Martin's odyssey to become not as weak.

[martin_mathers]

Well done mm for getting the dead PR. Not squeaky clean but not a bad gym lift, so I won't get my red lights from my car.

yea definitely would be a bad lift at a meet. shouldve been more patient.

[Juggernaut0]

You look like you coulda did 550. lol Awesome job man.

[martin_mathers]

You look like you coulda did 550. lol Awesome job man.

if i hadnt squatted heavyish and trained my lower back 3 days before then i wouldve tried 540. and the lockout wouldve been much cleaner too...

[Torrtrefireto]

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[martin_mathers]

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but your best dead is 545...

[martin_mathers]

Light Bench kilo
barx20
60x10
100x10
110x10

Tricep Pushdowns
4x12

Side Raises
4x12

Hammer curl
4x12

Cable curl
4x10

Upright Rows
6x10
i want big ass trapzzz

Decline situps
3x12

Ab Pulldowns
3x20

[martin_mathers]

great news - my morning bodyweight has now dropped to 247.6lbs from 255lbs, and im still feeling strong. guess i dont need carb back loading after all. i've been doing kind of like a carb front loading diet on training days. i go medium carbs before training and low carb after training. on non training days i just go low carb in every meal. its easier for me to eat carbs every single meal and control the amount of carbs i eat than to eat zero carbs in some meals. and i wont feel like crap when i train since i eat carbs pre workout. my goal is not to drop to any specific bodyweight i just want to get leaner.

[martin_mathers]

Squat kilo
barx10
60x10
100x5
140x2
170x3
170x3
170x3
170x3
170x3
i was feeling really beat up today so i did some volume work. last set was pretty hard lol i dont miss the good ol' volume days at all. but i know there will be a time when i go back to high volume training. but theres something about my squat that i need to change technique-wise. i dont know what it is but i know right now i dont feel comfortable squattting.

Bent rows
3x10

done. was spent after squats.
this taiwanese IPF lifter was visiting the gym and they said he squats and pulls around 300kg and benches around 200kg at 75kg bodyweight all singleply. and apparently he's the strongest guy in taiwan (maybe torrtre can shed some light on this?). the guy looked jacked as fuuck and his wife was hot as hell too and she can pull 200kg...what a lucky man. i thought they were japanese since they're so damn polite. i dont think he can compete with dem americans and europeans tho.

[martin_mathers]

new version of my 12-week cycle. looks more realistic to me. the rep scheme will most likely stay the same but weights will most probably change as i go through the cycle.


also, my morning bodyweight is now down to 246 and during the day im at 248. once i start my cycle im gonna have to gain back some weight. its crazy how gaining a couple pounds can already make you much stronger. 252 will be my upper limit so if i struggle to stay under 252 i might just go 275 at the meet.

[Torrtrefireto]

done. was spent after squats.
this taiwanese IPF lifter was visiting the gym and they said he squats and pulls around 300kg and benches around 200kg at 75kg bodyweight all singleply. and apparently he's the strongest guy in taiwan (maybe torrtre can shed some light on this?). the guy looked jacked as fuuck and his wife was hot as hell too and she can pull 200kg...what a lucky man. i thought they were japanese since they're so damn polite. i dont think he can compete with dem americans and europeans tho.

Fine I'll come back to your log

Hsieh Tsung-Ting is their best lifter but I think he retired.

Kuan Yi-Hsin is a 75kg who at worlds 2011 hit numbers way way lighter than what you were told. (275/155/295)

Never noticed a Taiwanese person to be extremely polite... more like... immature for their age. Taiwan is good at powerlifting but not on Russia's level obviously

[martin_mathers]

Fine I'll come back to your log

Hsieh Tsung-Ting is their best lifter but I think he retired.

Kuan Yi-Hsin is a 75kg who at worlds 2011 hit numbers way way lighter than what you were told. (275/155/295)

Never noticed a Taiwanese person to be extremely polite... more like... immature for their age. Taiwan is good at powerlifting but not on Russia's level obviously

Hah i knew you couldnt resist the strong wong!
Well then i guess they gave me his estat. I'll search up that Kuan guy to see if its him.
Taiwanese are still better than chinese ppl. At least they dont eat dogs lol

[scarboro]

Fine I'll come back to your log

Hsieh Tsung-Ting is their best lifter but I think he retired.

Kuan Yi-Hsin is a 75kg who at worlds 2011 hit numbers way way lighter than what you were told. (275/155/295)

Never noticed a Taiwanese person to be extremely polite... more like... immature for their age. Taiwan is good at powerlifting but not on Russia's level obviously

During the olympics we had a conspiracy theory that Hsieh put on a wig and won a medal in weighlifting as Shu-Ching Hsu. The right picture is the female incase you can't tell.

[Torrtrefireto]

Hah i knew you couldnt resist the strong wong!
Well then i guess they gave me his estat. I'll search up that Kuan guy to see if its him.
Taiwanese are still better than chinese ppl. At least they dont eat dogs lol

He might've just gotten stronger? But thats a lot to add to your bench. Taiwanese food sucks compared to Chinese from my experiences even though its pretty much the same ****. At least in China you have some rice noodles, I could never go to Taiwan and have any noodles.

During the olympics we had a conspiracy theory that Hsieh put on a wig and won a medal in weighlifting as Shu-Ching Hsu. The right picture is the female incase you can't tell.

I'm not above saying sometimes Asians look alike, but I don't see it much there. The one on the right looks just like my girlfriend's uncle though.... just like him

[martin_mathers]

During the olympics we had a conspiracy theory that Hsieh put on a wig and won a medal in weighlifting as Shu-Ching Hsu. The right picture is the female incase you can't tell.

most asians look the same...

He might've just gotten stronger? But thats a lot to add to your bench. Taiwanese food sucks compared to Chinese from my experiences even though its pretty much the same ****. At least in China you have some rice noodles, I could never go to Taiwan and have any noodles.
I'm not above saying sometimes Asians look alike, but I don't see it much there. The one on the right looks just like my girlfriend's uncle though.... just like him

i found the guy its Huang Lung-hsing from here: http://www.cna.com.tw/Proj_TL_Eng/De...D=201011110001
no estats after all lol.

[martin_mathers]

Bench kilo
barx20
60x10
100x5
120x3
135x5 PR? going for 140x4-5 next week.
110x5
120x5
not too bad considering i had a bit too much to drink last night and i stayed up til 5am.

DB Bench
2x8

DB Tri Extension
3x12
1x15

Tri pushdown
3x20

Upright rows
3x10
2x12

Pulldown abs
4x15

9 more days then im going back. i cant wait to get over the jet lag and start fuucking training again.

[Juggernaut0]

When are you goin back to lbs. I don't even know if you actually had a good bench day or not. lmao

[Black_Spit]

When are you goin back to lbs. I don't even know if you actually had a good bench day or not. lmao

haha this

I have to calculate the shit.

[Torrtrefireto]

When are you goin back to lbs. I don't even know if you actually had a good bench day or not. lmao

135kg=more or less 300lbs. I think 137 is the closest you can get to 300.

100=220
110=242
120=265
125=175
150=365
180=400
200=440
225=495
250=550

Just remember those

[Black_Spit]

135kg=more or less 300lbs. I think 137 is the closest you can get to 300.

100=220
110=242
120=265
125=175
150=365
180=400
200=440
225=495
250=550

Just remember those

Thanks.

The 100 and 200 are easy bc anyone can multiply 1 or 2 x 2.2. But the others is where I can only come kinda close without taking 15 seconds to actually calculate it.

[Torrtrefireto]

Thanks.

The 100 and 200 are easy bc anyone can multiply 1 or 2 x 2.2. But the others is where I can only come kinda close without taking 15 seconds to actually calculate it.

I can't calculate it, I always just have to memorize it. I can't put kilos on the bar either, I'll put plates on, ask someone how many kg it is, then I'll know what it is in pounds. All I know is that reds go 165, 275, 385, 495 assuming you add the 2.5kg clip on the end

[martin_mathers]

When are you goin back to lbs. I don't even know if you actually had a good bench day or not. lmao

in 9 days!! and i had a decent bench day hah

haha this

I have to calculate the shit.

dont you wish you were asian sometimes lol

135kg=more or less 300lbs. I think 137 is the closest you can get to 300.

100=220
110=242
120=265
125=175
150=365
180=400
200=440
225=495
250=550

Just remember those

Thanks.

The 100 and 200 are easy bc anyone can multiply 1 or 2 x 2.2. But the others is where I can only come kinda close without taking 15 seconds to actually calculate it.

I can't calculate it, I always just have to memorize it. I can't put kilos on the bar either, I'll put plates on, ask someone how many kg it is, then I'll know what it is in pounds. All I know is that reds go 165, 275, 385, 495 assuming you add the 2.5kg clip on the end

where i came from, if you cant multiply in your head, you die.

[scarboro]

multiply by 2, take 10% (move the decimal over) and add it

for all others, remove 1-4kg off of a known conversion

ex. you should know 140kg is 308lbs, so 137kg being 3kg less is 301.4 since obvs 3kg=6.6lbs

i have these memorized
100 220
110 242
120 264
130 286
140 308
150 330
160 352

etc you see the nice pattern?

also 225 = ~497 (496.6) since the true conversion is 2.20462, I only emphasize this since I've put on 227 to break 500lbs on deadlift

I've also had the pleasure of ruining people's PRs by telling them the true conversion and not the rounded up one they had in mind. 180kg is not "4 plates, 405lb" it's 396lbs

[martin_mathers]

^dis
this guy i know who lives in australia pulled 5 plates and made a huge deal out of it on ******** and announced to the world he pulled 500lbs. then i destroyed his world by telling him 220kg is only 485lbs.

[martin_mathers]

i was looking through some old photos of myself on ******** and man was i handsome before i started powerlifting LOL. i could actually see my own jaw bone. now im just fat and disgusting. hmmmm maybe i should do some cardio tomorrow.

[scarboro]

i was looking through some old photos of myself on ******** and man was i handsome before i started powerlifting LOL. i could actually see my own jaw bone. now im just fat and disgusting. hmmmm maybe i should do some cardio tomorrow.

Compete at 198 brah. Get shredded and tanned.

[martin_mathers]

Compete at 198 brah. Get shredded and tanned.

You really think so? I was thinking of keeping on cutting since ive been doing a pretty good job and compete at 220 in december. But then of course i wont total 1400+ like i wanted. Maybe 1350 @220

[scarboro]

You really think so? I was thinking of keeping on cutting since ive been doing a pretty good job and compete at 220 in december. But then of course i wont total 1400+ like i wanted. Maybe 1350 @220

I say set a hard goal not an easy one. 220 will be a cakewalk, try to cut down as much fat as you can and maybe see some abs lol? 1300@198 sounds alot better imo

[martin_mathers]

I say set a hard goal not an easy one. 220 will be a cakewalk, try to cut down as much fat as you can and maybe see some abs lol? 1300@198 sounds alot better imo

Well im at 247 right now so i would need to cut 50lbs in 3 months. Does that sound a bit too much? Because i still wanna make some strength gains. I think i could total 1300 now so if i can maintain that and get a bit stronger on the squat and dead then i'd be good at 220

[scarboro]

Well im at 247 right now so i would need to cut 50lbs in 3 months. Does that sound a bit too much? Because i still wanna make some strength gains. I think i could total 1300 now so if i can maintain that and get a bit stronger on the squat and dead then i'd be good at 220

I meant in the long term. You could do it slowly to make sure you don't have huge strength dropoffs. Realistically 220 is best in 3 months time. Then 198 6+months after that. @ 247 you have a shiiitload of musclemass to spare so I wouldn't be worried about looking 'small' or anything. People tell me I look huge in the 160s and all i've done is cut fat from 180s.

[martin_mathers]

I meant in the long term. You could do it slowly to make sure you don't have huge strength dropoffs. Realistically 220 is best in 3 months time. Then 198 6+months after that. @ 247 you have a shiiitload of musclemass to spare so I wouldn't be worried about looking 'small' or anything. People tell me I look huge in the 160s and all i've done is cut fat from 180s.

baby you light up my world like nobody else.