5x5 Deadlifts!

Chest was good last night. I had another "dinner session". Got some bi's in as well seeing as I haven't worked them since Sunday and probably won't again until at least Saturday.

Dips - 5x5
Neck Press - 135x4x8
Incline Bench - 115x4x8
Bent Over Barbell Triceps Extension - 65x4x8
Standing Skull Crusher - 50x4x8
Dumb Bell Incline Press(35lb Plates) - 70x4x8
Dinner Break - Chicken Fajitasx3x2
Barbell Curls - 65x4x8 - 75x3x6

Dips are getting better. At least I can hit a 5x5. Getting to 8x8 is going to take a while, but all I have is time. I cut back to 4x8's last night to try to get a few different exercises in. If I did 8x8 neck presses, there's no way I would have gotten to do the plate presses. I've been tossing around the idea of taking creatine for the simple fact that my workout now focuses on minimal breaks between sets. Creatine will help that. I know I'm an advocate of "No Supps", but I used creatine way-back-when and had good results when I was on it. I have since matured a bit and have no desire to use anything else, but I definitely remember creatine working well for me with none of the "bloatie" and "headachie" side effects. Thoughts?
 
If you have any kidney issues, creatine is a definite no no. If you have any of the signs of metabolic syndrome (overweight, high triglycerides and/or cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin resistant or elevated fasting blood glucose, or type II diabetes) it means your kidneys are working harder than the should already so don't take a supplement that might cause greater problems. 80% of overweight Americans and possibly as much as 40% of normal weight American's have some degree of metabolic syndrome.

No supps! - You don't need it so save your money for another piece of your home gym.
 
Creatine is only of any use when at the absolute max. In fairness I used to advocate it but since I have started doing more endurance work I have found that I get the same training without.
 
I can see where it would be for max lifting. When I used it, that's what I was doing, and I could take shorter breaks between heavy sets. I've never used it trying medium weight/rep work.
 
Since you get it naturally from meat and fish, continue on that path of fewer processed carbs and eat a little more meat...
 
Yeah, but you would have to eat like 5 pounds of red meat a day to get that much creatine, and while I would love to do that, I'm sure my arteries would be as backed up as a toilet at Woodstock in about a week.
 
Superset Saturday:

Squats - 155x8x8 - Chin-ups 5x5 in the first 5 sets of squats.
Front Squats/Barbell Curls - 65x8x8 - 65x8x8

This was a lot more work than it seems like. Well, I think so anyway. First off, I did it all in 25 minutes. Truth be told, I did the Squat/Chin set in about 15 minutes and the front squat/barbell curl in 10. Second, I upped my 8x8 squat weight to 155 pounds, which is a 20lb jump from my last 8x8 squats. I'm not sure yet if I'll regret it or not because I skipped my usual Hack Squats.
 
JustinRVA said:
Superset Saturday:

Squats - 155x8x8 - Chin-ups 5x5 in the first 5 sets of squats.
Front Squats/Barbell Curls - 65x8x8 - 65x8x8

This was a lot more work than it seems like. Well, I think so anyway. First off, I did it all in 25 minutes. Truth be told, I did the Squat/Chin set in about 15 minutes and the front squat/barbell curl in 10. Second, I upped my 8x8 squat weight to 155 pounds, which is a 20lb jump from my last 8x8 squats. I'm not sure yet if I'll regret it or not because I skipped my usual Hack Squats.
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That looks brutal.
 
The squats/chins weren't so bad, surprisingly, but the front squats/curls were because I went straight from the squat to the curl without putting the bar down(Switching my hand placement was tricky). Don't get me wrong though, I was making sounds like a dolphin giving birth the whole time. I actually could have gone heavier on the front squat/curls, maybe 10lbs or so, but before I started I wasn't sure my limits, so I played that one safe. I don't feel too bad today, but the soreness is definitely there. Next time, I want to try to get chins to 8x5 and go up 10/15 lbs on the front squats/curls.
 
I had every intention of training last night, until I woke up yesterday morning feeling terrible. I'm not sure if I'm getting sick or having bad allergies. Hasn't gotten worse since yesterday, which is good, but my head feels like it's going to split down the middle. I guess it's just that time of the year.
 
It is spring - I am feeling slammed by allergies as is Tom. Around here spring means wind, lots of dust, pine pollen, and this year given the drought, wildfire smoke. Hope you feel better.
 
Always been grateful not to have airborne allergies. Smoke effects us all though. Take care, char grilled Tom or Claire is to stay off the menu.
 
I don't feel worse today, so I'm sure it's just allergies. I'm going to try to get chest in tonight. May not be much, but anything is better than nothing.
 
Kind of chest day..

Dips - 6x6
Military Press - 115x5x5

I'm pretty happy about the fact that I got 6x6 dips, but shortly into my session, my son started screaming and the rest is history. I'll hit it hard again in a couple of days.
 
I actually tried to go back later and do a couple more sets of dips, but my body had already started the process. Couldn't even come back up. I'm feeling that little bit that I did though, so that's good.
 
dips... managed 3 sets this morning - as with anything not done for months, I've lost a lot of ground, or in this case, depth.
 
I try to do my dip sets like my 8x8 sets, which his 30-45 second breaks between reps, but at this early point in my "new" training regime, dips would fall under the "heavy" category, so I can do more of them with longer breaks in between.
 
I loved Superset Saturday night so much, I decided to do it again last night!

Squats/Wide Grip Pull-ups - 155x5x8 - BWx5x8
Hack Squat/Barbell Row - 135x5x8 - 135x5x5
Front Squat/Australian Rows - 75x5x8 - BWx5x8
High Pull(No Superset) - 75x8x8
Barbell Curl(No Superset) - 50x4x8

I tried to superset High Pulls and Barbell Rows, but my arms were so fried from the wide grips, barbell rows and Australian rows that I couldn't even curl 75, so I cut the weight back for my barbell rows to 50(which was still hard, to be honest) and forced myself through 4 sets. I'm trying to figure out whether I like Supersetting or regular sets more. I'm leaning toward regular sets, because with the supersets, I can't hit 8x8 because it wears me out quick. I can get more done supersetting, but "quality > quantity".
 
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