ur face is out of hand.
yeah i went there…lol. Nice log Bug! I am digging the 100lb db press! Strong shoulders 
hahahahaha, god ur so original.
thanks for stopping by. I’ve done the 110s for 10 at my fattest, so hopefully i can surpass that and get to the elusive 120s this gaining period! woot woot.
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
hahahahaha, god ur so original.
thanks for stopping by. I’ve done the 110s for 10 at my fattest, so hopefully i can surpass that and get to the elusive 120s this gaining period! woot woot.[/quote]
Lol ;)- I am known the world over for my creativity…Where are you at in Texas?
I currently reside in Austin, but seeing as I’m currently seeking out employment, will likely be moving sometime this summer. Yourself?
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
I currently reside in Austin, but seeing as I’m currently seeking out employment, will likely be moving sometime this summer. Yourself?[/quote]
I am in between Dallas and Denton you should move here! I already have a gym you would LOVE!!!
OH WTF IS THIS BULLSHIT.
“approachable”
so I’m pretty gdamned pumped about my new lifting partner. I’m pretty much just gonna be tagging along with him and doing what he does (i’ll give my opinion on stuff or movements I really don’t like I’ll do something else) and hopefully will be able to learn from him. Like I said before, he’s about 5’9", 245-250, not lean by any stretch but not fat either. Here’s how chest went down today (intensity was good. obviously my pressing strength/stamina is absolute shit right now, but I’m hoping as I SLOWLY start upping calories and have someone making sure Im making progress, the numbers will creep back up).
Bench press - hadn’t flat benched in a good while, at least a month or more. Got right to it though haa.
135 x 15
225 x 10
245 x 8
295 x 6
Incline bench - groove didn’t feel as bad this time. stuck with my narrower grip, kept elbows semi-tucked.
135 x 15
185 x 12
225 x 8
Cybex lying press - never done this before.
1pps x 15ish
2pps x 12ish
2pps and 25ps x 10ish, then 8ish DROP 2pps x 6-7 DROP 1pps x 10
Cable flies/crossover/w/e the name is
7 sets of 8-12 reps. No rest: he goes, I go, he goes, etc. Got crazy painful. Then I did some triceps:
Overhead rope extensions
#9 x 12
#12 x 12
—switch to straight bar since no others were avail.
stack x 10ish
Overhead EZ extensions - dont think im going to be able to do these anymore except as a finisher. Elbow pain 
85lbs x 12, 12, 6 (stopped after 6th rep)
Did some kickbacks between sets.
Then killed my abs and finished up with 20 min of cardio. Wut.
PWO Cardio just like KJ…
Movin some good weight, you’ll have your old strength back in no time. but much sexier this time
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
Wut.[/quote]
Wut indeed.
Nice work bug.
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
I currently reside in Austin, but seeing as I’m currently seeking out employment, will likely be moving sometime this summer. Yourself?[/quote]
I hear that San Diego is really nice this time of year… just sayin
Plus all the PB floozies your little heart desires.
EDIT:
floozies ~ plural of floo-zy
Noun: A girl or a woman who has a reputation for promiscuity.
SquatDeep, don’t be jelly of my PWO cardio. sorry not all of us are shredded cover models year round…
Dixie, thanks as always. You set a high bar…
Greg, might have to take you up on that…
Chest was SO sore today - greaaat success! I barely slept at all last night, dunno why, mind was just busy, fml, so energy (and food, for that matter) was fairly low getting started, but actually turned into quite a good workout. Started gassing pretty damn hard when trying to do biceps by myself, lol. Good training partners are amazin’.
Lat pulldowns
100 x 15
150 x 12
187.5 x 10
stack x 10
DB rows - good stretch, good squeeze
70 x 12 LR
100 x 10 LR
145 x 8 LR - oof, felt heavy. made my abs tired lolz.
Cybex neutral-grip pulldowns
2pps x 12
3pps x 10
3pps x 10 DROP 2pps x some DROP 1pps x some (Ouch.)
Rope stiff-armed pulldowns
3 drop sets: #11 → #8 → #6. a lot of reps each time. very painful.
I feel like we did more but I guess that was it? Back is already wrecked. Then did a lil’ bis by myself:
Lat pulldown curls
50 x 12
62.5 x 12
75 x 10
Plate-loaded arm-supported curls (one arm at a time)
10 x 12 - 3 sec neg
20 x 10 - 3 sec neg
30 x 8 - 3 sec neg
Hammer curls
(meadows style:)
30 x 10 LR
40 x 10 LR
----regular, alternating
65s x 8-10 (idk), dropped to 30s for some reps.
Oh and I did 35 min FMC this morning. ok I’m tired and gonna eat some food. yum yum.
Ha. Right.
Youre my inspiration for what to do after my meet.
Nice work bug! Looking forward to seeing you surpass your previous strength lvlz
pb and dixie, thanks guyzzzzz.
I am seriously loving training with this guy. I have never had someone I’m more compatible with in the gym. We BS just the right amount, we snap into the “zone” right when needed, give just the right amount of encouragement. Good stuff. AND it’s nice to be in autopilot and mostly follow his programming. Legs today was killer.
Smith squats - I dont think Ive ever done these before. was nice since my lower back is still hurting from weeks ago… lol. kept back straight and blasted the quads, which got a pump after the first warmup set lol.
135 x 15
225 x 12
315 x 10
405 x 8 - god that was hard.
Leg press w/ 3 sec negatives
3pps x 15
5pps x 15
7pps x 10 + partials - using a diff leg press, quads being fucked from squats, and having a partner call the negatives made 7 plates feel like 20.
Leg extensions - good god.
3 drop sets: 150 → 110 → 70. High reps, good squeezes. Fucking painful. We are both fucking gassed now.
One-legged plate loaded leg curls - never gone this heavy on this machine, but god damn did it feel good.
2 plates x 10 LR, 10 LR, 10 LR - these were done with lowish rest. Hammies felt amazin.
1 set lying leg curls finisher.
Seated calves
3plates x some, some, some
Standing calves
250lbs x some, some, some - I get some nasty-lookin veins in my calves these days.
Got all that done in about an hour. Fucking good shit. Excited for shoulders tomorrow.
Oh, and I did some lower back and ab work too.
Glad workouts are finally starting to go your way. Keep it up luv!
Glad workouts are finally starting to go your way. Keep it up! Cant wait to see what this guy has in store for you for arms
Just want to second what DixiesFinest said - you are an inspiration indeed!
<3 guys.
I updated yesterday RE: my long-ass shoulder workout, but I guess T-Nation ate that post. w/e. Was a good session that took forever, saw Aqua in the gym, w/e w/e. Partner had an engagement that forced him to train early, but I asked him to shoot me an outline of what he had planned, so I worked through it on my own tonight. Went amazin.
Alt. DB curls
30s x 15 LR
40s x 13 LR
50s x 10 LR
65s x 6 LR - oof been awhile haha.
DB preachers - 2 DB’s at same time, squeezing together - 3 sec negative
22.5s x 15
27.5s x 12
30s x 10, 9
Meadows-style crossbody hammers
40 x 10 LR
50 x 8 LR
60 x 8 LR DROP 35s x 8 squeeeeeze yates!
Finished with a drop set of “front DB” high cable curls and some stretchin’.
Rope pressdowns - gotta make every rep count!
8 x 15
11 x 12
13 x 8
-----v-grip attachment
stack x 9 or 10
PJR pullovers - been awhile since I’d done these, but with a great tri pump, they felt amazin. Hit positive failure on second 2 sets, lol.
70 x 15
80 x 12 - barely lol
90 x 10 - barely again. tough holding the DB that long. amazin.
This last exercise was something he suggested to me: go to the assisted dip machine, put the foot-thingy down, and do like one-armed pressdowns. was AWESOME. took a couple sets to get body position right, but I loved loved loved it.
I think I did 4 sets of 12, 10, 10, and 10 reps, working up to the stack. Awesome.
1 set of kickbacks with a 20, 12 reps per arm, as a finisher.
3 sets of rope pulldown ab crunchiez and I was doneski. Woot.
Oh, I’m going to the beach tomorrow for a few days with the fam. I’m still gonna try to get in my sessions based on how I’m feeling / if I’m motivated. Will let you guys know. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.