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[Les]

Congrats on doing the competition. I think getting sick and losing weight was a big part of it. Unfortunately we can't control injuries, sickness, etc. You did your best, and that is all you can really do. Having a platform coach does help, just to be objective with your numbers the day of the meet. In normal conditions you get a minute to put your attempts in, so having that feedback right away is nice. I did one meet where I was 5/9. I was hunting for numbers that weren't there that day. I learned a lot from that.

Keep smashing those weights and go for that elite total!

[MattimusMaximus]

Congrats on the meet Cody! Still impressive numbers, especially considering being sick for a month!! You’ll crush some PR’s at the next meet no doubt.

[simonrest]

nice work Cody!

By the time deadlifts rolled around I could tell I hadn't eaten, but it was too late to do anything.

I fucking hate this feeling.

[Cody]

Curls: 95x10, 95x10, 95x10
Triceps press down: 115x8, 115x8, 115x8

[Cody]

Leg press: 595x12, 595x12, 595x12 @4-5
Close grip Swiss bar bench: 185x8, 185x8, 185x8 @4-5
Sumo deadlift: 365x2, 365x2, 365x2 @0
Pull ups: x8, x8, x8 @8


Just dicking around. Start a real program next week. Will be doing arms, upper back, and core work on days off.

[Cody]

Leg Press
600 x 12 / 12
600 x 12 / 12
600 x 12 / 12 @ 4

Bench Press
270 x 7 / 7
270 x 7 / 7
270 x 7 / 7 @ 4

Deadlift (conv)
465 x 6 / 6
465 x 6 / 6
465 x 6 / 6 @ 5.5


Back to a real program for the first time in a loooong time! Doing it % based, but going to start tracking my RPE on the last set.

This was ridiculously easy today. On paper, this should have been more difficult than it was based on the %-to-RPE chart. Even more amazing because I've been sleeping on the floor at my mom's house for the past 3 days and not eating nearly enough food (like half what I need) because of the stupid snow storm that knocked our power out for several days.

[asd]

Wow you're really working at it!

[Cody]

Squat with Belt and Knee Wraps
420 x 7 / 7
420 x 7 / 7
420 x 7 / 7 @ 7

Bench Press
230 x 12 / 12
230 x 12 / 12
230 x 12 / 12 @ 0

Deadlift (sumo) with Belt
465 x 6 / 6
465 x 6 / 6
465 x 6 / 6 @ 6

[cole]

whats the double dashes for?

[Cody]

Planned vs actual. 7/7 means 7 was target, got 7 reps. I'm using the RTS app now as I'm trying to learn RPE, and I'm using the work @unruhschuh did to transfer the data to my log without having to type twice.

http://www.exodus-strength.com/forum/vi ... ?f=3&t=636

[Cody]

Leg Press
650 x 10 / 10
650 x 10 / 10
650 x 10 / 10
650 x 10 / 10 @ 5

Bench Press
290 x 6 / 6
290 x 6 / 6
290 x 6 / 6 @ 6.5

Deadlift (conv) with Belt
465 x 5 / 5
465 x 5 / 5
465 x 5 / 5
465 x 5 / 5 @ 7

[Cody]

Squat with Belt and Knee Wraps
450 x 6
450 x 6
450 x 6 @ 6

Bench Press
250 x 10
250 x 10
250 x 10
250 x 10 @ 4.5

Deadlift (sumo) with Belt
420 x 4
420 x 4
420 x 4
420 x 4 @ 4.5

[Cody]

Deadlift (conv) with Belt
480 x 5
480 x 5
480 x 5 @ 4

Bench Press
290 x 6
290 x 6
290 x 6
290 x 6 @ 3

Leg Press
650 x 11
650 x 11
650 x 11
650 x 11 @ 3

[SeanHerbison]

Man, you're everywhere, aren't you? I'm looking at equipment to outfit a gym, and I stumbled on this thread on bodybuilding.com. The guy said:

you just have to figure out what's most important to you and buy based on that (like, for instance, I only like over-built racks, so I only buy over-built racks)

And I thought, "hey, that sounds like Cody". Then I looked and the avator/picture and thought "huh, that looks familiar". Aaaand then I noticed the name, and thought "Cmarti063... C... like Cody. And I just read his post about deadlift bars today, so I'm pretty sure it's Cody Martin."

tl;dr - I've basically been stalking you online today.

[Cody]

Man, you're everywhere, aren't you? I'm looking at equipment to outfit a gym, and I stumbled on this thread on bodybuilding.com. The guy said:

you just have to figure out what's most important to you and buy based on that (like, for instance, I only like over-built racks, so I only buy over-built racks)

And I thought, "hey, that sounds like Cody". Then I looked and the avator/picture and thought "huh, that looks familiar". Aaaand then I noticed the name, and thought "Cmarti063... C... like Cody. And I just read his post about deadlift bars today, so I'm pretty sure it's Cody Martin."

tl;dr - I've basically been stalking you online today.

Ha, that first post was from 2014! I still post over there but not quite as frequently anymore. But yeah, the internet is littered with my opinions on lifting equipment.

[Cody]

Squat with Belt and Knee Wraps
450 x 6
450 x 6
450 x 6
450 x 6 @ 6


Bench Press
250 x 11
250 x 11
250 x 11
250 x 11 @ 5


Deadlift (sumo) with Belt
450 x 3
450 x 3
450 x 3 @ 6

[KoolaidMannn]

Glad you are finally able to do volume in wraps, your legs will finally get bigger again

[Cody]

Glad you are finally able to do volume in wraps, your legs will finally get bigger again

Me too, buddy! Currently able to leg press in the heavy knee sleeve also as long as I am smooth. Really need some bigger legs...

[Cody]

Leg Press
700 x 8
700 x 8
700 x 8 @ 0

Bench Press
270 x 8
270 x 8
270 x 8 @ 0

Touch & Go Deadlift (conv)
450 x 3
450 x 3
450 x 3 @ 0

[Cody]

Squat with Belt and Knee Wraps
465 x 5
465 x 5
465 x 5
465 x 5 @ 6
Cut off one set, knees were being angry and was causing a hip shift. Bar moves fast, just didn't want to rush a reinjury with the cold weather fucking me up.

Bench Press
290 x 7
290 x 7
290 x 7
290 x 7 @ 5.5

Deadlift (conv)
Warm ups felt like garbage, so called it here.