5/3/1 go BIG or go HOME!

[mmorton]

nice work man...

hard lol's were had at the chalk slap in the press vid.. i bet that coldplay jam pumps you up! that's about as bad as our gym music..

[liftingson]

Cycle 4. Week 2. Shoulders

SOHP
135x5
155x3
Working Sets
215x3
230x3
245x6 NEW PR!

Bench BBB..sorta
275x10
275x10
275x6
250x10
250x10
315x4
225x14

Dips
x15 = bodyweight
x10 + 25lbs
x10 + 25lbs

Pretty good workout today. I drank a protein shake pre workout..uping the carbs. Here are a few vids.

SOHP..dunno what all was going on with that 1st rep..but last month I hit this for 5...today for 6, I'll take it!


275 x 10. This was my last set with 275..


314x4...Some asked if I needed a spot, I told them no, I was only gonna hit 5 today.. Ive done this weight for so many more reps! I dunno what happened here either, going down on the 4th rep, I was thinking "man this is easy, I'll hit 6" maybe I through myself off.

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[liftingson]

nice work man...

hard lol's were had at the chalk slap in the press vid.. i bet that coldplay jam pumps you up! that's about as bad as our gym music..

lol, yeah man the music is piss poor! When the owner got pandora in the gym, she promised to play hardrock in the afternoons for us...that didnt last long!

also, Ive been showing my vids and how my lifts are sorta going down..old lady doesnt like it, and thinks I should quit the low carb! haha

[cowboybiker]

That 275 looked sweet.
Good to see you got that last one on the 315.
Id love to be up there.
My max is only 225x2

[liftingson]

That 275 looked sweet.
Good to see you got that last one on the 315.
Id love to be up there.
My max is only 225x2

thanks, yeah 275 was smooth! 315 felt smooth, but damn.. what was worse was the guy who I blew off his spot, just sat and watched me struggle

stick with SS, it will get u there.

[liftingson]

Cycle 4. Week 2. Deadlifts

Deadlifts
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1
Working Sets
390x3
415x3
440x6 New PR from last month!

Squat
135x5
225x5
315x5
315x5
315x5
315x5
315x5

Wide grip pulldowns/Fat grip
200x6
200x6
close grip pulldowns
200x6
200x8

Chest press machine shrugs
in front.
6 plates x 15
8 plates x 12
10 plates x 12
12 plates x 12
Behind back
10 plates x 10
10 x 10
8 x 12
6 x 20
4 x 25

Hammer strength Preacher curls
90lbs x 10
90x10
90x10

BB Curls
95lbsx10
95x10
95x8

I super set the curls and shurgs to speed up the workout at the end. Dunno why I opted not to do 5x10 on squats...just following form from this week of just doing sets of 5. Deads and squats felt good, especially since this was a morning workout. Also, no pre-workout buzz this morning! Guy I train with gave me some of his ammonia caps...my plan was to huff one on my last set of deads. When someone came over to watch me lift I didnt want to look like a crackhead huffing something...so I never got to use it

heres my deadlift vid..needed 5 to tie last months reps, got 6! accoring to the rep calculator my 1RM should be somewhere around 540..

[NC_Tarheel]

Interdasting bench form

[Bum-Life]

you have a strange mid deadlift knee bend / lean back thing going on....

but other then that, solid lifting going on in here, even with your crazy weight loss / low carb horsesh!t

[liftingson]

Interdasting bench form

haha good fail on that 4th rep.

should have worn my daisy dukes for the money shot.

[liftingson]

you have a strange mid deadlift knee bend / lean back thing going on....

but other then that, solid lifting going on in here, even with your crazy weight loss / low carb horsesh!t

I dunno, always felt right forcing my hips forward..since Ive started watching my lift, I need to keep my ass down more

[DABIGNASTY86]

I dunno, always felt right forcing my hips forward..since Ive started watching my lift, I need to keep my ass down more

you're a beast!!

edit, you look like the big show :-p

[liftingson]

you're a beast!!

edit, you look like the big show :-p

haha thanks...yeah I wish I was 6'6.

[NC_Tarheel]

haha thanks...yeah I wish I was 6'6.

Me too...


oh wait....

[Filmbuff81]

Nice job mang.

Your lifts make me feel like this



and this

[liftingson]

Nice job mang.

Your lifts make me feel like this



and this

this baby pic had me laughing!

[Filmbuff81]

I am constantly looking for babies and weights and send them to my wife to show her what our child will be doing haha.

Edit:

When we eventually have one. Not yet haba.

[liftingson]

I am constantly looking for babies and weights and send them to my wife to show her what our child will be doing haha.

Edit:

When we eventually have one. Not yet haba.

haha it'll happen. My little girl loves to exercise..she does pushups, situps and of course curls!

[liftingson]

Cycle 4. Week 3. Bench

Bench
135x10
225x6
225x5
275x3x3
Working Sets
300x5
340x3
380x1 x1

OHP
165x10
205x5
205x5
205x5
185x5
185x5

Dips
x10
x10
x10
x10
x10
x12

Incline BB
225x3
245x3
245x3
245x3

DB Overhead Ext.
100x10
100x8
100x8

Well, it wasnt a great workout...it was just decent. Last set on bench I needed 3 for a PR..1 was it today! After about 2 mins I hit it for 1 more rep. I think the problem this cycle has been that I skipped the deload week..I skipped it to fit in another cycle before vacation and I feel like some of its being half assed. I dropped the BBB sets of 10 for sets of 5..ehh. Deload will be next week, only workout I'll be getting in is a lot of walking and pushups.
Gonna stick with the x5 for BBB the rest of the week.
Tomorrow is squats, gonna pull deads heavy..then Im going to do rack pulls. Since my gym doesnt have a rack...Im gonna do these on the smith machine while standing on steps. I knew that smith machine would come in handy one day

[liftingson]

Cycle 4. week 3. Squats/deads

Squats
135x5
225x3
315x2
Working Sets
325x5
370x3
415x4 New Rep PR!


Deadlifts
315x5
365x5
365x5
365x5
365x5
365x5

Smith Machine Rack Pulls

360x3
450x1
450x1
470x1

Hanging Leg Raises
x12
x12
x15

Also did a super set on front squats and good mornings...only did 2 sets 10 with 135.

Pretty good workout today! Felt strong, solid haha! I noticed today I bump my left arm on the squat rack when I go down. doing the reps, they felt parallel. But after watching the video I believe I could have gone down an inch more. Deadlifting, I narrowed my stance alittle, and this seemed to help with the pull. Rack pulls in the smith, I kinnda felt like a ****, alot of people were staring because I was standing on two cardio steps stacked together.
All in all, not too bad on a low carb day

Last month I did three reps, today I got four!!

[liftingson]

My ass cheeks and lower back are fried today!

still down 12 lbs on this diet.

[NC_Tarheel]

You wrappin' brah???

Nice work!!!

[liftingson]

You wrappin' brah???

Nice work!!!

yeah I did. I've always had a problem with my left knee..wrappnin makes them feel hhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnngggggggg.

[liftingson]

abs/cardio..beach bummin

pull-ups
x4
x5
x5
x5
x5
x5
x3
x3
Thats a 35 total! Math is strong with me

Hanging knee raises
x15
x15
x12
x10

BB curls
95x10
115x6
135x3
135x3
135x2

Decline Situps
x15
x15
x15

Hammer Curls
45s x 6
55s x 5
60s x 4
55s x 5
55s x 5
40s x 8

ab machine crunches
90lbsx15
x15
x10

burnout on preacher curls

Hit up some foam rolling today...OOHHHH YEahhhh!!!

[Bum-Life]

your bald to beard ratio is much more impressive then mine... and your squat is bigger too...

I need to take my beard more seriously if I want to keep up with your squat numbers.

& nice lifting as always.

[pratherian]

Mirin
Srs
Excellent log Sir!

[liftingson]

Haha. I'm thinking about just letting in groooowwww

[MatTheCur]

Haha. I'm thinking about just letting in groooowwww

I'm not allowed to let mine grow. And I'm ok with that!

[bmontgomery87]

I wish I could grow a good one, to see my lifts increase.

I've got the bald look going on now. Just need facial hair

[liftingson]

I'm not allowed to let mine grow. And I'm ok with that!

As I am starting next month unemployed...no one can tell me what to do

[MatTheCur]

I wish I could grow a good one, to see my lifts increase.

I've got the bald look going on now. Just need facial hair

I used to do bald every year ... but I'm enjoying my look right now. Kinda fauxhawk with shorter than normal sides... Ees nice!

As I am starting next month unemployed...no one can tell me what to do

Hah! It's not work, tbh. I've grown one already at work (got to be around 4" long, maybe longer), and nobody had a problem with it. The woman I'm seeing now, though, has made it quite clear that I would not see her for the duration of my beard growing stint.

Not. Gonna. Happen. lol