A Fresh Start

[ladylifterfcs]

Sorry to hear about the knee mazda. You and me both at bar weight for squats....now that sucks!!!

[Marotta]

You could always get a new knee, since our superior canadian health care plan covers that kind of thing.

[MazdaMatt]

Zing.

I'm also looking at it this way... I hit my squat goal months ago and my bench and deads are yet to get there. This gives me an opportunity to be more fresh when I start the bench and deads than I'd normally be. 200lb bench single still looks like a pipe dream in my 2-week timeline, but I'm definitely going to hit my 405lb deadlift considering I just did 375x4.

Anybody want to make a programming suggestion for me? I was suposed to squat 290, bench 165 and do pullups/back ext on my next workout, but squats are out. What do I do with all that energy and recovery ability!?

[Marotta]

You could work the 30lb in 30 days westide bench program, you'll get 15-20 out of it in two weeks.

[MazdaMatt]

Does it require bands, chains and steroids? I'll work my gogglefu and check it out.

[Marotta]

http://www.wannabebig.com/training/p...bs-in-30-days/

Obviously skip Leg press and Squats if your knee is bunk.

[MazdaMatt]

Okay, so what I gather is this: (set x rep@weight)

M:3x3@65%, bunch of "finishers" including squats 2x5
W:2x3@75%, bunch of finishers including deads 2x3
F: 2x2@85%, bunch of "finishers" including leg press 2x6
Week two is week 1 with +10lbs on each day's lifting.

December 31 is a friday, so my last training session would not be 2x2, but rather 1@200lbs.

I think the program is pretty ugly with all the "finishers" (which look like what the gloved 140lb kids do at the gym all the time), but I may be convinced to try it and see what I can do in two weeks.

My biggest problem would be that I have no idea what weight to use for "skullcrushers 2x10" or "lat pulldown curl grip 2x10"...

[Marotta]

Well, I'm a little weary of it too, but Westside guys seem to get results.

[MazdaMatt]

They also seem to love drugs, sups, bench shirts and being SHWs, though the program does detail what to do if you bench under 150 up to over 400.

Maybe I should buy some creatine and give it a shot.

[Marotta]

Creatine will get you huge, brah.