Thought that was going to be EVRom for sure but was pleasantly surprised it was real. Nice work!

Sick

Thanks, but what's EVRom?


Thanks!

nice press

EV is a physique bro logger in this forum who has a tendency to shave off the top and bottom 20% of his ROM for many of his lifts. He's also famous for low WIM in general.

Looks like EV is a goner. His bunghole probably got split open by a super jacked child molester. I will work on the obituary.

Thanks man!

Oh ok haha. Thanks for the explanation and visual.
Yeah I see alot of people who also basically do a standing incline bench when they post a big number and am always disappointed.

Nice lift


Might as well include an ohp video since we discussing an ohp.

Nice press, more in the tank there too.


Re: EV
I don't necessarily have a problem with those pullups with regards to building muscle (see: Jason Huh, et al). But that seated press is a f'n joke. I assume he was trolling you guys there.

Thanks. Still a long ways from 292.

I see partial ROM alot from body builders in particular. I wonder if there's any particular reason. Do they believe it saves their joints or something? Or maybe for appearance they want to just overload that portion of the range and the end is not necessary? idk I'm just pulling stuff out of the air.

agree with previous posts that it looks like you had more in you. Did you think about going up to 235 after how well 230 moved? Are you following any sort of program?

Its like how Arnold has a press named after him. With the EV press as soon as your elbows break 90 degrees you go back down. Gotta keep the triceps fresh for arm day

Yeah maybe I could have done 235. But I'll save that for another day. I'm not greedy haha.
I tend to be fairly conservative when I attempt PRs. Alot of the time I'm pretty sure I can do it based on how my working weights have felt before I attempt it.

I'm not really following an exact program. Mostly going by feel.

My bench is probably the most structured.
My heavy day is based on a program developed by a guy named Long Nguyen. He benched 410 at 154 lbs. Except he does it 3 times a week. He's just an anomoly as far as I can tell. He's a skinny looking Vietnamese guy, He has long arms and benches with almost no arch.

My second day I do Larsen presses and incline and then a bunch of chest and tri accessories.

I try to do back accessories throughout the week.

OHP I've been doing once a week and just try to do a bunch of sets that are relatively heavy.

Squat and deadlift I don't really care about so I just do whatever once a week.

5.23.18
Felt weaker today overall. Not sure if it's from maxing out on the press or going up slightly on my top single or maybe both. Or maybe I didn't rest long enough between my set.
But I failed a rep for the first time in a long time. Probably going to take it easy until next week just in case.

Bench
1x10 110
1x2 135
1x10 185
1x2 225
1x5 265
1x3 285
1x1 305
1x1 320
2x1 305
1x2 285 Failed the 3rd rep
1x5 265

Close grip Bench
1x4 245
4x5 245

5.26.18

Squat
1x10 95
1x6 135
1x3 185
5x5 225

Bench
1x10 95
1x10 135
3x10 165

Incline DB fly
3x10

Facepull, Cable Row, Lat pull down
3x10

Hopefully this deload week helps out.

5.28.18

Deadlift
1x6 135
1x5 225
1x3 275
2x3 315
1x2 345
4x2 365
1x3 315

BB Row
4x6 225

Press
1x10 95
2x10 115
1x5 115

I'll see on Wed if this deload week was helpful. I do feel better in my joints though.

5.30.18

Bench
1x10 110
1x2 135
1x10 185
1x1 225
1x5 265
1x3 285
1x1 305
1x1 320
2x1 305
1x3 285
1x5 265

Close grip Bench
5x5 245

Cable Rows
4x10

The deload definitely helped. Felt way better today. Felt like I could've done another rep on every set.

One pet peeve I have in the gym is people taking weights off my station particularly while I'm in the middle of a set. Like they can't walk 5 more feet to the next empty station or wait the literal 5 seconds it would yake for me to finish my set and ask if I'm going to use it. Also it's funny when I tell them, "yeah I'm going to use those 45s" they always give me a doubtful look like I wouldn't be able to get up 225.

6.1.18

Squat
1x8 95
1x5 135
1x2 185
1x2 225
1x2 255
1x2 275
1x2 315
1x1 365
3x4 315

Db curls
4x10

There was a girl at the squat rack next to me teaching her boyfriend how to deadlift. That was kind of cool, but her teachings were a bit odd. She had him doing a double under handed grip because as she said, "it's easier to keep your back flat and chest out"

Bench tomorrow yay.

6.2.18

Incline bench
1x10 135
2x5 225
2x4 245

Floor Press
1x5 135
1x3 225
3x3 275

Red Slingshot Bench
1x3 315
3x2 345

Face pulls/Tricep extensions
4x10

Pec Deck Fly
4x10

Dips
3x10

6.4.18

Deadlift
1x5 135
1x5 225
1x3 275
1x3 315
5x2 345

RDL
3x7 245

BB Row
1x5 245
1x3 245
after the 3rd rep my lower back felt funny so I stopped.
1x10 135 Just to get something more in.

idk what it is but I never feel very motivated on squat or deadlift day. For me it's like the eating your vegetables of lifting. I do it just because it's good for you.

6.5.18

Press
1x8 95
1x5 135
1x3 175
1x3 185
3x3 205
2x1 225
1x5 185

Rep Pr on the 205. This was my max a year ago. And I remember a year prior to that I couldn't even push press 185.
Came a long way, hopefully a long way yet to go.

6.7.18

Bench
1x10 110
1x3 135
1x10 185
1x2 225
1x5 265
1x3 285
1x1 305
1x1 320
2x1 305
1x3 285
1x5 265

Close Grip Bench
2x6 245
2x3 255
1x4 255

T Bar Row
4x8

Overhead Tricep Extensions
4x12

I've been rolling out my triceps daily with a lacrosse ball
to manage my elbow pain. My left elbow in particular. It seems to be right at the tip of the elbow. The ball has helped considerably. I also use a flex bar everyday as a preventive measure for golfers elbow. That has worked great.

Today felt pretty easy. I will probably bump up the weight on my set of 5s and 3s to see how that feels next week.

6.9.18

Squat
1x8 135
1x5 185
1x3 225
3x5 255

Leg press
3x10

I don't understand the people that come sick to the gym.
Coughing all over the place. Why don't they know they're not doing themselves or anyone else any good?

6.10.18

Larsen Press
1x10 95
1x5 135
1x3 185
1x2 225
1x3 245
1x3 255
3x3 265
4x3 275

Incline Bench
1x10 135
6x3 245

Incline DB flys
3x10

Face pull/tricep extension
4x12

Dips
4x10

My last set of Larsen Press here:

Nice lift. I've never heard of a Larsen press before, that was a fascinating search.