Catalyst Training Log (Before/After Pics)

Typical day for me food wise:

Calories
4,797

Fat
174.0

1,561
33
%
Saturated
54.7
491
10
%
Polyunsaturated
19.5
173
4
%
Monounsaturated
58.0
520
11
%

Carbohydrate
474.0
1,884
40
%

Dietary Fiber
37.2

Protein
306.2
1,258
27
%

Alcohol
0.0
0
0
%

Shoulders/Traps

I thought I was feeling run down lately, so I considered cruising through this workout, but my shoulders felt great.

Push Press
Bar x 10 (warmup)
95 x 8
115 x 8
135 x 8
155 x 2

Upright Rows
135 x 8
115 x 8
115 x 8

Arnold Press
50 x 8
50 x 10
60 x 8 (PR for this lift)

Side Laterals
15 x 10
10 x 10

Shrugs
225 x 8
275 x 6
275 x 5

Solid solid solid work man!

Thanks rx85

My weight is back up to 174 again today after being at 171 and 172 for the last two days. I feel a lot “fuller”, its probably from the ridiculous amount of carbs I’m consuming.

Alright, so no pics of back/legs yet, but here’s a better shot of my front. I tried to do a back pic myself in the mirror but it sucked ass. This is about 5 hours after a back workout.

I’m changing Saturday to Chest/Back/Arms, it will look like this:

A1) DB Press 3x10
A2) DB Row 3x10

B1) Weighted Dips 4x6
B2) Weighted Chins 4x6

C1) BB Curl 4x8
C2) Skull Crushers 4x8

D1) Close-Grip EZ Curlbar Curls 4x6
D2) OH Tricep Ext. 4x6

I may end up changing this to purely back/arms, but I still don’t feel like my chest is filled out enough - although my back is CERTAINLY lacking.

Very nice progress man! Looking at the first pic I was like fuck, this guy has kids? Looks like the body of a 17 year old kid. Second pic shows you are developing a solid and lean build. Keep it up!

HAHA…yeah, well at least my body will always look young, fathers day is coming up here and it’s a reminder that I’m getting old.

Thanks for reading and the comment.

Chest/Back/Arms

A1) DB Press
50 x 10
65 x 10
80 x 10
95 x 6

A2) DB Row
50 x 10
65 x 10
80 x 10
100 x 6

B1) Dips
BW x 6
BW+25 x 6
BW+45 x 6
BW+45 x 12

B2) Pulldowns
120 x 6
150 x 6
180 x 6
180 x 10

C1) BB Curl
bar x 8
65 x 6
85 x 6
85 x 6

C2) Skull Crushers
65 x 6
65 x 6
85 x 6
95 x 7

D1)Close Grip EZ Curlbar Curls
65 x 10
85 x 6
85 x 8

D2) OH Tricep DB Ext
50 x 10
65 x 10

Better workout than I expected. My GF is hitting up the weights with me this last week - it’s been fun and she’s doing all the right stuff! Squats, presses, rows, etc. I’ll get some pics soon since she’s pretty and more interesting than myself :slight_smile:

legs

Hit a huge PR yesterday for squat, I did 365 x 2. I’m starting to think I can do a lot more and my frequent PRs on this lift are simply from few attempts in the past. Here are some pics at 315lbs.

315 again

And my GF doing 95lbs

Legs

  1. Squats
    135 x 10
    225 x 6
    315 x 3
    365 x 2

  2. Romanian DL
    135 x 6
    225 x 6
    225 x 6
    275 x 3

  3. Leg Press
    200 x 10
    340 x 10
    400 x 10

  4. Calf Raise
    165 x 10
    195 x 10
    210 x 10

Chest
(Tuesday)

So I learned a valuable lesson today. Using too high of an incline really sucks ass with DBs. Previously I was doing inclines with the bar, this time I did it with DBs and while pressing my arms moved BACK behind me, it took a lot of stabilizer strength to get it back in place. This significantly impacted my workout.

  1. DB Incline Press
    50 x 10
    65 x 10
    75 x 10
    90 x 3
    75 x 9

  2. Flat DB Press
    70 x 10
    90 x 4
    80 x 10

  3. DB Fly
    35 x 10
    35 x 10
    40 x 10

  4. Pec Deck
    90 x 10
    110 x 8

  5. Cable Crossovers
    40 x 10
    50 x 10
    60 x 10

  6. Overhead DB Tricep Press
    60 x 10
    75 x 10

Tricep Pressdowns
80 x 13

Biceps/Back

Because my arms are lagging behind my torso, I decided to switch things up and put my biceps first today.

  1. BB Curls
    65 x 8
    85 x 6
    85 x 8
    95 x 5
    65 x 8

  2. DB Hammer Curls
    35 x 8
    40 x 8
    40 x 8
    25 x 10

  3. Preacher Curls
    35 x 10
    55 x 10
    85 x 6

One Arm DB Rows
50 x 10
60 x 10
80 x 10
100 x 10

Pulldowns
165 x 10
180 x 7
195 x 8

Then I ran out of time.

Shoulders

  1. BTN Press
    95 x 5
    115 x 5
    135 x 5
    155 x 5
    155 x 4

  2. Arnold Press
    50 x 6
    55 x 6
    65 x 6 (PR)
    60 x 6

  3. Front Raise
    15 x 6
    20 x 6
    30 x 6
    25 x 6

  4. Side Raise
    15 x 6
    20 x 6
    25 x 6
    20 x 6

  5. Bent Over Rear Raise
    15 x 6
    20 x 6
    25 x 6
    20 x 6

  6. Upright Row
    95 x 6
    115 x 6
    135 x 6
    135 x 6

  7. DB Curls
    25 x 6
    30 x 6
    35 x 6
    40 x 4

  8. BB Curls
    Bar (Wide Grip) x 15 immediately followed by
    Bar (Close Grip) x 5

Ran out of Surge until next week - I’m gonna take a few weeks off from creatine as well. My weight was solid at 175 for a few days, but after a golf outing in 92 degree weather, I think I shed the extra water weight and now I’ve been at 172. We’ll see what happens.

Back/Biceps

  1. DB Rows
    55 x 10
    75 x 6
    100 x 6
    105 x 6

  2. Front Lat Pulldown
    165 x 6
    195 x 6
    210 x 6
    225 x 6

  3. Rear Lat Pulldown
    165 x 6
    180 x 6
    165 x 6
    195 x 6

  4. Bent Over BB Rows
    135 x 6
    155 x 6
    185 x 6
    205 x 6

  5. Barbell Curls
    Bar x 10
    65 x 6
    85 x 6
    95 x 5

  6. DB Curls
    25 x 6
    30 x 6
    35 x 6

  7. Preacher Curls
    65 x 6
    75 x 6
    85 x 5
    85 x 5