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I think MULE is trying to kill me...

TheProject

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I tried my first shirted max day today, and let me just say it is hell to type right now.

Here was the plan:

- Work up to 200 raw
- Take 200 for a triple in the shirt
- Do 5 triples of 225 in the shirt
- 3 sets of heavy 4 board triples
- 3 sets of heavy 5 board triples
- 10 single lockouts at 315

Here's what I actually managed to do:

- Worked up to 200 raw
- Took 200 for a triple in the shirt
- Did one triple with 225 in the shirt

Then the next set damn near killed me. I couldn't stay stable and in the groove, and kept trying to dump the bar, so I took it back down to 200, and did three more triples. On my last set, I couldn't manage to pull the bar down to the shirt I was so tired.

After that, I tried a moderately heavy 4 board, and couldn't even muster the strength to unrack the bar, much less press it.

MULE said if I was too fried after the shirted work to just go straight to lockouts, so I tried that, and could not make the bar budge.

I'm experiencing a form of pain and fatigue in my triceps like never before...and I think it's a good thing.

I just need to get stronger...not being able to do a full workout is not acceptable to me.
 
Good training, look at it from in a different way, he's not trying to kill you just showing tough love lol.
 
Sounds like you are having a good time with the MM training. I can't wait to get started. You'll be setting new pr's soon. :)
 
TheProject said:
I tried my first shirted max day today, and let me just say it is hell to type right now.

Here was the plan:

- Work up to 200 raw
- Take 200 for a triple in the shirt
- Do 5 triples of 225 in the shirt
- 3 sets of heavy 4 board triples
- 3 sets of heavy 5 board triples
- 10 single lockouts at 315

Here's what I actually managed to do:

- Worked up to 200 raw
- Took 200 for a triple in the shirt
- Did one triple with 225 in the shirt

Then the next set damn near killed me. I couldn't stay stable and in the groove, and kept trying to dump the bar, so I took it back down to 200, and did three more triples. On my last set, I couldn't manage to pull the bar down to the shirt I was so tired.

After that, I tried a moderately heavy 4 board, and couldn't even muster the strength to unrack the bar, much less press it.

MULE said if I was too fried after the shirted work to just go straight to lockouts, so I tried that, and could not make the bar budge.

I'm experiencing a form of pain and fatigue in my triceps like never before...and I think it's a good thing.

I just need to get stronger...not being able to do a full workout is not acceptable to me.
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Sounds brutal.:)

What is your 1RM that this was based on? Or was it?


Joker
 
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JOKER47 said:


Sounds brutal.:)

What is your 1RM that this was based on? Or was it?


Joker
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My 1RM in the shirt is 255, set this past weekend, and my raw max is 225, so that's where MULE came up with the numbers.

I feel really good post workout, but man am I fried...
 
i remember the feeling when i started MM training. my triceps/forearms was fuckin fatigued...but i loved it!! tb
 
Interesting...very interesting.

Maybe I should try something like this...

B True
 
Yopu did good project you almost got through half of the workout, This should tell you something, As high as you think you GPP is it nedds work. This si what working out is. The first time I worked out with Bill and Sebastian I thought I was gonna die I got though the shirt weork , then they hauled out the boards and I rmemeber thinking, no fucking way, but I did it and it killed me I never did make it to lockouts....I was disgusted with myself and decided I had finally learned what working out really was....Drop your 5x3 sets to 185 and try it there you need to be able to do the volume, do not go up in weight until you can complete 5x3....Your gonna get strong now boy!!!!
 
MULE1 said:
Yopu did good project you almost got through half of the workout, This should tell you something, As high as you think you GPP is it nedds work. This si what working out is. The first time I worked out with Bill and Sebastian I thought I was gonna die I got though the shirt weork , then they hauled out the boards and I rmemeber thinking, no fucking way, but I did it and it killed me I never did make it to lockouts....I was disgusted with myself and decided I had finally learned what working out really was....Drop your 5x3 sets to 185 and try it there you need to be able to do the volume, do not go up in weight until you can complete 5x3....Your gonna get strong now boy!!!!
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding the definition of GPP, but I basically went to muscular failure. I literally could not press anything more, and this was the first time I've gone to failure since I started powerlifting.

I can complete 5x3 at 200...if I can do 4 with 200 and 1 with 225, I can do 200. You really think 185 is the way to go?
 
Why do your muscles fail, because your exhausted and are not conditioned..... I realize you can do 200 for 5x3 . I'd rather see you have enough energy to get throught the w/o...total tonage my man total tonage....stay at 185 for 2 weeks bump up to 195 for a week go to 200 for a week than 215 for a week all 5x3 after this call me
 
im with bfold, this is very interesting.............i may check into MM training more and more now..........

X
 
MULE1 said:
Why do your muscles fail, because your exhausted and are not conditioned..... I realize you can do 200 for 5x3 . I'd rather see you have enough energy to get throught the w/o...total tonage my man total tonage....stay at 185 for 2 weeks bump up to 195 for a week go to 200 for a week than 215 for a week all 5x3 after this call me
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I get where you're coming from now...

What do you think I should do on my raw days, and should I still try to do some shoulders and traps on a third day?

Exodus and B Fold...keep watching, it should definitely be interesting.

I'm a half-WSB, half-MM Project now. :D
 
TheProject said:
I'm a half-WSB, half-MM Project now. :D
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that idea is what has me interested......... i will be watching, please start posting both your bench workouts each week here please.

X
 
great, i will be very greatful, look im already greatful, here's some karma.....lol

good luck project, mule is right, you will be benching a lot very soon.

X
 
Were you able to get any video from this weekend, or was your camera not working then too? That sucks, how old is it?
 
Exodus said:


that idea is what has me interested......... i will be watching, please start posting both your bench workouts each week here please.

X
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I'll be doing my best to use this thread as a workout journal of sorts.

If I can get a functioning camcorder, I'll throw up videos when I can too.
 
Ish said:
Were you able to get any video from this weekend, or was your camera not working then too? That sucks, how old is it?
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I haven't messed with it again, but when I was trying to play back this weekend, nothing was coming up.

I cleaned it with a tape, then spatts' dad cleaned it as well, and it worked intermittently, now it seems to be done again. It's only a couple of years old, but it's seen some rough travel. I just got a travel bag to keep it secure about 3 months ago. I suspect a good cleaning and alignment will fix most of the problems, but I'm not sure.
 
hee hee hee .. your on your way...my first full shirt workout at Naz almost killed me ( i got all pale and shakey, ate some yogurt and pretzels and finished the workout ) .
 
man...that really looks brutal...i wouldnt mind trying something similar to that cept i have to figure out a way to keep my ohp's;)
 
kingc_79 said:
man...that really looks brutal...i wouldnt mind trying something similar to that cept i have to figure out a way to keep my ohp's;)
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thats why im glad b fold said he was interested too........

Mule......... what kinda split like this could you work for a strongman competitor???

X
 
BigWh1tey said:
hee hee hee .. your on your way...my first full shirt workout at Naz almost killed me ( i got all pale and shakey, ate some yogurt and pretzels and finished the workout ) .
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Well, at least I didn't get the shakes...I just couldn't raise or bend my arms much afterward...
 
I think if your gonna squat and deadlift you should do one of two things eliminate raw day or do it twice a month only and you can take lockout from your shirt day and move them to this day...with your lockouts you should have various ranges of motion 3-4 w/o's at 5 -6" 3-4 2 w/os at 3-4 " 1 w/o at 2-3 "

the reason for this is it is very easy to overbench if you notice any of your weight dropping you need to drop the raw day...alot of people just cannot handle it...and they end up overtrained

shoulders do on a seperate day..

shrugs start with something you can handle for 75-100 reps go to 75-50-25-15 and 2 heavy sets at 5-10 reps

dumbell shrugs\4x30 heavy as you can handle without sacrifising form

front and side raises and shruds on the lat pull down either face pulls or from the bottom....
take a length of chain hook it to the low row position take two cable crossover handle or a rope and pull straight back and this will kill your rear delts
 
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Okay, I did a raw day today, which basically was some catch-up from last week.

I did lockouts first:

135x5
225x5
315 for 10 singles

Then I went to 4 board...I put 225 on the bar for a start, and barely got it unracked. I did 3 triples at that weight, and called it done.

It's interesting...after my shirted work, my triceps were screaming bloody murder at me. After today, it's my shoulders.

I would've liked to hit some 5 boards too, but I can tell this is going to be something that is going to take me some time to get used to.
 
Thanks guys...315 is on the horizon.

As I was doing lockouts today, and my forearms and wrists were screaming at me to just fucking stop, I heard, in my head, MULE and Bill C telling me not to be a fucking pussy, and just move the weight.

I'll get there...not a doubt in my mind.
 
Those are two guys you don't want screaming at you. :) Nice work Project, keep us updated.

TheProject said:
Thanks guys...315 is on the horizon.

As I was doing lockouts today, and my forearms and wrists were screaming at me to just fucking stop, I heard, in my head, MULE and Bill C telling me not to be a fucking pussy, and just move the weight.

I'll get there...not a doubt in my mind.
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Project,

Mule was riding my ass about my lack of endurance when we went up there. Ive switched to a higher volume MM hybrid myself, and can already tell a difference with the conditioning on bench myself.

Keep plugging, it will come around.
Looking forward to seeing the gang next month!
I still owe you some money BTW(which I will bring-sorry about forgetting!)
 
9/25/03 - Shirted Day

Warmed up raw, with the following:

Bar X 5
95 X 3
115 X 3
135 X 3
155 X 3
185 X 3

Shirted up, and did 185 X 5.

On my first three sets, I could not get my elbows tucked enough and make the weight touch. I pulled the shirt up a little after the first set to try and ease up the shirt a little, and that seemed to help some. The fourth set was the best out of all of them. The weight dropped fast, but controlled, the bar path was exactly the way I want it, and I made the weight touch without losing my groove in the shirt. Fifth set was good, but a little shakey, and I forgot to get my air after the second rep, so I did two reps on one breath.

After that, I moved on to lockouts. I was a little cautious with these, as I had just done them on my raw day. I did one single with 225, just to make sure I could move the weight, then did ten singles with 275. After that, I probably should have stopped, but I wanted to test something, so I did 315 for a couple more singles before stopping.

Great workout, as far as I'm concerned. I'm learning the shirt, and I managed to get everything done that I had planned. Also, I switched my shorter wrist wraps out with the longer wraps that Hannibal has, and that made a huge difference. With the volume I'm doing now, I think I'm going to use the longer wraps on a regular basis.
 
good work bud, do you feel like a truck ran over you again!?!?!?

X
 
Exodus said:
good work bud, do you feel like a truck ran over you again!?!?!?

X
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LOL, no.

My forearms, triceps, and shoulders were fatigued from the workout, but it wasn't a pulsing pain like last time, and I could raise my arms after the workout, so that was a bonus.

I think the wrist wraps made a huge difference. I have hard time keeping my wrists in the right position as it is, and our bar is a little bent, which gives it a little roll that you have to fight against.

I was really trying to work hard on keeping that position good so I didn't get forearm pain.
 
question project,

actually 2..........


1 are you going to start keeping your journal here, or are you also going to put it up on yours and spatts site???

2 when you have your shirtted day using MM, do you wear your shirt on everything, including board presses, and rack lockouts???

X
 
if your having problems touching with shirt high, you could give H20 a try. I do(I am having a sleeve problem similar to yours). Also reaching back and grabbing for the rear spotters legs,just b4 you set up can move the shirts into a nice high position to help lighter weights touch.
 
X, I dunno...I will probably do both. I wear the shirt only for the 5 shirted sets, nothing else.

Wh1tey, thanks for the tip...I still need to send my shirt in to be altered. I was able to tweak it well enough to get the weight to touch, and I need more practice with learning the groove, so I'm okay with it staying tight.
 
Project,

What is the least amount of weight that it takes to touch? Are you adjusting the shirt up and down dependant on the weight on the bar?
 
Screwball said:
Project,

What is the least amount of weight that it takes to touch? Are you adjusting the shirt up and down dependant on the weight on the bar?
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It depends...when I was using it at Naz, I had a hard time getting 200 to touch, then yesterday, I got 185 to touch. I adjusted the shirt up a little, and unrolled the sleeves, and that helped a little, and I also worked like hell to tuck my elbows and pull straight down.

I don't know what the absolute minimum I could get to touch is, but the short answer is, yeah, I adjust dependant on weight.
 
9/29/03 - Speed day

Not really, I just want to see if Wh1tey's head will explode.

I did traps and shoulders today instead of raw bench.

I did, well, a bunch of barbell shrugs with 221. I didn't really count reps or sets. Probably should have, but I just kept picking up the bar and shrugging it until I couldn't anymore.

Did 3 sets of kelso shrugs with 88lbs, which I felt more in my lats than anywhere else, which is probably a good indication I wasn't doing them right. The next time I do these, I'll have spatts present to critique my form.

After that I did some overhead presses, 3 sets of 15, with 30lb dumbells, just because I wanted to, and followed that up with 3 sets of 15 front raises with a 25lb plate.

Finally, I did one more set of barbell shrugs, and called it done.
 
What I can't figure out is why he's only doing shrugs for his traps when the traps go all the way down to the middle of your back.
 
Spatts my sweet do you think I hand out all my secrets...


Project , the question is do YOU think YOU are doing enough shoulder and trap work...You need to count your reps and you need to go heavy...heavy...heavy
 
Seems to me that the part of the traps that's going to create the most elevation on the bench is the area between the shoulder blades. If I were him I'md be doing kelso shrugs and heavy BB rows like crazy.
 
MULE1 said:
Project it's ok to do rows etc....
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LOL...never said it wasn't okay...

10/2/03 - Shirted Day

Usual raw progression, up to 185.

The 5 shirted sets went really, really well today. I'm remembering to breathe at the top of each rep, got each rep to touch, and the weight went up a LOT faster this week compared to last. Had a bit of a problem throwing my shoulders, and I was moving on the bench. We have GOT to replace our bench...Hannibal noticed that it was a little off today as well. A lot of the movement is just me being off, I'm sure, but the bench is just shot.

I used some longer wrist wraps, and that's helped me not to cock my wrists back as much, which in turn helps keep my forearms from screaming at me.

After my shirted sets, I was feeling good, so...I decided to take a heavier weight.

Attempted and got 265...a 10lb PR! :D

I tried 277, but came out of the groove. After all my other work, I think I was just a little too fatigued, but as easy as 265 was, 277 should've been cake.

Did my 10 lockouts at 315, but tried 'em at pin 10 instead of 9...don't think there's any value to doing them that high, as there's almost no ROM. I'll do at least pin 8 and pin 9 on the rack going forward.

My plan at this point is to do some more lockouts on Monday, then hit some 4 and 5 boards.
 
TheProject said:

After my shirted sets, I was feeling good, so...I decided to take a heavier weight.

Attempted and got 265...a 10lb PR! :D

Did my 10 lockouts at 315, but tried 'em at pin 10 instead of 9...don't think there's any value to doing them that high, as there's almost no ROM. I'll do at least pin 8 and pin 9 on the rack going forward.

My plan at this point is to do some more lockouts on Monday, then hit some 4 and 5 boards.
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solid pr, a longer lockout IMO works much better for mjyself and save my shoulders. keep the from tight and keep working. I want to see some big numbers out of you when I get a chance to visit
 
TheProject said:
Attempted and got 265...a 10lb PR! :D

I tried 277, but came out of the groove. After all my other work, I think I was just a little too fatigued, but as easy as 265 was, 277 should've been cake.
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NICE PR Brotha....actually that was 287 that you missed. We added the 11's (kilo plates). Hand we just added the 5.5, you would have nailed 276.
 
Hannibal said:


NICE PR Brotha....actually that was 287 that you missed. We added the 11's (kilo plates). Hand we just added the 5.5, you would have nailed 276.
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Thanks man...those damned Hasselhoff plates always throw me off. :D

Rojas, yeah, I'm doing 10 singles at 315. Would like to try and go heavier on 'em soon.
 
10/6/03 - Shoulders & Traps

Lat pulldowns, 3x10x110
Kelso shrugs, 3x10x110
Unilateral front raises, 4x10x20
Overhead press, 4x10x30
Barbell shrugs:
1x10x135
1x10x225
1x10x275
8x10x311 :D

Overall, it went really well. I did have to give in and use straps (AAAAAH!!) for my last 4 sets of heavy shrugs. First time I've used 'em in a year, but they helped once my grip started to fail.
 
Glad to see you kick this thread back in bro. A few Q's for ya though.

What are Kelso shrugs?-Ive seen you guys mention these, and forgot to ask about them this weekend.

How long do you rest between singles? and what are these weights(315) based off of? Is that a max single for you?

Have you tried HIGH reps on the shrugs yet?(25-50reps) they are a killer if you havent. Dont know if I will ever go back to heavy 5's on these after trying them.

....And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE change your freaky ass avatar!! Ceebs can get away with it cuz she still looks hot, but you................uh, not hardly!

Later..
 
Vulgar_Display_Of_Power said:
Glad to see you kick this thread back in bro. A few Q's for ya though.

What are Kelso shrugs?-Ive seen you guys mention these, and forgot to ask about them this weekend.

How long do you rest between singles? and what are these weights(315) based off of? Is that a max single for you?

Have you tried HIGH reps on the shrugs yet?(25-50reps) they are a killer if you havent. Dont know if I will ever go back to heavy 5's on these after trying them.

....And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE change your freaky ass avatar!! Ceebs can get away with it cuz she still looks hot, but you................uh, not hardly!

Later..
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Spatts says there's a bunch of different kinds of kelso shrugs. Basically, I used the lat pulldown machine with the double rowing handle, leaned back, and shrugged. I'm sure she's got a video, as well as a better explanation. :)

Rest between single lockouts, or rest between shrugs? I don't rest between shrugs, and it's a very short rest between my lockout singles.

The 315 was based off, well, a desire to go heavy. I have not tried higher reps, but I will give that a shot next week.

I'm working on the avatar...I need inspiration. :D
 
Hannibal said:

We added the 11's (kilo plates).
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thats what training partners are for. wait till they arent looking and then slap on some more weight. gotta love that shit. lol. its nice when they do that at meets, and tell the announcer not to call the weight so you dont hear it, lol.
 
10/9/03 - Shirted day

Normal workup. 185 in the shirt feels easier every time. I got done with five sets, and didn't feel the least bit fatigued.

I worked up again after missing 287 last week, and hit 271...a 5lb PR. Jumped to 291, and got it almost locked out. It turned into a static hold at the top, and I just couldn't get it to move anymore. My back cramped up, and I had to hobble around the gym for a few minutes before it loosened up.

I tried 291 again, got it down, heard something pop in the shirt, and had no drive off the chest. I lost tightness, and just had the bar sitting on my stomach, basically.

I did lockouts as well, from a lower position this time, 3 at 221, 3 at 271, 10 at 309, and 3 at 339.

I'm going to force myself to send the shirt back to Karin now to get the sleeves altered. I'm hesitant to do it because it's so close to perfect now, but I can't leave the sleeves slit the way they are, and I know she'll do a good job.

Plus, that'll keep me from working up after every shirted day. :D
 
I'm afraid I don't understand the point of doing 185 raw and then doing it in the shirt too for multiple sets. Seems to me you'd want to do a little more in the shirt rather than several easy sets of three that you already demonstrated you could do without the shirt.
 
spatts said:
I'm afraid I don't understand the point of doing 185 raw and then doing it in the shirt too for multiple sets. Seems to me you'd want to do a little more in the shirt rather than several easy sets of three that you already demonstrated you could do without the shirt.
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I agree w/ Spatts. WTF homey? time to push some weight girlfriend. Its cute that you can touch with 185, now put some f'n weight on the bar when you shirt up.

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janet owns you
 
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Shouldn't you feel fatigued once you get done with your work sets with the shirt? I mean, this is supposed to be hard, right? :D
 
Ish said:
Shouldn't you feel fatigued once you get done with your work sets with the shirt? I mean, this is supposed to be hard, right? :D
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its only supposed to be hard if you want big numbers.
 
I know Project's going to say that MULE told him to do this, so I'm anxious to hear exactly what he said.
 
MULE1 said:
Drop your 5x3 sets to 185 and try it there you need to be able to do the volume
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That's the reason that I dropped the weight.

Initially, the plan that I got from MULE was to work up to 200 raw, then put on the shirt, and do 5x3 @ 225. When that damn near killed me, he said to drop the weight down.

I suppose I could have stopped my warmups before 185, but I figured I can do it, so why not.

Now, the part that I had forgotten over the course of this thread was where MULE said:

Why do your muscles fail, because your exhausted and are not conditioned..... I realize you can do 200 for 5x3 . I'd rather see you have enough energy to get throught the w/o...total tonage my man total tonage....stay at 185 for 2 weeks bump up to 195 for a week go to 200 for a week than 215 for a week all 5x3 after this call me
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I've actually done three weeks at 185 now, and I think I'm good to do my work sets with at least 195...I don't think I'd have a problem jumping back to 200 or 215.

Recommendations? 195, 200, 215?

225?

:D
 
I'd say go 205. If 185 is easy for you, 205 shouldn't be bad either. I could be wrong, but if 205 is easy too, go to 215 or 225 the next week too.
 
205 sounds about right , maybe 215 start taking it up until you fail on a triple then back it off and do more volume . I think your taking his total tonnage coment a bit too far. Most people take about 8 workouts (1 month ) to adjust to the new volume. The MM workouts are brutal
 
TheProject said:


That's the reason that I dropped the weight.

Initially, the plan that I got from MULE was to work up to 200 raw, then put on the shirt, and do 5x3 @ 225. When that damn near killed me, he said to drop the weight down.

I suppose I could have stopped my warmups before 185, but I figured I can do it, so why not.

Now, the part that I had forgotten over the course of this thread was where MULE said:



I've actually done three weeks at 185 now, and I think I'm good to do my work sets with at least 195...I don't think I'd have a problem jumping back to 200 or 215.

Recommendations? 195, 200, 215?

225?




Somebody is paying attention, PROJECT, if you ae able to get through 5x3 with 185 go to 195 or 200 , I'm not trying to be a smart ass here lord knows I wish I had more guys like you who would listen and attend workouts and put as much effort in as you do, remember one thing YOU DO NOT NEED PERMISSION TO UP THE WEIGHT.... If your making your work sets and getting in volume up the wieght.......lets try this..


do your warm up. put your shirt on at 190 do it for 1 and go to 205 and try it for a triple if you make it go to 215-220 try that then drop the weight to 190-195 and do 3 or 5 sets of 3
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MULE1 said:

Somebody is paying attention, PROJECT, if you ae able to get through 5x3 with 185 go to 195 or 200 , I'm not trying to be a smart ass here lord knows I wish I had more guys like you who would listen and attend workouts and put as much effort in as you do, remember one thing YOU DO NOT NEED PERMISSION TO UP THE WEIGHT.... If your making your work sets and getting in volume up the wieght.......lets try this..


do your warm up. put your shirt on at 190 do it for 1 and go to 205 and try it for a triple if you make it go to 215-220 try that then drop the weight to 190-195 and do 3 or 5 sets of 3
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Cool...then I'll just wing it a little more often, and see how it goes. Thanks man.

BTW...in your opinion, how often should I be working up?
 
10/16 - Shirted day

Warmed up as usual, then worked up to a heavy triple to determine my new work weight. Ended up doing 241 x 3, so I'll use 210 for my work sets this week, and see how it goes.

After I did 241 for 3, I dropped down to 210, and did 4 more sets, after which I was toast. Didn't make it to lockouts.

I could make all sorts of excuses for not doing 'em, but the bottom line is it was an off day for me. Was not feeling strong at all, and just the shirted work kicked my ass.

I'll hit it hard this week, working around travelling.
 
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Good Job Project!

Have you increased your trap work volume yet? --If so, how is that feeling to you?

Later..
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No, I haven't done high rep sets yet...just the heavy stuff from last week.
 
10/24 - Shirted Day

Worked up as normal, then did my five sets of 3 at 210. Felt considerably easier than last week, which was surprising considering how heavy my warmups felt. Travelling always takes away some of my energy.

Went on to lockouts, did 5 at 225 which was easy, then jumped to 315 intending to do 10, and had a hell of a time moving the bar. Got two at that weight, two at 275, then dropped down and did about 8 more at 225.
 
Good job, Project. You're making progress and that's all that matters. You will be at 300+ in the next few months.
 
Keep up the good work, Project.

I have a problem doing rack lockouts at the end of a workout. I did them first thing today and got 365 which was a huge PR for me. I've never done more than 315 before.
 
TheProject said:

Went on to lockouts, did 5 at 225 which was easy, then jumped to 315 intending to do 10, and had a hell of a time moving the bar. Got two at that weight, two at 275, then dropped down and did about 8 more at 225.
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I assume your doing singles for lock outs, next time take smaller jumps if your dropping the weight down after failure . when you choked 315, you should drop the bar weight to something around 305, or rest a little longer and try it again, remember to do a good set up every time. If you aren't feeling frisky take a more moderate weight and do triples.
 
Whitey or Mule-->

I hate to butt in on Projects thread with this, but out of curiosity why do you do singles on rack lockouts, when you do triples on everything else.

Not trying to get to technical with this, just wondering what the reasoning might be.

Thanks
 
i just read somewhere else that they work up to doubles/singles often on boards, though i've been doing triples for a while

when i first started MM type training, i did max singles on boards. thats when i experienced the most gains. of course there's the whole newbie thing but maybe not
 
10/30/03 - Shirted Day

Did my normal progression, then my 5 sets of 3 at 210. This is my third week at that weight, and it felt really solid. I think after my meet on the 15th (full or bench only, haven't decided yet) I will up the weight again.

Did lockouts next at pin 9, a few singles at 275, then jumped to 309, did about 5 more, then decided to work up. I did two more at 331, then one at 353, two at 375, then managed one more at 397. Was pretty pleased with that...the entire workout felt really solid.
 
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