Time and Consistency Under the Bar: One Straight Year of 5/3/1

[BluesPreacher]

Hi Dave! I'm Andy (BluesPreacher).

I just joined a few days ago. Shane and other guys have been really nice, sending stuff to help me get started.

Anyway, I watched your vid--yea, great presses, and great on the last two reps!

[mirroroferised]

Lol, Dave you stole my wheels pic from my bodyspace!!

I took a leg pic once and soneone in the misc made it into a thread by photochopping them onto a sumo wrestler in an adult nappy.


So my wheel pics ended that day.

I know we always think our wheelz aint changing. But this is why a before pic is paramount.

lol I'll throw a pic up soon enough. Definite progress made in legs but still tiny little things.

Hi Dave! I'm Andy (BluesPreacher).

I just joined a few days ago. Shane and other guys have been really nice, sending stuff to help me get started.

Anyway, I watched your vid--yea, great presses, and great on the last two reps!

Hey Andy, welcome aboard. There's a wealth of great support around here. Hope you stick around

[BluesPreacher]

Hey Andy, welcome aboard. There's a wealth of great support around here. Hope you stick around

I plan on it. Thanks!

[mirroroferised]

Had a pretty much nothing, blah type workout today. Not even remotely worried about it. I'm off nights now, slept for about 4 hours this morning and I'm pretty much a zombie right now. Thought about putting it off a day but with all the stuff planned for this weekend and going away for a couple of days on Monday, it was now or never. So hit up deads, some pause squat work and that was pretty much it. Today will be an extremely low cal day for me. Try and keep my protein level up with a shake or two but I can't see myself being awake much past 9pm tonight.

531
Cycle 1 l Week 2

Warm-Up

KB Swings
KB Goblet Squats
BB Complex - Rows, Cleans, Front Squats. Press

Pause Squats

5 x 95 - Front squats
5 x 115 - Fronts
5 x 135 - Back
5 x 155 - Back
5 x 185 - Back

No energy and left it there.

Deads

5 × 135 [45]
5 × 165 [45,10,5]
3 × 200 [45,25,5,2.5]
3 × 230 [45,45,2.5]
3 × 265 [45,45,10,5,5]
3+ × 300 [45,45,35,2.5] - Got 6

Pretty much all I could muster today. Might have got a couple more but they would've been ugly and poor form so left it there. No vid. Nothing to see here today lol No accessories today.

Gonna go spend some time floating around my pool with the kids and get a good walk in with them later.

Buckled to the peer pressure:



Nothing better for my self esteem than to follow up John's pic with my own

[Marius_Ursus]

Got another one in. That's good. A little bit every scheduled day will pay off bigger than sporadic giant sessions.

[MooseTequila]

Nice Gams!!!

4 hrs sleep no bueno unless ya got a siesta planned... way to hit it with no rest.

My cals will be just over 1,100 today w/ 160 g protein... I will share in your misery

[Jtbny]

No shame in those wheels Dave!

[viccles007]

Nicee quad muscles there Dave!! Reward from lots of hard work and dedication.

[shaneinga]

Nice pause squats, 185 paused is some good weight to pause with. I am sure those are going to help in the future. As others have said, nothing to be ashamed of on those legs, you have muscle there that is for sure.

Enjoy the pool time.

[doughnutgut]

All I got for that wheel progress.





Spiffing progress on them wheels mate. Double my size and tripple definition. srs.

[raynerd]

That didnt look much different than my workout yesterday Dave, so I will just say...amazing work
Awesome you got that much work in after nights. Wheels are looking great! Lots of muscle popping!

[mirroroferised]

Got another one in. That's good. A little bit every scheduled day will pay off bigger than sporadic giant sessions.

I'm glad I did too in hindsight. Got a bike ride in with my daughter and a walk. I'm calling it a successful day. Not quite what I'd planned for this session this week but the main work got done so that's good enough.

Nice Gams!!!

4 hrs sleep no bueno unless ya got a siesta planned... way to hit it with no rest.

My cals will be just over 1,100 today w/ 160 g protein... I will share in your misery

ha I wish I was eating more. Will make up tomorrow a bit. When I'm this tired it's a chore to put anything in at all. I was right there with you at around 1500 max today.

No shame in those wheels Dave!

Yeah I know good progress has honestly been made. Still think they're tiny though

Nicee quad muscles there Dave!! Reward from lots of hard work and dedication.

Thanks Vic. Lots of squats

Nice pause squats, 185 paused is some good weight to pause with. I am sure those are going to help in the future. As others have said, nothing to be ashamed of on those legs, you have muscle there that is for sure.

Enjoy the pool time.

Thanks Shane. Those were the sortest of my pauses. Just a 2 count and a fairly quick one at that lol

Pool time was awesome.

All I got for that wheel progress.





Spiffing progress on them wheels mate. Double my size and tripple definition. srs.

Thanks man. You'll be right along with me before you know it with all that squatting you have lined up.

That didnt look much different than my workout yesterday Dave, so I will just say...amazing work
Awesome you got that much work in after nights. Wheels are looking great! Lots of muscle popping!

Was ready to go back into the gym after reading your day srs lol Glad I didn't. Got bench tomorrow so I'll make up for it then

[DocJekyll]

Wheels look strong man.

[Flounderbout]

+1 on the wheels shot dave - looking great. I can't remember seeing a wheels shot in here before, so can't say what progress you have made, but those are quads for anyone to be proud of for sure. Nice work!

[Plateauplower]

wheels looking great, got the hardwork done anyway in that session. I would love to have a pool to float around in after a workout. If I had a home gym and a pool I might not ever need to leave my yard .

[mirroroferised]

My usual plan of early to bed and getting back on track fell apart last night around midnight. Woke up starving which wasn't a shock considering I had hardly eaten all day. So got up and tied a feed bag on. I was like a kid in a candy store. Cereal, a few chips and ice cream. I don't even care Slept fairly well after that too. Back on track today.

My day today is a hectic one. Coffee, bench workout, float around in the pool, kids home early (last day of school), moar pool, maybe some lunch, bike ride with the kids, taking the kids to McD's to celebrate the start of their summer break, ball hockey, hockey draft/baseball game on the tube, sleep.

Wheels look strong man.

Thanks Doc

+1 on the wheels shot dave - looking great. I can't remember seeing a wheels shot in here before, so can't say what progress you have made, but those are quads for anyone to be proud of for sure. Nice work!

First one I've ever posted. The rest I've ever taken are long gone and never once made it online. So basically previous pictures looked just like that only smaller SM2SM has helped a ton!

wheels looking great, got the hardwork done anyway in that session. I would love to have a pool to float around in after a workout. If I had a home gym and a pool I might not ever need to leave my yard .

Yesterday was my first official float around after a workout day and I loved it. But I was lying there and all I could think of was this pool needs to be bigger. This will end up costing me a fortune in a year or two I know it

[raynerd]

Sounds like a gruelling schedule today Dave...don't hurt yourself floating

I have one more squat and calf session today and off to the lake once the rats finish up their last day at ecole! I will not lie, I am looking forward to no gym for a couple days.

Big benching today after midnight feed!!

[RT1957]

dang....I'm really getting tired of everyone having legs but me....umphhh....Great work Dave....nice pics

[Flounderbout]

First one I've ever posted.

See, I remember everything... I'm like the NSA...

[mirroroferised]

531
Cycle 1 l Week 2
Weight:180.2

Warm-Up

KB Swings l KB Goblets l Stretching

Bench

5 × 75 [10,5]
5 × 90 [10,5,5,2.5]
3 × 110 [25,5,2.5]
3 × 125 [35,5]
3 × 145 [45,5]
3+ × 160 [45,10,2.5] - 9 looks like 10 in the vid but didn't count rep 2 as it wasn't to my chest
3? × 185 [45,25] - 2 fail on 3 vid of shame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax0A4Qf81sc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9coDLrsS3M


Superset

CGBP

10 x 115
10 x 115
10 x 115
10 x 115
10 x 115

Goblet Squats

10 x 50 lb kb
10 x 50 lb kb
10 x 50 lb kb
10 x 55 lb db
10 x 65 lb db

Huge quad pump with these. Legs shaking by the end.

Superset

DB Incline Press

10 x 40's
10 x 45's
10 x 45's

DB Flyes

10 x 25's
10 x 25's
10 x 25's

Finished it all off with a few chinups all different grips. I still can't do more than a 2 or 3 at a go. Did as many bw as I could per set and used my bench to add some reps in.


Overall a good session. Didn't get that 3rd rep at 185 that I wanted but once again the plus set zapped me I'm sure. Definitely reaping the benefits of that midnight carb load today Protein ftw today

[BluesPreacher]

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Overall a good session. Didn't get that 3rd rep at 185 that I wanted but once again the plus set zapped me I'm sure. Definitely reaping the benefits of that midnight carb load today Protein ftw today

Dude! Great work! Killed it!

[shaneinga]

Big session today Dave. I see the safeties got a workout today. At least you left everything you had at bar man, and how are going to know if the safeties actually work if you don't put them to the test every now and then.

I am going to have to start doing some high rep goblets or hack squats to catch up with you and your legs man. Squatting alone isn't going to do it.

Great work as always!

[viccles007]

Killed those benches Dave! Too awesome!

[MooseTequila]

Killer Sesh Dave, so much volume AND KB's and Goblets thrown in... hellofaday!

[mirroroferised]

Lower cal day. Protz lower than I wanted but appetite just not there today. Not sure what's going on. Usually not a chore for me to eat.

Todays cals:


Had some of this which was awesome:
Chicken and feta sausauge, cheese stuffed sausage with sauteed veggies and a baked potato with butter.

Dude! Great work! Killed it!

Thanks Andy, was really happy with that session.

Big session today Dave. I see the safeties got a workout today. At least you left everything you had at bar man, and how are going to know if the safeties actually work if you don't put them to the test every now and then.

I am going to have to start doing some high rep goblets or hack squats to catch up with you and your legs man. Squatting alone isn't going to do it.

Great work as always!

Ha, yeah they usually do when I push it on bench Had to try. Goblets are awesome. My legs are absolutely fried right now.

Killed those benches Dave! Too awesome!

Thanks Vic.

Killer Sesh Dave, so much volume AND KB's and Goblets thrown in... hellofaday!

It was a good one. Rest day tomorrow with hopefully some biking with the kids if the weather allows. Supposed to rain though.

Squats on Sunday.

[RT1957]

Nice BP day Dave....I say it was 10....if you didn't touch your chest on rep 2 you didn't miss it by more than a inch....keep it up...nice food porn

[raynerd]

Huge work today Dave! No doubt the plus set fried you for the 185. Kick azz work on the goblets, such a great exercise. So much work in there, midnight chow for the win!!

[Sen8or]

You seem to have a lot of movement through your hips and legs when benching, like your not quite tight enough through your whole body, might help with the 185 next time

[viccles007]

That food looks YUMMY!

[Caractacus]

That's a really solid looking 3+ day on bench.

Food looked pretty good too