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JDid23
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good shit. Why did you only do 1 set of assistance for ATG squats?
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good shit. Why did you only do 1 set of assistance for ATG squats?
like I said workout took 40mins, meaning I got there 40mins before closing time lol. Was tight for time.
I found the parallel squats to be uncomfortable, awkward and hard. I love squatting atg so much better. I gotta investigate with stances though for my parallel squat and find the strongest position.
Gonna deload either next week or the week after...
JDid23
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I think it's the weight he's using as opposed to the squat depth itself. Correct me if i am wrong but i don't think you've ever used 248 lbs EM? You also haven't been squatting a lot lately because of your back, so all things considered I think it's fine that felt challenging for you.
well yeah the weight was heavy but I could cope with that, it was just the depth that felt awkward, reversing the motion half way down, and its like getting out of the whole is the only hard part, once I get a few inches back up then it gets easy and the bar shoots up. I guess its just getting used to the new style...
Considering benching today not sure, depends how my diet goes...
Considering benching today not sure, depends how my diet goes...
Today - Bench Day
Benchpress
110 x 5
132 x 5
154 x 5
176 x 3
204 x 5 was gonna go for an 8 rep set but spotter sucked and started helping from rep 3 so ended the set here
220 x 3 PR this is actually 2 plates a side over here cause 220lbs = 100kg
Flat DB Press
50's x 8
77's x 6 PR
55's x 10
55's x 10
55's x 10 PR 3x10
Neutral Grip Chins - a little outside shoulder width grip
6
5
5
4
= 20 reps, guess I could call this a PR...
bodyweight = 204lbs
Wide Grip Pulldowns
7 plates x 10
10 plates x 12 PR
13 plates x 8 PR
CGBP
110 x 5
165 x 7 PR
187 x 3 PR
132 x 13 PR
cool workout, was a little dissapointed with 220x3 bench was expecting it to be not too hard since I did 198x8 the workout before, but that was my 3rm I think... still I did shoulders 3 days ago and had the trouble with the 204 warmup which would have only been 1 rep if I had planned on doing 220. Although Iv been taking my 3rm's this week I was planning on doing my bench 3rm next week but oh well...
Benchpress
110 x 5
132 x 5
154 x 5
176 x 3
204 x 5 was gonna go for an 8 rep set but spotter sucked and started helping from rep 3 so ended the set here
220 x 3 PR this is actually 2 plates a side over here cause 220lbs = 100kg
Flat DB Press
50's x 8
77's x 6 PR
55's x 10
55's x 10
55's x 10 PR 3x10
Neutral Grip Chins - a little outside shoulder width grip
6
5
5
4
= 20 reps, guess I could call this a PR...
bodyweight = 204lbs
Wide Grip Pulldowns
7 plates x 10
10 plates x 12 PR
13 plates x 8 PR
CGBP
110 x 5
165 x 7 PR
187 x 3 PR
132 x 13 PR
cool workout, was a little dissapointed with 220x3 bench was expecting it to be not too hard since I did 198x8 the workout before, but that was my 3rm I think... still I did shoulders 3 days ago and had the trouble with the 204 warmup which would have only been 1 rep if I had planned on doing 220. Although Iv been taking my 3rm's this week I was planning on doing my bench 3rm next week but oh well...
JDid23
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Today - Bench Day
Benchpress
110 x 5
132 x 5
154 x 5
176 x 3
204 x 5 was gonna go for an 8 rep set but spotter sucked and started helping from rep 3 so ended the set here
220 x 3 PR this is actually 2 plates a side over here cause 220lbs = 100kg
Flat DB Press
50's x 8
77's x 6 PR
55's x 10
55's x 10
55's x 10 PR 3x10
Neutral Grip Chins - a little outside shoulder width grip
6
5
5
4
= 20 reps, guess I could call this a PR...
bodyweight = 204lbs
Wide Grip Pulldowns
7 plates x 10
10 plates x 12 PR
13 plates x 8 PR
CGBP
110 x 5
165 x 7 PR
187 x 3 PR
132 x 13 PR
cool workout, was a little dissapointed with 220x3 bench was expecting it to be not too hard since I did 198x8 the workout before, but that was my 3rm I think... still I did shoulders 3 days ago and had the trouble with the 204 warmup which would have only been 1 rep if I had planned on doing 220. Although Iv been taking my 3rm's this week I was planning on doing my bench 3rm next week but oh well...
First of all- fucking hate a bad spotter lol
- Are those 55s x 10 DB Overhead??? That's fucking insane
- Aren't you better at wide grip chins? Why not stick with those if you can do the most reps with them?
- Do you think it's worth doing CGBP after conventional benching since you used to have a very similar grip to what CGBP is? Maybe something to hit your tris more directly would be good if you're looking for that? Just an idea.
Jdid the 55's are flat db press, not overhead. And neutral chins should be good for him since it is a weakness. Why would you want to keep doing what ur good at and not what ur lacking?
JDid23
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Ah ok- i originally though that and then saw just "Press" but thought i was outa my mind. Was running out the door then haha.
Also, if it's something as minor as neutral grip chins to wide grip chins and he can do more wide grip chins, why stray away from what is working? It's not like he can bench 220 and only deadlift 220- in that case, i would agree that he would need to work on his deadlift because it would be lacking a lot, but when it's chins, i think doing 6+ more wide grip chins is better than 6 neutral grip chins and taking the time to work your way up on those.
