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Felt like shit again today so just did calfs and tris, i think alot of this is my carb intake has dropped alot. its so easy to get protein in, carbs is another story (whole food carbs)

Have trained my arms almost every day and they are not once have they been sore WTF? i'm totally lost on an approach to take as i cant even remember the last time i had sore arms.... if they arent sore then ill just hit them as much as possible?

Dinner

Thai green curry

700grams breast, 2 cups of white rice + large glass of coke

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lol^

Trained back tonight. (my favorite muscle group yay!) (srs)

i must say its a real mental battle dropping the weight and focusing entirely on form, i'm used to just grip and rip heavy as give it everything you've got and move the bar no matter what.

Barbell rows (totally focusing on the squeeeeeeeeeeeeeze)

barx lots

60 kg x 15

100kg x 15

100kg x 12

80kg x 12

60kg x 20

widest grip pulls

5 sets plus a dropset - 10-15reps

Close grip pulls

5 sets with a dropset - 10-12 reps

Wide grip cable row (far more feel using long bar for me that close grip handles)

6 sets - 8-15 reps

lifefitness Pulldown machine

5 sets - 10+ reps

Straight bar pulldowns

5 sets - 10 reps

enjoy these workouts so much because i can reeeeeeeeeealy feel the muscle being strongly activated and that is somewhat or a rarity for me esp with things like chest.

nothing crazy today food wise just a few donuts, nandos and burger fuel lol. going to smash some clean marinated beef and carbs right now (will be 70% of todays food lol) my appetite has taken a bit of a drop and i'm not sure why? haven't started my cruise yet but took my last ml of tren ace today

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so in next week or so it will be cruise/depression.org time then after a break im going to run deca test.

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A few comments have got me thinking a bit how for my size i'm not very strong? (i'm not by any means suggesting i'm big but that seems to be what i'm hearing and i have to say i agree) im kind of miffed about the whole thing i mean from 95kg to 100kg with very little fat gain i'm not any stronger??? am i doomed to be a weak phagget?

That is strange. In the ideal scenario whereby you have put on 5 kilos of lean mass, it would be pretty strange not to have got stronger. I mean there must be an increase in muscle fibres, so unless your not able to activate more of them simultaneously, then you would have to have gotten stronger? Though that doesnt make sence either because your a long time trainer which means you've basically 'taught' yourself how to activate as many muscle fibres simultaneously as you possible.

A bit further down you say that you think you may have trained heavy to long? But looking at this chest workout you havent gone below 8 reps? Im guessing your usual rep range is 8-12? Are you sure you dont want to drop in some low rep stuff and actually target some strength gains? Maybe even just 1 exercise at 4-6 reps? For this workout say BB bench?

I'm kind of like you in that i love the strength aspect of lifting. Nothing better than hitting heavy PBs and getting big at the same time. To add some perspective, i've been cutting for a couple months now, so im a decent amount lighter than you currently are, and im on the incline bb bench doing 140+, 80 on seated OH press, 75 skullcrushers, 75 bb curl, all for 4-6 reps, and we have a pretty similar physique, so without me going back in your journal to find out, if you are there or thereabouts then i dont think you have anything to worry about really. (not saying those are big lifts).

At the end of the day though, if you are happy with how you look, and your goals are apperance focused, then who cares if your not the strongest dude in the gym right? Just keep in mind that it's all about you, who cares what anyone else thinks.

/Jealous of your preworkout meal sigh....

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my top set is usually in the 3-4 rep range bro iv'e only just stopped going that heavy. like i'm happy i'm looking bigger and getting heavier but its fucking weird that i'm not alot stronger. no homo but some of my happiest moments where smashing pbs so its a bit lame. i mean there are natty guys stronger than me lol

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To be fair your not training for strength though. Throwing down a last set in the 3-4 rep range doesnt equate to actual strength training. Personally i would consider strength training to almost be 6 reps and below for all working sets. I mean look at some of the powerlifters journals, you see stuff like

XX x 10

XXX x 6

XXX x 4

XXX x 3

XXX x 2

XXX x 2

XXX x 1

The science says that targeting strength wont net you as much hyperthrophy, but i dont believe it is that black and white, there is definately cross over. I would call myself a strength trainer without being a powerlifter, and considering we are pretty much the same build, me being a touch lighter and stronger (assuming), i tink you have room to move towards strength training without losing hyperthrophy.

Im going on and on a bit now so in summary i would recommend:

Warmup set x 12-20

Hyperthrophy set x 8-12

Strength set x 4-6

Strength set x 4-6

Strength set x 2-3

Overload that shit man, go heavy and make yourself do it. Add eccentrics too, these are AMAZING for jumping strength plateaus. I mean your feeding the machine, your in the perfect position to gain some strength.

Add weight EVERY exercise. If you did 140 on the bench for 6 last time, do 142.5 for 6, or 145 for 4-5 this time, just load it up and make yourself do it. Adding little increments (yes those little 1.25 cookies) every workout will mean you MUST gain strength.

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Variety is good for the body, why not get into strength training for a few months and see what it can do for you. Powerlifters get growth as well and getting back to BB you'll be way stronger.

Imagine 3 months later repping out heavier weights...sounds like a recipe for hypertrophy to me.

I was the weakest BB'er ever this year doing high volume training to muscle failure and even exhaustion, but really happy with the growth in my Legs, Shoulders, Back and Arms. Now, am switching to the 5-6-rep range and heavier working sets without failure. It's hard, the hardest part is not continuing to rep until failure and just leave it until the next workout to add more weight to the bar.

You could IMO also give the high protein intake a bit of a break. By not going to failure and breaking down muscle tissue I believe you can definitely cut back on the food and not drop muscle mass. Some less gym time but heavier training would also ensure you could safely cut back and still grow.

I'm not eating half the protein I used to during the year, and not stuffing myself at every meal at the mo and I've even gone back to a nightly shake rather than cooked fish before bedtime. I read somewhere you were getting tired of constant eating etc so might like to consider.

All you can do is try changes in diet, rest, freq. of workouts, and type of workouts. Ok, might be some more variables in there like supplements etc :-)

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