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post 1661334663 05-15-2022, 07:50 AM
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Bringing lifting back to the Misc, one thread at a time.

Sup bros, Sunday 5/15.

Today is Back+Shoulders day, AKA V-taper day, AKA get yoked day, AKA the true moggening day.

Already know it's gonna be a thick, solid, tight workout.

It's early and Sunday so I'm sure not many miscers are gonna come in here just yet, but what are ya'll hitting today?
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post 1661335113 05-15-2022, 08:04 AM
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Abs, rear delts and running tonight.

Full body yesterday and tomorrow
post 1661335173 05-15-2022, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted By ChunkBuster⏩
Abs, rear delts and running tonight.

Full body yesterday and tomorrow
Das it mane. Can't ignore the details. Loving the rear delt attention.
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post 1661335463 05-15-2022, 08:12 AM
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Did 225 on bench for 10 last week. Going to see if I can hit it for 12 today
post 1661335573 05-15-2022, 08:14 AM
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Have a good workout brah

What does the rest of your split look like? Back/shoulders, chest/arms, legs?

I'm supposed to do lower body today so deficit deads, Bulgarians, and maybe some back squats with my heels 6" apart elevated on a plate real slow those always murder my quads. Abs and calves after that 100-150 reps each.
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post 1661336003 05-15-2022, 08:27 AM
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Workout
Daily - 7 Days/Week
1. Flat Bench Dumbbell Press - 65s - 3x12
2. Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curls - 30s - 3x12
3. Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes - 65s - 3x12
4. Pull-Ups - 3x12
5. Captain's Chair Leg Raises - 3x12
6. Stairmill – Level 7/20 – 10 Minutes
post 1661336073 05-15-2022, 08:28 AM
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I did chesticles this morning. Some moderate cardio as well. Pretty good workout, awesome way to start the day, as always.
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post 1661336143 05-15-2022, 08:30 AM
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Das it mang,

Making America Lift Again...or Misc for that matter
post 1661336493 05-15-2022, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted By MetroBrah⏩
Did 225 on bench for 10 last week. Going to see if I can hit it for 12 today
Nice and Juicy brah
Originally Posted By Peacening⏩
Have a good workout brah

What does the rest of your split look like? Back/shoulders, chest/arms, legs?

I'm supposed to do lower body today so deficit deads, Bulgarians, and maybe some back squats with my heels 6" apart elevated on a plate real slow those always murder my quads. Abs and calves after that 100-150 reps each.
Back/Shoulders day (Significant emphasis on medial and rear delts, to help reduce the effect it has on chest day due to anterior delt fatigue)

Chest/Legs day (I know it is an odd way to do things, but I strongly dislike working Chest. I've never enjoyed it tbh. So I pair it with Legs because I love hitting legs, so I end up being much more consistent with my chest as well because I'm already at the gym to do the workout.)

Random other chit day (arms, core, calves, fun random stuff like heavy carries, etc. I only do this one sporadically, based on my week's work schedule since it changes every week. Kind of a place-holder when I don't want to truly go ham with either of the other two workouts)


Solid-azz lower body day you've got there, man. I was in another thread a few days ago talking about how a fukking sick Leg day really only needs a Squat, a Hinge and a unilateral movement - you've got those three and boom, excellent workout.
Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
Workout
Daily - 7 Days/Week
1. Flat Bench Dumbbell Press - 65s - 3x12
2. Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curls - 30s - 3x12
3. Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes - 65s - 3x12
4. Pull-Ups - 3x12
5. Captain's Chair Leg Raises - 3x12
6. Stairmill – Level 7/20 – 10 Minutes
If your gym ever sold some of that equipment...would you implode?
Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
I did chesticles this morning. Some moderate cardio as well. Pretty good workout, awesome way to start the day, as always.
Nice job man, you're consistently in my lifting threads. I appreciate it!
Originally Posted By SamIAm1892⏩
Das it mang,

Making America Lift Again...or Misc for that matter
Gotta start somewhere, might as well be with my favorite long-time degenerate friends lol.
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post 1661336583 05-15-2022, 08:44 AM
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Today is Sunday so no training for me. But no need to 'bring back' here. Every M/Tu/Thu/Fri, I will be in the gym. 12 years on a comeback, no skipping. Through injuries, sickness, even a fractured spine, I have trained (with Dr's blessing on spinal fracture).

7 months till I turn 50.

Consistency trumps all. NOT just in the gym, but entire lifestyle is a goal driven one. Just like my Sunday rest. Going to go cut the grass and do some yard work with shirt off so I can get a tan


Leg pic....because not enough willing to post them

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585x7 Dead reps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yf2ZkdNNNQ
420 Bench (paused) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2_Q-TLIB8
535 Squat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdgVaiTi4-8&feature=youtu.be
post 1661336593 05-15-2022, 08:44 AM
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Will do a 20+ mile bike ride, and will probably stop at the gym on that ride and try to get a couple lifts in. Have some serious elbow pain right now though( I think Tennis Elbow), so definitely need to limit myself though until it heals.
post 1661336803 05-15-2022, 08:53 AM
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[QUOTE=induced_drag post_id=1661336583]Today is Sunday so no training for me. But no need to 'bring back' here. Every M/Tu/Thu/Fri, I will be in the gym. 12 years on a comeback, no skipping. Through injuries, sickness, even a fractured spine, I have trained (with Dr's blessing on spinal fracture).

7 months till I turn 50.

Consistency trumps all. NOT just in the gym, but entire lifestyle is a goal driven one. Just like my Sunday rest. Going to go cut the grass and do some yard work with shirt off so I can get a tan[img]//assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif[/img]


Leg pic....because not enough willing to post them

[img]https://i.imgur.com/rDgQsHO.jp/img][/QUOTE]Fuark man, this is an excellent post lifters and people in general should see.

Legs fukking solid, too. Makes the rest of us look bad hahaha

Enjoy your day bruh

[QUOTE=OliverHeldens post_id=1661336593]Will do a 20+ mile bike ride, and will probably stop at the gym on that ride and try to get a couple lifts in. Have some serious elbow pain right now though( I think Tennis Elbow), so definitely need to limit myself though until it heals.[/QUOTE]Dang be careful man. How long does 20 miles usually take you? Or do you not time yourself, more about accumulating distance?
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post 1661336853 05-15-2022, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted By induced_drag⏩
Today is Sunday so no training for me. But no need to 'bring back' here. Every M/Tu/Thu/Fri, I will be in the gym. 12 years on a comeback, no skipping. Through injuries, sickness, even a fractured spine, I have trained (with Dr's blessing on spinal fracture).

7 months till I turn 50.

Consistency trumps all. NOT just in the gym, but entire lifestyle is a goal driven one. Just like my Sunday rest. Going to go cut the grass and do some yard work with shirt off so I can get a tan


Leg pic....because not enough willing to post them

Das it mang.

What do you do for Calves? I can't grow those bastards nor do they ever respond to anything I throw at them.
post 1661337383 05-15-2022, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted By Robmnrd⏩
If your gym ever sold some of that equipment...would you implode?
why would they? and if they did i would just switch gyms.
post 1661337523 05-15-2022, 09:13 AM
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bringing back lifting to the misc
current physique looks smiliar to pudgy Zhengterry....

pick one
post 1661337673 05-15-2022, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted By SamIAm1892⏩
Das it mang.

What do you do for Calves? I can't grow those bastards nor do they ever respond to anything I throw at them.
I'm in for his reply as well, but if I may interject an opinion (trust me, my calves don't look half as good as his, but I recently seem to be seeing some improvement):

Lately I've been focusinga loton the loaded stretch portion of calve movements.

All the time you see guys loading up weight and getting stronger at the contracting portion, without really paying attention to the lowering or even really a solid ROM/stretch at the bottom (being honest with oneself here is important, I know I used to half-azz that part).

Recently I decided to try kind of the opposite. I get on whatever implement I want to use (usually a standing machine) and as I add weight, I'll let my calves stretch fully, and just sit under the weight for multiple seconds, engaging them the whole time right there at the bottom portion, and then a good contraction towards the top and good slow descent back to the fully stretched position where I again stay there for multiple full seconds.

The trick to it is making sure they are still engaged. You're notliterallylooking to stretch your calves while doing this, which often times means relaxing them fully. You want to get to the end of your ROM and still be engaged, holding the weightright therefor a lot longer than you're used to. Feeling your calves rather than your Achilles at the bottom, the muscle engaged but at it's longest length.

I'm gonna keep doing this for awhile, but honestly I've only been doing it a few weeks and I think mine look a hair better already (and I'm not even super consistent with them - they are on my "random other chit" day of my split).
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post 1661337723 05-15-2022, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
why would they? and if they did i would just switch gyms.
Just curious about your answer honestly lol.
Originally Posted By OffwhiteBrah⏩
bringing back lifting to the misc
current physique looks smiliar to pudgy Zhengterry....

pick one
-Current physique
-Picture from a literal decade ago

pick one.

Also you could at least post a picture of any type at all to your profile if you are going to try (and fail) to call someone out in their own lifting thread.
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post 1661337773 05-15-2022, 09:19 AM
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Repped!

The state of the misc is pathetic these days. It's punctuated by a bunch of garbage posts from non-lifters, so it's nice to see an actual lifting thread.

On my end, my push day was Friday morning followed by a cheat window where I had some pizza, danishes, and German beer.

Pull day tomorrow
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post 1661338123 05-15-2022, 09:28 AM
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Das it mane.

Warm up with light SSB squats…

Log clean and press 5x3
Incline log press 3x3
Barbell row/pull-up superset 5 sets
Dips 3 sets
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In on lifting thread.

Starting tomorrow, I am introducing phase potentiation into my strength-focused periodization. I will run a 5 week full body hypertrophy program, followed by a strength focused program. The idea is that the increased muscle size will help me develop strength. I am 100% an intermediate strength lifter, so I will focus more on specificity than the importance of periodization as I am doing my program. That being said, I have never actually ran a bodybuilding program ever so wish me luck.

I am also focusing on improving my squat strength. I squatted with light weight for 20 reps to see what bodypart was sore first. The idea goes that whatever is sorest/sore first is the part of the body that needs more work. In my case, the hip adductor muscles were the only thing that really got sore, followed by my lower quads. Does anyone have any hip adductor exercise recommendations that I can add in with my squats?
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
Repped!

The state of the misc is pathetic these days. It's punctuated by a bunch of garbage posts from non-lifters, so it's nice to see an actual lifting thread.

On my end, my push day was Friday morning followed by a cheat window where I had some pizza, danishes, and German beer.

Pull day tomorrow
99.9% of the threads on here seem like they are from Reddit
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Originally Posted By lightsarefallin⏩
Repped!

The state of the misc is pathetic these days. It's punctuated by a bunch of garbage posts from non-lifters, so it's nice to see an actual lifting thread.

On my end, my push day was Friday morning followed by a cheat window where I had some pizza, danishes, and German beer.

Pull day tomorrow
Fuark, thanks man. Gonna get you back.

Doing PPL I take it? Do you do once per week or do you try to hit things twice?
Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
Yeah I'm going for 224x5 today
You got this man. Gonna be a good Sunday, I can feel it.
Originally Posted By blindsideflank⏩
Das it mane.

Warm up with light SSB squats…

Log clean and press 5x3
Incline log press 3x3
Barbell row/pull-up superset 5 sets
Dips 3 sets
Fukking sick man!

Iwishmy gym had some solid strongman stuff. I kind of add in a few similar movements here and there as best I can, but it's obviously not the same as having the real implements.
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post 1661338423 05-15-2022, 09:35 AM
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Anybody throwing reps around in here, I'm on RC now.

I'll get everybody back off RC who reps (no rep trade thread pls, just doing the kind miscer thing).
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Originally Posted By Robmnrd⏩
Fuark, thanks man. Gonna get you back.

Doing PPL I take it? Do you do once per week or do you try to hit things twice?



You got this man. Gonna be a good Sunday, I can feel it.



Fukking sick man!

Iwishmy gym had some solid strongman stuff. I kind of add in a few similar movements here and there as best I can, but it's obviously not the same as having the real implements.
Yes, a slightly modified version of PPL but generally the same breakdown. Great way to train using a power rack as your primary piece of equipment. It's paid off as well.
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Originally Posted By Robmnrd⏩
Fuark, thanks man. Gonna get you back.


Fukking sick man!

Iwishmy gym had some solid strongman stuff. I kind of add in a few similar movements here and there as best I can, but it's obviously not the same as having the real implements.
Home gym
Get a squat rack/yoke combo (bells of steel is cheapest and good quality) if you’re American then titan has some cheap strongman stuff
Buy a log and axle
Farmers handles
Meet other strongmen and borrow or split purchasing stone molds

Other stuff I have-various natural stones, 250lb sandbag, cable pulley to attach to yoke. Built a platform. Looking for some big tires.


Heavy ass farmers walks are the greatest lift ever. Nothing wrecks my entire body. Should be a staple for every football, rugby, hockey player and grappler.
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Did ssb box Squats, 3x5
1x5 Trap Bar

Going for a 1.5 mile run in a minute

Later, Bench 3x5
Cable Rows
Chins
Dips
2 mile walk
Stretching
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Originally Posted By SamIAm1892⏩
Das it mang.

What do you do for Calves? I can't grow those bastards nor do they ever respond to anything I throw at them.
My calves are my worst body part (visually) and always lagged behind the rest of my physique. I have terrible attachement point (high calves) and never could add mass. It was not hard for me to get 18" arms, but I had 14" calves most of my life. And it was NOT from lack of work.

I used to annihilate my calves. I stopped doing that.

I started to do true 'heavy' calf work. Legit weights that I could only do for 8-10 reps, strict form, no bouncing. Press hold, etc. I stopped wasting time on any seated movement. I also brought in uni-lateral assisted movements. But only about 2 sets per workout. I trained them 3 days / week like this. But only did the uni-lateral assisted 2x/ week.

Long story short, after about a 15 years stall in calf growth I got them to grow. They are by no means great, but they are not laughable either and every now and again, I will actually get a compliment. I stay very lean and even when I dont, my legs look close to contest lean of most people. So there is no fat to 'fill them out'. But the time and changing the way I hit them actually worked.

Pic below was me as a 'baby' at 21. You can see just about everything on my body grew pretty easily but I had pencil calves

But still today close to 17" they still look small-ish, but lean





RAW lifts
635 Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mATRBZ0gwdg
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420 Bench (paused) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ2_Q-TLIB8
535 Squat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdgVaiTi4-8&feature=youtu.be
post 1661345613 05-15-2022, 12:11 PM
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Safety Bar Squat sets of 3-5
Belt Squat 3x10
Tibia Machine 3x30
Calf Raise 3x20
Weighted Abs 3x15
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post 1661347373 05-15-2022, 12:47 PM
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[QUOTE=lightsarefallin post_id=1661338453]Yes, a slightly modified version of PPL but generally the same breakdown. Great way to train using a power rack as your primary piece of equipment. It's paid off as well.[/QUOTE]Yeah man, it's one of the best splits with so few drawbacks.

[QUOTE=blindsideflank post_id=1661338663]Home gym
Get a squat rack/yoke combo (bells of steel is cheapest and good quality) if you’re American then titan has some cheap strongman stuff
Buy a log and axle
Farmers handles
Meet other strongmen and borrow or split purchasing stone molds

Other stuff I have-various natural stones, 250lb sandbag, cable pulley to attach to yoke. Built a platform. Looking for some big tires.


Heavy ass farmers walks are the greatest lift ever. Nothing wrecks my entire body. Should be a staple for every football, rugby, hockey player and grappler.[/QUOTE]A log and some tires would be top of my list. The heavy sandbag idea is genius - literally never thought of that. Thanks man.

[QUOTE=GreatOldOne post_id=1661338853]Did ssb box Squats, 3x5
1x5 Trap Bar

Going for a 1.5 mile run in a minute

Later, Bench 3x5
Cable Rows
Chins
Dips
2 mile walk
Stretching[/QUOTE]Dang that's a pretty heavy day in terms of total exercise volume. Do you do that type of day frequently? Or like 2-3 per week and lots of rest?

[QUOTE=induced_drag post_id=1661345263]My calves are my worst body part (visually) and always lagged behind the rest of my physique. I have terrible attachement point (high calves) and never could add mass. It was not hard for me to get 18" arms, but I had 14" calves most of my life. And it was NOT from lack of work.

I used to annihilate my calves. I stopped doing that.

I started to do true 'heavy' calf work. Legit weights that I could only do for 8-10 reps, strict form, no bouncing. Press hold, etc. I stopped wasting time on any seated movement. I also brought in uni-lateral assisted movements. But only about 2 sets per workout. I trained them 3 days / week like this. But only did the uni-lateral assisted 2x/ week.

Long story short, after about a 15 years stall in calf growth I got them to grow. They are by no means great, but they are not laughable either and every now and again, I will actually get a compliment. I stay very lean and even when I dont, my legs look close to contest lean of most people. So there is no fat to 'fill them out'. But the time and changing the way I hit them actually worked.

Pic below was me as a 'baby' at 21. You can see just about everything on my body grew pretty easily but I had pencil calves[img]//assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif[/img]

But still today close to 17" they still look small-ish, but lean

[img]https://i.imgur.com/OR9P5ha.jpg?1mg]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Gyi9XjO.jpg?img]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/K5GkRMy.jpg?img][/QUOTE]Heavy work is the other thing I feel like many people don't incorporate into their calve training - or if they do, it ends up being a lot of bounce and not much in terms of good stretch/hold. Sounds like you focused hard on making every rep really count.

[QUOTE=DrewDarden post_id=1661345613]Safety Bar Squat sets of 3-5
Belt Squat 3x10
Tibia Machine 3x30
Calf Raise 3x20
Weighted Abs 3x15[/QUOTE]Was waiting for you to post in here! lol.

My gym[i]might[/i]be getting a belt squat this year - what are your thoughts on using it as a primary leg movement now and then instead of BB squats (Like doing a 12 week chunk once per year where you give BB squatting a break and just use/progress on belt squat)? I've never used one before, but I love the concept of it.
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