Mike's 2008 Competition Journal

[namtrag]

http://www.infaneeta.com/team.html

[Shreddedgeek]

Originally Posted by namtrag

Check it out at brutestrengthgym.com (I think that's the website)

My form, I believe I don't stick my ass out enough, I am too vertical.

Sign me up, just walking around in there would make you grow.

Originally Posted by namtrag

I had blood drawn today for my internist, a huge number of tests. I didn't count, but it looked like 10-12 vials.

It was so bad that my vein gave out in the middle of the last vial, and the guy had to repuncture me in the other arm to finish up.

He said he was suprised my original spot was able to pump as much as it did.

Heck you should have told him that was nothing compared to the blood you give at the GYM. :--)

Originally Posted by namtrag

Yes it is very tempting, but it is somewhat at cross purposes with bodybuilding.

OMG Stay away from the light....besides lifting shirts are expensive and they hide everything you have worked on

Originally Posted by namtrag

Got the T shot in my butt, already my voice is down an octave...lol j/k.

Seriously, wondering when and how the stuff will affect me, and whether I will be able to tell fairly quickly.

They also shot me up with some B-12 in the other cheek, don't know what that's for.

From what I understand is that the b-12 is to assist with the metabolism and keeping your body from atacking the "foreign $200 shot" you just got.

Originally Posted by namtrag

Tiffany, here are 1/8 numbers vs now:

Weight, 211 to 205
Neck 16 3/4 to 16 1/2
Shoulders, just above armpit: 48 1/2 to 47 3/4
Chest at nipples:42 1/8 to 42 1/2
Waist at navel: 40 to 37 1/2
Thigh: 25 1/8 to 24 3/4
Calf, flexed: 16 7/8 to 17
Bicep flexed: 15 3/4 to 16

I did not have bodyfat or hips measured on 1/8 when I started.

it is progress and you can't argue with that

Originally Posted by namtrag

Yeah, I am cutting back on the weight and concentrating on the form for a while.

As suggested Get the Chest out which will help with your position of your back and butt. It is wise to drop the PM's until everything is ready to move up.. Heavy Shrugs can assist with the shoulder/trap strength.

[namtrag]

SG

Thanks for the great stuff!

The shots were only $100 total, lol, not $200 just for the test! lol

Brute Strength is a powerlifter/strong man gym. Would they rip me in two for just bodybuilding? Plus they don't have leg curl, leg extension, or any other machines that are for us pussy bodybuilders. Still it would be fun to lift there.
I think getting stronger can only help. I don't think it has to be either/or necessarily. Sean is telling me though that lifting heavy for its own sake is definitely anti bodybuilding. You are trying to move the weight, not make the muscle pretty.

[namtrag]

Managed to get to the gym last night for the following:

Close grip bench:20/115 10/135 8/135

Vbar tricep pressdowns: 20/150 13/170 9/170

Overhead db 2 hand extensions: 13/50 14/50 10/50

Palms up pressdowns using straight bar: 15/90 14/90 14/90

EZ Bar curl: 10/90 7/90 5/90

Incline alternating db curl: 13/20 14/20 12/20

Standing smith machine calf raises: 23/275 14/275 14/295

[Shreddedgeek]

Originally Posted by namtrag

Managed to get to the gym last night for the following:

Close grip bench:20/115 10/135 8/135

Vbar tricep pressdowns: 20/150 13/170 9/170

Overhead db 2 hand extensions: 13/50 14/50 10/50

Palms up pressdowns using straight bar: 15/90 14/90 14/90

EZ Bar curl: 10/90 7/90 5/90

Incline alternating db curl: 13/20 14/20 12/20

Standing smith machine calf raises: 23/275 14/275 14/295

Late Friday Night GYM Visit.. Wow you are the wild one :-)

Just poking at your diet log, are you still under sean's advise?

[namtrag]

Yeah, he turned me loose to eat more carbs just to give me a break. He said until my hormone levels are figured out, I was beating my head against a wall.

[dmangiarelli]

Originally Posted by namtrag

Managed to get to the gym last night for the following:

Close grip bench:20/115 10/135 8/135

Vbar tricep pressdowns: 20/150 13/170 9/170

Overhead db 2 hand extensions: 13/50 14/50 10/50

Palms up pressdowns using straight bar: 15/90 14/90 14/90

EZ Bar curl: 10/90 7/90 5/90

Incline alternating db curl: 13/20 14/20 12/20

Standing smith machine calf raises: 23/275 14/275 14/295

At least you got to go to the gym. I was contemplating it last night but since I have only gotten a few hours sleep over the past three nights I decided to try to sleep. Did better last night. I think I got 4 hours between the coughing fits.

Let us know how you feel this week with the shot and all. If you notice a difference. If not ask the doc to give you a bigger dose!

[Shreddedgeek]

Originally Posted by namtrag

Yeah, he turned me loose to eat more carbs just to give me a break. He said until my hormone levels are figured out, I was beating my head against a wall.

Wow.. You should be feeling invincible with all the extra Juice

Boy I had a killer workout yesterday in the yard, I had to dig out the remains of a tree that got broken during a winter storm, the silly thing was about 4 inches in diameter so you figure couple of scoops and done... this thing was rooted half way to China. 10 yards of dirt, 6 digging tools and 45 minutes later, I was out of breath holding the stump in my hand feeling as if I just accomplished a full day at the gym. Spring has sprung

[IronIc]

^^^ Hahaha even small trees and bushes are killer to remove A couple of years ago we trashed some Japanese bushes in our front yard. I could not believe how deep the roots were

Hi Mike!

[namtrag]

Yardwork, I will be doing a lot of it after April 15th. Can I count it as cardio?

I went to my mom's for dinner and had taco salad and a couple of other things that weren't the best choice. She smokes like a chimney. I guess one or the other of those two excuses is good for why I almost threw up today.

I did legs, and felt really nauseous and had to quit. I tried to do some cardio and it wasn't helping any.

Squats: 12/135 12/185 8/205 8/205

One legged leg press: 20/270 14/360 12/410

SLDL: 10/155 8/155

Cardio: 10 minutes, 125 bpm.

[dmangiarelli]

Hope you get to feeling better Mike!

[namtrag]

It's my bi weekly nausea attack

Probably just because I am out of shape a little.

[dmangiarelli]

With the workouts you do ,you are not out of shape. Maybe it's the testosterone kickin in ...

[freebirdmac]

I think it's the crappy food he ate

[namtrag]

I agree, I felt like crap all day Sunday because I ate so many carbs.

When you do that day after day, I think you get used to feeling like that. But I am not used to it, so it really affected me today.

[IronIc]

Hi Mike - great leg workout!

I find that SLDLs make me queasy, even afterwards.

[UCANDOIT]

Hi Mike

Nausia or not, you are still able to get out a killer leg wo. Keep up the great work.

Enjoy your week

Marcos

[freebirdmac]

Originally Posted by namtrag

I agree, I felt like crap all day Sunday because I ate so many carbs.

When you do that day after day, I think you get used to feeling like that. But I am not used to it, so it really affected me today.

That really is true. I've had to give up eating most everything due to food intolerances. Early on I'd have an occasional cheat. Boy did I pay. Not only in terms of the usual reactions due to the intolerances, but simply to the food itself. Our bodies have had years to adjust to eating bad foods, but just a few months of eating clean can turn it around. It really drives home the point that our bodies really don't want that stuff. We had just been kidding ourselves.

[SR800]

Originally Posted by freebirdmac

That really is true. I've had to give up eating most everything due to food intolerances. Early on I'd have an occasional cheat. Boy did I pay. Not only in terms of the usual reactions due to the intolerances, but simply to the food itself. Our bodies have had years to adjust to eating bad foods, but just a few months of eating clean can turn it around. It really drives home the point that our bodies really don't want that stuff. We had just been kidding ourselves.

Very well put.

[namtrag]

TAX SEASON IS OVER!!!!!!!

I recommited to the diet today, I had about 5 days in a row where I just ate whatever I could find.

Today was back day and I did the following. I could tell that the testosterone shot I got on 4/8 (Tuesday) has worn off!

Pullups (I did 9 last week on my first set): 6 4 4 3 3

Deadlifts: 10/225 6/295 4/315 5/315 4/325

BB Rows: 11/155 8/165 9/165

T Bar rows using v handle, no bar weight counted: 9/150 6/150 7/150

60 minutes on exercise bike, 118 bpm average heart rate.

[IronIc]

Congrats on tax season being over, Mike!

I bet it's a relief to you.

[dmangiarelli]

Originally Posted by namtrag

TAX SEASON IS OVER!!!!!!!

I recommited to the diet today, I had about 5 days in a row where I just ate whatever I could find.

Today was back day and I did the following. I could tell that the testosterone shot I got on 4/8 (Tuesday) has worn off!

Pullups (I did 9 last week on my first set): 6 4 4 3 3

Deadlifts: 10/225 6/295 4/315 5/315 4/325

BB Rows: 11/155 8/165 9/165

T Bar rows using v handle, no bar weight counted: 9/150 6/150 7/150

60 minutes on exercise bike, 118 bpm average heart rate.

Hey Mike, you should mention this to the doc and see if he'll give you a bigger dose!

[dartol]

Originally Posted by freebirdmac

That really is true. I've had to give up eating most everything due to food intolerances. Early on I'd have an occasional cheat. Boy did I pay. Not only in terms of the usual reactions due to the intolerances, but simply to the food itself. Our bodies have had years to adjust to eating bad foods, but just a few months of eating clean can turn it around. It really drives home the point that our bodies really don't want that stuff. We had just been kidding ourselves.

Good point! I went for a long time with no fried foods... after that, french fries didn't even taste good! And they really didn't sit well on my stomach.

A friend of mine was in Special Forces... he had a good story. He said when they went out on survival training where you could only eat what you caught or gathered for a couple of weeks there was one more lesson at the end. They brought in trucks loaded with candy, cokes, etc. and guys chowed down on it. Then they were PASSING OUT left and right! They had been away from processed foods and sugar long enough that when they ate all that sugar again they just konked out. LOL

Darren

[sytennison]

Originally Posted by namtrag

TAX SEASON IS OVER!!!!!!!

Bah! My tax season won't be over till October 15th.

Originally Posted by namtrag

Deadlifts: 10/225 6/295 4/315 5/315 4/325

Wow!

Originally Posted by dartol

Good point! I went for a long time with no fried foods... after that, french fries didn't even taste good! And they really didn't sit well on my stomach.

Fried food tastes like garbage to me, but for some reason I can still eat fries.

[SR800]

Great work with the pullups and the deads. I remeber when those pullup numbers were not even a consideration for you. Job very well done.

[Shreddedgeek]

Originally Posted by namtrag

TAX SEASON IS OVER!!!!!!!

I recommited to the diet today, I had about 5 days in a row where I just ate whatever I could find.

Today was back day and I did the following. I could tell that the testosterone shot I got on 4/8 (Tuesday) has worn off!

Pullups (I did 9 last week on my first set): 6 4 4 3 3

Deadlifts: 10/225 6/295 4/315 5/315 4/325

BB Rows: 11/155 8/165 9/165

T Bar rows using v handle, no bar weight counted: 9/150 6/150 7/150

60 minutes on exercise bike, 118 bpm average heart rate.

Not too sure how your energy level was like but the workout as a whole is up to par, especially with all the hours you have been working on all of those tax procrastinators, (i can call them that as I did not file until Monday evening)

[namtrag]

Thanks, Blake. I am disappointed because I did 9 last week, must have been the cypionate! lol

[namtrag]

Originally Posted by Shreddedgeek

Not too sure how your energy level was like but the workout as a whole is up to par, especially with all the hours you have been working on all of those tax procrastinators, (i can call them that as I did not file until Monday evening)

It seemingly was just the pullups that suffered. Maybe I have put on a few lbs. lol

I love procrastinators, it evens my cash flow and workload a little bit.

[namtrag]

Today was my least favorite, chest. I suck at it, and it hurts to boot. Today it even was hurting my left brachialis to do presses...WTF!

Smith machine bench press: 15/70 15/120 8/140 7/140

DB Incline press, 22.5 degrees: 8/55 11/50 8/50

Hi Lo cable flys: 14/60 9/60 10/60

45 minutes on exercise bike, 116 bpm

[dmangiarelli]

Originally Posted by Shreddedgeek

Not too sure how your energy level was like but the workout as a whole is up to par, especially with all the hours you have been working on all of those tax procrastinators, (i can call them that as I did not file until Monday evening)

You filed early? I didn't mail my check in until Tuesday night!