Thread: Cam's Journal

Deadlifts
1) 405 x 6 (my first time doing deads since I pulled a muscle doing them 2 months ago)

Stop doing them for reps and you'll stop pulling muscles. OK, that's not entirely true. But deads take their toll. The more reps you do, the worse your form gets and you put yourself in a prone position. If you want to do reps with deads, I recommend doing 1 rep, setting the bar down, resetting yourself if need be, and pull the next. Doing non-stop reps can be rough.

Originally Posted by Saturday Fever

Stop doing them for reps and you'll stop pulling muscles. OK, that's not entirely true. But deads take their toll. The more reps you do, the worse your form gets and you put yourself in a prone position. If you want to do reps with deads, I recommend doing 1 rep, setting the bar down, resetting yourself if need be, and pull the next. Doing non-stop reps can be rough.

that is a good point. if I am doing reps with deads I will do it in a fashion where I take a max weight and I hit 1 rep every 5-10sec. I will continue like that until I can do no more. Usually around 10 reps or so.

260# is alot of weight for bent rows...Well done. Do you use under or overhanded grip?

Stop doing them for reps and you'll stop pulling muscles.

Agreed.

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im tall, so i simply do rack deads now, so i dont have so much shearing force on my lumbar

Originally Posted by Decker

260# is alot of weight for bent rows...Well done. Do you use under or overhanded grip?

Usually I switch every four weeks. Now I am doing overhand.

Originally Posted by P-funk

that is a good point. if I am doing reps with deads I will do it in a fashion where I take a max weight and I hit 1 rep every 5-10sec. I will continue like that until I can do no more. Usually around 10 reps or so.

This is exactly how I do them.

Cam, it's good to see you back.

Thanks


Today: Chest

Bench Press
1) 295 x 8
2_ 295 x 5

Flys:
1) 65 x 7 (6 second negatives)

Weighted Dips
1_ 70lbs x 7 (rest pause) x 1 (slow, 4 second negatives)

Hello Brother Camaro!!! Your throwin around some Huge numbers, I agree on the Deads too!!! I will be following along if ya don't mind

Originally Posted by camarosuper6

Usually I switch every four weeks. Now I am doing overhand.

That's incredible weight. Looks like your pulled muscle is a thing of the past.

Today: July 9th

Delts/Forearms

Dumbell Press
110 x 4
100 x 8

Nautilus Press
1. 210 x 6 1/2
2. 150 negative, one arm only x 3 each arm w/ 4 second neg.

Side Lateral with good form
45 x 10

Rear Delts

Forearms

Originally Posted by Saturday Fever

Stop doing them for reps and you'll stop pulling muscles. OK, that's not entirely true. But deads take their toll. The more reps you do, the worse your form gets and you put yourself in a prone position. If you want to do reps with deads, I recommend doing 1 rep, setting the bar down, resetting yourself if need be, and pull the next. Doing non-stop reps can be rough.

shit, so i am more at risk for injury because i have been doing deads for reps without stopping. So from now on, should i just do 1 rep, set it down and wait a few seconds then perform another rep, repeat?

Again, Impressive numbers!!! Hows it goin Brother Camaro?

July 11th Monday Night

Squats
1) 315 x 11
2) 335 x 6

Lunges w/70 lb dumbells
1) 6
2) 5

Ham Curls
1) 190 x 11

Wed: July 13th... Arms

Barbell Curls:
1) 145 x 6

CG Bench
1) 275 x 9

Nautilus Curls- Negative Only
Each arm x 5 w/ 4 second count

Tricep PressDowns
1) 120 (lat pulldown machine) x 5 plus 2 rest-pause negatives

Hammer Curls
1) 50 x 5 1/2 with controlled count

Dip Machine
1) Stack x 9 w/ 4 sec negative

2 Great w/o's Brother Camaro!!!

Geeez Camaro, you're one strong dude, nice work(outs).

Thanks fellas

Saturday: Beginning of my 2-week Blitz...

Back/Traps

Weighted pull-ups with 20 lbs
1)8
2)6
3) 4
4) 4
5) 3

Nautilus Rows
1) 275 x 11 with a controlled negative, approx 4 second
2) 185 negative only, one arm at a time x 5 w/ 5 sec negative

Shrugs