[quote]Irish Muscle wrote:
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youl find that the people who get analyical about it get themselves into a world of frustration as well.
now get to the gym
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I totally agree man, and all of us know you’d be the best person to tell us that.
http://www.T-Nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1477128&pageNo=0
peace.
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To FightingTiger: My apologies for the hijack, no more off-topic posts in this thread from me. Train hard!
[quote]Ipsum wrote:
Irish Muscle wrote:
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youl find that the people who get analyical about it get themselves into a world of frustration as well.
now get to the gym
I totally agree man, and all of us know you’d be the best person to tell us that.
http://www.T-Nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1477128&pageNo=0
peace.
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This is my log, not my place for you to pick fights with other people over the internet. Please, stop hijacking.
Ok, heres yesterday’s workout:
I wasnt feeling very energetic, so I decided to do some cleans to get my upper body loosened up. Nothing too heavy, just trying to wake my CNS up some.
Incline db Press: 5x5 @ 70 lb db’s
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Seated Cable Rows: 5x5 @ 150 lbs
Seated db Shoulder Press: 5x5 @ 50 lb db’s
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Lat Pulldowns: 5x5 @ 150 lbs
Close Grip Press: 5x5 @ 155 lbs
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Upright db Rows: 5x5 @ 35 lb db’s
I feel like I will be able to move up significantly on almost all of my weights next time, with the exception of the lat pulldowns. Everything else should get 5-10 lbs added to it pretty easily.
Tonight’s workout:
Incline db Press: 5x5 @ 70 lb db’s
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Seated Cable Rows: 5x5 @ 160 lbs
Seated db Shoulder Press: 5x5 @ 50 lb db’s
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Lat Pulldowns: 5x5 @ 150 lbs
Close Grip Press: 5x5 @ 155 lbs
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Low Pulley High Pulls: 5x5 @ 120 lbs
Not much different from last time. I had a long weekend and didnt get enough food or sleep. Kind of held me back. Felt good though today. Much more intense workout, I managed to keep the pace up since I had the weight room to myself for the majority of my session.
Got some cottage cheese tonight. Sick of eating tuna before bed.
Had a major exam tonight, so I had to postpone my lower body day until tomorrow. Im planning on hitting it hard though.
Ended up going to the dining hall on campus for dinner. Didnt turn out so well. I had some pasta tonight…alfredo sauce with Italian sausage and green peppers. I also had a hamburger patty with provolone cheese (no buns, fuckers, I can eat as many as I want!! haha), some squash, and also two oatmeal cookies with a glass of 2%. Not really the cleanest meal in the world, although I probably needed the calories, because all I had between lunch and dinner was a piece of Jack Link’s beef jerkey. Being trapped in the library studying blows. I had a tablespoon of natty pb after my test at around 8:30. Im going to eat my cup of cottage cheese before bed and that will be it.
Im hoping to have a hard workout tomorrow. Ill post about it when I get home tomorrow night.
So whats up with this?
One of the guys who was posting shit at the beginning of this thread saying how I didnt look like I had lifted in 8 months, blah blah bullshit.
I know I look like shit right now.
But this kid has a picture in his profile on here of himself.
I didnt look that bad when I started lifting.
Bulk belly means nothing if you havent actually bulked anywhere else.
Geez.
/rant.
Were getting ready to go on Spring Break next week, so all of my professors have decided to load me up with work. Such is life though.
Didnt have much time to work out tonight.
I hit the major points though:
Squats- 4x8 @ 205 lbs
Rack Deadlift/Shrugs- 4x8 @ 225 lbs
I ate at this southwest place an hour or so before I went because there was no time to cook. Ill be damned if I wasnt regretting eating that burrito during my workout.
And then I did (whooaaaaalllly shiitt!!) Curls.
Not really anything worth noting, a set of hammers on the pulley with a rope, a set of straight barbell curls, and a set of db curls. You know, just for shits and giggles. Got to sculpt my guns, you know.
So here are my goals for the end of the summer:
DL: 365 lbs
Squat: 315x3
Bench: 225x3
I dont have a measuring tape, but Ill try to take some measurements while Im home next week on break.
I can tell you this, I wear a size 31 waist, have trouble buying boxers that fit my waist and my thighs at the same time (mainly because theyre fat, I think) and I fill out a size medium shirt all right.
I also wear a size 10 shoe. That means Iv got to be like 12% bf, right?
Yeah, people on here take shit wayy to seriously. Its a lot easier to be a keyboard warrior than to actually do shit to back up your advice.
Ill try to get some videos or something of a workout. My time in the gym has been kind of spotty lately and I havent had a lot of time to do anything but get in and get out because of all the bullshit Im putting up with from school right now. I feel like my back is getting stronger, Not too sure about the pushing movements, but Iv never been as good at those as I have at pulling.
Here is todays workout:
Incline db Press: 4x8 @ 70 lb db’s
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Seated Cable Rows: 4x8 @ 150 lbs
Seated db Shoulder Press: 4x8 @ 50 lb db’s
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Lat Pulldowns: 4x8 @ 140 lbs
Close Grip Press: 4x8 @ 155 lbs
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Low Pulley High Pulls: 4x8 @ 120 lbs
I pretty much moved my 5x5 weights up to 4x8 and could have gotten a fifth set of 5 reps after everything. I guess that means Im getting stronger.
I realized that I was out of eggs this morning, so I just had cereal for breakfast. I got the calories back plus some at lunch…they had these flatbread pizza things at the dining hall so I had two of those.
Didnt pack a protein shake when I left for campus this morning, so I had chocolate milk and a turkey sandwich post workout.
Im working on setting good goals for myself. The timeframe will be this summer. It should be an excellent time because I have time to do everything the right way, and I have the money to pay for food, etc.
I already posted my goals for my big 3 lifts.
Id also like to reach 185 lbs at around my current level of bodyfat. This has dropped some since the pictures I posted at the beginning of this thread, as that was nearly 3 months ago.
My abs are visible at the top now…mostly because of an improved diet and my recent decision to stop neglecting cardio.
Im on Spring break right now. I havent had time to get to the gym until today…Im going in about an hour and a half I think.
I have been eating a lot more and a lot better since I have been home. I always feel like I am kind of deflated when I go a couple of days without lifting, but at least Im not feeling out of shape per se since I have been eating enough and eating clean.
Today is my 3x15 lower body day. A friend of mine who does nutritional consulting and has a degree in biochemistry is going to look at my typical diet and help me out however he can.
Ill post later with today’s workout.
Here’s todays workout:
Squats-3x15 @ 175 lbs
Deadlift/shrugs off of low rack-3x15 @ 205 lbs
Donkey Calf Raises- 3x15 @ 115 lbs
Hanging Knee Raises- 2x15
I may go run some intervals at the track tonight if it doesnt rain.
No workout today, ended up working all morning with my dad, and he took me out to eat at this old fashioned country food restaurant and it was good, but it put me to sleep and I slept until about 5 and didnt have the energy to have a good workout…so Im getting it in tomorrow.
I think I am going to continue with the program I am on until I have gone through the entire thing and then start with a body part type split once school is out for summer and I have time to lift that I can set aside every day. I am having a busy semester this spring, so the flexibility that the upper/lower split offers because I dont absolutely have to get 4 workouts in a week.
Ate a shitload today, had salmon steak for dinner. Good stuff.
Anyone with any recommendations on a body part type split? I know CT does some and I like his articles? Any suggestions for what I should do this summer?
Here is today’s workout:
Db Incline- 3x15 @ 55 lb db’s
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Seated Cable Rows- 3x15 @ 130 lbs
Db Shoulder Press- 3x15 @ 35 lb db’s
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Lat Pulldowns- 3x15 @ 110 lbs
Close-grip Bench Press- 3x15 @ 95 lbs
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Low Pulley High Pulls- 3x15 @ 80 lbs
EZ Bar Curls- 3x15 @ 45 lbs
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Triceps Pushdown- 3x15 @ 80 lbs
Today sucked. I dont like lifting with higher reps…I usually have to drop down to lighter weights, so I end up just getting a pump but not feeling like I did much work. The inclines and shoulder press sucked pretty hard, but everything else kind of felt like I was just going through the motions. If I go with heavier weights with the higher reps, I always gas out early.
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Have you created a road map on how you are going to accomplish this?
At my heaviest I weighed 300lbs. I realized for me to get back to hottie status I had to sit down and come up with a game plan. I lost 70lbs and gained some roughly 30 of it back and played around with those 30lbs for the past 2 years.
4 months ago I said enough is enough!!! Goals have been reestablish, a map has been created, and I know what I want to look like.
Sit down and write down EXACTLY what you want and how you plan to get there. Read that plan every day. Review it weekly to see if you missed anything. Monthly review it again and add/change/delete anything that hindered you that month.
Put your mind to it and you CAN and WILL accomplish ANYTHING YOU WANT!!!
Best of luck!!
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Fantastic BBB I see you know the mind game.
This is what I call a decent reply the rest is rubbish!
Im around. Im on spring break right now, but Im heading back to school today.
Going to the gym in a little while.
I ate clean all day today except for splitting a Zax snack with my gf earlier. It wasnt much, and I probably needed the calories since I only had an apple and a can of tuna for my mid afternoon meal.
Ill post with tonights workout when I get back.
dude, when you update with a picture, how about you actually pose so we can see your accomplishments. This is the gayest picture i’ve ever seen and shows no improvement whatsoever. I’m not flaming you or being an asshole, but dude, when you post a pick, freakin pose or flex or something man.
