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Today was the busiest Saturday of my life. I had a 3 and a half hour AP US History test. Nonetheless, I got all my shopping done and my cardio done. I wish I woulc’ve checked my journal about the chins though.
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Today’s my rest day and I’m already enjoying it. I took measurements today like I do every other Sunday. The progress is still creeping along but I got a new game plan. Today I do my cooking and rooting on my steelers.
Meal 5: 1 hour later (45/85/7)
-Chicken 36/0/2
-Brown Rice with Eggs/Veggies 10/85/5
-Green Tea 0/0/0
-Potassium
-Chromium
-200mg ALA
-Apple Cider Vinegar
-ZMA
Total: 46/85/7
Meal 6: Right before bed (50/5/7)
-Casein Shake 46/0/1
-2 TBSP Ground Flaxseed 3/4/4.5
-1 Fish Oil 0/0/1
Total: 49/4/6.5
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Today was one of those days that you don’t really feel like going to the gym but you end up having a great workout. I definitely feel stronger than when I started this microcycle. I remember flirting with failure on the last sets of dips with 10 x 3 (LOL)
Do you know when you’re going to show some more pictures? It’d be really interesting to see your results so far.[/quote]
Hell yeah, I’m serious about this. I did take some pictures about a month ago but I really doubt there’d be any noticable progress. I will post some pictures someti me in the future. Plus, I’m going to be trained by some one in the near future.
[quote]El_Animal wrote:
Hell yeah, I’m serious about this. I did take some pictures about a month ago but I really doubt there’d be any noticable progress. I will post some pictures someti me in the future. Plus, I’m going to be trained by some one in the near future.
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All right. I wish you all the best and hope to see some impressive pictures in the future =)
[quote]jd_dd wrote:
Admire your dedication but curious why you’re doing so much extra ab work, sprinting, and cardio on non-lifting days if you’re bulking.[/quote]
I do 2 cardio days per week now at 35 minutes a pop. (you don’t wanna know how much I used to do) As for the sprinting, I’ve cut that out and the ab and posture work is just something that I’ve always done at home. i don’t feel righjt if I don’t do it. It’s not hard on the CNS or anything.
[quote]alkanen wrote:
El_Animal wrote:
Hell yeah, I’m serious about this. I did take some pictures about a month ago but I really doubt there’d be any noticable progress. I will post some pictures someti me in the future. Plus, I’m going to be trained by some one in the near future.
All right. I wish you all the best and hope to see some impressive pictures in the future =)[/quote]
Thanks I’ll do my best man. Maybe I will post some up soon. It doesn’t look like I’m going to be trained by some one. I’ve decided to keep going with ABBH as I think it’s a great program and I’d rather learn on my own.
-About 20 minutes worth of ab and posture work at home
Training: ABBH1
-A1: 5 x 10 BB Bench Presses @ 145lbs with 60 seconds rest before A2. Failed on last rep of set 3. So, I got 3 x 10, 1 x 8 @ 140lbs and 1 x 7 @ 135lbs.
-A2: 5 x 10 Chest-Supported Row @ 140lbs with 60 seconds rest before A1. Completed sucessfully.
Duration: 30 minutes
Diet:
Meal 1: 6:45am (45/85/7)
-67g Oatmeal w/ 1 TBSP Cinnamon 7/50/4
-1 can Spicy V8 3/14/0
-1 and 1/4 cup Egg Beaters 30/0/0
-25g Fiber One Cereal 2/21/1
-Green Tea 0/0/0
-2 Fish Oils 0/0/2
-Apple Cider Vinegar
-200mg ALA
-Multi
-CEE
Meal 5: 1 hour later (45/85/7)
-Chicken 36/0/2
-Brown Rice with Eggs/Veggies 10/85/5
-Green Tea 0/0/0
-Potassium
-Chromium
-200mg ALA
-Apple Cider Vinegar
-ZMA
Total: 46/85/7
Meal 6: Right before bed (50/5/7)
-Casein Shake 46/0/1
-2 TBSP Ground Flaxseed 3/4/4.5
-1 Fish Oil 0/0/1
Total: 49/4/6.5
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Well yeah, I failed to get 10 x 5 of 145lbs but I don’t consider today a failure. 1. Because I raised it 15lbs from last week when it should have been 10 and 2. Because I still feel I’m stronger now than when I began the microcycle. Nonetheless, I still feel a little run down today despite getting caught up on my sleep last night.
Something that I noticed today and thought was interesting was that, once I hit failure, my strength seems to drastically decrease. I KNOW that if I had started with 140lbs I would’ve got the full 5 sets of 10 but, once I hit failure, I couldn’t even complete a set with that weight. Anyone else notice this that has experience with both failure and non-failure training?
Meal 5: 1 hour later (45/85/7)
-Chicken 36/0/2
-Brown Rice with Eggs/Veggies 10/85/5
-Green Tea 0/0/0
-Potassium
-Chromium
-200mg ALA
-Apple Cider Vinegar
-ZMA
Total: 46/85/7
Meal 6: Right before bed (50/5/7)
-Casein Shake 46/0/1
-2 TBSP Ground Flaxseed 3/4/4.5
-1 Fish Oil 0/0/1
Total: 49/4/6.5
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And that my friends concludes ABBH1. It was a great program. My chest is a litle sore from going to failure on the bench press yesterday but overall I feel good.
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I achieved the 5x5 with 10lbs last week so now I start my quest for it with 12.5. Anyway, all my work for today is done and I feel good. Time to rest.
Meal 5: 1 hour later
-Chicken 36/0/2
-Brown Rice 4/60/1
-Mixed Veggies 6/9/0
-1/2 cup Fiber One 2/22/1
-1/2 Cup Egg Beaters 12/0/0
-Soy Sauce 1/0/0
-Green Tea 0/0/0
-Potassium
-Chromium
-200mg ALA
-Apple Cider Vinegar
-ZMA
Total: 61/91/4
Meal 6: Right before bed
-Casein Shake 46/0/1
-2 TBSP Ground Flaxseed 3/4/4.5
-1 Fish Oil 0/0/1
Total: 49/4/6.5
Day Total: 260/326/39.5 for 2700kcal (39/48/13)
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This was a tytpical workout for a first time in a new routine. I overestimated weight on a lot of things and hence it made me fail early on the flat DB bench presses (I took 150lbs to failure on accident).
Looking back on it though, I have never used any of these exercises reguarlarly so I guess I definitely have room to get better at them.