Magoo: The Quest for a 405 bench

[MisterMagoo]

yeah man.results in the m orning is becoming ritualistic for me HAHA.. i love how it makes me feel. It's like i do all the work in teh gym.. but feel like i've done nothing after. hell even the next day I do'nt even notice the day's prior's workout! LOVE IT!

dude don't tempt fate on that back.. 

yeah man, results is some crazy stuff. and i'm gonna be light on the back. going to get adjusted, see what's what. much as i hate deadlifting and squatting, i don't want to be KO'd from doing it.

[ripitupbaby]

yeah man, results is some crazy stuff. and i'm gonna be light on the back. going to get adjusted, see what's what. much as i hate deadlifting and squatting, i don't want to be KO'd from doing it.

Very glad to hear that you're going to see a chiro.  You'll be good as new soon enough. 

[MisterMagoo]

Very glad to hear that you're going to see a chiro.  You'll be good as new soon enough. 

let's hope! i feel like an old man, my back aching when i get out of chairs. 

[MisterMagoo]

TUESDAY - bench day

flat bench:
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x1
340x1
365x0
365x1 - camera snafu kept this one off the camera. bleh.
225x20 - boo yah!

incline DB
95x8
110x6
110x5

pullups:
4x12

shoulder raises: i did these somewhere between a raise and a rotator cuff thing.
40x12
40x12
40x12

hammer curls:
60x10
60x10

weight: 227

here's the video of the heavier bench sets. the 340 was tough thanks to a miscommunication during the liftoff, but 365 was fairly clean aside from some bounce.

[Stubborn]

Good god man! You need some longer shorts!


Good job on the 20 though.

[MisterMagoo]

Good god man! You need some longer shorts!


Good job on the 20 though.

how else are you going to see the lovely curves of my thighs? 

[Stubborn]

how else are you going to see the lovely curves of my thighs? 

You must leave SOMETHING to the imagination, stud.

[MisterMagoo]

You must leave SOMETHING to the imagination, stud.

now you're starting to sound like my dad!

actually the shorts aren't that short, i just have 'em pulled up kinda high there for some reason. i should stop doing that.

[Stubborn]

now you're starting to sound like my dad!

actually the shorts aren't that short, i just have 'em pulled up kinda high there for some reason. i should stop doing that.

Maybe the answer is to not take cinematic tips from internet porn?

[MisterMagoo]

THURSDAY - squats

squats: testing the water
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1 - belted
385x1 - butter
405x2 - not bad.

sumo pulls: stop on the floor between reps
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x2 - as it turns out, the squat rack is an inch or so above the floor, so i was pulling from a deficit.

close-foot high-bar squats: heels on plates
135x6
185x6
205x6
225x6

face-pulls:
3x15 - wasn't paying attention to weight

abs and calves

weight: 227.5

notes: hey, 405 for a pair of doubles. not too shabby. i hit the chiropractor this morning and rested for a few hours afterwards, and felt pretty damn good during the workout. still didn't go heavy enough to strain anything.

[thewickedtruth]

solid leg work man..lookin good!

[MisterMagoo]

interesting.

FRIDAY - bench assistance

flat bench: pinkies on the rings. testing the waters.
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
330x3 - i have to admit, this was surprisingly easy, though rep 3 was rough.
330x1 - paused, again a test.

standing BTN press:
135x8
145x8
145x6

chins: weighted with a dumbbell
BWx12
30x8
40x8
40x7
BWx12

some kinda triceps thingie: weird combo between a skullcrusher and a JM press or something.
135x12
135x12

hammer curls: one-armed, leaning on the DB rack
50x8
60x8
70x8
40x12 - two arms, not leaning

weight: 225x5

notes: WHA? damn, i'm light today. how odd. wicked, i'm liking the narrower grip. when combined with my fixed back tightness and foot placement, it seems like everything kinda falls into place.

[davie]

man u defo got me wanting to try a narrower grip now. I like u had middle finger on the rings, but might try pinkie in rings, that like an inch closer in on each side hmm.lol
Great lifting magoo, getting v strong.

davie

[MisterMagoo]

man u defo got me wanting to try a narrower grip now. I like u had middle finger on the rings, but might try pinkie in rings, that like an inch closer in on each side hmm.lol
Great lifting magoo, getting v strong.

davie

well what's your close-grip? mine's pretty high, which is a big reason why i'm pulling my grip in.

[tonymctones]

THURSDAY - squats

squats: testing the water
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1 - belted
385x1 - butter
405x2 - not bad.

sumo pulls: stop on the floor between reps
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x2 - as it turns out, the squat rack is an inch or so above the floor, so i was pulling from a deficit.

close-foot high-bar squats: heels on plates
135x6
185x6
205x6
225x6

face-pulls:
3x15 - wasn't paying attention to weight

abs and calves

weight: 227.5

notes: hey, 405 for a pair of doubles. not too shabby. i hit the chiropractor this morning and rested for a few hours afterwards, and felt pretty damn good during the workout. still didn't go heavy enough to strain anything.

LOL your in the 400's you big bastard id say thats pretty f'in heavy

[MisterMagoo]

LOL your in the 400's you big bastard id say thats pretty f'in heavy

haha, i would have gone heavier if i wasn't being extra careful not to involve my lower back too much. i was keeping as upright as i could manage, which i never really do because that's not where my strongest point is.

and considering this was also my first belted squat workout in some time, i'd say it went pretty well. 455 shouldn't be far off at all.

[davie]

well what's your close-grip? mine's pretty high, which is a big reason why i'm pulling my grip in.

Well without laughing too hard here it is. My 1rm on bench is 95Kg's....and the other day i did sets of 8 reps on close grip, bult up to 70Kg's for 8 reps. So im guessing my 1rm on close grips wud be about 80Kg's.Only 15kg's off my bench max.

davie

[thewickedtruth]

Well without laughing too hard here it is. My 1rm on bench is 95Kg's....and the other day i did sets of 8 reps on close grip, bult up to 70Kg's for 8 reps. So im guessing my 1rm on close grips wud be about 80Kg's.Only 15kg's off my bench max.

davie

sounds about right on with everyone elses man... not too shabby.

[MisterMagoo]

if i had a nickel for how many people i've seen other than me close-gripping more than 135 pounds for a set i wouldn't be able to buy a york's peppermint pattie, davie. don't get too hard on yourself.

i remember when i was about 18 and i had one of those ironman magazine training routines and it called for doing sets of 12 on close-grip, and i actually refused to do it because i knew i wouldn't be able to get 95 for 12 and i would not allow myself to go under that.

[davie]

Yeh but im 23 lol.

I here u tho, im gna bring grip in slightly,use more tris on my bench,see if that helps.

Im looking foreward to deadlifts on my lower body rotation,b/c thats my best movement.My 1rm on squats is still 15Kg's under what i reps on deadlifts.

Great numbers magoo, keep it going.

davie

[MisterMagoo]

jerking around with some stuff today.

MONDAY - pull day

platform pulls: yeah, yeah
135x5
225x5
315x3
405x1
455x1
475x0 - nope. i started the pull and my lower back began to come apart.

zercher squats: off the pins
135x5
25x3
315x2
365x1
375x1 - slipped down my forearms, not great form. 405 soon.

goofy shrugs: pulling back behind my head with my chin on my chest. dumbbells.
80x15
80x15
80x15

abs

weight: 226

notes: bleh. here's video.

[ripitupbaby]

hahahahaha  who's the dude clowning around in the background?   

Good speed off the floor with the deadlift...just grab and pull up FAST, huh?   I wish I could do them like that!!

[Stubborn]

Nice work! Heavy Zurchers will kill your forearms without a towel on the bar.

[MisterMagoo]

hahahahaha  who's the dude clowning around in the background?   

Good speed off the floor with the deadlift...just grab and pull up FAST, huh?   I wish I could do them like that!!

haha, that's my buddy. he filmed the second part. known him for 12 years, we're practically brothers.

[MisterMagoo]

all righty. no video today, aren't you glad?

TUESDAY - bench day.

flat bench: pinkies on the rings
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x1
340x1 - BUTTER.
365x0.99 - needed the tiniest of nudges.
315x3 - quick triple

decline: why not?
225x10
315x3
315x3

pulldowns: on this big goofy plate-load machine
180x12 - meaning, 2 45s per side
230x10
270x10
320x10
a set of chins

bb curls: straight bar
45x12
95x10
115x10

dips:
100x6 - one set with a dumbbell just for the fuck of it.

weight: 226

notes: i'm out of RESULTS!! i ordered a tub sunday night but it's not in yet and i had to lift without any this morning! hopefully i'll have it by thursday. it's my new addiction.

the close call with 365 was surprising given how dead i felt, but it highlights how much of a joke 315 is now, whereas i remember when it would staple me to the bench.