Journey to Perfection

[iron619]

Hey man, can you recommend me a solid link you can share regarding the Cube training program? I've heard about this, but never looked into it.

Nice work on the snatch grip deadlifts. This is another exercise I have never tried. Do you feel your lower back significantly more on this deadlift variation?

Damn @ 20 reps on DB incline bench--that just sounds painful/awful!

[TheBeastTyler]

7/13
Weak Point Training

Overhead Press 10 3x8
Adductor 200 3x12
Abductor 212.5 3x12
Calf Raise 370 3x20
EZ Bar Curl 80 3x8
Wrist Curl 65 3x6
Weighted Sit-Ups 15 3x15

[qstick99]

Getting in some nice work, keep at it!

[TheBeastTyler]

Getting in some nice work, keep at it!

Thanks man!

[TheBeastTyler]

7/14
Deadlift Rep Day

Deficit Deadlift 275x8
4 inch block pull 365 2x3
Olympic Squat 150 3x8
Glute Ham Raise 70 4x10
One-handed Chins (assisted 40 pounds) 2x12


7/17
Heavy Squat Day

Squat 250 5x2
Good Mornings 115 3x8
Leg Press 365 3x20
Front Squat 175 3x3
Band Leg Curl 2x50
Back Raisex50

[TheBeastTyler]

7/19
Explosive Bench Day

Floor Press 145 8x3, 185x3 (non-explosive, just wanted to try a heavier weight)
Incline Dumbbell Press 90 3x15
Band Pushdown 100
Band Flyes 3x15
Standing Dumbbell Press 80 3x10
Weighted Sit Ups 10 3x15

Actually felt good today. Was able to sleep in the past couple of days since I worked later yesterday and don't work today until a little later. First time doing floor press; I thought it'd be a lot harder than it actually was.

[iron619]

Is your explosive bench day synonymous as the Westside dynamic effort (DE) day? If yes, doing them with floor press is pretty unconventional. Floor press is a great supplemental exercise though--one of my favorites, too.

[TheBeastTyler]

Is your explosive bench day synonymous as the Westside dynamic effort (DE) day? If yes, doing them with floor press is pretty unconventional. Floor press is a great supplemental exercise though--one of my favorites, too.

It's part of The Cube, and the floor press is supposed to be the main exercise for the explosive bench day.

[TheBeastTyler]

7/19
Weak Point Training

Lateral Raise 25 3x12
Adductor 212.5 3x10
Abductor 225 3x10
Leg Press 385 3x15
EZ Bar Curl 80 3x10
Wrist Curl 65 3x8


7/20
Explosive Deadlifts

Deadlift 260 8x3
4 inch block pull 220 3x12
Squat 205 3x8
Shrugs 225 3x12
Rows 135 3x12

[TheBeastTyler]

Hey man, can you recommend me a solid link you can share regarding the Cube training program? I've heard about this, but never looked into it.

Nice work on the snatch grip deadlifts. This is another exercise I have never tried. Do you feel your lower back significantly more on this deadlift variation?

Damn @ 20 reps on DB incline bench--that just sounds painful/awful!

somehow I missed this post from like two weeks ago lol. Try this link:
http://storage.skynet-solutions.net/...ube_method.pdf


7/23
Squat Rep-Day

Squat 210x8
Good Mornings 115 3x8
Seated Leg Curl 112.5 3x12
Ab Machine 150 2x30
Squat 135x50 (reracked twice. Not supposed to, but my lower back was hurting from earlier, and its safety more important than completing a part of the program in the optimal way)


7/25
Heavy Bench Day

Floor Press 210 5x2
Bench 165 2x15, 245, 250
Lat PD 125 3x12
Band Pressdowns 4x25
Overhead Press 105x5, 115x3, 130x2
Bench Endurance challenge: 32 minutes

Not sure why I did the bench endurance challenge on my heavy day, but I guess it was just for funsies after my workout. It's something we did at my high school because they have a weird thing for endurance. Here's what it looks like
45x20
50x19
55x18
60x17
65x16...
You get the picture. Then it goes all the way to 140x1, and then back down to 45x20.

[TheBeastTyler]

7/28
Heavy Deadlift Day

Deadlift 375 3x2, 405, 425, 450 (not a PR, but first time doing a 3x bw pull)
Snatch Grip Deadlift 285 2x6
BB Row 140 3x10
Shrugs 230 3x10
Floor Press for no reason 165 3x5
Tire Flips across the room and back x3

[iron619]

somehow I missed this post from like two weeks ago lol. Try this link:
http://storage.skynet-solutions.net/...ube_method.pdf

No worries dude, and thanks. I was able to get a copy of the Cube e-book, though I haven't read it yet.

Holy crap 50 reps with 135 lbs! I haven't never even seen this done in a set, nor attempted this before.

Deadlift 375 3x2, 405, 425, 450 (not a PR, but first time doing a 4x bw pull)

How much do you weigh? Cuz if you weight 150 lbs, then 450 would be 3x your body weight, which is still extremely impressive.

[TheBeastTyler]

No worries dude, and thanks. I was able to get a copy of the Cube e-book, though I haven't read it yet.

Holy crap 50 reps with 135 lbs! I haven't never even seen this done in a set, nor attempted this before.


How much do you weigh? Cuz if you weight 150 lbs, then 450 would be 3x your body weight, which is still extremely impressive.

Yeah, 150 pounds; typos just suck lol.
And there was a lot of waiting around during those 50 reps; it wasn't all in one go.

[fittofattofit]

Great strength on the pulls ... seriously mirin' 3 x BW deadlift. It didn't look like you'd been building up towards a few big efforts

[TheBeastTyler]

Great strength on the pulls ... seriously mirin' 3 x BW deadlift. It didn't look like you'd been building up towards a few big efforts

Yeah, I figured I'd try for a PR that day, so after my scheduled sets, I decided to try it.

[TheBeastTyler]

Been forgetting to post here for a while lol

7/31
Explosive Squat Day

Squat 200 6x2
Chain Squat 250x2
Deep Squats 165 5x5
Leg Press 275 3x10
GHR 70 3x12


8/1
Rep Bench Day

Bench 205x6
Incline Bench 150x6
Incline Dumbbell Bench 90 2x20
Overhead Press 85 3x12
Floor Press 125x15
Band Flyes 3x15


8/3
Overhead Press 95 3x8
EZ Bar Curl 80x8, 80x9, 80x11
Wrist Curl 75 3x6
Clean 135 3x3
Leg Press 315 3x12
Weighted Sit Ups 15 3x15


8/4
Rep Deadlift Day

Deficit Deadlift 305x6
Block Pull 395 2x3
Deep Squats 165 3x8
GHR 90 4x10
One-handed chins (assisted 40 pounds) 2x12

[TheBeastTyler]

8/6
Explosive Squat Day

Squat 255 3x2, 275x3
Good Mornings 130 3x10
Leg Press 285 3x20
Front Squat 195 5x2, 215x3
GHR 77.5 3x10
Leg Band Curlx50
Plyo Box Jumps 3x12

Leg day actually felt good today for the first time in forever. I might have even had an extra rep in me for that 275. Wouldn't have been a terribly clean rep, but I'm sure I could have, and probably should have, gone for it.

[Andalite]

good work, buddy!

[TheBeastTyler]

good work, buddy!

Thanks, man!

8/7
Explosive Bench Day

Floor Press 165 6x2, 185x2
Incline Dumbbell Bench 90 3x15
Band Pulldown x 100
Standing Dumbbell Press 80 3x10
Band Flyes 3x15

And then yesterday I did some stuff in my room that I didn't log for my weak point training day.

[TheBeastTyler]

8/11
Explosive Deadlift Day

Deadlift 290 6x2
4in Block Pull 225 3x12
Squat 205 3x8
Shrugs 235 3x8
Rows 140 3x10

I'm not really a fan of this day. I'm sure it's effective, but it's tough.

[TheBeastTyler]

8/13

Squat Reps Day

Squat 245x6
Good Morning 125 3x8
Leg Press 315 3x10
Squats 135x50 (stopped four times. Last time doing these AFTER Good Mornings)
Ab Machine 200 3x15

Going on education leave after this week, and there's obviously going to be a gym in college, so I'll definitely be seeing some gains when I have a break from that manual labor job.

[TheBeastTyler]

8/15
Heavy Bench Day

Floor Press 220 3x2
Bench 185 2x10, 235, 255 fail
Overhead Press 105x5, 115x3, 130
Lat Pulldown 125 3x12
Band Pressdown 4x25

I'm sure I still have the strength to do 255, but there was a bit of volume before that for me. I feel like my strength starts to deplete too quickly.

8/17
Rotator Cuff Exercise 10 3x8
Calf Raise 385 3x15
Clean 145 3x3
EZ Bar Curl 85 2x8, 85x10
Wrist Curl 70 3x6
Abductor 237.5 3x10
Adductor 212.5 3x10

8/18
Heavy Deadlift Day

Deadlift 405, 415, 430
Snatch-Grip Deadlift 225 2x8
BB Row 135 3x8
Shrugs 235 3x8
One-handed chin ups (assisted 40 pounds) 3x8
Ab Machine 212.5 3x15

Wanted to try to really get the form down for the snatch-grip deadlift since I haven't been too great at that, so I lowered the weight a lot.

[TheBeastTyler]

Hey guys, I'm back! Just moved into university, so I haven't been able to log my progress, (also got set back a few days due to all the orientation events)

8/21
Explosive Squat Day

Squat 215 5x2
Chained Squat 235x2
Deep Squat 175 5x5
Leg Press 335 3x12
Glute Ham Raise 77.5 3x10

8/25
Rep Bench Day

Bench 225x2
Incline Bench 160x2
Incline Dumbbell Bench 90 2x20
Close-Grip Bench Press 135 2x12
Overhead Press 90 3x12
Clap Push Ups 3x12

8/26
Rep Deadlift Day

Deficit Deadlift 325x2
Block Pull 375 2x3
Squat 210 3x8
Barbell Row 145 3x8
Chin Ups 3x15

University gym is missing some items that I'm supposed to be using, so I'll have to improvise. I'll probably a couple resistance bands soon to bring with me to the gym.

[iron619]

So, what's going on in here?

[TheBeastTyler]

I know I haven't posted in here for a long time. I won't go into detail, but there's been A LOT of problems with loved ones the past month and a half. On an almost daily basis, someone very close to me has either been harming themselves, threatening suicide, having to go to the hospital, getting possessed and taken over by demons (if you believe in that kind of stuff), or just having mental breakdowns. -I'M- fine, these are just problems with people extremely dear to me that I feel like I have to deal with. As a result, my workouts, sleep, recovery, and all around health have been extremely affected in a negative way. I haven't really cared for logging my workouts here, but I'll start doing that again probably. I'll post yesterday's workout.

10/13
Explosive Upper Body Day

Bench 165 3x5
Incline Dumbbell Bench 90 3x12
Barbell Row 105 3x8
One-handed Chins (40 pounds assisted) 3x6
Close-Grip Bench Press 115 3x10

[TheBeastTyler]

10/15
Squat 215 3x5
Deadlift 365x4, 375 2x3
Front Squat 155 3x6
Good Mornings 120 3x8
Hanging Leg Raises 3x15

10/17
Barbell Row 135 3x6
Chins 3x12
Bench 185 3x8
Incline Dumbbell Bench 130 3x8
Hammer 45 3x8

10/21
Clean 145x3, 155x2, 160
Squat 225 2x8
Front Squat 160 3x8
Good Morning 135 3x6
Lunges 105 2x6

[TheBeastTyler]

10/24

Bench 215x5, 225x3, 245
Overhead Press 95 3x10
Barbell Row 125 3x6
Incline Dumbbell Bench 140 3x6
Hammer Curls 45 3x6

[TheBeastTyler]

10/27
Birthday workout, so it wasn't as long as it should have been

Lower Body/Explosion

Squat 175 3x5
Front Squat 155 3x5
Deadlift 285 3x5
Good Mornings 125 3x8


10/28
Just a lot of random bodyweight stuff and lifting heavy objects in nature that I didn't really log, whoops. Upper body though

11/1
Lower Body/Heavy

Squat 245x5, 265x3, 285x3
Front Squat 175 3x5
Power Clean 135x5, 155x3, 165
Glute-Ham Raise 97.5 3x8
Calf Raise 380 3x15
Abductor 187.5 3x20
Adductor 175 3x20

11/2
Upper Body/Reps

Bench 175 3x12
Overhead Press 105 3x6
Floor Press 190 3x5
Barbell Row 120 3x10
Chin Ups 2x15
Hammer Curls 45 2x8

[TheBeastTyler]

11/5
Smolov begins!

Squat 220 6x6
Bench 175 6x6
Abductor 187.5 3x12
Adductor 175 3x12

11/7
Squat 230 7x5
Bench 185 7x5

11/10
Squat 245 8x4
Bench 200 8x4
Hammer Curls 40 3x8


Decided to run Smolov Jr. I know it's not recommended to run bench and squat at the same time, but I decided I'd try it out, and if it's too much, I'll just focus on squat.

[TheBeastTyler]

11/11
Squat 260 9x3, 260x4
Bench 210 9x3, 210x8
Incline Dumbbell Press 140 3x6
Chins 2x15

Hm, looks like my bench is a bit higher than I thought...not sure you're supposed to be able to pull out 8 reps on your 10th set during smolov :P It is only week one though.