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xxscaxx
11-05-09, 11:56 pm
i just want to start out and apologize for whoever subbed to my last journey with nothing ever coming about of it. my old thread is here:

http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=16682&page=2

as you can see, not much to it. i had a BAD experience at the gym while squatting, i couldnt pick up a bar without getting a pounding headache to where i had to sit down since it fucked me up so badly. this kept me out for over 6 months. and before that it was my shoulder which held me down. i just started doing squats again last week...and squats were my fav. exercise.


So now, for the 3rd time, i will try to re-create my journey. If this goes down to shit im just doomed to not have a journey and keep to myself, lol. this is probably my favorite forum....i dont post much, i just like to read a lot of shit and try to learn. fact is 90% of you guys are role models to me, though i dont know any of you, most of you are very educated and just know how to get it done and i respect that more than anything. i've been lifting for a good while now, i know what im doing but am always looking to learn as there isnt anything as "too much knowledge."

so anyways, my current weight right now is at 260-265. still not sure of bodyfat, really dont care. im not some fatass though. only my stomach has some unwanted fat. just for some fun facts, i did a "cut" for a month, lol. i cant say much though since i did lose overall stomach fat. i still have some but hey, cant build a house without a foundation.

I guess ill start with my workout today. just an overview of the week and some of my high points with my compound movements:

flat bench - 295x2 on my 4th set (im very proud of this, my bench just sucks, and im slowly creeping up..)

leg press - 8 plates on each side for 8-10 reps (squats are still over 400, i did my first set last week and pushed out 315 easily)

deadlifts - my proudest lift...i cant get enough of these fucking things. 475x3.


Thursday, 11/5. Shoulders.

Shoulder Press (barbell, seated)

warmup set of 135x10

185x12
195x8
205x6
215x4

today i switched it up and threw in rear pec dec flyes with upright rows (just come to the conclusion i cant do upright rows. it kills my wrist)

these were light as i was experimenting:

uprights/ 85x12... 2 sets
pec decs (machine) - 70x15 (way easy), 120x12


Front dumbbell raises

50x8
50x8
55x6

dumbbell shoulder press

90x8
90x8
95x7

(next week i will move up to 100's)

shrugs
150x15, 150x8 (first set, 30 sec rest, 2nd set)
140x12
130x12 (set 3 & 4 back to back)

some rotator cuff work followed, along with some nice stretching. 30 min of cardio followed that up.

I usually do side raises, but switched out for the pec decs/uprights.

tomorrow is more cardio, and arms/abs. nothing too excting for that though as my elbows have decided to start bugging me after a few weeks of heavy skulls and close grip bench, and my wrist has taken a poo on me. will give it my all though!

thanks again for everyone who had previously posted in my journey and for those who will in this one. Though i havent posted i have been training my ass off. for my diet, it mainly looks like this.

meal 1 - 6 whole eggs, 1 cup oatmeal with 1/4 cup granola, 2 slices of whole wheat bread, cup of milk.

meal 2 - chicken/beef with 1 cup rice, baked potato
meal 3-4- same as meal two but with a veggie, i alternate
meal 5 - usually what momma is cookin up at home, but its always chicken/beef with rice
meal 6 - 1 cup oats, granola

i usually eat 2 apples, and a banana or 2 throughout. i need to add another meal in, as meal 6 is hitting too close to bed which is why im only eating oatmeal because i dont want to eat too much before hand. its just the way work sets me up, then i have to get to the gym after. i am already packing 3 meals at work, maybe ill throw in a fourth. i am eating things in between just trying to pack in as much as i can, and also since im only working part time right now i have been drinking a gallon of skim on my days off, and i will on weekends so 4 out of 7 days will be getting a gallon of milk. i just cant do it at work bc of storage purposes.

gallon of water washes it all down...i usually drink more than that. quick question to the people that drink a gallon of milk daily...are you just drinking that gallon, or drinking a gallon of water as well?


wow. wayyyy too long of a post. apologies for that.

xxscaxx
11-06-09, 11:34 am
shrugs above were done with dumbbells, not barbell.

heading to the gym in a few, will be back with results.

xxscaxx
11-06-09, 4:45 pm
Friday. November 6th.

light warmup for my elbows, with rope pulldowns before my working set.

Rope Pulldowns

150x15
160x12 (150 maxed out, 10 pd weight added to machine)
160x10
160x10

pushdowns

150x12
150x12
160x10 (same, 10 pd weight)
160x10

overhead extensions

100x12
100x10
110x9
110x8

side note* this is why i love writing down my workouts and suggest to everyone who doesnt to start. as you can see with overhead extensions, i almost got the same amount of reps with 110 as with 100. now, my body is a little wierd and i do this from time to time, but now i know for next week to move up in weight and either cut out 1 set of 100 and do 3 sets of 110 or move up in weight. i think this is so crucial in bumping your weight up, and without writing it down and referring back to you previous workout (which i do every week, i store my workouts on my iphone) you might forget that you did x amount of weight a certain amount of times and wont bump yourself up. i feel this causes you to push yourself and plus if you see you have been doing the same weight a few weeks in a row its time to move it up.

bi's.

bicep curls

55x12
60x8
65x6
65x6

hammer curls

50x10
55x8
60x6

preacher curls

55x15
65x12
75x10
85x8 (35's on each side of the ez curl bar...i think the bar is 15 pounds, if not, someone correct me...also i know that different bars weigh in different)

seated crunch machine, followed by 30 minutes cardio

thats it for today. it might be short and sweet, but i promise you my arms get a workout. i feel that when i overdue them im doing nothing. been taking it easy with triceps as my elbows have been hurting as well, or i usually am doing close grip, skulls, and overhead/pushdowns/etc.

questions/comments welcome.

xxscaxx
11-09-09, 7:10 pm
monday, november 9th. legs.

knee decided to crap out on me today during leg press. no worries, took it easy and skipped squats (unfortunately). i have hockey tonight so hopefully ill be alright.

leg press (90 degrees? you lay straigh on your back and press up)

315x20
405x15
495x12
dropset 225x15

leg extensions

160x30 (10 upper, 10 lower, 10 full..kind of like 21's)
180x30
200x30
220x24

lying leg curls (hamstrings)
150x20
150x20
180x12

calf press
175x20
95x15 (drop set)
195x15
115x12 (drop set)

abs

nothing special today. tomorrow is chest, hoping nothing acts up then.

BubbyLight
11-09-09, 7:13 pm
i like what i see. def playing hockey the same day as legs suck...i play hockey too..you just play in a mens league or you still at it?

xxscaxx
11-10-09, 12:14 pm
yeah just a mens league now. i played college hockey also...i miss it so much haha. what about you?

i actually ended up not even playing last night, the stupid game got cancelled because one of the panes of glass broke and apparently they couldnt fix it. i was annoyed because the rink i played on for college, the glass came out all the time during games and we got that shit back in and kept on rollin! so i drove to the rink for no reason, plus didnt get a cardio session in because of it. *shrugs*

yeah, legs and anything cardio on the same day sucks haha, but eh ya gotta do what ya gotta do. thanks for checkin in man.

xxscaxx
11-10-09, 6:55 pm
Tuesday, November 10th. Chest.

incline barbell press

warmup

225x10
235x8
245x6
255x4

barbell bench press

265x5
275x4
285x3
295x3 (asked someone at the gym to spot me on this one, all 3 reps done on my own)

decline bench (barbell)

185x12
205x10
225x8

dumbbell flyes

70x8
75x6
75x6

xxscaxx
11-11-09, 10:01 pm
Wednesday, November 11th.

Was suppose to do back today, but felt like complete crap. my little brother has been sick and i coach hockey and a bunch of the kids were sick..hoping i didnt catch anything. decided to rest up and get some extra sleep in tonight and hope im back at it tomorrow.

BubbyLight
11-12-09, 7:26 am
yeah just a mens league now. i played college hockey also...i miss it so much haha. what about you?

i actually ended up not even playing last night, the stupid game got cancelled because one of the panes of glass broke and apparently they couldnt fix it. i was annoyed because the rink i played on for college, the glass came out all the time during games and we got that shit back in and kept on rollin! so i drove to the rink for no reason, plus didnt get a cardio session in because of it. *shrugs*

yeah, legs and anything cardio on the same day sucks haha, but eh ya gotta do what ya gotta do. thanks for checkin in man.

yea i play mens league. it just sucks when old men bank on you to put the puck in the net. but i used to coach bantams which was a good time...im sure down the road i might be able to get myself back into it. but that shit takes a lot of time away from you

xxscaxx
11-14-09, 1:59 am
yea i play mens league. it just sucks when old men bank on you to put the puck in the net. but i used to coach bantams which was a good time...im sure down the road i might be able to get myself back into it. but that shit takes a lot of time away from you


ha, i hear you. luckily i play with a bunch of good friends, so i dont need to worry about that lol. i am actually coaching jv right now, its fun. yes, it is very time consuming. im on the ice twice a week for coaching, plus our game on the weekend, plus mens league. i cant even imagine if the team wasnt a club team, we would be on the ice more and it would be more crazy.


back to the iron, i decided to rest up these next few days and go back at it on monday. checking back i havent taken a break in a while, and could use it. plus, i felt like crap on thursday and finally felt a little better today, so what better time to rest up.

see you guys next week.

xxscaxx
11-16-09, 9:36 pm
rest is done. today i got back in the gym.

Monday, November 16th. Legs

leg extensions

warmup

200x30
260x15
270x12 (10 pd weight added to machine)
270x12

lying leg curl

150x20
170x15
190x12
200x10 (machine max)

90 degree leg press

315x20
405x15
495x12

calf press (standing machine)

195x20
235x15
275x15
275x15

squats

225x15
305x12
355x8
135x12 (dropset)

still getting back into squats. knee finally didnt act up so much. chest tomorrow.

xxscaxx
11-17-09, 4:44 pm
made a mistake in my last post.

squats - 315 not 305, 365 not 355. dont know why i dont have an edit button for my posts but its annoying lol.


Tuesday, November 17th. Chest.

today was probably the best gym day i've had. felt so accomplished today.


incline barbell

warmup

235x10
245x8
255x6
265x4 PR*

flatbench barbell

275x4
285x3
295x3
305x2 (spotter) PR*

didnt have a spotter for 285 and 295. i was pissed because i could have done more, just didnt want to chance it since honestly, NO ONE was around. i was the lone wolf downstairs at the gym. hit 305 in a working set, have never done so before. same with incline @ 265.

decline barbell bench

205x12
225x8
235x6
245x4

dumbbell flyes

70x8
75x6
75x6

i jumped in weight in everything today. broke 300's...good day.

BubbyLight
11-20-09, 12:11 pm
good work...can i ask y your decline is lower than your flat and your incline?

xxscaxx
11-23-09, 5:33 pm
to be honest i have never really done decline bench. when i was lifting at school we didnt have a decline bench, and i only started doing them two weeks ago lol. gotta get a few weeks under my belt to catch up.


Wednesday, November 18th. Back.

bent over rows
275x12
285x10
295x10 (straps used)
305x8 (straps used)

deadlifts/good mornings (GM are dropsets)

405x8 (DL)
475x4 (DL)
135x12 (GM)
155x10 (GM)

rows

250x12
255x10
260x8 (10pd weight added to machine)
260x8

had to cut my workout short this day because i had to get to hockey practice


Thursday, November 19. Shoulders.

shrugs (dumbbell) 30 sec rest between

150x15
150x12
140x12
130x12

shoulder press (barbell)

185x12
195x10
205x7
215x5

front raises (dumbbel)

50x10
55x8
55x8

shoulder press (dumbbells)

90x8
95x7
100x5

side raises
35x12
40x10
40x8

rotator cuff to end.


Friday, November 20th. Arms.

rope pulldowns
t bar pushdowns
overhead extensions

bicep curls
hammer curls
preacher curls

xxscaxx
11-24-09, 11:02 pm
Tuesday, November 24th. Chest.

Incline Barbell

235x10
245x8
255x6
265x4

flat barbell

275x5
285x4
295x3
305x2

decline barbell

225x10
235x6
245x6
255x5

flyes (machine)

200x12 (3 sets, slow squeezed reps)

xxscaxx
01-03-10, 10:46 pm
sorry fellas for such a long drought of not posting. i've been pretty busy since it was the holidays.

been slowly increasing my weights, instead of boring you with weeks i missed posting up i am just going to update some new weight i've hit.


incline - 285x5 on my last set
flat bench - 315x2 on my last set

deadlifts - 505x3 last set

seated shoulder press - 235 last set x 4

of course im posting my best lifts, everything else is slowly increasing as well, but those are my main highlights. hopefully ill get the ball rolling this week and post up again and stop slackin.