Back. Not sure whats with the lighting. Ignore the stretch marks.
I have no old pictures of me at 285. But here is a pair of shorts that used to be tight on me.
Nice work! Congratz on workin down from 285. That pic of the old shorts tells quite a story.
Today is my last WO in week2 of OVT and I am absolutly lovin it. I really like how its designed and the pumps during/sorness after are some painful pleasure. Too bad I dont have the $$ to make my nutrition spot on. How do you feel the its working for you???
Just curious how you’d rate your DOMS so far?
… I can understand you puking on leg day. I personally cut back the volume to 4 lifts on leg day. After the squat/lunge combo im almost dead. Keep up the progress.
HARDWORK=RESULTS
awesome pic man that is insane about the shorts. go u …going to take your advise and do the cardio starting today. Sorry to hear about the wife loss ? if i reading correctly? if not apologize but thats insane progress in 8 months . u need to find before pic. ur awesome. and avartar is funny i read it four times lol
OVT (Day 23, November 17th)
Legs:
A1: Back Squat 5x5 201 tempo ( 135, 155, 185 warmups)
5x5x215
A2: Lunges 5x5 602 tempo
5x5x40 Dumbbells
Legs got shakey around set 4. Dug in and knocked em out.
B1: 1-Leg Extensions 5x5 201 tempo
5x5x90
B2: Leg Curl 5x5 602 tempo
5x5x160
C1: Sumo Deadlift 5x5 201 tempo
1 155x5
2 175x5
3 195x5
4 215x5
5 235x5
C2: Romanian Deadlift 5x5 602 tempo
1 155x5
2 175x5
3 195x5
4 215x5
5 235x4
There we go. This progressive load felt GREAT. I feel like I just had 10,000 volts go through my body. I need a nappy-nap. Damn.
Core D1: Garhammer Raise
5x10
D2: Seated Weighted Crunches
5x20x95
E1: Pully Woodchops
5x20x75
E2: Garhammer Raise
5x10
Love the raises.
Car to car: 1 hour 32 minutes.
Next Week’s Goal:
Not to puke!
[quote]jdarkraget wrote:
Nice work! Congratz on workin down from 285. That pic of the old shorts tells quite a story.
Today is my last WO in week2 of OVT and I am absolutly lovin it. I really like how its designed and the pumps during/sorness after are some painful pleasure. Too bad I dont have the $$ to make my nutrition spot on. How do you feel the its working for you???
Just curious how you’d rate your DOMS so far?
… I can understand you puking on leg day. I personally cut back the volume to 4 lifts on leg day. After the squat/lunge combo im almost dead. Keep up the progress.
HARDWORK=RESULTS
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Thanks a lot. Much appreciated.
As for my opinion on the OVT program, I couldn’t be happier with it. I have always liked Thibs’ philosophies, but after a few weeks of this program, I am beginning to suspect he is a sadist with pain on the brain. I love this guy, he gets results. Looking forward to his next program.
As for the DOMS, I will admit that I am still sore 3 days after my leg day. I mean, the OVT leg day is one of the more brutal workouts available on this site. Soreness for the other days are mild. Nothing like the pain in my legs. I love it.
Thanks for stopping by, good luck to you good sir! Your training log is one of the more amazing records of transformation I have seen on this site. I recommend to anyone else reading this to take a look at it.
[quote]newbie2bb wrote:
awesome pic man that is insane about the shorts. go u …going to take your advise and do the cardio starting today. Sorry to hear about the wife loss ? if i reading correctly? if not apologize but thats insane progress in 8 months . u need to find before pic. ur awesome. and avartar is funny i read it four times lol [/quote]
Good to hear back from you. Thanks for the compliments.
Since I stopped my incline walking, I have gained another 10 pounds. Looks like I need to take my own advice and get back on the treadmill. I admit it is tough to do it while on this program due to the intensity, but I am only interested in an extremely clean bulk.
Keep up your hard work Newbie, I enjoy reading your logs man. Thanks for the inspiration.
Getting a grip on the midsection before it sinks in…
Woke up: 1 hour jog around the new neighborhood.
Gym 5 hours later: 55 minutes max incline 4.5mph walk.
Leg pain wasn’t nearly as bad as it has been after leg day.
I might start implementing a morning jog more often. It seems to be the best way to wake up.
OVT (Day 25, Nov 19th)
Biceps and Triceps
A1: Barbell Curls 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x70
A2: Dumbbell Curls 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x25
B1: Preacher Curl 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x50
B2: Hammer Curl 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x25
No increase in biceps. Going to ratchet these back to get back on a proper progressive scale.
C1:Dips 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x35
C2: Decline Triceps Extension 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x70
Increase…
D1: Lying Triceps Extension 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x65
D2: Cable Pressdown 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x57.5
Increase…
Extra set:
E1: Chinups 3x5xBW
E2: Triangle pushups 3x10xBW
22 minutes 4.4mph max incline walk.
Car to car: 1 hour 44 minutes
Next Week:
BB Curls: 5x5x65
DB Curls: 5x5x20
Preachers: 5x5x45
Hammers: 5x5x20
Dips: 5x5x45
Decline Tri: 5x5x75
Lying Tri: 5x5x75
Cable Press: 5x5x65
OVT (Day 27, November 21st)
Shoulders:
A1. Push Press 201 Tempo
- 5x115
- 5x120
- 5x125
- 5x125
- 4x135
A2. 1-Arm Lateral Raise 602 Tempo
5x5x25
Those 135’s felt good… I feel I might have jumped the gun a bit on the weight, but I wanted to get those plates loaded.
B1. Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press 201 Tempo
5x5x45
B2. Barbell Front Raise 602 Tempo
5x5x20
(Actually did 10lb dumbbells in each hand. I like these better.)
C1. Seated Cable Row to Neck 201 Tempo
5x5x75
C2. Incline Rear Delt Raise 602 Tempo
5x5x25
My shoulders are screaming. The pump was so painful I almost left early.
18 Minutes max incline 4.4mph walk.
Car to car: 1 hour 26 minutes
Next week:
Push Press: 135?
1-Arm Lat Raise: 25
Standing DB Shoulder: 50
DB Raise: 15
Cable to Neck: 90
Incline Rear Raise: 30
OVT (Day 28, Nov 22nd)
Chest and Back:
A1.Bench Press 5x5 201 Tempo (105, 125, 135 Warmups)
5x5x165
A2.Flat DB Flies 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x50
B1.Incline Bench 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x125
B2.Incline DB Flies 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x35
The flies killed me. Decreased while increasing bench weight.
C1.Lat Pulldowns 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x175
C2.1-Arm Rows 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x75
D1.Bent Over BB Rows (Wide Overhand) 5x5 201 Tempo
5x5x165
D2.Bent Over 1 Arm DB Rows 5x5 602 Tempo
5x5x55
Back felt a little tight, and I was exhausted. My grip starting weakening during the bent over BB rows. Otherwise, great workout. I threw in a whole smattering of core/ab work between sets. This is probably why I was cooked going into the last set.
Monday is day 1 of the second OVT set. I am very happy with the first 4 weeks of this program, and the results are in line with my goals. Couldn’t be happier.
OVT Set 2 (Day 1, Nov 26th)
I have been sick for the past few days. I tried to make it to the gym yesterday, but I had to swallow some pride and stay down. This is the longest I have been out of the gym.
Front Squats:
5x5x135
Back Squats:
5x5x235
PR for 5x5 back squats. No cheating! Deep deep squats.
Incline Leg Press:
5x5x360
Leg Curl:
5x5x195
Hamstrings are ablaze. DOMS might kill me.
Deadlift 201 Tempo:
5x5x225
Deadlift 602 Tempo:
5x5x185
I tried the 1-legged deadlifts. I am going to need to either do these first in the routine, or choose a different 602 exercise. Legs were too shakey to keep proper balance for the correct tempo.
Good to be back in the gym. I have put on a great deal of mass since the start of this program. Up to 202 lbs and 12.1% BF so I have made some decent lean mass gains.
OVT Set 2 (Day 2, Nov 27th)
Arms:
EZ Bar Curls:
5x5x60
Zottman Seated Curls:
5x5x20
Scaling back feels like the right thing to do. I definately feel the zottmans are going to be extremely effective in increasing arm strength.
Preacher Curls:
5x5x45
Cable Curls:
5x5x25
Dips 201 Tempo:
5x5x40
Dips 602 Tempo
5x5xBW
I chose to keep dips in this set. I like how the 602 tempos felt.
1-Arm Cable Pressdowns:
5x5x22.5
Triangle Pushups:
5x5x15
Cable Pressdowns:
5x5x60
Core:
Wood Chops:
5x20x35
Garhammer Raises
5x10
Seated Crunches:
5x20x65
18 minutes max incline 4.4 mph walk.
Feeling good. My abs are pushing through even though I am slowly increasing bf. Not that I am too concerned with abs at this point, but it seems all of the extra fat is residing in my sides. Definately going to trim that shit out.
OVT Set 2 (Day 5, Nov 30th)
A1. Military Press
5x5x115
A2. Lateral Raise
5x5x20
B1. Alternating DB Presses
5x5x40
B2. Seated DB Presses
5x5x25
C1. Seated Cable to Neck
5x5x90
C2. Incline Lateral Raise
5x5x20
The past few days have been party/no sleep/extra-ciricular cardio type of days… if you know what I mean.
Getting back on track, I’ll be eliminating partying for a while.
I’ll be doing chest/back and core work in the morning tomorrow, and will be doing an hour of cardio tomorrow night.
OVT Set 2 (Day 6, Dec 1st)
Chest/Back
A1. Low Incline DB Press:
5x5x65
A2. Low Incline DB Flies:
5x5x35
B1. Flat DB Press:
5x5x75
(Only pulled 3 on the last set)
B2. Flat DB Flies:
5x5x40
(Pulled 2 on the last set)
B2a: Chest Burnout Set: Bench Press: 1x8x135)
C1. Pullovers:
5x5x180
C2. 1-Arm Cable Rows:
5x5x42.5
D1. T-Bar Rows:
5x5x135
D2. Seated Cable Rows:
5x5x165
Kneeling Cable Crunches: 2x25x65
Garhammer Raises: 2x15xBW
Woodchops: 2x25x55
28 Minutes Max Incline 4.4 MPH Tread
Great workout. Put it all on the floor today. I wish I had time to take a nap.
I got called in to work tonight, so no late cardio.
OVT Set 2 (Day 7, Dec 2nd)
Legs
A1. Squats
5x5x235
A2. BB Lunges
5x5x115
Jesus God. I can’t wait to not be able to walk at all tomorrow.
B1. Incline Leg Press
5x5x380
B2. Leg Curl
5x5x195
I wish my upper body grew like my legs are.
C1. Deadlift
5x135
5x185
5x225
5x275
4x285
2x295
1x315 (PR, 3 plates, fuck yes)
Not sure why I broke from the program in the third set. I was really feeling deadifts today and just went for it.
There was an older bodybuilder lifting in the power rack next to me. You could tell this guy was just old school hardcore. He was as happy as I was when I put 315 all the way up. Surprisingly, I did not have trouble with a double overhand grip.
Sleep… gym in the morning.
OVT Set 2 (Day 8, Dec 3rd)
Arms:
Zottman Seated Curls: 201 Tempo
5x5x30
EZ Bar Curls: 602 Tempo
5x5x50
Put the Zottmans first. I’ll definately do this for the rest of set 2.
Preacher Curls:
5x5x55
Cable Curls:
5x5x25
Dips 201 Tempo:
5x5x50
Dips 602 Tempo
5x5xBW
1-Arm Cable Pressdowns:
5x5x25
Triangle Pushups:
5x5x15
Cable Pressdowns:
5x5x60
26 minutes max incline 4.4 mph walk.
Light ab work tonight.
Definately taking tomorrow off. I have not been spacing the days out due to an insatiable drive to be in the gym.
OVT Set 2 (Day 10, Dec 5th)
A1. Push Press 201 Tempo
5x120
5x125
5x130
5x135
4x135
A2. Incline Lateral DB Raise 602 Tempo
5x5x20
B1. Seated Military Press 201 Tempo
5x5x115
B2. Standing Alternating DB Presses 602 Tempo
5x5x35
Yep. These worked well together. Keeping these two supersetted. More pain than usual in my left rear delt.
C1. Seated Cable to Neck 201 Tempo
5x5x90
C2. Seated Cable to Neck 602 Tempo
5x5x60
SCREEEEEEAMING. Shoulders got lit up. Keeping this in the rest of set 2.
Garhammer Raise: 2x25
Seated Weighted Crunches- Declining Load:
10x115
10x105
10x90
8x80
10x65
15x45
25x25
Kept this approximate for about 3 full sets.
Side Raises:
5x50x45
I feel like I am hitting my stride now. Weight is going up easier, endurance is increasing. I was looking at the pics I took a few weeks ago, and I can’t believe how much physical progress I have made since then. New pics coming soon.
OVT Set 2 (Day 11, Dec 6th)
A1. Flat Bench:
5x125
5x135
5x165
5x165
4x185 (Almost had to bail on the 4th rep)
A2. Flat DB Flies:
5x5x45
B1. Low Incline DB Press:
5x5x65
B2. Low Incline DB Flies:
5x5x40
C1. Pullovers:
5x5x190
C2. 1-Arm Cable Rows:
5x5x42.5
D1. T-Bar Rows:
5x5x140
D2. Seated Cable Rows:
5x5x160
In the middle of of my low incline chest set, I had this cute little girl bring me a Dasani water and told me I looked like I needed a drink. Shit like that never happens in the gym, and all I could say was, “Hey, I appreciate it” and then went back into my routine.
Idiot.
Or badass… Not sure which yet.
[quote]Dissonance wrote:
In the middle of of my low incline chest set, I had this cute little girl bring me a Dasani water and told me I looked like I needed a drink. Shit like that never happens in the gym, and all I could say was, “Hey, I appreciate it” and then went back into my routine.
Idiot.
Or badass… Not sure which yet.
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Definitely the latter. If females are bringing you water, instead of you taking them water, then more power to you. And Dasani, no less, because it wasn’t from the water fountain.
I guess a side effect of OVT is picking up girls, as well as packing on mass. It’s obviously working.
Nice work so far on the plan, looks like you are really pushing yourself and it’s paying off.