Jhyaduck's Training Log.....Man or Machine!?

[BEhave]

Wow strong muscle seperation

[FATHER FLEX]

You run the risk of getting a concussion everytime you hit a backdub. LOL

[styler]

Great pose! And as previously mentioned, nice progress!

[Little_Moth]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Finally maintained my 80% max heart rate for 30 minutes straight...feels good to finally be in shape!

And here's a depleted back double bi!

Jesus Christ! WOW! I need to hit delts and back a lot harder and this is gonna keep me motivated!

[jhyaduck]

Originally Posted by OmniscientCause

great progress from your first pictures a few months ago, lats looks much much better and i didnt think that was possible....arms look small (in proportion to the rest of your body) though it might just be the lighting

phenomenal regardless

Heh, yeah besides my arms sucking in general...cold and depleted, for the lose!

Thanks, bro!

Originally Posted by xKyle10

this.


what bf would you say that you are sitting at right now josh? 7-8% ish?

Hard to say as I never measure and I am also very smooth at the moment due to being carb depleted, along with 3000mg of sodium a day. I would say 7% is a good estimate however...at most!

Originally Posted by Little_Moth

Jesus Christ! WOW! I need to hit delts and back a lot harder and this is gonna keep me motivated!

Heh, I would soooooo put that picture to shame at this moment. I will wait a week though to post the finals shots and they will be inside the gym with a pump. (Well maybe...)

[Domjo54]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Finally maintained my 80% max heart rate for 30 minutes straight...feels good to finally be in shape!

And here's a depleted back double bi!

dear lord man take it easy on the delts lol

[mrdoggypoo]

totally random question, but what are your thoughts on targeting the brachialis? do you make an effort to? and if so, hammer curls, or reverse curls? trying to get my arms to get that 'wide from front' view.

thanks in advance.

[jhyaduck]

Originally Posted by Domjo54

dear lord man take it easy on the delts lol

No way! I have to capitalize on the one body part that most seem to have trouble with!

Originally Posted by mrdoggypoo

totally random question, but what are your thoughts on targeting the brachialis? do you make an effort to? and if so, hammer curls, or reverse curls? trying to get my arms to get that 'wide from front' view.

thanks in advance.

It's necessary. When I was on a 3-day split we would hit it every other arm workout but now on my new 7-day split there is something for it each workout...usually only one exercise.

My personal favorite exercise for them are cable curls using a bar with neutral grip handles around shoulder width apart...some gyms may not have that bar...here's an example...

http://www.ironcompany.com/index.asp...OD&ProdID=3069

I also like DB Hammer Curls done as you would a Preacher Curl. And for the first time a few days ago I did close-grip pulldowns focusing on the brachialis and it fried them...requires some strong mind-muscle connection though as you will want to use your back. I would link you a video but it seems that the video isn't open to the public. (It's from Jim's website.)

[mrdoggypoo]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

No way! I have to capitalize on the one body part that most seem to have trouble with!



It's necessary. When I was on a 3-day split we would hit it every other arm workout but now on my new 7-day split there is something for it each workout...usually only one exercise.

My personal favorite exercise for them are cable curls using a bar with neutral grip handles around shoulder width apart...some gyms may not have that bar...here's an example...

http://www.ironcompany.com/index.asp...OD&ProdID=3069

I also like DB Hammer Curls done as you would a Preacher Curl. And for the first time a few days ago I did close-grip pulldowns focusing on the brachialis and it fried them...requires some strong mind-muscle connection though as you will want to use your back. I would link you a video but it seems that the video isn't open to the public. (It's from Jim's website.)

my gym doesnt have that attachment you mentioned, but it does have this bar, which i would guess is a good substitute..

http://www.amazon.com/Weider-Olympic.../dp/B000N9B6LU

what are your thoughts on reverse curls? i was thinking of adding them to split. i know they hit the forearms hard, but do they work the brachialis too? as well as hammer (db, bar, attachment)?

thanks again.

[surdev]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Finally maintained my 80% max heart rate for 30 minutes straight...feels good to finally be in shape!

And here's a depleted back double bi!

OMFG!!!!

Josh, that's a killer back!

[MJAffliction]

Josh:

You said you mix SizeOn with Intrabolic, Purple Wraath, or Xtend, correct? What flavors did you use for each?

SizeOn + Purple Wraath = Grape, I'm assuming? Or did you completely have no regard for taste and just mix whatever with whatever.

[jhyaduck]

Originally Posted by mrdoggypoo

my gym doesnt have that attachment you mentioned, but it does have this bar, which i would guess is a good substitute..

http://www.amazon.com/Weider-Olympic.../dp/B000N9B6LU

what are your thoughts on reverse curls? i was thinking of adding them to split. i know they hit the forearms hard, but do they work the brachialis too? as well as hammer (db, bar, attachment)?

thanks again.

Yes, that bar is actually what he prefers me to use if I do not want to use DBs...however, my gym does not have that bar and I have not gotten around to buying one just yet.

As for reverse curls, personally I never was a big fan of them because they hurt my wrists most of the time. However, they do hit the brachialis and forearm very very hard. So yeah, they are as effective as any hammer curl variation imo.

Originally Posted by surdev

OMFG!!!!

Josh, that's a killer back!

Thanks

Originally Posted by MJAffliction

Josh:

You said you mix SizeOn with Intrabolic, Purple Wraath, or Xtend, correct? What flavors did you use for each?

SizeOn + Purple Wraath = Grape, I'm assuming? Or did you completely have no regard for taste and just mix whatever with whatever.

Ha, I've mixed all sort of flavors...

Grape SizeOn + Grape Purple Wrath (obviously tastes pretty good)
Grape SizeOn + Grape Xtend (obviously tastes pretty good)
Grape SizeOn + Apple Xtend
Grape SizeOn + Watermelon Xtend
Grape SizeOn + Blue Raspberry Xtend (worse combination, lol)
Grape SizeOn + Wild Berry Intrabolic (probably the best tasting combo imo)
And soon to try Grape SizeOn mixed with Apple Intrabolic since I got a couple tubs off wheycheap yesterday.

I've had the other flavors of SizeOn but I much prefer grape over the others so I always get grape SizeOn. However, I don't really care too much about taste when it comes to supplements as long as they do their job. Protein is the only supplement where I go for taste because protein = protein imo so might as well go for the better tasting formulas. Myofusion ftw!

[lollercopter]

Hey Josh, I took your advice from earlier and put a shoulder day into my split... and I have to say, I really feel like my delts are popping out more. Nowhere near your delt size obviously, but still, good stuff!

Looking absolutely sick in your latest photo, btw.

[mrdoggypoo]

thanks again for the advice, very much appreciated.

[MJAffliction]

Nice, bro. Thanks for clarifying that as I thought initially you had no method to your intra-workout-supplementation madness!

Keep up the hard work. I'll be following, as always.

[jhyaduck]

Originally Posted by lollercopter

Hey Josh, I took your advice from earlier and put a shoulder day into my split... and I have to say, I really feel like my delts are popping out more. Nowhere near your delt size obviously, but still, good stuff!

Looking absolutely sick in your latest photo, btw.

Glad to hear it man, thanks!

Originally Posted by mrdoggypoo

thanks again for the advice, very much appreciated.

No problem

Originally Posted by MJAffliction

Nice, bro. Thanks for clarifying that as I thought initially you had no method to your intra-workout-supplementation madness!

Keep up the hard work. I'll be following, as always.

Thanks

[jhyaduck]

Front Lat Spread...one of my favorite poses! Finally got under 170lbs as well!

[Requisite 101]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Front Lat Spread...one of my favorite poses! Finally got under 170lbs as well!

[img]http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4425/58569218.jpg[mg]

Great job man. Looking great.

Unbelievable how your chest is still full whilst doing a front lat spread.

[OmniscientCause]

josh puts the mighty ducks V to shame.....nice front lat, shoulders are popping out and the bis look much better at this angle than in the rear bdb

[Little_Moth]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Front Lat Spread...one of my favorite poses! Finally got under 170lbs as well!

Awesome dude, the Front Lat Spread actualy is my favourite pose. Also, this Lat Spread is much better than your last one man. Good job.

[BigStone]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Front Lat Spread...one of my favorite poses! Finally got under 170lbs as well!

Looking great dude.

[Domjo54]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

Front Lat Spread...one of my favorite poses! Finally got under 170lbs as well!

your a beast dude.

btw, quick question, what kind of core work do you do? i'm just started rippetoe's starting strength the other day and i pretty much just do one superset of 2 ab exercises at the end of my workout, what are your thoughts on that? any suggestions?

[Bdawg22]

I've been following this journal for a week or so and doing workouts exactly how you describe (with a few tweaks like adding shrugs/ab exercises) and they've felt amazing. I am extremely impressed with how the 8 rep thing is working for me. Thanks for all the info, I'll continue learning.

[jhyaduck]

Originally Posted by Requisite 101

Great job man. Looking great.

Unbelievable how your chest is still full whilst doing a front lat spread.

Yeah, it (chest) is without a doubt my strong point. The pumps I get while training chest are painful, lol.

Originally Posted by OmniscientCause

josh puts the mighty ducks V to shame.....nice front lat, shoulders are popping out and the bis look much better at this angle than in the rear bdb

Thanks. Yeah I have to admit that I need practice posing in the RDB. Although my back looks great while doing it, my arms always feel awkward.

Originally Posted by Little_Moth

Awesome dude, the Front Lat Spread actualy is my favourite pose. Also, this Lat Spread is much better than your last one man. Good job.

I tried to use a slight stomach vacuum, not sure if anyone noticed. My waist looks tiny there! Overtime I will practice more and more to get a better vacuum with this pose.

Originally Posted by BigStone

Looking great dude.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Domjo54

your a beast dude.

btw, quick question, what kind of core work do you do? i'm just started rippetoe's starting strength the other day and i pretty much just do one superset of 2 ab exercises at the end of my workout, what are your thoughts on that? any suggestions?

I used to do the same thing really, but only once or twice a month when I was bored.

It would usually be lying leg raises or knee ups superset with a regular crunch at around 15-25 reps each...

Now I pretty much only do reverse crunches, rope crunches, or the regular floor crunch. The tension varies from workout to workout now though and I hit them once a week with very few sets. (6 sets total, tops!)

Originally Posted by Bdawg22

I've been following this journal for a week or so and doing workouts exactly how you describe (with a few tweaks like adding shrugs/ab exercises) and they've felt amazing. I am extremely impressed with how the 8 rep thing is working for me. Thanks for all the info, I'll continue learning.

Yeah I swear the 8 rep range is like magic, lol. Thanks for following and I'm glad you like it so far!

[Domjo54]

Originally Posted by jhyaduck

I used to do the same thing really, but only once or twice a month when I was bored.

It would usually be lying leg raises or knee ups superset with a regular crunch at around 15-25 reps each...

Now I pretty much only do reverse crunches, rope crunches, or the regular floor crunch. The tension varies from workout to workout now though and I hit them once a week with very few sets. (6 sets total, tops!)

haha gotcha, yeah what i'm doing for rippetoe is for A days i do some weighted decline situps with my arms outstretched supersetted with some planks (3 sets each) and then on B days i superset some captain's chair knee raises with some high to low cable twists with straight, outstretched arms (3 sets each)

i've been thinking bout adding some reverse crunches or kneeling cable crunches too, i might just do one superset and one addition exercise, but we'll see.

here's my new thread if you wanna check it out:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=120129721

[BEhave]

Usually people's chest disappears during a lat spread, yours doesn't....

[BigStone]

Originally Posted by BEhave

Usually people's chest disappears during a lat spread, yours doesn't....

Yeah Josh chest is just out right incredible.I know one guy in my gym which is pretty similiar in which his chest is one of his best features. I will be there "one day"..

[Little_Moth]

Lol, I was bored and couldn't sleep so I just read this entire thread haha. I've been following this log from the very start and I must say it's been very interesting and educational so far.

Can't wait to see what comes next Josh, best of luck.

[jhyaduck]

Originally Posted by Little_Moth

Lol, I was bored and couldn't sleep so I just read this entire thread haha. I've been following this log from the very start and I must say it's been very interesting and educational so far.

Can't wait to see what comes next Josh, best of luck.

Just wait until I make my new log at the end of Jim's training...it should be very exciting!

[jhyaduck]

New Avi!

Last updated photo too for a few weeks!