Anyone interested in a group fitness challenge?

[Anastasios]

Quick update, on Tuesday my bench session went really well. Program B is working extremely well. It kinda feels like Smolov where I am surprising myself with how much strength I can gain so quickly. The downside is my shoulders are aching days later and its probably not just DOMS. Tendons feel 100% healthy though. Strange, I will keep monitoring the situation. Wednesday I was so toast I couldnt squat. I fell asleep after work and woke up 3 hours before I had to drive to work, went to work, passed out when I got home. So for once it seems my bench fortunes are far outshining my squat fortunes.

[Anastasios]

dunno why my post text wasn't included but I said I have been in the same spot many times before. It is very time and effort consuming to find a system that works. I plan ahead to never deload, having to deload means you did too much, and the deload period is a waste of time and an opportunity for detraining to occur. That's why I have so little volume and instead max intensity, only in movements I need, no unnecessary work which consumes the capacity I have. I also work over 80h a week and my sleep is 7h per night on average.

[Luigi]

On Friday I tried to do squats, setting the weight 2kg lower than last time, yet still failed. After only 2 top sets my back as aching and I was mentally locking up. Even when I dropped like 90 lbs off the weight I was still locking up, so I gave up. The next day I tried again with another 2kg off and still the same thing happened. Very disheartening. One week of trash sleep is really all it takes to destroy so much hard work.

I then did a bench session, but didnt go all out since by this point I was only 2 days away from my next scheduled session. It went pretty well though towards the end of the session my right shoulder started to hurt a fair bit.

[Vutulaki]

dunno why my post text wasn't included but I said I have been in the same spot many times before. It is very time and effort consuming to find a system that works. I plan ahead to never deload, having to deload means you did too much, and the deload period is a waste of time and an opportunity for detraining to occur. That's why I have so little volume and instead max intensity, only in movements I need, no unnecessary work which consumes the capacity I have. I also work over 80h a week and my sleep is 7h per night on average.

7 hours per night isnt tooooo bad bu you should try getting a 10 hour night in once a week

I can literally feel that im more swole after a good sleep and my numbers go up slightly but very predictibly after I sleep well

If you can stack up a few nights good sleep in a row man its like youre 16 again, 7 wanking sessions a day lind of hormonal increase

[Som-Pong]

Today's workout.
Lat Pulldowns 2x8+12@45kg form focus, slow eccentric movement
Deadlifts 1x4@150kg Failed last rep, couldn't get it off the ground
Barbell Rows [email protected]
Low Row 2x8+12@45kg
Seated Row 2x8+12@45kg
Lat Prayer 3x12@45kg
Dumbbell Rows 3x12@20kg

[Som-Pong]

Down to 79kg at 20.1 % bodyfat. Goal is 75kg

[Vutulaki]

Today's workout.
Lat Pulldowns 2x8+12@45kg form focus, slow eccentric movement
Deadlifts 1x4@150kg Failed last rep, couldn't get it off the ground
Barbell Rows [email protected]
Low Row 2x8+12@45kg
Seated Row 2x8+12@45kg
Lat Prayer 3x12@45kg
Dumbbell Rows 3x12@20kg

Out of interest why didnt you do DLs first? a lot off people dont just wondering why you dont?

[Vutulaki]

Very relevant to my current issues

[Vutulaki]

Fuck he blabbbers on with bullshit

TLDR version

Do a total of arouund 10 sets per body part, total not per excercise
IIf youre feeling in the grovee and things feel great on a particular movement just stay there cause they time it takes to warm up and adjust to a new movement renders in pointless to do so if youre in the grove

He blabbbers for 80% off that vid

[Som-Pong]

Today's workout.
Lat Pulldowns 2x8+12@45kg form focus, slow eccentric movement
Deadlifts 1x4@150kg Failed last rep, couldn't get it off the ground
Barbell Rows [email protected]
Low Row 2x8+12@45kg
Seated Row 2x8+12@45kg
Lat Prayer 3x12@45kg
Dumbbell Rows 3x12@20kg

Out of interest why didnt you do DLs first? a lot off people dont just wondering why you dont?

I'm scared of fucking my back up. I figure that if I at least warm-up a bit the risk is lower. I could probably lift more than I do but I don't want to burst capillaries or shit myself.