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KLEEN - STRONG BODY STRONG MIND!

You got it big dog, no matter what always find time for the little girls! Yall have fun tonight
Exactly!
I see some diapers in his future...
Gonna do what I can to avoid it. On my way to the gym shortly for Workout 1. going to do fast paced lifting followed by HIIT work, and then 30-45 minutes cardio. Then will go up and do a little more cardio tonight. Maybe try to swim for a bit.
I don't even want to see that !!
Me either!!!!!
 
A swim does the body good!

Ended up doing 50 minutes on the Bike for 500 cals. Came home and had 50g of isolate, then an hour later 6 eggs, 2 piece of cheese, two pieces of lightly buttered sourdough toast for my first wholefood meal this afternoon. Going back in about 45 minutes to do some lifting with short rest periods. May do a circuit upstairs, or a DB circuit, or maybe even a full body muscle round workout followed by core. All options should create some EPOC and only looking to get in 20-45 minutes training depending on the intensity. Get in stimulate some EPOC, and growth stimulus and get out. No need for more with current goals.Then I will get into the pool, or hot tub depending on how the shoulder feels. Not when I am doing 2 a days today and tomorrow.
 
Just finished up a fast paced upper body.

Superset 1 3 warm ups 5 work rounds minimal rest at all.

Decline chest press machine 225x rpe8 last set to failure
Supine grip seated rows 225x rpe8 and last set to failure

Did modfied muscle rounds for most of the rest if the workout.

Neutral grip shoulder press machine 105x15 105x4, 4, 4 ,4,4,4

Side raises 22.5x15x4,4,4,4,4,4

Rear delt flyes 50x burnout x 4 sets

Cable triceps extensions 40x rpe8 40x rpe8 50x rpe9 , 9

Ez cheat curls 40x rpe9 x 3 sets, 30z rpe 9 1 set and 1 to failure.

I looked leaner tonight for sure. Was happy with the pumped look as well.

I have my company party at the Zoo tomorrow so will just go lift and then do cardio in the morning.
 
Looks like a Challenging workout
 
Company party at the zoo? Careful kleen, a zoo keeper may mistake you as a silverback gorilla and try and cage you! Stay situational aware!

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Company party at the zoo? Careful kleen, a zoo keeper may mistake you as a silverback gorilla and try and cage you! Stay situational aware!

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R.I.P Harambe
 
Company party at the zoo? Careful kleen, a zoo keeper may mistake you as a silverback gorilla and try and cage you! Stay situational aware!

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No doubt, I had to run, they throught I was the Illusive Silver Bearded Silverback!

R.I.P Harambe

Poor Harambe!!!!


I was sick as a dog yesterday, something about the dinner at the party did not sit well with me. I got sick about midnight, entire digestive track was on fire, and standing up made it dramatically worse. I stayed in bed literally all day. I broke my "fast" if we want to call it that about 8:00PM with 2 patties, one 90/10 sirloin, and the other 93/7 ground turkey, both with a slice of cheddar cheese, and 3 rice cakes a little later. Unfortunately that was all I got in for the day...

Got up and went to the gym this morning. Hit a quick leg workout, the did some cardio.

Done Super set fashion

Leg Extensions
- Worked up to a heavy set of 15, rested and did muscle rounds with that weight.

Lying Leg Curls - Worked up to a heavy set of 15, rested and did muscle rounds with that weight.

Bike - 35 minutes + cool down LISS only - still babying the foot...

Trying to kick things up a notch, got that 4:30AM workout in today... Probably end up doing some sort of conditioning, or blood flow work tonight as well. Really need to try to make some quick progress here.
 
Get those electrolytes in!

You know it! Started out with some salty eggs this morning and 2 tsp of molasses to get me up to about 1200mg of potassium. Not a bad start for the electrolytes.
 
Psh, you just gave me more of a reason to shovel down molasses.

Yeah most people are unaware how high the potassium is in it. Plus it is a natural and easily used form.
 
Had no idea but will definitely be grabbing some now. Pops always loved it. Would be good on some toast or in oats.

The one you really want is molasses with sulfur is my understanding. I haven't looked into the levels of others but that was the one I was referred to for a specific reason which I can no longer remember but that is the distinction.

I have the hammer down right now with training and nutrition. Doing what I can to make up the ground I lost due to work being so ridiculous. Hitting 2 a days some days and trying to increase daily expenditure any way I can.

Wednesdays weight session looked like this.

Minimal Rest between everything. Was just pushing the pace, the longest I rested at any given time was probably 30-45 seconds and that was only once or twice otherwise probably 15-30 seconds average - block time started after warm up sets.

Block 1 = Minimal Rest - 6 rounds completed

Mixed Grip Pull Ups - RPE7, RPE8, 8, 8, RPE9, 9 - rep range 4-8
DB Bench Press - 80lbs x RPE7, RPE8, 8, 8, RPE9, 9 - rep range 8-15
- Much slower tempo here to keep shoulders safe and pain free!

Block 2 - minimal rest - 5 rounds completed -

Landmine Meadows Rows - 70lbs x 10
- These got extremely hard by the end, I was ripping for all I was worth to get full ROM.
Strict Landmine Incline/Shoulder Press - 70lbs x10 - was giving it hell and these were kicking my cores ass big time with the antirotation, even made it harder to breath.

I was gasping for air a few times during this workout and was drenched when I finished. I really enjoyed it.... ONCE IT WAS DONE!

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Got up this morning for some GPP and Cardio.

Dynamic warm up - 10 minutes

GPP round = 15 minutes of 20kg kettle bell carries with minimal rest.
Just enough to shake hands out when grip was failing.

Farmers Carry, Double Overhead carry, Suitcase Carry, Single Overhead Carry - Repeated over and over for the entire 15 minutes, did not count, just completed the last round when time ran out.

HIIT Round = 6 rounds 30-60 seconds rest between rounds, no rest between exercises

Battle Rope Sprints - until heart wanted to explode - 20-45 seconds, shortening as sets went on
Med Ball Slams - 12lbs x 8 was really spiking the crap out of that thing!
Med Ball Push Press 30lbs x 5 - by the last set I had take a few breathes in between each throw I was so exhausted.

Recumbant Bike x 22 minutes Left the gym soaked!!!

Waist has gone down an inch in the last week or so. Things are changing but I sure hope fast enough to get me where I need to be. If I get home in time I might go for a quick bike ride if not raining. We shall see. If not I might just find something else to do to expend more energy.
 
Stay on the gas! You have to want it to make your goals a reality.

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Thanks Hyde, I am pushing it for sure... I am now below 200 for the first time in years. Man I hadn;t realized how much muscle mass I lost the last 5 months not being able to really push any part of my body and just trying not to lose it all. A little let down to actually see the difference of me at 201.5, and 199.7, and still not that close...

I am not going to give up though, things are picking up on the training side and I should be able to push upper more soon. However I want my legs back! I have lost around 2 inches on my thighs... Oh well, doesn't change the goal, just kind of a kick in the nuts...

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I Like This !!

Yeah, but that mentallity has gotten me injured a lot.

Had a great workout last night, but not going to update today. It is my anniversary so not going to be on.
 
Happy Anniversary !! KLEEN
 
The mentality isn’t to be applied to max lifting per se - it’s really useful when your cardio or lactic capacity is challenged.

4x20 on weighted lunges, or a triple drop set on leg extensions - you need to cultivate mental toughness to execute those kinds of tasks.
 
Happy Anniversary !! KLEEN
Thanks Rocket!
The mentality isn’t to be applied to max lifting per se - it’s really useful when your cardio or lactic capacity is challenged.

4x20 on weighted lunges, or a triple drop set on leg extensions - you need to cultivate mental toughness to execute those kinds of tasks.

Yeah, I have gotten much better about not going so bad on the weights. You are right though, triple drop sets, high rep lunges, step ups, or squats, those things take fortitude and you have to just keep pushing.

Had a killer shoulder and arm workout Friday night, and then had the weekend off from working out as it was reserved for the wife and I rather than doing any kind of workouts.

DB Arnold Press - 35x10, 45x10, 65x10, 75x10, 85x10, 85x9, 85x8, 85x7

High Rep Low End Partial DB Side Raise - 42.5x 35 reps x 4 sets - 30 seconds rest on this one.

DB Destroyer Set - 42.5x60>22.5x30>12.5x15 with pause / hold at top


Tri-Set - 3 rounds @ RPE8, and 3 rounds @ RPE9
Side Raise Machine - 15kg, 25kg, 35kg, 35kg, 35kg, 25kg
Preacher Curl - 20kg, 30kg, 35kg, 35kg, 35kg, 30kg
Triceps Extension - 25kg, 35kg, 45kg, 50kg, 50kg, 40kg

3 Sets of Crunch Machine - burn outs...


I was looking like a bodybuilder again here, shoulders and arms were looking massive, even got asked if I was a competitive bodybuilder.
Stayed in a deficit all weekend or think I did, perhaps Saturday was not all in a deficit, it was our actual anniversary. However if I wasn't in a deficit here it was close.

I took pics Saturday morning as you all saw, but appeared leaner than that this morning so I am happy about that. Will just keep doing what I can here to get myself squared away.

This morning I Reset my hips, then rode the bike for 45 minutes, and then did 3 sets of Dragon Flags until form failure for core.
 
Yesterday morning:
Hit up 45 minutes on the Bike, and then did 3 sets to failure of Dragon Flags after for the abs.


This morning was a back and chest workout. I got in and got it done quick, had to be at work an hour early today.

Dynamic Upper Body Warm up:

Superset 1 - Very little rest, back and forth quickly, just changed the weight and started again. Rested about 30-60 seconds in between rounds the last 3 rounds of the superset.

Supinated Grip Supported Seated Rows - 90x12, 140x12, 160x12, 180x12, 215x10, 230x10, 250x10, 250x9, 250x7, 230x10
Decline Bench Machine - 90x15, 140x12, 160x12, 180x12, 215x12, 230x10, 250x10, 250x10, 250x10, 250x9

SuperSet 2
Hoist Lat Pull Downs - 90+BW @8, 140 +BW @RPE9, 9, 9 and fail - Lost a few reps on each set
Body Weight Strict Dips - RPE8, 8, 9, 9, and 9


I was hot and sweating after this bad boy, I really enjoyed it and the pace was fast! I hit up total 30 sets and 24 work sets in under 40 minutes. I was also pretty happy to be moving some decent weights!
 
Imagining now me doing dragon flags...
Abort!
Mental image shows sudden childs head sized hernia popping up.
 
Imagining now me doing dragon flags...
Abort!
Mental image shows sudden childs head sized hernia popping up.

Maybe that's where this giant hemorrhoid came from! LMAO!
 
Kleen I apologize for never getting my video to you big dog. I have gotten down now to I do 15 regular, 15 with hips turned to the right to isolate left side, then 15 hips turned left to isolate right side. I try to do 3 sets of 45...don't think I've made it...but getting close...3x a week
 
Dang is that with straight legs and hips or are you breaking at the hips on the way up? I can get 15 but only if I break at the hips.

I don't normally break at the hips unless trying to extend a set but they kick my ass though. As a matter of fact my abs are trashed right now from those and it was like 9,7, and 4.
 
Now you both got me interested, will follow athlean-x suggestions and work on them.

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Now you both got me interested, will follow athlean-x suggestions and work on them.

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We did these in the Army during PT. You would hold the ankles of the guy your partnered up with and as your feet went up. Your partner would throw your feet back down, and 2=1. So it would go 1,2,3,1. 1,2,3,2. And so on. 1 would be up, 2 would be when your feet got thrown down, 3 would be when feet went back up 1 would be back down. So on and so forth.
 
We did these in the Army during PT. You would hold the ankles of the guy your partnered up with and as your feet went up. Your partner would throw your feet back down, and 2=1. So it would go 1,2,3,1. 1,2,3,2. And so on. 1 would be up, 2 would be when your feet got thrown down, 3 would be when feet went back up 1 would be back down. So on and so forth.

We did this but with regular leg raises. Dragon flags are different -you raise the whole body up, standing on your scapulas .I doubt I can do one single flag, not to mention someone pushing my legs down, LOL.
 
We did it breaking the hips like that in boot. I think the first time I saw them like this was in a Rocky movie.
 
I bet you get a few in.
 
Dang is that with straight legs and hips or are you breaking at the hips on the way up? I can get 15 but only if I break at the hips.

I don't normally break at the hips unless trying to extend a set but they kick my ass though. As a matter of fact my abs are trashed right now from those and it was like 9,7, and 4.
Straight legs...confused on the broken hips....
 
I haven't done these in a while, time to give them a go !!
 
Straight legs...confused on the broken hips....
Do you allow yourself to bend at the hips to get up into position, or do you stay planked as you come up? Depending on the instruction you will get some saying to bend the hips, and other to do it straight. Really I would say that doing them straight is the progression to bending at the hips.
I haven't done these in a while, time to give them a go !!
Right, maybe we could make some sort of challenge with these. Improve everyone's core while having a little fun. Just something like we do as many as possible in good form on and then in 6 weeks do them again and see who improved the most.

This morning = LISS and some core work

Set Hips

45 minutes on the bike

6 rounds of horizontal vacuums - 30-60 seconds per round holding and flexing until hard to control, 3 rounds with bent knees and 3 rounds with legs straight.
Man is that area of my abdominals weak and out of condition!!!!

If you are not strong enough yet to do standing vacuums or don't have the muscle control to do it yet then doing them lying on your back is an excellent way to gain that muscle control and and ability to contract that portion of the muscle which makes the waist smaller.
 
Honest answer...I do it both ways. Tend to stay straight as long as possible, then I break. Still feel the burn
 
Tomorrow is an ab day so I will get a few of these in !
 
Honest answer...I do it both ways. Tend to stay straight as long as possible, then I break. Still feel the burn
That is a great way to go. Do what you can as hard as you can then regress it a little to get that volume. So long as you are levering back down straight you are still getting a lot of work!!!! I will try to video them the next time I do them. I found a way to let my legs hang with it that increases the contraction of the abs a lot for me. I don't know what it looks like from the outside, as far as being pretty but the contraction increases and that is what I am after.
Tomorrow is an ab day so I will get a few of these in !
Awesome!!!

What do you all think about making these the next little challenge thread? Just do a max set then 6 weeks later we retest, and see who improves the most or meets their goals. Kind of like when we did the pull up challenge a while back.

Could be fun, and a great way to improve a lot of peoples core strength.

Yesterday morning I hit up some leg work.

Warm Up, Set Hips

Super Set 1 - Back and forth, no real rest period
Leg Adductors - 70x15, 100x15, 110x12, 120x12, 130x11, 140x7
Side Planks - 30/30, 30/30, 30/30, 30/30, 30/30, 30/30 seconds per side

Super Set 2 - minimal rest, 12 rounds working all the way down the weight stack

RPE Scale by rounds - Sets 1-3 warm up to an RPE7, Sets 4-8 RPE8, Sets 9-11 RPE9, Set 12 failure

Lying leg Curls - Started @ 25kg, and worked up to 140kg, reps 15 down to 4
Leg Extensions - Started @ 35kg and worked up to 175kg reps 15 down to 7

Vacuum Crunches - 3 sets to failure
- pull navel as close to spine as possible and crunched to failure, trying to cinch up the waistline with this. Gaining control of that portion of the abs makes a huge difference in how far out your abs hang when relaxed.


I was very tired this morning and opted to sleep in since it is the weekend and I can hit the gym up tonight at my leisure. Was going to do cardio but might do some sort of fast paced calisthenics, or some GPP instead of steady state. We shall see.

Abs are getting closer, not giving up!!! Who knows what can happen in the next 10 days. I am right on the cusp, so maybe 2 lbs for them to show so it is going to be close and I need to make sure I get them in!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention about 2 days after starting the Winny I stopped it. It is in a liquid solution and it immediately started giving me bad heart burn. So I have only been using the DermaTr3n.
 
Lets finish the old challenge first. After the holidays we may all look like stuffed gooses, lol.
 
KLEEN I think this is the first time I've seen you we such a manly beard brother! Had to do a double take!

Sorry a bit late too but happy anniversary brother.
 
How you doing in here brother KLEEN? Just checking in on my brother from another. Hope all is well and a little late but merry Christmas and happy New Year my friend.
 
Lets finish the old challenge first. After the holidays we may all look like stuffed gooses, lol.
Lol
KLEEN I think this is the first time I've seen you we such a manly beard brother! Had to do a double take!

Sorry a bit late too but happy anniversary brother.
Thanks I got it trimmed up. I grew it for Trinity for Christmas. Looked like Santa! Had it shaped up trying to decide if I keep it or not. You all let me know tomorrow.
Got 3 sets of 10 ..
Nice!
How you doing in here brother KLEEN? Just checking in on my brother from another. Hope all is well and a little late but merry Christmas and happy New Year my friend.
Doing well, just off of work on PTO through the 3rd and unplugged from everything for a bit. I tend to take a break from the social stuff on the web when off and on my own schedule. Been working my tail off to lean up let's hope it's enough to not embarrass myself. I am happy with my progress and where I am regardless. Great point to keep cutting and be pretty lean very quickly or maintain / recomp from here.

I will be taking my progress pics in the morning.
 
Here is my current progress, this is where I was when we started this 8 weeks ago 207.7lbs

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This is me this morning @ 200.3lbs.

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Yes there is a filter, but on both pics. I always use the autocorrect option from my phone on my pics.

By the way planning to go in and do a bit of legs here in a few. Will be celebrating the Wifes BDay tonight while celebrating the new year. We were both sick over the weekend and didn't get to go out. Had to send our kids to the Cirque show I got tickets to we were so sick...
 
You definitely made the Dermatren work for you big time - noticeably leaner, good work.

Beard also looks legit trimmed up!
 
You definitely made the Dermatren work for you big time - noticeably leaner, good work.

Beard also looks legit trimmed up!

Thanks, I ran it at 180mg a day once the Winny wasn't an option any longer. That liquid it was in lit my reflux up so bad, 2 days of it and I was over it! I assume since it was old some of that 180mg may not have been viable but that is also part of why I ran it that high. Now I just need to figure out my plans from here. I wan't to continue leaning up just not sure if I am going to stay on a deficit or do a +20/-20 swing at maintenance to try to recomp slower but start getting calories going in the right direction.

I haven't worn my boot since the 22nd and no pain yet. I need to go in for another follow up but I think I am done with the boot. Hell I think I am done with them and ready to do some of my own stuff. I had to chase the dog around again the other day probably ran at about 80% speed for half the block at least and no pain or residual soreness so that is good. Insurance of course didn't approve anything close to the end of the year. Now it is new insurance so we get to start all over...

Either way I intend to start adding in some light squatting and leg pressing soon. Even if I keep everything nice and light for a bit.
 
LolThanks I got it trimmed up. I grew it for Trinity for Christmas. Looked like Santa! Had it shaped up trying to decide if I keep it or not. You all let me know tomorrow. Nice!Doing well, just off of work on PTO through the 3rd and unplugged from everything for a bit. I tend to take a break from the social stuff on the web when off and on my own schedule. Been working my tail off to lean up let's hope it's enough to not embarrass myself. I am happy with my progress and where I am regardless. Great point to keep cutting and be pretty lean very quickly or maintain / recomp from here.

I will be taking my progress pics in the morning.
That's too cool that you did that for trinity! Just was different is all. Lol
 
I like the beard
 
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