Bando's Log - Anabolic Dreams and PR Screams

[taylor9569]

Scales are the devil, and they lie 

If you don't feel any fatter or look any fatter then you're probably not any fatter.

[Bando]

Scales are the devil, and they lie 

If you don't feel any fatter or look any fatter then you're probably not any fatter.

But I'm not any f'ing skinnier either 
Cycle 1 Day 4
Squats

wu

Bar x 9
Bar x 8
135 x 8
135 x 8
185 x 8
185 x 7

ws

245 x 4, 1, 1, 1, 1 <- I wish my legs were as big as my ego 

Giant Set

EZ Bar Curls, Calves, Forearms, did not log, low on time

went in the gym thinking I would be lazy and do some leg presses and extensions etc...but they were taken soo ....three days after squattin'
Ize squattin' again 

shaketime

[Slow_Progress]

When in doubt, squat.






(by the way, that would make a SICK slogan on an Iron-Sanctuary bodybuilding singlet, hint, hint)

[Bando]

Cycle I Day 5
Curl ups (all BW)

wu

x 8
x 6

ws

X 12, 6, 3, 1.2 hold

Military Press

Bar x 8
Bar x 7

95 x 9

ws

120 x 8, 3, 1, 1, 1 hold PB

Barbell BP

wu

Bar x 8
135 x 8
185 x 6

ws

205 x 8, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 hold PB

Decline DB Hammer Skulls

wu

30's x 12
35's x 12
40's x 10

ws

45's x 8, 6, 4, 3 1, Brutal hold.

Traps and back thickness were left off, outta time and gas. Saturday DL's would get me caught up in a hurry 

Today's PB's were a nice surprise, I had a spotter for the 205 x 8 and I asked for spot for 6 - "One More!, One More!, F'ck Yeah!!"

[taylor9569]

Today's PB's were a nice surprise, I had a spotter for the 205 x 8 and I asked for spot for 6 - "One More!, One More!, F'ck Yeah!!"

Noice 

[Slow_Progress]

Why didn't you do BB bench first?  I always try to put the "power" lifts as the first exercise of my workouts.  Are you focusing on the military press?

[Bando]

Why didn't you do BB bench first?  I always try to put the "power" lifts as the first exercise of my workouts.  Are you focusing on the military press?

No bench was available 

[Slow_Progress]

Bummer...I hate that.  Usually I'll just stand there and wait or ask to work in.  It doesn't bother me in the slightest when someone else works in, so I just pretend that everyone's like me and always ask whenever there's no free bench.

[Bando]

Cycle I Day 6 (yesterday)

Lying Leg Curls (never done these  )

100 x 8
120 x 7
110 x 8

ws

110 x 7, 3 hold

Leg extensions
100 x 8
100 x 8
115 x 10

ws

130 x 4, 3, 1 hold

Plate weight Bicep machine

25 x 9
25 x 9
30 x 9
32.5 x 9

ws
BH Curls

35 x 8, 6, 4, 2 hold
Calves
machine

70 x 10
110 x 12
170 (stack) x 9, 6, 5 hold
tendonitis curls

No energy/motivation for this w/o, different gym, just never got into the zone

Cycle II Day 1

AM W/O30 minutes mixed LISS, 10 sets absPM W/O(later)

[Bando]

mmm, not gonna count this as a workout day. Spent 1/2 hour waiting for Oly lifting person to come coach me.

Whilst waiting did maybe 60 front squats with bar or 95 trying to get the hang of a clean grip  , did about 60 Deadlifts looking at my form and getting my back straight. Got mad and started putting some weight on the bar when she finally showed. Showed me the 1st couple steps towards the clean & jerk.

Back to Cycle II Day 1 tomorrow.

[Marius]

When you write, "Clean Grip", do you mean the actual grip when you're cleaning or the hand position when the bar is racked? From the rack, the hands are open facing palm up, bar resting on fingertips, elbows pointed as high as you get them. When practicing front squats for cleans, it's best to use the rack position in your hands to condition your CNS to just do it naturally when you start putting all the pieces together.

Good work on those back squats earlier, by the way.

[hochspeyer]

When in doubt, squat.






(by the way, that would make a SICK slogan on an Iron-Sanctuary bodybuilding singlet, hint, hint)

Nice. I approve.


Please spread the love before giving it to this user again. (board msg)
Someone needs to hit up Slow_Progress with some green feathers... I'm apparently out. 

[Marius]

I know what singlets are for powerlifting, wrestling, and Olympic lifting...all basically the same thing. Do bodybuilders really wear singlets, and if so, why?

[Slow_Progress]

I know what singlets are for powerlifting, wrestling, and Olympic lifting...all basically the same thing. Do bodybuilders really wear singlets, and if so, why?

Bodybuilding "stringer" singlet:

[Marius]

Oooooh...OK.

Not at all the same thing I had in mind.

Thanks.