Project: Anything Is Possible

[L33SH]

14/07/14

Squat

20kg x 10

40kg x 5

50kg x 3

60kg x 1

70kg x 1

75kg x 1

70kg x 0

65kg x 5

60kg x 13

Pull-up

5

4

4

[Birds]

60 x 13 nice squatting

[L33SH]

60 x 13 nice squatting

Thank you, tried to do 14 but my legs failed lol

[L33SH]

15/07/14

Deadlift

60kg x 10

80kg x 5

100kg x 1

120kg x 0

115kg x 1

100kg x 4

100kg x 4

Bench Press

20kg x 10

30kg x 5

40kg x 3

50kg x 1

55kg x 0

52.5kg x 1

45kg x 6

Starting to get pretty depressed with the lack of progress on deadlift and bench

[jangles]

15/07/14

Deadlift

60kg x 10

80kg x 5

100kg x 1

120kg x 0

115kg x 1

100kg x 4

100kg x 4

Bench Press

20kg x 10

30kg x 5

40kg x 3

50kg x 1

55kg x 0

52.5kg x 1

45kg x 6

Starting to get pretty depressed with the lack of progress on deadlift and bench

What does your gym think about your workout vs progress? do they have any suggestions that may help?

[L33SH]

My gym agrees I should be lifting heavier and have given me lots of suggestions and advice, such as box squats, resistance band bench, incline bench, floor press, good mornings and other things but trainer says no.

[jangles]

My gym agrees I should be lifting heavier and have given me lots of suggestions and advice, such as box squats, resistance band bench, incline bench, floor press, good mornings and other things but trainer says no.

That is unfortunate that your trainer won't allow it, for whatever reason it is. You've persisted with this method for a long time now.

Maybe the minimalist approach isn't enough for you.

Emulate the strong to get stronger.

[Birds]

Her routine is fine and still presenting gains; going very well considering how little time is spent working out and no assistance exercises; she is on a little plateau for 1RMs and I wouldn't even call it that, given progress is still being made in volume weights and reps when it's not being made with 1RMs. Read the rest of the thread and you'll see the steady increases leading up until the last week or so.

It's nothing but impatience from someone who skips dinner and wonders why the lifts aren't there the next day.

[L33SH]

I skipped dinner one time because it was fking horrible and I couldnt be bothered making anything else as it was late so I had a protein shake. I eat a meal before gym which is dinner anyway. I eat nearly 2000 calories a day so I'm hardly under nourished.

Edited July 17, 2014 by L33SH

[L33SH]

17/07/14

Squat

20kg x 5

40kg x 5

50kg x 3

60kg x 1

65kg x 1

70kg x 1

75kg x 0

Bench Press

20kg x 5

30kg x 5

40kg x 3

45kg x 1

50kg x 1

52.5kg x 1

Deadlift

60kg x 5

80kg x 3

100kg x 1

110kg x 1

115kg x 1

120kg x 1

[r31slpr]

I skipped dinner one time because it was fking horrible and I couldnt be bothered making anything else as it was late so I had a protein shake. I eat a meal before gym which is dinner anyway. I eat nearly 2000 calories a day so I'm hardly under nourished.

Seemingly angry post precedes successful lifts that were failed last time haha

A thought on your training. 1rm's get more taxing the heavier the weight. Is this affecting your recovery?

[Birds]

Seemingly angry post precedes successful lifts that were failed last time haha

A thought on your training. 1rm's get more taxing the heavier the weight. Is this affecting your recovery?

Funny that, she ate a solid dinner lastnight and listened to my training lol

This was actually a training prep/test for a novice lifting comp on Sunday. So squats were well past parallel, deadlifts without hitching and bench was done with a pause at the chest and me giving the go ahead to "press". She did very well and only missed one lift, which is great considering there was hardly any rest between lift attempts (we got all this done in under an hour).

[r31slpr]

Ah good job then haha

She should do well for her body weight. Good luck

[jangles]

Her routine is fine and still presenting gains; going very well considering how little time is spent working out and no assistance exercises; she is on a little plateau for 1RMs and I wouldn't even call it that, given progress is still being made in volume weights and reps when it's not being made with 1RMs. Read the rest of the thread and you'll see the steady increases leading up until the last week or so.

It's nothing but impatience from someone who skips dinner and wonders why the lifts aren't there the next day.

I never said it's not working.

I said maybe the minimalist approach isn't enough.

[L33SH]

23/07/14

Squat

20kg x 10

40kg x 10

50kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

50kg x 5

40kg x 10

Focused on depth rather than weight

Pull-Up

5

4

4

4

Decline Ab Crunch 10kg plate

10

10

10

So sore, especially my back and hip flexors. I think it's from lifting all day Sunday, then going straight on a plane for 4 hours and getting cramps then driving for 2 hours.

[L33SH]

11/08/14

Squat

20kg x 10

40kg x 5

50kg x 3

60kg x 1

65kg x 1

70kg x 0

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

50kg x 5

50kg x 5

50kg x 5

50kg x 5

Pull-up

4

3

3

3

Lat Pull-down

30kg x 10

40kg x 10

45kg x 5

50kg x 5

Seated Row

20kg x 10

30kg x 10

35kg x 10

Decline Ab Crunch 10kg plate

25

25

25

10

10

10

[L33SH]

14/08/14

Deadlift

60kg x 10

80kg x 6

100kg x 1

110kg x 1

100kg x 1

80kg x 10

80kg x 5

Bench Press

20kg x 10

30kg x 5

40kg x 3

50kg x 1

45kg x 6

40kg x 10

30kg x 15

Bicep Curl

15kg x 10

17.5kg x 10

20kg x 10

20kg x 5

20kg x 5

20kg x 4

Decline Ab Crunch 10kg Plate

50

[L33SH]

16/08/14

Squat

20kg x 10

40kg x 5

50kg x 3

60kg x 3

70kg x 1

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

50kg x 10

40kg x 10

Pull-Up

4

4

4

3

3

2

Lat Pulldown

30kg x 10

40kg x 10

50kg x 10

Captain's Chair

25

25

25

25

[L33SH]

18/08/14

Squat

20kg x 10

40kg x 5

50kg x 3

60kg x 3

65kg x 1

70kg x 1

65kg x 1

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

60kg x 5

50kg x 10

50kg x 10

40kg x 10

Pull-Up

4

4

3

3

Lat Pulldown

30kg x 10

40kg x 10

45kg x 5

50kg x 5

Seated Row

20kg x 10

30kg x 10

40kg x 5

40kg x 5

Decline Ab Crunch 10kg Plate

30

30

[L33SH]

Legs aren't even sore. I think running 6-7 km twice a week is helping, or maybe I'm just toughening up.

Maybe I need to squat more lol