Thread: DangerousK's Road to Dangerous Size!

Originally Posted by Archangel

Brutal is right, great workout my Friend!!!

Haha, thanks! I just wish it could have been brutal in the good way!

Keeping with that theme, let's check out today's workout, shall we?

BB Military Presses
Warm up set 1 - 5 x 55
Warm up set 2 - 5 x 75
Set 1 - 3 x 135
Set 2 - 3 x 125
Set 3 - 5 x 125
Set 4 - 3 x 125
Set 5 - 4 x 115

Deadlifts
Warm up set 1 - 4 x 135
Warm up set 2 - 4 x 185
Set 1 - 4 x 280 (with belt)
Set 2 - 4 x 280 (with belt) - New personal record!

Power Cleans
Set 1 - 3 x 140
Set 2 - 3 x 140
Set 3 - 3 x 140

Okay, so I actually managed to get weaker on military presses today. I'm hoping that's just because I just got over the flu, but I might end up doing a re-set on those as well if I can't put up decent numbers next time. I did, however, get a new PR on deadlifts today, so I'm really happy about that! My back was pretty much wrecked after them, though, so following them up immediately with power cleans was probably not a good idea. Hahaha. I felt way too bombed, and it was a real chore to even get 3 reps up on my last set.

Thanks again for reading

Hey, those are solid lifts on the milli press my Friend!!! And outstanding Deads Brother, I'm sure your back is wrecked, take it easy!!!

Just finished today's workout! Here it is:

Squats
Warm up set 1 - 5 x 95
Warm up set 2 - 5 x 95
Set 1 - 1 x 210 (what the heck?)
Set 2 - 5 x 185
Set 3 - 1 x 235 (New weight PR!)

BB Bench Presses
Warm up set 1 - 5 x 95
Warm up set 2 - 5 x 95
Set 1 - 5 x 170
Set 2 - 5 x 170
Set 3 - 4 x 170

Bent BB Rows
Warm up set 1 - 5 x 95
Warm up set 2 - 5 x 95
Set 1 - 5 x 155
Set 2 - 5 x 155
Set 3 - 5 x 145

For the second workout in a row, I wasn't able to get more than one rep up with 210. I was doing 5 reps with 205 about a week ago, so I'm not really sure why all the sudden I can't even do more than one. It's frustrating, but I guess the only thing I can do is work through it. I figured since I wasn't able to rep anything in the 200's, I was at least going to try to set a new PR for weight. I managed to get 235 for one rep, which definitely made me feel a little better about today's workout. The weird thing was that my left delt and tricep of all things were just killing after I did that rep, but at least they don't hurt anymore. I guess I must have pulled them or something. Weird...haha.

I was really heaving the weight up on the bent rows today, so although I technically set a new PR, I'm not going to call it that. I suspect that was partly because my lower back was still dead from the deadlifts I did on Wednesday (now I know why they call them that! Haha).

Thanks again for reading, everyone! Have a great weekend

Originally Posted by Archangel

Hey, those are solid lifts on the milli press my Friend!!! And outstanding Deads Brother, I'm sure your back is wrecked, take it easy!!!

Thanks!! Yeah, those deads were a killer! My grip strength isn't the best, so by the end of each set, I'm barely holding on to the bar with the tips of my fingers. Haha!

I've asked for Santa to bring me a set of straps for Christmas, so we'll see if he delivers.

If you would have told me when I started this journal that I'd be this close to pulling 3 plates a side by the end of the year, I would have never, ever believed you. I'm smiling right now just thinking about it! Haha. Give me a couple more weeks and 315 is going to be mine, baby!

Alright, I've officially been doing my program for 12 weeks now, so I decided to change it up and go with something a little different. I'm adding in some isolation exercises and will be using higher volume, with each body part being worked only once a week. My split looks something like this:

Monday - Shoulders
Tuesday - Back/Biceps
Wednesday - Off
Thursday - Chest/Triceps
Friday - Legs

Here's how today's workout went:

Standing BB Military Presses
Warm up set 1 - 5 x 45 (just the bar)
Warm up set 2 - 5 x 65
Set 1 - 8 x 110
Set 2 - 6 x 110
Set 3 - 6 x 110
Set 4 - 6 x 105

Seated DB Shoulder Presses
Set 1 - 7 x 42 lbs (plus dumbbell bar)
Set 2 - 4 x 42 lbs (plus dumbbell bar)
Set 3 - 7 x 42 lbs (plus dumbbell bar)

Rear DB Lateral Raises
Set 1 - 10 x 25 lbs
Set 2 - 10 x 25 lbs
Set 3 - 12 x 25 lbs

Side DB Lateral Raises
Set 1 - 10 x 25 lbs
Set 2 - 10 x 25 lbs

BB Shrugs
Set 1 - 12 x 185 lbs
Set 2 - 12 x 185 lbs
Set 3 - 15 x 135 lbs

I'll update my stats ASAP. For the most part, I've been really happy with my strength gains over the last 3 months, but I don't think my physique or measurements have changed much (if at all) since the last time I checked.

Thanks again for reading!