[quote]Vegg wrote:
What a crazy night. Went to that pool party I was talking about and ended up bagging a hot date. Going with her to see Bruno tomorrow. The weird shit is that some “gangsta” was at the same party and is apparently irrationally in love with her. (They hooked up ONCE like two years ago.) He was carrying a knife and the only reason he didn’t fight me is because my friend talked him down from it. He was still on my case the rest of the night after she left though. Freaky shit.
Whatevs… Two weeks single after my first girlfriend and I’ve already got a date with a hottie that seems totally into me. Things are looking up. :P[/quote]
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
yvanehtnioj wrote:
austin_bicep wrote:
yvanehtnioj wrote: Do you guys use any cheaper supplements? I can’t afford much, but I saw a whey protein powder thing for 14 bucks at walmart and it has 52 grams of protein per serving. I know the ingredients aren’t very high in quality, but do you think it’s worth it?
It’s better than nothing :).
Do calf raises in the leg press and with the squat bar on your back. Believe it or not getting your squat up will help your calves grow too, just from holding the weight as well as walking it out of the rack.
I knew I should’ve gotten it! I thought it was probably a waste. I’ll get it I guess next time. I could definately use more protein
e-mail ScottM. His mail addy is in his profile.[/quote]
I did a member, advanced, and normal search and nothing came up
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.
[quote]yvanehtnioj wrote:
Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
yvanehtnioj wrote:
austin_bicep wrote:
yvanehtnioj wrote: Do you guys use any cheaper supplements? I can’t afford much, but I saw a whey protein powder thing for 14 bucks at walmart and it has 52 grams of protein per serving. I know the ingredients aren’t very high in quality, but do you think it’s worth it?
It’s better than nothing :).
Do calf raises in the leg press and with the squat bar on your back. Believe it or not getting your squat up will help your calves grow too, just from holding the weight as well as walking it out of the rack.
I knew I should’ve gotten it! I thought it was probably a waste. I’ll get it I guess next time. I could definately use more protein
e-mail ScottM. His mail addy is in his profile.
I did a member, advanced, and normal search and nothing came up :([/quote]
He posts in the DC training thread. Look a few pages in.
[quote]josh86 wrote:
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.[/quote]
ok dude I’ll check it out tomorrow when I go to the gym. I never actually read what it said, I’ll just go by where it aligns.
Doesn’t mean I’m wrong, it just doesn’t mean WE’RE wrong <3
[quote]Stuntman Mike wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.
ok dude I’ll check it out tomorrow when I go to the gym. I never actually read what it said, I’ll just go by where it aligns.
Doesn’t mean I’m wrong, it just doesn’t mean WE’RE wrong <3[/quote]
I’ve noticed that they name the Hammer Strength stuff really oddly, like they are trying really hard to impress the people with the name.
Off day, which is good because pretty much everything but chest and lats are sore, and those are up tomorow, just gonna lounge by the pool and run some errands and eat.
[quote]josh86 wrote:
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.[/quote]
That machine fuckin’ rocks. I alternate between this and the smith shoulder press. You can really load up the weight on that machine cause of the angle/setup.
[quote]xb-C wrote:
Hey austin good job on those weighted chins man, as well as the new landmark of 260.
How do you do your BB rows btw?[/quote]
Thanks Bro.
Nothing special. There is probably a 135 degree angle where my torso and legs meet so I only lower my torso 45 degrees. I take a grip a little wider than shoulder width, then row to my stomach contracting the back at the top.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
patrickk wrote:
Wow, that was the longest walk home from the gym ever. I think they moved the gym or something…
Alt. Standing DB Curls
50x20RP
Pinwheel Curl
60x16
Seated Calves
140x7SS + 110x5SS w/ 15 second stretch at bottom. I had to drop weight after 7, I was cramping. Still a PR! Drink more and possibly add some taurine to your water around gym time…
Machine Hack Squat
230x6 + 140x20 (only counting the weights)
SLDL
295x9 (Tried to focus on the hammies here. Once I realized I wasn’t hitting them as well as I should I stopped at 9 and dropped the weight to 225 for 4 more reps.)
Pretty good workout. PR’d on everything again.
Body weight has stalled for the past week. Pissing me off. My olive oil should be in the mail soon. Hopfully that can give me the extra calories I’m pretty sure I need. I’ll probably add about 500-600 calories of EVOO. Dude… That may be a bit much… You’re better off easing into EVOO or else you’re going to have to lock yourself up in the bathroom.
Rather add some cottage cheese or so as well instead of just EVOO.
1 tablespoon in one shake per day of EVOO is enough at the beginning… You can slowly go up from there over time (but it’s not like you want to empty half a bottle per week either)
Cheers!
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I used to put EVOO in my shakes all the time before I ran out. It doesn’t really bother my body. If I could get some cottage cheese that would be awesome. They don’t usually have it in the chow hall. Army chow halls suck!
[quote]WS4JB wrote:
Stuntman Mike wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.
ok dude I’ll check it out tomorrow when I go to the gym. I never actually read what it said, I’ll just go by where it aligns.
Doesn’t mean I’m wrong, it just doesn’t mean WE’RE wrong <3
I’ve noticed that they name the Hammer Strength stuff really oddly, like they are trying really hard to impress the people with the name.
Off day, which is good because pretty much everything but chest and lats are sore, and those are up tomorow, just gonna lounge by the pool and run some errands and eat.
[/quote]
Today is off day for me too and I am sooo happy about it. Yesterday when I got to my 200lb DB rows everything was aching…elbows, shoulders…pushed through hit 10 reps per side and then hit some quick HS shrugs and was happy to be leaving knowing I had today off.
I’m midway through clay barring my bar right now, anyone else have the annoying problem of always using dominant side to do everything? I keep trying to use my left to buff stuff on and off but I just suck at it…but I NEED to use my left instead of my right. Right side is too dominant over left as is lol.
[quote]josh86 wrote:
WS4JB wrote:
Stuntman Mike wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.
ok dude I’ll check it out tomorrow when I go to the gym. I never actually read what it said, I’ll just go by where it aligns.
Doesn’t mean I’m wrong, it just doesn’t mean WE’RE wrong <3
I’ve noticed that they name the Hammer Strength stuff really oddly, like they are trying really hard to impress the people with the name.
Off day, which is good because pretty much everything but chest and lats are sore, and those are up tomorow, just gonna lounge by the pool and run some errands and eat.
Today is off day for me too and I am sooo happy about it. Yesterday when I got to my 200lb DB rows everything was aching…elbows, shoulders…pushed through hit 10 reps per side and then hit some quick HS shrugs and was happy to be leaving knowing I had today off.
I’m midway through clay barring my bar right now, anyone else have the annoying problem of always using dominant side to do everything? I keep trying to use my left to buff stuff on and off but I just suck at it…but I NEED to use my left instead of my right. Right side is too dominant over left as is lol.[/quote]
try jacking off with the left, totally new experience
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
xb-C wrote:
Hey austin good job on those weighted chins man, as well as the new landmark of 260.
How do you do your BB rows btw?
Thanks Bro.
Nothing special. There is probably a 135 degree angle where my torso and legs meet so I only lower my torso 45 degrees. I take a grip a little wider than shoulder width, then row to my stomach contracting the back at the top.
BTW Vic Richards is a beast, nice new avatar ;).[/quote]
BB rows are one exercise I never seem to stick with for any extended period of time. Thanks for the description. I’ll be doing them for my back day on 531 and hopefully sooner rather then later I’ll be slapping 3 plates on each side.
[quote]Stuntman Mike wrote:
Nice dood, way to get back in there.
but how is the training/diet going?[/quote]
Good actually. Had a few positive comments about my “buffness” at the party, haha. I’m really happy with that considering I was pretty fucking fat not too long ago. I should be finishing this diet in the next month or so, then it’s back to destroying shit (including our little competition) in the weight room.
Just got back from the track, its an off day but I wanted to get out and sweat a little, plus im gonna have my shirt off the next two days so I wanted to get some sun.
Did 8 circuits of the following
50 meter sprint
8 dead hang chins
25 push ups
8-10 hanging pikes
its 94 degrees here, feels like 97, my ass is officially kicked.
I feel so “functional” right now,
Some skinny ass soccer player threw a most muscular my way and then did 3 pullups, im not sure what the fuck that was supposed to accomplish.
[quote]WS4JB wrote:
Stuntman Mike wrote:
josh86 wrote:
Stuntman Mike - that HS shoulder press I use at my gym strait up says “Iso Behind Neck Press” right on it man. lol Just noticed that yesterday when I hit delts/back.
ok dude I’ll check it out tomorrow when I go to the gym. I never actually read what it said, I’ll just go by where it aligns.
Doesn’t mean I’m wrong, it just doesn’t mean WE’RE wrong <3
I’ve noticed that they name the Hammer Strength stuff really oddly, like they are trying really hard to impress the people with the name.
[/quote] If you’re referring to stuff like “iso-”, that just means that both limbs used in the exercise/machine are capable of independent movement… I.e. an iso flat bench is like benching with db’s instead of a bar, though still on a fixed path.
Other than that, I’m not aware of any strange machine names in the HS line… What exactly do you mean?
Sounds like the good kind of life
Damn man, I rarely train my calves… And 2 days ago I did it for the hell of it. Just one exercise, 1 top set and I went all-out for 16 reps… Well, fuck. Didn’t feel anything yesterday, but today they’re sore as hell right at the upper tendon or something like that. It’s so weird I have some trouble walking… From goddamn calf work.
Guess that’s what happens if you rely on genetics for half a year in-between calf-sessions
[quote]xb-C wrote:
austin_bicep wrote:
xb-C wrote:
Hey austin good job on those weighted chins man, as well as the new landmark of 260.
How do you do your BB rows btw?
Thanks Bro.
Nothing special. There is probably a 135 degree angle where my torso and legs meet so I only lower my torso 45 degrees. I take a grip a little wider than shoulder width, then row to my stomach contracting the back at the top.
BTW Vic Richards is a beast, nice new avatar ;).
BB rows are one exercise I never seem to stick with for any extended period of time. Thanks for the description. I’ll be doing them for my back day on 531 and hopefully sooner rather then later I’ll be slapping 3 plates on each side.[/quote]
I dunno man, your body type doesn’t strike me as all that well-suited to BB rows, SLDL’s and the like.
Bad leverage → Too much low-back loading compared to what most of us have to deal with.
Ceph, I’ll try your recommendations for the higher rep area for the DB flat press. Hopefully that’ll help my form situation, and learning to really tuck my shoulder blades when getting the DBs in place.
Well, I officially fucking love the Hack Squat. I can actually use my LEGS and not my hips, which I’d always end up doing. I think that’s why I have like a 37" (slightly more or slightly less) waist when I’m lean, haha.
[u]Hack Squat[/u]
25 pps x 8
45+10 ps x 4
45+35 ps x 3
(2 x 45 + 35 ps) x 8 (+20 lbs, -2 reps)
[u]Hack Squat Widowmaker[/u]
(2 x 45 + 15 ps) x 20
^^^ Damn, these were kind of hard, especially breathing. The pads on my shoulders feel like they push down on my diaphragm and lungs. Hmmm, I’ll suck it up.
[u]Hammie Curls[/u]
75 x 8
137.5 x 3
200 x 8 (+1, bad position, Will fix next time.)
[u]DC Seated Calves from Hell[/u]
27.5 ps x 12 or 13 (I lose touch with reality during these.)
[u]Random Ab Machine[/u]
Lame x Ghey
^ I need to find a decent ab machine at this new gym. I want something for progression and strength, but the machines really blow assballs.
+30 minutes cardio.
Hopefully starting back up FMC tomorrow morning. My lazy week is behind me… it’s a new day. Yeah buddy.
The weird shit is that some “gangsta” was at the same party and is apparently irrationally in love with her. (They hooked up ONCE like two years ago.) He was carrying a knife and the only reason he didn’t fight me is because my friend talked him down from it. He was still on my case the rest of the night after she left though. Freaky shit.
