Magoo: The Quest for a 405 bench

[slaveboy1980]

i'm starting to believe it. lifts are getting easier now as my body's locking into the form.

SATURDAY:

pull off a platform: no belt
135x5
255x4
305x4
305x4
335x4
335x4
335x4
335x4

bench:
185x6
220x6
220x6
240x6
240x6
240x6
240x6
240x6

DB laying tricep extensions: weird that this is in here...
35x10
35x10
35x10
35x10
35x10

rack pulls: below knee, paused on the pins
305x4
355x4
355x4
405x4 - belt on here
405x4
430x4
430x4
430x4
430x4 - these sets got awesome easy. it's kinda cool.

weight: 223

notes: i'm really feeling the benefits of the program, i think. i'm lovin it.

your a tough SOB, 99% of getbig would have pussied out by now.

like i said, gains will really become clear when you cut back the volume.

[MisterMagoo]

your a tough SOB, 99% of getbig would have pussied out by now.

like i said, gains will really become clear when you cut back the volume.

this routine really teaches you perseverance, i'll tell you that. conditions you to keep going when you think you're done for. it's happened a few times already that on the 2nd or 3rd set of five i felt dead, but managed to finish up.

if nothing else, i think it'd be great for every getbigger to try just to push through that mental barrier.

[Stubborn]

I would have given this routine 2 weeks and then rest a week. I cant recover from all that.


Great work, Magoo! When will you max again?

[thewickedtruth]

holy hell man.. talk about ridiculous. Do you feel you're really making some gains this way? 

[MisterMagoo]

I would have given this routine 2 weeks and then rest a week. I cant recover from all that.


Great work, Magoo! When will you max again?

i'm really not sure! i'm thinking i'll finish up this week, take five days off, then go again then. or, alternately, i'll take a feel of things and do the five week routine.

i'm a little concerned about where my squat is because it's been really hit or miss. either it's a snap or i feel like it's a million pounds.

[MisterMagoo]

another.

MONDAY:
225x5
265x4
305x3
305x3
355x3
355x3
355x3
355x3
355x3
355x3
355x3 - okay, seven sets just sucks. the first four were cake, but the last three blew.

bench:
185x6
220x5
255x4
275x3
275x3
290x3
290x3
315x2
315x2
315x2
290x3
290x3

dips:
BWx6
50x6
50x6
50x6
50x6

DB raises:
30x10
30x10
30x10

dead-hang pullups:
10
10

abs: some jackknife situps

weight: 224.5

notes: 315 on the bench is now piss-easy. no liftoff, nothing. that first set, despite all that work before it, felt like i could have had six without breaking a sweat. the squats are all sorts of shitty still. the big thing is keeping my hips tight. if i don't flex the hips, the reps are awful. if i remember, it's no challenge.

[MisterMagoo]

whoops.

WEDNESDAY

platform pulls:
255x3
305x3
305x3
355x2
355x2
355x2
355x2

bench:
185x5
220x4
255x5
255x5
275x4
275x4
275x4
275x4
275x4

dead hang pullups:
10
10
10

flies:
50x10
50x10

deadlifts:
255x4
305x4
355x3
355x3
405x3
405x3
405x3
430x2
430x2
430x2

goodmorning:
135x15
135x15 - didn't have it in me to do five sets of five.

[Stubborn]

This routine is so tiring it shows in your internet posts.

[MisterMagoo]

FRIDAY:

squat:
225x5
265x4
315x3
315x3
355x3
355x3
355x3
380x2
380x2
380x2 - gah.

bench:
185x5
220x4
255x3
255x3
295x3
295x3
295x3
295x3
295x3
295x3

dips:
BWx6
70x6 - a pair of 35 plates
70x6
70x6
70x6

side raises:
35x10
35x10
35x10

chins:
10
10

squat:
245x5
290x3
335x3
335x3
335x3
335x3
335x3

abs: leg raises
10
10
10

weight: 223

notes: okay, my joints are beat to fuck. this week of rest is going to be beautiful. however, benching is so easy it's hilarious. 295 i can practically do in my sleep, i'd be willing to bet i can get 10 reps or so fresh.

This routine is so tiring it shows in your internet posts.

you ain't kidding. i'm so damn glad this is the last day.

[MisterMagoo]

instead of writing, here's a video of the entire workout.

[BFP]

instead of writing, here's a video of the entire workout.

Id like to watch, but dont have an extra 3 hours LOL  Do you feel youre progressing well, or are you still adapting to the huge shift in volume?

Jason

[MisterMagoo]

Id like to watch, but dont have an extra 3 hours LOL  Do you feel youre progressing well, or are you still adapting to the huge shift in volume?

Jason

lol!

i'd say my bench and pull are responding VERY well. in the case of the bench it seems to be a mental thing, on the deadlift i'd say my form is better. the problem with a grip and rip (like i used to do) is, for one, that it's a gamble. if i take my air, then just grab and go, i don't have time to adjust, so i can be WAY off. this gave me time to really work on how my body should be positioned. for another, if you're used to heavy pulling like that, you can't really do multiple reps.

squat seems really hit and miss. the heavy weights don't feel much lighter, but it seems like i can do the lower weights for a lot more reps.

[_bruce_]

Interesting vid Magoo.
Give white socks better leverage advantages than black ones?
Will you do this routine again?
What will do you do in the meantime?

Props 

[MisterMagoo]

lol, i just wear white socks. what's the issue?

i'll definitely go for the five week cycle after this rest period.

[haider]

lol, i just wear white socks. what's the issue?

i'll definitely go for the five week cycle after this rest period.

white socks FTW!

whats up with the half ROM deads?

[Overload]

whats up with the half ROM deads?

Try it, they will make you strong.

[MisterMagoo]

hey, we do half-pulls from the rack, why not do the bottom half?

[thewickedtruth]

looking good baby looking good! i'm surprised you're going to do this again..really liking it huh?!

[Overload]

hey, we do half-pulls from the rack, why not do the bottom half?

Exactly...

[MisterMagoo]

well, last workout on saturday, it's wednesday afternoon and aside from a tweak in my lower back i am just AMPED to lift again. it's killing me to wait.

[_bruce_]

well, last workout on saturday, it's wednesday afternoon and aside from a tweak in my lower back i am just AMPED to lift again. it's killing me to wait.

An idle mind is the devils' workshop....

[MisterMagoo]

An idle mind is the devils' workshop....

i'm thinking of doing a bench workout today. test myself and then do things a little lighter after that. i feel rested, my joints are fine, etc.

[MisterMagoo]

i'll put it this way: if i'm just particularly weak today because my body's still recovering, then next week i'm going to be a superstar.

if my body is healed up okay, then i made exactly zero progress. i'm not weaker, i'm not stronger. i'm just exactly where i was before.

[_bruce_]

i'll put it this way: if i'm just particularly weak today because my body's still recovering, then next week i'm going to be a superstar.

if my body is healed up okay, then i made exactly zero progress. i'm not weaker, i'm not stronger. i'm just exactly where i was before.

You are the Sokrates of bodybuilding   

Thx for the pm

[chaos]

i'll put it this way: if i'm just particularly weak today because my body's still recovering, then next week i'm going to be a superstar.

if my body is healed up okay, then i made exactly zero progress. i'm not weaker, i'm not stronger. i'm just exactly where i was before.

Settle down man, I thought you said the weights were getting easier? Maybe you need some more time off? You only took a few days. Why not take the week and hit it hard on Monday?

Let me know how it works out for you, I started with the five week version first.