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Week 7: Day 2
Pretty crappy lower body workout today as I just didn't have it. At least my knee isn't bothering me too bad. Didn't get to abs due to time constraints and will work them later tonight.
Squat: 135X8, 185X6, 225X5, 255X5, 275X5, 295X5 (ripped the ass out of my sweat pants on last rep  ), 315X3Goodmornings: 3X5X155 Bulgarian Squat: 3X10XBW DB RDL's: 3X10X80's
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Week 7: Day 3
Solid workout today and I felt decent on most lifts. Didn't get to do supplementary triceps but with all the pressing in this workout shouldn't make much difference anyway. Gym doesn't have dip bars and I didn't feel like substituting an exercise for it.
DE Bench: 9X3X185 Close Grip Bench: 8X185, 6X225, 5X255, 5X285 BB Curls: 3X10X75 Pull-ups: 5X5XBW Standing DB Miltiary: 5X40's, 5X50's, 5X60's, 5X65's, 5X70's
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02-26-2006, 08:04 PM
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Week 7: Day 4
Week 7 did. Overall an ok workout. I've had to drop Powercleans because my lt. knee can't take them. I'm not able to to do anything explosive right now (jumping really hurts) and will probably have to see a doctor soon. On deads could have lifted some more weight but grip gave out. Maybe I need to ask MM about gloves or some lifting straps
 . Seriously, I have a preference for not using either as I really like the proprioceptive feedback that my hands give me without the gloves. By the way, I used to use gloves religiously (soft hands thing) but now that I'm married it's calloused "real" man hands for me.Squat: 135X10, 185X8, 225X5, 255X5, 295X5, 325X2 (was afraid to risk another rep as I couldn't set up safety bars on powerrack) Deads: 135X5, 185X5, 225X5, 265X5, 295X3, 315X1 (lost grip and it didn't help that the bar had a built up grip) Stepups: 3X10X45's Bulgarian Squats: 2X10X30 Abs: 5X12
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02-28-2006, 08:03 PM
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Week 8: Day 1
Unfortunately, I only got through about 1/2 my workout this morning so I will probably end up mixing back and shoulders in with legs tommorow. Damn it, I'll have to go in at 5:30am to finish it in time. Got some solid reps in on bench today. Definitely getting stronger but shoulders are starting to take a beating. Basically, all I got to today was chest, biceps and triceps. Oh well, need to concentrate more on working out than talking sh*t with my buddies.
Bench: 5X5X295 (solid )Board Press: 3X315, 3X335, 1X365 Skull Crushers: 3x10x85 BB Curls: 3X10X85
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03-02-2006, 05:02 AM
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Week 8: Day 2
After reading the recent thread about checking your "ego" at the wieight room door I decided to try squating to a 12in platform (I usually do 14-15in). It's only 2 inches but it makes a huge difference. My legs are toast. Finished my back from day 1 today and worked out for 80min total.
Squat: 135X10, 185X8, 225X5, 255X5, 4X5X275 Goodmornings: 3X5X155 Bulgarian Squats: 3X10X30 DB RDL's: 3X10X80's Bentover Rows: 135X5, 185X5, 3X5X205 (ran out of mojo)
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03-03-2006, 04:48 PM
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Week 8: Day 3
Upper body workout today and for the most part felt pretty good. Pullups are really starting to come along and I could probably add weight and still complete 5X5. Did Standing Dumbell Military Press instead of BB because I like the way they feel better. Didn't do my accessory work for biceps or triceps as I ran out of time but I'm not really worried about that anyway.
DE Bench: 9X3X205 Close Grip Bench: 5X205, 5X255, 3X285 Pullups: 5X5XBW DB Military: 5X45's, 5X55's, 5X65's, 2X5X70's
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03-04-2006, 06:48 PM
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Week 8: Day 4
Week 8 is finished and I am looking at a deload week next week
. I will probably take it easy next week and shoot for PR's the following week. I haven't exactly followed my workout plan to the tee because of time constraints, dodgy knee, and personal choice but I believe no workout is set in stone and there should always be some wiggle room.Squat (wide stance): 135X10, 185X8, 225X5, 255X5, 285X5, 315X5 (This is a PR as it was done to a 12inch platform and previous PR at this weight was done to 14  )Deadlift: 135X5, 205X5, 255X5, 285X3, 315X2 (need some chalk) DB Romanian Deadlifts: 3X10X90's Stepups: 2X10X50's Abs: 5X12
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The Edge.. there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over Last edited by soccergrub; 03-05-2006 at 05:07 PM.
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Week 9: Day 1
I went pretty easy today and substituted T-Bar for Bentover rows. Shoulder were still a little sore from deads on Saturday so my bench wasn't quite there. Anyways, another week on easy street and I'll try and set some PR's next week.
Bench: 8X135, 6X185, 5X225, 4X265, 3X295, 3X325 T-Bar Rows: 5X5X180 (that's how much wt was on bar) Shoulder Prehab: 5X12X10 (that's right 10lbs) 
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The Edge.. there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over Last edited by soccergrub; 03-09-2006 at 06:21 PM.
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03-07-2006, 09:19 AM
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Pulled a muscle in my trap yesterday and boy does this fuker hurt (Strained it deadlifting on Sat). It hurts to drink, eat, move and best of all breathe. So I will miss my first scheduled workout on this run and do not intend to make it up. On Thurs, I'll just assume my regular schedule and back should be better by then. I need to get my hands on some good muscle relaxers...
but I do have some Loritabs lying around somewhere. Oh well, this is a lay off week anyway but it looks like I'll be laying off a little more than planned.Ordered Cissus RX yesterday and am hoping that this will help with left knee pain and my intermittent elbow tendonitis. I have heard a lot of good things about this product on this and other boards. At 34 you need all the help you can get especially when dealing with nagging injuries.
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Week 9: Day 3
I took it pretty easy today as I was not able to move my neck yesterday. It fukin hurt to eat and drink
 . Thank god I am feeling a whole lot better today.DE Bench: 9X3X205 Pullups: 3X6XBW, 2X5XBW (added a couple of extra reps today) Shoulder Prehab: 6X12X10
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Week 9: Day 4
Tried a wave loading pattern on squats today and squated to a 10inch platform. Legs are toast. I also did some single leg exercises and stayed away from deads after last weeks pulled muscle. Definitely don't want to do that again.
I've been taking Cissus now for about 3 days and elbow pain has gone away and knee pain seems to have lessened some. Squat: 255X5, 265X4, 275X3, 265X5, 275X4, 285X3 DB Romanian Deadlifts: 3X10X80's Walking lunges: 1X20X25's, 1X10X35's Weighted Crunches: 3X8X70
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03-13-2006, 08:01 AM
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I tried a new PR for bench today and it just wasn't happening. My legs, and abs were still toast from Sat and, consequently, my leg drive was sh*t (don't underestimate leg drive on the bench). I'll try again on Thurs so we'll see how it goes on that day.
Bench: 135X6, 185X5, 225X5, 275X3, 315X2, 365X1 (needed help  )Pullups: 2X8XBW, 2X7XBW Shoulder Prehab: 5X12X10
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03-14-2006, 04:57 AM
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Deads PR
I got a new PR on deads today and am pretty happy about that. I also tried a couple of Sumo deadlifts and they felt pretty good until the wt got around 295 and then it felt like my groin was going to rip apart. After that, I went back to a conventional stance. As the weight increases, I have a tendency to go forward and my current workout shoes are not helping in this regard. I need some flat soled shoes and will probably purchase a pair of Addidas Gazelles. In addition, I will be purchasing some Rehband knee supports and some chalk.
Deads: (135X5, 205X3, 255X3, 295X1 Sumo) 295X2, 345X1, 365X0 missed  Stepups: 2X10X50's Current PR's Bench:355X1 Deadlifts:345X1 Squat:325X3
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I didn't try to max out on bench today and did dumbells with high reps instead and will probably be doing mostly dumbell work for the next 3-4 weeks.
DB Bench: 10X45's, 10X65's, 4X8X90's DB Incline Bench: 4X10X65's DB Bentover Rows: 4X10X65's Shoulder Prehab: 4X10X10
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03-18-2006, 03:19 PM
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Wrap-up
I'm very happy with the results on this run. I gained about 5lbs, my strength increased significantly (gained 110lb on big 3) while my BF% dropped noticeably. I use the mirror and how my clothes fit to judge bf levels. I'm not sure what my 1RM squat is as I'm afraid to test my lt. knee. Finally, made an appointment with the doctor to get it looked at and hopefully this won't halt my training.
With a belt and knee wraps, I'd estimate my 1RM on squat at 375 which would put my current big 3 total at 1060 . I'd like this # to be at 1200 by summer's end and my long term goal is to get 1600.I'll continue with my current dumbell/prehab workout for another week or two and then get back to some serious lifting  DB stepups: 4X10X45's Walking Lunges: 3X10X50's DB Bulgarian Squats: 2X10X25 DB Romanian Deads: 3X10X50 Weighted Abs: 3X8X70
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