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Jiigzz said:
I lift at nights only because I have no other option. Wake up at 5.30am, out the door by 6am to get to uni by 8am (its a long way and traffic is killer) thenb spend the day at uni, go home and lift then study haha.
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I have a similar same school schedule. I wake up at 5 and am gone by 530. I'm parking on campus around 730 and my first class is at 8am.

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JudoJosh said:
I have a similar same school schedule. I wake up at 5 and am gone by 530. I'm parking on campus around 730 and my first class is at 8am.

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I have a love/hate relationship with 8am classes; on the one hand if I get there early enough I usually find a park but on the other I find concentrating rather difficult. I'm more of a night owl when it comes to mental function so I base my study times around the 3pm-6pm then from 8pm-11pm with my 'gym' time in the middle of that.
 
You all would hate me if you knew my current schedule. :o

I do remember college days though...I used to be a real early lifter before class, always had the benefit of pretty much no one in the gym too!
 
Jiigzz said:
I lift at nights only because I have no other option. Wake up at 5.30am, out the door by 6am to get to uni by 8am (its a long way and traffic is killer) thenb spend the day at uni, go home and lift then study haha.
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You're a busy man. I didn't have the morning option until recently. When I was limited to lifting at night, free time was nonexistent.

Distilled Water said:
You just reminded me, need more ALCAR!
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You're welcome :). I'm down to my last bottle as well.

bolt10 said:
You all would hate me if you knew my current schedule. :o

I do remember college days though...I used to be a real early lifter before class, always had the benefit of pretty much no one in the gym too!
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Mine's pretty flexible most of the time...it'll probably be changing soon though.

It was early mornings or late afternoons for me.
 
Jiigzz said:
I have a love/hate relationship with 8am classes; on the one hand if I get there early enough I usually find a park but on the other I find concentrating rather difficult. I'm more of a night owl when it comes to mental function so I base my study times around the 3pm-6pm then from 8pm-11pm with my 'gym' time in the middle of that.
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I gave up 8am classes after my first semester lol. Class would end and I'd realize that I didn't pick up anything that was covered haha.
 
breezy11 said:
I gave up 8am classes after my first semester lol. Class would end and I'd realize that I didn't pick up anything that was covered haha.
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I've done two classes at 8am and that is only because it was the only time it was available. Wasn't a fun time haha. Like you stated breezy, I'd leave class and realize I have no idea what we just talked about.
 
I preferred 8am classes (probably the only dude in the world who did lol). I'd get up hit the gym, hit the dining hall, go to morning classes then be set to chill/study/sleep for the rest of the day.
 
kbayne said:
I've done two classes at 8am and that is only because it was the only time it was available. Wasn't a fun time haha. Like you stated breezy, I'd leave class and realize I have no idea what we just talked about.
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The worst was having 8am classes in a giant lecture hall. I'd basically just try not to fall asleep...some people actually did haha.

bolt10 said:
I preferred 8am classes (probably the only dude in the world who did lol). I'd get up hit the gym, hit the dining hall, go to morning classes then be set to chill/study/sleep for the rest of the day.
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I liked them once they were over haha. I'd usually have a 10am nap before my next class.
 
The worst is having a 8am class and then your next class isn't till 130 and you commute to school so can't go back to apt and sleep so your just awake with nothing to do for hours and hours

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JudoJosh said:
The worst is having a 8am class and then your next class isn't till 130 and you commute to school so can't go back to apt and sleep so your just awake with nothing to do for hours and hours

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You win lol. I'm guessing there's nowhere to go lift while waiting?
 
breezy11 said:
You win lol. I'm guessing there's nowhere to go lift while waiting?
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lol... we have 3 gyms on campus and a pool.. but after lab I just want to sleep! I usually end up in the student center and on AM ;)

I just found out there is a power lifting club but they don't meet till 8pm. I want to check it out but the idea of being on campus for 13+ hours makes me cringe

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JudoJosh said:
lol... we have 3 gyms on campus and a pool.. but after lab I just want to sleep! I usually end up in the student center and on AM ;)

I just found out there is a power lifting club but they don't meet till 8pm. I want to check it out but the idea of being on campus for 13+ hours makes me cringe

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13+ hours on campus?!?! No thank you haha
 
JudoJosh said:
The worst is having a 8am class and then your next class isn't till 130 and you commute to school so can't go back to apt and sleep so your just awake with nothing to do for hours and hours Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S™II using Tapatalk 2
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Yup. My schedule isn't quite that bad, but twice a week I'm on campus for around 10 hours straight. Thankfully I don't start until noon so I'm not up super early. 8 am classes are tough, but so are late night classes. I find my peak for mental function is around 11 am-3 pm.
 
JudoJosh said:
lol... we have 3 gyms on campus and a pool.. but after lab I just want to sleep! I usually end up in the student center and on AM ;)

I just found out there is a power lifting club but they don't meet till 8pm. I want to check it out but the idea of being on campus for 13+ hours makes me cringe

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I don't blame you and would probably do the same.

That would be rough. I'd probably check it out, but that would be it haha.
 
classic34 said:
Yup. My schedule isn't quite that bad, but twice a week I'm on campus for around 10 hours straight. Thankfully I don't start until noon so I'm not up super early. 8 am classes are tough, but so are late night classes. I find my peak for mental function is around 11 am-3 pm.
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Not a fan of night classes either. I took a once a week night class, which I believe was 3 hours long (with a 15min break)...horrible mistake lol.
 
Fall registration just opened up at my school so I am looking at what classes to pick for next semester. Debating on picking another early class or not

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breezy11 said:
Not a fan of night classes either. I took a once a week night class, which I believe was 3 hours long (with a 15min break)...horrible mistake lol.
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And you can't even take stims or anything to get you through the class because you won't be able to fall asleep if you do. I've been taking some sulbutiamine with my last meal before the class lately which seems to help and doesn't keep me up at night. For some reason my school loves to put all of the chem electives as night classes only, so most of the 400 level classes I have to take are at night, and they also love to put the 300 level classes at 8-10 am. Awesome! (not srs)
 
JudoJosh said:
Fall registration just opened up at my school so I am looking at what classes to pick for next semester. Debating on picking another early class or not

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It'd be nice if you could schedule them to allow for an early morning gym time. Being done with class in the early afternoon wouldn't be bad either.

classic34 said:
And you can't even take stims or anything to get you through the class because you won't be able to fall asleep if you do. I've been taking some sulbutiamine with my last meal before the class lately which seems to help and doesn't keep me up at night. For some reason my school loves to put all of the chem electives as night classes only, so most of the 400 level classes I have to take are at night, and they also love to put the 300 level classes at 8-10 am. Awesome! (not srs)
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Sounds like a blast! Most of my upper level business classes were Tuesday/Thursday and done by 5pm. There was one semester that I had MWF off entirely :)
 
3/23/13

I weighed 215.8lbs (-1.2lbs overall) this morning. I’m looking slightly leaner and it doesn’t appear that much muscle has been lost (if any).

I remembered to take all of my pre-workout supplements before heading to the gym this morning :D. My workout was awesome. Strength was clearly improved and my endurance was at a high level as well.


Dante Rows (2sec hold)
1 warm-up x12
180x12
200x10
220x8
230x6


BB Row (rest-pause)
1 warm-up x10
225x10
245x8
245x8
265x6


Prone Shrugs (against rack/2sec hold)
1 warm-up x12
225x10
245x8
245x8


Stretching
1 min per lat


Stretchers
130x12
140x10
140x10


Reeves Deadlift (Shelby Starnes variation)
95x10
95x10
95x10

-This could have been the best “feeling” exercise I’ve ever done. I felt like I should’ve been charged a fee for the amazing stretch they provided lol.

-Shelby Starnes has a couple Reeves Deads variations that I've seen. Mine were performed as shown in the below video.

Example
[video=youtube_share;7fHP_3DwObw]http://youtu.be/7fHP_3DwObw[/video]

Deadlift Shrugs
1 warm-up x8
315x8 / x3 (shrugs per deadlift)
315x8 / x3

-These were a big challenge after everything else.
 
804 said:
Another sick workout bro, and a new "must try" exercise!
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Thanks bud. That variation was awesome. If you do them, try not to use your legs or lower back at all. Concentrate on pulling through your upper back/shoulder blades. Rounding your upper back a little helps... and makes it feel like it'll split open from the stretch :)
 
804 said:
I'm definitely going to try. I feel like it'll be hard to not use lower back
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I actually didn't feel anything in my lower back at all. Think of rounding your upper back and pulling through your shoulder blades. That's how Starnes (the guy in the video) describes the movement. Start very light (maybe 10lb plates) and get a good feel for it.
 
breezy11 said:
3/23/13

I weighed 215.8lbs (-1.2lbs overall) this morning. I’m looking slightly leaner and it doesn’t appear that much muscle has been lost (if any).

I remembered to take all of my pre-workout supplements before heading to the gym this morning :D. My workout was awesome. Strength was clearly improved and my endurance was at a high level as well.

Dante Rows (2sec hold)
1 warm-up x12
180x12
200x10
220x8
230x6

BB Row (rest-pause)
1 warm-up x10
225x10
245x8
245x8
265x6

Prone Shrugs (against rack/2sec hold)
1 warm-up x12
225x10
245x8
245x8

Stretching
1 min per lat

Stretchers
130x12
140x10
140x10

Reeves Deadlift (Shelby Starnes variation)
95x10
95x10
95x10

-This could have been the best “feeling” exercise I’ve ever done. I felt like I should’ve been charged a fee for the amazing stretch they provided lol.

-Shelby Starnes has a couple Reeves Deads variations that I've seen. Mine were performed as shown in the below video.

Example
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Deadlift Shrugs
1 warm-up x8
315x8 / x3 (shrugs per deadlift)
315x8 / x3

-These were a big challenge after everything else.
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Awesome workout buddy!

And yet you come through with another variation, thank you bud def going to try these as well. Only question, what was that lady doing? Lol

Keep it up bud

Btw went to trader joes tonight with the wife, so stoked with all the options they have for gluten free goodies. I had no idea!
 
breezy11 said:
I gave up 8am classes after my first semester lol. Class would end and I'd realize that I didn't pick up anything that was covered haha.
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Exactly like me; I have early morning lectures which is ok, and i don't mind if I don't really pick anything up. Lecture time for me is just to get an overall idea of what I need to go away and learn. I don't learn in a lecture, I learn when I study.

JudoJosh said:
The worst is having a 8am class and then your next class isn't till 130 and you commute to school so can't go back to apt and sleep so your just awake with nothing to do for hours and hours
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I see you and raise you a 8am-10am class then a 4pm-6pm class. I ended up just not turning up (it was an easy paper) simply because waiting that long is tedious. I must've not been thinking when I selected my timetable.
 
I had a baller schedule in college. I worked at the gym on weekdays from 5am-10am worked out after, ate a huge meal for lunch, relaxed til my classes started at 3:45, done by 9pm, study - repeat. All of my engineering upper level classes were late night, so I was practically forced to this type of schedule.
 
bean5er said:
Awesome workout buddy!

And yet you come through with another variation, thank you bud def going to try these as well. Only question, what was that lady doing? Lol

Keep it up bud

Btw went to trader joes tonight with the wife, so stoked with all the options they have for gluten free goodies. I had no idea!
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Thanks man.

Haha she's stretching? Cool, let me know what you think bud.

Yeah, that place is great. If you go to their website, they have a PDF listing all of the gluten free items.

Jiigzz said:
Exactly like me; I have early morning lectures which is ok, and i don't mind if I don't really pick anything up. Lecture time for me is just to get an overall idea of what I need to go away and learn. I don't learn in a lecture, I learn when I study.
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I'm the same way. Most of my "learning" was done outside of the classroom.

804 said:
I had a baller schedule in college. I worked at the gym on weekdays from 5am-10am worked out after, ate a huge meal for lunch, relaxed til my classes started at 3:45, done by 9pm, study - repeat. All of my engineering upper level classes were late night, so I was practically forced to this type of schedule.
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That's pretty good. I preferred not having night classes, but think I'd enjoy that schedule.
 
Whats your typical weekly split look like?
 
3/24/13

No gym today.

I finished my tub of Test Powder this morning, but started OEP Powder. The appetite suppression was a big help with my morning fast, especially since I didn't have the gym (or anything else planned) to kill some time. I'll probably be using it pre-workout in the morning, as the energy and focus are both solid. I noticed mood enhancement as well, which is always a plus.

I plan on starting Versa-1 and C20 within the next week. I'm almost through my bottle of AB and might follow it up with ABE. If not, I'll use it during the second month of my cut.
 
Jiigzz said:
Whats your typical weekly split look like?
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Right now it's kind of a mess, but I was doing the following:

Legs
Shoulders
Off
Back
Chest
Arms
Off

The "arms" followed by "off" day would swap places occasionally.
 
breezy11 said:
Right now it's kind of a mess, but I was doing the following:

Legs
Shoulders
Off
Back
Chest
Arms
Off

The "arms" followed by "off" day would swap places occasionally.
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Ah, makes sense. The 'one-a-day" approach always works well
 
Jiigzz said:
Ah, makes sense. The 'one-a-day" approach always works well
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That's how I had it set up for MD. Chest and shoulders were supposed to be grouped together, but I decided to split them up. I'm going to figure out what I'll be doing next sometime this week.
 
breezy11 said:
That's how I had it set up for MD. Chest and shoulders were supposed to be grouped together, but I decided to split them up. I'm going to figure out what I'll be doing next sometime this week.
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Speaking of MD...I wanted to mix back up a little today so I tried deficit one arm BB rows from a box...tore up! Give it a try. That Is all :)
 
Danb2285 said:
Speaking of MD...I wanted to mix back up a little today so I tried deficit one arm BB rows from a box...tore up! Give it a try. That Is all :)
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Haha sounds fun. I'll give them a shot next week. Thanks boss.
 
Hey Breezy I tried the Meadows horizontal presses at the end of my chest/tri/delt workout today. They felt awesome, but I was working with the 3 lb. dumbells lol.
 
classic34 said:
Hey Breezy I tried the Meadows horizontal presses at the end of my chest/tri/delt workout today. They felt awesome, but I was working with the 3 lb. dumbells lol.
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Awesome. Glad you liked them classic. 3lb dumbells is nothing to be ashamed of...I had you beat by 2lbs this this week lol.
 
My spilit is insane atm, trying with high volume for a change.

D1:Chest/shoulders/Triceps
D2:Quads/ Hammies/ Back
D3:REST
D4:Shoulders/ Chest/ Biceps
D5:Back/ Hammies/ Quads

I'm trying to figure out where to put calves and direct ab work in.
 
Jiigzz said:
My spilit is insane atm, trying with high volume for a change.

D1:Chest/shoulders/Triceps
D2:Quads/ Hammies/ Back
D3:REST
D4:Shoulders/ Chest/ Biceps
D5:Back/ Hammies/ Quads

I'm trying to figure out where to put calves and direct ab work in.
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Whichever of those is the shortest is where I'd probably toss them in. Do you superset things? One thing I like to do with abs/corrective work/small muscles is to use it as "filler" in between sets if I am not supersetting or even sometimes in the middle of supersets. Instead of sitting around for a couple minutes waiting for the next set I'll bang out something (as long as it won't have a direct negative effect on the current lift).

Breezy ends Test Powder and I begin mine...honestly only been a couple days and this stuff has me dreaming weird and waking up an hour earlier than usual a couple days in a row (noted this when I logged it). Kinda crazy..
 
Jiigzz said:
My spilit is insane atm, trying with high volume for a change.

D1:Chest/shoulders/Triceps
D2:Quads/ Hammies/ Back
D3:REST
D4:Shoulders/ Chest/ Biceps
D5:Back/ Hammies/ Quads

I'm trying to figure out where to put calves and direct ab work in.
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How do you like it so far? That looks like something that I might want to try. If not, I'll probably stick with MD for now.

I don't usually put much thought into where I place calves or ab work. It usually comes down to where they fit in better time-wise, which can change based on my schedule.
 
bolt10 said:
Whichever of those is the shortest is where I'd probably toss them in. Do you superset things? One thing I like to do with abs/corrective work/small muscles is to use it as "filler" in between sets if I am not supersetting or even sometimes in the middle of supersets. Instead of sitting around for a couple minutes waiting for the next set I'll bang out something (as long as it won't have a direct negative effect on the current lift).

Breezy ends Test Powder and I begin mine...honestly only been a couple days and this stuff has me dreaming weird and waking up an hour earlier than usual a couple days in a row (noted this when I logged it). Kinda crazy..
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I've used to do ab work in between sets as well..not sure why I stopped.

Test Powder is some great stuff. I forgot about those weird dreams you were getting. I'm hoping my sleep quality doesn't take a hit soon...PowerFULL is running low.
 
bolt10 said:
Whichever of those is the shortest is where I'd probably toss them in. Do you superset things? One thing I like to do with abs/corrective work/small muscles is to use it as "filler" in between sets if I am not supersetting or even sometimes in the middle of supersets. Instead of sitting around for a couple minutes waiting for the next set I'll bang out something (as long as it won't have a direct negative effect on the current lift).

Thats a good idea, I might use ab work as a filler rather than bang them out at the end. I find ab work tedious and so i'm more inclined to just skip it if i'm tired at the end of my training session.
Breezy ends Test Powder and I begin mine...honestly only been a couple days and this stuff has me dreaming weird and waking up an hour earlier than usual a couple days in a row (noted this when I logged it). Kinda crazy..
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breezy11 said:
How do you like it so far? That looks like something that I might want to try. If not, I'll probably stick with MD for now.

I don't usually put much thought into where I place calves or ab work. It usually comes down to where they fit in better time-wise, which can change based on my schedule.
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I'm loving it; I respond better when I decrease muscle group volume per day but increase the frequency that i hit the groups. I'll prob put them in on upper body day because i'm toast on lower body day
 
Jiigzz said:
I'm loving it; I respond better when I decrease muscle group volume per day but increase the frequency that i hit the groups. I'll prob put them in on upper body day because i'm toast on lower body day
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Cool. I haven't done a split like that in a long time, but think my results were decent lol. Sounds good to me.
 
3/25/13


My workout went well this morning and involved a lot of dumbbell work.


Cable Flyes ("free motion" machine/2 sec squeeze)
70x15
80x12
90x8
90x8

-I’ve enjoyed starting off with these the last couple weeks for some pre-exhaustion before pressing movements.


Neutral Grip DB Incline Press
80x8
85x8
85x5

-Good variation. The grip helped eliminate some shoulder involvement.


DB (slight) Decline Press
60x25
70x15
80x10


Hex Press (2sec hold at top)
60x12
65x8
65x8


Ladder Pushups
20, 12, 8
20, 10, 7

Here’s an example for anyone unfamiliar with these:
[video=youtube_share;j0267bGzgfY]http://youtu.be/j0267bGzgfY[/video]



Grabbing some Gut Health tonight. The old version was a staple and I've been waiting a while for its comeback. :thumbsup:
 
Like those ladder push-ups. Those look like an awesome finisher.
 
mustang0341 said:
Like those ladder push-ups. Those look like an awesome finisher.
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That's exactly how I'd describe them. They're great for finishing off the muscle and getting a good stretch.
 
breezy11 said:
3/25/13

My workout went well this morning and involved a lot of dumbbell work.

Cable Flyes ("free motion" machine/2 sec squeeze)
70x15
80x12
90x8
90x8

-I’ve enjoyed starting off with these the last couple weeks for some pre-exhaustion before pressing movements.

Neutral Grip DB Incline Press
80x8
85x8
85x5

-Good variation. The grip helped eliminate some shoulder involvement.

DB (slight) Decline Press
60x25
70x15
80x10

Hex Press (2sec hold at top)
60x12
65x8
65x8

Ladder Pushups
20, 12, 8
20, 10, 7

Here’s an example for anyone unfamiliar with these:
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Grabbing some Gut Health tonight. The old version was a staple and I've been waiting a while for its comeback. :thumbsup:
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Awesome Breezy I'm going to try those on Saturday as my finisher thanks sir :-)
 
3/26/13


Solid arm session today. Volume was up and my endurance was great.


Fat EZ Reverse Curls (bar weight not included/10 sec rest)
2 warm-up x10
30x10
30x10
30x10
20x10
20x10

Reverse Grip Pressdowns
80x20
120x15
160x12
180x8
180x8

Example
[video=youtube_share;-8kocH0ZjrY]http://youtu.be/-8kocH0ZjrY[/video]


Hammer Bar Preacher Curl (bar weight not included)
70x10
70x10
70x10

EZ Close Grip Press (slow descent towards chin)
110x15
120x12
120x12

Incline Concentration Curls
30x10
30x10


Lying Kettlebell Extensions (weight per kettlebell)
35x12
35x10
35x10
35x8

Fat BB Curl (bar weight not included/3sec negative)
20x8
20x8, bar x5

Incline L-Extensions
25x12
25x12
 
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