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Big Poppa S said:
Took some Somnidren-GH last night and I ended up sleeping right through the alarm this morning, so I ended up missing my cardio session :eek: I have a hockey game tonight so I'll end up getting a good cardio session in during that but I'm just surprised that I actually slept through the alarm. Woke up feeling totally awake/recharged this morning though. :D
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Slept in again this morning :( maybe the Somnidren-GH samples are having a major effect on me. Anyway, I did end up getting up but I was only able to get to the gym in time to do 25 minutes of stairclimber this morning, I'm going back to do Deadlifts & Back this afternoon, so I'll finish up the rest of my cardio after my workout. BTW, we ended up losing in a shoot-out last night, so my hockey is done for another season. All that means is that now I can focus 100% on getting ready for powerlifting provincials. Can't wait to try some heavy lifting tonight!!

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From Friday

This was Friday evening's workout

Rackpulls

10@135
10@225
10@315
5@405
5@495
3@585
1@635 - NEW PR! - finally got this all the way to lockout!! :dl:

- needless to say I was pumped after getting the 635 so I also attempted 655, and although I got it off the rack I was unable to get it past my knee height.

Cable Pulldowns

10@200 - wide
10@220 - wide
10@220 - under
8@240 - under
10@240 - hammer
8@260 - hammer

Cable Rows - all hammergrip

10@200
10@220
10@240

Cardio

Did 25 minutes on the stairclimber (see previous post)

Energy Level: 7.0/10, Going into the workout I wasn't feeling my best, thought I was coming down with the flu again.

Workout Rating: A+, I was extremely excited with the 635 and it shows me that things are going in the right direction.

Post Workout Musings: Felt great post-workout, things are progressing nicely.

Macros:
Calories: ~2000

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Multi + 1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
8 FUSION Agent-M - BCAA caplets, 4 pre-workout and 4 post-workout.
4 CRE-02
 
From Saturday

Saturday's workout was arms, I was feeling a little bit of the flu so I was really sore (Friday's rackpulls weren't helping either). The workout consisted of:

EZ Curls ss w/ Closegrip Bench Press
DB Curls ss w/ Weight Upright Dips
"Down the Stack" Machine Preacher Curls
"Down the Stack" Cable Pressdowns
Hammer Curls ss w/ Reversegrip EZ Curls

As sore as I was I felt even worse on Sunday, so I decided that I needed rest more than a workout. Unfortunately Sunday was supposed to be my leg day, so I'm now a day behind. My schedule will only allow for a very quick workout today so I'll move Shoulders up and I'll do legs tomorrow.
 
I love my Somnidren to Big! Always get that deep night sleep w/ it. Congrats on the huge 635 lb. rack pull. Thats huge!!!
 
jdg487 said:
I love my Somnidren to Big! Always get that deep night sleep w/ it. Congrats on the huge 635 lb. rack pull. Thats huge!!!
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Thanks JDG, honestly, I was pretty pumped as that was a new PR for me! :head:

Big Poppa S said:
Took some Somnidren-GH last night and I ended up sleeping right through the alarm this morning, so I ended up missing my cardio session :eek: I have a hockey game tonight so I'll end up getting a good cardio session in during that but I'm just surprised that I actually slept through the alarm. Woke up feeling totally awake/recharged this morning though. :D
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Big Poppa S said:
Slept in again this morning :( maybe the Somnidren-GH samples are having a major effect on me. Anyway, I did end up getting up but I was only able to get to the gym in time to do 25 minutes of stairclimber this morning, I'm going back to do Deadlifts & Back this afternoon, so I'll finish up the rest of my cardio after my workout. BTW, we ended up losing in a shoot-out last night, so my hockey is done for another season. All that means is that now I can focus 100% on getting ready for powerlifting provincials. Can't wait to try some heavy lifting tonight!!
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Took Somnidren-GH again last night, and again I slept in this morning. It has become abundantly clear to me that I absolutely do not get enough sleep. I mean on most nights I get between 5-6 hours of sleep at most. Somnidren-GH definitely helps you get into deep sleep, but I would suggest for people who have not tried it before that they set aside at least 6.5-8 hours for sleep, anything less than that and you're probably going to miss your alarm. :D I was still able to get to the gym for cardio but I only ended up doing:

25 minutes on the treadmill, level 4 incline, 3.8 MPH.
20 minutes on the recumbant bike, mountain setting, level 15.

Due to practice and the snow storm that we're currently getting :rant: I wasn't able to get to the gym last night. I'm still planning on doing legs tonight so shoulders will just be moved back into it's regular spot during the week. Now that my schedule is less full (my hockey is done, and I only have 1 tournament left to coach in which is this weekend) I shouldn't have to miss or re-adjust so many workouts. It'll be great to get back into a standard routine.
 
Today I took my Somnidren post workout and I loved it. You should try it, I felt really relaxed and calm after my workout. Not tired and beat up like I usually do. I want to try it pre workout w/ a stim later this week.
 
jdg487 said:
Today I took my Somnidren post workout and I loved it. You should try it, I felt really relaxed and calm after my workout. Not tired and beat up like I usually do. I want to try it pre workout w/ a stim later this week.
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Im glad you decided to try this. I usually take .5 scoop post w/o on heavy workout days and I absolutely love the calm sensation it brings over me!
 
Did legs last night

Squats

10@135
10@225
10@315
5@405
5@495
1@545
1@565 Raw (no suit) - even got deep enough that this probably would have been good in any comp - NEW PR!

Leg Press

10@360
10@540
10@720 ss w/ 10 calf press
10@540 ss w/ 20 calf press
10@360 ss w/ 20 calf press

Hamstring Curls

15@100
12@110
10@120

Cardio

see above post regarding morning cardio

Energy Level: 7/10, Once again I wasn't overly energetic going into the workout but ended up with some great results.

Workout Rating: A+, Squats have come a real long way seeing as I failed at 567 at my last meet (and that was wearing a squat suit).

Post Workout Musings: Progress is being made and I feel that those goals that I set for myself are definitley within reach.

Macros:
Calories: ~2200 - although I haven't been losing as much as I wanted I believe that slower is better for me right now, and although slow, the weight-loss has been steady over the last month.

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Multi + 1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
8 FUSION Agent-M - BCAA caplets, 4 pre-workout and 4 post-workout.
4 CRE-02
 
A fine chest day was had....


Workout
Bench Press

10@135
10@225
10@315
5@365
1@405
1@425 - used a little help from my spotter. Have not started working with the bench shirt yet.
10@315
10@225
10@135

Incline Press

10@135
10@225
8@275
10@225
10@135

Pec Deck

10@205
10@255
10@275
10@255
10@205

Cardio

Did 30 minutes of stairclimber and 30 minutes of recumbant bike in the morning.

Energy Level: 7/10, about the same as the last couple days, things have been stressful at work, leaving me a little tired when I get to the gym.

Workout Rating: B+, Not a bad workout at all.

Post Workout Musings: Although squats and deads have been increasing quite well, bench has pretty muched stopped, although it's pretty hard to make increases in all 3 lifts at the same time, I really want to get some progress going with my bench. I'm going to start practicing with the bench shirt soon in the hopes of getting my form perfected so as to get the most out of the shirt.

Macros:
Calories: ~2200

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Multi + 1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
8 FUSION Agent-M - BCAA caplets, 4 pre-workout and 4 post-workout. - last serving
4 CRE-02
 
This morning

Did 45 minutes of stairclimber and 30 minutes of bike this morning. The team I coach starts their final tournament of the year this evening, the kids haven't really bee focused at practice so I don't see this going well for us (could be out of the tournament by tomorrow afternoon). So I'm going to try and hit the gym after the game tonight for my shoulder workout. Hopefully, between the game, and picking up my GF from school I'll have enough time to hit the shoulders nice and hard.

FYI... now that I'm finished the BCAA caps that I was taking I'm looking for another BCAA product, I'm thinking maybe something that I can drink during the workout? Not sure though... any suggestions?
 
Do you think BCAA's make a big difference intra workout. I used to use Purple Wrath/ Xtend/bulk bcaa's but after awhile I can't stand the tastes and I just stop using them.I have been just sipping straight water lately.
Thats a huge chest workout bro, looks real good to me. Do bench shirts make a big differnce? Can you wear them during comps?
 
jdg487 said:
Do you think BCAA's make a big difference intra workout. I used to use Purple Wrath/ Xtend/bulk bcaa's but after awhile I can't stand the tastes and I just stop using them.I have been just sipping straight water lately.
Thats a huge chest workout bro, looks real good to me. Do bench shirts make a big differnce? Can you wear them during comps?
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I am a true believer in intra-workout nutrition being a major factor in not only performance but also recovery. Now does this mean that you *need* BCAA's or EAA's during your workouts? Not so much. You would be getting a similar effect from drinking a protein shake around the time of your workout as well. Since I rarely drink a shake pre-workout I try to get some BCAA's in either before or during my workouts. I actually prefer to use Xtend as I really enjoy some of their flavors. Now if you're planning on doing some heavy lifting or some huge volume you would also want to get some carbs in with your BCAA's or protein - waxy maize, gatorade, etc.

I appreciate the comment regarding the chest workout, I was pissed off that I didn't get the 425 cleanly so I figured I better do some volume to completely exhauste the muscle (have to "force" growth somehow). Regarding the bench shirts, some people can add tons of weight to their bench with these shirts (it's the shirt that's doing the work not them) I'm talking 100+lbs for some people. I seen guys do 500+lbs with a shirt that can barely get 315 without one. They're allowed in most competitions but depending on the organiztion there may be certain rules (i.e. my org only allows us to use 1-ply (thickness) shirts). Unless, you're powerlifting they are of little use to the general weightlifter/fitness enthusiast. They take lots of time to get used to and to perfect and they could actually take away from chest development/progress. You'll notice that I try to make all my progress without one and then towards a show I start using it just to perfect my form.
 
Thanks for the reply Big. I may start again w/ some bulk BCAA's, waxy maize, flavored w/ some stevia intra workout now. I just got soooo tired of the Xtend flavors, I had a few big bottles of lemon flavored ones and I just got rid of them.
I listened to some SuperHuman Radio shows with the guy from criticalbench dot com and they were talking about bench shirts. I was just curious on what you thought about them. They said the same thing though, some guys use them better than others. I'm not intertesed in getting one myself though as I am not a competitive lifter.
Thanks again for the reply and help Big!
 
look into Intra Aid by universal nutrition. It's good stuff. The new citrus blast flavor is great.
You have some strong numbers there bud ever consider competing raw? I think you would rip it up without a shirt and a squat suit. The USAPL (not sure about the canada federations) defines raw as being knee sleeves, belt, and wrist wraps.
 
Inarius said:
look into Intra Aid by universal nutrition. It's good stuff. The new citrus blast flavor is great.
You have some strong numbers there bud ever consider competing raw? I think you would rip it up without a shirt and a squat suit. The USAPL (not sure about the canada federations) defines raw as being knee sleeves, belt, and wrist wraps.
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Thanks for the 'head's up' regarding Intra Aid!

Currently the CPU doesn't have a "RAW" division. You can compete RAW and they will record your numbers/records as RAW lifts (have to do whole show RAW for any records to count), but there's no RAW class at Nationals, Provincials, etc. So really if you want to compete RAW your definitley going to have a tough time making it on through to Nationals.

Current provincial RAW records:
Squat - 215kg/474lbs My most recent: 565lbs
Bench - 122.5kg/270lbs My most recent: 415lbs
Deadlift - 250kg/551lbs My most recent: 585lbs

So really I would be able to beat all those records with not too much trouble but it wouldn't get me any closer to Nationals.
 
we have an entirely seperate raw nationals meet. sounds like you could do a meet for fun and break some records! I would do that sometime in your off season.
What is the total you need to make nationals?
 
Inarius said:
we have an entirely seperate raw nationals meet. sounds like you could do a meet for fun and break some records! I would do that sometime in your off season.
What is the total you need to make nationals?
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If I can qualify for Nationals then I would consider just doing a show RAW for some fun. I definitely want to get that National qualifying total first. To qualify in my current weight class I need a 725kg total which I missed by less than 25 kg last meet. I was well on my way to beating that at my upcoming meet until......

***UPDATE***

I F'd up my back Saturday morning doing deadlifts.!! I was lifting 585lbs when I literally felt something pull apart in my lower back. Now I'm not sure if I've partially torn something or just strained/pulled it but I've been in pain/sore/stiff since Saturday morning with no end in sight. I'm trying to see if I can schedule a physio appointment soon to at least get checked out and to see if there's anything they can do for me. Deads and squats will have to be put on hold for a couple more days at least before I try them again, will probably back off of bench as well since heavy benching can generate a decent amount of stress in the lower back area. Although I'm definitely not pulling out of the event yet, I can't really afford to have too much time off, it's only 8 weeks away and I haven't even started working with the equipment/suits yet.
 
BIG,

Check out my training log late August of last year. I did something very similar. I actually couldn't walk out of the gym. The best thing that I did was see someone who did active release therapy. It hurt like a mother but it really helped me quite a lot. Good luck.

-Pop
 
CJPopovich said:
BIG,

Check out my training log late August of last year. I did something very similar. I actually couldn't walk out of the gym. The best thing that I did was see someone who did active release therapy. It hurt like a mother but it really helped me quite a lot. Good luck.

-Pop
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Thanks for the advice Pop, I'm trying to get in to see a physiotherapist (she's a mother of one of the players that I coached this year - owns her own clinic), hopefully she can take a look at it, I think they do sports therapy massages there as well so maybe they have someone who can do active release. I'm feeling slightly better this morning, but it might also be because my back wasn't under any stress (i.e. standing, sitting) overnight so in a couple hours I could be just as bad or worse. We'll see what happens...
 
Massage is great, but really look for a licensed Active Release Therapist. I have two different people I go to; a traditional deep tissue massage therapist and my ART guy. The ART is for when I'm pre-comp or really hurt. The other one is when I want to relax or just have something nagging going on. The ART usually leaves me holding my breath to deal with the pain while the tissue is being worked, the traditional deep tissue work has me breathing slowly. The ART guy has hard rock playing, the other therapist has soft music and chimes playing in the background. Different things. Get better.
 
Update

Well my back seems to have started along the road to recovery (was able to do a chest workout last night without any direct back pain) and I've been doing some cardio everyday on the recumbant bike. So although still stiff at times, the knifing pain isn't what it used to be. Hopefully, the stretches/exercises that the physiotherapist gave me are helping me recovery soon enough that I can still train for Provincials (May 30th).

The other update is that due to the economic downturn I was let go on Wednesday afternoon. They're still paying me out for the next couple weeks but then it on to Employment Insurance if I haven't been able to find anything. If t couldn't be a worse time for something like this to happen, but I'm steadfastly holding on to the belief that when one door closes another open, and that everything happens for a reason.
 
Big Poppa S said:
The other update is that due to the economic downturn I was let go on Wednesday afternoon. They're still paying me out for the next couple weeks but then it on to Employment Insurance if I haven't been able to find anything. If t couldn't be a worse time for something like this to happen, but I'm steadfastly holding on to the belief that when one door closes another open, and that everything happens for a reason.
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I know how crappy this can be. My father passed 1/3 and I was cut from my job 1/24 or so...about a week after I went back to work after my time off from the funeral and all. Didn't get any work again until 2 weeks ago.

Just hang tough brother...you're right, another door shall open!
 
I really appreciate the votes of confidence from everyone. Like I said before I'm definitely the type of person who believes that when one door closes another one opens. I mean even though it sucks that I lost my job, I was actually already considering changing jobs, so this just gives me that little extra push to get a move on with it. It would've been nice to already have a new job before leaving my old job but things don't always happen the way you want. What's definitely kept me from being to worked up about my situation is that it's not half as bad as many. I mean even look in my own log Deuce, lost his father (may he rest in peace) and lost his job and he has twins on the way, as well there's thousands of families out there where the main or only earner has lost their job and they have mortgages, kids, vehicles, etc. I may be the only earner for my and my GF but at least I can dip into Employment Insurance for the next little while until I find something, my only real bills are the apartment and my SUV. Hopefully over the last 3 years of living in Halifax I've made strong enough networks/connections that I can use them to find some more opportunities.

As for training I've started to lift a little more, have done shoulders a couple time, arms, chest and I even did some leg extensions and seated calf presses, so things are coming along slowly. I've been doing cardio throughout so hopefully that's helping with my recovery somewhat. I wasn't able to get into the gym yesterday as I was moving beds (we got a new one from one of my GF's friends who is moving home now that school is finished) and today the gym is closed so I won't be back in there until Monday but as my GF told me, at least my membership is paid up and now I have all the time in the world to train.
 
I was actually able to do legs this morning without pain! I'm pretty excited about that although I might still experience some significant soreness/stiffness tomorrow, we'll just have to wait and see..... I made sure to take lots of time between sets and had a spotter around for almost everything, just in case.

Squats

10@135
10@225
10@315
10@405
3@495
1@545 - actually felt really good

Leg Press
10@540
10@630
10@720 / 10@720 calf press
10@630 / 10@630 calf press
10@540 / 10@540 calf press

Hamstring Curls ss w/ Stff Legged Deadlifts

10@100 / 10@135
10@110 / 10@205
10@120 / 10@225

Cardio

No cardio.

Energy Level: 8/10,

Workout Rating: B+, felt good to be back.

Post Workout Musings: I'm quite surprised that I was still able to do 545 with relative ease, I'll be taking at least a couple days before I try deadlifts though!

Macros:
Calories: unfortunately, since I've been off my "routine" has been out of whack so I definitely haven't been keeping track of what I've been eating. It definitely hasn't been much though as I'm not really in the eating mood at the moment and I'm trying to reduce the size of our grocery bills.

Water intake: ~2 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Multi + 1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
4 CRE-02
 
Slow and steady! Remember, a couple light weeks will never slow you down as much as 2 months off b/c of an injury. Glad to see you coming back.
 
S'up

Well, I haven't posted lately so I figured it's about time that I got back to it. A quick recap of what has passed in the last little while, first I injured my back which didn't allow me to train for awhile but did not end up being as serious as I thought, then I was let go at work (haven't found a new job yet, but am searching daily), the Girlfriend's parents came to visit for 10 days, and although we had a great time and did alot of touring my training was definitely sporatic at best. So in a nutshell I've probably been out of the gym more days than I've been in it in the last month. On the brightside of things all the rest and recuperation has given me some great lifts in the last little while, including a 585lbs deadlift, a 585lbs squat, and a 445lbs bench press. Looking at those lifts I think things are picking up again. There's roughly a month left before Provincials so it's full on from here on in. The other thing is that I have a good buddy who is planning on doing a Natural bodybuilding show in October and wants me to train with him for it (I guess he needs me to push him :D ), so after the powerlifting meet we'll be switching over to a straight up bodybuilding routine. Although I'm not planning on stepping onstage at this show it really couldn't hurt me to switch up my trainng a little bit. Well, that's my update.

Daily workouts will be starting up again ASAP.
 
As I promised here we go, back at it....


Workout
Bench Press

10@135
10@225
10@315
3@405 - shirted
1@445 - shirted
3@405 - shirted, working on explosive power off of chest
3@405 - shirted, working on explosive power off of chest

DB Incline Press

10@85
10@95
10@105

Pec Deck

10@275
10@275
10@275

DB Pullovers

10@100
10@100
10@100

Cardio

25 minutes on the stairclimber
25 minutes on the treadmill (incline)

Energy Level: 7/10, wasn't too bad but I definitely didn't have tons of energy.

Workout Rating: A, Had a great max-out today so I can't complain whatsoever.

Post Workout Musings: The lifts are going well right now and everything appears to be on track. I won't be making it into a lower weight class but I should be able to kill my previous numbers in my current weight class.

Macros:
Calories: ~2500

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
4 CRE-02

- if you can believe it, I've run out of multi-vitamins and protein!?!? The two things you're never supposed to run out of. Unfortunately, supplements and such aren't really in my budget right now so I'm not sure if I'll even be able to replace these any time soon :( .
 
I just did some biceps and triceps yesterday, no real structure, just supersetting away until my arms had a huge pump going and then followed up with some cardio. I guess I could have taken the day off but I've had so many days "off" lately that I didn't want to miss another day in the gym, besides, now that I'm not working I have all that energy that I need to expend in a day. I think that I'll go and do some deadlifting this morning after I make myself a decent breakfast..... gotta power that workout with something.

On another note I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and spend a few bucks on some protein. It plays such a big part of my nutritional intake that I don't think I could go on without it. Otherwise I'm eating way too much chicken breast and beef, using protein would actually be much cheaper per serving, so I'm justifying the purchase by saying that it's actually saving me money :D I guess I'll probably just buy some stuff that's cheap from Costco but I think I'll take a quick look around town to see if there's any sales on first.
 
CTDeuce said:
you need multi's you silly beast.

did you used to use mvp365 or a different multi?
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Yeah I bit the bullet today and bought protein (5lbs - $29.99), a year's supply of multivitamins/multiminerals for $10.99, and extra Calcium/Magnesium/Vitamin D (6 month supply for 5 bucks).... Costco is a great thing!
 
I've had a couple disapointing workouts over the last couple days. I struggled with 545lbs on both deadlifts and squats. Now all things considered I should be happy with those lifts as the numbers a pretty good. But since I've previously been up as high as 585 in both those lifts, anything less than that is currently a disappointment. So basically it has come down to 2 things (at least from what I can identify) either A) I'm doing too much cardio or B) I'm not resting enough, or possibly a third option I guess which would be a combination of A and B. At the moment I'm leaning mostly towards B being the culprit as I'm not doing a ton of cardio by any means, and I'm not dropping tons of weight either. This leaves me with option that I'm not resting enough to fully recover from all the heavy lifting. As such I'm revising my routine over the next few weeks prior to the meet in order to maximize my recovery. I'lll be doing 3 days on 1 day off for the remaining time up until the contest, removing redundant exercises/workouts in the process. Hopefully, this will add to my recuperation and I will see the numbers back up to where they should be. Anyway, all that being said, I'm off to the gym to work on a big bench!!!!

:djparty:
 
yesterday....


Workout
Bench Press

10@135
10@225
10@315
6@365 - 2 board
3@405 - 2 board
2@425 - 2 board

Incline Press

10@135
10@225
5@275
3@315

DB Pullovers

10@80
10@100
10@120

Pec Deck

15@225
12@255
10@275

Cardio

30 minutes on the stairclimber

Energy Level: 7/10, can definitely feel that a need a full day off soon.

Workout Rating: A, Was working on technique not trying to absolutely max-out..

Post Workout Musings: I decided to do some board work without the shirt, and today I'm going to do rackpulls instead of deadlifts. Just want to change it up a little and give my body some more rest before hitting crazy hard over the next 3 weekd until the PL meet.

Macros:
Calories: ~2500

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
4 CRE-02
 
Today's workout

Rackpulls

10@135
10@225
10@315
5@405
5@495
1@585
1@635

Cable Pulldowns

10@220
10@230
10@240

Cable Rows - all hammergrip

10@220
10@240
10@260

Cardio

25 minutes on the stairclimber
25 minutes on the recumbant bike

Energy Level: 7.0/10, I'm definitely ready for my day off tomorrow.

Workout Rating: B+, Nothing crazy going on here, although I was able to rackpull 635 again which is pretty good.

Post Workout Musings: I'm taking the day completely off tomorrow, no workout, no cardio, I'm just going to eat and rest, nothing else :D .

Macros:
Calories: ~2500

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Multi + 1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
4 CRE-02
 
So even though yesterday was supposed to be my day off I got really bored and decided to go do cardio. Ended up doing 90 minutes split up between the stairclimber, the x-trainer and the bike. This morning I got up and made it into the gym for a squat/leg session.

Squats

10@135
10@225
10@315
5@405
1@495
1@545
1@585 - went up really good but I didn't get enough depth, gotta keep working on that.

Leg Press
10@540 / 10@540 calf press
10@630 / 10@630 calf press
10@720 / 10@720 calf press
10@810 / 10@810 calf press
10@900

Hamstring Curls ss w/ Stff Legged Deadlifts

10@100 / 10@225
10@110 / 10@225
10@120 / 10@225

Upright Calf Press ss w/ Seated Calf Press

10@345 / 10@180
10@345 / 10@180
10@345 / 10@180

Quad Extensions

20@120
20@120
20@120

Cardio

Just did some quick bike to keep the legs loose, will be going back tonight to actually do my cardio..... I'm thinking about 30 minutes on the stairclimber will be about right.

Energy Level: 8/10, was pretty excited to do squats/legs today for some reason.

Workout Rating: A, Everything went pretty damn good.

Post Workout Musings: The workout went great, but I foresee some major soreness for me :D .... you know you're on target when you're happy about the soreness you're going to feel....

Macros:
Calories: ~2500

Water intake: ~4 litres

Morning:
1 Fish Oil
1 Multi + 1 Cal/Mag/Vit D
4 CRE-02
 
Update

So training has been going real good for the last little while (probably because that's all I've been doing since I was let go at work), unfortunately this has also lead to me having to ask myself some important questions. I guess the most relevant to this log is regarding the powerlifting meet that is coming up at the end of the month. A meet such as this requires registration fees, a CPU membership card, travel, food, etc. I've done the calculations on how much this would cost and unfortunately since my Unemployment Insurance hasn't come through yet it's money that I do not have. The registration and membership fees are due by this Friday and it came down to me entering the meet or buying groceries for myself and my girlfriend. I think the answer is pretty simple. It is unfortunate that although I've been training with this specific goal on my mind the financial reality of that goal has prevented me from reaching it. There will be more meets before the end of the year so I am hoping that I will be in a better financial position when those ones role around.

So what now?.... This is the question that I am wrestling with now. Although I would like to continue training as heavy as possible in the hopes of getting even stronger for the next meets I know that my body (especially the joints) cannot train like this indefinitely. Basically, I've been asking myself if I want to go back to a more bodybuilder-type workout routine, I was planning on switching to this after the meet at the end of the month so in reality I would just be moving my current plan up a couple weeks. The routine would be something similar to:

Day 1: Legs
Day 2: Chest
Day 3: Arms
Day 4: Back
Day 5: Shoulders
- Abs and cardio would probably be daily.

1st exercise: Heavy - 4 sets of 3-8 reps
middle exercises: Moderate - 3 -4 sets of 8-12 reps each
last exercise: Pump - 4 sets of 20-30 reps

Just throwing ideas out there, let me know what you think.
 
Im very sorry to hear that you won't be able to compete Steve. If I wasn't in the same boat with Unemployment and with the twins coming SOON...i'd help you out.
 
sorry to hear about the comp man...
I think you should get a bunch of friends together and take a saturday and max out anyway just to see how well your training has paid off.
 
CTDeuce said:
Im very sorry to hear that you won't be able to compete Steve. If I wasn't in the same boat with Unemployment and with the twins coming SOON...i'd help you out.
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Inarius said:
sorry to hear about the comp man...
I think you should get a bunch of friends together and take a saturday and max out anyway just to see how well your training has paid off.
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Thanks lads, no worries, though, there will be another one sooner or later.

I've been maxing out long enough in my training to know how much the heavy lifting has paid off. Although we don't have the same barbells, weights, rack, etc, in the gym that we would be using in the meet, the stuff we have at the gym is actually much tougher/heavier. My maximums in the gym so far have been 585 for squat, 585 for deadlift and 455 for bench. Going off of experience that shoulde've translated to between 605 and 625 for squats and deads and betwwen 460 and 470 for bench using the offical meet equipment. I'm definitely not giving up on heavy lifting all together, there will still be some triples and singles in my routine, but they just won't be in every workout.

BTW, I have 2 interviews tomorrow, so hopefully one of these results in a callback or job offer in the next couple weeks.
 
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