▪██──-──- Journey to Atarnus of Mt Olympus ──-──██▪

[Blade96]

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Food images will be included





I swear to Zyzz I will make it. I promise. Rest in peace Father of aesthetics



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About me

- Aim to achieve a ▪█-█──-──-──█-█▪ bench by August 2015
- Have to progress very slowly on squats as I have severely bowed legs
- Studying Chemical Engineering
- 60kg / 132lb
- I like big butts

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''Sacrifice now and live the rest of your life as a champion''

[Blade96]

B


Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

Redo. form was dodgy. funny how I could 55kg with a bar with a smaller diameter back at home. I swear diameter does make a big difference!



Pullups
5 x 25 (55) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 25 (55) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 25 (55) ▪██──-──-──██▪






Squat
4 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪
4 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪

I wanna squat heavy but I must remind myself to take it easy. Aimed for 5 reps. Redo






Decline Barbell Crunches
8 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

[Blade96]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 72.5 (159.5)
5 x 72.5 (159.5)
4 x 72.5 (159.5)

No improvements at all. hope its because I used barbel with bigger diameter


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

Minor swinging. again form didnt improve wtf. I did aim for 3 reps than the usual.



Barbell Rows
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
2 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

redo. grip gave up


Deadlift 2x5
5 x 102.5 (225.5)
5 x 102.5 (225.5)

fine




Hanging Leg Raises
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪

last set i was trying to speed it up cos grip was giving up. redo

[Blade96]

B


Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

On the 2nd set It was harder than expected then I realized that I might have 1min less resting time than usual. lets hope this is the case!



Pullups
5 x 25 (55) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 25 (55) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 25 (55) ▪██──-──-──██▪





Squat
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪

wow hard.





Decline Barbell Crunches
8 x 20 (44)
8 x 20 (44)
8 x 20 (44)
8 x 20 (44)

used another equipment which requires less weight to be used so took away 7.5kg

[Fattgott]

way lighter than me but way stronger than me, good lifts man

[Greg2510]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 72.5 (159.5)
5 x 72.5 (159.5)
4 x 72.5 (159.5)

No improvements at all. hope its because I used barbel with bigger diameter


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

Minor swinging. again form didnt improve wtf. I did aim for 3 reps than the usual.



Barbell Rows
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
2 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

redo. grip gave up


Deadlift 2x5
5 x 102.5 (225.5)
5 x 102.5 (225.5)

fine




Hanging Leg Raises
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪

last set i was trying to speed it up cos grip was giving up. redo

Holy **** ur rowing a big weight

[Blade96]

way lighter than me but way stronger than me, good lifts man

cos ive been lifting longer dude. my stats are very very poor considering ive been lifting for 4 years maybe i srsly lack T levels. im capable of eating more but budget

Holy **** ur rowing a big weight

cheers dude!

[Blade96]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

oh ****ing wow.i this the actual peak of my bench???!! i actually went down a rep....so thats been 5 5 4 then 5 5 4 then 5 5 3. ok...ok. if i dont get 3x5 bb bench on friday i will be doing 5x3 bench 2mins rest and db bench 3x5 3mins restwhen im not bb benching.


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110 ▪██──-──-──██▪
2 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪

first set absolute ugly form. im losing strength omg. i could do 50kg 3x4 fine so i moved up to 52.5kg...now i need to move down to 50kg



Barbell Rows
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 92.5 (203.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

fine


Deadlift 2x5
5 x 105 (231) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 105 (231) ▪██──-──-──██▪

fine




Hanging Leg Raises
10 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪

grip let me down! aimed for 10 reps

[phajaa]

❝If you're not making mistakes you're not taking risks and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition so you have more chances to learn and win❞

[Blade96]

❝If you're not making mistakes you're not taking risks and that means you're not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition so you have more chances to learn and win❞

is this a good first post?

[Blade96]

B




Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

Form was probably very slightly better. I wanna ohp my bw by end of this yr


Pullups
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

last 2 reps struggled but got full rom





Squat
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪

yay improved. waited 29mins for barbell so i just chilled at the squat rack for ages





Decline Barbell Crunches
didnt do. ez bar was occupried by a group of 3

[Blade96]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
4 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

No PR...


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪

Good.



Barbell Rows
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪

solid. but gonna redo cos i want this weigh to be super easy before moving up


Deadlift 2x5
5 x 107.5 (236.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 107.5 (236.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪


solid. but gonna redo cos i want this weigh to be super easy before moving up




Hanging Leg Raises
10 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪
8 x 5 (11) ▪██──-──-──██▪

meh

[Oggie22]

Subbed. Best of luck to you with your bench goals Hopefully it'll be a smooth ride from now onwards

[Blade96]

Subbed. Best of luck to you with your bench goals Hopefully it'll be a smooth ride from now onwards

cheers bro! hopefully!!

[Blade96]

[Blade96]

B




Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

4th time in a row where the 14th and 15th rep been a struggle


Pullups
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

could do this again for lols]



Squat
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪

harder than expected




did some abs work with abs crunch machine and ab pulldowns which both never done before

[Greg2510]

B




Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 52.5 (115.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

4th time in a row where the 14th and 15th rep been a struggle


Pullups
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

could do this again for lols]



Squat
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪

harder than expected




did some abs work with abs crunch machine and ab pulldowns which both never done before

I'm in we are the same height and age(i think?).

[Blade96]

I'm in we are the same height and age(i think?).

WELCOME Bro im 18

[Blade96]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

deload to 65 next time. been researching deloads a lil


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪

i have bad news. one of the bar ive been using (one with smaller diameter) is in fact 18kg..theres only 2 20kg bars here.




Barbell Rows
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪

form wasnt as good as last time as last time i used a 18kg bar which I thought was 20. so really weight has increased.redo


Deadlift 2x5
5 x 105 (231) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 105 (231) ▪██──-──-──██▪

forgot to update my lifting log on my phone!! was suppose to lift 107.5!!
also my bowed legs starting to hurt with leg excercises!!




Hanging Leg Raises
cba because bench put me down






BENCH DELOAD: 72.5 TO 65
OHP DELOAD: 52.5 TO 45


REPS WILL BE CONTROLLED AND SLOW!!

[Greg2510]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 72.5 (159.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

deload to 65 next time. been researching deloads a lil


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪

i have bad news. one of the bar ive been using (one with smaller diameter) is in fact 18kg..theres only 2 20kg bars here.




Barbell Rows
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪

form wasnt as good as last time as last time i used a 18kg bar which I thought was 20. so really weight has increased.redo


Deadlift 2x5
5 x 105 (231) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 105 (231) ▪██──-──-──██▪

forgot to update my lifting log on my phone!! was suppose to lift 107.5!!
also my bowed legs starting to hurt with leg excercises!!




Hanging Leg Raises
cba because bench put me down






BENCH DELOAD: 72.5 TO 65
OHP DELOAD: 52.5 TO 45


REPS WILL BE CONTROLLED AND SLOW!!

I know that feel with the bar being 18 kg instead or 20

My old gym had like bars with a different weight and it was always giving me problems.
what are ur macros at the moment?

[Blade96]

B




Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 47.5 (104.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 47.5 (104.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 47.5 (104.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

deloaded.



Pullups
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

redo


some abs on ab crunch machine


Squat

didnt't do cos someone pelleted my thigh at soccer yesterday with their knee

[Blade96]

I know that feel with the bar being 18 kg instead or 20

My old gym had like bars with a different weight and it was always giving me problems.
what are ur macros at the moment?

i dont count my macros anymore. its too stressful man. becuase you get like batch of rice for example and you eat like 1/8 of it and you dont know the numbers unless you have a scale which i dont




i only roughly count protein

[Blade96]

A

Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

Bench Press
5 x 65 (143) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 65 (143) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 65 (143) ▪██──-──-──██▪

harder than expected


Barbell Bicep Curls
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
3 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪






Barbell Rows
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 95 (209) ▪██──-──-──██▪




Deadlift 2x5
5 x 110 (242) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 110 (242) ▪██──-──-──██▪

hands were slipping cos they werent on the 'patchy' part of the bar

[Fattgott]

A


hands were slipping cos they werent on the 'patchy' part of the bar

Are you doing sumo or is your grip just really narrow?

[Blade96]

Are you doing sumo or is your grip just really narrow?

i use a sumo leg stance cos i have v bowed legs but grip is shoulder width

[Blade96]

B




Weight Increased (+ 2.5kg/5lb)
Form Improved
Form Worse
Fewer Reps
More Reps

Reps X KG (LB)

OHP
5 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 50 (110) ▪██──-──-──██▪

easeir than expected



Pullups
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 27.5 (60.5) ▪██──-──-──██▪

form not really improving





Squat
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪
5 x 80 (176) ▪██──-──-──██▪








abs

[Fattgott]

you not logging anymore breh?

[Greg2510]

u wot m8 where are you?