Going to start a log on here of my lifting and extras that I do at the gym on a daily basis. Unfortunately I left my notebook in the car and really don't want to walk 4 blocks to go and get it so I will add stuff in tonight.
So I do a lot of rest pause work with pretty slow negatives with a couple of extra lifts thrown in at the end of the set. The one area I really lag on is legs. I have good legs but they aren't really going to get a whole lot bigger than what they currently are. About a year ago I had a pretty serious knee injury and now have 2 weight bearing cartilage defects; one on the bottom of my femur and one one the back of my knee cap. I can do things like leg ext to a degree, hamstring curls and Glute ham raises and RDL's. Things like squats and lunges though are out of the question. I started doing leg press and other things like that where I could change the angles but after a while the pain just out weighed the benefits. So unless I want to ever have micro-fracture surgery and take the risk of my knees being more messed up than they already are I will just keep doing what I am doing and be happy with it.
Other than that I do a lot of stability movements and SMR/stretching outside of my normal workouts and I feel like they really keep me healthy. I do a lot of balancing on things and constantly challenging myself to find better balance. This not only keeps me from being less injured but it also teaches my muscles to work together, thus developing better synergy making me stronger and more balanced in my physique. I by no means have a "championship" physique but after having all the imbalances and injuries I have had I am doing pretty well.
As far as stats go I'm around 300-305 at about 15%
Bench ~ 440lbs
Squat (before injury 705)
DL (before injury 650)
OH press 255
Standing overhead log press (before injury 335)
I like to lift heavy but now some of my options are limited but I am coming up with new ways everyday to surprise myself and its always exciting.
Stay tuned and like always, PLEASE ask me questions.. I do some weird stuff I don't always write down but I will try to remember them and do so.
So I do a lot of rest pause work with pretty slow negatives with a couple of extra lifts thrown in at the end of the set. The one area I really lag on is legs. I have good legs but they aren't really going to get a whole lot bigger than what they currently are. About a year ago I had a pretty serious knee injury and now have 2 weight bearing cartilage defects; one on the bottom of my femur and one one the back of my knee cap. I can do things like leg ext to a degree, hamstring curls and Glute ham raises and RDL's. Things like squats and lunges though are out of the question. I started doing leg press and other things like that where I could change the angles but after a while the pain just out weighed the benefits. So unless I want to ever have micro-fracture surgery and take the risk of my knees being more messed up than they already are I will just keep doing what I am doing and be happy with it.
Other than that I do a lot of stability movements and SMR/stretching outside of my normal workouts and I feel like they really keep me healthy. I do a lot of balancing on things and constantly challenging myself to find better balance. This not only keeps me from being less injured but it also teaches my muscles to work together, thus developing better synergy making me stronger and more balanced in my physique. I by no means have a "championship" physique but after having all the imbalances and injuries I have had I am doing pretty well.
As far as stats go I'm around 300-305 at about 15%
Bench ~ 440lbs
Squat (before injury 705)
DL (before injury 650)
OH press 255
Standing overhead log press (before injury 335)
I like to lift heavy but now some of my options are limited but I am coming up with new ways everyday to surprise myself and its always exciting.
Stay tuned and like always, PLEASE ask me questions.. I do some weird stuff I don't always write down but I will try to remember them and do so.
