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EasyEJL said:
i've decided to take a week off from lifting to just get in some healing time. my left elbow is bothering me, and its been 12 weeks since I took a week off.
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Good idea to rest up those joints especially after GVT AND GBC!!! Masochist LOL

Maybe do some light cardio so you don't get out of the habit of going to the gym.
 
I've got some additional vitamin D.
We'll see how that goes, but it looks like it would get a little expensive to do something like 10,000 IU/day.
Might be more cost effective to just tan regularly. Really, I would be doing it for the ladies, you know? They want me to make them happy through having a tan body.
What would you guys do?
 
thewilman said:
I still can't believe that this chick broke up with me! They are all NUTS.

Dem girls dem mad mon!
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The faster you can accept it the better.

Look at it as a positive. Unless you I read you wrong. If you don't like Wil, then something is wrong with you.
 
bitterplacebo said:
has she even said anything about it to you?
maybe she works for some secret agency and can't tell you about how she had to go under cover for some crazy operation for a while

if that's not the case, maybe you could just go a stalking until she understands the situation and comes back to you

or files a restraining order
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:toofunny:

My lady had to deal with a stocker....now I wasn't "laughing out loud"'n
 
bitterplacebo said:
Really, I would be doing it for the ladies, you know? They want me to make them happy through having a tan body.
What would you guys do?
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Another philanthropist! ;-)

Maybe you and Smet can start your own foundation!

LOL

I live in FL so no issues with the sun...what about a tanning bed? Or that spray on tan! :-)
 
xjsynx said:
:toofunny:

My lady had to deal with a stocker....now I wasn't "laughing out loud"'n
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That sucks...did he work in the dairy section or canned vegetables?

:D

Seriously, though hope that is over with and you guys are cool...unless YOU were the stocker! :ntome:
 
Cool tribal dragon back piece...you think that could be mod for upper arm?

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bitterplacebo said:
Nice, what else do you plan on regularly juicing?

I'd like to just blend or juice everything. Chewing takes so much time.
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chewing is a drag. I figure a bunch of different fruits + vegetables just to try it out. not sure how well bannanas would work. might try pomegranites
 
I'll be back fellas...the only bad thing about juicing is no fiber and it probably spikes your insulin w/ the fruit juices.

L8R
 
yeah, I dropped 3 apples in. i bought one of the breville juice fountains. all I did was take off the stem and rinse em.but all the pulp + stuff ends up in a separate container. you can use it with pumpkins or melons to drink the juice, then use the pulpy stuff for pie or breads or stuff like that
 
pumpkin sounds good right now. I bought this bread mix, but now that I look at it, 2/3 of the carbs are sugar.

I'll probably just make it and give it to someone, like the ladies, so I can say I did something for them.
 
Instead of trying to do gbc's 3 days M W F, what about doing each of them with 2 days rest after instead and let the days fall where they fall? it seems that 1 day rest isn't enough for me to fully recover really. 4 weeks of it and i'm wiped out now
 
EasyEJL said:
Instead of trying to do gbc's 3 days M W F, what about doing each of them with 2 days rest after instead and let the days fall where they fall? it seems that 1 day rest isn't enough for me to fully recover really. 4 weeks of it and i'm wiped out now
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You could try it. It would basically be 10 training days per month rather than 12, so it's not a huge difference, but this way you'll probably feel better. The spacing also might help you concentrate on staying consistent with cardio since you won't have to worry too much about it effecting your resistance workouts.

I never looked closely at what gbc entailed, do you have a link to a program you are using?
 
yeah, the hard part is that it is all muscle groups each workout, and i'm too old to heal that fast inbetween :)

There are a few notations that you might not be familiar with. These are used
to denote supersetting and tempo.

Supersetting is designated by the use of letters and numbers i.e. A1 and A2
or B1 and B2. First perform the A1 movement. Rest the prescribed amount
of time and then perform the A2 movement. Continue alternating between
the two exercises until all the recommended sets of each are complete.

Tempo (the speed at which you perform the movement) is designated with a
three-digit number in units of seconds i.e. (301). The first number is the
eccentric or lowering portion, the second number indicates the isometric or
pause, and the final number is the concentric or positive portion. For
example, on a bench press with a 311 tempo you would lower the load for
three seconds, pause on the chest for one second, and then extend to the
start in one second. Note: "X" denotes explosive effort.

Day One

A1 - Step Ups 4 x 12 (20X) 60 sec
A2 - Chin Ups 4 x 10 (311) 60 sec

B1 - Lunges (dynamic) 3 x 12 (311) 45 sec
B2 - Incline Dumbbell Chest Press 3 x 10-12 (411) 45 sec

C1 - Seated Leg Curl 3 x 10 (401) 45 sec
C2 - Barbell Shoulder Press 3 x 12 (311) 45 sec

D1 - Seated Dumbbell Hammer Curl 2 x 10-12 (411) 30 sec
D2 - Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extensions 2 x 10-12 (422) 30 sec

Day Two

A1 - Deadlift 4 x 10-12 (311) 60 sec
A2 - Swiss Ball Push Ups 4 x 12-15 (222) 45 sec

B1 - Leg Press 3 x 12-15 (411) 60 sec
B2 - Seated Cable Row w/rope to Neck 3 x 10-12 (321) 45 sec

C1 - Single Standing Leg Curl 3 x 10 (411) 45 sec
C2 - Lateral Raise 3 x 12 -15 (221) 45 sec

D1 - Barbell Curl 2 x 10 - 12 (311) 45 sec
D2 - EZ Bar French Press (seated) 2 x 10- 12 (311) 30 sec

Day Three

A1 - Squat 4 x 12-15 (401) 60 sec
A2 - Bench Press 4 x 10-12 (411) 60 sec

B1 - Lunge (static) 3 x 15 (311) 60 sec
B2 - Barbell Rows 3 x 12 (311) 60 sec

C1 - Good Mornings 3 x 10 (312) 60 sec
C2 - Standing Alt. Dumbbell Press 3 x 12 (201) 45 sec

D1 - Reverse Barbell Curls 2 x 12 -15 (212) 30 sec
D2 - Triceps Pushdowns (underhanded) 2 x 12 -15 (312) 30 sec
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EasyEJL said:
yeah, the hard part is that it is all muscle groups each workout, and i'm too old to heal that fast inbetween :)
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That looks like a pretty good routine. Is your soreness usually localized to particular muscle groups, or are you just fatigued in general from the workouts? The one thing I notice is that there's 7 sets of leg exercises, which might be just too straining on your recovery abilities. I wouldn't go more than 5 sets. I do 4 sets for legs on each M, W, F and I've been good with that during my last 2 pct weeks.
 
I'll probably be switching towards that kind of gbc routine over the next few weeks because I'm not getting to concentrate on all the muscle groups evenly with my current heavy, 6 rep, full body scheme.

I always walk in and do my heavy squats first. Then after heavy back exercises, the chest, shoulders, calves and arms don't feel like working hard.
 
no, they are to "2 reps before failure" :) actually it is mostly thighs that are not quite well healed before next workout, upper body seems ok
 
I particularly am concerned for while I am on x-factor, with the increase in DOMS + joint pain from it. Sounds like a lovely combo... thats why i was considering an extra rest day. but maybe dropping it to 3 sets rather than 4 on each of the leg superset pairs would work, or still doing 4 of the superset with just 3 of the squats, deadlifts + step ups. Actually hmm its mostly the quads, low down on them (near the knee) that stay sore longest. the vastus medialis. maybe its the lunges? or just the combination of all the quad exercises.

I bet i'd be fine M W F with this..

A2 - Chin Ups 4 x 10 (311) 60 sec
A1 - Step Ups 3 x 12 (20X) 60 sec

B2 - Incline Dumbbell Chest Press 3 x 10-12 (411) 45 sec
B1 - Lunges (dynamic) 2 x 12 (311) 45 sec

C2 - Barbell Shoulder Press 3 x 12 (311) 45 sec
C1 - Seated Leg Curl 3 x 10 (401) 45 sec

D1 - Seated Dumbbell Hammer Curl 2 x 10-12 (411) 30 sec
D2 - Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extensions 2 x 10-12 (422) 30 sec

Day Two

A2 - Swiss Ball Push Ups 4 x 12-15 (222) 45 sec
A1 - Deadlift 3 x 10-12 (311) 60 sec

B2 - Seated Cable Row w/rope to Neck 3 x 10-12 (321) 45 sec
B1 - Leg Press 2 x 12-15 (411) 60 sec

C1 - Single Standing Leg Curl 3 x 10 (411) 45 sec
C2 - Lateral Raise 3 x 12 -15 (221) 45 sec

D1 - Barbell Curl 2 x 10 - 12 (311) 45 sec
D2 - EZ Bar French Press (seated) 2 x 10- 12 (311) 30 sec

Day Three

A1 - Squat 4 x 12-15 (401) 60 sec
A2 - Bench Press 4 x 10-12 (411) 60 sec

B1 - Lunge (static) 3 x 15 (311) 60 sec
B2 - Barbell Rows 3 x 12 (311) 60 sec

C1 - Good Mornings 3 x 10 (312) 60 sec
C2 - Standing Alt. Dumbbell Press 3 x 12 (201) 45 sec

D1 - Reverse Barbell Curls 2 x 12 -15 (212) 30 sec
D2 - Triceps Pushdowns (underhanded) 2 x 12 -15 (312) 30 sec
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I left day 3 alone, as since it would be friday it gets 2 days off to heal anyhow. I might try this for a few more weeks see how it goes.

I hadn't really thought about modifying it before, but it really is just quads that are a problem. theres a little bit of overall wear, but having quads or hamstrings heavily worn affects you overall as they are one of the biggest muscle groups.

Actually too, I maybe need to drop a few weights by 5 or 10 lbs. some of those sets end up to failure, as I try to increase weights too aggressively.
 
bitterplacebo said:
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lmaooooooo I went to the liquor store bought some pina coloda rum and took it back. I decided not to drink . I havnt touched alcholol in probally over a year and a half. never really drunk it much. Im not sayign theres anything wrong wiht it because I might begin drinking it some day.
 
hey bp, do you remember which song you found the video for that was overlaid on the nightmare before christmas? I can't recall now. we just watched nbc in high def, wanted to show that clip to my wife
 
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