Big dick playa

[Leeroid]

Tried out the 44 Rage X for the first time. Had to use suit slippers to get it on and took about 3 or 4 minutes to get it seated. Waaaay tighter. I grip with my middle finger on the rings and had to force my hands out to grip the bar.

100kg x2
Bench shirt on
160kg x3 to 2 board
170kg x3 to 2 board
180kg x2 no board, just pulled it down as far as I could
180kg x2 second rep came down to probably 1 board height?

Here's a video of the first set of 180kgs.

 

Bench press with bands (Felt like 130kg-ish at the top)
100kg + 2x purple bands x7
100kg + 2x purple bands x5
I looped these under the bench and over the collars outside the weights.

DB incline bench
42kg x8
42kg x5
28kg x8

Triceps 6 sets

Leg press
4pps x15, 4 sets

Core and stretching
30 minutes

My lower back has nearly recovered so I will start squatting again from next week. Looking forward to it.

[Rxx]

Nice carry over from that shirt, should do some damage come comp time!

[Leeroid]

Nice carry over from that shirt, should do some damage come comp time!

Thanks bro. Getting a lot more out of it than the other shirt which was definitely way too loose. Think I should be able to get 180 to touch next time, dunno whether I'll be able to press it back up though lol.

 

Forgot to mention I started restricting calories since start of week to drop 3kgs or so for the ANZAC comp. Having about 3500. I want to make the Under 82.5kg class.

 

This morning I weighed in at 85.5kgs on my home scales but the thing is they are about 1.5kgs over a proper calibrated scale. So to be on the safe side, I will subtract 1kg from my home scale weight when recording here from now.

 

So on calibrated scales I would have weighed in at 84.5kgs this morning which means I've got to lose just 1kg then maintain at 83.5kgs until the day before weigh-in. I'll cut carbs and stop drinking water from noon the day before and should drop under 82.5kg easy. After weigh-ins, I'll smash back the carbs and compete on the day at 85kgs lol.

 

Progress pics

[Leeroid]

Back

 

Pullups

x10, 7

 

DB rows

48kg x8

48kg x6

42kg x10

42kg x8

 

Lat pulldowns

x8, 4 sets

 

Face pulls

x15, 3 sets

 

Bicep curls DB

12kg x20, 15, 12

 

GHR assisted by 2 purple bands

x5, 5 sets

 

Core 5 minutes

Stretching 20 minutes

 

 

[ngapuhi strong]

looking good in pics.

how do you find going between bodybuilding and power lifting

i didnt think the two went hand in hand

[Leeroid]

looking good in pics.

how do you find going between bodybuilding and power lifting

i didnt think the two went hand in hand

I'm probably more focused on powerlifting TBH. I don't have the structure for bodybuilding at the top level but I still want to get pretty big while staying shredded. I think I have more potential to reach the top level in powerlifting as long as I don't suffer a crippling injury.

 

I think you'd find that if you got any top powerlifter and had them cut down to 5% bodyfat, they would be an impressive bodybuilder. Matt Kroczaleski, Johnnie Jackson and Stan Efferding are people that compete in both

[student]

are those stretch marks on your right pec/underarm?

[Leeroid]

No they're bruises from the bench shirt

[ohjoshua]

yeah i have heard that rows should be at least 2/3 the strength of your bench. 

I guess as a powerlifter or a body builder it doesnt matter how much you row. and you backs not small its just strength im balance but not gross stregth imbalance.

[Skeletor]

yeah i have heard that rows should be at least 2/3 the strength of your bench. 

I guess as a powerlifter or a body builder it doesnt matter how much you row. and you backs not small its just strength im balance but not gross stregth imbalance.

I wouldnt say thats an imbalance at all. He bar rows 105 for 5 , db rows 48kg for 8 and has pulled 250kg in the dead. Working on his max bench raw of 145 he is over the 2/3 mark

[Leeroid]

Yesterday I was planning on squatting again but hip flexors felt sore and inflamed so I just did triceps

2 board presses

120kg x10

140kg x2

Cables 6 sets

Abs plus stretchin

today did back and bis plus hammies

Weighing in at 84.8 this morning.

[Leeroid]

84.5kgs this morning.

 

Bench press

20kg x5

60kg x5

100kg x5

140kg x1

Rage X 44 on

160kg x2 (about 2 inches off chest)

180kg x1 (about 2 inches off chest)

180kg x2 (first rep to 2 inches off chest, 2nd rep touch but stopped halfway up)

180kg x0 (touched but went out of the groove completely, couldn't even get it off the chest)

180kg x0 (same thing)

 

Bench press with 2x purple bands

100kg x6, 5, 5

 

DB flat bench

50kg x6, 6

35kg x15, 15

 

Triceps 8 sets

 

Squat technique

Bar x8, 3 or 4 sets

50kg x5, 2 or 3 sets

 

Man, the shirt is frustrating to learn. It just locks up 2 inches from the chest and if I try to force it down too quickly, I get thrown out of the groove and the shirt loses all it's tension. Gotta be patient and just keep cracking. Next week, I'll go a bit heavier and see if that helps.

 

Back is feeling really good now so I thought I'd work on my squat technique. Really trying to keep the knees from going over the toes and staying a lot more upright. Cues are keeping all the weight on the heels as I descend and arching that back HARD. Still got a lot of work to do mobility wise in order to open up the hips because you can see that pelvis tucking under when I hit depth.

 

Here is vid of bench and squat tech sets

 

 

Had my shirt off in last set to see clearly how much pelvis tuck is occurring. I don't normally train with my shirt off.

[ngapuhi strong]

not loud to go topples in my gym.

[Leeroid]

Sumo Deadlift

60kg x5 (belt on)

100kg x5

140kg x3

180kg x5

 

 

Deadlifts felt awesome. Haven't done squats or deadlifts in about 4 weeks so I was a bit worried that I would've lost some strength but those reps flew up. I wanted to go heavier but I knew that I shouldn't be too excited and risk injuring myself again by jumping back into my old weights. Next week will do 220kg x5

 

Lat pulldowns

x10, 4 sets

 

Bench supported barbell rows

40kg x10, 2 sets

30kg x15, 2 sets

 

Rear delt machine flyes

x15, 3 sets

 

Face pulls superset with horizontal shrugs (for scapular retraction)

x15, x15, 3 sets

 

External rotations

x12, 2 sets

 

Core and stretching 20 minutes.

 

 

[Leeroid]

Also progress pics. 84.4 kgs this morning

 

[Leeroid]

Squat

60kg x5

100kg x5

140kg x3

180kg x1 (failed second)

140kg x5

 

Front squat

100kg x15

100kg x12

 

Good mornings

60kg x15

80kg x8

 

Hamstring curls

x15, 8, 8

 

GHR band assisted

x6, 2 sets

 

Calves 6 sets

 

Core and stretching 20 minutes

 

First time squatting again in a month properly so I was pretty happy that the movement was pain free. My right sacroilliac joint is feeling a bit tender so I took some ibuprofen after the gym.

[AZIDE]

First time squatting again in a month properly so I was pretty happy that the movement was pain free. My right sacroilliac joint is feeling a bit tender so I took some ibuprofen after the gym.

goodbye gains

[Leeroid]

 

 

First time squatting again in a month properly so I was pretty happy that the movement was pain free. My right sacroilliac joint is feeling a bit tender so I took some ibuprofen after the gym.

goodbye gains

What are gains lol.

 

So I did bench today again in the shirt.

 

20kg x5

60kg x5

100kg x3

120kg x2 (both paused) was quite slow reps, maybe could've got 4 if I really grinded but was only warming up. Think I've lost a bit of strength due to losing weight

Shirt on (Inzer Rage X size 44)

160kg x3 (no touch)

180kg x2 (no touch)

170kg x2 (2nd rep touch but needed help to lockout)

170kg x1 (touched and locked out on my own)

175kg x1 (touched but needed help to lockout)

 

DB bench press flat

58kg x3

50kg x6

42kg x8

 

Triceps 4 sets

 

Core and stretching

 

Finally managed to touch a weight and then press it out on my own. I'm down to 83.5kgs morning weight which means the shirt is looser and its a bit easier to touch in. Also sprayed water on the seams to soften up the fabric. I think I could've got the 175kg if I was fresh.

Shoulders are still pretty fucked though. If I raise my left arm laterally, I'll get sharp pains in my shoulder joint, and hurts when driving or doing core work and supporting my weight on my left arm.

 

Also decided to give the 58kg dumbbells a go. Did alright. Think I could get maybe 5 or 6 reps fresh?

[Leeroid]

[Leeroid]

83.65kgs this morning.

 

[Leeroid]

Fucked my back again on the 6th rep of 200kg deadlifts. Felt a click and then severe pain in my lower back immediately whenever I move.

Today bench

20kg x10

60kg x10

100kg x8

120kg x5

120kg x3

120kg x9 to 2 board

110kg x4

80kg plus two purple bands x7 (100-110kg at the top)

80kg plus two purple bands x5

DB bench

30kg x8

Triceps

8 sets

Triceps were fried after bench sets.

[ohjoshua]

bro u idiot... did you keep good technique? do you video it?

[Leeroid]

Yeah got video. It's on fb. I'll link it or upload to YouTube later. Form was good imo

[Skeletor]

I saw it via Facebook as powerhouse had liked it. Gutted for you bro. The same thing happened to me about 8 months ago. Just a painful pop feeling and was a sharp pain for a few weeks . Good luck on the repair man

[Leeroid]

Db rows

26kg x20

26kg x18

26kg x15

Lat pulldown

x6

x8

x10

x9

Chest supported barbell rows

30kg x15, 4 sets

Rear flyes

x15, 2 sets

face pulls

x15, 2 sets

Biceps 8 sets