Arian's Rise to Power

[martin_mathers]

i wanna eat a taco off your crotch.

[HoneyBadger300]

i wanna eat a taco off your crotch.

2nd

[arian11]

Why am I staring at your crotch?

Why am I staring at your ****gy flat chest and abs every day?

I don't even need to hit the play button. fapfapfap.gif



Arian. Make that your new profile pic. Do it.

Lol. I kind of made that vid for you. Would you say my knees are coming in?

So much crotch shots up in here. You sir have piqued my interest. In on this. Oh ya, good squats too.

Oh lawd. Rob Trettin in my log. I think I just got stronger. That and my growing beard shall make me unstoppable.

i wanna eat a taco off your crotch.

2nd

Soft or hard taco? Chicken or beef?

[Jason2459]

Like I said I haven't hit the play button. Yet.

[7AMP]

2/3/13 - OPERATION SHAZAM 2.0 WEEK 5 DAY 2
WEIGHT: 226.3 LBS

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430x5 PR

I know it's a few days late but GREAT JOB, Arian.

SUPER solid.

Shoulders could be back.... maybe like....just a touch (and I mean...a red-**** hair, to be absolute text book), but man that was a huge set.

Really nice job, bro. I'm sure it felt good too (solid pose/hold on that 5th rep...lol)

[Jason2459]

Lol. I kind of made that vid for you. Would you say my knees are coming in?

They didn't tonight but then again you didn't use that much weight. I am also talking more about your knee travel in general. With a wider stance your knees shouldn't be traveling near as much. Learn to sit back more. Watch how much your hips go forward and backward.

[ampUP11]

Why am I staring at your ****gy flat chest and abs every day?

It's not flat it's imbalanced

You mirin abs? I won't have them for much longer, it's getting cold and I have to beat you for year end wilks so acquiring strength gains go.

[Conquer92]

They didn't tonight but then again you didn't use that much weight. I am also talking more about your knee travel in general. With a wider stance your knees shouldn't be traveling near as much. Learn to sit back more. Watch how much your hips go forward and backward.

When he sat back more he ended up in a Layne Norton position and was forced to GM it up.

I think this new stance and bar positioning is better for arian. It puts more mass directly under the bar.

[izzygrant]

When he sat back more he ended up in a Layne Norton position and was forced to GM it up.

I think this new stance and bar positioning is better for arian. It puts more mass directly under the bar.

But if he gets his weight more in his heels and keeps his shoulders back more, shouldn't that reduce the tendency to GM? I have long femurs too and am struggling with some kinda similar issues (yes, at about a quarter the weight, shut up) so in for answers from the smarties in here. Also what was the consensus about the probable effect of having your elbows way behind you? I do that too.

[arian11]

They didn't tonight but then again you didn't use that much weight. I am also talking more about your knee travel in general. With a wider stance your knees shouldn't be traveling near as much. Learn to sit back more. Watch how much your hips go forward and backward.

Oh okay, yea you can see that. My knees basically disappear on the descent because they track forward and I'm pushing them out. But then once I try to explode up, they drift back out and show up on film again. I'm just a squatting failure these days.

[xRequiem]

I'm moving to Garland later this year so I'm going to have to out total you at 2-3 weight classes lower.

[nikolic993]

Subbed.Not so sure if I can contribute, but I will be following.

[arian11]

I'm moving to Garland later this year so I'm going to have to out total you at 2-3 weight classes lower.

I have no idea what Garland is. And with the new IPF weight classes it will be weird. Do I compete 242 in state meets and then 231 in national meets? Or 220 and 231? Or should I go down to 205 eventually? I'm all confused and when I get confused I eat cookies lol.

Subbed.Not so sure if I can contribute, but I will be following.

Haha, nice. Welcome.

[xRequiem]

Garland TX bro, like 2 hours from Oklahoma. I'd imagine most of the meets you go to will be in the DFW area.

[Jason2459]

I have no idea what Garland is. And with the new IPF weight classes it will be weird. Do I compete 242 in state meets and then 231 in national meets? Or 220 and 231? Or should I go down to 205 eventually? I'm all confused and when I get confused I eat cookies lol.



Haha, nice. Welcome.

Yeah the weight class thing is pretty messed up. Are state meets going to keep with the old weight classes? Can American records be set at a state meet? If so how will they track records and what are they doing to the previous records?

Right now I guess I'll be 198/205.

[arian11]

Garland TX bro, like 2 hours from Oklahoma. I'd imagine most of the meets you go to will be in the DFW area.

Oh, no. USAPL Oklahoma just started so I did a meet in OKC back in November. Also, I'm probably moving back to Florida.

Yeah the weight class thing is pretty messed up. Are state meets going to keep with the old weight classes? Can American records be set at a state meet? If so how will they track records and what are they doing to the previous records?

Right now I guess I'll be 198/205.

Yea, I don't know. I would assume that eventually they would turn every meet under IPF into the new weight classes just to make it easier and not confuse people. But I guess it'll take some time. And then I guess the old records will be frozen and you they'll make new records for the new weight classes.

[kingscross]

So much crotch shots up in here. You sir have piqued my interest. In on this. Oh ya, good squats too.

lulz at trettin in for crotch pics. Not sure if arian meant to leave that on the vid for us to view. groce. That should be reserved solely for the female subscribers on his tube.

[arian11]

2/9/13 - OPERATION SHAZAM 2.0 WEEK 6 DAY 1

CLOSE GRIP BENCH PRESS
225x1
255x1
280x1? (I guess I got confused and hit the same weight twice)
280x1
285x1 (10 lbs PR, honeybadger tried to misload me but I caught his cheeky ass)

MORE CLOSE GRIP
225x6 (Paused)
225x5 (Paused)
225x4 (Paused)
225x2 (Paused)

DB SHOULDER PRESS
75x4
65x6
65x6

TATE PRESS
45x6
45x5
45x5



I caught honeybadger's attempt at misloading 285 just before I did the lift but I didn't notice the 275 misload till just now when I watched the vid. No wonder I flared so hard and form looked like sh!t. Still got a nice 10 lbs PR. Bench feeling good. Got some heavy deadlifts tomorrow!

EDIT:

Apparently first 2 sets were correct and I actually did 280 twice and then did 285 for the 3rd set. I have no idea why. I guess I thought I had done 275 and wanted to go to 280 but I had actually done 280. I was more focused on honeybadger maxing out so I probably wasn't thinking. Oh well, I got my 285 which is all that matters.

[HoneyBadger300]

I caught honeybadger's attempt at misloading 285 just before I did the lift but I didn't notice the 275 misload till just now when I watched the vid. No wonder I flared so hard and form looked like sh!t. Still got a nice 10 lbs PR. Bench feeling good. Got some heavy deadlifts tomorrow!

280 wasn't a misload. You skipped 275 because you said, "why not go for a PR." Then you did 280 twice because you wanted to see if you could fix your flare, which you did. Then you upped it to 285.

[arian11]

280 wasn't a misload. You skipped 275 because you said, "why not go for a PR." Then you did 280 twice because you wanted to see if you could fix your flare, which you did. Then you upped it to 285.

I have no idea why but I'll trust you. I guess I was busy mirn' da ladies that were there to see you max.

[HoneyBadger300]

I have no idea why but I'll trust you. I guess I was busy mirn' da ladies that were there to see you max.

Yeah, totes. 'Mirin the ladies, while they 'mire my thighs. Hurry up and edit my vids.

[psychodiver9]

285 is a 10 lb pr when you did 280 for 2 sets right before? Lol

[arian11]

285 is a 10 lb pr when you did 280 for 2 sets right before? Lol

285 is a 10 lbs PR from the last time I maxed close grip, which I hit 275. Obviously its only a 5 lbs PR over the set I just hit previously. But that is not how I count PRs. I count them from a different session.

[psychodiver9]

285 is a 10 lbs PR from the last time I maxed close grip, which I hit 275. Obviously its only a 5 lbs PR over the set I just hit previously. But that is not how I count PRs. I count them from a different session.

I see. I guess I was thrown off because you didn't indicate the 280 as a pr. Nice work. Double pr

[arian11]

I see. I guess I was thrown off because you didn't indicate the 280 as a pr. Nice work. Double pr

Don't feel like writing that many PRs on days when I hit several on one lift back to back.

[TheStigIsBig]

Don't feel like writing that many PRs on days when I hit several on one lift back to back.

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[arian11]

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[arian11]

2/10/13 - OPERATION SHAZAM 2.0 WEEK 6 DAY 2
WEIGHT 227.7 LBS

HIGH BAR SQUAT
135x5
225x5
280x5

DEADLIFT
295x5
335x5
385x5
445x3 PR

FRONT SQUAT
135x2
225x1
275x1
300x1 (5 lbs PR)

PVC ROLLED MID/UPPER BACK



I set the gold standard...in how not to lift. Lower back feels like it's going to break from deadlifts and biceps feel like they are going to tear from front squats.

[samsont]

it just looks so painful


congrats on the PR's though. stay safe

[HoneyBadger300]

I'm telling you, you need to take week or so off, or at least deload on deads until you can come back fresh with a bit less weight. Setting new PR's every week doesn't mean anything if you're progessively hurting yourself more and more. Check your ego at the door and start doing chit right.