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CONTROLLED LABS
Presents:
Green MAGnitude
Creatine Matrix Volumizer!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/green_mag-lowrescropped.jpg
Increase Your Stamina In The Gym And Gain Size And Strength!
We have responded to customer demand and the result: Green MAGnitude... Creatine with attitude. If you want to increase your stamina in the gym and gain size and strength, Green MAGnitude is the right choice for you. If you want similar results in convenient capsule form, we recommend Green Bulge. Either way, you are getting a full dose of patented Magnesium Creatine Chelate that has been clinically proven to increase strength. Green MAGnitude is the most advanced powder creatine matrix ever to reach the market and one of the first creatine products on the market to combine Magnesium Creatine Chelate (a patented form of creatine), with Dicreatine Malate (creatine bound with Malic Acid) to deliver synergistic benefits you can actually feel working during your workout.
Magnesium Creatine Chelate and Dicreatine Malate are important during both anaerobic and aerobic workouts and are involved in the efficient production and utilization of ATP. This key combination also has oxygen-sparing effects and helps optimize mitochonddrial function to directly and indirectly "boost energy" during your workout or cardio session. As a bonus, when combined with Betaine Anhydrous, this potent combination may also help neutralize lactic acid build-up indirectly, and signal the body to use oxygen to burn fat as fuel. Taurine, Betaine Anhydrous, and Tyrosine have a wide variety of physiological and metabolic functions and were added to Green MAGnitude™ for potent volumizing, antioxidant, ergogenic, and cognitive benefits.
Key Attributes:
* Juicy Green Sour Apple Flavor
* Exclusive Synergistic Creatine Formula
* Instantly Dissolves
* Patented Form of Creatine
* Improve Strength, Stamina, & Performance
* Greater Protein Synthesis
* No Bitter CEE Taste
* Caffeine Free
For more information and the full FAQ click here (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=814643&highlight=Green+magnitude+FAQ)
Seeking MAGnitude in the Green
Age: 18
Sex: Male (Reassuring, I guess)
Bodytype: Endo
Background:
Greetings! I have been training a little over 9 months as of today, and have made immense progress. Growing up, I have always been a fat kid. Horrible eating habbits coupled with my genetics will do that rather easily. I would drink about 2 L of soda, eat a loaf of white bread, gorge out of junk food and candy every single day. Never did involve myself in any sports of physcial activity. I kept this up until I turned 16, where I decided to try and do something about the belly that eclipsed over my manhood. :rolleyes:
This intiative was there, but no knowledge. I thought the best way to lose weight, was to not eat at all. I did just that. I became anorexic and not even aware of it. I averaged 1200 calories a day, sometimes less. I went from being 265 lbs.+ @ 36% bf, to about 155 lbs. @ 23-25% bf in the year I did this. Ofcourse, I did lose a heck of a lot of muscle coupled with fat and screwed up my metabolism.
Pleased with the results so far, I wanted to further drop the "fat". This is when I started looking around for diets and weight loss methods and finally started to exercise. I kept my calories at 1700-2000, and wondered why the heck I was gaining weight. I was still not clear on how it worked. Frustrated, I tried atkins, zone, etc. and some ridiculous and expensive GNC supplements. Still nothing. Nothing .. until I hit bb.com. It was there that I learned so much and kept employing what I had learned. I spent entire day's reading and further educating myself. I did not very much appreciate the "skinny fat" person I had become and wanted to improve for real this time!
I increased my calories and even on 2000-2300 calories @ 166 lbs. with doing 1 hr. sessions of cardio, I gained weight. This is where I knew I would gain weight even if I was on a deficit and that did stand true as time passed by. My first bulk, I gained 12 pounds in 3.5 weeks. Most of it muscle, some fat. But with my already high bf, I wasn't exactly thrilled about the fat gain. Futher research called me to understand nutrient partitioning aka "gain muscle lose fat". For this, my calories were cycled between 2700-3600, making my deficit, if any, only with means of cardio. I did that for 2 and a half months and made remarkable progress. My supplement aresnal was also enhanced as I took to adding more and various supplements to help achieve my goals. Now, I like to either cut, bulk, or recomp when I don't have a plan in store.
Summarized, I'm basically an endo with typical endo characteristics. I gain fat easily and muscle is also put on relatively easy. I gain some muscle in a deficit, but fat loss is virtually so slow, it's ridiculous (accredited to my earlier dieting mistake)
Ancillary Supplements to Green MAGnitude
GNC Mega Men Multi-Vitamins 1 ED
Vitamin E 400 I.U. ED
Vitamin C 2-4g's ED
Vitamin B6 100 mg ED
Almax Ephedrine + Bulk Caffeine 24mg+200mg x 2
Member's Mark Fish Oil 6-10 grams
SN Green Tea Extract 200 mg x 2
Jamieson Zinc 25mg 3days/wk
USP Lab's caMPhibolic (when workout is very late)
NOW Apple Cider Vinegar (for carb refeeds)
Bulk K-RALA 200mg 4 days/week
Dyna: Whey Orange Vanilla - Isolate
PVL Whey Cooler Peach -isolate
Bulk Leucine 8-12 grams ED
Bulk BCAA's (10L:45Iso:45val) 10-12 grams ED
Cissus RX (no megadosing only for recovery properties) 2 caps x 2
Melatonin 3mg (Nights I have trouble sleeping)
Sesamin 1-2 caps ED (anti-o purposes)
Discountinued Supplements for the Log
PrimaForce Yohimbine HCL
Taurine
*If anyone see's a problem with the any of the above supplements that might cause somewhat of a problem with this log, please express your concern here, or PM me about it.
Current Training Protocol
I have decided to follow a 5-6 day routine. Pretty much nothing to do the whole day. I like hitting body parts two times a week, or hitting a muscle group once and then using it with a sy
Here is how it should look -
Day 1- Quads + Abs + Calves
Day 2- Upper Body (Chest + Back Dominant)
Day 3- OFF // Cardio + Shoulders
Day 4- Shoulders + Forearms + Abs
Day 5- Hams + Glutes + Calves
Day 6- Upper Body (Biceps + Tricep Dominant +medial delt)
Day 7- OFF // Rest
I workout at a regular fitness center, not your average hardcore type gym. So anything too heavy that *thumps* the floor is not allowed. This is pretty much why my big 3 compounds suffer. Well that and the weights don't really go up that much. It is bascially a day of hyperthrophy (focused) and another day later in the week for prolonging the anabolic/hyperthropic response indirectly. Rep scheme is very variant for me. I like to do something around 4-12 reps depending on the exercise and weight lifted.
Cardio- Is done for 10-25 min. after the workout @ ~75% HR gradually lowered to ~55% HR. Additional cardio is added about 2-3 days a week in the am. Workouts are normally done in the evenings.
Streching is done between sets, after workout and after cardio.
All of this will be clear once you see my log kick off with a training day.
The food!
Finally! The good part
I will be doing a modified carb cycling diet. Goals will be to clean bulk while keeping bf at bay. I have just finished a bulk and put on some fat. This is more of a transition/maintainance before I go into a cut/bulk. Nutrient partitioning will be employed as well as deficit in calories being made through exercise.
The plan is something toward this-
Low Carb-- 2700 Calories 40%fat; 40% Protein; 20% carbs
No Carb -- 2300 Calories 50-55%fat; 40%Protein 5-10% carbs
Low Carb-- 2700 Calories 40%fat; 40% Protein; 20% carbs
No Carb -- 2300-2100 Calories 50-55%fat; 40%Protein 5-10% carbs
High Carb -- 3200 Calories 25% fat; 40% Protein; 35% carbs
No Carb -- 2300-2100 Calories 50-55%fat; 40%Protein 5-10% carbs
Low Carb-- 2700 Calories 40%fat; 40% Protein; 20% carbs
Every second week, a High Carb day will be a refeed day involving yet to be determined number of carbs.
Carbs are kept at bay as I mentioned I am an endomorph and do have problems with where insulin shuttles nutrients.
Conventinal pre-workout/post-workout meals are made into one simple during workout shake consisting of 55 grams of whey Isolate and 20-30 grams of BCAA.
As before, wait till I log a days diet. It should bring a clear understanding.
My take on Creatine
Since this is indeed in relation to a creatine product, I ought to shell out my experience with such stuff. I haven't had much luck with creatine. I have used Higher Power CEE and all it gave me was one heck of a bloat. No strength increases, no nothing. When I cycled off, I lost so much water weight which was actually subcutaneous and not in the muscles. It turned me off creatine right away. Perhaps there was quality issues with the stuff, but I very much enjoy my experience on it. Monohydrate didn't do much either, but I was on it for a relatively short time to come conclusive. My log would indeed be of use to people who have not responded to Mono, CEE, etc. very well.
Assurance
What I can assure you, is a completely unbais and insightful log/review. I have never so much as used a Controlled Labs product. Most of the products still don't seem very interesting to me, either I don't like the ingredients or the price. However, I really do feel that if this product delivers what it says it can, it is a very strong product both from effectiveness (yet to be determined) and price point. I cannot wait to see what this can do for me. If it doesn't work for me, it doesn't. Simple. I don't care if I don't get picked for testing the next time. I give credit where it is due!
Any Questions/Concerns can all be addressed here, by PM or email. I will be sure to answer everything in a reasonable amount of time. Feel free to ask anything, anytime. Advice/feedback on anything will also be considered and greatly appreciated.
*Stats, pics and more information coming up shortly. This log will start on Sunday due to gym closure on Canada Day. Stay tuned.
The arrival!
So I just got back from the gym and just as I was heading on for a shower, there's a knock on the door. Thought it was my ridiculously annoying neighbour, but to my surprise, it was indeed my ridiculously annoying neighbour :P. Alright, alright. After my shower, I change up walk into the hall and viola there's this box just sitting there!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/Juneend011.jpg
Turned around, and there's this evil grin on my sisters face. She said it came when I was in the shower.
And here it is in all it's glory -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/greenmag.jpg
I'm a little weird, so I sniffed it (unopened) Goddamn, it smells good, so refreshing! I cannot wait to see what it would taste like. I keep having to go smell it every 15 min.
Anyway, more coming up later :)
pu12en12g
07-01-2006, 09:56 AM
The arrival!
So I just got back from the gym and just as I was heading on for a shower, there's a knock on the door. Thought it was my ridiculously annoying neighbour, but to my surprise, it was indeed my ridiculously annoying neighbour :P. Alright, alright. After my shower, I change up walk into the hall and viola there's this box just sitting there!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/Juneend011.jpg
Turned around, and there's this evil grin on my sisters face. She said it came when I was in the shower.
And here it is in all it's glory -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/greenmag.jpg
I'm a little weird, so I sniffed it (unopened) Goddamn, it smells good, so refreshing! I cannot wait to see what it would taste like. I keep having to go smell it every 15 min.
Anyway, more coming up later :)
LMAO.... awesome !!!
Stats
A little about me. I grow/break like crazy. Almost every week, my body has to have made some changes, either get's larger or get's smaller. No my measurements are not off, I measure twice and have someone else do it as well to check. Last week, I took baseline stats just so we can compare what happens when I start with Green MAG. Like I said, see for yourself- (Note, this is the week before I start)
Changes June 23rd (in)- July 1(in)-
Waist [+1] 35.9 36.0
Neck [-2] 15.3 15.1
Arm (R) [+2] 14.9 15.1
Arm (L) [+3] 14.5 14.8
ForeA (R) [-2] 13.1 12.9
ForeA (L) [+1] 12.4 12.5
Wrist (R) [+/-0] 6.9 6.9
Wrist (L) [+/-0] 7.0 7.0
Chest [+3] 41.9 42.2
Quad (R) [+3] 24.8 25.1
Quad (L) [+1] 24.9 25.0
Calf (R) [+/-0] 16.5 16.5
Calf (L) [+/-0] 16.5 16.5
Weight [+1] 193 lbs. 194 lbs.
Bf% Calc. [+.1] 17.8% 17.9%
Bf% Caliper[+/-0] ~18.9% ~18.9%
Sorry about the crappy format. Copy+Paste from the original page doesn't display properly.
Here is a graph chart if it makes any difference.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/Graphweek0-0.jpg
Guys, the caliper measurement is something I am new to, so it might not be as accurate as I wanted. Either way, I measure the skin fold at 20mm and then the corresponding chart puts 20-21mm at 18.9%. I don't know how I can get a better estimate as the chart has really high increments to bf%.
Well that's that for the stats. I hope I didn't miss anything. Please let me know if you would like to see/know anything more.
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Pics
Alright, here we are. Be forewarned, I am one hairy beast. Pictures didn't quite come out the way I would like. Any cuts/seperation is muscle groups didn't come out at all. My sister says it's because of the flash and the lighting, but the hell with that already. I'm not great at posing either, so please excuse that and give me some pointers. I'd really like to see some constructive criticism, since this is one of the very few times I actually posted my pics. Please tell me what I need to work on so I can better myself.
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8977/july1frontdbi2zs.th.png (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july1frontdbi2zs.png)
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/4861/july1dbolbi6by.th.png (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july1dbolbi6by.png)
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*The boards won't let me post more than 6 pics in one post, so the rest follow this post.
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Alrighty! Time for some questions on your preferences
Q. How often would you want stats and pictures updated? Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc. Let me know.
Q. Anything missing? I suppose I got everything, but if someone wants something that has not been included, please feel free to let me know.
Q. Would you like me to cut off with the detail a bit? I imagine some might have fallen asleep by now.
Q. I lift a hell of a lot less than I can actually lift. Would you guys like to see my maxes during this log? I have never maxed out on any of my weights. For example, I usually bench 95-130 (barbell) for my workout. During school, I just visited the weight room to chat up with a friend. You know kids, everyone trying to see who can bench the most which got me interested. The most benched was 195. At my first and only go I hit 205 for 4 reps. This is a straight jump from the 130 I do. So in essence, do you guys want to see maxes and how they go up with this log, or should I continue doing my thing?
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On a side note, I'd like to thank the guys over at CL for letting me log this. I hope this goes as expected for all.
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8692/july1traps9ub.th.png (http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july1traps9ub.png)
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/8623/july1quads7pf.th.png (http://img277.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july1quads7pf.png)
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/2576/july1hammy6an.th.png (http://img277.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july1hammy6an.png)
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2420/july1calves5jy.th.png (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=july1calves5jy.png)
* My traps are proportional, even though they may not look like it. Reason being, I have a winged scapula and the nerve that connects to my right trap is basically dead, so I do not have control over it and cannot move it. I know, sucks to be me.
Diet and Training Protocol Changes
Diet will follow almost the same profile as suggested, but calories will be increased to the following-
~2400 - Off
~2700 - Low
~3000 - High
~3500 - Refeed
Protein intake on the macro's will be increased to meet 50%+ (experiment) except during high/refeeds.
Training protocol is-
Day 1- Quads + Abs + Calves
Day 2- Upper Body (Chest + Back Dominant)
Day 3- OFF // (Cardio + Shoulders)
Day 4- Hams + Glutes + Calves
Day 5- Shoulders + Forearms + Abs
Day 6- OFF // Rest
Day 7- Upper Body (Biceps + Tricep Dominant)
See you tomorrow for the first day and the official start of the log :)
pu12en12g
07-02-2006, 06:31 AM
Great intro !! :cool:
johnnyboog
07-02-2006, 10:26 AM
That was a great introduction! Ill be following your log daily!
I actually signed up on this messageboard to encourage you in your journey. I hope this product advances your progress; it would surely suck balls if you went through all the trouble of creating this fantastical Log, only to have negative results from the product! But, I will be positive and wish you luck on your adventure of epic proportions!
MoonMan12
07-02-2006, 01:54 PM
That was a great introduction! Ill be following your log daily!
I actually signed up on this messageboard to encourage you in your journey. I hope this product advances your progress; it would surely suck balls if you went through all the trouble of creating this fantastical Log, only to have negative results from the product! But, I will be positive and wish you luck on your adventure of epic proportions!
lol.
same body type, keep it up man.
And finally we get the party started..
Before I go into the day's details, here's my experience with
Green MAGnitude
Taste- I took 1/2 the serving as recommended for starting. Well, there's two sides of it. For one, the powder itself tastes absolutely awesome! My nose wasn't off when it smelt irresistible, it even tastes irresistible! I was literally licking it off my fingers. It tastes just like sour apple candy and the best kind, fantastic! If you are a fan of, or simply are alright with sour apple/granny smith apples, you will love this stuff. It is that fine line between being too sweet and being too sour. But that goes for the straight powder bit. When mixed with water.. we tell a different story. I mixed it with increasing amounts of water, just to try and find the right spot between it being too concentrated and too diluted. Don't let that small amount of a first serving fool you. This stuff is pretty concentrated with a small amount of water (~60ml), and along with it, tastes sour as hell. It's like it loses whatever sweetness it has and is just flat out sour. But a large amount of water (~200ml) can easily mask the taste of it. Keep in mind, this was only half the actual serving. I will continue to try and come out with a final stand on taste as we move along, but what I can assure is that a little bit of splenda with the drink, will most definitely make it taste spectacular. This way, it will give off that sweet and sour taste which would make it taste just like the powder.
Mixability- I don't have much experience with too many creatine products to compare it to, but even so, regardless of the one's I've tried (HP CEE & generic mono), it mixes like a dream. Scoop's up very easily, mixes instantly with the water, and leaves absolutely no residue behind. Nothing stuck to the glass, not much of a smell left behind. Scooper is fine too. Perfect, in my opinion.
Verdict- Controlled Labs, you've definitely won me over on this part of things. I am pretty much addicted to that damn thing. I'm finding it increasingly hard to not go take a pinch out of it every minute. Good stuff!
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Sleep
Had trouble falling asleep. Kept awake one whole hour before finally giving in. Slept 9 hours straight. (This is before Green MAG started)
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Diet
Well, for one I ran out of chicken+Peanut butter this morning :D. Luckily had some frozen salmon to save the day. Went down to a local store, chicken was way too expensive, so I chose lean beef for the night. My mom can get the chicken and PB for tomorrow. I couldn't do my during workout shake today, so I opted for the norm Pre and Post.
Time Green MAGnitude was taken - Pre-Workout [1 time(s)]
Meals for today -
10:00- Homemade Pizza, Almonds, Egg white
12:30- Salmon, Almonds, Cottage Cheese
03:15- Oats, Whey Concentrate [Pre]
04:00- Green MAGnitude, 5g Leucine
05:45- Whey Isolate, 5g Leucine
07:15- Almonds, Peanut Butter, Lean Beef, High Fiber Tortilla
09:00- Almonds, Salmon, Peanut Butter, Egg
10:45- Cottage Cheese, Almonds, Peanut Butter, Egg White
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July02.jpg
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Training
Today = Quads, Calves
*Sorry, I couldn't get the ETL workout thing working.
Workout
Warmup- (Weight x Reps)
Squats 85 x 15
Leg Presses 240 x 15
Squats
105 x 12
125 x 10
155 x 10
175 x 8
185 x 8
185 x 7
Leg Press
320 x 10
360 x 10
400 x 10
360 x 10 (Stance = Feet closer together)
Leg Extensions
120 x 12
135 x 10
135 x 10
Seated Calf Raises
135 x 10
180 x 10
180 x 10
Standing Calf Raises
180 x 10
180 x 5
Cardio
Machine: Elliptical
Speed/Intensity/Resistance: Low/High/High
Time spent: 15 min.
Streching (times x __)
2 x in between workout
1 x after workout
1 x after cardio
Duration
Duration of Workout = 1 hour
During of Everything else = 25 min
Full Duration = 1 Hour : 25 Min
Comments-
Energy- Energy was great today. Haven't been at my greatest during the last week. In the start, I was completely energetic and ready to kill. Later on, I felt drained.
Focus- All there. Kept my mind on the task at hand. Nothing out of the ordinary though.
Pump- Streches had the blood flowing right on the money! My quads literally were bustling is size. Felt great!
Nothing else to report for now. Any suggestion to what I should be looking for otherwise?
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Think I covered everything, I'm off to eat. Hope all is well and thanks for following :)
That was a great introduction! Ill be following your log daily!
I actually signed up on this messageboard to encourage you in your journey. I hope this product advances your progress; it would surely suck balls if you went through all the trouble of creating this fantastical Log, only to have negative results from the product! But, I will be positive and wish you luck on your adventure of epic proportions!Thanks man. I too would be disappointed if the product didn't work for me, but hey, I will be as unbias and insightful as possible. Well, that besides the fact that I didn't pay a thing for it :) I feel I owe consumers like us and honest review and I hope you would do the same if in question. And again, thank you very much for the good wishes. Hope this log and the forum is nothing short of disappointing to you. Good luck with your stuff as well!
lol.
same body type, keep it up man.Hello brother endo! Found anything/care to share any experience with diet, supplements, etc. I'd love to hear it. :D
johnnyboog
07-02-2006, 06:46 PM
Oh yes, I forgot to add that I am roughly the same body type as well! Your diet looks awesome, both nutritious and delicious, can't go wrong there!
I think im going to enjoy reading your logs; you dont seem so hardcore as the other people around the forums (no disrespect!).
Having close to the same history with weight problems (both mentally and physically), I feel that I can trust you to make unbiased reviews, that I can learn from and apply to myself. Thank god your the guinea pig and not me (I have no will power when it comes to nutrition).
Fantastical start,
looking forward to reading the rest!
MoonMan12
07-02-2006, 07:40 PM
i'm still young; but i can say that the first, and most important step is having the right food around-oats, whole grains, lean meats, etc. when i got these at the market, my diet was all downhill. having cookies, chips, sodas laying around was the demon that troubled my previous diets. they're all gone, and i'm gaining muscle and losin fat now!
Sleep- Fell asleep pretty quick given I was tired out of my mind. Slept 10 hours, waking up at the 6th to go take a leak.
The Day- Felt like crap really. I didn't feel real energized or anything like that. Went out in the morning to help with some moving at a friends for about a half hour. Nothing besides all that to report.
Sweating- Perspiring as usual. Nothing excessive.
Thirst- I've been feeling pretty thirsty and drinking a whole lot more since the last few days. Very much because of it being so goddamn hot. Nothing out of the norm.
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Green MAGnitude
Taste-
Today I took a full serving so I'll comment. Powder is still the bomb :D. The drink is well, sour. But then again, the flavouring is sour apple. Maybe I just miss how the powder tastes and want the drink to taste similar. I finally found a good spot with how much water to mix, so it wasn't too concentrated, nor too diluted, just right. Perhaps this was the reason that it actually tasted quite right, other than the taste growing on me. I won't make any changes to it for a few more days, but then I'm hitting the splenda :)
Mixability-
Near perfect this time. Same as before, only this time I discovered a little bit of white particle residue left over when I was finished with drinking. A very small amount, yet there. Maybe I didn't stir well enough? I will make sure I stir perfectly the next time and see what happens then.
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Diet
Time Green MAGnitude was taken - Pre-Workout [2 time(s)]
Meals for Today-
11:30- Eggs, Egg Whites, Almonds, Peanut Butter, High Fiber Torts
01:45- Oats, Whey Concen, Chicken
03:30- Green MAGnitude
03:40--05:15- Whey Isolate, BCAA, Leucine (Pre-During-post workout)
06:30- Sweet Potatoes, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds, High Fiber Torts
09:00- High Fiber Torts, Beef
11:30- Cottage Cheese, Peanut Butter, Almonds
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July03.jpg
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Training
Today = Upper Body (Back+Chest focused)
Workout
Decline Dumbell Press
45's x 10
50's x 8
50's x 6
50's x 8
Rows (Bar)
95 x 8
105 x 8
45's x 8 (Dumbell)
50's x 6 (Dumbell)
Deadlifts (Didn't have access to larger weights today)
105 x 6
105 x 6
50's x 5
55's x 5
Bench Press
105 x 15
165 x 8
50's x 6 (Dumbell)
50's x 8 (Dumbell)
Pec Dec
90 x 8
100 x 4
100 x 6
50 x 2 (held for 15 sec's each)
Lat Pulldown
105 x 10
120 x 8
Spider Curls (EZ Bar)
70 x 8
70 x 5
Barbell Curls
55 x 8
55 x 6
Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
120 x 8
120 x 8
Crunches
120 x 15
120 x 15
BW x 15
BW x 15
I felt like crap during my workout. Yesterday was awesome compared to today. I had to give it very effort in my body to get through. Focus was out as well. I just wasn't motivated to say. Pump wasn't there at all, even on streches. Strengh losses were very visible. I had a hard time with what I am usually capable of handling.
Cardio + Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 15 min. @ Mid-High Intensity and lowered resistance
Streching = Once after workout
Duration
Workout = 1 hour 20 min
Cardio = 15 min
Streching = 5 min
Total duration = 1 hour 40 min
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Oh yes, I forgot to add that I am roughly the same body type as well! Your diet looks awesome, both nutritious and delicious, can't go wrong there!
I think im going to enjoy reading your logs; you dont seem so hardcore as the other people around the forums (no disrespect!).
Having close to the same history with weight problems (both mentally and physically), I feel that I can trust you to make unbiased reviews, that I can learn from and apply to myself. Thank god your the guinea pig and not me (I have no will power when it comes to nutrition).
Fantastical start,
looking forward to reading the rest!Thanks again for the kind words. No offense taken, I leave my ego at the door when I lift. I emphasize on getting the right form, making the rep a slow and progressive movement, and only then will I move up in weight. I'm really sorry to hear about the problems you've had, hope you can sort them out in the best way possible. I'm working towards getting rid of mine :D Thanks for following and motivating me on. See you around :)
i'm still young; but i can say that the first, and most important step is having the right food around-oats, whole grains, lean meats, etc. when i got these at the market, my diet was all downhill. having cookies, chips, sodas laying around was the demon that troubled my previous diets. they're all gone, and i'm gaining muscle and losin fat now!haha, your telling me. That stuff was my diet till I made a change. Eating clean is where it's at! I no longer feel the need to eat any of that. Just lost all it's appeal to me. Your on the right path. You will certainely get where you want to be within time. Good luck!
Happy July 4th to all the people in the U.S. :)
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Sleep- Slept 9 hours. Woke up 4 times during that time to go take a leak, drink water, etc. :eek: Not bad overall though. I seem to tired as hell these days, fall asleep faster than ever.
The Day- And for the 2nd day in a row, I felt like complete crap. Maybe it's just the weather as someone mentioned to me, but holy cow, wow. It's like your tired all day, and your eyes burn. Oversleeping, perhaps. Go figure. DOMS set in today, legs and chest have some major soreness going on. But still managed to go workout. Tomorrow will be off if not a cardio/weighted streching day. Depends how my shoulders will be feeling.
Thirst- Becoming more pronounced, along with increasing trips to the bathroom. I don't know if it's the creatine yet, as the goddamn heat might be causing this itself.
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Diet
Time Green MAGnitude was taken - Pre-Workout [3 time(s)]
Meals for today-
10:00- Almonds, Peanut Butter (Front Loading)
10:45- Chicken, High Fiber Torts
1:30- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter
3:30- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter
6:00- Oats, Whey
7:15- Green MAGnitude
7:45--9:20 Whey Isolate, BCAA, Leucine
10:00- Chicken, Almodns, Peanut Butter, High Fiber Tortilla
12:00- Cottage Cheese, almonds, PB
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Training
Today = Shoulders, Abs
Workout
Seated Shoulder Dumbell Presses
40's x 10
45's x 8
50's x 6 <- PR (Never lifted 50's)
45's x 6
Front Raises
20 x 5
25 x 5
25 x 4
20 x 5
Military Presses
85 x 6
95 x 5
105 x 5 <- PR (was 4 reps before)
Delt Row
50 x 10
60 x 8
60 x 9
Lateral Raises
30's x 3
25's x 5
Crunches
135 x 10
BW x 15
120 x 10
BW x 15
Dumbell Side Presses (As instructed by Diamond Delts)
35 x 8
40 x 7
40 x 6
40 x 7
Backward Fly'es
70 x 8
90 x 8
90 x 8
Well even though I felt like utter rubbish today, surprisingly, all that was gone once I hit the weights. Strength was very prominant, my lifts and endurance was quite remarkable today, especially given the fact I felt the same as I was yesterday but didn't have any strength loses to go with it. Delts were rocking, yeahhh buddddaay! Should rest up tomorrow, looking for some DOMS in the delts. Hopefully legs will have recovered.
Cardio & Streching
Cardio = Treadmill for 5 min at very low intensity, low resistance
Streching = 1 x in workout, 1 x after workout
Duration
Workout = 1 hour 10 min
Cardio = 5 min
Streching = 15-20 min
Total duration = 1 hour 30-35 min
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johnnyboog
07-05-2006, 04:03 PM
Ya creatine is ridiculous man, it makes you so thirsty. Ive been drinking an enormous amount of water since ive started, and then when I go to work out, its like the water just pours out of me - via sweat lol. I have, however managed to gain 10 pounds of "hopefully" pure muscle, in the past 2 months, and I owe it to creatine (and glutamine).
Make sure you take a multivitamin with creatine! I have been told that a person flushes out a lot of essential nutrients while on creatine, because of all the urination! Thats what my dad told me at least...but hes probably on crack haha.
Great work out, keep up the good work.
Sleep- Didn't hit my 8, I'm pissed. Slept late and didn't feel like sleeping upon waking. 7 hours through, with one awakening in between.
The Day- The first thing I noticed when I woke up and went about my business was fullness. No, no, I'm not talking about food, I was still straving from the nights sleep, but muscle fullness. I just found myself flexing every now and then. The DOMS for legs have gone, but now my chest is hurting like hell. Good stuff. Anyway, today was an off day, but I decided to take a serving of Green MAG as I went to dribble a little football after the game (france vs italy finals woo!) I'm feeling alright, nothing like crap as I have been the last few days. All in all, waiting for tomorrows session.
Kickin' the ball- Energy was certainly up to par. It was just dribbling around with the ball, goal kicks, etc. not a real game so not much to comment on. I mean, I didn't feel like superman or anything. Just normal.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
9:30- Eggs, Egg Whites, Peanut Butter, Almonds
12:00- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter
2:00- Beef, High Fiber Tortillas, Almonds
5:15- Salmon, Almonds, PB (Kinda got afixiated in the match :))
5:45- Green MAGnitude
7:30- Beef, Almonds, Peanut Butter
9:30--??? BCAA's, whey (Going to play football with chicks :D)
10:30- Cottage Cheese, Almonds, Peanut Butter
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Ya creatine is ridiculous man, it makes you so thirsty. Ive been drinking an enormous amount of water since ive started, and then when I go to work out, its like the water just pours out of me - via sweat lol. I have, however managed to gain 10 pounds of "hopefully" pure muscle, in the past 2 months, and I owe it to creatine (and glutamine).
Make sure you take a multivitamin with creatine! I have been told that a person flushes out a lot of essential nutrients while on creatine, because of all the urination! Thats what my dad told me at least...but hes probably on crack haha.
Great work out, keep up the good work.Creatine will help you build muscle, yeah sure. There's tons of studies that support this. But your diet and training routine is where you roll your dice and win! Accredit it to that and a supplement rather than a supplement alone. Either way, great work!
Yup I take a multi-v everyday. Infact, I take 2 since I'm not eating any veggies.
Your dad does make and excellent and very true point. Water soluble vitamins do get flushed out as such with increased excretion.
Anyway, good to see you come by so very often. Thanks man.
pu12en12g
07-05-2006, 07:30 PM
Sleep- Didn't hit my 8, I'm pissed. Slept late and didn't feel like sleeping upon waking. 7 hours through, with one awakening in between.
The Day- The first thing I noticed when I woke up and went about my business was fullness. No, no, I'm not talking about food, I was still straving from the nights sleep, but muscle fullness. I just found myself flexing every now and then. The DOMS for legs have gone, but now my chest is hurting like hell. Good stuff. Anyway, today was an off day, but I decided to take a serving of Green MAG as I went to dribble a little football after the game (france vs italy finals woo!) I'm feeling alright, nothing like crap as I have been the last few days. All in all, waiting for tomorrows session.
Kickin' the ball- Energy was certainly up to par. It was just dribbling around with the ball, goal kicks, etc. not a real game so not much to comment on. I mean, I didn't feel like superman or anything. Just normal.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
9:30- Eggs, Egg Whites, Peanut Butter, Almonds
12:00- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter
2:00- Beef, High Fiber Tortillas, Almonds
5:15- Salmon, Almonds, PB (Kinda got afixiated in the match :))
5:45- Green MAGnitude
7:30- Beef, Almonds, Peanut Butter
9:30--??? BCAA's, whey (Going to play football with chicks :D)
10:30- Cottage Cheese, Almonds, Peanut Butter
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Nice update !!!
Sleep- Sleep was pretty good. Got in 9 hours. Woke up only once in between.
The Day- Soreness is pretty damn bad. I can't even make a strech to yawn because my chest just hurts like hell if I make any movements where it comes in to play. Again, when I feel against most muscles, they are hard as hell. Fullness is a definite here. I was pretty tired after todays session. I actually took a short nap (unwillingly, just fell asleep) I think I'm going to stick to my carbs limited around my workouts and perhaps the morning. I'm feeling all the effects of low-blood sugar and carb withdrawal like people do when they first start low-carbing. Besides that should create an ideal scenario to where carbs can be used for glycogen synthesis rather than the chance of not being used and stored as fat. Another mention, although embarrasing, but I've been farting like an ape. Oh well, I knew I shouldn't have eaten that cheese that smelt stale this morning. Great, huh.
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Diet
Time Green MAGnitude was taken - Pre-Workout [4 time(s)]
Meals for Today-
10:30- Eggs, Egg White, Cheese, Veggies, Multi Grain Bread
1:00- Peanut Butter, Almonds, Spinach, Chicken
3:00- Peanut Butter, Almonds, Spinach, Chicken
4:30- Green MAGnitude
4:45--6:00- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
7:00- Sweet Potato, Almonds, Chicken
9:00- Peanut Butter, Almonds, Spinach, Chicken
11:00- Cottage Cheese, Almonds, Peanut Butter
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Training
Today: Traps, Calves, Forearms (Catch up muscle groups)
Workout
Dumbell-to-back Shrugs
40's x 12
50's x 12
60's x 7
60's x 8
Pullups
BW x 15
BW x 12
BW x 10
Close Grip Upward Rows
65 x 10
75 x 8
85 x 5
Seated Calf Raises
135 x 10
180 x 8
180 x 10
Standing Calf Raises
180 x 12
220 x 9
Wrist Curls + (Reverse WC) [Superset]
45 x 10-(10)-10-(10)
65 x 8-(8)-2-(1)
75 x 5-(5)-3-(3)
Wasn't exactly feeling it today. I came in quite tired and totally not in the mood. Wouldn't exactly call it a quality workout. I got exhaused by the end of it. Strength went to ****. Bah.
Cardio & Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 25 min at low intensity, low resist
Streching = 1 x after workout, 1 x after cardio
Duration
Workout = 45 min
Cardio = 25 min
Streching = 5 min
Total duration = 1 hour 15 min
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Sleep- 9 hours. Fell asleep quick and woke up once in between.
The Day- Soreness has all gone, I feel great. Felt kind of flat for most of the day. I'm pissing and drinking excessively. Someone actually pointed out that I had 4 trips to the loo in a little over 1.5 hours. Not much to say other than that. Tomorrow, I'll get a weigh in and measurements. Think I'll post pics bi-weekly.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
11:30- Spinach, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds
1:45- Spinach, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds
3:30- Green MAGnitude
4:00--5:45- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
6:00- Oats, Whey
7:30- Eggs, Egg White, Cheese, Veggies
9:30- Spinach, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds
11:30- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter
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Training
Today: Upper Body (Bi's and Tri's Predominant)
Workout
Hammer Curls
35 x 5
35 x 4
30 x 6
40 x 2
Skullcrushers
75 x 10
85 x 6
85 x 6
Spidercurls EZ Bar
70 x 8
70 x 5
70 x 5
Overhead Tricep Extensions
25 x 5+5
Rack Pulls
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
Bench Press
110 x 10
110 x 10
50's x 10 (Dumbell)
Barbell Curls
50 x 8
50 x 6
60 x 6
60 x 6
Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
120 x 6
120 x 6
120 x 6
Close-Grip Bench Press
70 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
Crunches
120 x 10
BW x 15
Workout was pretty good. My arms were pumped like crazy! I couldn't even flex without it hurting. I couldn't extend it out to touch my back either. This is probably the second time in a very long while I've had a pump this crazy. Unreal! :cool: I perspired quite a bit for arms. I usually leave a pool when I'm doing large muscle groups and mainly compounds, but for isolations and small muscle groups, wow, I sweated quite a bit. Great stuff!
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 20 min. at mid-intensity and mid-resis.
Streching = 1 x after workout
Duration
Workout = 1 hour 15 min
Cardio = 20 min
Streching = 10 min
Total = 1 hour 45 min
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Sleep- Got in 7.5 hours. Full strech, I wanted to go back to bed but felt too refreshed. Well, besides the fact that some jackass told me the match was on at 9.
The Day- Where do I begin. I jumped out of bed, went down to the gym, weighed in, got back, measured, and got really pissed off. I've been eating quite a lot, doing little to no cardio (after workout doesn't count, it's merely to get the blood flowing) and woopti-doo-da-dey! I friggin' lost weight. Sometimes I don't even know where I am headed. Oh well, had a bunch of people over I hadn't seen a long while. Hated 3 hours of "OMG.. you lost so much weight" "OMG.. how can you keep such discipline, I couldn't ever blah" "OMG .. will you marry me".. (The last one's made up) You know, when people have seen you as a fatass all of time and suddenly your a bit different, wham, here we go with the mindless bullcrap. Saying it once get's the point across. I don't need to hear it with friggin 5 sets of 10 reps to understand. Sorry guys, just a little venting. Well, what's more I got so fscking annoyed with please eat this, eat that, one day isn't going to make you fat, so I did. And a whole load. Arrg .. if only that chocolate didn't taste so good, I stay pissed. Eh.. I don't even know how many crappy cals I might have downed. Oh well, I'll come back.. I'll come back even stronger.
Weekly Measurements
Quite a shocker for me. I'm counting on it being glycogen depletion, but hell, I just don't know anymore.
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Diet
To be completely honest, I don't even know how many cals I've consumed. After eating all that junk and chocolate, I just stopped logging for the day. I'm calling it a dirty refeed and moving along :) Before this, I felt completely crappy for doing it. I just need to reacess my goals and stick to them.
Took Green MAGnitude post-workout.
Training
Workout
Squats
105 x 10
155 x 8
175 x 6
195 x 8 <PR!
215 x 4 < PR!
215 x 5 < PR!
Stiff-Legged Deads
85 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
BB Lunges
65 x 16
75 x 14
85 x 14
85 x 14
85 x 12
*No cardio, No streching
Well after eating all that chocolate, I was totally up and ready to hit the gym. Squated to PR's today. I'd do more, but I have no spot, so I have to be pretty careful. Today, I just didn't care. :cool: Some whackjob had the gym booked, so I had to cut it short and got in whatever I could (Yeah, I'm in disbelief that they actually allow for that)
Duration
Workout = 40 min
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Week 1 on Green MAGnitude
I'm sure it's way too early to comment of this just yet. If you have been following you will see that my workout's have been quite mixed with feedback. Some of the day's I will have more energy that usual, some I won't. My strength has certainly gone up as I am handing my usual weights more easily and with a little less effort. Endurance and the sort, not really much. Fullness has been evident these past few days and really noticible. I have started urinating and drinking more than usual (other than it being really hot) I didn't mention this before, but I have been having a little unfriendly gas problem. Never did have it before started. Taste has really grown on me. I have started to appreciate the taste even though it is quite sour (ahh.. duh, it is green/sour apple after all) That's that for week 1.
Summarize points-
+Fullness
+A little more strength
+Great tasting!
+Does mix instanly
+Increased urination, thrist and sweating
-I've started some weird gas issues
-Mixed feedback as a pre-workout supp
-Lethargy on some days
(Neutral)- Leaves behind a small little residue, hardly noticible or worth a negative
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johnnyboog
07-09-2006, 06:51 AM
Great first week sir. Im looking forward to reading the rest. And dont worry about the chocolate and junk food, its what makes us human.
pu12en12g
07-09-2006, 07:02 AM
Sleep- 9 hours. Fell asleep quick and woke up once in between.
The Day- Soreness has all gone, I feel great. Felt kind of flat for most of the day. I'm pissing and drinking excessively. Someone actually pointed out that I had 4 trips to the loo in a little over 1.5 hours. Not much to say other than that. Tomorrow, I'll get a weigh in and measurements. Think I'll post pics bi-weekly.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
11:30- Spinach, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds
1:45- Spinach, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds
3:30- Green MAGnitude
4:00--5:45- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
6:00- Oats, Whey
7:30- Eggs, Egg White, Cheese, Veggies
9:30- Spinach, Chicken, Peanut Butter, Almonds
11:30- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July07.jpg
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Training
Today: Upper Body (Bi's and Tri's Predominant)
Workout
Hammer Curls
35 x 5
35 x 4
30 x 6
40 x 2
Skullcrushers
75 x 10
85 x 6
85 x 6
Spidercurls EZ Bar
70 x 8
70 x 5
70 x 5
Overhead Tricep Extensions
25 x 5+5
Rack Pulls
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
Bench Press
110 x 10
110 x 10
50's x 10 (Dumbell)
Barbell Curls
50 x 8
50 x 6
60 x 6
60 x 6
Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
120 x 6
120 x 6
120 x 6
Close-Grip Bench Press
70 x 10
80 x 10
80 x 10
Crunches
120 x 10
BW x 15
Workout was pretty good. My arms were pumped like crazy! I couldn't even flex without it hurting. I couldn't extend it out to touch my back either. This is probably the second time in a very long while I've had a pump this crazy. Unreal! :cool: I perspired quite a bit for arms. I usually leave a pool when I'm doing large muscle groups and mainly compounds, but for isolations and small muscle groups, wow, I sweated quite a bit. Great stuff!
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 20 min. at mid-intensity and mid-resis.
Streching = 1 x after workout
Duration
Workout = 1 hour 15 min
Cardio = 20 min
Streching = 10 min
Total = 1 hour 45 min
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Awesome !!!
Sleep- 9 hours. Woke up once in between.
The Day- Not a surprise, but I had some crazy soreness in my glutes and hams. Hurts just walking around. Feels like when I first started doing legs and couldn't walk the next 5 days. Fun stuff! Tri's were hurting as well so I decided to take off today. Sat at home, watched the finals and it was awesome watching italy win! Forza azzurri!! Starting monday, I'm adding in a session of cardio, be it just walking down to a store, etc. seperate from my workout. I felt pretty flat today, upper body wise, lower is just HARD!
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Diet
Out of Almonds dammit.
10:00- Chicken, Tortillas, Peanut Butter
12:30- Eggs, whites, cheese, veggies
3:30- Peanut Butter, Chicken
5:00- Brown Rice, chicken, PB
7:00- Chicken, PB
9:30- Salmon, PB
11:30- Cottage Cheese, PB
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Training
Off day :)
Sleep- 10 hours.
The Day- Great! I think I might have pulled my hamstring muscle. Just before heading to the gym, I decided to get a set of pull up's in, only these are done of the ledge looking down a bunch of stairs. All good, only messed up on my landing, and whamo, yes, I have a muscle pull. What's worse is that I have not streched in almost 2 days, so inflexible muscle with way I landed, doesn't really sound too good for me. Whatever it is, it's hurting like hell. I have been scouring through the medicine cabinet looking for something to relieve this damn pain. So far I'm using asprin, a topical rub-on anti-inflammation lotion, some more cissus and pretty much all the hope I've got that this isn't something major. I was just getting things in order, the last thing I need is an injury. No workout for me today. I'm sleeping on it tonight. If things don't seem upsteady by morning, I'm seeing a doc.
johnnyboog
07-11-2006, 01:56 PM
Im sorry to hear that man, I hope you feel better!
Sleep- Baaad. I couldn't even get myself to fall asleep because my hamstring kept hurting. Slept a very crappy 5 hours.
The Day- Suprisingly, the pain had almost vanished. I could walk easy and do about anything that doesn't involve eccentric movements. Well, I got away this time. Never making that stupid mistake again. I felt pretty good all day. Fullness has gone, feeling flat as hell.
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Diet
8:00- Chicken, PB, Almonds
10:30- Salmon, High Fiber Torts
1:30- Chicken, PB, Almonds, High Fiber Torts
3:00- Green MAGnitude (Pre workout)
3:30--5:00- Whey Isolate, BCAA, Leucine
6:00- Cauliflower, High Fiber Torts, Chicken, Almonds
8:00- Chicken, PB, Almonds
9:15- BCAA
10:30- Chicken, PB, Almonds, High Fiber Tors
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Training
Today: Upper Body
Workout
Decline Dumbell Presses
40 x 12
50 x 8 < PR!
50 x 5
50 x 4
BB Rows
95 x 10
95 x 10
105 x 6
105 x 6
Flat Bench Press
175 x 10
175 x 5
60's x 5 (DB's)< PR!
Military Presses
95 x 6
95 x 6
105 x 5
105 x 4
BB Curls
70 x 8
70 x 5
70 x 5
Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
105 x 10
120 x 6
120 x 6
Pec Dec (reverse)
90 x 6
90 x 6
(100 x 8)
(100 x 8)
Lat Pulldown
115 x 10
140 x 8
Shrugs
255 x 15
255 x 15
Workout was pretty good for a comeback. I was expecting to be quite weak, but to my surprise, strength was emanant, but fatigue and tiredness was present too. Recovery between sets was slow. Not much of a pump either.
Cardio and Streching
Cardio= Epi. for 30 min @ low-mid intensity/resistance
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9:30- Epi for 20 min @ low intensity and low resist
Streching= None
Duration
Workout= 1 hr
Cardio= 30 min
Total = 1hr 30 min
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Cardio= 20 min.
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Im sorry to hear that man, I hope you feel better!Thanks for your concern. I don't think it's anything major as the pain isn't there anymore. Ofcourse if I try and strech deep into it, it still twiches a bit. My fault for being a goof. Thank god it's nothing serious. I felt pathetic yesterday. I knew I wasn't motivated as before, and just when I was getting back to a 100% dedication, it happened. Good part is, it put things into perspective, so no more dicking around. I love second chances.
Sleep- Pretty good. Got in 8 hours.
The Day- My leg is a-okay :) Probably just pulled it a little while landing that day, no tear or anything major. Major sweating all day. Was feeling flat too.
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Diet
10:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, High Fiber Torts
12:30- Eggs, Egg White, Cheese, High Fiber Torts
3:00- Almonds, PB
4:00- Green MAGnitude
4:30--5:45- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
6:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Lentils
8:30- Salmon, High Fiber Torts
11:00- Cottage Cheese, Almonds, PB
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Training
Today: Lower Body
Workout
Squats
105 x 12
155 x 8
205 x 6
225 x 6 < PR
235 x 3 <PR
Stiff-Legged Deads
105 x 6
105 x 8 < PR
105 x 5
105 x 6
Leg Press
380 x 12 (Close-stance)
400 x 10 (Close-stance)
380 x 12
400 x 8
Crunches
120 x 15
120 x 12
120 x 12
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
Leg Extensions
135 x 12
120 x 10
120 x 10
Seated Calf Raises
135 x 15
135 x 12
135 x 12
180 x 12
I was amazed that during streching (start of workout) there was absolutely no trouble with my hammy. So I guess I got away this time, and there's not going to be a next. Workout was pretty good. Strength has been awesome! I'm finding my usual weights easier and easier. Sweated like crazy though. Nice pump when I streched during the workout.
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 10 min. high intensity/resistance.
Streching= 1 x before workout, 1 x during workout, 1 x Aftrer cardio
Duration
Workout= 55 min
Cardio= 10 min
Streching= 10 min
Total = 1 hr 15 min
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Sleep- Pretty good. 8 hours.
The Day- Feeling some DOMS in my front quads. Going deep while squatting really does give the front quads a good beating. I've been out pretty much the whole day. Movie, mall, drive, party; the works. Did get in a workout though. Vascularity really came out today. I just looked so pumped and full. Even got complimented, so I'm not the only one who noticed. Good stuff. Dead tired though, I'm gonna sleep like a baby.
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Diet
Tried to stay on track the whole day. Pretty much pre-planned it all, so getting meals in wasn't a problem (even though it meant carrying around chicken breasts, almonds and some veggies in a bunch of ziploc bags) No alcohol or eating any junk.
Meals for the Day-
12:00- Eggs, Egg whites, Cheese, High Fiber Torts
2:00- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
5:00- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
6:30- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
7:30- Green MAGnitide
7:45--8:30- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
10:00- Milk, Eggs, PB, instant oats (lol .. whatever clean I could find there)
12:30- Chicken, Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts
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Training
Today: Traps, Shoulders
Workout
Dumbell Presses
40's x 10
45's x 8
50's x 5
Front Raises
20 x 5
20 x 5
25 x 5
Side Dumbell Presses
40 x 8
40 x 8
45 x 6 <PR
45 x 7 <PR
Shrugs
285 x 15
285 x 12
285 x 12
Behind the Back Barbell Deads
95 x 8
95 x 8
Military Presses
95 x 5
95 x 5
Dumbell Rows
65 x 10 <PR
65 x 8 <PR
Cardio and Streching
Cardio= Epi. for 10 min low intensity low resistance
Streching = After workout
Duration
Workout = 35 min
Cardio = 10 min
Streching= 5 min
Total = 50 min.
Strength for this workout was phenomenal. The weights actually felt lighter. Recovery during sets was surprisingly improved. I didn't have much time so I never took too much rest between sets. Just a quick hop to the water fountain, or a sip out of the shake, and ready for another set. I think I'm going to eventually drop the volume from my workouts.
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Sleep- Good. 7 Hours.
The Day- Decided to play it off/rest. I still have some soreness in the legs. Hung out with some friends, about it.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
9:00- Almonds, Chicken, PB
11:30- Eggs, Egg White, Flax
2:30- Almonds, Chicken, PB
5:00- Whey, Almonds
8:00- Fish, Almonds, PB
11:00- Cottage Cheese, Almonds, PB
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July14.jpg
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Sleep- Alright. Got in 6 hours since I had to go do some volunteer work.
The Day- Hectic. I was out from 10 in the morning all the way to 7 in the evening doing volunteer work at some charity. Did quite a bit of work with lifting chairs, placing tables, clearing them, serving food, etc. Since I woke up late, I couldn't really pack anything to eat, so just decided to eat there. So in turn I didn't really pay attention to my calories or anything, though I didn't over eat. Obviously, the healthiest pick was salads and stuff, but I needed some protein, so had to go dig into the sandwitches, pizza's, etc. Oh well, here's to my refeed and it was all free. Got back by 8:15, but was too tired to set foot in the gym which was only open to 9 anyway. So didn't exactly have the time to workout either. I took green mag at 11. I'll wrap it all up for today, and hit the gym tomorrow. nite
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pu12en12g
07-15-2006, 11:20 PM
Sleep- Pretty good. 8 hours.
The Day- Feeling some DOMS in my front quads. Going deep while squatting really does give the front quads a good beating. I've been out pretty much the whole day. Movie, mall, drive, party; the works. Did get in a workout though. Vascularity really came out today. I just looked so pumped and full. Even got complimented, so I'm not the only one who noticed. Good stuff. Dead tired though, I'm gonna sleep like a baby.
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Diet
Tried to stay on track the whole day. Pretty much pre-planned it all, so getting meals in wasn't a problem (even though it meant carrying around chicken breasts, almonds and some veggies in a bunch of ziploc bags) No alcohol or eating any junk.
Meals for the Day-
12:00- Eggs, Egg whites, Cheese, High Fiber Torts
2:00- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
5:00- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
6:30- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
7:30- Green MAGnitide
7:45--8:30- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
10:00- Milk, Eggs, PB, instant oats (lol .. whatever clean I could find there)
12:30- Chicken, Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July13.jpg
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Training
Today: Traps, Shoulders
Workout
Dumbell Presses
40's x 10
45's x 8
50's x 5
Front Raises
20 x 5
20 x 5
25 x 5
Side Dumbell Presses
40 x 8
40 x 8
45 x 6 <PR
45 x 7 <PR
Shrugs
285 x 15
285 x 12
285 x 12
Behind the Back Barbell Deads
95 x 8
95 x 8
Military Presses
95 x 5
95 x 5
Dumbell Rows
65 x 10 <PR
65 x 8 <PR
Cardio and Streching
Cardio= Epi. for 10 min low intensity low resistance
Streching = After workout
Duration
Workout = 35 min
Cardio = 10 min
Streching= 5 min
Total = 50 min.
Strength for this workout was phenomenal. The weights actually felt lighter. Recovery during sets was surprisingly improved. I didn't have much time so I never took too much rest between sets. Just a quick hop to the water fountain, or a sip out of the shake, and ready for another set. I think I'm going to eventually drop the volume from my workouts.
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Nice !!!! :cool:
ddawg91
07-16-2006, 01:32 AM
Everytime I look at your log I am amazed. Keep up the good work, how is the hammy?
Everytime I look at your log I am amazed. Keep up the good work, how is the hammy?Hammy is doing just fine. It was just a minor pull, not a tear or anything major. All I know is I'm never pulling stupid stunts like that, plus I'll warm up every chance I get. Thanks for the compliment and your concern :)
Sleep- Not bad. I got in about 7.5 hours. Taking Green MAG near bed time doesn't affect me atleast.
The Day- I just felt worn out. Point blank obvious from yesterday's ordeal. I'm bloated as hell from my refeed yesterday. However, all soreness has gone. Pissed that I didn't get my butt out to do my extra session of cardio, just added a little more time on cardio after working out. I'm holding out on the measurements and pics until Week 3. After that refeed, I bet everything will be out of whack really. Sorry about that folks, you'll have to wait another 6 days to see my sexy half-naked body :rolleyes:
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Diet
10:00- Eggs, Egg Whites, Veggies
1:00- Chicken, Almonds
3:30- Chicken, Almonds
4:45- Green MAGnitude
5:00--7:00- Whey Iso, BCAA, Leucine
7:15- Eggs, Egg Whites, Salmon
9:30- Chicken, Almonds
11:30- Chicken Almonds
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July15.jpg
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Training
Today: Upper Body (Bi's Tri's Dominant)
Workout
Hammer Curls
35 x 5
35 x 5
40 x 3
Skullcrushers
75 x 8
75 x 6
85 x 5
Rack Pulls
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
Bench Presses
60's x 7
60's x 6
60's x 6
185 x 7
185 x 5
Spider Curls
70 x 6
70 x 6
70 x 5
70 x 6
Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
120 x 8
120 x 8
120 x 8
120 x 8
Standing Barbell Curls
70 x 5
70 x 5
70 x 4
65 x 5
Overhead Tricep Extensions
25 x 6 (Single handed grip)
25 x 6 (Single handed grip)
35 x 8 (Double handed grip)
40 x 8 (Double handed grip)
45 x 6 (Double handed grip)
Wrist Curls
55 x 10
55 x 10
55 x 10
Reverse Wrist Curls
55 x 10
55 x 10
55 x 10
My strength, stamina, endurance, intensity; you name it, all suffered greatly today. I'm pointing at yesterday being the cause. From the first time I touched the weight, I knew today was going to be hell. Mood was way off. I wasn't motivated at all. Oh well, hopefully I should have my strength back as I go along.
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 45 min at mid-high intensity, mid-high resistance
Streching = 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout
Duration
Workout = 1 hr
Streching = 10 min
Cardio = 45 min
Total = 1 hr 55 min
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jerry.
07-16-2006, 06:57 PM
10:00- Eggs, Egg Whites, Veggies
1:00- Chicken, Almonds
3:30- Chicken, Almonds
4:45- Green MAGnitude
5:00--7:00- Whey Iso, BCAA, Leucine
7:15- Eggs, Egg Whites, Salmon
9:30- Chicken, Almonds
11:30- Chicken Almonds
Great Log. U love ur almonds eh? Me too. Eat them all the time. Neway, good luck the rest of the way.
Great Log. U love ur almonds eh? Me too. Eat them all the time. Neway, good luck the rest of the way.haha, yeah. I pick them over my gf even at times. umm .. just thinking of that nutty goodness (no pun intended) makes me wanna go eat some more. Mix it with PB and man, it's hard to stop eating at them.
Sleep- Decided to call it a night early today as for much needed rest. Slept 10 hours.
The Day- Oh boy, I think we've hit a heat wave or something. It was figgin' hot today! I don't even want to know how much water intake must have been like. Glass after glass, neverending. Felt very dehydrated, lethargic, etc. all day.
Man, I cannot tell you how refreshing a cold glass of Green MAGnitude is on a day like this. It was unbelievable. The best thing I had all day! Props to CL for the taste, yet again!
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Salmon, Almonds, Egg Whites
12:30- BCAA, Leucine (Cardio)
1:15- Salmon, Almonds, Egg Whites
3:30- Spinach, Chicken, Almonds
6:30- Spincah, Chicken, Almonds
8:00- GREEN MAGnitude
8:30--10:00 Whey, BCAA, Leucine
10:30- Almonds, Prawns, Tomato Gravy, Spinach, Chicken
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July17.jpg
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Training
Today: Lower Body
Workout
Leg Presses
340 x 15
360 x 12 (Legs together)
380 x 12
380 x 10 (Legs together)
Squats
185 x 8
235 x 6 <PR!
215 x 6
215 x 6
215 x 5
Lunges
85 x 10
85 x 10
85 x 8
Stiff-legged DL
105 x 6
105 x 5
105 x 5
Steated Calf Raises
180 x 15
180 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12
Leg Extensions
135 x 8
120 x 8
120 x 8
Again there was much of a deficit of strength. A number of things causing it. I'm eating a lot less now. Figured when I had school I did a hell of a lot more than what I'm doing now. I did a morning session of cardio that nearly killed me, as I'll explain futher on. Funny how I got my PR with squats today though, I thought it was 205 :). I was wondering why I was having so much trouble putting 205 up, then I re-evaluated, and found it was 235. Anyway, had to lower the weight from then on as I couldn't do it any futher with good form. I got tired very easy today. Hopefully my body will soon adjust.
Cardio and Streching
Cardio=
1st Session - 12:30 am -- 1:15
Epi. for 45 min. @ mid-high intensity/speed and resistance throughout with 5 visits to the foutain.
I cannot tell you how dehydrated I felt during and more so after my session! I came home and drank about 3+ liters of water on the spot, and in no way am I exagerating. I felt half dead!
2nd Session - After Workout
Epi. for 15 min. @ low intensity and resistance
Streching= 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout, 1 x after cardio
Duration
Workout= 1 hr
Cardio= 15min (/45 min)
Streching= 15 min
Total = 1 hr 30 min
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ddawg91
07-18-2006, 12:20 AM
What is your normal daily water intake? Do you space it through out the day or mostly around your training session? Congrats on the PR!
Sleep- Great! I got in 11 hours. Think I should give hibernation a thought or two at the rate I'm going.
The Day- Not bad, expect for getting yelled at by my gf for putting sleep ahead of her. Yeah, don't you just love that. Anyway, I couldn't make for a seperate cardio session as I was so short with time. Had to head to a bank appoint. to get somethings sorted out and a whole bunch of other not so fun stuff. I have some inflammation going right in the center between my traps. I'm guessing the squating that bar perhaps? It should be gone in a while.
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Diet
12:30- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach, Prawns
3:30- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach, Prawns
5:30- Almonds, Protein Bar (didn't have much of a choice)
9:00- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach
10:00- Green MAGnitude
10:00--11:00- Whey, BCAA, Leuicne
12:00- Almonds, Chicken,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July18.jpg
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Training
Today = Shoulders
Workout
Seated Dumbell Presses
40 x 8
45 x 8
45 x 8
Front Raises
20 x 6
25 x 5
Lateral Raises
20 x 5
20 x 5
Dumbell Rows
60 x 10
65 x 8
Wide-Grip Shoulder Press Machine
225 x 10
225 x 10
255 x 6
Side Dumbell Presses
40 x 8
45 x 6
45 x 3
40 x 6
Strength is still not what it was before. I'm getting exhausted way to fast. Before I was able to do set after set, no rest. Obviously, I wasn't lifting as heavy as now. High reps, lower weight does tons for stamina. Workout wasn't bad per se, just not where I'd like it to be. Getting better to be optimistic :)
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = 10 min Epi. Low intensity and resistance
Streching = 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout
Duration
Workout= 40 min.
Cardio= 10min.
Streching= 10min.
Total = 1 hr
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What is your normal daily water intake? Do you space it through out the day or mostly around your training session? Congrats on the PR!It is spaced as evenly as desired through the day. I probably got dehydrated as it is terribly hot here and cardio at mid-intensity will do a good job of getting you dehydrated. Getting home was bad. I felt like I was going to give out any second. And thanks, I like PR's too :)
pu12en12g
07-18-2006, 10:50 PM
Nice updates !! :cool:
CONTROLLED LABS
07-19-2006, 09:19 AM
Sleep- Great! I got in 11 hours. Think I should give hibernation a thought or two at the rate I'm going.
The Day- Not bad, expect for getting yelled at by my gf for putting sleep ahead of her. Yeah, don't you just love that. Anyway, I couldn't make for a seperate cardio session as I was so short with time. Had to head to a bank appoint. to get somethings sorted out and a whole bunch of other not so fun stuff. I have some inflammation going right in the center between my traps. I'm guessing the squating that bar perhaps? It should be gone in a while.
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Diet
12:30- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach, Prawns
3:30- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach, Prawns
5:30- Almonds, Protein Bar (didn't have much of a choice)
9:00- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach
10:00- Green MAGnitude
10:00--11:00- Whey, BCAA, Leuicne
12:00- Almonds, Chicken,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July18.jpg
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Training
Today = Shoulders
Workout
Seated Dumbell Presses
40 x 8
45 x 8
45 x 8
Front Raises
20 x 6
25 x 5
Lateral Raises
20 x 5
20 x 5
Dumbell Rows
60 x 10
65 x 8
Wide-Grip Shoulder Press Machine
225 x 10
225 x 10
255 x 6
Side Dumbell Presses
40 x 8
45 x 6
45 x 3
40 x 6
Strength is still not what it was before. I'm getting exhausted way to fast. Before I was able to do set after set, no rest. Obviously, I wasn't lifting as heavy as now. High reps, lower weight does tons for stamina. Workout wasn't bad per se, just not where I'd like it to be. Getting better to be optimistic :)
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = 10 min Epi. Low intensity and resistance
Streching = 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout
Duration
Workout= 40 min.
Cardio= 10min.
Streching= 10min.
Total = 1 hr
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I wish I could sleep 11 hours, no matter how hard I try I cant get more than 7, even on the weekends.
Sleep- 7.5 hours.
The Day- Spent most of the morning out with friends. My back seems fine now. Man, this low carb thing is killing my energy though. I hate the transition period your body takes to start burning more FFA's and not glucose. I've never actually felt hypoglycemic before with low carbs, but I do now. Should get used to it sooner or later.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Almonds, High Fiber Torts, Chicken
2:00- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach
3:00- Green MAGnitude
3:15--4:30- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
5:30- Almonds, Chicken, Spinach
8:30- Almonds, PB, Beef
11:15- Almonds, PB, Prawns
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July19.jpg
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Training
Today: Traps, Forearms, Abs
Workout
Partial Deads
95 x 8
95 x 8
105 x 5
105 x 5
60's x 6
Crunches
120 x 8
120 x 8
120 x 8
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
Shrugs
255 x 12
255 x 12
Wrist Curls
55 x 10
55 x 10
75 x 8
75 x 8
Reverse Wrist Curls
55 x 10
55 x 10
55 x 10
65 x 10
Rowing to Face Pulls
75 x 10
75 x 10
85 x 8
85 x 6
Duration: 1 hr
Wasn't feeling the greatest again, but definitely better than before. Strength has really gone to the dumps and stamina along with it. I tire out so easy, it's unbelievable. Maybe I should switch up my routine to better suit this. I'll just make adjustments as time goes by.
Cardio and Streching
Cardio=
1. After workout - 20 min on Epi. at mid-high intensity
2. 10:30 - 20 min on Epi. at mid-high intensity
Streching= 1 x after workout 5 min, 1 x after sep. session cardio 10 min
Total Duration= 1 hr 25 min (/30 min)
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I wish I could sleep 11 hours, no matter how hard I try I cant get more than 7, even on the weekends.I'd sleep all day if I had the choice :)
And I joke not, I have once slept 22 hours with only waking up once to go take a leak. Ofcourse, that was after I got drunk as hell at a party. It was like a disappeared for a day.
Sleep- A good 8.5 hours.
The Day- No soreness at all and feeling awesome, I decided to do hell with the off-day. Spent most of the morning, mid-afternoon out. Trained in the evening. No additional cardio today. I'm feeling much better on lower carbs and cals now. I'm giving a thought about ordering some casein for my pre-bed meal and one hell of an mrp with almonds. Let's see if I can cough up the cash. Now I know why I liked working ..
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Diet
10:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Spinach
2:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Spinach
3:30- Green MAGnitude
4:00--5:30- Whey, BCAA, Leuicine
6:30- Almonds, Fish, Veggies, PB
9:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken
11:30- Almonds, PB, Egg whites
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/twizt3d/July20.jpg
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Training
Today: Lower Body
Workout
Squats
195 x 6
215 x 5
255 x 6 < PR!
255 x 2 < PR!
195 x 8
Leg Presses
340 x 10 (Close Stance)
360 x 10 (Normal Stance)
150 x 10 (One leg; each)
SLDL's
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
Leg Extensions
135 x 10 + 60 x 1 (held for 20sec)
135 x 10 + 60 x 1 (held for 20sec)
135 x 10 + 60 x 1 (held for 20sec)
135 x 8 + 75 x 1 (held for 20sec)
135 x 10 + 75 x 1 (held for 20sec)
Seated Calf Raises
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12
Strength is up and running! I took longer rest periods, which I would say helped quite a bit with regaining stamina and strength. I was going for 245 on squats for a PR, but some idiot put a 35 in the 25 rack, which apparently I used on one side, and I didn't realize it until I went to take the weights off. So that puts 10 pounds more on my PR. I'd like to thank the idiot for doing so. I always go parallel but I think after the 3-4th rep, I didn't go perfectly as I feared falling (no spot) My goal is to hit 275 atleast by the end of this log. But on a deficit, low carb and all, it will be more than impressive. I also realized, 1 legged leg presses are great! You get to concentrate on form and get full rom along with it. I perspired a whole lot less today. Good day!
Duration: 1 hr
Cardio and Streching
Cardio= 15 min. on Epi and Low intensity, resistance
Streching= 15 min. 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout
Total Duration= 1 hr 30 min.
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Sleep- Good. 7 hours.
The Day- Decided to take the much needed off-day. I'm feeling absolutely great! Ever since I jumped out of bed this morning, the day has been going very well for me. I have finally made my peace with the low carb lifestyle once again! Cannot wait to see what the next week of training will go like. Felt absolutely pumped all day, today. I was retaining fluids like a water buffalo, but it's all seemed to just disappear. Adding an alkaline base to your food (ex. veggies) really does help. My muscles don't feel flat at all. Like I'm not even on a low carb diet. Great stuff!
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Spinach, Chicken, Almonds, PB
2:00- Spinach, Chicken, Almonds, PB
5:00- Spinach, Chicken, Almonds, PB
7:30- Spinach, Chicken, Almonds, PB
9:00- Green MAGnitude
10:30- Spinach, Chicken, Almonds, PB
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pu12en12g
07-22-2006, 03:18 AM
Sleep- Good. 7 hours.
The Day- Decided to take the much needed off-day. I'm feeling absolutely great! Ever since I jumped out of bed this morning, the day has been going very well for me. I have finally made my peace with the low carb lifestyle once again! Cannot wait to see what the next week of training will go like. Felt absolutely pumped all day, today. I was retaining fluids like a water buffalo, but it's all seemed to just disappear. Adding an alkaline base to your food (ex. veggies) really does help. My muscles don't feel flat at all. Like I'm not even on a low carb diet. Great stuff!
Awesome.. sounds like all systems go at this point !!
ab-swing asianbabe
07-22-2006, 04:29 AM
wow @ your diet... amazing, ever get sick of it? :)
wow @ your diet... amazing, ever get sick of it? :)I'm not going to lie to you ..
no :P
I did get sick of it a little while ago, hence the cheats, but usually never.
Awesome.. sounds like all systems go at this point !!Yup! Today's workout felt awesome! Haven't had one like this in a while.
Measure-
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It's from here on where I will be giving in a 100%. No more cheats, no more excuses, no more nothing. I have to look good by the end of sept for personal reasons.
New Goals: I'm going to lower calories, like I have done already, and go in for a cut with retaining as much muscle as possible.
Taste- Absolutely delightful! Very refreshing, mixes without a problem. But I do notice some granular residue left behind.
10/10
Fullness- So-so. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it isn't.
7/10
Strength- Way up! My usual weights seem ligher and I can go on to lift heavier. Keep in mind, I am cutting.
8/10
Endurance- Hasn't been good at all. I get fatigued quite easily. Not really done me great as a pre-workout supp, but does it's job as a creatine supp for sure.
3/10
Pumps- I don't train for pumps, but these past few times when I did get them, it's insane.
8/10
Recovery- Much better than before.
7/10
Update Pictures-
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Morning, no carbs- go easy :)
Sleep- Slept only 6 hours, but felt very refreshed
The Day- Got my butt out of bed and went straight to weigh in, measure and picture. I was a little bit disappointed to say the least, but I'm used to it. I was out most of the morning and mid-afternoon. Anyway, about time I bought myself a shirt. However, this was a medium. Due to my build, the shirt is absolutely skin tight around my back, shoulders, chest, arms and way to loose around the waist. I don't like attention, so I keep from wearing something 'tight' (for the lack of a better word). But holy crap, I looked totally buff in it. My gf thought so too. I look totally different clothed, than I would bare. Heck, this was the first time some chick at the gym actually hit on me. I am very unapproachable, I have the meanest look when I am lifting, have headphones on and don't make eye contact at all. And out of nowhere, this girl who I have seen working out on occasion, comes up and asks me out. Hot as hell, but I'm already going out with someone else. Moral of the story: Get more M shirts :)
Also, egg whites taste just like juice if you add something to flavour it.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Chicken, PB, Almonds, Broccoli
1:00- Almonds, Egg white (with a little whey to flavour)
4:00- Chicken, PB, Almonds, Broccoli
5:15- Green MAGnitude
5:45--7:30- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
8:30- Chicken, PB, Almonds, Broccoli
11:00- Eggs, Egg white, Veggies, low fat cheese
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Training
Today: Upper Body
Workout
Decline Dumbell Bench Press
45 x 10
50 x 6
50 x 6
55 x 5 <PR!
Deadlifts
105 x 5 // 60's x 5
105 x 5 // 60's x 5
60's x 7 // 105 x 3
60's x 5 // 105 x 3
Rows
95 x 8
95 x 8
85 x 8
85 x 8
Pec Dec/Chest Fly Machine
100 x 5
80 x 5 // 1/2 reps (4) held for 5-10 secs
80 x 5 // 1/2 reps (4) held for 5-10 secs
80 x 5 // 1/2 reps (2) held for 5-10 secs
Lat Pulldown
115 x 10
125 x 8
140 x 4 <PR!
125 x 6
Bicep Curls
60 x 8
60 x 5
40 x 10
70 x 5
Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
120 x 8
120 x 8
Overhead Tricep Extensions
40 x 8 (Double handed)
45 x 8 (Double handed)
Dips
BW x 10
BW x 6
BW x 5
BW x 5
Workout today was fantastic. I felt pumped and full on energy. Strength was working it's magic. Not had one like this, this past week. Cheers!\\
Duration: 1hr 15min
Cardio and Streching
Cardio= 20 min. Epi. @ low intensity/resis
Streching=10 min. 1 x after workout, 1 x after cardio
Total Duration: 1hr 45min.
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ddawg91
07-23-2006, 02:15 AM
Your attention to detail and logging is by far one of th ebest I have seen. Glad to hear you are feeling better and workout was great. Keep up the great work.
johnnyboog
07-23-2006, 10:52 AM
Your Log Has Inspired Me To Purchase This Product Sir. Thank You
Sleep- 8.5 hours
The Day- Sorry I didn't get the chance to post this up yesterday. Went out with a couple of friends to niagara for a birthday party. Left in the evening came back today at around late afternoon. To point to the obvious, it was awesome! I didn't drink, but had to eat off the venue. I didn't go indulging myself, kept it to a minimum, sipped water throughout and just ate whatever meat I could find. Had very little sleep, since we only got there at 10. Today was an off-day.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Grapefruit, Chicken, PB
2:00- Chick Peas, Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Chick Peas, Almonds, PB, Chicken
7:30--10:00- Almonds
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Later on, at the party, I'd estimate about 600-800 cals worth of food. (Not accounted for)
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Sleep- What sleep? I'm guessing about 3-4 hours in the car on the way back. Crappy, I know, but once in a while, I think it's ok to go out and live.
The Day- Well, for one I didn't really sleep. For two-
-I've been thinking about my training protocol. I've noticed that my stamina has really been affected and come down a lot. I am also cutting. This seems to be a perfect time to do either a super-set routine or a conditioning workout. Suffice to say, I will now be working out 1 body part a week. I might give legs a little time down the week, but once should do the trick. By lifting heavy as ever, I am ruining my chances at myofibrillar hypertrophy when I bulk and have sufficient calories coming in. You can see my hypothesis and some discussion here (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=10827097). In essense, I will be lowering the weight, upping the reps, and pushing for more fatigue and sarcoplasmic hypertrophy.
Surprisingly though, with no sleep, I still felt pretty killer. Got home, did a little eating and went hit the gym.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
9:00--12:00- Kept at eating some chicken breast from swiss chalet (pretty clean)
2:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Red Peppers (Oh almonds, how I missed you)
3:45- Green MAGnitude
4:00--5:45- Whey, BCAA, Leuince
6:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Red Peppers
9:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Red Peppers
11:00- Eggs, Egg white, Veggies
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Training
Today: Legs
Workout
Squats
95 x 20
105 x 20
155 x 12
155 x 12
245 x 4
155 x 12
Leg Presses
280 x 20 (Normal stance)
300 x 15 (Heels together)
300 x 15 (Normal stance)
300 x 15 (Heels together)
SLDL's
105 x 8
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 15
Leg Extensions
120 x 15 // 1 rep (60) held for 10 sec
120 x 15 // 1 rep (60) held for 10 sec
120 x 15 // 1 rep (60) held for 10 sec
120 x 15 // 1 rep (60) held for 10 sec
Calf Raises
255 x 15 (Standing)
255 x 15 (Standing)
135 x 15 (Seated)
135 x 15 (Seated)
115 x 25 (Seated)
Routine change was in place. I got murdered today. Ouch, it's been a while since I've done so many reps. What was good is I was pretty much on the spot with the weights to pick. All have increased since my last time with this protocol. My legs were rather dead by the end of it. Pumps were so intense, they were actually painful. I'm expecting really bad soreness. I hit this one hard. Stamina was great. Almost every set, except changing exercises, I kept rest to under 1 min. I drank a crapload of water as I sweated like crazy. Today just beat the crap out of me. Can't wait for tomorrow's beating :)
Duration: 1 hr 10min
Cardio and Streching
Cardio = Epi. for 20 min at low intensity
Streching = 15min; 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout
Total Duration: 1 hr 45min.
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Your attention to detail and logging is by far one of th ebest I have seen. Glad to hear you are feeling better and workout was great. Keep up the great work.Thanks, I'm lost for words.
Your Log Has Inspired Me To Purchase This Product Sir. Thank YouI'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed. It's priced reasonably, and for me, it's worked quite well. Much better than any creatine I have tried, that's a sure shot. Really hope you see some good results regardless. Thanks for following with me on this log man. Hope all is well.
Sleep- Pretty good. Got in 10 hours.
The Day- I'm feeling really depleted. I have been going way too low with my carbs. It was meant to be a good 10-15%, but I barely make half of that. I'm going to include more frequent refeeds for this purpose. I know my T4 to T3 conversion is definitely gone to crap. Got to do something about it. Today was pretty hot. Just felt lethargic and sleepy.
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Diet
Meals for Today
11:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Peppers
1:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Peppers
4:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Spinach
5:00- Green MAGnitude
5:30--7:00- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
8:30- Eggs, Egg Whites, Veggies (Tomato, Onions, Corriander)
11:00- Chicken drums, Spinach
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Training
Today: Shoulders
Workout
Seated Dumbell Presses
35 x 15 <PR
35 x 15 <PR
35 x 9
30 x 15
Front Raises
20 x 12/9 (R/L) <PR
15 x 15
15 x 15
15 x 15
Military Presses
65 x 10
55 x 10
55 x 10
Side Dumbell Rows
55 x 12
55 x 10
50 x 12
Lateral Raises
20 x 8
20 x 8
Dumbell Military Presses
30 x 10
30 x 10
Rear Delt Fly
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 8
70 x 8
Face Rows
75 x 10
75 x 10
Wow.. I did not see this coming. My delts were killing me from the start of it. I really forgot how high reps for delts especially, being a small muscle group and all, can knock you out. I started out great, but the first few sets in, my delts were already fatigued. Doing 10-15 controlled reps on a small muscle group like delts is hard. And these weren't easy reps, they were practically till failure. I aimed at hitting 15 reps on everything. Anything lower was pre-failure. Woo... now that was good. Anyway, strength was pretty much down again.
Duration:1 hr
Cardio - 20 min, Epi @ LI (Low Intensity)
Streching - 10 min. 1 x during workout, 1 x after workout
Total Duration: 1hr 30min
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Sleep- 8.5 hours
The Day- Did a little afternoon LI cardio, followed by a workout late evening. Today was my refeed meal (clean). Man carbs have never tasted so good. No signs of bloating yet. Limiting water intake around the meal really does help. Sweating quite a bit lately.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Peppers, Cottage Cheese
2:00- Oats, Banana, Whey, Cottage Cheese
5:00- Fish, Almonds, PB, Spinach, High Fiber Torts, Cottage Cheese
6:30- Green MAGnitude
7:00--8:00- Whey, BCAA, Leuince
9:00- Fish, Almonds, PB, Spinach, Cottage Cheese
11:00- Fish, Almonds, PB, Spinach, Cottage Cheese
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Training
Today: Chest
Workout
Decline Dumbell Bench Press
35 x 15
40 x 15
40 x 12
40 x 9
Flat Barbell Bench Presses
105 x 12
105 x 12
105 x 12
105 x 11
145 x 9
Incline Dumbell Presses
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 11
Fly Machine
60 x 8
60 x 8
60 x 8
60 x 8
50 x 1 (20 secs held)
Workout was pretty good. No strength loss issues. I took a 15-30 sec rest between sets and was able to go through my workout very quickly. I really feel stamina is slightly better with this. Heavy weights + not enough rest + deficit was killing me, not to mention was counterproductive. It really feels nice to leave the ego at the door, go in and look up at form and doing all those reps in a controlled manner.
Duration: 35 min
Cardio = 20 min @ LI Epi.
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30 min @ LI Epi. at 1:00
Streching = 5 min after workout
Total Duration = 55min.
Sleep- Good. 8 hours
The Day- Feeling pretty good. Took a small walk in the morning. No bloating at all as with the carb load. Chest has some soreness. That's about it.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
11:00- Eggs, Egg Whites, Veggies
1:30- Chicken, Almonds, PB, Spinach
4:00-Chicken, Almonds, PB, Spinach
7:00-Chicken, Almonds, PB, Spinach
8:00- Green MAGnitude
8:30--10:00- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
11:00- Fish, Almonds, PB, Cottage Cheese
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Training
Today: Arms
Workout
Barbell Curls [Supersetted w/] Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
45 x 15 [s] 90 x 15
45 x 12 [s] 90 x 15
45 x 9 [s] 90 x 10
45 x 8 [s] 90 x 8
45 x 6 [s] 90 x 5
Spider Curls [Supersetted w/] Overhead Tricep Extensions
45 x 8 [s] 25 x 6
45 x 5 [s] 25 x 5
45 x 4 [s] 25 x 5
45 x 4 [s] 25 x 5
Dips
BW x 10
BW x 6
BW x 6
BW x 5
Wirst Curls [Supersetted w/] Reverse Wirst Curls
45 x 10 [s] 45 x 10
45 x 10 [s] 45 x 10
45 x 10 [s] 45 x 6
45 x 8 [s] 45 x 6
Decided to just do supersets to work up some sweat since I was going light anyway. Wow, my arms were pumped like mad today. I could feel the veins just sticking out of my skin. I'd just start another set and right from rep 1, pump! It was pretty hard trying to get all the reps in as the set moved along. woo.. felt awesome.
Duration: 1hr
Cardio: 20 min; Low Intensity; Epi
Streching: 10 min; 1 x in workout, 1 x after workout
Total Duration: 1hr 30min
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ddawg91
07-27-2006, 11:47 PM
Wourkouts are looking great, there was no problem with shoulder soreness the next day on bench?
Wourkouts are looking great, there was no problem with shoulder soreness the next day on bench?Nope. My shoulders don't really experience any delayed soreness. I strech most when it comes to shoulders. Though a good point to note is that they did get fatigued quite easily while benching.
Sleep- 10 hours
The Day- I woke up, chugged down a little BCAA along with Green MAG, and went off for a small walk. Felt quite refreshed while at it. Still have a little soreness in the chest, but now it's more emanant in my forearms and tri's. I followed this later with another small walk in the evening and then 20 min's of LI cardio in the night. My calves have actually started to look rather nice. In case you missed it, today's an off :) Also, I realized I'm saving a ton of money while cutting. My normal day's worth of food lasts me more than 2 days now. Yippe! (Though I eat off of most of the groceries my mom brings mom)
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Diet
Meals for Today-
12:30- Chicken, Almonds, PB
3:00- Chicken, Almonds, PB. Peppers
6:00- Chicken, Almonds, PB. Peppers
8:30- Salmon, Almonds, PB
11:00- Chicken, Amonds, PB
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Sleep- Good. 7 hours
The Day- Was out all morning driving around and doing moving stuff. I don't think I mentioned it, but I am moving to a new house. Involved some heavy lifting so I got some good workout there. Also I found a loadable bar. This means I can buy weights and go up higher on my deadlifts, etc. which I am not allowed to do heavy in the gym. I will be getting some pull up bars and dip bars as well. Shove in all in the basement and I've got my little escape. More good news is that I will be moving out of my room comparable to a little storage room and getting the whole basement to myself! woot! Also guys, I might not be able to post a few days when I move out completely (comp included) and get the internet set up at the new place. Shouldn't be very long, however, I'll try and go to the public library and keep the updates coming.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Almonds, PB, Salmon, Egg Whites
1:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken
6:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
7:15- Green MAGnitude
7:45--9:00- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
10:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken Legs
12:30- High Fiber Tort
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Training
Today: Back
Workout
Deadlifts
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 15
Bent Over Barbell Rows
95 x 15
95 x 15
95 x 11
95 x 8
95 x 9 (Close Grip)
95 x 10 (Close Grip)
Lat Pulldowns
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 10
85 x 10 (Triangle Bar)
85 x 8 (Triangle Bar)
Seated One Hand Rows
35 x 10
35 x 10
Went very well. I thought I'd be worn out from doing all the work in the morning, but I pulled off some energy to get me through. There was minimal rest between sets. 15 reps of sets of deads done back to back breaks quite a sweat. I was completely drenched first exercise in.
Duration: 40min.
Cardio: 25 min. on Epi at mid-high intensity
Streching: 5 min after workout
Total Duration: 1hr 10min
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Sleep- 8.5 hours.
The Day- Pretty good. My refeed will be scheduled tomorrow, so can't wait. I finally start moving to my new place tomorrow. Felt pretty good the whole day. My appetite is for some reason, dead. I just don't feel like eating anymore. It sucks, but it's a welcome change for cutting. I wouldn't blame me either. I mean this- chicken, almonds, PB; day in and day out.. it'll do that to you. I'm just glad I've got my whole dedication and discipline back. Feel's great! Also, cutting has been working quite well in terms of fatloss. I've lost a note worthy amount of fat over my upper chest among other places. Vascularity still hasn't come out yet. Infact, I lost most of it since march-early april. I'm guessing a lower body fat will work towards it. I'll post up updates and pics next week.
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Diet
11:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
6:00- Green MAGnitude
6:30-7:20-- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
8:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Red Peppers
9:30- Eggs, Veggies, High Fiber Tort
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Training
Today: Abs
Workout
Crunches
120 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
105 x 10
BW x 10
Sit-ups
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
Fairly easy. My abs did get a reaction out of this. Disapointed I didn't even break a sweat. So far I'm liking this 1 body part a day thing. Makes things alot easier while cutting, without comprimising gains.
Duration: 25min.
Cardio = 30min. Mid-High intensity
Streching = no streching
Total Duration: 55min
ddawg91
07-31-2006, 12:15 AM
Does make it nice doing 1 part a day. Great updates!
CONTROLLED LABS
07-31-2006, 07:56 AM
Sleep- 8.5 hours.
The Day- Pretty good. My refeed will be scheduled tomorrow, so can't wait. I finally start moving to my new place tomorrow. Felt pretty good the whole day. My appetite is for some reason, dead. I just don't feel like eating anymore. It sucks, but it's a welcome change for cutting. I wouldn't blame me either. I mean this- chicken, almonds, PB; day in and day out.. it'll do that to you. I'm just glad I've got my whole dedication and discipline back. Feel's great! Also, cutting has been working quite well in terms of fatloss. I've lost a note worthy amount of fat over my upper chest among other places. Vascularity still hasn't come out yet. Infact, I lost most of it since march-early april. I'm guessing a lower body fat will work towards it. I'll post up updates and pics next week.
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Diet
11:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
6:00- Green MAGnitude
6:30-7:20-- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
8:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Red Peppers
9:30- Eggs, Veggies, High Fiber Tort
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Training
Today: Abs
Workout
Crunches
120 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
105 x 10
BW x 10
Sit-ups
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
Fairly easy. My abs did get a reaction out of this. Disapointed I didn't even break a sweat. So far I'm liking this 1 body part a day thing. Makes things alot easier while cutting, without comprimising gains.
Duration: 25min.
Cardio = 30min. Mid-High intensity
Streching = no streching
Total Duration: 55min
great log so far. good luck with your move :)
pu12en12g
07-31-2006, 01:29 PM
Strong cardio / outstanding updates !! :cool:
Sleep- 8 hours.
The Day- Went out for a couple of walks today. About 20-30 min each. It's so bloody hot though. I've had like 4 changes of clothes for today. 43 degree's cel. in Canada is really weird considering you freeze your ass of half the year round. I was feeling great until it was time for my workout. Guess all that walking left me hypoglycemic, but still had a good workout. Today was the refeed. Nothing to rave about really. Just had some chick peas, tortillas and a fruit. Feeling kinda bloated though. Had way too much water with the meal, plus the damn fruit was juicy as hell, so more water.I'm going to start including a little more fruit and veggies in my diet. Grapefruit seems like an awesome food. The Naringin in it actually suppresses the P450 cytochromosome, which is responsible for metabolising various things, xanthines, etc. I'd rather take a longer time than keep tanking my T3 levels and stopping progress in it's tracks. Anyway, carbs today was yum yum.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
10:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
2:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
6:00- Green MAG
6:15-7:30- Whey, BCAA, Leucine
8:00- Chicken, Almonds, PB, Torts, Chick Peas
9:00- 1/2 Grapefruit
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Training
Today: Legs
Workout
Leg Extensions
120 x 15 + 1 x 10 secs
120 x 15 + 1 x 10 secs
120 x 10 + 1 x 10 secs
90 x 15 + 1 x 10 secs
90 x 12 + 1 x 10 secs
SLDL's85 x 10
85 x 10
85 x 10
85 x 10
Squats
155 x 10
155 x 10
155 x 10
155 x 10
105 x 15
One Legged Leg Presses
160 x 10
160 x 8
140 x 12
140 x 10
Seated Calf Raises
90 x 20
90 x 15
90 x 15
Holy cow, I could actually feel my muscles working with this weight. You know, the kind of feeling you get when you go heavier or haven't worked out in a while. The actual straining and all. Think the legs got some well deserved rest and recovery. I just know they are going to hurt like hell tomorrow, even with all the streching and cardio I did. Strength was pretty good for the most part, but I felt pretty hypoglycemic during the workout. Sleepy, lethargic, that kind of thing. Was sweating like crazy today.
Duration: 1 hr
Cardio = 15 min @ mid-high intensity + 10 min @ low intensity
Streching = 15min, During, after workout and after cardio
Total Duration: 1 hr 30 min.
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TimoteoS
08-01-2006, 04:24 PM
Xven, please shoot me a PM, I have some ideas I would like to discuss with you. If you have an AIM screen name, please PM it so we can talk :)
Xven, please shoot me a PM, I have some ideas I would like to discuss with you. If you have an AIM screen name, please PM it so we can talk :)Done
Sleep- 7 hours, with waking up so many times in between, I can't even remember. Had someone staying the night, with an undiagnosed case of snorning. Thank god I kept myself from stifling her with a pillow. Wouldn't want to mess up my new place now, would I :) In all seriousness though, somebody make a damn anti-snore product.
The Day- I had to walk home from my new place (still not moved out) which took a good 40-45 min. Needless to say, it was insanely hot. We almost hit a record high today with the temp. I'm carrying a little bloat since yesterday, nothing significant. Also, with all the sweating and washing, it's either that most of my shirts that just fit me perfectly, have either shrunk, or I've gotten bigger. Just to inflate my ego, I'll go with the comforting second option. I had much of a cotton mouth today. The kind where no matter how much your drink, your throat still feels shriveled and dehydrated. I'm liking the periodic carb meals. So far, I have no complaints about bloating substansially and feel much fuller. I am including 1/2 a grapefruit pre-workout as of now. It's barely much, like 13 carbs and that is a small price for the big returns. Every 4th to 5th day is where I will keep it. And guess what, my legs weren't sore today haha.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
11:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Red Peppers
2:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
7:00- Green MAGnitude
7:15- 1/2 Grapefruit
7:30--9:00- Whey, BCAA
9:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Lentils (Yellow)
11:30- Chicken Leg
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Training
Today: Chest
Workout
Decline DB Bench Press
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12
Barbell Bench Press
125 x 10
125 x 10
125 x 8
125 x 10
Dips
BW x 12
BW x 10
BW x 6
BW x 5
Incline DB Bench Press
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
Fly Machine
60 x 10
60 x 6 + 1 (10 secs)
60 x 5 + 1 (10 secs)
60 x 5 + 1 (10 secs)
Workout was fantastic. For some reason my gym was desolate. Works for me. My chest got pumped like mad. As if the part where my shirt got generally tight wasn't enough, it got even tighter now. Nonetheless, it felt awesome! I met a friend from school who had not seen me since march, and he noticed that I had indeed gotten bigger. Felt great to hear that vote of confidence. Recovery between sets was average, though I didn't keep much of a rest at all. Almost carried the pump through the workout (No waiting for benches, weights, machines, etc.) There should be more days like this :Thumbsup:
Duration: 45min
Cardio = 20 min at mid-high intensity and 10 min at Low intensity
Guys, it was scary.. and a little smelly to be fair. I had my whole shirt wet by the end of this session. Also felt absolutely worn out, felt lightheaded and dizzy. Stupid cardio. Rest assure, the walk home wasn't much fun. Was hard to keep from getting hit by a car or some crazy woman's shopping cart.
Streching = 10 min. During workout, after workout
Total Duration = 1 hr 25 min
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Sleep- Pretty good. 8 hours
The Day- Woke up pretty early again. Went out to the P.O. to mail a couple of things. Amounted to a 20 min walk. It's freakishly hot pretty much everyday now. I drank plenty of water, still got totally dehydrated with just that little walk. I'm going to have to start carrying a bottle with me everywhere. I felt hungry as hell today. Appetite was raging. Friends were over ordered Pizza, chinese takeout, etc. and there I sat eating me' peanut butter, almonds, chicken. Just lucky they've got used to this. Before, I couldn't stand the amount of fun they'd make and stupid questions they'd ask. But hey, I found this tabasco hot sauce which is 0 cals per serving, only ingredients in it are vinegar, red peppers and salt; and it tastes AMAZING. McIlhenny Co. Tabasco Pepper Sauce -- get it! Also, I will surely be eating more veggies from now on, my bowel movements aren't exactly friendly anymore :). I got quite lazy and sleepy towards the end of the day. Thinking of calling it a day and not going to the gym, but I didn't keep it from preventing me to go finally. Got worn out though. Came home had a little meal and got knocked out. Next thing I know, it's morning :D
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Diet
I'm out of whey and won't be utilzing it anymore during the cut. Thought about it, why would I need an unecessary insulin spike, when I can just eat a little more whole food and prevent anything like it. Also guys, I'm down to an amazing 174 on my home scale (just bought a few days ago) so I'll say about 3-4 pounds added with clothes, should be about 177-178 w/ clothes. I'll be dropping come cals accordingly.
Meals for today-
10:00- Almonds, PB, chicken
2:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, High Fiber Torts
7:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Spinach
8:45- BCAA, Green MAG
10:15- BCAA
11:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Spinach
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Training
Today: Arms
Workout
Bicep Curls Supersetted with Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
45 x 15 // 90 x 15
45 x 12 // 90 x 15
45 x 9 // 90 x 12
45 x 9 // 90 x 10
45 x 7 // 105 x 10
55 x 5 // 105 x 8
55 x 5 // 105 x 8
Hammer Grip Pullups Supersetted with Behind the Back Tricep ExtensionsBW x 10 // 25 x 7
BW x 10 // 25 x 5
BW x 7 // 25 x 5
BW x 7 // 25 x 4
BW x 4 // 25 x 2
Reverse Wrist Curls Supersetted with Wrist Curls
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
85 x 1 (20 secs) // 85 x 1 (15 secs)
75 x 1 (15 secs) // 75 x 1 (15 secs)
My arms were killing me. Not for long have I been able to do so many supersets back to back. The shirt I was wearing is now literally loose around the arms. Looks like it's streched out on the upper part. Great, I'm down another shirt. I'm somewhere where M shirts are a little too tight and L shirts are a little too loose. This sucks. When I was fat I couldn't get a shirt to fit right and now it's the same damn thing. Arrgg! Pump was crazy! I see more veins coming out on my left forearm, and a whole bunch of them. It's gonna look sick once they get bigger or I lose bf. Recovery was so damn exceptional today. My arms were hurting with the pump, and still I'd go set for set. I'm loving this.
Duration- 55 min
Cardio= 25 min mid-high intensity // 5 min Low intensity
Streching= 5min, 1 x after workout
Streched more of the side of my chest than anything. Just didn't feel it in the arms this time.
Total Duration: 1 hr 30min
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pu12en12g
08-03-2006, 10:41 AM
My arms were killing me. Not for long have I been able to do so many supersets back to back. The shirt I was wearing is now literally loose around the arms. Looks like it's streched out on the upper part. Great, I'm down another shirt. I'm somewhere where M shirts are a little too tight and L shirts are a little too loose. This sucks. When I was fat I couldn't get a shirt to fit right and now it's the same damn thing. Arrgg! Pump was crazy! I see more veins coming out on my left forearm, and a whole bunch of them. It's gonna look sick once they get bigger or I lose bf. Recovery was so damn exceptional today. My arms were hurting with the pump, and still I'd go set for set. I'm loving this.
Awesome !! Incredible updates :eek:
Sleep- 9 hours.
The Day- Woke up, went out for a walk after a little hanging around. About the normal 25-30 min. Decided today would be a nice time for an off. Chest is still kinda sore if I flex, no problems with other stuff. I will have 3 days to do abs, shoulders and back, then Aug 7th is a stupid holiday, so I don't have a choice but to get an off-day. Had a bunch of crap to do like call the banks, etc. get my address changed. Took quite a while finishing that up. My second walk was about 5-10 min. Started raining, so I had to call it quits. Got an actual cardio session towards the night, about 35 min and a little streching.
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Diet
Meals for Today-
12:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Prawns, Tomato Gravy
6:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Prawns, Tomato Gravy
8:45- Green MAGnitude
9:00--10:00- BCAA
10:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Prawns, Tomato Gravy, High Fiber Tort
12:00- Prawns, Almonds, Tomato Gravy
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Cardio
25 min @ Mid-High Intensity + 10 min @ Low Intensity
I was amazed at the difference a cardio session without prior lifting makes. My heartrate took quite an effort to get up. It was the lowest I've ever seen it. When I lift, my starting heartrate is always 132-140. Today it was much into the 120's and didn't climb until I put more effort into getting it going. Endurace was pretty cool, flew right threw it. I didn't sweat as much as I do normally. Good stuff..
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Sleep- 8 hours
The Day- Took to getting in a walk when I woke up. About 25-30min. I was feeling extremely down and depressed, flat as hell. I got back, checked my temp it was about 38.5 degrees, sweating like crazy and feeling weak as hell. Decided I was in no form to workout. Girlfriend came over, we watched a couple of movies. Fell asleep during and woke up a bit later. Felt dizzy, nauteous and lightheaded, man this was not good. I think I didn't cook my damn prawns (shrimp) well enough, or maybe even a bad batch. The best part of the day was when she decides to cook for me. Your gonna love this- I wake up, she tells me I knocked out a couple of hours ago and she made me something for me to eat which was "high" in protein, just like I liked it. Guess what it was- Kraft Dinner lol. Was in no mood to make anything or seem ungrateful for what she did, I admit this was absolutely sweet of her-- so I just shut up and ate up. Made some hot brownies too. It morning now, and I probably slept 12 hours not counting the part where I dozed off. I'm back on track from here on.. feeling a little bit better than before for sure. Sorry, didn't really track my cals yesterday, ate quite a bit though.
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Sleep- 11-12 hours.
The Day- Feeling a whole lot better today. Temp is still a little high, but weakness has gone. Back on track with everything. I think the crap food did me good. Feeling nice and full, although I have some water retention, but I look even leaner. Went out for a short walk in the morning (15min). I'm didn't/not taking any medication or anti-biotics so nothing will skew with the results. Alright, I'm calling it a night now.
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Diet
12:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
6:30- BCAA
8:30- Green MAGnitude (Post-workout)
9:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Onions, Spinach
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Training
Today: Back
Workout
Deads
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 14
85 x 14
Bent over rows
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 10
85 x 10
85 x 10 (Close Grip)
85 x 8 (Close Grip)
Shrugs
225 x 20
225 x 15
Lat Pulldown
95 x 15
85 x 12 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 8 (Triangle)
One-Arm Rowing
35 x 10
35 x 10
I was expecting to feel like utter crap during this... and I did. Strength remained unaffected, but my mood, motivation, that kind of stuff, went to hell. Still got a great workout in, just didn't feel like I did. Rest was kept to a min. between sets. Need I mention, right from finishing the second set of deads, my forearms were pumped like crazy and carried on pretty much throughout. When I went onto rows, the whole my arm was filled. Heck, even my back got a pump? And for some reason chest too. Wow, I looked like one pumped mofo today lol. Felt the exercises hitting the back too. Nice indeed!
Duration: 50 min.
Cardio= 30 min. Low intensity
I wanted to do my normal mid-high, but I was feeling hypertensive. Head was hurting if I went too fast and my nose started feeling funny too.
Streching= 15 min. During workout and after workout
Total Duration: 1 hr 35min
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ddawg91
08-05-2006, 11:43 PM
Man that is a long time to sleep, body must have need it though. The only time I sleep like that is if I am sick.
Loog it lookign great and updatea are looking good.
Sleep- 10 hours. I woke up at around 8 but just went back to bed.
The Day- Went for a short walk in the morning. Felt dehydrated the moment I stepped out. Think I got tanned in the 15min I was out. I hadn't shaved till evening, but when I did, whoa did I look funny. I had a white complexion on my face and my forearms looked tanned. I think it's just the weather, almost every afternoon I take a little nap. I feel sleepy and lethargic, apart from the fact that I'm still a little sick. I think I may have strained a nerve connecting into my neck or something. I strech my head too much to the right and I get this nerve pull type of feeling in my neck. Hopefully it should go away. Had quite an appetite today. Ate quite a bit after my workout and still never got full. Funny thing is, everytime I eat a bit more, I feel much leaner in the mornings. I cannot attribute this to thermogensis or increased thyroid output for today atleast as most of it was low-carb. But since I did have cheese and tortilla's, I'm guessing a small amount of carbs and cheese (high in leucine) being insulinotropic could have got something going for me. Oh well, I favour the results so maybe I'll spare a few brain cells trying not to figure.
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Diet
Today-
12:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
4:00- Cheese, Almonds
6:00- BCAA
8:20- Green MAG (PWO)
9:00- Torts, Eggs, Egg whites, almonds
10:30- Torts, Cheese, Almonds
12:30- Prawns
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Training
Today: Shoulders, Abs
Workout
Seated Dumbell Presses
35 x 15
35 x 15
30 x 15
30 x 13
Front Raises
20 x 10(R) + 9(L)
20 x 12(R) + 13(L)
15 x 15
15 x 15
Rows
50 x 12
50 x 8
Side Dumbell Presses
35 x 10(R) + 9(L)
30 x 8
Reverse Flies
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
Crunches/Sit Ups
105 x 10
BW x 10
105 x 10
BW x 10
105 x 10
BW x 10
120 x 10
BW x 10
BW x 15
BW x 12
BW x 12
BW x 12
Seemed like a repeat of yesterday. No friggin' motivation, just skimming through the exercises like I had to, not like I wanted to. Shoulders get really pumped and fatigued with high reps. Felt like throwing up during the workout too, but just sucked it up and finished up. One thing I've noticed, is when there are no people/only a few people around me (the kind that sleep between setsm not rest) I find it really unmotivating. But when the gym is crowded, I'm at my best and totally motivated. Call me egolistic, but I hate the idiot who would pick up about 5 pounds more than me, come right next to me, throw every part in his body to pick it up for 3-4 reps, no form whatsoever, inflate his ego, smile and try to outshine me again. No **** buddy, there's a reason I'm lifting light and doing high controlled reps. Sometimes I just feel like lifting what I can and wiping that smuck look off his face. Eh .. I have issues, I guess :(
Duration: 1 hr.
Cardio: 30 min @ LI
Man, totally forced right through it. Most BORING session ever! Took an eternity to get through it. My heart rate went really low considering where it would be normally. Damn..
Streching: 5 min After workout
Total Duration: 1 hr 35min.
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Sleep- 9 hours
The Day- Holiday today, so the gym was closed. Just went out with my family to various places and then helped with some moving into the house. I think I really should get my basement floor carpeted or atleast padded. It's pretty much empty right now, so I started doing stupid **** like cartwheels, handstands, etc. I'm no gymnast, so you can see how that went with a nice tiled floor. Anyway, got back home, a couple of friends convinced me to go play soccer, but this smartass of mine wore sandals. Needless to say, I broke my toenail, bleed a little and formed a nice clot. Crown me the king of stupidity, I earned it dammit.
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Diet
Today-
12:00- Almonds, Chicken, PB
4:00- Almonds, Chicken, PB, Eggs
6:00- BCAA
9:00- Almonds, Chicken, PB, Torts, Cheese, Prawns
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Sleep- 8 hours
The Day- Got in a small 15 min. walk in the morning. My body temp was high again and made me feel like crap. Feeling weak and completely flat. Had quite an appetite going too. Took a nice 3-4 hour nap which cut me off on training, so I had only half an hour before the gym closed. And to make things better, I ate a load before I hit the gym.
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Diet
Today-
12:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
3:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
5:00- Fish Burgers, bread
10:00- Homemade chicken pizza + Green MAG
11:30- Homemade chicken pizza
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Training
Today: Legs
Workout
Squats supersetted SLDLS
155 x 10 // 85 x 10
155 x 10 // 85 x 10
Rest
155 x 10 // 85 x 10
155 x 10 // 85 x 10
255 x 5 <Squats
Leg Presses
300 x 10
300 x 10
300 x 10
Leg extensions supersetted Calf Raises
105 x 12 + 45 x 1(10 secs) // 115 x 15
105 x 12 + 45 x 1(10 secs) // 115 x 15
120 x 12 + 45 x 1(10 secs)
No cardio, No streching
Workout didn't feel very great, being I just ate a load and was lifting with a full tummy. Miracle I didn't throw up, but I assure, during and after I didn't feel swell. Surprised at my strength for this. My heartrate was off the charts and yet I kept going set after set. I took to quite a sweat for such a short session too.
Total Duration: 35 min.
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Sleep- 7.5 hours
The Day- Wasn't feeling my greatest. Went out to play some soccer, underestimated the amount of water I would have needed, found myself pretty dehydrated. Fun, nonetheless. Spent some time watching a movie, took a small nap, then hit the gym.
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Diet
Today-
11:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
1:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken
4:00-Almonds, PB, Chicken
7:00-Almonds, PB, Chicken
8:00- Green MAG
9:30- Almonds, Chicken, Cheese
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Training
Today: Chest
Workout
Decline Dumbell Presses
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10
Bench Presses
130 x 10
130 x 10
130 x 10
130 x 9
Dips
BW x 9
BW x 12
BW x 10
Fly Machine
100 x 8
60 x 10 + 1 (10 secs)
60 x 7 + 1 (10 secs)
60 x 5 + 1 (10 secs)
50 x 1 (20 secs)
Workout was fantastic. Strength today was absolutely present. I'd definitely attribute this to yesterdays carbs. I haven't experienced something like this since I've been on low carbs, and my refeeds aren't exactly worth even being called refeeds. I will be doing this more often. During cutting with all the strength losses, some size loss and no energy, it can all really get to you. So a day to pig out on carbs (and try and keep 'em healthy) is great not only for the psychological aspects, but perhaps physiological as well. Got quite a pump out of it too, especially during streching and after quick sets.
Duration: 45 min.
Cardio: 30 min. Low Intensity
Streching: 10 min. during and after workout
Total Duration: 1 hr 25min
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Sleep- 8 hours
The Day- I felt fine in the morning, went out to play some soccer for about a half hour. By mid-afternoon I started feeling sore. My chest got really sore and my legs had a considerable amount as well. Felt flat and depleted. No energy, and I'm making it a habbit of taking short a nap. Probably from feeling hypoglycemic from the morning. Was in absolutely no mood to workout today, but after quite a bit of contemplating, went through with it. I would look to have a refeed around sat. I am getting really sick of just eating boring chicken breasts, almonds and PB. I can't seem to get full on it anymore. I'll try and incorporate something else in place.
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Diet
Today-
11:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
2:00- Eggs, Egg whites, High Fiber Torts, Chicken
4:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, High Fiber Torts
7:00-Almonds, PB, Chicken, High Fiber Torts
8:30- Green MAG
11:30- Almonds, PB, Lean Beef, High Fiber Torts
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Training
Today: Arms
Workout
Bicep Curls /supersetted with/ Overhead Tricep Extensions
35 x 10 (hammer Grip)
35 x 10 (Hammer Grip)
45 x 8 // 25 x 8(r) x 10(L)
45 x 7 // 25 x 6(r) x 10 (L)
45 x 7 // 25 x 6(r) x 10 (L)
45 x 8 // 25 x 5 (r) x 5(L)
Bicep Curls /supersetted with/ Skullcrushers
45 x 5 // 65 x 8
45 x 6 // 65 x 8
45 x 6 // 65 x 6
45 x 6 // 65 x 6
Hammer Grip Pull-ups /supersetted with/ Overhead Tricep Pushdowns
BW x 12 // 110 x 10
BW x 8 // 110 x 10
BW x 8 // 110 x 10
BW x 5 // 110 x 8
Reverse Wirst Curls /supersetted with/ Wirst Curls
65 x 8 // 65 x 8
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 6 // 45 x 10
I was in two minds about working out today. I had no energy for most of the day and got pretty sore. Right from the first part of hitting the weights, I could feel I was in no mood to lift today. I was thinking of just leaving this for tomorrow, but as I went along I could feel myself getting more motivated. I put forth all the effort I could into the workout and it turned out great! The pumps in my arms are getting increasingly insane. I never worked out for a pump before, nor did I get too much of one, but now, it's emanant almost everytime and it feel's great.
Duration: 1 hr
Cardio= 10min LI
Streching= none
Total Duration: 1 hr 10min
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pu12en12g
08-12-2006, 05:25 AM
I was in two minds about working out today. I had no energy for most of the day and got pretty sore. Right from the first part of hitting the weights, I could feel I was in no mood to lift today. I was thinking of just leaving this for tomorrow, but as I went along I could feel myself getting more motivated. I put forth all the effort I could into the workout and it turned out great! The pumps in my arms are getting increasingly insane. I never worked out for a pump before, nor did I get too much of one, but now, it's emanant almost everytime and it feel's great.
Awesome man.. and incredible, detailed updates... keep up the awesome work and dedication !!
Sleep- 9 hours
The Day- I was sore all over, so decided to take an off day today. Appetite was raving as well. Eat quite a bit, but kept it clean. My veins have started to jump out more than usual, I'm loving that. Just had some friends over, didn't do much. I'm starting to really like coffee all of a sudden too. Must have had like 8 cups in about a 3 hour span.
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Diet
Today-
11:00- Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts, Chicken
1:30- High Fiber Torts, Eggs, Egg whites, cheese, almonds
4:00- High Fiber Torts, Eggs, Egg whites, cheese, Almonds
6:00- Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts, Chicken
7:00--10:00 Milk (Coffee)
10:00- High Fiber Torts, Eggs, Egg whites, cheese, Almonds
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Sleep- 8 hours
The Day- Woke up and had to do a bunch of stuff at my new place, so pretty much spent the entire day there. Did a some light moving and shifting around. As far as diet went, I didn't have much of a choice since there aren't any dishes, untensils, etc. moved and no food, so I just had to eat what was ordered. Ended up being Chinese, Pizza; all the good stuff. Got back just in time before the gym closed and had myself a quick session.
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Diet
Didn't log cals :(
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Training
Today: Back
Workout
Deads
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 15
Bent Over Rows
95 x 15
95 x 12
95 x 10
95 x 10
95 x 8 (Close grip)
95 x 8
Shrugs
225 x 15
225 x 15
225 x 15
Lat Pulldowns
95 x 15
95 x 10
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 8 (Triangle)
One Arm Rows
40 x 10
I pushed it up a notch today since I had only about 45 min to work with. Right from the first set, I was completely focused. To my dismay, there is this guy, a typical "chatty nanny" I haven't seen in a while. So in reality, I had a lot less time than I thought I had. Oh well, still got in a good workout, so I'm not complaining. Got pretty pumped the first few sets, but then it didn't stick around long.
No Cardio and Streching
Total Duration: 45 min
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pu12en12g
08-13-2006, 10:01 AM
Chinese, Pizza; all the good stuff. Got back just in time before the gym closed and had myself a quick session.
That's my boy blue ! ! ! ! :D
Sleep- 7 hours
The Day- Had to wake up quite early to help my dad bring something he bought to the new house. Took much longer than I had expected, so I couldn't just go back to bed like I had oringinally planned. I'll get pics, measures; all that as soon as we get bulk of the stuff done. My cut's been quite successful so far, and I'm sticking with it till I'm satisfied. It was insanely hot outside, so I didn't quite get a walk in. Just went to the gym and bout' it.
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Diet
Today-
10:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken
12:00- High Fiber Torts, Eggs, Egg whites, veggies, Almonds
3:00- Almonds, Salmon, Chick Peas
6:00- Almonds, Salmon, Chick Peas
7:00- Green MAG
10:00- Chicken, Almonds, High Fiber Torts, 1/2 protein bar
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Training
Today: Shoulders, Abs
Workout
Seated Dumbell Presses
35 x 15
35 x 15
40 x 12
40 x 10
Front Raises
20 x 8
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12
DB Rows
50 x 12
50 x 12
Side Dumbell Presses
30 x 10
30 x 10
Reverse Fly'es
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
Crunches
110 x 12
BW x 10
110 x 10
BW x 10
110 x 10
BW x 10
110 x 10
BW x 10
110 x 10
BW x 10
Strength increases were quite nice. Weights were up'ed and still felt lighter. Again, thinking this might as well be the doing of the carbs yesterday, and to an extent today. Doing set after set too fast with shoulders just makes them hurt like hell. Found it quite hard doing too many sets without much of a rest. The pump didn't subside at all. Great workout.
Duration: 1 hr
Cardio: 10 min. Low Intensity
Streching: 5 min, after workout
Total Duration: 1 hr 15min
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ddawg91
08-14-2006, 10:43 AM
Workouts are looking pretty good, when are we going to see some updated pics?
Workouts are looking pretty good, when are we going to see some updated pics?Soon enough. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, I'll get pics, measures; all that as soon as we get bulk of the stuff done. With all the moving, calling different places to get the addy changed, I haven't had much time. I'll get pics posted very likely in a week or less.
Sleep- 9.5 hours
The Day- Went for a walk (20-25 min) in after noon. Most of the day was hectic with being "on hold" with customer service for lots of things. Man, I didn't even realize the amount of places/things that I needed to change my address on. A part of moving a few things got canned because it rained. Let it all out in the gym, had a great workout.
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Diet
Today-
11:00- High Fiber Torts, Chicken, Almonds
2:00- High Fiber Torts, Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
5:30- High Fiber Torts, Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
7:30- Almonds, High Fiber Torts
8:00- Green MAG
9:45- High Fiber Torts, Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
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Training
Today: Legs
Workout
Leg Extensions //supersetted// SLDL's
105 x 15 + 1 (10secs) // 85 x 10
105 x 12 + 1 (15secs) // 85 x 10
105 x 12 + 1 (15secs) // 85 x 10
105 x 12 + 1 (15secs) // 85 x 10
Squats
105 x 20
155 x 10
245 x 5
245 x 5
245 x 6
245 x 5 + 155 x 5 + 105 x 12 (Dropset, rest while deloading weights)
1 Legged Leg Presses
140 x 10
140 x 10
Seated (/Standing) Calf Raises
115 x 15
115 x 15
115 x 15
115 x 15
225 x 15 (Standing)
225 x 15 (Standing)
BB Alternating Lunges
75 x 16
85 x 12
Workout went fantastic! I don't know what came over me, but I decided to just do my squats the way I like 'em.. heavier. I am almost certain I can pull off about 260-270 for 2-3 reps atleast. I will aim for that as I move along. Doing this conditioning/high rep thing has worked great. I have got most of my stamina back and my strength has increased sligthly due to the stamina. The squats were done with about a 30-45 sec rest. I knew my legs and mostly my gluteus (due to those darn lunges) would kill me the day after and guess what, they do! Mentally, it was a great break of a workout from the sloppy mood I've been in lately.
Duration: 1 hr 15min
Cardio: 15 min at Low intensity
Streching: 10 min, during workout and after workout
Total Duration: 1 hr 40min
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Sleep- 7.5 hours
The Day- Holy cow! My lower body was killing me. I could barely walk. Hammies, quads, gluteus; name it, all sore and I love it! I went out for a walk anyway. Though getting the blood flowing would help in getting rid of lactic build-up, if any ( I know DOMS is completely different) More of a stroll, really. The old man with the cane was faster than me. Contemplated getting behind him, tapping his shoulder followed by a swift kick to the balls and making off with his cane, but nah, I'll save it for later. I couldn't bend or sit without experiencing pain, so I thought twice about working out today. Did so anyway. I knew the DOMS would get much worse following today, then subside by the 4th to 5th day after the initial session. The pics will be coming shortly. I don't have my cam on me. Sister made off with it for a summer camp or maybe my parents put her in a circus. Who knows, but she won't be back until the 25th, so I have to hope my girlfriend "remembers" to get her cam this time, which I remind her to do everyday, but she so convienently forgets. :)
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Diet
Today-
11:30- Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
2:00- Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
4:00-Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
6:00- Protein Bar
7:00- Green MAG
9:00- Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
11:00- Fish bites
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Training
Today: Chest
Workout
Decline DB Bench Press
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 10
40 x 10
45 x 7
BB Bench Press
105 x 10
105 x 10
105 x 10
195 x 4 + 105 x 8 (Dropset, rest while deloading)
Fly Machine
90 x 6
70 x 8 + 1 (10 secs)
70 x 6 + 1 (10 secs)
70 x 5 + 1 (10 secd)
50 x 10 + 1 (10 secs)
Incline BB Bench Press
130 x 8
130 x 8
130 x 8
Think I've been in such a better mood lately. In the gym, atleast. Workout was great! Strength is still up and so is stamina and energy. Rest was about 15-45 secs depending on how I felt after a set. Had to give out a little time for my delts to recover, they took quite a beating for bench press. Also, the fact that I am making my workouts much shorter seems to be helping. Either case, I hope this sticks with me.
Duration: 40 min
Cardio: None
Streching: 10min, after workout
Total Duration: 50min
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pu12en12g
08-16-2006, 06:50 PM
Sleep- 7.5 hours
The Day- Holy cow! My lower body was killing me. I could barely walk. Hammies, quads, gluteus; name it, all sore and I love it! I went out for a walk anyway. Though getting the blood flowing would help in getting rid of lactic build-up, if any ( I know DOMS is completely different) More of a stroll, really. The old man with the cane was faster than me. Contemplated getting behind him, tapping his shoulder followed by a swift kick to the balls and making off with his cane, but nah, I'll save it for later. I couldn't bend or sit without experiencing pain, so I thought twice about working out today. Did so anyway. I knew the DOMS would get much worse following today, then subside by the 4th to 5th day after the initial session. The pics will be coming shortly. I don't have my cam on me. Sister made off with it for a summer camp or maybe my parents put her in a circus. Who knows, but she won't be back until the 25th, so I have to hope my girlfriend "remembers" to get her cam this time, which I remind her to do everyday, but she so convienently forgets. :)
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Diet
Today-
11:30- Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
2:00- Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
4:00-Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
6:00- Protein Bar
7:00- Green MAG
9:00- Almonds, Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Veggies
11:00- Fish bites
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1340/aug15zp2.th.jpg (http://img129.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug15zp2.jpg)
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Training
Today: Chest
Workout
Decline DB Bench Press
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 10
40 x 10
45 x 7
BB Bench Press
105 x 10
105 x 10
105 x 10
195 x 4 + 105 x 8 (Dropset, rest while deloading)
Fly Machine
90 x 6
70 x 8 + 1 (10 secs)
70 x 6 + 1 (10 secs)
70 x 5 + 1 (10 secd)
50 x 10 + 1 (10 secs)
Incline BB Bench Press
130 x 8
130 x 8
130 x 8
Think I've been in such a better mood lately. In the gym, atleast. Workout was great! Strength is still up and so is stamina and energy. Rest was about 15-45 secs depending on how I felt after a set. Had to give out a little time for my delts to recover, they took quite a beating for bench press. Also, the fact that I am making my workouts much shorter seems to be helping. Either case, I hope this sticks with me.
Duration: 40 min
Cardio: None
Streching: 10min, after workout
Total Duration: 50min
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Keep up the great work man !! :cool:
Sleep-7 hours on the 16th, 8.5 hours on the 17th
16th, The Day- Legs were killing me still, so I decided to take on off. I was at the new place almost the entire day, helped with some moving, and that's about it.
17th, The Day- I was pretty worn out from all the moving yesterday, so I hit the bed much earlier. I didn't have much time all morning. Have to start emptying getting all of the small things out and putting the big stuff aside. Called today a refeed and went wild. In the evening, I went out with my family for dinner. It was parsi cusine, which pretty much suked, so I eat very little. Odd, I used to love the stuff before. Got back and hit the gym.
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Diet
16th-
10:00- Eggs, Egg Whites, Cheese, Veggies, Almonds
1:00- Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Almonds
4:00- Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Almonds
7:00- Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Almonds
10:00- Chicken, High Fiber Torts, Almonds, Cheese
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1787/aug16sr3.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug16sr3.jpg)
17th-
Didn't count
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Training
17th - Arms
Workout
Bicep Curls supersetted with Skull Crushers
45 x 8 // 75 x 8
45 x 8 // 75 x 6
45 x 7 // 75 x 6
45 x 5 // 75 x 6
Rest
45 x 8 // 75 x 6
Bicep Curls supersetted with Tricep Extensions
45 x 10 // 25 x 6
45 x 8 // 25 x 6
45 x 8 // 25 x 4
Rest
Bicep Curls supersetted with Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
45 x 8 // 100 x 10
45 x 8 // 100 x 10
45 x 5 // 100 x 10
45 x 5 // 100 x 10
rest
Reverse Wrist curls supersetted with Wirst Curls
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 6 // 45 x 10
Grip work
75 x 1 (15 secs) // 75 x 1 (15 secs)
rest
75 x 1 (15 secs) // 75 x 1 (15 secs)
75 x 1 (10 secs) // 75 x 1 (5 secs)
75 x 1 (10 secs) // 75 x 1 (10 secs)
Hammer Grip Pullups supersetted with dips
BW x 10 // BW x 9
BW x 8 // BW x 10
Grip Work
75 x 1 (20 secs)
I didn't feel strength increases as such, just felt normal today. Sweated out quite a bit for doing arms. My arms felt insanely pumped today. It didn't subside all the way home. I kept putting my hand over and under my forearm to feel it. Weird, I know, but it felt awesome. Hard as a rock.
Duration: 45 min
No Cardio, No Streching
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pu12en12g
08-19-2006, 12:53 AM
My arms felt insanely pumped today. It didn't subside all the way home. I kept putting my hand over and under my forearm to feel it. Weird, I know, but it felt awesome. Hard as a rock.
Nice ! :cool:
Travis71902
08-22-2006, 01:10 AM
NIce Log! Not sure how I've missed it all this time? Either way, good kob man. Keep it going!
888888
08-22-2006, 01:15 AM
Either way, good kob man.
that looks dangerously close to something else :p
Travis71902
08-22-2006, 01:30 AM
that looks dangerously close to something else :p
LMAO! Good "kob"! That just made my morning, lol. I'm not even gonna edit it.:cool:
ddawg91
08-22-2006, 07:57 AM
LMAO! Good "kob"! That just made my morning, lol. I'm not even gonna edit it.:cool:
What makes it even funnier is that right below it is your Ballz Deep crew, made my moring.
Xven log is looking great man!
Hey guys, sorry I haven't updated in a while. Didn't have the internet back till this morning. Finished my moving, glad to be done with that all. I haven't lifted much at all, mostly due to the inconvenience of getting my gym. I don't have a car, both my parents are at work, so it's practically impossible unless I learn the bus routes here or walk it. Either way, I will be joining a new gym to get rid of this hassle. My old memership expires Sept anyway. I couldn't log my diet either, just kept it clean most of the few days. I'll just give you guys a small breakdown of what's been on each day-
Friday-I recall not feeling too bright, but hit the gym anyway.
Diet-
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5061/aug18hd1.th.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug18hd1.jpg)
Training
Back
Workout
Deads
85 x 15
85 x 15
85 x 13
85 x 15
50's x 10
Rows
95 x 15
95 x 12
95 x 10
95 x 10
Shrugs
225 x 15
225 x 15
225 x 15
225 x 15
Lat pulldown
95 x 15
95 x 15 (Behind the back)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
One Arm Rowing
35 x 10
35 x 10
Duration: 1 hr
Streching: 5 min after workout
Cardio: None
Total Duration: 1 hr 5min
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Saturday- Today was the final move. The moving guys were one short, so I pitched in. I really wish I hadn't now, but I went along then. It's tiring work to say the least. The guy I was helping was freakin' built! The guys wrists were probably bigger than my forearms. Nice guy, though. We finished within about 5-6 hours. Really broke quite a sweat. Worst thing was I did it on an empty stomach, so during the move, I just ate whatever I layed eyes on. I didn't want to faint anytime soon. So chocolates, pasteries, cookies etc. anything that would give me instant energy. Didn't exactly have any real "food" at my new place, so I just settled with pizza that was ordered. Fell asleep later in the afternoon and woke up in the evening. Too damn worn out. I don't know what you call it, but because of the excessive sweating, I got some kind of rash under my arm. Everytime I rubbed my arm against it, it would hurt like hell. Kept me down for a day or two for sure.
Sunday- Still felt quite weak from yesterday. Did pretty much nothing but watch tv all day. Figured later I couldn't make it to the gym as planned because there was no way of getting there.
Monday- Got a session in, in the night. Hitched a ride with one of my parents going towards there. They were going to pick me up in about an hour so had to make the best of it
Training
Abs, Shoulders
Workout
Seated DB presses supset Front Raises supset Rows
35 x 15 // 15 x 10 // 50 x 10
35 x 15 // 15 x 10 // 50 x 8
35 x 14 // 15 x 10 // 50 x 8
35 x 10 // 15 x 10 // 50 x 6
Side Dumbell Presses
30 x 15
35 x 10
Wide Grip Bench Press Machine
225 x 10
225 x 10
Crunches
105 x 15
BW x 10
105 x 15
BW x 10
105 x 12
BW x 10
Didn't feel all that great during the workout. Definitely some lethargy/stamina issues. Didn't expect much though.
No Cardio no Streching
Total Duration: 1hr
Tuesday-I was kicking myself to go to the gym today. Totally psyched out for it too, but then again, I didn't know the bus routes or have someone to take me. Haven't even got my phone working, so no calling for favours either. Didn't do anything the whole day except sit around and a small walk towards the evening. I'm joining a closer gym asap.
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That's how these past few days have looked. Anyway, I did take some pics on friday that I meant to post up sooner, but here they are now.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2161/aug18bckdbica3.th.jpg (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug18bckdbica3.jpg)
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/5143/aug18backdbiej1.th.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug18backdbiej1.jpg)
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3537/aug18quadac5.th.jpg (http://img103.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug18quadac5.jpg)
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/544/aug18triwi0.th.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug18triwi0.jpg)
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6476/aug18sidechestng7.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug18sidechestng7.jpg)
.. and I might sound retarded for asking this, but what is a kob? I don't get it.
TimoteoS
08-23-2006, 09:30 AM
looking fuc king huge my man!!! keep it up!
btw- kob = an orange brown african antelope of gambia east to uganda and ethiopia having lyre-shaped horns in the male aka kobus kob :D :D
Animal Science was my subject in school :)
looking fuc king huge my man!!! keep it up!
btw- kob = an orange brown african antelope of gambia east to uganda and ethiopia having lyre-shaped horns in the male aka kobus kob :D :D
Animal Science was my subject in school :)Thanks man. Lyre-shaped horns are wicked.
Sleep- 7 hours
The Day- Not much to say except for the fact I am stuck here without any transport. Just lifted some weight I have lying around here for 15 min about 4 times in the day. Feeling really flat, tired and weak. Can't wait to join a gym by here. There's 2 already very close to my house, so I should be looking into it soon.
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Diet
10:00- Almonds, Eggs, High Fiber Torts
2:00- Chicken, Spinach
5:00- Chicken, Spinach
7:00- Chicken, Spinach
10:00- Protein Bar, Chicken Spinach, PB
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ddawg91
08-24-2006, 12:39 PM
Need to find a lifting buddy with a car! Hope things get back to normal for you.
BTW pics look great!
adoniscomplex
08-24-2006, 01:19 PM
xven , how do you do that fitday thing in your log ?
like i use fitday but i dont know how to bring it over like that
Need to find a lifting buddy with a car! Hope things get back to normal for you.
BTW pics look great!For sure, but the thing is, none of my friends with or without cars, lift. I've tried getting a few into coming in and working out, but some just got too sore after the first day and never came back or just lost interest and drifted away from it. Obviously, they ridicule me for doing all the stuff I do, asking them to drive me just to the gym, I think not. Besides, phone wasn't working all these days. A lifting buddy would be very nice indeed. But sept, I'm joining a gym close to me, so no big. Plus, my old gym membership expires sometime in sept, so no money wasted either.
xven , how do you do that fitday thing in your log ?
like i use fitday but i dont know how to bring it over like thatJust do your normal thing. On the page with the pictoral calorie breakdown, find a button that says "Print Screen, Print Scrc; or anything relatively close to that on your keyboard. Push it, then head over to paint or any other picture editing/viewing software. Then paste it or press CTRL+V. The whole page should appear now. Highlight/select the picture part of things, cut it out (or CTRL+X), go open a new page (Click File>New) and then paste it back. You should have only the pic part now which you save. Then go to some uploading website, I use www.imageshack.us (it's free). Where it asks you to upload the file, click it, and find the file and select it. Then hit upload and voila! you'll have the link and pic to post up on the net.
Sleep- 9 hours
The Day- Woke up and slept quite late. My parents were going towards my gym so I finally caught a ride. I was excited as hell. Picked up a copy of the bus shedules too.
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Diet
Today-
1:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken, Spinach
4:00- Almonds, PB, Chicken Legs+Breasts, Spinach
6:00- Eggs, Almonds, Chicken
6:30- Green MAG
8:30- Almonds, PB, Chicken Legs+Breast's, Spinach
11:00- Almonds, PB, Spinach, Chicken
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Training
Legs
Workout
Squats
105 x 20
195 x 8
245 x 4
245 x 4
195 x 6
195 x 8
105 x 18
SLDL's Supersetted with Leg Extensions
85 x 10 + 105 x 12 + 1 (10 secs)
85 x 10 + 105 x 12 + 1 (10 secs)
85 x 10 + 105 x 12 + 1 (10 secs)
85 x 10 + 105 x 12 + 1 (10 secs)
Lunges
85 x 10
Seated Calf Raises
115 x 10
115 x 10
115 x 10
115 x 10
Standing Calf Raises
255 x 15
Didn't go as terrible as I had expected, but definitely not the greatest. Found myself pushing harder than before to get the weights up and I got fatigued quite easy. My heartrate was racing scarily. I had to take longer breaks to have it come down just enough to get another set in. I think the squats totally wore me out. Everything after, I was completely dead at. Calf Raises didn't go that well as I had worn the wrong pants to them in and the rest kept slipping off. Could only manage 10 which after my calves couldn't go any longer. Hurt like hell. It's good to finally get back to this :)
Duration: 1 hr 15min
Streching: 5 min, in workout
Cardio: 15 min LI
Total Duration:
1 hr 35 min
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Sleep-10.5 hours
The Day- Not too much. Just went out for a walk in the afternoon. Took about an hour and I was about half way to my gym. Way too long to walk to for sure. Legs are insanely sore. Basically went limping all the way. I will be taking a look at the gyms here after the weekend.
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Diet
Today-
12:00- Almonds, Chicken, PB, Almonds
3:00- Almonds, Chicken, PB, Almonds
6:00- Oats, Honey, Almonds
8:00- Eggs, Veggies
10:00- Oats, Honey, Chicken, Almonds, PB
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ddawg91
08-26-2006, 11:20 PM
Man you log rocks even on off days. I hate it when you go walking to loosen up the legs and it doesn't work. Good luck on finding a new gym.
johnnyboog
08-27-2006, 11:33 AM
I cant believe its been 55 days already. Keep up the good work. Great results.
Sleep- 10 hours
The Day- 26th Mom had an early shift today, so she said she could drop me to the gym. Had a friend over, spent the day just playing playstation, what not, till my mom finally got home. I'm kind of having family **** to deal with right now, so it quite a hard patch I'm going through. Been pretty depressed lately, haven't had my mood set on doing anything. Diet hasn't been the cleanest for this reason, plus there isn't any chicken, meat, etc. in the house, so definitely need to buy some. Anyway, had a great session at the gym. Had all my anger, frustration thrown in there.
The Day- 27th Finally figured how to catch a bus to my gym. Had to go through 3 transfers. It took me about an hour and a half just getting there. Funny, because my mp3 player battery even died off by then.
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Diet
Hasn't been the cleanest. I'm pretty much eating whatever has protein in it. Didn't count calories.
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Training
26th - Back, Chest
Workout
Decline DB Bench Press supersetted with Deads
40 x 12 // 85 x 15
40 x 10 // 85 x 12
40 x 10 // 85 x 12
40 x 10 // 85 x 12
Flat Bench Press
105 x 10
105 x 10
105 x 10
105 x 10
Shrugs
225 x 15
225 x 12
225 x 12
225 x 12
Fly Machine
90 x 8
70 x 7 + 1 (10 secs)
70 x 7 + 1 (10 secs)
70 x 7 + 1 (10 secs)
Lat Pulldown
95 x 12
95 x 12
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
One Arm Rows
35 x 10
35 x 10
Workout was alright. Didn't feel any massive losses in strength, just the weights felt a little bit heavier as the workout progressed. Pretty good really. Didn't feel much of a pump come through, though my arms started to kill me with burning after sets, they didn't get pumped. Stamina and energy was meh.
Duration: 1 hr 5min
27th - Arms, Shoulders
Workout
Bicep Curls supersetted with Skull Crushers
45 x 10 // 75 x 8
45 x 10 // 75 x 6
rest
45 x 8 // 75 x 6
45 x 7 // 75 x 6
45 x 5 // 75 x 4
Bicep Curls supersetted with Overhead Tricep Pulldowns
45 x 8 // 110 x 10
45 x 6 // 110 x 10
Rest
45 x 6 // 110 x 10
45 x 5 // 110 x 10
Rest
45 x 8 // 110 x 10
Front Raises supersetted with Seated Presses
15 x 12 // 40 x 8
15 x 10 // 40 x 6
rest
15 x 10 // 40 x 6
15 x 10 // 40 x 6
Side DB Presses
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10
Bicep Curls supersetted with Tricep Extensions
45 x 8 // 25 x 6
45 x 8 // 25 x 6
Reverse Wrist curls supersetted with Wirst Curls
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
Grip work
75 x 1 (10 secs) // 75 x 1 (10 secs)
75 x 1 (10 secs) // 75 x 1 (10 secs)
75 x 1 (10 secs) // 75 x 1 (10 secs)
75 x 1 (10 secs) // 75 x 1 (10 secs)
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45 x 10 // 45 x 10
45 x 10 // 45 x 10
Didn't feel motivated at all. First there was no music to workout by and wow, I never realized how crappy it feels to workout in silence or your gym playing love songs. I totally broke out sweating today. I was completely drenched. I had sweat pouring right off my head and dripping down profusely. Arms didn't get as pumped as I have experienced before, but they did get soild to say the least. Didn't feel like a great workout, but it was.
Duration: 1hr 10 min
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28th - Slept a rocking 14 hours. Was dead tired back from the gym, so I fell asleep at about 10, the next thing I remember is waking up a 12. Caught the bus to the gym, thought I'd get in a real shoulder workout. Also checked out the other gym on the way, well, let's just say it's a start. It's one small room jam packed with cardio machines and weight machines. It was a miracle just walking in there and not bumping all the people through. There's literally no place to do ****. The free weights section is about the smallest part of the room. Best part is, I see everyone standing around there and talking. The other people taking it seriously couldn't even get a proper set in without saving someone bang straight at them. Wow, I'm going to love this place for the next month till I find better. $60 bucks a month for this crap... my old gym looks a 1000 times better right about now.
29th - 8.5 hours sleep. Didn't do much. Called it an off day since I couldn't go.
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Diet
28th-
1:00- Chicken, Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts
3:00-Chicken, Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts
6:00-Oats, Chicken
9:00- Chicken, Almonds, PB, High Fiber Torts
http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6691/aug28je7.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aug28je7.jpg)
29th-
Didn't count
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Training
28th- Shoulders, ABs
Workout
Front Raises Supersetted with DB Presses Supersetted with Rows
20 x 8 // 35 x 15 // 50 x 8
15 x 10 // 40 x 12 // 50 x 8
15 x 8 // 40 x 12 // 50 x 8
20 x 8 // 40 x 12 // 50 x 8
Crunches
120 x 15 // BW x 10
120 x 12 // BW x 10
120 x 12 // BW x 10
120 x 12 // BW x 10
Side DB Presses supersetted with Single Arm Lateral Raises
35 x 10 // 20 x 8
35 x 10 // 20 x 8
35 x 10 // 20 x 8
35 x 10 // 20 x 8
Reverse Fly's
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
Workout felt awesome. I think I totally drew energy from the gym I went to check out earlier. For some reason, it kept me pissed off. I had great energy throughout my workout.
Duration: 1 hr 20min
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Day 60- Sleeping has been pretty erratic. I can't get sleep at all at a normal time and end up sleeping quite late. Accordingly, wake up much later and easily average about 8-12 hours. Diet has been completely off. Haven't been counting calories and eating absolute crap. Got a great workout in the evening. Really happy I hit my set goal on squatting. Now I'm pushing for 270 in the next 2 weeks.
Day 61- Not much. Couldn't get to the gym today, so took an off.
Day 62 - Today was the day I decided enough of dicking around, I need to get back on track. I think I've gained an admirable amount of fat around the mid-section, but other than that, my upper torso look's rather good. So this is it, I'm back. No more crying about things. **** happens, just gotta be a bigger person and deal with it. Went for a short walk in the afternoon. My legs hated me for it. Wow, what a small period of being lazy can do to you :rolleyes: Diet's back on track as well. Got a workout this evening.
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Diet
Today-
1:00- High Fiber Torts, Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
4:00- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
6:00- Chicken, Almonds, Veggies
9:00- Chicken, Almonds, Peanut Butter, Veggies
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Training
Day 60- Legs
Workout
Squats
105 x 20
195 x 10
240 x 6
260 x 4 < PR!
260 x 5 < PR!
195 x 8 + 105 x 13 (Drop set)
SLDL's supersetted with Leg Extensions
85 x 10 // 105 x 10 + 45 x 1 (5 secs)
95 x 10 // 105 x 10 + 45 x 1 (5 secs)
95 x 10 // 105 x 10 + 45 x 1 (5 secs)
95 x 10 // 105 x 10 + 45 x 1 (5 secs)
Leg Extensions
120 x 10 + 45 x 10 (Alternating legs)
120 x 10 + 45 x 10 (Alternating legs)
BB Lunges
95 x 14
95 x 10
95 x 10
Seated Calf Raises
90 x 20
115 x 10
115 x 10
115 x 10
Standing Calf Raises
255 x 15
300 x 10
300 x 10
Workout was awesome. Great energy for the initial duration of the workout, but later I found myself exhausted. I'm really happy with PR's I hit. The high rep thing I was doing has really helped. I am able to do more reps now with higher weights. It's great! Legs burned like crazy when streching. I had to take increasing rests as my legs just gave way. Serious stuff.
Total Duration: 1 hr 35 min (Streching inclu.)
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1st - Back, Chest
Workout
Decline DB Bench Press supersetted Deads
40 x 12 // 85 x 12
45 x 10 // 95 x 12
45 x 10 // 95 x 12
45 x 10 // 105 x 10
45 x 10 // 105 x 10
Bench Press Flat
125 x 10
125 x 10
125 x 9
125 x 7
Shrugs
255 x 15
255 x 15
225 x 15
300 x 10 < PR!
Incline DB Press
45 x 8
45 x 8
Fly Machine
90 x 8
70 x 6
70 x 6
70 x 6 + 1 (10 secs)
Lat Pulldown
105 x 10
105 x 10
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 10 (Triangle)
85 x 8 (Triangle)
85 x 8 (Triangle)
Workout didn't go all that well. Didn't have much energy at all. I sweating like a pig right from the start. Took quite an effort on my part to finish up. I was totally worn out during. Forearms got quite pumped during.
Duration: 1 hr 30 min.
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ddawg91
09-01-2006, 11:59 PM
Man your log is the best, keep it up and a pleasure to read.
Sorry, I haven't updated these past few days. Family **** really escalated, been too mind****ed to do about anything.
I finished my Green MAG 2 days ago. I haven't exactly been using lumped servings or anything, in fact, my scoop on many occasions was about 10-20% less then topped off, surprise to me it finished off so fast. I thought it was meant to last for 80 servings? Was meaning to ask this much earlier as I saw it finishing quite early but never got that through.
Diet has been back to normal for these past days except the 5th where it was a friends birthday.
I trained on 2nd and 3rd. Really in no condition to train these past few days. You'd think being completely mad and everything would get you a good workout, but not this time around. Working out with migraines isn't much fun and feeling like your going to faint just takes the cake.
2nd- Arms, Abs
Bicep Curls Supersetted with Tricep Pulldowns
55 x 8 // 120 x 10
55 x 8 // 120 x 8
55 x 6 // 120 x 8
55 x 6 // 120 x 8
55 x 5 // 120 x 5
Bicep Curls Supersetted with Overhead Tricep Extensions
55 x 8 // 45 x 10
55 x 6 // 45 x 7
55 x 5 // 45 x 7
55 x 8 // 45 x 5
55 x 5 // 45 x 5
Hammer Curls supersetted with Skullkrushers
35 x 8 // 75 x 8
35 x 5 // 75 x 6
35 x 5 // 75 x 6
35 x 4 // 75 x 5
Crunches
120 x 15 // BW x 10
120 x 10 // BW x 10
120 x 10 // BW x 10
Workout was quite boring. My mp3 player died on me, so once again, I was faced with working out with no music. Really just dragged myself though the whole workout. Wow, bummer huh.
3rd - Shoulders, Abs
Front Raises Supersetted with DB Presses Supersetted with Rows
20 x 8 // 35 x 15 // 50 x 8
25 x 8 // 40 x 10 // 50 x 8
25 x 8 // 40 x 10 // 50 x 8
20 x 8 // 40 x 10 // 50 x 8
Side DB Presses supersetted with Single Arm Lateral Raises
40 x 8 // 20 x 5
35 x 10 // 20 x 5
35 x 10 // 20 x 5
35 x 10 // 20 x 5
Crunches
110 x 15 // BW x 10
110 x 12 // BW x 10
110 x 12 // BW x 10
110 x 12 // BW x 10
110 x 12 // BW x 10
Reverse Flies
70 x 10
70 x 10
70 x 10
Streching = 10 min
Workout felt quite good. Shoulders were pumped to no end. I got some insane rushing pains while streching. Stamina was in good gear. Makes a big difference working out to music than without.
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Again, I apoligise for not updating sooner. Really have been in no shape or form.
I will be back with a Final Review and pics on Green MAG.
Vengeance187
09-08-2006, 12:14 PM
I haven't exactly been using lumped servings or anything, in fact, my scoop on many occasions was about 10-20% less then topped off, surprise to me it finished off so fast. I thought it was meant to last for 80 servings? Was meaning to ask this much earlier as I saw it finishing quite early but never got that through.You used 10-20% less than a full scoop on many occasions and started off using half a serving, and still barely got about 60 days out of it? I sure hope the "80 servings" claim isn't just to compete with other 80 serving creatines like storm, etc...
MASTER175
09-08-2006, 03:35 PM
Great log, The green mag scoop was to big so you kinda got screwed over
but you do get some free stuff,
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=887109
^^ read this, Anyway good luck with every thing
pu12en12g
09-09-2006, 12:14 AM
I will be back with a Final Review and pics on Green MAG.
Awesome... looking forward to it ! :cool:
johnnyboog
09-27-2006, 08:42 AM
....waiting....
pu12en12g
09-27-2006, 01:08 PM
I will be back with a Final Review and pics on Green MAG.
Hope you're ok man :cool: