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I would have had them up by now but im having a hard time finding a good "before"... I never really really thought to take a proper one.
Ill see if i cant find something to pop up.
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Triceps are looking pretty strong matie! Also, good work on the cutitng. Mind, you seem to have too many sets and exercises crammed into one session. You'd probably be better of decreasing the amount of sets and exercises and increasing devoting all your energies four or five really intense exercises... Last edited by SunnyInc.; 01-24-2008 at 10:56 PM.
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*Snowboarding trip wiped me out yesterday... Everything is sore / tight, so i just went in for a short lift and some cardio today. Also, i said at the beginning of the week that i was going to cut down on the "direct" shoulder work because they are feeling really strained... so i did (none today) and from now on, its only gonna be once a week. Incline BB Press (Smith) 135 x warm 135 x warm 225 x 8 x 2 sets 225 x 7 x 1 Flat DB press 85's x 12 x 1 85 x 10 x 1 85 x 8 x 1 Decline bb Press (Smith) 185 x warm 270 x 8 x 2 270 x 6 x 1 DB French Curl 80 x 8 x 2 sets BB Skull Crushers 80 x 8 x 3 sets 30 mins on elliptical, just pushed the cardio button and away i went...
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everything is going to have to be cut back now that schools starting up again. So ill be condensing it back down to 3 days and really focusing on just getting heavy intense days in.
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With you doing 30 minutes of cardio and the incline at 14, how do you calves feel afterwards? Why not do interval training? Have you been lifting this intense and heavy throughout your whole weightloss? What additional, if any, cardio have you done?
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You've got some strong shoulders bro! You dumbell press what I do for chest. Nice work man, I know it feels good.
I think that taking it easy on your shoulders over the next few weeks will be beneficial. You seem to take an educated approach to your goals which is good. Keep it up!
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Its been in my mind for a while now though, once i get rolling with this semester and see what my free time looks like i will most likely revisit the subject. Quote:
and as far as the shoulders go... its hard for me to cut back, its just my nature to want to lift as heavy and as often as possible... but i think im starting to overcome the 23 year old stupidity in me and actually realizing that sometimes less is more (thanks Tommy).
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What do you do for traps? I have been looking through some of your logs and don't see anything. Maybe I am blind.
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I just have naturally big traps, that picture in my avatar was taken over a year ago when i hadnt touched a weight yet.
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12/25 Back / Bi's / Legs
Weight 212.5 *wore a sweatshirt today during my WO and Cardio, ended up sweating out over 2lbs of water!  right after weighing myself at the end i chugged like a quart of water and ended up puking it all back up a min later...lolGood AM's (more I do these, the more I like them) Bar x Warm x 2 sets 95 x 10 x 2 sets 115 x 8 x 2 sets Bent over BB Rows 135 x warm x 1 set 185 x 10 x 1 set 205 x 8 x 2 sets 215 x 5 x 1 set Normal grip Lat PD These numbers are off, on one of the cable racks I pull over 220, on this one I can barley do 180... THANKS LA FITNESS! 160 x 10 x 1 set 180 x 8 x 2 sets Single arm bent over DB rows (Reps are per each side) 95 x 8 x 1 set to easy... 105 x 8 x 1 set still easy 110 x 8 x 2 sets STILL EASY, but my hands were getting torn up at this point. Leg Press / Calve Extension supersets 370 x warm x 1 set 540 x 8 x 2 sets 630 x 8 x 1 set Calves= each weight above x failure Leg Extension 120 x 15 x 1 130 x 12 x 1 130 x 12 x 1 Seated BB Preacher curl 95 x 8 x 1 95 x 6 x 1 70 x 10 x 2 sets Incline bench DB cruls 25's x 10 x 2 sets 25 x 8 x 2 sets DB Cross body Hammer Curl 50’s x 8 x 4 set 25mins on treadmill 12.5 incline (leg day, ouch) 3.2mph
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Alright, so the semester offically start on monday so i thought Id toss up the new plan.
Im going to cut it back down to 3 days... 1 reason is that i just wont have the time to get a propper 4th day in and also i was seeing way better gains before when i was only doing 3 days. So this is what im thinking... pretty basic, but i think itll hit everything well. Week 1 Monday Chest Flat BB Press Incline DB Press Incline DB Fly (subject to change) Dips Shoulders Either Front Mili press or DB shoulder Press (i may just alternate each week) Side / Front / Read Delt raise Abs Slant Board Sit up Cable Crunch Leg raises Weds Back Bent Over BB Rows Deads Single Arm DB rows Pull ups or Lat PD's Legs Leg Press Leg Extentions Calve Raise Biceps Ehh i try to mix this up each week.. but it will be something close to this.. Strait bar curl Preacher curl DB Curl, seated / standing / incline blahh blahh DB hammer curl Friday Chest Incline BB press Flat DB press Flat DB Fly Dips Tris BB Skull Crushers French curl or Cable Push Down Abs Standard Crunch Cable Crunch Something else that i cant think of right now Week 2 Monday U]Back[/u] Bent Over BB Rows Deads Single Arm DB rows Pull ups or Lat PD's Legs Leg Press Leg Extensions Calve Raise Biceps Ehh i try to mix this up each week.. but it will be something close to this.. Strait bar curl Preacher curl DB Curl, seated / standing / incline blahh blahh DB hammer curl Weds U] Chest[/u] Flat BB Press Incline DB Press Incline DB Fly (subject to change) Dips Shoulders Either Front Mili press or DB shoulder Press (i may just alternate each week) Side / Front / Read Delt raise Abs Slant Board Sit up Cable Crunch Leg raises Friday U]Back[/u] Bent Over BB Rows Single Arm DB rows Pull ups or Lat PD's Legs Hack Squat Leg Press Leg Extension Biceps Strait bar curl Preacher curl DB Curl, seated / standing / incline blahh blahh DB hammer curl
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01/29 Chest/Shoulder/Abs
Weight: 212.5 Yay, Plateaus are awesome!  *Decided to do some form checking today on my bench, went light and just played around with some diff grips and stuff. Flat BB press 135 x 15 x 2 (warm) 225 x 10 x 1 225 x 8 x 1 225 x 6 x 2 Incline DB press 100's x 8 x 1 100 x 6 x 2 100 x 4 x 1 Body Weight Dips 15 x 3 Seated Mili's (havnt done these in two weeks, it was hard!) 135 x 10 x warm 185 x 7 x 1 185 x 6 x 1 185 x 4 x 1  DB Side Raises 35's x 8 x 4 sets DB Front Raises 35's x 6 x 4 sets Bent over rear raises *these were awesome, saw cuts in my shoulders that i didnt even know were there!! h 30's x 8 x 3 sets Slant Board sit ups 15 x 3 Standing Cable Crunch 45 x 20 x 3 sets 25mins on treadmill...14.0 incline, 3.3mph
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cutting it down to 3 days a week sucks...
you know what would be awesome... if someone would just pay me to lift everyday! then i could quit my job and school and just workout for a living! ugh... night classes tomorrow 
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So found out this morning that a deal i was to work out for a killer discount on a huge flat panel tv just fell trough because of the laziness of one of my friends. Lets just say that I went into the gym with a bit of a chip on my shoulder this morning. Weight: 212... they might as well just pain the number 212 over the read out on the scale... save them selfs some electricity... GOOD AM's (even though it wasnt) Bar x warm 95 x 10 x 1 105 x 10 x 1 115 x 10 x 1 Bent over BB rows *these work pretty good for blowing off steam... the single arms are good to. 135 x warm 185 x 10 x 1 205 x 8 x 2 215 x 7 x 1 normal Deads 135 x warm x 2 sets 185 x 5 x 5 *Confidence is coming back, will toss on another plate next time. Single Arm bent over DB rows 105's x 8 x 4 sets Seated z bar preacher curl 90 x 8 x 1 90 x 6 x 1 80 x 8 x 1 80 x 6 x 1 Incline bench DB curls 30's x 8 x 1 25 x 8 x 1 20 x 10 x 1 cross body DB Hammer Curls 50's x 8 x 4 sets Full 30 mins on the treadmill today, 25 mins at 3.2mph 12.0 incline. Decided to run out the last 5 mins at 6.5mph. Like i said, i came into the gym pissed off today (which actually worked out great for the lifts)... I mush have just looked like a total ass though because no one came within 4ft of me the entire time i was there... lol
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02/01 Chest / Tris
Weight: 211 Flat bb press 135 x warm 185 x warm 245 x 7 x 1 255 x 5 x 2 255 x 4 x 2 Incline Smith Press 135 x warm 225 x 6 x 4 sets Flat DB Flys 50's x 8 x 4 sets Weighted Dips *all kinds of pumps from these... wow! +20lbs x 15-12 x 4 sets EZ bar skull crushers 80 x 8 x 3 sets Rope Push Downs 175 x 8 x 3 sets Cardio: 25 mins, treadmill, 13.0 incline / 3.2mph Just had an awesome meal.. 3 Thin sliced turkey breast cutlets 1 cup of Whole grain noodles 1 can green beans Orange for desert OOohhh... that was good! i think it has something to do with the fact that this has been my first proper "meal" all week. School started and i wasnt prepared for how i was going to eat yet... so i just went without for the most part.
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01/04 Back / Bi's
weight: 212 Good AM's Bar x 8 x warn 95 x 8 x 3 sets Bent over BB Rows 135 x warm 185 x 10 x 1 205 x 8 x 1 225 x 6 x 2 sets Normal grip Lat PD 185 x 6 x 3 sets Single Arm DB Rows 105 x 8 x 4 sets EZ bar preacher curl 95 x 8 x 1 95 x 6 x 1 85 x 8 x 1 85 x 6 x 1 Seated incline bench DB curl 25's x 8 x 4 sets DB Hammer curl 50's x 8 x 3 sets out.
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