CodyBaragar's road to Strength

[CodyBaragar]

This past Monday I deloaded bench (220 3x5) and deads (330x5)

Then on Wednesday I reloaded squats (285 3x5)

Everything is feeling on point atm. Little fat currently, but I've been carbing up these past 2 days to try out my maxes tomorrow.

Looking forward to it, video will be up sometime this weekend. Gunna give it my all!!

[CodyBaragar]

[CodyBaragar]

Aug 5, 2014 - Bench Day w/ deadlifts

Bench Press pause:

295 3x3 (3 sec pauses)

OHP:

135 3x10

Conv Deads:

405 5x1,3


Aug 7, 2014 - Squat Day

Box Squats:

405 3x3


Notes: Bench felt heavy, Deadlift felt heavy, Squats felt heavy, Heavy weight is heavy.

Not completely recovered obviously.

8-week Training cycle starts next week.

Westerns here we come.

[CodyBaragar]

Aug 8, 2014: Bench day

135x10
185x6
225x5
275x3
315x2
345x1
375x1 RPE 9 (Felt really good, no stick, good pause, good bar speed)
400x1 Fail (Couple of technical issues, bar was slipping and right shoulder was off the bench lol)
400x1 Fail (Just couldn't get back into it after failing)

275 5x3

lol

Now for more lols

Aug 10, 2014: Deadlift day

Off 3" blocks

135x5
225x3
315x3
405x2
455x1
495x1
530x1 (RPE 8, Broke the floor fast, and accelerated well, quite easy)
555x1 Fail (Broke the floor, got to knees, quit)


Notes: Ok there is some explaining to do here...

Bench:

I felt so much better on this day than the week prior when I tested. I had been dropping carbs all week this week but for some reason everything moved great. So I worked up to 375 and it went so well I thought it would be stupid not to give myself a chance to hit 400. Well after some technical issues I missed the lift, then missed it again. Ok whatever... it happens. Failed once this week now... should probably not fail again..

cue the deadlift day..

Deadlifts:

Made my own 3" and 6" blocks to pull from. Decided today I would test them out. Also figured that since I didn't test deadlifts last week that I should work up to something heavy this week. Everything was going good. Got to 530, pulled it, felt really good. I was thinking jeez maybe I have a 600lb block pull in me today. Lets see. Ill jump to 555. Shouldn't be tough, pulled 551 in comp. Try it ... fail. Very strange. Didn't even approach to the bar like there was a chance I could miss it. In my head I was like ok just pull this then maybe try 6 plates... lol..no.

I was gunna try again, and I think I would have pulled it but I just didn't see the point. No sense destroying myself more than I already have these past 3 days.

As for excuses, I think I am honestly stronger off the floor then from blocks. Dead serious. I can't seem to activate my hamstrings (which are my strongest muscle in my body, I can literally SLDL my max) which is a problem. Really is hard to explain why I would miss this lift but I did and its over now.

My next 8 week training cycle starts monday and its VERY ambitious. Possibly more fails to come. This time around I will actually be training my deadlift at more than 70%. The bench will be the toughest as I continue to drop carbs but Ill just have to grind it out.

Anyways, huge fails. Sad. Mad. Confused. But be sure of one thing...

I will go to Westerns and kill that deadlift if its the last thing I do.

/post

[CodyBaragar]

Notes: Just a failure. But the weights are feeling great right now, more Pr's are on the way.

[Huskarl]

zup bro

[CodyBaragar]

zup bro

Nothing too much.. Did the toos challenge the other day.. Such fail.. Will upload



Wbu boi..

[CodyBaragar]

[CodyBaragar]

[CodyBaragar]

[CWGame]

Strong lifts bro definitely in + we have the same name.

[CodyBaragar]

Strong lifts bro definitely in + we have the same name.

Hahah thanks brah.

Same name... strong.

[CodyBaragar]

Sept. 3: Deload Bench

235lbs 3x5 for the deload.

Then hit lots of rowing movements

Seated Tbar Rows:

1px15
2px10
3px8
4p 3x6

Seated Wide Grip Pull downs:

200 3x8

Curls lol


Sept 5, 2014: Deload Squat

305 3x5 for deload

Then more back stuff

Tbar rows:

1px15
2px12
3px8
4px6
4p+25 3x6 (PR I think, easy)

Wide grip pulls downs:

200x10
220x8
230x6 (PR I think)


Notes: Just did a lot of rows bc I have neglected them way too much. Strength didn't go away tho.

[SamSix]

ill just be over here trying not to cry at the fact that your deadlift deaload percentages are my working weights

[CodyBaragar]

ill just be over here trying not to cry at the fact that your deadlift deaload percentages are my working weights

Lol you mean squat? And you're doing great work over there!

[CodyBaragar]

This past Friday Sept. 5, I did 300 for 7x5... will put that up on vid. However I started feeling sick earlier in the day and by Saturday I was full blown sick (cold). Will update when I get better. This may throw a kink into the training cycle depending on how long it takes to fully recover.

The weights in the Intense cycle will be extremely hard when Im 100% so being 80% won't cut it.

[CodyBaragar]

Bw is currently around 233-234lbs at 2.5weeks out from meet so Im perfectly on track. Just a matter of grinding through some tough sessions and executing.

Then yeah I made this in a couple hours after classes the other day. Always loved to play guitar, but kinda fell on the back burner. Lots of fun to play the Canadian National Anthem.

[CodyBaragar]

[CodyBaragar]

Since the meet I haven't ran a "real" set program. Its all add weight to the bar everyday while I gain weight.



So Tues. Oct 7:

Bench:

300 3x3 3 sec pause

275 8,7 tng.... literally couldn't do another one... it was a sad day, but still super drained from the meet so it made sense... and was obviously dumb to train.



Oct. 8:

Don't honestly remember, but I think it was

Sumo up to 495 with a belt.. very easy.

Conv up to 435x5 with a belt.. also very easy.

Pause squats up to 365x3 with a belt.. again, ^^




Oct. 11:

Bench 295 5x5.. not particularly easy



Oct. 12:

Not sure lol



oct 14:

Bench 300 5x5 - easier... shoulder started really bugging me. Also when I started getting numbing sensations in hands and feet.



Oct 16:

Beltless/sleevless pause squats up to 375x3.. easy peasy

couldn't do sumo cause of hip aggrevation.



Oct. 18

Bench 305 4x5, plus set of 7.. missed 8th rep. After Nationals at this point my bench was 295 4x5, 6 on plus set. So theoretically, my bench has gone up about 20lbs which checks out.

Essentially, once Im back to my normal weight (close to 240lbs) I should be 20lbs stronger than when I peaked back at the end of august, which was 390lbs... looking to hit that 405lb bench in other words.

Finished off todays workout with floor press up to 275lbs for 2x8. First time with this movement.