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Thanks Ryan

I'm going to try 225 again after I hit 165x50

After I got to 135x50 I tried 225 and did 5 good reps and quit.

I had never done more than 185x3 and I don't have a squat rack, so I was cautious.

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I can definitely see being cautious without a squat rack, no question about it.

 

Still, very amazing - to go from 185x3 for a max to 165x35 is a HUGE leap, even if it's 20 lbs. less overall. By "calculations" for determining a 1 rep max, charts would probably put you into the 300 lb. range for a max (at LEAST in the high 200s), so that's a massive change to be proud of. Keep up the great work!

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Hey. Nice to see the improvements!

 

I didnt have a squat rack for a long time, but was determined to lift heavier weights than I could clean and press, so Ill give you some examples of two things I did.

 

I found a tall fence that made a right angle to another fence. Set the bar on that, and added the weights. Im tall though, so dont know if it would work for you?

 

Now, I got some weird looking metal shelf bars. If you go to an old laundry mat you would see them hold up a wood plank. They are at right angle, where screws go into the walls, and the other screws hold the board in place.

 

Well, I got some very strong screws that hold a lot of weight, and screwed the metal things to the wall. Ive had about 225 lbs on em so far with no noticable sag

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Thanks guys.

Here is my current setup. It works very well for getting the weighted bar on my shoulders.

It has the lower safety pins that I've used when I went to failure squatting just the bar.

These pins have saved me many times while attempting one too many bench presses.

Not sure how useful they would be with over 200 pound on my shoulder.

 

I put those black mats behind me when I squat just in case I have to drop the weight.

I don't know how much absorption they have from 3 feet up.

I've been looking at a squat rack, it may be in my future.

Or I might just start squatting at the gym.

 

http://www.huetheronline.org/vbb/basementgym2.jpg

 

http://www.huetheronline.org/vbb/basementgym3.jpg

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Breakfast:3 oranges

 

No morning treadmill again

 

Eats:

Banana/strawberry smoothie

Big green salad for lunch

Frozen banana "ice cream" in the late afternoon

Vega banana smoothie

 

Lots of bananas today, they were on sale cuz they were spotted.

I put some in the freezer for more "ice cream"

 

 

Evening Workout:

A few warmup sets

 

BB Tricep Extensions, standing

70# x 10

80# x 10

85# x 6

 

BB Overhead Press, standing

75# x 10

85# x 7

85# x 8

 

BB Upright Row

45# x 10

45# x 10

45# x 10

 

going to the gym now for an hour ride on the inclined treadmill

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Breakfast: 2 bananas

 

Morning Inclined Treadmill: 30 minutes

 

Eats:

2 bagels - junk food, I was on the highway and hungry, not a good thing

Green Smoothie: Spinach, banana, pear

Watermelon. It had tons of little black seed, so I juiced most of it with a couple apples.

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I have never had watermelon and apple juice combined. Is it really good?

I was suprised that I didn't like it, the smell wasn't even that good.

Next time I get an extra seedy watermelon, I'll juice it by itself.

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Morning Workout: Bench Press

 

Same weights as last time, just going for more reps.

 

Warmup

10 x 20 DBs

8 x 40 DBs

5 x 135 BB

 

Workout

170# x 9 (+1) I tried for a 10th rep, but it didn't happen. Next time I'll get it.

175# x 6 (+1) May have had enough left for one more.

175# x 6 (+1) No chance of one more.

175# x 6 (+1) Last one went up slow.

175# x 5 (+1) Another slow final rep.

 

Final count: 5 more reps than last time.

 

I took 5 minutes between sets.

My DVD player had

on a loop.

I had to watch the song.

 

Afternoon Treadmill: 60 minutes, 3mph, 10 incline

 

Evening Workout: EZ Arm Night

BB bicep curls, butt and shoulders against wall

New style so I didn't have a reference yet

60 x 10

70 x 10

75 x 8

Looks like 75 will be my starting point

 

DB preacher hammer curls

30 x 10

30 x 10

 

BB Wrist Curl - adding 5# to forward curls tonight

80 x 10

40 x 10 reversed

80 x 9

40 x 10 reversed

80 x 8

40 x 10 reversed

Will raise the weight next time on reverse

 

Evening Treadmill: 30 minutes, 3 mph, 10 incline

 

 

My legs are still worthless from Friday nights squatting.

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Breakfast: 2 bananas

 

Morning Inclined Treadmill: 40 minutes

 

Eats:

2 oranges, banana, fruit smoothie, peanuts, another banana, watermelon

No veggies today, should probably fix that tomorrow

 

Evening Inclined Treadmill: 60 minutes

 

No lifting tonight, just treadmill.

My legs are feeling a little better today, the soreness has moved to my pecs.

As soon as my legs feel ready, I'll squat 225 again to see how many reps I can get.

Hopefully more than 10.

20 would be great, but I'm not expecting that many.

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Breakfast: 2 bananas

 

Morning Inclined Treadmill: 45 minutes, 3 mph, 11 incline

 

Eats: banana, veggie stirfry, strawberries, watermelon, apples

 

Evening Workout: Pull Downs, Rows, Shrugs

 

Evening Inclined Treadmill: 60 minutes

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Breakfast: 2 bananas

 

Morning Inclined Treadmill: 50 minutes, 3 mph, 11 incline

 

Eats: banana, rice and veggies, watermelon

 

Evening Workout:Squat Night didn't go as planned.

The second rep at 225 was very hard and a bit painful. So I stopped.

I did warmups and acclimation sets working up to 225, so I'm confused.

Maybe I need a break from these high rep sets.

 

Evening Inclined Treadmill: 30 minutes, 3.3 mph, 7 incline

I could feel the slight pain in the side of my thigh while treadmilling

So I lowered the incline and raised the speed.

That seemed to help.

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