NO BULLSHIT TRAINING THREAD..........JUST TRAINING !

[wes]

Bench / Tri's

Bench Press - 5 sets
Close Grips - 5 sets
JM Press - 5 sets
Smith Inclines - 5 sets

Lying D-Bell Tricep Ext/Press - 5 sets
Dips - 5 sets
Cable-Push Down - 5 sets

Started an Ed Coan type progression on my main lifts (SQ, B, DL, OHP).
Going to slowly work back up after this odd year of injury. Fun, feeling good...

Good stuff GR !!

[wes]

Sorry, this is line that should tell you everything you need to know.

Yup !

[Gym Rat]

Deadlift / Back / Bi

DL - 5 sets (worked up to 315 x8 for last set)
Smith Shrugs - 5 sets
Pullups - 5 sets
Iso-Lat Rows - 5 sets

Barbell Curls - 5 sets
Preacher Curls - 5 sets
D-Bell Curls - 5 sets

[joswift]

Feeling a lot better today
drank lots of fluid yesterday (no homo)

Trained chest shoulders tris today

Looking full and dry 5 days out from show

Going to carb load 2 days this week Thursday Friday then lower carbs Sat and increase sodium to hopefully dry out and stay full
Keep the water going in up until late Saturday night
Sunday morning day of show steak eggs in the AM a gram of pink salt
Some simple carbs 2 hours before stage and 1gram salt

Fuck it, lets see how it goes

[wes]

October 10, 2023

Chest,Back,Traps:
Smith Inclines 5 X 12,10,6,8,12
Seated Bench Press Machine - 4 X 15,12,10,12 (paused all  reps)
DB Flyes - 3 X 15,10,12 (held each rep for a 2 count in bottom position)

Pulldowns Behind Neck - 3 X 12 (did these facing away from the machine)
Seated Cable Rows - 3 X 12
Straight-Arm Pulldowns - 3 X 12-15 (held each reps for a 2 count at thighs and squeezed)
Smith Machine One-Arm Rows - 3 X 10

DB Shrugs - 3 X 20,15,12

Good one!!

[Marty Champions]

Why does everyone omit poundage ^^^^^^does this happen naturally as you age into progressive overload?

[IroNat]

Why does everyone omit poundage ^^^^^^does this happen naturally as you age into progressive overload?

I train in talents so no one would understand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_(measurement)

The talent (Ancient Greek: τάλαντον, talanton, Latin talentum) was a unit of weight used in the ancient world, often used for weighing gold and silver, but also mentioned in connection with other metals, ivory,[1] and frankincense.

[joswift]

Why does everyone omit poundage ^^^^^^does this happen naturally as you age into progressive overload?

I couldnt tell you what poundages I used today if my life depended on it

I chuck plates on or stick a pin in the stack and go from there

[GymnJuice]

I train in talents so no one only Wes would understand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_(measurement)

The talent (Ancient Greek: τάλαντον, talanton, Latin talentum) was a unit of weight used in the ancient world, often used for weighing gold and silver, but also mentioned in connection with other metals, ivory,[1] and frankincense.

Fixed.

[wes]

Fixed.

Fucking guy!!  lol 

[AbrahamG]

October 10, 2023

Chest,Back,Traps:
Smith Inclines 5 X 12,10,6,8,12
Seated Bench Press Machine - 4 X 15,12,10,12 (paused all  reps)
DB Flyes - 3 X 15,10,12 (held each rep for a 2 count in bottom position)

Pulldowns Behind Neck - 3 X 12 (did these facing away from the machine)
Seated Cable Rows - 3 X 12
Straight-Arm Pulldowns - 3 X 12-15 (held each reps for a 2 count at thighs and squeezed)
Smith Machine One-Arm Rows - 3 X 10

DB Shrugs - 3 X 20,15,12

Good one!!

For my money, that's the best way to do them.  I like them for a finisher on back day. 

[wes]

For my money, that's the best way to do them.  I like them for a finisher on back day. 

Yeah,they feel much better IMO......my upper back is sore today.

[Gym Rat]

Delts / Misc

BNP's - 5 sets
Arnold Press - 5 sets
Shrugs - 5 sets
Side Laterals - 5 sets

Reverse Hypers - 5 sets
Pullups - 5 sets
Wrist Curls - 5 sets

[JackTheRipper]

October 10, 2023

Chest,Back,Traps:
Smith Inclines 5 X 12,10,6,8,12
Seated Bench Press Machine - 4 X 15,12,10,12 (paused all  reps)
DB Flyes - 3 X 15,10,12 (held each rep for a 2 count in bottom position)

Pulldowns Behind Neck - 3 X 12 (did these facing away from the machine)
Seated Cable Rows - 3 X 12
Straight-Arm Pulldowns - 3 X 12-15 (held each reps for a 2 count at thighs and squeezed)
Smith Machine One-Arm Rows - 3 X 10

DB Shrugs - 3 X 20,15,12

Good one!!

Pure fantasy workout 

[Gym Rat]

4 AM in the Home Gym:

Legs / Delts

Squat - 5 Sets (1st time in 5 weeks since calf injury, went well, starting a Coan progression)
Belt Squats - 5 sets
Leg-Ext - 5 sets
Leg Curl - 5 sets
Calf Raise in Smith - 5 sets (1st time in 5 weeks since calf injury, went well - light)

Smith BNP's - 5 sets
Side Laterals (machine) - 5 sets
Machine Press - 5 sets

[wes]

4 AM in the Home Gym:

Legs / Delts

Squat - 5 Sets (1st time in 5 weeks since calf injury, went well, starting a Coan progression)
Belt Squats - 5 sets
Leg-Ext - 5 sets
Leg Curl - 5 sets
Calf Raise in Smith - 5 sets (1st time in 5 weeks since calf injury, went well - light)

Smith BNP's - 5 sets
Side Laterals (machine) - 5 sets
Machine Press - 5 sets

Nice one GR...dude you`re pulling a Soul Crusher doing legs at 4 AM....as if legs weren`t hard enough to train anyway !! 

I used to squat at 5 AM before work at 7,.....a bitch at first, but once you get used to it,it`s game on.

Prepping right now to get to the gym for a Devastating Down and Dirty Demonic Delt Day...of peace!!

[Gym Rat]

Nice one GR...dude you`re pulling a Soul Crusher doing legs at 4 AM....as if legs weren`t hard enough to train anyway !! 

I used to squat at 5 AM before work at 7,.....a bitch at first, but once you get used to it,it`s game on.

Prepping right now to get to the gym for a Devastating Down and Dirty Demonic Delt Day...of peace!!

Nice ^^^

Ive been up since 1:30 AM (family was up to go to Demturd Disney).. I stayed home 

[tatoo]

lazy leg day:

leg ext..... 3 sets

leg curl......3 sets

walking lunges...3 sets

standing calf raise.....6 sets


had all intentions of blasting away lol..... just couldnt get the motor running

[wes]

October 12, 2023

Delts,Neck,Hamstrings,Calves,Abs:
Laterals Behind Back - 5 X 20,20,15,15,12 (hardly any rest between sets)
Heavy Partial Laterals - 3 X 10 (bells held at outside of thighs)
Wide-Grip Upright Rows - 2 X15 (nipple height only)
Face-Pulls - 5 X 20,20,15,12,12
Seated Machine Press - 1 X failure (sat facing machine)

Lying Plate Neck Raises - 5 X failure

DB RDL`s - 4 X 12

Leg Press Calf Exts. - 5 X failure (plus half reps and stretching)

Crunches - 4 X failure

I`m spent!! 

[Gym Rat]

October 12, 2023

Delts,Neck,Hamstrings,Calves,Abs:
Laterals Behind Back - 5 X 20,20,15,15,12 (hardly any rest between sets)
Heavy Partial Laterals - 3 X 10 (bells held at outside of thighs)
Wide-Grip Upright Rows - 2 X15 (nipple height only)
Face-Pulls - 5 X 20,20,15,12,12
Seated Machine Press - 1 X failure (sat facing machine)

Lying Plate Neck Raises - 5 X failure

DB RDL`s - 4 X 12

Leg Press Calf Exts. - 5 X failure (plus half reps and stretching)

Crunches - 4 X failure

I`m spent!! 

Great!!!!!!!   

[wes]

Great!!!!!!!   

Thanks bud!

[joswift]

Last training session today
Full body workout just moving from machine to machine working alternate upper and lower body to get the blood flowing

Spoke to a myofacial therapist today , he mentioned something interesting
You should always train calves first when training legs, training calves triggers the glutes and piriformis muscles also hamstrings, it gets the nerves firing as the signals have to pass from your brain down through the other muscles to get to the calves

Not sure if this has a lot to do with the lack of calves on todays competitors

Anyway, not looked into the science of what he says but its an interesting concept
3 sleeps until show day 

[wes]

Last training session today
Full body workout just moving from machine to machine working alternate upper and lower body to get the blood flowing

Spoke to a myofacial therapist today , he mentioned something interesting
You should always train calves first when training legs, training calves triggers the glutes and piriformis muscles also hamstrings, it gets the nerves firing as the signals have to pass from your brain down through the other muscles to get to the calves

Not sure if this has a lot to do with the lack of calves on todays competitors

Anyway, not looked into the science of what he says but its an interesting concept
3 sleeps until show day 

This is getting to be a habit but................ KICK SOME ASS JEFF! 

[joswift]

This is getting to be a habit but................ KICK SOME ASS JEFF! 

cheers pal, your words are much appreciated

[MajorDomo]

Why does everyone omit poundage ^^^^^^does this happen naturally as you age into progressive overload?

For most of us it seems we are all after hypertrophy instead of power lifting records. So we train by feel and use enough weight to trigger primarily muscle growth. If you want to go for max poundage you also need to develop the nervous system, the mechanical skillset and the explosive strength faculties.

This guy only weighed about 160 pounds yet can outlift, in the Olympic events, most guys twice his size (that just body build). But that was his goal so he trained differently than a bodybuilder.

https://youtu.be/q-hOSpV0TXI?si=UmfDw-wTGKdDWcFa