Please give your opinion on clenbuterol in my log, Skipski aka Grey Area Drug Natty.
Ohhhhhhhhh snap.
Yesterday I accidentally ate a fairly decent amount of almond butter. Didn’t really affect my weight or anything but the first half of the day I just felt heavy, lethargic and sluggish. My body just doesn’t handle a lot of fat very well for some reason, I’m just realizing how much better carbs are tolerated. Interdasting.
So, partner is pretty much out indefinitely for the next week or so at least with workouts. His workload just increased even more.
Kind of a bummer, because it’s great to have that synergistic, like, competition but w/e. I’ve done it solo before and can continue to do dat.
Legs today were insane. My overall caloric intake prior to the day was actually semi-diminished due to the almond butter the night before, and I cut back my carbs a decent amount due to the fucking carbload from hell I’ll be experiencing tomorrow.
Leaving at 3:30am to start hiking. Sigh At least it’s a three-day weekend.
[u]I Once Had Functional Legs but This Particular Workout Relinquished that Privilege[/u]
Leg-Extensions for Pre-Exhaust
None x 20
10 x 20
25 x 10
45 x 13
25 x 20
25 x 10
Power Squatz (Facing In)
5+25pps x 10
5+25pps x 8
5pps x 10
<Que Meadows-Style 5-second negatives without lockout…>
3pps x 12
2pps x 14-15
Quad Stretches
x60seconds
Lying Leg Curls for Pre-Exhaust
8 x 16
6 x 15
5 x 15
SLDL
275 x 10
275 x 8
Sumo Leg Presses (High and Wide)
6+35pps x 15
6+25pps x 15
6pps x 15
Stretches
x120sec per leg
Standing DC Calf Raises
3+10pps x 12
2pps x 12
2pps x 8
1pps x 12
Weighed Ab Crunchez
210 x 10
170 x 16
110 x 24
Stairclimbing
2 Minutes Warm-Up
28 Minutes SS (Easier, due to mountains tomorrow and shit.)
2 Minutes Cool-Down
God I’m going to need some superb mental fortitude to hike up these two goddamn 14ers tomorrow after a 2-hour long leg session. Luckily it won’t be til later in the day that the DOMS will really start setting in.
God WTF, why does this keep happening where my training log is totally MIA RIGHT after posting?
I don’t get it.
Pointless post but seriously wtf is this.
[quote]SSC wrote:
God WTF, why does this keep happening where my training log is totally MIA RIGHT after posting?
I don’t get it.
Pointless post but seriously wtf is this.[/quote]
You and Shugs on the rocks? lol
Looking lean in your newest pics though man. Arms and back are ridic as usual.
Oh, hell.
Just got done climbing a 14er.
Woke up at 2:50ish, left sometime after 3:30.
Started on the trail at about 5:15, submitted at about 8:00am. Got back to the car by 11.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get to do the combo route due to INSANE winds… (like, wind advisors all up on the front ranges… 70-80MPH.)
For those who don’t know anything about mountaineering, a Class 1 is a pretty arduous and physically demanding “day hike.” A Class 5 (and it goes up by .1s after that,) is extremely technical and is insanely brutal.
Based on our conditions today, I was told by other hikers going up today that it was more like a Class 3 scramble.
Which means, holy fuck. My legs were SORE and I was like, straight bear-crawling up a fucking mountain with blistering speeds.
Pics to come.
Going to try to eat a 7-lb burrito now.
Pics for BOTH endeavors to come.
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
[quote]SSC wrote:
God WTF, why does this keep happening where my training log is totally MIA RIGHT after posting?
I don’t get it.
Pointless post but seriously wtf is this.[/quote]
You and Shugs on the rocks? lol
Looking lean in your newest pics though man. Arms and back are ridic as usual. [/quote]
Ugh, it’s so petty~~~! He just seems so… distant these days. Things are looking murky at best.
…
…
Lol. Thanks man, I’m not too lean, and will finish out the diet later this summer but right now, mentally and physically, I need to hang around maintenance and just live right.
So, yesterday was amazing/crazy/disappointing/pretty cool. We did indeed summit a mountain that is 14,270 feet tall. That’s pretty cool. The conditions were really bad and made things extremely difficult. Experienced climbers were telling me it seemed at least 1-2 classes harder than it should have been, so that felt great. We did only get the 1 peak in, however, due to incessantly high winds that would have put us in a fair amount of danger had we crossed a narrow ridge to get to the other summit. Dat be fine, we still accomplished our goal.
Then, as I alluded to in my GAL thread, I fucking failed the living fuck out of the burrito challenge. So many factors, despite me obviously being a huge pussy, that led to my defeat. I just legitimately have not been eating like I use to… lol. I told my roommate to have as much as he pleased (there is so fucking much left, like, you cannot fathom,) and he said it was impressive how much I did, given how heavy and thick all the food was. Plus, he said I got totally fucked with the quantity of potatoes… but I’m not sure if he realized how much 5lbs of potatoes really is, haha. Plus, one of the biggest issues was that the potato chunks were all HARD coming out, and not soft and mushy like they are in the leftovers ('mazin.) In fact, pre-workout I had a bowl of this, and post-workout I had a big bowl plus 6 oz of lean ground turkey. So fucking nomz.
Felt pretty terrible this morning. Breath was stankin’, belly was rumblin’ and I was over working out today.
Waited around for a while, played some video games and caught a second wind.
So glad I went in - gym was EMPTY and I just kind of tore shit up.
***Tricep stuff is still light, for “heavy” day. Going to start doing dips, building up weight gradually now, and do skull crushers second.
[u]“Heavy” Tris + Biceps/Forearms[/u]
BW Dips
x15
x10
Skull Crushers
110lbs x 8
100lbs x 10
80lbs x 14
Rope Pulldowns (Not huge squeeze, just pumpin’)
140 x 13
120 x 12
One-Handed Seated Curl Machine (Going to keep doing this exercise DC-style.)
120 x 16 + 9 + 6 = 31 (Lol. +5 lbs, +3 reps)
Rope Cable Curls (Emphasis on brachi/radialis, etc.)
340 x 10
300 x 10 + 1
Straight-Bar Cable Curls (Hard as fuck today!)
280 x 10
260 x 8
HS Preacher Curls
45lbs x 16
35lbs x 13 DROP SET
25lbs x 12
Pinwheels (Huge squeeze, no B.E.)
40s x 15
35s x 10
K-Pipe Curls
15s x 16
15s x 14
DC Extreme Bicep Stretch
x60sec
46 minutes stair climbing as such:
2 minutes warmup
16 minutes at level 8
25 minutes at level 9
3 minutes cool-down
Cardio capacity today was INSANE because of the 14er yesterday. Half-tempted to forego a party tomorrow and go do another one because of my capacity… it goes really fast. IDK.
We’ll see how fat I feel, lol.
OMG, bloofy as fuck after the last 2 days, lol. I was 216 after the 14’er, but now am at 226. Haha. Two days seems to be when I get the most spill-over. Oh well, worth it. Will be conservative the next few days to tighten back up.
[u]Back Attack[/u]
V-Grip Rows
220 x 7
215 x 8 + 1
T-Bar Rows
4ps x 10 (No wraps or belt, just for funsies)
4ps x 16 (Wraps + Belt)
4ps x 14 (Wraps + Belt)
V-Grip Pulldowns
155 x 8
150 x 10
135 x 11
Dual-Handle Pulldowns
135 x 9
105 x 15
75 x 25 (HOL-EE FAACK)
Deadlifts
325 x 7
Bent-Over DB Rear Delt Flyes
30s x 17
30s x 12
25s x 13
20s x 15
DB Shrugs (Meadows-style, 5 second holds, no rest on stretch)
105s x 8
105s x 6
HS Shrug Machine (Facing wrong way)
2pps x 24
2pps x 15 DROP SET 1pps x 14
2pps x 15 DROP SET 1pps x 14
No stretch, no time. 45 minutes of asshole terrible incline treadmill walking.
Super-duper low-carb today and tomorrow. Eck.
do not despair, I hear that Shugs likes brownies made with Finibars. you can still salvage your relationship!
I hope you haz pics in GAL thread of monster burrito.
btw totes jelly of your cardio. I didn’t get in as much conditioning work as I’d like in my last diet. you never know how much you miss it until you’re the fat guy who can’t climb stairs.
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
do not despair, I hear that Shugs likes brownies made with Finibars. you can still salvage your relationship![/quote]
Blughhh. I’ve actually never tried FiniBars, lol. Seems like a lot of money to spend on… a candy bar with a little protein. Do they even have protein? Lolz. Fuck it, I’m thinking this is the end of our relationship.
Ugh. I posted one. You can check my FB if you’re interested in the other one, though it’s pretty much the same. My buddy took a video but it ended up being like 20 minutes long so, yeah, not posting that. Haha.
Right, I totally agree. I use to avoid cardio at all costs (sans DDR, of course,) but now I won’t go without it - “bulking” or “cutting.” (Lol at those terms these days.) I will say, we met some guy descending the 14er last weekend who said he saw us at the trailhead. Said “Holy shit, you guys BOOKED it up there!” When in all actuality, it seemed like it took forever. Felt good, brah!
So, I kinda made an executive decision today. There is an extremely high chance that I will be taking a plunge over to the Dark Side very soon. After a lot of self-reflection the last few weeks, I don’t HATE where I’m at physically but that is simply not good enough. Now begins the true “summit push” (OMG 14ING TERMS!!!) of leanness. And yes, there is a good chance I will be utilizing additional components during this diet. This one will be low and slow, and NOT extreme. Like, fuck if I care if it takes 4 months. I really need to get to around 185-190ish. Currently hovering around 215 (although admittedly right now I’m still higher due to the fucking abomination that happened last weekend.) So, that’s fairly exciting I suppose.
Had to go solo tonight…
[u]Chest + Triceps (Light)[/u]
HS Decline Press
3+25pps x 8
3+15pps x 8
3+10pps x 8
Flat HS Press (Never done this. Wow. Insane. I pretty much had to go light but got such an insane chest pump. Cool.)
2pps x 9
1+35pps x 9-10
Low-Incline DB Flyes
55s x 10
45s x 9
35s x 12?
Decline BB (Partials, touch chest, no lockout obvi.)
135 x 20
135 x 16
DC Extreme Chest Stretch
55s x 60 seconds
Seated Overhead DB Extensions (1 dumbell)
90 x 8
80 x 10
Seated Overhead Extension Machine
250 x 4/5 (Uh, IDK. Lol.)
190 x 14 (sloooow)
155 x 15 (Reppin’)
120 x 16 (Huge squeeze, slow negatives.) REST PAUSE
120 x 14 (Huge squeeze, slow negatives.)
Seated Tricep Extension Machine (Not overhead, one arm at a time, elbows on pad.)
35ps x 10
25ps x 12
10ps x 18
Seated Cable DC Extreme Stretch
140 x 60 seconds
Stairclimbing.
2 minutes warm-up
31 minutes at level 8
2 minutes warm-up
I’m lost in the sauce of metaphor here. lol will be keeping an eye on your use of “additional components”
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
I’m lost in the sauce of metaphor here. lol will be keeping an eye on your use of “additional components”[/quote]
Well, hmm. I will be testing out new stuff soon.
Read deep into that statement. That’s all I’m dropping.
Today was great. So, terrific.
[u]Shoulders[/u]
Seated Military Press (To chest, full lockout.)
140 x 5
135 x 6
115 x 11
Standing V-DB Raises (With lean-back, to get better isolation.)
30s x 8
25s x 9
20s x 12
Seated Mid-Incline DB Front Raises
30s x 12
25s x 12
Standing Lateral Raise Machine
115 x 10
90 x 11
65 x 15
Seated Lateral Machine
140 x 10
90 x 18
60 x 25
Bent-Over DB Rear Delt Flyes
45s x 10
40s x 10
35s x 12
Reverse Pec-Dec Flyes
32.5 x 16
25 x 18ish?
17.5 x 20
30 minutes stair climbing at Level 9.
First Friday - I.E. Paid day off! Yeah buddy.
Was going to do shit at the DMV today, because I’m about to be ridin’ around dirty as fuck. Buuuut, got there like an hour after opening and it was OMGdiculous. Not gonna deal with it.
Body is in an extremely interesting place as I prepare for what’s to come. Chest / Shoulders / Triceps have had a hell of a time progressing in regards to weight used, but my legs and (derp) biceps have been exploding. Is interdasting.
Further, diet yesterday was odd. “Binged” at night - lots of ezekiel + PB/coconut spread, and a few Supreme! nutrition bars (SO fucking nom, plus with Whey…) There was extremely minimal carry-over and I’d be hard-pressed to say it quite benefited my workout today. Fucking KILLED it.
Came home, ate 5 eggs + 4 pieces Cinnamon/Raises Ezekiel break with Coconut/Peanut Butter spread smothered all over it. Fucking right.
[u]LEGS[/u]
Pre-Exhaust Leg Extensions
None x 20
25 x 10
45 x 15
25 x 10
10 x 10
Power Squat (This fucking thing… MONEY.)
6pps x 5…
6+25pps x 10 (590lbs in plate weight… +90 LB PR. Holy fuckshit.)
6+25pps x 8
6+25pps x 8
***Close-stance, 5 second negatives a la John Meadows/Mountain Dog Power Squats
3+10pps x 15
3pps x 14
3pps x 12
DB Extreme Quad Stetch
x 80 seconds (brutal)
Lying Leg Curls
9 x 10
5 x 15
4 x 15
SLDL
285 x 8
225 x 10
Sumo-Stance HS Leg Press
7+25pps x 10 (+70lb PR)
7pps x 15
6pps x 20
DC Extreme Hammie Stretch
Each leg x 130 seconds
DC Standing Calf Raises
3+12.5pps x 6 (Honestly, just wasn’t there mentally. Fucking exhausted.)
2pps x 8 (Incredibly slow + controlled)
2pps x 10 (Faster)
1pps x 9 (Incredibly slow + controlled)
1pps x 12 (Faster)
Hanging Leg Raises (Lol, these kinda sucked today.)
x 30
x 20
Stairclimbing
2 minutes warmup
38 minutes @ Level 8
2 minutes cool-down
Wowza.
…and again with the magically disappearing thread. So fucking annoying when I want to edit.
Full disclosure please, Brad Davis/Sid Rai-style.
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
Full disclosure please, Brad Davis/Sid Rai-style.[/quote]
Dude, bro. I just can’t, for all intents and purposes. I promise you that in the aforementioned post I give full disclosure. Just think about the words carefully.
Attached above is a picture of my bloofy ass today. 10 pounds up from Friday morning… about 226-227. Friday night I had a Cheesy-Bites Pizza Hut pizza thinking I was going 14ing the following day. Effed up my alarm and totally failed out of that one. Good thing, cuz the weather sucked. Then yesterday I fasted all day until late, where I consumed: A small Pink Berry thing (YES,) a bag of waffle fries + cheesy queso (YES,) and a bag of some kind of delicious Keebler cookies (YES.) Can you say 'formin city? Shit. Either way, this was my last hurrah before I transition into diet mode… err, today. For the first couple weeks I will only use a slight caloric deficit and cardio to begin pushing back down to a comfortable 215-210ish (body will reset quickly,) and then by then I will likely have more Gwen to hang out with, so I can rotate that and Yohimbine and then eventually start TESTING some new things for the final 10-week push. <— Come on now StateChamp, haha.
Alright, today was arms. Went in with only HumaPro + 1 scoop Chain’d Reaction (mmmmnomcarbz), and had BCAA + HumaPro during/after.
[u]Tris (2) / Biceps / Forearms[/u]
BW Dips (These were hard since I was so fat and heavy today, bahaha)
x13
x9
x8
Extremely Controlled Skullcrushers
90lbs x 12
90lbs x 8
White Rope Pulldowns
140 x 19
120 x 12 (omfg)
Seated One-Arm Machine Curls (DC style, as always…)
125 x 15 + 10 + 6 = 31 (+5 lbs, +0 reps. Fuckin’ A.)
Rope Curls (Emphasis on Brachi/forearms, extremely slow negs)
340 x 11
300 x 11 + 1
Straight-Bar Cable Curls
280 x 12
260 x 9 + 1
HS Preacher Curl Machine
45 x 14?
35 x 15 DROP SET
25 x 14
Pinwheels (Super contraction, slow, JM style)
45s x 9 + 1
40s x 12
K-Pipe Curls
20s x 12
20s x 10
15s x 14
DC Extreme Bicep Stretch
x 60 sec (agonizing)
Stairclimbing - 47 minutes because I’m a fat-fuck in extremely brutal fashion:
2 minutes warm-up
18 minutes intervals - 30seconds @ Level 12 / 60seconds @ Level 9
@ 25 minute mark 1 minute @ Level 7 to recover
24 minutes SS @ Level 8
2 minutes cool-down
Wonderful.
Gotcha. Just test? How much, what type? Deets bro!
[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
Gotcha. Just test? How much, what type? Deets bro![/quote]
I don’t even know what you’re talking about.
I do know, however, if I were to ever do something like that I’d likely take it for the last 10 weeks of a diet probably something like 1cc 2x week. Purely hypothetical jibber jabber, of course.
Today was kinda gnarly. The car thermometer (pretty damn accurate) read 93 out of work, and (woo) 91 by the time I got there. They had AC on but JFC, it just didn’t cut it. My t-shirt was all sorts of interesting colors after the second exercise, lol.
Also, didn’t do the lighter DLs today. This week I will be giving the LB a break.
[u]Back / Traps / Rear Delts[/u]
V-Cable Rows
220 x 9
215 x 10
T-Bar Rows
4pps x 17
4pps x 13
4pps x 10 + 2
V-Pulldowns
155 x 10
150 x 8
Dual-Handle Pulldowns
110 x 14
90 x 15
60 x 25 (HFS)
White Underhand Weird Pulldown Machine
10ps x 20
10ps x 14
Bent-Over DB Rear Delt Flyes
30 x 18
25 x 15
20 x 15
DB Shrugs (w/ 5 second holds, no rest a la JM/MD)
100s x 9
100s x 6
HS Shrug Machine (Great Form, Faced wrong way)
2+25ps x 15
2+25ps x 13?
2pps x 15? DROP SET
1pps x 13???
Then, cardio today was fucking BRUTAL because of the heat. Omg, I was so mentally weak. Today was an easy day, too.
Stairclimbing
2 min warm-up
13 minutes level 9
5 minutes level 8 (lol)
20 minutes level 7
2 minutes cool-down
Remarkably tiring. I have also started training fasted again for the diet. Initial adjustment is always wacky. 
I wish I could grow into a diet
[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
I wish I could grow into a diet[/quote]
lol, me too! I am crossing my fingers SO HARD that I respond decently.
FWIW, I have gained in the whereabouts of 5ish lbs over the last 2 months at the same body fat level. Think it’s all in my legs but I’m definitely feeling GREAT going into this final diet push. Yaaaaaay!