SomeRandom/RyanDrummer's Bulking Adventures, Bear Wrestling, and Ice cream Sandwiches

[Ryandrummer]

Strong pullups man, 50x3 is great! Why not use the belt though? Don't get lazy bro.
For OHP I like to put my feet together, I flex my legs while doing the movement to prevent any drive, I find it keeps them still and I feel like I have better balance/control of the weight.

Squats are getting joocy for both of us! I wouldn't be able to 1RM the weight you and I are using right now, say, a month ago. Now we're doing 5 reps with it! Nice deadlifts too, why only 3 reps?

Thanks brah. I have been bringing the belt.




For dips :P But yeah I should bring it for pullups, it'll probably be a lot harder haha.
Thanks man, I'll try that out for OHP.

Thats true man, we've both come hella far. Repping 240+ when last month we were racing to 225 haha. Lets keep it up! Wanna race till like, 275? or 315? haha

Strong workout Ryan!! Wow squats are awesome, keep up whatever you're doing, cos you're making awesome gains.

Strong workouts guys, strong pressing random!

Great Squatting Ryan! Keep up the good work.

Awesome squats from the both of you.

Thanks a lot brahs, means a lot!

[SomeRandom]

[Teenwolf2]

I hate those workouts. Dw man, you've had so many great workouts in a row you probably were bound to have this one. How you bounce back is what matters

[Ryandrummer]

Yeah man, just a bad day. Dont even worry about it. Rest up, go hit some massive fukking PR's next workout!

[SomeRandom]

I hate those workouts. Dw man, you've had so many great workouts in a row you probably were bound to have this one. How you bounce back is what matters

Yeah but the bit at the end was just not needed. Last thing I needed was to be embarrassed in front of everyone there before I left.

feels****ingawfulman.jpg

[Ryandrummer]

DECEMBER 5th: PICKING UP THE PIECES

Hours of sleep: UP ALL FUKKIN NIGHT BRAH
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SQUATS
135x5
185x5
225x3
245x5,5
Got it, was not that bad. The bar just happened to rest over some bacne though.
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BENCH PRESS
135x5
145x5
155x3 Wut
Frustrating as fuk. My bench sucks.
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POWER CLEANS
135x5,5
155xF
Too tired.. lol
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DIPS
BWx10
+25x5
BWx5
+25x5
Lol. This wasnt bad. Got a small pain in my neck though on the last set, it's gone now pretty much,
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Kids: Don't stay up all night writing a paper while also chatting with friends on tinychat.

Pros: First in line at the dining hall in the morning
Cons: Tired as fuk
Nap through all your classes
Have a somewhat shtty workout.

Tomorrow i can sleep in though

[baco_bacon]

Lol get some sleep homie!


And your bench doesn't suck. It just has work to do. Think of it that way instead of putting a lift down... they have feelings too, brah. But seriously just keep your head up and numbers will follow.

[Teenwolf2]

Once again strong squats man. They just keep going up....

[GetBigyo]

Strong workout man.

Squats looking good...form and depth look solid. lol don't worry about those kids. Those ****ing groupie kids at the gym are mad annoying.

[Little_Moth]

Good squatting Ryan, making great progress!

[LankedOut]

Good squatting Ryan, making great progress!

This!


Also what's your bench form like?

[Ryandrummer]

lol don't worry about those kids. Those ****ing groupie kids at the gym are mad annoying.

This. Dont give a sht about them brah.

Lol get some sleep homie!

And your bench doesn't suck. It just has work to do. Think of it that way instead of putting a lift down... they have feelings too, brah. But seriously just keep your head up and numbers will follow.

Hehe, I handed in the paper first class, then took a nap... slept through my other 2 classes LOL.

MY BENCH IS UGLY, HE'S DUMB AND STOOPID AND- wait don't put him down? ...
Thanks mang, will do. It'll go up eventually :S I need some Bacon power...

Once again strong squats man. They just keep going up....

Good squatting Ryan, making great progress!

This!


Also what's your bench form like?

Thanks a lot brahs! Means a lot!
Lifts finally starting to go somewhere lol.




For bench I can use some help on form. Don't arch at all, I have been trying to get some leg drive the past few times though. Gonna go watch some vids.






Was gonna work out yesterday.. but I missed it. Gym closed. GO DOUBLE AS HARD TODAY LOLOLOLOL
Just finished a history final, easy as pie.

DOn't worry, thats protein pie.

[Ryandrummer]

ALSO NEW CONTEST(S) FOR THE LULZ

Gonna be racing:
SOMERANDOM + JEROMEWEINBERG
225x1 bench
315x1 squat
405x1 squat (lol)
135x3 OHP

LEGGOOOOOOOOOOOOO






Is a 5rm 85% of a max? That means I'm attempting a 3 plate squat within the next few weeks/months

[Xtian]

Nice work guys!


SR, I can't really tell from the angle in your squatting vid, but do you low bar squat?

[SomeRandom]

Nice work guys!


SR, I can't really tell from the angle in your squatting vid, but do you low bar squat?

I was under the impression that I was. After showing fuzzy a picture of the bar position he said it was a weird "in between" of high bar and low bar. Here's a pic..

[SomeRandom]

Workout log: A

December 7th Workout A

Hours of sleep: 6.5 (+1 hour nap)
Morning weight: 152lbs
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Pullups:
bw +45 x5
bw +45 x4
bw +45 x3
Not there mentally.
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Squats:
205lbs x5
205lbs x5
205lbs x5
Reset weight. Idk why but I felt totally breathless while doing these. I was srs out of breath while doing 135 warmup.

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Bench Press:
160lbs x5 PR (First time I’ve done it with absolutely no contact by anyone else)
160lbs x5
160lbs x4.99 (soclose)
Got stuck and couldn’t lock out on the last set. I think I’m going to up the weight next workout anyways.
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Deadlifts:
275lbs x5 PR
Deadlifts were easy.. Light squats made a world of a difference
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DB curlz:
40lbs x5 > (Big drop set)
Felt like doing some arm work, wanted a pump actually.
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Front sqwatz:
Empty bar practice
95lbs x whatever
115lbs x5
115lbs x5
First time doing these, my fingers hurt.. BAD. Was using clean grip. Idk if the grip was right but my form was alright for the squat. Just practicing!
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Song of the workout:

Never noticed how badly squats messed me up for the rest of my workout. 3x5RM is tough ... really tiring. Unsure why I was so out of breath at the beginning I thought I was sick initially but then my workout turned out really well so I don’t know really. Recently my stomach is being weird, I put food in it and it's all like "lolno.jpg".
feelsbadman

[Teenwolf2]

Sick benching! You're going to be ahead of me in every lift soon

[CR56BB]

Great transformation

[SomeRandom]

Sick benching! You're going to be ahead of me in every lift soon

I think I've got some distance to go yet. Thanks though, appreciate the kind words.

Great transformation

wot

[Ryandrummer]

Great transformation

[Teenwolf2]

Great transformation

[muscletraps]

Easy 275x5? Great job, How about an easy 315 single soon? If you want to change your routine up a bit, you could do deadlifts and then box squats, separate from a squat day. Besides being a bit winded from pulling, you can go heavy on box squats after deads since there isn't much pressure/strain on your lower back at all. Honestly box squats felt stupid at first but I think it's the main reason why my squats went up in the past few weeks.

[Ryandrummer]

Ugh.... mind is full of fuk once again... Brb pulling 295x5/ squatting 245x5 easily and the next workouts can barely pull 295x1 and 255x1. Am I overtraining, going 2 days in a row? Eating more than enough, gained a few pounds the last few weeks.

To make matters worse, talked to my roommate about it, he never heard of such "basic workouts" only training the bodypart once a workout and for 5 reps, says I need to totally redesign it, also saying stuff going against all i've learned over the years through BB.com.

"If you're not sore, you're body hasn't been worked at all"
"You need a MINIMUM of 6 reps per exercise"
"Isolate all major body parts"

Etc.etc. Mind is full of fuk, body is tired, want to hit my goal before the end of the year, stressing so much.












Also, Great transformation

Easy 275x5? Great job, How about an easy 315 single soon? If you want to change your routine up a bit, you could do deadlifts and then box squats, separate from a squat day. Besides being a bit winded from pulling, you can go heavy on box squats after deads since there isn't much pressure/strain on your lower back at all. Honestly box squats felt stupid at first but I think it's the main reason why my squats went up in the past few weeks.

YOU COMBO BREAKER

[SomeRandom]

lol ryan don't listen to his broscience. Simplistic routines are fine, the media hypes up all these over-complicated ways of looking good or getting strong, when it's really simple. Your room mate is very unaware of basic training principles.

Take a rest day, keep eating, get more sleep.

[Ryandrummer]

lol ryan don't listen to his broscience. Simplistic routines are fine, the media hypes up all these over-complicated ways of looking good or getting strong, when it's really simple. Your room mate is very unaware of basic training principles.

Take a rest day, keep eating, get more sleep.

I get really... vulnerable to info when I start to plateau and lose strength. Working out for like 4 years not intensely and with poor knowledge, I just want to fukking get up in weight...
Roommate is big, very big. But it took him 8 years of lifting seriously to get there.

I guess I have to take a rest day. Need to find something to do on rest days, srs. Brb only things atm: video games, BB.com/GSF/TC, FB, lifting, school work. Sounds ghey.

Eating will continue, just had a nice meal of pasta, pizza, shrimp, steak, milk, etc.

Slept like 7 hours last night, but feeling tired. Didnt have time after class to nap before the workout, because of the shtty dining hall closing at 7. Bullsht.

[Teenwolf2]

Is your room mate crazy? Yes

You know for yourself that his bull**** should stay out in the paddock. My routine workz!

[LankedOut]

Nice benching and deadlifts, SR!



@ Ryan, Just make sure you get enough rest in, I wouldn't do back to back days. And ignore your crazy room mate lol.

[baco_bacon]

Is your room mate crazy? Yes

You know for yourself that his bull**** should stay out in the paddock. My routine workz!

lol this.




Come on, "your body isn't being worked at all?" what is that bullshit? You hit EVERY muscle doing a compound based routine.

Let's see..
Squat: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads, Core
Deadlift: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads, Posterior Chain, Grip, Core
Press: Shoulders, Chest, Triceps, Core
Bench: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Core
Pullup: Lats, Rhomboids, Traps, Forearms, Biceps, Core
Row: Lats, Rhomboids, Traps, Forearms, Biceps, Lower Back

All you gotta do is hit calves occasionally and you're set.

brb dominating every single muscle group and smashing PR's 3x a week on a compound routine.

Show your noob room-mate this text lol I will love to talk to him. He may be bigger, but he has been lifting for 9 years, and you have knowledge on your side.

[Teenwolf2]

lol this.




Come on, "your body isn't being worked at all?" what is that bullshit? You hit EVERY muscle doing a compound based routine.

Let's see..
Squat: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads, Core
Deadlift: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quads, Posterior Chain, Grip, Core
Press: Shoulders, Chest, Triceps, Core
Bench: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Core
Pullup: Lats, Rhomboids, Traps, Forearms, Biceps, Core
Row: Lats, Rhomboids, Traps, Forearms, Biceps, Lower Back

All you gotta do is hit calves occasionally and you're set.

brb dominating every single muscle group and smashing PR's 3x a week on a compound routine.

Show your noob room-mate this text lol I will love to talk to him. He may be bigger, but he has been lifting for 9 years, and you have knowledge on your side.

Laying down some baco law. Ryan, imagine how strong you will be in 4 years. You will be stronger than this guy, and his body is I'll equipped for any functional or practical purpose. What this routine is about is building a ****load of mass in a functional and consistent way. When will you be in a life or death situation and need to do a pushdown, or a delt raise, or any stupid no-brainer movement. I was told all this **** by a guy at my work, after 11 months of working out I'm stronger and I've got better aesthetics than he has achieved in 5 years. You will be strong, you will look like a badass, and you have the inside scoop: train basic movements and work hard.

Edit: and you hit your calves nicely with cleans, mine are way larger and more defined from them.

[baco_bacon]

^^^ WORD! Amen to that, Teen.

I forgot to mention rear delts are hit in rows and also missed the clean. You get my point though - 3x a week may sound basic and others may bertstare and say you're not working hard enough, but they will realize how taxing it is on their body and how they can reap the benefits by doing compounds and using a progressive overload formula. Heck, I still miss doing some high rep hypertrophy but in the end it's not excessively beneficial by any means. I still curl for ****s and giggles on fridays and still have a good time the rest of the week.

I went on training for 2 years with the mindset that linear programs suck and no one should even look at them, and that you gain only fat and little strength, but now I love it. I love having a structured program and small goals to hit erry day.


Feed some facts into him. If he is stubborn, then lol power to you to get huge, but if he listens then boom you have a solid workout buddy.