working on a new routine

[JDid23]

Cycle 2- Deadlift Day 3+ reps.... sooooooo busy today. went to the gym later than usual, felt like shit, and only had about 30 minutes..

Deadlift
135x6
185x3
210x3
240x3
270x8- tied PR, but better quality reps than last time.

Hypers
BW + 25 lbs x 15- PR 2x15
BW + 25 lbs x 15

Biceps
Hammer Curls
30 lb DBs x 10- PR 3x10
30 lb DBs x 10
30 lb DBs x 10
Alt DB Curls x 5 per arm..
Incline DB Curls
15 lb DBs x 8
15 lb DBs x 8
15 lb DBs x 7


Comments: Only thing i wish i had was more time. Deads went somewhat well, but i was working in with a lot of people and it was hard to focus with them all standing right near me. I'll take 270x8 though. Hypers went pretty good, were kind of hard at the end of the second set.. Curls went solid and i think for the first time in my life, i prioritized getting in biceps lol.

 

[ExtraMile]

of course deads went well if u hit 8 reps on a 3 rep day!

how much did u increase lifts by since the first cycle?

 

[JDid23]

Since i got 270 for 8 last time too, i did 15 lbs. Never doing that again though lol. Going to increase 10 lbs next time. Next session has me doing 285 lbs for 1+ reps.

 

[ExtraMile]

Since i got 270 for 8 last time too, i did 15 lbs. Never doing that again though lol. Going to increase 10 lbs next time. Next session has me doing 285 lbs for 1+ reps.

you increased your estimated 1rm's by 15lbs? wow lol

285 you should hit for 5 reps!

 

[JDid23]

you increased your estimated 1rm's by 15lbs? wow lol

285 you should hit for 5 reps!

yeah, only that one time since i hit my 1 rep for 8 reps

 

[ark94]

holy shit deadlifting like a beast great job jdid!

is this routine your doing the 5/3/1? it seems mad complicated calculating all this stuff all the time and cycling things and whatever the hell goes on in your thread lol

 

[JDid23]

holy shit deadlifting like a beast great job jdid!

is this routine your doing the 5/3/1? it seems mad complicated calculating all this stuff all the time and cycling things and whatever the hell goes on in your thread lol

thanks for stopping by

yeah it's the 5/3/1. It's really not too complicated at all once you get the original percentages. It took me maybe 5-10 minutes to calculate everything.

Cycle 2 means that it's my second "cycle" or round of the 5/3/1.

 

[Andalite]

All that matters is what happens. Don't build these false expectations. Just try 285 and see what happens. If you don't have hypothetical expectations you'll appreciate the results more. Now if it happens to be that you don't get 5 you're gonna feel low. So don't think of it. Go in with a blank slate in terms of expectations and I am sure you'll amaze yourself.

 

[ExtraMile]

that is true remember its a 1 rep day, so if you pull it just once then you have hit the target

 

[Tblock1]

All that matters is what happens. Don't build these false expectations. Just try 285 and see what happens. If you don't have hypothetical expectations you'll appreciate the results more. Now if it happens to be that you don't get 5 you're gonna feel low. So don't think of it. Go in with a blank slate in terms of expectations and I am sure you'll amaze yourself.

I don't think this is a good tactic for lifting at all, and life in general. You have to have expectations of yourself or you will never reach much. If jdid says I will pull it for 5 rep he is way more liekly to get 5 than if he says, "Man, I might pull5, then I might jsut pull 1."