Magoo: The Quest for a 405 bench

[MisterMagoo]

amping up for the 225 rep-out one last time.

FRIDAY - bench assistance

pause bench:
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3 - considering i haven't done it in a long time? not bad.

REP-OUT:
225x23 - could NOT get 24.

standing behind the neck presses:
135x6
135x6
135x6 - quickies

pullups/chins:
5x8-14

pushdowns:
80x2x15

some curls

weight: 226

notes: okay, i am DONE with this amping up for rep-outs bullshit. next week, if i'm up to normal again, it's regular old smart lifting. otherwise, deload-y time.

[ripitupbaby]

LOL you did good with the reps, Magoo!!  Better than that pussy wickedtruth!! 

[PANDAEMONIUM]

225x23 - could NOT get 24.

Damn impressive, my man, damn impressive.  Especially considering it's a BW press for 23.

[MisterMagoo]

Damn impressive, my man, damn impressive.  Especially considering it's a BW press for 23.

i am DONE doing 225 for reps mang. i'm so burnt out right now from it i just need to go back to standard sets. 

i will say, though, the pump looks AWESOME after that set. shoulders, tris, forearms, and chest are all blowed up.

[slaveboy1980]

i am DONE doing 225 for reps mang. i'm so burnt out right now from it i just need to go back to standard sets. 

i will say, though, the pump looks AWESOME after that set. shoulders, tris, forearms, and chest are all blowed up.

watch out so you dont get pump addicted tho 

[MisterMagoo]

watch out so you dont get pump addicted tho 

fortunately any addiction to the "pump" will be well offset by my intense hatred of the "burn". 

[MisterMagoo]

okay, no more deadlifts for a while as my main lift.

MONDAY - pull day

deadlifts: pause on the floor
135x5
225x5
315x3
405x3
455x2/1/1 - did a double, then stood up a shook out, a single, shook out, single. 

good mornings:
135x5
225x5
315x5
365x3

pause squats: full depth
225x5
315x5 - ouch.

DB swings:
90x7/7
90x7/7

some calves

weight: 225 at home, 221.5 when i first woke up.

notes: i am NOT DEADLIFTING AS MY MAIN LIFT. for a while. GMs on on pull day, box squats on squat day.

[thewickedtruth]

fortunately any addiction to the "pump" will be well offset by my intense hatred of the "burn". 

lmfao you sound like me.. i HATE it when shit starts to burn...that's when it's time to ask her who else she's been sleeping with!    lol jk

i like the rush of lifting heavy shit.. the high rep let's torture ourselves b.s. drives me nutz

[ripitupbaby]

There are an awful lot of  s in this thread!   

[The Master]

There are an awful lot of  s in this thread!   

Well well well...

 

[ripitupbaby]

Well well well...

 

 

[MisterMagoo]

my body doesn't make sense. 

TUESDAY - bench

flat bench: ring fingers on the rings again. i think this is where i'm set from now on.
135x10
225x5
275x3
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5 - yep, a 5x5 with 295.

incline:
135x8
185x6
225x5
225x3 - lowered too far, shoulder went "NO"

cable rows: narrow handle
200x10
210x10
210x10
210x10

some light shoulder raises: both a plate and a bar

straight-bar curls:
45x12
95x12
105x12

weight: 224

notes: next week i'm aiming for the 5x5 with 305. i'm pretty sure i could get at least 3 sets. the first few were surprisingly easy, no halting at any point. set five was toooough. if i'm better with my rest periods (went kinda quick at the end) i'll bet i'll get 315x5x5 by the end of summer.

[_bruce_]

Good job Maggoo.... keep going and I may write a song for you.

[MisterMagoo]

Good job Maggoo.... keep going and I may write a song for you.

my own ballad? i look forward to it!

[_bruce_]

my own ballad? i look forward to it!

NO ballad.
You could chose the name of one track of my 4 song "mini-ep" which I dedicate to Slayer.
Still in rearranging-phase.
If I remember correctly you like Megadeth?

[ripitupbaby]

Magoo, I like the 5x5s...I am a big fan of that approach.  It has worked well for me.  I usually try for a PR every third week, keeping things a bit lighter in the interim weeks so that I can bring it home when I go heavy.   

[MisterMagoo]

NO ballad.
You could chose the name of one track of my 4 song "mini-ep" which I dedicate to Slayer.
Still in rearranging-phase.
If I remember correctly you like Megadeth?

slayer and megadeth are both solid bands my friend. anything inspired by either of them is sure to be classic.

RIP, i think i'm sticking with 5x5s for a little while on the bench, going for heavy triples and singles on box squats and GMs for my squat and deadlift workouts.

[MisterMagoo]

booya. i guess.

THURSDAY - squats

box squats: parallel.
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1 - belt
405x1
435x1 - i meant for 430, but i forgot how heavy the big collars were.

SLDLs: on a block
135x10
225x6
315x5 - belt
315x5

DB hang snatches:
100x3/3
100x5/5

front squats: clean the bar first, no belt, etc.
135x10
165x8
165x8

abs

weight: 224

notes: bah.

[_bruce_]

Good job Magoo... you may start brainstorming a song-title  + if you like the song slower or faster and the theme of the text

Why are there heaxy singles in your 5x5 stuff?

[MisterMagoo]

Good job Magoo... you may start brainstorming a song-title  + if you like the song slower or faster and the theme of the text

Why are there heaxy singles in your 5x5 stuff?

well if it's heavy, gotta go fast!

i'm not sure if i feel like doing 5x5s with my SQ/DL workouts yet. i might, but that's gonna be ridiculous with deadlifts, for example. might try anyway, though, with GMs.

[PANDAEMONIUM]

435x1 - i meant for 430, but i forgot how heavy the big collars were.

Basically a double BW squat with just a belt.  Good stuff man

[MisterMagoo]

Basically a double BW squat with just a belt.  Good stuff man

thanks mang. i'll definitely be trying to get 445 without the box by summer and hit the official 2xBW.

it's funny, knee wraps don't do crap for me. i always end up tipping over forwards. 

[PANDAEMONIUM]

thanks mang. i'll definitely be trying to get 445 without the box by summer and hit the official 2xBW.

it's funny, knee wraps don't do crap for me. i always end up tipping over forwards. 

It sounds like you're using a narrower stance then?

[MisterMagoo]

It sounds like you're using a narrower stance then?

somewhat. i definitely don't go WSB wide by any stretch. my stance is about brian siders'.

[PANDAEMONIUM]

somewhat. i definitely don't go WSB wide by any stretch. my stance is about brian siders'.

Gotcha.  That's a tiny bit narrower than the one I've used for the past couple of years.  I used to squat more narrowly but have widened things up a bit to take some stress off the lower back.