DMA's Never Satisfied Training Log

Oh snap, may the GAINZ be with you!
 
Waking weight the past few days has been 204-206. With a little better body composition than I was seeing at 200. I believe the X Gels with the Conqu3r ancillaries are taking affect. As well as the Creatine in Vital1ty. I have not taken creatine in years, and when I did before I didn't know squat about training, eating, or supplementing. By my un-official estimation, I say I have added a solid 3-4 pounds of muscle since I started this combo. All shirt sleeves and shoulders are looking and fitting tighter. This GVT routine with the second half of this ArA cycle are looking pretty promising.

Squats: (70 second rest times)
135 x 10
155 x 10
155 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
175 x 10
175 x 10
175 x 10
175 x 10 (will easily up the weight for these next time)

Deadlifts:
135 x 10
185 x 8
225 x 8
275 x 6
325 x 5

Lying Leg Curls: (60 second rest)
55 x 10
55 x 10
55 x 10 (hams were pretty fatigued already from the squats and deads)
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
55 x 10
70 x 10 (started feeling a little stronger)
70 x 10
70 x 10

Seated Calf Raises: (super setted w/ first 5 sets of leg curls)
110 x 20
110 x 20
110 x 20
110 x 20
110 x 20

12 minutes steady pace, moderate resistance elliptical
 
Your volume brother is amazing! Nice job!
 
Let's you know you're workin hard
 
It was a meat-head Christmas when I came home from work today. Some stuff is for coworkers but it's a nice looking order nonetheless.
 

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Ok I'll skip talking about how good the pump was today......no I won't!! It was freaking amazing. Added Fearn Soy Lecithin Granules to the line up today. Love the taste and texture of them, whereas some people hate it.

Pull Ups: (60 second rest)
Rear x 6
Regular x 6
Rear x 5
Regular x 6
Rear x 5
Regular x 6
Rear x 5
Regular x 6
Rear x 5
Regular x 6 (added 3 to the total from last time with 5 extra lbs. of body weight)

OHP Behind Neck: (60-70 second rests)
65 x 10
75 x 10
75 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10

DB Side Laterals:
50's (partials) x 10 drop to 25's x 6
40's (partials) x 10 drop to 20's x 6
40's (partials) x 10 drop to 20's x 6
25's x 12
Super Set
Trap Bar Shrugs w/ 4 second squeeze:
90 on each side x 10 x 4 sets

Close Grip Lat Pull Down:
140 x 8
170 x 6
170 x 5
Super Set
Reverse Pec Deck: (with 3 second hold and squeeze)
60 x 6
60 x 6
60 x 6

Felt good and strong and was definitely more vascular in the gym today.
 
How do your shoulders do with all that behind the neck work?
 
I would never have been able to do any of it a few years ago. Tore something in my shoulder snowboarding when I was around 18 and never went to a doctor. So it never healed right and gave me trouble for many years doing almost anything. Had an MRI done and it was torn soft tissue and never followed up with the recommended physical therapy. Anyways, long story short, I have been trying to incorporate more rear work to work on opening my mobility up and it has come a long way. Don't get me wrong, I still feel it. But it forces me to focus on form so much i believe it actually does me some good..
 
Had to hit the gym this morning before work, wife has a job interview this afternoon so I'm on baby duty. Only draw-back to hitting the gym at this time was my strong cup of coffee mixed with the Conqu3r was a little much. Felt strung out about 20 minutes into the workout, noxious, shaky, hungry, hypo, just crappy. But busted it out regardless.

Dips: (60 second rest)
BW x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
+30 x 10
BW x 14

DB Curls 10 sets w/ 25's:
Alternating arm to 10 (5 each), then hammer curled 5 more double arm, making 10 reps per arm for each set. (45 second rest times)

French Press:
60 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 12
80 x 12
Super Set
EZ Bar Reverse Curls:
40 x 10
60 x 6
70 x 6
50 x 6

Spider Curl / Underhand Front Raise Finisher x 3 sets:
60lb. EZ Bar for curls / drop to 20lb. EZ Bar for UH Front Raises

Cable Crunches w/ Rope:
120 x 12
140 x 12
160 x 12
170 x 10

15 minutes Incline Treadmill
 
Had to change the Avi pic to start getting in that mind set again soon. It's almost time to get coo coo crazy for cutting. Starts with a vision.
 
nbshazeezee said:
Dude in your profile picture you are Look so jacked !
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Haha that's not a current picture. I just want to start getting myself in that mind set. That was at the end of my last cut. But I have added some mass since then, so I'm excited to see what comes out this time!!
Going to begin the process after this next bottle of X Gels is gone in about a month. Start cutting calories and upping the cardio a little and then go hard when I start a cycle in April.
 
Awesome day out riding with the wife and pops. Arizona is a beautiful state. Can go from the desert in less than an hour be freezing your ass off in the mountains.
 

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Nice looking family and scenery.
 
Dma378 said:
Awesome day out riding with the wife and pops. Arizona is a beautiful state. Can go from the desert in less than an hour be freezing your ass off in the mountains.
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Freezing your ass off?! I don't see any snow!
 
Dma378 said:
Haha!! Ok a windy 50 degrees is freezing to us desert rats. I mean, it's a toasty 75 in town today.
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OMG! We just cracked 30 for the first time in almost a month today.
 
2 days at under 300g of carbs and my workout seemed twice as hard. But it's also a 5 pound difference in waking weight. 200 this morning. Started feeling really light-headed and queasy halfway through the Pendlays and was having to take like 3 minutes between sets to pull it together. Still cranked out 9 sets though.

Bench Press:
135 x 10
155 x 10
175 x 10
175 x 10
175 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10
165 x 10

Incline DB Press:
60's x 7
60's x 6
60's x 6
Super Set
Incline DB Flys:
25's x 6
25's x 6
25's x 6

Kroc Rows:
75's x 12
100's x 10
115's x 9

Pendlay Rows:
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 8 (aaaand toast)

10 minutes steady pace/moderate resistance stationary bike
 
Nailed a pretty good leg session yesterday. Then recovered with a nice Happy Hour drinking session where at least I ate healthy. Out of character for myself to go out on a Monday night, but the new reduced hours at work make it seem much more tolerable than it would have been before. And a much needed hang out with one of my best friends. As early today as I'm feeling the DOMS is a good sign!!

Squats:
135 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 10
155 x 10
175 x 10
175 x 10
185 x 10
185 x 10
135 x 10 Front Squats
135 x 10 Front Squats

Sumo Deadlifts w/ Fat Gripz:
135 x 10
225 x 6
225 x 6

SLDL:
225 x 8
275 x 6
295 x 5 PR

Single Leg Curls:
30 each side x 10 each side
30 each side x 10 each side
30 each side x 10 each side
30 each side x 10 each side
30 each side x 10 each side
Super Set
Seated Calf Raises:
100 x 30
100 x 25
100 x 15 (super slow)
100 x 25
100 x 15 (super slow)
Super Set
Speed Bag x 1-1.5 minutes per each round

This last group was a rotation of the 3...Leg Curls, Calves, Speed Bag

Routine calls for 10 x 10 Leg Curls, but time expired. It does not call for the Deads, but I can't exclude them.
 
How did you like doing sumos after ask those squats? Were your quads fried?
 
Great volume! Congrats on on SLDL PR!
 
So much volumeee. I got doms just reading that
 
BW Pull Ups:

8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5 (59 total)

DB Shoulder Press:
35's x 10
45's x 10
45's x 10
50's x 10
50's x 10
50's x 10
50's x 10
50's x 10
45's x 10
45's x 10

DB Side Laterals:
35's x 6 drop to 20's x 6
35's x 5 drop to 20's x 5
35's x 6 drop to 20's x 6

Stiff Arm Pull Down's w/ Rope:
100 x 12
110 x 10
120 x 10
100 x 10
Super Set
Cable Front Raise w/ Rope Between Legs:
50 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10

Trap Bar Shrugs:
90 each side x 14
135 each side x 14
180 each side x 12
180 each side x 12
180 drop to 135 drop to 90 to failure

10 minutes steady walk on incline treadmill
 
Wife made 2 meat loaves, I ate all of that one without the cheese!! Freaking love meatloaf. I might finish that loaf right now.
 

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How were your shoulders after all that pressing? That was an insane amount of pressing volume.
 
Side lateral drop sets have my medial delts burning from two days ago. Ran the rack down from 30's to 5's. Looked foolish but those 5lb dumbbells felt ridiculously heavy.
 
frankz2 said:
Side lateral drop sets have my medial delts burning from two days ago. Ran the rack down from 30's to 5's. Looked foolish but those 5lb dumbbells felt ridiculously heavy.
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I like that idea. Will have to try. I do it with shrugs sometimes.
 
Arm Blast City!!!!

Dips:
BW x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
+35 x 10
BW x 11

EZ Bar Curls w/ Fat Gripz: (hands rotated outward pinkies in, first 5 sets)
50 x 10
60 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10 (Fat Gripz off, hands positioned close last 5 sets)
50 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10

DB Skullcrushers / DB Hammer Curls Super Set w/ Fat Gripz:
30's x 8 for each movement
30's x 7 for each movement
30's x 8 then Cross Body Hammers x 8
30's x 7 then Cross Body Hammers x 8 (Forearms were so pumped they were numb and cramping, could barely hold a 30!!)

Drag Curls:
95 x 9
115 x 10
115 x 10
Super Set
Ab Roller:
13
13
13

11 minutes of 1 minute Interval Sprints on treadmill

Nice Delt, Trap, and Lat DOMS today.

New position at work is definitely more sedentary, so I need to add these few minutes of cardio pretty much everyday just to get some steps and blood flowing each day.

Have been consistently hitting 2800 cals each day, 200-220 pro, 100-120 fat, 180-220 carb. Not cutting yet, just cleaning and prepping to get serious.
 
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