Mahler's Sixth Sense - I See Deadlifts

[Deserve]

Are you ever concerned with over work? I like my off days to be off days or maybe some HIIT but it really seems like you are doing a lot.

[tossedup]

No wonder your the "hunk" of the neiborhood. That is one hell of a schedule you stick to John!!

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by hard_rox

Great job on the 12 chins, John!!!! It seems to me you have conflicting goals going on regarding the chins. You are going for PB's on the first set but are also trying to increase your reps in the latter sets. Wouldn't it serve your 5x10 goal better to stop at 10 on the first set and use that energy to fill in the 10's of subsequent sets? Just a though.

Greg,
The only reason I am using 12 is that the current phase of NROL goes that high. When this phase is over, I will concentrate on the 10 for 5 sets. Good observation, however. By not maxing on the first set, I may have more left to complete the sequence.

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by Deserve

Are you ever concerned with over work? I like my off days to be off days or maybe some HIIT but it really seems like you are doing a lot.

For some reason, my off day activity never seems like hard work. I run for enjoyment and the few body weight routines I do are for improvement. Believe me, when it becomes a pain in the ass, I will cut back or take it off completely.

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by tossedup

No wonder your the "hunk" of the neiborhood. That is one hell of a schedule you stick to John!!

I started late in life. I have a lot to make up for.

[Mahler]

NEW RULES OF LIFTING: FAT LOSS III
Book by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove

Day 11 - March 23, 2006
Time: 4:35 AM
Weight: 178.4
Approximate duration including warm-up: 45 min.

Workout A:

Giant Set 1:
Rest:no rest between sets until final set - then 60 sec.
Deadlift - 4 x 10 x 205 (20 lb. increase)
Explosive Push-Up - 4 x 12 x B
Bulgarian Split Squat - 4 x 10(e) x 60 (10 lb. increase)
Two-point Dumbbell Row - 4 x 12(e) x 40

Giant Set 2:
Rest: no rest between sets until final set - then 60 sec.
Deadlift Off Box - 2 x 20 x 150 (5 lb. increase)
Dumbbell Bench Press - 2 x 20 x 70 (10 lb. increase)
Walking Lunge with Side Bend - 2 x 20 x 70 (10 lb. increase)
Cable Seated Row - 2 x 20 x 110 (5 lb. increase)

Straight Sets:
Rest: 60 sec.
Hanging Leg Raise - 2 x 15 x B (Did these on a Captain's Chair, so I added 5 reps to each set)

Comments: For me, in order for a workout to be successful, I have to increase something, somewhere. Today I was able to add significant weight in several lifts. Keep in mind, these are not PBs and are still lower than my usual because of the nature of Giant Sets. If I used any high percentage of my 1RM, I would not be able to finish the sets. This is where you must put the ego in check.

I gained slightly and it may be time to actually increase the calories a bit as my body may have adjusted to a low caloric intake and I just might be stalled. I will begin to add 50 or so calories a day and see where that gets me.

[tossedup]

You might have gotten a late start but it damn sure doesn't show. Great workout youngster!!

[K-Court]

Man, John, look at that. 70s for a 2X20 on DB press. Jeez. I'm in awe.

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by K-Court

Man, John, look at that. 70s for a 2X20 on DB press. Jeez. I'm in awe.

Stow the awe. I have this in my "Ground Rules" toward the beginning of the thread. All exercises list total weight used, unless they are unilateral, such as single arm row, split squats, etc. so that is 35 each hand.
I am basically weak assed in upper body.
Perhaps I should start listing these as (2x35) instead of (70) to make it more plain.
I do plan to be able to do 70's someday, however.

[ninja]

No. keep it 70. You look like a major mofo that way.

Do you realize that your log has 914 views? That's an accomplishment in itself!

[Mahler]

Originally Posted by nbjjku

No. keep it 70. You look like a major mofo that way.

Do you realize that your log has 914 views? That's an accomplishment in itself!

Yes, Nick. But, I want to "be", not "look like". I may not be strong, but I can be honest.

I am totally amazed that there are 914 views in less than 11 days. And, I haven't even been viewing and closing, viewing and closing.

I truly think it is because there is an interest in the program and I tend to keep an organized training log. A little of it may be due to the Motivators. as in the "he talks a good game, but can he lift?" factor.

[gobbla]

you know, you made me swallow a compliment there. I seen where you were doing sets of 20 overhead DB presses with 50lbs and I was all shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, that's fucking insane. esp since I tried to do 1 set of 8 and couldn't do it ...thinking the whole time "gawd damn mahler is punping out 40 reps....sweet jesus".

you're still a stud though. dave is still my hero, but he might be looking for a sidekick or something!

[ninja]

Originally Posted by Mahler

Yes, Nick. But, I want to "be", not "look like". I may not be strong, but I can be honest.

I am totally amazed that there are 914 views in less than 11 days. And, I haven't even been viewing and closing, viewing and closing.

I truly think it is because there is an interest in the program and I tend to keep an organized training log. A little of it may be due to the Motivators. as in the "he talks a good game, but can he lift?" factor.

Ooooohhhh, good idea. I'm going to have to do that to my log.

I think the motivators have a lot to do with it. They know who you are from them, and they do want to see what the hell you're doing.

[K-Court]

John, I should have picked that up since I did in fact read your ground rules. I think you do record these differently from most of us. For DBs, I usually just put an "s" behind the number to make it clear that the weight refers to a single DB and there are in fact two of them .... i.e. 35s instead of 70.

[BamaDave]

John, your weight seems amazingly consistent from day-to-day... at least for the past few days. Is that typical for you, or do you normally have daily fluctuations of a couple of pounds?? I bet if you are currently experiencing a minor plateau and are still cutting, you'll have a sudden drop of a couple of pounds one morning... and a lot of this daily consistency may just be due to differences in hydration and glycogen levels.

[Buk]

Looking good Mahler. Some nice weight increases last workout. That looks like a very tough workout to push through, espically full pace at the loads you are posting. I know that I don't need to tell you to keep it up. This is quite a motivational log.