Just trying to get big

[baxtej44]

just a weird day.. and another off day :\


3/3/3+ cg bench
215x3
250x3
280x6

i guess it's a PR for close grip... and not super far away from a higher rep PR for regular bench (290x6) but nothing felt right today. back is still pretty tore up from deads.

backoff work
close grip
225 3x5


DB incline bench
55x10
60 2x10

dips
BW 3x8

standing DB lateral raise
20 3x10

DB curls
35 3x10

shrugs
55 3x25



was just a weird day because it's the first finals day but i didn't have any so i've just been studying all day practically not moving out of the chair very much. then my lifting partner couldn't lift before dinner like we usually do so i chose to still lift with him after dinner which i hate doing (probably just because i'm not used to it). and it started pouring while we were lifting so that just put me in a bad mood because i hate the rain lol.


oh well, not a horrible night. ready to try out some heavy singles on squats on sunday

[NorthStrong]

rain ruins me sometimes too brah lol.

your workout structure is cool man, I like it. kinda bodybuildingish, which is awesome.

[baxtej44]

ya i just think it will help long term. plus who doesn't like to look a little aesthetic? i just do my big movement, and then try to include some back and other accessory work (not necessarily big 3 accessory specific like cgbp, pause squats, sldl though)

[cjowns76]

was just a weird day because it's the first finals day but i didn't have any so i've just been studying all day practically not moving out of the chair very much. then my lifting partner couldn't lift before dinner like we usually do so i chose to still lift with him after dinner which i hate doing (probably just because i'm not used to it). and it started pouring while we were lifting so that just put me in a bad mood because i hate the rain lol.


oh well, not a horrible night. ready to try out some heavy singles on squats on sunday

I know those studying feelz. Good work, gratz on the close grip PR.

[baxtej44]

5/3/1+ squat day




























but first... let's take a selfie



345x5
390x3
435x5 PR capped at 5 reps
475x1
515x1 walked out PR


would have gone up but i didn't have any spotters so it's just not safe (hue hue tell that to blaine sumner.. ya i know i prob should have especially with how easy the 515 was.. oh well)



bent over rows
3x10 155

more skwats
225x10

leg press
360x10



yup dats it

[cjowns76]

Made 515 look easy. Nice work.

[baxtej44]

thx man ya it went pretty smoothly didn't it?

[psychodiver9]

Good speed. Had more for sure

[baxtej44]

yeah i mean basically the bar speed didn't slow down after the initial pop from the wraps, so that's promising. i just get nervous without spotters with being new in the wraps and what not.


can't decide if i want to deload after this or not. the deload would be starting next week and it'd be my first week back home. i don't think my body really needs it to be honest.

[baxtej44]

another crazy week.. well glad it's over and i have lots to update on!


cliffs:
got a job in an allergy clinic. i shadow for three days starting next wednesday then i have a week of training in san antonio
job pays $15/hr with a possible $1/hr raise after 90 days
don't even have to pay a premium for the medical insurance.. just copay/deductible
full time, 8-5pm, accrued 2 weeks of vacation
401k and all that jazz
graduated college
senior week consisted of an excessive amount of alcohol and junk food



update:
yet i didn't gain any weight from senior week.. what gives? lol


anyway
today i started IIFYM. calculator spit out 2700 for a cut but i am starting out at 3200 for at least a week to see what my body weight does. 2700 seems awfully low for someone with some decent amount of lean body mass and lifting 4 days a week.


hit my macros spot on today, only off by a gram or two.



so last week was supposed to be my 5/3/1+ week... well senior week and closing down the dorm for the summer and graduation, etc all got in the way of that. so i had an unintentional deload week of absolutely no lifting. so i'm making this week my 5/3/1+ week.

bench
275x1 paused
295x1 paused
315x1 paused
330x1
340x1 tie PR and it went more smoothly this time. still slowed down quite a bit about halfway up, but it was faster so i like using the close grip for the past couple of months. gonna stick with it prob


bench w/ shoulder saver
315x3
275 3x8

bent over rows
185 3x10


that's it. took a while because all three benches were occupied when i got there and then of course i spent quite a bit of time catching up with the guys.


deadlifts wednesday... i'm thinking maybe 600 will finally fall depending on how i feel.

[izzygrant]

uhh yeah I'm cutting on 2600 so I'm gonna go ahead and say you'll lose just fine on 3200 to start.

nice squats. pull 600 already.

[psychodiver9]

Grats on the job

[budreiser2]

Yeah I cut on 2400-2500 so 2700 might be a little low for you Haha. Nice job on benching. And getting a job.

[baxtej44]

not sure why the iifym calculator had me so low then... i mean i don't know my bf% so i had to use the calculator that didn't incorporate that, so maybe it's assuming all of my extra body weight is pure body fat which would lower my needs.


thx guise. looking forward to being less of a fatass

[baxtej44]

now i gotta get to chiropractor to figure out why i'm so out of alignment like crazy



started singles at 365
405
455
495
585
600

[baxtej44]

45 pound PR today. finally getting used to squatting in wraps.

575 (45 pound PR):


555 (25 pound PR):

[cjowns76]

phuuuucckkk PR's all over! Congrats on the job!

Gratz on the 600! Hope I'll be there soon.

That gym's sick! 555 looked like rep weight. You gonna be competing again soon?

[baxtej44]

phuuuucckkk PR's all over! Congrats on the job!

Gratz on the 600! Hope I'll be there soon.

That gym's sick! 555 looked like rep weight. You gonna be competing again soon?

ya taking a week completely off was a good thing it looks like! the gym is awesome for sure, love it. Omaha Barbell if you are ever in the area. competing in dubuque, IA on july 19.



back to the "boring" weeks lol.

3/3/3+ close grip bench (gonna do 3/5/1 setup for my weeks now i think)
225x3
245x3
275x6 (i think.. idk really i lost track)

then i did 275 for 2x10 with the shoulder saver
then 225x5 paused
i was just gassed at that point.


db lateral raises
2x20

face pulls
2x20

tricep pushdowns
3x20

db bench
2x20

bent over rows
3x10
1x5

plank
1x60s


i wish my bench was good


i think i am going to set up my remaining weeks until my meet like this:
3 week
5 week
3/5/1 week
3 week
5 week
3/5/1 week
openers
off leading into the meet

[Justin.Martin]

All kinds of gainz up in here. I saw the 600 in the PR thread. Nuts man. Followed up with some ridiculous squats. Yep, Im mirin'

[NorthStrong]

Always killin it in here brah!

[arturogatti]

Congrats on your PRs man!! Looks like there's more there on both deadlift and squat.

[baxtej44]

All kinds of gainz up in here. I saw the 600 in the PR thread. Nuts man. Followed up with some ridiculous squats. Yep, Im mirin'

lol followed up by some extremely less than stellar benching. i just can't seem to get any gains on my bench.

Always killin it in here brah!

Congrats on your PRs man!! Looks like there's more there on both deadlift and squat.

thx guise.

[baxtej44]

3/3/3+ sumo
365x3
425x3
485x6 i think it was 6... i lost count lol.

joker
495x3 felt pretty good


circuit:
beltless front squats 135x5 185x5 225 3x5
bb rows 225 3x5
inverse leg curl 135 3x8

[baxtej44]

3/3/3+ squat no wraps

wasn't feeling great today
325x3
375x3
415x5
435x3

snatch grip deads no straps no belt
135x10
185 3x8

medium parallel grip pullups
3x5

wide parallel grip pullups
3x5

standing db curls
20x15
30 3x10


bleh

[StayxCold]

Havent stopped thru in a while, I see you're hitting some awesome numbers.
Keep it up man!

[baxtej44]

thx man

[budreiser2]

nice pulling man

[baxtej44]

nice pulling man

eh.. joker was 30 pounds under my 3RM max but just wasn't feeling it.




down in san antonio, TX this week for job training. haven't checked out the gym (ahem... i mean "fitness center" as they call it) yet... hopefully i will be able to lift.

[cjowns76]

3/3/3+ sumo
365x3
425x3
485x6 i think it was 6... i lost count lol.

joker
495x3 felt pretty good


circuit:
beltless front squats 135x5 185x5 225 3x5
bb rows 225 3x5
inverse leg curl 135 3x8

Nice. Good stuff baxt. Beltless front squats=death

[baxtej44]

i've just kind of lost my drive to post on here to be honest. not really sure why. training has been going well. definitely a bit harder getting used to working 8-5 then training after but i'm doing it!


squatted 525 for a triple yesterday. that was nice.