Heavythrower's Bodybuilding Log

[quote]heavythrower wrote:
nothing new to report same old, but i will mention that i had a pretty god back day yesterday

-meadows rows, 5 warmup sets of 8 untill i got 6 25’s on the bar, then did 4x6-8
-v bar reverse lat pull downs, 2 rest pause sets
-straight arm standing cable pull downs with rotatational bar, 3x12(damn, these hammer my lower lats at bottom when i ghold for a peak contraction for a sec or two)
-deadlifts from floor: warm ups with sets of 5 until i hot yo 365, then started adding a set of chains each set for 5 reps, untill it got hard at 5 chains each side. the next set i kept the 5 chains and did an all out set to failure with 11 reps. this was a grinder folks.
-back raises 100 reps

recent pic, i think i have added some upper body mass since switching to a john meadows type routine? no?

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Hells yeah! You look great HT!

If you want more upper body muscle mass, I’m not sure where it would go. Good thing your legs are strong to hold it all up. You are looking scary strong, HT.

thanks guys! too nice.

yesterday- chest

slight decline db press 4x8x70, each set on the last rep i pumped out 6-12 partials from DEEP stretch at bottom to about 1/4 up) for maximum stretch and pump,

flat bench press with swiss bar with chains 6x 5 simple pyramid, top set was 115 plus 5 chains each side

incline chain press, each hand i worked up to 3 chains each hand 4x8 reps, this was onluy like 60lbs each hand, but the chains swinging and unstable made me work very hard. great pump

partial dips (from deep stretch at bottom to a few inches shy of lockout) pretty much when i felt my triceps wanting to kick in, i stopped and went back down. body weight 3 x failure (6-12 reps)

monster miniband flys, hooked bands to the wall behind me with some j hooks i drilled into the boards, and stepped forward until i was at an extreme stretched position, then i contracted slow and hard, focusing on holding for a sec at peak contraction and flexing the bottom portion of my chest( i am on a mission to get rid of my flabby man boobs!!!) 2x20

today- legs

best leg day i have had in a while, meaning, handled some decent wieght on the squat, and got super pump other exercises, and tweaked NOTHING.

seated leg curls, 3 x 8, then 1 x 6-6-6 strip set, followed by 20 rep partials the burn was INTENSE)

wide stance manta ray reverse band box squats. used average bands. 315x8, 365x8m 405x8, 455x8, 495x6

leg press with bands attached(NOT reverse bands, the bands added resistance, i double looped one average band on each side. 3x25x4 plates (plus the bands) thought i was gonna pass out

stiff legg DB deadlift. 2x20x70’s.

done!

[quote]heavythrower wrote:

[quote]barryjenkins00 wrote:
Should have went to the straps, but I’m a little common sense challenged.[/quote]

old school hard core and epic. you are a beast.
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Thanks bro coming from you that’s a honor.

Good to see you post HT! Keep on fighting brother. I’ve done some of Tate/Meadow’s workouts and they are brutal, would love to work with John on a full time basis. Hope your neck continues to get better.

[quote]Monopoly19 wrote:
Good to see you post HT! Keep on fighting brother. I’ve done some of Tate/Meadow’s workouts and they are brutal, would love to work with John on a full time basis. Hope your neck continues to get better. [/quote]

thanks!

last thursday- day before yesterday-

arms

a1 v bar pushdowns, 4x12
a2 cable curls 4x15

b1 one arm overhead cable extension 4x10 plus partials x 5
b2 dumbbell incline hammer curls 4x12

c1 kettle bell triceps extensions lying on swiss ball 4x12
c2 machine preacher curl 4x10

band triceps extensions x 100 reps

abds- thought really hard about how nice it would be to have a six-pack during each set of arm work I did. this seemed to really work.

another good back day. did lots of rows and pulldowns, then did some conventioinal deadlifts from floor, worked up to 465 x17 reps, then did 365 for sets of 6, but each rep i did 3 shrugs at the top. good day!

had perhaps the most brutal leg workouts ever today.

this was as close to a near death experience i have ever had since I dumped my first 600lb raw squat on the back of my head over a decade ago.

1- leg curls, 4x8, then 1 strip set, finished the strip set with 20 partials

  1. reverse band box squat. one super giant set up and down the ladder. used light bands, a high box and a wide stance. started with 2 plates, did sets of 5, adding 1 plate each set, no rest between sets cept the time it takes to change weights, top set was 6 plates x 5, then again, no rest cept time it took to take plates off, decreased 1 plate each set for a descending sets of 5 till i got back to 2 plates.

i should have stopped here. i was in agony, could not breath, and flopping on the floor like a goldfish out of the tank.

  1. leg press with added monster mini band resistance, 4 plates 3x25

literally puked.

  1. leg extensions, did sets of 10-20 untill i got to 100 reps, have no idea how many it took, was in a haze by that point.

  2. standing leg curls, 2 x 15.

left gym so weak that i was stumbling and nearly collapsing under my own weight if i took a wrong step. cloths so soaked you could ring the sweat out of them.

had to pull over once on way home while driving to puke again.

already getting sore, pins and needles in my thighs and hamstrings.

legs feel like they have cement blocks attached.

Holy crap. That sounds f-ing brutal.

it was the first time in a long time that a workout literally scared me.

i cant lift heavy anymore, so the thrill of taking a big weight for a ride that could crush you is not available to me anymore.

since i started reading john meadows/dave tates training logs, I have found a new rush, that is super intensity and volume.

since I started training this way, i have went through several workout partners, none have lasted more than a week, i do 2-3 sets to every 1 they do, i do more volume, and my pace is still that of an “athlete” not a bodybuilder.

if i rested longer between sets, and maybe backed off the volume and pre-exaustion stuff(fuck, my warmups for each exercise is damn near a workout in most peoples book) i might be able to go heavier in loading, but then, i would open up my self to risk of injury again.

a few years ago, i would start with deadlifts, work up with sets of 1-3 reps, finish 550-650 for a single or double or triple, then do a few sets of assistance work and go home.

now, ill do 15-20 sets of back, then do deadlifts with 400 for 20 reps, that is just fine by me!

…Im sitting at about 240-247lbs, and leaner than i was 20 years ago when i would cut weight to make a 198lbs for a power meet or OL meet.

i eat whatever i want, and i have still leaned out and gained some muscle. not much by comparison to some of the studs on this site, but relative to what my body has looked like most of my life, i am doing pretty good for an old man who does NO cardio at all, and eats crap all the time(mixed in with some good stuff too)

25 years of serious competitive strength sports at a fairly high level, and now after just turning 45 last week, i am finally getting complements from strangers on my arms/body in general.

not a single night goes by at work that one of my patients or people at work say something about my physique.

it is a good feeling finally after being the fat/pretty strong guy who just looks big and not in good shape despite i used to be so much stronger and athletic, and worked just as hard, albeit in a different way.

Good work in here. I would have been one of those workout partners who fell by the wayside. I’m 45 as well and there is no way I could keep up with your amount of work.

Keep it up brother and I hope you can continue to successfully work around your injuries.

BTW, you are not old. I will be 57 tomorrow. As you know we train a little different than most. The folks I have met thru your and Art’s logs have been a blessing from God. I am not training tomorrow. Today they will stay out of my way, it is my day. My form still sucks from the floor. At 6’4" and 280 it’s hard to get my big ass low out of the hole and overall flexibility is a problem. But who really gives a fuck. TODAY I will load the bar with something heavy in the rack and make every attempt to shake the building. Like the old days I leave you with my favorite quote:

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate … at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in a maze of mediocrity. I won’t give up, shut up, let up, or slow up.

God bless you, your lady, and the girls.

last few-

chest-

decline dumbell “twister” presses, 4x12x70lbs, after the last rep, i pump out 5 partials, from DEEP bottom stretch to about 1/3-1/2 way up… so more like 17 rep sets really.

STEEP incline press with chains. i actually do these standing, clean the chains up to my shoulders, then lean back while still on my feet against my glute ham calf raise machine’s pad. the angle is almost vertical. i like the chains, as my neck and joints cant handle big weights, but with the chains, the way they swing about i can use less weight and still feel i get a hard workout. worked up to 3 chains (about 65lbs) each hand. 5x6-8

tri set-

1- pec minor dips with body-weight x failure(10-15 reps)
2- stretcher pushups with body-weight plus one chain on neck x failure (8-12 reps)
3- monster mini band flys, x failure, (8-10 4reps)

4 rounds, no rest between the 3 movements in the tri set, about 2 minute rest between rounds.

delt tri- set

1- side laterl raises with one chain each hand x 15
2- front plate raise with 35lb plate x 20
3- john meadow’s “6-ways” with 10lb dumbbells x 6 reps.

2 rounds.

legs-

already posted this one.

arms-

bunch of supersets, mostly single joint movements, as my right shoulder and neck injury is flaring up a bit

a1 v-bar pushdowns 4x12
a2 cable curs 4x 15

b1 db overhead triceps extension 4x12 x 70lb
b2 seated incline db curls 4x8 x 50lbs(this was my “power” biceps movement for this workout)

c1 seated triceps ext machine with short mini bands attached, 3x15 with 4 th set a strip set
c2 seated machine preacher curls 3x10 with 4th set a strip set

d1 close grip push ups with elbows tucked in by my side 3x10
d2 “cannon-ball” curls 3x20 ( i take a 46lb kettle bell, hold the grab the round ball part, NOT the handle, and curl it with both arms. i focus on trying to squeeze the bell and keep the bell in front of me, contracting my biceps brachi and forearms and traps hard during the entire movement) this along with the dumbbell curl to overhead press is one of the biggest upper body pump exercises i have done. even my traps, front delst and pecs get a pump when i do these, try them!

rest day

today- back

was feeling totally wasted, hurt and unrecovered, so i did a pretty pussy workout

1- meadows rows super set with one arm barbell rows, worked up to 4 25lb plates on bar x 12 (6 meadows rows immediatley followed by 6 one arm rows with no rest)

2- neutral grip wide cable lat pulldowns, 4x12

3, deadlift / shrug combo off pins, set pins at mid shin, worked up to 315, do a deadlift, when at top, do 3 shrugs, repeat x 6 for 3 rounds. these were tough. i though i might have tweaked my left hamstring, and my right quad doing these, but hours later i am feeling fine.

4- stiff arm standing cable pulldowns, 3x12 super sets with shrugs in the calf raise machine, 3 x 15 with 3 sec pause at top contracted position. this superset have me the uber pump i was looking for today.

Monday killed me, still sore as hell. Yes, I’m here whining. Just 3 exercises.

T-bar row 4 platesX10,5X10,6X10,7X10
pullovers with ez curl bar 105X10,175X10X2,225X10,235X5 scraping nose
farmer’s walk with 95#db-60ydsX4

Wanted to go today opted out to whine here.
The best to ya all.