Shadow's Snap back to reality.....

[The Shadow]

Squats

135 x 12
185 x 8
205 x 6
225 x 5 (+20 pounds)

Dumbell SLDL
85 x 10
95 x 8 (+5)

Lying leg Curls
110 x 12
130 x 10
150 x 8 (+10)

Squats

135 x 12
185 x 10
225 x 10(PLUS 5 REPS FROM LAST WEEK)

TRAP BAR DEADS ON A CARDIO STEP USING 35 POUND plates

2 x 190 x 8

.......modified these from dbs.....I wanted to try a different variation that would transfer over to my conventional deads since they were flat last week.

Impressions:

Quite a ROM..literally just above the tops of my shoes

wow - these REALLY hit lumbars more than the dbs which hit more glutes and hams


ABs stuff and lumbar hip flexor stretching


Weight just out of bed this am - 215

 

[Cynical Simian]

TRAP BAR DEADS ON A CARDIO STEP USING 35 POUND plates

lol, sounds like a T-Nation "oh shit, we ran out of real exercises three years ago" Exercise of the Week.

Nice workout...another solid jump on squats.

 

[The Shadow]

lol, sounds like a T-Nation "oh shit, we ran out of real exercises three years ago" Exercise of the Week.

Nice workout...another solid jump on squats.

Thank you Sir.

I am ready to catch shit for the trap bar thing...LOL - I just wasnt getting any carry over on the dbs

 

[Protobuilder]

McRoberts, author of the Brawn/Beyond Brawn stuff, swears by trap bar deads. No shame in those. Using the reebok steps is pushing it though. LoL Although you're in good company: tweakle uses them extensively.

 

[The Shadow]

McRoberts, author of the Brawn/Beyond Brawn stuff, swears by trap bar deads. No shame in those. Using the reebok steps is pushing it though. LoL Although you're in good company: tweakle uses them extensively.

I love Stuart's stuff.....Brooks as well.


Lumbars are WRECKED.........more so than doing heavy weighted hypers......I think I will keep them

 

[BiggT]

Shadow, I'm the biggest anus in the world when it comes to substitutions, but I don't think there is any shame in trap bar deads either, they're legit......just next journal entry, say "off a block" rather than "off a cardio step" as that truly is pushing the envelope, lol

Seriously though, good stuff.....your squats are improving quickly....do u think all the squatting and pulling is cause for the LBM gains of late?

 

[The Shadow]

Shadow, I'm the biggest anus in the world when it comes to substitutions, but I don't think there is any shame in trap bar deads either, they're legit......just next journal entry, say "off a block" rather than "off a cardio step" as that truly is pushing the envelope, lol

Seriously though, good stuff.....your squats are improving quickly....do u think all the squatting and pulling is cause for the LBM gains of late?

True....block does sound better than cardio step - LOL


Well....the only sups I have added in was the CEE and the AIFM - and just this week......

There's no doubt that the heavy lifting and heavy(for me) eating is the majority of it.....the AIFM has actually dropped a little bloat - the CEE is pretty amazing - the pumps this week - even from low rep work were amazing.


One thing that I did was drop direct arm work back to about EOW - I didnt hit them at all the week before last, this week I had to stop my workout a bit short from the pump...they are up in proportion to my LBM increases without doing a lot of work for them

 

[sbt2082]

Just coming to say hope you enjoyed your weekend!

 

[Tweakle]

trap bar deads are great if the bar is big enough to fit in And dont be dissing my reebok steps.. if nothing else you can put them down as 'traps' around the rack, to trip over unwary gym goers who might want to come and do curls when your back is turned.

cool to see the weights are going up you'll be back to where you were before you know it

 

[ck2006]

Good Morning!