Martin's odyssey to become not as weak.

[Torrtrefireto]

Is that RB 405 the heaviest bench you've ever done?

[martin_mathers]

Subbed Log. I've got very similar numbers and weight. Do you plan on following any famous routines or just sticking with your own split for now?

thanks. im just gonna do my own stuff. i ran my own program for my last meet and it went great so i think i kinda have an idea of what works for me now

Is that RB 405 the heaviest bench you've ever done?

my best is 420. did that fresh though.

[martin_mathers]

Trained at a commercial gym today (goodlife fitness) because True North BB was closed due to heavy snow. today was supposed to be a light deadlift day with bands and obviously that wasnt gonna happen so i just messed around with squats and deads

Squat
barx10
135x5
225x4
315x2
365x2
405x1
415x1
easy as its supposed to be

Deadlift
135x10
225x5
315x2
415x1
455x1
485x1
505x1 held it at the top for time until my shoulders felt like they were gonna fall out of the sockets lol. gave my traps a huge pump
again very easy.

didnt do any assistance work cause my buddy was done and i didnt wanna keep him waiting. it was supposed to be a light day anyways. i was surprised all the friggin mirrors didnt throw me off

[martin_mathers]

Ate a fuuckton of crap last night and got hammered as fuuck and today im still only at 230lbs lol. and i thought i was gonna skip my carbnite tomorrow. when i get down to 220 i think its gonna take a lot more eating than i thought to maintain my bodyweight.

[martin_mathers]

Squat
barx10
135x5
135x5
225x5
315x1
315x1
365x1
405x1
405x1
405x1
Long ass pauses
315x3
335x3
355x2
365x1
375x1
meh. i still suck at squatting.

Bentrows
135x12
205x12
225x10
225x10
225x10
225x10

Lat pulldown
4x15

Hyper deads
4x12

Ab wheel
4x12

i dont understand how my squat strength is so shiit right now but my bench is still going well. i understand how my deadlift is still strong but shouldnt you suck at benching the most when you lose a large amount of bodyweight? squatting is so frustrating now. days like this just make me wanna go back on dat dreamer bulk and get fat and strong.

[Juggernaut0]

Stay strong man. The squats will shoot back up again, just gotta keep fightin.

[Torrtrefireto]

Ate a fuuckton of crap last night and got hammered as fuuck and today im still only at 230lbs lol. and i thought i was gonna skip my carbnite tomorrow. when i get down to 220 i think its gonna take a lot more eating than i thought to maintain my bodyweight.

Age-18
..... Canadians

[martin_mathers]

Stay strong man. The squats will shoot back up again, just gotta keep fightin.

thanks man. only reason i havent given up yet is cause dem biatches been telling me i look leaner lolol

Age-18
..... Canadians

turning 19 in less than a month...i cant even imagined how hammered im gonna get.

[martin_mathers]

bw: 229. HALLELUJAH!! i have not weighed under 230 in two years.

Bench
barx20
135x10
225x5
275x2
315x1
295x2
Paused Floor press
135x10
225x5
275x2
275x2
275x2
275x2
275x2
285x2
295x2
225x10
errthing was easy

Skullcrushers
4x15

Tates
3x10

Tri pushdown
4x15
supersetted with
Side raise
4x15

Facepulls
4x15

Curls
4x15

good day. bench days are not as depressing as squat days.

[Juggernaut0]

Holy bench volume. Nice man.

[martin_mathers]

Deadlift
135x5
225x3
315x2
405x1
455x1
500x1 + 40s hold at the top. thought i was gonna pass out lol
then did form work with 225 and 315 for a million sets of doubles

Bent rows
135x10
185x10
205x10
225x10

Lat pulldowns
3x15

Ab pulldowns
4x20

took it easy today. my body needs some rest. i think the weight loss is finally affecting my deadlift. last time i pulled heavy was three weeks ago and i weighed 239. today i was 229 and i was definitely feeling weaker than before. im taking a deload for all 3 lifts next week. its time to rethink and replan my training program. im probably gonna start something new. im 16 weeks out from the meet and at this rate im definitely not gonna get a 500 squat and 600 dead if i keep doing my own shiit. even though i believe once i start eating carbs again my strength will bounce back.

[martin_mathers]

weighed 227 this morning. im done with CarbNite. Im starting carb-backloading tomorrow and i'm gonna maintain my bodyweight at 225 so i only have to cut 5lbs in June. went to watch and help out at a meet today. saw some big lifts which really motivated me. i'm starting Sheiko again on monday. i have 16 weeks before the meet so I'm gonna run 29, 37, 40, 32. im done fuucking around. its time to get serious. the training maxes that im using are basically the same as the ones i used last time i ran sheiko except for the deadlift. they are subject to change though as i get used to the volume.

[snrygo]

grats on hitting 227! didnt you hit 229 like 2 days ago? lol. awesome work, ex-fatty

[martin_mathers]

grats on hitting 227! didnt you hit 229 like 2 days ago? lol. awesome work, ex-fatty

thanks brah! yea for some reason my weight has been going down really fast the last week. this morning i was 226. now begins the long road back to 242. but this time i'll be a lean 242

[martin_mathers]

Bodyweight: 227

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x5
205x4
205x4
245x3
245x3
260x3
260x3
260x3
260x3
260x3

Squat
barx10
135x5
135x5
225x5
275x5
275x5
325x5
325x5
325x5
325x5
325x5
used my dowins with a close stance on my warmup sets. just didnt feel right. went back to chucks and wide stance for 325x5x5. i just feel so much stronger and "safer" in the hole that way. even though squatting wide hurts my hip a lot more. one of these days im gonna have to get my right hip checked out. its been hurting for almost 2 years.

Paused Bench
135x5
185x5
205x5
245x4
245x4
245x4
245x4

Curls
4x12

Side Raise
4x12

easy day. i kept getting headaches when i was squatting though. gonna cut down a lot of assistance work from now on. im counting on you to get my 1400+ total @ 220 Boris!
oh and i get to eat carbs tonight.

[Black_Spit]

-in4 1400

[snrygo]

carbs <3

[martin_mathers]

-in4 1400

YEEEEEEEA goal is to hit a 1400 total in the gym 4 weeks out from the meet

carbs <3

you <3

[Juggernaut0]

lol'd @ gif

Awesome volume

[martin_mathers]

lol'd @ gif

Awesome volume

thanks man its just the beginning!

bodyweight: 225.2 i've officially lost 30lbs in 8.5 weeks!!!! feelsgoodman.jpg. i need to eat more carbs on my carb-backloading days now so i dont keep losing weight. but man when June comes im gonna be jacked as fuark and ripped beyond recognition.

Deadlift
135x10
225x3
275x3
325x3
325x3
385x3
385x3
405x3
405x3
405x3
405x3

Paused Bench
135x6
135x6
225x6
225x6
225x6
225x6

Rope pushdown
4x15

Pin pulls (lowest pins. theres no blocks in the gym for block pulls so i had to do pin pulls)
135x5
225x4
295x4
355x4
405x4
405x4
460x3
460x3
460x3
460x3

Ab pulldowns
4x20
supersetted with
Facepulls
4x20

GAWDDAMN i forgot how painful wednesdays were. the weights werent heavy but my hands were so trashed by the end of the workout. i kept telling myself not to be a pussy and not pull out my straps lol.
i also completely changed up my deadlift form today. we'll see how it works out.

[martin_mathers]

BW: 225.4

Paused Bench
barx20
135x5
185x5
205x5
245x4
260x3
260x3
275x2
275x2
260x3
260x3
245x4
205x6
185x8

Squat
barx10
135x10
225x5
275x4
275x4
325x3
325x3
345x3
345x3
345x3
345x3
345x3

Lat pulldowns
4x15

Back raise
4x15

Side raise
4x15

Curls
4x15

GREAT day. bench was okay but squats went amazing. i know its light weight but i havent felt this explosive in a long time. and my form was spot on today. i almost felt like i was fat and strong again :'). mustve been all the donuts i ate on wednesday night lol. tonight is brownies and pop tarts. and im still keeping it around 250-300g of carbs on training days. if i dont get fat eating all this crap then Kiefer is the fuucking man.

[martin_mathers]

Squat
barx10
135x5
225x5
275x4
325x3
325x3
365x2
365x2
365x2
365x2
365x2

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x5
205x4
245x3
245x3
275x3
275x3
275x3
275x3
275x3

Squat, long pause on last rep
135x5
225x3
225x3
275x3
275x3
325x2
325x2
325x2
325x2

Side raise
4x15

Rope pushdown
3x15

weights were still moving pretty fast but my knees and hip were in waaaay too much pain. i was literally limping after each set. but i still got under the bar and did all my sets. benching went very well. Sheiko has always worked very well for my bench so im expecting my bench to improve the most out of all 3 lifts. my form is already feeling better.

with all the pain in my lower body i think i should call off squatting 500 and pulling 600 in June...i'd be happy with 470/365/570

[kingscross]

wow about tree-fiddy sets in total, couldn't count em all.

[martin_mathers]

wow about tree-fiddy sets in total, couldn't count em all.

lol and this is an easy cycle...



instead of going 29>37>40>32, i might go 29>30>31>32. its gonna be tougher but i wanna try it again. last time i ran 30 and 31 i didnt get good results due to being stupid on meet day. these are the toughest numbered cycles out of all of them and i wanna see how much i can get out of them this time.

[Torrtrefireto]

lol and this is an easy cycle...



instead of going 29>37>40>32, i might go 29>30>31>32. its gonna be tougher but i wanna try it again. last time i ran 30 and 31 i didnt get good results due to being stupid on meet day. these are the toughest numbered cycles out of all of them and i wanna see how much i can get out of them this time.

I'm so glad you're back to being awesome

[COBBER]

Holy sweet mother of volume, awesome training!

What are your DOMS like after that sorta session fuarrrk man

[Juggernaut0]

with all the pain in my lower body i think i should call off squatting 500 and pulling 600 in June...

[martin_mathers]

Holy sweet mother of volume, awesome training!

What are your DOMS like after that sorta session fuarrrk man

its weird but i actually have no DOMS at all lol. maybe because i was already used to the volume. only things thats hurting are my joints

LOL dont worry i'll hit them in September...i already have a meet planned. doing the AWPC worlds in Idaho falls!

[martin_mathers]

Deadrift
135x10
225x5
275x3
325x3
385x3
385x3
405x2
405x2
405x2
405x2

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x6
205x6
205x6
230x6
230x6
230x6
230x6

Pin pulls
135x5
225x5
295x4
355x4
405x4
405x4
435x4
435x4
435x4
435x4 long hold at the top on last rep
these are really gonna strengthen my lockout. i suck at these so bad i think i can only pull like 5lbs above my full deadlift max.

Lat pulldown
4x15

Facepulls
3x15
supersetted with
Ab pulldown
3x20

not a very tough day. but again my hands are extremely trashed. even had trouble gripping the wheel when i was driving home. now im just sitting here eating poptarts and brownies for my post-workout carbs. dont judge me i fuucking earned it lol.
also bumped my bench training max up by 5lbs

[martin_mathers]

Skwaat
barx10
135x8
225x5
275x4
325x3
325x3
365x2
365x2
365x2
365x2
365x2

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x5
205x4
245x3
245x3
280x2
280x2
265x3
230x5
205x7

Squat
135x5
225x5
275x5
275x5
paused last rep
325x4
325x4
325x4
325x4

Side raise
4x15

Ab pulldown
4x20
supersetted with
Curls
4x20

easy day. my strength is definitely coming back. training again on sunday instead of monday because i have class during the day on monday and an exam at night. hopefully i dont kill myself. i'll have 2 days of rest before deads and bench on wednesday though.
all the pain in my knees, hips and glutes is still there but im just pushing through it lol. im sure its bad for me but a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do nomsayin.

im looking so hot and so lean