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Alright well I just got off wrestling season, and am at
Updated 7.16.10
Age: 18
Height: 5'8"
Weight:140
Bodyfat: ???

My goals are to reach at least 155-160 lbs by next year 2011
Gaining weight is harder than I thought, I need to eat more and drink more, college buffets will help this fall.


I also want to reach a max of
275-300 deadlift
255 squat
205 Bench press
All for 5 reps
in the same time


My numbers are currently

Deadlift: 215x5
Squat: 177x5
Bench: 162.5x5



UPDATE: HAVE GYM W/ LEGIT WEIGHT SET.

Feedback welcome and Appreciated
 
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Tell your parents you'll do chores around the house if they pay for a decent gym membership for you. My dad was ecstatic when I told him I wanted to start working out when I was your age.
 
fennway4414 said:
Tell your parents you'll do chores around the house if they pay for a decent gym membership for you. My dad was ecstatic when I told him I wanted to start working out when I was your age.
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Sadly thats the thing. They both hold memberships in this gym, and don't believe me when I tell them that a smith machine isn't the same as free weight. They don't respect nor see a point in becoming strong. They work out for aesthetics.
 
Well, that sucks. Show them different articles explaining why free weight squats > smith machine squats. Do something. Does your HS have a gym you can use?
 
fennway4414 said:
Well, that sucks. Show them different articles explaining why free weight squats > smith machine squats. Do something. Does your HS have a gym you can use?
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I'm looking into the high school gym, getting a job, paying for my own membership etc.

The problem with making the explanation to them, I've tried before, is that my Mom just doesn't care. My Dad usually shows mild signs of agreement then doesn't do anything. Kinda like "I agree but theres nothing we can do or want to do"
 
My dad was so happy I wanted to start lifting, probably because I was a skinny little bastard entering HS.

Maybe try a different approach, like really sit him down and talk to him and tell him you really want it, or ask him to pay until you get a job and you'll pay him back as much as you can or you'll take the payments over after that. He may have to know how much you really want it.
 
But until you get it worked out make sure you do the best you can with what you got. You can still make gains.

How did your wrestling season go
 
I got a left pectoral muscle tear in a tourney which put me out for a few weeks. Wrestled at 125 and 121 after growth allowance, had a fairly even season.
 
Today I went to the shit gym. Needless to say, it was shitty.

I began by cleaning for 3 reps, then front squatting from the cleaned position for 5 reps.


Cleans:
3x40
3x70
3x3x80

Front Squat:
5x40
5x70
5x3x80
Extra:
3x100


The cleans definately limited my front squat, but at least I could still feel them. I know I can go higher on the cleans but I'm still getting the form down and its not too smooth yet.


Inclined Dumbbell press
10x20
5x35
5x5x45


Went fine, maybe a little easy


Deadlifts:
45x10
75x8
105x5
155x5
195x3
185x5

Went fine, still haven't reached my max, still working on form.


Since the Idiot at the Gym thread is gone, Im gonna use this to rant. Some fucking guido walking around calling everyone "boss" got in my way as he did 45 minutes of curls while moaning "my arms are so dead" and flexing. He did dumbbell curls, barbell curls. EZ bar curls, seated curls, high reps, low reps, etc. Worst case of Curl Monkeyitis ever. He was doing abs on ball when I left.
 
Probably should have deadlifted more, back isnt very sore


I can feel a decent degree of soreness in my legs, that gives me hope that I can still work them while I look for an alternative to the shithole that is my current gym. Chest not sore enough, probably should move up to 50s.

Did no bicep curls but my bis are still sore. New to cleans so it was possibly from them? Or just from watching that guido work bis for an hour.

Im gonna hit the bag for a little bit.
 
Cleans
45x4
55x4
80x4x3

OHP
45x5
55x5
80x5x3(+10)

Front Squats:
45x5
55x5
80x5x3

Dumbbell Press
25x10
40x8
50x5
55x5x3

Dumbbell Row
20x10
35x10
55x5x3

Dips
Bodyweight/To Failx2

Pull Ups
Bodyweight/To Failx2
 
2/25

Cleans
45x5
65x5
80x5x3

OHP
45x5
65x5
80x5x3

Front Squats
45x5
65x5
80x5x3

Seated Dumbbell OHP
30x10
35x10
40x5

Deadlift
75x10
115x8
185x5
205x3

Dumbbell Press
50x5
45x5x3

There was another guy who was interested in Olympic Lifting help me with my deadlift form, he also commented that he was trying to convince the gym to buy a power rack. Now they have to deal with 2 annoyed members.
 
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50 pushups

Incline DB Press
45x5

DB Press
50x5x3

Dips
2xFail

Tricep Extensions
1xFail

Deadlifts
45x5
85x5
115x5
155x3
185x3
205x1
205x1
185x5
 
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I added 10 lbs to my cleans and front squats. Nice n00b gains.

Power Cleans:
45x10
70x5
90x5x5

Sometimes these are really easy because I get a good smooth transfer of momentum, but some reps its more choppy and its harder.

Front Squats:
45x10
70x5
90x5x5


OHP
45x10
60x5
80x5
80x5
80x5

Seated Dumbbell OHP
40x5
40x5

5 Minutes of stretching to cool down before the drive home.
 
Don't worry about how sore you are the day after. If you're having productive sessions, that's enough. Don't look for issues that aren't there.
 
3/3
Front Squats
90x5
90x5
90x6x3

Added an extra rep cuz I felt like I had it in me.


Dumbbell Bench Press
55x5
55x5
55x5

Incline Dumbbell Press
45x5
45x5
45x6



Dumbbell Rows
55x5x5


Dumbbell rows just seem off, I think Im gonna learn more about Bent over barbell rows form and start that.
 
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