The 2022 Barbell Enthusiasts Collaborative Training Log & Hall of Fame

[Filmbuff81]

Thanks man, will do, and I hope your mom recovers quickly. That's no easy thing to deal with.

Thanks and so far so good.

She had double pneumonia the first time she got Covid at the very beginning of the pandemic so it’s always a touch and go process.

But she’s boosted so at least she’s got some protection if it happened to be Covid again.

But so far just seems like bad chest cold.

[CW47]

I feel for everyone that's dealing with sickness right now - it's no fun.
Pneumonia sucks. When I had it a few years back it kicked my butt harder than Covid. Hope your mom recovers soon.


June 6, 2022
Floor Press: 150 pounds x 5/5/4
Larsen Press: 140 pounds - 4 sets x 5 reps

Feels like Larsen Press is getting somewhat close to maxing out - I had some slow reps today. I should be able to do the 5x5 next week, but not so sure I manage all the sets/reps with an increase in the next cycle. We'll see though...I've felt close to maxing out before on other exercises and then ended up doing another 2 or 3 cycles without any problem.

Ended up lifting pretty late today. Actually just got done because I had to take my son to urgent care. He should be fine, but definitely was not a happy boy today.

[Filmbuff81]

I feel for everyone that's dealing with sickness right now - it's no fun.
Pneumonia sucks. When I had it a few years back it kicked my butt harder than Covid. Hope your mom recovers soon.


June 6, 2022
Floor Press: 150 pounds x 5/5/4
Larsen Press: 140 pounds - 4 sets x 5 reps

Feels like Larsen Press is getting somewhat close to maxing out - I had some slow reps today. I should be able to do the 5x5 next week, but not so sure I manage all the sets/reps with an increase in the next cycle. We'll see though...I've felt close to maxing out before on other exercises and then ended up doing another 2 or 3 cycles without any problem.

Ended up lifting pretty late today. Actually just got done because I had to take my son to urgent care. He should be fine, but definitely was not a happy boy today.

Hope your son is doing ok.

Nothing worse than when your kid is sick.

[CW47]

Hope your son is doing ok.

Nothing worse than when your kid is sick.

Yeah, I'm not a worrier or a nervous person at all, and it's pretty much the only thing that makes me very uneasy.
Last night was a bit rough. We were up a couple times, and had to do ibuprofen at 3AM. I don't think it's anything too serious though. He should be fine once the antibiotics start to kick in.

[EliKoehn]

Deadlift:
3 x 5 at 405

Nice, quick little concise session. I desired some heavy pulling, but thought it sensible to keep the volume quite low if I was going to indulge that while cutting. Fortunately this went excellently. Notably, much more speed throughout than before, and the bar even rebounded slightly at the top of some of these reps because it carried enough momentum through the sticking point. One cue I've been focusing on is one Camarija mentioned in a comment on one of my uploads from quite a while back: when bracing and pulling the slack out, consciously aiming to bring the bar to a point of "weightlessness" as though it is floating and the slightest increase in effort would get it in motion, then exploding. This has really helped! One weird thing is that the first set moved very well in the @6-8 range and I was mentally calm, but it had me seeing stars throughout the whole set. 4 hasn't caused me to see stars in a while, and it's sort of weird to happen when it's moving easily.

I ate lightly yesterday and had only had an apple and a chicken breast today, so I'm surprised these moved so well. Feels good competently moving 4 plates conventional, no straps, no belt on the smooth-knurled bar in a calorie deficit. Final rep was probably @9.

[RapidFail]

Bench Press day again. Hit a new rep PR on the first set, which was a legit 0 RIR, while I had 1 RIR on the second and 1-2 on the third.

10 x 66lb
5 x 99lb
3 x 132lb, 2.5 min rest
9 x 132lb (PR!), 2.5 min rest
11 x 116lb, 2.5 min rest
8 x 116lb, 2.5 min rest

[EliKoehn]

^^ Nice job!

A.S.
Standing OHP:
95 x 8, 115 x 8, 8, 8
Standing Barbell Curl:
4 x 8 at 95

[CW47]

Bench Press day again. Hit a new rep PR on the first set, which was a legit 0 RIR, while I had 1 RIR on the second and 1-2 on the third.

Congrats! Seems like you're making pretty steady progress on bench right now.

[MyEgoProblem]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CemECf2...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Think my sumo form is a bit off.. 🤷‍♂️

[RapidFail]

Congrats! Seems like you're making pretty steady progress on bench right now.

Steady but slow! I've been bulking ever since starting my current program nearly 3 months ago. In that time my average weekly weight has gone from 76.7kg (169.1lb) to 78.6kg (173.3lb).

Before starting, my bench PRs were:
8 x 60kg (132lb)
6 x 62.5kg (138lb)
4 x 65kg (143lb)

Now:
9 x 60kg (132lb)
7 x 62.5kg (138lb)
5 x 65kg (143lb)

My estimated 1RM is up from 70.9kg (156lb) to 73.1kg (161lb).

[CW47]

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CemECf2...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Think my sumo form is a bit off.. 🤷‍♂️

Still better than mine, lmao.

[CW47]

Conventional Deadlift: 335 pounds + 4 Chain x 1/1/1

Not been getting in workout consistently lately. Spending my time doing walk and bike rides, and playing around outside with the kids. Also been helping out with some gardening stuff. Carried around 40 bags of dirt to our back yard and emptied them into garden beds a few days ago.

So, I'm going to need to become more flexible with my workouts. I'll move towards lower volume and higher intensity work when I can't fit in a full workout. That's what I ended up doing today. Deadlift felt strong today. First single listed above was around an 8 RPE. Last one was closer to a 9.

[Filmbuff81]

Conventional Deadlift: 335 pounds + 4 Chain x 1/1/1

Not been getting in workout consistently lately. Spending my time doing walk and bike rides, and playing around outside with the kids. Also been helping out with some gardening stuff. Carried around 40 bags of dirt to our back yard and emptied them into garden beds a few days ago.

So, I'm going to need to become more flexible with my workouts. I'll move towards lower volume and higher intensity work when I can't fit in a full workout. That's what I ended up doing today. Deadlift felt strong today. First single listed above was around an 8 RPE. Last one was closer to a 9.

Same boat as you. Time is a luxury right now so I’ve been hitting some lower volume higher intensity sessions to make each session I can get in worthwhile.

My last couple workouts.

High Incline Dumbbell Press
Set 1: 50 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 65 lb × 3 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 100 lb × 8 @ 9.5
Set 4: 90 lb × 10 @ 9.5

Reverse Fly (Machine)
Set 1: 45 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 75 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 150 lb × 15 @ 9.5
Set 4: 150 lb × 12 @ 9.5
Set 5: 150 lb × 4 @ 10 [Drop Set]
Set 6: 150 lb × 3 @ 10 [Drop Set]

Notes: Drops = rest pause

Atlantis Standing Lateral Machine
Set 1: 45 lb × 15 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 90 lb × 14 @ 10
Set 3: 90 lb × 12 @ 10
Set 4: 90 lb × 4 @ 10 [Drop Set]
Set 5: 90 lb × 2 @ 10 [Drop Set]

Notes: Rest pause

Bicep Curl (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 20 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 25 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 30 lb × 15 @ 9.5
Set 4: 30 lb × 12 @ 10

Preacher Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 35 lb × 15 @ 10
Set 2: 35 lb × 11 @ 10
Set 3: 35 lb × 4 [Drop Set]
Set 4: 35 lb × 3 [Drop Set]

Notes: Rest pause drops

Chest Dip
Set 1: 12 reps [Warm-up]
Set 2: +55 lb × 15 @ 9
Set 3: +55 lb × 10 @ 9.5

Machine Skullcrusher
Set 1: 50 lb × 16 @ 10
Set 2: 50 lb × 12 @ 10
Set 3: 50 lb × 4 [Drop Set]
Set 4: 50 lb × 3 [Drop Set]

Deadlift (Barbell)
Set 1: 135 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 225 lb × 5 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 315 lb × 1 [Warm-up]
Set 4: 405 lb × 1 [Warm-up]
Set 5: 475 lb × 1 @ 7
Set 6: 425 lb × 5 @ 7.5

Romanian Deadlift (Barbell)
Set 1: 365 lb × 8 @ 8.5
Set 2: 315 lb × 10 @ 9

Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
Set 1: 45 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 105 lb × 10 @ 9.5
Set 3: 90 lb × 10 @ 9.5

Leg Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 45 lb × 10 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 135 lb × 4 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 165 lb × 13 @ 9.5
Set 4: 150 lb × 15 @ 10

Pendulum Squat
Set 1: 45 lb × 4 [Warm-up]
Set 2: 90 lb × 3 [Warm-up]
Set 3: 135 lb × 1 [Warm-up]
Set 4: 180 lb × 8 @ 9
Set 5: 160 lb × 10 @ 10

No clue the machine weight, so just counting plates.

Standing Calf Raise (Machine)
Set 1: 160 lb × 30 Rep giant set

[EliKoehn]

Strong work Film. Was going to say that that doesn't look low volume, but if it was multiple days (and you're including your warm-ups) it makes sense.

Yesterday I was running short on time and just worked up to a bench T&G 225 AMRAP and got 15. Did pullup singles between warm up sets. I've actually fallen off the wagon with my deficit so I should have done better than this, probably.

While it's not a workout per se, today I pulled a 10 hour shift with a tree service hauling logs and branches and stuffing them into a wood-chipper in the summer heat (then the truck got stuck and I had to crawl in the back and shovel mulch into the ruts). That was actually fun and a surprisingly quick way to make some decent extra money.

[SaviorSelfJT]

Hoping for the health of your families

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Yesterday I touched a barbell again lol

Deadlifts-
up to 405x1 without straps
Later came back and did 315x15 with straps

OHP-
185x5

My upper back, glutes and hams are pretty sore today from the deads


Really surprised at the OHP, the resistance machines must have been doing a pretty good job of preserving strength for upper body
Its lower body/lower back stuff for which there just seems to be no machine equivalent. You really need a barbell for this it seems. And that you could have a pretty effective regimen of various machines for upper body stuff, but add squats/deadlifts lol

According to fitbit, my heart rate gets pretty high from a lifting workout like this, pretty comparable to stair climbing actually
So I think I'm done with the stair climber, seems like my legs give out before my heart does. I'll try a resistance bicycle if that can get my heart rate up higher

Apparently my resting heart rate is 60 now, sometimes but rarely dropping in the 40s at night

[Filmbuff81]

Hey Eli yeah that was 2 workouts posted.

Todays sessions

Push

Incline Bench Press

265×4 , 235×8

this was a dumb dumb sleepy dad move. I meant to load 245 but wasn’t paying attention and tossed an extra 10 on either side.

at least I know why it was tougher than I expected after 225 moved easy.

because of that I just did 235×8 and called it there.

Iso lateral hammer strength shoulder press

250×11,9

i got a few extra reps than I expected so I kept the load the same for my 2nd set.

Hammer Strength Incline Press

250×9, 200×11

Single Arm Cable Press Around

40×10/8/6

cluster set. I’ve been playing with this movement for a few weeks and it’s pretty enjoyable. I definitely feel a big contraction.

I’m not sure how much benefit it is, but I’ll give it a little longer. My concern is mainly regarding long term loading, but placing it later as a finisher is a solid option to keep res higher and weight lower.

BW Dips

13/8/6 cluster set

Incline Cable Fly

50×17,14,12

Seated Lateral Raise Machine

85×10, 50×15, 25×12 dropset

Behind the back lateral raise

20×14/8/6 cluster set

Tricep Rope Pushdown

30×18,16,10 3 point mechanical dropset

Single arm overhead cable extension

10×15,14,11

[RapidFail]

I've switched my program from 4-day full-body to an Upper-Lower where I train arms and abs on the lower days. Hopefully this will help with an overlapping soreness issue I've been having.

Bench day is now Monday.

10 x 66lb
5 x 99lb
3 x 132lb, 2.5 min rest
9 x 132lb, 2.5 min rest
7 x 132lb, 2.5 min rest
6 x 132lb, 2.5 min rest
First set tied last week's performance and was a slow, grindy 0 RIR, but form was good. Second set 0-1 RIR, third 0 RIR.

[CW47]

June 11, 2022
30 Degree Incline Bench Press: 165 pounds x 1 rep
Close Grip Paused Bench Press: 135 pounds - 3 sets x 6 reps

Incline was around a 9 RPE. Close grip work was tough, with the hardest reps maybe around an 8.5 RPE.


June 12, 2022
Yoke Bar Squat: 225 pounds x 1 rep

Made some adjustments to my stance and this felt pretty darn good today. Think I managed to get all my joints aligned pretty good and I didn't feel like I was fighting to stay in position and could just focus on pushing. Probably would have done another rep or two at a higher weight, but my son was getting restless so I just called it here.

[jademonkey]

Just popping in for a bit. Might disappear again.

Traveling in the van, sitting at a lake by Fort Collins. Just doing whatever fits our schedule lately. When out in the boons we hike or bike. When in town we always try and hit the gym every other day until we leave. Anytime Fitness is great. Every location has at least a couple power racks and dumbbells to 100. Many have bumper plates (usually just barely enough to deadlift). One had a deadlift bar. A few go up to 125 dumbbells.

So I'll get 2 workouts in, then nothing for 3 weeks, then 4 workout, one week off, 2 workouts, 2.5 weeks off, etc. We've had a pretty consistent run since entering Colorado from Moab through Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs (the home of the best Anytime Fitness ever), Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins.

Pressing isn't going too well with the infrequency, but I'm not losing strength currently. 245 bench was pretty damn heavy the other day.

Legs going OK. Strength has been coming back slowly this past month but still not where I was. 335 for squat, 465 deadlift. I think my squat max is a bit higher. I had an off day last workout and my squat form felt weird. I think it was the proximity of the rack to the mirror that had me subconsciously trying to stay too upright. Felt better when I closed my eyes.

I gave up on going for one arm pull ups. Just not enough consistency, not focused on my diet enough, and just don't have the energy to focus on too many things at the gym.

I alternate workouts.
A) Deadlift, OHP, superset pull ups and dips, maybe some accessories.
B) Squat, bench, rows, lateral and rear delts.

I rarely do tris and bis directly. Just the other day I saw a dude doing curls and thought how I don't really need to do them much, but thought what the hell and threw in a couple sets of curls. Not 10 minutes later I'm waiting for the shower and a female coach walks by and compliments my biceps XD. So I guess I'll have to keep them in the rotation lol.

[EliKoehn]

^^ Been a while.

Curls for the girls lol.

Wolfrose7 disappeared too. Hope he's alright.

[MyEgoProblem]

^^ Been a while.

Curls for the girls lol.

Wolfrose7 disappeared too. Hope he's alright.

Curly wurleys... Nice to feel a pump with em


And Yeah my mans wolf is fine 👍

[CW47]

Floor Press: 150 pounds - 3 sets x 5 reps
Larsen Press: 140 pounds - 5 sets x 5 reps
Triceps Rope Pushdown: 2 Chains - 2 sets x 10 reps

Pressing went great - was easier than last week. Rope pushdowns were much harder than expected, with the last rep of the second set being a 10 RPE. I'm planning to start incorporating triceps work more regularly to help build up my bench press.

[EliKoehn]

Anyone want to compete with me on a conventional deadlift AMRAP of 405? I'm feeling good and refreshed and want to see what I can get beltless with a raw mixed grip.

Old PR is 7 with chalk. This time it's going to be bare palms for me, but we'll see how much of a difference that makes.

[jademonkey]

Anyone want to compete with me on a conventional deadlift AMRAP of 405? I'm feeling good and refreshed and want to see what I can get beltless with a raw mixed grip.

Old PR is 7 with chalk. This time it's going to be bare palms for me, but we'll see how much of a difference that makes.

I can probably do like 3 right now lol.

[EliKoehn]

^^
I know conventional is typically a harder variation than sumo, but didn't you get like 30+ of 315 sometime last year? I bet all you'd need is some brief acclimation.

Anyway, I managed 8 with no straps, belt or chalk... Then I just did some light squatting at low volume to keep the movement pattern from atrophying too much.



Deadlift:
135 x 8, 225 x 4, 315 x 3, 365 x 2, 405 x 8 (PR!), 455 x partial rep, 455 x 1, 455 x partial rep (2)
Squat:
BW x 15, 45 x 12, 135 x 8, 185 x 4, 225 x 8, 225 x 8

[CW47]

Conventional Deadlift: 405 pounds x 1 rep [PR]

Decided to take on the 405 challenge. I've never done more than 385 on conventional, lol. Hadn't maxed out in a while so I figured I'd see if I could do a rep. I ended up not being able to do it strapless and beltless. Not even sure what exactly held me back, but I couldn't break it off the floor. I suppose the straps allow me to get just a hair more upright.

Did it right afterward with straps and belt and it moved very slowly - was doubtful I'd lock it out after getting it about 1/3 of the way up, but it kept moving slowly and steadily all the way. My son woke up from his nap right then and I didn't even get a chance to unload the bar until 2 hours later, so my workout ended here.

[RapidFail]

Conventional Deadlift: 405 pounds x 1 rep [PR]

Decided to take on the 405 challenge. I've never done more than 385 on conventional, lol. Hadn't maxed out in a while so I figured I'd see if I could do a rep. I ended up not being able to do it strapless and beltless. Not even sure what exactly held me back, but I couldn't break it off the floor. I suppose the straps allow me to get just a hair more upright.

Did it right afterward with straps and belt and it moved very slowly - was doubtful I'd lock it out after getting it about 1/3 of the way up, but it kept moving slowly and steadily all the way. My son woke up from his nap right then and I didn't even get a chance to unload the bar until 2 hours later, so my workout ended here.

I'm curious how many warmup sets you did?

The heaviest I've deadlifted to date is 231.5lb (105kg) for 5 reps, probably with 1 RIR, which puts my estimated 1RM at 269lb (122kg). My long arms (6'5" armspan) should be good for deadlifting, but my long legs offset that advantage. I've also had a lot of lower back injuries, so I've taken a lot of time off deadlifting. It's the only compound lift where I can still progress like a novice.

[CW47]

I'm curious how many warmup sets you did?

The heaviest I've deadlifted to date is 231.5lb (105kg) for 5 reps, probably with 1 RIR, which puts my estimated 1RM at 269lb (122kg). My long arms (6'5" armspan) should be good for deadlifting, but my long legs offset that advantage. I've also had a lot of lower back injuries, so I've taken a lot of time off deadlifting. It's the only compound lift where I can still progress like a novice.

As I'm sure you know already, warming up is a very individual thing. I typically do very few warmup reps when I'm working up to a max attempt, because I've found that once I reach around the 10 rep mark it starts to impact my max strength. Don't even recall exactly how many I did, but it was probably 135 x 2 or 3, 225 x 2, 315 x 1, 365 x 1. It's lift dependent as well - I often need many more reps to get loose and in the groove when squatting than any other lift.

Do you ever Sumo Deadlift?

[Filmbuff81]

Awesome work guys congrats on the PRs.

If my arms behave and I don’t have horrendous tendinitis I’ll try my hand at a 405 AMRAP next week.


Todays session for me.

Deadlift
495×1, 430×5

neutral grip pulldown
165×10,8

chest supported t-bar row
upper back/dear delt focused
135×10, 90×8

Chest Supported Prime Row

lat/lumbar focused – loaded middle and bottom pins to challenge mid and shortened range while still getting to have a decent stretch.

280×8, 230×10

Reverse Pec Deck
165×12, 150×13, 135×10 drop set

Back Extensions 
45×9, 25×9
these always make me dizzy. I might just swap in a DB RDL or just forgoe the extra lower back here and add something on leg day.

Single arm DB preacher curl

25×15,12, 6RP, 3RP

Incline Cable Curl
60×8, 40×10,8

[EliKoehn]

Sweet. I'm glad everyone's taking interest in this.

Great job CW! Getting 405 x 1 for the first time was one of my best memories in training. I bet that felt awesome.

Film and SJT are most likely going to have me beat, but I'm still glad to have improved my rep total by one and to prove to myself that I can do it with a bare grip, even though I was resetting it just about every rep, if that still counts.

I have to say though, when I got home, I felt fairly dizzy a couple of times. Hope the lift was safe, even though in every other way I felt fine, just tired and slept well...