Martin's odyssey to become not as weak.

[BombDonald]

So hot, so lean.

[snrygo]

good god you look so different! like the tip of the iceberg rather than the whole thing

[martin_mathers]

So hot, so lean.

<3

good god you look so different! like the tip of the iceberg rather than the whole thing

y u so cheeky

[kingscross]

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
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beauriful.jpg

wen did you learn to skwat so upright brah? strong pause on that last rep.

[martin_mathers]

beauriful.jpg

wen did you learn to skwat so upright brah? strong pause on that last rep.

thanks. i have a long ass torso so i guess that helps. but i always fold over when i miss a weight.

[martin_mathers]

Squat
barx10
135x10
225x5
295x4
345x3
345x3
390x2
390x2
390x2
390x2

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x5
225x4
245x3
245x3
280x3
280x3
280x3
280x3
280x3
280x3

Squat
135x5
225x3
275x3
325x3
365x3
365x3
365x3
365x3

Facepulls
3x15

i was surprised i made it through this workout without dying. getting shiit-faced two nights in a row was definitely not a good idea. and i only got 4 hours of sleep last night. thank god im young lulz.

[Juggernaut0]

I'll never know how you and all others on Sheiko squat that much in one day. Unreal lol

Not bad after a weekend like that.

[martin_mathers]

I'll never know how you and all others on Sheiko squat that much in one day. Unreal lol

Not bad after a weekend like that.

when you look at it on paper it looks pretty ridiculous but when you're actually doing it its not that hard. in fact your squats will feel better and better each workout even physically you're getting more fatigued. same thing with smolov. im actually planning to run smolov after my meet so i can finally squat fuucking 500

[Juggernaut0]

im actually planning to run smolov after my meet so i can finally squat fuucking 500

[martin_mathers]

lol you'll see brah you'll see

Deficit Deads
135x10
225x4
275x3
275x3
325x3
325x3
355x3
355x3
355x3
355x3

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x5
225x4
245x3
245x3
280x2
280x2
280x2
300x2
300x2
280x3
280x3
these sucked. was having shoulder and elbow problems.

Deadlift
135x5
225x4
315x4
385x4
385x4
435x3
435x3
485x2
485x2
485x2 - pretty sure this is a volume PR.
all these were supposed to be pin pulls but i pulled a Ben Rice and was like fuuck it imma regret this later. i was surprised i got all the sets even being super fatigued. from now on im replacing all pin pulls with regular deads and im keeping the weights the same as well. hope i dont kill myself.

Lat pulldown
4x15
supersetted with
Ab pulldown
4x20

its gonna take some willpower to stay on sheiko for the next 13.5 weeks. i already wanna switch back to doing my own low volume stuff because i wanna go heavy in the gym lol.

[martin_mathers]

Squat
barx10
135x10
225x5
275x4
325x2x3
365x6x3
deads on wednesday killed me.

Paused Bench
barx20
135x10
185x5
225x4
245x2x3
280x7x3
im calling it right now. 365 bench on my skill eval day. i've never felt stronger on the bench.

Side raise
4x20

too tired and hungry to do assistance work. going in tomorrow to hit up some upper back, lower back, abs and bi's.
had 6 donuts for post workout carbs. god i love cbl

[martin_mathers]

well so im done with Sheiko. today was supposed to be squat bench then squat again and i couldnt even get through the first couple sets. the pain in my knees and hips has become too unbearable. good thing i already prepared for situations like this. i wrote myself a 12-week peaking cycle not too long ago. if all goes well it'll get me to a 470 squat, 355 bench and 570 deadlift before the meet. its similar to what i did for my last meet. heavy squat every other week, heavy deads every other week and heavy bench every other week.
i've been feeling a lot stronger its just my joints are killing me. so im still confident about hitting a 1400+ total.

[arian11]

well so im done with Sheiko. today was supposed to be squat bench then squat again and i couldnt even get through the first couple sets. the pain in my knees and hips has become too unbearable. good thing i already prepared for situations like this. i wrote myself a 12-week peaking cycle not too long ago. if all goes well it'll get me to a 470 squat, 355 bench and 570 deadlift before the meet. its similar to what i did for my last meet. heavy squat every other week, heavy deads every other week and heavy bench every other week.
i've been feeling a lot stronger its just my joints are killing me. so im still confident about hitting a 1400+ total.

Heh, you come in my log and tell me to do Sheiko and then I come here and see you are done with Sheiko. I was gonna ask you how you would run it if you had ~17 weeks till a meet. But it seems like you got your own made up 12 week peaking block to run.

[Juggernaut0]

Heh, you come in my log and tell me to do Sheiko and then I come here and see you are done with Sheiko. I was gonna ask you how you would run it if you had ~17 weeks till a meet. But it seems like you got your own made up 12 week peaking block to run.

To be fair, he's done Sheiko for a looong time now, so I think he's at a point where he's comfortable enough to do something of his own.

Have you done Sheiko before? It's just something to think about and I'm sure you would have much success with it.

[arian11]

To be fair, he's done Sheiko for a looong time now, so I think he's at a point where he's comfortable enough to do something of his own.

Have you done Sheiko before? It's just something to think about and I'm sure you would have much success with it.

No, I haven't done Sheiko before. That is why he suggested it to me in my log and we were discussing it.

[martin_mathers]

Heh, you come in my log and tell me to do Sheiko and then I come here and see you are done with Sheiko. I was gonna ask you how you would run it if you had ~17 weeks till a meet. But it seems like you got your own made up 12 week peaking block to run.

haha man i really want to keep doing it but my joints cant handle any high volume work right now. i dont know what the hells going on i've already been taking tons of fish oil pills. but yea if you have 17 weeks then i'd just wait 1 week and do a 16-week cycle, 3 prep cycles and 1 comp cycle. probably something like 29, 37, 40, 32. or 29, 30, 31, 32. its better to start with 29 and 37 tho. its a lot of hard work but i honestly havent seen anyone who has not made any gains the first time they run sheiko (except the ones who got injured).

To be fair, he's done Sheiko for a looong time now, so I think he's at a point where he's comfortable enough to do something of his own.

Have you done Sheiko before? It's just something to think about and I'm sure you would have much success with it.

yea sheiko is the only program i've ever run since i started powerlifting. good thing is both high volume training and low volume training work very well for me so im not hopeless yet.

Bench
barx20
135x10
225x3
275x1
295x1
335x1 pretty easy
345x0 very very close. probably couldve grinded it out if spotter didnt take it. only probably though.
315x2
315x2
225x15

Tates
4x12

Tri's pushdown
4x15

Side raise
4x12

Curls
4x15

my best bench ever is 347 and i did that weighing 255+. today i just wanted to see where my strength was at after losing 30lbs and without a deload. so i was really happy with how it went and im sure i'll hit a PR by the end of the cycle. bodyweight was 224 today.
my knee was hurting sooo bad the whole time so it kinda affected my leg drive. i hope i can squat on monday

[martin_mathers]

Deadlift
135x8
225x3
315x2
405x1
455x1
495x1
525x1
525x1
525x1 Volume PR. best was 515 for 3 singles
wasnt feeling all that great today but i still hit what i had to. week 1 of my peaking cycle.

Pullups
4x8

Bentrows
4x12

Lat Pulldowns
4x15
supersetted with
Back raise
4x15

Ab pulldowns
4x20

going for 535 for 2-3 singles in two weeks.

[martin_mathers]

Squat
barx10
135x5
225x3
315x2
365x1
395x1
425x1
425x1
425x1
425x1
425x0 ran out of gas.
not too bad. squat strength is still down a little bit but i did start with 425 for 4 singles for my last training cycle so hopefully i'll get back to where i was.

Bent rows
5x8

DB rows
4x12

Back raise
4x10

Ab wheel
4x12

going for 435x4x1 in two weeks. im gonna have to pull and bench big at the meet to pull off a 1400 total

[snrygo]

any meets coming up in june/july?

[martin_mathers]

any meets coming up in june/july?

yea im doing the CPF nationals on june 9. then i wanna do the AWPC worlds in Idaho falls in september.

[snrygo]

yea im doing the CPF nationals on june 9. then i wanna do the AWPC worlds in Idaho falls in september.

anything my weak ass can compete in ?

[martin_mathers]

anything my weak ass can compete in ?

lol theres no qualifier for the nationals. the nationals is the qualifier for the AWPC worlds. didnt you compete with the CPF before?

[snrygo]

lol theres no qualifier for the nationals. the nationals is the qualifier for the AWPC worlds. didnt you compete with the CPF before?

Naw, I've only competed with 100%

[martin_mathers]

Naw, I've only competed with 100%

do a CPF meet. way more fun imo. they dont hold every single meet at the same location, they play music, better announcing and their meets are usually a LOT bigger. so more stronger lifters too

[snrygo]

do a CPF meet. way more fun imo. they dont hold every single meet at the same location, they play music, better announcing and their meets are usually a LOT bigger. so more stronger lifters too

june 9 is when my sheiko 29-37-32 run will end. fits perfectly haha. funny how these things work out

do you have a link to the meet details/where you find your meets? i can never seem to find any on PL watch.

[martin_mathers]

june 9 is when my sheiko 29-37-32 run will end. fits perfectly haha. funny how these things work out

do you have a link to the meet details/where you find your meets? i can never seem to find any on PL watch.

http://canadianpowerliftingfederation.com
http://www.********.com/pages/Canadi...995464?fref=ts
Pro is non-tested. Amateur is tested.

[Juggernaut0]

Get back to the gym and get that 5th single sir.

[martin_mathers]

Get back to the gym and get that 5th single sir.

lol no thanks!

Bench
barx20
135x10
225x3
275x1
305x3
305x3 these felt okay
2-board
325x1
335x1
3-board
345x1
355x1
all the board work was really easy surprisingly because i've always been terrible at board benching.

Tricep pushdown
5x15

Side raise
4x15

Curls
4x15

Facepulls
5x15

didnt do much tricep work because my elbows were hurting. other than that everything felt nice and strong.
bodyweight was down to 223 today. im thinking of going up to 230 so i can get stronger. cutting 10lbs is easy. all light work from now on until next friday which is heavy deeds day. im doing one week heavy and one week light for all three lifts. so i only have 5 heavy sessions left for each lift before the meet.

Corey if you're reading this, you're fat.

[martin_mathers]

Deload Deads against red mini bands
135x5
135x5
225x3
315x2
335x2
355x2
365x2
365x2
365x2
365x2
365x2
315x3

Bent rows
135x10
205x8
225x8
235x8
235x8
235x8
185x15

Seated rows
4x15
supersetted with
Lat pulldowns
4x15

Back raise
3x10

Ab pulldown
4x20

kept everything nice and light today. still took me over 2 hours to finish training cause i had to teach my crossfit friend how to bench press.
gonna try my best not to drink too much tonight. i've been getting shiitfaced every friday night for the past 1.5 months and its killing my gainz lol. brb carb backloading with beer and shots

[Alphamentality7]

Good work, keep lifting. Nice stuff man