Barbells, Booze and Beef. Mitch's Deadlifting and Drinking Log 2.0

[Mitch666]

OK so I'm not dead. Just took the most awesome vacation of my life last week. Me and a friend drove 17 hours straight through to Colorado Springs where my Uncle lives at the Olympic Training Center. He's on the Paralympic Shooting team. Somehow he hooked it up so we stayed in the athlete dorms and could lift at the gym there, oh and all the food all day was free also (since it's meant for athletes). Dear god I have never been surrounded by so many jacked hot girls in my life, I think normal women are forever ruined for me.
This is just the lifting related stuff, we also had one of the most epic partying nights of my life lol.

So first day there after 3 hours ****ty sleep in while my friend drove lol.

everything in kilo plates so it was weird

Bench
up to 297x3 which I think might actually be a pr, not sure if I ever did 300, don't do triples much but i'll take it. @9
308 2x1 first single left arm flared too early and it was slower than I wanted. 2nd single was like @8 lol, blew it up.

Spoto Press
2x6 220ish

Incline dumbell
3x12

Hammer curls
4x15

Facepulls
4 or 5x12

Dumbell flyes
3x12


Next day

Deadlifts
up to 572x1 with a bit left in the tank. heaviest I've went since my meet. had 585-590 this day for sure. Was pretty cool a tour group was walkign through and stopped to watch me deadlift, thought I was an olympic athlete lol.

Front Squats
242 4x4

yolo block pulls (they had real blocks so **** it)
496x3
520ish x 2
562x1 i'm much weaker off blocks than the floor so these were all fairly large prs, glutes and low back still toast almost a week later haha

reverse hypers
4x10
HS Row
2x12
2x10

Dumbell shrugs
2x15
1x25

20 minutes incline walking




That was all the lifting we did there. We did get into watch part of the USA Weightlifting practice. Saw all the JTS sponsored guys except donovon ford pretty much. Also female oly lifters.......................... mother of god.

[NorthStrong]

Sounds like an awesome time man! Nice training too.

[Mitch666]

had 2 pretty ****ty workouts since Iv'e been back

Bench
up to 285x3 that was hard af. lol just wtf
225 3x5

Incline
up to 225x4 @9
185x10 PR

Dumbell Shoulder Press
60 3x12

Machine Preacher Curl
3x12 80

Incline Dumbell Curl
80x13,10

Rear Delt Machine
2x20 170

Cable Fly
2x12 30

V-bar pushdown
2x20 108




Today
highbar Squat
3x3 315 this has fallen off a cliff since my 350x3 and 375x1 prs

highbar beltless pause squat
3x4 250

Beltless Stiff leg deadlifts in oly shoes
135x8
225x8
335x6 @8 PR

Standing Calve Raise
2pps+25s 3x15

GHR
3x12

Leg Extension
3x12

Ab Wheel
3x15

30 minutes incline walking


Bodyweight 228 not bad at all after last weeks debauchery.

[DannPM]

Dude that's an awesome vacation. That place looks amazing, I bet you had fun!

[Mitch666]

Sounds like an awesome time man! Nice training too.

Dude that's an awesome vacation. That place looks amazing, I bet you had fun!

thanks guys. Definitely something not many people will experience, was an amazing time I'll remember the rest of my life

[adamsz]

Holy fuk... Sounds like the most epic vacation ever srs. I really hope you banged at least 1 Olympic sloot.

I need to take up some rare niche sport that isn't too physically exhausting, just so I can get my foot in the door there, then get that there free room and board, food, and spend my extra time training for PLing.

[Mitch666]

Holy fuk... Sounds like the most epic vacation ever srs. I really hope you banged at least 1 Olympic sloot.

I need to take up some rare niche sport that isn't too physically exhausting, just so I can get my foot in the door there, then get that there free room and board, food, and spend my extra time training for PLing.

lol! I was saying I need to start trying to get onto the olympic table tennis team or something hahah.

[FenderElectrics]

holy chit super jealous of that trip that sounds amazing I think I'd find a way to not leave there somehow

[Mitch666]

Feet up Bench
barx10
135x6
185x5
205x3
225x2
245x1
265x5 PR @8.5 felt strong


Wide Grip Incline
135x5
185x3
205x2
225x3 went full potato and smashed into the top hooks so hard I had to dump it onto the lower ones
225x3
235x2
190x8

Chest Supported Row
90 x 10
115 x 8
135x12 ties pr or maybe a pr
90 x 12

Machine shoulder press (sick of dumbells idk)
150x12
190x12
200x10
190x10

Rope Hammer Curls
108 2x15 1x12 1x10

Facepull
4x12 84

V-bar pushdown
3x15 120

Cable Fly
30 2x15 1x12

30 minutes incline walking


bodyweight 227 back down to my low from pre-vacation. das it mane

[budreiser2]

Nice feet up work

[Mitch666]

Nice feet up work

thanks. it's consistently moving up, wish incline wasn't so hit and miss.


Today

Deadlift
135x5
225x5
315x2
365x1
405x1
455 2x3 both deadstop
455x6 @9 touch and go, ded. this is a month of deadlift volume between these 3 sets for me lol. Took it easy on accessories

Deficit Deads
405 2x3

Front squats
185x4
225 3x4

HS Pulldown
4x12 2pps+10

Seated Calve Raise
3x15 160

Plate Shrugs
45 x 50

30 minutes incline walking



blah

[Mitch666]

just a low stress speed/cat type of day

CAT Bench
barx10
135x6
185x3
205x2
225 4x4 roughly 70% so obviously should move fast and all sets did. but first 2 my left arm was flaring much to early for some reason. By the last set it was perfect.

Machine Preacher Curl
3x13 80

Incline Dumbell Bench
2x12 85

Incline Curl
25 x 13,10

Machine fly
170 2x15

superset

Rear Delt Machine
3x20 170

20 minutes elliptical
20 minutes incline walking


Bodyweight 226, new low, lol wut, idk how but I'll take it. First time I got done lifting in under an hour in years, only took 45 minutes, obviously not a whole lot of work though but just an observation I made.


I hope everyone eats some steak and gets belligerently drunk for america this weekend.

[Mitch666]

Lifted with a friend that bodybuilds (and is strong af) and one that's a figure girl. She tried to get us to do her workout. Lol no thanks jeff.

Bench
barx10
135x6
185x3
205x2 was having a hard time setting up on these benches but after 225+ i sort of found the best position
225x1
250x1
275x1
300x3 @9.5 PR i'm definitely in the ball park of my best touch and go benches of 315x2 330x1

Add OG Slanger
320x3 @8
340x3 @9.5 PR das it mane

Spoto Press
2x6 225 last set did long ass pauses had friend call them

HS Row
2pps x 15
2pps+35 x 12
3pps 2x12

Incline Dumbell Bench
90x10
100x10 @9.5 PR

Hammer curl
with fat gripz on (ouch) 40 2x10
no fat grips 50x10

Machine fly
1x20
2x10



My bro drove and had to get going so called it there. Just missed facepulls and cardio. might do cardio later today but idk. Ill make up for it throughout the week one way or another.


I can feel the gainzzz coming

[kmc06005]

Hooray bench!

[Mitch666]

Hooray bench!

thought "inb4 kmc" when I had bench prs. felt strong today though.

[kmc06005]

thought "inb4 kmc" when I had bench prs. felt strong today though.

Lol, I love days like that.

[Mitch666]

Earlier in the day I hit up 40 minutes incline walking and the 4 sets of facepulls I had missed yesterday



Lifted with same 2 friends and killed so much taco bell and pizza after. It was ridiculous. Bodyweight was 227 today but i am so bloated it is retarded.

Decided to get back to lowbar for the first time since my meet really. Definitely felt foreign going from highbar oly shoe to lowbar and flat.

Lowbar squat
barx8
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x2
340x1
365 2x1 second single much better than the first
385x1 @9.5 i mean harder than I'd want it to be but just need to practice form again and get dialed in.

threw on wraps for fun and just hit
405x1 for the hell of it @8.5-9

Highbar Pause Squats
255 2x5
275x5 PR @9.5

Beltless Stiff leg deadlifts in oly shoes
135x8
225x8
350x6 @8.5 PR

Worlds sketchiest GHR
3x8

Leg Extensions OK SO **** LIFTING WITH A BODYBUILDER AND FIGURE GIRL

QUADRUPLE DROPSET

190x20
160x15
130x12
100x15
70x20


hobbled to the ****ing car. i am dreading the DOMS.


Tomorrow I'll hit some cardio and hopefully can force myself to roll/stretch what feels jacked up. Already know my hips are not feelign great first day back lowbar

[Mitch666]

40 minutes MISS on elliptical

Standing Calf Raise
2pps x 12
3pps x 12
3pps+25 x 12
4pps x 12
dropset
3pps x 12
dropset
2pps x 12
dropset
1pps x 12


Ab Wheel
3x16

10 minutes incline walking



So basically caught up on everything I missed except 10 minutes incline walking

[psychodiver9]

Awesome about the olympic deal. Once in a lifetime. But people eat Taco Hell by choice?

[Mitch666]

Awesome about the olympic deal. Once in a lifetime. But people eat Taco Hell by choice?

haha thanks man yea it was amazing. And people always give me **** but I don't apologize for my low class taste in food. lol I love tbell

[FenderElectrics]

yeah I have no problem with taco bell either. I probably only eat it a few times a year but I always love it.

their breakfast stuff is solid too

this is a deja vu post I feel like we've had this exact exchange earlier in this thread lol

[NorthStrong]

poverty restaurants are the best.

[Mitch666]

yeah I have no problem with taco bell either. I probably only eat it a few times a year but I always love it.

their breakfast stuff is solid too

this is a deja vu post I feel like we've had this exact exchange earlier in this thread lol

lol probably have. people hate on the bell often

poverty restaurants are the best.

word.


Today

Feet up bench
barx10
135x6
185x3
205x3
225x1
255x1
275x5 @10 PR das it mane
235x6 @8
235x6 @8

Wide Grip Incline Bench
135x6
185x3
205x2
225x3 @8.5
240x3 @9.5
195x8 @9 PR

Machine Preacher Curl
85 3x12

Lateral Raises
30x12
35x10
35x12

Incline Curl
25 x 12,11

V-bar pushdown
3x15 125

Cable Fly
3x15 30

Rear Delt Machine
3x20 175


going to hit up incline walking later today. had to bail to meetup with some figure girl lol, priorities.


https://instagram.com/p/47f1ONitgF/?taken-by=tag2393 here's the larsen press/feetup bench. Only 4 reps fit, 5th was a grinder though.

[Mitch666]

Friday 7/10

deadlifted with 2 friends so yolo max time

Deadlift
135x5
225x5
315x2
365x1
405x1
455x1
500x1
545x1 moved pretty well, not quite as fast as I'l like but I really feel like I'm pushing my hips through for the 1st time in my life haha.
595x0 **** me lol. missed right above the kneecap. didn't hit my sticking point with enough speed so I Was ****ed. Stiff legged it way too much which is frustrating. I think the beltless stiff legs (in oly shoes) are sort of a catch 22 as I feel I brought up my glutes to the point I can push my hips through as I said I noticed on 545 but I feel a tendency to stiff leg everything too much now....

Deficit Deadlifts
315x3 (no belt)
405x3
455x2 @8
475x2 @9

Front Squats (lol was a **** show after all the deadlifts)
135x5
185x3
225x2
250x1
275x1
275x2 @9.5 lol wat, just called it

Barbell Row (haven't done these in 2 years but friend was so why not)
135x12
185x10
225x8
275 2x5
135x20

Seated Calf Raise
2pps 3x12

Dumbell Shrugs
2x25 120

30 minutes incline walking



Monday 7/13

Bench
barx12
135x5
185x3
205x2
225x1
250x1
275x1
290x1
305x3 @10.5 had a slight brospot on last rep lol, still first 2 moved very well, mostly got out of position because of the **** bench

CAT Bench
245 3x4 realized after heavy bench i've just been doing some spotos and moving on from barbell work, when my bench was moving well I'd hit volume in 70-80% range as speed type work after my heaviest sets.

Spoto Press
2x4 230

HS Row
2pps x 15
3pps 3x12

Incline Dumbell Bench
2x15 75

Rope Hammer Curl
4x15

Facepull
2x15
2x12

Cable Fly
3x15

35 minutes incline walking



Bodyweight 226.4 not bad at all. Goal was to hit 225 while still having alot of fun (lol which I have) by the end of july

[Mitch666]

Tuesday 7/14

Squat
barx8
135x5
225x5
275x3
315 5x3 moved decently but still feel weird in the hole and lowbar is a little awkward, prlly take a few weeks before technique is right

Highbar Pause Squat
3x5 275

Beltless Stiff Leg Deadlift in Oly Shoes
135x6
225x5
315x3
365x5 @8 PR
385x5 @9 PR

Hamstring Curl
2x15

Leg Extension
3x15 150

Dumbell Shrugs
2x26 120

35 minutes incline walking


Today 7/15


2 friends talked me into running hill sprints, at this point I'm out of breath from basically everything so as you can imagine this was pleasant. Hill was huge, did 5 sprints and thought I was dying.

Hip flexors and glutes were toast. Mostly hip flexors they are cramping up and killing me the whole rest of the day.

[Mitch666]

Pretty good day of lifting.

Feet Up Bench
barx10
135x6
185x3
205x3
225x2
245x1
265x1
285x3 @8.5 fairly confident I had 2 more, felt really good
295x2 @9 one in the tank for sure, this is really moving, once I dial technique in on normal bench I think I for sure have more actual strength to display
240 2x6

Wide Grip Incline Bench
135x5
185x3
205x2
230x1
250x3 @10 PR beats my pr from when I did incline with my comp grip which I'm stronger at. So this is good
195x8 @8 realized afterwards I did this last week, meant to move up 5 pounds. Oh well it was easier though.

Machine Preacher Curl
3x15 85

Lateral Raises
3x12 35

Incline Curl
2x12 25

Cable Fly
3x13 33

V-Bar Pushdowns
132 x 15,15,13


Went and chowed down at George Webb's with 2 lifting bros. Going to head back soon to get my 35 minutes of incline walking in.


Oh and on tuesday I had hit a new BW low of 224.4 so I've been a bit looser with my diet since lol. #idontevenlogic

[Mitch666]

Deadlift
135x5
225x5
315x3
365 3x3
385 2x3
405 2x2
455 2x1

Front Squat
135x5
185x3
225x3
250x2
265x2
285x1

GHR
Mini band around neck 3x8

Standing Calf Raise
3x12 3pps

HS Pulldown
1pps x 15
2pps x 12
2pps+25 x 8
3pps+25 x 6
dropset
2pps x 12

35 minutes incline walking


Goal was to get alot of volume in on regular pulls, which for me I did. Focusing on not letting my hips shoot up, I always pull fairly stiff legged but I think the motor pattern from doing actual stiff legs is messing with my regular pulls, I watched my 595 miss and hips def shot up too early compared to videos when I pulled 585+ in the past. Only going to do 2-3 more weeks of stiff legs after squats max.

Also for the third time I've realized volume on fronts does jack ****, not only am I weaker everytime I go back to doing them heavy, but I lose power off the floor pulling and my backsquat never feels as good either.

[Mitch666]

Lol was up til 6:30am saturday night/sunday morning. Still didn't feel quite right today but took extra time on a dynamic warmup and after first few warmup sets felt alright.

Bench
barx12
135x5
185x3
205x2
225x1
250x1
275x1
295x1
305x1
315x1 holy mother of fk, planned on a few singles with this working technique. But i have never moved this so fast in my entire life even when i weighed 235+, so fuk it yolo
335x1 @10.5 Gym PR and all time touch and go pr, weighed 8lbs less too

Cat Bench
3x4 250

Spoto Press
2x5 230

Chest Supported Row
4x12 100 short rest periods

Incline Dumbell Bench
95x10
105x10 99% sure thats a PR

Rope hammer Curl
110.5 2x15 2x12

Facepull
4x15 84

Machine Fly
210 3x15

35 minutes incline walking


Bodyweight 227.5



Feeling fukin strong just need to get technique dialed in. Likely will be the last week of larsen press and incline on 2nd bench day, then transition to 2ct pauses and some wide grips. Hopefully lowbar won't take too long to get used to again, and either this week or next will be the last of the beltless stiff legs so hopefully i get that motor pattern out of my brain fast so I can use the new strength they built on regular pulls

[Laidbackzack]

congrats on Bench PR bro. You are getting strong as fuk. 405 in the next year?

[Mitch666]

congrats on Bench PR bro. You are getting strong as fuk. 405 in the next year?

Thanks man. I highly doubt that tbh unless I perma bulked. I'd say 385 would be the goal in a year.


I definitely am to the point whre gains are much slower than even a year ago but I think things should be on the upswing in the next month or 2 as I'll be getting back to more specific stuff to work technique to be able to utilize the general strength i've been building