BeansNBroccoli Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 I've decided to do more accessories in higher rep schemes at the end of my 5x5 (really, 3x5?) lifts for the day. I had been doing some, but I'm going to do more. I'm going to get so fucking big. Weight stable at 135lbs. Pulled back from my intended 5x180lb squats and hit 5x175lbs to at least an inch below parallel instead, because I had to hit them last and my back was already a little tired from rows. I don't want to be dumb and throw myself out of the game on some pride shit, so I was smart about it. The reason I had to squat last was because once again there was someone pressing in the squat rack. I'm so sick of the bodybuilding gym, my motivation to get in there and just do work despite all the assholery around me is fueled by all these serious gains I've been makin lately. I want my own backyard gym so bad I can taste it. Dumbell Bench Press5x20lbs5x25lbs5x30lbs5x35lbs5x40lbs Barbell Row5x55lbs5x75lbs5x95lbs5x105lbs5x120lbs Squats10x45lbs5x85lbs5x110lbs5x130lbs5x155lbs5x175lbs Incline Fly3x10x20lbs (superset with...)Incline Hammer Curl10x20lbs2x10x15lbs Hammer Curl10x12lbs12x10lbs Trap Bar Shrugs3x12x115lbs (superset with...)Straight Arm Pulldown3x15x64lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) I AM HUGE AND BEASTLY AND UNSTOPPABLE AND I WILL EAT ALL OF THE OREOS AND NOT CARE ABOUT MY BODYFAT ARRRRGH!!(translation: I conquered the 5x240lb deadlift that I missed last week and now I will eat all of the things) Deadlift5x65lbs5x155lbs5x180lbs5x210lbs5x240lbs (vid at the bottom) Incline Press (missed my last set completely, probably overexerted myself on DLs but I don't caaaare)5x60lbs5x70lbs5x80lbs1x95lbs Squat10x45lbs5x95lbs5x115lbs5x135lbs5x145lbs (added an extra 10lbs whoops not following the program but I'm gettin strong and I just wanted to) OHP8x55lbs3x6x60lbs Hammer Curls w/static holds in alternating arm3x15x20lbs (superset with...)Lateral Raise3x10x15lbs Crunch Machine3x15x70lbs (superset with...)Wide-grip Lat Pulldowns3x10x72lbs I feel like I've finally trained long enough that I feel exactly where this should be in my Lats, and I can really concentrate on hitting them. Felt really good to hit these at the end of a solid session today. Edited August 1, 2014 by BeansNBroccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Nice lifts up there! Sounds like people were applauding at the end haha. Great numbers by the way! Looks like a nice gym too. Is this at NWU? Hardly anyone there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Haha yeah, weight droppin is the best kind of applause! This is one of the gyms at Northwestern, the one that caters more to bodybuilders and non-strength athletes. My powerlifting gym is closed for the summer It's a nice enough gym for what it is, but it seriously lacks in racks and benches and I dislike using plates with handles for deadlifts... but weights are weights and I'm still gonna pick em up! Really can't wait to be back in a more strength-focused atmosphere, though, I've seen enough 1/4rep squats in the past month to last me a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybenot Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Great deadlift on the video!!! Don`t know why you took it out =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Great deadlift on the video!!! Don`t know why you took it out =P Whoops, didn't mean to! I accidentally uploaded two copies and took one down. It's back up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Feelin so beastly lately. I like adding in some bodybuilding stuff at the end of my powerlifting for upper body. I feel pretty huge and awesome. Also realized I probably haven't been eating enough and that's cause for some of my low energy the past week or two. Gotta get in more fuel!!! Squats5x95lbs5x115lbs5x135lbs5x155lbs4x180lbs (didn't get vid on these, but I felt like I broke lower than usual on my heavy set and I'm 100% pleased.)8x135lbs Dumbbell Bench5x20lbs5x25lbs5x30lbs5x35lbs7x35lbs (tried and missed with 3x45lbs, but didn't want to completely miss my top set so I repped out 35 instead)8x25lbs Barbell Row5x60lbs5x75lbs5x90lbs5x105lbs3x125lbs8x90lbs Weighted Hypers3x12x25lbs (superset with...)Barbell Curl3x12x50lbs One Arm Rope Pushdowns3x12x24lbs (superset with...)Decline Dumbbell Press3x12x25lbs Also, here is an aesthetics update, sittin solid at 136lbs and still 5'5" :I am learning to smile when I flex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Looking tough as hell! Shoulders and delts coming in nicely. Seems like no matter how much I eat I still feel fatigued - must eat more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asparagus Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Nice work, BnB, getting strong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Looking tough as hell! Shoulders and delts coming in nicely. Seems like no matter how much I eat I still feel fatigued - must eat more! Nice work, BnB, getting strong! Thanks guys! I'm really feeling the work pay off recently. Today I even worked in with a dude in the squat rack that had 5 inches and 60 lbs on me easy and I kept up with weights plant power! Squats10x45lbs5x95lbs5x115lbs5x135lbs5x155lbs5x180lbs Dumbbell Press5x20lbs5x25lbs5x30lbs5x35lbs8x40lbs (pushed these as many as I could because I'm trying to hard to increase my pressing power, I figure it can't hurt) Barbell Rows (I have come to absolutely love these. Who knew?)5x65lbs6x80lbs5x95lbs5x110lbs5x125lbs OHS (because why the hell not)3x12x55lbs (superset with...)Straight Arm Pulldown3x12x72lbs Incline Fly3x12x20lbs (superset with..)Incline Curl3x12x15lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 haha that's awesome! did you tell him you're vegan? I bet it would blow his mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 haha that's awesome! did you tell him you're vegan? I bet it would blow his mind! Hah, I should've! I've gotta start wearing vegan propaganda to the gym to announce myself Stuck with 5x240lbs for my deadlifts today, but I upped weight on the warm up sets. I wanna be smart about increasing my deadlift, I feel like I've got a form kink or two to work out still. This was my last gym session for the next week because I'm skippin town and headed to Long Island for some fun in the sun. Also, my girlfriend got officially accepted into the program that she wanted to be in in Gainsville, FL, so it looks like I'll be movin soon! Can't wait to get outta Chicago and go somewhere that I can have a backyard and a garden. Deadlift5x155lbs5x185lbs5x215lbs5x240lbs Incline Press5x60lbs5x70lbs5x80lbs5x90lbs Squat5x95lbs5x115lbs5x145lbs5x145lbs Hammer Curls15x20lbs2x10x25lbs (superset with...)Lateral Raise3x12x15lbs Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown3x12x72lbs (superset with...)Crunch Machine3x15x75lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Congrats to you both. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't forest green over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Back in the gym today after two entire weeks off. Vacation was great, we spent a lot of time on the beach and reading and relaxing and having fun, but I really missed the grind. Lucky for me, I got to go back to my powerlifting gym today. Shoe-free lifestyle! Deadlift5x135lbs5x175lbs5x215lbs3x250lbs8x155lbs Incline Press5x60lbs5x70lbs5x75lbs5x80lbs Squat5x95lbs3x10x135lbs Leg Press3x12x300lbs (superset with...)Dumbbell Curls w/static holds3x12x20lbs Rope Pushdown3x12x76lbs (superset with...)Wide-grip Lat Pulldown3x12x80lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 I'VE BEEN BODYBUILDINGIn and out of the gym, and really busy. But I'm keeping active and gettin in whenever I can. I had every intention of going every single day this month until they closed down my powerlifting gym as well.. grr... another week until I can get back in. Apparently University of Florida has a real sweet gym, should I find myself employed there. I went to Gainesville to drop off my partner and see the city a little last week and I love it, I can't wait to get down there. We've already got ourselves a little house and a lease secured, I'll be down officially in the beginning of October.Anyway, still workin hard, but not a lot to post probably for the next month. I'm just going to do what I can and keep nutrition on point this month as much as possible, and get to work on my backyard gym immediately upon stepping foot in FL permanently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hey how are you guys doing? Spent my birthday in Madison, which was absolutely amazing. Mother Fools, El Dorado Grill, Green Owl, Monty's Blue Plate, Willalby's, Roman Candle Pizza, One Barrel Brewing, New Glarus, dipping our toes in Monona, driving out to the middle of nowhere and just listening to the quiet, farmers' market, the capital building at night - all the stuff you probably grew up around, but totally new for us. It was AWESOME. Hope you are well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Are posts getting deleted? There are posts missing from my log and I think from others' logs as well. Either way, getting back into the swing of things has been slow. This gym has a lot of closed days. I guess it's appropriate for the time being while I work on and save for my backyard setup, but it's less than ideal. My deadlift strength has plummeted with 1.5 months off and it feels pretty shitty. I will fight my way back up, though. Deadlift5x135lbs5x165lbs5x190lbs1x220lbs (shot for 5, couldn't even break it after the first. totally demoralizing.)5x185lbs Incline Press8x458x558x658x755x80 Squat5x75lbs5x95lbs2x5x115lbs SLDLs4x10x115lbs Front Squats4x10x95lbs Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns12x70lbs3x12x80lbs Lateral Raise3x10x10lbs10x5lbs (superset with...)Alternating Curls3x10x15lbs10x10lbs10x5lbs I can't wait to just lift in my backyard ugh I don't like going to the gym but I love lifting, gotta find that compromise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 That's it, I've done it. I made an appointment with a guy trying to sell a home gym setup before moving for tonight, and it's everything that I want. 300lbs of plates + bar, adjustable bench (flat/incline), squat rack, lat pulldown and a leg curl, all in one piece of equipment. It may take some finagling to figure out how to modify my sessions when I don't have specific machines or dumbbells (for the moment, I'm sure I'll get some soon), but I think this is the best possible thing for me. Plus, the fact that I'm bringing home a gym has gotten my girlfriend excited and she wants to start lifting with me which I am really, really, really stoked about. This is the best news I've gotten about my fitness desires in a long time, and I'm really happy. I just hope the unit is as nice in person as it looks in the photos, and if it is, it's comin home with me tonight and I'll set it up for tomorrow's session. Cross your fingers for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybenot Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Wish you the best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Good to see you back! And, not going to lie, I'm pretty jealous about that setup - sounds freakin sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Wish you the best of luck Thanks buddy! Good to see you back! And, not going to lie, I'm pretty jealous about that setup - sounds freakin sweet! Yeah, I'm really excited. Turns out I can't pick it up til Sunday, but I'm just going to take today and tomorrow to clean and get the space ready for it. I'll get some pictures up when it's home - it's bright yellow! Hopefully it's as good as it seems, if so, I'm all set! Now, of course I'll need to get a tire for flips, and a sled for yard exercising, and all of the other fun home gym things but i'll all come in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esqinchi Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Well I posed a lengthy reply on Friday, but forgot to hit send, and when I got into work today it was gone. Anyhow, the short end of what I wanted to say was that I love the tire idea - that is awesome. I love the odd end fitness equipment. Have you ever worked with battle ropes? There's this company called Onnit that makes a handful of interesting fitness things, such as these: https://www.onnit.com/steelbells/ They have a bunch of supplements as well, but I'm pretty sure most of those are bullshit. But, the other stuff seems pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Got a little work in on the new home gym last night - everything has been pretty crazy around here and all I wanna do is squat it out. I'm lifting tonight, I'll come back and post my full program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Got in my first really solid session yesterday. I've been training my partner and getting her up to speed so that she can lift with me for the past week and a half since I got the home gym, so my ramp back up has been slow. It's worth it, though. I want her to be able to lift safely and comfortably with me and she's starting from almost zero so we're taking it easy. Yesterday she was tired and busy though so I got in a session while she was resting It felt great, I'm nice n sore today. Weights are approximate because I don't know the weight of my bar (I'm guessing ~4kg, it's a standard home gym bar and not an olympic bar), but I'm going to just go with what I've got and progress with 1kg weights and not worry too much about exact numbers for the time being. I'm hoping to add an olympic bar and plate set by Christmas, but mostly I'm just so happy to have heavy things to throw around at home. Squats5x60lb5x95lb5x130lb5x5x165lb Bench5x45lb5x55lb5x5x70lb Row5x70lb5x5x95lb Shrug3x8x95lb French Press3x8x40lb Barbell Curls3x8x54lb SLDLs2x10x97lb Plate Side Bend3x10x44lb (completely annihilated my grip, in the best way) Hanging Crunch3x8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeansNBroccoli Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Tryin to get up and hit it at 5:30am, because I'm just too tired by the end of the night to motivate myself through it. Got a whole bunch of mock meat from the local asian grocery this weekend, amazed I've never tried/heard of most of this stuff. Most importantly, I got some mock salmon (even with fake skin made out of seaweed, it looks amazing) for my birthday tomorrow. Also got canned mock roast duck, mock oysters, mock fish fillets that actually tasted legit like fish, these great little soy jerky packs, and I made myself homemade "lox," cashew cream cheese, mushroom pate, and a "cheese" log. It was a weekend of much food and much food prep, so I'm stoked for the week's eating to come.Yesterday there wasn't a true gym workout, but I spent the day doing gardening and moving plants and heavy planters. My partner and I also dug out and bricked ourselves a new firepit, so I'm really excited to start cooking in there and just sitting around the fire at night. Maybe I'll even smoke my own tofu!!! This morning looked like this: Squats4x5x170lbs3x175lbs Bench Press5x75lbs2x6x71lbs7x67lbs15x60lbs Rows5x5x85lbs (superset with...)Shrugs5x10x85lbs Svend Press2x17.6lbsx30sec (trying this out for the first time, felt great, what a nice pump) Planning to hit arms this afternoon/evening if I get a chance. I've been leaving out all of the bodybuilding stuff and focusing just on hitting my powerlifts in the morning. I've gotta grow these biceps, tho!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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