View Full Version : Prepare to win......or lose to someone who is.
brianfox77
04-09-12, 2:34 pm
Time to start a journey. A journey to get stronger, bigger, faster and break records. Whether they are personal records or world records it doesn't matter. I've been training for a long time without a purpose other than it's a passion of mine, and I feel like shit if I miss a day. I have a purpose now.....
I recently felt defeated when I missed my 2nd and 3rd attempt on dead lift at a powerlifting meet. I was disappointed and pissed off. It's time to take that anger and turn it in to muscle by pushing and pulling as many plates as I can. I'm ready to do what it takes to win. "Prepare to win, or lose to someone who is."
I'll be posting after I train in the mornings and what I'm putting in my body everyday.
Lifting with a purpose completely changes things for the better - go in there on a mission and pretty soon you'll start smashing some of those records brother! Get some!
Subbed. Failing and having tried is much better than not trying at all! I like that you're fired up after having experienced failure at the meet. My last meet I didn't hit what I wanted to and was not pleased with my results. I took it as a lesson to fix a number of things--diet, form, conditioning, sleep, intensity, preparation. Time to put in the work to get better.
brianfox77
04-09-12, 5:06 pm
Subbed. Failing and having tried is much better than not trying at all! I like that you're fired up after having experienced failure at the meet. My last meet I didn't hit what I wanted to and was not pleased with my results. I took it as a lesson to fix a number of things--diet, form, conditioning, sleep, intensity, preparation. Time to put in the work to get better.
Amen brother! It was definitely a lesson, and a tough one at that. I guarantee that I will be bigger, stronger and more prepared next year! You are completely right, trying and failing is much better than not trying at all. I will always remember that someone busier than me is out there.....training right now!
brianfox77
04-10-12, 9:38 am
No pre-workout this morning, need to stock up. Popped a couple caffeine pills to get the morning started.
Bench Press (225 x 10, 275 x 6, 315 x 2)
Incline DB Press (85's x 10, 110's x 8, 120's x 4)
Cable Fly's (60 x 10, 70 x 10, 80 x 10) Super Set with Push-Ups (BW + 25lb plate x 10, BW + 25lb plate x 10, BW +45lb plate x 8)
Hammer Strength Decline Press (2 45lb plates x 20, 4 45lb plates x 15, 6 45lb plates x 10)
Post-workout ate 1 cup jasmine rice, 3oz. ground beef and 3 egg whites with a little Frank's Red Hot. (Thanks Brad Rowe for the recipe!)
Tomorrow.....destroying my back!
brianfox77
04-11-12, 9:37 am
Started with Dead lift this morning.
Dead with Chains (135x20, 225x10, 315x8)
Deficit Dead (225x10, 315x6, 405x4)
Pull Ups Wide Grip (15, 15, 15)
Hammer One Arm Row (2 plates x 10, 4 plates x 10, 6 plates x 10)
Wide Grip Pull Downs (80x10, 100x10, 120x10)
Straight Arm Pull Down (50x15, 65x15, 80x10)
Ate the same thing post workout as yesterday.
brianfox77
04-12-12, 9:22 am
Heavy squats today....for me at least.
Squat (135x15, 225x10, 315x10, 405x5)
Box Squat (225x10, 225x10, 225x8)
Crucifix Hamstring (15, 15, 15, 15) - Turn around on the calf raise machine, ankles on pads and extend so you are parallel to the floor, then back up.
Lying Hamstring (60x10, 70x10, 80x10)
Calf Raises (90x20, 135x20, 180x20)
Ate beef and rice for breakfast.
brianfox77
04-13-12, 9:39 am
Visited a new gym today, not really a fan. DB's only go up to 90lbs.
4 sets of Bi's
Cable Curls
Straight Bar Curls
DB Curls
Preacher Machine
4 sets of Tri's
Close Grip Bench
Overhead Cable
Pressdown
Skullcrushers
brianfox77
04-16-12, 9:40 am
Bench
Incline Around the World's
Underhand Front Raises
Decline Hammer Strength Presses
High Cable Curls
Trying to increase my bench, was told that doing some of these exercises will target the top of the chest which will result in a bigger bench.....
C.Coronato
04-17-12, 1:06 pm
Looking solid my man. You are now in a good place!
brianfox77
04-17-12, 2:42 pm
Looking solid my man. You are now in a good place!
Thanks brother!
brianfox77
04-17-12, 2:46 pm
Hit the gym at lunch today. Had about 45 minutes.
Wide Grip Pull Ups
Close Grip Pull Ups
Seated Row
Hammer Strength Row
Close Grip Pull Downs
I've gotta get some new Pre-Workout supps. Thinking of trying the Rage + Shock Therapy combo.
brianfox77
04-19-12, 9:39 am
Took yesterday off. Did shoulders today.
Standing Barbell Press (135x10, 155x10, 185x5)
Seated Fly into Arnold Press
Front Raises superset with Standing Barbell Press with 65lbs
Machine Shoulder Fly
Great pump today!!
brianfox77
04-20-12, 9:39 am
Standing DB Curls x 4 (30lb, 35lb, 40lb, 45lb)
Overhead Rope Extensions x 4 (200lb stack)
21's x 4 ( 65lbs)
Dips with Chains (2 Chains x 10, 1 Chain x 10, BW x 10) x 4
3 of us training together today, ran out of time so that's all I got done.....
brianfox77
05-01-12, 1:43 pm
Took some time off, strained a tendon in my elbow. Couldn't even pick up my kid without it hurting. Time off helped, good as new now. Felt like the two weeks off made me weak though, but that's not stopping me.
Dead lift
Wide Grip Pullups
Close Grip Pullups
Close Grip Row
Bent over rows