Lets KILL IT with ILLICIT!!!!

[Rocket3015]

I really don't care what people think or say.....That's what happens when you get old

 

[grinnell27]

I really don't care what people think or say.....That's what happens when you get old

Most of the time I don't. I do what I want and don't let others affect me in any way. But I know I'll have a photo taken and put up on the gym wall haha.

Again it wouldn't bother me greatly, just rather it not be there

 

[grinnell27]

Today was back and arms again. My favourite 1 scoop as per usual, caffeine hit quickly and stayed with me the entire workout, no change here.

My focus was good again today, not razor sharp but kept me on track.

Think this is just down to things in my head going on. I hate my job and have done for a long time but it gets me down a little at times, just got to keep pushing through.

Back-

T-bar rows-
1plate x15
2plates x15
3plates x10
4plates x8 (3 sets)
5plates x5 (1 set)

DB rows-
70+70 (stacked)- 8-10 each arm/lat. 4 sets

Lat pulldowns (wide)-
150x failure, 4 sets

Lat pulldowns (underhand)-
150x failure (2 sets)

Seated rows machine (not conventional cable)-
135x failure, 4 sets Alternating grip.

Back ext-
225x 8-10, 4 sets

Arms-

CGBP-
155x 10, not touching chest, 2sec up/down (4 sets)

Tricep ext from chest-
35x failure, 4sets

Tricep rope pulldowns-
135x failure, 4sets

Seated alt DB curls-
35x failure, 4 sets

Seated hammer curls-
35x failure, 4 sets

EZ curls-
70x failure, 4 sets

So that's it for today, the pump was amazing as always using ILLICIT. Skin splitting, the blood really gets in those muscles fast! It stays with me the whole workout and at least 15-20mins after.

(Hopefully this looks right as I had to manually enter in the bold stuff as I'm on the app)

 

[RegisterJr]

Bold came out fine. Nice work.

 

[IFN15]

Nice session Grinnell, Good log you got going on!

 

[Rocket3015]

Work out looks Great! What do you do for a living ??

 

[grinnell27]

Nice session Grinnell, Good log you got going on!

Thanks man. It's a great pre that's helping me

Work out looks Great! What do you do for a living ??

Thanks rocket. I'm an IT technician, been doing it for 8 years now and seriously fed up.

 

[Rocket3015]

My daughter went to school for IT graduated top of her class and than gave it up...must be a stressful job.

 

[grinnell27]

My daughter went to school for IT graduated top of her class and than gave it up...must be a stressful job.

It is quite stressful, you've got to listen to people moan all the time about stuff they have damaged or if they delete something and we can't recover it etc.

It's very much the same stuff day in and day out, I work in a college so there's a lot of vandalism too which is annoying.

I enjoy the customer interaction as I'm quite sociable, shame about everything else.

 

[grinnell27]

Long update today as I decided to train 2 big body parts... Bear with me

So this morning I trained legs again (2nd time this week), my focus was on quads today and getting the form right for front squats.

1 Scoop of ILLICIT, 5.30am, yawning.... Not for long though, literally 5mins and it hit. Im amazed how fast this affects me, must be an amazing carrier in this for caffeine.

I was ready to go! Do have to say that the focus wasn't 100% again today, this is due to thinking about work again.. However it was time to KILL IT.

Front squats-

bar x 10-15 (3 sets)
110x 10 (3 sets)
135x 8-10 (2 sets)

Think my form is getting there for sure now, no shoulder pain from the bar after i re-adjusted.


Leg extensions-

150x failure, straight into 70x failure, into 25x failure (5 sets)... The pump was amazing with this as you'd expect.

Close stance leg press-

265x failure, straight into 90x failure (5 sets)

Lying ham curls-

110x failure, into 70x failure (4 sets)

SLDL's on a raised box-

135x failure (4 sets)

Thats it for legs. Overall it was a great workout even if my focus wasn't 100%, not the pre workouts fault however. Pump was great and energy was just right as always.

Right... Evening workout.

Shoulders-

Haven't trained them directly for at least 6 weeks now as my right one has been playing me up. I can't press wide or i get pain, so close grip pressing is fine.

Side lateral raises-

25x 20, just kept resting until i got it each set. (8 sets!!)

Close grip OHP-

110x failure (4 sets)...
I could press 135 x 6-8 before the injuryy but of course it involved more shoulder so I would be stronger.. Obviously the main focus is on my Tri's with close grip.

Rear delt DB fly's-

25x failure (4 sets)

Rear pec dec-

90x failure (4 sets)

BB front raises-

55x failure (4 sets)

BB Shrugs-

135 x 12-15 (2 sets)
225 x 12 (2 sets)
315 x 10 (2 sets)

Thats it for shoulders too... I actually took Iron Forged CONTRABAND as i didn't feel the need for 400mg of caffeine haha... Really liked it! I especially enjoyed the beta alanine tingles, I don't get that with ILLICIT.

The pump was amazing too, to be fair i did a lot of pump rep ranges, especially the lateral raises lol.

Thanks for reading.

 

[grinnell27]

No workout today, resting up

Will update when I'm next back in the gym.

 

[Rocket3015]

You Grow When You Rest !!! Some times that is hard to remember !

 

[grinnell27]

You Grow When You Rest !!! Some times that is hard to remember !

This is all too true. I should rest at least 2x a week but I only rest once. Need to get out of that habit.

 

[Rocket3015]

I'm the same only take Sundays off

 

[grinnell27]

I'm the same only take Sundays off

I'm quite enjoying it today, just doing lots of stretching.

 

[grinnell27]

Got a cheeky session in yesterday, only getting chance to update now.

Back and Arms-

1 scoop of ILLICIT in 300-400ml of water, sipped it on the way to the gym. Little walk from the car park, by this point i could feel tingles in my lips and the caffeine had hit

Back-

DB Rows-

70x 15-20 (warm up) 2 sets
70 + 70 stacked- (155) 8-10 each arm x 4 sets.

Deadlift speed work- Defecits-

3" defecit

315x 6 (warm up)
405x 3 (3 sets)

Lat Pulldowns (wide)-

150x failure x4sets

Underhand Lat Pulldowns-

150x failure x3sets

Seated machine rows (non cable)-

120x failure x4 sets

BB rows (underhand)-

225x failure x4 sets


Arms-

Standing BB curls-

70x failure x 5sets

Standing BB curls (reverse grip)-

35x failure x4 sets... My forearms were on FIRE!

Wrist curls-

70x failure x4 sets

straight into

25x failure (overhand) x4sets

Ridiculous pump in my forearms after that!

Hammer Curls-

45x failure x4 sets

It was hard to hold onto these DB's lol

CGBP-

135x 15 (2 sets)
175x 8 (1 set)
205x 5 (2 sets)

Decline SKrushers-

70x failure, once hit failure i go straight into close grip press (decline)

Tricep ext from chest-

40x failure (4 sets)

Machine Dips-

Stack x failure (4 sets)

Tricep rope pulldowns-

70x failure (4sets)

Thats it ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for reading.

Overall, great workout as usual. Focus was there, pump was crazy and energy was just perfect for me.

 

[Rocket3015]

Cheeky ??? Looks like a great work out!

 

[grinnell27]

Cheeky ??? Looks like a great work out!

Yeah lol..

As in not planned so snuck a workout in.

 

[grinnell27]

Today I hit up some shoulders at 4.45am. Bright and early so defo needed ILLICIT to pick me up

1 scoop, 300ml of water. Delicious! Caffeine only took 5-10mins as normal, focus was there today too which was nice, and pump was great as always.

Shoulders:

My right shoulder has been seriously playing me up so this is the first time doing OHP in about 3 months.

OHP-

Bar x10-12
110x 8 (4 sets)
135x 4-5 (1 set, didn't want to push it)

Side lateral raises-

18x failure (7 sets)

Rear delt flys (DB)-

25x failure, turn dumbbell sideways (wrist at 90) 5 sets

Pec dec rear delt flys-

110x failure (3 sets)

Front raises DB-

30 x 10-12 (4 sets)

Shrugs DB-

70x failure (4 sets)

Shrugs BB-

225x failure (3 sets)
315x failure (2 sets)

Overall was a great session and a great pump to go with it, great energy and focus. Perfect shoulder day

 

[Rocket3015]

Looks like a great workout, I know what you mean about shoulder problems!!

 

[grinnell27]

Looks like a great workout, I know what you mean about shoulder problems!!

Hoping when my 5HD arrives it will help me out

If not, then I'll check in for an X-ray on my rotator cuff just to be safe.

 

[Rocket3015]

I have some coming also, I can't wait !!

 

[grinnell27]

Today was legs!! Love them leg sessions.

1 scoop as usual, energy was on point, focus was great, endurance was perfect and pump was just ridiculous.

Cant currently back squat as my shoulder is playing me up, so i thought id change to front squats.

Front squats-

Bar x 10-12
135x 8-10 (4 sets)
180x 5-6 (2 sets) - New to this weight so taking it easy with the reps.

Leg extensions-

5 sets

150x failure
into
80x failure

The pump in my quads at this point after front squats too was just painful haha.

Lying Ham curls-

4 sets

110x failure
into
70x failure

SLDLs-

135x 10-12 (speed) 3sets
225x 8-10 (speed) 3 sets
315x 3-5 (power) 2 sets

Close stance leg press-

4 sets

Stack x failure
into
110 x failure

So thats leg day all complete except 2mins HIIT.

Really enjoying this Pre at the moment... I do find that it doesn't hit me like a freight train however. I don't really want to push past 1 scoop as thats pushing 500-600mgs caffeine!

 

[Rocket3015]

I got one of these and am able to squat one again !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azWwBWx2mQE

 

[grinnell27]

I got one of these and am able to squat one again !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azWwBWx2mQE

That's cool, similar to a safety bar. Hmmm given me some ideas! Thanks rocket.

 

[McCrew530]

Great SLDL man 315 is some work!

 

[Rocket3015]

That's cool, similar to a safety bar. Hmmm given me some ideas! Thanks rocket.

Squatting was killing my shoulders, so I was looking for options and found this. It takes a little time to get used to but now I Love It!!

 

[grinnell27]

Great SLDL man 315 is some work!

Thanks bro, trying to work up to 405, could pull 350 for 1-2 right now and I'm cutting so can't wait to bulk again.

Squatting was killing my shoulders, so I was looking for options and found this. It takes a little time to get used to but now I Love It!!

Perhaps I'll just do it free hand haha

 

[grinnell27]

Today was back and arms-

1 scoop as normal in 300ml of water, drank it down nice and easy just like juice.

Energy hit quickly as normal too.

Back-

WIDE GRIP PULL-UPS-

BW x failure (4 sets)

WIDE GRIP LAT PULLDOWNS-

135x failure (4 sets)

UNDERHAND LAT PULLDOWNS-

205x failure (4 sets)

SEATED ROWS (hammer strength)-

2 plates each side x failure (4 sets)

SEATED ROWS (cable)-

Underhand- 225x failure (4 sets)
Normal grip- 170x failure (3 sets)

DB ROWS-

110 + 25x failure (4 sets)

Arms

SEATED ALT DB CURLS-

30x failure (4 sets)

SEATED HAMMER DB-

45x failure (3 sets)

FAT GRIP BAR-

70x failure (4 sets)

SINGLE ARM PREACHER DB-

25x failure (3 sets)

CGBP-

135x failure (4 sets)

TRICEP PUSHDOWNS-

Normal grip (overhand) 110x failure (4 sets)
Reverse grip (underhand) 70x failure (4 sets)

TRICEP EXT FROM CHEST-

35x failure (4 sets)

That's it for today, pump was on point!!! Focus was great and energy was 100% the whole workout.

 

[Rocket3015]

man that's a lot of volume

 

[RegisterJr]

This is all too true. I should rest at least 2x a week but I only rest once. Need to get out of that habit.

Me, too.

Killed those arms man!

 

[grinnell27]

man that's a lot of volume

I love me loads of volume! I seem to grow best at that

Me, too. Killed those arms man!

Thanks bro! They are never sore though lol

 

[RegisterJr]

I love me loads of volume! I seem to grow best at that Thanks bro! They are never sore though lol

I was that way forever. Take a week off from them.

 

[grinnell27]

Today was shoulders... Boulders!!

1 scoop today as per usual, was hoping for some insane pumps..

Cant really do any pressing due to shoulder pain when doing so, all pressing is done light and close grip.

CG OHP-

bar x 10-12
110x 8-10 (4 sets)

Seated Rear delt fly's-

25lb db's (wrists at 90 degrees)- (5 sets)

Standing Side Laterals-

25x failure, drop settled into 16x failure (7 sets)

I absolutely love these!!! The pump i get is just mind blowing, adds like an 1" to each shoulder in just pump lol.

Seated Side laterals raises-

16x failure (4 sets)

Rear delt fly's (pec dec)-

90x failure (4 sets)

Thats it for today, not sure if I'm going to train legs or back and arms tomorrow.

Overall-

Fantastic pump, amazing energy, great focus and long lasting endurance. Good work ILLICIT!

 

[Rocket3015]

Those are respectable pressing numbers even without a sore shoulder !! Nice work out!

 

[grinnell27]

Those are respectable pressing numbers even without a sore shoulder !! Nice work out!

Thanks rocket! I'm hoping to be hitting 180x 6-8 this year.

 

[RegisterJr]

Thanks rocket! I'm hoping to be hitting 180x 6-8 this year.

Get it!

Me too, me, too.

 

[grinnell27]

Didn't train friday so had a bit of a monster session Sat morning

Legs, Shoulders & Chest!!!

1 Scoop of ILLICIT in 300ml of water and off i went to the gym, headphones in and sipping on the way.

Finished my drink and my energy levels were already up by the time I walked in through the doors.

I started my workout with Shoulders.

Shoulders-


Side laterals-

18x failure, drop into 10x failure. (8 sets)

The pump was crazy as you may have guessed lol.

Front Raises BB-

70x failure (4 sets)

Rear delt DB fly's-

18x failure, grip at 90degrees. (5 sets)

Neutral grip DB press-

Not going heavy with these.

35x failure (3 sets)

BB Shrugs-

225x failure (4 sets)

Chest-


Flat BB Press-

Haven't trained chest in around 12 weeks, due to shoulder pains. Starting from the bottom again.

135x 8-10 (4 sets)

Pec Dec-

90x failure (5 sets)

Machine Press-

110x failure (4 sets)

Thats it for chest as I'm easing back in.

Legs-

Front squats-

135x 8-10 (4 sets)

Leg extensions-

135x failure into 70x failure (6 sets)

Close stance leg press (non plate loaded)-

225x failure into 90x failure (4 sets)

Full stack x 5 reps. (450lb ish)

Lying ham curls-

90x failure into 35x failure (5 sets)

SLDL's-

135x failure (3 sets)
225x failure (2 sets)
315x failure (1 set)
350x 3 (1 set)

Calf raises-

110x failure (5 sets)

Thats it for saturday... Decent session and sore all over today

ILLICIT definitely helped keep me going all out, great Pre workout!

 

[Rocket3015]

Looks like a good solid session, how's the shoulder feeling ??

 

[grinnell27]

Looks like a good solid session, how's the shoulder feeling ??

Thanks rocket. It's better, I'm basically doing movements that avoid the pain.

Worst is normally flys or wide grip pressing, it feels like the medial delt where I get the pain, however side laterals have no effect? I can basically isolate each shoulder muscle and it it's okay? Very odd

 

[grinnell27]

Today was back and arms-

1 scoop of ILLICIT, quite enjoy the taste of this preworkout, very fruity

BACK-

BB rows-

Bar x10
135x 8-10 (2 sets)
225x 8 (4 sets)

DB Rows-

110x failure (4 sets)

Wide grip pull-ups-

BW x failure (3 sets)

Wide grip lat pulldowns-

150x failure (4 sets)

T-Bar rows-

6 plates (25) x failure (3 sets)
8 plates (25) x failure (2 sets)
10 plates (25) + 1 plate (10) x5-6 (1 set)

Arms-

Fat bar bicep curls-

70x failure (4 sets)

Alt DB curls-

35x failure (4 sets)

Hammer curls-

45x failure (3 sets)

Tricep ext from chest-

35x failure (4 sets)

Plate loaded tri dips-

2x 45 plates each side x failure (3 sets)

CGBP-

135x failure (4 sets)

Not a lot of volume for arms today, but to be honest the pump was so painful that even after HAVING to rest 1min between sets I could barely do 8 reps again haha.

Focus on point today! Energy was amazing and endurance great as always.

 

[grinnell27]

Sorry for the missed update yesterday. It was a CRZY leg session and after work I was so beat I came home, put my daughter to bed, ate and passed out lol.

1 scoop as usual, sipped in the car while waiting for the gym to open. By the time it had, I could feel the caffeine and beta alanine hitting me

LEGS-

Leg extensions-

45x 60reps (2 sets) warmup

3x sets
150x failure (feet at end of the pad)
150x failure (feet close together)
150x failure (feet pointed inwards,close)

^^ this was new as I was training wit someone so the workout was amazing!

Leg press-

440x failure (2 sets)
620x failure (2 sets)
705x failure (1 sets)
840x failure, paused reps (1 set)
880x failure (1 set)
705x failure, 620x failure, 440x failure, 265x failure, 90x failure

^^ that was just brutal! The guy I was training with hit 15 paused reps at 880! I got 3 lol.

**** was heavy.

Front squats-

135x 10 (3 sets)
225x 3 (2 sets)

^^ legs were toast obviously, the 225 felt like 405!

Sissy squats-

BWx failure (5 sets)

Lying ham curls-

60x failure (4 sets)-

I normally do 110x failure so that puts into perspective how tired my legs were lol

Needless to say... MY LEGS ARE IN AGONY!!!

Thank god I had ILLICIT furling my workout, didn't lose focus or energy the whole workout.

Stuff really is great.

 

[Rocket3015]

Break out the wheel chair !!

 

[grinnell27]

Break out the wheel chair !!

Thinking about having a stair lift installed

 

[grinnell27]

Today was chest, not all out as my shoulder injury is still there.

1 scoop of ILLICIT, drank before leaving home so it can hit me on the way to the gym... It did

All hyped and ready!

Flat BB bench-

Bar x10-12 (3 sets)
90 x12 (4 sets)
135 x8 (2 sets)

Standing pec deck-

90x failure (5 sets)

DB flys-

16x 10-12 (5 sets)

Flat DB press-

45x 12-15 (5 sets)
Into
16x 10-12 (flys)

Tricep Pushdowns-

4 sets
110x failure (normal grip)
Into
60x failure (underhand grip)

Seated plate dips-

2x45's each side x failure (5 sets)
Into
Tricep Pushdowns x failure

Think that's it...

Can feel chest getting tight now, because I don't train it often at the moment. The pump was on another level!!! Crazy!

 

[Rocket3015]

Gotta Love Those Pumps!

 

[RegisterJr]

Nice work man. Why're you not training chest often?

 

[grinnell27]

Nice work man. Why're you not training chest often?

Sore shoulder, possibly torn or damaged rotator cuff.

Got an appointment with the doctor in a week or so, get X-ray etc.

 

[Rocket3015]

Good Luck at the Doc !!

 

[grinnell27]

Thanks rocket!!

So today was back and a little biceps

Wide grip pull-ups-

BWx failure (3 sets)
BW+25 x failure (2 sets)
BW +45 x failure (1 set)

Cable rows (not seated cable, using cable crossover)-

Stack xfailure (4 sets)
Stack x failure, sat on a DB (3 sets)

Wide grip lay pulls-

150x failure (4 sets)

Smith machine rows-

225x failure (3 sets)
265x failure (1 set)

DB rows-

110+25 x failure (2 sets) then wrist strap snapped.
110x failure instead (3 sets)

Seated plate hammer rows-

1 plate each side x 10
2 plates xfailure
3 plates xfailure

Today I thought I'd try something new with curls...

Just a 45lb bar for 100 non stop reps!!

You are allowed to rest at the bottom but can't let go on the bar!!

Jesus Christ my forearms and biceps were in so much pain from the pump!

Amazing though.

Hammer curls, into alt curls-

30x failure, 30x failure (5 sets)

That was it for today. ILLICIT gave me the craziest pump and focus so far, really hit hard today