working on a new routine

[lweaver]

People say that crushing grip doesn't carry over well to pulling but I have to disagree. Since I've started using CoC grippers and progressing with them I haven't had to even think of my grip. I used to struggle gripping 315 and tonights 425 pull was no challenge grip-wise. Also, are you using chalk?

 

[JDid23]

there is absolutely no way that exercises that improve grip strength don't translate into a better grip on DLs. i agree with you guys.

vermont was fucking hard... 90ish hours in 6 days and i made 153 dollars + a train ticket home which was 67. this race i interned for (the spartan race, a lot of you guys would be interested in it.) had guys who looked like BBers all fucking over the place. this race was 12-13 miles, mostly uphill, with 25+ obstacles. they have other ones that are 3 miles and have 15 obstacles, 8 miles and 20+ obstacles, and a 48 hour race called the death race. you have to be in great fucking shape and have perseverance to complete the death race. can't wait to try it when i'm in better shape.

i had to carry heavy shit about half the day and the other half was office work. I slept for 4-6 hours a night, and was exhausted all trip. Lower Body today



Lower Body 2

Front Squat
185x5
185x5
135x7

DB RDL
30 x 8
55 x 8
65 x 8
75 x 8

Trap Bar DL
225x10
250x10
(felt like i was gonna pass out due to lack of sleep and a shitty week. felt amazing but i skipped 275 cuz of it)

Comments: finished with 2 sets of static holds with 225 and 245 calves. fuck this; after seeing all these guys ripped/in shape do this race (2 guys tried to do it with a 300 pound tire uphill but they were taken out) i need to get my ass in shape. Motivated as shit too since college is around the corner and i wanna look good. Diet is going to be perfect with no alc until the first day of school. Upper Body tomorrow

 

[Tblock1]

hell yeah commence killing it haha it does feel sweet when you have a great combo of fitness and strength

 

[JDid23]

hell yeah commence killing it haha it does feel sweet when you have a great combo of fitness and strength

yeah haha. i have to implement cardio. i ran 3 miles uphill once while i was there and it felt good.

Upper Body 1

Bench
160x7 (spot on 7th from beginning i didn't think i needed)
145x8
135x8

BB Row
155x8
155x8
115x12
115x12

Incline DB
3 sets with 40, last set was 1 arm with 30

then i did 2 sets of chins (one was bad) and 2 sets of cable rows. finished with tris/bis. my bench felt week today. i used a mad thick bar (which i hate cuz i can't grip it as tightly). 165 has gotta be better next time or i think i might drop the weight again.

 

[JDid23]

Lower Body 1

Deadlift
315x3
315x3
315x2

Rant- after my first set, this trainer came up to me and told me to stop.. Trying to act stupid, i said "stop what"... he said i have to stop banging the weight because there are classrooms underneath me (without fucking kids in them, who are all outside, but he tried to act tough so i let him think he was awesome). i said i'll try to be quieter, and he goes, lighten the weight up if you have to bro. i said i was fine and i'll try to keep it down. he then tells me to "don't be afraid to lighten up bro". i said, i'll try to keep it down. he gives me this nasty look and i get a drink. I come back and deadlift 315x3 with literally a 5 second negative (killed my grip) in his face. Now, i give him a nasty look and walk off. Next set, my grip is tired as shit, and while i could have hit 315x3 for one more set, the bar kinda slipped at the end and he said that was it. Fuck this guy. I've had trainers ask me to try to keep it down and i've done exactly that, but don't stand over me when the guy before me DLing 200 and slamming it doesn't even get talked to. i swear i wanted to drop the barbell on his foot, and if he was a tiny bit closer, i could have. Usually, trainers tell me they know what i'm doing and have no problem with it, but they'd appreciate it if i'd keep it down. That's fine with me, but this guys a douche. Thank god i only have 1 more DL session until college.


I then did 2 sets of bulgarians and hypers (time constraints cuz i was waiting for some guys to finish trap bar DLs) followed by calves/abs/grip work. Good workout, lower body 2 tomorrow

 

[coreygb]

I've been lucky enough to avoid anyone telling me to deadlift quietly. When I deadlift at the gym, the acoustics are just right and when I set it down, it makes a huge boom and everyone in the gym turns their heads trying to find the source of the noise, haha.

 

[JDid23]

dont take that for granted bro haha. one of the reasons i cant wait to get back to school is i can bang all the fuck i want in the gym. I'm not trying to draw attention to myself, but to drop the bar slowly compromises my grip on the next repetition, so it sucks. i had to regrip the bar eaech rep on the 2nd and 3rd set, which is something i don't do unless i'm switching grips.

saw my friend last night who i havent seen since december and she was fucking in shock at how "filled in" i looked. considering i looked like shit a month ago when i got back from france, that was nice to hear. she didn't stop bringing it up all night, so that was a nice confidence booster.

Upper Body 2


DB Military- few light sets, kinda hurt my shoulder. going to try them with a reverse grip (i remember reading that it's easier on your shoulders on tnation) next time

BB Row
165x5
165x5
135x8
135x8

Flat DB Bench
70s x 7-9 (don't remember)... then 2 sets with 60/50 and don't remember

did 2 sets of chins, some cables, bis, and tris. not a bad workout.

Comments: i can't even describe how hard it was to carry the 70s to the bench and do BB Rows without my hands exploding from deads/grip work yesterday. my back >> my chest. my BB Row form was solid on all my reps. my back has always been better than my chest, but i guess since i was able to hit my back hard and not my chest while my shoulder was injured, it really got a lot stronge in comparison. i've been contemplating doing a few more sets of chest to compensate, but i dont think im going to since i figure it'll work itself out in time. any ideas?

 

[JDid23]

Lower Body 2


Front Squat
190x3
190x3
135x5
- wanted to do 1 more set of 190x3, but i didn't because of fucking wrist pain. I have a pretty high threshold for pain, but it literally felt like my wrist was going to snap off from the second i finished my first rep on each set.

1 leg RDL
30s x 8
50s x 8
50s x 8
50s x 12 (2 leg)
- focused on stretch


finished with some leg press, calves, and abs.

 

[ExtraMile]

Dude start using cross grip. You're not front squatting to improve your clean so whats the point...

 

[miked8c]

Dude start using cross grip. You're not front squatting to improve your clean so whats the point...

This for sure.