Big Bear: Cant hold me down forever

[bigbear6708]

3 mile run today, nothing special

[bigbear6708]

gyms hrs today were not meshing w/ my families hrs...rest till sunday when i will GET WORK DONE (10 hr car ride home tomorrow)

[bigbear6708]

Squats:
135x10
205x8
225x5
295x2
335x5,5,5
BB Sh. Press:
115x8
155x5,5,5
BB Row:
135x8
195x5,5,5
Pullups:BWx10,7,6
Chinups:BWx10,8,6

gains in squats are coming more slowly now...my plan is to add some more caloires to my day and try to get myself to grow a little more to get stronger or to give me addedd energy for the heavy sets..either way, made progress today...all lifts are coming along very nicely at this time...unsure how long it will be until i blast DC...2 more weeks of starting strenght? as long as im progressing...BRING IT ON!

[WorkoutMchne]

Originally Posted by bigbear6708

gains in squats are coming more slowly now

Maybe so, but man it doesn't seem like it to me. At the beginning of your journal you squatted 205 for 3X5 and now 335 for the same reps. That's just awesome dude. Can't wait to see you get even stronger. Monster increases, tremendous work.

[bigbear6708]

thanks man!..in the begining, it was muscle memory, I am above where I was as of now, (with the exception of deads, i continue taking them slow, im almost caught up).while yes I am still progressing, i guess it does not seem as "quality" to me because each set is very taxing both physically and mentally...i do them all w/ good form, but the last couple reps are slow coming up..thanks for the post, It is definately motivating...cant wait till tomorrow to go shatter some more numbers!

[bigbear6708]

last night i had what I call an "opportunity workout"..it was cardio day, getting late and i could not make it to the gym...lots of things going on...so..i once heard that to exercise you only need air and opportunity...did 3 circuts of

100 jumping jacks
25 pushups
25 situps

about 15 minutes in total

[bigbear6708]

Squats:
135x10
225x8
295x3
340x5,3/2,3
Bench:
135x10
185x7
230x5,5,5
Deadlift:
135x8
225x5
315x3
390x5
Dips:
Scratched
Incline Situps BWx25,25

-Hit a sticking point on squats...could not progress w/3x5

Ladies and gents, today I decided (while in the gym) that I am stuck on squats, and all of my other lifts will be hitting a wall very soon, I can feel it...I am DONE w/ Starting Strenght. My second run thru lasted 5 weeks, just about as long as I think I could go and progress each workout...I contemplated resting and running again, but then I thought back to why I did this program...as a REHAB...well...job done, and a great one at that...I have passed my numbers from before my surgery...it is now time to rest until Sunday(will do a couple cardio days), then I officially start my DC Blast...all workouts are not officially locked in yet, I am still drawing up what exactly I want to do...the outline will be here before Sunday, and ill continue to keep the journal...it motivates me, and I love getting feedback from the ABC members...Starting Strenght was my preseason...ITS GAME TIME!!!

(special shout outs to commander, workoutmachine, and ordo ab for the insights and tips thruout!)

**looked at my previous logs...my deadlift is still not caught up...i pulled 450x6 before surgery...was taking SS light to keep progressing..time to up the ante!

[Commander]

I'm looking foward to watching your DC blast.

And 450x6, that's an impressive deadlift, hope to see you work back up to that!

[bigbear6708]

Originally Posted by Commander

I'm looking foward to watching your DC blast.

And 450x6, that's an impressive deadlift, hope to see you work back up to that!

well tune in Sunday afternoon, first workout will be posted! still making the outline and getting everything in order...i hope to be @450 by the end of this first blast...i only made it about 2 weeks into my very first blast before surgery...so i think my goal is realistic

[bigbear6708]

203.8 lbs this morning...my blast is outlined below!

A1
DB Bench 20-30 RP
DB Shoulder Press 20-30 RP
DIPS 11-15 RP
Pull ups 15-20 RP
Deadlift 4-6/7-10 Straight Sets

A2
BB Curl 15-20 RP
Alt. Hammer Curl 15-20SS
LP Calf 10-12 SS
Seated Leg Curl 20-25 RP
Leg Press 6-8/20

B1
DB Inc Bench 20-30 RP
Upright Row 15-20 RP
Skull Crusher 15-30 RP
Pull Downs 15-20 RP
DB Row 20-30 RP

B2
Inc DB Curls 20-30 RP
Rev. Grip cable curls 10-12 SS
Seated Calf 10-12 SS
SLDL 10-12 SS
Squats 6-8SS/20

C1
BB Decline Bench 11-15 RP
Smythe Sh. Press 11-15 RP
Smythe CG Bench 11-15 RP
Rack Chins 11-15 RP
Rack Deads 4-6/7-10 SS

C2
Preacher Curls 11-15 RP
Alt. Pinwheel Curls 15-20 SS
Hack squat calves 10-12 SS
Sumo Leg Press 15-20 SS
Hack Squat 6-8SS/20