UPdate on my previous goals
I weighed in around 190 this week and thought I’d update my progress towards my goals. This weeks working sets were:
Dips: 270lbs x 6 x 5 sets
Flat bench: 225 x 6 x 5sets
Squat: 265 x 6 x 5 sets
Pull ups: 190 x 8 x 5sets (will add weight next week and drop back down to 6 x 5)
I wasn’t counting barbell bent over rows but I increased to 185lbs x 6 x 5 sets this week also. I can’t imagine doing 285lbs of this at my current weight…my back would be massive!
On a side note, I love dips I guess because I’m good at them. I see a lot of guys go to the dip bars and do BW…these guys are ripped though and I’m like…hmm why not throw some weights on? A friend of mine joined me in the gym this past week. I started dipping with 80lbs on the belt and it just made him collapse. Was a pain pullin 45 lbs off every time it was his turn. 
Bench press was a bit easy, however, I used to do 225 all day so I’m not suprised. I was hoping to be able to bench 250 easily now, but since its been a while I am starting at 225 and will increase by 10 lbs per week, breaking 250 by the 4th week. Once I am doing 255 x 6 x 5 I am going to work my way up to 10 reps a set, and then reset once I can do that. I feel like my body has adjusted to this low rep range and needs to see higher volume for a bit. Its great to go into the gym and lift pretty heavy weights, but I need to change it up soon to shock my body back. I really enjoyed the simplicity of the 10×10 sets method, or German Volume Training so I may return to that once my cut is completed.
Post by: TPower81