Can't Stay Small Forever - Animal Test Log

Hollywood, I am new on here and new to lifting in general but trying to grow myself right now. Anyways.... you got me all fired up to lift houses later on tonight after work. I am sorry to hear about your problems and hope that works out for you.

I just wanted to let you know that you definitely inspired me to work harder after reading this thread. Thanks for that. I will continue to read, but probably not post too much. I feel like such a noob and have so much to learn, I think it is best for me to read/learn at this point and continue my training.

I hope you keep up with this log, it is awesome stuff!
 
We are right here watching and cheering you on bro. Life likes to take a crap on ya sometimes, throw that crap back at it!
 
Thursday 03-26-09

Thanks everyone for your support. It really does help.

Back at it. Didn't get a chance to deadlift. This might not look like much but I had nothing left...

Seated Low Pulley Rows
144 x 12
180 x 10
204 x 8
228 x 4

DB Rows
100 x 8
110 x 8
110 x 8

Wide-grip Pull-downs
168 x 8
180 x 8
132 x 17

-Workout time was 30 minutes.
-Weight was way down: 182.
- This marks the last day of Test/Stak. Talk about ending on a low note. 3 weeks of M-Stak, maybe I can turn this around
 
dont worrk bro...as long you went to the gym. Im sure you will make mroe improvements wth the m-stak coming up.
 
Monday 03-30-09

Thanks everyone for your support.

It was great day in the gym. I tried out a few new things and I'm feelin' them today. Here's what went down...

Wheelz

Squats
135 x 10
185 x 6
225 x 5
275 x 2
225 x 5

BB Hack Squats
135 x 10
155 x 10
185 x 10

-I'd never gone over 135 before but that had to change. 185 kicked my ass!

Seated Calf Raises
90 x 15
115 x 12
115 x 12

The Freak's Ham Blaster
BW x 12 for 3 sets

-This movement is awesome. Its definitely going to become a staple.

Cable SLDL
-It took us about ten minutes to get this set up right for these. Even then we still weren't completely happy with the set-up, but we managed.

168 x 10
204 (stack) x 8
204 x 10

Horiz. LP Calf Raises
240 x 22 *DS* 180 x 18 *DS* 120 x 33

-Workout time was 79 minutes
-Weight was down a little more: 180. I expected it since yesterday was the first day of getting my diet back on track.
 
Tuesday 03-31-09

Chest and Bi's

Flat BB
135 x 10
185 x 6
225 x 5
250 x 1
225 x 3

Incline BB
165 x 8
185 x 4
135 x 12
135 x 10

Low Pulley Cross-overs
36 x 15
48 x 10

High Pulley Cross-overs
60 x 12
72 x 8

Straight Bar Preacher Curls
75 x 10
85 x 4
75 x 6

DB Pinwheel Curls
35 x 10
35 x 10
45 x 5

Curl Machine
60 x 7 *DS* 40 x 11 *DS* 20 x 31

-Workout time was 64 minutes.
-I was really happy with my strength overall.
-Today is an off day.
 
Hollywood97 said:
Chest and Bi's

Flat BB
135 x 10
185 x 6
225 x 5
250 x 1
225 x 3

Incline BB
165 x 8
185 x 4
135 x 12
135 x 10

Low Pulley Cross-overs
36 x 15
48 x 10

High Pulley Cross-overs
60 x 12
72 x 8

Straight Bar Preacher Curls
75 x 10
85 x 4
75 x 6

DB Pinwheel Curls
35 x 10
35 x 10
45 x 5

Curl Machine
60 x 7 *DS* 40 x 11 *DS* 20 x 31

-Workout time was 64 minutes.
-I was really happy with my strength overall.
-Today is an off day.
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lookin strong man.
 
Thursday 04-02-09

Back

Deads
135 x 8
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 1
365 x 3 - PR for reps!!!
315 x 4

Wide-grip Pulldowns
180 x 8 for 3 sets

V-Handle Pulldowns
180 x 6 for 3 sets

Seated Low Pulley Pro-Bar Rows
144 x 10
144 x 10
156 x 8 *DS* 108 x 20

-Workout time was 55 minutes.
-I hit the scale to make sure it started moving, up to 182.
-I'm pushing thru to a whole new level. 365 x 3 was definitely huge. The first rep was so damn heavy but I wasn't going to quit. Not anymore.
-Shoulders and Tri's tonight.
-Week one of M-Stak down, two to go.
 
Friday 04-03-09

Shoulders and Tri's

Shoulder Press Machine
1 pps x 15
2 pps x 8
3 pps x 6
3 +25 pps x 3

Seated DB Side Raises
30 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 7

Bent-over DB Lat Raises
35 x 8 for 3 sets

Clean & Press
95 x 6
115 x 6
135 x 3
155 x 1
165 x 0
165 x 0
135 x 5

Close-grip Bench
135 x 10
185 x 6
205 x 3
225 x 1

Dips
BW +45 x 10
BW +90 x 4
BW +135 x 1 - PR!!!!

Rev-grip Pushdowns
120 x 20 *DS* 96 x 8 *DS* 72 x 10

-Workout time was 75 minutes
-Insane workout, I have idea where the 135 came from on dips, I just went for it.
 
Monday 04-06-09

Wheelz

warmed up with leg extensions while we waited on the squat rack...

Squats
135 x 8
225 x 5
275 x 1
275 x 2
225 x 7

BB Hack Squats
135 x 6
185 x 6
225 x 6
255 x 4 - PR!!!

Seated Calf Raises
140 x 10
140 x 9
140 x 9

Ham Blasters
BW x 15 for 3 sets

BB SLDL
135 x 10 for 3 sets

Horiz. LP Calf Raises
180 x 25
180 x 25
180 x 20

-Workout time was 76 minutes.
-Weight was up a pound to 183.
-Chest and Bi's tonight.
 
Tuesday 04-08-09

Chest and Bi's

Incline BB
135 x 10
175 x 6
205 x 3
225 x 2 - PR!!!
185 x 7

Decline BB
185 x 10
205 x 6
225 x 4
245 x 2

Flat DB
90 x 8
90 x 7
90 x 5

Push-ups to failure
24 reps
12 reps
11 reps

21's
65 x 21
65 x 21
55 x 21

Machine curls
60 x 6
40 x 12
30 x 24 +4 FR (forced reps)

-Workout time was 63 minutes. Really cut back on the rest time.
-The push-ups kicked my ass.
-Today is a much needed off day.
 
I'm trying to keep up in here. man you are making me tired big guy!

Keep puttin the smack down on that iron bro. Iron Therapy FTW!

Hg
 
Thursday 04-09-09

Back

Rack Pulls from 4" below knees
135 x 8
225 x 6
275 x 3
315 x 2
365 x 1
405 x 1

-These to me are actually harder than pulling from the floor.

Jailhouse Rows
2 pies x 10
3 pies x 8
4 pies x 8 - PR!!!
4 pies +25 x 3 - PR!!!

Rev.-grip Pull-ups
BW+25 x 8
BW+25 x 8
BW+25 x 8 *DS* BW x 3 +2 FR (forced reps)

Wide-grip Pulldowns
132 x 15
132 x 15

-Workout time was 62 minutes.
-Weight was up another lb - 184.
-Back is thoroughly fried.
-Shoulders and Tri's tomorrow.
 
Hollywood97 said:
Back

Rack Pulls from 4" below knees
135 x 8
225 x 6
275 x 3
315 x 2
365 x 1
405 x 1

-These to me are actually harder than pulling from the floor.

Jailhouse Rows
2 pies x 10
3 pies x 8
4 pies x 8 - PR!!!
4 pies +25 x 3 - PR!!!

Rev.-grip Pull-ups
BW+25 x 8
BW+25 x 8
BW+25 x 8 *DS* BW x 3 +2 FR (forced reps)

Wide-grip Pulldowns
132 x 15
132 x 15

-Workout time was 62 minutes.
-Weight was up another lb - 184.
-Back is thoroughly fried.
-Shoulders and Tri's tomorrow.
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Great session!!! Got me fired up to hit mine, tonight!!!
 
Friday 04-10-09

So last night I tweaked my shoulder and I paid for it today. My workout got cut short.

Shoulders and Tri's

Seated DB Press
50 x 8
65 x 8
80 x 5
90 x 0 *DS* 65 x 8

Upright Rows
95 x 8
115 x 8
135 x 5
95 x 12

Rev. PecDeck
100 x 15
125 x 10

BB Shrugs
225 x 10
315 x 8
365 x 8
405 x 6

V-Bar Pressdowns
144 x 15
96 x 30

-Workout time was 61 minutes.
-My left shoulder is in bad shape. Going to throw some Bio-freeze on it and pray.
 
Monday 04-13-09

The shoulder is still sore and the pain runs down thru the bicep. Tonight is chest and bi's so I'll have to test the waters. This whole week is a change of pace, all high rep work. Anyways, here's what went down...

Wheelz

Leg Press *super-setted with LP Calf Raises
1 pps x 20 *ss* 1 pps x 20
2 pps x 20 *ss* 2 pps x 20
3 pps x 20 *ss* 3 pps x 20
4 pps x 20 *ss* 4 pps x 12
5 pps x 20
-On the last set I got about nine straight, I never racked it but I sure as hell wasn't going to quit.

Freak's Ham Blasters
BW x 12 for 4 sets

Seated Calf Raises
90 x 15 for 3 sets

Leg Extensions
80 x 20
100 x 20
60 x 56
-I literally fell out of the machine. I couldn't keep my legs under me so I just sat up against the wall while my training partner did his set.

Lying Leg Curls
60 x 20
70 x 20
70 x 20

-Workout time was 79 minutes.
-Down to my last few days of M-Stak.
-The high reps kicked my ass!
 
Good to see you pounding away through the holiday like this bro. Keep us posted on that shoulder man.

Hg
 
Hoomgar said:
Good to see you pounding away through the holiday like this bro. Keep us posted on that shoulder man.

Hg
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Thanks Hg. Yeah tonight will be interesting. I guess I'll see where I stand with the shoulder. I'll make sure its really warmed up before gettin' at it.
 
Tuesday 04-14-09

Chest and Bi's

Flat BB
-The plan was lightweight, high reps...
135 x 20
145 x 20
155 x 16
165 x 14
-Shoulder wasn't feeling too great. It got tight fast. Started feeling the pinch down to my elbow...

Incline DB
50 x 15
50 x 15
-Absolutely no grip strength left...

PecDeck
100 x 15
100 x 15
-Did these very slow and controlled. Shoulder was numb by this point. Called it quits. Ok wait, maybe I'll try some curls...

DB Curls
15 x 25
20 x 20
-I must have had some nerves pinched because I couldn't feel any kind of pump in my left bi. It was time to stop being an idiot and call it a day.

-Workout time was 40 minutes.
-Shoulder was throbbing. Spent the night icing it and I took a muscle relaxer. Not feeling too bad right now.
-Tomorrow is back but we'll see. I just might be off the rest of the week.
 
damn man sorry to hear about your shoulder. do you warm up your shoulders before you workout with chest? i always do and it make a difference for me.
 
Hoomgar said:
Good on ya for pulling out after testing the waters bro. Time to heal up.
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Thanks Hg. I'll test those waters again tonight with back.

mindgame said:
damn man sorry to hear about your shoulder. do you warm up your shoulders before you workout with chest? i always do and it make a difference for me.
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Thanks MG. Yeah I warm them up, it was just too soon to try lifting on it. If it even remotely starts to flare up tonight, I'm done. I believe I'll be skipping shoulders this week.
 
Thursday 04-16-09

So yesterday was back day. I stayed light with higher reps, very slow and controlled. Stayed on a Cybex chest-supported machine for my first three movements. Here's how it went...

Back

Cybex Chest-supported Machine

Overhand Grip: 100 x 10, 120 x 10, 130 x 10

Underhand Grip: 100 x 12 for 3 sets

Hammer Grip: 120 x 10 for 3 sets


Wide-Grip Pulldowns
120 x 12
120 x 12

V-Handle Pulldowns
120 x 10
120 x 10

Hypers
25 x 12 for 3 sets

Straight arm Pulldowns
30 x 15
40 x 12

-Workout time was 48 minutes.
-Like I said earlier, very slow and controlled.
-Shoulder never flared up once.
-It was my last day of M-Stak, my cycle is officially over. I'll hit the scale tonight for a final weight. I'll post a review in the near future.
-Tonight is shoulders/tri's. I'm going in but we'll see what happens.
 
The results....

Ok, so here's my review of my Test/Stak stack. Obviously this is a very expensive stack to run back to back, which I did. Unfortunately there were some unseen events that came up in my life that were beyond my control, which severely hurt my progress.

By four weeks in I was up 7 lbs in bodyweight. Almost all that weight had to be fairly clean considering my waist actually trimmed up. If the drama hadn't happened I could have really foreseen about 15 lbs by the end of my M-Stak.

All my lifts got stronger and my reps also improved. There were a ton of PRs set on this stack. I finally broke into the four pies on my DL which was huge for me!

I would definitely (and probably will) run this stack again. I'll just make sure my home life is stable first so I can reap all the benefits.

If anyone has any specific questions for me I'll gladly answer them, otherwise, the only thing left to do is to thank Universal/Animal for the opportunity to use Test and to run this log. I have been using their supplements for several years now religiously and they never let me down.
:thanks:
 
Great work was done in this log bro. Nice review. Despite setbacks, you still made progress and gains. That is win/win.

Looking forward to seeing what you cook up next man.

Hg
 
Hoomgar said:
Great work was done in this log bro. Nice review. Despite setbacks, you still made progress and gains. That is win/win.

Looking forward to seeing what you cook up next man.

Hg
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Thanks Hg. I think the numbers and PRs speak for themselves. It was nice to have ya along for the ride.
 
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