Sculelos Weight Log and Profile (with pics)

[beerdrinker]

It's very tempting to go to the gym and workout today, but I'm pretty sure I will progress much better if I take a deload period every 7-9 weeks.

Good idea.

I've had a one month deload. I was sick for a week, then family came into town (which means I drank too much for a week), then I went out of town on vacation, and now I feel like a damn slug. I've wiped out weeks of progress, I think. It sucks. I feel like shit.

 

[Sculelos]

Good idea.

I've had a one month deload. I was sick for a week, then family came into town (which means I drank too much for a week), then I went out of town on vacation, and now I feel like a damn slug. I've wiped out weeks of progress, I think. It sucks. I feel like shit.

Hehe, well I decided to go to the gym and so some cardio and light lifting, well when I was doing the easy stuff I was like DAMN I feel great, so I decided to lift today, I don't think I need a deload... just was wary after being sluggish in the gym last time, but I felt a hell of a lot better today then last time, anyways.

Workout #27 7-28-07

Weight: 197lbs, I don't know why I'm holding at 197lbs but I'm getting a lot stronger so I think I'm finally losing some water weight that I got at the hottest parts of the summer.

Warmup: 10 minutes riding bike, 5 minutes starmaster.

Accesory work: 3x10 Needsize sit-ups, 20 pullups and dips, 50 jumping jacks, 10x3 hanging leg raises.

Squats: 45x5, 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 140x3, 140x2, 145x2, 145x1, did quite a few of these and managed do to 145 for the first time today. Suprisingly no problems.

Benchpress: 45x5, 95x5, 115x5, 135x3, 135x4, I did 3 135s today then found someone to spot me and managed to do 5, but on the last one he helped me so I didn't count it, still my bench is finally increasing some now.

Deadlift: 30 bw, 135x3, 135x2x6, btw bodyweight is just the motion, no bar or weight involved I just wanted to perfect my form and stretch my back some, Deadlifts were the hardest excercise I did today and I did them with no problems.

Overall I'm happy that I even worked out today, I guess I can save the deload for when I start stalling on my lifts.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

Doing great! Keep those numbers moving, and make sure you are getting proper rest and protein to support muscle growth. At this point you will probably start making faster gains in squat and DL, while your Bench might be harder to move on up. Congrats on getting the big plates up though, that is a huge first step!

I say pile a bit more weight on your squat next time if you are in a power rack. Your tendons and ligaments have had plenty of time to thicken up and I bet you can jump 10lbs per week for a few weeks. Just eat a lot and warm up proper.

 

[Sculelos]

Doing great! Keep those numbers moving, and make sure you are getting proper rest and protein to support muscle growth. At this point you will probably start making faster gains in squat and DL, while your Bench might be harder to move on up. Congrats on getting the big plates up though, that is a huge first step!

I say pile a bit more weight on your squat next time if you are in a power rack. Your tendons and ligaments have had plenty of time to thicken up and I bet you can jump 10lbs per week for a few weeks. Just eat a lot and warm up proper.

Yea, I'm increasing on my squat at about a rate of 8-10lbs/week which is pretty good, now that I have done 145lbs I just gotta try and get 5 reps before I advance, thats what I've been doing for awhile now, maby dabble in higher weights and do 2-3 reps before going in the next day and reping 5 or so and maby even doing a higher wait as well, seems to be working wonderfully well for me.

Deadlifts might take a little while to start taking off again, but I'm sure by the end of next week they will have increased at least by a little bit.

As for Press, Bench Press and Rows I expect them all to increase as well although at a reduced rate.

Anyways I'm on track for my target goal of squatting 200lbs by sometime in September if everything goes well.

Edit: Lifting yesterday was a smart choice as I'm actually feeling even better then I was yesterday before I lifted, guess it helps since I've slept 12 hours since then and have been eating even more food as I've been stuck at 197 for awhile now.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #28 7-31-07

Well it's the last workout of the month, besides that today I kinda felt sluggish but then I got to the gym and felt better, funny how that works for me.

Weight: 197lbs

Squat: BWx10, 45x8, 115x5, 135x5x2, 145x3, I'm steadily getting stronger in the squats, last time I could barley do 2 reps of 145 and today I got 3 of them without much difficulty.

Overhead Press: 45x5, 80x5, 75x3, Today I decided I wanted to try for 80 and I did, my last rep was super slow and I didn't have really any energy left over after struggling with 5 reps but it's the heaviest I've ever done so I'm happy.

Pendley Rows: 95x5, 115x5x2, 125x5x2, I'm advancing pretty fast in these now that my back and legs are strong enough to hold form well now.

Overall I'm very happy with today, seems like certain areas I've been stuck in for awhile are advancing and thats enough of a reason for me.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #29 8-2-07

Well today I had quite a bit more power then normal and I also finally feel like I got my workout and diet routines down so their solid, I've said this many times but I always feel giddy after working out... now if thats not good motivation I don't know what is! Anyways enough blabbering details are below.

Weight: 198lbs, YAY I finally increased.

Squat: 45x10, 135x5, 145x5, 150x3, I'm happy got 145 with 5 reps down and did 150 with 3, these are still progressing fast and I'm seeing how far I will come until progress starts slowing.

Bench: 45x10, 115x5, 135x5, 140x5, I'm actually kind of shocked that my bench increased so much as well, seems like all of my lifts are finally gaining instead of just squats and deads like in the beginning.

Deadlift: 135x5, 145x5, 155x5, it's official my deadlift has overtaken my squat I knew it would happen but I didn't know it would happen so soon.

All in all a good workout, the hardest thing for me about it is the waiting until next workout day.

 

[Sculelos]

Here is an updated pic taken today just to give you an idea of what I've done.

I'm still hiding my main features until I hit my 200lb squat, but it gives at least an idea in what direction I'm heading.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/Samuel101/Updatepicshirted.jpg

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #30 8-4-07

I'm still increasing at a fast rate, actually I would say right now it's faster then it was in the beginning due to my ligaments, tendons and bones getting stronger to support my new hobby. Really happy with the results today.

Weight: 199lbs, I'm finally getting kinda heavy, I feel lighter though due to increase in strength.

Squat: 45x8, 135x5, 145x3, 150x5, 155x2, 155x5

Overhead Press: 45x5, 75x5, 80x5, 80x3, 75x4, Definitely getting stronger on these although these progress the slowest.

Barbell Rows: 135x5x3, moved up 10lbs from last time and it actually was a bit easier, so good gains here as well.

Overall I'm getting up there, it's just exciting for me to actually start getting stronger after being weak for so long.

 

[kevinoy93]

Congrats - keep up the great work.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #31 8-7-07

Another day, another workout... everything went well and I broke previous personal records, whats not to be happy about?

Weight: 199lbs

Squat: 45x8, 135x5, 155x5, 160x4, 165x4, actually did 5 reps on 165 but my last one wasn't below parallel so I'm not counting it, won't increase till I can do 165x5 with good form, (which will probably be next time)

Bench: 45x8, 135x5, 145x4, 140x2, 140x4, Minimal improvement but still whatever I can get I will take.

Deadlift: 135x5, 155x5, 165x5, Deadlift was good today, increase over last time.

Overall I did heavier on all my lifts, so it's good... working out and eating right is the easy part, the hard part is all the waiting that I have to do.