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[–]CaptainSarcasmo 2 points3 points ago

Front squat: 117.5kg
CGBP: 102.5kg
SumoDL: 202.5kg

http://i.imgur.com/6WsYV.jpg

[–]LyleGately[S] 1 point2 points ago

Damn that's some nice progress. Your numbers have been updated.

[–]CaptainSarcasmo 0 points1 point ago

Cheers dude

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

I am testing all my 1RM on tuesday. ಠ_ಠ

Anyways.

Squat 140X5 Bench 90X5 DL 170X5

The thing is I am doing RPT...so I don't do X amounts of sets at the same weight. I don't have any current tested 1RM to give you. On tuesday I will. I am HOPING for squat 165, bench 100, and DL 200. We will see. Current weight as of today is- 128lbs.

Thanks! =)

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

You can PM me or reply to this comment after you test your 1RMs. I'll put in the numbers you gave me now though.

Damn. You lost 7 pounds? Shiiiiit. That took 23 pounds off your goal lifting total. :)

How much weight are you taking off for your other sets with RPT? 10%? How has that been working for you? I tried, half-assed RPT with chin-ups but I didn't see much of a difference.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I fluctuate with my weight daily, either high 128-high 129. It's lame. Regardless I will have knocked ~5 lbs off for sure. Leangains! I love it.

As for RPT I am doing the -10% then adding the rep, just like LG suggest. Top rep is 5 before I move up in weight. I actually really enjoy it. It kicks my ass sometimes though. Its nice to do more work on DLing..I think I see more gains that way. I have made steady gains on all my lifts during my caloric restriction.

Sometimes I get cocky if I have good day though, and don't do the -10%. Like squats felt really good the other day..was supposed to go to 125, but only went to 135. However, still maintained the +1 rep rule.

Honestly, it this training makes sense to me a lot to start with your hardest and work downward. After this 'cut' I am going back to 531 though. If I wasn't on a cut I would hate RPT, because I think there are better training methods. If I make any new PRs its just a bonus.

I'll update you tomorrow on what my lifts were. I am excited/nervous to see!

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Thanks for the write up. RPT hasn't really responded to me on chins but I haven't tried it on any other lifts. The only good chin-up location at my gym suuucks for weighted chins. I knock the machine with the dipping belt constantly. So I'm kind of not as gung-ho about them as I used to be, which just means I have to change gyms.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Hihihi. Okay so weight- 130.4

Bench-95 Squat- 175 DL- 200

All tested please update when you can. Thanks so much!

[–]LyleGately[S] 1 point2 points ago

Damn. Nice work on that squat and deadlift!

[–]sareon 1 point2 points ago

I was excited thinking this was to 1,000 karma.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Tweaked my left shoulder testing 1RM bench back on Dec 30th. I wasn't sure if I hurt it benching or dead lifting so I avoided those two lifts for two weeks and my numbers show. TM volume squats started to be so difficult I was almost suicidal afterwards. I'm taking this upcoming week completely off because I'm think I'm burning myself out. Maybe let my shoulder maybe finally heal up too.

Body weight: 176.8 pounds as of yesterday. Started January at 174.8.

Squat: Latest was 240x5x5. Estimates out to 300 1RM. 15 pound increase. Woo!

Bench: Latest was 195 for 4. Calculates out to 213. Tested 1RM is 215 so that didn't change at all.

Dead: Latest was 325 for 3. Estimates out to 344, but tested 1RM is 360. No change.

125 pounds to go on the 1,000 pound contest. With the new body weight, 182 pounds to go on the Wilks contest (4 pounds less than before, ha).

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

When did you get your css and what does it mean?

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Yesterday. I was helping shortkid with Samsung TVs and was saying how mine was 55" and was pretty excessive. Mentioned something about blowing my load to Skyrim several times, just meaning it was so purty my mind was blown, but shortkid took it upon himself to change my css to say that I masturbate to video games.

8ish months with no css and this is what I end up with :)

[–]dotjpg 0 points1 point ago

Bodyweight is more or less the same, I weighed in at 140 today which is an increase of ONE WHOLE POUND. As you're all probably aware by now I fail at bulkan. Also I'm unemployed, I live at home, and I have to eat what I can get, so just fucking deal with it, alright?

Deadlift is up from 330 to 352, the rest of my lifts are the same. I'm currently running Smolov Jr. for bench to hopefully bring that up to 100kg, and TM for squats. I'll run TM until I start failing regularly and retest then.

Current wilks is 652 compared to 637 previously, which is a 15lbs gain.

[–]LyleGately[S] 1 point2 points ago

22 pounds on deadlift is pretty nice. I've updated you in the spreadsheet.

Also, slow cook large hunks of meat for dem poor people gains. I remember making five pounds of pulled pork for $6 last year.

Don't knock that one pound gain. I'm so very proud of my two pounds in four weeks :)

[–]dotjpg 0 points1 point ago

Cheers brother.

[–]NotSoGoodall 0 points1 point ago

I would totally do this if there was any way I'd make it to over 560 any time soon...although, my deadlift 1RM is officially over 100 lbs as of yesterday...

[–]dotjpg 1 point2 points ago

Are you doing SS?

[–]NotSoGoodall 1 point2 points ago

No, my lifting is secondary to skating, so it's more like I hit the gym once or twice a week and do what I can in that time (which is why my gym visits are apparently very long compared to my friends and they always leave before I'm done)

I know this isn't the best for gainz, but I already skate 5 times/week so I just don't have the time or energy to hit the gym more than this with school, etc.

[–]dotjpg 1 point2 points ago

As long as you squat I think I can allow this.

[–]NotSoGoodall 1 point2 points ago

I definitely squat - the lower body is extremely important with skating, so squatting is a necessity.

I'm also working a lot of my upper body because figure skaters (including me) tend to have very weak upper bodies, even though it can be quite helpful to us to be stronger in general.

[–]dotjpg 2 points3 points ago

Sounds like fuckarounditis to me.

[–]NotSoGoodall 1 point2 points ago

Little bit, but not tooooo bad

[–]klussier9MOTHER FUCKER 1 point2 points ago

I got a week full of planned PRs.

I'll check in as the week continues

[–]LyleGately[S] 1 point2 points ago

K. Don't go winning or anything though. Just shoot me a PM or reply to this comment and I'll update your #s.

[–]Suppy 1 point2 points ago

No progress as of yet, back has been injured and the first 531 month has had no opportunity for PRs. I'm sure I have some bench pounds in the bank though.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Roger.

[–]MrBukowski 1 point2 points ago

Add meeeeee:

Squat: 200 lbs

Deadlift: 185 lbs

Bench: 110 lbs

BW: 145 lbs

Wilkie women's plzz.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Added.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

BW: 120lb

Bench: 70x2x5; 2 singles at 75

Squat: 140x3x5

DL: 132x5; 2 singles at 141

Looking at my previous numbers, I've really only made progress on my squat.

[–]dotjpg 0 points1 point ago

What's holding your deadlift back? Grip? I only ask because your squat is higher, have you had to deload your DL?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

It's partly due to my form but mostly because I have midget limbs and an oversized torso.

I keep meaning to switch to sumo.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

I put you in for 79 on bench because that's what my little formulas worked out to anyway.

That's 5 sets of 3 on the squats? If so that works out to 165.

The 132x5 works out higher than the 141x2, so you're in for 149 on that.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

3 sets of 5 on squats if that makes a difference. And I guess I could pull 149 if I rounded that shit.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Brain fart on my part. I was thinking 5 sets of 3 and then calculated out 3 sets of 5 anyway. So you're still 165.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Cool, thanks.

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[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

I like how I have a 15 pound increase on my total over the month and you and Spasbro, both way stronger than me, have that much on almost every one of your lifts. That's 20 on your CGBP, 40 on your FS, and 20 on your Sumo DL. Y'all trying to out-sandbag each other or are you just seeing quick gains because you're actually training the lifts now?

Spazzy was >140 pounds away from winning, but is now 68...so that's like 72 pounds in a month (I wrote over what his actuals were so somewhere around there). You went up 80 in a month and now are 25 pounds away from winning.

Fucking strong motherfuckers, is what you are.

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[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Yeah I remember no one really knew their solid 1RMs for those lifts. Still crazy ass progress.

[–]CaptainSarcasmo 0 points1 point ago

Damn son, that's some bitching progress.

I need this SmJr squat cycle to add 60lbs to stand a chance.

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[–]CaptainSarcasmo 0 points1 point ago

Yea, I'm being sporting until I know how badly you dun goofed with those estimates.

[–]ltriant 0 points1 point ago

Close-grip bench press: 282lbs (250x3)

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

250x3 works out on the exrx calc to 265, so I'm using that. Unless you actually did 282 tested.

[–]ltriant 0 points1 point ago

That's fine. Sorry I was using strstd.com

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Yeah that one's all funky.

[–]steakknife 1 point2 points ago

Squat: 315x1
Dead: 350x3
Bench: 185x5
BW: 174

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

15 on your squat, nada on dead (calcs to 371 but you're in for 375), 8 on bench. Good work bro. And lost 4 pounds bw. Nice.

[–]Arthur_Dayne 0 points1 point ago

As of Friday:

Bodyweight: 170lbs

Squat: 280 3x5

Bench: 160 3x5

Deadlift: 315 1x5 (PR from December)

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Those work out to below what I have you in for already. I didn't have you in the Wilks Contest for some reason so I added you.

[–]Arthur_Dayne 0 points1 point ago

I'm pretty sure 270 5x5 < 285 3x5 (which I hit today), but your system labels them as equal.

I guess it's not important since I'll eventually have to hit these numbers with 1RM's anyways, but just FYI.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

I just made up the 95% thing for the three-sets. The 5x5 = 90% 5RM comes from some Texas Method write-up from Rippe that I'm too lazy to look up right now.

I don't really care it's just a heuristic to somehow convert people's actual working weights into a 1RM. If I only allowed tested 1RMs they could be two or three months old and be completely inaccurate and allow some sandbagging.

[–]QE4 0 points1 point ago*

Wilks Contest:

  • Bodyweight: 194lbs

  • Squat 3x5: 157.5kg/346.5lbs

  • Bench 3x5: 106kg/233.2lbs

  • Deadlift 1RM: 167.5kg/368.5lbs

EDIT: Those calculated 1RM don't seem that realistic...

http://i.imgur.com/AcSe9.gif

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

Your 3x5 squat is now the same as what I had for your 1RM a month ago? Did I get that right? That puts your calculated at 412, which is 65 over the 347 I initially had you down for. Damn.

Bench comes to 277 pounds, 31 pounds over your previous 246.

369 dead is 31 over your previous 338.

127 pounds in a month? You win most improved lifter.

[–]QE4 0 points1 point ago

Hmm that 347 1RM seemed crazy a month ago too but when I actually squatted it for 3x5 last week it wasn't terrible...I suppose it's not too far off.

[–]LyleGately[S] 0 points1 point ago

That's awesome man.

[–]Mogwoggle 1 point2 points ago

Bench - Still 210
Squat - 345 (15lb PR)
Deadlift - 425 (10lb PR)

Bam

[–]LyleGately[S] 1 point2 points ago

Updated. Love the gif.

[–]JulianNDelphiki 0 points1 point ago

Bodyweight 163. Squat 295. Bench 275x2. Deadlift 355.