MattSxvx

Raw DL 480 lbs

Floor Raw DL: 465!

465 raw DL!!!!

Floor RAW DL: 460 (3 sec lockout)

Going well. Nailed 460 deadlift with a 3 sec lockout tonight. That is the strongest I have felt moving that much weight so far. Slowly building squats back up at the moment. Got 310 tonight. On the road back to 365+.

After taking 9 days off from the gym I am going to attempt to make it through a workout tomorrow. Probably just rack deadlifts and pressing. I will have to slowly ease squats back in. I am so stressed out and devastated by this happening I nearly want to give up.

Welp I hit a huge bump on this road. Severely injured my left knee either in the gym or at work. Woke up barely able to walk on it. Going up and down stairs and in and out of the ambulance at work is agony. I really do think it is the heavy leg presses. This is how I hurt the same leg last time (1300 lb leg presses). I am done doing leg press forever now. Going to stay off of it a week, ice it, and see how it feels. Will work on upper body this week I guess. Very unhappy with this as I was making huge progress on a weekly basis on my deadlifts.

Completely agree. I am actually looking into possibly doing a meet. Looking for a competition coming up around here so I can atleast put myself on a timeline. I think it would help a lot having an actual goal. I don't know how my shoulder will hold up on flat bench though. It hurts pretty bad even pressing 135. This is why I usually stick to incline press. What is the best website for looking for competitions coming up?

three today: Rack DL 495x1 Incline Bench 240x1 Leg Press 1000x5

Can I get my bench raised to 276?

Back on it tonight! Took 3 days off from the gym. Rack Deadlift: (just under knee height for the bar) 135x10 225x6 315x2 405x1 475x1 (PR) 495x1 (NEW PR) This went up pretty easy tonight. Incline BB Bench Press: 135x10 185x2 205x2 240x1 (PR) 205x6 205x6 205x4 135x20 135x15 BB Squats: 45x10 135x10 205x6 275x1 295x1 295x1 Couldn't quite get my form right today for some reason. Felt like the weight was too high onto my neck so i kept these pretty light. Leg Press: 460x6 640x6 820x6 1000x5 (PR) Strict EZ Bar Curls: (done with back to a wall and no upper body movement) 75x2 95x1 105x1 75x12 Will def try more with this next time.

I'd go along with that, just gotta be careful to get enough rest. 90% efforts are pretty taxing on the CNS. You have a good weekend, get up to much? I was actually sick all weekend. I think it was due to the lack of sleep and extreme stress both physically from my last workout and since it is very hectic at work and finals tome during school. I basically slept all weekend between shifts and got nice and rested.

Finally back to the gym tonight. Kept it simple. BB Deadlift: 225x1 315x1 405x1 460x1 410x1 x 4 sets Incline BB Bench Press: 140x5 160x5 170x5 170x5 180x3 165x4 165x4 165x3 165x4 (all sets with 165 with 3 sec pause on chest during each rep) Romanian BB Deadlift: 140x8 190x5 240x5 290x5 Had to keep it short and sweet due to prior engagements. 460 was a lot harder to get up today but the 410 sets went up easier.

Been sick the last three days. Starting to feel better now. Diet went by the wayside. Going to hit he gym hard after my exam tomorrow evening.

Box Jumps: 36 inches x 8 Nailed my shin on the top on one of these and gouged a pretty big chunk of skin out of my leg so I stopped these for the night. Jump Rope for a little bit Dumbell Side Bends: 50 lbs x 20 reps per side "Sled" Pulls 180 lbs of plates x 400 feet x 3 sets 225 lbs of plates x 400 feet 270 lbs of plates x 200 feet These were done on rubber floor at the gym

Just to see if I could since the first went up pretty easily. I have been reading up a lot on increasing deadlift strength and one that has worked so far is doing more lifts in my 90% range.

ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT TONIGHT. BB Deadlifts: (only belt and chalk for heavier sets) 215x3 320x1 370x1 410x1 460x1 (Went up quick and felt pretty easy honestly) 460xFAIL 420x1 410x1 320x5 SS with Incline BB Press: 135x5 160x5 x 6 sets (with 3 second pause on chest) Kept these light to avoid some shoulder discomfort I have been having. Still a challenge with the hold on the chest. Rack Squats: (done at about 3/4 the day down to parallel where my Squat is the weakest and slowest) 135x5 225x3 315x5 405x2 455xFAIL (couldnt even get it up an inch) 405x2 Chin-Ups: BWx7, 7, 5 EZ Bar Curls: (strict, no upper body movement) 70x6 100x1.5 reps (ugh) 70x10 Honestly watching the video that Mini-Forklift posted really motivated me going into this workout today. I am still not sure how I pulled it off seeing as I have slept a combined 10 hours the past three days. Diet has been on point though.

BB Deadlift: 460 lbs

This man is the true meaning of determination. Your transformation is absolutely insane! Thanks Greg. I remember doing BB Shoulder Presses in your driveway before I had really started working out. Thank you for all your support and really sparking my interest into getting in shape.

Deadlift up to 460 please!

Used to be 315 lbs.

I do alter them from time to time. I usually pull around mid to upper shin level.

Rack Deadlift: 410x3 Left some in the tank. I think I could have cranked out a 4th just barely.

Tried to post my workout three times now and it has delete it so i give up for today. Rack Deadlift: 410x3 Leg Press: 1000x3 640x15 That is all I am posting because this thing is pissing me off.

hour and a half of rock climbing might go to the gym later as well