Getting as huge, strong, jacked, and awesome as possible

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strong pressing.

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strong pressing.

Thanks man, I try.

I am rescheduling my Squat session for tomorrow. It'll probably be pretty light regardless, as I'm not feeling super great and have some knee pain. I'll Bench the day after so all will be in order. It'll also help me get some school projects done.

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04/30/13

Squat
2s3r315

Safety Bar Squat
1r405
2r425
8r365
Rough.

05/01/13

Bench Press
6r280 (goal was 7)
11r245

Pullups
Up to 4r+75

Some other crap

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05/03/13

Speed Dead
10s1r315+~50c

Cambered Bar Squats
Up to 6r425

05/06/13

Close Grip Bench
Up to 5r285 (PR)

2-Board
5r225, 3r275, 2r315, 2r345, 0r365

12r225 no boards

JP Press (incline press with fat gripz and chains looped)
10r+75c, 12r+75c
Cool exercise

Videos will be up around Thursday, I'm busy as hell.

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Wow, I'm behind...

05/08/13

Squat
Up to 5r465 (PR)
Hard as hell, but good

GHRs


05/10/13

Pause Bench
Up to 1r315
Not too hard

Triceps

Rack Pulls
Up to 3r545

I'll upload videos of my past couple weeks of training sometime this week. My last final is tomorrow.

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Squat
Up to 5r465 (PR)
Hard as hell, but good

good stuff. I'll be attempting this in a week or so. Race to 550?

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good stuff. I'll be attempting this in a week or so. Race to 550?

All right!

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05/13/13

Speed Dead
3s1r275+avg
7s1r275+avg+doubled minis

CB Squat
Up to 4r445
Not easy at all

Pullups
Up to 3r+90
305 lb Pullups, come at me

05/14/13

Shrugs
10r315, 405, 455, 2s5r505, 2s10r405
My traps are so weak. I gotta step my shrug game up.

Pullups
3s5r+60

CSR
Up to 9r185

Operation Monster Back...ENGAGE!

05/15/13

Bench Press
Up to 5s5r265
Most sets felt good despite my back being shot. I think having occasional 5x5 days is a good idea.

Overhead Carries (first time trying this)
2 trips 135, 1 trip 145, 155, 165
This felt like a really good exercise. Definitely different than what I'm used to and feels like a lot of bang for the buck.

Ward Press
8r45s, 5r55s, 65s, 6r70s

Pullups
Up to 8r+45, 7r+45
Goal was 3s8r+45, but my upper back was shot.

I've got the worst imaginable pump in my traps right now.

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05/18/13

Squat
Up to 5r470 (PR)
Rough, a couple were slightly high

Rack Pulls (knee)
2r495, 545, 1r595, 5r495

GHR

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Squat
Up to 5r470 (PR)

ahh you're ahead of me by 5lbs. Time to fix that..

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ahh you're ahead of me by 5lbs. Time to fix that..

I gotta beat you at something.

05/21/13

Bench Press
Up to 5s5r270 (last rep paused on each set)
Our gym just got a Thompson Fat Pad, so I decided to try it out. Let me tell you, that thing grips better than anything I've ever experienced. The only problem was the fact that I had to put plates on the ground so that I could get any leg drive and it's really wide, which made it hard to open up my hips. As I got warmed up, it became easier. The work sets were awesome, probably even better than my 5s5r with 265. I'm liking this increased volume a lot. I think it's going to help me get past this mini-stall that I've been experiencing. That and Operation Monster Back/Acquire Wings, of course.

DB Floor
Up to 14r100s

Pullups
Up to 5s5r+55

Klokovs

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05/22/13

Speed Dead
10s1r315+~60c
Most were as fast as I needed them to be.

SSB Squat
Up to 7r385
Best with that weight was 5 a couple months ago.

Pullups
Up to 3s10r+25