HIT Journal

[chrisarr5362]

Starting up on Vplayers routine. Im 18 years old, 6'1" 213 lbs. Currently my maxes are: 315 bench, 415 on squat, 525 deadlift. All my measurements are: Chest-45 1/4" Arms-16 1/2" Waist-36"(relaxed) Thighs-24" Calves-16 1/2"

While I dont really have specific goals in mind. Ide like to increase my bench to around 350, 405 if I can. I haven't been too concerned with increasing my leg strength, I tore my MCL in football this past season and have since taken a more laid back approach to lower body.

Hopefully I can catch some feed back on my routine, as well as some words of encouragement. I'll post my first workout numbers tomorrow after I get back.

Thanks for reading, come back often

[chrisarr5362]

Only downside I can find about the day is probably what I ate...its not quite perfect, but better then most days, still needs improvement. I think my diet is going to determine how well I do (but maybe not, seeing how Ive got that 18 year old metabolism.)

Morning:
Bannana and 2 Waffles with about a teaspoon of butter (strike 1)

Pre-workout:
2 Slices of toasted white bread (strike 2) with tuna salad (strike 3 for high fat)
2 Cups fat free milk

Postworkout:
16oz Chocolate milk (forgot to pack whey...pretty tasty substitute tho)
another toasted tuna sandwich (was really good the first time, and the second)

Havent eaten dinner yet, dk what that will be.
Anyway, on to the workout...

Quads 1st Set 2nd Set
Squat 225x8 225x8
Leg Ext 100x8 100x8

--Couldnt get into the back room to get a cooler to use for a box, so had to do regular squats. 225 was pretty easy but I am too paranoid about my knee to push myself too much on squat still. Leg Ext was lovely pain, but I have used the Sretch-Pause method before on Legs so I was used to it. I felt good like I had worked my quads good and hard afterwards.

Hams 1st Set 2nd Set
Leg Curl 90x8 90x8
ST Leg Dead 100x8 100x8

--My hammies were really tight for some reason. Weight felt appropriate.

Back 1st Set 2nd Set
DB BentOverRow 50 x8 50s x8
Lat Pulldown 75x8 -----

--The Rows worked awesome, and my first set of lat pulldown was going good, but on the second set of pulldown my elbow started getting that painful stiffness in it (Im sure you know what Im talking about). I took a minute off and held a 60lbs DB in my hand and rotated my elbow like a helicopter for a few seconds and it was good as new again.

Chest 1st Set 2nd Set
WG Bench 195x8 195x7
DB Flys 50s x8 50s x8

--I think I need to find another workout for the first set, wide grip just doesnt seem to be doing the trick. maybe I'll try doing dips next time...any other suggestions? The flys seemed to hurt my hand and forearm more then my chest. Didnt come away from this part of the workout feeling too good about it.

Shoulders 1st Set 2nd Set
DB Press 35s x8 35s x8
DB Side Raise 10x8 10x8

--Ive had a rotator cuff injury since last summer, hurt it during double sessions. Hasn't got any worse, has slowly improved so I've just let it go, might get it operated on when I'm in college or something, who knows. DB Presses were pretty easy, probbably jump up to 45s next time. The side raises....theres not a smiley face for anguish....I didnt think 10lbs plates could seem so heavy, nor did I think I could be in so much pain...atleast until I did triceps.

Triceps 1st Set 2nd Set
Cable Pulldown 60x8 60x8
OH DB Extension 35x8 40x8

--I pushed myself to the limit on Tri's (I think I made it as far as the Mexico/Texas border during this workout). The pulldowns weren't too bad at all, probably because I am used to going hevay on those (Note: 60lbs might seem light, but the pulldown machine at my school has about a 2 foot gap between the two wheels at the top of the machine which adds a LOT to the workout, its probably the equivalent of 110lbs on a regular pulldown machine with a 2-3 inch gap). The Overhead extensions were where I almost started crying. The first set was about as painful as the 2nd set of Leg Extensions I did, the 2nd set...I saw God. It was pretty bad, and I loved it.

Biceps 1st Set 2nd Set
Hammers 35x8 35x8
Incline Curls 15x8 15x8

--By this point, no pain could match what I had already been through, and although I could tell my biceps were doing their damndest to tell me they were hurting, I could almost completely block out the burn. The fact that I could hardly turn my steering wheel on the way home makes me think I did a good job on the Bi's today.


Overall, it was about as I expected, horrible burns with lighter weight then I usually workout with. Im gonna take it easy the rest of the weekend and hopefully I come back monday feeling a little bigger and a little stronger! Leave some comments if you got any