Huge THANKS to the guys at Mind and Muscle for choosing me to log this stack. It's been a rough 3 months with the holidays, a move and a newborn at the house. Lifting and nutrition have taken a back seat to other things for a while, but I'm ready to get back to it. Hoping this Mass Stack can get me back to where I was before the holidays and maybe a little further.
Just turned 31 in January. I'm 6' and currently weigh about 178lbs. I weighed 184-185 at the beginning of December and was leaner and quite a bit stronger. It's amazing what 3 months of poor nutrition and little sleep can do.
I've been trying to hit the muscles twice/week, but alternating between heavy/low reps and lighter/high reps.
Chest/Tris
Legs/Back/Bis
off
Shoulders/Tris
Legs/Back/Bis
So on shoulder day, high rep dips and close grip bench will be done for tris to get some chest engagement. Heavy DB overhead presses will be done on chest day.
I took my first dose yesterday afternoon. The baby was up and down most of the night before, so I didn't get a whole lot of quality rest. I made it to the gym and got a quick workout in just to do something since I was out of town all last week for training and didn't get a lift in.
I did:
Seated military press:
135lb 5x5 (strength is definitely down)
115lb 1x12 with a slightly more narrow grip
Seated DB side raises
20lb 4x12 nice and slow with short hold at the top
Seated DB Curls
40lb 3x6
25lb 2x12
sad, but my arms were on fire after this
HIIT on the eliptical with 45 second speed and 60 second slow intervals - 4 intervals (something like 7 or 8 minutes, don't remember)
Not much, but I was already exhausted and didn't feel like working out to begin with. I am a little sore this morning though, so I guess it did something. I plan to work out at lunch today. Still didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night. The baby must be going through a growth spurt or something. She's constantly hungry. So we'll see how it goes.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what this stack will do for me. Stay tuned!
Just turned 31 in January. I'm 6' and currently weigh about 178lbs. I weighed 184-185 at the beginning of December and was leaner and quite a bit stronger. It's amazing what 3 months of poor nutrition and little sleep can do.
I've been trying to hit the muscles twice/week, but alternating between heavy/low reps and lighter/high reps.
Chest/Tris
Legs/Back/Bis
off
Shoulders/Tris
Legs/Back/Bis
So on shoulder day, high rep dips and close grip bench will be done for tris to get some chest engagement. Heavy DB overhead presses will be done on chest day.
I took my first dose yesterday afternoon. The baby was up and down most of the night before, so I didn't get a whole lot of quality rest. I made it to the gym and got a quick workout in just to do something since I was out of town all last week for training and didn't get a lift in.
I did:
Seated military press:
135lb 5x5 (strength is definitely down)
115lb 1x12 with a slightly more narrow grip
Seated DB side raises
20lb 4x12 nice and slow with short hold at the top
Seated DB Curls
40lb 3x6
25lb 2x12
sad, but my arms were on fire after this
HIIT on the eliptical with 45 second speed and 60 second slow intervals - 4 intervals (something like 7 or 8 minutes, don't remember)
Not much, but I was already exhausted and didn't feel like working out to begin with. I am a little sore this morning though, so I guess it did something. I plan to work out at lunch today. Still didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night. The baby must be going through a growth spurt or something. She's constantly hungry. So we'll see how it goes.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what this stack will do for me. Stay tuned!