Gallowmere's Obsession, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Deadlift

[balance]

Still haven’t bothered with 405 since my programming jumped it, but hey, close enough with 420 for 10.

Deadlift: 1x135/225/5x265/3x315/2x365/1x395/1x435/8+x420-10 completed (+10 TM)
Wide Stance Box Squats: 1x135/225/275/5x3x315
8 rep Myo Reverse Hyper: 37/3x8
6 rep Myo Upright Row: 75x27/4x6

Excellent on the 420! Strapped or just chalk?


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[balance]

Still haven’t bothered with 405 since my programming jumped it, but hey, close enough with 420 for 10.

Deadlift: 1x135/225/5x265/3x315/2x365/1x395/1x435/8+x420-10 completed (+10 TM)
Wide Stance Box Squats: 1x135/225/275/5x3x315
8 rep Myo Reverse Hyper: 37/3x8
6 rep Myo Upright Row: 75x27/4x6

Excellent on the 420! Strapped or chalked, grip?


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[The road]

Still haven’t bothered with 405 since my programming jumped it, but hey, close enough with 420 for 10.

Deadlift: 1x135/225/5x265/3x315/2x365/1x395/1x435/8+x420-10 completed (+10 TM)
Wide Stance Box Squats: 1x135/225/275/5x3x315
8 rep Myo Reverse Hyper: 37/3x8
6 rep Myo Upright Row: 75x27/4x6

420 for 10 is impressive!

[Gallowmere]

420 for 10 is impressive!

It back calculates to a 1RM of roughly 560, so not too far off of what I actually pulled.

[Gallowmere]

Excellent on the 420! Strapped or chalked, grip?


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Just chalk, mixed grip. I don’t strap for anything anymore, unless I suddenly decide to add some 550+ lbs. shrugs in at some point.

[Gallowmere]

Bench Press: 1x45/95/135/185/5x5x215/14x215
Close Grip Cable Row: 1x160/180/5x210-12/12/12/10/8
5 rep Myo WG Pulldowns: 115x21/2x5/1x4
5 rep Myo French Press: 75x21/1x5/1x3
5 rep Myo Side Laterals: 25sx14/2x5
5 rep Myo EZ Bar Curl: 85x15/1x5/1x4
5 rep Myo Pec Deck: 110x15/1x5/1x3

[Gallowmere]

Back Squat: 1x135/225/315/5x5x340/11x340
8 rep Myo Leg Press: 315x20/2x8
5 rep Myo Leg Ext: 175x15/1x5/1x4
8 rep Myo Adduction: 180x35/1x8/1x7
8 rep Myo Abduction: 180x32/1x8/1x7

[Gallowmere]

Standing Strict Press: 1x45/95/135/5x5x145/11x145
Pullups: 5x-15/12/11/7/9
Klokov Press: 1x45/65/85/3x10x95
5 rep Myo CS Row: 160x12/1x5/1x4
5 rep Myo Rear Delt: 50x17/2x5/1x2
8 rep Myo Stiff Arm Pulldown: 100x20/2x8

[Gallowmere]

Deadlift: 1x135/225/315/5x5x375/12x375
Wide Stance Box Squats: 1x135/225/275/5x3x315
15 sec Back Squat Unrack and Hold: 1x405/5x495/1x585
8 rep Myo Reverse Hyper: 32/3x8

Two more weeks, then back to TRT doses. I’m about ready for this 12 weeks to be over. My body is not enjoying this current 215 lbs. just yet.

[Gallowmere]

Bench Press: 1x45/95/135/185/2x200/2x220/3x5x240/10x240
Close Grip Cable Row: 1x160/180/5x210-16/13/12/8/11
6 rep Myo WG Pulldowns: 115x22/2x6
5 rep Myo French Press: 75x14/1x5/1x3
5 rep Myo Side Laterals: 25sx16/2x5
5 rep Myo EZ Bar Curl: 85x17/1x5/1x4
5 rep Myo Pec Deck: 110x15/1x5/1x3

Still learning to make myself only go to 1-2 RIR on final sets during build up weeks. Interestingly, bench is definitely easier for me to notice the bar speed slowdown.

[Gallowmere]

Back Squat: 1x135/225/2x315/2x350/3x5x375/10x375
8 rep Myo Leg Press: 315x22/2x8/1x5
5 rep Myo Leg Ext: 175x18/2x5
8 rep Myo Adduction: 180x40/2x8/1x4
8 rep Myo Abduction: 180x35/2x8/1x7

After struggling to smoothly hit 11 at 340 past week, this was a nice change. Funny that; all that changed was more consistent sleep.

[Gallowmere]

Standing Strict Press: 1x45/95/2x135/2x150/3x5x160/9x160
Pullups: 5x-15/12/10/8/9
Klokov Press: 1x45/95/3x6x135
BB Shrugs: 1x225/315/405/4x3x495
6 rep Myo Rear Delt: 50x25/2x6/1x4
8 rep Myo Stiff Arm Pulldown: 110x22/2x8/1x4

[Gallowmere]

Forgot to post deads from the other day.

Deadlift: 1x135/225/315/2x350/2x390/3x5x415/10x415
Wide Stance Box Squats: 1x135/225/5x3x315
15 sec Back Squat Unrack and Hold: 1x405/5x495/1x585
10 rep Myo Reverse Hyper: 30/3x10


Then today.
Bench Press: 1x45/95/135/5x155/3x185/2x215/1x230/1x245/5+x260-8 completed (+7.5 TM)
Close Grip Cable Row: 1x160/180/5x210-17/13/11/14/10
6 rep Myo WG Pulldowns: 115x25/2x6
5 rep Myo French Press: 75x16/1x5/1x4
5 rep Myo Side Laterals: 25sx17/1x5/1x4
5 rep Myo EZ Bar Curl: 85x14/1x5/1x4
5 rep Myo Pec Deck: 110x15/1x5/1x4

[Gallowmere]

Back Squat: 1x135/225/5x240/3x290/2x340/1x365/1x385/5+x410-8 completed (+15 TM)
8 rep Myo Leg Press: 315x30/2x8/1x7
5 rep Myo Leg Ext: 175x22/2x5
8 rep Myo Adduction: 180x39/1x8/1x6
8 rep Myo Abduction: 180x40/3x8

[Gallowmere]

Did it again.

Sunday
Standing Strict Press: 1x45/95/5x105/3x125/2x145/1x155/1x165/5+x175-8 completed (+7.5 TM)
Pullups: 5x-16/11/12/9/10
Klokov Press: 1x45/95/3x6x135
BB Shrugs: 1x225/315/405/4x3x495
6 rep Myo Rear Delt: 60x23/2x6/1x4
8 rep Myo Stiff Arm Pulldown: 120x20/1x8/1x6

Today
Deadlift: 1x135/225/5x275/3x325/2x375/1x405/1x430/5+x455-8 completed (+15 TM)
Pause Squats: 1x135/225/275/5x1x315
15 sec Back Squat Unrack and Hold: 1x405/5x495/1x585

[Gallowmere]

Deload week. Bunch of submax singles, because fuck it, why not?

Bench Press: 1x45/95/135/165/195/215/230/245/260/275/285
Close Grip Cable Row: 1x160/180/3x200-18/15/14
8 rep Myo WG Pulldowns: 120x24/2x8
5 rep Myo French Press: 80x13/2x5
5 rep Myo Side Laterals: 25sx20/2x5
5 rep Myo EZ Bar Curl: 90x10/1x5
8 rep Myo Pec Deck: 110x25/2x8

[Gallowmere]

Back Squat: 1x135/225/275/315/340/365/385/405/425/435/445
8 rep Myo Leg Press: 315x26/3x8
5 rep Myo Leg Ext: 175x20/3x5
8 rep Myo Adduction: 180x37/2x8
8 rep Myo Abduction: 180x39/2x8

[Gallowmere]

Standing Strict Press: 1x45/95/125/145/155/165/175/185/190/195
Pullups: 3x-13/13/10
Klokov Press: 1x45/95/2x6x135
Rack Pull and Hold: 1x225/315/405/495/545/585
6 rep Myo Rear Delt: 60x17/3x6
8 rep Myo Stiff Arm Pulldown: 120x18/1x8/1x6

[Gallowmere]

Deadlift: 1x135/225/275/325/375/405/455/475/495/505
Pause Squats: 1x135/225/275/315/3x1x365
SSB GM: 2x8x135

Deload’s over. Time to get back to work on Thursday.

[Gallowmere]

Bench Press: 1x45/95/135/185/215/6x3x235/10x235
Close Grip Cable Row: 1x160/180/5x220-12/12/10/10/8
6 rep Myo WG Pulldowns: 125x18/1x6/1x5
5 rep Myo Rope French Press: 65x13/1x5/1x3
5 rep Myo Side Laterals: 25sx15/2x5
5 rep Myo Hammer Curl: 45sx14/1x5/1x3
6 rep Myo Pec Deck: 130x21/2x6

[Gallowmere]

Back Squat: 1x135/225/275/315/365/6x3x375/8x375
8 rep Myo Leg Press: 405x15/2x8
8 rep Myo Leg Ext: 175x19/1x8/1x4
8 rep Myo Adduction: 180x32/1x8/1x4
8 rep Myo Abduction: 180x35/2x8/1x5

[Gallowmere]

Standing Strict Press: 1x45/95/135/6x3x160/10x160
Pullups: 5x-17/11/10/7/10
Klokov Press: 1x45/95/3x135-5/4/3
Rack Pull and Hold: 1x225/315/405/495/545/585
6 rep Myo Rear Delt: 70x15/1x6/1x4
6 rep Myo Stiff Arm Pulldown: 130x16/1x6/1x5

[Gallowmere]

Deadlift: 1x135/225/315/365/395/6x3x415/10x415
Pause Squats: 1x135/225/4x2x315
15 sec Back Squat Unrack and Hold: 1x405/5x495/1x585

Must, stay, out of own head about fluffiness.

[Gallowmere]

All gyms under mandatory shutdown, and there isn’t a small enough one within range of me that has the satchel to stay open.
Looks like I’ll be training with buckets, rocks, sand and asphalt pills until I can get a rack, barbells and plates delivered.
Something something halfassed Strongman training.

[Cuz]

All gyms under mandatory shutdown, and there isn’t a small enough one within range of me that has the satchel to stay open.
Looks like I’ll be training with buckets, rocks, sand and asphalt pills until I can get a rack, barbells and plates delivered.
Something something halfassed Strongman training.

I bet you will be surprised at the soreness with the new style of training. I have access to workout equipment at my brothers i actually give him all my stuff...as for the house right now all i have is some small dumbells and pull up rack, probably some logs in the yard as well should be interesting. I think a new training style will benefit us

[Gallowmere]

I bet you will be surprised at the soreness with the new style of training. I have access to workout equipment at my brothers i actually give him all my stuff...as for the house right now all i have is some small dumbells and pull up rack, probably some logs in the yard as well should be interesting. I think a new training style will benefit us

Oh yeah, I’ve done Strongman event training and competition before. I’ve never had anything wreck my ass quite like that. Places hurt that shouldn’t even exist.

[Gallowmere]

Home rig is nearly done. Just waiting on my adjustable bench to show up, but doing everything else until it gets here.
Never need a fucking gym or to wait on obnoxious pubbies again.

Taking it easy to break my ass back in from two months off.


Back Squat: 3x135/5x225/5x315/3x365
HLR: 4/4/4
Plate Side Laterals: 25s-14/11/8
Barbell Curls: 3x85-10/8/5

[The road]

Home rig is nearly done. Just waiting on my adjustable bench to show up, but doing everything else until it gets here.
Never need a fucking gym or to wait on obnoxious pubbies again.

Taking it easy to break my ass back in from two months off.


Back Squat: 3x135/5x225/5x315/3x365
HLR: 4/4/4
Plate Side Laterals: 25s-14/11/8
Barbell Curls: 3x85-10/8/5

Take the time to put a 110 air conditioner in there. I lift it out of a storage shed for a while. Think I damn near died a couple times lifting at 120 degrees

[The road]

Glad to see you're still the same guy

[Gallowmere]

Take the time to put a 110 air conditioner in there. I lift it out of a storage shed for a while. Think I damn near died a couple times lifting at 120 degrees

Luckily, the doors are damn near as wide as the building itself, so airflow issues won’t be too bad. On the days where it’s looking hot AF, I’ll just keep my normal AM training routine (3:00-4:00) and won’t have to worry about it. I can’t be fucked to bother wiring the building, largely because that technically throws me into stupid building permit nonsense, whereas this requires nothing, due to me living in an agricultural zone on 30+ acres.

And yeah, I’m still the same person, and likely won’t be changing anytime soon. The girlfriend seems to approve, and she’s the only one I’m ever overly concerned about. Hell, she’s the one who really pushed me to pull the trigger on this instead of waiting for gyms to reopen, because she was concerned that I was starting to become a bit of a snippy asshole with the loss of training. It’s my 4x/week relief valve, and can make anything that’s bothering me seem easy as hell to handle.

Something about getting used to walking out/pulling 2.5x+ body weight makes everything else in life feel cruisy as fuck.

[Gallowmere]

Also, I now need to offload the excess plates from my lot order, and will sell them to anyone who want the shit at cost (2/lbs.), assuming they want to drive to where I live/work.

[Gallowmere]

Making myself break back in slow.

Wednesday:
Back Squat: 3x135/5x225/5x315/3x365
HLR: 4/4/4
Plate Side Laterals: 25s-14/11/8
Barbell Curls: 3x85-10/8/5

Today:
Strict Press: 5x45/5x85/5x105/5x135/4x155/2x175
Pullups: 10/10/10/7
Klokov Press: 5x95/5x115/3x135
Barbell Shrugs: 5x225/5x315/5x405/5x455

[Gallowmere]

Goddammit, it’s harder keeping myself from doing something stupid as I break back in than it is pulling the sets.


Deadlift: 5x135/5x225/5x315/5x365/3x405
Front Squats: 5x95/5x135/1x185
Good Mornings: 5x135/5x185/3x225

[SampsonandDelilah]

Slow and steady brother. Remember the journey that it took to get you here. I went back and read most of this entire thread.

Just fucking remarkable and you deserve to be commended! Start slow, finish strong.

I’ll be watching as I look to find my motivation again once I’m able to make my ascent to the top again.

Stay strong brother. Proud of your journey!!

[Gallowmere]

Slow and steady brother. Remember the journey that it took to get you here. I went back and read most of this entire thread.

Just fucking remarkable and you deserve to be commended! Start slow, finish strong.

I’ll be watching as I look to find my motivation again once I’m able to make my ascent to the top again.

Stay strong brother. Proud of your journey!!

Greatly appreciated.
I knew I was going to have to ease back in for the first month or so. It’s difficult in the headspace, but going easy to avoid tearing something is better than not being able to train at all due to injury.
These last couple of months fucking sucked, and I’ll be damned if I just spent five figures to not be able to train for a different reason.

[Gallowmere]

Bench Press: 5x95/5x135/5x165/5x185/5x205/3x225
Barbell Row: 5x135/5x185/5x225/3x245
Incline Press: 5x95/5x135/5x155

Finally convinced the girlfriend to touch the bar, and I wasn’t disappointed nor shocked.
At a body weight of 85 lbs. and having never touched a bar before, she standing strict pressed 45 with ease, benched 65 with some struggle, pulled 115 both conventional and sumo, and squatted 95 with a few different stance widths.
I told her fucking ass that she’d be good at it. That’s an absurd start for a female her size.

[Gallowmere]

Another two days in. It’s slowly coming back.


Back Squat: 5x135/5x225/5x275/5x315/5x365
HLR: 5x-5/5/4/4/3
Plate Side Laterals: 3x25s-12/11/8
Barbell Curls: 3x95-10/7/6
Bench Reverse Hypers: 3x-21/20/16

Strict Press: 5x45/5x85/5x115/5x135/4x155/3x175
Pullups: 5x-10/10/10/9/7
Klokov Press: 5x95/5x115/6x135
FMR: 4x-10/10/10/10

[Proximal]

Congrats on your return & your set up. Finding my r-bands are working ridiculously well & if you understand biomechanics, you’re only limited by your imagination. Plus, catching some sun.

Keep killing it!

[Gallowmere]

Congrats on your return & your set up. Finding my r-bands are working ridiculously well & if you understand biomechanics, you’re only limited by your imagination. Plus, catching some sun.

Keep killing it!

Thank ya.
I just spent four hours push mowing our yard, so even on the weekends I’m getting plenty of sun.
Hell, between that and finally being able to train in my preferred manner again, my mood is already back through the roof.
I’ve contemplated seeing if I can get ahold of some decently stiff bands and tying them off at various points around the rack for minor accessory stuff. There’s literally nothing that I’d use dumbbells for that a band wouldn’t do just as well or better.

[Gallowmere]

Deadlift: 5x135/5x225/5x315/5x365/5x405
Front Squats: 5x45/5x95/5x135/2x185
Good Mornings: 5x135/5x185/5x225
Barbell Hammer Curls: 3x45-12/6/5

Yeap, pretty sure that anything that can be done with dumbbells can be done better with a barbell. Just gotta work on that wrist strength.