Blacklabel's Log

[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
How do you think your upper body progress is coming? Are you going to put up any pictures? How much weight have you put on bodybuilding?[/quote]

Thanks for asking!

Im not really sure how much ive progressed latley, ive been wondering that myself. I think my chest was 48" last time I checked, and I havent measured since. I know my arms are always around 16-17". Ill have to pull out my tape sometime soon and check, I got a shitload of new stretchmarks on the left side of my upper chest, and that’s exactly where I wanted it, since im lagging a little over there.

And ive been eating alot, once I made the change to bodybuilding I promised to clean up my diet, so ive been eating alot more meats = put on fat. I think I was 234 last time I checked at a friends house, since I dont have a scale. Id say im up around 240 pounds now.

1-18-11

Lat pulldown: 6 sets of 10-12 reps

Underhand Lat Pulldown: 3x12

Straight bar cable row: 4x12

Rear delt raises:
10x12
15x2x12

Shrugs:
135x10
205x10
255x10
DB’s
80x2x12

EZ bar curl:
20x10
40x10
60x10
60x10

DB curl:
20x12
30x2x12

[quote]BlackLabel wrote:

[quote]165StateChamp wrote:
How do you think your upper body progress is coming? Are you going to put up any pictures? How much weight have you put on bodybuilding?[/quote]

Thanks for asking!

Im not really sure how much ive progressed latley, ive been wondering that myself. I think my chest was 48" last time I checked, and I havent measured since. I know my arms are always around 16-17". Ill have to pull out my tape sometime soon and check, I got a shitload of new stretchmarks on the left side of my upper chest, and that’s exactly where I wanted it, since im lagging a little over there.

And ive been eating alot, once I made the change to bodybuilding I promised to clean up my diet, so ive been eating alot more meats = put on fat. I think I was 234 last time I checked at a friends house, since I dont have a scale. Id say im up around 240 pounds now.
[/quote]

Good stuff man, nothing like new stretchmarks.

1-20-11

6 AM workout

DB MP:
20x12
40x12
50x12
60x8
70x4
50x10

EZ bar front raises:
20x12
30x12
40x12

Side raises:
20x12
30x2x12
20x12

1 PM workout

Incline DB:
20x20
40x12
60x12
80x10
BB
3 sets of 5

DB fly:
20x10
30x2x10

1-21-10

BB row:
135x12
155x12
175x12
195x12
215x6- had to stop and belt up
215x12

T-bar Row:
1 plate x 15
2 plates x 15
3 plates x 12
4 plates x 12
5 plates x 12- PR

Cable row:
120x12
130x12
140x12
150x12
160x15

Cable hammer curls: 4x12

Incline DB curl: 3x10

Reverse curls: 3x12

Solid workout, I think im gonna keep the cable curls at the end of my back movements instead of the T-bar rows. Also gonna keep the hammer cable curls in there, my arms felt raped after them.

1-24-10

Flat bench:
135x12
155x12
185x8
215x8
235x2
225x5
185x5

DB bench:
20x15
40x12
60x8
70x2x8

Dips: Could do about 2, that was it

BB MP:
barx12
95x10
115x8
125x8

Called it there, I was way to tired to do anything else. I dont think I had enough water yesterday, may be the reason why.

1-25-11

Upper back/biceps

Lat pulldown:
45x12
80x12
100x12
120x12
130x5- seat got messed up, had to reset
130x12
135x7 full reps, 7 half

Underhand pulldown:
45x12
55x12
70x12
100x12
120x12
130x12

Rear delt raises:
10x12
15x3x12

DB shrugs:
70x4x12

EZ bar curl:
20x12
40x12
50x12
Add arm blaster
40x12
45x12
50x12

DB curl:
20x12
25x12
30x12

are you ever planning on doing a bb show?

1-27-11

Upper chest / shoulders / triceps

Incline BB:
barx10
95x12
135x12
155x12
175x8
185x7

Incline DB fly:
20x10
30x12
35x12
40x12

CG bench:
135x5
155x5
175x5
195x4
155xalot
Had a pretty extreme elbow tuck going on

Tri pushdowns:
10x12
15x12
20x12
25x12
35x12

EZ bar skulls:
20x12
30x12
40x2x12

EZ bar front raises (reverse grip):
20x12
30x12
40x12
50x10
60x8-cheated some on this set

Side raises:
10x12
20x12
30x12
35x7

One armed side raises:
25x12
30x12
35x12
Liked these alot better

Solid workout.

[quote]maineiac42 wrote:
are you ever planning on doing a bb show?[/quote]

No way man, im just training like this to put on some size. I am trying to look a little better to, but ultimatley I want this to carry over to powerlifting.

Didn’t lift yesterday (1-28-11) because I went to the Millrose Games again. It was a really cool experience, I got to talk to Reese Hoffa and Adam Nelson again, and met Ryan Whiting who was a super nice guy, him and Reese gave me their pinnies.

But the best part of the night was when I got to shag the shots on the field, was up close and personal to see some throws, it was pretty amazing stuff. 3 or 4 times I was almost destroyed bye a shotput, haha.

1-31-10

Flat bench:
barx15
135x12
155x12
175x10
195x8
215x7

CG:
135x8
175x5
185x5
190x5

DB bench:
20x12
40x10
60x8

Dips:
BW x 5
1 chain x 5
2 chains x 5
3 chains x 4 +1 BW

DB military:
20x12
30x12
40x10
60x8
65x6 +2 assisted

Did some extra work for my left tricep at the end, since its lagging a bit. Did 3 sets of OH extenstions, 3 sets of behing the head rope extensions, and 4 sets of reverse grip pushdowns.

[quote]BlackLabel wrote:

[quote]maineiac42 wrote:
are you ever planning on doing a bb show?[/quote]

No way man, im just training like this to put on some size. I am trying to look a little better to, but ultimatley I want this to carry over to powerlifting.
[/quote]

woooord, i feel you shooting for pretty much the same thing

edit: really fucking jealous you got to chill with nelson and hoffa

[quote]maineiac42 wrote:

edit: really fucking jealous you got to chill with nelson and hoffa[/quote]

haha yea man, it was amazing.

2-1-11

Did some upper back stuff, lat pulldown and cable rows, and some bicep stuff. Nothin worth posting.

2-3-11

Upper chest/shoulder

Incline BB:
95x12
115x12
135x12
155x8
175x8

Incline flys:
20x12
25x12
30x12
35x12
40x12

Side raises:
20x12
25x12
30x12
One armed
30x12
35x12

EZ bar front raises, reverse grip: 4x12

I haven’t been on T-Nation in a while. I think I remember you being…weaker. But from what I’m reading in this log I’m impressed. Did you have a renaissance or something?

[quote]FightingScott wrote:
I haven’t been on T-Nation in a while. I think I remember you being…weaker. But from what I’m reading in this log I’m impressed. Did you have a renaissance or something?[/quote]

OH SHIT!!! It’s FightingScott. What happened man? We all wondered where you went.

And yea, I peaked in strength about sixth month’s ago, since then ive had a few injury’s and certain obligations that got in the way of lifting, but im workin my way back up through a bodybuilding-ish routine.

Throwing from yesterday (2-3-11)

[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
I peaked in strength about sixth month’s ago[/quote]

Story of my fucking life…

[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:

[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
I peaked in strength about sixth month’s ago[/quote]

Story of my fucking life…[/quote]

Yea, it’s a pretty shitty feeling to bench …30 or 40 pounds less than what I was doing. But hey, we all can’t be Eric fucking Lilliebridge.