...and She Screamed Claudio!

[SSC]

[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:

Professor X wrote: pics of this gorilla chest?

trollolol

do keep posting on how that hammie affects your lifts. I find it interesting to see how people work around injuries. and I REALLY WISH my right biceps would heal already so I could go back to doing curls =( arms have been stuck at a tick under 17" for a few months[/quote]

Lol, did X say that about a comment I made or was that about someone else? I can’t even remember what/when I post anymore.

Don’t worry about it man, your arms do look pretty thick and full from the front which is badass. And progress isn’t necessarily linear either… weak spots are always weak spots. But will do, although the hammie seems to be rebounding rather quickly. Speaking of…

Today I ran at lunch fairly decently. I ran uphill three separate times and downhill twice. It’s a pretty big/long/epic hill, so I was tired as fuck.

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[u]Shoulders and Back[/u]

Shoulder Press Machine
215 x 7
215 x 6
215 x 4

Seated Lateral Machine
225 x 8
195 x 11
165 x 12
115 x 21.5
105 x 23

T-Bar Row Machine
2+30 x 5
2+15 x 9

V-Grip Rows (at gnarly angle)
180 x 9
165 x 13

HS Underhand Pulldowns
2+12.5pps x 10
2pps x 9

V-Grip Pulldowns
140 x 9
125 x 12
95 x 19

DB Shrugs
130s x 16
90s x 9 (with gnarly 5 second squeezes)
85s x 7 (with gnarly 5 second squeezes)

Reverse Dumbbell Flyes onto Incline Bench
40s x 9
35 x 13
30 x 13

Then, since I forgot my towel for cardio, I went home and ran about 3 miles or so with two of my roommates. I was fairly leisurely but nice. I then had an epic meal.

Hammie is hanging tough, but I’m afraid I’m pushing it a bit.

In other news, I really need to get laid. I’m about one more night away from making a bad decision with someone who I don’t want to make a bad decision with. Snookie want smush-smush.

[SSC]

Also, updates, around 212-213.

[SSC]

Blah.

[fr0IVIan]

lol no X has said that to so many wannabes on this site, I just put his name in there to troll you.

dude just… don’t shit where you eat, make sure that 1) you have an escape plan, 2) don’t do anything you’ll regret later, 3) give her a fake name and number.

[anon23385723]

[quote]SSC wrote:
Also, updates, around 212-213.[/quote]

[SSC]

lol fr0… I gotcha now. Yeah man, I already learned about shitting where I eat, in terms of banging girls I work with. Just not a good idea, especially when she works 10 feet from you. Though there is this new piece in the office who I think is pretty “interesting.” Ahem. What I did mean was that there’s a girl I know who I don’t particularly find all that attractive but at 2-3 am it likely wouldn’t matter. We’ll see, I may have another on deck anyway. And I’m going clubbing tomorrow. yaaay

Spidey… aww thanks man, lol. Just a tiny update, nothing too crazy. I saw your pics on my phone my man but didn’t really comment because I was running and shit, haha. You’re doing great, keep it up and have patience. Lord knows we need it.

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Today was pretty cool. I felt “on” most of the day. I haven’t really mentioned this because I’m not sure if I was emo or if it was real, but I’ve been having some pretty dramatic mood swings in the last week since starting the anti-depressants. I’ll feel like a total badass one minute and all sad and mopey the next. I can usually kick myself out of it but it’s a real bastard before the gym. Almost happened today, actually, but I rebounded really right before I got that. Must be the special pre-workout supplement.

I did go for a jolly walk at lunch, 4 times uphill. Nothing crazy. I wore a DEEP-ass V-neck to work today, for casual Friday. It was fun. I <3 Tuffy McPuggles.

I was going to do legs today, but I get out of work at 3 on Fridays (almost 11:30, fuuuuck yoooou,) and my roomie couldn’t really finagle it and my belt is in his car (stupid.) So I did arms… again. lol fuck. Weak.

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[u]Arms[/u]

Pushdowns
150 x 11
135 x 13

Dip Machine
3+10pps x 13
3+10pps x 11
3pps x 11

Weird Overhead Tricep Machine
195 x 11
170 x 11
135 x 7 (wtf?)
75 x 22

Incline Hammer Curls (First time in a long time.)
45 x 5 (sloppy)
35 x 8-9

HS Preacher Curls
2ps x 7.5
1+35ps x 7
1+10ps x 14

Reverse Cable Curls (For balls of Forearms obvi)
320 x 8
240 x 12
140 x 16?

Then a pretty intense 30 minutes of stair climbing. I feel good tonight, probably playing it low key so I can g-g-get it done tomorrow.

[XArena]

[quote]SSC wrote:
Also, updates, around 212-213.[/quote]

Damn…Your arm looks awesome huge… I’m jealous

[anon23385723]

I notice lats and arms are a strong point for you (lucky SOB), what would you consider you ‘weaker’ points, and how have you gone about improving those?

[SSC]

[quote]XArena wrote:

[quote]SSC wrote:
Also, updates, around 212-213.[/quote]

Damn…Your arm looks awesome huge… I’m jealous[/quote]

Haha, thanks brother. I think I just got lucky with genetics, haha, but triceps definitely need a lot of work.

[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
I notice lats and arms are a strong point for you (lucky SOB), what would you consider you ‘weaker’ points, and how have you gone about improving those?[/quote]

Haha, I suppose man. Lats are kind of weird, really. I’m not too happy about their width. Weak points… was definitely quads, unquestionably. Since I’ve had so many issues being able to put up a lot of heavy weights with legs consistently because of my lower back issues, I’ve used a hell of a lot of intensity techniques for them. Hell, even regard the training today, lol.
Delts were a super big laggy point some years ago, and I feel like they’ve really started to catch up to my chest, if not push a little past it. It’s tough to tell in pictures but my chest has some awesome insertion points that looks great in a shirt. But having a pair of wide bowling ball shoulders is something I’m serious about making happen.
Forearms are a HUGE weak point. I’ve working them insanely hard, but they’re growing slowly but surely. Having carpel tunnel has not helped.
Triceps have also NEVER been very good… pretty bad shape, insertion points and genetics in general. I’m not quite as bad as Bug (sorry broth, lol,) but I’m a stones’ throw away.

I think that’s about it, haha.

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So, I ate a decent amount of food yesterday. What I’m thinking the game plan is kind of keep going lower-and-slower with the diet, eating slightly more and keeping up the high intensity cardio and working out through January. Probably in the first two weeks or so of February I’ll set up an RFL thing for a couple weeks. Maybe start some MTII, Metformin, C l e n? We’ll see, it’ll be sexy.

So I needed to do legs today. It didn’t go well at all. In fact, it was bad. My hammie still wasn’t recovered. I’d say everything was done at like 80-85% capacity/effort/whatever. I wanted to push it a little bit but didn’t go heavy or crazy intense, especially on the hammie work… you’ll see. Still, felt good to do something again. Wrecked quads, calves and abs though.

[u]Legs[/u]

Hack Squats
3+25pps x 3
3pps x 5

Leg Press (Low and close stance, 5 second negative without lockout, a la Meadows)
5pps x 8
4pps x 10
4pps x 8 DROP SET 2pps x 20

Leg Extensions
75 x 10
70 x 10
50 x 10
25 x 14-15

One-Leg Kneeling Hammie Curls
55pps x 4
45pps x 8
25pps x 10

Standing Leg Press
2+25pps x 12 (DC-Style)
2pps x 8 (not DC)
1pps x 12 (not DC)

Weighted Ab Crunches
195 x 11
195 x 9

Hanging Leg Raises
x 26
x 14-16?

Then, I did a really great 30 minutes of stair climbing.

Going to a club tonight, exactly 0 bitches on deck. Oh well.

[SSC]

K, I’ll keep it short and sweet because I’m pooped.

• Went out last night. Almost had a three way. Instead took someone home that I had no interest in whatsoever. At all. She wanted to get it in but I really am not that desperate, made up some shitty excuse to bail. Still got something alright out of it so w/e. The club was ill. Will be going back again, despite a GODDAMN $65 BAR TAB. Fuck.

• Epic hike today, did not eat enough calories. Probably going to be gnarly dehydrated tomorrow. Not good.

• Fuck the New York Giants.

[anon23385723]

Thanks for the detailed post on weaker body parts. That’s so weird, because quads and shoulders seem to be my strongest body parts, while forearms are always just kind of consistent with the rest of me, as far as growth.
The hammie injury sucks; having to go in the gym, and not be able to go all out due to something like that is always tough.

So… how exactly did you almost have, then blow a 3-way? I’ve been trying to set one of those up with my GF for awhile now, and I can’t seem to close the deal… lol

[SSC]

Spidey, I will address you lata, brotha. No time now.

Pic is from last night. Morning weight was 212.0.

[fr0IVIan]

Shelby zat u??

GO BIG BLUE lolololol

[SSC]

[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
Shelby zat u??

GO BIG BLUE lolololol[/quote]

Lol… suck it man. And yeah, I’ve heard the Shelby comparison before, actually. Hah.

Spidey, one of the girls got sicker than hell and had to bail, and I really didn’t want anything to do with the other one. So, not really all that big of a deal. Careful with setting up a 3-way between you, your girl, and someone else. Shit can get complicated. I know people who have first-hand experience.

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[u]Delts[/u]

Shoulder Press Machine
220 x 7
220 x 5
180 x 10.5

Seated Flye Machine
228 x 8
198 x 9
166 x 15
126 x 16
110 x 15

Cable Front Raises
45 x 6
35 x 10
25 x 13

Facepulls
225 x 14
180 x 12
150 x 15
120 x 16?

Then, as usual, 30 minutes of fairly brutal stair climbing.

[SSC]

Today was a day where things happened.

[u]Chest + Triceps[/u]

Incline Chest Press
3+10pps x 5
3pps x 7
2+30pps x 10

Decline Barbell
225 x 6
185 x 12

Pec Dec Flyes
165 x 9
135 x 9
105 x 12

Incline DB Flyes
55 x 6.5
45 x 7

Tricep Pushdowns
135 x 15
135 x 12?

Dip Machine
3+25pps x 8
3+15pps x 7
3pps x 10

Awesome Overhead Tricep Extension Machine
165 x 12
135 x 16
90 x 25

Then 5 minutes of stair climbing before I got annoyed, too much stair climbing lately.

So I switched to treadmill. I walked at 3.4 MPH at 15 degree incline. It was rather difficult.

Weighed 206 today, weird big weight fluctuation.

[SSC]

Uno mas.

[fr0IVIan]

holy 6 lb weight difference Batman

[SSC]

Hahah… yeah, I was back to 210 today. Not really sure what happened but w/e.

I forgot to upload this the other day, I don’t think I’ve ever posted a hammie shot.

Disregard the scars, use to have acne issues on my legs there.

[SSC]

Oops, didn’t even post picture. FML, long day and I’m underfed.

[SSC]

Fuck. Fuck.

Fuuuuuuuck.

I am flirting awfully hard with keto. Been a week and a half plus since a carb-up or re-feed… sans alcohol, which, come on. It was rather apparent after deadlifts, for REAL.

So hungry… but I keep on trucking.

Quick personal updates - Felt like a total asshole all day today. Not as in, I felt bad, but I felt very aggressive and miffed about something. It’s definitely still the mood swings from the ‘Zoloft’ acclimation. So that’s why I decided to DL, haha.

Next, I had been fucking around on OkCupid over the last couple weeks out of boredom, and why not? Figured if I could pull something interesting it’d be worth the short time I spent on there. Well, long story short, I stopped using it but walked away with three QUALITY numbers, so that’s good.

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[u]Back and Biceps[/u]

Deadlifts
405 x 3
355 x 6

Angled Cable V-Rows
195 x 8
180 x 12
180 x 10

One-hand underhand HS Pulldowns
2+15pps x 7
2pps x 12

V-Grip Pulldowns
145 x 10
130 x 10
105 x 18

DB Shrugs
140s x 14
140s x 14
90s x 9 (5 second holds)

HS Preacher Curls
2+5plates x 5 (kinda)
1+35plates x 7
1+20plates x 11

Seated Curl Machine
85 x 7
70 x 9
60 x 11-12

Then 20 minutes of goddamn stupid and awful cardio on a treadmill… 15 degree incline, 3.5 MPH. In full sweats because I forgot a towel.

Goddamn.