A Young Buck's Training Journal

[Tblock1]

Week 6 day 3 - felt alright, little rest, but good mood
Bench
110x5
135x5
160x5
190x5
220x3
160x8

Squat
130x5
165x5
195x5
230x5
265x3
195x8

Row
100x5
125x5
150x5
175x5
205x3
150x8

Dips
BWx3x8

Drag Curls
70x8
80x8

Tricep Ext
65x8

I cut those last two short because they are only auxilary lifts and I was cooked. My back was still sore from deadlift day, so now I'm super drained.

What are drag curls?

 

[Hellawulf]

What are drag curls?

Drag the curl bar or barbell from your hip up your stomach as high as possible, without it coming off your body... isolates the bicep, keep your body straight and just drag it up your body. Its the only bicep workout in my entire repitoire and I only do maybe two or three sets of 8, once a week.

 

[Hellawulf]

Week 7 day 1 (3 hours sleep, only two meals the day before...)

Bench
110x5
135x5
165x5
195x5
220x4 (failure, but I'm still doing 225 on friday, even if I can only get it like twice, I just want to do 225)

Squat
135x5
170x5
200x5
230x5
265x5

Row
105x5
130x5
155x5
185x5
205x5

Hypers
45x10x2

Weighted Situps
90x10
100x10

Side Curls
25x5x2
30x5x2

 

[Hellawulf]

Week 7 Day 2, got time to post, no time to sleep or eat, haha!

Standing Barbell Press
80x5
95x5
110x5
130x5

Deadlift
235x5
285x5
335x5
375x1 (lost grip)
375x2 (dying...)
405x0!!! (Figured I try to get the one rep since my grip was sucking, but I'm pretty sure my grip sucking was a sign that my body was just tired and didn't want that weight, which with the little sleep, and little food I've been eating recently due to exams and adderall lows, I can kinda guess why thats the case)

Squat
135x5
165x5
200x5
200x5

Situps w/ twist
2x15

Pull ups
BWx5

Pull downs
150x8

Not a good day in the gym, but my expectations where prob too high for my current situation anyways... all I care about are these exams and those 225 reps on Bench Tuesday! Hopefully my body will let me get that, I want it sooooo bad!

 

[Tblock1]

Week 7 Day 2, got time to post, no time to sleep or eat, haha!

Standing Barbell Press
80x5
95x5
110x5
130x5

Deadlift
235x5
285x5
335x5
375x1 (lost grip)
375x2 (dying...)
405x0!!! (Figured I try to get the one rep since my grip was sucking, but I'm pretty sure my grip sucking was a sign that my body was just tired and didn't want that weight, which with the little sleep, and little food I've been eating recently due to exams and adderall lows, I can kinda guess why thats the case)

Squat
135x5
165x5
200x5
200x5

Situps w/ twist
2x15

Pull ups
BWx5

Pull downs
150x8

Not a good day in the gym, but my expectations where prob too high for my current situation anyways... all I care about are these exams and those 225 reps on Bench Tuesday! Hopefully my body will let me get that, I want it sooooo bad!

Maybe you should try a little grip work? You could try static holds with 275-315 on the bar, towel grip pullups, holds with one of those grippers, etc. How many reps do you want 225 for on bench?

 

[Hellawulf]

Maybe you should try a little grip work? You could try static holds with 275-315 on the bar, towel grip pullups, holds with one of those grippers, etc. How many reps do you want 225 for on bench?

Thanks. My workout calls for 3 reps tomorrow and then 5 reps on Friday.

 

[Hellawulf]

Week 7 Day 3

Bench
110x5
135x5
160x5
195x5
225x3 !!!PR!!!
165x8

Squat
135x5
170x5
205x5
235x5
275x3
205x8

Row
105x5
130x5
155x5
180x5
205x3
155x8

Dips
BWx8
+10x8
+15x8

Hammer Curls
30x2x8
35x2x8

I'm pretty pumped about doing 225, its a huge milestone in my weight lifting, with some good rest and eating now that I'm going home for summer I expect to see some huge improvements over summer.

 

[JDid23]

awesome bench press PR bro!!!! Really strong workout today.

 

[Hellawulf]

awesome bench press PR bro!!!! Really strong workout today.

Thanks man, I've been sticking to the routine, I like seeing some hard work pay off

 

[Hellawulf]

Week 9 day 1
Last week of this cycle of 5x5, I'm starting to hit plateus so its perfect time to reset, I think I'm just gonna max next week and do 5x5 for another round, unless ya'll have something else that may be better. I've got these fat burners stocked with NO that I've been holding onto, so I can't decide if I want to cut or gain this round. Let me know what ya'll think.

Bench
115x5
145x5
175x5
205x5
230x3 (failure)

Squat
135x5
170x5
205x5
240x5
275x3 (prob could have done more but I don't have a power rack or spotter so I wasn't gonna take the chance of going face first into a brick wall, haha)

Row
105x5
135x5
160x5
195x5
215x3 (was definately pulling)

Front Raises
2x35x5

Side Raises
2x35x5