soteyh's worklog

[soteyh]

Wow that's quite a lot of bench volume there. I'd be out of steam by set 4 I think.

And I just did some more today ...

 

[soteyh]

And the benching continues!

Today:

Bench 100 7x5
Hip thrusters 40 5x8
Bicep Curls 10 5x8
Plate loaded machine rows 70 5x15

After benching for 4 days in a row, at 80%+ and high volume, my chest very tired now ... Very strange feeling, like when you go for a long run and your legs very exhausted, but instead it's at your pecs ... maybe need to wear some support! hahahaha

 

[galapogos]

But why ?

 

[soteyh]

Bench 102.5 8x4
Glute Hip Thrusters 40 5x8
Front Squat 55 5x8
Lunges 12 5x8
Squat 132.5 6,6,5,4

So... the fatigue has caught up with me. I stupidly tried to do the heavy squats, after the heavy bench and the accessory front squat and lunges, and it was a mess. What I could do easily over the weekend, was really tough, struggled to get through the reps, when I was supposed to do a 6x6. The last rep of each set was basically a muscle up, form totally off ... sigh.

Time for rest and prehab

 

[soteyh]

But why ?

Mainly because I need to squeeze the workouts around my work schedule.

But also because benching heavy makes me feel alpha lol!

 

[soteyh]

Deadlift 135 5x5
Leg raise 5x10
Glute hip thrusters 40 5x8
Bicep curls 10 5x8
Pull up 8,8,8,7,7

 

[soteyh]

Last workout before a break

Squat 140 5x6, 4
Bench 105 10x3

Failed on my sixth set of squats. Oh well. Still happy with progress, was going a top set of 3 reps at this weight, and today managed to do 34 reps in total.

 

[soteyh]

Back after a short break

Yesterday's workout

Squat 135 6,6,6,5,4,4
Bench 100 5,5,4,4,3
Front squat 60 8,8,8,7

 

[soteyh]

Today

Bench 100 6,6,6,6,5,5
Deadlift 130 5x5
Bicep curls 10 5x8
Lunges 12 5x8
Barbell bent over rows 70 3x8

 

[soteyh]

Front squats 55 5x8
Bent over bar bell rows 70 2x8
Halting deadlifts 90 5x5
Bicep curls 10 5x8
Machine back rows 70 5x15
Pull up 6x6 4kg weight

 

[soteyh]

Squat 137.5 x6,5 135 x5,5 132.5x5,5

Bench 107 3,3,2,2,2

 

[manlet]

Front squats 55 5x8

dude you squat 3plates

 

[soteyh]

Yesterday's workout

Halting deadlift 100 5x5
Bent over bar bell rows 70 4x8
Pull up 4 6x6
Bicep curls 10 5x8
Barbell hip thruster 60 5x8
Seated back rows 70 5x15

 

[soteyh]

Today's workout

Bench 102.5 7x5
Deadlift 140 5x5
Bicep curls 10 5x8

 

[soteyh]

Didn't expect that the hotel will have a decent gym so I managed to squeeze in a quick bench session

Bench 100 6,6,6,6,4
Planks and gluten raise

 

[galapogos]

Didn't expect that the hotel will have a decent gym so I managed to squeeze in a quick bench session

Bench 100 6,6,6,6,4
Planks and gluten raise

You baking a cake bro?

 

[soteyh]

You baking a cake bro?

Baking me some gainzzzz

 

[soteyh]

dude you squat 3plates

Yeah man, front squat is a new exercise for me, so I am still learning the groove. I find that the balance and movement patterns are quite different to the back squat.

 

[soteyh]

Yesterday's workout


Front squat 60 5x5
Back squat paused 80 5x5
Lunges 12 3x8
Incline bench 60 3x10
Good mornings 60 5x5

 

[galapogos]

Yeah man, front squat is a new exercise for me, so I am still learning the groove. I find that the balance and movement patterns are quite different to the back squat.

I love the front squat. For people with back injuries, it's way more forgiving on the back than the back squat, and it works the quads more.