Winterlong's Log

[Winter]

Maybe skip the chest workout to let it recover a little longer,
Maybe go with half your 1rm and do triples (three as fast as you can with 30-60 sec rest),
Or maybe 3 sets of 3 really slow...i mean really slow.

just some ideas...These are a couple ways I try to bust out of the plateaus..but losing ground would lead me to think you are over-training one of the three major benching muscle groups.

I think I should skip chest for a week and see how things go. For the going w. half of my 1RM for triplets really fast, I already do that every other chest day to get some strength off the bottom of my lift.

I think I am just overtraining my chest/tris a bit too much b/c I am doing chest/tris 2x a week.

Thanks

 

[Aztech]

Yeah, 2x a week, hitting it hard is probably over-training..unless you're the next arnold. Good luck, hope to see the numbers start to go back up soon!

 

[AngryMuscles]

i hate arnold for having a freak ass nature of a genetics. give him more back/shoulders/legs/calves and he'll be the total package.

 

[Winter]

Yeah, 2x a week, hitting it hard is probably over-training..unless you're the next arnold. Good luck, hope to see the numbers start to go back up soon!

Yeah because I started to plateu out so I threw in speed work for chest as well as keeping a heavy chest day. I did this one before and my numbers jumped up like mad. I hit 290x1 in a matter of weeks. This time is different, I suppose. I will go back to working chest 1x a week. Next chest day will be either next monday or wednesday.

& thanks Aczech.

 

[Mulligan]

December 5th
Chest
Flat Bench
45x15
135x10
185x5
225x3
255x2
255x3
225x5
**My chest has been losing a lot of strength as of late and I don't know why. I have upped my protein/carb intake in my diet again in hopes of seeing some changes.

Dips
BW x 15 x 2
BW x 25
**Shoulders felt good - no pain like what I used to have before, but instead, it was a nice sore sensation.

Triceps
CG Bench
155x8x2
175x6

Shoulders
Machine Side Lat
100x10
130x10

Okay workout. I'm just a bit dissapointed at the lack of strength my chest has now - no idea why it's been losing strength.

Try once a week for awhile

 

[Winter]

December 7th
Back
Sumo Deads
135x10
225x8
315x5
365x3
385x2

Pullups
BW x 15
BW+25 x 12**PR for reps

Chest Suppt. T-Bar (each side)
45x10
60x6**PR

Biceps
Prechur Curl(bar is 35lbs)
85x12
105x10
125x3**PR - Biceps were shot

 

[luquillo78]

Good workout winter. Getting strong on pullups!

 

[Winter]

Thanks Luq. My deadlifts have been stalling lately as well. I used to be able to pull 420 or something of the like for a double.

My workouts have been staying the same lately, but I guess I couldn't hit PRs every single workout, eh? Lol.

 

[luquillo78]

I guess once you get pulling over 400, progress comes more slowly.

 

[AngryMuscles]

love your pulls.

 

[adidamps2]

nice lifts WInter

 

[Winter]

Thanks guys.

Luq - I just don't think I have the drive/motivation to hit big numbers anymore. A lot of my buddies that used to train w. me and motivate me/outlift me either stopped lifting or are slacking.

 

[Winter]

December 9th
Legs
Squats - all ATG
45x10
135x10
205x8
245x8
295x6
225x20
**Squats were brutal

GMs
45x10
95x10
115x8
135x8
**Hammies were fried - first time doing these in a year, I think.

Leg Ex
160x15
160x15

Leg-Press Calves
3plates x 25
4plates x 25

Hip Abductor
150x20

 

[SteelSouth]

Very nice leg work winter, way to go ATG!

 

[Winter]

Thanks JT. It feels really good going ATG, I feel everything getting worked.

 

[AngryMuscles]

it's not squats if you don't feel sick

 

[luquillo78]

Good work winter! those are very nice #s for ATG squats.

 

[Winter]

it's not squats if you don't feel sick

I felt pretty sick after the 225x20 lolol

Good work winter! those are very nice #s for ATG squats.

Thanks. I am very sore this morning lol

 

[AngryMuscles]

nice...225x20 huh. imma break my 166x15 then see what happens there and besiudes, weeks of trying to do 20s in squats made me squat 265 ^^

 

[Winter]

nice...225x20 huh. imma break my 166x15 then see what happens there and besiudes, weeks of trying to do 20s in squats made me squat 265 ^^

Yeah, those 20reppers are killer, but they sure do work.

You should see my neck when I squat, fuckin veins poppin outa everywhere hahah