405*x6

*They have 2 kinds of bars at my gym, I could only get a skinny one. Leg drive was a little weak cause I missed squats last week (that **** seems to make a difference for me)

Kind of bummed w/bench + triceps... making progress w/my back (rows are up ~20lbs) and shoulders (press is up ~20lbs, can press 135x10 BB no problem), but my damn chest... my chest fell off, houston was right. I was doing flys at 10x240 on the same machine before I left this gym, now I'm struggling to do 12x200. So that's gonna be a focus. The switch from 6-8 to 10-12 reps is also kinda fuckin with me. Gonna keep pushing though.

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Damn, weight is up to 190, but waist is trim so I'm not fully sweating it

Its been too fucking rainy and recovery is compromised on PHAT so I dont know if I'm gonna be on the bike like that this year. Not really looking to cut heavy anyway though I would like to stay around/under 185

Was a little under the weather last week but I'm feeling better. Hopefully lifts will start creeping up again. Chest/arms hyper tonight.

Found these at the grocery store:

http://www.knorr.com/products/roasters.aspx

Got the herb/lemon and the garlic parm, though I think to keep my salt down I will mix it up with the other ones too. Tired of the **** I've been having lately. Kind of worried about my salt & cholesterol levels. Gotta see a doc and get my bloodwork done.

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Man now I know where all these extra lbs are

I had a pair of jeans that I blew out the crotch on from bike riding, so I sent em to get fixed

Got em back... tight as **** . Wont front though, waist is gettin a lil pudgy too. But I really don't want to cut. Got a lot of good momentum on this bulk so far, trying to keep it going. Prob just need to clean up the diet, but its tough brays. I'm OK with not being gawd status this year though. As long as I can stay relatively lean and gain strength I'm good.

Deadlifted 405x4 last night. Forgot my god damn straps and had to borrow someone elses. On the 4th rep the straps came loose, and by the 5th my quads were done so I said **** it. Got a form check vid of that and light squats though, I'll post em when I get home. Def getting way more hip drive than before, but its still the weak point. Still though, 4 plates, finally I thought I would be satisfied here, but I wanna keep going

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i'm going for the 4 plates next tues for sure, that 385 is coming up too easily for me to not give it a go.

If ur reppin 385 4 plates should be no problem

Just make sure you get that warm up right... I have my **** down to a science....

I think I am gonna get regular pedals for the bike. Right now I have clip on shoes and that discourages me from riding. Gonna sell the pedals/shoes and just get regular pedals w/straps

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ctk im glad i stopped deadlifting. i spent so much time warming up too make sure i didnt get hurt

at you hitting 405X6

Man this lifting **** is an emotional roller coaster

Vascularity in my delts?

Nah thats just a stretch mark

Dude asked for fitness tips

Is this ***** trying to hit on me?

I cant deal with this **** brays

On a good note though all the lifts are up for shoulder day. I'm feeling this

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Form check

DL 405x4...

I don't usually twist like this, I did that to get a better angle for the camera. The straps came loose after the third rep and my quads basically went out as I was trying to tighten them up

Hypertrophy squats 225x12... does it matter that my knees come so far ahead of my toes or is that bullshit

I might switch to lower rep squats on power days... I was weary of jumping to weight I can only handle at 4-5 reps but I think that's the only way I'm gonna get my hip drive game up. Right now I do ~3x8x395 for power squats

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You deadlift slow. I be bangin that ho out.

yea your knees are too far over your toes for them squats. you want to sit bacc more

yeah youre not getting deep enough on the squats, your knees shouldnt be coming past your toes. have you tried setting a wider base?

Since when can't your knees be past your toes?





Outside of depth, I actually thought his squat was solid. Looked like an oly lifter in the making.

Probably just needed to push his knees out more at the bottom. Allows depth with the narrow stance.

If you like the narrow stance, invest in some heeled shoes.

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on your squats, what is the primary reason you're doing them? that would probably dictate what approach you should take. front squats, box squats, deeper back squats or what you're currently doing may be correct for different reasons. are you trying to get your relative strength up, quad size, athleticism, endurance/stamina?

you shouldn't be trying to find the camera during the middle of a deadlift set tho

the type of deadlifts you're doing seem extremely draining, i don't think you have to go that heavy or struggle that much to get size and strength improvements on your deadlift and body comp.

Im doing squats pretty much only to up my deadlifts

Im happy as far as legs are concerned, I think my thighs are like 25-26"... I'm really just lookin to see how far I can take my deads. I do want some strength for biking as well but with PHAT thats kind of a pipe dream. I could go for bigger calves too but I'm working on that.

Plus I like heavy deads cause then I dont have to do shrugs or any of that ****. My upper trap game is

Spliff I take a pretty wide stance (prob just past shoulder width). You are prob right that I need to flare my knees a little more. I will try that this weekend

What do yall think about the deads? Am I getting enough leg involvement? I tried to focus on fixing that from last time.

Shyt is grainy but the triceps aren't lookin too shabby either

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to be honest, the best way to get better at deadlifts is to do more deadlifts. the more you do them and the longer you keep doing them, the more they should rise if you stick w/ it. i have deadlifted 405 for 10-12reps on various occasions while weighing between 170-185, and i don't deadlift on a consistent basis
year round

are you getting a decent amount of reps in at heavier weights? thats the best way to up deads in my experience. i also used to try and make sure i upped the weight or reps each time i went and deadlifted.

just seems like the way you are deadlifting is mad draining and you're not getting enough frequency or volume to make adaptations to make your deadlift go up but i don't know the extent of your workout.