Martin's odyssey to become not as weak.

[HoneyBadger300]

"guys hate him, women love how he smells, Xreq tried 1 strange thing that added hundreds to his total in mere weeks. Click here to find out the weird way you wouldn't think of to get huge! "

Theoretically some of that stuff or the right kool-aid jammer flavor could potentially help the glute.

[xRequiem]

^^this

my hip injury was gone after 4 weeks

[martin_mathers]

Now im really tempted lol. but i never got a diagnosis on what happened to my glute. They werent sure if it was a tear or not. It could be a joint/tendon thing would hgh help too?

[HoneyBadger300]

Now im really tempted lol. but i never got a diagnosis on what happened to my glute. They werent sure if it was a tear or not. It could be a joint/tendon thing would hgh help too?

Have you had an mri?

[martin_mathers]

Have you had an mri?

nope MRI's are ridiculously pricey here and i dont have insurance. I only had an x-ray and doc said everything was fine

[HoneyBadger300]

You can't see soft tissue in an x-ray. And America wanted socialized health care... Doctors not even once.

[xRequiem]

definitely need an MRI. xray really isn't going to help you.

[martin_mathers]

You can't see soft tissue in an x-ray. And America wanted socialized health care... Doctors not even once.

definitely need an MRI. xray really isn't going to help you.

i know X-ray doesn't show soft tissue, but again I'm almost certain its not a soft tissue problem. It would've healed long long time ago if it was soft tissue. i've been dealing with this pain since 2011 and it went away for a long time and it came back in 2013.


Finally weighed myself today for the first time in over a month and I'm knocking on 238lbs. I'm going to clean up my diet again and get back to under 220. Since i'm scaling back the training percentages for both bench and deadlift i see no reason to keep gaining weight, especially I'm still keeping the squats light. I was supposed to work up to 565 on deads tomorrow and 585 in 2 weeks but i don't really see a point in doing that since I'm not prepping for a meet. Plus i already hit a beltless PR like 3 weeks ago so i'm just going to start a new training cycle.
And for my diet i'll go zero carbs on non training days and on training days i'll only eat carbs after training. Pretty similar to what i did last year when i went from 260 to 218.

[martin_mathers]

Deadlift No Belt
135x2x5
225x2x3
315x2x2
405x2
455x6x2
First day of new cycle. Haven't pulled anything above 405 for more than a single since 2012 lol. I've pretty much always trained my deadlifts using singles. Lower back gonna be sore as hell tomorrow.

Bent rows
4x10

GHR
4x12

Ab pulldowns
4x20

Great to go back to beltless deadlifts. i think i like deadlifting without a belt more now. I do pull a lot more with a belt but its more fun without one. Same as last cycle, I'm going to stay beltless for as long as i can.

[izzygrant]

you compete in the CPF anyway so yeah I don't see a problem here

[martin_mathers]

you compete in the CPF anyway so yeah I don't see a problem here

Problem with what? me taking HGH? Money and ignorance on my part are the big problems here..


Close grip Bench
barx20
135x2x12
185x2x10
205x2x10

Pull ups
4x12

Dips
4x20

Side raise
4x12

Facepulls
4x15

Curls
3x15

Starting new bench cycle next week. Focusing on using more reps to add muscle mass this cycle.

[HoneyBadger300]

Good luck on increasing reps, the only thing I hate more than high rep bench is high rep squat.

[martin_mathers]

Good luck on increasing reps, the only thing I hate more than high rep bench is high rep squat.

High rep bench is easy..anything done on a bench is pretty easy lol. I mean you are basically lying down.


Low bar squat
barx10
135x5
225x3
275x2
Felt awkward as fuuck so went back to high bar.

High Bar Squat
225x3
275x2
315x1
335x1
345x3x1 no pain yay.
225x3 paused. Whoops. Glute is still not ready for paused reps.

T-bar rows
4x12

Leg press
4x15

Ab pulldown
3x20

Pretty good squat day which is rare as fuuck nowadays. And i think i dont know how to squat low bar anymore. It felt really weird in the hole. Pretty much HAVE to squat atg now because i dont know how to cut depth with high bar.

[martin_mathers]

Bench
barx10
95x10
135x10
185x5
225x5
245x5x5
245x10 gahh cardio for my triceps

Dips
bw+plate
4x15

DB Bench
4x15

Pullups
4x10

Facepulls
4x15

First day of new cycle for upper body mass gain. already hate it. Have to stick with it for 12 weeks though i hope it'll pay off. I wanna get some strong ass dipping strength too.

[izzygrant]

Ew, 10s.

[HoneyBadger300]

High rep bench is easy..anything done on a bench is pretty easy lol. I mean you are basically lying down.

Touche.

Good job on the 10s, my lungs hurt for you.

[martin_mathers]

Ew, 10s.

ikr

Touche.

Good job on the 10s, my lungs hurt for you.

the day i realized my triceps had zero endurance

[martin_mathers]

Deadlift No Belt
135x10
225x2x3
315x2
405x2
435x1
465x6x2
Waaaaaay better than last week's 455. First 3 sets were great. Slowed down on last 3 sets. Still having a hard time doing more than a single. All my first reps were fast but 2nd reps were slow. Plus I treated every rep like a single i.e. i would stand back up after my first rep and reset which is definitely harder.

Bent rows
4x12

GHR
3x12

Ab pulldown
3x20

[martin_mathers]

Close Grip Bench
barx20
135x10
185x10
205x4x10 all paused

Pullups
bw+45x4x5
bwx10

DB OHP
4x15

Band Pushdown
4x20

Curls
4x15

[martin_mathers]

High Bar Squat
barx2x10
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x2
315x1
335x1
355x2x1
315x2x2 glute hurt a bit at the top but way less than low bar.
Back felt funky today but I'm glad i was still able to add 10lbs more than last week. Going to stay at 355 next week cause i want to make it faster.

T-bar rows
4x10

Leg Press
3x10

Didn't push too hard today cause my lower back was still sore from friday's deadlifts. And I'm pulling on thursday this week.

[martin_mathers]

Wednesday Oct 8

Bench All Paused
barx20
135x10
185x5
225x2x3
255x5x5
255x8
Decided to pause all my reps. My leg drive fires better when i pause. My arms fatigue a lot faster though.

DB Bench
4x15

Pullups
4x8

Side Raise
3x15

Curls
1x20

Pretty good day. Everything moved fast and easy. Didnt push my assistance work cause i didnt wanna be sore today. Going away for thanksgiving on friday so i have to deadlift today.
Also been having a bad cold. Dont think it affected my bench but we'll see tonight.

[Liftamulti]

wtf?

[martin_mathers]

wtf?

?


Deadlift No Belt
135x2x5
225x4
315x2
405x2
445x1
475x6x2
All sets felt easier than last week.

Light High Bar Squat
barx10
135x2x5
225x5x3
Might keep doing this after deads just to practice form.

Bent rows
4x10

GHR
3x10

Had to deadlift with Jeremy Hamilton today. I think he worked up to deficit stiff legs 585x8 or something no belt. Definitely made me feel like a pussy. But after all this time i've gotten used to it. I had a great day though all the sets felt faster than last week. Thanksgiving long weekend coming up and we're going 12 hours up north again. Might try to get in a light bench day up there if i can.

[martin_mathers]

Back from long weekend. Drove for about 6 hours today and the gf drove for another 6. Got zero sleep on friday night cause we were driving up there and slept all day saturday. Still managed to get in a short bench session on saturday night though.

Close grip bench All Paused
barx20
135x15
185x12
215x4x10

Pullups
4x10

DB OHP
3x15

My lower body is feeling completely crap right now after sitting in a car for 12 hours. Hope i can still squat tomorrow.

[martin_mathers]

High Bar Squat
barx10
135x8
225x3
275x2
315x1
335x1
355x3x1
No back off sets today cause glute was tight and hurting a bit. its probably from sitting in a car so much over the weekend. But it felt and looked faster than last week's singles so thats good. its all about winning the small battles nowadays.

T-Bar rows
4x12

Leg Press
4x15
dat pump

Ab Pulldown
3x20

The goal right now is to get back to at least a 405 high bar squat before Christmas. I never used to squat high bar before so technically every week I'm attempting a PR. I've been exclusively training high bar for about 4-5 weeks now but i'm still in the process of learning the movement. For example the bar position on my traps is still very inconsistent. And I'm still playing around with the descent speed. Either way i think I'm capable of a 405 high bar or more before Christmas, since its not something i've never squatted before.

[martin_mathers]

Bench All Paused
barx20
135x10
185x5
225x3
245x1
265x5x5
265x8

Pullups
bw+45x4x5

DB Bench
4x15

Side Raises
2x15

Curls
3x15

Pretty good day. Bench felt crap until the last set. Same amount of reps but easier than last week. Had a lot more in the tank. Lower back kept cramping up cause guys at the gym were doing their last bench day before the meet next weekend so i was running around giving handoffs.

[NorthStrong]

seems like a nice jacked and tan type day. Too bad about that glute still causing problems.




















































































must be a pain in the butt.

[DiscusKid]

Don't put me into the same catergory as them.

hi i'm back

[DiscusKid]

wtf?

holy ****. you are still alive.

[martin_mathers]

seems like a nice jacked and tan type day. Too bad about that glute still causing problems.

must be a pain in the butt.

Just trying to build volume with lower percentages. and about my glute at least i can squat. Not a lot, but im doing it. I couldnt squat or deadlift at all before.

hi i'm back

holy fuuck its been so long. do i have you on ******** or sth? i keep thinking i remember your face but im not sure