Baxmans Trip

Those are some great PRs Bax. Now I see your strict press PR (pretty amazing, by the way) I am a little surprised that your push press PR wasn't higher. I reckon I can add a good 25lb to my strict press when push pressing, maybe more. I suppose it depends on how much push you actually use; I jerked 220lb pretty easily, so with a decent push I might well be able to push press that too. That's about 40lb higher than my strict press 1RM.

Be sure to let us know when you get that 200kg dead.
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(BAX67 @ May 20 2008,10:15)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Deads 1x5x135
1x3x245
1x1x290,335,395,430PR 440 Wouldn't budge!!!</div>
Owhoooooooooooooooo....!!!!

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(fearfactory @ May 21 2008,12:42)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">edit - is this you?  http://youtube.com/watch?v=d6NTk8-Cu1I</div>
How did you find that picture of me?  Now the secret is out!!ha
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Lol, I haven't tried for a single push press pr.  I do feel I could add 15# to my 5 rep max.

Tim, not huge at all, just hanging around 175#.

5-23-08

Squats             1x5x135
                       1x1x205,265,315 NO,310PR
Bench              1x5x125
                       1x1x175,205,235, 255PR
That's it.  Time for a nice 9 day SD.  Thanks to everyone who contibuted to my log.  What great motivation it provides.  I am still amazed at the knowledge and the great people who are in this forum.  YOU have made this the most productive year of training I have ever had!  THANK YOU!!!
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1 Rep Maxes

Deads       430
Squats      310
Bench       255

Bodyweight        174
Bodyfat         10%
Height          5'8
 
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Deads 430
Squats 310
Bench 255

Bodyweight 174
Bodyfat 10%
Height 5'8</div>

Awesome stats!
 
mucho impressive bax!


lbs kilos
Deads 430 = 195.45
Squats 310 = 140.91
Bench 255 = 115.91

total 995 = 452.27

Bodyweight 174 = 79.09

wilks = 310.98085199999997
 
Thanks FF.

Just finished my SD(still some heavy lifting at work) and ready to start my 2nd HST cycle. I'll be following an A/B routine three times a week, calories will be at maintenance thru the whole cycle, and cardio will be 3 times/week, low intensity for 15's, 4 times/week medium intensity for 10's, and three times/week high intensity for 5's. All cardio sessions will be 30 min. on non training days.

A routine B routine

Squats Deads
Bench Dips
Pendlays Chins
Military Press Push Press

If my shoulder will allow it, 5 sets of power cleans will follow the 1st workout in the week, 5 sets of the snatch on the 2nd, and 5 sets clean and jerk on the 3rd workout of week. These are added for practice on form and technique. Weights will be fairly low and only increased if I feel like I can handle more weight.

Workout 1 HST Cycle 2

Squats 15,10 145

Bench 15,10 130

Pendlay 15,10 115

MPress 15,10 75

Power Cleans 1x5x45, 1x3x75,85,105,105

Nice quick workout. Boy it's been awhile since I did anything over 5 reps. Got a nice little pump today which was nice. Feeling a little deflated after the time off.
 
6-4-08 workout 2 hst cycle 2

Deads 1x15x270
Dips 1x15xBW+5
Chins 1x10xBW+5
1x8xBW
Push Press 1x5x120
Arnold Press 1x10x35

Snatch 1x1x45 No way!!

Well this workout was screwed up. Deads and dips were cool, but chins after deads didn't work for me. Last HST cycle I looked back and did chins on squat day, so will adjust next workout. Push presses I just don't know what happened. Snatch is definitely out, some serious pain in the shoulder. I think this shoulder thing is going to be hanging around for awhile. Just can't seem to heal it up. I know just deal with it. Kind of a rocky start to this cycle. Haven't managed to start that cardio either. Maybe next week.
 
If it's any consolation Bax, my right shoulder has been bugging me for years. Just recently, working on dislocates everyday and now making myself do OHS two or three times a week is starting to make a difference, I think. It just takes longer when you are +40 so you have to be extra patient. All the best.
 
6-6-08  WO#3  HST cycle 2


Tried some shoulder dislocates today to try and warm up the shoulder.  Could really feel the tightness in there.  I'll try them on a regular basis to see if it helps it out.  Thanks lol.


Squats              2x165   15,8

Bench                2x150   15,10

Chins                 2xBW+10    15,6

OHP                   2x90     15,6

Clean+Jerk        1x5x45,  1x3x75,85,105,105

Much better moving chins away from dead day.  For some reason rows are a much better fit after deads for me.  Was huffing and puffing by the time I got to C&amp;J.  Had to take a 3 minute break before tackling those.  I haven't done a C&amp;J since last summer and I must say they felt awesome.  Full body pleasure there!!

Ordered Starting Strength today. Looking forward to reading that.
 
6-9-08  Week 2  HST Cycle 2 WO4

Deads           280     15,6

Dips              BW+10  15,10

Pendlays       125     15,8

Arnold Pr       40*     15,10
                    *per dumbbell

Power Cleans 1x5x45,75; 1x3x85,105,105

Boy, these 15's are a son of gun.  Deads left me a little light headed and gasping for air.  Took about a 4 minute break in between the sets.  Everything else went smooth.

Bodyweight 170
 
6-11-08 HST Cycle 2 WO 5

Squats 185 15,6

Bench 175 15,6

Chins BW+15 12+3, 4

OHP 110 12+3push press, 6

OHS's 1x5x12,22; 1x3x32,45,45

Really happy with my squat and bench effort. 10# heavier for 15 than my first HST cycle. Disappointed with chins and OHP's. Perhaps the OHP's were affected by bench, but can't explain the chins. Total weight was a little lighter than my first cycle and I couldn't even get 13 reps. I'll have to do some adjusting for 10's I guess. For the overhead squats I widened my stance to a little wider than shoulder width. Seemed to help getting down in the hole, but the bar is wanting to travel a little forward over my head instead of staying back over the shoulders. Is this ok? I still feel like I have a nice arch in the lower back and my chest up, but feels kind of awkward. In a nutshell it feels good till about parallel, but after that form seems to collapse a bit. Anybody have any ideas on this?
 
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(BAX67 @ Jun. 12 2008,12:10)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">
Really happy with my squat and bench effort.  10# heavier for 15 than my first HST cycle.  Disappointed with chins and OHP's.  Perhaps the OHP's were affected by bench, but can't explain the chins.  Total weight was a little lighter than my first cycle and I couldn't even get 13 reps.  I'll have to do some adjusting for 10's I guess.  For the overhead squats I widened my stance to a little wider than shoulder width.  Seemed to help getting down in the hole, but  the bar is wanting to travel a little forward over my head instead of staying back over the shoulders.  Is this ok?  I still feel like I have a nice arch in the lower back and my chest up, but feels kind of awkward.  In a nutshell it feels good till about parallel, but after that form seems to collapse a bit.  Anybody have any ideas on this?</div>
Good couple of workouts Bax. 15s for deads are killer!

Re OHSs: Sounds like you are doing more of a front squat with the bar overhead. Think of where the line of force from the C of G of the bar falls; the more upright you are the further forward the bar will have to be.

So, if the bar is wanting to travel forwards then you are probably not sitting back enough. That sounds wrong but, if you think about it, what happens when you sit back is that you have to bend further forward at the hips which in turn means that your arms and the bar have to travel back over your head so the bar is above the back of your neck rather than above your head. Think of your form when you do a low-bar back squat and how much you have to lean forward to keep the weight over your mid-foot. Similar with OHS. The more you sit back, the more you'll have to bend forward and the more the bar will need to travel back behind your head - assuming your shoulders can cope. I think that's it anyway!  
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(BAX67 @ Jun. 11 2008,7:10)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Chins BW+15 12+3, 4

... can't explain the chins. Total weight was a little lighter than my first cycle and I couldn't even get 13 reps.</div>
Bax, don't worry about it. Chin progress from a previous cycle is something that is very hard to maintain straight out the gate after an SD. I'm guessing you won't have to do any adjusting for the 10's - and even next week when you do your chin work, I believe you'll see a marked difference.

Good luck this cycle!
 
Everything seems to be working out nicely. I honestly don't know how you guys do OHP at all on the same day as bench...
You would be amazed at the difference if you split the 2 up! Anyway, you know how to do a cycle, but what I do to avoid that dilemma is on bench days I hit a shoulder isolation like lateral raise (side preferably or rear), and on OHP days I hit chest with dips for maximum reps.
I like the shoulder iso for 2 reasons:
1) The presses don't focus on the side delts and this truly makes a noticeable difference in width (with and without shirt).
2) It allows full attention to be on either chest or shoulder, without sacrificing either, and adding some recovery time.

I know it's not your bag of tea, but just throwing it out there.
 
Thurs. 6-12-08

25 minutes cardio on the treadmill first thing in the a.m.. Finally got that in. I'd forgotten how great that feels. HA!!

Fri. 6-13-08 HST Cycle 2 WO 6 Last 15's

Deads 290 15, 6

Dips BW+15 15, 6

Pendlays 130 15,12

OHP 110 12, 5.5 S%^T!!

OHS's 1x5x12,22; 1x3x32,45,45

Clean and jerk ran out of time. Will do tomorrow before cardio!!

Could have added 5# to the pendlays and tried for those OHP's again, but with no success. Sure am glad to be done with 15's.

Soflsun not really my cup of tea, but I may add some iso's next cycle. It would be nice to have a day to OHP. Hmmmm, there's a thought.

lol, thanks for the OHS tip. Worked marvelous, now please let the shoulder hold out. It has been feeling a bit better since starting the shoulder dislocates.
 
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