No Rest for the Weary

[belph]

I'm presenting the third white light. Because I fucking can.

 

[Kinglee]

Nice squat, I like how you swear in English

 

[kotriz]

good job man! solid workout & quality pics as usual
keep it up

 

[CRZA]

227.5 wasn't burried by any means, but it also looked legal to me.

1 white light from toons and 1 white light from miaou.

Congrats brosef.

cool thanks

I'm presenting the third white light. Because I fucking can.

SPF (sherdog PL federation) approved - good :icon_lol:

Nice squat, I like how you swear in English

Thanks. Yeah, watched too many pete rubish and george leeman videos.

good job man! solid workout & quality pics as usual
keep it up

Thanks brah

 

[Fighting Sprite]

It's pretty close and whether or not it would pass in a comp would probably depend on the fed and the judges.

Here's where I'd call your top of the knee and top the leg where it meets your hip.

I would probably call that high, and no good in a comp. But do you really care about what would pass in a comp? Since you haven't competed yet, to my knowledge, I assume you don't really have much interest. If this is just how you squat, which is the way it seems, then who gives a fuck?

Oh and nice to see you smashing big weights in the squat again.

 

[rikwebb]

As you wish, gents.

Knee bends
110 x 3
132.5 x 2 x 3
155 x 2 x 2
belt
175 x 2
200 x 1
210 x 1
220 x 1
227.5 x 1 (501lbs)
190 x 3

Bench Press
77.5 x 3
92.5 x 3
110 x 2 x 2
125 x 2
140 x 1
150 x 0,0,0. waaaaah
120 x 3

Day started of by me running out of the house to help my dad pick up some packages. Boom, slipped on the stairs and fell on my upper scapular area - Bruised up. Obviously this is where I put my bar for squats, so it hurt alot more than it should of. Felt okay with the squats, depth was not good. The 227.5 rep might have been parallel, but no way its below that.
So what else is new? Better than my last attempt at a heavy max, though. So its a work in progress... Not there yet
Huge grinder at the end, blood pressure got very high, face looking really ugly now.
Atleast I got some aggression and rage out of my system.

My new squatting style is kotriz, malanichev and dan green inspired, should of moved my hips more back I think.

When I started bench press, I felt pain in the bruised area again, this was exactly the spot where I put pressure on when benching. Didnt feel great... But if you've read my log for a while, you know im a fucking idiot - So I kept going.
Ended up missing 150 three times, same sticking point.
No excuses, though. The reason I failed is because im weak, not a shitty bruise.

All in all, mixed reactions from the day.

tldr: SPF squat, pictures of women below.


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In order: 200, 220, 227.5, slow motion rep, 190.

Nice work in here mate. Loved the ass review.

 

[CRZA]

It's pretty close and whether or not it would pass in a comp would probably depend on the fed and the judges.

picture1

Here's where I'd call your top of the knee and top the leg where it meets your hip.

picture2

I would probably call that high, and no good in a comp. But do you really care about what would pass in a comp? Since you haven't competed yet, to my knowledge, I assume you don't really have much interest. If this is just how you squat, which is the way it seems, then who gives a fuck?

Oh and nice to see you smashing big weights in the squat again.

True, I shouldnt care. But its cooler to convincingly smash 500 instead of barely squatting it But then again, Ill have plenty of other chances to do that.

Thanks buddy

Nice work in here mate. Loved the ass review.

Thanks bro. :wink:

Shrugs: 100+ reps
Face pulls: 3 x 20

Hammer curls: 17.5 x 4 x 12
Concentration curls: 15 x 3 x 8
bb curls: bar x 10, 30 x 10

 

[CRZA]

knee bend with a bar in front
60 x 3,3
80 x 3
100 x 3
110 x 2,2
130 x 1
140 x 1
150 x 1
belt
160 x 1,
170 x fail,fail
165 x 1 - griinder

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160-165

Bench Press
50 x 3
75 x 3
90 x 3
105 x 3
120 x 3 x 3
100 x 2 x 5

Press: 50 x 8,8,5

Concentration curls: 20 x 3 x 8
bb Curls: 30 x 3 x 10
Hammer curls: 10 x 2 x 20

160 felt fairly fast, so I thought that I would get 170. Not today it seems.
165 was a hell of a grinder, so should of tried that first.
Front delts are incredible sore, made benching feel horrible.

Spoiler

 

[miaou]

Congrats, C.

It really didn't look like that much of a grind.

/when lifting everything seems to flow in slow motion

 

[redbeard]

Nice squatting brother.

 

[DrBdan]

Congrats on cracking 500.

 

[CRZA]

Congrats, C.

It really didn't look like that much of a grind.

/when lifting everything seems to flow in slow motion

Thanks! Yes, thats right. Plus on the front squats when it gets heavy my body shifts forwards, and I have to struggle to keep the bar as upright as possible. Look how low my elbows are at the end of the lift, its ridiculous. Woke up with a crazy sore back from those lifts.

Nice squatting brother.

Thanks brother

Congrats on cracking 500.

Thanks Bdan, appriciate it!

Paused Squats
100 x 3
120 x 3
140 x 3
belt
160 x 3
170 x 3 x 3
140 x 10, not paused

Snatch Grip deadlifts
100 x 3
120 x 3
150 x 3
belt
170 x 2 x 3
150 x 3

Benchpress
70 x 3
90 x 3
105 x 3 x 2

Sumo deadlifts
70 x 5
110 x 3
150 x 5 x 3

 

[CRZA]

Benchpress
75 x 3
90 x 3
105 x 2 x 2
120 x 2
137.5 x 1
147.5 x 1 +2.5
100 x 13

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dat dere left arm

Flies: 17.5 x 3 x 20

Concentraton db curls
25 x 5,5,8,3,3

Triceps extensions / Hammer curls
4 x 12

Triceps pushdowns / Incline db curls
3 x 12

 

[CRZA]

Sheiko review / Year review

I did sheiko pretty much the entire year. Was a really good experience and Im glad I tried it. First things id like to add is that Sheiko is not as difficult and hard program as people make it seem. Yes, its a grind at times, but usually the percentages are low and you're finished with the work in two hours.

- The first half of the year, I went crazy and did like 6 cycles in a row or so. Bad mistake. I know Cratos and several others run it with no deloads, but I should of taken a deload. The end result was a nagging hip pain, that lasted around two months and kept me from squatting during that time.
I also developed a problem with my right pec. Eventually those issues got fixed, but my progress stalled and I lost some gains. Was squatting 182 for my 80% sets on squats for example, at this point.

Went back on sheiko, changed my skwaating style and hit a 12.5 PR last week.
Not great progress, but Im confident that I could of gotten more, had I listened to my body!

My bench press I progressed 10kg, which is nowhere near impressive. But Im actually most happy with my bench press progress!
Before sheiko, my bench was up and down alot, and my strength varied. Could barely do 120, and had to peak myself up to a 137.5 bench press. But lost that strength after the peak. I remember I failed 130 before the end of last year. So on sheiko, the progress has been slow, but ive always felt that I have been moving forwards. Could probably bench 140 any day of the week, any time of the day. My 365 max as Brandon lilly calls it has moved way up. So very pleased with that.

My deadlift progressed with 20kg. Happy with that. Form still needs work. Seemed to respond to alot of reps and work on the deadlift.

The main thing that sheiko has taught me is that you dont have to lift heavy (90%+) to get stronger!. I benched 147.5, and I usually stayed below 120 in training. Squatted 227.5, and I rarely went over 180!, stayed at 155 for a long time, beltless. Deadlifted 260, and I rarely went over 200 kilos in training!

Sheiko will also give you plenty of time to work on your form.
And, well, its fun too!

So the lifts:
Bench Press: 147.5 (325)
Squat: 227.5 (500)
Deadlift: 261 (475)
1400lb total.

TLDR:
- Happy despite not so good progress
- Plenty of time to work on your form
- You can get strong without going heavy
- Listen to your body
- Everyday max increases and you feel strong all the time
- Got years end goal, 1400 gym, not legal, not official total.


different kind of review:

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I am following the rules, this is not a sexual pose!

 

[CRZA]

Really angry and pissed off today for some reason. So decided to deadlift!

Front squats
50 x 5, 70 x 5.
Just as a warmup

Deadlifts
90 x 3
120 x 3,3
155 x 3
belt
175 x 2
200 x 1
230 x 1
251 x 1
261kg (575lbs) x 1 +10 yay

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230, 251, 261

Sumo deadlifts
150 x 3 x 3

Lat pulldowns: 45 x 5 x 10

Hammer curls: 17.5 x 4 x 12

Next week Ill just do some light, deload stuff


Happy x-mas folks. And thanks to whoever has watched and commented in this log this year.

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cant have a christmas without lucy pinder

 

[miaou]

Congrats for the PRs, C! Solid post-lift celebration.

Also, thanks for the write-up and congrats for the 1400 total!

 

[CRZA]

Thanks!
No problems buddy

 

[kotriz]

thanks for the thorough review! congrats on teh PRs as well! keep it up!

 

[KidAlchemy]

Awesome PR's and good review!

 

[CRZA]

thanks for the thorough review! congrats on teh PRs as well! keep it up!

Thanks kotriz!

Awesome PR's and good review!

Thanks KA!