Don’t let that big old machine scare you. Don’t know if you will catch many people using it, or at least using it right? If you try it though, be prepared to have a sore neck…lol.
Doing the carries before lateral raises is very ballsy, they killed me. During the walk, I found the DB by my ear, my shoulder just said “Screw this” half-way there.
Tonight’ training/legs
Warm up: 2x10 wall squats, 1x20 spiderman crawls
Squat: 1x5xbar, 1x5x95, 1x5x115, 1x5x125, 1x5x135, 1x5x145, 3x3x165
GM: 1x5x95, 1x5x115, 1x5x135
Rack pulls: a bunch of rather uneventful quick singles and doubles @ 225, 245
DB walking lunges: 3x6 (each leg) x 45’s
By then it was late and I was hungry so I bagged the core work and went home. I’ll work it in tomorrow. When I got home I ate: ~ 10 oz. cottage cheese, a breadstick, a cheese stick, a huge bowl of steamed cauliflower w/garlic, and a vanilla protein shake. Luckily I got my colorful foods in earlier because I just realized that everything I ate tonight was white. I had a giant bowl of veggie soup, greek yogurt w/apricot & peach preserves, some random almonds, and a banana earlier today.
GM with 135 and rack pulls with 245, no wonder your back looks so good. WOW.
You killed the gm’s. I have not tried a weight that high on em - but I am creeping up there. Soon I s’pose… great little workout thar!
Back/arms training this evening
HS lat pulldown: 2x6x140 both arms, 2x6x70 each arm
DB bench row: 2x5x70, 2x4x70
HS high row, neutral grip: 1x8x90, 3x8x120
Stretchers: 1x8x60, 2x7x70 (I had to try them, everybody is doing them!)
SA cable pulldown: 1x8x90, 2x8x100
Dips: 1x8xbw, 1x7xbw, 1x8xbw
SS: Skullcrushers/CGBP: 1x10x55 each, 2x8x55 each
Cable triceps extension w/handle 1x8x30 each arm, 2x5x30 each arm
DB hammer curls: 3x8x20’s
done
Some gym rat guy came up to ask me if I used to do gymnastics. I said “Yeah. Why?” Apparently the group of dudes that train there in the evening were trying to guess if I had been a gymnast or a figure skater. He said that I had the best legs of anybody in there. Honestly, that’s not saying much, but it was a nice thing to hear.
Ha did you like the stretchers?
Everyone’s doing them because they’re awesome!
Yeah at my gym, doesn’t mean much to me either when you see bodies that resemble puffer fish on pixie sticks.
But always lovely to hear.
Your legs are amazing though, hopefully from me, that’s saying a little bit more than the gym rat <3
a pic
a flexing arms shot
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
Ha did you like the stretchers?
Everyone’s doing them because they’re awesome!
Yeah at my gym, doesn’t mean much to me either when you see bodies that resemble puffer fish on pixie sticks.
But always lovely to hear.
Your legs are amazing though, hopefully from me, that’s saying a little bit more than the gym rat <3[/quote]
Nikki baby, I did like the stretchers. My back felt awesome from them. And it does mean a little more for you to say that my legs are amazing. Thanks hon 
If I saw these pics before I went to the gym, I would’ve done more.
You’re welcome ma cherie <3
honestly, I just check out your thread to ogle your avi. I feel so ashamed.
(Nice rows)
Thanks for stopping in arachne. Ogling is fully expected. Don’t feel ashamed.
beautiful upper body pics. i’d be damned proud to have one as curvy as yours.
Veggie, love your pics.
Looking great Veggie!! Good work in here too 
~cheers!
You’re jacked!
And those are pretty heavy lat pulldowns.
Love the training and the upper body pics!
I’m going to have to try those overhead DB carries one day.
Thanks ladies!
those are some strong pulldowns Veggie and you’ve got some very nicely defined arms yourself