Strive for Strength and Size - My Log to get to my strength/size goals.

[geneswest]

thanks dude!
im always interested just so you know
well done with the front squats, very strong weight for your bodyweight!
always nice to see im not alone on the cross armed grip for them haha.
form looks pretty good, but you seem to be going on your toes a fair bit. thats pretty common on front squats due to leverage.
try either putting a 2.5kg plate under your heal and sitting back more or just sit back more flat footed.
disregarding that - very nice work man, as i said especially for your bodyweight!
hope 5/3/1 goes well for you, provided you do it right i have no doubt it will.
hit me up if you have any more questions, and let me know how things go. hope your back is pulling up alright - how did deads feel?

I might try that sounds like a good idea. I did squats today 107.5kg x 3+ and hit 10 reps, form was better I think (video in log). I'm loving 5/3/1 at the moment, and will do brother and deadlifts were really good but thats always going to be the case with 60kg.

Bench
100kg(220lbs) x 5
110kg(242lbs) x 3
122.5kg(270lbs) x 3PR

Faaahq dat benching.

[ThickSoIid]

Baby, u r f*cking insanely strong baby you are everything i didn't think i wanted in a 15 year old boy <3
On the srs note great job on the bench dude, you're soo closeto 3 plates git it a few more months.
Chin ups are definately a bitch if you are near the peak of a bulk or bulking in general.
Great job.

[AdamNW]

I might try that sounds like a good idea. I did squats today 107.5kg x 3+ and hit 10 reps, form was better I think (video in log). I'm loving 5/3/1 at the moment, and will do brother and deadlifts were really good but thats always going to be the case with 60kg.



Faaahq dat benching.

5/3/1 is a great program in my opinion.
some good squatting there dude! and at least youre deadlifting, youll keep be somewhat adapted to it when you can go heavy again. i had to stop entirely aha.
thanks man!

Baby, u r f*cking insanely strong baby you are everything i didn't think i wanted in a 15 year old boy <3
On the srs note great job on the bench dude, you're soo closeto 3 plates git it a few more months.
Chin ups are definately a bitch if you are near the peak of a bulk or bulking in general.
Great job.

thank you babez <3
chins are getting easier for some reason haha.

[Xuaxace]

amazing job on the bench man... Mad props to wendler, that chit works!

[AdamNW]

amazing job on the bench man... Mad props to wendler, that chit works!

Thanks dude!
Definitely huge props to wendler. His emphasis on slow but steady progress is understandable, because it doesn't seem to end!
It's a great program still, in my opinion anyway.

[itwasntme184]

270x3? holy phuck dude

[UnknownOrigin]

inb4 you bench more than you squat


no but srsly, great job on the bench man, thats some impressive weight to be moving... FOR A TRIPLE TOO I MEAN COME ON!!!

Reckon you could hit 125/127.5/130kg for a 1RM?

Either way, keep it up

[AdamNW]

270x3? holy phuck dude

thanks mayne!

inb4 you bench more than you squat


no but srsly, great job on the bench man, thats some impressive weight to be moving... FOR A TRIPLE TOO I MEAN COME ON!!!

Reckon you could hit 125/127.5/130kg for a 1RM?

Either way, keep it up

ive already called inb4 i bench more than i squat .. hahaha
hopefully madcows will pick me up to proportion (or close there to).
thanks though dude!
im very confident i have 125, probably 127.5 or 130. one of those 2. i tend to be better at singles so maybe even 130 haha.
before i cut i plan to test all my 1rms, but before i cut i want my squat and deadlift right back up!

[MaxOTAlex]

Holy **** Adam. Mirin bench hard! 3 plates very soon.

[BulkingForever]

i thought i could catch you on bench BUT im giving up now

[bogui94]

You're a freaking monster, Adam.

[1ntensityrules]

What are current stats? Good log!

[AdamNW]

Holy **** Adam. Mirin bench hard! 3 plates very soon.

thanks man! hopefully not too long

i thought i could catch you on bench BUT im giving up now

dont give up on it, but i dont plan on making it any easier for you

You're a freaking monster, Adam.

thanks Bogui, im not yet but im working on it!

What are current stats? Good log!

thanks dude.
which stats? im not sure about measurements, body fat is in the late teens, height: 6"1', weight: 204lbs(92kg).
and lifts can be seen above, i havent done any 1rms recently

[Teenwolf2]

You've made it here so quickly, my lord Adam. How tough was it?

[Francis333]

270x3 :0

mirin. Now to get that squat up!

[AdamNW]

Squat
90kg(198lbs) x 5
105kg(231lbs) x 5
120kg(264lbs) x 5

RDL
120kg(264lbs) x 8
130kg(286lbs) x 8
140kg(308lbs) x 6

Pull Ups
BW x 8
2 x BW+5kg(11lbs) x 8
BW+7.5kg(17lbs) x 9PR

BB Shrugs
3 x 110kg(242lbs) x 10PR

got to the gym in weather that was way too humid, which meant i was exhausted by the third set of RDLs. when i arrived, both squat racks were taken so i had to use the power cage, which is narrower than the squat racks so obviously my stance was narrowed. when i got to 60kg my hip flexor strained.. nothing major but was still a huge pain the ass.
i went back and spent a while longer rolling out the hip flexor which didnt help too much, but was kinda thrown when getting back to squatting. still hit target reps which was good, but it was interfered with by the hip flexor and made things much harder than it shouldve been.
pull ups ended up being great. as posted on monday, i was feeling a pretty bad elbow pain when doing chins and i felt it today on pull ups. i had to do extremely controlled negatives, as doing anything other than that would aggravate it. felt really good actually.

spent quite a while rolling and stretching the hip flexor, so hopefully itll be okay. theyve never been tight before as i used to roll them out too, but something strained it obviously.

[AdamNW]

You've made it here so quickly, my lord Adam. How tough was it?

thanks James!
it was very tough actually.
last rep of 122.5 was extremely painful, but god it felt good after!

270x3 :0

mirin. Now to get that squat up!

thanks dude!
ill pick it up fast

[itwasntme184]

how the hell did you get more reps of weighted pullups after a set of bw?! mirin

[AdamNW]

how the hell did you get more reps of weighted pullups after a set of bw?! mirin

<3
Body weight pull-ups have gotten easy over time.
It was kind of a warm up set hahaha
Thanks though josh

[Xuaxace]

romanians are probably closer because you use a lot of stretch reflex on them and ROM is often somewhat decreased. Still it is very very high and impressive. I never even got close to that!

[AdamNW]

romanians are probably closer because you use a lot of stretch reflex on them and ROM is often somewhat decreased. Still it is very very high and impressive. I never even got close to that!

thats true, and ive also been able to keep up RDLs through the injury which has helped!
thanks again man for your help and kind words

[thenewguy23]

Strong workout bro, your lucky is hot and humid in Australia, in London it is cold as helllll!

[Francis333]

Yes be lucky, fuarkin snowing up in here. brb freeze your ass off

Nice pullups brah, and I know dat feel with the hip flexor...

[1ntensityrules]

Yes be lucky, fuarkin snowing up in here. brb freeze your ass off

Nice pullups brah, and I know dat feel with the hip flexor...

Hip flexor is a bish man

[Teenwolf2]

I got on my foam roller and spiky ball yesterday for ages just to get my itb and hip flexors. Brb big bruises this morning

[12ccopeland]

What in the fuk do you do to have some many *******s following your log man.

edit: And yes I put a period at the end of a question. Punction, notevenonce.

[AdamNW]

Strong workout bro, your lucky is hot and humid in Australia, in London it is cold as helllll!

thanks dude.
i liked winter more for training to be honest, maybe its because it never got THAT cold! haha.

Yes be lucky, fuarkin snowing up in here. brb freeze your ass off

Nice pullups brah, and I know dat feel with the hip flexor...

snow where i live not even once.
thanks brah the hip flexor is a complete bitch .. haha

Hip flexor is a bish man

^ true.

I got on my foam roller and spiky ball yesterday for ages just to get my itb and hip flexors. Brb big bruises this morning

i was doing that yesterday! haha.
i dont think im bruised though, i only used the foam roller. it makes such a difference!

What in the fuk do you do to have some many *******s following your log man.

edit: And yes I put a period at the end of a question. Punction, notevenonce.

i dont even .. what are you on about cope!
(yes I put an exclamation mark at the end of a question. Punctuation not even once.

i love all the '*******s' in my log <3

[Teenwolf2]

What in the fuk do you do to have some many *******s following your log man.

edit: And yes I put a period at the end of a question. Punction, notevenonce.

Do you even *******

[geneswest]

How's over east man? Also I did front squats and I think my depth is finally coming back! haha check my 6th rep on my last set though, dat balance..

[AdamNW]

Do you even *******

hahahahahahahahahahaha

How's over east man? Also I did front squats and I think my depth is finally coming back! haha check my 6th rep on my last set though, dat balance..

eat side is good man, very hot though!
i saw the fornt squats and posted in your log.
depth looked great in the first 2 sets, maybe couldve been better on the last but youll keep improving as the injury recovers
the same thing has happened to my by falling forward when i did over head squats haha, try sit back more.
i either fall forward and have to drop the weight or i make the rep, ive never fallen forward on front squats hahaha