Back/Bi's 7/17/11
Duration: approx. 3 Hours 10 Minutes
Mood: Very focused and determined once again.
Energy: A little lower than usual, Hence why i ate some more calories today.
Other notes: Added some more sets for Rear-Delts and moved up to BW pull-ups along with kipping if needed. I also noticed in the past few months that i haven't been doing very wide grip pull-ups/pull-downs but my lat thickness has increased a lot. I added in Super wide grip pull-ups (assisted) and super wide pull-downs to hit the teres major a ton more. In my lat spread i have really good thickness but i KNOW that if i hit wide-grip more my teres will start to develop and add ridiculous width which i need.
Lifts
Pull-Ups Overhand Grip (Thought these were "wide" but just a little wider than shoulder width)- Started doing BW today! After a few sets i just did a set of Negatives.
BW x 6n *PR* +1 Set, All negatives.
BW x 6k *PR* +1 Set, Used Rest/Pause and slight kip.
BW x 10k *PR* +1 Set, Used Rest/Pause and slight kip.
BW x 6 *PR* +1 Set, Used 3 Negatives and no kip.
BW x 11 *PR* +1 Rep, Used 4 Negatives and no kip.
Notes: I'm hoping by having all the volume/negatives that next week i should make a huge improvement on these. Next week i plan to do super wide grip FIRST to prioritize width.
Hammer-Grip Pull Ups- Straps used. Got a set of BW!
-100 x 16 *PR* +5 Reps
-60 x 14 *PR* +1 Rep & 2 Negatives.
-40 x 12 *PR* +4 Reps
-20 x 10 *PR* +3 Reps & 2 Negatives.
BW x 4k *PR* Used Rest/Pause and kip.
(Assisted) Wide-Grip Pull Ups- This will be moved to the first exercise i do now, Grip is all the way to the ends of the handles. Not focused on weight this week focused on drawing elbows in an arch towards my sides.
-150 x 10 *PR*
-140 x 16 *PR*
-130 x 8 *PR*
-120 x 12 *PR*
-110 x 6 *PR*
Notes: Once again just wanted to "feel" my shoulders being drawn in. I always keep my back arched as much as possible while doing pull ups. It honestly helps a ton for contracting lats/middle back.
Very Wide-Grip Pull Downs- Added this exercise in, I really really want to develop a very wide back. Close grip/neutral grip has brought out a ton of thickness and a lot of people in my gym notice 
60 x 18 *PR*
80 x 8 *PR*
100 x 6 *PR*
100 x 10 *PR*
110 x 8 *PR*
Notes: I have never done these because guys like Dorian Yates advocate closer grip but now i know that what will develop width more for me is wide grip. I am happy though because this thickness should help me improve my DL a TON!
1-Arm DB Row (Leg on bench)- Did these again today, 1-Arm Barbell rows will substitute this soon.
100 x 10 *PR* +2 Reps
100 x 25 *PR* +17 Reps, ZING!
140 x 8/10 8-Right, 10-Left. I feel like my left side is behind my right so i cranked out a few more.
140 x 10 *PR* +2 Reps
140 x 16 *PR* +5 Reps
Notes: Only thing that sucks about these is that my wrists bother me so i HAVE to go slow and controlled. Not a bad thing though!
DB Shrugs- Focusing more on getting more sets with one weight.
80 x 12
80 x 15
80 x 16
80 x 17
80 x 18
Notes: +2 Sets with same weight.
DB Concentration Curls- Rest pause and negatives utilized.
25 x 61 *PR* Done standing, Getting even more difficult but just gotta dig deep!
20 x 18
25 x 8
35 x 8 *PR* +2 Reps
50 x 9 *PR* +3 Reps, Used 1 Negative.
Notes: I think i may move to EZ-Bar curls soon since they allow you to use more weight, I would use straight bar but my wrists tend to disagree with me.
Standing DB Hammer Curls- Focused on squeezing the brachialis.
20 x 14
25 x 8
30 x 16
45 x 13 *PR* +3 Reps, Doing these cross-body and more controlled with squeeze.
55 x 12 *PR* Also did these cross-body and more controlled.
Rope Row (AKA Face Pull)-
40 x 8
45 x 16 *PR* +2 Reps
50 x 8 *PR*
50 x 9 *PR*
50 x 12 *PR*
EZ Bar Cable Curls- Slow and controlled.
60 x 5
70 x 8
80 x 8
85 x 8 *PR*
85 x 12 *PR*
Rear Delt Flys (Strict)- Did more sets with these today. 7 Sets total.
30 x 13 *PR*
30 x 14 *PR*
30 x 14 *PR*
30 x 16 *PR*
30 x 16 *PR*
30 x 20 *PR*
35 x 14 *PR*
Notes: Next time i plan to do 10 Sets.
Total: 57 Sets +6 Sets
Other Notes: For some reason i started running out of gas around Rear Delts, I either may need to eat more or i might need to bring some sort of carbs to have while training. I might just bring a bunch of raisins next workout just in case and if i don't need them for the workout i can just have PWO.
-thetinyguy