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Pussy weights. Because 300 reps.

Started with 1 45 on each side, worked my way up to 5, then back down to 1.

Don't make fun. Anything over 10 reps is basically foreign to me. 50 reps sucks ass. I could have done more on the first set of 50, but on the 10th set (back to 1 plate on each side), I could barely move my legs.

180 on the leg extensions, don't remember what I did on leg curls.

 

Should be doing that with squats not the silly leg press. Leg press is for those that cant squat JK

 

Fuck that. I tried it with front squats one day because I didn't want to do leg press. thought I was gonna die.

 

was waiting for the platforms patiently

all of them were taken
theres this one dude doing 1 plate deadlifts

waiting waiting waiting
he takes the plates off
puts the bar back onto the rack

i start to swoop in

when suddenly he puts 25s back on the bar!

I've been had!

So I move back a little to wait some fucking more

then this bitch

this bitch takes the bar off the rack, back to the floor

and lies his bitch ass down
on the goddamn platform

and starts doin' motherfuckin crunches
on the motherfuckin platform

he does 20 crunches

fucking just lies there for a few minutes

does 5 thrusters with that 95 lb bar

then goes back to crunches

FOR AN ENTIRE FUCKING HOUR

 

At least you have platforms

 

That's when you walk up to him and tell him to GTFO the platform! It's made for Dl, not crunches!

 

I was glaring at his fucking soul for like 15 minutes until the platform next to him opened up

dumped heavy jerks when he was doing his crunches and scared him off

 

Can't wait to finish up this damn program and start lifting heavy again. This 50 rep shit is awful. Just 2 exercises. Superset of reverse grip pull downs and incline dumbbell bench. 50 down to 10, back up to 50. I can't lift my arms

 

I just did a similar program based on rep volume. 20 down to 6 and back to 20. I didn't love it. I've done an Arnold workout before too that had the 50 count like that too. They definitely make me sore, but not the same soreness if I do a lot of weight instead, and I feel much more swol with the more weight I can put up. I started a 4x4 program this week.

 

I'll go back to 4x4 when I finish this

 

I can tell I'm not gonna be able to walk tomorrow. My legs and lower back are so tight. Love it!

Does anyone want a full thing of ON BCAAs? I've had it for like a year and I think I used maybe 2 scoops. Pay for shipping and it's yours. I think I payed over $20 for it

Same here.

 

I'll take it

 

PM me your zipcode and I'll find out how much shipping is today at lunch.

 

That seems like a good leg day! High reps like that is tough!

 

Sorry brah I thought those were crunches platforms

 

I pretty much only do crunches in the squat rack. That and curls

 

4x4 deads today and some working sets of straight arm pull downs, v grip pulls downs, 1-arm DB rows and then bicep work (curls curls and curls). Finished it off with some sprints on the treadmill. Did 5 rounds of 15sec with 45sec rest then 5 rounds of 10sec with 30sec rest and then 5 rounds of 5sec with 15sec rest. Had it at an incline of 8 and had the speed at 10 and then went to 12 for the last part. Took about 10min. Strangely my quads are the sorest part right now. Maybe bc I did squats yesterday

 

I will try not to enter "tl;dr" terrority.

I have been lifting since college. Now soon to be 35. Recently took a new positiong that changed my workouts from post work to pre work.

This sucks. Intensity is not the same. Stamina not the same. I have tried for past 6 months to figure out a way to make this work but feel like its a losing battle.

I have tried adjusting down diet to compensate for weaker lifting sessions, but still have no luck maintaining weight. I have all but given up on getting bigger. Now i am struggling/hoping not to gain weight.

Any strategies, recommendations? I am not a salad guy, so please dont suggest i go vegetarian or vegan mode. I prep my lunches for the week. Its simply 1 plain chix breast and approx 3/4c brown rice (have reduced rice slightly to make an effort and not getting chubby). I snack with small amounts of random fruit (apply, banana) and granola or nuts (bars, cashews, peanuts).

I appreciate it...

 

Volume game! and i switched to my AUX lifts first and then when i do say bench i focus on full contraction.
As for diet, i prefer white rice over brown. My GI doesnt like to much brown rice at all. Try boiling sweet potato, not baking as it drops the glycemic index in 1/2

 

Do you take any supps? Preworkout? I used to lift during lunch (between 11 and 1) but have shifted to lifting in the a.m. now (between 8 and 9). Probably not as early as you are talking about, but taking a pre workout helps knock any lack of motivation away. I also make sure to wake up at least an hour before and eat something right a way so I am not on an empty stomach. Nothing gets me out of rhythm worse than hunger pains...

For weight management I think the simplest way to maintain, gain, or lose, is calories in vs. calories out (burned). If you have a fitbit or something to track what you burn you can adjust your diet to make sure you are bringing in more, less, or breaking even depending on what you are trying to accomplish...