ComfortEagle's Journal

[ComfortEagle]

Well, I thought this section was a good idea, and I'm going to contribute to it.

Little background: Started lifting seriously in Sept. 2002 at 6'0" 149 lbs. Got up to 176 15%bf in mid june where I had to take a hiatus, and concequently dropped down to 157. Started back up in mid november.

Current Stats (as of 01/18/04@175), all unflexed except arms:
Calves: 14.5" and 15"
Quads: 22"
Waist: 32.5"
Wrists: 6.5"
Forearms: 11.25"
Arms: 14.5"
Chest: 42.19"

Weight (01/29/04): 176 lbs

My split:
Tuesday: legs/shoulders
Thursday: chest
Saturday: back

Total calories/day: 3400-3600
Supplementing with: ON 100% whey, multivitamin

I'm be starting this journal on 02/10/04--I got a cold this week :(.

EDIT: added supplements

[Bignbuff]

Cool man. Thanks for starting this!

Get well soon.

[scott_donald]

ah so no direct arm work... interesting...

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by scott_donald
ah so no direct arm work... interesting...

Well, thats not entierly true. I do 1 set of close grip chins on back day that I use to mainly target bis, and 1 set of tricep dips on chest day. But no isolation work. :)

[IronMike]

Looks good!

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Well, I thought this section was a good idea, and I'm going to contribute to it.

Little background: Started lifting seriously in Sept. 2002 at 6'0" 149 lbs. Got up to 176 15%bf in mid june where I had to take a hiatus, and concequently dropped down to 157. Started back up in mid november.

Current Stats (as of 01/18/04@175), all unflexed except arms:
Calves: 14.5" and 15"
Quads: 22"
Waist: 32.5"
Wrists: 6.5"
Forearms: 11.25"
Arms: 14.5"
Chest: 42.19"

Weight (01/29/04): 176 lbs

My split:
Tuesday: legs/shoulders
Thursday: chest
Saturday: back

Total calories/day: 3400-3600

I'm be starting this journal on 02/10/04--I got a cold this week :(.

Looking forward to reading this, we have simliar measurements somewhat. :D I'm interested in seeing you progress.

[ComfortEagle]

Took a week off last week due to a cold.

Not including warmup sets, and rep range is 4-6:

Squats 165x20
SLDL: 186x6, 190x6
Seated DB Military Press: 60x6, 60x4
Lateral Raises: 25x5, 20x6
Standing Calf Raises: 420x12


I don't know if that 420 on the calf raise machine is the weight in lbs, but that's what it said and it's one of the last stacks so... I guess its not that much for both calves?

Those 20 rep squats are intense! I've been doing them for a while but heres a little idea what its like for those of you who have never tried them: By the 10th rep I had to take little breathers after each rep (just standing there with the bar on my back), by the 15th rep my shoulders and lower back were were aching like crazy, and my legs were shaking just standing there. After I racked the bar I dropped down right in the squat rack and drank my entire water bottle.

[Heisman]

Why do you do 20 reps for squats? I can imagine how hard they would be.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Heisman
Why do you do 20 reps for squats? I can imagine how hard they would be.

Even when you are "resting" between reps, you still have the bar on your back and you're still working. I don't know the exact science behind it (more gh or test release I believe), but it's a killer mass gaining routine, I'd suggest you do some reading on it.

[AceRx]

Hey bro,

Do you have any progress pics or current ones?

Gig 'em,
AceRx

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by AceRx
Hey bro,

Do you have any progress pics or current ones?

Gig 'em,
AceRx

I have some from early January. Some of the angles are bad, and the background is not the best.

[Heisman]

I know that there is a 20 rep squat program. I wasn't sure whether or not you knew about it and were following it or because you heard people say how hard sets of twenty reps for squats could be.

[ComfortEagle]

4-6 reps

Flat DB Bench: 80x6, 80x4
Incline DB Bench: 60x6, 60x5
Chest Dips: +30x5, +30x5
Tricep Dips: +10x5

Pretty bad workout today, but I just got back from a week off so I suppose it could be that.

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 155x6, 155x6
(Conventional) deadlifts: 250x6, 255x6
Chins: +10x6, +10x3.5
Low Row: #9 (112.5)x5, #9x4
Close grip chins: +0x3.5

Deads are increasing like crazy, but they are ruining me for chins. They are the hardest exercise for me to progress on. Next week I will drop the weight down on the second set. Dropped weight on bb row by 10 lbs because last time I felt myself jerking the weight up.

[noname]

ComfortEagle,
One of the things I did different in my latest routine is moved the deads after pull-ups/chins. One thing this has done for me is allow my back to fatigue before my legs in the deadlift. My deadlift has not suffered by this change. Current I do BB rows, pull-ups then deads.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by noname
ComfortEagle,
One of the things I did different in my latest routine is moved the deads after pull-ups/chins. One thing this has done for me is allow my back to fatigue before my legs in the deadlift. My deadlift has not suffered by this change. Current I do BB rows, pull-ups then deads.

Yeah, I was thinking about trying that sometime. I'll give it a shot next week and see how it works. Thanks for the suggestion.

[ComfortEagle]

Squats 170x16 :mad::(
SLDL: 195x6, 195x6
Seated DB Military Press: 60x6, 60x6
Lateral Raises: 25x6, 25x4
Standing Calf Raises: 460x12

I'm really pissed right now. I only got 16 reps on squats, failed at the bottom of the 17th. I can't really say I'm surprised though. I was sooo lethargic last night/this morning.

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 80x6, 80x4
Incline DB Bench: 60x6, 60x5
Chest Dips: +30x6, +30x5
Tricep Dips: +10x6

wtf. Figures I start a journal on here and all my workouts go to hell.

[Heisman]

Are you eating enough food and getting enough sleep?

[noname]

Maybe you're overtrained. If so, taking some time off may help.

[ComfortEagle]

Heisman- Sleep is one of my major concerns, though for the past few days I have been getting 7-8 hours. Sometimes I can only manage 5. Diet has been ok. I have been getting all my planned calories in, but I may have to see if I can work some more food into my diet, maybe throw some eggs whites in for breakfast (you can eat egg whites raw, right?).

noname- In the past 6 weeks I have only trained 4 of them. I took a break when I got back to school, and another one when I got a (minor) cold--didn't want it to get any worse--so I don't think time off is an issue.

I'll look around for some way to add egg whites to my diet, and take it from there. Thanks for the input guys, I appreciate it.

[noname]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
(you can eat egg whites raw, right?).



I wouldn't eat egg whites raw. You could alway buy the egg white in a carton that are pasteurized and safe to eat raw.

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 160x6, 155x6
Chins: +10x6, +14x4.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 255x6, 260x4
Low Row: #9 (112.5)x6, #9x5
Close grip chins: +0x2.5

Had a lot more energy for chins today, putting them ahead of deads. It was actually my legs that failed on the last set of deads, too. BB rows felt great, too. What do you guys think of the low row... think I should dump it? If I did I think I could probably knock out a few more reps on the cg chins. I actually really like it, but I'd be open to any suggestions yall might have.

noname-thanks for the suggestion on the egg white cartons, I bought a copule the other day, just haven't been able to bring myself to try them yet. Tomorrow I will, though.

[Heisman]

If your legs get tired on deadlifts then you probably bend your legs too much. What exactly are low rows? You could dump them since you do a different rowing exercise already.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Heisman
If your legs get tired on deadlifts then you probably bend your legs too much. What exactly are low rows? You could dump them since you do a different rowing exercise already.

Good point on the deads, that may be. Low rows, or cable rows: http://www.bsu.edu/webapps/strengthlab/exdetails.asp?exid=96. I probably will dump them, or at least more cg chins ahead of them.

[Heisman]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Good point on the deads, that may be. Low rows, or cable rows: http://www.bsu.edu/webapps/strengthlab/exdetails.asp?exid=96. I probably will dump them, or at least more cg chins ahead of them.

Ahh. I only knew them as seated cable rows. Dump them.

[ComfortEagle]

Squats: (http://www.cyberpump.com/preview/sean010.html) 170x20
SLDL: 200x6, 200x6
Seated DB Military Press: 65x6, 60x5
Lateral Raises: 25x6, 20x5
Standing Calf Raises: 500x12

Good workout. I've redeemed myself. :) For one more week at least.

[Heisman]

Good workout. Adding 5 pounds for 20 reps is probably like adding 8-10 pounds on your max. Progress.

The calf raises look very good too.

[noname]

170 for 20, nice. You'll regret it tomorrow ;)

[ComfortEagle]

Thanks guys :cool:

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 80x5, 75x5
Incline DB Bench: 60x6, 60x6
Chest Dips: +30x6, +30x5
Tricep Dips: +15x5

Dumbell sorta slipped on my first set of flat bench, so I took it as a sign to lower the weight. Doing that, managed to get that last rep out with the 60s on the incline. On a side note, I really, really hate the dumbells they have in the class I work out in on weekdays. They are all ghetto... just solid cylinders of iron on each side, and the balance sucks, hard to get the right hold on them. Every time I use them for a while, then switch gyms to where they have the rubber coated octagonal ones my strength takes a huge gain. Even though my workout wasn't that great, I still feel pretty good becasue I had a great leg/shoulder workout on monday.

Finally remembered to weigh myself, and I'm still at 176. That's 2-3 weeks without gaining (pretty typical when I'm at scool, actually), so I've decided I need to add more food. Only problem is I am eating in every spare moment I have. Already started to take egg whites with my whey in the morning and post workout. Only thing I can think of is adding more milk, but I already drink 6 glasses/day (almost 3 liters). I can't afford to buy meal replacement bars, either. Anyone know anything cheap and fast that I can eat/drink everyday?

[Heisman]

Nice workout.

You are drinking a lot of milk; definitely don't drink more. Do you ever eat cottage cheese? Also, look around for recipes on weight gainers.

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 160x6, 160x6
Chins: +15x6, +10x4.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 260x6, 265x4
Close grip chins: +0x3.5

Got to the gym pretty early for me for a Saturday (12:30), but found out that the entire freeweight section was reserved for "Women on Weights" until 2pm. :rolleyes: There was a total of 9 girls working out in 3 groups of 3, for 5 squat racks, a dozen barbell benches, and the numerous benches over by the dumbells. Whatever. I guess I missed the signs last week. Returned just after 2pm, felt pretty good.

Heisman, I bought some cottage cheese yesterday, and came this close to vomiting after I tried it. :o:D I'll pick up some fruit on monday and see how it goes down with that.

[Heisman]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Heisman, I bought some cottage cheese yesterday, and came this close to vomiting after I tried it. :o:D I'll pick up some fruit on monday and see how it goes down with that.

Buy different brands. Some suck, while some are at least decent.

[Ezrhino]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Flat DB Bench: 80x5, 75x5
Incline DB Bench: 60x6, 60x6
Chest Dips: +30x6, +30x5
Tricep Dips: +15x5

Dumbell sorta slipped on my first set of flat bench, so I took it as a sign to lower the weight. Doing that, managed to get that last rep out with the 60s on the incline. On a side note, I really, really hate the dumbells they have in the class I work out in on weekdays. They are all ghetto... just solid cylinders of iron on each side, and the balance sucks, hard to get the right hold on them. Every time I use them for a while, then switch gyms to where they have the rubber coated octagonal ones my strength takes a huge gain. Even though my workout wasn't that great, I still feel pretty good becasue I had a great leg/shoulder workout on monday.

Finally remembered to weigh myself, and I'm still at 176. That's 2-3 weeks without gaining (pretty typical when I'm at scool, actually), so I've decided I need to add more food. Only problem is I am eating in every spare moment I have. Already started to take egg whites with my whey in the morning and post workout. Only thing I can think of is adding more milk, but I already drink 6 glasses/day (almost 3 liters). I can't afford to buy meal replacement bars, either. Anyone know anything cheap and fast that I can eat/drink everyday?

You could try some kind of oats/granola if your not already eating that.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Ezrhino
You could try some kind of oats/granola if your not already eating that.

Granola sounds like a good idea. I'll have a look at the store on Monday, thanks.

Heisman, are there any particular brands you'd recommend?

[Heisman]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Heisman, are there any particular brands you'd recommend?

No. Sorry. Just buy a tub of each kind and see which one you like the best. Buying a little bit of each won't cost much.

[Jimineye]

Ewww on cottage cheese, I hate the taste. Do what you have to do to gain size though.

[ComfortEagle]

Squats 175x14
SLDL: 205x6, 205x6
Seated DB Military Press: 65x6, 65x3
Lateral Raises: 25x6, 20x6
Calf Raises on Leg press: (8 45s)x10, (12 45s)x10

Wasn't expecting to hit 20 on the squats today. Only 1 more week of doing (or trying to do) 20 rep squats before I take a week off and start doing normal sets. SLDLs felt pretty good. Got the 65s up for the second set on the military press this week, but couldn't get very many. Oh well. Did the calf raises on the leg press since the standing calf raise station was crowded. Really easy.

Think I got the diet sorted out. I discovered the Emperor of the Seas, the King of the Oceans: tuna! I can't believe I forgot about these things. Also, last night I managed to get down a fair amount of cottage cheese with an apple. I realize an apple may not be the best fruit to eat before bed, but I figured its the only thing I could use to dip with and effectively mask the vileness of the "cheese."

[Heisman]

Nice workout. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Don't go overboard on the tuna; mercury can be bad for you.

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by Heisman
Nice workout. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Don't go overboard on the tuna; mercury can be bad for you.

I thought you were able to eat as much tuna as you want, as it would take a lot of tuna for you to get any poisoning from it.

[Heisman]

Originally posted by Jimineye
I thought you were able to eat as much tuna as you want, as it would take a lot of tuna for you to get any poisoning from it.

I don't really know. My mom told me that. You might want to make a thread about it. Better safe than sorry.

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by Heisman
I don't really know. My mom told me that. You might want to make a thread about it. Better safe than sorry.

Here is a post about tuna fish.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233831&highlight=tuna+mercury

[Heisman]

Okay. Maybe I was wrong. :D

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 80x6, 75x5
Incline DB Bench: 65x5, 60x5
Chest Dips: +30x6, +30x6
Tricep Dips: +15x6

Felt pretty good, had more control of the dbs on the flat this time. Will be adding more weight on dips next time, too, so thats pretty cool.

[Heisman]

Good workout. Ever thought about doing skull crushers or close grip bench press instead of another type of dips.

[noname]

Good workout. You went up in your first 3 exercises this week. Keep it up.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Heisman
Good workout. Ever thought about doing skull crushers or close grip bench press instead of another type of dips.

Yeah, and I have done them before. Just wanted a change, plus I like dips. You really can notice the difference between the two as far as what muscles are being worked more.


Originally posted by noname
Good workout. You went up in your first 3 exercises this week. Keep it up.

Thanks, I plan on it!

[Heisman]

You quoted me when you should have quoted noname. You must really like me! :D

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Heisman
You quoted me when you should have quoted noname. You must really like me! :D

No i didn't, what are you talking about?? :D

[AceRx]

Have you taken any recent pics, bro??

[Jimineye]

Good job, I see you went up in incline press. I can't wait till I get up to 80's.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by AceRx
Have you taken any recent pics, bro??

No, I may take some in a couple of weeks though.


Originally posted by Jimineye
Good job, I see you went up in incline press. I can't wait till I get up to 80's.

Thanks. Yeah, it was a pretty proud day for me when I first hit the 80s on the flat. I should be at 85s at least by now though. :mad: Oh well, new diet will get me there soon enough. :cool:

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 165x6, 165x4
Chins: +15x6, +15x4.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 260x6, 260x3, 225x5
Close grip chins: +0x5.5

Deadlifts sucked today. Chins were awsome.

[Heisman]

Try doing deadlifts first in your next workout. Good job on the chins.

[weightshead]

nice deadlifting.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Heisman
Try doing deadlifts first in your next workout. Good job on the chins.

I actually prefer doing them third, because then I have more energy to do chins, plus it's easier on my back to do them before rows. I think I just tried to add too much weight too fast last week.



Originally posted by weightshead
nice deadlifting.

Thanks, wasn't too happy with them today, but can't win 'em all I guess. :)

[noname]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Barbell Rows: 165x6, 165x4
Chins: +15x6, +15x4.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 260x6, 260x3, 225x5
Close grip chins: +0x5.5

Deadlifts sucked today. Chins were awsome.

Rows, chins and CG chins went up. Deads will come around. Nice workout.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by noname
Rows, chins and CG chins went up. Deads will come around. Nice workout.

Thanks man :cool:

[ComfortEagle]

Took two weeks off from lifting, instead of the one I had initially planned. Slacked off the diet for the past half a week, but I'm back on the wagon now.

Tweaking the split up a little by swapping back and leg days, so back on Tuesdays at the beginning of the week. Also I'm going to bump the reps up to stay in the 5-7 range, and no more 20 rep squats for a while.

New diets working well, I'm currently at 178 lb.

Thats it. Starting up again on the 23rd.

[Heisman]

Good to see you back with the journal. Why did you take the extra week off?

[ComfortEagle]

Rep range 5-7

Barbell Rows: 165x6, 160x6
Chins: +15x7, +10x2
(Conventional) deadlifts: 250x7, 245x3
Close grip chins: +0x3

Wow. Really felt the two weeks off today.


Originally posted by Heisman
Why did you take the extra week off?

Schedule was pretty hectic for the week before spring break. I probably could have worked the workouts in, but to be honest I didn't really feel like messing with it. So I figured taking an extra week off would be better.

[Heisman]

You'll be back to normal next week. Muscle memory is a wonderful thing.

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 75x7, 75x6
Incline DB Bench: 60x5, 55x5
Chest Dips: +25x5, +20x6
Tricep Dips: +10x4

Little rusty.

[Heisman]

Don't worry about it. You'll be fine next time.

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by Heisman
Don't worry about it. You'll be fine next time.

Bump, next week you will be up doing 80's again.

[ComfortEagle]

Squats 185x7, 185x7
SLDL: 205x7, 205x7
Seated DB Military Press: 60x7, 55x6
Lateral Raises: 20x7, 20x6
Standing 1 legged calf raises: #9x7, #8x7

Squats were pretty easy, need to up the weight. Wasnt sure what weight to do them with low reps, but I figured best to start a little low and work up. This is a different gym than I work out at on weekdays, so its a different calf raise machine too.

This week has been really, really rough. We just started our senior design projects, and thats been taking up about 5 hours a night, on top of classes and other homework, so I haven't been getting to bed before 1am all week. When I have to start getting up at 6:30am next week thats going to be a problem. Managed to stay pretty good on the diet, though. I just hope I can keep it up. :(

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Squats 185x7, 185x7
SLDL: 205x7, 205x7
Seated DB Military Press: 60x7, 55x6
Lateral Raises: 20x7, 20x6
Standing 1 legged calf raises: #9x7, #8x7

Squats were pretty easy, need to up the weight. Wasnt sure what weight to do them with low reps, but I figured best to start a little low and work up. This is a different gym than I work out at on weekdays, so its a different calf raise machine too.

This week has been really, really rough. We just started our senior design projects, and thats been taking up about 5 hours a night, on top of classes and other homework, so I haven't been getting to bed before 1am all week. When I have to start getting up at 6:30am next week thats going to be a problem. Managed to stay pretty good on the diet, though. I just hope I can keep it up. :(

You'll do fine. Good luck on your projects, getting up early can be a bitch.

[Heisman]

Just do all that you can to get the homework done. That is all anybody can ask of you. :)

[AceRx]

Have any recent pics, bro??

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by AceRx
Have any recent pics, bro??

Nah, I didn't take any. My next chance is going to be in mid-May. Hopefully I'll have a bit more size by then. My aim is to be (at least) 185 by June.

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 165x7, 160x6
Chins: +15x6.5, +10x3
(Conventional) deadlifts: 250x7, 245x4
Close grip chins: +0x5

Feeling a little better... :)

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 75x7, 75x5
Incline DB Bench: 60x7, 60x5
Chest Dips: +25x7, +20x5
Seated DB Military Press: 50x6, 45x5
Lateral Raises: 20x7, 20x7
Tricep Dips: +10x7

Moved shouders to chest day. Didn't get enough rest after the first set of bench. I think next week I'll be ready to go, start getting that weight to go up.

Weighed myself on the new digital scale, which seemed to agree with the weight I took on Tuesday: 180.8

[Jimineye]

I hope you get that weight up next week like you want. Hope your classes are going well for you.

[Heisman]

You can get to 185 by mid June.

By the way, I like the workouts. Doing 2 sets lets you focus a lot more.

[ComfortEagle]

Squats: 195x7, 190x6
SLDL: 215x7, 215x7
Leg Press (8 45s)x7, (8 45s+2 25s)x7
Standing 1 legged calf raises: #8x7, #8x7

Got halfway up on the last rep of the last set of squats, but couldn't quite get it. :o

Jimineye - classes are going fine... I need to stop taking 3 day weekends, though. ;) Project is an absolute whore.

Heisman - yeah, I really like 2 sets/exercise. I used to do 3, then took a look at Overload's workouts and thought, hmm, why not.

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 165x7, 165x7
Chins: +15x7, +10x3
(Conventional) deadlifts: 250x7, 235x6
DB Shrugs: 75x8, 75x8
Close grip chins: +0x5

I've gotten almost no sleep and no food this week since Saturday, so I'm not expecting too much progress.

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Barbell Rows: 165x7, 165x7
Chins: +15x7, +10x3
(Conventional) deadlifts: 250x7, 235x6
DB Shrugs: 75x8, 75x8
Close grip chins: +0x5

I've gotten almost no sleep and no food this week since Saturday, so I'm not expecting too much progress.


Some progress is better than no progress. Just do the best you can.

[scott_donald]

ye still looking good... just keep the positive mental attitude...

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 75x7, 75x5
Incline DB Bench: 60x7, 60x4
Chest Dips: +25x6, +20x5
Seated DB Military Press: 50x6, 45x4

This was pretty bad. Didn't have time to go on Saturday and do legs. Just started up the diet again today, start working out again tomorrow.

[scott_donald]

another good session...

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 165x7, 165x7
Chins: +15x6.75, +10x3.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 235x7, 235x6
DB Shrugs: 75x7, 75x7
Close grip chins: +0x6

Deadlifts, your killing me man. Didn't feel up to doing 250 for even the first set today. Should be able to work it up again here in a few weeks.

[scott_donald]

looking good... why not so strong on the deads...

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by scott_donald
looking good... why not so strong on the deads...

Thanks, but it didn't feel too good today. The reason I've been dragging lately is because I've not been able to get enough sleep or food. For example, last Thursday I was working from noon until 5:30am, with only a few breaks, then I was back at it six hours later until like 2am. Going every night like that will grind you down pretty good. The worst is behind me now (I think), so I can start getting serious again.

[ComfortEagle]

Flat DB Bench: 75x7, 75x7
Incline DB Bench: 60x7, 60x5
Chest Dips: +25x5, +25x7
Seated DB Military Press: 50x6, 50x3
Tricep Dips: +10x6

That wasn't half bad, compared to last week. Forgot to do the lateral raises, but I had to do my situps test today so whatever (as many full situps as you can in 2 mins--I got 50. I know, I suck at situps.)

[Ezrhino]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
That wasn't half bad, compared to last week. Forgot to do the lateral raises, but I had to do my situps test today so whatever (as many full situps as you can in 2 mins--I got 50. I know, I suck at situps.)

situps test! sheesh! :D

how have the weight gains been coming..

[Jimineye]

You will be back to normal in know time. Hope you get your lifts up to where they were soon.

[ComfortEagle]

Originally posted by Ezrhino
situps test! sheesh! :D

how have the weight gains been coming..

Probably lost a pound or two the last few weeks. Oh well.


Originally posted by Jimineye
You will be back to normal in know time. Hope you get your lifts up to where they were soon.

I no I will. There's know reason I shouldn't, now that I've got more time to eat/sleep. :D

[ComfortEagle]

Squats: 195x7, 195x7
SLDL: 205x7, 205x7
Leg Press (8 45s + 2 35s)x7, (8 45s+2 35s)x7
Standing calf raises: #8x7 (1 legged), #15x7 (2 legs)

No complaints.

[Jimineye]

Looking good, but I don't know what you mean by "#"

[Ezrhino]

Originally posted by Jimineye
Looking good, but I don't know what you mean by "#"

I think he means the number of the stack. The number on it doesn't always mean poundage.

[AceRx]

Any new pics for us, bro?

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by Ezrhino
I think he means the number of the stack. The number on it doesn't always mean poundage.

Ahh ok

[ComfortEagle]

Barbell Rows: 170x7, 170x6
Flat BB Bench: 175x5
Chins: +0x10, +15x4.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 245x7, 235x6

Kind of an abbreviated workout yesterday, because I had to do my bench press test and my chinup test today. For bench it's supposed to be your 5RM, but I haven't done bb bench in forever, so I just picked a weight I knew wouldn't give me much trouble. Plus, I don't really care about strength, and I didn't want to exhaust myself for deads. Chinups test was also easy, because you only needed 10 reps for full credit.

Also, took my weight again: 178. That's the result of my crazy couple of weeks of lack of sleep/food. Man, I hate being able to lose wieght this easily! Right now I do, anyway. :)


Originally posted by Ezrhino
I think he means the number of the stack. The number on it doesn't always mean poundage.

This is correct.


Originally posted by AceRx
Any new pics for us, bro?

No. If I do take any, it won't be until June.

[Jimineye]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Barbell Rows: 170x7, 170x6
Flat BB Bench: 175x5
Chins: +0x10, +15x4.5
(Conventional) deadlifts: 245x7, 235x6

Kind of an abbreviated workout yesterday, because I had to do my bench press test and my chinup test today. For bench it's supposed to be your 5RM, but I haven't done bb bench in forever, so I just picked a weight I knew wouldn't give me much trouble. Plus, I don't really care about strength, and I didn't want to exhaust myself for deads. Chinups test was also easy, because you only needed 10 reps for full credit.

Also, took my weight again: 178. That's the result of my crazy couple of weeks of lack of sleep/food. Man, I hate being able to lose wieght this easily! Right now I do, anyway. :)



This is correct.



No. If I do take any, it won't be until June.


Good job on your workout. I hear ya on losing weight easily it's a pain in the ass.

[ComfortEagle]

Dips: +0x20
Flat DB Bench: 80x4, 75x4
Incline DB Bench: 60x5, 55x5
Seated DB Military Press: 45x6, 40x7
Tricep Dips: +10x6

I'm gonna blame the bad workout on the dips I had to do at the beginning of class. That was the last real class, and so my last morning workout. I should be able to do much better in the afternoon.

Scale said 180.

[Ezrhino]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Scale said 180.

Congrats

[ComfortEagle]

Well, last saturday I injured my left foot doing calf raises, of all things (the only machine exercise I do and I injured my foot doing them, lol). Thats why there was no leg workout this saturday, wanted to give it a chance to rest, it's all swolen. Well, today I was on campus, and I must have stepped on it wrong because there was a pop, and now I'm relegated to limping around like a moron because it can't support hardly *any* weight.

If I do limp up to the rec to do back, it'll just be on machines that don't require me to stand, apart from pullups, so since I have a lot of other work I'm thinking about just skipping it.

Damn, this sucks. :(


Originally posted by Ezrhino
Congrats

Thanks, I was at this weight at the beginning of the month too.

[Ezrhino]

Originally posted by ComfortEagle
Well, last saturday I injured my left foot doing calf raises, of all things (the only machine exercise I do and I injured my foot doing them, lol). Thats why there was no leg workout this saturday, wanted to give it a chance to rest, it's all swolen. Well, today I was on campus, and I must have stepped on it wrong because there was a pop, and now I'm relegated to limping around like a moron because it can't support hardly *any* weight.

If I do limp up to the rec to do back, it'll just be on machines that don't require me to stand, apart from pullups, so since I have a lot of other work I'm thinking about just skipping it.

Damn, this sucks. :(


yikes! probobly best to take a week or two off, eh? can you walk on it now or is it gonna take time to heal.

[ComfortEagle]

Back from the oilfields of West Texas, ready to start bulking again (classes permitting). Hoping it will go better than last semester.

Weight: 175 +/- (last time I checked)
Caloric intake: 3600-4000 cal/day
Supplements: ON 100% Whey, Multivitamin

Split changed to:
Sat: Chest/Shoulders
Mon: Back
Wed: Legs
(4-6 reps/set)

Sunday 04/09/04: Chest/Shoulders
Flat DB Press: 70x6, 70x6
Incline DB Press: 65x6, 65x4
Weighted Dips: +35x6, +35x6
Seated DB Shoulder Press: 45x6, 45x4
Lateral Raises: 20x6, 20x6

Monday 04/06/04: Back
Weighted Chins: +35x6, +0x6
(Conventional) Deadlifts: 235x8 (oops 2 too many), 225x6
BB Rows: 160x6, 160x4
Close Grip Chins: +0x4

Just finding my feet again.

[ComfortEagle]

Squats: 185x6, 185x2 (wtf)
SLDL: 225x6, 225x6

Legs started to cramp up, called it quits early. Squats, of course, were all the way down, hamstrings to calves. Probably rushed into too much weight too fast, next time drop weight on second set.

[ComfortEagle]

FDB: 75x6, 75x5
Inc: 65x4, 60x4
Dips: +35x6, +35x5
DBS: 45x6, 45x5
LR: 25x6, 22.5x6

[scott_donald]

wow someone lazier than me when it come to typing...

looking good tho...