Back density is insane dude. Great density, without looking too overly huge/bloated, all over and looking pretty great proportion wise. Inspirational progress man!
Very solid, that seems like pretty much on the money bodyfat for gaining muscle for someone who’s willing to work hard on the diet side of things too.
[quote]KosanFalcon wrote:
Thanks, man! That’s my goal, so I’m glad to get a lot of positive feedback.
Critical feedback (lagging bodyparts, posing trouble, etc.) is always welcome, too. I’m not perfect, but I’m trying to get there!
Lol You’re lucky in my eyes; I envy guys that started out training legs first. Mine are growing EXTREMELY quickly now, but they’re still a little ways off from being as dense and detailed as my upper body.
Always nice to meet a serious fellow BB around my age, man. Don’t be a stranger. Do you have a log?
Yeah… Eff that guy. Either he’s wasting his potential by “supplementing” way too much way too early (MY OPINION), or he really is natural, and he’s gonna be 350 on stage one day. Either way, he sucks. Lol[/quote]
Haha I totally get what you mean about Alex. Not clued up on the “supps” side but either way dudes probably gonna be a beast. Aaron Clark is still the man to beat though, I remember a couple years back when I weighed maybe 160 if that messaging him on myspace with newbie questions… haha, good times… would kill for him advice these days!
I’ll be sticking 'round. Yeah I’ve got a log going here, “Jake’s Road To Bodybuilding”, update it more or less every day and got some pics and videos there. FWIW I look much better in the mirror then in a lot of the quick shots I have thrown up there, perhaps only the first shot I uploaded was in decent lighting. I’m on course for a ton of progress though 
Lots of weight (195~ atm) & strength to gain to say the least!!
[quote]phlegms wrote:
Back density is insane dude. Great density, without looking too overly huge/bloated, all over and looking pretty great proportion wise. Inspirational progress man! [/quote]
Thanks dude! Lol I’m trying to get everything to match my back!
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
Very solid, that seems like pretty much on the money bodyfat for gaining muscle for someone who’s willing to work hard on the diet side of things too.
[quote]KosanFalcon wrote:
Thanks, man! That’s my goal, so I’m glad to get a lot of positive feedback.
Critical feedback (lagging bodyparts, posing trouble, etc.) is always welcome, too. I’m not perfect, but I’m trying to get there!
Lol You’re lucky in my eyes; I envy guys that started out training legs first. Mine are growing EXTREMELY quickly now, but they’re still a little ways off from being as dense and detailed as my upper body.
Always nice to meet a serious fellow BB around my age, man. Don’t be a stranger. Do you have a log?
Yeah… Eff that guy. Either he’s wasting his potential by “supplementing” way too much way too early (MY OPINION), or he really is natural, and he’s gonna be 350 on stage one day. Either way, he sucks. Lol[/quote]
Haha I totally get what you mean about Alex. Not clued up on the “supps” side but either way dudes probably gonna be a beast. Aaron Clark is still the man to beat though, I remember a couple years back when I weighed maybe 160 if that messaging him on myspace with newbie questions… haha, good times… would kill for him advice these days!
I’ll be sticking 'round. Yeah I’ve got a log going here, “Jake’s Road To Bodybuilding”, update it more or less every day and got some pics and videos there. FWIW I look much better in the mirror then in a lot of the quick shots I have thrown up there, perhaps only the first shot I uploaded was in decent lighting. I’m on course for a ton of progress though Lots of weight (195~ atm) & strength to gain to say the least!!
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Yeah, I try to kinda just do a steady weight gain, eating a lot of clean food and some junk… I don’t really have the money to do an all-out bulk right now, considering I hit probably 5k or so calories per day just to kinda stay gaining SOMETHING.
Yeah, he’s a total monster, dude. Crazy…
[quote]KosanFalcon wrote:
Yeah, I try to kinda just do a steady weight gain, eating a lot of clean food and some junk… I don’t really have the money to do an all-out bulk right now, considering I hit probably 5k or so calories per day just to kinda stay gaining SOMETHING.
[/quote]
Yeah I imagine I’ll be similar near your bodyweight, as it is now as long as I hit ~4200 per day or so I should be gaining… doubt I’ll be going past about 4400 to reach 200lb morning weight…
8/14/11
CHEST/SHOULDERS
Pec Deck Flye
(120x15, x15, x15)
DB Medial Delt Raise
(25x12, x15)
Incline DB Press
(90x7, 100x7, 100x5, 110x7, 110x5, x4, x3)
Machine Press
(255x15, 270x12, x12,
210x6 DROP 180x2[4-sec reps])
Guillotine Press
(135x12, x11, x11)
Decline BB Press
(225x6, x10,
x9 DROP 135x11)
Pec Deck Flye
(160x10, x8, x8, 150x8, x8, 140x8, 130x8, x8)
DC Chest Stretch
SHOULDERS
Medial Delt Raise Machine
(110x15, 130x15, 150x15)
Seated DB Shoulder Press
(40x8, x8, x6)
SUPER
DB Rear Delt Ext
(40x12, x12, x12)
Standing Cable Rear Delt Ext
(10x12, x12, x15)
SUPER
Rope High Pulls
(90x8, 60x10, x10)
DC Shoulder Stretch
SWEET. I needed a workout SO badly. Pretty awesome pump. Pressing felt much smoother after warming up my medial delts. I think I’m gonna start doing this regularly.
Weight was down to 213 from 214.5 Saturday, so I grabbed 20 nuggets, a 1/4lb’er with cheese, and a Mcflurry afterwards. Yum.
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Apologies for the CRAP upload quality. 
8/17/11
ABS/CHEST/BACK
Hanging Leg Raise
(15x2)
SUPER
Accentuated Crunch
(40x12, 50x8)
SUPER
Plank
(30-sec x2)
Just a light warmup, getting a sweat going.
CHEST
Hammer Strength Chest Press
(120x15, 190x15,
x12 DROP 130x10)
Incline Chest Machine
(210x15, 255x12, x12, x12)
SUPER
Cable Flye/Press
(80x15, 60x15, x15, x12)
Unilateral DB Bench Press
(70x15, x12)
DC Chest Stretch
BACK
Lat Pulldown
(120x15, x12) warmup
BB Row (MFR)
(225x12 warmup, 315x7, 365x7, 385x5, 405x4, x3, x3, x3)
Rack Pull
(405x5, 495x3, x3, x3, 545x1)
SUPER
DB Pullover
(80x15, x15, x15)
Standing Cable Pushdown
(90x20, 110x15, x15)
SUPER
Machine High Row
(230x12, 250x12, x10)
DC Back Stretch
Ok, so this was a total departure from the norm. Worked chest Monday and it was still super-sore, but my back has kinda been giving me some pain in my right lower trap, and only outside the gym. It just gets sore and aches sometimes. I need to go back to the chiropractor, and it’s kinda worrying me, so I didn’t wanna do an all-out back workout like normal.
Guess it didn’t really make sense to then go heavier than I ever have on BB Rows and Rack Pulls, but whatever. Ended up feeling really good and getting a great upper-body pump.
Kinda effed myself afterward, because I went to hang out with an old friend and only had Anabolic Halo, a Mountain Dew, and some Mini Reese’s until, like, 2 hours after my workout. Oh, well. I’ll bring some food when I go tonight.
BRUTAL Motivation
Hey man, I’m going to hit up GNC tomorrow. Any tips/advice on how to maximize the savings?
[quote]mmatt wrote:
Hey man, I’m going to hit up GNC tomorrow. Any tips/advice on how to maximize the savings?[/quote]
Hey, bro. Just check the dates and ask the GNC salesman how much anything you want is. Just tell him the date and he’ll be able to tell you if it’s marked down and how much.
8/18/11
ABS/BIS
Warmup
ABS/LOWER BACK
Hyperextension
(3x15)
Hanging Leg Raise
(3x12)
Decline Crunch
(3x6)
Machine Crunch
(60x6x3) [4-sec reps]
Exercises performed in circuit fashion.
BIS
EZ-Bar Curl
(70x12, 70x9, 90x8, x8, x12) First and last set performed standing, others done as Spider Curls.
Seated DB Curl
(50x8 DROP 30x8 DROP 20x8
x8 DROP x8 DROP x8
x8 DROP x8 DROP x8)
SWEET.
Standing Rope Handle Curl [GVT]
(90x10, 110x8, x9, x10, 120x8, 110x12, x12)
Machine Curl
(60x20, 40x20, x20, x20)
SUPER
Forearm Rope Twist
(10x1up, 1downx3)
Good workout. Bis were slaughtered and pumped as crap. Neck is hurting on the right side a lot and quite sore and throbbing. I think I maybe shouldn’t have gone so heavy on my back day yesterday, but oh, well. I’ll work through it.
SHOULD BE LEGS TOMORROW!!! SOOOOO PUMPED!!!
BRUTAL Motivation
8/20/11
LEGS
Leg Press Calf Press
(180x12, 240x12, x12, x12,
240x12 DROP 165x12 DROP 90x12,
165x8 [SS])
Prone Ham Curl
(75x25x4, 60x8x4 [4-sec reps])
SUPER
Stiff-Leg DL
(95x12, x12, x12) Just first three sets were supersetted.
Leg Press [3-sec negative]
(6ppsx12, 8ppsx8, x10, 7ppsx25)
SUPER
Hack Squat
(3ppsx15x3, 3ppsx8 [4-sec reps])
Unilateral Leg Ext
(40x15x2)
SUPER
Standing Ham Curl
(30x12, 25x15)
DC Quad Stretch
DC Ham Stretch
Felt good. Got in late, so had to hurry. Less volume than normal, but shorter rest periods too. My lower back was really sore and stiff, so I skipped front squats tonight. I’m gonna try to do another leg day soon, hopefully in about 5 days, and do heavy squats.
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8/22/11
CHEST/SHOULDERS
Pec Deck Flye
(110x15, 120x15, x15)
Medial Delt Raise
(20x15, x15)
Incline DB Press
(95x7, 110x5, 120x5, 125x3, 125x3,
125x2 DROP 100x3, 125x1, x1)
Decline BB Press
(225x12, x10, x7)
SUPER
Decline Press Machine [4-sec reps]
(70x8, 100x8, x7)
Chest Press Machine
(225x10 DROP 165x10 DROP 105x10
210x10 DROP 150x7 DROP 90x7 DROP 30x6) Last set done with each hand independently.
Standing Crossover
(20psx15, 40psx12, x12, x12, x12, x12, 30psx12)
DC Chest Stretch
SHOULDERS
DB Medial Delt Raise
(35x10, x10, x10)
SUPER
Decline Crunch
(50x15, 90x12, x12)
DB Rear Delt Raise
(40x12, x12, x13)
SUPER
Accentuated Crunch
(50x12, x10, x8)
Rope Pull
(75x12, x12, 60x12)
SUPER
Woodchopper
(30x15, 50x12, x12)
Medial Delt Machine
(100x20, x15)
SWEET. Awesome pump, felt great, and saw 220 on the scale for the first time ever! Had shoes and sweatpants on, so it doesn’t really count, but I’m definitely growing; my last heaviest was 219 while taking Methastadrol , around July 1. This is all food. NICE.
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Geez, you’re probably going to be like 250 in a month. 250 AND LEANER. u r amazin.
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Geez, you’re probably going to be like 250 in a month. 250 AND LEANER. u r amazin.[/quote]
Haha I wish! Thanks, bro! My goal was 220 by the end of the month, so I hit that. 
Now I need to be 230 <12% bf by the end of the year. Just 10 more lbs…
[quote]KosanFalcon wrote:
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Geez, you’re probably going to be like 250 in a month. 250 AND LEANER. u r amazin.[/quote]
Haha I wish! Thanks, bro! My goal was 220 by the end of the month, so I hit that.
Now I need to be 230 <12% bf by the end of the year. Just 10 more lbs…
[/quote]
Just run Methastodrol again. Boom. lol. You’re blowing up man. Crazy swoleness.
So secksi Will <3
8/23/11
BACK
Chinup
(bw+90x2.5, x2 WTFFF, bw+45x7, x8, x7, x5, x5) Did a couple grip changes and drop sets in here…
High Row Machine [4-sec reps]
(190x8, x8, x8, x8)
SUPER
Rope Handle Pulldown
(100x12, 90x15, 80x15, x15)
BB Row
(225x12 warmup,
315x10 DROP 225x10 DROP 135x10) Was supposed to do 3 sets like this, but skipped them because my lower back was hurting and my strength was hurt a bit by the high rows, oddly enough. Stayed super-strict with them and got an unholy pump.
Rack Pull
(315x5, 495x3, x3, 405x5, x5)
SUPER
DB Pullover Supersetted with last two sets of Rack Pulls
(70x20, x20)
BRUTAL Motivation
@Blaze- No thanks, the sides hit me too hard. I’ll do it again when I can afford the proper cycle therapy and stuff. But overall, I think I’ve done myself more harm than good by taking prohormones; my natural test is fine, and I’ve messed up my levels slightly already, I think. I’m just staying mainly natural (no prohormones, serious supplements, etc.) for a while.
@xD- 
8/25/11
LEGS
Leg Press Calf Press
(180x20, 210x12, 255x12, 270x12, 315x12)
Seated Calf Press
(80x20, 125x12, 160x9, 125x20)
Standing Ham Curl
(50x12, x12, 60x12)
SUPER
Hyperextension
(bw+35x12, x12, x12)
Squat
(225x10 warmup, 405x5,
455xfail DROP 315x7
425xfail WTFFFF DROP 315x7 Put a belt on after this…
425x5, 455x3, x3, 460x3) Sweet. 455 and 460 PRs!
Hack Squat
(450x10 DROP 365x7 DROP 270x10
500x10 DROP 365x9 DROP 270x10
500x7 DROP 365x7 DROP 270x7)
SUPER
Prone Ham Curl [4-sec reps]
(75x8, x8, x8, x8)
Leg Extension
(165x12, 180x12, 210x12, x12, 225x12 Switched to Unilateral Leg Extension
55x12, x15)
DC Quad Stretch
DC Ham Stretch
AWESOME night. Great pump, great PRs. Failing twice in a row in a really crowded gym was really demoralizing and I almost doubted myself for a minute, but I went and sat down for a while, got my breath back, and decided not to let this beat me.
My iPod was also dying, and my earbuds weren’t fitting in my ears correctly, but I doggedly kept trying to make it work until the second failed set. Then I changed my strategy: found a spotter for the next sets, and had them slap me on the back as hard as they could right before I squatted on each of the last 4 sets. That always helps me a lot.
Glad I did a full leg night.
AND only 217 tonight in clothes, so not even at my heaviest ever…
BRUTAL Motivation
Have not posted on here on awhile, but I AM still following. i’m guessing you’re still growing at an exponential rate? Keep it up man.
-Never Take a Day Off