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imprezivr6 · 10-27-2007, 02:46 PM

Day 21(10/26)

Neovar
Dosed 5 caps 15min prior to my pre workout meal, and 5 caps 15 min prior to my post workout meal. Both meals contain about 75g's of carbs.

DRIVE-
Took 3 drive 45+ min before my pre workout meal, and 3 more later in the day 45min before eating.

Notes-
Had a good workout. Mentally was 100%, strength wise i was not thrilled. Still made improvements.

Vascularity has been really good lately. Libido is still up. Still noticing some acne, which i could do without.

Been noticing some definite increases in muscle hardness lately.

Training Log

Code:

			                LT			   TT
Hs Incline-	                      270x11rp                   270x12             
Hs Shoulder Press-                    180x16rp                   190x12rp          
Close Grip press-                     195x21rp         	         205x19rp           
wide hammer grip pull down            195x18rp                   210x17rp                     
T-Bar row-	                      160x9                      165x9

Training Notes

Hs Incline Same weight but beat reps by 1. Next time i am going to add some weight, and just try and maintain reps.

Hs Shoulder pressFelt weak as **** on these for some reason. I added 10lbs but lost 4 reps. I am going to take this as my mulligan on this excersise, and if i don't make progress on it next time i hit it, i will substitute it for a new movement.

Close Grip Bench Press- Added 10 lbs on these, and lost 2 reps.. I am going to likely add 10 more lbs next time and try to further lower my rep range.

Wide Hammer Grip Pull Down-
Felt great on these. added 15lbs and only lost 1 rep.

Tbar row(non chest supported)-
Added 5lbs to these and tied my reps. Will add another 5-10lbs next tme.

Thanks for following.

machinehead · 10-28-2007, 02:10 PM

Adding weight and keeping the reps is much easier than keeping the weight and trying to increase the reps, even at one at a time, especially on movements that start with the concentric phase [most if not all HS machines]. What I do is start with a higher rep range on those [around 20 rest-paused] and add weight each time, eventually bringing the rep range down to 15 [or not if I am really feeling it]. For example, on HS incline,it is quite plausible to go 220 X 20 to 240 X 21 to 260 X 20 to 280 X 18, whereas if you started at 260 X 13 then it becomes 260 X 14 then 260 X 15 then 270 X 12 [barely]. It is much harder that way, at least for me, at the lower rep range.

Clean log and decent results, by the way, keep it up!

imprezivr6 · 10-28-2007, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by machinehead

Adding weight and keeping the reps is much easier than keeping the weight and trying to increase the reps, even at one at a time, especially on movements that start with the concentric phase [most if not all HS machines]. What I do is start with a higher rep range on those [around 20 rest-paused] and add weight each time, eventually bringing the rep range down to 15 [or not if I am really feeling it]. For example, on HS incline,it is quite plausible to go 220 X 20 to 240 X 21 to 260 X 20 to 280 X 18, whereas if you started at 260 X 13 then it becomes 260 X 14 then 260 X 15 then 270 X 12 [barely]. It is much harder that way, at least for me, at the lower rep range.

Clean log and decent results, by the way, keep it up!

I feel ya there. That is what i am doing for the most part. Chest was just something that was lagging for me so i have been trying to keep it in a lower rep range(11-15) for a bit, and see how things went. It seems to actually be catching up decently.

I am thinking of dropping some weight now in order to bring my rep-range higher, and working it back down like you said.

Thanks for the advice!

EasyEJL · 10-28-2007, 06:01 PM

my chest is lagging too, I need to do some concentrated extra exersizes for it I guess

imprezivr6 · 10-28-2007, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyEJL

my chest is lagging too, I need to do some concentrated extra exersizes for it I guess

Sucks doesn't it..lol

EasyEJL · 10-28-2007, 06:15 PM

yeah, in the last 8 weeks I added .75 to one bicep, 1 inch to the other, half inch to shoulders, nothing to chest. Lats look bigger flexed, but that doesn't help

imprezivr6 · 10-30-2007, 06:35 PM

Day 23 (10/29)

Neovar
5 caps neovar 15min before my pre workout meal, and 15 min prior to my post workout meal.

DRIVE
3caps 1hr before my preworkout meal, and 3 caps at 1pm 1hr before eating.

RPM
3 caps with DRIVE pre-workout.

Notes-
Didn't get a chance to update yesterday after the gym, as it was my Bday and i was busy all day.

But i had a great workout. Intensity is still present.. I felt decently strong and made some progress in the gym.

Libido has been great lately. It went from non existent to, highly elevated. I am loving DRIVE for this. If it did nothing else but that, i would be happy..lol

Pumps, and vascularity have remained about the same.

I have been feeling a bit fatigued lately. And if it continues i will take a week off from training.

Training Log

Code:

			     LT			         TT
Standing Ez Curl-           100x14rp                   90x21rp
Pinwheel Curls-             35x10                      40x10
45°Leg press(calf)-         225x10   		       235x11       
Hs Seated Ham-	            90x26rp		       100x23rp
Leg Press-	        680x13   590x20               720x 10 630x20

Training Notes

Standing Ez Curl
I decided to actually lower the weight here by 10 lbs to try and work my way through a slight plateau. I managed to get 7 more reps with the lowered weight, which i am happy with. Now i will increase weight next time.
Pinwheel Curls
Stepped up to 40lb dumbells on these, and managed the same reps. Will try and add reps next time.

45°Leg press(calf)-
Added 10lbs here, and also added 1 rep. Going to add more weight next time.

Hs Seated Ham- Added 10lbs, and lost 3 reps. Going to add weight next time, and try and keep reps the same..

Leg Press
Managed 8plates per side for 10reps, and 7 plates per side for 20. I am going to add weight to both sets next time.

**metroba** · 10-31-2007, 10:00 AM

Happy bday holmes!

imprezivr6 · 10-31-2007, 05:38 PM

Day 25

Weight
10/09-189.2
10/16-190.8 +1.6lbs
10/23-192.0 +1.2
10/31-194.6 +2.6

Neovar-
I have decided to bump my neovar dose to 12 caps on training days. So i took 6 caps 15 min before eating my pre workout meal, and 15min before my post workout meal. Non training days will remain at 10.

Drive
3 drive 45min before my pre workout meal. And 3 more at 1pm 45min before eating.

RPM
3 caps with my drive 45min before pre workout meal.

Notes-
Had a good workout today. Had decent intensity.. Not what it has been, but still good.

Libido increases seemed to level off.. My libido is a bit lower then it was a few days ago. But still increased.

Felt pretty strong today.

I think after Fri, i am going to take a 7 day "cruise" period, and rest up. I am starting to feel tired during the day, and wanting to nap, when before i would never nap. My body seems to be telling me to take the time off. I will give it till fri, and see how i feel.

Training Log

Code:

			              LT			  TT
Incline Smith press-                235x13rp                  240x15rp
Smith Mil press-                    180x16rp                  185x15rp            
Rev grip bench(smith)-              190x22rp         	     200x21rp             
Assisted Wide Grip Pullup-          20x18rp                   20x19rp       
Rack Dead-                          405x6                     405x7

Training Notes

Incline Smith press
I felt really strong on these for some reason. I increased weight by 5lbs, and was aiming for atleast the same reps, but i managed to add 2reps. I think i am going to add another 5lbs next time, and shoot for the same reps.

Smith Mil press
Added 5lbs here and lost 1 rep. Not really thrilled about my losing the rep, but we will see what happens next workout. I did still add weight.

Rev grip bench(smith)- added 10lbs here in hopes of bringing the rep range down a bit, but actually managed to only lose 1rep. I will add another 10-15lbs next week..

Assisted Wide Grip Pullup-
Beat my reps by 1. I am going to have to sub these out for something else, as i am out of weight to remove.

Rack Deads
Kept weight the same, but beat it by 1 rep. Was happy with that. Will add weight next time, and try and keep reps about the same.

imprezivr6 · 10-31-2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by metroba

Happy bday holmes!

Thank you!

EasyEJL · 10-31-2007, 06:06 PM

Ha I missed that, so yours is the 30th too?

imprezivr6 · 10-31-2007, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyEJL

Ha I missed that, so yours is the 30th too?

29th..

Happy Bday to you! I hate my bday..lol

EasyEJL · 10-31-2007, 07:01 PM

I enjoyed it growing up, always had an excuse to go out on goosey night (or mischeif night, whatever you called it where you grew up). I have a halloween fixation of course.

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