Year of Bulk Progress - Month 5/12
Added 2024-05-24 20:18:12 +0000 UTCThe month before this one I was revisiting form, so I dropped back a lot of my weights and worked my way back up. This month, I have been nailing my previous maxes with new form, or hitting new maxes. It feels amazing! I'm gaining weight a little faster than intended, but I'll take it with the new strength :) I'm feeling good, and I can say after five months of working with the bar I think I'm starting to figure it out. It's funny, I still feel like a beginner!
Not sure if these show it, but I feel like I'm seeing the gains in my biceps. I'm also getting better at flexing (hitting the lat spread is hard!). Next: focusing on glutes and grip strength. My glutes seem to be holding my squats back, so I am adding occasional accessories. I noticed that after taking one of the gym owners up on doing a deadlift challenge and getting a little coaching from him. He pointed out that I come off the floor ez, but when I need glute activation, I struggle. So today I blasted them, and I'll keep at it to see how that goes for me! My grip strength also holds me back on my deadlifts. The deadlift is probably my biggest lift I could improve on, I don't get why everyone loves it. So I'll be giving my grip strength a little more attention...which means a bigger butt and forearms, too. It does look like I could be filling out these lifting shorts a little more :)
I'm so excited for this upcoming month. We are nearly halfway through this year of bulking and I think I'm seeing some progress! :) ...maybe, haha
Most recent lifting numbers:
Barbell squat: 165lbs - 5 sets of 5
Barbell Bench Press: 90lbs - 5 sets of 5
Bent-Over Barbell Rows : 90lbs - 5 sets of 5
Barbell Shoulder Press: 62lbs - 3 sets of 5, then two more sets to failure (had to drop weights)
Barbell Deadlift: 155lb 1 set of 5
Body weight: 127 lbs
Comments
Lifting is definitely like waay safer than full contact sports like football I was mainly speaking from the standpoint of "this lift feels like the margin of error is way too small and I don't wanna miss playing time because I got hurt lifting id rather get hurt playing the game" lolol. In recent times I'm extra careful with lifting since I don't have a gymming partner to spot me ( that is when i drag my fat ass to the gym which has been rather rare for the past 6 months)
b33rbashjawnson
2024-05-26 06:57:07 +0000 UTCThank makes sense to me :)
Lumi Rue
2024-05-26 02:42:21 +0000 UTCForm is important for safe lifting for sure. My understanding is statically, lifting is pretty safe compared to other sports, especially something like football (head injuries and brain trauma off the charts ohno). But also...safe protocols and stuff goes a long way and it depends how you do it of course :) But lifting often feels scary, I def felt that way about squatting heavy until...well honestly pretty recently. Wild it took me 4 months to feel fairly confident on form.
Lumi Rue
2024-05-26 02:42:04 +0000 UTCyou know I have no interest in building muscle but I think the different methods people go about it really interesting to contrast and compare, like if you want to be a body builder you do a totally different thing than a dead lifter. Does that make sense? my autistic brain finds the .....taxonomy interesting but not the actual activity
General Contact Unit Problem Child
2024-05-25 00:41:05 +0000 UTCBack when i played football my struggle lift was squats. I actually half-assed them kinda cuz i genuinely think barbell squatting is just fucking dangerous and i targeted the same muscles with other workouts we did and field practice but with less risk of back injuries n shit. The head coach also fucked with the strength coach's program in a manner that pissed her off to no end because the head coach was like an actual narcissist who took credit for success that was created by his assistants and the players.
b33rbashjawnson
2024-05-24 21:41:12 +0000 UTClumirLuv ty Beerbash :D
Lumi Rue
2024-05-24 21:15:07 +0000 UTClumirBUFF
b33rbashjawnson
2024-05-24 21:02:01 +0000 UTCOh! The shoes are some lifting shoes I picked up! I forgot to mention that, haha. I like them, they are much more stable than the running shoes I've been lifting in, and they have plenty of room for my toes to spread<3
Lumi Rue
2024-05-24 20:22:13 +0000 UTC
