Masonmarin's First Training Log, IF / DC style Bulk!!

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Welcome everybody, this will be my first training log. This will be to help keep me on track and get some input from my fellow AM members. Bulk will start Monday the 24th. This last week was my birthday just turned 20 years old on the 14th, had a lot of cake, pizza, and beer this past week lol.. oh and lets not forget the ice cream. I will be cleaning up the diet / deloading this week I also went light in the gym last week as well.

I am not 100% sure on the exercises I will be using I am going to post the workouts here and they may change depending on how the exercise feels. I will also post starting weight / pics when I start this log next monday.

This week I am going to go through the exercises I chose for DC and probably just do 1-2 sets till failure and move on to get a feel for the exercise and weight I will be using. Going to start lighter and work my way up.

Chest - I am going to drop the standard barbell work, I have heard good things about dumbbells and honestly I have been flat benching for the last 14 months. I am thinking Flat DB press, Incline DB press, and Incline smith press. I don't need to do decline for chest growth right? What do you guys think? I could do Decline barbell presses instead?

Shoulders - Smith press to front, hammer strength shoulder press, DB shoulder press.

Tris - Wide Reverse grip smith bench, close grip smith bench, skullcrushers.

Back Width - Wide Grip pull ups, Hammer Strength Seated Lat Pulldown, Reverse grip lat pulldowns.

Back Thickness - Deadlifts, Reverse Grip Barbell Rows, Hammer Strength Rows.

Biceps - Straight Bar Barbbell Curl, EZ Bar wide grip curls, Dumbbell alternating curls.

Forearms - Hammer curls, Pinwheel Curls, Reverse Grip EZ bar Curls.

Calves - Standing Calf Raises, Seated Calf Raises, Leg Press Calf Extensions.

Hamstrings - Lying Leg Curls, Seated Leg Curls, Standing Leg Curls


Diet will probably start around 3000 calories on lift days 24-2500 rest days. Higher carbs on training days, lower carb higher fat on rest days. Can't wait to get this started!!
 
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I just decided I won't be doing Incline Hammer Press for chest I will be doing Decline Barbell Press. 7 Days till bulk!! Also picked up some Allmax German Creapure Creatine today, going to be using this during my whole bulk, debating whether or not to just start loading it now.
 
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I just decided I won't be doing Incline Hammer Press for chest I will be doing Decline Barbell Press. 7 Days till bulk!! Also picked up some Allmax German Creapure Creatine today, going to be using this during my whole bulk, debating whether or not to just start loading it now.
Decline barbell press is legit bro! I also enjoy capping my workouts with hammer wide press. Holy sh1t does that have you feeling like hulk while leaving the gym!
 
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Decline barbell press is legit bro! I also enjoy capping my workouts with hammer wide press. Holy sh1t does that have you feeling like hulk while leaving the gym!
Fersure man I hit declines a few days ago and loved the way they felt, so I think they will be good addition to DC xD.
 
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Same exercises man! What you doing for quads? I read it a few times, am I missing something :think:
Hahaha, guess he's saving the worst (most painful) for last.

Anyways, looks good. My only suggestion is that you might consider having one non-curl hamstring movement. This could be a GHR, a Russian knee curl (easier version of a GHR), stiff leg deadlift, or good morning. I didn't list RDL; RDL is good but I personally dont get anything from it.
 
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Same exercises man! What you doing for quads? I read it a few times, am I missing something :think:
Nah, I don't do quads man... JK lmao idk how quads didnt get posted up there.

Quad exercises will be Squats, Leg Press, and Machine Hack Squats. What did you mean by same exercises?
 
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Hahaha, guess he's saving the worst (most painful) for last.

Anyways, looks good. My only suggestion is that you might consider having one non-curl hamstring movement. This could be a GHR, a Russian knee curl (easier version of a GHR), stiff leg deadlift, or good morning. I didn't list RDL; RDL is good but I personally dont get anything from it.
Yeah I was thinking of doing RDL, but idk deadlifts fuggin hurt and I am using those for back, Don't rly wanna do them for hams too haha. My gym doesn't have anywhere to do glute ham raises so idk I think I might be stuck. Maybe I could try the good mornings, we'll see.
 
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Yeah I was thinking of doing RDL, but idk deadlifts fuggin hurt and I am using those for back, Don't rly wanna do them for hams too haha. My gym doesn't have anywhere to do glute ham raises so idk I think I might be stuck. Maybe I could try the good mornings, we'll see.
Just a thought since they hit the hamstrings in a different way from curls.

Good quad exercise selection. I did those exact same ones as well. Sadly every other hack machine I've used aside from my school's hasn't been as good; I miss the pain.
 
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Just a thought since they hit the hamstrings in a different way from curls.

Good quad exercise selection. I did those exact same ones as well. Sadly every other hack machine I've used aside from my school's hasn't been as good; I miss the pain.
Yeah good suggestion.. I'll try to figure something out. Thanks!
 
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Nah, I don't do quads man... JK lmao idk how quads didnt get posted up there.

Quad exercises will be Squats, Leg Press, and Machine Hack Squats. What did you mean by same exercises?
Same ones I have picked out for my blast starting in about a week.

Expect I don't have hack machine at my gym. I'll opt for smith front squats.

If natural, in my experience, doing full deads and stiff deads/RDL, I had to cut my blasts a little short bc they were killing me.

In fact, I found, for me, squats on b1 and deads on a3 (wednesdays) worked beautifully. Both are extremely taxing.

If you can kill RDL for hammys, they're a solid movement. All the ones suggested by toro are great!
 
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Same ones I have picked out for my blast starting in about a week.

Expect I don't have hack machine at my gym. I'll opt for smith front squats.

If natural, in my experience, doing full deads and stiff deads/RDL, I had to cut my blasts a little short bc they were killing me.

In fact, I found, for me, squats on b1 and deads on a3 (wednesdays) worked beautifully. Both are extremely taxing.

If you can kill RDL for hammys, they're a solid movement. All the ones suggested by toro are great!

Sounds good man, we will be blasting at like the same time then haha, should be fun! :D
 
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hmm so it looks like you do these on like a lat pulldown seat?
 
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How should I take my starting pics you guys think? Carbed up, depleted, pumped non pumped etc. Maybe I'll do a mixture of both xD.
 
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Depleted, so you can look back and be motivated by how sh!tty you look! lol

That's what I'm doing 2maro morning ;-)
Hahah, totally true, I feel so small when I am depleted, sh*t I know I am small even when I am carbed up, but that just makes me push harder! I will defy these sh*t genetics!! loll
 
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Haha lifting out of the womb I like that xD, I played soccer my whole life so I was always really scrawny. But now that I found my passion for lifting last july I will never look back!
 
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Haha lifting out of the womb I like that xD, I played soccer my whole life so I was always really scrawny. But now that I found my passion for lifting last july I will never look back!
Kid I played college ball with was like that. Just played baseball in high school and graduated at like 150lbs? Started really lifting and eating on a college program and found he had great genetics. His Senior year he played at lean 215! Now that baseball is over he's on a quest for his 212 pro card (long road) pissed me off because he had all our program lifting records, I was 2nd! (1st at our respective positions) but I got that sucka in squats, lol. My record was short lived, there was a pitcher that beat me out year after I graduated. He had RC surgery and red shirted so he literally only trained legs for 6 months

Well, now that my ramble is over i was getting to....Just got to figure out what works for you homie! Lol
 
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Kid I played college ball with was like that. Just played baseball in high school and graduated at like 150lbs? Started really lifting and eating on a college program and found he had great genetics. His Senior year he played at lean 215! Now that baseball is over he's on a quest for his 212 pro card (long road) pissed me off because he had all our program lifting records, I was 2nd! (1st at our respective positions) but I got that sucka in squats, lol. My record was short lived, there was a pitcher that beat me out year after I graduated. He had RC surgery and red shirted so he literally only trained legs for 6 months

Well, now that my ramble is over i was getting to....Just got to figure out what works for you homie! Lol
Haha yeah man, I hope to make good gains on this DC bulk! xD
 
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I'm starting to wonder if this log is going to live up to its hype or not. Damn son, when's the blast begin again?
 
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Well here are my starting pics. Pics were took carb depleted after 2 days of low cal low carb with no pump, some of the pics are self taken, I suck at posing and I know I am small, but this is why I am here and I am here to kill it!!

I started lifting last July 2011, been going strong for 14 months. I started at 135lbs, bulked up to 176 and cut down to what I weighed in today my lowest all summer at 140 lbs depleted as balls. Here is the pics!

This is me July 2011.


This is the heaviest pic I have of my self at around 168-170lbs and I peaked at 176-178


Here are my depleted/starting pics end of summer cut

















 
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Nice work man, let's get this DC part started!!!!!

You're legs are gonna blow up BTW, I can feel it, lol. You have some nice wheels, minus the farmers tan on em.
Thanks bro, yeah my legs are bigger than my upper body. Farmers tan can't really help it, I lifeguard in las vegas haha.
 
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Day 1.

Ok today was day 1 of DC training, I got less than 5 hours of sleep last night but woke up and downed 2 scoops of alphamine and 2 scoops of c4 which probably wasn't the best idea.. I also trained fasted this morning. As for the weights I started out decently light I think so that I have room to improve on lifts and not start out too heavy etc. I also weighed in at a bloated 146 today, 6 lbs heavier than I was when I took my pics when I was depleted, this is the highest I have weighed in awhile and my abs were washed out, I took a break from counting calories after I took the pics, ate some cookies and ice cream etc but was still surprised to see the scale that high lol.

Workout went well, besides the end, I believe the mixture of lack of sleep + all the stims + being fasted just made me want to puke, I was very close to throwing up and it made my deadlifts very half ass'd. I love the way I felt in the beginning though, pushing to failure with rest pause technique just does somethin to you, makes you feel awesome knowing you gave it everything you got haha.

These are all my starting weights for the DC log, and also my first time every recording my weights. RP = rest pause set, SS = straight set. Rest pause sets were done to failure then 12-15 deep breaths inbetween sets.

Workout 1A

Flat DB Press - 50lbs RP
Total reps- 25 -16x6x3

Shoulder Smith Press to Front - 105lbs RP
Total reps- 22 - 14x5x3

Wide Reverse Grip Smith Press(a** off seat)-95lbs
Total reps - 22 - 13x6x3

Hammer Strength Lat Pulldowns-1platex25-RP
Total reps - 29 - 17x7x6
These were also effected by lack of energy left and feeling sick..

Deadlifts- Straight Sets
225x4(stopped cuz this set I seriously was about to throw up lmao)
225x5(wasn't gonna do another set but manned up and did what I could)

Calories will be around 28-3000 today, here was my fastbreaker.

Whole grain oat cereal, 1/2cup milk, 10oz chicken breast, bbq sauce, 1 slice whole grain jelly toast, and some broccoli.

Total cals ~ 680 96c 73p (didn't count the calories in the broccoli)
 
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Sweet first session. Keep pushing each set until you truly can't go anymore (see yourself fail, don't go until you *think* you can go). You're using big negatives on the rest pause right?

I'd bump up the weight on those hammer strength lat pulldowns by a lot. Is that a plate and 25lb on each side? If so, go ahead and try with another plate. Otherwise add 40lb.

Keep it up dude.
 
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Sweet first session. Keep pushing each set until you truly can't go anymore (see yourself fail, don't go until you *think* you can go). You're using big negatives on the rest pause right?

I'd bump up the weight on those hammer strength lat pulldowns by a lot. Is that a plate and 25lb on each side? If so, go ahead and try with another plate. Otherwise add 40lb.

Keep it up dude.
Thanks bro, yeah I am doing controlled negatives, I could probably slow it down a little more but I was making sure I was using proper form and coming down decently slow. Yeah that was a plate and 25 on each side, I will up the weight next time, just kinda was getting a feel for everything today. Felt good xD.
 
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Nice pics broski!!! You have an amazing base that will really shine when you build and LBM on it...impressive bro!!!
 
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Nice pics broski!!! You have an amazing base that will really shine when you build and LBM on it...impressive bro!!!
Thanks for the kind words.. It is pretty hard for me to put on good size, but I am gonna give it 110% and I know I am gonna kill it!
 
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Edit: Calories today were just around 3000, 230p and 400c, rest fats.
 
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Day 2

Burn Day today, did 35 mins of fasted cardio, Incline tread walking around 10-11% incline 2.6-2.8 mph, total cals burned 270. Fast break was 10.5 oz chicken, 32g bbq sauce, greek yogurt, 3 whole eggs, 2 slice ham, 1 whole wheat tortilla, broccoli, and a mini slice of pizza. Total cals ~1225 58c 104p.

Gonna keep carbs to a minimum in my next meal, keeping cals around 2200 for the day, trying to clean up a little bit im lookin a little blurry :p.

Edit: had to add in an ice cream cone haha, low fat cookies an cream frozen yogurt is just too good. cals ended for the day at 2125 106c 195p.
 
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Day 3 Workout 1B

Well todays workout went really well, the widowmaker squats man, I only had 135 lbs on but it felt like 225, controlled reps making each rep count rly hurts lol, on my last rep I wanted to just drop the bar, did a 2 second hold at the bottom and then pushed it back up xD. As for the lying leg curls my hams have always been really weak, I feel like they will grow though, they felt really nice and tight after my set! As for the calve raises I started with 2 plates on each side and after 3 reps I knew it was too heavy, the enhanced negatives and 15 second hold at the bottom makes the weight heavy real quick. Dropped it to 1 plate on each side and finished off my 12 reps.

Straight BB Curl-55lbs (did these with a bench press bar)
Total reps-30 17x8x5 RP

Hammer Curls-30lbs
Total reps - 14 (straight set)

Standing Calve Raises-90lbs(will just forget i started with 2 plates and increase next time)
Total reps-12

Lying Leg Curls-55lbs
Total reps-23 14x7x2

Squats-
185lbsx8(straight set)
135x20(widowmaker)

Fastbreaker was 10.5 oz chicken breast, 1 greek yogurt, PB n J sandwhich, and 1 serving of whole grain oat cereal. Total cals 955 91p 91c.

Total calories today, 2900 230p 340c
 
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Nice work man, seeing those carbs makes me jealous.
Thanks bro, haha i bet man! Keto doesn't sound fun, I can do low carb but sh*t man, keto seems to be on a whole nother level, gotta love carbs!!
 
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Burn day today, Didn't really count my calories, didn't have time to pack food for work.. So I ate from the buffet we have at work, chicken pesto with mixed veggies without the pita bread, 2 chicken breasts, some salad, tuna, heap of broccoli, a couple potato wedges, and a small low fat ice cream cone. Dinner was Chicken breast / thigh, sausage link and a spoon of PB. Then I hit 10 mins of cardio at the gym, 10 mins of abs, and 30 mins in the sonna.

Olympia expo is tomorrow and I am calling off work to go! Gonna be tons of fun, free supps / food, so I won't rly be counting the cals from all the protein bar samples and pancakes they will have there, but its only one time a year gotta have fun!!
 
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Alright finally did workout 2A, workout got skipped last friday due to being busy, I am going to do 4 days of lifting this week to make up for it I think.

Workout 2A
Decline BB Bench 165 lbs
8x3x2 total 13 RP

Shoulder DB Press 55 lbs
9x5x2 total 16 RP

Close Grip Smith Bench 135 lbs
11x4x2 total 17 RP

Wide Grip Pullups Bodyweight
12x6x4 total 22 RP

Hammer strength rows 90 lbs each side
13x6x4 total 23 RP

Idk why but I feel like doing high volume training so bad, it was killing me today not to run over to the dbs and start doing more chest exercises, hopefully I wake up sore and am glad I didn't.. something about me just wants to do volume training.

Edit total cals for the day was 3100 protein well over 200g.
 
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Workout 2B

Felt good today, the widowmaker was really hard, but I loved the way my legs felt after they were completely spent xD. Something about me still wants to do more volume, idk why, hopefully DC proves me wrong I just feel like I am not getting sore enough even though I am pushing every set to the limit.

Ez Bar Wide Grip Curls 55lbs
11x5x3 total 19RP

Pinwheel Curls 25s x12

Seated leg curl 90lbs
11x5x4 total 20 RP

Leg Press Calve Extensions 4 plates
Slow and controlled 12 reps 10 second pause at bottom of movement

Leg Press
10 plates x 8 reps SS
6 plates widowmaker 20 reps.
 
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You want to be "more sore" hold your stretch for more than 60seconds. That'll do the trick.
Yeah I guess I will really push the stretches more.. I hit 90 seconds on some, 60 on others. I think its just hard trying to get used to changing up my routine. But obviously something needed to be changed and alot of people swear that DC is amazing, I just can't help but feeling I didn't do enough but hopefully that feeling fades.
 
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Yeah I did a static hold yesterday on my chest workout, felt really good, idk maybe I'm just crazy lol. I am feeling more sore as the hours go on so that's a plus!
 
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