[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
you went from rockstar to meathead bouncer guarding the skinny ass rockstar.
I call that a major step up 
meat
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I never realized how few photos I have of myself until I started trying to find a pic taken in the last year or two.
Yesterday i did DE Upper, wont post cos most of the session was particularly average. However, one great thing came from it. My speed has seriously improved after the 3 previous weeks of using chains!
I used 65KG for 8 sets of 3 reps and felt quick on them all. Before using the chains i always felt fast with 50%ish but slow as the weight moved to 60%.
So iāll now use 3 week mini cycles, with and witout chains. Iāll add bands at a later date.
Elliot
[quote]Modi wrote:
Holy frigginā suckfest.
07/17/07 - Squat (ME)
A) Back Squat
barx15
135x12
225x8
315x3
365x1
405x1
445xmiss
365x3
225x20 (rep PR) & punishment
B) Cybex Hack Squat
90x12
180x8
180x8
180x8
C) Pullups (wide overhand)
12
12
10
D) Kneeling Rope Lat Pulldown
80x10
110x10
130x10
150x15 (PR +7reps)
I was feeling a little tired/weak going into this session, but I wasnāt going to let it get me down.
Squats were going OK, but when I stepped out with 445, which would have been a 10lb PR, it just felt heavy. I had difficulty getting my feet set, and the whole attempt sucked. I decended very slowly, got maybe 1/3 or 1/2 way up and had nothing in the tank, absolutely got buried under this load.
Dropped the weight to 365 to work my way back up and that felt heavy too, so thatās when I decided a 20 rep set was just what I needed to wake myself upā¦we all know how well that works.
The only high point was doing rope lat pulldowns which I havenāt done since December and going from 150x8 to 150x15.
I weighed in after the workout at 241.2, down more than 7lbs since last Thursday. Iām chugging the water right now, as Iām dehydrated as all hell. I wish I could blame the squats on the sunburn pain, but in the end, I just think the sun drained me and left me shriveled up like a raisin.
Phill, you are officially ahead of me in bodyweight. Hopefully that doesnāt last more than 24 hours. I figure Iām atleast a gallon short on water right now.
Fucking pathetic day in the gym. [/quote]
Nice sess, im sure youāll hit 445 soon. I once did a cycle of 20 rep squats and hit 225 for 20 as you did. To this day that remains the hardest set iāve ever hit in the gym. The last 5 were majorly rest pause!
I wouldnāt get any where near that now, i found 20rep endurance needed training week in week out to get good at it.
[quote]Kalle wrote:
hey man I think you are making alot of the same mistake I do, I need to make more attempts at 90%+ and not push the PRās every week, a few singles at 100% one week than go for a PR the next week. I also find you canāt get away with a miss and than another PR attempt very often. Than you are just frustrated and you went for a DL PR after you pulled a big DL PR last week. That many misses is hell on my CNS.
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I think I still need to learn my limits. Iāve notice that I overshoot and think that I have more weight in me than I really do. Iāve been feeling really good on the sets right before my PRs attempt, but when I get to the actual attempt, itās like I just hit a wall. It may be a CNS thing, Iāll have to watch how I approach PRs and learn more about what I can and cannot handle.
[quote]Kalle wrote:
Have fun in Taiwan man, I would use this time for a bit of a deload, come back from a nice vacation rested and bust some PRS!!
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Iām not sure Iām ready for a deload yet. Iāve just started and I still feel like Iāve got more growth in me. Iāll definitely try to find things to do in Taiwan. Itāll probably end up being a deload compared to the things that I do now in the States, but hopefully itāll be new and push my body in different ways than it is used to.
[quote]Phill wrote:
Sweeet now just to smash your DL Ha
Phill
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Somehow I overlooked that statementā¦Hopefully you smash my DL because yours is going up, not because mine is going down. LOL!
243.2lb today and pissing every hour on the hour.
[quote]4est wrote:
Hey guys,
Iām still aroundā¦ Iāve just been a lazy ass about keeping up with the thread lately. Saturday the 6 and 7th was my 20 year class reunion. My avatar pic comes from the gathering. Upon seeing the photo, I thought, āHoly shit, Iāve grown.ā
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Nice job on the bulk 4est!
Donāt be so damned lazy with your posts. We missed you around here.
[quote]elliotnewman1 wrote:
Nice sess, im sure youāll hit 445 soon. I once did a cycle of 20 rep squats and hit 225 for 20 as you did. To this day that remains the hardest set iāve ever hit in the gym. The last 5 were majorly rest pause!
I wouldnāt get any where near that now, i found 20rep endurance needed training week in week out to get good at it. [/quote]
Haha, I wasnāt particulary pleased with that sessionā¦and I definitely donāt care to get good at 20 rep anything, I just felt like I needed a wake up call, and the bar was already loaded so I started squatting.
But thanks for the compliment, even if undeserved.
[quote]jthsiao wrote:
Kalle wrote:
hey man I think you are making alot of the same mistake I do, I need to make more attempts at 90%+ and not push the PRās every week, a few singles at 100% one week than go for a PR the next week. I also find you canāt get away with a miss and than another PR attempt very often. Than you are just frustrated and you went for a DL PR after you pulled a big DL PR last week. That many misses is hell on my CNS.
I think I still need to learn my limits. Iāve notice that I overshoot and think that I have more weight in me than I really do. Iāve been feeling really good on the sets right before my PRs attempt, but when I get to the actual attempt, itās like I just hit a wall. It may be a CNS thing, Iāll have to watch how I approach PRs and learn more about what I can and cannot handle.
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Yup exactly my same problem, sometimes trying to push things puts me a step back I think.
Meat, fuck you and your damned voodoo doll. Hopefully you lost it or at least forgot to take it on your road trip, because I was starting to believe in the bad Mojo! 
07/18/07 - Deadlift (RE)
A) SLDL
barx15
135x12
225x8
275x8
315x8
365x5 (PR +10lbs)
405x5 (PR +60lbs)
455x1 (PR)
B) GMās
barx10
135x10
185x8
225x5
225x5
C) Natural GHRās on Seated Calf Raise Machine
x10 (PR +2 reps)
x10!
x8
D) Seated Row
100x10
140x8
170x8
210x8! (stack+10) (PR)
210x7!
210x6!
E1) Decline Russian Twists
+35lbs
x10
x8
x8
E2) Decline Situps
+35lbs
x10
x10
x10
Felt strong as hell today. A big change from yesterday. I was doing SLDLās on a raised platform so I could get a few inches of deficit in there. I went for a 10lb PR for reps and smoked it, so went up another 50 and that was tough, but doable. Had a good pump in my back at that point. Loaded 455 and started to go for 3, but my back was toast at that point. Good time to do GMās!
Finally making improvements on the Natural GHRās. I may still look like a donkey doing these, but I donāt feel like one any longer.
Ahhh, Iām back in my happy place.
[quote]4est wrote:
and this is me nowā¦
Dirty bulk for the win.[/quote]
Respect dude. Itās always nice when you run into people you havenāt seen in a while and they give you the āwhoa this guy got biggerā double-take.
ME Lower redo
A. Back Squat
Worked up to 365 x 1 (Yes hit that PR after missing it twice on Monday), then did a bunch of singles with 315ā¦ then did a bunch of sets and reps with 225.
B. Front Squat
did 3 x 3 with 225, but felt kinda weird on the hip flexor so stopped
C. Deadlift
Worked up to 3 x 3 with 405 then a bunch with 315
D. Lunges
Did 21 rest-paused reps with 75# dbās in each hand
Comments:
After my frustrating workout on Monday where I missed 365 two times, this was a welcome. I took off work and went down to spend the day with my family at the beach. Wound up staying at my cousinsā beach house that night. This morning my one cousin wanted to go to the gym to workout so I decided to go with him. He played D1 football as a defensive tackle and now is getting into bodybuilding so needless to say he is a large man. He said he was training legs so I just said "fuck itā and decided to train with him.
Didnāt do exactly the same workout as him but pretty close. I did 345 and was going to call it quits at that but he basically made me go for 365. So either his encouragement or the hottie at the leg press next to me helped me blast that weight up and I hit it real smooth and solid.
After that I did a shitload of everything else, not really positive but it was a great workout. I guess sometimes getting out of your regular routine can do wonders for you. In any case, Iām very happy about this and pretty sure I will be able to hit 405 in the next couple of months.
[quote]jtrinsey wrote:
ME Lower redo
A. Back Squat
Worked up to 365 x 1 (Yes hit that PR after missing it twice on Monday), then did a bunch of singles with 315ā¦ then did a bunch of sets and reps with 225.
B. Front Squat
did 3 x 3 with 225, but felt kinda weird on the hip flexor so stopped
C. Deadlift
Worked up to 3 x 3 with 405 then a bunch with 315
D. Lunges
Did 21 rest-paused reps with 75# dbās in each hand
Comments:
After my frustrating workout on Monday where I missed 365 two times, this was a welcome. I took off work and went down to spend the day with my family at the beach. Wound up staying at my cousinsā beach house that night. This morning my one cousin wanted to go to the gym to workout so I decided to go with him. He played D1 football as a defensive tackle and now is getting into bodybuilding so needless to say he is a large man. He said he was training legs so I just said "fuck itā and decided to train with him.
Didnāt do exactly the same workout as him but pretty close. I did 345 and was going to call it quits at that but he basically made me go for 365. So either his encouragement or the hottie at the leg press next to me helped me blast that weight up and I hit it real smooth and solid.
After that I did a shitload of everything else, not really positive but it was a great workout. I guess sometimes getting out of your regular routine can do wonders for you. In any case, Iām very happy about this and pretty sure I will be able to hit 405 in the next couple of months.[/quote]
Nice job, way to go back and get that PR.
Yeah, itās always fun to change it up every once in a while. Does the body good.
[quote]Modi wrote:
07/18/07 - Deadlift (RE)
A) SLDL
365x5 (PR +10lbs)
405x5 (PR +60lbs)
455x1 (PR)
C) Natural GHRās on Seated Calf Raise Machine
x10 (PR +2 reps)
D) Seated Row
210x8! (stack+10) (PR)
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Damn, the whoreās back and open for business again! Talking about coming back strong! Good job Modi!
[quote]Modi wrote:
Finally making improvements on the Natural GHRās. I may still look like a donkey doing these, but I donāt feel like one any longer.
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Iām getting better on those GHRs myself. At the beginning, I couldnāt even go down. Iād start failing half-way down and plop down hard on the ground in front of the Seated Calf Raise machine. Now, I can go almost all the way to parallel before I fail.
Oh yeah, another thing I started doing was to put the āboxā (aerobic steps) that I use for box squats in front of the Seated Calf Raise machine so I donāt have to fall all the way to the ground. This saves my hands from the rough impact a bit.
Hey 4est I just realized you wore a beater to your reunion, thats awesome!
I also found my friend has extra tickets for ozzfest tommarow so ME upper will be getting moved back to Friday.
Wednesday, 7/18/2007: RE Upper
A. Dumbbell Bench Press
70 x 15 (PR +1 rep)
70 x 6
70 x 6
70 x 4
70 x 4
B. Dumbbell Fly
40 x 4 x 8
C. Bent-Over Dumbbell Row
65 x 20
65 x 15
65 x 15
D1. Elbows Out Tricep Extension
35 x 4 x 8
D2. Chest-Supported Rear-Delt Raise
20 x 4 x 12
I finally got my 15th rep on the DB press. And, I took a little bit more rest for the subsequent sets, but still only managed to get 6, 6, 4, 4. I guess I still need to up my conditioning.
Just one last session tomorrow until I leave for Taiwan on Friday. Iād better get my work in tomorrow because I donāt know when my next session will be. 
[quote]Kalle wrote:
Hey 4est I just realized you wore a beater to your reunion, thats awesome!
I also found my friend has extra tickets for ozzfest tommarow so ME upper will be getting moved back to Friday.[/quote]
Nawā¦ it was just a regular tank top. Plus, that was the Sunday picnic. The āreunionā was Friday night at the local country club and I almost looked respectable there.
Sweet news on Ozzfestā¦ have fun and crack skulls.
7/18/07 ME Bench
A)ME Bench Press
Bar x who cares
95 x 3
135 x 3
185 x 3
225 x 1
250 x 1
275 x 1
300 x 1
315 x Miss (FUCK!!!)
295 x 1 x 2
Back to the heavy DBs and floor presses for ME. The only time Iāve done 315 (back in April)is after I had alternated those two exercises, and my leg drive wasnāt as good then as it is now. I feel like Iām stronger now, but itās not showing.
B)Weighted Pullups=BW + 25 x 8, 8, 6
I was shooting for 3 sets of 8, having done 4 sets of 6 most recently. Iāll get it next week.
C)Flat DB Presses=100 x 10, 10, 6
D1)Inverted Row=BW x 12 x 3
D2)Hanging Pikes=8 x 3
GREAT FRIIGIN DAY
Crazy still a bit sore from flat benching man was high time to get back to that id say
anyway got more stuff on the house done and I HAVE A SHOWER LOL first time in over 3 months ill be able to shower here and not in the back yard in the hose.
The bigger news. Your talking to the newest member and equal owner of the Topeka Art Collective. Was a great meeting and they rushing me in. I start showing and helping next month Im pretty stoked I know some good artist theyve turned down but they all really liked my work.
Phill
[quote]Modi wrote:
Phill wrote:
Sweeet now just to smash your DL Ha
Phill
Somehow I overlooked that statementā¦Hopefully you smash my DL because yours is going up, not because mine is going down. LOL!
243.2lb today and pissing every hour on the hour.
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as do I bro as do I im really looking forward to seeing what I can do. Looked back on my log and July 28th 06 I pulled 610 Sumo. Last Feb after making the switch to conventional due to strongman pulled a solid 595. Id really be happy to hit 6 plates if my arm can handle it Ill have to see how things feel One can have high hopes though and I believe my back has it in it. Id potentially like to be nearing 650 by years end
Nice work on the scale bro.
Phill
[quote]Phill wrote:
The bigger news. Your talking to the newest member and equal owner of the Topeka Art Collective. Was a great meeting and they rushing me in. I start showing and helping next month [/quote]
that is GEAT FRIGGIN NEWS!!! Congratulations Phil, knew youād get in
ā¦You took your shower before, right?
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Im pretty stoked I know some good artist theyve turned down but they all really liked my work.
Phill[/quote]
of course.
Thatās the difference between good artists and great artists.
c.