The Amazing Race: Fitness Thread / Work-Out Thread

[andybob]

I've always been able to deadlift really well. Not sure why. lol

Never been the best at bench though but hopefully someday I'll move around some heavy poundages.

Not sure if I've ever mentioned this in here but I also do all my lifts raw. No wraps, no belt, no straps or gloves. Only thing I use is chalk. I've got nothing wrong with people using any of the stuff I mentioned (well, maybe gloves, ripped up hands are a right of passage) but I've always done everything without them and it's just the way I like to lift.

[benz88]

I was always under the impression Squat and deads should be pretty close. Maybe im wrong though

[andybob]

Nice.!

Yeah. I'm pretty pleased with it. Would love to crack 300 by the end of the year.

So right now as it is my max bench is 225, squat is 275, and deadlift is 405 putting me at a combined max of 905 right now for all 3. Would love to get that to over 1000 by the end of the year.

[benz88]

So my legs are still cashed from Tuesday. Im willing to bet I could do that routine once a week and make as much progress as my normal twice a week. Did Chest and Triceps today. Arms are are killed.

[benz88]

Nice.!

[andybob]

Did squats yesterday. Got a new max of 275. Not that impressive but it's about 100 lbs more than what I could do last summer.

[Average_Jerk]

Im starting to really like deficit deadlifts. Added them maybe a month or so ago

[Average_Jerk]

9 a side i take it? that would be 928 on ours. (sled weights 118lbs, its a hammer strength)

Yea, per side. I wonder if the sled is that heavy lol, I'll have to check tomorrow

[benz88]

Ive leg pressed once this year, a few months back. Did 850 or something. Whatever 9 plates plus the sled equals.

9 a side i take it? that would be 928 on ours. (sled weights 118lbs, its a hammer strength)

[Average_Jerk]

My legs were cashed but we did 438x12 for our last set. Which by that point legs were cashed since it was our 3rd exersize and 15th set lol. Think back in april I managed 748lbs x 4

Ive leg pressed once this year, a few months back. Did 850 or something. Whatever 9 plates plus the sled equals.

[benz88]

I need to get back on the leg press

My legs were cashed but we did 438x12 for our last set. Which by that point legs were cashed since it was our 3rd exersize and 15th set lol. Think back in april I managed 748lbs x 4

[Average_Jerk]

So a friend Asked me to join him and do legs today. This is what we did

Squats 7x7
Hack Squats 4x12
Leg Press 4x12
Calf Raises 4x10
Leg extension/Sissy squat super set 4x12
Heavy Seated Leg curls 2x10
Hex bar step ups 5x5
Seated Wall sits. 1+min x2

Had to crawl down the stairs at the gym to the main level after lol

I need to get back on the leg press

[benz88]

So a friend Asked me to join him and do legs today. This is what we did

Squats 7x7
Hack Squats 4x12
Leg Press 4x12
Calf Raises 4x10
Leg extension/Sissy squat super set 4x12
Heavy Seated Leg curls 2x10
Hex bar step ups 5x5
Seated Wall sits. 1+min x2

Had to crawl down the stairs at the gym to the main level after lol

[Average_Jerk]

I like my current gym. No one bothers me and they have basically everything I want/need. Only thing I really wish they had was a lying leg curl machine. The have a seated one but not a lying one. I figured out a way to do lying leg curl with dbs so it's not a big issue.

Pumped for legs tomorrow. I did some higher rep stuff last week and while I had a good pump, I didn't feel like I really fatigued them. So tomorrow I'll work from 12 reps down to about 2 reps. Maybe spread that out over 6 sets and do a few sets of warm ups. Oh yeah, then do front squat around the same, then finish off with some high rep leg ext. Then time to hit the hammies.

I'll finish off with calves too.

Thursday will be back and abs again, Friday will be delts and calves, and Saturday will be bis/tris/forearms and abs again.

Ive been slacking on abs big time. I need to get back on that again. I just **** it so much hahaha

[andybob]

I like my current gym. No one bothers me and they have basically everything I want/need. Only thing I really wish they had was a lying leg curl machine. The have a seated one but not a lying one. I figured out a way to do lying leg curl with dbs so it's not a big issue.

Pumped for legs tomorrow. I did some higher rep stuff last week and while I had a good pump, I didn't feel like I really fatigued them. So tomorrow I'll work from 12 reps down to about 2 reps. Maybe spread that out over 6 sets and do a few sets of warm ups. Oh yeah, then do front squat around the same, then finish off with some high rep leg ext. Then time to hit the hammies.

I'll finish off with calves too.

Thursday will be back and abs again, Friday will be delts and calves, and Saturday will be bis/tris/forearms and abs again.