The endless journey

[17mahmoods]

Wednesday 3/10/18
Texas Method-Upper Day
Week 10 Day 2

BW: 79.5/175.3

Facepulls
-1x15 @16.25/35.8
-1x14 @16.25/35.8

OHP
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @50/110
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @60/132

Seal Rows
-1x6 @77.5/171
-1x6 @77.5/171
-1x6 @77.5/171
-1x6 @77.5/171
-1x6 @77.5/171

Bench
XXX

Lat pull-downs
-1x8 @52.5/116
-1x8 @52.5/116
-1x8 @52.5/116
-1x8 @52.5/116

Comments:
So a pretty **** day.

ohp, forgot my belt but somehow managed to grind through it with the help of a crappy 2 inch weightlifting belt.

Rows, getting very hard, feels like i'm cheating. gonna drop the weight down to 70.

Bench, right shoulder has started to act up. so played it safe and just did light reps to pinpoint the pain. Focus for now is to let it recover and focus on fixing form.

[17mahmoods]

Firday 5/10/18
Texas Method-Lower Day
Week 10 Day 3

BW: ???

Squat
-1x10 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x3 @100/220
-1x2 @120/265
-1x3 @145/320 XXX
-1x5 @145/320 All time Rep PR
-1x5 @100/220



Deadlifts
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @100/220
-1x3 @140/309
-1x1 @160/353
-1x4 @172.5/375 XXX


GHR
-1x7 @BW
-1x7 @BW
-1x7 @BW

Comments
Tryna just get through this slow week.

Squats, felt brutal. First set just felt so hard that I couldn't bring myself to do 5. Rested for a bit and just went for it as I really needed a PR to make the **** week less ****. Manged 5 but it was a close RPE 10. Things will need to go perfectly if I want to get 147.5x5 next week. Was pretty fried after this so did a light back off set, even that was killer.

Deads, no energy left for these at all, was just glad I got 4.

[17mahmoods]

Saturday 6/10/18
Texas Method-Upper Day
Week 10 Day 4

BW: ???

Facepulls
-1x15 @16.25/36
-1x15 @16.25/36

OHP
-1x8 @22/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x3 @50/110
-1x1 @60/132
-1x5 @67.5/149 All time Rep PR
-1x5 @55/121
-1x5 @55/121


Pull-ups
-1x8 @BW
-1x8 @BW
-1x8 @BW
-1x8 @BW
-1x8 @BW

Pause Bench
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x3 @60/132
-1x10 @60/132
-1x10 @60/132
-1x4 @80/176
-1x4 @90/198
-1x4 @80/176

Seated Rows
-1x12 @52.5/116
-1x12 @52.5/116
-1x12 @52.5/116
-1x12 @52.5/116
-1x12 @52.5/116

Comments:
OHP, still going up. Was a pretty hard set. 70kg is going to both mentally and physically hard.

Bench, tweaked my form and really focused on pressing higher. Forcing elbows and preventing internal rotation really helped my eliminate the pain. I was able to work up to 90 pain free. Ofcourse it was hard due to it being a change in form, but pretty happy with this.

[sooby]

damn man, beastly OHP

[17mahmoods]

BW: 74/163.

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x1 @100/220
-1x1 @120/265
-1x3 @100/220

Pause Bench
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @80/176

Comments
Back at it again.

Had pretty bad tonsillitis so was forced to stay out of the gym for two weeks. Luckily didn't need to have them taken out. Wasn't able to consume much for a while so lost a lot of weight, 6kg to be exact. Lost a lot of strength over this period as weights today were pretty hard.

Gonna hop back on some quick novice routine, to get back strength up before I leave aus. A bit of a set back but it was a good break for the shoulder.

[sooby]

sucks dude, 6kg god damn

[17mahmoods]

sucks dude, 6kg god damn

on the bright side, lots of room to bulk back up...

[Millz12323]

on the bright side, lots of room to bulk back up...

Damn dude. Should be back to 100% within a few weeks I would imagine and I'm sure the break on your shoulder was nice.

Cool log. I'm glad I found it. I'm also looking to run Texas Method, but haven't been able to find a spreadsheet that I like, until now. So thanks for that. :-). Only problem is, I'd need to run it in a 3 day variation as I can't currently find the time to run it in 4 day.

We have pretty similar numbers, except that you can squat quite a bit heavier than I can.

Did you make that spreadsheet or get it from somewhere?

[17mahmoods]

Damn dude. Should be back to 100% within a few weeks I would imagine and I'm sure the break on your shoulder was nice.

Cool log. I'm glad I found it. I'm also looking to run Texas Method, but haven't been able to find a spreadsheet that I like, until now. So thanks for that. :-). Only problem is, I'd need to run it in a 3 day variation as I can't currently find the time to run it in 4 day.

We have pretty similar numbers, except that you can squat quite a bit heavier than I can.

Did you make that spreadsheet or get it from somewhere?

Glad to have you in here man.

Everything feels fine now, just need to get back into the groove with lifting and all.

Yeah, squat responded really well to TM so was very happy with that.

I just made the spreadsheet myself, it's pretty simply actually. You could just copy my spreadsheet and make some edits to it for the 3-day version.

[17mahmoods]

Saturday 27/10/18
Novice LP
Day 1

BW: 75/165.3

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @90/198
-1x5 @90/198
-1x5 @90/198

Bench
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @70/154
-1x5 @70/154
-1x5 @90/198

Deadlift
-1x8 @20/44
-1x3 @60/132
-1x3 @100/220
-1x5 @120/265

Seated Rows
-1x12 @45/99
-1x12 @45/99
-1x12 @45/99

Comments:
Had a workout around 3 days back, was way too sore from the first workout so after 1 set of squats I couldn't even do a bw squat without cramping up.

Feeling recovered and back in the groove of things.

Squats, went completely raw, so felt rather weird. Will start wearing squat shoes and sleeves once I get to a hundo. As right now it just seems like overkill.

Bench, feeling really great. Had to do 90 to heal the ego up. 90 was hard but still moved well. Goal now is stick to the weight and focus on form.

Deads, too easy. Weight was moving too fast and scraped up my knees which wasn't fun.

[Gwybodaeth]

Know that feeling all too well; my knees and shins always have bruises and grazes. It is always difficult for me to get my knees out of the way during deadlifts.

[17mahmoods]

Know that feeling all too well; my knees and shins always have bruises and grazes. It is always difficult for me to get my knees out of the way during deadlifts.

It's usually not an issue, but when the weight is light I get a bit carried away with form....

[Millz12323]

Don't you wear some kind of tall socks or sleeves to save your shins? I can't Deadlift at my local gym without them. People stare at you weird if you're bleeding and smearing blood on the barbell

Not sure what to do about the knees though. Mine are always feeling bruised

[17mahmoods]

Don't you wear some kind of tall socks or sleeves to save your shins? I can't Deadlift at my local gym without them. People stare at you weird if you're bleeding and smearing blood on the barbell

Not sure what to do about the knees though. Mine are always feeling bruised

It's actually been a while since I wore shorts, as it was previously too cold so never really had to worry about it before. It was just the top layer of skin anyways, no bleeding luckily.

[TnTNZ]

Damn dude, sorry to hear about the illness and loss of teh gainz. You'll rocket back quick man.

[17mahmoods]

Damn dude, sorry to hear about the illness and loss of teh gainz. You'll rocket back quick man.

Yeah life happens. But linear progression gains are always fun so I got that going for me.

[rsid97]

Eh, that's an unfortunate series of events with the tonsils and shoulder man. Always sucks to loose weight that fast :/ Time to start bouncing back!

[sooby]

good bounce back

[17mahmoods]

Eh, that's an unfortunate series of events with the tonsils and shoulder man. Always sucks to loose weight that fast :/ Time to start bouncing back!

good bounce back

Cheers lads, for the motivation.

[17mahmoods]

Monday 29/10/18
Novice LP
Day

BW: 75/165.3

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @95/209
-1x5 @95/209
-1x5 @95/209

OHP
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @47.5/105
-1x5 @47.5/105
-1x5 @47.5/105

Deadlift
-1x8 @20/44
-1x3 @60/132
-1x3 @100/220
-1x5 @125/276

Pull-ups
-1x5 @15/33
-1x5 @15/33
-1x5 @15/33

Comments:
Get back on track.

Squats, have taken the biggest hit. Weight actually feels hard, it might just be the lack of shoes and belt but it's just not moving how it should be. I don't mind it being a grind as long as I just don't stall too early.

Everything else is moving how it should be, simply too fast and easy so that's great.

[17mahmoods]

Wednesday 31/10/18
Novice LP
Day 3

BW: 76/167.6

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @100/220
-1x5 @100/220
-1x5 @100/220

Bench
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @75/165
-1x10 @75/165

Deadlift
-1x8 @20/44
-1x3 @60/132
-1x3 @100/220
-1x5 @130/287

Seated Rows
-1x10 @57/126
-1x10 @57/126
-1x8 @57/126

Comments:
Squats, still moving slow. Wore squat shoes today, felt a lot more stable but a belt is what I really need as bracing seems to be rather ****. So gonna belt up next workout.

Bench, annoyingly easy, could have gotten 15 reps in the first set if I wanted to, couldn't be bothered to do 2 more sets so just did one set of 10,lol.

Deads, still moving great, lets see how far I can get without a belt.

[17mahmoods]

Monday 2/11/18
Novice LP
Day 4

BW: ??? weighing machine has been acting up.

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @105/231
-1x5 @105/231
-1x5 @105/231

OHP
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @50/110
-1x5 @50/110
-1x5 @50/110

Deadlift
-1x8 @20/44
-1x3 @60/132
-1x3 @100/220
-1x5 @135/298

Pull-ups
-1x5 @10/22
-1x5 @10/22
-1x5 @10/22

Comments:
Thinks seemed to have clicked.

Squats, moving really well. Exactly how they should be. I'm guessing it was just a bracing issue before, which I guess is something I need to work since I'm getting to reliant on the belt but not gonna worry about it for now.

OHP, still fine, slowly getting heavier.

Deads, still moving well. Not feeling it in the back at all which I guess is a good sign.

[17mahmoods]

Sunday 4/11/18
Novice LP
Day 5

BW: somewhere around 76...

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @110/243
-1x5 @110/243
-1x5 @110/243

Bench
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @60/132
-1x15 @80/176

Seal Rows
-1x6 @70/154
-1x6 @70/154
-1x6 @70/154

Deadlift
-1x8 @20/44
-1x3 @100/220
-1x5 @140/309

Comments:
Squats, damn this fluctuates around way too much. Squats are a good indicator of me not sticking to diet and sleep. Missed dinner the night before and well squats moved rather slow, reminding to eat always eat my dinner.

Bench, was really short on time so just did one set, really pushed my luck with it but managed to the grind out the 15th rep.

Deads, literally did these in under 10 minutes. Weight is still moving really well, I think I'm getting my form down pretty well as even without a belt, I barely feel it in my lower back so I guess that's good.

[17mahmoods]

Tuesday 6/11/18
Novice LP
Day 6

BW:

Squat
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @60/132
-1x5 @80/176
-1x5 @115/254
-1x5 @115/254
-1x5 @115/254

OHP
-1x8 @20/44
-1x5 @40/88
-1x5 @52.5/116
-1x5 @52.5/116
-1x5 @52.5/116

Deadlift
-1x8 @20/44
-1x3 @60/132
-1x3 @100/220
-1x5 @145/320

Pull-ups
-1x5 @15/33
-1x5 @15/33
-1x5 @15/33

Comments:
Felt good today.

Squats, moved better but not how I would have liked it. Stance felt a bit off so played with that a bit.

OHP, still pretty damn easy.

Deads, okay so yeah a beltless PR but that **** was hard. 150 is just gonna result in form breakdown so not going to bother with that, i'm beltin up.

[Millz12323]

Solid progress so far. How much of the weight have you gained back? Are you wearing the belt for squats?

I'm working with somewhat similar numbers training Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Today was

squat 245 5x5 (linear progression on this coming back after an injury)

Bench 240 5x3 (benching almost as much as I squat is embarrassing)

I would normally do pendlay rows but taking a break for a few weeks to focus on other back movements.

Did pull downs and one arm dumbbell rows.

[17mahmoods]

Solid progress so far. How much of the weight have you gained back? Are you wearing the belt for squats?

I'm working with somewhat similar numbers training Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Today was

squat 245 5x5 (linear progression on this coming back after an injury)

Bench 240 5x3 (benching almost as much as I squat is embarrassing)

I would normally do pendlay rows but taking a break for a few weeks to focus on other back movements.

Did pull downs and one arm dumbbell rows.

Yeah just keeping up with LP.

Currently in the middle of finals for uni so diet and sleep have been a bit iffy. My scale at home seems to be having problems but last time I weighed my self in the gym I was around 76.7, so excluding clothes and phone I should be closer to 76. Which is not the greatest progress in terms of weight I should say.

I belted up for squats as bracing was just **** without it, I need to take some time of the belt as I'm getting to reliant on it for squats but for now the goal is just to get the weight up so I'll use it as needed.

Goodluck with squats, personally the diff between 3x5 and 5x5 feels massive to me. I dread 5x5. It's hard to keep up the motivation and bracing knowing you still have so many more sets left.

Damn that bench is going well, I would love to just skip to higher weights as bench is feeling pretty light but I know I need to stick to the progression and work on form.

Do you have a log on here?

[Millz12323]

Yeah just keeping up with LP.

Currently in the middle of finals for uni so diet and sleep have been a bit iffy. My scale at home seems to be having problems but last time I weighed my self in the gym I was around 76.7, so excluding clothes and phone I should be closer to 76. Which is not the greatest progress in terms of weight I should say.

I belted up for squats as bracing was just **** without it, I need to take some time of the belt as I'm getting to reliant on it for squats but for now the goal is just to get the weight up so I'll use it as needed.

Goodluck with squats, personally the diff between 3x5 and 5x5 feels massive to me. I dread 5x5. It's hard to keep up the motivation and bracing knowing you still have so many more sets left.

Damn that bench is going well, I would love to just skip to higher weights as bench is feeling pretty light but I know I need to stick to the progression and work on form.

Do you have a log on here?

No log for me but reading through some of yours made me realize it would be cool to make one. Mostly just for myself so I can look back and see how I was feeling at different times.

It's so hard going back and starting with lighter weights. The urge to skip ahead a few weeks is so strong but as you know it's a great place to work on form.

It's funny you mention the 3x5 vs 5x5. I'm so used to doing 5x5s for most of the compounds that my 3rm and my 5rm weight is almost the same and my 5x5 weight is almost the same as my 5rm.

It's probably time to diversify but it's hard to get away from something that is currently working.

I took some videos on Sunday looking for some help on the squat form. I noticed I get quite a bit of pronation at the bottom position. I only noticed this when I took a video from the back. Ever filmed from the front/back?

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=176418381

[17mahmoods]

No log for me but reading through some of yours made me realize it would be cool to make one. Mostly just for myself so I can look back and see how I was feeling at different times.

It's so hard going back and starting with lighter weights. The urge to skip ahead a few weeks is so strong but as you know it's a great place to work on form.

It's funny you mention the 3x5 vs 5x5. I'm so used to doing 5x5s for most of the compounds that my 3rm and my 5rm weight is almost the same and my 5x5 weight is almost the same as my 5rm.

It's probably time to diversify but it's hard to get away from something that is currently working.

I took some videos on Sunday looking for some help on the squat form. I noticed I get quite a bit of pronation at the bottom position. I only noticed this when I took a video from the back. Ever filmed from the front/back?

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=176418381

I guess it just has to do a lot with what you are used to. Due to texas method my 5rm and 5x5 and miles apart just can't manage to motivate myself to go hard on 5 freaking sets, there was around a 20kg difference between the two.

Your squat definitely does not look right. I can say I know how to squat but I'm not one to be giving out form advice on how to fix things. Hopefully someone who knows their **** pops by.

[sooby]

strong stuff m8, get it! I agree tho 5x5 can get pretty monotonous and is one of the main reasons why I didn't really stick to TM

[17mahmoods]

strong stuff m8, get it! I agree tho 5x5 can get pretty monotonous and is one of the main reasons why I didn't really stick to TM

I can manage it once a week but doing it every other day on strong-lifts now that would be a challenge..