The EricW log

[PJo336]

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Goddamit Eric.

I thought these were pounds. I was so relieved that I wasn't the only one that struggled with the heavy weights.

And wtf is this:
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I know I'm not very strong and because of my lack of strength, it's sometimes a little disheartening but the kind words help me keep on pushing!

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How is bench-pressing 200lbs not strong? Hyachachacha, you put me on life-tilt.

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[theAMOG]

damn eric, very impressive stuff.

[theblackkeys]

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Eric, how much do you weigh?

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[EricW]

I'd rather not give any stats 'cause I'd prefer to remain relatively anonymous on the net but let's just say I'm not impressive at all.

Today:

Front Squats: 66x5 for 5 sets

Romanian Dead Lift: 93x5 for 5 sets

Standing Military Press: 50x5, 50x5, 52x5, 52x5, 52x3

[EricW]

OK because of the confusion, I'll start listing my weights in lbs now.

Front Squat: 135x5, 145x5, 155x5, 170x5, 185x5

Pendlay Row: 150x5 for 5 sets

Bench Press: 180x5 for 4 sets, 180x4

[theblackkeys]

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OK because of the confusion, I'll start listing my weights in lbs now.

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whew

also, keep up the great work eric!

[Rootabager]

I thought they were in pounds all along and you were just a tiny fellow.

[EricW]

Decent workout today. It was my first "de-loading" workout so everything came up really easily and felt light.

Front Squat: 170x3 for 3 sets

Bench Press: 155x3, 175x3, 195x3

Pendlay Row: 130x3, 145x3, 165x3


I'm a little frustrated though because even though I've been going to the gym etc, I'm not really making any progress. I'm still really skinny and not strong at all.

[cbloom]

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I'm a little frustrated though because even though I've been going to the gym etc, I'm not really making any progress. I'm still really skinny and not strong at all.

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Are you gaining weight?

If you're not gaining weight, you're not eating enough.

You can workout all you want, but without a caloric surplus your body simply can't add muscle.

Try eating a *lot* more. If you find yourself gaining fat, cut back a little, but I doubt that will happen.

[EricW]

Hi friend,

I noted a few posts back that I'm mainly just trying to retain muscle mass while also retaining strength. My crappy commute + school makes me too lazy to eat the amount of cals that I need to gain weight [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Anyways, today:

Romanian Deadlifts: 205x3 for 3 sets

Standing Military Press: 115x3 for 3 sets

I also just started training calves again. About 6 months ago, my right ankle went through a 2nd degree sprain and it has not fully healed until now. I went about a good month before I was even able to walk normally. Needless to say, because I haven't been able to train calves, my calves have atrophied terribly and now they're extremely small and weak.

Single leg DB calve raise (with a 2 second pause at the bottom, and a 1 second contraction at the top): 25x9 (both legs), 25x8, 25x8