From 181 to 220

[xRequiem]

Tired of being skinny and weak. Time to get fat and strong. I'm a little over 5 weeks out from my first meet. The goal was to do a water cut and watch my calorie intake. Now i'm just going to try and hammer 5-600 carbs and 250-300 proteins.

Best lifts are

Squat with sleeves 500x7
Bench press with pause 285x5
Sumo Deadlift 535x6

7/16/15

Squats
475x1
525x3
495x2

GMs
225x5
275x5 PR

Calf raises
4x12
abs
4x12

Significantly reducing volume for the rest of the cycle. Squats were suppose to be 525x5-6. I could have had that but my glute medius is achey. I'll kill 545x3 next week.

[xRequiem]

Theres a strongman contest on Halloween an hour from me. If my friend tags along and the wife is ok i'll probably be doing that.

[xRequiem]

7/17/15

Bench Press
225x5
250x5
275x3

Double Pause Bench
275x2
250x3
225x6

Close Grip Bench
225x6
235x6
245x6

OHP
135x5
155x5
185x1

DB Press
60x12
60x12
60x12

CSR
135x12
150x12
150x12

[xRequiem]

7/18/15

Sumo Deadlifts
555x4
Lats and pecs cramped up 5th. 'Tis a shame as these were basically speed work.

Beltless Sumo Deficit Deadlift
495x1 PR
545x1 PR
585x0
Close

Beltless Conventional Deficit Deadlift
315x3
365x3
405x1
Dead

Beltless Front Squats
225x4
315x4
225x4

BB Rows
225x5
245x5 PR
245x5

Few calves and biceps. Solid day despite moving it up a day. Might drive to the metroflex and use a DL bar next week.

[xRequiem]

7/21/15

Paused Bench
275x1
295x4 PR
310x2 PR
Both at around 9-9.5 RPE.

Slingshot Bench
315x5 PR
Had another 1-2 in me. Big PR.

JM Press
135x6 PR
135x6
135x10 PR

DB Press
70 2x8

Reverse DB Flies
15 2x12

Significantly cut volume. Need to focus on hitting my top lifts and nothing else at this point.

[xRequiem]

worked up to 225x4 on squats and unloaded the bar and left.

[xRequiem]

7/22/15

Round two

Squats
495x1
545x3 PR
EASY

[goosefrabbas]

hi.

[xRequiem]

harro

5/24/15

Close Grip Bench
185x5
225x5
250x5
275x4
was gonna do 275 2x2 but got lazy

Smith Seated OHP
100x5
140x5
175x3
175x3
100x10

DB Press
60x8

CSR
135x10

meh. hate lifting after work

[NorthStrong]

in on 3st page

[xRequiem]

7/26/15

Sumo Deadlifts
515x1
585x3 PR

2" Block Pulls
635x1 PR

CSR
135x8
175x8
175x8

1 arm CSR
55x8
55x8
55x8

some abs and one set of DB rdl

DL so stronkk

[xRequiem]

7/18/15

Comp Bench
275x1
305x2

DB press
lat pulldown
tricep extensions
chest flies

not feeling it today. only had 3 hours of sleep thanks to work

[goosefrabbas]

Not bad, but who was lockout?

[xRequiem]

I have a bad habit of not locking out on reps. I dont think its even a weakness.

7/30/15

Squats
565x1

Nice rep. Had to force myself to go today. Just feeling real lethargic lately and extremely unmotivated.

[xRequiem]

8/2/15

Sumo Deadlift
545x1
615x2 PR

BB Rows
225 4x8

abs
leg curl
lat pulldown
face pulls

Pulls were easy as tit. even over extended the lockout for the lolz

[xRequiem]

first time benching in 8 days. really just not feeling the whole lifting thing right now. considered dropping the meet. so blegh

8/5/15

comp bench
225x5
255x5
275x2
all pretty fast

wide grip
225x5
135x12

db bench press
50 3x15

rolling tricep extension
hammer curl
front db raise
incline db flie

**** i didnt feel like lifting

[xRequiem]

8/9/15

Beltless Sumo Deadlift
495x1
545x1 @ 8

Beltless Low Bar Squats
405x2
455x5 @ 7

leg curl, leg extensions, calf raise circuit 3x20.

in and out. last heavy deadlift day. 13 days out. testing openers on squat and bench friday. probably jut hitting a single @ 8.5 on both.

[Drew50]

13 days out. Testing openers on squat and bench friday.

very nice!

[BabySwole]

Subbed old friend. you've gotten strong as **** lol good stuff

[musclehead09]

Subbed. Long time no see. Well on my behalf. I'm back and ready to stop being a weak ******* with hopes of being as strong as you. Strong log in here.

[xRequiem]

thanks for the support gentlemen

Openers day 6 days out

Squats
500x1
525x1


Bench
275x1
280x1


Going as a 165 if this cut works out. Goal for 2/3 attempts is 1500

[samsont]

Strong! Lotta progress since back in the day.. GL at meet

[Biedec7048]

Your lifts are really impressive, keep it up.

Subd

[xRequiem]

Weighed in at 81 as I gave up on the cut at around 78.5. Openers are 235/130/260

[BabySwole]

Good luck at the meet bro! Really hating on the strong squats lol I gotta catch up.. Deadlifts too.. strong bastard. Keep it up man !

[budreiser2]

subbed. stop making new logs

[showmestate08]

Strong! Lotta progress since back in the day.. GL at meet

This.

[goosefrabbas]

Good luck at the meet bro! Really hating on the strong squats lol I gotta catch up.. Deadlifts too.. strong bastard. Keep it up man !

subbed. stop making new logs

These.

[xRequiem]

Too lazy to make a full write up atm. Anyways I went 4/9 with a 1398 total in raw open 181 with 518- 297 - 584. Missed my first squat due to racking without the command. Second squat I got 2 whites, skipped third. Got opener bench of 286, missed second due to ass coming off so I flat backed my third and got three whites. First pull I destroyed and everyone was telling me to put some weight on the bar. So I went for 628 and it slid out of hand at lock out which is considered dropping the bar so instead of taking a third and dropping it again I just skipped my last attempt. The whole experience was exhausting. i tried cutting weight from 190 to 165 and ended up at 173.5. so i never really rehydrated and was tired the entire meet which lasted 13 hours. the judging was VERY strict. no parallel squats. no hitched dl, not even slightly and legit paused on bench.

great learning experience. none of my lifts were slow, I just didnt want to grind anything out that day because I wasnt really feeling it and not used to having spotters. got videos of my pulls. wife didnt record my squats, she took a ****ing picture lolz

[xRequiem]