Day #11 of PCT:
As usual;
- 60 minutes pre-workout: 5 caps Blue Gene
- 20 minutes pre-workout: 1 cap Anabolic Pump w/ 3 grams CEE
- Intra-workout: 6 scoops Xtend w/5 grams of Beta Alanine, 5 grams L-Leucine
- 15 minutes prior to post-workout shake: 1 cap Anabolic Pump, 1 cap PSlin
- Post-workout: 60 grams WMS, 50 grams Carbo Gain, 1 scoop Dymatize Whey, 1 scoop Dymatize Elite 12 Hr Protein, 5 grams L-Leucine, 3 grams CEE & 1 Power Bar Performance (45 grams carbs/8 grams protein)
Repetition Speed on ALL exercises: 2-4 second negative, COMPLETE stop on bottom (or top) of movement for 1-2 seconds, explosive ascent. (2/4-2-0)
Triceptacons & Abs:
Close-grip EZ-bar Press - 95 * 15, 135 * 12, 185 * 10, 185 * 10, 185 * 10, 185 * 8, 185 * 8
superset with
Bench Leg Tucks - 50, 50, 50, 40, 40 reps
Bodyweight Dips - 12 reps * 4 sets
superset with
Crunches - 30, 30, 20, 20 reps
V-grip Pressdowns - 80 * 10 reps * 4 sets
superset with
Machine Crunches - 110 * 20, 130 * 20, 150 * 20, 170 * 20
Rope Pressdowns - 40 * 15 reps * 3 sets
Weight - ?
Notes:
- Didn't have as great of a start to today's workout as I normally do. It's more than likely a result of terrible sleep. I went to bet at 1.30AM last night, but twisted and turned till 3.30AM before falling asleep, and then began waking up at 7.30-8AM. Twisted and turned some, and slept til 9AM. Woke up, DEAD TIRED, couldn't even open my eyes that's how tired I was, yet I couldn't go back to sleep. This is a recurring issue; has been for two weeks now. My psychiatrist wants me on Ambien or other sleep meds, but I told her I use a bowl of marihuana as I lay down in bed for the night as a sleep aid; it's not a surefire thing, I've realized, so perhaps some sleep meds are in order. (?)
- Utilizing uber-slow repetitions allow me to warm up thoroughly after two or three sets only. I normally go up to 225 on close-grips, but that's when I go up/down/up/down continuously like a machine. Now things are different, with 185 of the bar, I went up to 4 second negatives, and the burn was excruciating. I noticed there were two times when guys around me stopped and stared as if they were about to jump in when I came to failure, because they probably thought I was doing negatives when doing my slow-ass descent. But every time, I came back with an explosive ascent, and no spotter was required.
- Slow reps on bodyweight dips was the shiiiiznit, and no shoulder nor elbow pain like I normally got from doing them in non-stop/all-out fashion before, even adding weight to a belt.
- I've fallen for ab-training, but that's more than likely because I've gotten rid of a layer on my gut, from fat and water, and looking considerably leaner. Definitely a confidence boost. Leg Tucks on the edge of a bench tear my abs up every time, I LOVE these ! I do 4-5 sets every other day; come to think of it, I do abs every other day, period. Two evenings ago, I put a yoga mat on the floor in my apartment while watching the news, and I cranked out 3-4 sets each of crunches, leg raises and some oblique crunches. OH, and as for cardio .. I mentioned I've got a thing for punting the football. [I was an all-regional kicker back in my high school days] Four or Five times each and every day, I grab the football and my little dog, and either go to the park, a big field, or the areas around my apartment complex, punting the ball, sprinting/jogging after it, punt again, and continue like this. Whenever I punt the ball, my dog goes flying like a bat out of hell after it, and I'm right behind him, sprinting. I'm covered in sweat after every session, toweling my head and body to dry every time. This is another reason for how I'm keeping lean/getting leaner at the moment, because there's constant activity. No laying down, no sitting down smoking weed during the day . . I'm sober untill the late evening hours [11PM or after], and as a result, my metabolism is always jacked/ramped up, and my body is absorbing the carbs whenever I provide them.
- Pimples are still a little annoying. I'm counting on RPN's Banish soap to do the trick in time, but even just after last nights addition of 400mg Trione, I had three new pimples on my outer arm and top of shoulder. I don't care much that I've got a couple, by any means, but I'm hoping that Banish proves to be an effective anti-dote, so that I can perform these all-out NHA stacks for a long time to come, without ever fearing unwanted side effects.