Squats forge Iron Gods...

[OnlyHuman]

An other day and a few more squats.

Squats

140 x 4

120 x 2

120 x 2

Bench

82.5 x 8

87.5 x 6

92.5 x 4

97.5 x 3

102.5 x 2

105 x 1

92.5 x 4

Chest supported BB rows

70 x 5

75 x 5

70 x 5

70 x 5

Some light shoulder stuff...

Core: Roman chair

Good session. I missed out on a few hours of sleep once again but for some reason it turned into a pretty good session.

Squats: Happy with how today's reps felt considering the lack of sleep.

Bench: I suck on these at the moment so LULZ are on me :pfft: but planning to fix them. Will take some time for sure.

Weight: 74.8 in gym clothes no shoes. I was happy as when I saw it. Probably I was a ted bit dehydrated but I like to think there is some fat loss going on as well.

Sleep: Naughty :oops: sleep in is in order!

Stress:

Food: High protein, medium-ish carbs + one muffin :oops: (@2 am)

[Monarchking]

Weight: 74.8 in gym clothes no shoes. I was happy as when I saw it. Probably I was a ted bit dehydrated but I like to think there is some fat loss going on as well.

nice work. I'm going to be focusing on dropping that fat too, cleaner leaner!

looking mean in the pics you posted.

[OnlyHuman]

Weight: 74.8 in gym clothes no shoes. I was happy as when I saw it. Probably I was a ted bit dehydrated but I like to think there is some fat loss going on as well.

nice work. I'm going to be focusing on dropping that fat too, cleaner leaner!

looking mean in the pics you posted.

Thanks Monarchking! I appreciate the kind words

:nod:

[OnlyHuman]

Session by session... inching towards a 3 biscuit front squat....

Front squat

Worked up to 135 x 1

Deadlifts

3 sets of 2 @ 120

Core

Straight leg raise

I'm happy with today's front squat. Legs are a bit toasted now so I make sure I get some healthy calories in there today. Try to bounce back.

Deadlifts: light work, working on form.

BW: 75.4 no shoes. (quite a few cups of liquid prior to session too... weight could be dropping, happy)

Sleep: Wake up on my own account.

[OnlyHuman]

Squats for breakfast...lunch and dinner...

Squats

Worked up to 150 x 1

Front squats

Worked up to 135 x 1

Bench

Worked up 100 x 3

Bottom up bench

95 for 5 singles

100 for 2 singles

90 for a triple

Good session.

Just as I finished my back squats my friend the Korean race horse turned up and challenged me for a friendly front squat off.

So here we go... I worked up to 135 and figured that will do, but the bastard matched me and I'm pretty sure he had some left in the tank :evil: :pfft: Good on him, bloody genetic elite! 150 on the back felt slightly better than the other day. I like to think so anyways :pray:

Bench: Some left elbow niggle. Possibly from squats as I have a bit of a limited left external rotation in my shoulders. Probably as a result my left elbow is taking on some extra "pounding/stress". So I just went with the false grip hold today. Same on the bottom ups. I'm still lagging some speed tho :oops: but not too bad. Happy-ish.

Weight: 75.1 in gym gear no shoe. I was happy to see that and don't feel so worried about my ability to "squeeze" my self into the 74s. Probably it will be quite easy as I'm not even close to starving my self. Quite the contrary. Putting away enough clean calories and hitting the high protein intake consistently. I did cut out some junk from the diet a few weeks ago... I guess I'm back down to 10% or a ted bit even under it now :think: not sure but by judging from the picture taken today I may be a bit leaner than the last one from a few weeks back.

Sleep: Woke up on my own account.

Stress: f*ck my life and annotated bibliographies :twisted: ! LOL

[OnlyHuman]

31 sleeps to go...

Back squats

Worked up to 155 x 1

Bench

Worked up to 102.5 x 3

Bottom up BP

5 singles at 100

Speed BP

60 for 3 sets of 3 reps

Hammer rows

40 x 10

50 x 10

50 x 10

50 x 10

I'm happy with the session. Feel like I'm making progress (touch wood :pfft: ) , time will tell for sure.

I would have liked to get some more volume in, on some of the exercises but had to go to class so it will just have to be done on an other day.

BW: 75.3 in gym clothes (no shoe).

Sleep: Could do with a few extra hours.

Food: High protein and medium carbs + one small chocolate bar (It was a gift... honest :pfft: :oops: )

[OnlyHuman]

PM session... why not.

Front squats

Worked up to 130 x 3

Core

Roman chair

Straight leg raises

I loved it!

I will have to give 3 biscuit front squat a go soon...

Body feels ok, apart from a bit of left elbow niggle.

[Monarchking]

nice squatage man.

you use any belts/wraps etc on anything? or just pure tank

[OnlyHuman]

nice squatage man.

you use any belts/wraps etc on anything? or just pure tank

Thank you :oops: Appreciate the kind words!

Belt only on the top sets usually.

I have 2 brand new pairs of knee wraps that have been sitting in the bottom of a draw for the last few years. I never used them yet but thinking to learn about them and use some at the comp. Not sure on how to start using them :think:

[Phedder]

nice squatage man.

Ditto that. Surely you'd have your 3 plate front squat now if you warmed up to it well. Distance dream at the moment for me, and at 20kg heavier than you. Impressive stuff mate :nod:

I never used them yet but thinking to learn about them and use some at the comp. Not sure on how to start using them :think:

There's plenty of help around here, Steak, OB1, Drizzt and many others I'm sure could give you some invaluable advice

[OnlyHuman]

nice squatage man.

Ditto that. Surely you'd have your 3 plate front squat now if you warmed up to it well. Distance dream at the moment for me, and at 20kg heavier than you. Impressive stuff mate :nod:

I never used them yet but thinking to learn about them and use some at the comp. Not sure on how to start using them :think:

There's plenty of help around here, Steak, OB1, Drizzt and many others I'm sure could give you some invaluable advice

Thank you Phed!

I will give 3 biscuits a go sometime in the next few weeks before the comp.

I'm a pretty ordinary guy... I put my pants on one leg at the time ... if I can do it, you can too. So DON'T be hard on your self! Just go to the first page of my journal and see what I was front squatting a little while back (coming back from my layoff), perhaps than you will see that it isn't far off for you either!

Good idea on picking the boys brain on wrapping... I think of a few things than make a post sometime :nod:

Thanks for popping by and for the kind words!

[OnlyHuman]

An other day... a few more squats.

AM session.... posible PM session to come if time permits. :pray:

Squats

Worked up to 140 x 5

Bench

80 x 3 x 3

Light shoulder stuff...

Good session. I could do with some more speed on the bench tho. Especially out of the bottom 1/3rd of it.

Weight: On the scale I usually measure my self I was 75.1 (happy) than I asked the gym stuff how accurate that scale is and they were like "Not that accurate ... try this one. (Still a digital bathroom scale. Different make and model.) So I step on it and it says 76 :pale: . I almost fainted! Than I decided to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I will have to tighten my diet to some degree. I will re-organize my carb intake around gym sessions and switch bread to oats etc. I don't want any nasty surprise on come the time I need to step on the scale at the comp.

[tinytraps]

Nice squatting mate! And at 75kg....geez have a few $3 big macs why dont ya

[OnlyHuman]

Nice squatting mate! And at 75kg....geez have a few $3 big macs why dont ya

Thank you TT!!!!

Ha Ha that would be the END of me :pfft: I'm salivating just thinking about it =P~ =P~ =P~

[OnlyHuman]

PM session...

Squats

Worked up to 150 x 3

Front squats

Worked up to 130 for 2 singles

Deadlift

Worked up to 160 x 1

Light core...

I just couldn't sit over my essay for any longer decided to have an other session. Feel a bit run over (probably the school assignment contributes to general stress levels... due tomorrow midday ...) I should bounce back soonish.

Squats felt ok.

Fronts did not feel that spectacular.

Deadlift was a bit hard - ish. Not a limit weight but yeah not so light. :oops:

[OnlyHuman]

29 days....

Squats

Worked up to 150 x 1

Incline BP

Worked up to 87.5 x 5

Chest supported BB row

Worked up to 70 x 5

Ok session. I figured I let the body play a bit of a catch up today. Finished my school assignment and I had a bit of stress not too much sleep the last few days. On the positive side I have 2 weeks worth of brake. Still plenty of school work :pfft: but it is on my own term, so I wake up in the morning when I want etc... So I'm looking at driving my self in the ground a bit over the brake. Than probably back off a bit and re-bound with some gain. We see....

Weight: 74.5 on my usual gym scale (gym gear...no shoes)

[OnlyHuman]

28 days...

Squat

160 x 1

140 x 2 x 2

Bench

110 x 1

90 x 3

95 x 3

100 x 3

90 x 3

95 x 3

100 x 3

90 x 3

95 x 3

100 x 3

Close grip lat pull downs

4 sets of 12 reps

Light shoulder stuff...

Happy that 160 didn't end up stapling me to the floor. I did slow down right up at the top (1/4 from the lock out) which is my usual sticky point. I will have a ponder about it.

:shifty: 140 felt heavy afterward

Bench: Needs work :pfft:

BW: 74.5 on my usual scale with no shoes, only gym gear. On a third scale I clocked in at 74.2 in undies only. So .... I have no idea what my weight is :think: but I think I deserve a few scoops of ice cream today. ( I will have it ...deserve it or not :pfft: ) Won't be weighing my self for the next two - three days tho :grin:

I need to start thinking about knee wrapping as well. I have a metal triple line and an ATP one (Full black in color, forgot the name of it... either strangulators or hybrids.) The ATP seems nasty, not sure if I'm doing enough weight for them just yet. I bought the triple line back in the day because according to the EFT site they are a nice combo of comfort and performance. Pretty sure I want them to help me with the pop (in case I feel confident enough to dive squat) as opposed to stopping me. I squat deep and I usually reverse out of the bottom when my hamies hit my calfs. They are both brand new... not sure how long it may take to brake them in but I figured I should start to potter around with them so I'll be confident to use them at the comp. I will have to think it over.

Freaking Ice cream time :dancing:

[OnlyHuman]

27

AM session

Squats

140 x 5

Bench

90 x 3

Hip work... just working on getting some reps in.

Light shoulders...

PM session

Squats

150 x 1

130 x 3s x 2r

Core

Roman chair

Planks

DB hyper extensions

10 x 10

12.5 x 10

12.5 x 10

Light shoulder stuff...

Avarage energy levels today but good sessions regardless. Happy with them.

Been craving red meat... just started to cook up like 4 kgs of it.

[OnlyHuman]

26...

Squats

150 x 3s x 1r

130 x 3s x 3r

Speed deadlift

130 x 5s x 2r

Core

Straight leg raise

Roman chair

Incline BP

70 x 3s x 5r

Good session.

Last night the body felt beaten down a bit but seemed to bounce back by the morning.

Squats singles were hard work today. Triples flew up.

I really enjoyed the speed deadlifts. Best deadlift session so far. Speed was spot on.

BW: 74.5 in undies only

Stress: Little

Sleep: Good

Food: Very high protein. medium carbs (no bread :cry: :pfft: )

[OnlyHuman]

25...

Front sqyuat

Worked up to 140 x 1

Bench

105 x 2s x 1r

110 x 1

100 x 2s x 3r

Bottom up bench

90 x 6s x 1r

1 arm DB row

31.5 x 2s x 10r

CG lat pull-downs

2 sets of 10 reps

Light shoulder work...

I'm very happy with the 140 front squats :nod: Slowed down a bit but surprisingly I did not struggle as much as I thought I would. It was hard work tho.

BW: 74.2 in undies only

Sleep: Not as good as I hoped for. I had this joint ache/pain in several of my joints that woken me up about an hour into sleeping, and it went on for like 30-40 min. Real annoying :? I will hump my foam roller to deadth today before my beauty sleep.

Food: Very good. Being close tpo comp really helps with staying disciplined. Yesterday's eats...

400 gr beef

1 cup (uncooked) rice

1 1/2 cup of mixed veges

60 gr casein

1 cup (uncooked) oats

4 (size seven) eggs

1 1/4 cup of low fat/sugar youghurt

200 gr frozen barries

No idea on calories. Seemed enough...

Stress: Good, I'm on school break. (Got enough to do tho :pfft: )

Edit >>>---> went back for an other session.

PM session? Don't mind me if I do...

Front squats

Went up to 140 again. I just had to :wink:

Bench

100 x 3s x 3r

Chin ups, various grips

BW x 4s x 6r

Decline BP

100 x 2s x 3r

100 x 5

My mate the Korean race horse turned up half way ... egged me on for some decline and chin up work.

[Phedder]

Front sqyuat

Worked up to 140 x 1

There it is! Good stuff mate, congrats :clap:

About to go in for some myself, good bit of motivation there :nod:

[OnlyHuman]

Front sqyuat

Worked up to 140 x 1

There it is! Good stuff mate, congrats :clap:

About to go in for some myself, good bit of motivation there :nod:

Thank you Phed I appreciate it!

[tinytraps]

Good stuff mate! 3 wheels front squat :shock:

[OnlyHuman]

Good stuff mate! 3 wheels front squat :shock:

Thank you TT

I felt like a kid at xmass time :grin:

[samuelNZ]

Sick avi bro. Loving it. :clap:

Oh, and well done on the front squat. You're a beast.