Valdosta Log

[JC33]

looked full af today. chest supported shrugs may be progressing too quickly; I was seeing stars by my second rep. may not have mentioned, but ive cut everything down from 2-3 sets to 2 sets (except quads).

Looking thick bro Arms and chest are wild..

 

[Valdosta]

Looking thick bro Arms and chest are wild..

thanks. chest was actually as big of a weakpoint as my quads til i started doing dips my way that makes everyone mad

 

[Valdosta]

started with calves instead as promised. shouldve warmed up more, my ankles werent as loose as they usually are when this is my second movement. adductors a good bit better. slowly improving my rom on the kettlebell movement

 

[Valdosta]

fuck bench. taking it right back out. still gunna do 2 off 1 on dips for my push day. Instead of bench on the off days im just gunna do pushups though. bench is bullshit.

 

[mass gain]

fuck bench. taking it right back out. still gunna do 2 off 1 on dips for my push day. Instead of bench on the off days im just gunna do pushups though. bench is bullshit.

Why would you take bench out? IMO, focus on where you need to improve right now. You got the dips down. Give them a break. Venture into other areas.

 

[Valdosta]

Why would you take bench out? IMO, focus on where you need to improve right now. You got the dips down. Give them a break. Venture into other areas.

its all shoulder for me. i suck at pushups too, idk if ill even get 30 bodyweight next week. but theyre more chest involved. i just like my scapula being able to move throughout the movement insteadve being pressed on a bench

 

[mass gain]

its all shoulder for me. i suck at pushups too, idk if ill even get 30 bodyweight next week. but theyre more chest involved. i just like my scapula being able to move throughout the movement insteadve being pressed on a bench

Do you have an injury? If not, you gotta strengthen the shoulders up. Maybe start low with shoulder exercises that don't cause pain. I don't have great advice here. Maybe others do.

 

[MindlessWork]

Do you have an injury? If not, you gotta strengthen the shoulders up. Maybe start low with shoulder exercises that don't cause pain. I don't have great advice here. Maybe others do.

This.

Back off those ridiculously low dips for starters as that's most likely where the shoulder issues come from when the shoulders are in rather unnatural positions. I myself can't go really low on dips due to RC damage in my right shoulder.

 

[Valdosta]

Do you have an injury? If not, you gotta strengthen the shoulders up. Maybe start low with shoulder exercises that don't cause pain. I don't have great advice here. Maybe others do.

no injury at all. its not a shoulder pain, its that the shoulder does all the work. i hadnt done any direct shoulder work in forever til i added these lateral raises in recently and my shoulders were still a strong point

 

[JC33]

fuck bench. taking it right back out. still gunna do 2 off 1 on dips for my push day. Instead of bench on the off days im just gunna do pushups though. bench is bullshit.

Have you considered flat DB press? I struggled with a shoulder dominant bench for a while but my form was fucked up. I watched a ton of videos on proper form based on proportions and the width of your grip and wrist position can be a complete game changer. Also using DBs and doing partial reps not locking out can keep a lot of tension on the chest, maybe this could help you bro. I fuck with pushups tho also, lots of variations all very useful. Your chest is already pretty good man.

 

[Valdosta]

Have you considered flat DB press? I struggled with a shoulder dominant bench for a while but my form was fucked up. I watched a ton of videos on proper form based on proportions and the width of your grip and wrist position can be a complete game changer. Also using DBs and doing partial reps not locking out can keep a lot of tension on the chest, maybe this could help you bro. I fuck with pushups tho also, lots of variations all very useful. Your chest is already pretty good man.

Incline dumbell definitely targets my chest better than a barbell does. the elbow path works a lot better for me. its just a movement i absolutely hate though. I may add them into the rotation, the setup just bothers me

 

[MindlessWork]

Incline dumbell definitely targets my chest better than a barbell does. the elbow path works a lot better for me. its just a movement i absolutely hate though. I may add them into the rotation, the setup just bothers me

You'll get used to it once you do it often enough.

 

[Valdosta]

forgot to post this mornings lifts. damn thing was slipping outta my hands or i could got a few more reps on the shrugs

 

[Jbswole40]

Nice work

 

[Valdosta]

couldnt get to the gym yesterday cuz I was stuck at school doing a project til 10 after work. Upping protein to closer to 300g, doubling postworkout carbs&slin

 

[Valdosta]

Really glad @mass gain brough tme over to this place. Great group of guys here. Even getting along with the initial negative nancies like @Deezo and @Meetketchup


Leg day
Managed to do my sommersaults on the smith again today. no adductor pain, no joint pain. I'm still cropping the rom a good bit, but I may just keep progressing on partial rom since the bottom portion of every quad compound is where I get fucked. switched my leg press calf raises for single leg so I don't have to load as many plates. easy 290+ protein (completr) today, probably a good number to shoot for. My recent hydration goal has me feeling pretty good too, face looks a lil less ugly cuz I'm holding less water in it.

 

[Astro95]

its all shoulder for me. i suck at pushups too, idk if ill even get 30 bodyweight next week. but theyre more chest involved. i just like my scapula being able to move throughout the movement insteadve being pressed on a bench

Lower the weight or substitute with dumbbells or as you have planned stick to what works. It’s odd that you can get 10-11 and it’s all shoulders, you have the strength to press 315, but go to 135 and do perfect reps where your chest is the one getting the load. Not sure how you bench, but drive shoulders back and down, retract scapula and create a bit of an arch then bench. Even if it’s light at 135 do it slow and controlled. Once it’s down 10 reps and you feel it in the chest go to 185 do the same. Then 225 for as many as you can get where you feel it in your chest. If no interest in going through all this simply keep banging the dips, why change what ain’t broken.

 

[mass gain]

Really glad @mass gain brough tme over to this place. Great group of guys here. Even getting along with the initial negative nancies like @Deezo and @Meetketchup

 

[Valdosta]

Lower the weight or substitute with dumbbells or as you have planned stick to what works. It’s odd that you can get 10-11 and it’s all shoulders, you have the strength to press 315, but go to 135 and do perfect reps where your chest is the one getting the load. Not sure how you bench, but drive shoulders back and down, retract scapula and create a bit of an arch then bench. Even if it’s light at 135 do it slow and controlled. Once it’s down 10 reps and you feel it in the chest go to 185 do the same. Then 225 for as many as you can get where you feel it in your chest. If no interest in going through all this simply keep banging the dips, why change what ain’t broken.

The numbers haven't been going up on dips so I think I have to change something. bench is just retarded I wish there were more options for chest

 

[Valdosta]

*got 340 protein yesterday not 290. miscounted.

 

[Meetketchup]

Upping protein to closer to 300g,

Reasoning? That's a considerable amount for your size.

 

[Valdosta]

Reasoning? That's a considerable amount for your size.

hoping I'll grow quicker. if not, it helps me stay away from fast food and junk food and doesnt really do any damage itself

 

[Meetketchup]

hoping I'll grow quicker. if not, it helps me stay away from fast food and junk food and doesnt really do any damage itself

It won't help you grow quicker, but if it helps with satiety preventing you from going off plan with junk, I get it. Thanks for the explanation....was just curious.

 

[Valdosta]

It won't help you grow quicker, but if it helps with satiety preventing you from going off plan with junk, I get it. Thanks for the explanation....was just curious.

I'm cutting out fast food and caffeine (coca cola mainly). If my protein goals like 200g, I can easily eat that in 2 sittings and have the ability to eat the stuff im trying to avoid throughout the day. But if I commit to the higher goal, I'm chasing it til the end of the day without much room for slack. I still really want the soda, but if I start deviating then I'll fail to hit my goal.

 

[MindlessWork]

I like your unconventional thinking and how it carries over to your training. If it works for you then that's good, as everyone has different training methods.

Keep grinding

 

[Valdosta]

major gyno L today. trying adex +120ralox for 2 weeks 60ralox for 2 weeks to see if it shrinks. if not, seeing about getting the gland removed again. they originally said id just have to cover anesthetic if it needed touching up so i'll see

 

[JC33]

I'm cutting out fast food and caffeine (coca cola mainly). If my protein goals like 200g, I can easily eat that in 2 sittings and have the ability to eat the stuff im trying to avoid throughout the day. But if I commit to the higher goal, I'm chasing it til the end of the day without much room for slack. I still really want the soda, but if I start deviating then I'll fail to hit my goal.

Have you tried diet lol. Zero sugar mtn dew isn’t bad

 

[Valdosta]

Have you tried diet lol. Zero sugar mtn dew isn’t bad

cant stand anything diet. disgusting to me

 

[Valdosta]

forgot to post yesterdays log amidst the gyno concern
changing out my bicep iso on pull days. seems to have stalled

 

[Valdosta]

Still sticking to 2 alternate days then 1 dip day for push days. traded flat bench for pushups and am definitely not turning back. best chest activation I've felt in forever, and I was feeling the dips pretty good. I'm going to look into getting a bookbag or something thats strong/large enough to fit a few 45s because I dont see how to safely stack them beyond this point to progress. ignore previous days pushup, i just renamed the row from bench.

triceps were absolutely blasted still from 3 days ago, but I managed to get 5 more reps on my pushdowns.