XPirate's Log (Strength)

[XPirate]

Everything will be in lbs.

Age: 18
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Squat: 265x1
BP: 205x1
Deadlift: 340x1

Just trying to get stronger. My trainer is Iron Addict, and I will NOT be posting the full routine I'm am doing while under his guidance.
EDIT: I'm no longer with IA as of 10/11/09, so I will be posting full workouts...usually

[MIDMOBOX]

Welcome to the logs

[Ascendant]

Who's iron addict?

[McClure]

I see you have a log on the 'ironaddicts' site, too. What are your training goals?

I wouldn't worry too much about posting your entire routine here - unless your trainer had you sign some sort of confientiality agreeement (weird). Having the knowledge is one thing, putting it to use consistently and with sufficient energy is another.

Good luck.

[XPirate]

Thanks guys. Sherdog is the only other place I frequent for any kind of training. I just want to get stronger, and I'm sure size will follow when I get strong enough. No small guy has ever been seen repping 225lbs right? Eventually when it gets really hard to gain I'll start muay thai or BJJ. Right now I'm in college, so priority is school, and weights is almost a perfect match to my lifestyle.

Iron Addict has his own board, just google ironaddict. He's a very good trainer with substantial knowledge on a lot of stuff. His board is very complete. It even has a section on meditation.

Standing Overhead Press
115x3x3

Dips
+10lbsx5x4
+15lbsx5x1

Pretty good workout. I want to get 135lbs on SOHP by next time, but seeing as how I struggled with 115, it might just be 5lbs or 10lbs, depending on how much I eat in the next 10 days.

[XPirate]

Today's day was the shit. Here's how it went:

Supinated Pendlay Row
135x5
140x5
145x5
150x5
155x5

Deadlift

345x3 (+30lbs PR!)

So I hadn't deadlifted in about 2 weeks, on account of an extra squat sub. Dead's were feeling real good. I was doing 275 super easy, and 315 came without effort. So I though, I wonder if I can get 405? Now I didn't get it, b/c I remembered to keep my ego at the door. But I went to 345, and decided I can try that.

I got the first one, but it was really heavy. By the second rep, I was seeing some static. When I put it down and prepared for the third, I could feel the blood pressure in my face. I squeezed the 3rd rep with some groaning, and let that thing fall when I locked out. I just deadlifted 5lbs past my max, for 3 reps!

My friend said my back rounded on the last rep, and afterward I felt a slight tweak on it too...I was still scheduled for a 1x8, but I decided a 30lb PR for 3 is enough when my back rounded...

I have been going to the gym in warm-ups and a sweatshirt like PLers do, and right before I started the first rep, I put the hood on and looked at the bar like I was going to murder it. I did, it was me and the bar, no one else. I don't know if people were looking, I don't care. I wanted to scream at the bar afterward.

The bad part, I think I used up all my test, 'cause my libido is shit =).

[XPirate]

Awsome PR day again

DB bench
120x8
130x8
140x8
150x8 (+30lbs!!!)

High Incline DB
90x5
100x5
110x5

I wanted to get my OP up, so I had a high incline...holy shit an awesome day

[joshetc]

You DB benched 2 150 lb DBs for 8 reps?

Or two 75 lb DBs to equal 8 reps?

If it is the former I'm pretty sure you could 'rep' 225 already. Btw how many reps constitutes repping the weight?

[XPirate]

Not two 150's, I used two 75lb dumbbells. I would say repping is more than 3, but three is border. I'm not that strong, so I can't really say.

[joshetc]

Yeh man I don't think hitting 3 reps of 225 at your bodyweight is a hard goal to reach. Not that repping bench is exactly prestigious but there are plenty of guys here that weight the same or less and could hit 225 for 3 or more.

I can get it about 4 or 5 times pretty consistently right now and I'm weighing about 165. I'm sure you'd be better off to set some high deadlift goals instead though