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21MARCH2017:
Squat 315 5x5
Deadlift 335 2x5

Figured a more general thread is in order, I can't do the same program forever. Finished up a deload last week and I'm starting an upper/lower 4x/week Texas Method/MadCow ish type program with weekly...

Hey guys, bench has been stalling on MadCow. I've been running it since December 17. I've taken one deload week which was two weeks ago.

Current 5RM's:
Squat 345x5
Bench 235x5 (That was an...

10MARCH2017

Worked up to a triple/backoff set of 8:
Squat 345x3, 250x8
Bench 240x3, 205x8
Rows 215x3, 185x8

Had to do assisted dips, elbow is still bad by the end of these workouts. Did some...

10MARCH2017

Worked up to a triple/backoff set of 8:
Squat 345x3, 250x8
Bench 240x3, 205x8
Rows 215x3, 185x8

Had to do assisted dips, elbow is still bad by the end of these workouts. Did some...

8MARCH2017

Worked up to:
Pause Squat 235x5
OHP 155x5
Deadlift 360x5

If this progression keeps up, I'm looking at hitting a 405x5 deadlift early next month and a 405x3 squat mid-late next...

8MARCH2017

Worked up to:
Pause Squat 235x5
OHP 155x5
Deadlift 360x5

If this progression keeps up, I'm looking at hitting a 405x5 deadlift early next month and a 405x3 squat mid-late next...

6MARCH2017

Worked up to:
Squat 335x5
Bench 235x5
Row 210x5

6MARCH2017

Worked up to:
Squat 335x5
Bench 235x5
Row 210x5

Thread bump with new videos. I also recorded my bench triple today.

240x3
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335x3
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Critique please. Do the best you can with that squat angle, I know she dropped the...

3MARCH2017

Worked up to a triple/backoff set of 8:
Squat 335x3, 230x8
Bench 240x3, 205x8
Row 210x3, 160x8

Squats have been moving really well, I feel the jump to 335 is right. I can already...

3MARCH2017

Worked up to a triple/backoff set of 8:
Squat 335x3, 230x8
Bench 240x3, 205x8
Row 210x3, 160x8

Squats have been moving really well, I feel the jump to 335 is right. I can already...

For the first few weeks I jumped around between 205-210, I'm hovering around 220 at the moment. Staying at this weight. It has more to do with me tightening up my macros than anything.

As for...

1MARCH2017

Worked up to:
Beltless Pause Squat 230x5
OHP 150x5
Deadlift 350x5

Did some light bench to get a little more volume in, and a few sets of hammer curls and reverse curls to combat...

1MARCH2017

Worked up to:
Beltless Pause Squat 230x5
OHP 150x5
Deadlift 350x5

Did some light bench to get a little more volume in, and a few sets of hammer curls and reverse curls to combat...

27FEB2017

Worked up to:
Squat 315x5
Bench 235x5
Rows 205x5

Back to the grind, unfortunately I'm pretty sure I have a slight cold, really hoping it doesn't hit me like a truck in the morning....

27FEB2017

Worked up to:
Squat 315x5
Bench 235x5
Rows 205x5

Back to the grind, unfortunately I'm pretty sure I have a slight cold, really hoping it doesn't hit me like a truck in the morning....

How long have you been lifting? What are your current estimated maxes on squat bench and deadlift?

It may not be the right program for you right now.

Thanks guys. Makes sense as hammer curls involve a lot of brachialis.

Also I'm doing MadCow so I can't really avoid benching after squats most of the time.

24FEB2017 (Deload Week)

Last workout for this week's deload. Getting back into it Monday where I left off, I'm thinking I will repeat the week before the deload. My elbows/brachialis are still...