Shox bulking log

[RobP38]

Ouch! Sorry to hear about that Shox. Get some rest and make sure everything is 100%!

[coryK]

Hope you're back to 100% in no time!

[Jimmie]

Good to see your back, hope your knee is fully recovered especially for squats. Keep it light on your warmups and see how it goes.

[Shox]

eugh gym was rammed today so i sort of did my own things.. so no PR's till wednesday i'm afraid
Think ill list my starting lifts and current lifts to see how im going anyway:
Lift Starting weight Current weight
Squat 5x5 50kg 85kg 5x5 next session
OHP 5x5 25kg 32.5kg 5x5 passed, 35kg next session
Bench 5x5 45kg 5x5 60kg
I wont bother with other lifts, these are the main ones. Deadlift result will be skewed as my form at the start was attrocious lol

[RobP38]

Nice lifts shox! Your bench and squat numbers are really good compared to mine. I'm hoping to catch up!

[Shox]

today - squat 5x5 85kg
Bench 60kg 5,5,5,4,4
inverted row
dips 3x4
3x15 reverse crunches

[coryK]

When did you start doing dips? Looks like a good idea. I'm sick of trying different ways to do weighted push ups and dips seem a good replacement.

[Shox]

I just started doing dips this session, thought i'd give them a go and see how they are. I might go back to pressups, or alternate between the two. Dips are good but seem to put a lot of stress on my shoulders.

Some measurements
Weight: 13 stone 10 lbs, 192 lbs, 87.08kg
Waist: 35 inches
Bicep: 14 inches
Chest: 40 inches
Thigh: 24 inches
Body fat percentage:17.74 http://www.linear-software.com/online.html (13% on other sites lol but ill use this site to keep consistant)

[coryK]

I tried a couple today. They are pretty rough on the shoulders. Not sure if I like them or not. Need a few more sessions to really decide.

Buddy sent me this link today, "Lauren has Britain's Fittest Student Body" made me think of you in uni over there (Very NSFW)

http://www.dailypoa.com/?p=3558

[RobP38]

I tried a couple today. They are pretty rough on the shoulders. Not sure if I like them or not. Need a few more sessions to really decide.

Buddy sent me this link today, "Lauren has Britain's Fittest Student Body" made me think of you in uni over there (Very NSFW)

http://www.dailypoa.com/?p=3558

Wow! Wouldn't kick her outta bed for eating crackers!

[Shox]

ahaha not too bad, she admits to eating junk food tho so shes out..

[Shox]

Todays lifts:[
Squat 5x5 87.5kg
Military Press 5,5,5,4,3 32.5kg - This is tough. I think i've been overtraining my shoulders, i could really use tips on military press if anyone has any, as this is the only lift thats really holding me back (i squeeze my glutes as i press)
Deadlift 70kg 1x5, 80kg 1x5
Pull up negatives
Cardio

Xmas targets:

Squat 5x5: 100kg
Military Press 5x5: 40kg
Bench Press 5x5: 70kg
Deadlift 1x5: 100kg
Waist: 34 inches
Weight: 86kg

[Shox]

Measurements:
Height: 6'2
Weight: 13 stone 10 lbs, 192 lbs, 87.08kg
Waist: 35 inches
bf: 17.74%

Im happy i didnt put on any fat over the past few days, as it was my friends birthday on thursday and we had a massive binge, booze, curry, stripper, and dominos

[Jimmie]

Interesting Shox, you got the same xmas squat target as me 100kg, and you weight the same as well, well at the moment anyway, plan on starting gomad for a few weeks, try and put on a little more weight. Will be great if we both acheive this goal. Im sure Corky is hoping to hit 100kg by the end of the year as well.

[coryK]

Corky = CoryK would be a happy man if I get to 100kg by xmas! That would be massive I gotta get my clubbing under control if I wanna do that tho

Wish I could give you some pointers on the OHP, but I'm having so much trouble myself...What has helped a bit is making sure my chest is out by pushing my delts out far enough that I can rest the bar on them at the bottom of each rep. That also ensures proper grip width. If you're not already, you'll also wanna lean back at the bottom of each rep so that the bar is directly over mid-foot. That way when you press up, the bar travels in a straight a line as possible.

Wish I had more for ya, but I'm in the same spot as you :S