Man BW, if Chex Mix is your greatest weakness... I envy you big time. Jack in the Box Sirloin Burgers FTW!!!
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Oh, man, I remember doing that when I had to be at a logic class in high school... had a half hour to get ready and drive. I made it!- and didn't look so bad either.Day 23
I worked my back today. Good workout. Strength was up on all exercises. I added about 2 reps for each set, so that was nice.
Today's Exercises:
WG Lat Pulldown
Standing Lat Pulldown
Seated Row
Deadlifts
12mins on Stairmaster (Cut it short today by a few minuntes. No good excuse really. I just didn't want to be there any longer.)
I slept great last night. Didn't really wake up at all. I remember slightly picking my head up when I heard my brother grinding coffee before he left for work, but once my head hit the pillow again, I was out. I must have turned off my alarm and kept sleeping. I don't remember turning it off, but my cell phone (that's the alarm I use) was right next to me in bed when I woke up a half-hour after I was supposed to get up. That was kind of why I wanted to get out of the gym without spending the extra 8 minutes doing cardio. I'm already running a half-hour behind schedule today.
Haha! I can't stand eating burgers from fast food restraunts. It grosses me out thinking about all of the crap they put in them. The only fast food burger place I eat at is In 'N Out, 'cause there burgers are the healthiest in the fast food industry... Even then I get them protein style (w/ no bun).Man BW, if Chex Mix is your greatest weakness... I envy you big time. Jack in the Box Sirloin Burgers FTW!!!
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I know what you mean, but I don't think it malfunctioned at all. I always keep my phone on my nightstand, and this morning I woke up late, with the phone right beside me in bed. I'm sure I was 90% asleep, grabbed the phone to shut off the alarm, and dozed right off again.Cells phones are b1tches sometimes :frustrate: Cant tell you how many time Ive been late for work/school because of a malfunctioning cellphone alarm
Yes, that's all it is. I do it on your standard Leg Press / Sled. It really seems to be helping my quad development and separation.
AGREE. I haven't done the "two-leg" press in over a year and I'm not missing it. Greater range of motion is perhaps the main reason why I prefer the unilateral. I see too many people overloading the press and then "going down" to something equivalent of a 45 degree squatI love doing one-legged leg presses on the horizontal Leg Press machine. I feel like I can get a much better stretch, greater range of motion, and much better contraction doing them there as opposed to on the leg press sled.
How much do you deadlift these days Irish ?Day 23
I worked my back today. Good workout. Strength was up on all exercises. I added about 2 reps for each set, so that was nice.
Today's Exercises:
WG Lat Pulldown
Standing Lat Pulldown
Seated Row
Deadlifts
12mins on Stairmaster (Cut it short today by a few minuntes. No good excuse really. I just didn't want to be there any longer.)
I've been working with 315 in the 6-8 rep range. I start at 225 for about 15 reps and then work my way up. I don't know what my max would be. My lower back always seems to be somewhat sore or fatiguied, and that seems to keep me from really pushing myself on deads.How much do you deadlift these days Irish ?
It's true...you've got me beat.Yeah well... I did stay at a holiday inn last night!!!
I win!!!
Adams
go for it man. ive been progressing very nicely since i started working more in the 2-5 range. 6 weeks ago was 315 x 2, barely. now im at 365 x 3, with juice left in the tank. plus i had volcom crunch some numbers for me so i had a somewhat structured workout plan.I've been working with 315 in the 6-8 rep range. I start at 225 for about 15 reps and then work my way up. I don't know what my max would be. My lower back always seems to be somewhat sore or fatiguied, and that seems to keep me from really pushing myself on deads.
I haven't had a "I kick @$$" day in awhile. Good job!Day 24
Today was relatively impressive in the weight-room. My schedule was a little changed so I lifted in the late afternoon, and even though I wasn't at all in the zone, I crushed every exercise. My lifts went up AT LEAST two reps on each exercise in each rep-range. I was very happy with my performance.
Today's Exercises:
Pec Flies
Incline BB Bench Press
HS Decline Chest Press
Weighted Dips
Seated Calf Raise
20mins on Spin bike @ mod-intensity
As usual, I won't be posting numbers, but I will post before and after comparison numbers for each muscle group at the end of my log. I've still got a little over a week left.
I'll be placing my NP order tonight. You guys know I'm a supp-junkie, so suggestions are welcome!
Ya, it was great, but I just wish I was more into it. I just wasn't in the mood at all. I'd crank out some good reps and just be like, "Meh, whatever." Write it down in my logbook, rest, get in another set.I haven't had a "I kick @$$" day in awhile. Good job!
Man, if I was loaded with MST supps like you, all I'd really have to buy would be protein. Your lineup covers everything else!I wish I had money like that for supps...
haha almost everything for sure. Not everything though . I have to buy protein, fish oils, phosphatidylserine, bcaa/eaa, gut health/acidophilus and uhh...other stuff, hahaMan, if I was loaded with MST supps like you, all I'd really have to buy would be protein. Your lineup covers everything else!
I've bought WAY less in quantity, but well exceeding your total, so not bad!Ya, it was great, but I just wish I was more into it. I just wasn't in the mood at all. I'd crank out some good reps and just be like, "Meh, whatever." Write it down in my logbook, rest, get in another set.
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Ya, it's too easy to do. I could easily spend $500 a month on supps if I wanted. Especially with my mega-dosing habit.I've bought WAY less in quantity, but well exceeding your total, so not bad!
I think I spent around $450 last December. That was the most I've dropped in one purchase. It was for a very expensive Recomp that didn't do as well as I'd hoped.Ya, it's too easy to do. I could easily spend $500 a month on supps if I wanted. Especially with my mega-dosing habit.
The Recomp. This might sound way out there for ya'llz, but I swear my body is biologically seasonal. No matter what I do, how I eat, cardio, train, because I've had my share of seasons to do everything and anything at every time and season of the year, but I ALWAYS gain 5-10lbs during the Fall, I peak around Winter/beginning Spring and I lose 5-10lbs toward the end of Spring and going into the Summer. I think during the cold seasons my body fights to hold on to fat or warmth and sheds it during the summer to relieve heat. Now, I can regulate how much is gain, loss or even fight to maintain, but my body seems to behave in this manner and fighting it turns an uphill battle into a vertical wall climb, which I've stopped doing.The supps didn't do as well as you hoped, or the recomp in general?
315 is almost twice your BW and you start your warmup at 225 which is 70% of that. Great, my short term goal is to lift twice my BW (doing 1.5 ATM), but I'm starting my warmup too low, I :think: Will try it at 70% of my max and see where that gets me :head: ....hopefully not inI've been working with 315 in the 6-8 rep range. I start at 225 for about 15 reps and then work my way up. I don't know what my max would be. My lower back always seems to be somewhat sore or fatiguied, and that seems to keep me from really pushing myself on deads.
The good thing about this bodytype is that it tends to hold on to muscle better than the others. Droping fat and adding muscle can both be difficult, but once you've got the muscle, it sticks with you pretty well.Volcom I feel your pain haha.... This seems to happen to me for years...Spring and summer lose that 5-10 pounds lookign good want to hold on, but no matter the supps or workout I fight to keep the pounds off in the winter. I like you dumbell analogy. I have the body type that I can blow up big time without much effort (though not all muscle) but cutting is a long hard drawn out proces that can only occur after winter fall haha...
Ick! It's not even so much the heat that bothers me. I can tolerate heat...humidity is what pisses me off. Where I'm at, the humidity is about 80-95% depending on the month. It's horrible. I'm still used to the weather up North. I can't wait to move some place cooler.You guys should come over to North Queensland, it is summer all year around:lol:
But keep in mind that my max isn't 315, it's just the highest that I've been going up to. When taking percentages you need to know your 1RM. I don't know what mine is. Probably about 405. In that case, I'm only warming up with about 56% of my max.315 is almost twice your BW and you start your warmup at 225 which is 70% of that. Great, my short term goal is to lift twice my BW (doing 1.5 ATM), but I'm starting my warmup too low, I :think: Will try it at 70% of my max and see where that gets me :head: ....hopefully not in:lol:
Yeah that sounds like my situation. Except that my has been hard and add procrastination onto that and it doesn't work out too well.Day 25
Today was amazing! I hit Hamstrings and totally crushed every exercise and previous weight that I had been doing. The pump was insane, and the intensity was incredible. I forced every last rep I could muster in each and every set.
On top of that, I bumped the intensity up on HIIT. Instead of doing 30/60s, I cut my rest time in half and did ten intervals of 30/30. WOOOOT!
Today's Exercises:
Prone Leg Curl
Kneeling Leg Curl
SLDL
Abductor/Adductor
10 intervals HIIT @ 30/30 on bike
My Quads got hit pretty hard doing HIIT, so hopefully they won't be horribly beat up later in the week. My legs were already sore before todays workout, so I can't imagine what they will feel like tomorrow. My legs have been getting a good beating every week.
I won't take my weight again until Thursday or Friday. Hopefully I'm up another 1/2lb or so. I'm all about slow, steady gains these days! I know it's all LBM if it comes on slowly.
I've got class in an hour, and I'll be doing HW all day after that. I can't wait until this semester is over. It hasn't been real hard, but it is really keeping me busy. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't such a procrastinator.
I would love and hate that at the same time, depending. Southern California summers get up to 98-100 degrees and by the time Fall/Winter rolls around, it's a welcomed relief from the heat. However, it would be nice to have that year round fat burning furnace available. Heat seems to perpetuate cardio for me. I love to sweat and I think 80% of my motivation is derived from when the biological kitchen sink starts to flow. Running in the cold doesn't do it for me, it's not very psychologically rewarding. I'm like a shark who smells blood when I see sweat. It amps me up and gets me going even harder.You guys should come over to North Queensland, it is summer all year around:lol:
It's sexy as hell when girls bust their butt at the gym. But they're in great demand at my gym; few, if any, are there busting a$$ at the moment ! .. nor do anyone else sweat at my gym it seems, so I'm the only one pi$$ed off at the A/C being on as cold as/colder than the temperatures are outdoors. Arrrghh..On that note, girls that sweat are very sexy. I started to notice that at a young age. In elementary school, after we all got back from recess, lunch or PE, when girls still played and got sweaty. When we would get back to class and I would see some pretty girl sweating, I'd be like, "I don't know why, but I totally want to kiss her on the cheek right now" bow-chicka-wow-wow.
Cute girls that sweat at the gym.... I think there's a lot of respect mixed up in that sexy sight, which intensifies the attraction.
I agree. There was one in my gym this morning with her husband. I wanted to shake his hand and say, "Nice job, sir."It's sexy as hell when girls bust their butt at the gym. But they're in great demand at my gym; few, if any, are there busting a$$ at the moment ! .. nor do anyone else sweat at my gym it seems, so I'm the only one pi$$ed off at the A/C being on as cold as/colder than the temperatures are outdoors. Arrrghh..
It is really hard for some people to understand why we have to eat healthy. I know how you feel, it is very bothersome. Happens to me all the time, but I usually get it from my overweight friends who think I am "sooooo skinny and don't need to worry about dieting". People need to realize that it's not always about losing weight, it is about overall health. I don't want to have diabetes when I'm 40. Eating like most of my friends will get me there though.RANT
UGH!
So I'm about to leave class and one of the dudes that sits in my row asks me if I want to grab some food with him and a few others from class. I like all of the people, but I usually decline because I am normally rushing to get back so I can cook for Meal 4, but we got out early so I agreed to go and just get some coffee. They were waiting around for another guy to finish talking to the prof so I just said I'd go grab a table.
I get to Chilis, grab a booth and that cute dark hair redhead is in there by herself. So thinking jackpot, I finally have a chance to talk to her. So I invited her over and she sits down with me and we chat a little bit. She starts saying how she's on a diet and asks me what she should eat, bla bla bla. So I make a suggestion, "No. I don't like that." - I make another, "No, they probably wouldn't cook it right." - This goes on until I've mentioned every dish that's at least somewhat healthy. So, I'm just like, "Fine, I tried. Get whatever you want." She orders some totally unhealthy Mexican thing...Whatever. Then the sh*t flies...she starts basically badgering me about my healthy eating habits. "Why do you eat so healthy? Are you OCD? Are you a bodybuilder? Why are you always eating in class? Etc." All the normal questions people ask that I HATE! I seriously hate when people ask those stupid questions. That's like me asking people, "Why do you eat so unhealthy? Are you a slob? Do you want to die early? Do you like being fat? Do you feel good about yourself when you eat complete sh*t?" I mean, what the hell?! - Anyways, she starts saying how she wants to lose weight but how she can never stick to a diet and she has to satisfy her cravings and she keeps gaining weight even though she's working out. GAKhgaohergioh!!!!!!Asjdjsdg;robihribbarb;ljkn !!!!!!!!!!1
She was boring on top of it.
THANK GOODNESS the other people show up and I can have a good conversation with all of them.
Well, I can scratch her off my list.
I just get really upset and frustrated when people always feel the need to bring up my eating habits or weightlifting right when they meet me.
No way, dude. I'm done with that one. No skin off my hide.I wouldnt give up on her just yet man. You might be being too picky (being a Jerry). I have the same prob. But Id give her another chance man. She was prob boring because she was nervous and you cant expect her to not be ignorant on our way of life. Jus sayin from one homie to another
Sorry but this one just had me rolling, not laughing at you but just the way you put it was funny as hell. I don't get people like that people talk alot of sh1t to me too because I always have food or a protein shake, but you know what its their fukking fault they are fat. I mean the only real reason they badger you is because they are jealous. You should just bench press their fat asses and then throw them in a pile of lava(if you can find one that is).RANT
UGH!
So I'm about to leave class and one of the dudes that sits in my row asks me if I want to grab some food with him and a few others from class. I like all of the people, but I usually decline because I am normally rushing to get back so I can cook for Meal 4, but we got out early so I agreed to go and just get some coffee. They were waiting around for another guy to finish talking to the prof so I just said I'd go grab a table.
I get to Chilis, grab a booth and that cute dark hair redhead is in there by herself. So thinking jackpot, I finally have a chance to talk to her. So I invited her over and she sits down with me and we chat a little bit. She starts saying how she's on a diet and asks me what she should eat, bla bla bla. So I make a suggestion, "No. I don't like that." - I make another, "No, they probably wouldn't cook it right." - This goes on until I've mentioned every dish that's at least somewhat healthy. So, I'm just like, "Fine, I tried. Get whatever you want." She orders some totally unhealthy Mexican thing...Whatever. Then the sh*t flies...she starts basically badgering me about my healthy eating habits. "Why do you eat so healthy? Are you OCD? Are you a bodybuilder? Why are you always eating in class? Etc." All the normal questions people ask that I HATE! I seriously hate when people ask those stupid questions. That's like me asking people, "Why do you eat so unhealthy? Are you a slob? Do you want to die early? Do you like being fat? Do you feel good about yourself when you eat complete sh*t?" I mean, what the hell?! - Anyways, she starts saying how she wants to lose weight but how she can never stick to a diet and she has to satisfy her cravings and she keeps gaining weight even though she's working out. GAKhgaohergioh!!!!!!Asjdjsdg;robihribbarb;ljkn !!!!!!!!!!1
She was boring on top of it.
THANK GOODNESS the other people show up and I can have a good conversation with all of them.
Well, I can scratch her off my list.
I just get really upset and frustrated when people always feel the need to bring up my eating habits or weightlifting right when they meet me.
Maybe she was just trying to burn more calories:blink::trout:No way, dude. I'm done with that one. No skin off my hide.
Plus, she ate her peas one at a time! :lol:
That's how all Gingers eatMaybe she was just trying to burn more calories:blink::trout:
Dude, I can't even express in words how frustrating it is. I just don't understand why people feel the need to ask those questions! It has become such a norm for people to eat poorly that they look at you as though you're an alien when you are sticking to your diet! It just really grinds my gears.Sorry but this one just had me rolling, not laughing at you but just the way you put it was funny as hell. I don't get people like that people talk alot of sh1t to me too because I always have food or a protein shake, but you know what its their fukking fault they are fat. I mean the only real reason they badger you is because they are jealous. You should just bench press their fat asses and then throw them in a pile of lava(if you can find one that is).
Not in Southern California. We're the capital of Yoga & Pilates practioners, vegetarians, tofu burgers and celebrity vanity. People who eat healthy are quite normal. We still have a ton of fatties, but people who are lean or fitness crazed are a familiar sight.Dude, I can't even express in words how frustrating it is. I just don't understand why people feel the need to ask those questions! It has become such a norm for people to eat poorly that they look at you as though you're an alien when you are sticking to your diet! It just really grinds my gears.
And the "pea" thing was from Seinfeld because Met called me a Jerry. There was an episode that Jerry dumped a girl because she ate her peas one at a time.
Hmmm...Not in Southern California. We're the capital of Yoga & Pilates practioners, vegetarians, tofu burgers and celebrity vanity. People who eat healthy are quite normal. We still have a ton of fatties, but people who are lean or fitness crazed are a familiar sight.