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Deadlift
60kg - 1x5
80kg - 1x5
100kg - 1x5
120kg - 1x5
150kg - 1x3 (Belt + straps)

Leg Press
40kg - 1x20
80kg - 1x20
120kg - 1x20
160kg - 1x20
200kg - 1x20
240kg - 1x8

Leg Curl
130 - 3x8

Decent stuff. My deadlift was pretty solid although my grip was non-existent due to using straps. It's very clear my grip is the weak link as it didn't even feel SO HARD.

Was gonna do some machine broceps too but there was a guy one there who was setting a world record on the amount of sets he could do so I didn't want to bother him.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 161

Cast.Iron

Are you using chalk/mixed grip/hook grip? All three could help.

Reply 162

Michael XYZ

I'm using straps for the last one. Before that all are mixed grip.

Reply 163

Cast.Iron

Original post by Michael XYZ

I'm using straps for the last one. Before that all are mixed grip.

Perhaps chalk would help you out on the last set? Also, re-setting your grip after every rep can make a difference.

Reply 164

Michael XYZ

Yep, I know it would. Need to buy some soon.

Reply 165

Michael XYZ

Bench
50kg - 1x5
57.5kg - 1x5
65kg - 1x5
75kg - 1x5
85kg - 1x3
65kg - 1x8

Push Press - 50kg
1x5
1x3 (could have got the 5 but I scraped my nose with bar and stumbled a bit and was hyperextending my back a lot so just got out of place a lot)
1x5

Skull Crushers - 28.5kg
4x10

DB Row - 31kg
3x8

Machine Press - 40kg (essentially a shoulder press but just slightly less than 90 degrees)
1x8
1x7

Machine Curl - 25kg
2x10
1x8

One thing is for sure - my over-head press strength has gotten very weak. Decided to try out push press for first time. It's nice, gonna just mix it up between that and strict press when I start stalling on one.

Reply 166

Michael XYZ

Squat
60kg - 1x5
80kg - 1x5
100kg - 1x5 (belt on)
120kg - 1x5
147.5kg - 1x3 (PR!)

Good Morning
60kg - a bunch
80kg - 3x8

Romanian Deadlift - 107.5kg
1x10
1x5 (grip failed me, yes weak grip...)

Hamstring Curl - 90
2x14

Shrugs

Yay, PR on squat! Felt hard though. The rest was okay... my grip is **** and failed me on RDLs - fail.

Reply 167

ibysaiyan

Original post by Michael XYZ

Congrats on your PR as for the gripping issue.. why don't you try chalk ? I say that but I have yet to start using them ,lol.

Reply 168

Michael XYZ

Everyone has said it. I know, I just need to buy some.

And thanks. :P

Reply 169

Arturo Bandini

Have you tried chalk?

Bench
50kg - 1x5
60kg - 1x5
65kg - 1x5
75kg - 1x5
85kg - 1x5 (BRAP!)

JM Press
50kg - 2x3

Pushdowns
12 - 4x10

Chin Ups
1x8
2x6

Machine Decline Press
80kg - 2x10

Grip Machine
30kg - 3x5

Good session. Couldn't find 1.25kg plates so I just did 65kg and 75kg for bench instead of 67.5kg and 77.5kg - meh.

Hit my previous PR of 85kg x 5. The 75kg x 5 felt kinda hard which worried me a lot. I'm pretty happy with progress.

Reply 172

Michael XYZ

Deadlift
65kg - 1x5
85kg - 1x5
105kg - 1x5
125kg - 1x5
155kg - 1x3 (Straps)

Leg Press
40kg - 1x20
80kg - 1x20
120kg - 1x20
160kg - 1x20
200kg - 1x20
240kg - 1x20

Leg Curl - 130
2x10
1x8

Happy with deadlift. Curls were very hard... I felt like I was about to throw up and also very out of breath.

Reply 173

Gallium

Original post by Michael XYZ

whats your best for 5 reps? brah......i find it stupid that i can do 140x5 but i can only do 142.5 for like 3 reps

Reply 174

Michael XYZ

Original post by Gallium

whats your best for 5 reps? brah......i find it stupid that i can do 140x5 but i can only do 142.5 for like 3 reps

No idea, just working on triples.

Reply 175

Michael XYZ

Bench
50kg - 1x5
60kg - 1x5
67.5kg - 1x5
77.5kg - 1x5
87.5kg - 1x3 (PR!)
67.5kg - 1x8

Push Press - 55kg
3x5

Skull Crushers - 31kg
4x10

DB Row - 31kg
3x10

Machine Press - 40kg
2x8 (last rep caused a little sharp pain in my shoulder... **** you machine!)

Machine Curl
25kg - 3x10
15kg - 1x8 (right after)
10kg - 1x8 (right after)

Grip Machine
40kg - 3x5

Very good session to be honest. The 87.5kg x 3 felt pretty easy (inb4 jynxed all my future gains) to be honest. Okay, not easy but didn't feel VERY, VERY hard. I think asking someone to lift the bar for me is helping a lot.

Reply 176

ibysaiyan

Indeed a great session :P

Reply 177

Cast.Iron

Mirin' your squat. Also...

Have you considered chalk :colone:

Reply 178

Michael XYZ

Squat
65kg - 1x5
85kg - 1x5
105kg - 1x5 (belt on)
125kg - 1x5
150kg - 1x3 (PR!)

Good Morning
65kg - 3x8

Romanian Deadlift
90kg - 2x10

Hamstring Curl - 10
2x8

Grip Machine
50kg - 3x5

YEAH BUDDY! Superior leg genetics!

I decided to drop my weight on GM and RDL quite a bit. Mainly because I want to try focus on the contraction of these movements and not just raise the weight for the sake of it. At the higher weights I was doing I didn't really feel it much so my form was quite **** which means the target muscles probably not working much at all and just using any other muscle to compensate.