KenshinH's Quest for Old Man Strength and Fitness

[KenshinH]

Hell ya grats on the PR BFF!

Thanks BFF! Hitting a PR in the morning makes for a good day

Great lifts Ken. You owned it!

Awesome job on the deadlift PR man. Looked so smooth and easy, you definitely have more in you.

Thanks guys! I was surprised it went up that smoothly actually.

No way 455 was a PR that looked to easy

Well, it was a PR, but it was probably not a max attempt

[howimliving]

I call BS bro. You probably got 455lbs up without a hitch. Let's talk about a DL PR when you have to actually work to get the weight up

sorry kenny but i'm with dbone and the rest of the consensus on this one

congrats on the PR, excellent form, smooth through the entire ROM......................but too easy

throw some quarters on there and yank the f*ck out of it

[KenshinH]

sorry kenny but i'm with dbone and the rest of the consensus on this one

congrats on the PR, excellent form, smooth through the entire ROM......................but too easy

throw some quarters on there and yank the f*ck out of it

In due time

Actually I've hurt my back before doing deadlifts - not seriously though. But it still makes me nervous when going for a PR, so I go up in small increments - 10 or 20 lbs at a time. Next attempt will be 465-475 depending on how I'm feeling that day

[howimliving]

Actually I've hurt my back before doing deadlifts - not seriously though. But it still makes me nervous

well safety first said no one ever in this journal

[jshaw5]

I forgot to ask, why are you using mixed grip if you're using versa gripps?

[dbone1026]

I forgot to ask, why are you using mixed grip if you're using versa gripps?

That's how Kenshin faps ...

[0R1G1N]

That's how Kenshin faps ...

With versa grips or mixed grip ?????


Easiest looking PR I have ever seen. U are slowly but surely pulling away from alot of us. Good sh!t man. 500 is definitely within reach

[KenshinH]

well safety first said no one ever in this journal

LOL

I forgot to ask, why are you using mixed grip if you're using versa gripps?

I'm so used to mixed grip that I'm more comfortable (and feel stronger) pulling mixed, even with the versa gripps on. Probably something in my setup that leads to this, but I haven't bothered to figure it out

That's how Kenshin faps ...

It would be weird to fap double-overhand, no?

With versa grips or mixed grip ?????

Easiest looking PR I have ever seen. U are slowly but surely pulling away from alot of us. Good sh!t man. 500 is definitely within reach

Thanks bro! Gotta catch up to you on bench now

[KenshinH]

Supplements
1 scoop Energized N'Gage post morning session


Morning

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
105x8
120x8
135x8

Barbell Bench Press: (TM ID)
45x10
135x5
175x3
205x3
235x2
265x5
... This cold is really doing a number on my pressing strength. Barely got the 5th rep up Will keep everything the same for next week.

Pull-Up:
4x11


Night

Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP): (TM VD)
45x8
65x5
95x5
120x3
145x5x3
... Restarting these at 145. Not sure I'll do an ID for these

Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck:
120x8
135x8
150x8
165x8x3

Barbell Squat:
45x8
135x5
205x3
275x3
315x2
355x2 (vid)
395x2 PR (vid)
... Surprisingly, I'd never done anything higher than 385 for two or more reps, so this is a 2-rep PR


Notes
* I had some stuff come up at work on Thursday that just pissed me off the whole day. Instead of going for speed squats per Smolov, I wanted to hit a few heavy reps instead to get my aggression out. Stopped at 2 reps on 395 because I wasn't trying to max out on reps.

* I've decided to skip the second week of the Smolov switching cycle and go right into the intense cycle starting on Sunday. I'll be using 435 as my training max - 10 lbs off my 1RM set last week.

* The intense cycle is certainly ... intense Sunday's workout looks like this:

285x3
325x4
370x4x3
370x5


... video will be up later in the morning. contains gratuitous shots of my glutes


Edit: Here's the video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7bhUQdk23s

[Woody-5]

Nice work hitting all the bench reps
Strong squat double! I've only seen a few smolov logs where the intense cycle was done. This is gonna be good

[Anthony21]

Those are numbers of a beastly Asian Iron God


Awesome Squat PR man and overall just strong as fuark workout.

[jshaw5]

Awesome benching despite the cold.

Nice squat double, can't wait to see how the intense cycle treats you.

[MakeGoBoom]

still looking strong dude. i would kill for 265x5 right now .... nice double as well, although i fail to recognize rep pr's

[Juggernaut0]

At least you got your 5 reps. I only got 3 of 260.

Good work. Get rid of that cold!

[Raigs]

Sucks about the cold and changing up smolov someone is going to have fun making it tougher

[johnblythe]

nice double, breh. looking forward to watching you kill the intense cycle!

[12ccopeland]

In for gl00tz

[KenshinH]

Nice work hitting all the bench reps
Strong squat double! I've only seen a few smolov logs where the intense cycle was done. This is gonna be good

Awesome benching despite the cold.

Nice squat double, can't wait to see how the intense cycle treats you.

nice double, breh. looking forward to watching you kill the intense cycle!

Thanks bros! I should start preparing for ice baths soon lol

Also, now I'll have a legitimate reason to visit those Asian massage parlors

Those are numbers of a beastly Asian Iron God

Awesome Squat PR man and overall just strong as fuark workout.

Thanks Anthony! Felt good to hit a couple of heavy squats.

still looking strong dude. i would kill for 265x5 right now .... nice double as well, although i fail to recognize rep pr's

Thanks Boom. I only recognize my own rep prs

At least you got your 5 reps. I only got 3 of 260.

Good work. Get rid of that cold!

Thanks man, you'll get 5 next time!

Sucks about the cold and changing up smolov someone is going to have fun making it tougher

I didn't want to sit around for another week before hitting heavy squats again lol

In for sloots

dbone's log ==========>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>



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Here's the squat vid.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7bhUQdk23s

[mstatefan91]

Awesome work on the 2 rep PR for squat. I've seen you around in other journals. Subb'd

[KenshinH]

Awesome work on the 2 rep PR for squat. I've seen you around in other journals. Subb'd

Welcome! And thanks! I think you were in the Macenko thread as well

[mstatefan91]

Welcome! And thanks! I think you were in the Macenko thread as well

Yes I was. I quit it earlier than I wanted to due to a left shoulder strain. It's good now thankfully. You're welcome to stop by my journal. I'm currently running Texas Method.

[johnblythe]

lovin' that view from behind (srsnohomo). i'm digging the wider stance more and more. it feels like i'm doing a shallow squat but because of shortened ROM i'm hitting depth. win-win! has helped me majorly with keeping upright, too, instead of being a master goodmorninger

[KenshinH]

Supplements
1 scoop Energized N'Gage post


Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
120x8
135x8
150x8

Barbell Bench Press: (TM VD)
45x20
135x5
165x3
195x3
225x2
250x5x5 (vid of 3rd and 5th sets)
... Cold was still affecting me here. Lockout was weak, maybe due to OHP on Thursday night

Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3x11

Pendlay Row:
135x8
165x6
200x3
230x5x3
... FatGripz to 200. These were tiring after pull ups.


Notes
* Did this Saturday night instead of Sunday morning. It'd been less than 72 hours since I last benched, but I needed to get some aggression out.

* +5 on volume weight from last week because 245 was a little easy. I'll stick with 250 and try to push ID weight up once my cold is gone.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBmwPjZQQds (mobile)

[Juggernaut0]

Huh. That benching looked like warmups... srs...

Noice

[Woody-5]

Strong benching! 250 is a hefty volume day!
Strong pendlays too

[moshvr]

Strong bench and squat double for the last workout.

Loving the music choice for the last two vids too man.

That 250 looked really easy

[Anthony21]

Texas Method huh? Nice bro and strong as$ benching boss.

[da2ricky]

strong ass bench ken!

[jeezyreezy]

That's how Kenshin faps ...

LOLz! Why you always so funny dbone

250x5x5 (vid of 3rd and 5th sets)
... Cold was still affecting me here. Lockout was weak, maybe due to OHP on Thursday night

250x5x5 is boss kenshin brah!

[KenshinH]

Sorry guys, been out all day. Just getting to these. Right after this, I'm off to do the first Smolov intense session

Huh. That benching looked like warmups... srs...

Noice

Thanks man. Wasn't too bad except that my triceps got tired at the end

Strong benching! 250 is a hefty volume day!
Strong pendlays too

Thanks Woody! 250 seems to be a good bench volume day for me. Hope it leads to some gains

Strong bench and squat double for the last workout.

Loving the music choice for the last two vids too man.

That 250 looked really easy

Haha I'm glad someone likes the music selection Thanks moshvr!

Texas Method huh? Nice bro and strong as$ benching boss.

Yeah, I switched over to doing Texas Method for my bench programming. Thought it was a good pairing with Smolov for squats.

strong ass bench ken!

LOLz! Why you always so funny dbone

250x5x5 is boss kenshin brah!

Thanks guys! Was happy that I was still able to bench decent weight despite benching on Thursday already