Arian's Rise to Power

[martin_mathers]

Never done Sheiko before but it does look interesting. Would you say it is skewed to one lift or another? It seems like it would get your squat up more than anything, but I'm not sure. And obviously I want my squat to go up, but my focus has been on getting my bench and deadlift up lately.

for me and a lot of other people it works really well for squat and bench. it works well for my deadlift too but most people think its too much volume especially if you pull conventional. it just taxes your lower back too much. but i dont think i've seen anyone who has done sheiko and not made any gains. usually they're hyooge gains too. oh and jesse norris used sheiko too so everyone in this world should use sheiko. not srs.
kinda srs.

I'm running 29 with Coan to replace dead day. I'd say it's slightly squat dominant but plenty of bench vplume too

thats a very bad idea...sheiko and coan work completely differently. sheiko is about accumulating fatigue while coan is more about peaking. unless you're only using sheiko for benching, mixing sheiko squatting and coan dling is not a very good idea.

[Jason2459]

Congrats on a crapy looking 300. lol Definitely getting stronger man.

[arian11]

Congrats on a crapy looking 300. lol Definitely getting stronger man.

Thanks, I learned this weekend that I don't like salts on squat or bench.

TALLY SH!TSHOW

Friday:
Worked up to my 300x1 bench press, which was a 15 lbs PR.
Then did 225x9 and lost to my friend who got 225x11 after his 275x1 max.

Saturday:
Worked up to 455x1 deadlift w/ salts and it was a grinder. Didn't get it on video but it felt like a 10 RPE for sure.
Wrestled friend afterwards because he thought his skill could beat my 60 lbs weight advantage.

Sunday:
Worked up to 420x1 squat which felt great even though I hit he safety on the right side. Tried salts for 440 and it fawked up my technique. Dropped back to 430 and stayed calm and got it.
Friend wanted me to deadlift with him so back to back max deadlifting it was. 405 was fast. 455 felt great. Surprised no rounding on 485 though knee extension timing looked weird. Salts for 500 but couldn't get it past my knees.

Compilation of most of my lifting:


Another angle on the 300, damn left hand:


Wrasslin':




All around, it was fun to be back at FSU and testing went well for all the driving, drinking, minimal eating, and couch sleeping I went through. I also learned my deadlift is weird, one day 455 is heavy as fawk and the next day I get it no problem. And salts screw me up on squats and bench, I'm never using them for those again.

Back in Miami now. Gonna recover the rest of the week while I figure out what my plan is going forward as far as programming leading up to Nationals in July. Also, gotta plan what I'm gonna do as far as living/job/gym.

Any comments/ideas/advice on my lifts this past week or programming is always welcome.

[Mitch666]

Been lurking for awhile, finally sub'd.

Also the beard plus power belly makes you look alot like Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. haha

[arian11]

Been lurking for awhile, finally sub'd.

Also the beard plus power belly makes you look alot like Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. haha

Thanks for subbing.

Well that is why my title under my username says "Cultivating Mass". lololol

[Mitch666]

Thanks for subbing.

Well that is why my title under my username says "Cultivating Mass". lololol

Oh I didn't even see that, haha.

[nikolic993]

Nice deadlift and good job on defending that rear naked choke. lol

[arian11]

Nice deadlift and good job on defending that rear naked choke. lol

Lol thanks. I don't know any jiu jitsu or anything, so when I was on top I didn't know where to go from there.

[L The Pirate]

Good lifting arian. Get ready for next weekend!

[HoneyBadger300]

Lol thanks. I don't know any jiu jitsu or anything, so when I was on top I didn't know where to go from there.

That was always my problem with grappling. I know how to escape, but once I gain control I'm just like, "uh... ??" It usually didn't end well.

[bmontgomery87]

mirin pit stains in wrestling vids

[arian11]

mirin pit stains in wrestling vids

But not the beard or powerlifting gut?

[bmontgomery87]

But not the beard or powerlifting gut?

well I guess they're all kind of a given.
It's your duty to be fat, sweaty, and bearded.

I haven't wrestled in forever, we used to get hammered and do that all the time (no homo)

[arian11]

well I guess they're all kind of a given.
It's your duty to be fat, sweaty, and bearded.

I haven't wrestled in forever, we used to get hammered and do that all the time (no homo)

Yea I use to wrestle with my friends back in high school. We would always break sh!t in our rooms. I thought I could be tough by never tapping out and my friend's brother choked me out once. Apparently I was on the floor like convulsing a bit and they got scared and got their mom to come check and then I finally came to lol.

[bmontgomery87]

hahah that doesn't sound good.

we got those funny sockem boppers one night and were throwing punches.
they hurt a bit


The good days when toys like this weren't too "violent" for kids.

[HoneyBadger300]

hahah that doesn't sound good.

we got those funny sockem boppers one night and were throwing punches.
they hurt a bit


The good days when toys like this weren't too "violent" for kids.

The good old days.

[austin.j.taylor]

I got my kid bop'ems. He immediately turned and punched me in the the nuts. I hate those things.

[wakechica]

Strong compilation vid

[martin_mathers]

your deadlift form has improved a LOT. 500+ would be easy as fuuck when you're fresh

[samsont]

GJ on the PR man!!

[lts1ow]

You still can't bench 3 plates yet????

[arian11]

your deadlift form has improved a LOT. 500+ would be easy as fuuck when you're fresh

My form randomly became good one day. Makes me slow as sh!t off the ground now though.

GJ on the PR man!!

Thanks.

You still can't bench 3 plates yet????

Oh lawd! Give me a couple more months...

[arian11]

3/13/13

Bench
205x3
205x3
205x3


Squat
185xwhatever
185xwhatever
185xwhatever


Drove up to see Stig and his storage unit. Just did a light day on bench and squat. Everything felt pretty heavy. Still haven't figured out what I'm gonna do just yet.

[arian11]

3/17/13

BENCH PRESS
45x10
135x5
185x3
2 BOARD
225x3
245x2
275x1
295x1
300x1

FLOOR PRESS
225x3 (Inside rings)
225x3 (Rings on rings)
225x3 (Middle on rings)

DEADLIFT
135x5
135x2
225x3
315x5
365x5



Back to the BBC today. Went with the 2 board and focused on a slower, more controlled descent. Felt off. Looks like my elbows and wrists aren't in line on the descent. So my elbows flare immediately off the board to get into position. Deadlifts felt heavy too so I just stopped somewhere light today. Will work on getting back over 4 plates for 5s and hopefully breaking my 435x5 PR soon. I blame the crap music for the bad day lol.

[arian11]

3/19/13

BENCH PRESS
135x5
185x5
225x5
255x3
185x8

CLOSE GRIP BENCH PRESS
185x4
185x4

TRICEPS PUSHDOWN
100x12
110x12
120x12

DB SHRUGS
70x15
70x15
70x15

Quick workout today. Drove, waited for a bench, got my workout in, and drove back in under a hour cuz I was low on time. The last few inches of locking out with triceps was hard but the rest of the movement felt alright. Gotta get use to doing manual labor all day and lifting afterwards once again. Need dat dere triceps conditioning. Hopefully I'll have time to do some heavy squats tomorrow.

[arian11]

3/20/13

SQUAT
45x10
135x5
225x5
315x5
365x3

GOOD MORNINGS
225x3
225x3
135x8
135x8

LAT PULLDOWNS
10x10
10x10
8x10
8x10
6x10
6x10

Another quick workout since I didn't get home till late. Did squats in about 15 mins, good mornings in about 15 mins, and pulldowns in about 10 mins. Cardio session of peace, I was sweating all through my beard like a dirty mexican. Hands/forearms were tired from work and I couldn't keep the bar in place. So some of the squats were low bar and then some were high bar, then I wiggled it back down and got another low bar. It was a lulzy workout but atleast 365x3 only felt like a 9 RPE, so there is room to build it back up over 400 quickly. Can't wait for weekend workouts where I'll have no work and all day to eat and prepare to hit some PRs.

[arian11]

3/23/13

BENCH PRESS VS DOUBLED MINIS
135x3
185x1
205x1
210x1

PAUSED BENCH VS DOUBLED MINIS
135x3 (Pinkies just inside rings)
135x3 (Thumb from smooth)
135x3 (Index just outside smooth)
135x3 (Pinkies just inside rings)

TATE PRESS
35x8
35x7
35x7

FACE PULLS
5x12
6x12
6x12
6x12
6x12



First time trying to bench vs bands, quite the experience. Had some weird bar movement towards lockout but it really helped me stay tight and focused for even the warmup weights. I was sweating quite a bit with just 135 trying to pull the shoulders back tight and death grip the bar so it would stay in place. Helping out the FSU team with their competition tomorrow so I'm not sure where or if I'll get to deadlift. Maybe I'll try to sneak it in at the end of the competition if they are not packing immediately. LA Fitness closes at 8pm on Sundays so I don't know if I'll make it in time, might have to push my session back to Monday.

[izzygrant]

ewwwww hex plates

[arian11]

ewwwww hex plates

Good thing I have yet to deadlift there.

3/24/13

DEADLIFT
154x5
264x5
309x5
386x5




Had to help coach the FSU team so I was busy all day loading weights, picking attempts, standing, chaffing, and yelling. While the 275s and SHWs were going, I hopped on a warmup platform and hit that. No warm ups, running shoes, minimal rest. Just got it in quick before they started cleaning up the warmup room. 20 lbs more than last week and still looks fast, so I think I can jump to 405x5 next week.

[L The Pirate]

thanks for your help yesterday bro. You made it alot easier putting in my attempts etc, so thank you. Glad to be an honorary FSU lifter yesterday