Cable side raises // Reverse fliez both arms+one arm at a time

4-5 total sets of 10-12 reps // 2 sets of 12 reps




BB curls straight bar , neva done diz. 25lbs bar?

75 x 6 (3 sets)

slooooow and controlled. that prrs tempo. much wider grip this time.




1-arm cable curlz

3 sets of 10-12 reps




DB 1-arm skull crushers/ext *these were phucking amazing. saw mike liberatore doing them and jizzed. BIG pump.

5 sets of 8-10 reps



Straight bar push downs

3 sets of 8-10 reps



Energy: 7/10

Rating: 9.9/10
[b]

[FATHER FLEX]

Phucken nice!

[uberdude]

squats look really nice, with all those sets i sometimes forget just how heavy they are

[TigerStealth]

squats look great and glad you like the P/RR/S tempo again.

Does your elbow bother you when holding the bar for squats?

[Blazed]

Sick lifting lil Freemandez!

[Young9]

where you buy those gunz at breh?

[bryce126]

yeah damn, those sets looked killer! your pound for pound strength is ridiculous!

[toddbz]

good point there toddy, both will do well though.

although I wouldn't necessarily advise taking the anti inflam right before your workout... maybe 3 hours before

Exactly. I believe the inflamitory process is part of hypertrophy. But yeah way prior would be fine if you're hurtin.


And you now what Brett! Your squats are actually really low. If you look at where your hamstring hits your calf, you have a GOOD amount of contact there. I mean sure you could go lower IF your hamstring wasn't contracted. As it is right now it appears you're using them as a stopper lol
Bert was telling me some slow mo thing he's got on vids to check form better. Dunno what it is, but I bet if we were to look at your ROM you'd see it pretty damn good.

[WhiteFiberz]

Good stuff!

New gym?

[Blazed]

where you buy those gunz at breh?

He rents them from me, since I have more than I can handle right now.

[BaFtub]

Phucken nice!

Spanks!


squats look really nice, with all those sets i sometimes forget just how heavy they are

Same here LOL. I try not to think of the numbers. Odd how I never thought I'd be repping these numbers out


squats look great and glad you like the P/RR/S tempo again.

Does your elbow bother you when holding the bar for squats?

I actually use the PRRS tempo on many of the upper lifts I just never mention it lol.

Elbow hurts sometimes during a set of squats, along with a set of bench etc


Sick lifting lil Freemandez!

Spanks Pauly Shore


where you buy those gunz at breh?

Hunting store


yeah damn, those sets looked killer! your pound for pound strength is ridiculous!

Trying to catch you LOL. I wanna 500lbs squat too


Exactly. I believe the inflamitory process is part of hypertrophy. But yeah way prior would be fine if you're hurtin.


And you now what Brett! Your squats are actually really low. If you look at where your hamstring hits your calf, you have a GOOD amount of contact there. I mean sure you could go lower IF your hamstring wasn't contracted. As it is right now it appears you're using them as a stopper lol
Bert was telling me some slow mo thing he's got on vids to check form better. Dunno what it is, but I bet if we were to look at your ROM you'd see it pretty damn good.

Yea it worked like a charm. Doesnt help that Im mopping/sweeping for 3-4 hours in a row either, lol.

Wha! They are? Weird you mention that Im gonna have to give them another look.

PS got my car back today all fine and dandy running - rear brakes were seized up. Rear shoes were replaced along with brake drum. Muffler was hooked up also. Total came to $189.31 Apparently the oil was lowlowlow and with my old engine I have to check it daily with the cold weather.


Good stuff!

New gym?

Nah that's the west side one. I usually lift at the east side.

[Buzz_Lightyear]

Keep killin Smolov, brosef.

Don't forget to do your calf raises.

[Frankdaddy]

500lbs squat feels pretty nice to hit, def glad I got a raw 500 squat in competition before I lost all that strength :p

[BaFtub]

Smolov + Shoulders/Bis/Tris

Oh man what a fun day at work cleaning up exploded pipes with sh!t all over, LOL.



Skwats

275 x 3
315 x 2

355 x 7
355 x 7
355 x 7
355 x 7
355 x 7

*Elbows were phucking NICE tonight. I took tylenol at around 2pm and lifted at around 11:45pm LOL.


*West side gym - plates are actual metal & seem heavier lawlz.*

UUoRSpO0fGM




HS shoulder press

4 sets of 12 reps

get some blood-a-flowin'.




Cable side raises // Reverse fliez both arms+one arm at a time

4-5 total sets of 10-12 reps // 2 sets of 12 reps




BB curls straight bar , neva done diz. 25lbs bar?

75 x 6 (3 sets)

slooooow and controlled. that prrs tempo. much wider grip this time.




1-arm cable curlz

3 sets of 10-12 reps




DB 1-arm skull crushers/ext *these were phucking amazing. saw mike liberatore doing them and jizzed. BIG pump.

5 sets of 8-10 reps



Straight bar push downs

3 sets of 8-10 reps



Energy: 7/10

Rating: 9.9/10
[b]

yo


Keep killin Smolov, brosef.

Don't forget to do your calf raises.

LOL. Calves.


500lbs squat feels pretty nice to hit, def glad I got a raw 500 squat in competition before I lost all that strength :p

Im'a hit it no belt no wrapz. :] Dunno if anyone's noticed but I squat completely raw, LOL. Raw dawgin' it

[ehlisl]

Im'a hit it no belt no wrapz. :] Dunno if anyone's noticed but I squat completely raw, LOL. Raw dawgin' it

I knew I liked you for a reason :D

I train the same, I use straps on deads with my last few sets though...No one's perfect..

[Eric-B]

squats looked reallllly nice

[Frankdaddy]

I never did use wraps, but ive never not used a belt...that would be pretty nice but be careful during those max effort attempts.

[toddbz]

Wha! They are? Weird you mention that Im gonna have to give them another look.

PS got my car back today all fine and dandy running - rear brakes were seized up. Rear shoes were replaced along with brake drum. Muffler was hooked up also. Total came to $189.31 Apparently the oil was lowlowlow and with my old engine I have to check it daily with the cold weather.


Yeah take a look and see.

Ah yeah drum breaks tend to sieze up much easier than disk. Just the nature of things. Whole wheel cylinder thing. Pretty cheap to get all that done though.
Oil is the engines life blood youngster. Make sure you keep on top of that ;)


500lbs squat feels pretty nice to hit, def glad I got a raw 500 squat in competition before I lost all that strength :p

You're a prick Frank! HEHE



Im'a hit it no belt no wrapz. :] Dunno if anyone's noticed but I squat completely raw, LOL. Raw dawgin' it

Nah man! Completely raw is wearin nuthin but a ribbon round yo nutz...you know, so they don't touch the cold floor.

[Blazed]

Thanks, you probably saved me some repairs myself. Gonna go check my oil now hahaha.

[BaFtub]

I knew I liked you for a reason :D

I train the same, I use straps on deads with my last few sets though...No one's perfect..

Aha. I didnt know that! So many people use belts/wraps etc now a days I feel lonely. No wonder I like youu ;]


squats looked reallllly nice

thanks man! hows it going yourself?


I never did use wraps, but ive never not used a belt...that would be pretty nice but be careful during those max effort attempts.

Oh Im careful. Im actually more safe without a belt in all honesty. I feel to... tied up with a belt on. Movement is too awkward


Yeah take a look and see.

Ah yeah drum breaks tend to sieze up much easier than disk. Just the nature of things. Whole wheel cylinder thing. Pretty cheap to get all that done though.
Oil is the engines life blood youngster. Make sure you keep on top of that ;)



You're a prick Frank! HEHE

Nah man! Completely raw is wearin nuthin but a ribbon round yo nutz...you know, so they don't touch the cold floor.

I do put oil in the damn thing wtf! That's what got me. I had put almost an entire bottle in a week prior to it ****ting itself out.. Makes literally no sense unless my engine is gone to poo


Thanks, you probably saved me some repairs myself. Gonna go check my oil now hahaha.

LOL. Woot.


Misc

Past few nights at work Ive been replaying illmatic and reasonable doubt, and still haven't come to an agreement on which album's better. Grr. Only thing probably holding my vote back for Nas is his bland ass delivery. Jay isn't getting mine for using dead presidents II instead of the first one.. Blehh. Sorta like apples vs oranges. If I were to compare It was written vs Reasonable Doubt (both 1996) Id easily pick RD.. Gahhh

[OmniscientCause]

um this is a no brainier...Nas is a far superior rapper...although illmatic isnt in my top albums from him im a bigger fan of untitled/stillmatic/god son

[toddbz]

You boys heard Talib Kweli? That kid gets down
UVtpXvzzXiA

[OmniscientCause]

You boys heard Talib Kweli? That kid gets down
UVtpXvzzXiA

seen him live, im a big black star fan and he came to preform at my school for junior weekend last year...too bad i was a sophomore last year

[BaFtub]

um this is a no brainier...Nas is a far superior rapper...although illmatic isnt in my top albums from him im a bigger fan of untitled/stillmatic/god son

Nahhhh ;)


You boys heard Talib Kweli? That kid gets down
UVtpXvzzXiA

I'm a big Mos Def fan along with Black Star.. I dont really like Talib outside of black star. His voice...blehhh. I'm really more of a 90's hip hop fan as well.

PS Todd I did that hip mobility thing you posted in Bert's log.. and gawdamn that is difficult getting looooow.


seen him live, im a big black star fan and he came to preform at my school for junior weekend last year...too bad i was a sophomore last year

So so soooo luckaaaay.

[toddbz]

I'm a big Mos Def fan along with Black Star.. I dont really like Talib outside of black star. His voice...blehhh. I'm really more of a 90's hip hop fan as well.

PS Todd I did that hip mobility thing you posted in Bert's log.. and gawdamn that is difficult getting looooow.


Yeah I do really like Black Star. But I kind of dig Talib's voice. Kind of whiney, but not in a punk bitch kind of way. That and A Tribe Called Quest are about my favs as far as rap goes. Course NWA is luv makin music ;)

Really that's difficult for you? Chria said it was tough to, Shoot I hang out like that all the time HEHE
Part of that 'tightness' I beleive really comes from lower back (and glutes more specifically), IT bands and quads. Now glutes and quads are pretty easy to stretch, but quads and IT Bands hurt like a mother when you first start foam rolling them.
This is one of the best glute/hipish stretches I think you can do for that type of mobility improvement...just don't do it right before training. Makes you feel like you're on someone elses legs.
mlYM3KWwrGY

[BaFtub]

Yeah I do really like Black Star. But I kind of dig Talib's voice. Kind of whiney, but not in a punk bitch kind of way. That and A Tribe Called Quest are about my favs as far as rap goes. Course NWA is luv makin music ;)

Really that's difficult for you? Chria said it was tough to, Shoot I hang out like that all the time HEHE
Part of that 'tightness' I beleive really comes from lower back (and glutes more specifically), IT bands and quads. Now glutes and quads are pretty easy to stretch, but quads and IT Bands hurt like a mother when you first start foam rolling them.
This is one of the best glute/hipish stretches I think you can do for that type of mobility improvement...just don't do it right before training. Makes you feel like you're on someone elses legs.
mlYM3KWwrGY

Yae his voice is a bit....bitchy in my eyes lollllll. Black star it was fine but it got MEH ish after. A tribe called quest = DOPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe. NWA too

...TODD .. omg. That felt so good, LOL. Leg felt like jello after i placed it on the floor but it feels SO much better. But yea I think my lower back/quads are more so tight than getting low but that vid REALLY helped. Anything else that you have feel free to post !

[BaFtub]

Smolov week 3 - 7x5


Legs were tiiiiight! Reps were phucking EASY. I have alot in store for after this week when I test out the 1rm.

Form was meh ish, I dont like the angle of the vid but Ill take it!



Squats

275 x 3
315 x 2
345 x 1

375 x 5
375 x 5
375 x 5
375 x 5
375 x 5
375 x 5
375 x 5


qFYTk9jlUjY

awaiting eric/todd's critique on depth. I no likey.



Energy: 9/10

Rating: 9.9/10

[rdrb]

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad17/dustynring/brettt.jpg

............lol..... amazing workout brah; you're a beast.

[Eric-B]

That looks about the same depth I've been hitting. Close enough for training purposes, and it would probably pass. Can't wait to see what you pull off for a max. Expecting big things for ya! Stop by my journal when you get a chance, I could use some smolov support lol

[Quelly]

different angle from 355 so hard to tell...355 was great depth....375 LOOKS higher, but diff angle...if it felt the same your probably good to go

as far as nas vs jay

two completely different styles...as far as imagery and story telling goes and having that "new york state of mind" feel to their style....Nas hands down.

As far as wordplay, punchlines, multisyllabic rhyme schemes and riding a beat in a smooth manner....Jay z

[BaFtub]

Last day of Smolov 10x3

awww tight legs and gay elbows.



Squats

365 x 2

400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3
400 x 3


xNcADBhl_K4

last set of 400. absolute gayballs.



energy: 7/10

rating: 8/10

[Blazed]

Give yourself a break brosef. Thats after already doing 27 reps with 400 hahaha.

[B-Neva]

stop squatting so much weight!!!!!!!!

[TheMightyManlet]

In b4 500 squat

[S.O.u.L.m.A.N]

Unless you hide it well, you seemed to handle that final set of 400 pretty well! I'm eager to see your new 1 rep max! Let's place some bets lol.

[BaFtub]

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad17/dustynring/brettt.jpg

............lol..... amazing workout brah; you're a beast.

LOL. Doesnt the top hip gotta be below?


That looks about the same depth I've been hitting. Close enough for training purposes, and it would probably pass. Can't wait to see what you pull off for a max. Expecting big things for ya! Stop by my journal when you get a chance, I could use some smolov support lol

I will! Been away from the compy the past few days so getting to peoples logs has been difficult-o. Best friends in townnn


different angle from 355 so hard to tell...355 was great depth....375 LOOKS higher, but diff angle...if it felt the same your probably good to go

as far as nas vs jay

two completely different styles...as far as imagery and story telling goes and having that "new york state of mind" feel to their style....Nas hands down.

As far as wordplay, punchlines, multisyllabic rhyme schemes and riding a beat in a smooth manner....Jay z

Well as the week goes by my legs get aloooot tighter and hitting depth's a bit more difficult despite how much I foam roll and hump my baseball. Ill be fine in the future ;]

I feel ya. Then again nas used alot of multie's himself on illmatic but jay utilized them HEAVILY pre-reasonable doubt. i think sauce money used to write for him but who knows, his flow in my eyes just knocks nas away.

apples and oranges yea


Give yourself a break brosef. Thats after already doing 27 reps with 400 hahaha.

lol yea, forgot about that. the first 5 sets were smoooooth but I had 30 minutes left till the gym closed to get in the next 5. that last set i filmed the gym was actually closed.


stop squatting so much weight!!!!!!!!

lolz


In b4 500 squat

one can only hope!


Unless you hide it well, you seemed to handle that final set of 400 pretty well! I'm eager to see your new 1 rep max! Let's place some bets lol.

Not trying to make excuses but it was rushed. My last 3 sets were probably the most difficult/eye gorging to see. Hopefully ill have a 1rm of 475-485. Thats what Im shooting for ;p

[Quelly]

the hip is below in that pic he posted brett....basically the crease that the hip joint creates with the quad has to be below the top of the knee, your good to go....AND you were hitting depth on those squats with 400, right at depth in fact....so...that's ridiculous lol because you squat what I squat, and I"m like 215

[BaFtub]

the hip is below in that pic he posted brett....basically the crease that the hip joint creates with the quad has to be below the top of the knee, your good to go....AND you were hitting depth on those squats with 400, right at depth in fact....so...that's ridiculous lol because you squat what I squat, and I"m like 215

i wish I could vid all the sets, because everyone prior was more pretty. i dont squat as much, you have 500 in you. we'll sea what i can do. ;]

[BaFtub]

pull hyper

quick in and out day, re-welcoming my back to actual work LOL. i have till fri+sat to test my 1rm. mine as well get some back work in!


Lat pull downs wide grip. no likey.

160 x 6 @ (2 sets)
140 x 8



V pulley rows

180 x 8
200 x 8
200 x 6



Hammer grip chins first time doing these, pretty slow negative. i noticed whenever I see people do these they hump themselves up

bw x 5
bw+25 x 5 (2 sets)
bw+35 x 3
bw+45 x 2...+1
bw x 8

these were fun. should've done them first. need straps , lyk zomg, because i notice the bi's give out first.



BB curlz sorta-cheaty, not much so. bar was 25 we'll say.

75 x 5
85 x 3
85 x 2

felt heavier. maybe the bar was 35. was almost the size of an oly bar, but looked bro-ish



Hammer curls

50 x 5 (3 sets)

dropsetted to DB curls: 30 x 8, 20 x 8 (2 sets)



energy: 6/10

rating: 7/10

[Quelly]

i wish I could vid all the sets, because everyone prior was more pretty. i dont squat as much, you have 500 in you. we'll sea what i can do. ;]

being humble and flat out lying are two different things amigo :)

I've got 405 for 3 reps in me right now most likely...how that translates to 500 I don't know, and I simply cannot do multiple sets with 400 for triples, so you do squat more than me.

[toddbz]

...TODD .. omg. That felt so good, LOL. Leg felt like jello after i placed it on the floor but it feels SO much better. But yea I think my lower back/quads are more so tight than getting low but that vid REALLY helped. Anything else that you have feel free to post !

Almost like I know what I'm talkin about right? ;P
This one is one of my new favs. Really stretches the lower back/traps. Kind of a bitch to breath during though.
ljfoO0liEvA

I've been doing this about an hour pre WO and it sure seems to help me with a bunch of pelvis, and really the entire back stuff. Now it may look a bit odd, but then again so do I.


different angle from 355 so hard to tell...355 was great depth....375 LOOKS higher, but diff angle...if it felt the same your probably good to go

as far as nas vs jay

two completely different styles...as far as imagery and story telling goes and having that "new york state of mind" feel to their style....Nas hands down.

As far as wordplay, punchlines, multisyllabic rhyme schemes and riding a beat in a smooth manner....Jay z

Yeah squats look fine.

And I have to agree with the musical critique as well lol

[bwelch1985]

Bet I know why Todd really likes that stretch....;)