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Gotti's About To Give Some Raw Footage-I-gh-1 and Ghenerate PCT

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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
love me some ahi tuna, love all raw fish for that matter, never really had anything i didn't like including a lot of fish eggs.....but next time you guys go to a sushi house or hibachi place....look for some quail eggs....they are fantastic
 
YG - how is the Ghenerate/I-GH-1 treating you? I assume you are sleeping like a baby, how about recovery?
 
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
 
Tuesday: back/bis

Back

Lat pull down machine (plate loaded): 45's x 12, 55's x 10, 65's x 8, 70's x 7

Row machine (plate loaded, same machine as above reverse seat): 55's x 12, 65's x 10, 72 1/2 x 8, 80 x 6

Lat pulldown (2,1,3): 110 x 12, 130 x 10, 150 x 6 dropset 120 x 5

Close grip cable row (2,1,3): 110 x 12, 130 x 10, 180 x 9 (PR)

Deadlifts: 135 x 10, 185 x 9, 225 x 7, 225 x 6

Bi's

Alt DB curl: 25 x 12, 30 x 9, 40 x 5 dropset 25 x 5

EZ bar curl: 15's x 12, 20's x 10, 27 1/2 x 6 dropset (wider grip) 20's x 6 dropset (closer grip) 10's x 8

Cable Reverse Curl: 30 x 10, 45 x 10, 60 x 7

Cardio: 15 minutes stair stepper on an peak setting


Weird workout to say the least, i just bought straps that actually fit my wrist a few weeks ago, and they are no where to be found....the gym was also very very hot as the east is having some kind of heatwave that doesn't agree with me, but somehow the lat pull down machine numbers were good and the regular lat pulldowns were terrible, i never really did the 2,1,3 for that excercise so thats probably the reason but i wasn't happy, then right after that the cable rows felt so easy, i'm totally confused but because it was hot without straps i didn't really push myself for deadlifts and i had no drive to do bi's but by the time i hit the ez curl bar i felt good...also throug in cardio as i'm going to try and do cardio everyday if even only a little for the cut

i don't know if this is correct or not, but during back i had a decent bicep pump going on and i wasn't please about it, in my head i believe if i get a noticeable bicep pump it means i'm not doing something right and over compensating with my biceps......wasn't sure if it was from doing the slow reps and holding that it was like that

Also got my cut lined up, PCT ends thursday and i'll probably take the weekend off from supps besdies i-gh-1, ghenerate, and i'll continue to use ASGT....originally it was the get up and go stack but my g/f stole my oep and even took about two weeks worth of my x-lean because shes going to a wedding

so this is how it's going to look

Alpha T-2
I-gh-1
Ghenerate
ASGT
Nutrapro
Chain'd out

i also have tons of adreanalean samples laying around that i may throw in there...some stim x (old version) that i'm alittle scared to take but also have, and some slin sane if needed
 
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!
 
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!

sleep is over rated

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but seriously for the price this is 2 months of amazing sleep for me, im well happy and effects of recovery yet to kick in, how im looking forward to that, my body is beat up
 
Wednesday: cardio/abs

Cardio:
20 minutes hiit eliptical on a peak setting
10 minutes stairstepper also on a peak setting

Abs:

Superset 20 crunches on machine w/ 15 romain chair leg raises w/ 10 weighted side dips both sides for 3 sets

Well post cycle is coming to an end tomorrow, i must say when adding to the i-gh-1 and ghenerate i feel that my endurance was greatly improved than before i started, i believe this combo mixed with ASGT and i was also taking Drive was a good combo for preworkout, i felt good and ready to go during my workouts, never had to cut a workout short, or take extra time between sets, actually i think for a pct my recovery time during sets is really good, obviously when on cycle all you wanna do is lift with no breaks, but i was always ready to go while on this pct
 
hope that leg gets better bro!!
 
Thursday: cardio????


so i was supposed to do legs on thursday...right before i get out of work my g/f txt's me and asked me to come over....i'm thinkin she knows i go to the gym after work this has to be for one thing only BOOTY CALL!! so i went over, man was i mistaken, she wanted to run outside today and wanted me to go with her....i haven't actually run in a long time and even then it was a mile here or there, i'm the type of person that can't run distance, i can't pace myself....i'm better at something like basketball or soccer where your running and not really knowing it

either way the workout went like this

haven't run a mile in a long time as i said...i ended up running 3 miles and walking another 3 miles....haven't done that since i played soccer in high school...i was dead tired by the end and her being a distance swimmer and experienced runner was ready to go longer

so i was expecting my legs to be sore today, but as of now they aren't sore...that can all change, but i'm taking today off from working out, and i'll hit shoulders on saturday and have to do legs on sunday
 
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!
 
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
 
If Jeezy's payin' LeBron, I'm payin' Dwyane Wade- Jay Z.......well jay doesn't look like your payin either of them....your payin brook lopez, devin harris, and travis outlaw
 
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?
 
Saturday: Shoulders/abs/cardio

Shoulders:

Standing BB Press: 65 x 12, 85 x 10, 95 x 8, 115 x 5

BB upright Row: 65 X 12, 85 X 10, 115 X 5 dropset (close grip) 85 x 6 drop set (wide grip) 65 x 6

Rear Delt Machine: 60 x 10, 75 x 10, 90 x 10 (only was going for 8 but at 8 felt like i had more in me)

Front Shrugs superset with Side lat raise: 135 x 20: 15 x 12, 185 x 17: 25 x 8, 225 x 12: 25 x 8

Back Shrugs superset with Divinci's (don't know the exact name): 135 x 20: 10 x 10, 185 x 15: 10x10

Cardio:

Stairstepper on peak setting for 12 minutes

Abs:

3 sets of ball situps supersetted with 3 sets of cable crunches each for 20
 
i gotta start adding cardio

been lazy with that for that last 2 week and its beginning to show
 
Sunday: legs

Squats: 135 x 10, 185 x 8, 215 x 7, 235 x 5, 155 x 10

Donkey Calf Raises: 90 x 20, 115 x 20, 140 x 15, 155 x 12

Hack Squats: 3plates x 10, 4 plates x 10, 5plates x 8, 5 plates x 8

I'm going to stop here with posting my leg routine....somewhere in the midst of this i started experiencing sharp lower back pain, now i've had back pumps before but this feels kind of like that but has an odd injured feel to it...i loaded on taurine when i got home....anyway during squatting i felt really tight from the hips to the knees, i felt like i couldn't bend and it was extremely difficult....i warmed up as normal so i don't know what it was, maybe taking last week off, the numbers are lower because i'm not about to post that i did reps that were half assed or not full...........i proceeded to use hip machines, some machine that you hold on like a ballerina and swing ur hips up both ways to hopefully loosen things up for next time

took a slow 15 minute stationary bike ride also to stretch things out but not to do anymore damage to the leg muscles

abs:

crunch machine 2 sets x 50 superset with 2 sets of leg raise machine for 20

overall not very happy with the workout, hate feeling injured but hopefully it'll go away....it's hard to even bend down to get in the dryer right now to fold my laundry, in the mirror my form didn't look any different, it didn't feel any different besides it being hard to get low...but i'm guessing i was over compensating with my lower back and did something
 
yeah bro trust me if you have a real back injury youre gonna be out of the gym for a while... when i hurt my back it made my life hell
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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 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.

Thank you. When I threw my back out...

It hurt to drive. It hurt to laugh. It hurt to f**k.. It hurt to get in and out of bed, it hurt to pick weights up to do triceps and biceps, it hurt to bench (proper form actually will have you arching you back a little bit)

I couldnt do ANYTHING but cardio in the gym bro and if youre leaning forward on a machine or backwards it will tweak you back..

My advice, is go get your back adjusted by a chiro, get a 1 hour massage, and sit around in a position where your feet are elevated up so that your lumbar has more support.

The guys in here arent trying to be ****s to you man. I would hate to see your lifting come to a halt for longer than it has to if your back gets worse. No one here is trying to flame you we're a community that wants to help. If it was a shoulder, a knee, a wrist, anything else then you could always do something else but your back is part of your core, and it needs to relax completely until it feels better
 
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.
 
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 imagine some adjustment from a Chiro and some exercises will have you back to figthing strength in short order YG. Back injuries at our young ages are nothing to toil with and can end up wreaking havoc on you when you are older so err to the side of caution. Rarely is working through a back injury ever a good plan unless it happens to be some huge sports game or life and death... pretty sure this is neither ;). :deal:
 
monday: chest/tri

so i went to the gym to see how things worked, stay really light most sets were between 12-20 reps, little rest, didn't log the workout into my book because i just wasn't sure if i was going to be able to do anything

so i ended up doing flat db presses, incline db presses, a chest press machine, and peck deck

tris:

i did overhand superset underhand pulldowns, v bar pushdown, tri extension machine, and rope extensions


cardio: stationary bike for 15 minutes

i must say my back didn't really bother me all that much, nothing worse than the pain it already felt, and actually once i started getting a sweat going it felt like it loosened up a bit...once i got home it tightened again, but even now it's not as bad as it was this morning and or yesterday which leads me to believe as long as i keep it easy and light for a few days that this isn't overly serious...but tomorrow morning will tell a lot about it....the workout is pretty much a throw away but i'm hoping possibly changing up the rep range and getting some work that it'll atleast prevent some muscle breakdown atleast thats how i view it in my head

going to try and get to bed early tonight and hopeflly get some extra rest
 
Tuesday: back/bis

another day staying extremely light, again didnt' record the weights, it went pretty well

back i did lat pull down, row machine, pullovers, and stomach pad t bar row

bi's i did cable curls, hs preacher curl, and an alt curl machine

overall i broke a decent sweat going at high reps and didn't feel any additional discomfort from my lower back.....it's still in some pain but not nearly as bad as it was, kind of tight, another day or two and hopefuly i'll be back to normal

cardio: 15 minutes on stairstepper

also just went for a walk, only about a mile but to loosen up my legs as they are real sore and hoping it would help the back in some way or another
 
Hope you 100 percent within a week! :)

thanks, i'm hoping everything works out

back is alittle tight this morning, so the pain is slightly increased but i think once it's stretched out it should be alrite, it is raining here, i might be getting old and it tightened up from the moisture but i have no idea, might take today off from the gym, my girl is leaving for a week tomorrow so i'd like to spend the night with her and recover a bit as well
 
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
 
Hell ya!! I love memory phone pillows!! I need to buy one!! THey are a lil harder but you end up saving alot of pain issues :lol: muhaha!! nICE WORK MANG!
 
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
 
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

bro... good choice with the memory foam.. HOWEVER (since im in retail bedding and know my foams like the back of my hand) there are newer technologies in memory foam (such as simmons comforpedic) which should actually feel a lot softer than the conventional stuff.

memory foam is traditionally temperature sensitive so it feels firm until your body starts to heat it up. then it softens up. simmons comforpedic is NOT temperature sensitive, so it does not change its feel the longer you're on it, and it gives in one time.

Also look into natural talalay latex. we sell toppers that are 2-3 inches of solid latex and those provide extra support while making your bed very soft and sleep cool. they run about 300 for a queen, but they are worth every penny. also have a 20 year warranty. also latex is all natural while memory foam is derived for petrochemicals.

your back will hurt with ANY leg exercise, as well as core work. squats, deadlifts, leg extensions, and ESPECIALLY ham curls

if youre feeling a little bit better your back may just be kinked. You can do some light "rehab" like movements like stretching, using an inversion table and even some light, slow back extensions... If you would have torn a back muscle you would be completely useless right now. Since it may just be pulled, I would try heat and compression, and light stretching.

I hope you get to feeling better man. I know i sound like a broken record but your back is the last thing you want a serious injury on. I know people running up quarters of millions of dollars on repeat back surgeries, and one of them was caused by something as little as being in a funny position and sneezing.
 
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