Lol, thanks guys. Just gotta grind it out and you'll get there.

Nick, it seems like your DL is probably pretty close to mine

Nice!

It turns out that if you stick with it week after week and grind it out, the destination is PR-ville.

That DL camera angle is . . . something.

The 340 squat rep looked like you had it for a tough double, maybe. Would be easier to tell from the side.

Gonna blame the DL angle on being fatigued from the squats and not feeling like moving my phone. I'll try to do some side views next time I record.

340x2?! no way imo, at least not the way it felt

Lol wtf you did 4 squat prs and a dl pr on the same say. Jfc you machine.

Dl might be in the vicinity of your maybe? Might give it a shot next month.

The only question is if you purchased enough plates to go for 405?

lol, 390.

Maybe next time we drive thru KY I’ll bring you some 10s so you can attempt 4 plate DL

Tue 3/13
Usual rolling and stretches

Ohp- 45x8 95x5 115x4 125x3 135x5x5

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Db bench 60sx10x5 1x9 1x8 1x7
Cable row 150x10x8

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +30x12x5
Ez curl +30x12x5

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 110x12x5
Db curl 22.5sx12x5

Just got back from Cali last night and staying on the strip starting tomorrow til Sunday for March madness. Wanted to get in one lift before heading back to operation: destroy liver.

Mon 3/19
Usual rolling and stretches

Bench- spoto 45x5x2 115x5 135x3 150x5x5

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Ohp 65x10x8
Chin-ups 8x5

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +30x12x5
Ez curl +30x12x5

Db fly- 27.5sx8x5 (30s)

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 110x12x5
Db curl 22.5sx12x5

Wed 3/21
Usual rolling and stretches + bike 5:00

Deadlift- 135x5x2 225x5 275x5x4
Squat- 45x8 135x5x2 185x5 225x3x3
Lying leg curl- 95x12x5 (30s)
Leg extension- 1 leg 65x12x5 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 135x12x5 (30s)

Still just light stuff while getting back into it.

good stuff, solid motivation for myself as i'm finally just now starting to get more interested and into squat/dl/bench PR's. just from doing iso split workouts 3-4x a week and not dead lifting or squatting much at all the last couple years i'm at a point where i'm pretty fit and putting on noticeable muscle mass and can start getting into it more. i had been benching like 155-175 mostly when i randomly went for ~205 the other day and got it relatively easily. 1000 club sounds pretty fun to go for...

also, progress pics inc?

It’s weird, sometimes I feel good about my aesthetic gains and then other times, usually while at the gym, I feel like I’m still just a skinny-fat. At least I’m stronger (pound for pound) than a lot of the guys bigger than me and can probably outlift some of them straight up. Not usually a selfie kind of guy for progress pics, but maybe if I’m in the mood I’ll take some.

Thu 3/22
Usual rolling and stretches

Ohp- 45x5x2 95x5 115x3 125x2 135x5x5

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Incline db bench 45sx10x8
Cable row 140x10x8

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +35x12x3 2x10
Ez curl +35x12x2 1x11 2x10

Db fly- 30sx8x4 (30s)

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 120x12x3 2x10
Db curl 25sx12x3 2x10

Sat 3/24
Usual rolling and stretches + bike 5:00

Squat- 45x8 135x5x2 205x5 240x5 270x6
Rdl- 95x5 145x8x

Week 1 355 1RM for squats. Not happy with them, but also not surprised given the time off recently. Had to leave early so just did this

Sun 3/25
Usual rolling and stretches

Bench- spoto 45x5x2 115x5 135x3 145x2 155x5x5

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Seated row 160x10x8
Chin-ups 3x5 4x4 1x3

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +35x12x5
Ez curl +35x12x3 1x10 1x8

Db fly- 32.5sx8x4 (30s)

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 120x12x5
Db curl 25sx12x5

Tue 3/27
Usual rolling and stretches + bike 5:00

Deadlift- 135x5 205x5 255x5 295x5 335x7
Squat- paused 45x5 135x5x2 185x5 225x5x2 185x5x2
Lying leg curl- 100x12x4 1x10 (30s)
Leg extension- 1 leg 70x12x5 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 145x12x5 (30s)

Week 1 440 1RM for deadlifts. They felt aight. I did a bunch of yard work this morning so I was probably a little fatigued.

Thu 3/29
Usual rolling and stretches

Ohp- 45x5x2 95x5 115x3 130x2 140x5x3 1x4 1x3

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Db bench 55sx10x8
Cable row 150x10x8

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +35x12x4 1x10
Ez curl +35x12x4 1x9

Db fly- 35sx8x4 (30s)

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 120x12x4 1x10
Db curl 25sx12x5

Sat 3/31
Usual rolling and stretches + bike 5:00

Squat- 45x8 135x5 185x3 225x3 255x3 285x7
Rdl- 95x5 145x8x5
Leg extension- 1 leg 75x12x5 (30s)
Lying leg curl- 100x12x2 1x6 (knee started hurting)
Seated calf raise- 155x12x5 (30s)

Week 2 355 1RM for squats. Didn’t feel easy, but I’m happy with grinding out 7 reps.

Mon 4/2
Usual rolling and stretches

Bench- spoto 45x5x2 115x5 135x3 150x2 160x5x5

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Ohp 70x10x8
Chin-ups 8x5

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +35x12x5
Ez curl +35x12x4 1x10

Db fly- 35sx8x4 (30s)

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 120x12x2 1x11 2x10
Db curl 27.5sx12x4 1x10

Oh btw, got engaged yesterday (not April’s fools)

grats yo

^Thanks Drex

Wed 4/4
Usual rolling and stretches + bike 5:00

Deadlift- 135x5 225x5 275x3 315x3 355x5
Squat- 45x8 135x5x2 185x5 225x5 255x3 275x3x3
Leg extension- 1 leg 80x12x3 1x10 1x9 (30s)
Lying leg curl- 1 leg 45x12x3 2x10 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 155x3x2 (top of my right calf near the back of my knee felt super tight and painful so decided not to push it)

Week 2 440 1RM for deadlifts.

Fri 4/6
Usual rolling and stretches

Ohp- 45x8 95x5 115x3 130x2 140x5x2 2x4 1x3

8 rounds x10 60s rest-
Incline db bench 50sx10x8
Cable row 150x10x3 100x10x5

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Ez lte +35x12x5
Ez curl +35x12x3 2x10

Db fly 35sx8x4 (30s)

5 rounds x12 30s rest-
Tricep pushdown 120x12x4 1x10
Db curl 27.5sx12x4 1x11

Felt some tightness in my neck after 2nd set of ohp, hopefully it’s nothing more than that. Felt it again on rows so I dropped weight to make sure I wasn’t straining my neck at all.

Good **** dude. Whens the ceremony?

Thanks, Nick. No idea, we'll probably put it off for a while

Sun 4/8
Usual rolling and stretches + bike 5:00

Squat- 45x8 135x5 185x3 225x3 240x5 270x3 305x5
Rdl- 95x5 155x8x5
Leg extension- 1 leg 80x12x4 1x10 (30s)
Lying leg curl- 1 leg 50x12x3 1x10 1x8 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 145x12x5 (30s)

Week 3 355 1RM for squats. Last rep was a slow grind, but solid overall. I ate some spicy seafood right before going to the gym...not a smart play. I was in a constant state of worry that it might come out one way or the other.