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Gaining them gainnnnz with Ironflex Brawn and Halo-X!

iparatroop said:
Run hills. Run as hard as you can uphill for as long as you can. When you gas, jog down and start all over. The goal is to be able to run farther, faster.
I'm 35, 5'9" and 190+. I run two miles in 12:20ish. You can do it.
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Hmmm.. I will have to try that.. I know the perfect hill as well for that but pretty sure its snow covered like everywhere else here in Jersey.
HOLY ****! 2 miles in 12:20??? Damn.. have you been running your whole life?
 
iparatroop said:
Run hills. Run as hard as you can uphill for as long as you can. When you gas, jog down and start all over. The goal is to be able to run farther, faster. I'm 35, 5'9" and 190+. I run two miles in 12:20ish. You can do it.
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That's badass right there
 
KingLeonidas9 said:
Hmmm.. I will have to try that.. I know the perfect hill as well for that but pretty sure its snow covered like everywhere else here in Jersey. HOLY ****! 2 miles in 12:20??? Damn.. have you been running your whole life?
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Nope, didn't start running until I entered this profession. My goal has always been to never let him beat me. "Him" is whoever happens to be in front of me (if anyone) or the nearest person behind me. As I came up through the ranks, I swore to myself that my joes would never beat me on a run. You lead from the front, and I always have taken that seriously. That alone has been enough to keep me running fast(ish). I could turn mid elevens when I was a joe. Not so much anymore.
 
iparatroop said:
Nope, didn't start running until I entered this profession. My goal has always been to never let him beat me. "Him" is whoever happens to be in front of me (if anyone) or the nearest person behind me. As I came up through the ranks, I swore to myself that my joes would never beat me on a run. You lead from the front, and I always have taken that seriously. That alone has been enough to keep me running fast(ish). I could turn mid elevens when I was a joe. Not so much anymore.
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That was exactly the mind set I had while at BT. Always run past the younger guy in front of me. Always do more push ups and sits ups than the younger guys. It was a great way of tricking my mind to doing better. it is great advice ipara!


This morning I was all set to go to the gym, went out, spend 20 mins scraping the ice off my car, got in the car and car wouldn't move. Got out looked on the ground and it was all ice around the tires. Tried a few more times and no movement just the smell of rubber... Came back inside and thought about taking the day off but NOPE! I got a pair of bowflex dumbbells that go up to 55 pounds. I had a meal and now I'm waiting till my stomach doesn't feel as full so I can do my shoulder workout. Will try to follow my program as close as I can with my dumbbells and improvise the rest. Will post my workout after I'm done.
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^^^ eye of the tiger lmao
 
Those bow flex DB's are badass! I'm waiting for my cousin to come off his. He has the 90's and there sitting in his basement covered in dust, waste of great equipment
 
pete8407 said:
Those bow flex DB's are badass! I'm waiting for my cousin to come off his. He has the 90's and there sitting in his basement covered in dust, waste of great equipment
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Ha. I have the 90's, and they get dusty too. I just use them in emergencies when I can't get to the gym.
 
pete8407 said:
Those bow flex DB's are badass! I'm waiting for my cousin to come off his. He has the 90's and there sitting in his basement covered in dust, waste of great equipment
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pete8407 said:
There are expensive for sure, he even has the stand, I'm hoping someday I can get them cheap!
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I bought mine for $250 shipped =D.
I used them A LOT! For about 2 years I worked out at home. p90x was awesome. Helped me after my 2 motorcycle accidents. After I got back in the gym they collected dust and took up space. But on day that I can't make it to the gym I always use them. They are in the corner of my living room as well so I got no excuses to not use them lol
 
DAY 4!
SHOULDERS​

Lateral Raises
6 sets of 10
10lb, 15lb, 15lb, 20lb, 25lb, 25lb crazy biceps pump at the end.

Shoulder Presses
4 sets of 10
35lb, 40lb, 45lb, 35lb didn't think i would be able to do the shoulder presses with 45s but I got them done. it was weird doing them standing up. the last few reps i wanted to squat down a bit and use it to push the weight up... had to fight it and ended up doing a standing calf raise shoulder press lol. very weird but got it done. when i was done i had a SERIOUS chest pump going on lol really weird.

Front Raises
3 sets of 10
20lb, 25lb, 30lb felt strong doing them. i think i can go heavier next week!

Bent Over Raises
4 sets of 10
10lb, 12.5lb, 15lb, 20lb feels so weird doing this exercise. i like doing the reverse pec deck thing morei can really get a squeeze when i go back.

Lots of Push ups.

I was suppose to do shrugs as well but my bowflex weights only go up to 52lb and thats the weight I start with. I'll do them tomorrow first thing before my run.

Other notes:
Again with the pump. I don't know what is going on. I didn't drink a carb shake today while exercising. Only had a shake, Brawn, Halo and creatine before I started lifting so I dunno what is making me get these crazy pumps out of nowhere. Specially from body parts that I'm not exercising lol. NOT complaining though.
Shoulders are one of my weakest muscles. I remember that up till December 2011 I never got past 60lb on the db shoulder presses. I always feel a lot of pain when doing them. And last year while getting ready for bt i injured my shoulder and it was really horrible pain! It was like needs poking it non stop. I couldn't even do push ups.
Like I mentioned tomorrow I'll do Shrugs and than run. Will run for as long as I can, hopefully it will be more than a mile. Will do push ups as well all throughout the day. And Thrusday I'll hit legs.
 
So much detail! Keep Hittin your shoulders like that and they'll catch up
 
I started with p90x last year right after I quit smoking. I'd probably never be where I'm at now if it weren't for that.
 
tyga tyga said:
So much detail! Keep Hittin your shoulders like that and they'll catch up
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Thanks man and I hope so!

RegisterJr said:
I started with p90x last year right after I quit smoking. I'd probably never be where I'm at now if it weren't for that.
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It was a great help as well for me. I loved doing it. Did it for 120 days, lost weight, gained muscle. But after those 4 months I got tired of the same thing every time and got back in the gym. I don't regret it though. I had great results with it and when I got back in the gym with my friends I could keep up with them in a lot of the lifts.
 
KingLeonidas9 said:
I bought mine for $250 shipped =D. I used them A LOT! For about 2 years I worked out at home. p90x was awesome. Helped me after my 2 motorcycle accidents. After I got back in the gym they collected dust and took up space. But on day that I can't make it to the gym I always use them. They are in the corner of my living room as well so I got no excuses to not use them lol
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$250 shipped is a great deal! I would pay that in a quickness
 
On the front raises - if you can't do at least 8 reps, don't use the weight. I'm not even looking at effective ranges for hypertrophy, just that going too heavy on front raises can ask for more shoulder issues. I usually stick to 10 reps & up. If I get down to like 6-8RM I'm usually just swinging them instead of lifting them anyway lol
 
bcazo said:
Loving the log broham!! We got creamed today with that snow and ice..
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That ice was f'd up. Took me an hour to dig my van out.
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I parked my car at the perfect spot.. or so I thought.. The owner of the house only cleaned half of his driveway... I was stuck on all 4 sides. I stomped down and it was up to the bottom of my knee.. arrg.

pete8407 said:
$250 shipped is a great deal! I would pay that in a quickness
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Best thing I ever bought. till a week after when I caught a sell on my tv.. 42" panasonic for $400 shipped LMAO. It's been 3 years and I never seen deals as good as those 2.

Hyde said:
On the front raises - if you can't do at least 8 reps, don't use the weight. I'm not even looking at effective ranges for hypertrophy, just that going too heavy on front raises can ask for more shoulder issues. I usually stick to 10 reps & up. If I get down to like 6-8RM I'm usually just swinging them instead of lifting them anyway lol
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Oh I don't fock around with front raises. It's military raises that I can't do much and side raises that are painful. I always try to keep perfect form every time so I don't get hurt.
 
DAY 5!​

One hour of shoveling snow.

Ran 1.45 miles in 15 minutes... it was pathetic. Calves and shin was hurting and I quit.. I didn't even fail.. I quit.. f'n sad..

Did 2.50 miles on this elliptical/bike machine they have at my gym in about 11-12 minutes.

Decline Sit Ups
4 sets
40, 35, 29, 25 reps not resting for longer than 30 seconds.

Seated Machine Crunches
4 sets of 20 reps
40lb, 30lb, 20lb, 20lb

DB Shrugs
4 sets of 12 to 15 reps
55lb, 65lb, 65lb, 70lb, 75lb 75lb felt easy!

Parked my car 2 blocks away because some f'n piece of $hit in a 4x4 truck to right up in my spot that took me an hour to dig out. So walking back 2 blocks this old lady stopped in the middle of the street as I was about to cross and saw me with the shovel and asked if I could dig her a parking spot. I said sure.. I was feeling ****ty and pissed off for quitting on my run so decided to help her. Spend a good 30 mins making her a parking space and than another 10 minutes guiding her to try and help her park her car in the spot lol. She asked me how much and I told her don't worry about it. She ended up giving me $5 lol.

Tomorrow is LEG day, I'm ready to take my anger out on my legs tomorrow and break a few PRs. Saturday I WILL f'n run longer and faster!

Here is meal 4, sometimes it's meal 3, most of the time its my last meal. I hate going to bed with a heavy stomach.
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4 whole eggs, 2 egg whites. 5 sausages.
I don't always eat those sausage links though. Most of the time its turkey bacon. Not as bad and not a lot of sodium.
 
Nice lifts, you Good Samaritan.

Screw all that mess. The snow looks pretty from where I live, but I'd be cranky if I had to shovel that mess too.
 
Damn, that's a lot of shoveling! That sucks that dude took your spot after it took you an hr to dig out. The food looks good!
 
Throw water on his vehicle (make sure you get his door handles good) and maybe it'll freeze tonight lol jk... Kinda... ;)
 
We use to shovel our spots and put garbage cans in the spot to save it.. If you cleaned the spot it was yours and you knew better than to take someone's :)
 
All this snow based conditioning. You guys should be leaning up nicely! Remember to shovel from both sides to get even amount of work...
 
Day 5
LEGS

Lying Leg Curl
4 sets of 10 reps
l65lb, 80lb, 95lb, 110lb last week when i did it i had a hard time with 110lb, i remember i did about 7 reps and dropped some weight to finish and get the 10 reps. this time it got hard at about rep 7 but i got it done without having to lower the weight.

Seated Leg Curl
3 sets of 10 reps
90lb, 110lb, 120lb <- PR. it was tough but got it done!

Single-Leg Curl
3 sets of 10 reps per leg
30lb, 45lb, 50lb.

Stiff-Legged Deadlift
3 sets of 10 reps
45lb each side, 70lb each side, 90lb each side
First time I ever did with 90lb on each side so you could call that a PR. It was tough but did it. I do it in this machine
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Leg Extension
2 sets of 10 reps
85lb and 100lb I always do this with a pause at the top and on the last set I like to hold it up for as long as i can.

Leg Press
4 sets of 10 reps
2 plates, 3 plates, 4 plates, 5 plates each side! <- motherF'N PR! All the way down to legs touching my chest!

Squats
4 sets of 10 reps
47.5lb, 57.5lb, 70lb, 75lb each side. <- another PR for me. I know the weights are not that impressive but i'm hella happy and it was EASY! I was pausing at the bottom for a second as well which is something i never done but I watched a video of Ritz on how he does it every time he squats and it blew my mind. I asked him on the animal forums why and he said that his legs responds better like that and they seem to grow that way. Like I mentioned in the beggining of the log I'm trying to get that squeeze on every workout so the weights might not be that impressive. Here is a vid.
[video=youtube;IUkpJq25-HM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUkpJq25-HM[/video]

Front Squat
4 sets of 10 reps
35lb, 45lb, 55lb, 60lb each side. yet another PR last week the max i did was 50lb on my last set, today the 55lb on each side alone was easy =D.

Leg Extension
4 sets of 10 reps
115lb, 130lb, 145lb, 160lb. easy breezy... will go higher next week and still trying to hold it up for a second on the way up.

Leg Abductor
3 sets of 15, 15, 10
130lb, 170lb, 210lb so easy..

Few notes:
Many exercises today felt easier than last week. Pretty sure I'll be able to go heavier again next week.
Program had me do hack squats, i hate the rack squat they have at my gym its like the old school one. It hurts my ass, back and lower back so I just did regular barbell squats.
Rest was kept to a minimun again, only times I took longer was on stiff deads and back squats.
On my 3rd set of squats, i racked the bar and I stepped back and i thought I was going to pass out lol got all light headed. I sat down for a minute, than got back up and put some more weight for my last set.
Not sure how sore I'll be tomorrow but i will STILL f'n run! And hopefully longer and faster than yesterday and hopefully I wont be in too much pain I really don't want to quit again. It's a horrible ****ty feeling...
Going out to eat in an hour. STEAK! Will post picture later for you all to drool =D
 
Damn, you just crushed those legs! Nice workout! Are you following a routine or something you made up
 
I couldn't understand a word Fritz said... He had some perfect Olympic Style High Bar Squatting going on there though.
 
PR city up in here on the first week!! I can't wait to see what your lifting at week 3 :) your going to feel this session in the morning
 
pete8407 said:
Damn, you just crushed those legs! Nice workout! Are you following a routine or something you made up
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It's LIVING LARGE: JAY CUTLER'S 8-WEEK MASS-BUILDING TRAINER

MrKleen73 said:
I couldn't understand a word Fritz said... He had some perfect Olympic Style High Bar Squatting going on there though.
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Right? First time I heard of him and saw him was on one of the universal trips in europe when i saw him squatting i was like WTF, bar full and pausing at the bottom? than he showed his wheels and I think I drooled a bit. Ever seen I been wanting to do the same, only got a chance now to do it. F'n love it.

bcazo said:
PR city up in here on the first week!! I can't wait to see what your lifting at week 3 :) your going to feel this session in the morning
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tyga tyga said:
Your prs had prs. Nice work KL
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Thanks guys! I cannot f'n wait to see what the next 3 weeks have in store for me. Sunday I will weigh in and see where I'm at as far as weight gain goes for the first week.


Food from earlier today.
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Ended up getting a 3rd piece cuz friend couldn't eat hers =D
 
I like that you're modifying the routine to meet YOUR needs (ie barbell instead of a crappy hack machine). You want your programming like your business suits: tailor-made ;)

And if max size is your goal, the weight really isn't important at all, so long as it progresses. You have to decide why you're doing a movement - when I bench, I bench for power. I often do additional sets of bench for general muscle-growth stimulation after the power work, but these won't use the same form/tempo/muscular emphasis necessarily. Rowing movements, sometimes are explosive with english & very heavy/low reps, because I'm training my picking ability for dead, but usually it's for the squeeze & growth. Isolations like tri extensions - nobody gives a damn how much my tri extension are. It's purely to add lean mass for more fibers to help my max bench (and look hyoooge).
 
Nice post Hyde agreed decide the main goal and work towards that or focus on both aspects like HYDE mentioned. If strength / Power plus size are a goal of your you may want to look at 5/3/1 Big but Boring. That will add both size and strength in spades.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Nice post Hyde agreed decide the main goal and work towards that or focus on both aspects like HYDE mentioned. If strength / Power plus size are a goal of your you may want to look at 5/3/1 Big but Boring. That will add both size and strength in spades.
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I was actually doing 5/3/1 before I shipped out to BT. It was nice that I was always going up in weight but I felt like it was lacking. Like 5 reps wasn't enough. When I got to the 3 reps week I was like WTF! I didn't even get a sweat going yet. I always wanted to do more. You guys think it would be wise at this point to stop doing the program I'm doing mid way to start another? Cuz yes I'm after size, strength and power.
 
Day 6
Run and Chest!​

1.50 mile run in 14 minutes

Barbell Decline Press
3 sets of 8, 10, 10 reps
45lb each side, 55lb each side, 65lb each side. it was hard but I didn't struggle. Could had done a 4th set a bit heavier I think.

Machine Decline Press
3 sets of 12, 10, 10 reps
45lb each side, 70lb each side, 90lb each side. I like to do this machine because I feel a deeper stretch and I can always get that big squeeze at the top that I don't always get when doing on the decline bench.

Incline Barbell Press
4 sets of 8-10 reps
25lb each side, 35lb each side, 45lb each side, 55lb each side. I know not impressive but I haven't done barbell incline in years. I like doing with the dumbbells but all benches were taken today. Gym was paaaaaaacked for some reason... not common on a weekend. Whatever though. Got it done, first 2 sets I went barbell to chest and last 2 sets was down to chin.

Incline Dumbbell Flyes
5 sets of 10 reps
25lb, 30lb, 35lb, 40lb, 45lb. <- pr! Last week I was doing 35lb it was heavy... today 45lb was easy breeeezy!

Machine Bench Press
3 sets of 10, 8, 10 reps
45lb each side, 55lb each side, 55lb each side. I hate doing this... Program calls for smith machine bench press but I don't like using the smith machine and all the benches were still taken so I jumped on this machine. For some reason 55lb was too heavy for me... 2nd set I failed at 7, did an 8th rep but it was crazy. Got in the zone and started questioning myself thinking can't quit again like you did a few minutes ago when you were running.. So i did the last set with the same weight and got 10 reps this time.

Cable Crossover
6 sets of 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 8 reps
10lb, 15lb, 15lb, 20lb, 25lb, 30lb. <- PR! Last week I only did 25lb and it was tough, I failed at 7 or 8 reps. 30lb was hard but I got it done.


Few notes:
Woke up today and started walking and noticed I was sore but not too much, enough for me to run which I did.
I sucked at it again on the running but I did a bit better than last time. I would run and walk.. Did less walking this time. Pain in my calves are f'n crazy.
Again my rest between sets was like probably 30 seconds.
My chest was pumped after the first exercise and FULLY pumped after the 2nd decline exercise.
At the end of my work when I was doing the cable cross over I could feel my biceps were hella pumped as well, triceps was too but not as much.
One thing I'm def feeling with Halo and Brawn that I have been noticing since I started is that no matter my workout like legs, arms, back which I do 10 exercises I leave the gym still not satisfied or still with energy. Something that before I started this stack I would be dying at the end of my workout, dead tired or wanting to skip an exercise or 2..
 
You're not crazy - I'm already noticing better endurance & better recovery. It's easier to train with less rest & train longer, despite a slightly quicker pace. I get sore but doesn't seem like the DOMS are as bad or lasting.

I'd stay with the Cutler program as long as you like it well enough - you won't have time this cycle to really make the 5/3/1 work for you. I always feel like the first month of 5/3/1 is more diagnostic than really making gains anyway, & the cutler routine has so much volume it'd def be the one I'd use while on cycle if I had to pick between that or Wendler's. Wendler's is better for off-time since it's designed to be fundamental & able to be done within an hour.
 
tyga tyga said:
YOOO wth lol keep em Rollin in
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Dude.. idk wtf... But it's exciting lol Hard to believe even for myself. I should had taken a picture of myself weighing in at the beginning of the log. But here is a picture from me the day I got back from basic on December 13th. Also the day I started bulking.
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I was like 155..
I'm like stupified right now..
 
DAY 7
BICEPS & TRICEPS!​

Triceps Rope Pushdown
3 warm-up sets of 12 reps
37lb, 47.5lb, 52.5lb

Close-Grip Bench Press
3 sets of 12, 10, 10 reps
30lb each side, 40lb each side, 50lb each side

Machine Dip
3 sets of 12 reps
100lb, 120lb, 140lb so easy.. will go higher next time!

Straight-Bar Pushdown
3 sets of 10-12 reps
40lb, 52lb, 60lb sooo sooo easy. will def go higher next time!

Dumbell Extension/Skull Crushers
3/4 sets of 10 reps
30lb, 40lb, 45lb/40lb, 50lb, 60lb, 70lb. I was suppose to do 7 sets of Skull Crushers but benches were taken, i was about to do them on the floor and 4 guys come and take all the ez bars and take them away to do lunges.. arggg so i did the first 3 sets with dumbbells and the last 4 sets with the ez bar. I felt a pinch on my neck on my 3rd set with the dumbells and i let out a "AAAAAAH FOCK!" All eyes were on me lol I stretched a bit and played around with my neck and massaged it and went on to do the Skulls. I did 70s again and my form was MUCH MUCH better than last week and I didn't struggle the whole time with it, just the last 2 reps.

EZ-Bar Curl
5 sets of 12, 12, 10, 10, 6 reps
40lb, 50lb, 60lb, 70lb, 80lb <- HUGE motherF'N PR for me! last week I struggled with the 70s.. this time only the last 2 reps I had trouble with. I was feeling confident and grabbed a hold of the 80s that felt heavy and started curling. I got 6 reps and that was pushing it.. I think only the first 3 reps were good form. Hella happy though!

Alternating Standing Dumbbell Curl
3 sets of 10 reps
25lb, 30lb, 35lb <- another PR! I can't remember the last time I was able to curl 35lb. I know pathetic but its hard when curling up the weight and doing a 1 second pause for a squeeze on top. Kept good form as well, back was good and elbow was tucked to my side. Had a vein on my forehead and neck that looked like they were going to pop at any second though LOL.

Concentration Curls
3 sets of 10 reps
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One-Arm Preacher Curl
3 sets of 10 reps
25lb, 30lb, 35lb <- pr again but not all proud of this one 35s felt heavy and i was not going low enough.

Reverse Ez Curls
3 sets of 12, 10, 10 reps
30lb, 40lb, 50lb so much easier today. biceps were SOOOO pumped though that I could not curl all the way up without them actually hurting LOL

Notes:
Excuse my language but what the fock!! 10 f'n pounds in a week with Brawn and Halo X! Every guys dream.. It came true. IDK HOW but hey scale says 180! Wasn't even wearing the heavy sneakers or sweat pants either, running shoes and drifit shirt and pants.. So probably 178 pounds without the clothes. This is the heaviest I ever been in my life! My dream was to always be a 175 pounds shredded beast.. Dream might come true once I start cutting. I mean.. today started day 7 of the stack.. I cannot f'n wait for whats still to come in the following weeks.
Pump wasn't that crazy today like last week when I did arms. Same for rest period.. I took a bit longer on probably half of the exercises.. Probably because the focus wasn't there.. Gym was packed and too many girls with TIGHT yoga pants. I don't like looking cuz it makes problem arise but today was too hard not to look lol.
Back tomorrow!
 
I feel you Leo - there was a surplus of yoga-pants-wearin' bunnies at my gym today too. The light snow kept the crowd down too, so there was an alarmingly high percentage of "Dat Azz" syndrome present. Thankfully it was arm day for me so I was pretty much looking as good as it gets. And checkin' out a babe while you're curling isn't nearly as distracting as when you're trying to squat.
 
Hyde said:
I feel you Leo - there was a surplus of yoga-pants-wearin' bunnies at my gym today too. The light snow kept the crowd down too, so there was an alarmingly high percentage of "Dat Azz" syndrome present. Thankfully it was arm day for me so I was pretty much looking as good as it gets. And checkin' out a babe while you're curling isn't nearly as distracting as when you're trying to squat.
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Mine was packed. Friday was empty, which always is. But yesterday and today was like WTF are you people doing here? You are never here on the weekend, go away! lol
 
Dayum Man 10 lbs? Were you cutting before this? That is a huge swing in weight if you didn't just increase your carbs decently. Not in any way saying the gear has not started working yet but there has to be some glycogen rebound or something going on here. It isn't like you are on SD and Phera. LOL Either way man you are crushing it.

Also no reason to change your program mid-cycle my recommendation for the 5/3/1 Big but Boring program was just for when you had time to run it. See you do the main work sets like you were talking about with the 5's, 3's or singles then you do 5 sets of 10 on the same lift which gives you the volume your used to from a bodybuilding program. Just another option for when you are in a strength phase if you want to focus on both size and strength.

You might want to look at something higher intensity and lower volume during your PCT though like a 5x5 or DC to keep the strength up from the cycle and keep your gains.
 
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Dayum Man 10 lbs? Were you cutting before this? That is a huge swing in weight if you didn't just increase your carbs decently. Not in any way saying the gear has not started working yet but there has to be some glycogen rebound or something going on here. It isn't like you are on SD and Phera. LOL Either way man you are crushing it.

Also no reason to change your program mid-cycle my recommendation for the 5/3/1 Big but Boring program was just for when you had time to run it. See you do the main work sets like you were talking about with the 5's, 3's or singles then you do 5 sets of 10 on the same lift which gives you the volume your used to from a bodybuilding program. Just another option for when you are in a strength phase if you want to focus on both size and strength.

You might want to look at something higher intensity and lower volume during your PCT though like a 5x5 or DC to keep the strength up from the cycle and keep your gains.
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I was not cutting! I started bulking from the moment I came back from basic. The only thing I have changed since starting the Halo and Brawn was exchanging the bcaa for carbohydrates intra workout. I def increased my protein intake as well, like 4 or 5 scoops. Oh I started drinking more water, like 2.5 liters of water a day.
Damn I just looked at the 5/3/1 BBB workout, that looks awesome! The one I was doing was just the main 5/3/1 lift and 1 supporting lift. I guess that's why I always left the gym wanting more and more. The 8 week Jay program will be over at the same time as my cycle. So once I start PCT I'll start that 5/3/1 BBB program. I like the fact that he recommends walking 2 miles at least 3x a week. I can run those days so I'll NEVER get caught by surprise on a PT test again. Thank you Mr.
 
Day 8
REST!​
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I finally decided to take a day off. That pinch I felt on my neck yesterday bothered me all night, every time I turned in bed I would wake up cuz of the little pain. So I rather not push my luck. Plus I haven't taken a day off in like 2 weeks now =D.

So this is what I have in mind for the rest of the week.
Tuesday: Run and back
Wednesday: Legs
Thrusday: Run and Dets
Friday: I'll take off
Saturday and Sunday I'll be with unit and I know we be doing PT all day.
Next Monday I'll be back to the regular schedule.
 
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