LOG: BACK TO BARBELL BASICS

[samgraves82]

Dude.... That quad sweep is looking nasty!

Man I can't believe how far your wheels came.
It's just crazy watching the progress over the years.

Thanks man. Lord knows I've tried

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[samgraves82]

I didn't take no pix yesterday but Jesus my legs are fucked today. I was a little worried about smith squatting since I hurt myself last time bb squatted but I had zero quad pain and the weight actually moved better than expected.
I didn't take pic of log book but did
3 sets ham curl to fail and forced reps on last 2
2 sets smith squat 315x11 and 225x15 I think
3 sets leg ext

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[samgraves82]

8/31/26 chest and bis
Didn't get as many sets of biceps as I wanted but I made every single set count. It was 5 sets to failure, them to single arm, and then several partials so the 5 sets were hard AF.
The flat bench coming back strong and fast. +2!reps from last time. I'll have 365 back in the bar in no time and I'm going to beat that 7 reps from last year!! My chest was totally trashed when I left. I'm loving the extra volume. Don't get it twisted tho, almost every set end in failure +partials or forced reps. Weight is starting to climb fast too. 204.8 today. I think it may just be a "fat day" tho so we'll see it it drops a lb tomorrow.

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[samgraves82]

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[samgraves82]

9/5 legs
Today was freaking amazing!!! I added a little something today though. Threw in a cluster set of leg press. Going to keep it in too for this workout. My legs are freaking trashed and I love this shit!!!!

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[samgraves82]

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[samgraves82]

Let me just say my shoulders and arms were pumped AF today. Weight climbing fast outta nowhere too. Love this shit !!!

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[samgraves82]

Had a smashing leg day. I'm really liking the extra volume too. Strength shooting up every workout too. That said, I made a 50lb jump on smith squats and only got 6 reps vs 11 last time so not sure how I feel about that but it gives me something to work with though. Way things going, I'll get 8 next time so F it.

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[samgraves82]

9/14/26 206.4lbs
Yesterday's chest and arms was amazing. Started out tired and everything felt heavy then locked in mentally for the first work set and killed the log book!! Shit was amazing

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[samgraves82]

Had a good session but the back pump wasn't great for some reason. That happens with back sometimes for some reason. Oh well!!
I think I had a smudge on my lens or something.

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[samgraves82]

Got a little busy sleeping like a bear this weekend so got behind posting. Them things went all to hell last night and this morning and it really affected my training today. At least I feel like it did my heavy pressing. That said, on my back off set with 275#, shit started feeling too good to leave so just lowered weight more and added a band just to have some fun. I fucking love banding a press! I don't know why I don't do it more. Well, I know why. Anyways, my first set sucked but the rest was awesome. Also, tossed the decline press at the end and went to hammer incline. I tried the decline a few times and it just doesn't do it for me. Flat and incline just feel better.

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[samgraves82]

Yesterday's leg day. Totally forgot about doing the cluster set on leg press.somwent back and did it last. Still made progress though somehow. Was well rested though

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[samgraves82]

I swear I thought I posted this Monday or Tuesday. I really needed to feel some heavy weight this week and exactly what I've done. The pressing felt so good so we just stayed there instead of going to smith press. I freaking love band pressing

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[samgraves82]

We did our regular pulldown movement yesterday then deadlifted 2.sets and then a drop set of cable rows. Cause the deads felt so good did that second set so it caused us to run out of time before doing hams but id say the deads covered that mostly. Worth it. Not happy only got 3 with 500 first time untouched that in a while so it'll climb fast. I will say, my back is sore from top to bottom. Set a PR with 405x13 tho. Wasn't pretty but did it.

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[big_rich]

Looking thick brotha. I used to love deads when I was younger now that I'm older I don't see the importance. Do you feel the deads add to your overall growth.

 

[samgraves82]

Looking thick brotha. I used to love deads when I was younger now that I'm older I don't see the importance. Do you feel the deads add to your overall growth.

I do. I feel overall "harder" or something. Them again, I'm bias because I just love doing them.

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[samgraves82]

Looking thick brotha. I used to love deads when I was younger now that I'm older I don't see the importance. Do you feel the deads add to your overall growth.

I will say this, when I was done, I felt every inch of my traps and erectors so that has to count for something

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[samgraves82]

9/26 Legs
Had extra time Saturday so I was able to rest more and push a few more reps per set than usual. Problem is, now I gotta beat this with regular rest times

Seated hams 165x15/15/13+4
Smith squat 365x7 225x18
Leg press - 4.5pps x 5/5/5/3 barely
Leg ext - 150x15 135x15/14

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[samgraves82]

9/30 back/hams
We went to a new gym today and the equipment was fn amazing. Cybex, paramount, life fitness(old stuff). That said, didn't write down nothing. Just followed same patterns minus 1 arm pulldown. I think that was a paramount pulldown. Fn amazing!!!

Pulldown 3 sets all to fail and some cheat reps
1 set chest supposed row +asst reps
1 set t row
3 set seated row(cybex I think,)
2 sets str8 arm pulldown/cable pullover
3 sets lying hams (paramount I think)
2 diff super sets for arms too cause why not

Tried pull ups but back just wouldn't do it

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[samgraves82]

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[Vee]

Love that T-Shirt!!

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[samgraves82]

Love that T-Shirt!!

I know you do . I got the Christmas cabbage one too so all I need is the BB nerds one

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[big_rich]

Looking huge bro I'm jealous lol

 

[samgraves82]

Looking huge bro I'm jealous lol

Dunno bout huge, but weight still moving right direction

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[samgraves82]

Damn good day but too tired to talk about it.

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[samgraves82]

Back at it today. Legs went extremely well. We was at the other gym and doin smith squats on that smith was impossible. So we went to the dynabody pro squat. Matched my best ever on it too. Used the paramount lying ham curl as well.
Changed my footing on leg press and added a cluster set to ham curls.

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[samgraves82]

Got in a pretty good chest/arms day. Well, really good minus that first set of pressing. Everything just felt wonky and off balance for some reason. Probably because my head was somewhere else. I actually went backwards a rep. BUT, I matched my best ever with 315 right after that and got 315x10 so that was cool. Tried for 11 and failed. I thought I recorded it but the damn camera was facing wrong way. Accidentally switched to front facing and don't know it till after. Don't matter tho.
Only reason I did flies and pec deck instead of just kex deck is cause it was being used and I ain't even wanna ask to work in with that guy. Still got my 4 sets of flies tho.
Respect the head band !!!

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[samgraves82]

Knocked out a good shoulder/arms session. I was sleeping so good though and didn't wanna get up.y pump was amazing but my presses stayed the same in first set and went backwards on 2nd set. Rest was much shorter tho so I'm ok with the 2nd set.

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[samgraves82]

Pretty damn happy with that low incline press number there.

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[samgraves82]

Not letting me load leg pix or front double pissing me off.

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