Thanks! I sometimes take pics or think I look jacked in a clip of me lifting, then I see a youtube video of a pro lifter and then think I look like a toothpick lol
I've mostly been maintaining my weight (with some slight ups and downs) for quite a while, if it was easier for me to keep eating food I'd probably be bulking right now
Yup, I've sort of been sandbagging my squats, by not letting them progress too much compared to my deadlift. I figured otherwise the intensity of squats would cannibalize the effort I can put into other lifts. I really want to put some heavy weight on the bar thoughClearwater47 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 8:18 am Best feeling ever when you take weight that should be somewhat challenging and it moves like it's an empty bar.
I use straps when doing Hammer Curls sometimes and it always surprises me how much it helps me get more out of the movement.
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Today's workout was pretty good:
Squats:
warm ups
300x5
300x5
300x5
easy
OHP:
warmups
205x1
135x15
Felt like I could have done reps with the 205, but was just planning to do a heavy single rep
Deadlift
warm ups
295x3
More reps than last time (3 vs 1) but my grip still failed me. On the 3rd rep, the bar rolled down to my fingertips in my left hand but I still completed the rep. On the 4th rep it just fell out of my hand on the way up
Lumbar curl:
135x5
185x5
Barbell curl:
95x5
135x5
145x8
Pretty sure I was starting to get tunnel vision/black out on the last few reps with 145
Wrist curl:
45x8
85x5
95x8
Fly Press:
45s x 8
65s x 9
1 arm hangs (grip)
right hand: 7 seconds
left hand: 5 seconds
this tracks cause the bar fell out of my left hand in deadlifts. But making progress