Invain wants to be heyoooge...

[chevelle2291]

Strong work as always Nick.

[Invain]

Thanks broski.

[Coke]

Time to quit fucking around and hit 500 raw.

Go for it bro!!

[chevelle2291]

Do you enjoy ticking off the IFBB miscers? lol

[Invain]

Do you enjoy ticking off the IFBB miscers? lol

Lol! Yeah I knew that would ruffle some feathers. I dunno if it's because he's not in contest shape but honestly, he's so big it's not even human anymore. Jay has narrower shoulders compared to some of the other really big buys and I think it just looks odd once your arms get to be a certain size.

[Invain]

Shoulders

Seated Shoulder Press
Bar x 20
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 2
205 x 7

Seated Lateral Raise
35 x 10
40 x 8
40 x 8
30 x 10

Rear Delt Machine

DB Front Raise
30 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10

[Invain]

Back and Bis

Deadlift
225 x 10
315 x 5
405 x 2
495 x 2
545 x 2
~Sumo with pause~
405 x 10

Pullups
Bw x 10
+ 45 x 6

Lat Pulldowns
220 x 12

Felt like absolute shit today. Doesn't happen very often but stress from school is really getting to me. All I wanna do is sleep and nothing else.

Gonna pull sumo only for a couple months and work on my lockouts. My conventional deads always seem to go up when I don't work them directly.

[Coke]

Still looks good man, always holding it down.

[Invain]

Thanks Coke brah.

Chest and Tris

Bench
135 x 15
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 1
335 x 1
365 x 3
340 x 5
~Wide Grip~
315 x 7

Cable Triceps Extensions
150 x 10
180 x 5
200 x 5
230 x 5

Triceps Pushdowns
150 x 10
200 x 5
230 x 5
180 x 15

I really need to start doing heavy close grip bench again. Strength off my chest is unreal, triceps are holding me back big time. It's not even at lockout either, there's just a small area about half way up where I really lose a lotta strength. 1 finger from my spotter to get the bar moving again and I'm fine.

[Invain]

Legs, biceps

Skwatz
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 2
405 x 2
440 x 4
405 x 8

Preacher Curls
65 x 10
95 x 5
115 x 5
95 x 10
95 x 8

Cable Curls
150 x 12

Shoulda had 440 x 5 but I pussed out and didn't even attempt a 5th. Sat around for about 15 minutes after 405 x 8 because I felt like I was gonna barf lol.

[Invain]

Shoulders, chest

Speed Bench
WU 135 x 12 x 2
225 x 3 x 9

Seated Shoulder Press
135 x 10
185 x 5
205 x 8
185 x 8

Rear Delt Machine

Cable Lateral Raise
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10

[joey54]

Having to sit after squatting usually is a good thing.

[Invain]

Haha. Was extremely painful riding my bike to the gym today.

[ThomasG]

Damn!! 440x4 that huge man.

[Invain]

Back and Bis

Sumo Deadlift
225 x 10
315 x 5
365 x 5
405 x 3
455 x 3
475 x 5

Lat Pulldowns
150 x 10
150 x 10
200 x 5
250 x 10
200 x 10

Seated DB Curls
35 x 10
40 x 5
45 x 5
45 x 5
45 x 5

[chevelle2291]

Nice pullin Nick.

[Kong]

Lookin great in here as always mate.

[Invain]

Thanks guys. I'm really starting to like sumo deads. My back enjoys the break from conventional and I can definitely tell I'm hammering my legs. Pulls today were all belt less as well. Might start doing some heavy front squats without a belt to really work on my core.

[ThomasG]

Ah yes sumo is the shit for the back! That's the main reason I switched, conv fried my lower back. I think front squats would serve your core well

[Invain]

Chest and Tris

Bench
135 x 12
135 x 12
225 x 5
275 x 2
315 x 1
345 x 1
375 x 2
~Wide grip~
315 x 8
~Close Grip~
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 2
295 x 1
320 x miss
315 x 1

Triceps Pushdowns
170 x 5
200 x 5
230 x 5
240 x 5

Cable Flys
155 x 10
170 x 5
200 x 5
215 x 5

I could have had 1 or 2 more on the wide grip set but I ran out of chalk a while ago and my hands kept sliding out further and further during the set. Excuses, I know. Normal bench felt great, close grip felt like shit. What's new.

[Coke]

I hear what you're saying about the close grips, but it's hard to see any weaknesses in your arsenal man.

[Invain]

Yeah I know 315 close-grip isn't bad by any means, but I'm not happy with it.

Legs

Front Squat (No Belt)
135 x 10
225 x 5
275 x 2
315 x 1
345 x 1
365 x 1
~Knee Wraps~
385 x 1
405 x 1
~Remove Wraps~
335 x 3
315 x 5

Leg Curls

Hammer Curls
35 x 10
45 x 5
50 x 8
50 x 8
50 x 8

Finally got my 4 pps front squat. I won't be happy until I hit it without wraps but this is a start I guess. Still having a lot of trouble taking a breath, could barely get a gasp in with 405.

[ThomasG]

Huge milestone!! With hitting 315x5 after all that I'm sure you're very close. How did it feel with wraps?

[Kong]

Beast

[Invain]

Thanks guys. It was pretty slow. I think the more I practice with heavy weight the more my body will adjust and hopefully I'll learn to take a breath. If I could get some air in and tighten my core better it would be a lot smoother.