Martin's odyssey to become not as weak.

[Liftamulti]

im gonna be such a great driver despite being asian.

[martin_mathers]

^^^ i still love you


just discovered a bunch of stretch marks on my chest, thighs and ass. yeahhhh buddaaayyyyyyy lets get hyoooooge!

[watermelonbrah]

LMAO! Did you get your license? That's kind of a bummer you have nobody to compete against! Looks like you got a guaranteed first place!

Edit: And awesome workouts!

[iLiftNoodBrah]

lmaaooooo so hard ^^^^

martin we dot dat dere asian driver genetics, brb totalling car every weekend.

[Torrtrefireto]

LMAO! Did you get your license? That's kind of a bummer you have nobody to compete against! Looks like you got a guaranteed first place!

Edit: And awesome workouts!

thats unfortunately how most meets work. *I've done 4 and have yet to have a single person in my diision

lmaaooooo so hard ^^^^

martin we dot dat dere asian driver genetics, brb totalling car every weekend.

lulz. *Based on my experience asian drivers are better than indian or fat black women drivers

[martin_mathers]

LMAO! Did you get your license?

here in ontario you have to get 3 licences before getting full privilege to drive in Canada and the US. you have to wait 8 months between getting your 1st and 2nd licence and 12 months between 2nd and 3rd. i only got my 1st and i can only drive with a driving instructor. gotta wait 7 more months before i can drive on my own

lmaaooooo so hard ^^^^

martin we dot dat dere asian driver genetics, brb totalling car every weekend.

i'll be honest here i did almost hit a curb...but hey its my first time and i went up to 70km/h in a 40 zone lol

thats unfortunately how most meets work. *I've done 4 and have yet to have a single person in my diision

this. theres gonna be 110+ lifters in this meet but im still the only one in my division.

lulz. *Based on my experience asian drivers are better than indian or fat black women drivers

most of the driving instructors in toronto are indian...including mine lol

[martin_mathers]

Sheiko 31 Week 3 Day 3

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
155x5
185x4
215x2x3
245x6x3

Front Squat
barx5
135x5
185x5
225x2x3
245x2x3
260x3x2
245x3x3

Paused Bench
135x10
155x5
185x2x5
215x5x5

DB Fly
2x20

Decline situps
25x3x10

i always sit too far back when doing the front squat which leads to back rounding and leaning forward. next week is 90% week then test week. will get some vids

[iLiftNoodBrah]

olawdddd that bench volume, wtf man. swole chest is gonna get swole. do u think you'll be able to squat at ur meat?

[watermelonbrah]

Wow they are pretty strict on them licenses over there!

Edit: strong everything all around though man!

[scarboro]

Long time since I popped by your log. I stopped mine after getting lazy/stopping sheiko due to injuries. I see you've swiched DL to sumo FINALLY. Strong legs=pull sumo. You're doing the 100% Raw meet in sept? I'm still on the fence if I'm going to do it. Training has been inconsistent, i've switched squat forms like 5x already and been pulling with straps because of injured bicep/brachioradialis.

[martin_mathers]

olawdddd that bench volume, wtf man. swole chest is gonna get swole. do u think you'll be able to squat at ur meat?

stretch marks ftw!
i'll probably just take token lifts...like 100lbs for 1st attempt then pass. even if i can squat i wont go heavy or anything.

Wow they are pretty strict on them licenses over there!

Edit: strong everything all around though man!

yea we have to take drivers ed or we'll have to wait longer lol. but i know in europe drivers ed is compulsory and it costs a lot too.

Long time since I popped by your log. I stopped mine after getting lazy/stopping sheiko due to injuries. I see you've swiched DL to sumo FINALLY. Strong legs=pull sumo. You're doing the 100% Raw meet in sept? I'm still on the fence if I'm going to do it. Training has been inconsistent, i've switched squat forms like 5x already and been pulling with straps because of injured bicep/brachioradialis.

hey duuuude! sucks about your injuries man. how did you get injured? can you still bench? im still doing the meet but im out for the squat due to injuries too lol. you should still do it man you dont even have to travel its where you train. should be a lot of fun.

[scarboro]

hey duuuude! sucks about your injuries man. how did you get injured? can you still bench? im still doing the meet but im out for the squat due to injuries too lol. you should still do it man you dont even have to travel its where you train. should be a lot of fun.

I got injured doing mixed grip on deadlifts, pulled something in mid back and had to use straps. Pulled 3x bw 484@161 with straps though (avi) after not deadlifting for a month. Squat has been a nightmare to say the least. Switched from low bar to high bar to box squatting to oly atg squatting atm. I can still bench fine but have been doing 'bodybuilder' benching lmao 10-15 reps. I can hit 225x5 any day though so I should be good for at least 110kg.
^those arent really a problem though
I'm depressed about doing the meet because while doing BTN push presses I tweaked something in both my mid and lower back and I now can't arch. I'm afraid to test deadlift but its definately going to be down from 220kg.

Either way though i'll definitely show up and cheer you on. Btw theres going to be a 'bench your bodyweight for reps' contest as well lol. I think its like 30$ to enter that and you can win cash. From what I've heard from the powerlifters here though theres probably only one 'ringer' and hes in the 181 class. I can hit bw for ~20-22 reps but I think they're baiting me into doing that contest. Theres no way the winner will do less than 30 reps.

[martin_mathers]

for cash?!! damn i didnt know that...
i feel you man injuries suck i cant even put weight on my back...well we still have 1 month maybe by then you'll feel better. try hook grip maybe?

[martin_mathers]

****gy Day

Hang Cleans (warmup)
115x8
135x5
155x3

Bent Rows
135x10
155x10
165x10
175x10
185x10
155x10
135x10

Facepulls
5x15

Rear delt raise
4x10

DB curl
3x10

took it easy today...

[watermelonbrah]

I got injured doing mixed grip on deadlifts, pulled something in mid back and had to use straps. Pulled 3x bw 484@161 with straps though (avi) after not deadlifting for a month. Squat has been a nightmare to say the least. Switched from low bar to high bar to box squatting to oly atg squatting atm. I can still bench fine but have been doing 'bodybuilder' benching lmao 10-15 reps. I can hit 225x5 any day though so I should be good for at least 110kg.
^those arent really a problem though
I'm depressed about doing the meet because while doing BTN push presses I tweaked something in both my mid and lower back and I now can't arch. I'm afraid to test deadlift but its definately going to be down from 220kg.

Either way though i'll definitely show up and cheer you on. Btw theres going to be a 'bench your bodyweight for reps' contest as well lol. I think its like 30$ to enter that and you can win cash. From what I've heard from the powerlifters here though theres probably only one 'ringer' and hes in the 181 class. I can hit bw for ~20-22 reps but I think they're baiting me into doing that contest. Theres no way the winner will do less than 30 reps.

Last year I had a similar injury while doing rackpulls/deads, I'm thinking you just pulled or 'popped' a rib out of place. It's happened to me a couple times. Just try going to a chiropractor explain what happened and he should be able to look at your back and tell if its out of place or not. If it is all he has to do is push it into place.

[watermelonbrah]

More so an active recovery day mathers?

[el67ko]

Lookin good Martin, sucks about the back but you seem to be training around it nicely.

i dont time my rest periods but i dont rest a lot when i squat and bench. i know i rest longer when i deadlift tho.

I know you have mentioned 3+ hour workouts a couple of times. We have done a lot of the same prep cycles and my longest workout has been 2:25. I set the stop watch on my phone and just keep an eye on it in between sets, nothing too strict but I think you'd be surprised how long it takes between sets sometimes. You could probably chop a good bit of time off your workouts if you wanted to keep Sheikoing while in school.

[martin_mathers]

More so an active recovery day mathers?

yeppp

Lookin good Martin, sucks about the back but you seem to be training around it nicely.



I know you have mentioned 3+ hour workouts a couple of times. We have done a lot of the same prep cycles and my longest workout has been 2:25. I set the stop watch on my phone and just keep an eye on it in between sets, nothing too strict but I think you'd be surprised how long it takes between sets sometimes. You could probably chop a good bit of time off your workouts if you wanted to keep Sheikoing while in school.

wow 2:25....thats like the time i take on my accessory days...i did try timing my rest periods once and i found myself breathing like a 500-pound woman walking on a treadmill...poor conditioning i guess. i think the problem is i have the conditioning to last a long ass time of lifting without even eating but i need more rest in between sets. i should probably start timing myself again.

[el67ko]

yeppp

wow 2:25....thats like the time i take on my accessory days...i did try timing my rest periods once and i found myself breathing like a 500-pound woman walking on a treadmill...poor conditioning i guess. i think the problem is i have the conditioning to last a long ass time of lifting without even eating but i need more rest in between sets. i should probably start timing myself again.

Yea just a thought as I know you will be coming up under some time contraints. I find I feel a lot better if I am keeping a steady tempo. Plus I think three hours would make me very bored.

[martin_mathers]

Sheiko 31 Week 4 Day 1

Front Squat
barx10
135x5
185x4
225x2x3
245x2x2
275x3x1 <- 90%

Paused Bench
barx30
135x10
155x5
185x4
215x2x3
245x2x3
260x4x2

Dips
2x20

Leg Curl
4x10

Back Raise
2x20

very easy and quick 2.5-hour workout. 275 front squat is actually my max but i put in 305 as my base max so 275 became my 90%. it felt really really easy. hoping to get a 315 front squat, 315 bench and 445-455 dead next week.

[watermelonbrah]

Would be mirin 315 front squat and 315 bench even more!

[iLiftNoodBrah]

strong benching and front squatties. gjmm

[Liftamulti]

You healed yet?

[martin_mathers]

Would be mirin 315 front squat and 315 bench even more!

strong benching and front squatties. gjmm

thanks guise nothing to mire dem lifts @235 aint even impressive

You healed yet?

not even close...

[Liftamulti]

not even close...

Atleast you got the good benchy bench.

[martin_mathers]

Sheiko 31 Week 4 Day 2

Paused Bench
barx25
135x10
155x5
185x4
215x2x3
245x2x2
275x3x1 <- 90%. quite easy.

Deadlift
135x2x5
205x5
225x3
265x3
315x2x3
355x2x2
395x2x1 <- 90%. fawking peanuts.

Leg Press
4x5

Decline situps
25x3x10

very easy day. zero back pain during deads. the future looks promising.
still, i wont be putting a bar on my back until sep 18th.

[Black_Spit]

Good stuff man. Glad it's feeling better.

[BigBoss2]

awesome benching and deadlifting

good to hear about no back pain while deadlifting

[martin_mathers]

Good stuff man. Glad it's feeling better.

thanks! should have trained around it loooong time ago...

awesome benching and deadlifting

good to hear about no back pain while deadlifting

thanks. where you been man you dont even log anymore

[BigBoss2]

thanks. where you been man you dont even log anymore

i got swamped with work :/ but ill be starting to log again soon. PMing you in a sec