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I can definitely hit a 405lb atg squat right now.
http://www.higher-faster-sports.com/verticaljumpcalculator.html
^ puts me at a 34" vertical at 405lbs/199lbs (my current weight in bball gear).
that calculator... havent seen it in a while! used to correctly guess my vertical within an inch, and that's back when i was squatting parallel not ATG.

By the summer I hope to be squatting 440-455 max at a bodyweight of 195-200 in basketball gear. 2.25x bw atg squat.
I think it's a feasible goal. Just have to stay healthy and be consistent with my workouts.

My scale came in. Idn if its been calibrated or not. Amazon reviews state its 4lbs heavy the first time you use it. Used it last night, 206lbs. then next reading and the rest were 202lbs. Used it this morning, got 202lbs on the first reading. the rest were 198lbs. Seems like theyre right about the 4lb difference.

But many people say its 4lbs off all the time. I'm usually 196lbs at the gym (naked) and thats in the afternoon. This was after my morning piss and i was 198lbs. It's probably still off. I need to find something heavy that i know the weight of to test this out. Maybe a few gallons of water.


But I weighed 198.2lbs this morning at 15.9% bodyfat and 61% hydration.
I'll keep track of all of these cuz its cool. Don't care about the muscle% and bone mass it measures.
Bodyfat i'll keep track of for obvious reasons. Hydration as well, so i know how much my weight can fluctuate based on water. Going to test that out though by drinking like half a gallon and weighing myself right after, and than an hour after (maybe it needs to be in your system to measure it?)


I wont look so far into this stuff though. Bodyweight and what the mirror shows me are most important, but its nice to have some kind of quantitative measurements on fat over time.

Yup, can't trust it, fluctuations are crazy. What you can do ( what i do too ) is:
-Be aware of the offset between the home scale and the gym scale. Weigh yourself right before gym at home and then right when you go at the gym. That way the differences won't confuse you.
-Don't take the bf/hydration readings to the letter. But use them exactly as you said, quantitative. What i do is always measure under the -relatively- same conditions, morning, before breakfast, after toilet. Take the scale readings, also the waist/height bf measurements. If you have calipers, even better. Put the numbers in an excel file, make xy graphs of them. Those combined with the mirror test can give you a very accurate 'where am I going' feel.

If my gym has calipers, i'll get my bodyfat tested monthly and see how it compares to the scale measurements.

Still want a very accurate bodyweight measurement on that scale though. thats most important. i need to find a balance scale to compare myself to, and then calibrate my scale to it. my gym currently uses a spring scale but i know they have a balance scale stashed away somewhere....

bodyweight will be taken at home completely naked right after my morning piss every time.


edit: it appears that after reading online, digital spring scales like i have offer the most accurate measurements! it's true that i got 198.2lbs about 4-5 times in a row. so yes its consistent. just have to know if its calibrated right.

the floor the scale is on also makes a difference. my bathroom scale gives different readings in the middle of the floor vs against the wall.

Week 36

Thursday - 12/04/14
198.2lbs | 15.8% bf | 61.1% H2O

-= Workout Log =-

Deadlift
155 x 5                     >> 405 went a lot smoother than expected. Max is 440-455.
205 x 5                     >> The pockets on my new sweatpants are kinda in front.
245 x 3                     >> My elbow rested on the phone in my pocket, kinda threw me off.
295 x 2                     >> Need to remember not to wear these sweats on deadlift day.
335 x 1
375 x 1
405 x 1
375 x 6 PR

Pull ups
BW x 5                    >> 2min rests, then 60sec rests for BW pullups, 3min rest for final set
+25lbs x 3
+50lbs x 2
+75lbs x 1
+45lbs x 6
+45lbs x 6
+45lbs x 5 PR
BW x 7
BW x 5
BW x 10

Hanging Leg Raises
10                         >> 60sec rests.
10                         >> Forgot my ab wheel today so I did these instead.
10

Seated Cable Rows
140 x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
185 x 1                    >> Dropped by two reps. Maybe it's because I did all my pull ups this workout unlike last time.
165 x 12                 >> Also from doing hanging leg raises beforehand which destroy my forearms.
165 x 12
165 x 8

Lateral Raises
30's x 3
35's x 2
40's x 1
35's x 12
35's x 8 PR
35's x 5

Great workout overall. I want to cut soon. But I don't want to stop gaining strength so consistently.
I'll maintain until new years and then decide what I want to do.

or you could, uh, take your phone out of your pocket when you dead lift. 

need to listen to music on my phone tho


....they play r&b and top 40 at my gym

Week 36

Saturday - 12/06/14
196.0lbs | 15.5% bf | 61.6% H2O

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                         >> 2min rests.
135 x 5                         >> I think i'll hit 3x6 next time.
185 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
325 x 1
365 x 1
325 x 6
325 x 6 PR
325 x 4 PR

Bench Press
45 x 15                     >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                       >> Bench was tough :/
135 x 5                     >> Starting next week I'm benching on deadlift day as well. Just up to a 235 single.
155 x 3                     >> I need to get my CNS used to the heavy weight.
195 x 1                     >> Adding a set of 235x3 next week.
235 x 3
235 x 3
200 x 10 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
65's x 8
65's x 5

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
+90lbs x 5                                   >> 60sec rests.
+180lbs x 3
+270lbs x 15 PR
+270lbs x 15 PR
+270lbs x 10 PR
+270lbs x 8 PR
+270lbs x 8 PR

Lateral Raises
30's x 3                     >> 60sec rests.
35's x 2
40's x 1
35's x 12
35's x 8
35's x 6 PR

Single Arm DB Presses (left side only)
45 x 12 PR                 >> 60sec rests.
45 x 12 PR

Weighed 2lbs less so i expected my water weight to be lower... scale said it was higher and lowered my bf instead.
we'll see how accurate this thing is over the span of months. i'm at least hoping it will show a TREND.

Week 37

Tuesday - 12/09/14
195.4lbs | 15.3% bf | 61.6% H2O

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                         >> 2min rests.
135 x 5                         >> I don't feel I improved. I think I hit 3x6 today simply because I pushed myself to the limit.
185 x 5                         >> If I tried just as hard last workout, I would have gotten it then too.
185 x 3                         >> 330 for 3x6 may take more than 3 attempts... my gains are slowing down.
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
325 x 6
325 x 6
325 x 6 PR

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
+90lbs x 5                                   >> 60sec rests.
+180lbs x 3                                 >> Hit the same number of reps as last time but my calves were destroyed this time.
+270lbs x 1                                 >> I made sure to pause at the top and bottom of every single rep this time around.
+320lbs x 1
+270lbs x 15
+270lbs x 15
+270lbs x 10
+270lbs x 8
+270lbs x 8

Bench Press
45 x 15                     >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                       >> After 2x3, I felt as though I wouldn't be able to get a third set.
135 x 5                     >> Surprisingly the first two reps of the 3rd set were the easiest of all. Third rep was tough.
155 x 3                     >> Pretty sure I'll hit 200x12 next time.
195 x 1
235 x 3
235 x 3
235 x 3
200 x 11 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
65's x 6
65's x 5

Lateral Raises
30's x 3                     >> 60sec rests.
35's x 2
40's x 1
35's x 12
35's x 9 PR
35's x 7 PR

Single Arm DB Presses (left side only)
45 x 12 PR

Seems like I'm stabalized at 196lbs morning weight now. When you start cutting you lose a couple of pounds quick to due water weight and glycogen.

So this is my baseline. I think I'll go down to 190lbs. Then when I get back to maintenance calories I'll hover at around 192 or 193lbs probably.