Thanks a lot guys, it's been getting better - been surrounding myself with people who make me feel better. I might go to the gym later today and mess around with sumo/conv pulls, got a bit of allergies now but that's no biggie.
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I'm doing alright, been keeping busy with friends and feel much better. Slowly getting back into the gym and trying to enjoy the weather as best as I can.
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life over logs, but I see you are strong in the gym aswell in life. Sick music I have to say. Any awsome mixes tracks to share and add to gym playlist?
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life over logs, but I see you are strong in the gym aswell in life. Sick music I have to say. Any awsome mixes tracks to share and add to gym playlist?
Thanks man, I usually follow EDMtunes on soundcloud and they post up most main DJ's sets when they're out. Or I just listen to my own
"If I can run SS with a 1200lb total, then he can run it as well. Tell him to get under the bar more, drink more milk, and eat more food. Then call him a phaggot. It must be in that exact order to be effective." - austin.j.taylor
IIRC you don't use wrist wraps do you? You really need to invest in a good pair for heavy benching. It's crucial man, seriously.
Also, is 295 a PR???? Great work Matt. That's a pretty big bench for someone at your BW. Get some good wraps and kill 315 now.
I used my friends elite FTS wraps actually and it helped. Didn't feel 100% but yeah 295 is a PR. If the stars aligned I could have done 315 but that may have passed when the double whammy hit me and killed my momentum. :P
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Strong benching Matt! moar 275 reps next time. Lots of +100 over b/w reps in that workout, that's impressive.
sucks on the wrist, but seeing how you've progressed so well on bench this year, I doubt it's going to hold you back much, if at all on future sessions
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Strong benching Matt! moar 275 reps next time. Lots of +100 over b/w reps in that workout, that's impressive.
sucks on the wrist, but seeing how you've progressed so well on bench this year, I doubt it's going to hold you back much, if at all on future sessions
Yeah, I actually attempted 315 for ****s and got it 1/2 way both times. I know I could have hit it a few weeks ago - going to work with weights around 275/80 to get used to the load in my hands. I typically never go over 250 so that's a huge jump.
Misc
Squats
135x5
215x5
255x5
315x3
335x3
365x3x3
Getting back into it.
CGBP (paused)
135x5
185x5
... was going to jump to 225 but my right pec felt strained so I did the smart thing and stopped any chest movements for the day.
Straight BB Curls (plate weight only)
+20 x12
+40 x8
+60 x8
+60 x5
> +40 x5
>> +20 x10
DB Shoulders
55's x10
65's x10x2
BB (power) shrugs
315x10
405x5
455x5x2
495x5
Cable Crunches
Stack x10x4
Rope Hammer Curls
120x12x3
Just wanted to go in and lift some things, been beautiful out so I've been trying to stay outside mostly.
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nice CG PR and gotta train arms for the ladies, summer is coming up right?
Yessir, I need to buy myself/make a weight belt so I can throw in some weighted chin ups - I'd much prefer doing those + heavy CGBP lol
Originally Posted by nwskier
That's a solid PR. Still didn't look too tough for you though. In for more 3-5 rep ranges!
Thanks Tim, I need to work on keeping tight, lost it after the first rep but I still had the strength in me to get 5 reps - maybe 1 - 2 more with a spotter lol
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After thursday's session I went out dancing with friends, had a blast!
Friday ... took two buddies down to Boston to my favorite Bar (Drink) had a few rounds there then we went out dancing again.
My two friends are pretty good dancers (I'm not bad either) so we got there pretty early, everyone's afraid to go out on the floor so my friend went out (confident mother ****er) and put on a show.
After 5 - 10 minutes of this and everyone still being afraid my friend and I went out there and helped him. Again we're not bad dancers so we're not making fools of ourselves. Anyways, people started to come out with us at that point and kept asking us if we were all part of the club (as dancers, because we went out first and were in front of the DJ). Kind of turned into the joke of the night because people were intimidated until we told them we were just there to have fun.
Found a group of girls eyeing us all night and I went over and grabbed them (again they thought were part of the club) and that was fun for the rest of the night.
SO. Two nights out in a row and a combined 6 hours of sleep led me to:
Misc
Bench
135x10
185x5
225x5x2
250x5
225x5x2 (paused)
135x10 (paused, working on form)
Paused Squats
135x5
205x5
245x3
295x3x3
DB Shoulders
55's x10x3
V Bar Pushdowns
3 sets x12
Ab circuit
Wheel roll outs/hanging leg raises/cable crunches
I got my wrist wraps in the mail today too, was nice to use them but I've been malnourished and drinking/no sleeping lol.
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