Happy Flex Friday!!

I know it's a Little Blurry,

But,

Happy Flex Friday

Everyone!!

 

 

 

Working on the Fancy Poses

Just screwing around with the camera while working on some Fancy Poses yesterday!!

Kicking booty in the Bottom Position Squat

As I posted last week, before this Rest Pause training cycle, my top weight for a Bottom Position Squat single rep was 340 lbs. And the strength and power that it built allowed my to hit 5 reps with 500 lbs., and 2 reps with 550 lbs., when I did normal Back Squats. Last night, at the end of my Bottom Position Squat training I decided to add one set of 1 rep with 405 lbs. It felt incredibly easy. So, I added one more set of 1 rep with 415 lbs., and Nailed It!  It'll be interesting to see how regular Back Squats feel after upping my Bottom Position Squat max to 415 lbs. Here's the video.

A great chest developer

This is still one of the best movements I've found for developing a beautiful chest. The Reverse Grip Dip. Hit these hard last night. Nailed 8 sets of 8 reps with only 10 seconds of rest in between sets. Here's the 2nd ad 3rd sets.

200 pound Military Press felt light

During training last night, I nailed my normal Military Press training, then I thought I'd try one final set to see how 200 pounds felt. It felt ridiculously easy. I really should have kept going with it. Here's my 7th or 8th set of Military Press, the one with the 200 pound single.

Mass Building Results!!

This week marks the end of my mass building sessions. Have to say, it's been awesome! 13 weeks ago I stood at a muscular and ripped 5 feet 7 inches and weighed 185 pounds. Now, I'm the same 5' 7", but I'm weighing in at a large and muscular 205 pounds. 20 pounds in 13 weeks, not bad at all.

A little Bottom Position Squat Fun!!

Starting my squats from the bottom position is one of my favorite ways to do them.     When you start them from the top (normal squats), you activate the stretch reflex, create stored elastic energy and build up momentum, all of which help you to squat more weight. When you start from the bottom, you can only use brute strength. In the past doing singles with 340 pounds built up my legs to be able to handle 500 for sets of 5 reps, and 550 pounds for a double. Last night I nailed sets of 3 reps (in rest pause style) with 390 pounds from the bottom position. It'll be fun to see the effect that has on my normal squats!! Here's the artistic shot of the bar with three 45's, a 35 and a 2.5 pound on each side, ready to be mastered!