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Becoming Canis dirus - SvenG’s Training Log
God is a Beast - 2026.c13w3d5 Thursday - 15 October 2026 Workout: Press, 1420-1315 (55 minutes) Jumps/throws Begin: 1429; End: 1504; Duration: 35 minutes Press - (110x5)x10 Deficit reverse lunge - L/R - 2x30 lbs - 10, 10, 10 Incline DB press - 2x75 - 10, 10, 10 BB row - 135 lbs - 10, 10, 10 Cable crunch - 70 lbs - 15 Skull crusher - 2x35 lbs - 15 Y-raise - 2x12 lbs - 15 Assault bike - 5 minutes Assistance totals: Push - 45 reps Pull - 45 reps Single-leg/core - 45 reps Main work in 32 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Persistent Guy’s Training Log Continues
3x8: front squat 99 kg 3x10: db floor press 42 kg 1x10: military press 55 kg Hip’s feeling 100% as good as the other hip now, even on front squats, though who knows if it still would if I went heavier or tried to crank out a couple more reps.
Sarcopenia Cure 2026
2026-10-14 Macro 4 Week 1 Day 2 Med Grip Bench Press 190x8@7ish 185 2x8@7 Bent Row 185 3x12@7 Hatfield Squat 270x8@6-7 Seated DB Press 55s 2x12@8 50sx12@7 Seated Incline DB Curl 35s 2x12@7-8, 10@8 Triceps Pressdown 70x12@5ish 75x12@6, 15@8 Supposed to be running at RPE 6, so I may not raise weight by much next week. Everything felt pretty good though.
The Return of Even More Movies You’ve Watched This Week III
I watched about a half of “The Smashing Machine” last night. I really liked what I saw. There were many great small details that sucked me in! Kerr’s voice inflection, Paul Varelens’ fighting stance, Mark Coleman’s EZ chair, even Sakuraba’s orange shorts. Some scenes/conversations were taken directly from the OG Smashing Machine documentary that I saw once like 20 years ago. Or news stories or just general perception of MMA around ’98-2000. It really took me back! I’m excited to finish it up
Gym Gals pissed over joke
There’s a part in that movie where they are in a hotel and Otis shoots the guy and girls (I think she was on Threes Company) starts screaming like “oh my god” that was pretty humorous, LOL. It’s been a while since I seen it, might need to revisit this weekend, oh my wife will love that.
Weird, but impressive
Yesterday’s session. Body still feeling the impacts of deadlifting, so it wasn’t good. Only thing positive to say is that the heavy single was slow and deep. Just like your mom likes it. Afternoon Workout Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 15.24 Squat (Barbell) Set 1: 60 kg × 5 Set 2: 80 kg × 5 Set 3: 100 kg × 5 Set 4: 120 kg × 3 Set 5: 140 kg × 3 Set 6: 160 kg × 1 Set 7: 100 kg × 10 Leg Press Set 1: 125 kg × 10 Set 2: 125 kg × 10 Set 3: 125 kg × 10 Set 4: 125 kg × 30 Calf Press o
Dchris’s Grappling with Age
Oct 6 — 224.7 Training — Operator Week 2, Session A Low-incline bench press: 3 sets of 5 at 175 lb Belt squat: 3 sets of 5 at 320 lb Barbell row: 3 sets of 5 at 205 lb Food 2,230 cal / 202g protein / 185g carbs / 80g fat Notes: Week 2 at 80% of training max. No dinner — the day ended on chips and salsa, 370 under the 2,600 target. Thought I had ninja creami in freezer but was wrong. Sadly ended day with a bigger drop. ha, oh well. Friday is a no school day, so switching BJJ to today and
Antiquity’s Tactical Barbell 3 log
10/15/2026 TB: Operator Pro / Polarized Black. W5D3. MS Day. 70% week. Warm up, Mobility Built from Broken mobility work 10:00 walk MS work: 2-arm KB presses: 1 x 5 x double 18 kg KBs 1 x 5 x double 22 kg KBs 4 x 3 x double 28 kg KBs Explosive Zercher Squats: 5 x 5 x 145 lb. S/S with 5x10 Neck Harness; 28 kg KB. Explosive inverted Rows w/30# weight vest: 5 x 5. S/S with 5x6 weight-vested ab wheel ______ 100 KB swings; 28 kg KB (2-handed, 1-handed, hand-to-hand). Done 50 - 30 - 20. 15:00 walk Later: Pull ups: 11 - 9 - 9 - 7 - 5
Raven78’s on the set of the Living Dead
Nice Mace. My gym has a guy that is an instructor for these BAMF hammers. BAMF Hammer l Body Building & Mobile Functionality Hammer – BAMFHammer He might actually be the owner, as his truck has the LOGO all over it. Anyway, I tried playing with one and really looked silly doing it. Not as easy as it looks. Reminds me of your mace.
Clockin’ A Grip
10-15 Back Band Hip Abduction x 25 Seated DB Shrug x 25 Lying DB Ham Curl x 25 4 rounds, 40 seconds rest Hip Airplane x 4 x 6 sets Neutral Pullup x 5, 13 Barbell Shrug x 8, 14 2 pairs, easy one plus hard one Dropped down from pullups and tripped over a kettlebell I left on the power rack. Almost busted my coconut! Might be time to clean up the gym. https://youtu.be/n0hkXfOaJ3w?si=NfH_CipUDQecqtAo
Shane’s Over 35 Shenanigans
Thanks Trent. Well there you go, 30 reps. You will smash that next time you try. I do like doing these really high rep. My shoulders are pumped after them. Keep it up and you will be repping out multiple sets of them soon too.
What’s your morning routine?
Honestly, my morning routine isn’t anything special I usually check my phone as soon as I wake up and end up scrolling through TikTok way longer than I planned. Then I realize I need to get up, make some coffee, and actually start my day. I try to wake up earlier when I have things to do, but sometimes those extra 15 minutes in bed turn into half an hour. I guess I’m still working on building better habits. Anyone else gets stuck scrolling first thing in the morning? 😀
Raven78’s on the set of the Living Dead
Walk (work) 08.10.2026 (1.00pm pre lunch session) Lunch walk 25mins ish. -cricket training this arvo. (boot camp clashes in same timeslot)
Shane’s Over 35 Shenanigans
Great job this morning Shane! Between the sled push/pull and then the 5K on the rower, I think I’d rather swim 200 laps or run 10 miles than do that. Way to get it done man! I tried your huge max reps set on HS IL SP. Only got 30 reps but that is probably decent for a mere mortal like me. Still no clue how you’re repping out 40 for multiple sets.
TM79’s Training Journal
Peloton 20 Minute Pop Ride – Leanne Hainsby-Alldis 7.21 Miles, 21.7 MPH, 266 Kcal, 137 BPM 3 Minute Cool Down Ride Pull-ups 12 10 8x15 8x25 (Max Reps-ish) SS Hex Deads 3(8x115) SS Rear DB Lat Raises 3(10x30’s) SS Arnolds (Seated) 3(8x30’s) SS Back Extensions 3x10 16:00, 139 Cals, 120 BPM Gym Seated DB Shoulder Press 12x30’s 10x35’s 8x40’s 8x45’s (Max Reps-ish) SS Seated Front DB Raises 3(8x20’s) SS Shrugs 12x135 10x165 8x185 HS IL Shoulder Press (Shane Set) 30x45 PS (Max Reps) Arsenal Side Lat Raise
Old Guy Strength
10/15/26 Belt Squats: 10/90 10/180 10/270 10/360 10/450 10/540 1/540 2/450 3/360 4/270 5/180 10/90 Pendulum Squats: 10/45 10/70 10/90 10/100 Leg Extensions: 4/10/220 Seated Leg Curls: 4/10/125 BW Pull-Ups: 4/10 Self-Propelled Treadmill: 30 minutes That was a good leg burn. I got my body weight back down to 206 this morning. I think with the constant traveling over, that helps. I’ll follow up later today with some yard work at my mom’s house.
Friedrich is Beyond 35... Really Beyond
I think we can all get behind the Brewers. I am of the opinion baseball needs a hard salary cap in place of the CBT. If it ends up being Brewers and Cleveland, I am rooting for Cleveland. They have the league’s lowest payroll at 79 million.
How to balance school/responsibilities/fun
How do I balance school, responsibilities, and having my own fun, without: Slacking behind on grade Being lazy and not doing my various responsibilities (including working out and diet) Being depressed because nothing is fun except work, which might only be fun because it distracts me from feeling depressed/lonely The main thing is how do have more fun without eating into other stuff? How to hang out with people? I’ve had a friend over to my house a singular time in my life, and I didn’t know
Strongest Guy on my Block 4
Quadzilla Day 4 Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 07:36 Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell) Set 1: 45 lb × 15 Set 2: 45 lb × 15 Set 3: 45 lb × 15 Set 4: 45 lb × 15 Skullcrusher (Dumbbell) Set 1: 25 lb × 15 Set 2: 25 lb × 15 Set 3: 25 lb × 15 Set 4: 25 lb × 15 Bicep Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 20 lb × 15 Set 2: 20 lb × 15 Set 3: 20 lb × 15 Set 4: 20 lb × 15 Pull Up Set 1: 8 reps Set 2: 8 reps Set 3: 8 reps Hanging Leg Raise Set 1: 10 reps Set 2: 10 reps Set 3: 10 reps Set 4: 10 reps Set 5: 10 reps Set 6: 10 reps Set 7: 10 reps
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
atlas13: I know nothing about bodybuilding Below are the rules pertaining to poses and judging of NPC Classic Bodybuilding contests: Each competitor shall walk to center stage, individually and in numerical order, and shall automatically perform the mandatory poses. Each competitor shall have a maximum of 60 seconds to complete the mandatory poses. The mandatory poses are: Front Double Biceps Side Chest Back Double Biceps Abdominals and Thighs Favorite Classic Pose (no Most Muscular)
65+ Kicking and Screaming Toward 74+
10/15 arms and shoulders db lateral raises 4 x 10 (upper, full, lower) w/15s face pulls 1 x 25, 1 x 10, 4 x 10 with weight ranging from 57 down to 32 incine ez bar high raise 4 x 10 w/60, 70,80, 90 db skull crusher 4 x 10 w/45s superset with incline reverse fly 4 x10 w/25s hammer strength press 4 x 10 w/90 (machine had to have contributed at least 45 lbs) overhead tricep extensions 3 x 15 w/57 preacher curl single arm 3 x 12 w/25,30 Not great, not bad.
SST (Simplest Strength Training)
Yeah, you could, but honestly SST is kind of designed as a self-contained 3-week cycle, so running it “as written” is basically the same thing. The leader/anchor setup works best when the supplemental stays the same all cycle and the waves do the talking — with SST the supplemental changes every week anyway, so plugging it into 2/2/2 doesn’t really buy you anything extra. One approach people take: run something with steady supplemental like BBB or FSL for the leaders, then use SST as the anchor. Either way it’d work fine.
Yet Another Training Log
2026-10-14 Cycle 71 Week 2 Optional upper left elbow - tennis elbow, very bad today movements skipped 0x50 s active hang 3x50 s passive hang skipped 2x6 kg KB 2x60 s bottom forward hammer curl hold skipped 1x10 kg KB 2x60 s curl to rib cage hold each side 2x30 s side elbow supported plank each side 1x26 kg DB 2x50 s suitcase carry each side no box jumps, no rolling, no ql-walk ramp up to 84 kg 1x6 BP, 1.5 rir 84 kg 1x6 BP, 1.0 rir 84 kg 1x6 BP, 0.5 rir BW 3x6 chin ups, full rom, baseline(10 reps) BW 2x7 dips
Kettlebell Clean and Press minimalistic training at home
I plan to eat one meal per day for a long time haha
TM79’s Training Journal
Just swimming that far is impressive. I am not a great swimmer, but I can’t imagine swimming that many laps. Everytime I start swimming my lats blow up and seem to get tired quickly.
Shane’s Over 35 Shenanigans
Idk why they seem easy to me. Must be all that KB pressing I did all year but pressing on a machine feels really easy. Give it a go, you might surprise yourself. Yeah, the steam room is nice. Good way to relax for a bit.
One Brick at a Time
Week 5, 15-10-2026: Upper B Seated DB Press - 4, 3 x 32 kg, 5, 4 x 28 kg. Messed up by going for the 32s for on my second set, but first set felt strong. Will attempt 34s next week if shoulders feel good, but keep the back off sets solid. High Incline DB Press - 3 x 8 x 26 kg - Shoulder was a bit sore after failing with the 32s, so focused on controlled solid reps. Wide Grip Pulldown - 4 x 6-8 @ ~75 kg. Made no significant progress on vertical pulls in a month, might need to reconsider programming DB Flyes SS Rear Delt Flyes
Per aspera ad astra (strongman Koestrizer)
13.10. 1 oh squat 3 x 8 @ 55 kg 2 pause jerk 3 x 3 @ 110 kg 3 depth broad jump 6 x 2 4 sandbag throw 8 x 1 @ 20 kg over 4m 5 cossack squats 8 @ BW 2 x 8 @ 22 kg ssb Heard a pop and felt a ripping sensation at my tailbone. What a stupid way to injure yourself with a comp on the horizon. The night was uncomfortable and I was limping a bit in the morning. Clinical testing ruled out a full tear. Origin of on of the hamstrings is sore and sensitive to touch. Hinging is painful.
Semi-new Lifter Figuring out how to Make a program
Pick your progression rule before you pick exercises. That’s the part most home-made programs are missing. Something like: when you hit the top of your rep range on a main lift, add 5 lbs next week and work back up. Keep main lifts in the 5-8 range, accessories in the 8-12 range, and don’t add more sets or exercises until the weights stop moving. As a wrestler in the offseason, 1-2 hard conditioning days keeps the gas tank full without wrecking recovery. Also track every workout. Inconsistent l
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
I think most people associate “classic” poses with the front double bicep, side chest and vacuums much more than most muscular, even if it’s still a component of classic bodybuilding.
After The Flood: JDM135 Powersnatching In Paradise
10/14/2026 Wednesday Morning run. 4.4 mile hill route. Afternoon gym. Dumbbells, cables, and pullups, upper body work only. DB bench press, DB rows, DB shoulder press, pullups, cable curls, cable triceps. Perfect.
Raven78’s on the set of the Living Dead
Easy Strength C4S21 (work gym) 15.10.2026 (1.00pm pre lunch session) Mobility/warmup Scapula retraction x 10 -ss- Swings > 20kg KB x 15, 10 Cossack Squats BW x 10 +6kg KB x 8, 7 -ss- Pullups x 3, 3, 3 SLDL BW and hip aeroplanes 2 x 8r Crab walks x 2, 2 room lengths -ss- Row to woodchop x 8, 8 L&R -ss- Calf raises x 5, 5 L&R 1.25kg plates - shoulder glide x 10, 10 -ss- 1.25kg plates - arm rotations / shoulder mobilitiy -ss- Cobra planks x 30s, 30s Heavy ball (30kg) pick up and over shoulder x 6, 6 -ss-
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
Really? I know nothing about bodybuilding, total strongman/powerlifting focus from the get go, so I’m sure you are right. Still, that surprises me. I remember old photos of Arnold and Franco doing that pose a lot, and I figured they were sort of the “baseline” for classic
Maces, Clubs, Sledgehammers
In his Black Book, Thibs talks about doing general physical preparedness to make the shoulders and rotator cuffs flexible and reduce injuries for bigger bench presses. Thibs advocates doing exercises with dumbbells, maces or weighted clubs - essentially doing up to eight sets, with each set two minutes and compromises of four exercises for thirty seconds in succession. Backward big circles, front raise to shoulder, alternate raise above head and little circles in front with the arms extended i
TM79’s Training Journal
Thanks Shane. I’m not sure if it’s the weight lifting or what but the first 20 minutes is really tough. Then my shoulders loosen up and it just feels effortless after that… I’m not pushing the envelope or anything though. My time is probably considered “decent.” Definitely not “good.”
Dchris’s Grappling with Age
Oct 6 — 224.7 Training — Operator Week 2, Session A Low-incline bench press: 3 sets of 5 at 175 lb Belt squat: 3 sets of 5 at 320 lb Barbell row: 3 sets of 5 at 205 lb Food 2,230 cal / 202g protein / 185g carbs / 80g fat Notes: Week 2 at 80% of training max. No dinner — the day ended on chips and salsa, 370 under the 2,600 target. Thought I had ninja creami in freezer but was wrong. Sadly ended day with a bigger drop. ha, oh well. Friday is a no school day, so switching BJJ to today and
The 1-Rep Muscle Building Journal
Thursday Lunges holding weights- Up to 61.5# ea hand x 2-sets of 8 I can log these because I don’t consider these a movement that needs to be highly scrutinized for focusing on the target muscles. IMO these are of the approach to get the reps and weight and just make sure my knee touches or is an inch above the ground. Holding the weights in hands this targets the traps too and is a glute builder and lung burner!
More Trouble Than I Am Worth: Chaos Is The Plan (T3hPwnisher Log)
AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm) OPERATION TACTICAL SLEIGHBELL TACTICAL BARBELL MASS PROTOCOL Grey Man, Cycle 2, Week 2, Workout 3 MAIN CLUSTER Axle bench press 2x6x256 4x256 5+1x256 (2) Texas Deadlift Bar Mat Pulls 9x440+chains SUPPLEMENTAL CLUSTER Lever belt squat 4x10x275 Dips 3x10x70 9+1x70 Axle curls 4x8x83 Notes: This is exactly why I record all the sessions: I realized that I did sets of 8 on the curls for some reason instead of sets of 10. No idea wh
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
davemccright: I just thought this picture looked really cool Maybe it’s time to consider Open Bodybuilding. Classic doesn’t like that pose.
KRAKATOA: PowPowPunishment’s Daily Ventures of Destruction
Bench press 260 x 5 295 x 3 330 x 2 260 x 9 Last set super-set with lying dumbbell rows: 115s x 10 Seated overhead dumbbell press 80s x 9, 10, 8 Super-set with lying dumbbell rows: 115s x 10 Swiss bar curls 45 x 50 Felt sluggish in warm-ups tonight, but I got it together for the top set. Strong performance. I keep almost wishing for a string of poor bench sessions so I have an excuse to switch strategies and start block pressing just because I find it fun, but I’m not going to change
Becoming Canis dirus - SvenG’s Training Log
God is a Beast - 2026.c13w3d4 Wednesday - 14 October 2026 Workout: Conditioning, 1930-1950 (20 minutes) Sled sprint - 90 lbs + sled - 50 yards - 6 rounds Walk - 5 minutes Slow and steady WAS the name of the game, and tonight, that meant a new round every 60.33 seconds (on average)—basically it was go-when-you’re-ready, which was almost EMOM. Happy I decided to get all of the regularly scheduled work in today—maybe that’s me trying to: SvenG: strap on a pair and get serious. Onward and upward!
KRAKATOA: PowPowPunishment’s Daily Ventures of Destruction
@SvenG Thanks friend! Sucks that the guy in front photobombed me. Deload Overhead press 95 x 5 115 x 5 135 x 5 Decline bench press 185 x 10 205 x 3 x 10 Chin-ups: 20, 15 20 dips Been feeling horribly nauseous and burpy in the mornings for a couple of weeks now. It persists until the early afternoon and seems to have crescendoed this week. After reviewing past patterns, my theory is it’s from increased caloric intake paired with lifting too close to bedtime, so I’ll make some adjustments there and see if I feel better.
Chisel the Stone, Make the Statue
Im feeling a bit weak at the moment. Il keep note of this. If I continue to feel weak tomorrow, il probably ask to go to the doctor.
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
Tonight will be legs but I’ll share chest and back sessions from the last two days! These have been brutal! But we’re at basically the apex of the upper body portion of Gamma Bomb! The top of the pyramid in terms of volume and intensity and I am FEELING it! Actually feeling pretty ready for the next two weeks of deload sessions. My client schedule has caused my sleep schedule to be weird and it has made an impact on my recovery. My circadian rhythm is probably a bit off this week. Both workouts were phenomenal though!
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
How did I miss this IG account. Following now so make sure you’re working hard. LOL
Silver and Steel
Got all my exercise in one block today: dog walk, chest and shoulders, straight to Burn. DB Bench 30/20 45/12 60/8 70/8 80/8 90/8 100/6 Arsenal Incline 1pps/10 + 8 1.1pps/8 + 6 1.25pps/6 + 3 Bench 185/8 x 3 Arsenal Flye .25pps/10 x 3 DB Rear Delt 25/20 25/20 25/13 Seated DB Side Raise 25/12 25/10 25/8 BB Over and Back 45/8 65/8 85/6 Does anyone know how to make the forum default to the “latest” category when I open it? It seems like someone taught me that last time it changed.
Becoming Canis dirus - SvenG’s Training Log
God is a Beast - 2026.c13w3d4 Wednesday - 14 October 2026 Workout: Deadlift, 1600-1715 (75 minutes) Jumps/throws Begin: 1610; End: 1704; Duration: 54 minutes Deadlift - 235x5, 270x5, 305x5, 250x5, 285x5 320x5 Ab wheel - ramp (14) - 10, 10, 10 Dip - 45 lbs - 10, 10, 10 One-arm DB row - L/R - 60 lbs - 10, 10, 10 Hanging knee windshield wiper - L/R - 15 Lateral raise - 2x15 - 15 BB curl - 60 lbs - 15 Assault bike - 5 minutes Assistance totals: Push - 45 reps Pull - 45 reps Single-leg/core - 45 reps
Bulldog: Getting “Old Bastard Strong”
[1000014801] Bench: 3x5 Incline DB: 24/3 TR 32 Seated Rows: 32/4 TR 44 Tate Press: 30/3 TR 32 Straight Bar Curl: 18/3 TR 22 Rope Curl: 20/2 TR 22 Blasted past a few target rep goals today. Ap
ActivitiesGuy Log III: Now Contains Westside Conjugate Like Substance
Wednesday 10/14 DEADLIFT VARIATION Sumo Deadlift 2x175 2x175 2x175 2x175 2x175 1x305 1x305 1x305 1x325 1x345
Atlas13 Burning the Boats
14Oct26: Face pull: 130x10 rpe 7 130x10 rpe 7 130x10 rpe 7 Pause bench: 45x10, 95x8, 135x5, 155x3, 175x3 210x1 rpe 6 190x11 rpe 8 190x10 rpe 8 Prime IYT raise: 15x7 rpe 8 15x6 rpe 8 15x6 rpe 8 Incline bench: 135x5, 155x5, 175x12 rpe 9.5 165x11 rpe 8 New tech pec fly machine: 125x12 rpe 8 125x12 rpe 8 125x11 RPE 8 Atlantis tricep overhead ext: 60x12, 90x8, 120x15 rpe 10 120x14 rpe 10 120x12 rpe 9.5 Wrist work: grip/curl/reverse: 80/50/30 Conditioning: Stairmaster, 20min, 52rpm Notes:
Doing Dumb Stuff as a College Kid
Current game plan: I found a coach to work with and that’ll start Monday. Going to take a deload rest of this week. My body feels like shit. Was going to squat for reps and 265 felt like a heavy single (on SSB). Very very annoyed and pissed off but pretty sure I’m more irritable from the exam load (which is over now) Good news though: hip is slowly getting better
A Firefighter Family Man’s Training Log
Saturday, September 19, 2026 SSB Squat 65x5x2, 155x5, 245x5, 275x5, 305x5, 335x5 Bench 45x5x2, 135x5, 185x5, 210x5, 235x5, 257.5x5 Row 200x9x3 Chins 25x10,10,9
Magick’s Training Log v2
Flat Bench- 135/145/155/165/175/185lbx1 Belt Squat- 255/285/315/345/375/405lbx1 Chin-up- bw/+5/+10/+15/+20/+25 Felt drained on the bench and not fast at all, but 185lb felt easy. Very cool to hit a 405lb on any kind of squat at all. This felt much easier than the 390lb on Weds too. But my lower body is feeling sore.
The Return of Even More Movies You’ve Watched This Week III
I watched about a half of “The Smashing Machine” last night. I really liked what I saw. There were many great small details that sucked me in! Kerr’s voice inflection, Paul Varelens’ fighting stance, Mark Coleman’s EZ chair, even Sakuraba’s orange shorts. Some scenes/conversations were taken directly from the OG Smashing Machine documentary that I saw once like 20 years ago. Or news stories or just general perception of MMA around ’98-2000. It really took me back! I’m excited to finish it up
Brandon’s Backyard Buffoonery
Took a bit of an internet break but still here, still training the same way, still eating good, still playing retro video games. Also saw Mastodon in concert if anyone is a fan - they kicked major ass. 9/18/2026 - Brian Alsruhe’s 30 Minute Muscle, Option 2 “Racing to Red Lights” A1) Axle Clean once & Strict Press away - 130x3x4 sets A2/A4) Husafel Stone Carry - 207 x 50ft x 8 sets A3) Yoke Bottoms Up Front Squat + Back Squat - 212 x 1+5 x 4 sets End of required work - 29:55 Assistance fin
TCam’s Log - The Road to Elite
AVATAR MESO 3 - MICRO B - SATURDAY MID-DAY UPPER PRIMARY // CONTROL (BUT ALSO HEAVY) A1 | Weighted Deficit Push Up - Paused 5xBW+125 6xBW+155 @ RPE 10 - +15 lb PR! 6xBW+125 A2 | Band-Assisted L-Sit Ring Pull Up 10xBW-Mini 2x8xBW-Mini 7xBW-Mini Dead stop on floor, band under heels B1 | Standing OHP w/ FatGripz 2x10x135 - Both around RPE 9 at lockout, first time doing OHP in months because of the elbow issue, but everything felt good with the FatGripz added B2 | DB Biceps Curl 12/12x37
Dchris’s Grappling with Age
Oct 6 — 224.7 Training — Operator Week 2, Session A Low-incline bench press: 3 sets of 5 at 175 lb Belt squat: 3 sets of 5 at 320 lb Barbell row: 3 sets of 5 at 205 lb Food 2,230 cal / 202g protein / 185g carbs / 80g fat Notes: Week 2 at 80% of training max. No dinner — the day ended on chips and salsa, 370 under the 2,600 target. Thought I had ninja creami in freezer but was wrong. Sadly ended day with a bigger drop. ha, oh well. Friday is a no school day, so switching BJJ to today and
Persistent Guy’s Training Log Continues
3x8: front squat 99 kg 3x10: db floor press 42 kg 1x10: military press 55 kg Hip’s feeling 100% as good as the other hip now, even on front squats, though who knows if it still would if I went heavier or tried to crank out a couple more reps.
Kilos & Hikes - Hugo’s Log [Tactical Barbell Fighter / Polarized Blue]
Thursday, 2026/09/24 LIC LSS Airbike 5.3 miles in 20 minutes Friday, 2026/09/25 MS Incline bench 10 x 45, 8 x 95, 1 x 135, 3 x 3 x 145 Squat 10 x 45, 8 x 95, 2 x 135, 3 x 3 x 185 Neutral grip pull ups 3 x 8 x BW PT/Core 2 times the following circuit: Feet on stability ball plank x 45 sec Pullover 15 x 15# Side bends 15 x 50# Kids brought a cold again from daycare. I am coughing my lungs out some moment. Some moment I am fine. Training went well but I was a little dizzy after sets of
Lanky Me Chasing 5 More lbs, 1 More Rep
9 October 2026 Squat 265 x 5 Finally figured out why I wasn’t reaching depth. If anything really good came out of this back tweak, I brought out my bar which has been stuck at home and started doing squats with just the bar at home. I used to squat with pretty flared out feet, like 45 degrees. Lately they’ve been closer to 30 degres which is probably what was limiting my depth after all those ankle sprains and basically just my anatomy. I took a video of this 265 x 5 and depth is back to what it was before, powerlifting legal.
Gym Gals pissed over joke
There’s a part in that movie where they are in a hotel and Otis shoots the guy and girls (I think she was on Threes Company) starts screaming like “oh my god” that was pretty humorous, LOL. It’s been a while since I seen it, might need to revisit this weekend, oh my wife will love that.
Once more with feeling
Honestly, that makes a lot of sense. Sometimes doing less can actually help you stay consistent and give you more time to focus on other things. I also like the idea of being able to adjust your training days depending on your schedule instead of forcing yourself to stick to a strict routine. Do you feel like you make similar progress with 3 days a week compared to 4?
Life After Hip Resurfacing
9/29/26 arms Treadmill 3 min Mobility Push-up 42 Bottoms up press 15x5,5 per arm Alt db curl 27.5x10 40x6 50x6 Cg bench 135x12 185x6 205x7 Preacher curl machine 90x8 100x 7 Elbows out Inc db 50x8 50x8 Pinwheel curl 40x8 Straight bar tricep pd 62.5x12 67.5x12 Push-up feet on tire 32
Clockin’ A Grip
10-8 Back Seated Band Abductor x 25 Lying DB Leg Curl x 25 Seated DB Shrug x 25 4 rounds, 50 seconds rest Hip Airplane x 3 x 6 sets Neutral Pullup x 10 Barbell Shrug x 15 2 sets My sweet daughter finished her antibiotics and defeated pneumonia. Kinda lame to have Hip Airplanes in the main spot. But its been months and doing exercises where I jam my hips arent doing what I need.
The physiques that made you want to lift?
I grew up around Phil Pfister and I always wanted to look like him. Should have taken more chances to lift with him and my dad growing up instead of watching him hurls rocks all over the family farm.
Lost At Sea Lifting
Friedrich: I bet the islands off the coast are beautiful. We stayed on Koi Ya Noi for a week, and chartered a boat around a dozen or so island. Hong island is gorgeous.
Trump 2025 - Resuming The National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity (Part 2)
Scale would be the question for me. A watchman watching a corner in the event something happens is fundamentally different than a camera, or more accurately a system of cameras automatically aggregating the movement of millions of innocent people to be stored in a database and accessed retroactively - for whatever reason. A better analogy for your point would be whether or not I had a problem with a watchman following me around every single time I left my house, taking notes and recording my l
The Right Now Acting Left
Hearing lots of crying about the raid of Omar’s house……. Look, this is part of the game both sides play, they all use the doj they control to raid the other sides house. BOTH sides do this and BOTH sides KNOW it’s going to happen to them. Stop crying about these clowns getting raided, there is nothing YOU can do it about, worry about yourself because if the shit hits the fan none of that will even matter.
Old Guy Strength
10/14/26 Treadmill: 30 minutes Heavy Bag: 3 - 3 minute rounds Bike: 10 minutes Ski Simulator: 5 minutes Self-Propelled Treadmill: 10 minutes That was a pretty good fat burning session. I still have lawn mowing on the agenda today.
Dchris’s Grappling with Age
October 13 — 223.0 Training — Operator Week 3, Session A (90% of TM) Low-incline bench — 3×5 @ 205 Belt squat — 3×5 @ 360 Barbell row — 3×5 @ 225 Notes: Rest 2–3 min between work sets. 5am after the plunge. Got every rep, none of it easy. Worth noting: the prescription at 90% is 3×3, not 3×5. I had the rep scheme wrong in my notes. Happy to see strength is still up. I haven’t done heavy belt squats in a few months, nor BB rowed in years.. and that incline bench is maybe technically a rep PR. I don’t recall.
10 Miles Back Again
@simo74 Looks like it, yeah. It rained for about a week straight when i decided to put it away so it didn’t turn into a bag of concrete. Obviously, as soon as i did, summer came back. Work for today: 2 hours climbing. Steep physical stuff again because thats just more fun
Weird, but impressive
Straight-forward pressing day. Feeling not too terrible. The heavy set used the bare minimum amount of “push”. I feel like a dirty cheater when I do it, but I also know it is pretty effective. The lighter sets afterward are all BtN. Afternoon Workout Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 15.00 Overhead Press (Barbell) Set 1: 40 kg × 5 Set 2: 50 kg × 5 Set 3: 62,5 kg × 5 Set 4: 72,5 kg × 3 Set 5: 82,5 kg × 3 Set 6: 92,5 kg × 1 Set 7: 102,5 kg × 4 Set 8: 30 kg × 6 Set 9: 40 kg × 6 Set 10: 50 kg × 6 Set 11: 60 kg × 6 Set 12: 65 kg × 6
Shane’s Over 35 Shenanigans
Wednesday Upper Weight 245 Knee high Rack Pulls/Push ups 5 x 225/10 5 x 275/3 nope, no more. Shoulder pissed 5 x 275 x 2 HS OHP 30 x 45 per side 40 x 45 30 x 45 Lat Pulls (D Ring, singles) 12 x 120 L/R 12 x 140 8 x 160 Pec Deck 15 x 190 15 x 205 8 x 220 Rear Delts 12 x 100 20 x 100 20 x 100 Ab crunch 20 x 150 20 x 170 Steam room 10 minutes.
Doug Hepburn program
Good question — Hepburn’s stuff is about as old school as it gets and it’s honestly refreshing how simple it is. The whole idea is double progression: you lock in a weight, and instead of adding weight every week you add reps (or sets) with that same weight until you earn the right to go heavier.
A Firefighter Family Man’s Training Log
I live/train in the Upper Snake River Valley. I am 90 minutes from Yellowstone and about 90 minutes from Jackson Hole. Last year was a very warm winter. But it can get to -25 to -30 degrees Fahrenheit. Personally I like to gentle breezes of the Grand Cayman, but I cannot get my wife to retire their.
Bulldog: Getting “Old Bastard Strong”
[1000014801] Bench: 3x5 Incline DB: 24/3 TR 32 Seated Rows: 32/4 TR 44 Tate Press: 30/3 TR 32 Straight Bar Curl: 18/3 TR 22 Rope Curl: 20/2 TR 22 Blasted past a few target rep goals today. Ap
Shane’s Over 35 Shenanigans
Glad they caught it. They found a cancerous spot on my arm about a month ago and froze it off. I’ll definitely be going back yearly. It’s such an easy thing to get checked.
TM79’s Training Journal
Pool Swim (25 Yard) 2,500 Meters (2,750 Yards, 110 Laps) 54:25, 1:58/100 Yards, 740 Calories, 133 BPM Comments: This was a wild swim and (likely) a heck of a way to end the summer (trunks) season. The thing about swimming is that it’s boring. You just stare at a line at the bottom of the pool. No music. Just raw dogging it. A man and his thoughts….. and you can only breath once every 5-10 seconds. LOL So today I decided I was going to play a little mental game. I decided to start my watch and just swim.
All for the Pump - Retired from Rugby - Road to 140kg Bench
13th October 2026 6 month goals Week 18/27 - Legs Week 2 of Dr Nash Jocic Split (slightly modified) Terrible morning today, was late getting up (i am exhausted at the moment), then the toilet downstairs was blocked so had to sort that which both meant i was late to the gym and therefore had to miss most of the workout as i had to drive to Blackburn this morning (the terrible north!) Squats 110kg x 5 x 5 x 2 (felt really stiff on last set and called it a day on 2 reps) Seated hamstring curls 61lbs x 12 x 11 DB RDL 30kg DBs x 10 x 9
7 week trt results. Hight oestradiol?
Wondering if I should do anything about my estridol/proactin, taking 200mg/week test e pinning twice a week bloods have come back with high e2, feeling all good libido is good nipples aren’t sensitive/itchy or anything. After some advice?
Maťo’s Training Log
02.10.2026 A zercher Squats 3 x 8 ( 72 kg) B1 Floor press 2 x 6, 1 x 5 ( 62 kg) B2 BB rows 3 x 8 ( 62 kg ) C1 bulgarian split squat 3 x 10 ( 24 kg) C2 EZ curls 3 x 10 ( 24 kg) C3 lateral raises 3 x 10 (5 kg) D Abs Calories: 2521 kcal, P: 139 g, C: 229 g, F: 106 g 2026 A romanian deadlift 3 x 10 ( 70 kg) B1 Overhead press 3 x 8 (28 kg B2 BB rows 3 x 8 ( 50 kg) C1 bulgarian split squat 3 x 10 (24 kg) C2 ez curls 3 x 10 (24 lg) C3 lateral rises 3 x 10 Calories: 2587 kcal, P:157 g, C: 197 g, F: 130 g Done only 2 session per week.
Dadfit | 531 and Other Stuff
Ankle is feeling a bit better today. Tonights session I skipped forward to 24.3.3 Press: 50x5 55x5 62.5x5 45x(10x5) Chins: 1,2,3,5,5,6,5,5,5,6 (all but the last 3 sets had a solid 2-count hold at the top - trying to work on that squeeze at the top where i fail) Pullaparts 12,15,25,25 Dips 10,12 Leg raises: 12,12 solid little session. Got to come up with some low impact cardio tomorrow - might be back on the bike!
Queen Cobra’s Training Log
12.10.2026 Sleep 22.30-7.30 Better Calories 2,341kcal carbs 309g fat 58g protein 154g Rest day. 13.10.2026 Sleep 22.30-7.30 Calories 2,273kcal carbs 284g fat 60g protein 155g Gym workout super sets 1. dumbbell shoulder press 4x12x(2x12,5kg) + 2. cable squat 4x12x70kg 3. leg extensions left - isometric 4x45 sec/right 4x10x35 4. pull ups wide grip 4x5 (awful) + 5. triceps push down 4x10x21.25 6. decline leg raises 4x15 7. RDL 12x47kg 3x10x57kg + 8. dumbbell biceps curls 4x10x(2x8kg)
The Return of Even More Movies You’ve Watched This Week III
I watched about a half of “The Smashing Machine” last night. I really liked what I saw. There were many great small details that sucked me in! Kerr’s voice inflection, Paul Varelens’ fighting stance, Mark Coleman’s EZ chair, even Sakuraba’s orange shorts. Some scenes/conversations were taken directly from the OG Smashing Machine documentary that I saw once like 20 years ago. Or news stories or just general perception of MMA around ’98-2000. It really took me back! I’m excited to finish it up
Going on 86 just now
The Dalai Lama on listening: “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” Wed 14/10/2026. Another big disaster. Maybe I shouldn’t have done yesterday’s fast? 85 Now. Warmups. Bend, stretch, twist, squats. 5 reps each. Clean and press. Warmups —(20 k) 1. (30) 1. (35) 1. (37.5) 1. (40) F. —badly. Dropped back to 35 k for 6 singles. Squat clean (20 k) 1. (30) 1. Power clean (40 k) 1. (45) F. (40) again for 6 singles. High Pulls. (55 k) (60) (65) (70) (75) — singles.
The 1-Rep Muscle Building Journal
Tuesday I haven’t performed 1-arm barbell overhead press for sometime. This was mostly from the hip/glute issue I was having along with for several months I rushed a set of pushups for high reps (this was before I really changed to more strict form on everything) and my already tendonitis issue seemed move into my trap area, shit has been fricked up there for months. But everything seems to be better, I’m thinking it’s due to the stricter form actually strengthening the muscles and connective tissues. Decided to try -
Meditations, Musings & Muscular Contractions
Lower day from 2 days ago: Single-leg Hip Thrust: 175kg for 8, 7 Cable Curl: 35kg for 10 Hip thrust up 15kg and cable curl up 2.5kg & a couple of reps since my previous check-in. Leg Extension: 80kg for 6 Ab Crunch: 45kg for 12 Reverse Curl: 32.5kg for 7 Jefferson Curl: 57.5kg for 23 Rear Delt cross-body raise: 12kg for 6 Leg extension is dire but oh well. Abs are going fine, and jeffersons going great, very close to 60kg on these now. As you can see my rear delt lift is getting up there. Upper day today.
KRAKATOA: PowPowPunishment’s Daily Ventures of Destruction
Bench press 260 x 5 295 x 3 330 x 2 260 x 9 Last set super-set with lying dumbbell rows: 115s x 10 Seated overhead dumbbell press 80s x 9, 10, 8 Super-set with lying dumbbell rows: 115s x 10 Swiss bar curls 45 x 50 Felt sluggish in warm-ups tonight, but I got it together for the top set. Strong performance. I keep almost wishing for a string of poor bench sessions so I have an excuse to switch strategies and start block pressing just because I find it fun, but I’m not going to change
Becoming Canis dirus - SvenG’s Training Log
God is a Beast - 2026.c13w3d3 Tuesday - 13 October 2026 Workout: Conditioning, 1920-1940 (20 minutes) Sled sprint - 90 lbs + sled - 50 yards - 6 rounds Walk - 5 minutes Sometimes I can’t tell if that’s a great way to spend my 20 minutes of evening training, or if it’s actually worthless somehow… I’m banking on the former, obviously, but only time will tell.
Lundrball’s Log
10.12 Deadlift bar 5, 135-5, 225-5, 315-3, 365-3, 415-1. Back tweaked on that… Machine preacher curls 50-5, 70-10, 75-10, 80-8, 65-10 Dammit. Overreached on pulls. Not in 400# shape right now, hurt my old ass.
Raven78’s on the set of the Living Dead
BJJ 14.10.2026 (6am morning session) -Coach used content in a seminar some of the guys got to, on head low entries but using hips not head re pressure once inside. So worked attack and defence on that. -just a single solid calm roll with N after. Nice controlled takedown after a collar tie to arm drag to back take. Spent some time in SX just focusing on staying there. Similar later in roll in SC. Escaped SC getting to half guard, nice sweep too. Generally dominated and kept calm the whole way.
Bulldog: Getting “Old Bastard Strong”
Zercher Squats: 3 x 5 Leverage Squat:* 30 / 3 TR 37… Added another 100lbs to these and went ape shit. GHR: 3 x 8… Still pissed I need to do these assisted with a light stretch band. Keeping the eccentric slow and controlled. Straight Leg Sit Ups on GHR: 4 x 10… Going to start adding weight to these. *Okay, a correction on my part. I’ve been calling my contraption a pendulum squat when technically it’s a leverage squat. Similar idea, different mechanics.
Semi-new Lifter Figuring out how to Make a program
Pick your progression rule before you pick exercises. That’s the part most home-made programs are missing. Something like: when you hit the top of your rep range on a main lift, add 5 lbs next week and work back up. Keep main lifts in the 5-8 range, accessories in the 8-12 range, and don’t add more sets or exercises until the weights stop moving. As a wrestler in the offseason, 1-2 hard conditioning days keeps the gas tank full without wrecking recovery. Also track every workout. Inconsistent l
Gym Etiquette - Has it Changed?
I’m nearly 60 years old, so I realize that this may sound like the typical grumbling of someone my age, but I wonder if gym etiquette is a bit different now. I train at a typical big box commercial gym - it has everything and attracts a wide range of people demographically. I’ve noticed that younger people (for the purposes of this forum, say someone 30 and under), have a strange way of claiming the equipment that they’re using. For example, if someone is using a squat rack, a bench or any pi
Yet Another Training Log
2026-10-13 Cycle 71 Week 2 Day1: DL felt bloated and tired, maybe a sore throat brewing 10 min movement and 20 kg bb fluff 8 min 50 kg 4x(1x3 high pull, 1x1 power snatch), start sets slow/sluggish end sets faster/snappy Below 1 min pause between sets, hook grip 90-110-130-140-150 kg 1x1 DL 8 min set pause (had to visit the cr) 160 kg 1x1 DL, mixed grip 170 kg 1x1 DL, mixed grip, challenging but solid, no pain below 1 min set pause 120 kg 1x3 DL w bottom oscillations 1-2-3-4-up 120 kg 1x3 DL w bottom oscillations 1-2-3-up
GLP-1 Experience
Sorry for my slow reply - lots of travel with much more to come. I eat about 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, so about 230g or so. I also take creatine, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin D3. Things are still in a positive place for me. Due to travel, I don’t have any new official data, but I am continuing to feel great and workouts are consistent. Mostly, I’ve been working on range of motion and form as my body moves differently without the extra 50 pounds.
ActivitiesGuy Log III: Now Contains Westside Conjugate Like Substance
Tuesday 10/13 PRESS VARIATION Bottoms-Up Press 4, 5, 4, 5, 4 x 26 Axle Press 5x55, 85, 115, 145, 160
TCam’s Log - The Road to Elite
AVATAR MESO 6 - MICRO B WEDNESDAY EVENING - UPPER // SECONDARY A1 | Weighted Deficit Push Up - Paused 3x8xBW+90 - Minor elbow feelings A2 | Cable Low Row - Moderate Pronated Grip 9x190 2x8x190 B1 | DB Incline Curl 20x25s 18x25s B2 | DB Incline Skullover 21x25s 20x25s And now a low energy day. Kept the pressing conservative for the elbow’s sake. It’s a little bothersome the next day. I’ll keep working around it and rehabbing some more. FRIDAY EVENING - LOWER // ACCESSORIES Landmine Single-Leg Hip Thrust
scoops training log
10/13/2026 middle finger on mark 270x4x2, x8x1 rev purple band (no wraps, pin 23) 165x15x1 fat gripz spoto press 120x15x2, x20x1 wide lat pulldown 85x15x2, x25x1 db press (strong sleeves) x16x1 monster mini band internal/external shoulder rotations 36’s x2 bb +10lb/side note: lifting at a different time. elbow isn’t quite back to normal after last upper day but felt ok during bench. pretty happy with benching, called it at 8 but definitely had 9, just a little gun shy with moving up in weights. cut acc work a little short.
Mission: Better than last time
13/10/26 ME Upper AM Dead Bench / Pin Press from chest Worked up to 85kgx1 (+5kg PR) Hip thrust, nordic curls PM Larsen Press 75kgx15 (PR) 75kgx12 Overhead Barbell Tricep Extension 45kgx7 45kgx6 Dumbbell Row 50kgx12 (PR) 50gx10 Shoulder press, machine flies, chins, band pullaparts arm work. Good training today. Got a perfect 6 second strain on dead bench today, along with the PR. Supplemental and accessory moving swimmingly. Played around with slack pull / gaining tension in the body on deadlifts today.
Benchfreak BenchPress Log
Sept 26/2026 - Saturday Bench Press 2x30 push ups 70x5 120x2 160x5 160x5 3-2-0 tempo 140x3 140x3 Incline bench press - tng - lbs 135x5 225x5 265x5 265x5 265x5 MDBX 120x12 120x12 t bar rows 1px12 2px12 3px12 3px12 lat pulldowns machine, 2x single arm handles p13x12 machine side raises p10x12 p10x12 preacher db curls 30x12 30x12 pec deck 154x12
Chisel the Stone, Make the Statue
ZMFitness: Today will be a good day Well… So I got hit by a car on the way to school. Im fine, I think, only got a brush on my leg, and little hurting spot under my thumb nail, and a bit of a headache now, but still. Not the guy’s fault I don’t think, I just plain did not see his car. My glasses were probably a little foggy, but I don’t quite remember. He was turning sharply, so it was slow, but man I didn’t like that. I swear it happened in slow motion. Good thing my bike is fine, not that Im going to ride it tomorrow.
Calvert and Milo Barbell
In the event that my analysis seems excessive, here’s the stuff cyclists do… I’m not even scratching the surface. And I’m ok with that. That said, I think the lifting world could use a bit more analysis. Not a lot more, but just a bit more beyond “this program worked for me, that one didn’t”. A bit more understanding of why.
Kilos & Hikes - Hugo’s Log [Tactical Barbell Fighter / Polarized Blue]
Thursday, 2026/09/24 LIC LSS Airbike 5.3 miles in 20 minutes Friday, 2026/09/25 MS Incline bench 10 x 45, 8 x 95, 1 x 135, 3 x 3 x 145 Squat 10 x 45, 8 x 95, 2 x 135, 3 x 3 x 185 Neutral grip pull ups 3 x 8 x BW PT/Core 2 times the following circuit: Feet on stability ball plank x 45 sec Pullover 15 x 15# Side bends 15 x 50# Kids brought a cold again from daycare. I am coughing my lungs out some moment. Some moment I am fine. Training went well but I was a little dizzy after sets of
A Firefighter Family Man’s Training Log
10-12-2026 Prowler + 2 kids x 6 Agile 8 10-13-2026 Front Squat 250x5, 280x5, 310x5 Incline Bench 185x5, 205x5, 225x5 Deadlift 465x5 Curls 101x10x3 Joseph Rodriguez Starting Strength Coach: Front Squat, Incline Bench, Deadlift, Prowler Sled Milo had his bull. I have my two trouble makers. Pushing them up and down the street is by far the best use I have found for my prowler sled. These weights are incredibly expensive, but they’re fun to make, and the delivery and maintenance costs are worth it.
WooWoo Stuff - All Things Woowoo
I don’t think I have ever been described better. Got home to find my truck, which had been in a park and fly, had been broken into and my golf clubs had been stolen, along with a compressor and tire chains. Oh well. The clubs were twenty eight years old, but I loved them dearly. A set of Cobra blades with True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts, S300’s. Probably too stiff for me at 63 years old, but they were my clubs. I have been thinking about upgrading my ride and I think this is a sign. I have a
Heavy Metal Thread (and Associated Genres)
Lamb of God’s latest was unveiled last Friday. No favorite tracks, just yet, but still enjoying their sound.
What’s your morning routine?
Honestly, my morning routine isn’t anything special I usually check my phone as soon as I wake up and end up scrolling through TikTok way longer than I planned. Then I realize I need to get up, make some coffee, and actually start my day. I try to wake up earlier when I have things to do, but sometimes those extra 15 minutes in bed turn into half an hour. I guess I’m still working on building better habits. Anyone else gets stuck scrolling first thing in the morning? 😀
Brandon’s Backyard Buffoonery
Took a bit of an internet break but still here, still training the same way, still eating good, still playing retro video games. Also saw Mastodon in concert if anyone is a fan - they kicked major ass. 9/18/2026 - Brian Alsruhe’s 30 Minute Muscle, Option 2 “Racing to Red Lights” A1) Axle Clean once & Strict Press away - 130x3x4 sets A2/A4) Husafel Stone Carry - 207 x 50ft x 8 sets A3) Yoke Bottoms Up Front Squat + Back Squat - 212 x 1+5 x 4 sets End of required work - 29:55 Assistance fin
Doing Dumb Stuff as a College Kid
Don’t beat yourself up about it. At the end of 2023 I had 18 solid months of sobriety, threw it all away because I was single and lonely and wanted it to be easier to meet people. Now I’m coming up on 3 years sober which I’m super proud of. Counselors and meetings didn’t really help me, I just didn’t like Brandon that drinks so I stopped. So my experience might not be exactly like yours, but I’ll happily chat about it if you ever want to.
Trump 2025 - Resuming The National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity (Part 2)
It isn’t weird when you understand that socialists have been saying that we’ve been in “late-stage capitalism” for the last century, along with their penchant for making stuff up about society and treating it as scientific fact. AI combined with robotics could end up producing a level of material abundance that vast and generous social programs become a possibility, but that remains to be seen. There will still be some level of conflict between the various visions for society, and there always
KRAKATOA: PowPowPunishment’s Daily Ventures of Destruction
Bench press 260 x 5 295 x 3 330 x 2 260 x 9 Last set super-set with lying dumbbell rows: 115s x 10 Seated overhead dumbbell press 80s x 9, 10, 8 Super-set with lying dumbbell rows: 115s x 10 Swiss bar curls 45 x 50 Felt sluggish in warm-ups tonight, but I got it together for the top set. Strong performance. I keep almost wishing for a string of poor bench sessions so I have an excuse to switch strategies and start block pressing just because I find it fun, but I’m not going to change
Brandon’s Backyard Buffoonery
You must be pretty deep into it because I am pretty sure those are evolved classes. Nope nope. Black Belt is the starting class. I’m playing the NES version, whereas it sounds like you might have an updated version, because Monk was the newer translation for the Black Belt. I just beat the pirate to get access to the ship. The NES version in particular is a trip, because it wasn’t programmed correctly, haha. Some stats that should matter don’t, some items don’t function they way they’re supposed to, etc. It was SO ambitious.
Brandon’s Backyard Buffoonery
It’s not too crazy, because I am pretty sure you are the person who put the Final Fantasy bug in my head haha. You must be pretty deep into it because I am pretty sure those are evolved classes. I am only like 5 hours deep, just started playing last week on my lunch breaks. Warrior/monk/red mage/black mage. It took me a minute to grasp the battle system because I am used to really simple “water beats fire, bird beats bug” style mechanics, whereas this game is more about deciding which enemies to attack first, managing your magic points, etc.
Dchris’s Grappling with Age
Oct 6 — 224.7 Training — Operator Week 2, Session A Low-incline bench press: 3 sets of 5 at 175 lb Belt squat: 3 sets of 5 at 320 lb Barbell row: 3 sets of 5 at 205 lb Food 2,230 cal / 202g protein / 185g carbs / 80g fat Notes: Week 2 at 80% of training max. No dinner — the day ended on chips and salsa, 370 under the 2,600 target. Thought I had ninja creami in freezer but was wrong. Sadly ended day with a bigger drop. ha, oh well. Friday is a no school day, so switching BJJ to today and
Out of curiosity…
To answer a question nobody asked: One thing that helped me with muscle size was getting Out of the “Power Building” mindset. When I use “Power Building” routines, the main lift is the Focus of the workout. And usually that lift is done for a bunch of high quality sets, Avoiding failure. And focusing on the way the bar moves, not necessarily on the Muscles involved in the lift. And the assistance exercises are though of as Less Important. Like they’re almost an after thought and not pushed really intensley.
More Trouble Than I Am Worth: Chaos Is The Plan (T3hPwnisher Log)
T3hPwnisher: I remember you mentioning you were familiar with this place too. Ahh that’s right! If I recall correctly, it’s off 80. Stopped in on my way up to SD, when I was in TX. Then my wife’s family is all from western Iowa/Omaha area.
Antiquity’s Tactical Barbell 3 log
10/13/2026 TB: Operator Pro / Polarized Black. W5D2. LIC Day Warm up, Mobility Original Strength mobility work Prying goblet squats/halos LIC work: KB snatches and WV walk 80 KB snatches, 22 kg KB Weight vest walk (30# vest): 30:00 Notes: Not exactly aligned with an LIC or HIC from TB, but I think it is not so different from the “afterburner” or VIR - where you add a bit of intensity to an LISS session.
Once more with feeling
Honestly, that makes a lot of sense. Sometimes doing less can actually help you stay consistent and give you more time to focus on other things. I also like the idea of being able to adjust your training days depending on your schedule instead of forcing yourself to stick to a strict routine. Do you feel like you make similar progress with 3 days a week compared to 4?
GarageRocker’s Balancing Act
10/13/26 Update Pain yesterday evening after dinner and snack was pretty bad, mostly at my incisions. I still have a lot of surgical gas stuck and I’m prone to bloating in the first place, especially after eating. Woke up this morning feeling like I took a significant step forward and have had to remind myself multiple times to move gingerly because my pain is way down with no real intervention besides sleep.
Clockin’ A Grip
10-8 Back Seated Band Abductor x 25 Lying DB Leg Curl x 25 Seated DB Shrug x 25 4 rounds, 50 seconds rest Hip Airplane x 3 x 6 sets Neutral Pullup x 10 Barbell Shrug x 15 2 sets My sweet daughter finished her antibiotics and defeated pneumonia. Kinda lame to have Hip Airplanes in the main spot. But its been months and doing exercises where I jam my hips arent doing what I need.
My Strength Training Log 2016-20XX
Mon, Oct 12, 2026 4:00 AM UTC DE upper Speed bench +40# chains 135 x 3 x 9 (3 sets reg, 3 sets medium, 3 sets CG) Incline flies 50s x 8 Incline Tate press 50s x 10 x 2 Lateral raise 35s x 15 Rope face pull 70# x 12 0 Degree modified CS reverse fly 15s x 15 Incline curls 35s x 10 BB curls 45 x 30 Cross body hammer curls 50s x 7 Standing BB wrist curls 115 x 20 Reverse BB wrist curls 56 x 10 *
My Strength Training Log 2016-20XX
Sun, Oct 11, 2026 4:00 AM UTC DE lower Super set: Speed squat / Speed deadlift (+Top squat attachment/40#chains)210 x 2 x 9/(+50# chains)285 x 1 x 9 Banded TKEs 2 Strong x 20 x 3 Super set: Weighted ab wheel / Band pulldown Abs +90 lbs x 10 x 3 / 2Strg x 25 x 3 Band leg curls Avg x 15 NLC 1 x 10 *
Becoming Canis dirus - SvenG’s Training Log
God is a Beast - 2026.c13w3d3 Tuesday - 13 October 2026 Workout: Conditioning + calves + neck, 1000-1035 (35 minutes) AMRAP - 10 minutes Sled drag + push - 160 lbs + sled - 25 + 25 yards Rounds: 8+ Seated calf raise - 150 lbs - 3 minutes Reps: 80 Neck extension - 25 lbs - 15, 15, 10, 10 Definitely a punch-the-clock workout, but in the best possible way: Just load the plates and go to work, no thinking required.
Kettlebell Clean and Press minimalistic training at home
These wild physique changes are what I’m used to in this log.
Brandon’s Backyard Buffoonery
Took a bit of an internet break but still here, still training the same way, still eating good, still playing retro video games. Also saw Mastodon in concert if anyone is a fan - they kicked major ass. 9/18/2026 - Brian Alsruhe’s 30 Minute Muscle, Option 2 “Racing to Red Lights” A1) Axle Clean once & Strict Press away - 130x3x4 sets A2/A4) Husafel Stone Carry - 207 x 50ft x 8 sets A3) Yoke Bottoms Up Front Squat + Back Squat - 212 x 1+5 x 4 sets End of required work - 29:55 Assistance fin
What’s your morning routine?
Honestly, my morning routine isn’t anything special I usually check my phone as soon as I wake up and end up scrolling through TikTok way longer than I planned. Then I realize I need to get up, make some coffee, and actually start my day. I try to wake up earlier when I have things to do, but sometimes those extra 15 minutes in bed turn into half an hour. I guess I’m still working on building better habits. Anyone else gets stuck scrolling first thing in the morning? 😀
Friedrich is Beyond 35... Really Beyond
I woke up this morning at 4:30 AM and wee’d urine with blood in it. But I also noticed an object drop right to the bottom of the bowl. That had my attention. Then a wee or two later (still red) another item went straight to the bowl bottom. This has happened before over the years, and it still gets my snaps my head around. I think I was dehydrated on and off lately and passed a couple of bladder stones. By 7:00 AM everything was clear. I have had some side back pain it could have been small kidney stones working their way through as well.
Old Guy Strength
They are getting stronger for sure. I tried a different grip last week and it made a difference. It was harder.
65+ Kicking and Screaming Toward 74+
10/13 Forgot to post back workout yesterday. Today Chest and front delts Incline db press 4 x10 w 45s/55s/65s/70s (did these some with upper, full, lower ranges) underhand front raises w/cable 4 x 10 w/32 pec dec 4 x 12/15 w/60 dips 4 x 10 machine press 4 x 12 w/90/100/110/130 cable front raise 4 x 12/15 w/50/57 Eating and resting better made today’s workout better
Silver and Steel
Did a leg day today. It was pretty tame, both on purpose and because my function/ performance is legitimately limited. Bunch of pre-op stuff has me having to back to cardiology for clearance. That’s probably a good forcing function anyway. I’m the worst patient ever and just kinda stopped going when I felt like I was stable (vs anyone deciding I was cleared…). We’ll see! Lying Leg Curl Just worked up sets of 10 until I couldn’t do 10, then did a triple drop Pro Squat -12 1pps/6 2pps/6 3pps/4 2pps/12 Leg Press
Atlas13 Burning the Boats
12oct26: Med ball throw: 6x3 Pause bench: 45x15, 95x8, 135x5, 165x5, 185x2 205x1 RPE 5 185x11 RPE 8 185x10 RPE 8 Lat pulldown: 100x10, 130x5 165x12 RPE 7 165x11 RPE 7 165x13 RPE 9 DB bench press: 75x12 RPE 9 65x12 RPE 7 65x9 RPE 7 Tricep pushdown: 80x14 RPE 9 80x12 RPE 9 80x11 RPE 9 Hammer curl: 35x15 RPE 8 35x15 RPE 8 35x13 RPE 9 Conditioned: 2k row: 7:30ish (actually went a bit past 2k without noticing, missed the time lol) Notes: bench moved well. I like the heavy se
How to balance school/responsibilities/fun
How do I balance school, responsibilities, and having my own fun, without: Slacking behind on grade Being lazy and not doing my various responsibilities (including working out and diet) Being depressed because nothing is fun except work, which might only be fun because it distracts me from feeling depressed/lonely The main thing is how do have more fun without eating into other stuff? How to hang out with people? I’ve had a friend over to my house a singular time in my life, and I didn’t know
Davemccright’s Dangerous Dave’s Diabolical Log for Density and Destruction
How did I miss this IG account. Following now so make sure you’re working hard. LOL
TM79’s Training Journal
Very solid garage and gym session. Don’t think I am not amazed at the 22MPH Peloton ride either. 😳 Killing it man!
Back...Into the Deep End
Mon/10/12 Not great tonight= did some and left. Leg press + calf: 3x10+10 Box Squat/ parallel: 6x3/ 1@ 315, 365, 385/ 3@ 315 G.M’s: 3x5 Belt SQ: 3x8 Standing/ cable crunch: 4x10
Life After Hip Resurfacing
9/29/26 arms Treadmill 3 min Mobility Push-up 42 Bottoms up press 15x5,5 per arm Alt db curl 27.5x10 40x6 50x6 Cg bench 135x12 185x6 205x7 Preacher curl machine 90x8 100x 7 Elbows out Inc db 50x8 50x8 Pinwheel curl 40x8 Straight bar tricep pd 62.5x12 67.5x12 Push-up feet on tire 32
Strongest Guy on my Block 4
Quadzilla Day 2 Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 07:28 Incline Bench Press (Dumbbell) Set 1: 52 lb × 15 Set 2: 52 lb × 15 Set 3: 52 lb × 12 Set 4: 52 lb × 10 Skullcrusher (Barbell) Set 1: 80 lb × 15 Set 2: 80 lb × 15 Set 3: 80 lb × 15 Set 4: 80 lb × 15 Bicep Curl (Barbell) Set 1: 80 lb × 15 Set 2: 80 lb × 15 Set 3: 80 lb × 15 Set 4: 80 lb × 15 Chin Up Set 1: 7 reps Set 2: 7 reps Set 3: 7 reps Plank
One Brick at a Time
I started lifting over ten years ago as scrawny 63 kg (139 lbs), 178 cm (5’10) teenager. Like so many skinny guys, everyone insisted I had a “fast metabolism” because I could eat and eat and eat without gaining weight. I cured myself by upping my portion sizes in every meal, and got up to 80 kg within the first few years of training. Force feeding myself got me up to 90+ kg around my third year. Further torturing myself I topped off in the high 90s after four or five years of training. The train
Just. Don’t. Suck. Vol. 2
10.12.26 Warm-Up The usual rolling, stretching, jumping and now includes: Hip Abd & Adduction 140 x 15 ea (older machine where the resistance feels adequate on both movements) Lying SL Leg Curl 65 x 10 ea Leg Extension 145 x 15 Running My favorite workout at this Y: Run the straightaway, walk the curve x 8 (4 laps). Bench 135 x 10 170 x 8 200 x 6 235 x 4 265 x 2 Wide Cable row 170 x 10 185 x 10, 10 Lateral Cable Raise 16.25 x 10 ea x 2 sets New cable stations with strange weight increments.
Shane’s Over 35 Shenanigans
Glad they caught it. They found a cancerous spot on my arm about a month ago and froze it off. I’ll definitely be going back yearly. It’s such an easy thing to get checked.
Doogie Slow and steady
9.14.26 weight: 205.2 A. Hammer Strength Row 12/12/12 B. Pulldowns 10/8/8 C. Straight-Arm Pulldown 12/12 D. Cable Rope Hammer Curl 8/8/8 D. Incline DB Curl 10/10/10 E. Forearm Stuff F. Ab Bench Crunches
HCG testical pain
I took hCG I took one injection for the past two weeks. My balls have been constantly aching. I have been off the drug for two weeks and haven’t seen much improvement. I have an epididymitis, but they say it’s not inflamed and I’m kind of losing my mind does anybody know what’s going on?
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