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[bmcjames]

Deficit Dead with Blue Band today
pulling from about 1.5" below floor level
roughly -125 @ floor full and full weight at top
495x10 (370 @ 1.5" below floor)
545x5 (420 @ 1.5" below floor)
585x3 (460 @ 1.5" below floor)
635x1 (510 @ 1.5" below floor)
585x1 (460 @ 1.5" below floor)
545x7 (420 @ 1.5" below floor)

The purpose was mainly to overload lockout today but pulling in deficit will help give more explosive power for the floor pull also.

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Been off creatine and supps for 2 weeks, today was first day back on, maintained 231 this whole time and even set pr in gym today.
(Well back on creatine and pre workout
supps will be back on in another week)

 

[bmcjames]

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I was able to get some sorta decent pics of the back
Its really thickening up with all those deadlifts and heavy pullups.

 

[leanbody]

Damn be. You are lookin hella swole. Really nice size on those back shots. Lats are wide and thick!!! You must have your diet tapped in too. What is your caloric intake/Macros ATM?

Major props to you- incredible transformation in a few years and you just keep growing! :headbang:

 

[bmcjames]

super supps back on as of today

Been back on creatine/pre workout all week and weight shot up quick from 229 to 233 (no supper supps in over 2 weeks so that was nice)
Strenth has been steadlily going up, today some nice pr's

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237.5lbs right before gym

Diet is pretty makeshift and marcors I'm not really sure hahaha, I just eat more when I'm not progressing and pull back a little when I'm getting to fluffy (for no supper supps in 2 weeks I should harden up again pretty quick here at same weigth or getting more)

So long as I don't get deployed I'm thinking I can hit about 245-250 by end of Aprilish


Current measurements:
18"neck
49.5" chest
36" waist
18 1/8" arm
28.5" thigh
16.5" calve
all measured cold unpumped straight out of bed after a few rest days

 

[bmcjames]

Morning fresh out of bed 233
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Today is leg day
not sure what I want to go for yet, I'll bring in my bands though and probably decide what I'm doing as I warmup
(if I have crazy power during warmup then heavy heavy, if I get pump quick or lower back gets pumped then leg press cause I won't be able to squat, etc)

I'm thinking green band squat 6plates, thats 585 @ top and 460 @ bottom, try and hit 5 reps with that or so

 

[bmcjames]

Well I went in for the squats
I did 545 x 2
545 x 3

both with blue band so that was 410 @ bottom

Holy smokes my traps/legs/etc are all dead right now, I'm about to passout as I type this.

Next time Ill try and double those reps with same weight at least.

 

[bmcjames]

Wakeup at 1am starving to death
234.2lbs
Yeah Buddy

Had my 1/2lb gb
and 10oz pineapple, back to sleep now.

 

[bmcjames]

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[bmcjames]

Today 236lbs (before gym), 545x4 DL
[ame=http://youtu.be/wGcDQkPxr9I]545 for 4 reps deadlift Feb 23 2014 236lbs bodyweight - YouTube[/ame]

1 month ago, 218lbs, 495x5 DL
[ame=http://youtu.be/eeStv9LvaOQ]495x5 218bw 1/22/14 - YouTube[/ame]


yeah I'm making progress

 

[bmcjames]

So I'm 40lbs and 6 reps away from my goal for the end of the year on my deadlift

I'm thinking it will easily be surpassed if I don't get deployed

 

[cal]

So I'm 40lbs and 6 reps away from my goal for the end of the year on my deadlift

I'm thinking it will easily be surpassed if I don't get deployed

Looking solid there on deadlift...do you always perform touch and go reps? I normally reset every rep but I'm starting to think touch and go is better for bodybuilding and overload in general...

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[bmcjames]

Looking solid there on deadlift...do you always perform touch and go reps? I normally reset every rep but I'm starting to think touch and go is better for bodybuilding and overload in general...

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Yeah anytime I rep something it's all touch-n-go.

Now that I finally got my bands in I do alot of band training like a powerlifter (squats/deads only) but even still when it is to be repped its all touch-n-go

First in foremost I like to call myself a bodybuilder so size is key importance and the constant tension of touch n go should result in greater size. I just seem to respond to powerlifting style training the best for back/legs so I always go hard like one


I should note this deadlift session was performed just 2 days after going balls to wall on a squat session so my hams/glutes were a bit worn out already

 

[cal]

Yeah anytime I rep something it's all touch-n-go.

Now that I finally got my bands in I do alot of band training like a powerlifter (squats/deads only) but even still when it is to be repped its all touch-n-go

First in foremost I like to call myself a bodybuilder so size is key importance and the constant tension of touch n go should result in greater size. I just seem to respond to powerlifting style training the best for back/legs so I always go hard like one


I should note this deadlift session was performed just 2 days after going balls to wall on a squat session so my hams/glutes were a bit worn out already

Not to derail but I have been training using mike tuscherer reactive training where though I don't do quite his frequency. So squat 3 times a week deadlift 3 times a week and I'm amazed how quickly the body can recover from it ...With some adjustments. He recommends squat 4 times a week deadlift 2 to 3 times and bench 4 times a week

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[bmcjames]

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Just back from the gym, 240lbs, having my shake right now and still have another 1lb gb and 20oz pineapple to toss down the hatch before bed

 

[bmcjames]

Tired from sitting around doing nothing but wasting time and life at company today. Took things easy in the gym doing some accessory work
Bench Squat 405x5 3 sets (sit on bench about 2 seconds each to deload muscles to build explosive power)

Then single leg legpress to really hammer those quads
3p x 5
4p x 5
4p x 5
3p x 15 (quads were so pumped my shorts hiked up and I couldn't pull em down, legs probably pumped to a solid 30-31''!!!

 

[bmcjames]

Morning 3/1/14

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Yesterday:
Just did a 695 deadlift 560@ bottom cause using blue band
DL session went:
585 (450@bottom)
635 (500@bottom)
675 (540@bottom)
695 (560@bottom)

 

[bmcjames]

current measurements
legs
29"
waist 36"
neck 18.5"
arm 18.25"
calves 16.5" (finally creeping up again
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[bmcjames]

[ame=http://youtu.be/rQ3JAAMliO0]Squat 495 x 5 reps 3-3-14 - YouTube[/ame]

495 x 5 squat today

not to bad

 

[bmcjames]

Getting told I'm deploying around the end of this month.

Should be about 4-5 months long unless the deployment gets extended (I'm catching up with my unit from a hernia surgery last year).

I'll have to clean out and will be fighting tooth and nail to maintain everything. From what I hear from my buds over there they are either just pulling simple tower guard, filling hescos, or in the gym so its pretty boring and sham atm.

 

[cal]

Getting told I'm deploying around the end of this month.

Should be about 4-5 months long unless the deployment gets extended (I'm catching up with my unit from a hernia surgery last year).

I'll have to clean out and will be fighting tooth and nail to maintain everything. From what I hear from my buds over there they are either just pulling simple tower guard, filling hescos, or in the gym so its pretty boring and sham atm.

Good luck and stay safe...

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