500 Fat Bar Pull
The fat bar pull of 500+ is still on my mind. I’ve yet to achieve it.
I still won’t squat.
It seems like pulling moderate-heavy daily and attempting it every couple days just isn’t working for me.(Right now)
Maybe I need to back off for a few days. The last heavy pull day I did had me fail 474, and locked my back up.
The Other Day
I pulled with a regular bar and bands the next day. At first I was still pulling raw, but due to my back starting to feel like it would lock,and how rough bands are on your hands I strapped up. This allowed me to get more quality work in, and pulling overhand is easier on the spine than mixed. The smart thing to do would’ve been stop once my back started feeling weird as I almost injured myself while cracking my back a few hours later. Don’t be an idiot.
I took about 48 hours off, and spent them doing back rehab type work. My lower back was tender for 36 of those hours. The spine was fine. I simply did superman holds, flexed, and said it would be fine, and it was.
Today
Today wanting to pull, and not being an idiot, I realized I may have to strap up now to pull frequently and safely. I did band speed pulls, but all overhand or strapped. I feel fine, and cracking my back didn’t send me down the path of injury dread.
My hands can still handle more than the rest of the system.
That’s cool, hands were always a weakness. Not anymore. So strapping up isn’t an issue, and gives the plus of evening up my back development.
The Weakness? + Going Forward
I still am unsure of what exactly is the weakness.
It could be simply my body has yet to adapt to the frequent conditioning. I am doing some almost daily.
It could be quads.
I could be lower back.
I’m still going the brute force method, doing abs,lower back, and/or quads practically every session. I’ve stopped most upper body push work.
The day I almost injured myself I actually benched a PR, 325 for 1. Thats 6lbs over the fat bar pr, and 10 over the 3 plate regular bench. The only difference was the laterals for 10 days.
Honestly the last 10-14 days my upper body has gotten better appearance wise. Laterals, lots of abs, and daily conditioning. I’m still thick as fuck, but chubbier than I should be.(Temporarily)
I’ve been very hungry lately and sleeping more than usual. I don’t seem to be gaining weight, but the aesthetics are up, I assume these are due to all the work, and conditioning. I’m recomping in the least mental effort way. Brute Force Baby.
Speed work and bodybuilding work to get the pull up.
Upper by feel. (Like today I superset triceps and lats to end)
Condition.
Quad work if I remember.
Abs and/or lower back most sessions.
Brute force still, but modified ways.
Narcissism + Life Is Good + PRs/#s
Honestly I’m finding that I’m loving the views on here, and looking forward to getting the YouTube views. I’ve started flexing in the mirror. I like what’s happening.
I know the #’s will come, and I’m amped all the time looking for new content, I know I’ll get some crazy PR’s on video.
It’s cool whats happening.
I’m recomping while eating a ton, and dirty at that.
The key was adding the conditioning.
Watch for the shit that’s to come.
Anything I can pull, I can pull fat bar.
Upper body is gaining.
I can’t complain, Life is good.
I gotta just keep putting in work. I keep running programs, and numbers in my head trying to see how fast I could get to/guarantee certain numbers.
I know that I’ll bench 405, squat 500, and deadlift 600.
Years ago it seemed like #’s like that would never happen. Hell i just caught a 135 curl on camera, 2 years ago I thought I’d never hit that, I’ve done it twice now. The above numbers are far lower than my lifetime PRs will be. Those are all 2017 #’s I’ll hit. Add 80 to bench, 50 to squat, and 100 to deadlift, I could gain more than that this year.
I kept going, and shit is flying up now. I just had to persist.
Everything will go my way(eventually).
I’m fucking amped up.
Kill it guys!
– J