8 months to 185

[DipStrong]

Man, it's been a while since I posted anything! My job has me WORKING! I pulled a 60 hour week this week and had to work today because we're behind on trimming bushes.

Anyway, this is going to be a massive post. Brace yourself.

7/5/13

New Routine

Bench
10x125
10x135
10x145
7x155

Incline Bench
10x95
10x115
4x135

Cable Fly
10x30/side
10x40/side
10x50/side

DB Press
10x35/side
10x40/side
10x50/side

T-Bar Row (weight is just plates)
15x45
10x90
12x70

Lat Pulldown
10x80
10x100
10x120

Tricep Triple Extensions
10x20
10x25
10x30

7/8/13

Lat pulldown
60x30
70x25
80x15
100x13
120x11
140x9
160x3

Iso-High Row
45/sidex15/side
55x15
70x15
90x9
100x8

Cable Row
70x20
80x15
100x14
120x8

Concentration DB Curls
20x10
20x10
20x10
20x10
20x10

EZ Bar Curls
30x10
40x10
50x10
60x10
80x4

7/10/13

Bench
115x10
125x10
135x10
145x9 (set the bar down for 10 sec and got one more, so 10 total)
155x8 (barely, but I got it with no spotter)
185x3 (no spot)
205x2 (3 with spot)

Iso-Incline Press
25lb/sidex10reps/arm
35x10
45x10
70x6
70x6

Tricep Straightbar Pushdown
50x10
70x10
90x7
100x5
110x3

Incline Bench
65x10
85x10
105x10

7/11/13

OHP
Barx10
65x10
85x8
95x5 (easily could've got 6)
65x8 (shoulder starting to hurt bad)

Chin Ups (palms facing me)
10
10
10

DB Shoulder Press
(Shoulder work is really painful for me, so I have to avoid heavy weight at all costs)
20x10 seated
20x10 seated
20x10 standing

Barbell Behind the Neck Press
Barx8 (major shoulder pain, bad)
Barx8
Barx8

7/13/13

Deadlift
Barx10
95x10
115x10
135x10
155x6

Bicep DB Curls
20x10
25x10
30x10 (with preacher rest)
30x5 (without preacher rest)

Overall, even with my job, I seem to be going up on most of my lifts. But, I've lost a little more weight (151.4 this morning) and I feel like I've lost some size.

It may just be mental, but I think I've "lost" some of the mass/bulky (fast twitch?) muscle and built more of the endurance/lean muscle (slow twitch?). Maybe just purely mental, but it sure seems like it, even though I've gone up in strength like I said, my size has stayed static or maybe decreased even.

On work days I eat about 3500-4000 calories and drink about 8-10L of water, on my weekends I eat about 2200-2600 calories and about 3-4L water. But, I only have tomorrow off this weekend since we had to work today.

Another reason I think I may not be gaining much size is the amount of physical stress on my muscles and the lack of recovery time. I work 6:30am to 5pm Monday-Friday (sometimes Saturday), come home, eat, shower, nap, go to the gym, eat, relax, then go to bed at about 12:30 or 1am. My gym is 30 minutes from my house both ways.

Anyway, any comments, feel free.

 

[trn450]

Making progress on that schedule is impressive. Very difficult to do with a physical job. Keep it up.

 

[DipStrong]

Well guys, I weighed 148 this morning. And I know it's not water weight because I ate a huge dinner and drank tons of water with dinner last night too. Also didn't go to the gym last night.

May just try to get as lean as possible until school starts, which is when I'll have to cut back working to 2 days a week, and start bulking.

This is frustrating, to say the least.

 

[DipStrong]

HOLA!!!!! I'm baaaaaaack!

After over a month's hiatus, I am back on AM. I started my newest job (work study) at my college with the football team. I'm an equipment manager (ball boy) for the University of Central Arkansas football team.

Anyway, I'm up to 152 pounds as of this morning. Not that much of an increase, but it's something. I'm taking in about 3300 calories a day, easily. With college in full swing now (taking 16 hours) I'm having to eat on the fly, but I'm doing it.

My strength is AMAZING, higher than ever before. For example, my bench is up to 155 x 12 after 4 sets. Deadlift 165 x 12 after 4 sets. OHP 95 x 10 after 4 sets and squat was 175 x 13 after 4 sets. It's awesome.

Hopefully I'll be able to get back to logging my progress and what not, since I'm (mostly) on a normal schedule. I'm still using 5/3/1 and it seems to be working really well.

That's all I can think of right now, any questions or anything, just ask!

 

[trn450]

Good job, keep it up! Welcome back.

 

[Nooshefx]

Coming back?

 

[DipStrong]

Coming back?

Yeah, I'm back as of today. Had to reinstall the app on my phone.

I'm at 165 right now, I've put on some pretty good size and strength. About ready to start cutting again though. I enlisted in the Navy and need to start conditioning for bootcamp.

 

[DipStrong]

Another hiatus, I know. Anyway…..I'm at 163 now and repped 225 for 6 on bench last night, so I'd say I'm getting stronger. Hahaha