Day 12 - 07/22/2011
ARMs... Biceps, Triceps, & Forearms
Exercise 1: Dumbbell Hammer Curls
Set 1 - 25Lb each arm for 20 reps (warm-up)
Set 2 - 30Lb each arm for 15 reps (warm-up)
Set 3 - 35Lb each arm for 15 reps
Set 4 - 40Lb each arm for 10 reps
Set 5 - 40Lb each arm for 10 reps
Set 6 - 40Lb each arm for 7 reps immediately followed by 4 additional reps with the 30Lb dumbbells
Exercise 2: Machine Preacher Curls
Set 1 - 120Lbs for 15 reps
Set 2 - 120Lbs for 11 reps
Set 3 - 120Lbs for 9 reps
Set 4 - 100Lbs for 12 reps
Exercise 3: One arm Isolation curls (that is the only way I know how to describe them, I am standing at the preacher curl bench and use the completely perpendicular side and use light weight, one arm at a time and curl very slowly never letting my arm fully extend to 180 degrees, so constant flexion of the bicep and the squeeze at the top is crucial, not that it needs to be held, but it needs to be squeezed like your life depends on it every single time)
Set 1 - 25Lb dumbbell for 10 reps each arm
Set 2 - 25Lb dumbbell for 10 reps each arm
Set 3 - 25Lb dumbbell for 8 reps each arm
Set 4 - 20Lb dumbbell for 11 reps each arm
Exercise 4: Nose breakers / Skull crushers
Set 1 - 60Lb curl bar for 20 reps (warm-up)
Set 2 - 80Lb curl bar for 15 reps (warm-up)
Set 3 - 100Lb curl bar for 12 reps
Set 4 - 110Lb curl bar for 10 reps
Set 5 - 110Lb curl bar for 9 reps
Set 6 - 90Lb curl bar for 13 reps
Exercise 5: Cable Rope Tricep Press downs
Set 1 - 170Lbs for 9 reps
Set 2 - 150Lbs for 10 reps
Set 3 - 130Lbs for 10 reps
Set 4 - 120Lbs for 12 reps
Exercise 6: One arm reverse grip cable Tricep Press downs (underhanded)
Set 1 - 20Lbs for 13 reps each arm
Set 2 - 20Lbs for 9 reps each arm
Set 3 - 17.5Lbs for 10 reps
Set 4 - 15Lbs for 12 reps
Exercise 7: Super-set reverse grip curls followed by seated wrist curls (no break between)
Set 1 - 50Lb reverse grip curls for 15 reps followed by 20 reps wrist curls with 40Lbs
Set 2 - 50Lb reverse grip curls for 15 reps followed by 16 reps wrist curls with 40Lbs
Set 3 - 50Lb reverse grip curls for 12 reps followed by 12 reps wrist curls with 40Lbs
Set 4 - 50Lb revere grip curls for 10 reps followed by another 5 reps with 40Lbs followed by 9 reps wrist curls with 40Lbs immediately followed by 8 reps wrist curls with 30Lbs
Wow... for as many sets I did for that workout, surprisingly it did not take as long as I thought, workout was approx. 1hr & 15mins followed by 1hr of cardio on the elliptical.
Diet:
Meal 1 - 6 egg whites, 1 yoke & 3/4 cup of oatmeal
Meal 2 - 6 egg whites, 1 yoke & 3/4 cup of oatmeal (post-workout)
Meal 3 - 2 cans of tuna and 1 can of spinach
Meal 4 - 8oz grilled chicken breast & 1 can of green beans
Meal 5 - 8oz grilled chicken breast & 1 can of green beans
Meal 6 - 2 scoops of whey protein in water (pre-sleep)
2+ gallons of water all day long
OK, for all of you keeping up or for those just tuning into my LOG, I did not train legs this week because last week I really hit my Hamstrings hard and they put some strain on my low back, which was like 99% better yesterday and today is easily 100% better! Anyway, the reason I am reminding everyone of this is to explain why I didn't do legs and why I took advantage of that and gave my arms their very own day when normally I finish off biceps with back and triceps with chest, so in my mind I turned a negative into a positive, because it has been a while since I gave arms their own day. I used to give them their own day all the time, but I really like the way they look and are shaped, so I started combining them to allow me to split up my legs into two days a heavy day and a light day, anyway, I'm all about accuracy and wanted everyone to know what is going on and my reasonings.