Oso's Log

[the.gladiator1987]

Haha I wish I could squat that much lol. Yeah my bench press has always been the shittiest lift. I should probably switch the order of the exercises but I hate not squatting first

Thanks man. Just need to pack on some muscle and ditch the fat and I might start looking like you or OneBreath

Your squat will help your bench grow bro so keep doing squats first. I think they need the most energy anyway, it uses 200 something muscles. And for the fat dont worry about the little you have just get to your goals then start cutting if you want. Make sure you research the shit out of it tho, you dont wanna burn the hard earned muscle away

 

[JDid23]

Your squat will help your bench grow bro so keep doing squats first. I think they need the most energy anyway, it uses 200 something muscles. And for the fat dont worry about the little you have just get to your goals then start cutting if you want. Make sure you research the shit out of it tho, you dont wanna burn the hard earned muscle away

i am going to agree with the part about squats taking the most energy to do, but respectfully disagree with the part about squatting first specifically for oso. As you said, squatting takes the most out of you, and if he is more than satisfied with his squat, but disappointed with his bench, i think that doing bench first might help.

You don't have to make doing bench first a habit, but if you want to try it one workout and see if it makes any difference i think it would be a good idea. Also, if you're going for strictly chest growth as opposed to numbers, flat DB might be a better option as you get a better ROM than you do with BBs. Again, not saying you should do all of this, just some ideas you might want to consider

 

[oso0960]

@glad - Yeah bro I remember CKDing from 248 to 189...I lost more muscle and especially strength than I would've liked.. that shit isn't happening again lol. I've cleaned up my diet..I'm still weighing 195 in the morning but my strength keeps going up which is good. I also bought some bronkaid tablets to make an ECA stack whenever I decide to drop the fat again. I want to read up more about the ephedrine though..

@JDid - I might give it a try..I've always noticed I have less willpower over my form when I don't squat first which is a horrible thing lol. Also the squat definitely warms up the whole body. For now I'm not concerned with growth since I'm in the lower rep ranges, but I'm thinking about switching to DBs when I move onto 5x10 for benching...just the 10lb jumps really blow.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

@glad - Yeah bro I remember CKDing from 248 to 189...I lost more muscle and especially strength than I would've liked.. that shit isn't happening again lol. I've cleaned up my diet..I'm still weighing 195 in the morning but my strength keeps going up which is good. I also bought some bronkaid tablets to make an ECA stack whenever I decide to drop the fat again. I want to read up more about the ephedrine though..

@JDid - I might give it a try..I've always noticed I have less willpower over my form when I don't squat first which is a horrible thing lol. Also the squat definitely warms up the whole body. For now I'm not concerned with growth since I'm in the lower rep ranges, but I'm thinking about switching to DBs when I move onto 5x10 for benching...just the 10lb jumps really blow.

ECA is awesome, i was losing fat without doing cardio just kept lifting. Im gonna run it again soon. Dont take it after 2 PM you wont sleep lol. And get the baby aspirin (81mg). I only took 2 doses a day but you can go up to 3. Space them out 4 hours apart

 

[oso0960]

ECA is awesome, i was losing fat without doing cardio just kept lifting. Im gonna run it again soon. Dont take it after 2 PM you wont sleep lol. And get the baby aspirin (81mg). I only took 2 doses a day but you can go up to 3. Space them out 4 hours apart

Thanks for the info bro, it's looking like I'm going to use it when I cut.

Day 1
Week 10

Squat
145 x 1x3
185 x 1x3
225 x 1x3
255 x 1x3
295 x 1x3

Bench
105 x 1x3
135 x 1x3
160 x 1x3
185 x 1x3
210 x 1x3
225 x 1x1

Row
85 x 1x3
105 x 1x3
125 x 1x3
150 x 1x3
170 x 1x3

Abs
3x8

Comments: Party this past weekend but I still felt pretty strong. My diet sucked this weekend as well. I would go hours without food then eat like 1000 Calories lol. Even though I was feeling strong I really didn't feel like putting much effort into the lifts.. Top set of squats was decent. 210x3 on the bench was MUCH harder than 225x1. Probably because my form breaks down as I rep. Rows were same as squats lol. Also! I decided to get back into gripping after reading that gripping post by Tblock. I ALMOST closed my Beef Builder Super Master (~235lbs)..it had to have been 0.00001mm from touching lol. I'm not going to count it until I hear a click though. My COC #3 is going to die this year. I'm going to make a list of goals in my sig..EDIT nvm maybe I can't.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Thanks for the info bro, it's looking like I'm going to use it when I cut.

Day 1
Week 10

Squat
145 x 1x3
185 x 1x3
225 x 1x3
255 x 1x3
295 x 1x3

Bench
105 x 1x3
135 x 1x3
160 x 1x3
185 x 1x3
210 x 1x3
225 x 1x1

Row
85 x 1x3
105 x 1x3
125 x 1x3
150 x 1x3
170 x 1x3

Abs
3x8

Comments: Party this past weekend but I still felt pretty strong. My diet sucked this weekend as well. I would go hours without food then eat like 1000 Calories lol. Even though I was feeling strong I really didn't feel like putting much effort into the lifts.. Top set of squats was decent. 210x3 on the bench was MUCH harder than 225x1. Probably because my form breaks down as I rep. Rows were same as squats lol. Also! I decided to get back into gripping after reading that gripping post by Tblock. I ALMOST closed my Beef Builder Super Master (~235lbs)..it had to have been 0.00001mm from touching lol. I'm not going to count it until I hear a click though. My COC #3 is going to die this year. I'm going to make a list of goals in my sig..EDIT nvm maybe I can't.

No prob bro. Squat is starting to get strong man! And I always seem to look bigger and weigh more after I drink idk why..

Im also looking into getting grippers. They look legit and I know they work.

 

[JDid23]

yeah man great workout today! your bench doesn't seem too far behind your squats imo

also, you should be able to edit your sig. go to your profile and check again maybe

 

[oso0960]

No prob bro. Squat is starting to get strong man! And I always seem to look bigger and weigh more after I drink idk why..

Im also looking into getting grippers. They look legit and I know they work.

haha thanks man! Bro definitely get the grippers. Don't neglect the other types of gripping strength though..ie. pinch strength, extensors, wrists...You will not be disappointed with a strong grip lol.

yeah man great workout today! your bench doesn't seem too far behind your squats imo

also, you should be able to edit your sig. go to your profile and check again maybe

Thanks man. It just seems like my bench press could be higher lol. I also recently switched my grip on bench pressing. It's a little wider than a CGBP would be..probably a tad bit wider than shoulder width. I feel like I can put up more weight that way, plus the ROM is greater. I checked everywhere for the sig option, maybe you have to be a plat?

 

[Tblock1]

haha thanks man! Bro definitely get the grippers. Don't neglect the other types of gripping strength though..ie. pinch strength, extensors, wrists...You will not be disappointed with a strong grip lol.



Thanks man. It just seems like my bench press could be higher lol. I also recently switched my grip on bench pressing. It's a little wider than a CGBP would be..probably a tad bit wider than shoulder width. I feel like I can put up more weight that way, plus the ROM is greater. I checked everywhere for the sig option, maybe you have to be a plat?

Oh ya your bench could be a little higher, like maybe my 255 bench? Sorry couldn't help it just want to keep the friendly competition going

 

[the.gladiator1987]

haha thanks man! Bro definitely get the grippers. Don't neglect the other types of gripping strength though..ie. pinch strength, extensors, wrists...You will not be disappointed with a strong grip lol.

Thanks man. It just seems like my bench press could be higher lol. I also recently switched my grip on bench pressing. It's a little wider than a CGBP would be..probably a tad bit wider than shoulder width. I feel like I can put up more weight that way, plus the ROM is greater. I checked everywhere for the sig option, maybe you have to be a plat?

What else do you do for grip? I feel like those grippers plus some pinching of the plates would be good to go.

Oh and you have to be plat, they took my plat away for some reason and now I dont have my sig anymore.