Im2manly's Journal of Non-B!tchAzzness

[t8rtot]

Thanks man! Thank god you are following my journal! I seem to have lost all my followers :/_

I still follow as motivation to keep my **** together, I just don't have much input for ya...

[Sparta11]

I still follow as motivation to keep my **** together, I just don't have much input for ya...

^^ This ^^ Tough to give advice or input to somebody that can dead 565...Nice work man.

[im2manly]

(1) BENCH PRESS:
45 x 20
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5
335 x 5

Decreased weight, increased the reps. Probably coulda gotten like 2-3 more, but had no spot. going for 345 x 5 next week.

(2) BENCH PRESS GRIP SEATED BARBELL OHP:
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5

(3) PAUSED CGBP:
135 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5
275 x 5

(4) DEAD ROWS:
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5

took it easy on pulling, have deadlifts tomorrow.

yep it seems to go in spells - i was thinking that too with mine... Andrew seems my only consistent one...

Smashed the deads very jealous - i will never get 500... awesome work...

thanks

That's big boy weight. Can't tell you how happy I am, Corez! WTG.

I still follow as motivation to keep my **** together, I just don't have much input for ya...

^^ This ^^ Tough to give advice or input to somebody that can dead 565...Nice work man.

thanks guys!

[scott_donald]

simple and good session... do you bench in an open bench then???

i get scared and always benched in a power rack...

[THErunCMD]

simple and good session... do you bench in an open bench then???

i get scared and always benched in a power rack...

Yeah, even when a gym has like 4 or 5 benching stations I'll generally use a rack if one is available. Wont trust a spot from some random. That's a beastly bench. What's the most you have hit for 5?

[THErunCMD]

(1) BENCH PRESS:
45 x 20
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5
335 x 5

Decreased weight, increased the reps. Probably coulda gotten like 2-3 more, but had no spot. going for 345 x 5 next week.

That's a beastly bench. What's the most you have hit for 5?

simple and good session... do you bench in an open bench then???

i get scared and always benched in a power rack...

Yeah, even when a gym has like 4 or 5 benching stations I'll generally use a rack if one is available. Wont trust a spot from some random.

Andrew seems my only consistent one...

And he usually has good input too, not just random spouting off

[im2manly]

(1) HIGH BAR SQUAT:
45 x 5
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
345 x 3
385 x 3 +20lbs

I sorta good morning the last rep on 385 because I got out of my groove. IDK if I am ready for 405.

(2) DEADLIFT:
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 3
405 x 8 +5 reps

high reps of peace. Got gassed. I hate high rep lower body work.

(3) LYING LEG CURL:
110 x 6
140 x 6
155 x 6

simple and good session... do you bench in an open bench then???

i get scared and always benched in a power rack...

No power rack benching. I feel like the rack and bench in the power rack aren't good for my proportions.

That's a beastly bench. What's the most you have hit for 5?



Yeah, even when a gym has like 4 or 5 benching stations I'll generally use a rack if one is available. Wont trust a spot from some random.



And he usually has good input too, not just random spouting off

the most I ever benched was 425 x 2. I am pretty sure the most I did for 5 reps was 385.

[scott_donald]

loving the squats... if not ready then repeat today until you are ready... nice and simple...

[im2manly]

(1) BBer STYLE BENCH:
45 x 20
135 x 10
235 x 8
235 x 8
235 x 8

ezpezzy

(2) INCLINE D.B. BENCH:
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10

on to 80 x 3 x 12!

(3) D.B. FLYE:
35 x 12
35 x 12

next week 35 x 2 x 15

(4) BENCH GRIP BB ROWS:
135 x 8
235 x 8
235 x 8
235 x 8

e-z, but a little rough since lower back sore from deadlifts

(5) PLATE LOADED HAMMER GRIP ROW:
135 x 10
225 x 10
225 x 10
225 x 10

(6) CG LAT PULLDOWN (NOT PLATE LOADED)
175 x 8
175 x 8
175 x 8

(7) WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN:
140 x 10
140 x 10
140 x 10

grip was going

(8) WIDE GRIP STRAIGHT ARM PULL DOWN:
40 x 15
40 x 15

^did above in 45 minutes

loving the squats... if not ready then repeat today until you are ready... nice and simple...

simple is the way to go!

[im2manly]

(1) HIGH BAR SQUAT:
45 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 10
225 x 10
225 x 10

(2) RDLs:
225 X 10
225 X 10
225 X 10

Lower back started to burn when walking/standing up, so stopped it here.

[THErunCMD]

yuck, bummer on the back, but probably a good call.

[im2manly]

yuck, bummer on the back, but probably a good call.

yea, feels better now though. It was just like a really warm, spasms like feeling so I just called it. I think going forward I may have to limit how many core intensive exercises I used in high rep leg day (i.e. only 1).

[scott_donald]

must have been all those reps on the squats - must be cardio for you!!!

solid session... is it really RDL or is its SLDL??? is RDL they seem very light for you...

[dopamine72]

Try stretching out your hip flexors in the front. Look up the couch stretch and hit that for at least 2 min on each side 2x a day. It may help a lot, it may even be a cure. The couch stretch is also another good one. A lot of lower back pain comes from tight hip flexors.

Hope all is well bro. Nice numbers in here!

[-Lucifer]

What's going on with your back? Better see a doctor or you'll damage something permanently.

[dopamine72]

Yeah wtf bro please respawn

I'm positive you're sitting down too much throughout the day and have tight hip flexors which is causing your issues.

[im2manly]

(1) BENCH PRESS:
45 x 20
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
335 x 3 (had more)

(2) SOHP:
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 3
225 x 3 (more)

(3) BB ROWS:
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
335 x 3

these felt good, was more vertical than usual so no back issues

(4) PAUSED CGBP:
135 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5

(5) WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWNS:
130 x 5
160 x 5
175 x 5
190 x 5

Overall felt good. No lower back issues. For now on, I will only be doing 1 working set for core intensive exercises like squat, RDLs, deadlifts, etc. Legs and Bis tomorrow.

[THErunCMD]

WB, been lifting on the hiatus or just resting back?

[im2manly]

WB, been lifting on the hiatus or just resting back?

I just didn't have time as of late. Work and the baby have left me with like no time unfortunately, but I should have a more steady schedule for now on.

[scott_donald]

glad things have settled down...

watch the back i niggled mine last week and its been bothering me since...

try what i do 1 heavy set then a couple higher rep drop back sets... gets volume and weight without killing yourself...

[-Lucifer]

I will only be doing 1 working set for core intensive exercises like squat, RDLs, deadlifts, etc.

Just curious why. Being extra cautious about the back?

[im2manly]

(1) DEADLIFTS (DEAD STOP, NO TNG)
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
405 x 3
455 x 3
495 x 3

sorta hard, but no lower back issues!

(2) HIGH BAR SQUAT:
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
335 x 3

Pretty easy!

(3) LOW BAR SQUAT:
225 x 3
275 x 3
315 x 3

(4) FRONT SQUAT:
135 x 3
185 x 3
225 x 3

(5) STRICT BARBELL CURL:
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5

(6) STRICT D.B. CURL:
60 x 5

stopped here because I was really feeling it, and I got more bi's tomorrow anyway.

glad things have settled down...

watch the back i niggled mine last week and its been bothering me since...

try what i do 1 heavy set then a couple higher rep drop back sets... gets volume and weight without killing yourself...

Thanks, the multiple sets at high reps kills my back.

Just curious why. Being extra cautious about the back?

yes sir!

[-Lucifer]

Beastly. Stick to sets of 10 when it comes to isolation movements. Heavy weights will stress your tendons too much.

[scott_donald]

got some good work in there sir... glad the back held up for most of it...

[im2manly]

(1) POWER CLEAN HIGH PULLS:
135 x 5
155 x 3
175 x 3

(2) STRICT WG UP RIGHT ROW:
95 x 8
95 x 8

(3) CGBP:
135 x 10
185 x 18

(4) SEATED INCLINE D.B. LATERAL RAISES:
15 x 15
15 x 15
15 x 10

(5) OH D.B. EXT.
40 x 8 (did this single handed, was too hard on joints)
80 x 8
80 x 8

(6) TRICEP PUSHDOWNS:
100 x 10
120 x 10
120 x 10

(7) BARBELL WG STRICT CURL:
65 x 18

(8) CLOSE GRIP PRE-LOADED CURLS TO THE NOSE:
40 x 8
70 x 10

(9) HIGH CABLE CURLS TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD:
50 x 8
50 x 8

(10) SEATED INCLINE D.B. CURLS TO NOSE
15 X 8
15 X 8

(11) STRICT D.B. HAMMER CURLS:
35 x 8
35 x 4

biceps are destroyed. Rear delts are destroyed and I didn't even target them. Rear delts were so sore that I didn't do any rear delt work like I originally planned. 30 second or less rest periods.

Beastly. Stick to sets of 10 when it comes to isolation movements. Heavy weights will stress your tendons too much.

got some good work in there sir... glad the back held up for most of it...

Thanks guys!

[THErunCMD]

Holy arm day batman! That's a ton of work. Killin those biceps at the end.

[im2manly]

Holy arm day batman! That's a ton of work. Killin those biceps at the end.

Thanks! Trying to find a groove with the higher rep/volume work.

[-Lucifer]

Nice 'aesthetic day'.

[im2manly]

(1) BENCH PRESS:
45 x 20
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
345 x 3

(2) SOHP:
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 3
235 x 3

pretty hard

(3) BB ROWS:
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
345 x 3 + 1 dead row

(4) PAUSED CGBP:
135 x 5
225 x 5
255 x 5

very long pause bgetween reps

(5) WG LAT PULL DOWN:
130 x 5
160 x 5
175 x 5
205 x 5

pretty hard

Nice 'aesthetic day'.

thox brox

[THErunCMD]

pulldowns always end up at the end of my sessions too and I feel weak because of how tired I am. Those are some stupid heavy pulldowns. What's your weight like right now? Those are a good 20lbs heavier than me so would be fun lol