...INTENSITY...INSANITY...WATCH ME GROOW!!! - NaturalPursuit's Offseason Journey

[QUOTE=NaturalPursuit;1000942363]I love you Bob

homo

;)





I'm not sure how I've never put 2 and 2 together haha...THANKS for this post!!!!!!![/QUOTE]

Doug is the farthest things from 1x a week bodypart.

maybe look into mountain dog training by John Meadows if you want to go that route and train 4x a week, or you could add a 5th day for arms

like...

Legs
Arms
Back
Chest/Shoulders
Arms

Something like that.

New program! I'm sure you're going to still kill it!

Bros gotta bro-split :D

Jk man, can't wait to see you get juicy on the new program!

[QUOTE=The Solution;1000998223]Doug is the farthest things from 1x a week bodypart.

maybe look into mountain dog training by John Meadows if you want to go that route and train 4x a week, or you could add a 5th day for arms

like...

Legs
Arms
Back
Chest/Shoulders
Arms

Something like that.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, now you REALLY have me thinking of working with Doug more...why not learn from the best right? ;)

[QUOTE=Jumpman3210;1001113993]New program! I'm sure you're going to still kill it![/QUOTE]

Yeah man! Even though I LOOVE my PHAT splits, I've really been enjoying changing up my training routines this offseason. My thought process is, as long as I am still getting bigger and stronger from program to program, why not keep switching things up? Not sure why but I've just been loving trying so many different approaches and seeing how I respond!

Gaining size...gaining strength...so why not keep it going?... ;)

[QUOTE=Balddude;1001192873]Bros gotta bro-split :D

Jk man, can't wait to see you get juicy on the new program![/QUOTE]

I might just do it! We'll se haha. Thanks man! As long as i'm progressing I'm a happy camper!




[B]BIIIIIIG snow storm last night...like 6+ inches outside my house...needless to say I will not be able to make it to the gym today...this is the ONLY thing I HATE about winter...[/B]

Episode 26 - Fat Gripz for Lagging Arms

[youtube]kRT8gOMtmeA[/youtube]

[QUOTE=NaturalPursuit;1000831423]LMAO! Yeah I'm pretty pumped for it since I haven't done a 1 body part type routine in FOREVER! I'm thinking my general set up will be something like this:

arms
quads/calves
chest
back/traps
arms
hamstrings/glutes/calves
shoulders/traps


Arms 2x per week since its a weak point
I always end up taking off days around 1 or 2 times per week
Still gotta make some changes but should be cool! General layout is from an old Doug Miller Split ;)[/QUOTE]

Great to see a new programme and I'll be keen to see how you go with a one-day a week per body part split. Are you planning to train 7 days per week or have a few rest days thrown in there?
And your arms don't look like they're lagging to me. They must be nudging 17s going by this pic:
[img]http://naturalpursuit.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/bnp-logo.png?w=614[/img]

[QUOTE=fittofattofit;1001212673]Great to see a new programme and I'll be keen to see how you go with a one-day a week per body part split. Are you planning to train 7 days per week or have a few rest days thrown in there?
And your arms don't look like they're lagging to me. They must be nudging 17s going by this pic:
[img]http://naturalpursuit.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/bnp-logo.png?w=614[/img][/QUOTE]

Yeah we'll see what new program I'll be doing! Everything is still in the air and I have a lot of things in mind but nothing definite yet lol

and my arms ARE a damn illusion lol...in half of my poses they look big...and in the other half they look small, in particular my front double bicep and rear double bicep because my back/delts over power them

SO...yeah they're weak in my eyes lol. As for size I really have no clue lol

[img]http://naturalpursuit.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/5-month-back-progress.png?w=614[/img]

[B]...5 month back width progress...

...T-minus 10 hours until my upper power day...PUMPED. AS. HELL...[/B]

[QUOTE=NaturalPursuit;1001378333][img]http://naturalpursuit.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/5-month-back-progress.png?w=614[/img]

[B]...5 month back width progress...

...T-minus 10 hours until my upper power day...PUMPED. AS. HELL...[/B][/QUOTE]

I'd say thats some pretty noticeable width that you added to your V-Taper. Lol. Very good job man

HOLY CRAP DUDE! Your back blew up! GJDM

Better be back in the gym today broseph. Aint no snow storm holding you down!

[QUOTE=NaturalPursuit;1001378333][img]http://naturalpursuit.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/5-month-back-progress.png?w=614[/img]

[B]...5 month back width progress...

...T-minus 10 hours until my upper power day...PUMPED. AS. HELL...[/B][/QUOTE]
Huge difference Alex! You can see that your last fill the full width of your shoulders now. The other thing I notice is the thickness of the spinal erectors just at the bottom end of the new pic.
great work!

[QUOTE=Opeth09;1001389373]I'd say thats some pretty noticeable width that you added to your V-Taper. Lol. Very good job man[/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Gotta get WIDER! ;)

[QUOTE=bigryan03;1001524103]HOLY CRAP DUDE! Your back blew up! GJDM[/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Thats what working back 3x per week does!

[QUOTE=The Solution;1001656083]Better be back in the gym today broseph. Aint no snow storm holding you down![/QUOTE]

Oh I just got back from it! Only opens at 9...had about 7 different people keep trying to talk to me while I was working out...I don't mind helping people, but when I'm in the gym...DONT. TALK. TO. ME...

[B][U]PHAT - Upper Power
[/U][/B][B]"The closer I get, the more confident, the closer I get, I'm more confident...once I'm in the gym I'm a beast...no one can stop me." -origin from a Mike Tyson quote
[/B]
*Pre Workout- stretching and calf/ab warm up
Leg press calf press ss Standing rope Cable crunch- 1 set of 20-50 reps
Calf- 2 plates x 42
Crunch- 30 x 25

[B]Mike Tyson mentality...F%^K THIS SHYT UP!!!
[/B]
BB Rows (overhand)-3 sets of 3-5 reps
275 x 5
315 x 4
315 x 4

[B]grip kept slipping on 3 plates so I threw on straps for the first...WILL NOT LET ANYTHING LIMIT MY GROWTH...LETZZ GROOOOW!!!
[/B]
High Rows (underhand)-2 sets of 6-10 reps
Lvl 15 x 8
Lvl 15 x 8

[B]THIIIICK back! COME ON!!!
[/B]
Wide Grip Pulldowns (Overhand Grip)-2 sets of 6-10 reps
Lvl 16 x 7
Lvl 16 x 6

[B]you know my goal...still able to fit through doorways...BULL...SH*T...
[/B]
Flat BB press-3 sets of 3-5 reps
225 x 4
230 x 2
225 x 3

[B]gotta bring this weakazz bench UP...race to a 3 plate bench has begun...
[/B]
Weighted dips-2 sets of 6-10 reps
70 x 6
80 x 6

[B]BLOWIN up through these repzzz!!! Extra 80 lbs hangin off my waist...PATHETIC...want that number to be 135
[/B]
OHP-3 sets of 6-10 reps
125 x 6
125 x 6
125 x 5

[B]STRICT over head press! Feelin this in my delta like NEVER. BEFORE.
[/B]
BB curls (45 lb bar)-3 sets of 6-10 reps
(shoulder width grip, pauseat top and bottom)
85 x 7
85 x 7
85 x 6

[B]BLAZING through these reps! Every rep is me closer to my goal...I. WON'T. BE. STOPPED...
[/B]
Skullcrushers (curl bar, elbows toward opposite wall)-3 sets of 6-10 reps
70 x 8
70 x 7
70 x 5

[B]overtraining at its finest...TIME FOR BLOOOOD!!!
[/B]
Bb shrugs- 2 sets of 4-8 reps
(mixed grip, pause at top)
315 x 5
315 x 5

[B]SLOWED down the tempo on these and felt INSAANE contractions!!!
[/B]
BB forearm curl (palms down)- 2 sets of 6-10 reps
(pause at top and bottom)
Bar x 6
Bar x 6

[B]Frank McGrath forearms is the goal...PUSH IT!!!
[/B]
FG BB forearm curl (palms up)- 2 sets of 6-10 reps
(pause at top and bottom, down to fingertips)
Bar + 5 x 10
Bar + 5 x 10

[B]...CANNOT...and WILL NOT...BE...SLOWED...DOWN...[/B]

[QUOTE=NaturalPursuit;1001709813][B]once I'm in the gym I'm a beast...no one can stop me[/B]
[/QUOTE]

This is you!!

Nice workout. Back progress is amazing in 5 months and your first beast jumper is great!!

Kill it as always

Killer workout man, strong bb rows there!

Just watched Ep2 of your vlog, was mindblowned by the fact that you sleep 4 hours a day and wake up at like 4am to go to the gym. R3SP3CT

my gym doesn't open til 1pm today......... gave me time to see this before going to DESTROY THE WEIGHTS... legs are still sore, but more squats today! gotta catch up with the Beast!!!

Whats the word with doug and the split?

[QUOTE=Ccm644;1001717173]This is you!!

Nice workout. Back progress is amazing in 5 months and your first beast jumper is great!!

Kill it as always[/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Always gotta reach for the stars!

[QUOTE=Balddude;1001724173]Killer workout man, strong bb rows there!

Just watched Ep2 of your vlog, was mindblowned by the fact that you sleep 4 hours a day and wake up at like 4am to go to the gym. R3SP3CT[/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Yeah sometimes 2 hours of sleep...sometimes none...sometimes 8...all depends on my schedule lol. I have too much to get done to sleep

[QUOTE=wrkoutfrq;1001726513]my gym doesn't open til 1pm today......... gave me time to see this before going to DESTROY THE WEIGHTS... legs are still sore, but more squats today! gotta catch up with the Beast!!![/QUOTE]

HELL YEAH! KILL THOSE SQUAAATZZZZ!!!

...and hmmm....i'm liken the sound of that...'the beast'... ;)

[QUOTE=The Solution;1001822743]Whats the word with doug and the split?[/QUOTE]

No update yet! Will let you guys know as soon as things progress further!

[B][U]PHAT - Lower Power [/U]
"Couple hours of sleep and in the gym while your still in bed...I'm growing...your sleeping...TIME TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS."[/B]

*Pre Workout- stretching and calf/ab warm up
Standing bb calf press ss hanging leg raise- 1 set of 20-50 reps
Calf- bar + 20 x 30
Leg raise- 0 x 17

[B]Kill mode HAS. BEEN. ENGAGED.
[/B]
Squats- 3 sets of 2-5 reps
405 x 1
425 x 1
405 x 2
385 x 6

[B]I'M GUNNA CARRY THIS SHYT ON MY F**KIN BAAAAAAAAAACK!!! Hittin parallel then BLOWING up!!!
[/B]
Leg Press (close stance)-2 sets of 6-10 reps
14 plates x 8
14 plates x 8

[B]CRUSHING these leg presses!!!! Gotta have an INSANE quad sweep!!!
[/B]
Leg extensions-2 sets of 6-10 reps
(pause at top)
265 x 6
265 x 8

[B]MORE!!! Quads were fried after squats...BUT I'M STILL PUSHING!!!
[/B]
Sumo Deadlifts-3 sets of 5-8 reps
(deload after every rep)
365 x 6
365 x 6
365 x 6

[B]body is failing...mind is strong...after squats my body was MURDERED...you can imagine how I feel after those deadlifts...
[/B]
[B]...MORE FOCUSED THAN EVER!!!
[/B]
Lying leg curls-2 sets of 6-10 reps
(pause at top)
140 x 9
155 x 6

[B]THIIICK hamstrings! Gotta bring these weak azz body parts UP!!!
[/B]
Glute press machine- 3 sets of 6-10 reps
(non stop circuit between legs)
(Lvl 13 x 6) x 3 sets

[B]Ryan Doris glutes is the goal here...every rep I'm thinking about how this will help me reach my goal...every second IM CLOSER TO IT THAN I WAS YESTERDAY...
[/B]
Smith machine calf press- 2 sets of 6-10 reps
(pause at top)
(355 x 10) x 2 sets

[B]BIG calves! Gettin to the top of the rep and SQUUEEEEEEZZZING HAAAAAAARD!!!
[/B]
Bent leg leg press calf press- 2 sets of 6-10 reps
(pause at top)
8 plates x 10
8 plates x 10

[B]BLOOD IS POURING OUT MY LUNGS!!! NON STOP FUUUURY!!!
[/B]
Standing bar cable crunch- 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90 x 10
110 x

Bench reverse crunch- 2 sets of 6-10 reps
25 lb db between feet x 8
25 lb db between feet x 8

[B]...squat video will be up later...until then...this was my mentality going into today's session on barely any sleep..."It's ludicrous that these mere mortals even try to enter my realm." -Iron Mike[/B]

Just catching up, but 6 inches is not a BIG snowstorm :p

Lovin today's workout and that [B]Iron Mike Mentality[/B]. Some awesome progress on your back over the past 5 months. Wow, just wow!

[QUOTE=jpfaherty;1002185923]Just catching up, but 6 inches is not a BIG snowstorm :p[/QUOTE]

It looked like it! LMAO! :)

[QUOTE=Rypt1;1002188983]Lovin today's workout and that [B]Iron Mike Mentality[/B]. Some awesome progress on your back over the past 5 months. Wow, just wow![/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Sorry haven't stopped by your log as frequently as before...been busy!




[B]LAST. WORKOUT. OF. 2012.[/B]

...some leg day motivation!!! KILL IT!!!

Episode 27 - Road to a 600 lb Squat - 405x1, 425x1, 405x2, 395x6

[youtube]bVVj9zBgdOM[/youtube]

Great improvements on back width and the Squat. Killing it in the BB and PL world lol. Awesome job!

Happy New Year Alex

Nice Squats man!

The video editing is DOPE brother. Low Bar Squatting FTW
Could you back up the camera to see how deep your killing those squats?
Such impressive numbers for your weight man. 2013 Beast is BLOWING UP!!!!!

Not sure if I was watching a club mix or a squat video :p

Nice job man, what a way to end off the year!

[QUOTE=NaturalPursuit;1002238173]It looked like it! LMAO! :)



Thanks man! Sorry haven't stopped by your log as frequently as before...been busy!




[B]LAST. WORKOUT. OF. 2012.[/B]

...some leg day motivation!!! KILL IT!!!

Episode 27 - Road to a 600 lb Squat - 405x1, 425x1, 405x2, 395x6

[youtube]bVVj9zBgdOM[/youtube][/QUOTE]

Two phukin' awesome sessions Alex, and a great way to finish off 2012
Really strong BO BB Rows now with repping the 3pps --- your back strength has rocketed this year
And an awesome lower power day --- 405 squats is now run-of-the-mill stuff for you and the 425 rep looked really good.
I can't believe that you were then able to sets of sumo deads at 365

2012 was a huge year for you --- competing and then in 6 months adding a phenomenal amount of strength and mass!
Good luck with 2013!

[QUOTE=Spidey22;1002385203]Great improvements on back width and the Squat. Killing it in the BB and PL world lol. Awesome job![/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Gotta get bigger...Gotta get stronger!!!

[QUOTE=SteveR40;1002451093]Happy New Year Alex[/QUOTE]

Thanks man Happy New Year to you too!

[QUOTE=xStevenx;1002458983]Nice Squats man![/QUOTE]

Thanks man! Not 600 yet though...gotta push it!

[QUOTE=The Solution;1002464753]The video editing is DOPE brother. Low Bar Squatting FTW
Could you back up the camera to see how deep your killing those squats?
Such impressive numbers for your weight man. 2013 Beast is BLOWING UP!!!!![/QUOTE]

AWESOME to hear you liked the editing! Been playing around with some new things and one of my 2013 goals is to take that next 'step' on my BNP series and have higher quality videos.

AND TELL ME ABOUT IT!!! I had my damn iPhone leveled so it got my feet up to my head in the entire shot, did my squats, and after the workout looked at it and saw it was WAAAAY off...this happened to me before where the iPhone clamp/stand fell backwards while also focusing in on a different area of the screen. Gotta get someone to record for me...when I'm working out, camera work is the last thing on my mind lol.

Oh and this offseason I've been squatting to parallel and not below...in the past I used to basically 'overextend' to break parallel and never saw any leg growth. Shortened up the ROM and BAM! Legs have been growing pretty nicely!

[B]2013. WILL. BE. INSANE.
[/B]
[QUOTE=Balddude;1002546563]Not sure if I was watching a club mix or a squat video :p

Nice job man, what a way to end off the year![/QUOTE]

Haha thanks man!

[QUOTE=fittofattofit;1002626793]Two phukin' awesome sessions Alex, and a great way to finish off 2012
Really strong BO BB Rows now with repping the 3pps --- your back strength has rocketed this year
And an awesome lower power day --- 405 squats is now run-of-the-mill stuff for you and the 425 rep looked really good.
I can't believe that you were then able to sets of sumo deads at 365

2012 was a huge year for you --- competing and then in 6 months adding a phenomenal amount of strength and mass!
Good luck with 2013![/QUOTE]

Thanks a lot! I was surprised how easy 425 felt...honestly I was going to hit 445 and see how that went up (100% sure I woulda got it no problem) but I REALLY wanted that 395x6!!! I'll save a 450 squat for another session soon ;)

Thanks a lot and happy new year!!!