Consistency, Growth , Self Belief - Gaining muscle and then getting lean

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06/11/19

Squats 82.5kg 5x5 (very happy with my form)
Bench Press 62.5kg 3x5
Rows 55kg 5x5
20kg barbell curls 3x10
Hanging knee raises 3x8
Dips 3x8
Facepulls 12kg 3x15

Nice nice looking forward to 2 days of rest

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username1292215

Going to train at the Powerlifting Gym tomorrow with some friends, going to test out my sumo deadlift see the most I can do for a set of 5 and then start from there. I am confident I could get 140kg tbh as I actually have food in my system. Don't see the point of starting at 75% 1RM for only 1x5 a week

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username1292215

Just trained at regular uni gym today.

Squats 5x5 85kg

Sumo Deadlift 1x5 110kg, 1x5 120kg, 1x5 130kg. So going to start at 130kg.

OHP 5x5 35kg (I feel like I can barely control the bar movement tho)

Rows 5x5 50kg Superset with CGBP 50kg 3x10

Curls and facepulls

Good sesh. Sumo deadlifts were fine but my first time using hook grip and now I understand why people say it’s painful.

Reply 283

username1292215

11/11/19

Squats 5x5 87.5kg
Comp Bench 3x5 65kg
Rows 5x5 60kg
Hanging Leg raises 3x5
Barbell curls 3x12 17.5kg
Facepulls 12.5kg 3x15 Superset with tricep pushdowns 12,5kg 3x10

Happy with today’s workout. Squats were good in really confident about my form for the most part with squats. Also went out clubbing the evening of my last workout and recovery seems to be fine 💪.

TDEE seems to be around 2185 for now so I’m eating 2405, and my proteins are atleast 130g per day sometimes 160. Still in the process of finding my TDEE using nSuns calculator.

EDIT: accidentally ate 2552

EDIT#2 did something reckless and I’m probs at 2600-2700 now lol it’s ayte I probs burned loads in the gym today

(edited 4 years ago)

Reply 284

username1292215

Realised how dumb I am for trying a programme like 5x5. Barely any deadlift work, and its just programmed dumb. When I start stalling I am going to be changing to GZCL and sticking with that.

Reply 285

username1292215

Yeah squats today were bad. Did squats, every single last rep was a grind, and I started to get the feeling of irritated elbows. So yep no more LP 3x a week in my life ever again well done to me for wasting 2 weeks :/.

3x5, 1x4 Squats 90kg
1x5 110kg, 1x5 132.5kg Sumo Deadlift. Getting used to that thumb pain with hook grip.

Okay no more ****ing around in the gym, time to train properly. No more chasing numbers