Stallion's Fitness Journal

[I-tallionStallion]

Max Effort Week-

Monday- Squats

Wed- Bench & Rows

Friday- Deadlift



MONDAY-

So I went into the gym today feeling pretty damn good. An experienced huge 45 year old powerlifter was benching like 330 lbs was in there today and i made friends with him after he commented on my Ronnie Coleman "Light Weight Baby shirt". I helped him bench and he made sure I squated deep.

1x315 PR - Felt great, very deep!
1x330 PR - Still good. Got a little stuck but nothing i couldn't handle
1x345 PR- Very deep and it was a very tough battle...the powerlifter commented that it was exceptionally deep and he was impressed how well I handled it. He made me feel really good about myself, I made sure to compliment him when he benched

Today was awesome and i did far more than i thought i could, and my a$$ was a couple inches from the ground. I know its not a lot of weight compared professionals/people who have lifted a long time but I was pleased with myself today.

 

[Quagmire911]

So what about the god damn gripper :cuss:

Oh, and nice squat Video?

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Relax quag

I got it today and I will be trying the gripper tomorrow.

No video, there will be a video next time though. I will video tape my bench and Deads, I promise

 

[Quagmire911]

You mean you haven't tried to crush it already :nervous:

Blasphemy! :cuss:

Oh and good luck with the bench and deadlift. Remember your ammonia...

 

[ProDJ26]

You passed my max squat....

fukkkkkker

nice work cant wait for bench and dead results

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Haha, ProDJ26 I still think it's cool that you weigh like 160 and are doing everything I do. Good Stuff.

And thanks Kerpal I appreciate it, but your squat is amazingly strong. Hopefully at some point I'll be where you are.

Max Effort Bench Today-

185 lbs PR 1 rep

200 lbs PR 1 rep

215 lbs PR 1 rep - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRcDPt0UV7M

225 lbs PR 1 rep - two plates haha...freakin awesome. I was very happy. The only problem is that my brother forgot to save the video on my phone so i don't have a video for it. It was a tough battle, got stuck half-way up. But I got it okay.

Quag, i thought i ordered the No.1 CoC but i accidentally got the trainer and it was easy btw. So I'm going to return it and get the No.1 asap.

*in other news i just joined a really awesome gym that has everything I need including a powerlifting room where some of the strongest guys in the U.S. have lifted or still train in there according to the owner. If i get any famous names I'll let you fellas know.

I happily said goodbye to Planet Fitness. This place has a much more serious environment. Which means my training will be much better. I'm very excited.

 

[ProDJ26]

Ahh planet fitness....

The Judgment Free Zone (With Big Smile)

LMFAO

 

[Quagmire911]

Great work on the bench, form looked great.

Sucks about the gripper, guess we will have to see in a week or so. Get the No.2 if you can afford it as well as the No.1!

Great news on the new gym, sounds great-maybe they will have cool s*** like a proper GHR, etc...

Westside is looking like the best side! Keep it up!

 

[Fuglydude]

Nice numbers bro!!! Congrats on the PB's!!!

Your PB squat is more than mine now you jerk! Again congrats.

I'm gonna suggest mixing in front squats on your squat day just to change things up a bit. Your progress is inspiring! Keep it up.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Well ProDJ26 i said goodbye to that place. And i can happily say i broke all the rules Now i won't get yelled at for deading anymore haha. I'm guessing you are stuck at that awful place lol.

Thanks Quag. Don't worry i got them both 1# and 2# coming. The greatest part is that the powerlifting part of the gym is a room and secluded. And not many go in there at all, so I can concentrate without having tons of others watching or getting in the way of me and the bar. Westside is doing good for me, definitely, but I have to say in part the diet has been a big factor too.

Fuglydude- thank you very much for the kind words. Your numbers rock as well, especially for your size. We are pretty even, all i have to do is DL more than 430 and I beat you right? Lol damn that is going to be hard, but I'm going to give it my all tomorrow. I've got another 5 weeks of westside and EFFORT is cooking something else up for me, I'll see what he says.

Oh yeah, forgot to post my BB row wednesday :crazy: I was too excited about the bench heh. here were my results

Barbell Row

185 1x5
200 1x5
210 1x5 PR Hard as hell, tried to keep my form perfect but damn it was heavy

 

[ProDJ26]

Haha I no I'm to busy at my schools rec center with all the naked old dudes in the locker rooms lol

Nice stuff on the rows.

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Thanks Pro, haha

Friday - Deadlifts

Today wasn't as good as the other two, but decent. I was hoping I'd get higher

1x415 PR
1x430 PR - Felt Good, I stiffed legged it a bit, but form was decent and I handled the weight very well, check out the video where i come whipping into action haha - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K89fZc3OyS4

1x440 F - No way I was getting this, I was shot after the 430 lol, probably should havd done this first instead of 430 lbs. Didn't even get it off the ground

And I forgot my creatine today too, don't know if that would make a difference but didn't seem like it.

More weight, another day

 

[Rampage1]

good progress man, your frame seems to have gotten way bigger since that photo of you at 176lbs!! you still making gains?

btw do you cycle your creatine?

 

[Quagmire911]

Good job!

My no.2 is on the way!

 

[I-tallionStallion]

good progress man, your frame seems to have gotten way bigger since that photo of you at 176lbs!! you still making gains?

btw do you cycle your creatine?

yes, i cycle every two months.

I'm a lot bigger. My clothes don't even fit me anymore, which sucks lol. I haven't been 176 since like October. Just go back over my last month. I've been making great gains But its the help and support of everyone on here, friends, family, God, and my will to get stronger. I can't even tell you how excited I am about this whole thing. It's just one day at a time.

Quag - No 1 and 2 won't be here for another week or so

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Monday -

Squat 1x3 - 315 lbs PR - Very hard...probably should have done a lower weight as last rep was just barely beyond parallel - i will see how these are next time

Leg Press 1x15 - 360 - Haven't done these in a while, took an easy on them to see how they felt, I used to overdo them in my old routine, and you aren't suppose to overdo in westside unless its a max

BB Row - 5x3 - 180 lbs PR

Reverse Hyper Extentions - 3x8 PR - wow...very hard haha

Good day, simple as that

*Also I am now backpacking 25lbs...good stuff

 

[JohnnyIrish]

Good work bro, your well on your way to becoming a monster!

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Good work bro, your well on your way to becoming a monster!

Thanks Johnny you keep PRing like this and this state won't be big enough for the two of us! haha

Wednesday: Another good day!

Spread Eagle Situps 3x8 - 120 lbs PR
- Will increase next week

DB Press (paused at bottom 1 second) 2x5 - 70 lbs PR

WG Bench 3x10 (light) - PR 95 lbs

Standing Military Press - 3x5 - 120 lbs PR Pretty tough, but I'm sure I can increase it next week

I was happy to see my military press go up, last time I could only get 5 reps of 120 lbs for just one set, this time i had it for 3 sets of 5. Noticeable improvement definitely. I really want 135 lbs! Bah maybe in 3-4 weeks

 

[JohnnyIrish]

Thanks Johnny you keep PRing like this and this state won't be big enough for the two of us! haha

BUAHAHAHA!!:crackup:

 

[I-tallionStallion]

SLDL- 2x6 - 275 lbs PR

Wasn't sure how heavy I could go...probably should have gone a bit heavier on these but I definitely felt it after I was done...heh anyone know the percentage compared to normal deads? *points in Quag's direction*

Low Pull Through 3x8- 150 lbs PR

Lat Pulldown 5x3 - 150 lbs PR

Barbell Shrugs 3x10 - 135 lbs PR - I've never done these before so I really wasn't sure how much I should do. It felt pretty good, but i probably could have done more for sure.

Good day...some new things but all in all I felt pretty good about my workout. I just have to get a grip on this one when it comes up in a week and a half.