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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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Beginning a Powerlifting Routine
I'm 16 years old, been working out for about 2 years and decided that starting one of these would be alot of help to me. Please feel free to leave comments and criticize my routine. My most current stats are:
16 5'7 150lbs Squat - 275 Deadlift - 315 Bench - 225 Currently i workout 4 days/week Monday - Bench (heavy) Tuesday - Deadlift Wednesday - Rest Thursday - Bench Press (mainly assistance work) Friday - Squat |
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Functional Lifting = Life
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Looks like you're off to a pretty damn good start (not really a start, but you know what I mean). Good luck and make sure you post all your workouts here. It might be a good idea to include your diet as well. I'll be sure to keep stopping in later on.
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Push yourself. Enjoy yourself. Be yourself.
Knowledge is power. Obsessed with functional strength. Journal |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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Thanks alot man. Today is squat day so we'll see how tht goes...just so u know, i'm doing a program where i started with 70lbs less than my max and for 8 weeks, i increase the weight by 10lbs but keep reps at 5. So when i'm finished, i shud be doing my max for 5 reps. I'm in week 4 right now. And my bench has actually gone up because yesterday i pushed 225 for 4 reps so i'll retest this monday.
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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Squat day today
2 super-light sets of leg extensions just to warm up a lil BB squat 135x10 (warm up) 225x6 235x5 235x5 235x5 Leg Press 360x8 500x6 600x4 Lying Leg Curl 50x8 50x6 50x6 Seated Calf Raise 180x10 180x12 180x10 Thats about it. It was a pretty short workout today, didnt wanna do much because i had a dance today afterschool and grinding is like doing quarter squats forever...im not gonna be able to walk properly tomorro...the lactic acid build up was ridiculous...anyway, not a bad workout, next week the squat will be 245x5...Bench Press monday, lookin forward to it. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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lol my gf is...but then when u add other girls into it...im actually not as sore today as i thought i'd be...but i think am getting sick...my throats killing me and i can barely talk...i have the weekend to get rest and heal a bit now.
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fiendish thingy
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Squats look strong! I've been thinking of doing a powerlifting routine but I like to have some hypertrophy training as well. I'm curious to see how things turn out for you.
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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im thinking of maybe throwing in some hypertrophy work in at the of my PL workouts...for my assistance work for Bench Day, im gonna try to keep my reps between 6-10. I wanna get strong like a beast but i dont wanna lose what i've worked for these past 2 years. The main thing for me when working out for size isn't going to be big biceps or anything like tht but big legs and wide lats..i love how a thick, wide, well developed back looks...on my second bench day, im gonna throw in some inclines and the powerlifting in general should build some thickness. i'll keep u posted on how things go.
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fiendish thingy
Elite Member
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Sounds good. I don't think you will lose muscle mass as long as you are lifting at a high intensity, which is what PL-ing is all about.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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for anyone here who has done any powerlifting before; what assistance work should I do on my first bench day which is sorta max-effort???what about for my dynamic day??
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Myostatin Whore
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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Bench Press Day
Bench Press 45x12 (warm-up) 135x5 155x3 185x3 225x3 230x2 PR Incline DB Press 60's x 6,6 65's x 6 Decline DB Press 70's x 6,6,6 Military Press 120x6,6,6 Skullcrushers 75 x 8,8,6 Not the best workout today...I was happy about the PR but pissed cuz my friend got jumped and i had to leave early to go make sure evrything was alright. Deadlift tomorro. i mite re-test my max deadlift depending on how energetic i feel |
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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Deadlift Day
Deadlift 135x6 225x3 315x2 335x1 PR DB Row 75's x 8,8,8 Wide Grip Pull-ups 8,8,9 CG Pulldown 130x5,6,6 Next week I think i'll throw some romanian dl in there. i like how they feel the next day. i was in the weight room second period with my gym class and someone challenged me to a leg press competition so i couldn't resist. i ended up leg pressing 905lbs for 3 reps and just smoked him. 905 is the most i've ever done so i was pretty psyched about that. i wanna try 1000 soon so maybe in a couple weeks. the most i had ever done before was 700lbs so i guess i shattered that PR. Second bench day tomorrow, looking forward to it. |
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fiendish thingy
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 80
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Today was sorta my bench accessory day Lockouts 250x8,8,8 Bench Press with 5 second stretch at bottom 135x6,6,6 (these were freakishly hard) Smith machine Plyometric Bench Press 100x5,5,5 (my arms were dead by this point) Explosive bench press (5 seconds lowering, explode up) 125x4,4,3 Incline Cable Flyes (i just wanted to do some random flyes) 30x8,8,8 And that was todays workout. Not too organised but i was dead by the time i left. i left very little rest between sets and therefore was done in like half an hour. One of the best workouts in awhile. My legs are killing me from the leg pressing so i decided to do some biking with my friends...not a good idea...supposed to squat tomorro, we'll see how things go. |
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