I bench 200. Not weak at all by any standards - Page 12

XiL3 · 12-04-2008, 09:02 PM

Thanks, but actually Diego I believe the sickness weakened me from where I would have been at...however I believe it will allow me to increase a lot in the next few weeks.

Takuan · 12-04-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by XiL3

Thanks, but actually Diego I believe the sickness weakened me from where I would have been at...however I believe it will allow me to increase a lot in the next few weeks.

Are you maxing big 3? What are the goals? 275 on bench, and the others?

Brashanic · 12-05-2008, 12:33 AM

congrats on the 100. I knew you were going to do it this time.

XiL3 · 12-05-2008, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Takuan

Are you maxing big 3? What are the goals? 275 on bench, and the others?

Well...I dunno man, it may be a waste to max on bench, I want to see how I'm progressing on flat dumbbells, only reason I am maxing on deads is because I got a competition against a friend, I am going for 500!!

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Originally Posted by Brashanic

congrats on the 100. I knew you were going to do it this time.

Thanks man, I'll go for 3x3 next week and then 3x5 the following week and onto 105's after that.

XiL3 · 12-05-2008, 06:20 PM

Deadlift

135x5
225x5
315x3
405x3
405x3

Just not feeling it because I'm still somewhat sick...can't wait until next week.

Power Cleans

135x5
135x5

One Arm Barbell Snatch

95x1
95x1
95x1

Left arm

65x3
65x3

Just didn't have the aggression that I normally do when I have energy.

Hanging Windshield Wipers

BWx10
BWx10
BWx6

gill998 · 12-05-2008, 06:27 PM

Those Hanging Windshield Wipers are insane to begin with, that you managed to get 2 sets of 10 is amazing.

XiL3 · 12-05-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by gill998

Those Hanging Windshield Wipers are insane to begin with, that you managed to get 2 sets of 10 is amazing.

Thanks brah, wasn't 10 per side though, 5 per side...second set was HARRRRD at the last one, barely got it. A month ago I couldn't hang upside down like that without shooting myself up with momentum, I can 'muscle' up there now. Also I'm going the full 90 degrees on these now. Neuromuscular gains man!

It's a lot of fun to do though, I love that workout, hanging upside down and then coming back down, feel like a ninja!

lionheart21 · 12-05-2008, 06:32 PM

Hanging windshield wipers? Never heard of em.

XiL3 · 12-05-2008, 06:34 PM

Here ya go lion

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Thanks Trip!

Edit: Those are hanging windshield wipers that I do, not the easy ones on the ground.

Diego Sanchez · 12-05-2008, 06:39 PM

Sick and still making PR's

lionheart21 · 12-05-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by XiL3

Here ya go lion

That'll get me even more weird looks than the time I did my homemade glute-ham raises. I did this by placing a loaded barbell on the lowest rung of a power rack and then placing my feet underneath and doing them that way. I'm still trying to get my gym a glute-ham raise machine, but to no avail.

SecondsOut · 12-05-2008, 06:48 PM

your deadlift is ridiculous. do you think that your body structure is predisposed to heavy dls or are your lower back and legs just completely jacked?

my dl isn't very high, but it's definitely my best lift, even after considering that DL or squat should be way higher than bench. the trainer i talk to at my gym said that i'm built best for DLs, and i've always known that i have a long torso, although not freakishly so (no Lamar Gant!).

Jagerbombs · 12-05-2008, 07:56 PM

Repping 405, nice man!

XiL3 · 12-05-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Diego Sanchez

Sick and still making PR's

Hell yea, wait till next week I'll bust out some more, I'll get that standing overhead press even higher!

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Originally Posted by lionheart21

That'll get me even more weird looks than the time I did my homemade glute-ham raises. I did this by placing a loaded barbell on the lowest rung of a power rack and then placing my feet underneath and doing them that way. I'm still trying to get my gym a glute-ham raise machine, but to no avail.

Nah, they'll look at you and say wow that guy is a ninja!

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Originally Posted by SecondsOut

your deadlift is ridiculous. do you think that your body structure is predisposed to heavy dls or are your lower back and legs just completely jacked?

my dl isn't very high, but it's definitely my best lift, even after considering that DL or squat should be way higher than bench. the trainer i talk to at my gym said that i'm built best for DLs, and i've always known that i have a long torso, although not freakishly so (no Lamar Gant!).

I suppose part of it is due to my structure, my lower back and legs aren't jacked at all, my traps are. But a big part of it is also due to the fact that I can pull when I feel my strength go up. Really hard to explain but I mentally charge my body and give it short bursts of strength. So a lot of my strength is neuromuscular rather than beng from mass. For me I do kind of a quick image montage in my head synchronized with the Trivium I'm blasting in my ears. Ever watch a video and get goosebumps? Or just from the song...videos usually do more for me. Well at that moment I increase my strength mentally. It's a lot stronger when you've got plenty of energy from food. Well anyway, I could cut to 170lbs (@ 6'1") and just get carbs in my body and get 100% of my strength right back because it is more mental. For squat I get really aggressive and de-rack it but I am powered down a little by the time I'm at the bottom portion. For bench it's kind of the same deal I can't drive my energy during the motion, only before. Deadlift it is just sitting there and I can pull when I'm ready...see what I mean? I probably confused the hell out of you. Become very aggressive when you hit the weights and use your mind and you'll hit heavier weights...I thought I was pushing to my max mentally over a year ago, but I really wasn't, that's why I didn't make a PR every week that I was bulking.

btw I tried to use my neuromuscular strength today, it just wasn't there today...I was lacking the energy. First set of 3 with 405 was easy, 2nd set just wore me out mentally.

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Repping 405, nice man!

Thanks brah.

Diego Sanchez · 12-05-2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by XiL3

Hell yea, wait till next week I'll bust out some more, I'll get that standing overhead press even higher!

link me to this Trivium album I you can, I need some new tunes and never heard of these guys.

12-05-2008, 06:27 PM	#2206
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12-05-2008, 06:32 PM	#2208
lionheart21 Spartan Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,909 2720625	Hanging windshield wipers? Never heard of em. __________________ THIS IS SPARTA! God Of War 2 FTW! The Epic Handful SPARTAN STFU Druggie Gang Member Current stats in the Big 3 (All Raw lifts. No straps, knee wraps, chalk, belt or gloves): Bench: 232 lbs Squat: 285 lbs Deadlift: 400 lbs Can close CoC #1 3 times Total: 917 lbs 2009 Goals: 300 bench 350 squat 500 deadlift Close the CoC #1 gripper 10 times My Workout Journal: http://www.allthemisc.com/workout-jo...s-journal.html

12-05-2008, 06:39 PM	#2210
Diego Sanchez Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,449 8083886	Sick and still making PR's __________________ Beware the manbeast

12-05-2008, 06:48 PM	#2212
SecondsOut Bundling up something... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,858 4844223	your deadlift is ridiculous. do you think that your body structure is predisposed to heavy dls or are your lower back and legs just completely jacked? my dl isn't very high, but it's definitely my best lift, even after considering that DL or squat should be way higher than bench. the trainer i talk to at my gym said that i'm built best for DLs, and i've always known that i have a long torso, although not freakishly so (no Lamar Gant!). Last edited by SecondsOut; 12-05-2008 at 06:50 PM..

12-05-2008, 12:33 AM	#2203
Brashanic Livin Life Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,347 153697960	congrats on the 100. I knew you were going to do it this time.

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Jagerbombs Southern MotherFucker Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,328 5952147	Repping 405, nice man!