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Time to MonteGROW like a Finaflex Freak!

Nice workout Monte, and thanks!!!! Same wish goes out to all of the other Veterans on the board!
 
Monday morning nudes! Still working on the lat spread......blah!

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What are those bumps and lines and ridges around my shoulder there snagencyV2.0

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So here is a video I made today showing how I do the reverse grip BB rows. wasme drewsicle3210

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The slower reps are the ROWING motion. The faster reps are WRONG. The fast reps are how 99% of people do rows and this is NOT hitting your lats much at all. Upper back? Yeah sure but not the lats.
 
Fixed video. Not private anymore. Those private ones are just for lifeblood
 
Good rowing there with the arc toward the hips. I like to bend a little more at the waist to give a little more resistance at the bottom of the exercise but the arm movement here is text book for certain. I often tell people if they want to increase activation in the back to think of their forearms and hands simply as hooks attached to the elbow, and to pull with the elbows not the hands.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Good rowing there with the arc toward the hips. I like to bend a little more at the waist to give a little more resistance at the bottom of the exercise but the arm movement here is text book for certain. I often tell people if they want to increase activation in the back to think of their forearms and hands simply as hooks attached to the elbow, and to pull with the elbows not the hands.
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Exactly. The difference is subtle between the two movements when watching. But when performing the exercise it's not subtle at all lol.

If you have ever used the seated lat pullover machine just try to imitate that movement in all rowing motions and thank me later.
 
Montego1 said:
Exactly. The difference is subtle between the two movements when watching. But when performing the exercise it's not subtle at all lol.

If you have ever used the seated lat pullover machine just try to imitate that movement in all rowing motions and thank me later.
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Oh man the seated pull over machine is one of my favorite back exercise machines. Sucks the only gym I go to that has it is the one that doesn't open until 5:00AM so I don't get to go there very often.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Oh man the seated pull over machine is one of my favorite back exercise machines. Sucks the only gym I go to that has it is the one that doesn't open until 5:00AM so I don't get to go there very often.
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Our doesn't have one :( I try to emulate it with cables and an ez curl attachment but it's just not the same lol.
 
the weight you had on that row vid was beastly :bigeyes:

lookin large and sleek mate! time for some manscaping on that upper back tho..

keep mauling it, you gonna ride this effort to big things indeed
 
Lol. Yeah I was just doing those to make the video for a couple guys who were wondering about them. We're not part of the session today.

Yeah I gotta clean that back up.....how do y'all do it btw? I'm very curious lol.
 
Montego1 said:
Lol. Yeah I was just doing those to make the video for a couple guys who were wondering about them. We're not part of the session today.

Yeah I gotta clean that back up.....how do y'all do it btw? I'm very curious lol.
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Appreciate you taking the time to do so Montana.
 
Montego1 said:
Yeah I gotta clean that back up.....how do y'all do it btw? I'm very curious lol.
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lotta different ways, from trimmer to razors to nair..
for that particular spot, would prolly use a beard trimmer, is actually what I use everywhere for maintenance and GP
showtime might require something bit more extensive, like blades
I do not like nair, at all
 
Beard trimmers and make the wife do it. Nair worked great for me the first time I used it but after that broke me out in a god awful rash/bumps. Ill Never use it again
 
Gonna have to fashion up a pole to hang my trimmer on....
 
Oh how I love the G8......9 hours last night.
In other new my legs hurt. Especially in the glute area :) baby gonna have back!
 
I'm surprised that no one mentioned the little bit of butt-wink you have going on with your squats in the last vids of them that you posted. Be aware of butt-wink, as it will slowly (or maybe quickly) start to take a toll on your lower back.
 
Montego1 said:
Oh how I love the G8......9 hours last night.
In other new my legs hurt. Especially in the glute area :) baby gonna have back!
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Where in the world do you guys find 8+ hours during the week to sleep? Kid free?
 
Alright homie, because I love you...



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Solid depth, knees are out, back looks good, but...
Right heel is caving (most likely due to untied shoes or the inability of canvas to support your weight). Fix...lace up the shoes or get something with more support that won't allow your foot to shift to the inside like that.
 
Also, the butt-wink



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If you watch the video, you'll see your ass push up while your lower back arches. You want to try to keep your spine erect as much as possible, especially in the lumbar area to prevent injury. Drive with your heels. Front squats teach core stability (abdomen and lower back) because you have to remain upright to keep to weight in the front rack.
 
RegisterJr said:
Where in the world do you guys find 8+ hours during the week to sleep? Kid free?
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Nope not kid free. Yesterday and the day before were my days off work. My four year old goes to pre k at noon so I'm at home with her every morning since I work second shift.

Off days I go to bed around ten or eleven and sleep till eight. Normally when she wakes me up for breakfast after momma leaves lol.

Working days I get in bed around 3 am and sleep till eight. Those days suck lol.
 
Yesterday's session. I'll post some more in depth info in a second.

Dumbbell Lateral Raise
Set 1 : 30.0x10
Set 2 : 30.0x10
Set 3 : 30.0x10
Set 4 : 30.0x10
Set 5 : 30.0x10
Set 6 : 30.0x10
Set 7 : 30.0x9
Set 8 : 30.0x9
Set 9 : 30.0x10
Set 10 : 30.0x9

Wide Neutral Grip Lat Pulldown
Set 1 : 165.0x10
Set 2 : 165.0x10
Set 3 : 165.0x10
Set 4 : 165.0x10
Set 5 : 165.0x10
Set 6 : 165.0x10
Set 7 : 165.0x9
Set 8 : 165.0x9
Set 9 : 165.0x8
Set 10 : 165.0x8

(Fewer sets...strange huh?)
Dumbbell Bent Over Reverse Fly
Set 1 : 50.0x12
Set 2 : 50.0x12

Dumbbell Rows (weight for each atm at a time)
Set 1 : 80.0x10
Set 2 : 80.0x9
 
Today's training

Barbell Incline Bench Press
Set 1 : 165.0x10
Set 2 : 165.0x10
Set 3 : 165.0x10
Set 4 : 165.0x10
Set 5 : 165.0x9
Set 6 : 165.0x9
Set 7 : 165.0x9
Set 8 : 165.0x10
Set 9 : 165.0x9
Set 10 : 165.0x10

Barbell Reverse Grip Row
Set 1 : 185.0x10
Set 2 : 185.0x10
Set 3 : 185.0x10
Set 4 : 185.0x10
Set 5 : 185.0x10
Set 6 : 185.0x10
Set 7 : 185.0x9
Set 8 : 185.0x10
Set 9 : 185.0x10
Set 10 : 185.0x10

No accessory lifts? What?
 
Ok here is the deal....I've meet my match. GVT is officially kicking my ass. The DOMS aren't really BAD but they are different.....UNDER the muscle if you have ever experienced that. I'm also experiencing some muscle exhaustion like never before.

The last two days after my big sets I was completely spent. Today doing incline my triceps felt like they were about to rip the fk out of my arms and wiggle around on the floor they hurt so bad. While doing rows there was no way I could keep the tempo as slow as I should have (wasn't bad more like 3-0-1 though). With straps I could have pulled it off but meh.

I've always been a volume FREAK but this is just different........even being enhanced right now I'm feeling some over training because I have NEVER cut a session short due to exhaustion.

I've skimped on rest days lately thinking I was fine and because I know my body really well but this snuck up on me the last two days. (Yeah I know rest is important don't need anyone throwing that out there it'll just piss me off).

Taking a day tomorrow and probably the next day as well to recoup and get my mind right. I've also forgot to take into account I've been in a calorie deficit for a while....it's not a big one but a sustained one for quite a while.

Just sharing this with everyone especially the guys ruining GVT right now along with me.
 
Montego1 said:
Ok here is the deal....I've meet my match. GVT is officially kicking my ass. The DOMS aren't really BAD but they are different.....UNDER the muscle if you have ever experienced that. I'm also experiencing some muscle exhaustion like never before.
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I have noticed this as well. And definitely starting to feel the need to take follow the protocol of 2 on 1 off, instead of thinking I can just roll with 4 on 1 off. I think it is all down to the tempo - it is exhausting.
 
This is one of the reasons I recommend you all do it as written or change some of the exercises but not add to it. It is abusive when you try to add extra days without adding extra recovery day in the mix too. You are both running an extra day in a program that requires extreme recovery. Typically as written it goes into back thickness in phase 2 of the program with rows, and dead lifts. I think you could add in the days you are doing, but then do it in a rolling fashion instead of building the program into a week. Even an EOD workout would spread things out and you would get all four days in every 8 days instead of a week.

Also just looking at the last two workouts, I might rearrange them. Doing back width one day with rear delts then hitting back thickness the next day is a lot on your back. There is just too much carry over between the movements effecting the same muscles so you are effectively hitting the lats and rear delts 2 days in a row back to back. I would put legs between them, something like Chest & Back thickness / Legs / Shoulder & Back width / Arms to see if that helps.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Chest & Back thickness / Legs / Shoulder & Back width / Arms to see if that helps.
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This is how mine is set up. I have been trying to do all 4 days then a day off, but I am seeing I need to adhere to 2 on 1 off. I also have a 5/6 exercise but finding that ok at this point. Unless that means I am not really giving the GVT part everything I have. Liking it so far though.
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
real men go barefoot just like Arnold did back in the day... old school never dies
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Exactly

Montego1 said:
Gonna be a FST7 style 2nd day. Heavier weights with a tad less volume and rest. Lunges, SLDL, Extensions and Leg press probably. I'm definitely watching the recovery time on legs when I start using the extra day of course. Should always be at least four days removed from the last leg day if all goes according to plan.
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Throw 3 second negatives in on those LP and thank me later :-).

Looking good bromie!! Get that rest indeed
 
Found the problem. Looked at my JeFit log. Three rest days out of the last seventeen days. That'll do it :)
 
Good Lord.... Longest log ever. :p



In. I tried some GVT a while back, and all I have to say is whewww. I'm debating trying to come up with a work out protocol somewhat similar to GVT. I started toying around with the idea of it tonight.
 
mpaquett said:
Good Lord.... Longest log ever. :p

In. I tried some GVT a while back, and all I have to say is whewww. I'm debating trying to come up with a work out protocol somewhat similar to GVT. I started toying around with the idea of it tonight.
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Solid stuff brother...gotta get your rest in though :)
 
This morning out of bed 216. Still tightening up. Half asleep.

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+22lbs, -1 tan
 
Legs arms and chest/back all a ton thicker man, you have made some good solid progress.
 
Looking like a beast and that skin looks better too. I can tell you that it is not going to be an issue show wise once you are 3-4%. The area around your lower obliques is going to clear up here in the next couple weeks which will make a big difference as well. So far you are doing awesome my friend!
 
Did you notice that your inner pecs are thicker in your new pics even with the arms up compared to down. That really says something about the gains you have made.
 
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