Restarting

[gymwrenchwv]

Home from the gym. Churched it up a lil today trying to incorporate mostly compound movements. Was there nearly 2 hrs before I realized it. Kept resting low to 25-45 seconds and didn't seem like I was doing that much stuff. But gonna grub then I'll get my routine today posted in full. Nothing fancy for breakfast. So prolly no good pics or good new recipes lol

 

[snagencyV2.0]

Churched it up a lil today

hmmm, a holy and righteous workout eh?

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Routine today
Warm up;

Banded body weight squats into ohp
Band was 75lb res. one under each foot. Squat to the floor then stand and continue into press. Mil press grip. 2 sets

Cleans
3x10. Just the bar to get form/movement correct and body used to motion.

Farmer carries with 80 lb db
3 sets. 90 ft up then 90 ft back = 1 set

Workout:
Man makers.
3 x 5 15 lb db
Might be called man makers but 15 db made me feel like a girl

Bb deads
5x5. @ 135

Forearm curl/reverse curl ss
3x 15/8 @ 15

Standing forearm bb curl w/fat grip
5x5 @ 45,65,75,75,95

Seated calf raises/ reverse neck raise as
5x5 @ 135,170,185,195,215
5x5 @ 50

Tire flip/jump rope
3x 8 flips with. 2 mins jump rope after every set

Now I'm not sure what these would be called but:
Hanging leg raises , knees to chest. Then roll my body on back until I could pass my feet through my hand behind the plane of the bar into full extension/body lockout. So end movement was kind like an upside down position of the starting of a dip. 2 sets

Ball crunches/plank ss with no rest
5x45/30 seconds

 

[gymwrenchwv]

hmmm, a holy and righteous workout eh?

Holy crap it was hard. Not sure about righteous

 

[iparatroop]

That last motion sounds similar to "skin the cat". Not sure of that's what you're referring to or not.
Man makers are hard.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

That last motion sounds similar to "skin the cat". Not sure of that's what you're referring to or not. Man makers are hard.

Man makers were super hard. This whole routine was hard. First time in a long time I've felt "smoked" at the end of a work out. But I'll try you tubing the skin the cat thing. If that's not it I'll try to repost more details about what I was doing. I only did 2x10 and my body said no more of them. The tire I was flipping supposed weight about 350. But who knows.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

That last motion sounds similar to "skin the cat". Not sure of that's what you're referring to or not. Man makers are hard.

Ok so it's a lot like what I watched. Only I wasn't doing it on rings. Close grip , slightly narrower than shoulder width , neutral hand position. And I didn't rotate all the way around to point my feet back at the ground. I started my movement back to starting position once my feet were above my head. My movements were all fluid from starting to back. No resting just continuous movement. If that makes more sense then originally

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Got a few updates to add.

1- Finaflex shirts were still outta stock but the guys in shipping sent me a big ol package of samples since I didn't mind waiting. Got some max pump which I been really wanting to try so I'm calling it a victory.

2- Px black/ alc-cla stack. Doing it's job very efficiently. Still hard for me to get all my food in to meet my daily macros so imma take the dose back from 2-1 to. 1-1 and see how it goes.

3-elbow pain relief. Been trying both elbow cuffs and kinesiology tape. Well I was rotating every day till this week. Decided to go with kinesiology tape. Been wearing the cuff everyday so far. Not only is not helping I believe it's been a lil worse. So imma rock the tape steady for the rest of the week and make adjustments from there if there's no better signs of improvement.

 

[snagencyV2.0]

is skinning the cat anything like choking the chicken?
(enquiring minds do not want to know)

nice updates above, thanks for your patience on the T
we got a new color coming in as well, reps will be getting them plus they will be available for order -- orange
the plan is to keep rotating about 4-5 different colors around, and they are classy choices

enjoy the Max Pump

 

[iparatroop]

is skinning the cat anything like choking the chicken?

They are exactly the same, except totally different.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

They are exactly the same, except totally different.

I agree. Since I've tried both.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

is skinning the cat anything like choking the chicken? (enquiring minds do not want to know) nice updates above, thanks for your patience on the T we got a new color coming in as well, reps will be getting them plus they will be available for order -- orange the plan is to keep rotating about 4-5 different colors around, and they are classy choices enjoy the Max Pump

Well I try rocking lots of bright colors anyway. Guy from shipping says my names on the board for first contact when they come in. But a word when they do from u as well so I don't miss the opportunity would be greatly appreciated.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

So just used am on an iPad. Seeing rep power under everybody's name for the first time. Again all u monsters making me feel small on a whole new level.

 

[snagencyV2.0]

LOL
those rep pts mean nothing, don't worry about it
it's a fun gimmick to play with, is all
(but see - when I rep someone tho, I pack a wallop of a punch)

 

[gymwrenchwv]

LOL those rep pts mean nothing, don't worry about it it's a fun gimmick to play with, is all (but see - when I rep someone tho, I pack a wallop of a punch)

Ur packing wallops. I'm packing peanuts lol

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Dinner was mostly leftovers from last night. The new addition would be stuffed peppers.

Stuffed with :
3 oz fat free chicken breast
1/2 cup left over cous cous
Corn
Diced onions
Mushrooms. Chopped
Chipotle powder
Cumin
Dried tomato powder

All mixed then sprinkled with almond cheese on top. Used 1/2 cup cheese on three peppers. But the other ingredients I didn't measure. Just eyed the seasonings out.

 

[pete8407]

Routine today Warm up; Banded body weight squats into ohp Band was 75lb res. one under each foot. Squat to the floor then stand and continue into press. Mil press grip. 2 sets Cleans 3x10. Just the bar to get form/movement correct and body used to motion. Farmer carries with 80 lb db 3 sets. 90 ft up then 90 ft back = 1 set Workout: Man makers. 3 x 5 15 lb db Might be called man makers but 15 db made me feel like a girl Bb deads 5x5. @ 135 Forearm curl/reverse curl ss 3x 15/8 @ 15 Standing forearm bb curl w/fat grip 5x5 @ 45,65,75,75,95 Seated calf raises/ reverse neck raise as 5x5 @ 135,170,185,195,215 5x5 @ 50 Tire flip/jump rope 3x 8 flips with. 2 mins jump rope after every set Now I'm not sure what these would be called but: Hanging leg raises , knees to chest. Then roll my body on back until I could pass my feet through my hand behind the plane of the bar into full extension/body lockout. So end movement was kind like an upside down position of the starting of a dip. 2 sets Ball crunches/plank ss with no rest 5x45/30 seconds

What are man makers? Those crunches you were doing, I've heard guys call them gorilla crunches

 

[pete8407]

<img src="http://anabolicminds.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=95369"/> Dinner was mostly leftovers from last night. The new addition would be stuffed peppers. Stuffed with : 3 oz fat free chicken breast 1/2 cup left over cous cous Corn Diced onions Mushrooms. Chopped Chipotle powder Cumin Dried tomato powder All mixed then sprinkled with almond cheese on top. Used 1/2 cup cheese on three peppers. But the other ingredients I didn't measure. Just eyed the seasonings out.

Looks delicious!

 

[gymwrenchwv]

What are man makers? Those crunches you were doing, I've heard guys call them gorilla crunches

The hanging ones??

And man makers are hard lol. But check it out for urself. http://youtu.be/iMNnvhg1JcM

 

[RegisterJr]

I put chipotle on almost everything. Not sure if I've said that before...

I'm not sure on cous cous though. I think I disliked it the last time I tried it. Meal looks tasty none-the-less.

Good updates. You're 'restarting' quit well!

 

[pete8407]

The hanging ones?? And man makers are hard lol. But check it out for urself. http://youtu.be/iMNnvhg1JcM

Yes the hanging gorilla crunches. Thanks for the vid!

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Yes the hanging gorilla crunches. Thanks for the vid!

No prob. That's the exact video that was sent to me two days ago lmfao

 

[gymwrenchwv]

I put chipotle on almost everything. Not sure if I've said that before... I'm not sure on cous cous though. I think I disliked it the last time I tried it. Meal looks tasty none-the-less. Good updates. You're 'restarting' quit well!

Cous cous is awesome. For a couple reasons. It cooks in about 5 minutes. And by cooking I mean u throw it in some boiling water put a lid on it and turn it off. U can eat twice the volume and get close to the same macros as wild/brown rice or quinoa. And it's cheap. But that's just my opinion.

 

[RegisterJr]

Cous cous is awesome. For a couple reasons. It cooks in about 5 minutes. And by cooking I mean u throw it in some boiling water put a lid on it and turn it off. U can eat twice the volume and get close to the same macros as wild/brown rice or quinoa. And it's cheap. But that's just my opinion.

It's definitely worth trying again.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

I put chipotle on almost everything. Not sure if I've said that before... I'm not sure on cous cous though. I think I disliked it the last time I tried it. Meal looks tasty none-the-less. Good updates. You're 'restarting' quit well!

I would say my "restarting" is going fantastic. Ultimately it's my hard work and dedication. Both would not have been there in my own. But I owe two undeniable sets of thank you. One to my boy Dave for kicking me in the ass for being a slacker , for being someone I'm not , and for telling me to join am everyday until I did. The other , to everyone on here that's participated in every way. Being it from advice that most would pay for or people taking mine. It's a great circle on here and that's just a small window to form that opinion but I hold it to be very true. I'm a happy guy lately.

 

[RegisterJr]

Agree on all counts.

 

[Magdalena]

<img src="http://anabolicminds.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=95369"/> Dinner was mostly leftovers from last night. The new addition would be stuffed peppers. Stuffed with : 3 oz fat free chicken breast 1/2 cup left over cous cous Corn Diced onions Mushrooms. Chopped Chipotle powder Cumin Dried tomato powder All mixed then sprinkled with almond cheese on top. Used 1/2 cup cheese on three peppers. But the other ingredients I didn't measure. Just eyed the seasonings out.

Stuffed peppers look great, but I would leave out the corn... That's a no no.....lol ....

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Stuffed peppers look great, but I would leave out the corn... That's a no no.....lol ....

What's wrong with corn??

 

[RegisterJr]

What's wrong with corn??

Junk food. No nutritional value whatsoever, from what I understand. Empty cals, like beer.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Woke up today feeling like hammered dog crap. Lotta soreness in my joint and lower back killing me. Hoping it's just from the changes I made in my routine yesterday. Some adjustment time and it should be fine. Focused a lil more time on my lax/foam work this morning. Feeling better. Swol shop here I come.

 

[snagencyV2.0]

What's wrong with corn??

digested and breaks down to starch, then sugar
not a whole lot of nutrients in there

 

[RegisterJr]

Woke up and hammered dog crap. Lotta soreness.

Hope you recover... Er, feel better.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Hope you recover... Er, feel better.

Me...Psh. I hope the dog feels better

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Back from the gym. My elbows and shoulders are killing me. Had a good workout despite the issues. Gonna grub and do all the other necessaries then I'll get my routine posted. Thinking imma take off from lifting till Monday. But might be a lil early in the day to make that call.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

We'll I'm doing a ill research but always like opinions of the masses before I decide anything. Gotta get these joints under control a lil better. Right now I take fish oil and osteo biflex bone and joint. Keep reading that super cissus is the go to sup for joint pain. Any input fellas?? And if u use it does it matter which u buy?? Pretty much all the labels are the same with minor ingredient changes. But I'm a cheapie so wanna go with the cheapest honestly.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

The routine today

Warm up:
Seated leg extension
4 x 10 @ 120

Behind neck pull ups
1x7

Lying leg curl
4 x 10 @ 130

Work out:
Decline rotating db fly
5 x 5 @ 65

Incline db fly
5 x 5 @ 60,50,50,50,50
Dropped weight for relief on shoulders

Seated ISO bp
5 x 5 @ 190. Banded(75)

Decline bob press
3 x 5 @ 185,195,225
2 x 8 @ 135
Dropped cuz shoulders

Incline smith press
5 x 5 @ 115. Banded(75) & chained(25)

Flat ISO bench
5 x 5 @ 190. Chained(25)

Standing cable fly
5 x 5 @ 100,80,80,80,80. Handles at top

5 x 5 @ 80. Handles at bottom.

 

[snagencyV2.0]

cissus is hit & miss it seems..personally, I had great success with it yrs back, then when I used it again after having not for awhile, it didn't help at all ... it was at this time I tried Achilles from Antaeus Labs, and I thought that stuff was just fantastic (albeit, def not the cheapest stuff around)

 

[gymwrenchwv]

cissus is hit & miss it seems..personally, I had great success with it yrs back, then when I used it again after having not for awhile, it didn't help at all ... it was at this time I tried Achilles from Antaeus Labs, and I thought that stuff was just fantastic (albeit, def not the cheapest stuff around)

I don't mind sacrificing cheap for effective. My body hurts a lot lol. I don't wanna quit doing anything I'm currently doing. I'll continue to research both though. Considering I've never heard of Achilles. Reading up can't hurt

 

[gymwrenchwv]

cissus is hit & miss it seems..personally, I had great success with it yrs back, then when I used it again after having not for awhile, it didn't help at all ... it was at this time I tried Achilles from Antaeus Labs, and I thought that stuff was just fantastic (albeit, def not the cheapest stuff around)

I found it for really cheap. As long as this is what ur suggesting. http://www.nutraplanet.com/product/antaeus-labs/achilles-120-caps.html

 

[snagencyV2.0]

that's the one - and yes, a lot cheaper than what I paid for it, prior to nutra picking it up
nutraplanet brings such great pricing to the table

 

[gymwrenchwv]

that's the one - and yes, a lot cheaper than what I paid for it, prior to nutra picking it up nutraplanet brings such great pricing to the table

Sweet. Considering that has cissus in it seems like a good place to start. Plus it's as cheap , cheaper than some , as the cissus alone

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Px black- alc/cla update:
Dropped from the recommended 2-1 daily recommended dosing to a 1-1 dosing of Px black. 1 before breakfast and 1 before lunch. Dosing the regular recommended alc/cla 3 times daily. This is the target number for me personally. Allows me to control my appetite and still sweat buckets all day long. Plus it leaves me room to up the intake safely if I build tolerance. Another thing I've done to get my macros in and eat without feeling stuffed to the gills I dropped my hb egg intake and added liquid egg whites to all my protein shakes to keep my macros as close to the same as I could. Actually dropping some fat intake so win/win. I'll redo my my body fat and measurements in three weeks to track progress for hard number updates

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Well my shoulder feels jacked up and my elbows still hurting. I could lift but imma try and give em a coupled days off till Monday. Do some core work here throughout the day but prolly it. Except right now imma grab my bandana and practice karate in my garage. Right after I listen to this....

http://youtu.be/A52p9jc-gOo

 

[snagencyV2.0]

haven't heard that one for a minute, ha

 

[gymwrenchwv]

haven't heard that one for a minute, ha

I like a lil originality , even with my old school. I doubt many of heard that in a while

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Up up and away. Another early morning. The kid rules the roost around here. Still gonna let my shoulders recover amap till tomorrow. Focus on some more core work today maybe ride my bike a lil if it warms up but not much on the schedule today

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Not exactly sure what tip steak is. But I took 7oz of it. Trimmed off all the fat. Chopped it in the blender. Then boiled, drained , and rinsed it with warm water.

Then to a skillet added

Added 1/2 cup jalapeño almond cheses
1/2 white & 1/2 purple onion
3 mushroom

1/2 tbsp thyme
1 tbsp chipotle powder
1/2 tbsp garlic powder

1cup quinoa.

That's half the end product in the bowl. Delicious.

 

[pete8407]

Looks really good

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Looks really good

Thanks it was. I never boiled And rinsed beef before but I figured that was the healthiest way I could do it. Wasn't quite spicy enough though. I just added some pepper and cholula. Hit the spot.

 

[gymwrenchwv]

Well bout to start dinner. Been a while since I had fish. Gonna go with talapia filets. The rest ill figure out as I go. Pics and menu soon....