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[nads786]

What weight are you trying to get to with your bulk?

[Sinaku5]

What weight are you trying to get to with your bulk?

Its just a small bulk. Going to probably end in March so I can cut down a bit more for Summer. I'm doing a real slow bulk right now though.

Where are you at weight wise?

[nads786]

Its just a small bulk. Going to probably end in March so I can cut down a bit more for Summer. I'm doing a real slow bulk right now though.

Where are you at weight wise?

Right now 185, but definitely not as lean as I'd like to be. I'm going to keep my calories around 2800-3000 without exception and try to crush some PRs soon nuff I feel like I've stalled a bit since my weight has not really moved as fast as I expect.

My best gains were right after my cut from 166-180 I was crushing PRs like a boss but its grinnded to a halt.

[Sinaku5]

My best gains were right after my cut from 166-180 I was crushing PRs like a boss but its grinnded to a halt.

Yeah I'm sure man. With that much weight gain it'd be hard not to hit PRs. You'll be back to crushing PRs like a baws when u can hit a higher surpus I bet.

[pyaarawala]

I see you started bulking again. Must feel good. Gonna bulk till March then cut for the summer? How much fat do you have left to lose?

[Datfox]

Just read through your Intensity day on Thursday. Your lifts have come on well over the past few months, very inspiring

[hcoyle545]

Sickening session! What % bf do you think you are atm?

I'm gonna wait til i'm about 175-180 before starting another bulk, though if I think I'm starting to look aesthetic when I get there and not too skinny I may try to get leaner than I ever have.

[Sinaku5]

I see you started bulking again. Must feel good. Gonna bulk till March then cut for the summer? How much fat do you have left to lose?

Yeah definitely Pyaarawala!

I'm really just doing this short bulk for my own sanity lol. I'll cut probably at the end of march. I'm currently at 175 and look like my profile pic right now in terms of leanness. Cutting down to 165-170 not 100 percent sure; probably 165.

Just read through your Intensity day on Thursday. Your lifts have come on well over the past few months, very inspiring

Yeah, you're definitely right. Thank you Datfox!

Sickening session! What % bf do you think you are atm?

I'm gonna wait til i'm about 175-180 before starting another bulk, though if I think I'm starting to look aesthetic when I get there and not too skinny I may try to get leaner than I ever have.

Hey Harry! I'm thinking I'm around 14-15 percent BF currently. I look like my avi pic right now.

I hear u tho I just weighed in today at 175 but I think I'm going to shoot for somewhere between 165-170 before summer.

[Sinaku5]

I weighed in at 172 today...lol I've been in a constant bulk. 3k calories but meh.

[HunterMC6]

Quick Note: Recovery day was just there...I didn't get a chance to upload it but it was kind of funny cuz the gym I went to didn't have a squat rack cuz its under construction, so I decided to powerclean some weight off of the bar for the bench press and do front squats to OHP for recovery day - everyone at the gym looked at me like I was a crazy person. I don't think they ever saw power cleans or front squats before in their life. lol.

Squats
305x1x5

Honestly these didn't feel too hard. Rep 4 and 5 were a bit questionable, but I really think it was just because I psyched myself out with the weight. After I got done with the set and racked it I realized that it really didn't feel that heavy; like if I needed to I could do another set of them with better form.

Bench
235x1x5

These weren't that bad, but I'm going to begin microloading the BP and OHP I think. In the vid below the weight looks much heavier than it actually was because I wasn't far enough forward so the bar kept hitting the safety things for the BP and throwing me off

DL
340x1x5

Form looks pretty good to me. I need to stop taking so long between reps though. I'll work on that next session.

OHP
140x1x5

I'll go up to 142.5 which I think may be a PR.

Incline BP
185x3x5

I did these with a closer grip than I normally would. I used a grip where my hands were thumbs length from the smooth part of the bar. Normally I'd align my hands so that my pinky is set right before the ring on the bar.

Chin-ups
35lbsx1x7
35lbsx2x6

I'm page bumping this for those that use the 50 post per page setup.

What kind of belt are you using? I like the squats form looks awesome, and I am jealous that you actually can squat I miss it believe it or not. Even though most days squats and I don't get along I wish I could get back to doing them soon. Deadlift form looks a lot better than it did a few months ago man. Keep up the good work! When does the summer cut start?

[GinjaNinja85]

Longest deadlift set EVER! Haha. Form is better though for sure. I don't know how you take so long. I have to psyche myself up so much for that weekly top set that I just need to kick the sh!t out of it for 30 seconds and be done with it.

Squats looked real controlled. Good to see you've maintained your squat strength despite the cut. Do you think you'll get 3 plates soon?

[Sinaku5]

I'm page bumping this for those that use the 50 post per page setup.

What kind of belt are you using? I like the squats form looks awesome, and I am jealous that you actually can squat I miss it believe it or not. Even though most days squats and I don't get along I wish I could get back to doing them soon. Deadlift form looks a lot better than it did a few months ago man. Keep up the good work! When does the summer cut start?

Thanks Hunter! I got an Inzer belt

Lol and yeah I believe it! Whenever I deload I'm itching to get back to the gym ASAP, I can only imagine what it feels like to have an injury that prevents you from doing heavy lifts . Get better soon man. I want to see some more solid progress in your log!

Summer cut may start sometime in March. I don't wanna do it...but I wanna be sexy lol.

Longest deadlift set EVER! Haha. Form is better though for sure. I don't know how you take so long. I have to psyche myself up so much for that weekly top set that I just need to kick the sh!t out of it for 30 seconds and be done with it.

Squats looked real controlled. Good to see you've maintained your squat strength despite the cut. Do you think you'll get 3 plates soon?

Yeah IK right!!! Lol I plan to fix that with my next ID session.

Thanks Ginja! With progression following 5lbs every ID I should be at the 3 plate squat next week !

[Sinaku5]

Morning weight = 172 lbs.

Squats
270x5x5

I bumped these up. They still felt good. I'll stay here for at least 2 sessions.

Bench Press
210x5x5

These felt OK. I'll keep them here for another session at least.

OHP
120x5x5

These were easy. I'll see how they feel next week. If they're too easy again I'll bump em up 5lbs.

Deficit DLs
135x3x8

BB Rows
155x3x8

I tried to really minimize hip extension on these to get the most out of them.

BB Curls
90x3x6

Decline Sit ups
35x2x12
35x1x10



I also just finished recovery day, but nothing exciting there. BW Pull ups, OHP, and light squats.

[fittofattofit]

Squat form looked excellent Musid. That weight is good for you. Really nice form on the pendlay rows as well --- you kept extra movement to a minimum. That's a great way to really hit the whole length of the lats as well as the mid back, tris and rear delts
OHPs looked too easy!
The benching was a bit looser, probably because you were going faster than normal. Still looked good
Strong volume day!

[nads786]

Bench looked solid to me. Are you using bench as part of your volume day and strength day?

[Opeth09]

Nice session man! Making those weights your bitch man!

[GinjaNinja85]

Big VD! I approve of the new row form. I very much approve

[moshvr]

Great session there. Everything looked good!

[Juggernaut0]

Nice man. If OHP was really that easy, increasing weight should be fine, but just tread carefully because that's the one lift that will stall the quickest out of all of em.

[ch3v3ll3]

Squats on that last day looked very good I thought.

How long do your workouts usually take you?

[juicydanglers]

boo yah

done with 265 dominated 270

275?

c'mon, you'll like it

[hcoyle545]

Great session man, huge volume on those days. Probably where the name comes from..

as for OHP i implore you not to make any jumps higher than you need. I ****ING hate OHP, makes me feel like the biggest weak phaggot to ever walk the earth.

Brb only able to get 5 reps with 47.5kg.. brb jumping off a bridge because life isn't worth living as a weak phaggot.

Next time i bulk i'm going to either change my programming for OHP so I can focus on progressing linearly or just drop it altogether

[pyaarawala]

Damn, 270 squat, 5x5 too?? Nice session!

[Sinaku5]

Squat form looked excellent Musid. That weight is good for you. Really nice form on the pendlay rows as well --- you kept extra movement to a minimum. That's a great way to really hit the whole length of the lats as well as the mid back, tris and rear delts
OHPs looked too easy!
The benching was a bit looser, probably because you were going faster than normal. Still looked good
Strong volume day!

Thank you Andrew!

Bench looked solid to me. Are you using bench as part of your volume day and strength day?

Thanks Nadeem! Yeah I'm using bench and OHP on both volume and Intensity for now.

Nice session man! Making those weights your bitch man!

Lol right on!

Thanks!

Big VD! I approve of the new row form. I very much approve

Lol I thought you would.

Great session there. Everything looked good!

Thanks Michael!

Nice man. If OHP was really that easy, increasing weight should be fine, but just tread carefully because that's the one lift that will stall the quickest out of all of em.

Thanks Juggz! Yeah it was really easy - I hear you on being careful on increasing the weight tho. I'm going to increase it because it was ridiculously easy tbh.

Squats on that last day looked very good I thought.

How long do your workouts usually take you?

Thanks brother! Workouts usually take 1.5-2 hours. I made that session quicker because I was in a hurry.

boo yah

done with 265 dominated 270

275?

c'mon, you'll like it

Lol. ohhhh the pressure again. I'm going to keep it at 270 for now - seems like it'll allow progression for a bit longer on ID.

Great session man, huge volume on those days. Probably where the name comes from..

as for OHP i implore you not to make any jumps higher than you need. I ****ING hate OHP, makes me feel like the biggest weak phaggot to ever walk the earth.

Brb only able to get 5 reps with 47.5kg.. brb jumping off a bridge because life isn't worth living as a weak phaggot.

Next time i bulk i'm going to either change my programming for OHP so I can focus on progressing linearly or just drop it altogether

Lol. Thanks Harry! Yeah OHP is a bish - I kind of want to try some sort of 5/3/1 programming for it because it can allow for such small progression and thats exactly what OHP needs; is slow progression.

Damn, 270 squat, 5x5 too?? Nice session!

Thanks Pyaarawala! Yeah it wasn't tough. But it seems like good volume for now.

[RyouBakua]

done with 265 dominated 270

BAM, THIS!


good job Sin

[Sinaku5]

Intensity Day

Squats
310x1x5

I had a goof up here - the weight on the second rep jumped onto my traps and off my lower back somehow so it became EXTREMELY difficult. The other reps from their were so much tougher after that mishap, but I got it...I'm shooting for 3 plates next time!

BB Bench
240x1x4

I got my wrist straps here. Threw them on like a dumbass all of it around my wrists, so there was no support between my hands and wrists lol. I'll put them on right next time.

DL
345x1x5

I used a closer stance - like Ginja talked about and these went ok.

Chin-ups
35x3x6


Note: The entire workout seemed tough. Going in I was beat and tired and muscles were achy so I didn't think itd be a great session. Had a rough few days prior to this but I'll shoot for 240x1x5 next time on the bench and increase the weight on the other lifts. Btw - does anyone know a good warm-up scheme? I almost feel like I want to do multiple sets of my heaviest weight. For example, when I'm done with my first or second set of my volume lifts on VD I feel better than I did with my earlier sets. Any thoughts/ideas on that?

Also - I've been having 3k calories a day last week. I threw in my body media and found out that last week I burned 3017 calories - soooo I was in a deficit - which probably explains some of the tiredness, etc.

No vids today Next time!

[Sinaku5]

BAM, THIS!


good job Sin

Thanks RB - didn't feel too challenging at all.

[Juggernaut0]

Noice squats. Guess you're gonna hit 3 plates on squats before I do.

But I have a really simple solution for bench. Get rid of those silly wirst straps. Eat. Recover. Blah, blah. Profit.

[Sinaku5]

Noice squats. Guess you're gonna hit 3 plates on squats before I do.

But I have a really simple solution for bench. Get rid of those silly wirst straps. Eat. Recover. Blah, blah. Profit.

Lol yeah - felt better when I saw that in your log your BP was off too - always feels better when you're not alone.

As for the wraps - I just got em from Inzer. I have a tendency to bend my wrists back - these should keep them safe. Do you disagree?

[Juggernaut0]

Lol yeah - felt better when I saw that in your log your BP was off too - always feels better when you're not alone.

As for the wraps - I just got em from Inzer. I have a tendency to bend my wrists back - these should keep them safe. Do you disagree?

Never used anything like that, so I can't really give you any advice on that. lulz

I actually used to have that prob before though, and I really focused on just controlling the weight and getting a good grip.