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Tue 7:00am
Sept 25, 2012

Dynamic warmups - loaded paused rep full squats, continuous sets
Rest Day
[225,275,315+2][365+1]
- 345x0

Week 4 Daily Calf Raise Smith - paused reps top/bottom holds
Medium Heavy / Heavy - Low Sets
- 365lb x40
- 405lb x40
- 455lb x20
- 495lb x20
- 405lb x40

1/4 Jump Squats
Speed work - light
- 65lb x10 x10

Daily BW Dips
Narrow Grip - Full Depth on Bottom, Not locked at Top, Vertical Torso
- x20 x20

Daily Back Work - Standing One-Arm Cable Rows
Mid Pull - Rest
- 100lb x0 rear left delt still broken

* did some jump squats after the calf raises to get some good blood flow into the legs and loosen them up a bit. will do more of these jump squats for recovery and some speed work while i continue to 'attempt' to take some days off from the paused full squats.
* i'm probably not going to get to 385s this afternoon. did 495s on the calf raises and this usually fatigues my torso stabilizing muscles a lot.
* these calf raises are not straight sets. 365 and above are clusters of 10s with a few seconds in between clusters to reset feet and shake them up a bit. the 495s were x4 before a reset. i will go to a max of 10 reps at any weight or until i cannot reach / hold the top ROM. at that time, i will stop the set and give myself a couple of seconds to recoup.
* all calf raise reps are paused to top/bottom ROM. i don't count partials. on the last 2-4 reps leading to 10, i find it helpful to really push the bar up with my hands and traps to really help my calves get to the full top ROM and just squeeze them at that point.
* also, i use 2x25lb hex plates stacked together per foot as calf blocks. my heels are not touching the floor at bottom ROM.

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Tue 5:30pm
Sept 25, 2012

Dynamic warmups - loaded paused rep full squats, continuous sets
Rest Day
[225,275,315+2][365,385+1]
- 345x0

Week 4 Daily Calf Raise Smith - paused reps top/bottom holds
Medium Heavy / Heavy - Low Sets
- 365lb x0
- 405lb x0
- 455lb x0
- 495lb x0
- 405lb x0

1/4 Jump Squats
Speed work - light
- 65lb x8 x8

Daily BW Dips
Narrow Grip - Full Depth on Bottom, Not locked at Top, Vertical Torso
- x0

Daily Back Work - Standing One-Arm Cable Rows
Mid Pull - Rest
- 100lb x0 rear left delt still broken

* back is strained a bit from the 495 calf raises but not too much. 385 was not so bad.  resting the dips for now. starting to feel elbows and shoulders tired a bit.
* will go high tonnage again on calf raises tmrw morning. jump squats following the calf raises work well. really concentrate on getting silent landings and a good quick stretch to the glutes-quads-calves and erectors on the ammortizations.

Mon 7:00am
Sept 24, 2012

Dynamic warmups - loaded paused rep full squats, continuous sets
Rest Day
[225,275,315+2][365,385+1]
- 345x0

Week 4 Daily Calf Raise Smith - paused reps top/bottom holds
Medium Heavy - Low Sets
- 365lb x0
- 405lb x0
- 365lb x0

Daily BW Dips
Narrow Grip - Full Depth on Bottom, Not locked at Top, Vertical Torso
- x20 x20

Daily Back Work - Standing One-Arm Cable Rows
Mid Pull - Rest
- 100lb x0 rear left delt still broken

* resting the calves for now. its starting to feel a bit more sore than usual. il blast again the smith calf raises this afternoon. squats felt good. did not go 405x1 because i just did a couple yesterday. might go 405 later if i feel like its not very heavy.


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Mon 4:30pm
Sept 24, 2012

Dynamic warmups - loaded paused rep full squats, continuous sets
Rest Day
[225,275,315+2][365,385,405+1]
- 345x0

Week 4 Daily Calf Raise Smith - paused reps top/bottom holds
Medium Heavy - Low Sets
- 365lb x40
- 405lb x40
- 365lb x40
- 315lb x40 x40

Daily BW Dips
Narrow Grip - Full Depth on Bottom, Not locked at Top, Vertical Torso
- x20 x20

Daily Back Work - Standing One-Arm Cable Rows
Mid Pull - Rest
- 100lb x0 rear left delt still broken

* approaching 2 weeks now that my left rear delt is broken. i can't even chin right. my right side gets up faster than the left. no pain or strain in the muscle. its just not strong. it does not affect the full ROM dips - just the pulling/rowing motions.
* 405x1 squats are very easy again. after i get my BW out of the high 160s, and eventually hit 174-176lb..il start going for 425-440 as repeatable weekly peaks. 200kg at 80kg BW sounds like a good number.

i started the smith machine heavy calf raises at 15 1/2". i'm 16"+ at this time and still growing. 17"+ is a good goal. 405-455lb warmups with peaks of 495x40s should build it.

^ worth the price. i got mine for $99 when they were on sale. currently waiting for the $159 white/black adistar to go down to $99 too.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj-FZUU0gfs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj-FZUU0gfs</a>

i will still find a way to fix the insoles of the romaloes so they 'feel' the same as the adidas.. but for now, its ironworks for me for the squats. makes everything so much more comfortable.

after my pause at the bottom, to really get my torso upright - i make sure that my chest faces to the front while i really shove my hips forward (while unbending my quads to get up).

tires looking boss there..

hey buddy.. how much do you squat?

245-45-18s...

^ i'm resting and calfing at the same time. squats not going to get anywhere far anyway. it can wait.

Fri 4:30pm
Sept 21, 2012

Dynamic warmups - loaded paused rep full squats, continuous sets
Rest Day
[225,275,315+2][365+1]
- 345x0

Week 3 Daily Calf Raise Smith - paused reps top/bottom holds
Medium Heavy - Low Sets
- 365lb x40
- 405lb x40
- 385lb x40

Daily BW Dips
Narrow Grip - Full Depth on Bottom, Not locked at Top, Vertical Torso
- x20 x20

Daily Back Work - Standing One-Arm Cable Rows
Mid Pull - Rest
- 100lb x0 rear left delt still broken

Thur 4:30pm
Sept 20, 2012

Dynamic warmups - loaded paused rep full squats, continuous sets
Rest Day
[225,275,315+2][365,385+1]
- 345x0

Week 3 Daily Calf Raise Smith - paused reps top/bottom holds
Medium Heavy - Low Sets
- 365lb x40
- 405lb x40
- 385lb x40 x40

Daily BW Dips
Narrow Grip - Full Depth on Bottom, Not locked at Top, Vertical Torso
- x20 x20 x20 x20

Daily Back Work - Standing One-Arm Cable Rows
Mid Pull - Restl
- 100lb x0 rear left delt still broken

Quote from: LBSS on September 17, 2012, 10:13:55 pm

so i have to force myself to acknowledge and accept that any weight gain comes with at least a little extra fat -- unless you're on drugs there's no way weight gain is purely lean.

It's more influenced by where you are in your training than whether or not you are on drugs.  But, I'll agree that your probably advanced enough and lean enough that the caloric surplus necessary to add muscle will also add a bit of fat tissue.  However, I still think that you are at a point where if you are careful you can maintain or even lower your bodyfat as you add muscle to your frame (ie. the mirror test should be getting better as you get stronger). 

i eat fish most of the time and it worked well for bodycomposition.  grilled salmon/salmon belly.. and sardines to change things up. high caffeine also.
 

god damn it, i'm hanging out on the bottom edge of the 175-180 range and not even close to 200kg. must continue pushing squat and gaining fats. what was the heaviest you ever got to?

i've been at low 190s / high 180s at some point. mostly at the high 170s/low 180s when i had my strongest squats. there was time in my training that i was able to single 440lb daily for almost a week - those were not paused reps but i still consider it my strongest. 400-410-420-430-440x1 ramping for consecutive days.