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03-15-2006, 12:09 AM
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First diary post:8 weeks in... criticism/advice welcomed
27 years old
140lbs 5'9" As you can tell, I'm a pretty scrawny little guy. I don't have any measurements yet, and I'm a little disappointed in myself that I still have not as of yet. I am satisfied with the gains that I am making, although I know I can do better. I do not see the results as easily myself nor to the people who I see/work with nearly every day. However my sister has made the comment that she can definetely see my arms getting bigger. When I visit family/friends that I have not seen in a while, I will get a better impression from them. I have taken pics starting from week 1 and I will post them later. This is the first time in my life that I have stayed disciplined in my exercise and my diet. I've pretty much lived most of my life as a lazy junk food junkie up until I started this. As you will probably be able to tell from my logs, I am still learning this and a lot of it I don't really know what I'm doing yet. You may notice that some of my weights went down a few pounds (for example my squat was over 200 at one point now I'm lifting at 185). The reason for this is because I realized I was performing many of my exercises incorrectly, aka "ego lifting." My routine keeps changing until I figure out what I'm comfortable with and according to how much more I learn as I go along by reading magazines, internet articles, and advice on this forum. I started out with the 5 day split, but I've varied it up from there. One thing I have started doing, I try not to repeat the same exercise two weeks in a row to keep my body suprised. I didn't start workin my abs until week 4. Now I work them 2-3 times/week. I do not have my cardio listed, but I usually hit the exercise bike for 8-10 minutes before lifting, and then I run 1.5 miles after lifting. The exception is on leg days and the day after. Instead of running I get on the exercise bike for 15 minutes. I started out at just over 14 minutes on my 1.5 mile time. I have shaved it down to just under 12 minutes, and hope to get down to around 10 minutes soon. I push myself hard when running. I always want to quit on that last 1/2 mile but I force myself to keep going. My goals as I started this cycle (10 weeks): Bench press 100% body weight Run 1.5 miles in 10 minutes or less Lose this fatty gut and see noticable difference in muscle growth That's about it for the first time around. Next time I will have more to shoot for. I have not started keeping a food diary, however I plan to start tomorrow. Here is a breakdown of my current supplements: Multivitamin: I started out with Mega Men but now I am taking Multi Pro 32X CEE Pro: twice a day (2nd intake about 1 hour before workout) Glutamine: before & after workout Chromium Picolinate: once/day Fish Oil: 3 times/day Vitamin C: 3 times/day NO-Xplode: Pre-workout (I am not too impressed with using this) 100% Whey Protien Gold Standard powder shake: twice/day (immediately after workout) ZMApm: before bed Last edited by Slimbo; 03-15-2006 at 11:44 AM. 
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03-15-2006, 12:15 AM
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Week 1
Sunday, January 08, 2006 Legs Squats 12 x 45 6 x 95 6 x 115 6 x 135 Leg Press 12 x 45 6 x 95 6 x 115 6 x 135 Stiff Leg Deadlift 12 x 45 6 x 95 6 x 115 6 x 135 Leg Curls 12 x 30 8 x 50 8 x 70 Standing Calf Raises 10 x 80 10 x 110 10 x 140 Seated Calf Raises 10 x 45 10 x 55 10 x 60 Monday, January 09, 2006 Chest Incline Dumbell Press 12 x 20s 6 x 30s 4 x 35s 4 x 35s Flat Dumbell Press 10 x 20s 6 x 30s 5 x 35s 6 x 35s Dips 8 x -80 6 x -60 5 x -40 5 x -20 Chin Ups 4 x bw Pull Ups 5 x -60 4 x -40 Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Back Dead Lift 12 x 45 10 x 115 6 x 135 6 x 155 4 x 185 4 x 205 3 x 225 Pull Downs 10 x 70 6 x 100 6 x 100 6 x 110 Hammer Strength Rows 10 x 70 6 x 90 6 x 90 6 x 90 Pull/Chin Ups 8 x -70 8 x -70 6 x -70 6 x -70 Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Shoulders Seated DB Press 10 x 15s 10 x 20s 6 x 25s 6 x 30s 4 x 35s 2 x 35s Military Press 10 x 45 10 x 55 6 x 65 4 x 75 Rear DB Lateral Raise 10 x 10s 6 x 15s 6 x 20s 6 x 20s Side DB Lateral Raise 10 x 40 6 x 60 6 x 85 4 x 100 Thursday, January 12, 2006 Arms Preacher Curls 10 x 35 6 x 45 6 x 55 6 x 55 Close Grip BP 10 x 45 6 x 65 6 x 75(spot) 6 x 70 Dumbell Curls 10 x 15s 6 x 20s 6 x 25s 4 x 30s Triceps Cable Push Downs 10 x 40 8 x 60 8 x 80 8 x 80 Cable Curls 10 x 30 6 x 40 6 x 40 Rope Press Downs 10 x 20 8 x 40 8 x 60 6 x 70 Week 2 Sunday, January 15, 2006 Chest Bench Press 45 x 12 95 x 6 105 x 6 115 x 4 110 x 6 DB Incline Press 25s x 10 30s x 8 35s x 6 40s x 5 Decline Bench Press 45 x 10 75 x 8 85 x 6 95 x 5 95 x 5 ButterFly 30 x 10 40 x 6 40 x 6 Monday, January 16, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 115 x 8 135 x 6 155 x 5 175 x 4 Leg Press 135 x 10 185 x 8 205 x 6 225 x 4 Leg Curls 60 x 10 85 x 8 100 x 6 115 x 6 Standing Calf Raises 100 x 10 130 x 8 160 x 6 200 x 6 Stiff Leg Dead Lift 45 x 10 115 x 8 165 x 6 185 x 4 Seated Calf Raises 45 x 10 70 x 8 80 x 6 90 x 4 Tuesday, January 17, 2006 Shoulders Seated DB Press 15s x 12 25s x 10 30s x 6 35s x 4 30s x 6 Military Press (Smith) 10 x 55 6 x 70 6 x 70 6 x 70 Reverse Pec Dec 10 x 30 8 x 40 8 x 40 Rear DB Lateral Raise 10 x 10s 8 x 10s 6 x 15s 6 x 15s Side Cable Lateral Raise 10 x 10s 10 x 10s 10 x 10s Wednesday, January 18, 2006 Back Dead Lift 12 x 45 10 x 135 8 x 185 6 x 205 6 x 225 Rear Pull Downs 10 x 70 6 x 100 6 x 100 6 x 100 HS Rows 10 x 70 6 x 90 6 x 90 6 x 90 Chin/Pull Ups 8 x -80 8 x -80 6 x -70 6 x -70 Thursday, January 19, 2006 Arms Barbell Curls 10 x 35 8 x 45 6 x 55 6 x 60 Close Grip BP 45 x 10 90 x 8 95 x 6 Seated Dumbell Curls 8 x 25s 6 x 25s 6 x 25s Skull Crushers 10 x 25 8 x 35 6 x 45 Hammer Curls 8 x 35 8 x 45 Week 3 Sunday, January 22, 2006 Chest Bench Press 45 x 10 105 x 6 110 x 6(spot) 105 x 6(spot) DB Incline Press 30s x 6 35s x 6 40s x 2 40s x 6 Decline Bench Press 85 x 6 95 x 6 100 x 6 ButterFly 30 x 8 40 x 8 40 x 6 Dips -40 x 8 -20 x 5 -20 x 1 Cable Standing Fly 10s x 8 30s x 6 40s x 6 Cable Standing Forward Fly 20s x 6 20s x 6 Monday, January 23, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 6 185 x 6 205 x 4 Leg Press 135 x 10 205 x 8 225 x 6 265 x 3 Leg Curls 100 x 8 115 x 6 115 x 6 Standing Calf Raises 180 x 8 200 x 8 220 x 8 Seated Calf Raises 80 x 8 90 x 5 Stiff Leg Dead Lift 165 x 6 185 x 6 Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Shoulders Seated DB Press 25s x 10 30s x 6 35s x 6 35s x 6 Military Press (Smith) 55 x 10 70 x 5 70 x 6 70 x 6 Reverse Pec Dec 30 x 8 40 x 8 50 x 5 Rear DB Lateral Raise 10s x 8 10s x 8 10s x 8 Side DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 10s x 10 Wednesday, January 25, 2006 Back Dead Lift 45 x 10 135 x 8 205 x 6 225 x 6 265 x 0 Rear Pull Downs 70 x 10 100 x 6 100 x 6 110 x 6 HS Rows 70 x 8 90 x 6 90 x 6 90 x 6 Chin/Pull Ups -70 x 8 -70 x 5 -70 x 8 -70 x 7 Thursday, January 26, 2006 Arms Barbell Curls 35 x 10 45 x 8 55 x 6 65 x 6 Dumbell Curls 25s x 10 30s x 7 30s x 8 Skull Crushers 35 x 10 45 x 8 50 x 8 Hammer Curls 45 x 8 50 x 6 55 x 6 Kickbacks 10s x 10 15s x 10 Wrist Curls 30 x 12 40 x 10 50 x 8 Rope pushdowns 40 x 10 50 x 8 70 x 8 Rev wrist curls 30 x 9 30 x 9 Cable pushdowns 50 x 10 60 x 10 70 x 8 90 x 8 Decline situps bw x 15 10 x 10 10 x 10 Week 4 Sunday, January 29, 2006 Chest Bench Press 45 x 10 105 x 6 105 x 6 105 x 5 DB Incline Press 30s x 6 35s x 6 40s x 6 Decline Bench Press 95 x 6 100 x 6 105 x 5 Dumbell BP 30s x 6 35s x 6 40s x 6 ButterFly 30 x 10 40 x 8 50 x 8 Dips bw x 6 bw x 4 Iso Lateral Incline Press 50 x 6 70 x 6 90 x 6 Monday, January 30, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 6 185 x 6 205 x 4 Leg Press 135 x 10 225 x 6 265 x 6 275 x 6 Leg Curls 100 x 8 115 x 6 130 x 5 Standing Calf Raises 200 x 8 200 x 8 230 x 8 Seated Calf Raises 90 x 8 90 x 8 Stiff Leg Dead Lift 165 x 6 185 x 6 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Shoulders Seated DB Press 25s x 10 30s x 6 35s x 6 40s x 4 Military Press 45 x 10 75 x 6 80 x 6 80 x 6 Reverse Pec Dec 40 x 8 50 x 6 50 x 7 Rear DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 Side Cable Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 Cable Upright Row 40 x 10 60 x 10 80 x 10 Behind Neck Press 50 x 10 70 x 10 90 x 8 120 x 5 Cable Crunches 40 x 25 70 x 25 100 x 25 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Wednesday, February 01, 2006 Back Dead Lift 45 x 10 135 x 6 205 x 6 225 x 6 235 x 4 Rear Pull Downs 70 x 10 100 x 6 100 x 6 100 x 6 HS Rows 90 x 6 95 x 6 100 x 6 Front Pull Downs 70 x 10 90 x 6 100 x 6 Seated Rows 60 x 10 70 x 10 80 x 10 DB Shrugs 45s x 10 45s x 10 50s x 10 Thursday, February 02, 2006 Arms Barbell Curls 45 x 10 55 x 6 65 x 5 65 x 0 Dumbell Curls 25s x 10 30s x 8 30s x 7 Skull Crushers 35 x 10 45 x 8 50 x 8 Hammer Curls 45 x 8 55 x 6 60 x 6 Kickbacks 10s x 10 10s x 10 Wrist Curls 30 x 10 40 x 10 50 x 10 Rope pushdowns 60 x 10 70 x 8 80 x 5 Decline situps 10 x 10 15 x 10 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 20 bw x 20 Rope Crunches 80 x 20 110 x 20
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03-15-2006, 12:16 AM
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Week 5
Thursday, February 09, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 6 185 x 6 205 x 6 Leg Press 235 x 6 285 x 6 305 x 6 Leg Curls 100 x 6 115 x 6 130 x 6 Standing Calf Raises 230 x 10 250 x 10 260 x 10 Sunday, February 12, 2006 Back & Shoulders Rear Pull Downs 80 x 10 100 x 6 110 x 6 120 x 6 HS Rows 90 x 6 100 x 6 110 x 6 Front Pull Downs 100 x 6 110 x 6 Seated Rows 80 x 10 100 x 10 Seated DB Press 25s x 10 35s x 6 35s x 6 35s x 4 Military Press 75 x 6 80 x 6 80 x 4 Rear DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 Side DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 Behind Neck Press 90 x 6 100 x 6 110 x 6 Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Chest DB Incline Press 35s x 6 40s x 6 40s x 6 Decline Bench Press 100 x 6 105 x 6 105 x 4 Dumbell BP 30s x 10 40s x 6 45s x 6 45s x 6 ButterFly 40 x 8 50 x 8 50 x 6 Dips bw x 7 bw x 6 Iso Lateral Incline Press 90 x 6 90 x 5 90 x 4 Week 6 Monday, February 20, 2006 Back Dead Lift 45 x 8 135 x 8 225 x 6 235 x 6 245 x 6 Rear Pull Downs 80 x 10 100 x 8 110 x 6 HS Rows 90 x 8 100 x 6 105 x 6 Seated DB Press 30s x 6 35s x 6 40s x 3 Rear DB Lateral Raise 10 x 10 10 x 10 Side DB Lateral Raise 10 x 10 10 x 10 Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 8 185 x 6 185 x 3 Leg Press 275 x 6 295 x 6 305 x 5 Leg Curls 100 x 8 115 x 8 115 x 8 Standing Calf Raises 220 x 10 230 x 10 230 x 10 Decline Situps 15 x 10 25 x 10 25 x 10 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 25 bw x 18 Rope Crunches 100 x 25 100 x 25 100 x 25 Friday, February 24, 2006 Chest & Arms DB Incline Press 40s x 6 45s x 6 Dumbell BP 30s x 10 45s x 6 45s x 6 50s x 1 ButterFly 40 x 8 50 x 8 50 x 8 Dips bw x 10 bw x 7 Skull Crushers 40 x 8 50 x 8 60 x 8 Hammer Curls 55 x 8 60 x 6 60 x 6 Wrist Curls 40 x 15 50 x 15 50 x 15 Rope pushdowns 60 x 10 70 x 8 70 x 6 Week 7 Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Shoulders Military Press 40 x 10 70 x 8 80 x 8 80 x 6 Behind Neck Press (Lever) 90 x 6 100 x 6 110 x 5 BB Front Raise 30 x 10 30 x 10 30 x 10 Side DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 10s x 10 Upright Row (cable) 70 x 10 80 x 10 80 x 10 Decline Situps 25 x 10 25 x 10 Rope crunches 100 x 25 110 x 25 Hanging knee raises bw x 25 bw x 25 Seated knee raises bw x 25 bw x 25 Wednesday, March 01, 2006 Back Chin Ups/Pull Ups bw x 10 bw x 6 bw x 10 HS Rows 90 x 8 100 x 8 110 x 6 Rear Pull Downs 100 x 8 110 x 6 110 x 8 Seated Rows 80 x 10 100 x 8 100 x 8 DB Shrugs 45s x 10 50s x 10 55s x 10 Friday, March 03, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 8 185 x 6 185 x 3 Leg Press 275 x 6 295 x 6 295 x 6 Leg Curls 100 x 8 115 x 8 115 x 8 Standing Calf Raises 220 x 10 220 x 10 220 x 10 Saturday, March 04, 2006 Chest BB Bench Press 45 x 10 95 x 6 115 x 6 125 x 6 Dips bw x 10 bw x 10 bw x 10 Dumbell Fly 15s x 10 20s x 10 25s x 10 Iso Lateral Incline Press 90 x 6 90 x 6 90 x 6 Pullover 35 x 10 40 x 10 40 x 8 Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise 65 x 10 95 x 10 105 x 10 Cable Standing Fly 30s x 10 30s x 10 30s x 10 Sunday, March 05, 2006 Arms Barbell Curls 45 x 10 55 x 8 65 x 6 65 x 6 Skull Crushers 40 x 8 60 x 8 60 x 8 Hammer Curls 55 x 8 60 x 6 65 x 5 Cable Pushdowns 60 x 10 70 x 10 80 x 10 Wrist Curls 40 x 15 50 x 15 60 x 6 Decline Situps bw x 20 25 x 10 25 x 10 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Cable Crunches 100 x 20 100 x 20 80 x 20 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Week 8 will be finished tomorrow or the next day. I will post it after then.
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03-16-2006, 11:41 PM
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Week 8
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 Shoulders Behind Neck Press (Smith) 50 x 10 70 x 8 80 x 6 80 x 5 BB Upright Row 80 x 10 80 x 8 60 x 8 Arnold Press 25s x 8 30s x 8 30s x 6 DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 10s x 10 DB Front Raise 30 x 10 30 x 10 30 x 8 Decline Situps 25 x 10 25 x 10 25 x 10 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 15 Cable Crunches 60 x 20 80 x 20 80 x 20 Seated Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Saturday, March 11, 2006 Back Chin Ups bw x 10 bw x 10 Pull Ups bw x 7 bw x 6 Seated High Rows 70 x 10 80 x 10 80 x 10 Front Pulldown 100 x 8 110 x 8 110 x 8 Barbell Shrugs 110 x 10 110 x 10 110 x 10 Decline Situps 25 x 10 25 x 10 25 x 10 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 15 Cable Crunches 70 x 20 80 x 20 80 x 20 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Monday, March 13, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 8 185 x 6 185 x 6 Leg Press 275 x 6 295 x 6 315 x 6 Lunges 20s x 10 30s x 10 30s x 5 Standing Calf Raises 220 x 10 220 x 10 230 x 10 Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Chest DB Bench Press 30s x 8 45s x 6 45s x 6 50s x 6 Decline BP 100 x 6 105 x 6 110 x 6 Incline DB BP 40s x 6 45s x 6 45s x 6 Butterfly 40 x 8 50 x 8 60 x 6 Dips bw x 10 bw x 10 bw x 9 Thursday, March 16, 2006 Arms Barbell Curls 45 x 10 55 x 8 65 x 6 70 x 3 Skull Crushers 50 x 8 60 x 8 70 x 4 HS Curls 55 x 8 60 x 6 65 x 6 Rope Pushdowns 70 x 10 80 x 10 80 x 10 Wrist Curls 40 x 15 50 x 15 60 x 10 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Cable Crunches 80 x 20 90 x 20 100 x 20
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03-17-2006, 09:22 AM
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its good to see your progressing. Keep up the good work. I would advise you not to go heavy on flies and to use them as a warm up or something. Going heavy on such an isolation exercise is asking for trouble in your shoulder and pec.
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03-30-2006, 11:45 PM
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Week 9
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Back Pull Ups bw x 10 bw x 8 HS Rows 90 x 8 110 x 8 110 x 8 Rear Pull Downs 100 x 8 110 x 8 110 x 8 Seated Rows 100 x 10 100 x 10 110 x 10 DB Shrugs 55s x 10 55s x 10 65s x 10 Decline Situps 25 x 10 25 x 10 25 x 10 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Friday, March 24, 2006 Chest Bench Press 45 x 10 115 x 6 125 x 6 130 x 3 Iso Lateral Incline Press 90 x 6 100 x 6 110 x 6 Cable Standing Fly 30s x 10 30s x 10 30s x 10 Pullovers 35 x 10 40 x 10 40 x 10 Dips bw x 10 bw x 10 bw x 10 Rope Crunches 90 x 20 90 x 20 100 x 20 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Sunday, March 26, 2006 Shoulders Miltary Press 40 x 10 70 x 8 80 x 6 90 x 6 Behind Neck Press 90 x 8 100 x 6 110 x 6 BB Front Raise 30 x 10 30 x 10 30 x 10 Side DB Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 10s x 10 Decline Situps 25 x 10 25 x 10 25 x 10 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 25 bw x 25 bw x 25 Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Legs Squats 45 x 10 135 x 8 185 x 6 185 x 6 Leg Press 295 x 6 315 x 6 325 x 6 Leg Curls 100 x 8 115 x 8 130 x 5 Standing Calf Raises 220 x 10 230 x 10 240 x 10 Rope Crunches 90 x 20 100 x 20 100 x 20 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Thursday, March 30, 2006 Arms Barbell Curls 45 x 10 55 x 8 65 x 6 70 x 6 Skull Crushers 50 x 8 60 x 8 70 x 8 HS Curls 55 x 8 60 x 6 65 x 6 Cable Pushdowns 70 x 10 80 x 10 90 x 10 Wrist Curls 40 x 15 50 x 15 60 x 10 Kickbacks 10 x 10 15 x 10 20 x 10 Last edited by Slimbo; 04-19-2006 at 11:44 PM.
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04-19-2006, 11:49 PM
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Sunday, April 02, 2006
Shoulders Behind Neck Press (Smith) 50 x 10 70 x 8 80 x 6 80 x 6 BB Upright Row 40 x 10 50 x 10 50 x 10 Arnold Press 25s x 8 30s x 8 30s x 8 Cable Lateral Raise 10s x 10 10s x 10 20s x 10 DB Front Raise 15s x 10 15s x 10 15s x 10 Decline Situps 25 x 15 25 x 15 25 x 15 Seated Knee Tucks bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Pre-lifting Ex Bike: 10 min Post-lifting Treadmill: 1.5 miles/11:48 Wednesday, April 05, 2006 Chest DB Bench Press 30s x 8 45s x 6 50s x 6 50s x 6 Decline BP 100 x 6 110 x 6 115 x 8 Incline DB BP 40s x 6 45s x 6 50s x 2 Buttterfly 40 x 8 50 x 8 60 x 8 Dips 10 x 10 10 x 7 10 x 8 Cable Crunches 90 x 20 90 x 20 100 x 20 Hanging Knee Raises bw x 20 bw x 20 bw x 20 Pre-lifting Ex Bike: 10 min Post-lifting Treadmill: 1.5 miles/11:37 Sunday, April 09, 2006 Back/Arms (I had to leave out of town the next day so I wasn't able to get a full week in) Pull Ups bw x 10 bw x 6 Seated High Rows 90 x 10 100 x 10 110 x 10 Front Pulldowns 110 x 10 120 x 8 120 x 8 Decline DB Curls 25s x 8 25s x 8 25s x 7 Rope Pushdowns 80 x 10 90 x 8 Wrist Curls 40 x 15 50 x 15 50 x 10 HS Curls 55 x 8 60 x 6 65 x 6
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04-19-2006, 11:52 PM
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April 16
Max out A few days ago I maxed out. I was a bit disappointed in my BP and my squat. I thought that I was going to be able to get more. I was impressed with my deadlift though. Bench Press: 140 Squat: 225 Dead Lift: 315
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04-19-2006, 11:57 PM
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Good progress. At this point I would concentrate on bringing your bench up to par and easing out on the legs. From my experience too much leg workout is not the best way to go as it takes your attention and effort from your bench and upper body. Try to balance your lifts out where all of them are close to 300 lbs.
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I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you. Willie Aames
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04-20-2006, 06:14 PM
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are you sure?
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First of all I want to say awesome job for getting on a program and staying dedicated. I agree that you should try to balance out your legs and upper body but I think it will just happen naturally, even if you lifts just as hard on legs as you do for upper body. I've always read that doing heavy squate increases testosterone in the body and will help in overall strength. I know when I first started weight training seriously for high school football my squats/dead lifts/power cleans shot up in weight much more quickly than my bench. No disrespect to you Vasille but aren't your legs supposed to be significantly stronger than your upper body anyway? given that they are much larger muscles. One thing that I see is that you're extremely regimented with the reps that you do for all of your lifts. While it's good to keep a solid schedule I think it might help you to work out with more intensity. If you don't have a lifting partner as of yet I would highly recommend finding one because it can do a lot to help with motivation and those extra couple reps he can help you pump out can do a lot for making gains. Keep up the work and dedication and i'm sure you'll see more gains.
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