High intensity training log

[ihateschoolmt]

Started block training today.

Bench 145 5x5
dips BW+35x9 BW+35x7 BW+25x11
DB close grip bench 50x9 50x9 50x8
Military press 80 5x5
oops forgot to do DB curls
Incline DB curls 30x8 30x7 30x6 holy crap those are way harder
close grip pull downs 120x10 120x10 120x9

I kinda fucked up and didn't eat any carbs before I went. I felt like shit half way through so I got a shake from the gym (got lots of carbs) and it didn't help because it was all god damn sugar. I struggled on most of those sets but I still did it so it's all good. It goes for 8 cycles of 4 days, BUT it's lowish volume and 5x5 with the same weight was way less taxing than doing 2 sets til failure like I was doing.

 

[omerta2010]

since I know how much you like HIT.

 

[Gazhole]

Looks pretty good to me, man.

It's weird how carbs affect different people. I rarely have anything before workouts anymore. Literally all i had today was 30g dextrose and was fine. Other people i know need at least one large carby meal before they can even stand a warmup circuit, haha.

Odd.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Haha nice omerta, I've had that thought before. And gaz, I'm glad I'm skinny because I can't imagine having to cut and not ever have enough carbs. I need at least a bagel before I go workout and then more carbs right after.

Left my camera at home by accident. I wanted to take a clean and jerk vid. Oh well, next time.

Bench press 145x5 145x5 145x5
DB bench 60x8 60x8 55x10
clean and jerk 135x1 then 4 more cleans
cleans 135x5 135x5
clean and jerk 145x1 155x0 almost got it
dips BW+35x9 BW+35x8 BW+25x7
DB curls 40x5 40x5 40x5
Preacher curls 45x10 45x9

Feel pretty tried. My arms are going to hurt tomorrow, I can already tell. I'm looking forward to my "everything else" day tomorrow. I want to do squats and then speed deadlifts. I'm not supposed to be adding weight to anything on the everything else days, but I'm hoping work on speed those days and hopefully that will increase my strength when I'm done with block training.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

ATF squats 225x5 235x5 245x4
Speed deadlifts 225x3 225x3 225x3 225x3 Man that felt heavy after squats
machine rows 125x9 125x8

ATF squats look a lot better than last time, defiantly got full depth on these. I might could got like a inch lower but the rack won't let me go any farther. I will start at 235 next time and move up to 255.

YouTube Video

I did 255x8 last week but I am trying to work on form since last week was lookin a little ugly, plus I did 2 sets before.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Bench 145x5 145x5 145x5 145x5 155x5
DB incline 55x10 55x9 55x8
Dips BWx12 BWx10 BWx7
Chin ups BWx8 BWx7
Arnold press 40x5 40x5 40x5
EZ curl bar 70x5 70x5 70x5

I found out the bar I was using for bench was only a 35 pound bar(wtf?) I meant to start out doing 155 so next time I will make sure I don't get that one light bar. Those arnold presses strained my neck somehow, it's a very minor injury but I might be leaving out vertical presses tomorrow depending on how it feels.

 

[davegmb]

if you could do 5 x 155lbs for your last set you can probably handle a fair bit more next time

 

[ihateschoolmt]

if you could do 5 x 155lbs for your last set you can probably handle a fair bit more next time

Ya I thought I was doing 155 the first four sets that was the problem haha. I might just do 165x5 3 sets tomorrow.

 

[davegmb]

O right yeah, im with you now sorry

Do you ever do RDL's? i think they are a great exercise prefer them to regular deads

Pack on Mountainous Back Mass With Romanian Deadlifts

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I haven't in a while. I will eventually do them again.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Bench 155x5 155x5 165x5
Pull overs 45x10 45x10 superset DB flies 30x10, that hurt
Clean and jerk 135x1 155x1 PR 165x0(I think I said I got 155 before, but I Meant 145 and didn't realize the typo til it was too late to edit.)
Cleans 145x3 135x5
CG bench 135x5 (tri's were fried already)
Dropset DB curls 40x7 35x8 30x8
DB preacher curl 25x10 25x8

YouTube Video

If you look at the right corner of the video, you can see a big black guy on the rack next to me, and that dude kept yelling TRAPAHOLICS before his reps. For those of you who don't know that's something rapper say that means addicted to selling drugs.

Anyways, bench felt strong, barely hit that jerk but a PR none the less. My arms are hurting already. And built, I changed up some of the exercise choices, hope these are suitable. I like to add my own stuff to any routine. Also, I thought I was getting a bit of fat around my waist here lately, but it seems to be back to normal today, guess my muscles ate it. Still 185 today, seem to be steady gaining a pound every 2-3 days.

 

[davegmb]

Clean and jerk after chest, you must be a machine

 

[Built]

I'm not supposed to be adding weight to anything on the everything else days, but I'm hoping work on speed those days and hopefully that will increase my strength when I'm done with block training.

You can add weight if you are able - just don't KILL yourself for it.

By all means, use the movements you prefer. You know your body.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Deadlifts 315x3 315x0
Speed squats 185x4 185x4 185x4 185x4
Pull ups BWx8 BWx6

Man block training really fucks up your strength for the third day. I wasn't expecting a PR but damn, 5 less than last time and it killed me to get those 3. At least my arms and chest are getting bigger.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Up to 186 now, time for progress pics. I can see the difference in my chest from block training already, arms are 14.75 now. Legs 25.5 inches now, the last legs pics were 24.25 inches I think. My back still looks the same as it does in my avi, and that was only 3 pounds ago anyways. It's hard to take your own back pic too.

 

[davegmb]

Im impressed how when your bulking your still keeping definition in your stomach, when i was bulking mine turned into more of a 4 pack and then a two pack haha and felt constantly bloated.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Bench press 175x5 PR 165x5 165x5 165x5 165x5
DB flies 30x10 30x10 30x10
Military press 95x5 95x5 95x5
Push downs drop set 65x10 57.5x10 50x10 45x10
DB curls drop set 40x10 35x10 30x10 PR for a drop set
DB curls 45x8
DB curls another drop set 40x10 35x7 30x6
Decline weighted sit ups 50x15 50x15

I'm getting stronger but I'm not hitting as many PRs because I got to do 3-5 sets instead of one. I think my best is 95x7 on military press, and I feel like I could have got 9-10 the first set but I wouldn't have been able to do 1 more set. Tomorrow is gonna be hard, I felt like taking another rest day today lol.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Bench 175x5 165x5 165x5
Clean and jerk 135x1 155x0
cleans 135x5 135x3
Incline bench 55x11 55x12
cable push downs drop set 65x10 57.5x10 50x10 42.5x10
DB Curls drop set 40x10 35x10 30x10
DB curls 45x8

I'm going to be sore tomorrow.

 

[fufu]

congrats on the bench PR

 

[davegmb]

How long you doing this block training for?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

It's 8 cycles of 4 days, so 32 days. I might do 6 cycles then rest a week and do 6 more though.

 

[Gazhole]

Looking great, man! Awesome progress already!

Squats looked really good too.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

ATF squats 255x7 PR 255x4
Deficit deadlifts 245x5 295x1
Pull ups BWx9

YouTube Video

I consider my 255x7 a PR because whenever I did 255x8 I didn't go low enough on 2 of them and I also could have got 1 or 2 more today but I wasn't going to failure. I felt a weird pain in my abs on that last set of deads so I stopped at 1, if it wasn't for the pain I felt I think I could have got at least 5 or 6 more.

I realized on my squats it doesn't look like I am going ATF but it's because my knees go so far forward it makes it look like I am not going as deep. I too a video from the side with 135 pounds where I go as deep as my body lets me, and you can see it's pretty much as far down as I go with 255. If I lowered the bar on my shoulders it would probably appear I was going deeper since I wouldn't have to lean as far forward but I like doing it high bar.

 

[omerta2010]

that workout looks alot like your old versions.

Awesome job on the PR

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Ya on my everything else day I just do a regular leg day haha. I can't wait to get back into my old training. Stupid block training and it's excellent results... lol.

 

[Curt James]

ATF squats 255x7 PR (snip)

Congratulations on the PR!

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Up to 189 pounds today. Weight has been pouring on, that's 4 pounds in a week! Arms are just a hair over 15 inches now. Been getting 1/4 an inch a week since I started following built's advice 5 weeks ago.
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[x~factor]

200 lbs is right around the corner. 200 lbs with abs?!?!

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Ya it's so weird to be 40 pounds heavier. It just doesn't seem real, it happened so fast I'm just not used to it yet. I'm so used to be the skinniest person anywhere I go and I am actually bigger than some people now. It's so awesome.

 

[Built]

My husband had that happen a couple of summers ago - a guy bumped into him, then suddenly looked nervous and was all "sorry, sir!" - my husband started lifting a few years ago, and then went on HRT so he finally gained a bit of size but he's not used to it. It took him aback!