OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 8/8/11 Squats: up to 325 x 5. PR! Had 1 or 2 more in me. Bench: up to 235 x 4. Missed by 1. Weighted Chin Ups: 85 lbs x 3 x 3 sets. PR! Then did some bicep work. Overall, I felt very weak today. Could not get myself in the mood to lift and felt lazy. Though I still got a pretty good workout in (with 2 PRs) I think next week I'll have a de-load week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 8/11/11 Light Front Squats (up to 185 x 5 x 2 sets.) Military Press: up to 145 x 4. This is getting to be frustrating. Time to reset and maybe buy some 1 pound plates. Deadlifts: 250 x 5 DO grip, 300 x 5 DO grip, 350 x 5 DO grip, 400 x 5 with straps PR!!! Very easy! Had AT LEAST 2 more in me! Overall, good day today. I'm really getting tired of my military presses though. Feels like I should be pressing at least 20 lbs more considering my strength in other lifts. I guess my shoulders have always been my weak point though. Deadlifts felt surprisingly easy though. Every rep went up very fast and I did not struggle at all! Very happy with Squats and Deads these day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Great job on the deads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Thank brother. Doing my best to get to the 500 pound Deadlift club by the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 8/14/11 Squats: up to 330 x 3 Bench: up to 240 x 3 Pendlay Rows: up to 205 x 5 (working on form) Weighted Dips: 70 lbs x 5 x 3 sets. Not bad, but felt kind of exhausted by the end. Next week is de-load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 8/22/11 Squats: up to 330 x 4!? Bench: up to 215 x 5 Chin Ups: up to 87.5 x 3, 2!? Then some bicep work. Terrible workout today. Failed on squats and chin ups for the first time. However, I know what I need to do: sleep more and eat more!!! I'll get those squats next week and will switch up the chin up routine so that there is one heavy set of 3 instead of 3 x 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 8/24/11 Light front squats Military Press: up to 130 x 5. Easy. Deadlifts: up to 3 singles at 395. Wasn't feeling it today. Still feel mentally exhausted. Decided to deload on military presses and not push too hard on deadlifts. Hopefully, I will be fully ready to work hard next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 8/26/11 Squats: up to 330 x 3. Felt better than on Monday Bench: up to 220 x 3. Very easy Rows: up to 205 x 5 Then did some dips, diamond push ups and behind neck presses. Not a big fan of rows. Just doesn't feel natural and I might switch them for pull ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 8/29/11 Bodyweight is going up. Now between 207 and 210 (depending on the scale.) This is the leanest I've ever been at this bodyweight. Squats: up to 330 x 5!!! That's what I'm talking about! Grippers: 3 sets of 5 with #2 for left and BBSM for right. Bench: up to 220 x 5. Easy as pie. WEIGHTED Pull Ups (first 2 sets) / Chin Ups (all other sets): BW x 5, 45 lbs x 5, 70 lbs x 3, 90 lbs x 3!!!, 45 lbs x 6, BW x 10. That 90 lbs set was pretty much a 300 lb chin up for a triple. Definitely a PR in terms of total weight lifted!!! Finished off with some curls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 8/31/11 Front squats: up to 195 x 5. Easy squat day today, so nothing special here. Military Press: up to 135 x 5. Deadlifts (last set was with straps, all other are DO grip): 255 x 5, 310 x 5, 360 x 5, 410 x 5! PR!!! Surprised with how easy deadlifts felt, especially after all that volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Awesome job on deads brother!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Thanks brother. 9/2/11 Squats: up to 340 x 3! Getting pretty hard, but had at least 1 or 2 more reps in me. supersetted with... Grippers: R - 3 x choked #3 (to about 1"). 2 x #2.5 overcrushes. L - 3 x #2.5 overcrushes. 2 x filed #2 overcrush. Bench: up to 225 x 3. Nothing special. Rows: up to 200 x 5. Working on form. supersetted with... Weighted Dips: 75 lbs x 5 x 3 sets. Finished off with some easy shoulder and tricep work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) 9/5/11 Squats: 340 x 5! PR!!! Easier than last week. supersetted with... Grippers: R - 4 sets of 5 reps with BBSM. L - 4 sets of 5 reps with #2. On left hand, some of those reps were more like singles because I had to reset between reps. On right hand, all of the reps were solid. These are done with about 1.5" sets. Bench: 225 x 3? Rushed on the first 3 reps and gave up on the 4th. Just wasn't focused. Weighted Pull Ups (first 2 sets) / Chin Ups (all other sets): BW x 5, 25 lbs x 5, 45 lbs x 5, 70 lbs x 3, 92.5 lbs x 3! PR!!! Finished off with some bicep work. Edited September 5, 2011 by OTTOEMEZZO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 9/8/11 Front Squats: up to 200 x 5 x 2 sets. Military Press: up to 140 x 5. Deadlifts (straps on the last sets, DO grip on all others): 265 x 5, 315 x 5, 370 x 5, 420 x 5! PR!!! The 370 x 5 with DO grip was rather hard. It was the most weight I've done for 5 reps with that grip. Even had to re-chalk after the 3rd rep. Hopefully can get 380 x 5 next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Congrats on the dead pr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Thanks Big T. Side note: the previous work out was actually on 9/7/11, instead of 9/8/11. 9/9/11 Squats: up to 350 x 3. Felt good. Bench: up to 230 x 2?! Bench feels weak this week for some reason. Finished off with some chin ups and dips. Felt pretty tired. Next week, I will de-load with a bodybuilding type of workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 9/13/11 Did 250 x 20 on squats. Second time ever doing these. This felt easy, or at least as easy as a 20 rep squat can feel, and I expect that I can do at least 20-30 pounds more. Afterwards, did some shoulder work. Not too heavy. Giving gripper a break this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 9/19/11 SQUATS: up to 350 x 3?! Was not totally focused. Will get 350 for 5 next week! supersetted with... GRIPPERS: R: (#3 choked to 1 and 1/8") x 4 solid overcrushes. #2.5 x 1. L: #2.5 x 4 solid overcrushes. BBSM x 1. BENCH: up to 225 x 5. WEIGHTED PULL UPS (first 2 sets) / CHIN UPS (all other sets): BW x 5, 25 lbs x 5, 45 lbs x 5, 72.5 lbs x 3, 95 lbs x 2?! CURLS: up to 110 x 5. Good workout overall. I've been bulking, so I'm not surprised that I failed on chin ups. Grippers, bench, and curls felt great. The only weakness was the squat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 9/21/11 FRONT SQUATS: up to 205 x 5. Did only 1 set instead of 2, because inner thigh was very sore from Monday workout. MILITARY PRESS: up to 145 x 5! PR!!! DEADLIFTS: up to 425 x 1?! Gave up after 1 rep for some reason. 425 felt very heavy for some reason. However, I did get 375 x 5 DO grip pretty easily, which was a PR. Will get 425 x 5 next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 9/24/11 Squats: up to 355 x 3. Easier than 350 x 3 on Monday. Bench: up to 230 x 3. Hard. Rows: up to 215 x 5. Pretty easy. Weighted Dips: 80 lbs x 5 x 3 sets. Also did some reps on grippers. Nothing special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 9/26/11 SQUATS: up to 350 x 5! supersetted with... GRIPPERS: R: (BBE choked to a little less than parallel) x 3 solid overcrushes. #2.5 x 2. L: #3 x 2 attempts (about 1/4" away). #2.5 x 3 solid overcrushes. BENCH: up to 230 x 3. Was going for 5 reps. Need to change the workout for bench. WEIGHTED CHIN UPS: up to 100 x 1! Failed at 110. CURLS: up to 115 x 5. Finished off with 85 x 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) 9/28/11 FRONT SQUATS: up to 205 x 5 x 2 sets. MILITARY PRESS: up to 145 x 5. DEADLIFTS (all with DO grip except last set): 265 x 5, 320 x 5, 375 x 5, 425 x 5! PR!!! Deadlifts felt nice and strong. I now have a 1005 lb Powerlifting Total. For 5 reps!!! Squat is 350 x 5, bench is 230 x 5, and deadlift is 425 x 5. Right now, I believe I have at least 1100 lb total for 1 rep. Goal is 1200 estimated total by the end of the year. I believe these gains will help with grip as well! Edited September 29, 2011 by OTTOEMEZZO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted October 1, 2011 Author Share Posted October 1, 2011 9/30/11 Felt weak today. Not enough sleep the last few days. Squats: up to 355 x 3. Barely got this set. Bench: worked up to 250 x 1, which is a PR. Failed at 265 and then at 260. I definitely feel that I have more in me on a good day. Partial bench (on 11th setting - about 9" front chest): worked up to 285 for a single and failed at 305. Trying something different for bench. Goal is 300 by the end of the year. Might be unrealistic, but I want to shoot high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malice Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Great job on the bench PR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTOEMEZZO Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 Thanks brother. It's one of my worst lifts, so I'm always happy to see improvements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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