SouthernCharm
Well-known member
thats the first thing i noticed when i had pulled a tendon in my knee.. it only took like a week to heal though. it wasnt serious, just painful and it swole up pretty good.
so i've been away for a few days, it's been a busy weekend with family and friends
friday: off day, much needed, got to relax, and enjoy the night
Saturday: went to the gym to do legs, put the bar on my back to warm up and my leg as still in to much pain, even with just the bar it was tough to do a proper squat, so i scraped that idea and did cardio for 30 minutes since i was there and for prep for the cut i'm going to attempt once this pct is over with
sunday: another off day, didn't really need it but i was up early going from my families to my g/f's familys and finally over some friends houses, did stay outside all day and went for walks in woods and what not but not a day in the gym
monday: chest/tris
Bench: 135 x 10, 145 x 10, 165 x 5, 165 x 5, 165 x 2, 135 x 8
Incline DB: 45 x 12, 55 x 10, 60 x 7, 65 x 5
incline db fly: 25 x 10, 30 x 10, 45 x 10
Pec Deck: (2,1,3) 60 x 15, 75 x 12, 90 x 10, 120 x 7 dropset 75 x 6
Tri's:
Pushdown machine: actually didn't remember to write the weight down, it's a machine with like a container that slides up and down to adjust the weight, so i maxed it for 2 sets, first for 12 then 10, and then i put an extra 10lbs on it and got it for 7 dropset and turned around facing the pad for 8
V bar pushdown: 40 x 12, 60 x 10, 90 x 7
Overhead rope extension superset w/ under hand straight bar pulldown: 30 x 12: 20 x 10, 40 x 10: 20 x 10, 60 x 6: 20 x 10
Didn't have a very good day in the gym, didn't feel motivated, could of been from long nights the two previous nights but i didn't feel like i was killing the weights or had the aggression to do so...hopefully tomorrow will be better once i get on a good schedule
Hope you had a good weekend, Nice workout.
yeah it was a great weekend, everyone was having parties....i was introduced to some new food by my g/f's family, i believe it's called kibby or something, it's raw ground beef mixed with wheat, then you put it in like a pita pocket...pretty good though, felt like a beast eating raw meat like that
Ha, reminds me of how much I love going to a good steakhouse and ordering my steak rare. Seared surface, cooked about .2 inches in and then rare and delicious.
I know it's not steak but Ahi tuna rare goes hard too
YG - how is the Ghenerate/I-GH-1 treating you? I assume you are sleeping like a baby, how about recovery?
yeah i meant to post something....the sleep seems to be getting better and better as this goes on, recovery is good, i feel fully recovered from the cycle, but i'm still getting DOMS, my chest is super sore today, but it could be from switching from heavy weight to a lower weight but a slower negative and more controlled movement, so i believe the stabalizer muscles are getting alittle more work because the amount of time the weight is being held is a lot higher than it had been
The sleep really is incredible!
When I did physical therapy a while back they worked some of the stabilizing muscles more than I usually do and man was I sore, too!
Alright so better late than never but. . .very interested in this log. . .i ran the same thing and i want to see how its treating you!!! BOO YA!
nice to have you along for this.....just finished pct last night...time for the next gear in this stack....to cut...over the last year i've gone from 135lbs to 158lbs...haven't done a cut...so i'll probably try and cut until the end of july or even the first week of august before i prepare for another long winter bulk......i'm looking to get down to about 148lbs with more muscle than i had when i was at that weight before and hopefully less fat...probably waited to long to start cutting, but i couldn't resist some free m-drol to run
How are you gonna run the Mdrol?
How are you gonna run the Mdrol?
i gotta start adding cardio
been lazy with that for that last 2 week and its beginning to show
Dude, take a few days off of lifting.. Eat, sleep and stretch..
i was going to take a few days off from lifting and just doing cardio once pct stopped until i got picked for this log....it's monday and it's still in pain, i woke up in the middle of the night and thought i was going to be ok, but this morning so far it hurts....so i'm going to attempt chest and tri's today which shouldn't hurt my lower back all that much since i'm going to start cutting and going lighter, and probably take a week off from deadlifting
i'd take the whole week off or atleast until thursday when my g/f is leaving for a wedding and i'll have a lot of free time to go but i'm jewish (not literally) but i hate taking time off when i'm paying for a membership at the gym, so if my membership runs out i'll take about 4 days or so off, if not i'll go light and go for the cardio
you're membership isn't gonna matter if you throw your back out.
comeon i'm 25, i'm bullet proof....but i am going to go light this week, really light, just to get a sweat and pump going, not going to push things to much and probably nothing standing, only stuff with back support
I threw my back out at 23.
Your back has much more to do with stability of other lifts than just standing.
Do whatever you want to do, just realize back injuries are no joke.
i understand that everyones trying to help, and i appreciate it, my back hurts, to get up, sit down everything, but it's really not that bad i guess....it's liveable, it's not like i'm layed up in bed....but i am going to go on the side of caution, i'm going to attempt light chest and tri's today, if it hurts in anyway i'll stop and just do cardio on one of those bikes that have a back to them as they are low impact, i went for a walk last night to stretch out and it didn't bother me, but if i went into a super slow job it bothered me
i am currently trying to get a ciro appointment, my g/fs friends dad is one of the best int he state and works on all kinds of tennis pro's and foreign hockey players...hopefully he can fit me in soon, i also have a really good massage therapist because i've been interested in that field since high school and have found some really good ones around
i understand that everyones trying to help, and i appreciate it, my back hurts, to get up, sit down everything, but it's really not that bad i guess....it's liveable, it's not like i'm layed up in bed....but i am going to go on the side of caution, i'm going to attempt light chest and tri's today, if it hurts in anyway i'll stop and just do cardio on one of those bikes that have a back to them as they are low impact, i went for a walk last night to stretch out and it didn't bother me, but if i went into a super slow job it bothered me
i am currently trying to get a ciro appointment, my g/fs friends dad is one of the best int he state and works on all kinds of tennis pro's and foreign hockey players...hopefully he can fit me in soon, i also have a really good massage therapist because i've been interested in that field since high school and have found some really good ones around
Just take it easy bro.
Hope you 100 percent within a week!![]()
Wednesday: off
decided to hang out with the girl and take the day off, did end up walking alittle, maybe 2 miles and stretched out pretty good and loaded up on some BCAA+EAA
actually got a memory foam pillow too....hated it, it's rock hard but i woke up in the middle of the night with no back pain, today the back pain in minor but still there, the worst is getting up from sitting down
Thursday: Shoulders
oh once again i went light, i thought shoulders were going to be the hardest thing on my back but i didn't feel any pain while working out
the workout included: shoulder press, lat raise, rear delt machine, high row, shrugs on plated loaded machine
going high rep on the shoulders i got a really good pump from holding for a second on most of the sets, it was real nice
cardio: stairstepper for 15 minutes
tried to do some abs but thats when i noticed my back, so i figured if i can notice it, then i shouldn't be doing it, so i only did two sets of medicine ball sit ups and 2 sets of leg raise on a romain chair
i'm going to try and get in the gym today to do a light leg workout, don't think i'm squatting this week, then take it easy over the weekend with just doing cardio so my back has no pressure on it and i could hit it hard again next week, atleast thats how it sounds in my head