My Training Journal

[ExtraMile]

its been so hot here today I have lost my appetite almost completely. Eaten twice today...

If I wasnt going to start cutting weight I was actually going to do one of your consolidation cycles for my benchpress. The weights feel very heavy in my hands at the moment and Im also peaking and know if I carry on for many more workouts I will hit a plateau which is why Im deloading soon. But Iv never gone over 215 much before and now Im around the high 230's and low 240's its hard to focus and really stabilise the heavy weight which makes pause pressing hard. Thats why I thought a consolidation cycle would be a good idea.

But like I said Im gonna cut some weight soon and wont be eating big amounts of cals...

 

[Tblock1]

Nice job man!

 

[Andalite]

its been so hot here today I have lost my appetite almost completely. Eaten twice today...

If I wasnt going to start cutting weight I was actually going to do one of your consolidation cycles for my benchpress. The weights feel very heavy in my hands at the moment and Im also peaking and know if I carry on for many more workouts I will hit a plateau which is why Im deloading soon. But Iv never gone over 215 much before and now Im around the high 230's and low 240's its hard to focus and really stabilise the heavy weight which makes pause pressing hard. Thats why I thought a consolidation cycle would be a good idea.

But like I said Im gonna cut some weight soon and wont be eating big amounts of cals...

You can do a consolidation cycle on a deficit...what does your diet have to do with your training? While you're working out just make sure you sip a shake or something so you have some energy. You'll be fine!!

 

[ExtraMile]

andalite: no thanks bro, no more heavy lifting for me for a while. Need to give the joints and injuries a rest.





Today - fuckin awesome workout! gotta be in the top 3 of the best workouts Iv had!

my goal today was 242x1, 198x1, 132x20.

Had my magic pre workout meal which I only occasionally have today and it did the trick

20mins cycling

Benchpress
94 x 5
121 x 5
149 x 4
176 x 1
204 x 1
242 x 1 paused PR!!!!
198 x 5 close grip Big PR! (wrist wraps on this set only)
132 x 25 fuck yes! PR

had an awesome chest pump after the 25 rep set...

Seated Facepulls
70lbs x 12
70lbs x 12

then did these 3 exercises as triset's

DB Pullover: 61lb x 10 x3 sets PR
Seated Facepulls: 70lbs x 12 x3sets PR
Tricep Pushdown: 100lbs x 20 x3sets PR

20mins cycling

if anyone is wondering what a triset is basically you do all 3 exercises back to back with no rest, then once you have done a round of the three you rest, and begin the group again and go through it all again. I did 3 total trisets.

and I will get asked what the special pre workout meal is so Ill say it no. Macdonalds! 3 times over the past 6 months or so I have had macdonalds a few hours before a workout and all 3 have been awesome workouts with big PR's. This also marks the beginning of my phase of cutting weight. Lifting will be higher reps and higher volume now, more cardio, less calories. I will be posting my diet in here every day after tomorrow.

Tomorrow is my 16th birthday

And here is the video of my 242 bench set. It looks as though I push my hips off and raise my ass off the bench but its just as I tense my glutes, my hips are pushed higher. My ass stayed touching the bench the whole time and the only mistake I made was to raise my head off the bench...

 

[JDid23]

congrats- that's a hell of a milestone bro.

 

[SouthernLord]

Fuck yes little bro, or should I say big bro?!?!

Happy early birthday btw. I thought it was today, I even checked first thing this morning

 

[ExtraMile]

congrats- that's a hell of a milestone bro.

yeah man Iv been wanting that 242 bench for a long while! Same with the 198 close grip.

Fuck yes little bro, or should I say big bro?!?!

Happy early birthday btw. I thought it was today, I even checked first thing this morning

lol thanks man, thats real nice checking in the morning to see if its my birthday

 

[Tblock1]

Great work em, but I hate to say it but that definitely was not a full paused bench, ity wasnt long enough and the bar sunk into your chest which is not allowed. Still great work on 242 bench and you are looking big man!

 

[ExtraMile]

Great work em, but I hate to say it but that definitely was not a full paused bench, ity wasnt long enough and the bar sunk into your chest which is not allowed. Still great work on 242 bench and you are looking big man!

Yes the bar is allowed to sink in actually. And that pause is longer than some pauses that others get passed. Look at this vid of konstantinovs. Check some of the geared benchers and they pretty much touch and go...

YouTube - 250kg(551lb) bench press,Raw

and here is a geared one YouTube - Josh McMillan MI State meet

 

[Tblock1]

Yes the bar is allowed to sink in actually. And that pause is longer than some pauses that others get passed. Look at this vid of konstantinovs. Check some of the geared benchers and they pretty much touch and go...

YouTube - 250kg(551lb) bench press,Raw

and here is a geared one YouTube - Josh McMillan MI State meet

Yeah but that second video of josh mc didnt pass. I'm sorry but no comp would pass that, the bar sunk way low and you almost bounced it. When kk benched it didnt sink at all. I'm not meaning to be a dick about it I just don't think it would pass, still a great milestone though