Fate of the Norns

**OdinPowered** · 03-06-2013, 08:38 AM

Journey to achieve viking strength. Tomorrow will be an intensity day.

**Torrtrefireto** · 03-06-2013, 09:41 AM

With a title like that, your log better be awesome

That is all.

**arian11** · 03-07-2013, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Torrtrefireto

With a title like that, your log better be awesome

That is all.

Fun fact I learned about Odin today, he was a weak ass *******. You learn something new everyday lo.

**OdinPowered** · 03-07-2013, 02:20 PM

Intensity Day

Squat 375x1

Conventional DL 375x5 PR

Bench 235x3 HOMOSECKS PR

BW 181

Pretty crumby day in all. My sacrum?(area between hip and hamstring) is ****ing killing me. Hurt it at work last night but it felt better today so I tested it, should have quit at warmups but I'm young. Possibly the hardest set of DLs i've ever done. Walked away from the bar at rep 3 and almost gave up then I just threw my mp3 player down and grinded out two more nasty reps. And to make things worse I got a spot for bench and he touched the bar on every single ****ing rep.

Odin I have disappoint...

**Filmbuff81** · 03-07-2013, 02:51 PM

did that 375 feel like a true 1RM? or just not interested in reps today because of your pain?

**OdinPowered** · 03-07-2013, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Filmbuff81

did that 375 feel like a true 1RM? or just not interested in reps today because of your pain?

It was difficult but not a true 1RM. Could have got another rep but didnt want to risk it. Hell walking is difficult now..

Going to be comparing tonage output and other variables between TM and Bill Starr Intermediate. I hate to change programs but my new job is going to be difficult to do this volume..

**Filmbuff81** · 03-07-2013, 03:54 PM

they are very similar if I recall, but 5x5 is always going to leave you feeling cooked.

but with all the work hours you would be better off doing something that'll let you get out of the gym quicker.

could always try the advanced 5x5, but then again still a ton of volume, but you don't have to hit weekly PR's.

**OdinPowered** · 03-07-2013, 06:07 PM

I think the 5x5 squats and 3x5 dls would murder me. For me volume is worse than intensity.

Was considering finally learning low bar since I'm going to do a deload. Most people claim when they learn to squat low bar their squat gets even stronger.

Maybe I should just change to low bar on TM therefore slightly deloading...

**OdinPowered** · 03-08-2013, 08:24 AM

forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=152392383&p=1036565353#post103656 5353

Link to thread I made about my pain. if anyone knows what this is please share.

**OdinPowered** · 03-08-2013, 10:14 PM

think im going to get a bench shirt and start lifting in gear the right way.

**OdinPowered** · 03-09-2013, 02:12 AM

Going forward my program is going to look something like this. trying to emulate Tom Martin's days of using gear.

Session 1
raw squats 3-6x3-x6
stiff leg dls 1-8 rep pr(beltless prs aswell) daily
bb rows 3x5-8
bench 3-6x3-6

session 2
front squats 3-5 x 3-5
ohp 1-8 rep pr daily
back extensions

session 3
squats up to 1-3rep pr(beltless, belted and warps alt.) then add suit for 1-3rep pr
bench 1-3rep pr up to 1-3 board rep prs
conventional dl 5-8 rep pr

session 4 once I accumulate
front squats ??
other assistance (close grip, etc)

Idea is to use the variants and reps to determine where my max is, increasing different reps and variations each week will let me know im progressing instead of just "getting better at 5s". Goal for my first cycle is to pull and squat my old maxes WITHOUT a belt or wraps. Might be a little off since I'm not sure what my conventional max is and sicne I'm relearnign to squat. once i get my bench shirt it will be easy to add in gear for that.

**Filmbuff81** · 03-09-2013, 07:21 AM

So back to trying to use gear and no more TM after all the recent success?

**OdinPowered** · 03-09-2013, 07:30 AM

Yep, going to order my shirt on Monday. What i'm doing is almost like TM. I still have volume and a pr day. However I'll hit a raw pr then work on suit as well. Really going to put an emphasis on DLs with my training since TM puts in importance behind the squat.

**Filmbuff81** · 03-09-2013, 07:36 AM

Well goodluck! Should be interesting to see where it goes.

**OdinPowered** · 03-10-2013, 05:38 AM

Stiff leg Deadlifts - all deadlifts beltless and from a stiff bar
135x5
185x5
225x5
275x3 - PR
Conventional Deadlift
315x1
365x1 - PR
Stiff leg Deadlift
315x1 - PR

Bench
135x5
155x4
185x3 - from here down I was unable to set up properly due to my hip injury
195x3
195x3
205x3
215x2
195x5

BB Rows
135 3x5

Circuit:
abs 3x8
curls 3x10
face pulls 3x15

BW 180

Only lift over a 9 RPE today was the 365 beltless, which surprisingly looked really good.

**OdinPowered** · 03-10-2013, 05:57 AM

low bar placement which one is better?youtube.com/watch?v=XD5mLN_LlpY

beltless youtube.com/watch?v=lRty1lZfU3M

**OdinPowered** · 03-13-2013, 03:31 AM

works been pretty tough. 6 12 hour shifts is practically your whole life...luckily this won't last much long. think next week i'll work 5 12s with the weekend off. doing my light session before work. starting back on 5's on ohp and hoping to get to 160x5 then taper to 3s and get to 175x3 then 205x1.

hip is still ****ed

**Filmbuff81** · 03-13-2013, 07:41 AM

Maybe you should get that **** looked at

**OdinPowered** · 03-13-2013, 06:00 PM

no insurance

Light Day

Stiff Leg Deadlifts
185 3x5

OHP
135x7.5

Curls, abs, and kloklovs.

Wanted 8 on the OHP but my shoulder pump was too much. I'll get 145x6 next time and taper down adding 5lb week. SLDL were extremely easy, doing to hit 405x3 DL next session which will be a new 1RM aswell as a 3RM for conventional.

**Filmbuff81** · 03-13-2013, 07:59 PM

Ah yes I forgot about that stupid hangup in the states.

**OdinPowered** · 03-15-2013, 07:01 PM

Conventional Deadlifts
few stiff legs up to 275
315x1
365x1
405x1 - 20lb PR
455x0
455x0 lol didn't budge either try
425x0 only 1 inch off ground
425x1 - 40lb PR yelled and grabbed that **** up about 10 seconds after the first attempt probably faster than 365 lol

Bench Press
185x1
205x1
215x1
225x1
235x1
245x1 - PR

Solid day, aiming to pull 455 in 2 weeks. Will try and pull it from blocks next week then from the ground the following week. Bench is getting somewhere after being stagnant from almost a year.

**Drew50** · 03-15-2013, 07:16 PM

way to come back and nail a deadlift PR

how did texas method treat yah? starting/ending #'s

**OdinPowered** · 03-16-2013, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by Drew50

way to come back and nail a deadlift PR

how did texas method treat yah? starting/ending #'s

squats 285x5 - 365x3
dl 405x5 - 445x3
bench decreased

Think I'm going to ease into some squats on Monday. Probably start at DL stance and slowly increase my width to oly stance over the weeks.

**HoneyBadger300** · 03-16-2013, 08:59 AM

Big Amon Amarth fan? In to see where this goes, lame that you're off TM. I may have an idea about your hip pain, I'll check your other thread though.

Edit: *******.

**OdinPowered** · 03-17-2013, 07:21 AM

Medium Day All Beltless

Deadlift Stance Hi Bar Squats
135x5
185x5
205x5
225x5
245x5

Bench
45x5
95x5
135x5
155x5
175x5
195x5 | |
195x5 | PR |
195x5 | |
135x12 CGBP

SLDL
135x5
185x5
225x5
235x5 PR

2 sets of abs and curls

BW 180

Felt good to squat. Slightly bothered my hip but so does walking up steps. They felt hard but after reviewing on video they were extremely fast. Still going to take them slow and start at 1x week for now with front squats on the other 2 days.

Bench is strong. Upper back and lats were fried going into this session but that is a good thing! Meaning my form is improving, used to only my front delts felt sore.

**OdinPowered** · 03-18-2013, 05:40 AM

squat bar path is horrible

youtube.com/watch?v=kdFvxRp-n6A[/url]

**OdinPowered** · 03-20-2013, 06:20 AM

Front Squats
185 3x3

OHP
150x5 PR

Conventional DL (on a squat bar!)
385x5 PR

Yeah baby, after a 12 hour shift and wanting to collapse. 60 hour weeks are brutal

**Drew50** · 03-20-2013, 12:49 PM

nice day brah!

weight until you get that 70 hour pay check dat overtime!!

saw my CP, why did you stop TM, seems like things started to stall once you switched form sumo to conventional pulls?

**OdinPowered** · 03-20-2013, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Drew50

nice day brah!

weight until you get that 70 hour pay check dat overtime!!

saw my CP, why did you stop TM, seems like things started to stall once you switched form sumo to conventional pulls?

injury

I added 30lbs to my squats after I switched from sumo and my conv 5rm is only 30lbs behind my sumo 5rm now.

**OdinPowered** · 03-21-2013, 06:42 AM

just posting to get my count to 50

routine im doing is basically BL SS until my squats get where they should be. won't be doing the standard 3x5 for my OHP though as I feel they are more "advanced" than my other lifts. will be messing around with 1,3,5 and 8rm variations on them.

wife and daughter couldn't handle the new job so she texted me asking me "to please come home". now a lazy bum until I find something else.

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