aeterna's journey to a 1100lb total...the Russian way

[ArchDukeOfTops]

nice deads man looked easy.

[B1GinNY82307]

^^^ indeed!

Love the "simple" training sessions where you do work, get in and get out.



And it seems that I may not be able to do the PL meet either....so we shall see....

[.aeterna]

nice deads man looked easy.

^^^ indeed!

Love the "simple" training sessions where you do work, get in and get out.



And it seems that I may not be able to do the PL meet either....so we shall see....

Thanks guys. Not having to grind out deadlift reps (or rather..fail sets, as I did on the Russian program) is a nice change of pace!

How come you can't do the meet?!

[.aeterna]

FRIDAY - MADCOWS 5x5

SQUATS
140x5
175x5
210x5
245x5
285x3
210x8



BENCH
95x5
120x5
145x5
165x5
195x3
145x8



ROWS
90x5
110x5
135x5
155x5
180x3
135x8

BB CURLS
65x3x10

TRI EXTENSIONS
120x3x10

Bodyweight: 160.0lbs

Great workout. Squatting and benching flew by quickly. I think my body is beginning to adjust to the routine and produce some strength gains, but it is a bit early to determine that. Week 5 is "PR" week, so I'm looking forward to it

I'm going to be traveling down to Dallas, Texas this President's day weekend, so I may not be able to begin week 3 of the routine until next Tuesday (at the latest). I'll do my best, though, to find some time and go to a gym down there.

Or I might just eat my way to the 181lb weight class. I have no idea why, but I'm feeling pretty chubby in the midsection, yet I've lost a few pounds...not too many single fuks are given.jpg

[B1GinNY82307]

Thanks guys. Not having to grind out deadlift reps (or rather..fail sets, as I did on the Russian program) is a nice change of pace!

How come you can't do the meet?!

eh...wife may have her scheduled changed drastically so it may not be in the cards...

[SophieM]

Live the video logs you have going in here.

As has already been said, life first. Damn that's hard sometimes though. It seems like every time you get on a roll, life happens.

[.aeterna]

eh...wife may have her scheduled changed drastically so it may not be in the cards...

Ouch, tough luck. Guess we'll have to hit up the next one then!

Live the video logs you have going in here.

As has already been said, life first. Damn that's hard sometimes though. It seems like every time you get on a roll, life happens.

Thanks. And I agree, life has been pretty crazy lately. Wish there was more consistency...

[samsont]

see if you can get a day pass at metroflex or w/e that famous dallas gym is. Good job overall w/ new program too bro. keep it up.

[Kamross07]

weds - madcows 5x5

squats
140x5
175x5
210x5
210x5

deadlifts
195x5
240x5
275x5
320x5



military press
80x5
95x5
110x5
130x5

situps
bwx3

bodyweight: 162.0lbs

deadlifts went up nice and easy. Another fast workout...in and out within 35 minutes. Was hoping to spend more time in the gym...oh well :d time to eat and rest up for the next workout!

nice work!

[.aeterna]

see if you can get a day pass at metroflex or w/e that famous dallas gym is. Good job overall w/ new program too bro. keep it up.

ooh...now im intrigued. Will have to check this out!

nice work!

Thanks!

[B1GinNY82307]

o shyt, we got Kam Ross in the house!

[.aeterna]

MONDAY - MADCOWS 5x5

SQUATS
145x5
180x5
215x5
250x5
285x5



BENCH
95x5
125x5
145x5
170x5
195x5



ROWS
90x5
115x5
135x5
160x5
180x5

WEIGHTED SITUPS
x4

HYPEREXTENSIONS
x2

Bodyweight: Chubby.

Greetings from DALLAS, TEXAS! Ended up going locally to a LA Fitness around here with my brother for a quick workout. Nice facility with great equipment and plenty of power racks. Only downside, god awful music selection (just listen to the music in the attached vids).

I had a pretty decent workout overall. The squats felt good and went by smooth. The bench, however, was a bit more of a grind for some reason. I may have incorrectly setup my grip distance...

Regardless, the trip has been awesome thus far. This part of Texas is not that different from NJ/Boston, where I'm normally used to...

[whatsgucci]

great squats. I'm surprised an LA Fitness has plenty of power racks.....I always thought they just had a **** load of cardio stuff.

[samsont]

great squats. I'm surprised an LA Fitness has plenty of power racks.....I always thought they just had a **** load of cardio stuff.

this.. the ones i've been to have those stupid peg-squat racks. My buddy found an LA fitness that supposedly has some PLer's and a couple racks but thats super rare.


only thing i ever liked about LA fitness was they get BADASS bball sessions. Usually best local games can find outside of uni gyms (... i really like to ball...)

[.aeterna]

great squats. I'm surprised an LA Fitness has plenty of power racks.....I always thought they just had a **** load of cardio stuff.

Thanks! That's what I thought too, but I looked online and saw that it's a pretty bangin' facility.

this.. the ones i've been to have those stupid peg-squat racks. My buddy found an LA fitness that supposedly has some PLer's and a couple racks but thats super rare.


only thing i ever liked about LA fitness was they get BADASS bball sessions. Usually best local games can find outside of uni gyms (... i really like to ball...)

They have mostly those peg-squat racks...I managed to find a regular power rack, but the spacing on where to setup the bar sucks.

[.aeterna]

WEDNESDAY - MADCOWS 5x5

DEADLIFTS
205x5
245x5
285x5
325x5



SQUATS
145x5
185x5
215x5
215x5

MILITARY PRESS
80x5
100x5
115x5
140x4.5 (epic fail. I was supposed to go for 130x5, but I mis-loaded the weight. Was pretty dam close to getting that 5th rep though. It would've been a PR too.)

SITUPS
bwx3

Bodyweight: 161.5lbs

Great workout. The deadlifts went by very nice and smooth. 330x5 next week will be a "PR" week, so I'm looking forward to it!

Epic fail on the military presses, but I'll nail 140x5 in 2 weeks!

[bmontgomery87]

Nice job on the deads.
That set looked super clean, and the bar looked like it was perfect going up your legs (no homo)

[.aeterna]

Nice job on the deads.
That set looked super clean, and the bar looked like it was perfect going up your legs (no homo)

lol'd! thanks

[whatsgucci]

Awesome pulls, looked very easy. Epic overhead press as well. Strong ass ****ing shoulders.

[.aeterna]

FRIDAY - MADCOWS 5x5

SQUATS
145x5
175x5
215x5
250x5
295x3
215x8



BENCH
95x5
125x5
145x5
175x5
200x3
145x8



ROWS
95x5
115x5
135x5
160x5
185x3
135x8

BB CURLS
3x10

TRI EXT.
3x10

Bodyweight: 161.0lbs

Squats went very well. Bench...not so much. That third rep was a bit of a grinder. It seems that 200x5 will be...rather difficult to complete. Squats/Deadlifts seem to be progressing well on Madcows, but I may be hitting a wall with the Bench. How unfortunate , seeing as I was hoping for that to progress the best.

Oh well! 2/3 lifts moving up is still awesome.

What do you guys think of my arch/bench set-up?

[goosefrabbas]

Shirt's too big to see your arch. Do you ever get wrist/elbow pains from holding the bar like that when you squat?

[whatsgucci]

needs more arch imo. gj on getting the 3 reps tho, very jelly. my PR Is 200x2.

[.aeterna]

Shirt's too big to see your arch. Do you ever get wrist/elbow pains from holding the bar like that when you squat?

Oddly enough, I've never gotten any sort of pain having my elbows shoot back like that. It does look a bit awkward, but it feels the most comfortable in that position.

needs more arch imo. gj on getting the 3 reps tho, very jelly. my PR Is 200x2.

Fuuu...and I thought my arch was starting to get decent...time to work on it some more.

[Torrtrefireto]

Every single rep of every set should be working on your arch man. Powerlifting isn't just about doing the reps its about getting better technique every time

[B1GinNY82307]

What do you guys think of my arch/bench set-up?

as already mentioned, need more of it

[DillyPickleBear]

nice workout journal. im really liking the videos that come with every workout.

[.aeterna]

as already mentioned, need more of it

I wish I had a training partner to video tape my bench...

nice workout journal. im really liking the videos that come with every workout.

Thanks bro. It helps keep me accountable with my form/technique/squat depth. It's also nice to look back at see how I've progressed in a video-log sort of manner.


Anyways, I'm supposed to start week 4 of madcows 5x5 today, but I'm going to hold off until tomorrow. Had a crazy, fun, and wild night of all too much drinking. Gonna nurse this hangover and eat a ton.

I hope everyone's training is going well!

[SophieM]

Looking good in here. I might start my own video log this week. Not sure. We'll see.

[.aeterna]

Looking good in here. I might start my own video log this week. Not sure. We'll see.

You should!

Your log entries are way too short :P

E.G

Bench 3 sets
Deadlift 1 set

thats it :P

[Torrtrefireto]

Videos are the best man. Surely helped me add a lot to my total