Brotherhood of Iron 2.0

Training Bodybuilding
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If there has ever been anything I’ve struggled with it has been eating. I’ve always been so lean and so active, especially in my younger years that it has always been a challenge.

Either way I went to Wendys and got a baconator. It was good, but not worth 4.5$ in IMO. I think Rallys has better deals, they’re burgers taste better to me anyways.

There is a new place in my town called coney dog cafe, well on Tuesdays after 4pm they have all you can eat coney dogs and sliders for 7.50$ It’s good stuff, the sliders have grilled onions on em, delicious.

And on Sundays Rally’s has .69$ hamburgers and .79$ cheeseburgers, talk about easy calories. Healthy on the other hand, not so much. And I plan on going to my local sushi bar in the next month or so once I get some $$ saved and pig out.

Oh ya, I had a RE day today to make up for my shitty bench day.

DB Bench
50’s x 20/20

CG Bench half reps
95 x 14
115 x 12

Seated DB Press
25’s x 10
35’s x 6

I got a rep PR on DB bench, the most I had done previously was 18 I think.

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Hardee’s Monster ThickBurger > Baconator

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xb-c I don’t think you need to really be worrying about healthy calories - you just need to eat son!

I just finished dinner… it’s like a fucking 1-hour ordeal… it sucks being so bloated every night for like 3 hours that I feel like I’m gonna puke at the slightest little smell of food.

Gotta love it.

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Bug, might i ask what dinner was ?

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I too would like to know as I eat my baconator with fries! BTW I think tomorrow its going to be a 4x4 from In N Out…yes, be jealous all of you who do not live in Cali. lol

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vid form today

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
I too would like to know as I eat my baconator with fries! BTW I think tomorrow its going to be a 4x4 from In N Out…yes, be jealous all of you who do not live in Cali. lol[/quote]

Stuntman Mike and I have legs on Friday, we’ll have to plan out some crazy post workout meal.

and Josh, Fuck you for eating fries. God i miss fries.

In high school, during two a days for football, after the 2nd practice i would go get 2 foot long subs with double meat, those were the days.

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I also have trouble eating as much as I should…tonight I almost threw up after just drinking 4 eggs (granted, I had one of my 1000 kcal shakes an hour beforehand). It’s kinda crazy…honestly I hope my metabolism slows down a bit sometime soon.

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fucking A

no training today.

i will not be benching any barbell for a while

time for the shoulder rehab

i heard the best cure for two hurt shoulders is a baconator

JB, your a damn employee, after arms tomorrow lets just hit the wendys in TUC

My biggest fear right now is not being able to back squat because of my shoulders. Pray for me.

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[quote]WS4JB wrote:
josh86 wrote:
I too would like to know as I eat my baconator with fries! BTW I think tomorrow its going to be a 4x4 from In N Out…yes, be jealous all of you who do not live in Cali. lol

Stuntman Mike and I have legs on Friday, we’ll have to plan out some crazy post workout meal.

and Josh, Fuck you for eating fries. God i miss fries.

In high school, during two a days for football, after the 2nd practice i would go get 2 foot long subs with double meat, those were the days. [/quote]

I hadn’t had fries in a LONG time man, it was a splurge. I was ordering and he asked if I wanted the combo…and I just told myself fuck-it. lol

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Haha you fucks.

This week, my dinners generally have consisted of…

(2) 1/3-1/2 lb. burgers on a toasted whole wheat bun ( :slight_smile: ), 90% lean, with lettuce, some dijon mustard, and A1 Steak Sauce (mmm mm mm)

8-10 oz. sirloin (takes awhile to finish after everything else, haha)

Sweet potatoes (the way I make them is I cut them up into like sixths ((maybe 3-4 inches long), coat in olive oil, add salt and pepper, and stick them in the oven @ 425 degrees for about an hour. fucking delicious.)) I have probably 10-15 of these pieces, not sure how much in terms of ounces

a little less than a quart of whole milk

a mango (delicious)

Occasionally I get a craving for something sweet so I’ll have some 'nilla wafers or something similar. But maybe once/twice a week.

There you have it. I’ll take a picture of it all tomorrow. I don’t know if it sounds like a lot but it is. I eat the burgers first, then grind through the steak and potatoes. Milk is used to wash things down, and when I finish it, water. Mango is like dessert.

Post-meal feeling: ultimate bloat!

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[quote]josh86 wrote:

PJR Pullover:

100x15
100x13
100x12 (barely failed lockout on 12th rep �?? almost dropped on my face lol)

[/quote]

We don’t normally lock out on those, you can go close to lockout, but don’t actually get your arms completely straight.

Congrats on the other lifts, that goes for all of you guys!

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I hear you on the feeling of being absolutely full and close to puking after meals, bug :wink:
Been that way for me since I hit 170 lbs… It’s still there with me, after every meal I eat, ~115 lbs later.

I think I may actually like cutting when I finally start, at least at the beginning…

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

PJR Pullover:

100x15
100x13
100x12 (barely failed lockout on 12th rep �?? almost dropped on my face lol)

We don’t normally lock out on those, you can go close to lockout, but don’t actually get your arms completely straight.

Congrats on the other lifts, that goes for all of you guys!

[/quote]

What was meant by the failed lockout is I couldn’t get my arms to the position I normally stop at, which is still technically just shy of lockout. I don’t lockout any of my lifts on arm day, I always stop just shy of it to keep the time under tension going and bc of my elbows.

I do remember you saying not to lockout on these to help save the elbows. :slight_smile:

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Should we rename this thread to the Brotherhood of Baconators?!? lol

Let me start by saying that my 1 block walk home from the gym last night was the most painful I’ve ever encountered. It was my own personal trail of tears. Every step my lower back was screaming at me to stop.

Deads - 6x5 @ 355
Got all 6, felt strong but was struggling mentally to focus. I wasn’t distracted but wasn’t all there either. I will need to down a spike or something before my deadlift session next week.

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

PJR Pullover:

100x15
100x13
100x12 (barely failed lockout on 12th rep �?? almost dropped on my face lol)

We don’t normally lock out on those, you can go close to lockout, but don’t actually get your arms completely straight.

Congrats on the other lifts, that goes for all of you guys!

What was meant by the failed lockout is I couldn’t get my arms to the position I normally stop at, which is still technically just shy of lockout. I don’t lockout any of my lifts on arm day, I always stop just shy of it to keep the time under tension going and bc of my elbows.

I do remember you saying not to lockout on these to help save the elbows. :slight_smile:
[/quote]

Ah, got it :wink:

Btw guys, how about you post your worst/most lagging bodyparts, then post what exercises, weights and reps you did for them 2 months ago, what you’re doing now, and then, next month, post what you’re doing then…

This’ll allow us to see whether those bodyparts are just plain weak, or if your exercise-selection/way of performing your sets needs to change… If your progression is as fast as it should be, or not…

Just an Idea that came to my mind recently.
I know it helped me out back in the day with my tris, hams and lower back…

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

PJR Pullover:

100x15
100x13
100x12 (barely failed lockout on 12th rep �?? almost dropped on my face lol)

We don’t normally lock out on those, you can go close to lockout, but don’t actually get your arms completely straight.

Congrats on the other lifts, that goes for all of you guys!

What was meant by the failed lockout is I couldn’t get my arms to the position I normally stop at, which is still technically just shy of lockout. I don’t lockout any of my lifts on arm day, I always stop just shy of it to keep the time under tension going and bc of my elbows.

I do remember you saying not to lockout on these to help save the elbows. :slight_smile:

Ah, got it :wink:

Btw guys, how about you post your worst/most lagging bodyparts, then post what exercises, weights and reps you did for them 2 months ago, what you’re doing now, and then, next month, post what you’re doing then…

This’ll allow us to see whether those bodyparts are just plain weak, or if your exercise-selection/way of performing your sets needs to change… If your progression is as fast as it should be, or not…

Just an Idea that came to my mind recently.
I know it helped me out back in the day with my tris, hams and lower back…

[/quote]

Good idea! For me it was definitely my legs, but I believe I already figured out it was exercise selection and I have recently corrected the problem…too soon to tell if its making a significant difference yet or not though.

Other than that its hard for me to say because I honestly feel like every muscle I have is still way too small. No matter how many people tell me holy shit man you’ve gotten huge or whatever I still feel small.

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[quote]josh86 wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
josh86 wrote:

PJR Pullover:

100x15
100x13
100x12 (barely failed lockout on 12th rep �?? almost dropped on my face lol)

We don’t normally lock out on those, you can go close to lockout, but don’t actually get your arms completely straight.

Congrats on the other lifts, that goes for all of you guys!

What was meant by the failed lockout is I couldn’t get my arms to the position I normally stop at, which is still technically just shy of lockout. I don’t lockout any of my lifts on arm day, I always stop just shy of it to keep the time under tension going and bc of my elbows.

I do remember you saying not to lockout on these to help save the elbows. :slight_smile:

Ah, got it :wink:

Btw guys, how about you post your worst/most lagging bodyparts, then post what exercises, weights and reps you did for them 2 months ago, what you’re doing now, and then, next month, post what you’re doing then…

This’ll allow us to see whether those bodyparts are just plain weak, or if your exercise-selection/way of performing your sets needs to change… If your progression is as fast as it should be, or not…

Just an Idea that came to my mind recently.
I know it helped me out back in the day with my tris, hams and lower back…

Good idea! For me it was definitely my legs, but I believe I already figured out it was exercise selection and I have recently corrected the problem…too soon to tell if its making a significant difference yet or not though.

[/quote]
Well, post those stats I wrote about above, then (for your legs).
Let’s see how well your new plan is going to pan out.

Btw, I found that for quads those 20 reppers (taking some breaks in between… Not locking the knees out but keeping them slightly bent during breaks) are the shit… I dropped my heavy 4-8 rep set entirely and only did the 20-rep widowmaker, making sure to progress 20 lbs each time I did them (or left the weight as it was if my reps dropped down below 15 and focussed on getting them back up to 20).

I was doing DC, though, not sure how to incorporate that kind of thing into your routine. Maybe just do higher reps for your quad sets?

[quote]

Other than that its hard for me to say because I honestly feel like every muscle I have is still way too small. No matter how many people tell me holy shit man you’ve gotten huge or whatever I still feel small.[/quote]

I hear you on that, I don’t think that feeling will ever go away completely :wink:

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:

Btw guys, how about you post your worst/most lagging bodyparts, then post what exercises, weights and reps you did for them 2 months ago, what you’re doing now, and then, next month, post what you’re doing then…

This’ll allow us to see whether those bodyparts are just plain weak, or if your exercise-selection/way of performing your sets needs to change… If your progression is as fast as it should be, or not…

Just an Idea that came to my mind recently.
I know it helped me out back in the day with my tris, hams and lower back…

[/quote]

Well first and fore most I need more overall size. I’ve never been lean enough to see striations and really see the muscles but that said, my back needs thickening big time. I focused on wide-grip pull-ups for a while also doing One-arm DB rows. I’m following Nate’s strength program at the moment but afterward I’ll be using my new strength level on a 15 week hypertrophy plan. For my back thickness I’ll be alternating T-bar rows and bent-over BB rows, as well as, DB bent-over lateral raises.

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what is thread about? is it like a giant training log for everyone? im genuinely curious.