The magnificent 7 rubs again: sponsored Taurus 7ke log

yeah, actually calf vascularity has risen and I honestly haven't even worked calves twice in the last 2 months, so thats a progress sign too
 
EasyEJL said:
yeah, actually calf vascularity has risen and I honestly haven't even worked calves twice in the last 2 months, so thats a progress sign too
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shiit eric-look how far you have come, damn man!!!:cheers:
 
Today I decided to give up on full body :) Mostly just that I can't quite seem to keep the workout below an hour and accomplish chest/back/shoulders/legs/arms, and I think staying under an hour will be important. So plan is for M-chest+tris Tu-back+bis W-maybe off, maybe cardio Th-legs+maybe abs F-shoulders+bis/tris.

Fly machine, second half of ROM 160x12 175x8x5 160x8 145x10
decline hammer machine 180x10 270x8x4 230x7 180x9
incline smith press (plate weight only) 140x12 160x10 170x6 160x6 140x7 90x15
flat hammer press - 140x10 180x5 140x7 90x11
fly machine first half of ROM 70x15 85x10 70x20x20
tricep pushdown 160x10 170x8 160x7 150x7 140x8

and I was done. felt good though, other than the shoulder pain. Thats the other reason I want to try a regular split again, to give my shoulder a week inbetween presses
 
EasyEJL said:
Today I decided to give up on full body :) Mostly just that I can't quite seem to keep the workout below an hour and accomplish chest/back/shoulders/legs/arms, and I think staying under an hour will be important. So plan is for M-chest+tris Tu-back+bis W-maybe off, maybe cardio Th-legs+maybe abs F-shoulders+bis/tris.

Fly machine, second half of ROM 160x12 175x8x5 160x8 145x10
decline hammer machine 180x10 270x8x4 230x7 180x9
incline smith press (plate weight only) 140x12 160x10 170x6 160x6 140x7 90x15
flat hammer press - 140x10 180x5 140x7 90x11
fly machine first half of ROM 70x15 85x10 70x20x20
tricep pushdown 160x10 170x8 160x7 150x7 140x8

and I was done. felt good though, other than the shoulder pain. Thats the other reason I want to try a regular split again, to give my shoulder a week inbetween presses
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solid stuff here and good call on giving the shoulder time to rest.
 
I forgot how wearing a split can be. Woke up at 199 today

Deadlifts 225x6 275x6x6 300x6x5
face pulls 150x10x10 170x10x9
hammer machine pulldowns 140x12x12x10
hammer machine preacher curls 90x8 115x7 100x8x9
hammer curls 40x10 45x8 50x8

and I was done, and beat
 
was 198 today and flexed + vacuumed the pouch at the bottom of my stomach was almost flat today! maybe put up some new pics over the weekend. Today was supposed to be legs, but my hams and glutes were still a little iffy from having restarted deadlifts so I did shoulders instead

db press 60x10 70x8x9x7
behind back smith upright row 90x10x9x8
arnold press 25x30x20
hammer machine preacher curls 70x12x11x9
tricep pushdown 140x15x12

and done. the pump on my biceps + triceps was so crazy it felt like I had a belt around them. No preworkout, just 4 caps of creatine nitrate plus the vpx powershock with Nimbus Swell as an intra. Was pretty damn nice
 
EasyEJL said:
was 198 today and flexed + vacuumed the pouch at the bottom of my stomach was almost flat today!...
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Nice (I wish mine was "almost flat", GRRRR)!
 
I'm definitely leaner now at 198 than I was last time I was 188, which is always nice. But now I'm at the point where I can't quite afford any gains, its now 4 months out from contest so I have to continue on fat loss
 
EasyEJL said:
I'm definitely leaner now at 198 than I was last time I was 188, which is always nice. But now I'm at the point where I can't quite afford any gains, its now 4 months out from contest so I have to continue on fat loss
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I know what you mean. I am 10.5 weeks out from my competition. The leaning has been a slow process, and more recomp than leaning going on, but the focus is now entirely on fat loss for a couple of weeks and definitely the last ~4 weeks pre-competition.
 
Hey! We were on the other thread and I remembered I was going to post this awhile ago Invalid Link Removed, I don't know if it's any good but I hope to go soon and people say its a lot of fun. Just thought u might like to look at it since you vacation here.
 
Mrodz said:
Hey! We were on the other thread and I remembered I was going to post this awhile ago Invalid Link Removed, I don't know if it's any good but I hope to go soon and people say its a lot of fun. Just thought u might like to look at it since you vacation here.
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Oh wow, that looks cool as heck! My wife wouldn't do it, but my oldest daughter would. Thanks!
 
the weekend was extra bad nutritionally, woke up at 202 today but still looking good actually. I had noticed over the weekend that my calf veins are really starting to become more noticeable. chest today and decided to try something different, not necessarily my brightest choice

db press 70x10 90x6 100x3 and shoulder pain got me, tried 100 again and couldn't even get them into place right
incline hammer machine 180x6 200x6 220x5x3
fly machine 2nd half of rom 160x10x10x10
tricep pushdowns 150x12 170x10 190x8x6 - pretty happy, never have gone over 180
cable crossovers 50x8 40x10x10x10
fly machine first half of rom 85x12x12x12 then 90 second stretch

Was pretty good, its a pity i'm not strength limited on the db presses, but joint pain limited. Not feeling too bad now at home, but a little sore.
 
202 today, finally hit legs

hack squats 180x10x10x10
seated calf raise 135x10x10x10
seated leg curl 110x10x10x10
decline crunches 20,10
lying leg raises 10,8
seated leg extensions 125x10x10x10

and done. None of those were really max effort or to failure, but was still a decent weight/rep range.
 
right now its 18 sprays after I shower. I try to shower immediately post workout but it often doesn't happen till later. Probably have just a week left i'd guess.
 
woke up at 203 today did shoulders

started with db cleans, they look like this. its more a rehab/prehab/warmup move


db cleans 15x10x10x10
db press 50x12x12x12x10
arnold press 25x10x6x4.. the two press movements in a row was a bit much
behind back upright row 50x12x12x12
lateral raises 70x12x12x12
rear delt on pec/dec machine 75x12-90x12x12

and that was feeling good. Wasn't heavy weights, just went for exhaustion rather than muscle failure
 
It's going pretty well, especially considering how far off my diet has been. Primarily increased vascularity and definition along with what looks like (finally) some love handle shrinkage. Considering I've gained 4 lbs since Easter, that's pretty solid.
 
202 today. its funny, I feel fat if i'm over 200... back this morning

deadlifts 185x10 235x10x10
hammer machine pullovers 180x12 200x10x9
face pulls 160x10x10x9
hammer machine preacher curls 80x12x10x10
cable reverse curls 40x15 50x15 60x14

I kind of wanted to go heavier on deadlifts, but don't really want to strain or injure myself on a friday :)
 
EasyEJL said:
202 today. its funny, I feel fat if i'm over 200... back this morning
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I understand where you're coming from, Eric - I am the same way if I am over a certain body composition (and for some reason I KNOW as soon as I go over that point).

~Rosie~
 
EasyEJL said:
It's going pretty well, especially considering how far off my diet has been. Primarily increased vascularity and definition along with what looks like (finally) some love handle shrinkage. Considering I've gained 4 lbs since Easter, that's pretty solid.
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that is pretty good, i know love handles are a real bitch to control as i get older. i am starting to see the same thing with the 7-ke-it didn't happen overnight and it's not extreme but any help is very welcome.
 
well looks like today or tomorrow is last day for 7ke. Woke up at 198 today

db power cleans 25x6 15x10x10x10
incline hammer press 140x10 190x10 230x6 190x6 140x7 done as drop sets
fly machine 2nd half of rom 175x7 160x6 145x6 130x6 115x6 100x8 as drop sets
decline hammer press 180x10 230x10 (250x6 230x6 200x6 180x6 as drop sets)
cable crossover on moving arm machine setting10x9 setting 8x10x10x14
triceps pushdown 190x10x9x7
fly machine first half of rom 75x12x12x12 and 60 second stretch

was pretty solid, felt good!
 
EasyEJL said:
202 today. its funny, I feel fat if i'm over 200... back this morning

deadlifts 185x10 235x10x10
hammer machine pullovers 180x12 200x10x9
face pulls 160x10x10x9
hammer machine preacher curls 80x12x10x10
cable reverse curls 40x15 50x15 60x14

I kind of wanted to go heavier on deadlifts, but don't really want to strain or injure myself on a friday :)
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I think we all have that mental spot where you feel fat or too small. If I go sub 180 no matter that it's fat dropping I feel tiny. If get up around 195 I feel fat even if I'm not. Mind games!

Love handles are my biggest problem right now. I'll take any help I can get in that area.
 
Rahl said:
Love handles are my biggest problem right now. I'll take any help I can get in that area.
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If you're lean everywhere else, it's time to start nitpicking your nutrition, especially if your training is as good as it can be. Adjustments every week based on progress - with either nutrition and/or training, until you get to where you want.

~Rosie~
 
Oh yeah, I had meant to add that over the weekend (as a part of entering primordial performance's contest) I calipered myself a few times a few different ways, and everything came up between 11- 11.5 which I find hard to believe as I was thinking more like 13-14 from the mirror
 
EasyEJL said:
Oh yeah, I had meant to add that over the weekend (as a part of entering primordial performance's contest) I calipered myself a few times a few different ways, and everything came up between 11- 11.5 which I find hard to believe as I was thinking more like 13-14 from the mirror
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Interesting. Maybe you have more muscle mass and less fat than you think, Eric. How many skinfolds did you do?
 
Rosie Chee Scott said:
Interesting. Maybe you have more muscle mass and less fat than you think, Eric. How many skinfolds did you do?
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I did 3 sets of 3 sites and they all came out the same, then separately did just the suprailliac which also came out the same as far as percentage. A piece of it may be that the calipers are marked at 2mm increments so rounding errors could be there, but by chance they all came up right about on the markers. The 3 sites I used were the chest, abdominals + thigh, with the chest + abs being my most visible fat areas.
 
EasyEJL said:
I did 3 sets of 3 sites and they all came out the same, then separately did just the suprailliac which also came out the same as far as percentage. A piece of it may be that the calipers are marked at 2mm increments so rounding errors could be there, but by chance they all came up right about on the markers. The 3 sites I used were the chest, abdominals + thigh, with the chest + abs being my most visible fat areas.
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Considering that three skinfold sites is not really enough (6-8 skinfolds preferable) IMO to get close to a good guesstimate of what body composition one is, not to mention doing the measurements yourself, so these are both highly likely where your estimate of error is. That's not to say that it might not be close, though, and if this is the way you have been doing it until now, then it's still useful as a good indicator of your progress, Eric.

~Rosie~
 
Yeah, its hard self-calipering more sites than that, which is why I just use the 3. I could try getting my wife to help since my gym just uses the goofy impedence ones. But i'd be just as concerned with accuracy then too :)
 
EasyEJL said:
Yeah, its hard self-calipering more sites than that, which is why I just use the 3. I could try getting my wife to help since my gym just uses the goofy impedence ones. But i'd be just as concerned with accuracy then too :)
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I know what you mean, and I'd take most trainers at the gym who did one or anyone who uses BIA re body composition with even less salt than you doing it yourself, honestly. As long as you do it the same every time, it will indicate progress or not.

~Rosie~
 
Rosie Chee Scott said:
I know what you mean, and I'd take most trainers at the gym who did one or anyone who uses BIA re body composition with even less salt than you doing it yourself, honestly. As long as you do it the same every time, it will indicate progress or not.

~Rosie~
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That's the key to me right there. Accuracy isn't the biggest problem. Consistency is. If you're measuring with the same thing and in the same fashion you should be able to track progress and that's all that's really important.
 
Yeah, particularly as i'm entering the primordial "who can lose the most % of fat in 4 weeks" i'm hoping my measuring remains consistently wrong on the low side :)
 
EasyEJL said:
Yeah, particularly as i'm entering the primordial "who can lose the most % of fat in 4 weeks" i'm hoping my measuring remains consistently wrong on the low side :)
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LOL. Make me a good deal on those calipers? I could use a little mental pick me up this week!
 
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this is at 198-200. I can see that i've dropped a bit of chest fat, and gained a bit more vascularity. I may try and take another picture tomorrow, or use the flash as the lighting seems different enough to skew looking at the 2 pics.
 
Today as per standard operating procedure I blew off doing legs. My inner side of my right hip joint was achy and I didn't want to push it. definitely last day of 7ke today. So here is my final review.

7ke is one of the better values I've seen as a fat deterrent/fat loss product. I basically started and ended the log at approximately the same weight, but have a good bit of visible difference in definition + vascularity. Calf veins in particular (which is a body part I've worked once in the last month) have become far more prominent. That is with having at one point (the week around easter) having gained 4-5lbs through eating like a total slob all week and too much beer to go with it, and then having lost that since then. The product lasted over a month even with high dosing, and at its price its hard to beat.
 
EasyEJL said:
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this is at 198-200. I can see that i've dropped a bit of chest fat, and gained a bit more vascularity. I may try and take another picture tomorrow, or use the flash as the lighting seems different enough to skew looking at the 2 pics.
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I see the most difference in your hip area re fat loss, Eric. Although lighting definitely makes a difference in how one looks, this to me is very noticeable.


EasyEJL said:
Today as per standard operating procedure I blew off doing legs. My inner side of my right hip joint was achy and I didn't want to push it. definitely last day of 7ke today. So here is my final review.

7ke is one of the better values I've seen as a fat deterrent/fat loss product. I basically started and ended the log at approximately the same weight, but have a good bit of visible difference in definition + vascularity. Calf veins in particular (which is a body part I've worked once in the last month) have become far more prominent. That is with having at one point (the week around easter) having gained 4-5lbs through eating like a total slob all week and too much beer to go with it, and then having lost that since then. The product lasted over a month even with high dosing, and at its price its hard to beat.
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:goodpost: 7-KE is definitely a great product and one that should be in any fat loss stack; even as a staple (regardless of body goal/s) for some of us ;)

~Rosie~
 
196 today (started my hard cut for the primordial contest). Going to start a new log today as well, as the 7ke is finished, and i'm starting thiomucase.

shoulders
hammer iso shoulder press 80x12x12x12x11
upright row 80x12x12x11
arnold press 20x15x10x7
hammer seated dip 180x12 230x10x6 180x10
lateral machine 110x12x12x10

whew, my shoulders are burning, so are my tris.
 
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