Yeah boyyyyyy!!!!!

[Go Away]

It's gotta give you an extra push just seeing that amount of weight dangling off your shoulders - holy shit.

Good stuff!

 

[SAD]

My extra push comes from figuring out a way to turn my need to compete and beat everyone else into a desire to compete with and myself. Thanks though GA. Y'all give me extra push as well.

Max effort bench today. I don't seem to be getting as much out of my bench days as I am out of my dead and squat days. It's weird. Maybe I'm still looking for a pump or something, but it just seems like I'm not doing much work.

Warmup:

Bar x 10
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3

Working sets:

315 + BMM x 1 (too much for a starting working set, didn't realize how much the BMMs would add)
295 + BMM x 2
300 + BMM x 1
305 + BMM x 1
310 + BMM x 1
315 + BMM x 1
320 + BMM x 1
325 + BMM x almost 1 (couldn't quite lock it out, pissed me off)
365 + slingshot x 5
385 + slingshot x 3
405 + slingshot x 2
425 + slingshot x 1

225 x 15 extra long pause/stretch at the bottom.

 

[SAD]

I've got two workouts to catch you up on. Last Saturday was max effort deads, and then I was semi-forced to take two days off. Today I got back at it with dynamic squat work.

SATURDAY : Max Effort Deadlifts

Warmup:
135 x 5
225 x 4
315 x 3
365 x 2
385 x 2
405 x 2

Working sets:
455 x 2
475 x 2
495 x 1
505 x 1
510 x 1
515 x 1
455 x 4

Felt really good. It was pretty weird how the progression went, because the first working set of 2 at 455 felt unusually heavy, so I figured that I was going to have an off day. But then as I got closer to and over 500, I felt really strong, almost like the weight wasn't even getting heavier.



TUESDAY : Dynamic Squats

Warmup:
Bar + BMM x 5
135 + BMM x 5
185 + BMM x 5

Working sets:

8 sets of 245 + BMM x 3.


I absolutely love powerlifting. No knock on guys who want to look good, but that's just not my thing. My goal is to be massively powerful, and I'm starting to be able to imagine myself getting there. I'm loving the journey, and don't think I'll ever be satisfied.

 

[BrotherIron]

Did the bar get out of the area of balance when you were pulling (meaning did the bar get out in front of you)? That would make the weight feel heavier than it is. You want to make sure you keep that bar as close to your shins as possible.

 

[SAD]

It's possible BI. Unfortunately I lift alone in a commercial gym so I don't have anybody around that can make on the spot corrections to my form. I do try to keep the bar close to the shins, but there is a good chance that I was looking past the 455 and didn't focus on my form.

 

[PillarofBalance]

Great work SAD. Some heavy friggin deadlifts in there.

I absolutely love powerlifting. No knock on guys who want to look good, but that's just not my thing. My goal is to be massively powerful, and I'm starting to be able to imagine myself getting there. I'm loving the journey, and don't think I'll ever be satisfied.

Totally agree with this ^^^^ Since switching to a strength based program I'm having more fun, and reaping better results than ever. And there is always that number that we're chasing that we pick for whatever reason. We just gotta have it!

 

[69nites]

It's possible BI. Unfortunately I lift alone in a commercial gym so I don't have anybody around that can make on the spot corrections to my form. I do try to keep the bar close to the shins, but there is a good chance that I was looking past the 455 and didn't focus on my form.

Ime focusing on form and not the weight leads to bigger lifts. But also leads to me losing count of reps.

 

[SAD]

Damn its been a while since I updated this thing. Haven't really smashed through any PRs yet, which I'm a little disappointed about. Then again, I'm not really shooting for PRs as much as just trying to get an effective amount of reps at XX% of my 1rm (90+% on ME days, 55-60% on DE days). Not going to try and catch y'all up on each individual workout that I didn't log, and wouldn't be able to remember everything anyways. But here's a quick synopsis of how my cycle has been going so far.

Started out at about 250lbs and my goal was to not concentrate on bulking necessarily, but just put on as much strength as possible. Well, I'm up to 264lbs now, WITHOUT trying to bulk, and that's down from 268lbs a week ago (dropped the dbol and lost a little water). Speaking of dropping the dbol, I had planned on running it another week, but I was feeling like shit (i.e. no appetite, lethargic all day, nauseous at various times of the day) so I completely dropped the dbol. Within 3 days I was feeling much better. The bold cyp is definitely kicking my ass as far as RBC count and blood pressure, so I'm going to give blood this coming week, and if nothing changes, I may drop it. I'm not sure what I'm looking for as far as results from the bold cyp, but if I had to give my judgement on it right now, I'd say that I don't really notice anything different than I would on a test-only cycle, with the exception of being very aware of my blood pressure, red face, dizziness if I stand up too fast or hold my breath, etc.

Here's the weirdest thing about this cycle so far. I look bigger and fuller, and I FEEL stronger on a confidence/motivation level, but I don't think I've gained much strength at all so far. I felt a little broken down earlier this week on ME bench day, so I took 4 full days completely off and expected to have a killer day today on ME deads, but I didn't. In fact, I failed at 525 three times, which REALLY pissed me off. Granted, I had pulled 475 for 2, 495 for 2, 505 for two sets of 1, but I still feel like I should have had enough in the tank to hit 525. It's not even a PR for me, so I fully expected to hit it. I don't know, at a loss for explanations right now.

Anyway, I'm having a blast training purely for strength. I may go back to a power/bodybuilding type routine at some point, but until I hit some major goals (650 dead, 600 squat, 495 bench), I'll be sticking with pure powerlifting for a while.

For those of you who are following this, thanks.

 

[PillarofBalance]

Your schedule is pretty wild so maybe that has something to do with it. Are you resting enough? As far as the bold cyp, I had some good gains in strength from it, nothing major. Tightened up my waistline a bit too. But most of all it seemed to contribute to the sense of well being I get when I'm on.

 

[IronInsanity]

I absolutely love powerlifting. No knock on guys who want to look good, but that's just not my thing. My goal is to be massively powerful, and I'm starting to be able to imagine myself getting there. I'm loving the journey, and don't think I'll ever be satisfied.

It's always cool when you find that one thing that keeps you driven. You're a beast so you'll do very well.

 

[SAD]

That's interesting POB, because a lot of people complain about anxiety from boldenone, which would directly contradict the "sense of well being" that most people feel on test. Just one more example of biochemical individuality. I'm not sure how much, if anything, I'm getting right now from the bold cyp.

About my schedule, while I do work crazy amounts of hours, I still manage to get 7-8 hours of sleep most nights. I think the recovery thing may be a result of an inconsistent diet, rather than lack of sleep.

 

[SAD]

It's always cool when you find that one thing that keeps you driven. You're a beast so you'll do very well.

Thanks much, II. Ran out of "thanks" button responses, so here's one the old fashioned way.