Matts Log - Journey to 1000 total and a good physique.

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Okay, todays workout didn't "suck" but I miss preworkout - badly - I felt so exhausted lol. Nonetheless - I got in and hit my target numbers.

Deadlift
135x8, 185x5, 235x4, 285x4, 285x3, 235x4

Press
45x15, 65x8, 85x4, 105x4, 125x3, 105x4x2, 85x8x2

Squat 205x12
Bench 165x12
Row 115x15
Chinups BW-40x15
Dips BWx15
Pulldowns 110x15
Incline (had to use DB) - 60sX12
Single Arm Rows - 60x15
Side Laterals 20x15
Face Pulls 70x15
EZ Curls 50x15
Rope Pushdowns 85x15

Arms are just starting to recover from that damn impromptu arm day - and being pretty exhausted from the start some sets where I should have done 15 I did only 12. I need to keep a bit better track of these exercises so I make sure I'm progressively loading them - its just ez mode now but next week I'll be doing 2 sets of 12 reps - over time my volume is gonna get pretty high so we'll see how I hold up with this approach =P

You should pick up some caffeine pills dude. Like 5 bucks for 100 200mg pills. Take 2 and you have so much damn energy. It doesn't work as well as a quality pre workout but it does the trick

 

[Matthew1237]

You should pick up some caffeine pills dude. Like 5 bucks for 100 200mg pills. Take 2 and you have so much damn energy. It doesn't work as well as a quality pre workout but it does the trick

I have a ton of caff/ephedrine and preworkout - I just cant take it at the moment for health issues =(

 

[pfresh]

I have a ton of caff/ephedrine and preworkout - I just cant take it at the moment for health issues =(

That sucks man, what's wrong with ya, if you don't mind me asking

 

[Driven2lift]

I have a ton of caff/ephedrine and preworkout - I just cant take it at the moment for health issues =(

Tragedy!

Better stay in one piece while on trest/tren

 

[pfresh]

Oh okay gotcha

 

[Matthew1237]

Tragedy!

Better stay in one piece while on trest/tren

Haha yah it shouldn't effect it. It's mostly just stims that seem to really rape me good. Don't forget the Dmz3.0 2s fun, 3s a party - 5 is - a damn good attempt at making up for not working out in university? #gonnagetalldemgains - also Driven upon entering the log you are supposed to post pictures of hot chicks.

 

[pfresh]

Yes the picture is very much required

 

[Matthew1237]

I haven't posted one in a while

Food porn is also acceptable

 

[Matthew1237]

Yes the picture is very much required

You gotta have some good food porn I bet pfresh. Demanding pics.

 

[Driven2lift]

Some IG shots for you

 

[pfresh]

You gotta have some good food porn I bet pfresh. Demanding pics.

I actually never take food pics but will soon for you

 

[Matthew1237]

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Some IG shots for you

Well done sir. Well done. That's why you needed to be here.

 

[Driven2lift]

If you drop a pic with abs by the end of this log I will drop nudes

Amiseriouswhoknows...

 

[Matthew1237]

If you drop a pic with abs by the end of this log I will drop nudes

Amiseriouswhoknows...

Lol done!! Abs - ahhh - maybe pfresh can post some and I can just copy paste my face onto his incredibly shredded body. I'm sure if I keep this log going long enough I could post my own

 

[bighulksmash]

If you drop a pic with abs by the end of this log I will drop nudes

Amiseriouswhoknows...

Im def subbed !!!!

 

[Matthew1237]

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bro - the pic is all wrong - it is supposed to be of hot chicks or food porn - and while I admire you holding that dumbbell in the position in that you are aiming to crush us all - you need to post hot chicks - or food porn.

 

[bighulksmash]

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I meant to upload some sick nasty protein muffins dude hey ... i got some hotties at the local gym

 

[Matthew1237]

Haha nice - those look like some juicy protein muffins. I wish there was good protein snacks - I made protein cookies with incredible macros once - except they tasted like rock hard ****s.

 

[bighulksmash]

Haha nice - those look like some juicy protein muffins. I wish there was good protein snacks - I made protein cookies with incredible macros once - except they tasted like rock hard ****s.

Bsn vanilla mmmm hmmm

 

[Matthew1237]

**** bro syntha-6. Fuaaaark. Stuff is so tasty delicious.

 

[bighulksmash]

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1.75 lbs ribbeye
1.5 cups green beans
1.8 liters water
2 slices wheat bread
Dessert 3oz chocolate chip cookie

 

[bighulksmash]

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Glutamine cookies

 

[Matthew1237]

Lol glutamine cookies?! Dats some next level recovery **** bighulksmash

 

[bighulksmash]

Lol glutamine cookies?! Dats some next level recovery **** bighulksmash

Its my own hulk smash recipe.

 

[Matthew1237]

So today was a volume day for bench and squat - I didn't do any accessory work - I'll be hitting it in the morning. Tonight I did 30 minutes of light cardio and then.

Bench
135x6, 155x5, 175x3, 200x2, 225x1, 200x2, 185x3x2, 175x3x3, 165x5x4

Squat
135x6, 185x4, 215x4, 245x3, 275x1, 245x3, 225x3x3, 215x4x2, 205x6x3

Was pretty toast at this point and went home to hang out with friends - pretty good workout all in all - feel a bit better now that I'm getting into more calories - notice that I can push more volume without feeling so destroyed - and I'm not even using any preworkout. Should be a good day tomoorow! Might start hitting 2 sets of 12 for accesories.

 

[pfresh]

So today was a volume day for bench and squat - I didn't do any accessory work - I'll be hitting it in the morning. Tonight I did 30 minutes of light cardio and then.

Bench
135x6, 155x5, 175x3, 200x2, 225x1, 200x2, 185x3x2, 175x3x3, 165x5x4

Squat
135x6, 185x4, 215x4, 245x3, 275x1, 245x3, 225x3x3, 215x4x2, 205x6x3

Was pretty toast at this point and went home to hang out with friends - pretty good workout all in all - feel a bit better now that I'm getting into more calories - notice that I can push more volume without feeling so destroyed - and I'm not even using any preworkout. Should be a good day tomoorow! Might start hitting 2 sets of 12 for accesories.

How many cals bro? Light cardio, what kind? Finding the cardios help in me recomp

 

[Matthew1237]

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I'm trying to hit about 2000 calories right now - I think I forgot to mention this - I had a bit of fun with my diet. These are my new daily goals.

W/O Days
Protein - 240g
Carbs - 180g
Fat - 35g

Off Days
Protein 240g
Carbs 100g
Fats 72g

I just walked around the beach trail at a decent pace enough to work up a sweat with my mum and girlfriend for 30 minutes - trying to encourge me mah to get in shape and stop bein a fat fek cause shes got blood pressure issues.

As far as diet goes I've adhered to it pretty well - except today was a bit of a fun day - I went to Urban Deli with my girlfriend - there is an event called chop chop - It is pretty awesome really. http://uptownsj.com/restaurants.html - all the restaurants - well - quite a few - have a lunch and dinner dish - lunch is 2 courses and dinner is 3 - my lady and I hit 2 lunches this week - so far I've had

York Bistro
Chop Chop Lunch

First Course
Inside Out Cheese Steak
Shaved Beef, Sautee Mushrooms, peppers ,Caramelized Onions,
Garlic Loaf, Aged white cheddar

Second Course
Chocolate Truffle Crème Brûlée


And today we had
Urban Deli
Chop Chop Lunch

First Course
Start with our house made fall flavoured butternut squash, carrot & sweet potato soup with ginger, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and cream

Second Course
Move on to a deliciously grilled euro-wrap sandwich with a must try bread: light and delicious!
Grilled chicken breast with a balsamic glaze drizzle / melted Brie / chutney / garlic aioli / crisp bacon / greens

We also split a Tuna burger and Salad after this - for what reason I'm not sure - we enjoy eating well.

(I will post pics)

Then after the gym I had a chubby chicken on WW with no Mayo - cause those bitches are on for 3$ right now. Also had about...60-80g of sour candy - probably a bit too much really lol.

Aside from that I had 3 whey/casein shakes both for about 50g of protein - I have yet to hit the grocery store so powder has been my main source to get more protein into me. So I got about 150g from shakes and then probably another 80 out of meals (bad I know - just need to get groceries.)

 

[Matthew1237]

The eats this week

 

[Driven2lift]

Dayum i like the look of the grub

 

[pfresh]

Diet looks solid bro. Damn i tip my hat to you walking around on 2000 cals. 2500 was freak in rough on me.

 

[Matthew1237]

Haha yah - I have a pretty low maintainence - I'm also 8 inches shorter than you as well =P

So I did my accessory stuff today - its day 4 on dmz 3.0 and day 3 on Trest - Tren should be here monday and I'm pretty excited - already feeling more endurance and strength along with pumps - my forearms were rock solid today lol

Todays workout went as followed - all exercises were done for 2 sets of 12
Incline Bench 115
Dips BW+10
Machine Flys 115
BB Row 135
Chinups BW-30lbs
Single DB Row - 60
Pulldowns 115
Standing Dumbbell Press 45
Side Laterals 20
Face Pulls 80
Tricep Pushdowns 100
Barbell Curl 55
SLDL 135

 

[Matthew1237]

Alright - took me two days to finish the workout just due to time constraints - feeling pretty solid though.

Workout was pretty good - definitely feeling some solid pumps kicking in. Forearm pumps are getting real - almost hard to do a lot of pulling movements because they get so pumped. Could just be placebo but I am feeling a bit stronger already - but this could be because I bumped up my target calories by about 400.

Deadlift
135x6, 225x4, 255x3, 285x2, 315x2, 285x3, 255x4x2

Press
65x8, 85,x4, 105x3, 125x3, 105x5, 85x8x2

Should have done a bit more volume for my presses but the gym was just crowded and time was short.

Afterwards I did (all weights were done for 2 sets of 12)
Bench 155
Squat 155
Incline Bench 155
BB Row 135
SLDL 135
Dips BW+10
Chinups BW-25
Machine Fly 120
Db Row 60
Pulldown 110
Hyperextension Machine 145
Side Laterals 20
Face Pull 85
Tricep Cable Extension 80
BB Curl 65

I subbed CGBP for extensions just because I was feeling a little exhausted

Its definitely a ton of volume - I'm really hoping to recomp quite nicely from this cycle so I am making sure to get a lot of rest, food and recovery without over doing it in the food department. Want dem lean gainzzz

 

[Driven2lift]

Damn right you will recomp like that.
That there hypertrophy rep range

+this stack, gonna be swole.

 

[Matthew1237]

Was definitely feeling pretty beat up today took it light and didn't try for anything to crazy.

Bench
135x6, 155x4, 175x3, 195x2, 225x2, 195x2, 175x5, 155x7x4

Squat
135x5, 185x4, 225x3, 275x3, 185x6x5

Then (all for 2 sets of 12 reps)
Incline Bench 115
Dips BW
Machine Fly 115
Db Lateral Raises 17.5
Face Pulls 70
Tricep Extensions 77
Barbell Curls 55

Should have done more but back was still beat from yesterday and I was feeling pretty well worked.

 

[Matthew1237]

Here's a progress pic - first shot is November 3rd pre cycle and the other is today. Day 8 SDMZ3.0, Day 7 on Trest and Day 3 on Tvar

Feeling good so far. More calories is definitely helping. I was about 164-166 at the beginning so up about 2-3lbs so far which I think is mostly bloat from consuming more carbs and protein and less fat than my previous diet. Muscles are nice and hard - the pumps come on quickly and weights are feeling a bit lighter.

 

[Driven2lift]

Youre gonna have a solid frame next summer and look jacked. Calling it.

 

[pfresh]

Definitely lookin a little leaner. You have a pretty good taper going on

 

[Matthew1237]

Definitely lookin a little leaner. You have a pretty good taper going on

Yah I can't wait for the Tren to start kicking and help with the leaning out. Will be nice.

 

[bighulksmash]

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Here's a progress pic - first shot is November 3rd pre cycle and the other is today. Day 8 SDMZ3.0, Day 7 on Trest and Day 3 on Tvar

Feeling good so far. More calories is definitely helping. I was about 164-166 at the beginning so up about 2-3lbs so far which I think is mostly bloat from consuming more carbs and protein and less fat than my previous diet. Muscles are nice and hard - the pumps come on quickly and weights are feeling a bit lighter.

You are at the perfect size to build on . Im looking forward to seeing you after the winter !!!!!

 

[Matthew1237]

Youre gonna have a solid frame next summer and look jacked. Calling it.

Haha that's the plan. One of these days I'm gonna cut down to a good bodyfat percentage but for now it's all build build build!!!

 

[Matthew1237]

Yikes - just checked the scale and I'm 170! this morning - 12 days ago I was probably about 161 on a low carb diet - so up about 9 lbs. The funny this is I'm really not going that crazy on the eats - I anticipated my weight being down this morning and I'm up another 1-2 lbs. Hopefully weight gain slows down as I'm really not looking to go back to super bulk mode - may have to lower overall calories in the next few days if things keep up the way they are.

 

[Driven2lift]

How is your current carb intake looking?

 

[Matthew1237]

How is your current carb intake looking?

Depends on the day really. If I plan on training that day (because sometimes I end up training on off days as well) then I will up carbs and lower fats mostly in the form of breakfast pre and post workout carbs. On off days I have more fats. On training days probably hitting about 180g of carbs and high fat (70g) days I had about 100g of carbs.

 

[Matthew1237]

Good training session today. Went light and did a bunch of cable rows, Tricep extensions, a few barbell curls, pulldowns some lat pulldowns and a couple sets of chin-ups. My whole focus was just to go in and get a good pump in my lats and arms. After that I did about 10 minutes of cardio and that was it. Feeling awesome on this cycle so far. Getting tons of protein. Today's meals so far was

Breakfast
3 pieces of bacon, 3 eggs, 1 cup egg whites, some pepperoni, 2 slices of cheese and a protein shake.

Then I had another shake after the gym

Then I had about 1 1/2 cups of Greek yogurt with some jam (no sugar added)

So far I'm at about
48g of fat, 200g protein and 40g of carbs. Probably gonna bang out another double scoop shake before the night is out.

 

[Matthew1237]

#killinit puccah8808

 

[Matthew1237]

Didn't get a ton in today but what I did was kickass.

Went in and did deads and press and will be hitting other stuff tomorrow.

Deads
135x6, 175x4, 225x3, 275x2, 315x5 - this was my best back yet - was smashing through 315 and could have probably done 6 or 7, tried to hit 365 cause the m8s were pushing me on but I was gassed from there. Worked back down and did 3 sets at 225x6.

Onto shoulder press. Shoulders have been feeling tender lately. Need to do more recovery and stretching.

45x10, 65x6, 85x4, 105x3, 125x3x2 and then back down with 2 sets at 85, and 3 and 65 for 8-10 reps.

Hit a little arms after that and called it a night.

Weight was also better today - woke up at like 168-169 something - good to see that overall my diet is treating me well and I'm not going too nuts. Just gotta be careful of overdoing it on carbs and tasty treats lol.

 

[Matthew1237]

****in Tren Insomnia.

 

[Driven2lift]

****in Tren Insomnia.

You just wanted to be awake for the start of my bday, how sweet

 

[pfresh]

****in Tren Insomnia.

Greetings insomniac

 

[Matthew1237]

Greetings insomniac

God it was painful.