Drake's quest to 1800 at 18; Gabe's gettin' sw0le

[DDon1996]

Post hike foot... When you see it, you'll **** bricks.



Dinner afterwords.



Corn at a festival



My "Indian Taco"



Dinner last night



Breakfast today.

[m4ttarama]

strong beer and steak breakfast

[DDon1996]

strong beer and steak breakfast

And bacon and funyuns.

[GabeGSF]

Mirin your breakfast drakey

Today's leg day:

Squat

45 x5
135 x5
225 x3
300 x4
225 x12

High leg press

5PPS x20
5PPS x20

Single leg curl

50 x20
50 x20

Calf raise

3PPS x20
3PPS x20



Solid leg day. Considering last squat day I did 275 x6, 300 x4 isn't too bad. I was also wearing shoes with a sole, which probably made it significantly more difficult, and I wasn't able to find a belt. Next time I'm going for 310 x5. Decided to throw in another set afterwards with higher reps, pumped the f*ck outta my quads. Calves were slaughtered by those two sets, they looked so joocy today

[GabeGSF]

Military press

45 x5
95 x5
160 x3

Seated DB press

80s x5
70s x10

Seated OHP

135 x5

Pullup (none of the pullup bars in the rec center are straight bars, they're all at awkward ass angles making pullups way more difficult than they used to be for me)

x20

Cable row

180 x20
160 x20
140 x20

Wide grip pulldown

160 x10

Shrug

185 x??
275 x12
275 x12

Side lateral raise

27.5s x10

BB curl

80 x10
60 x15

Single arm pushdown

30 x20



I haven't been getting much sleep lately and I have a pretty bad caffeine problem, time to sort this out. Workout was pretty sluggish because of that. Also eating at too much of a deficit, weighed 190 flat this morning. Need to eat a bit more.

I've decided to walk on to the football team next year. Time to get very un-natty

[m4ttarama]

drop caffeine completely
life sucks the next 2 weeks but its the best thing ive ever done
who r u btw

[DDon1996]

drop caffeine completely
life sucks the next 2 weeks but its the best thing ive ever done
who r u btw

This. Remember that time I took 1.2g and almost died on my bike l0l

[GabeGSF]

Officially on UT San Antonio's powerlifting teaam and sponsored by Texas Strength Systems. Met some cool/strong ass people, excited for this sh*t

[spicyprice]

Those summit pics are what its all about!!!!! How freaking pretty!!

very jealous of that hike and those ribs... Im not sure what Im moar jealous of...

Ive seen those Indian Tacos when I was in, I think it was outside of Yosemite? I LOLd but a coworker told me its legit delicious and I should have gotten one. Was probably wway better than the pretentious wanna-be dinner I had.


BTW.... Adorable little GF! GJ! jacknicholsonnod.gif

[DDon1996]

Those summit pics are what its all about!!!!! How freaking pretty!!

very jealous of that hike and those ribs... Im not sure what Im moar jealous of...

Ive seen those Indian Tacos when I was in, I think it was outside of Yosemite? I LOLd but a coworker told me its legit delicious and I should have gotten one. Was probably wway better than the pretentious wanna-be dinner I had.


BTW.... Adorable little GF! GJ! jacknicholsonnod.gif

Wait for the pics from today!! The ribs were alright but all we had was Sweet Baby Rays so ehhhh. It was awesome- essentially beans, beef, and veggies on indian fry bread.... yumm! She says thank you.

[spicyprice]

Awaiting pics.......



Hope you had fun!

[DDon1996]

Awaiting pics.......



Hope you had fun!

Tonsa funs. Pics will be here...... eventually.

For now- a video I looked for to post ITT for about 20 minutes last week....

[GabeGSF]

First powerlifting workout last night:

Deadlift

135 x5
135 x5
135 x5
225 x4
275 x4
315 x4
365 x2
385 x2
405 x2
405 x1
405 x1
405 x0
385 x1

Bench

45 x5
95 x5
135 x5
185 x5
225 x2
Ram bench 225 x2
Ram bench 235 x4
Ram bench 225 x2

Front squat (first time doing these. I hate them they f*cking strangled me)

45 x4
95 x4
135 x4
155 x4
185 x4

Push press

45 x5
95 x5
135 x4
155 x4
175 x2

Pullup

x12
x10
x10
x9
x8
x6
x5
x5
x4
x3
x3
x2
x2
x2
x1
x1
x0

Skullcrusher

65 x23
75 x20
75 x15
75 x12
75 x12

Band pushdown

x15
x11

Hammer curl

40 x12
40 x10
30 x15

Ez bar curl



Afterwards chilled with the pl president and some 300lb white dude who benches 505. Saw him deadlift 565 x2 in practice like it was nothing. We ate 5 mcdoubles, then I got back to campus and went out.

Random pic from last night:



After that I slept for 10.5 hours, woke up, went straight to the cafe, and ate 5-6 thousand calories in one meal. Pic of damage:



I now weigh 198

[spicyprice]

Front squat (first time doing these. I hate them they f*cking strangled me)

AMEN.








So D, I finally did the Limber 11..... amazing but painful at the same time. I lold hard at the frog. Like L.O.L.'D. I just cant imagine some poor dude doping these in the middle of the gym.

[DDon1996]

So D, I finally did the Limber 11..... amazing but painful at the same time. I lold hard at the frog. Like L.O.L.'D. I just cant imagine some poor dude doping these in the middle of the gym.

Right? Ermahgerd... That frog is so intense, I do that **** in the gym. Come @ me bros.

Macros begin tomorrow... Looking like:

3000 Cal
338 Carb
83 Fat
225 Pro

We'll see how that goes.

[DDon1996]

Picture influx...

Breakfast one day



Heading up Scotch



Started at the bottom, now we here



u myron my glutes?



Pretty


The mist... But srs clouds kept eating us



Big ass ant hill on another trail



Interesting fungus

[DDon1996]

Another


Another cloud incoming



When you see it, you'll **** bricks (I did)



Montana


Idaho


Canada



Oh hello



He thinks it's pretty

[DDon1996]

Goat myron her glutes



Pretty water



La tortuga

[DDon1996]

BREAKFAST




I woke up this morning feeling good. I'm ready to kill the first REAL day back in the gym... Big thanks to anyone who subscribes and posts ITT, you guys don't know what it means to me.

[Xuaxace]

lmao is that mountain goat for real? the first one looks like a classic "soon" photo hahahahahahaha


those are some great pictures and amazing scenery, still mirin the goat,

[DDon1996]

lmao is that mountain goat for real? the first one looks like a classic "soon" photo hahahahahahaha


those are some great pictures and amazing scenery, still mirin the goat,

l0000000000000000000000l. Totally does dude, I should caption it. Thanks brah. I was mirin the goat(s) too.


SO PUMPED TO LIFT FUARKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. Gunna slaughter errthang.

[DDon1996]

DE LOWER DAY:

Box squats (belt, sleeves, regular stance) :
45 x 3
45 x 5
Add single avg bands
45 x 4
115 x 3
185 x 3
225x2x8 (front vid on 4th set, side vid on last set)

These were DOPE. I love them. Love them love them LOVE THEM.... Because I hate them.

Hip Thrusts:

135 x 4
225 x 3
225x4x2

Wow, sense something wrong here? Yeah... Weak glutes are weak.

Pullthroughs:

97.5 x 12
130 x 12
157.5 x 10 (vid)
157.5 x 10

Tried to make a video showing it but it's hard to hear.... Externally rotating the hips all the way back (hard to see via video) and loading the hamstrings.

Front Squat:

115 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 5 (vid)
185 x 5

These look so much easier than they feel. Upper back was collapsing, but depth was ehrmahgerd.




Also- if anyone knows a good way to set up bands for deadlift WITHOUT A BAND PEG PLATFORM... plz halp.

Tymen.


Edit: gf fell while squatting. Lolz were had.

[spicyprice]

YO!

Those pics!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!1!!1!!!!!!!11!111111 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 !





I need to find a sugar daddy to fund all of these trips I want to take. That view looks incredible. and hiking up slate rock? stay safe bro.



So, watching your pullthroughs vs Eric Cressy's, I feel like his has much more knee flexion and a more narrow stance.

Can you give me some good arguments for why the difference? I notice your form is more like the one on Tnations site, but that guy is rounding his back a TON.

*This isnt confronational, this is just curious. When people have a difference in opinion on form, I always want to know reasonng for both sides so I can decide for myself.

[DDon1996]

YO!

Those pics!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!1!!1!!!!!!!11!111111 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 !





I need to find a sugar daddy to fund all of these trips I want to take. That view looks incredible. and hiking up slate rock? stay safe bro.



So, watching your pullthroughs vs Eric Cressy's, I feel like his has much more knee flexion and a more narrow stance.

Can you give me some good arguments for why the difference? I notice your form is more like the one on Tnations site, but that guy is rounding his back a TON.

*This isnt confronational, this is just curious. When people have a difference in opinion on form, I always want to know reasonng for both sides so I can decide for myself.

[youtube]A32WSOB-6Gw[/yotube]

l0000l, when you find a sugar daddy I want to share him (nohomo). Yeah the crushed slate was about 3/4 mile to a peak, and we didn't feel that peak was high enough, so we made our own trail which involved real mountain climbing to the next peak which is theoretically the highest peak in Bonner County.

Tbqh I haven't heard of/seen Eric Cressey's or T-nation's videos so I can't babble on about them- but to address your two points specifically (and simply)..

Knee extension occurs via quad contraction and hamstring relaxation. You could argue that they are loaded eccentrically but the weight isn't nearly heavy enough or controlled enough to make that a reasonable argument. You could also argue that the hamstrings are used in hip extension so they ARE still active concentrically, but the hamstrings get worse at extending the hips when the knees are flexed. Either way you look at it, the hamstrings are ded.

As for the narrow/toe's forward stance.... A wider stance makes the glutes fire. Turning your feet outward makes the hamstrings fire AND allows you to turn your hips outward causing muscles deep in your ass to fire. There's nothing "wrong" with doing it narrow stance/feet forward (except that your ROM may be more limited assuming no knee flexion), but it's not putting you at the best mechanical advantage.


With that said...


DE UPPER DAY

Competition Bench Vs. Doubled Minis:
45 x 15
45 x 10
65 x 8
Bands
95 x 5
135 x 3
155x3x8

Damn that felt good. Bar speed was good, blah blah blah. Fun ****.

Flat back, feet up, paused bench:

185 x 3
185x4x3

L00000l. See a problem? Dat weakness off da chest gon' be FIXED.

Rock Climber Pullups:

Tried to do 50 in as little time as I could, but that wasn't happening, so did 25.

8, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2.

Time: 2:58

T-bar Inside Handle:

90 x 10
115 x 10

LTEs:

60 x 10
80 x 6
70 x 9
70 x 7

I forgot how awesome these are. Awesome.

Strict Face Pulls:

70 x 13
90x12x2

Forgot dat rear delt pump. Looks so hyooge in the mirrors.

Leaning Lateral Raises SS w/ Hammer Curls:

LR: 20 x 10
HC: 50 x 8
LR: 20 x 10
HC: 45 x 8

Phew! Forearms were ded. Traps were ded. Everything is ded.

Kick ass day was kick ass.






And I forgot to mention it last week, but I have been coke clean for 1 year and 7 days- this song is dedicated to that and to SNRYGO and to anyone else having problems.





Now excuse me, I have 1400 calories to go eat.

[GabeGSF]

Morning weight: 193

Squat

45 x5
135 x5
185 x5
225 x5
275 x5
245 x9
245 x5

Incline bench

45 x5
95 x5
135 x5
155 x5
115 x5
135 x5

Romanian deadlift

45 x5
135 x5
185 x5
225 x5
275 x5
295 x5
315 x5
295 x5

Reverse grip bench press

45 x5
95 x5
135 x5
155 x5
185 x5
155 x5

Reverse hyperextension

0 x15
90 x10
140 x12
190 x15

Band pushdown

x40
x35
x35

One arm band extension

x8
x8
x6

[SaviorSelfJT]

thefukman

How are you doing all these trips?

[DDon1996]

thefukman

How are you doing all these trips?

Pack. Get in car. Drive.

Gabe when did you get so small.

[GabeGSF]

Over the summer lol. After I broke up with Taylor I basically partied/drank 24/7 and didn't eat sleep or lift. Lost a massive amount of muscle and strength. Now I'm still partying and drinking 24/7, but I'm also eating lifting and sleeping

[DDon1996]

Over the summer lol. After I broke up with Taylor I basically partied/drank 24/7 and didn't eat sleep or lift. Lost a massive amount of muscle and strength. Now I'm still partying and drinking 24/7, but I'm also eating lifting and sleeping

Oic.

Will log later. Went well tbqh.

[Balddude]

In on this. That's one insane background story you got Drake, would be awesome to see you hit 1800.

Also lol @ Gabe's 5-6k calorie meal...I'm always tempted to do that in my school dining hall so bad.