anybody into bodybuilding/powerlifting?

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Smolov base mesocycle complete.

Thank you based god.

Will attempt 455 squat next week.

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Welp it was max out day.

135x5
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1
435x1, good
455x0, no depth see vid below

[IronFreak]

I've known a guy for a couple months now that has done Oly style lifting for almost 12 year all the way up through college. He's joining my gym and over conversation last night said he'd start training me. I'm super stoked because its something I've really wanted to learn, but I know technique is so critical never have really taken steps to do it.

I'll start updating as we go!

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Just signed up for my first meet.

I'm stupid nervous.

[Roysneon]

I'm stuck between this thread and the weightloss thread. I'm trying to reduce some pretty stubborn fat on my hips but also build lean muscle in my upper body. My chest and legs are probably the most muscular looking parts of my body, really trying to work on my arms while still working my core and legs.

Tried some concentration curls last night, as simple as they are they felt weird with my left arm, not sure if I'm doing them right. My left is still noticeably weaker than my right.

[einhander]

Royce you should get into some intervals. Burns fat like a blowtorch.

[Roysneon]

Is that similar to HIIT? I was just speaking with a friend who started doing that and has seen results.

[einhander]

Yeah, more or less, I believe. I do it once a week or so, but the guys I know who are serious about it got lean pretty quickly.

[IronFreak]

it really depends on your body type too. I have long arms and legs and a short torso.....I'm VERY lean on my arms and legs, neck etc.....but hold most of my fat around my mid section. Guys like me it sucks loosing that fat. I really focus on shoulders and back, and super-set core workouts between every set I do. It's slowly going away.....but honestly until I true change my diet up its not going anywhere.......and I like to eat.

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lol diet

[IronFreak]

Hey man, my metabolism has always sucked......I need to eat cleaner. I'm not talking about calorie restricted..... no way, I'm a big boy, my macros are a little out of whack......

[drumad]

I'm at a steady 240 lbs (6'2", 17-18% bf last I checked) and my lifts keep going up. I'll keep doing what I'm doing until I either gain weight or start failing work sets.














Or start caring what I look like in my PL singlet.

[IronFreak]

yeah.....I'm 6' 240.....have been for years. I have gotten stronger, and have actually changed my lifting style a bit to build some endurance. I did powerlifting, and after that was over....kept on lifting and eating like one haha. I've incorporated higher rep sets, more agility work and HIIT type cardo into my workouts. the first couple weeks sucked, I felt weak. I could smash out the first 8-10 reps but would flatline before 15. I backed off the weight a bit and focused on my endurance and form, now 2 months later I'm lifting the same weight as before but smashing what I used to rep.

[Thizzelle]

I always see that people get super lean and skinny first (lose the fat), then they bulk up from there (gain the muscle). Don't know if that's the way to go but it's what I've seen.

[Roysneon]

My diet is pretty God damn clean, the worst thing I ingest is wiskey and water on the weekend (sometimes beer, too) and 1-2 small Red Bulls a week. All my carbs come from fruit/veg, almost no wheat, no dairy. I picked up some rice and quinoa crackers that I'll have one of in the morning as I think the lack of carbs was getting to me. ONly on workout or run days, though.

I'd be ok with the extra flab here and there if I was making gains at the same time, but I seem to be stagnant. I did do some different arm moves yesterday outside of the program a trainer made for my buddy and I a few months ago. I think my goals have changed so my workout has to as well.