Erutter11's Fighting the Good Fight: Iron!

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How's it going everyone? Glad you stopped by on my trip bulk up. Before I kick my first journal off, I have to say that right now I have a sprained left wrist that has prevented me from working out for the last two weeks. Before my injury I was definitely the strongest of fellows, so once I?m lifting again, don't expect to see power lifter numbers . I'm going to see a bone specialist on Wednesday to determine if there in fact is a break in the growth plate for my left wrist. If all goes well, expect another post in this journal around 7:00 Wednesday .

Current stats:
Age- 15
Height- 5-8
Weight- 140
Bodyfat: Not sure, but Ive been an ecto all my life.

Here's the split that I will be using:
Sunday: Chest, Biceps
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Shoulders, Triceps
Thursday: Back, Traps, Forearms
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Legs, Abs.

Yes, that is an unusual split, but it fits my schedule. I can't work my legs during the week because of soccer, so it just worked out best.

And for the routine:

Back
Deadlifts: 85lbs x 10, 90lbs x 8, 95lbs x 6, 95lbs x 6.
Bent-Over BB Rows: 65lbs x 12, 70lbs x 10, 75lbs x 8, 75lbs x 8, 80lbs x 6.
Weighted Chins: 4 x 10; 25 lbs.

Traps
Behind Back BB Shrugs: 70lbs x 15, 10, 6 supersetted with
DB Shrugs: 25lbs x 15, 10, 8

Forearms:
Wrist Curls: 8 x 12; 20 lbs

Legs
Squats: 90lbs x 12, 100lbs x 10, 110lbs x 8, 120lbs x 6.
One-legged Squats: 4 (per leg) x 10
Stiff-Legged Deadlifts: 4 x 10; 70 lbs
Leg Extensions: 50lbs x 15, 55lbs x 12, 60lbs x 10.
Weighted Calf Raises: 2x12; 20 lbs
One-Legged Calf Raises: 2 (per leg) x 12; 20 lbs

Abs
Weighted Sit-ups: 4x12, 20 lbs
Oblique Bicycle Crunches: 4x40
Hanging Reverse Crunches: 4x12

Chest
BB Bench Press: 65lbs x 16, 75lbs x 12, 85lbs x 8, 85lbs x 8, 90lbs x 6, 90lbs x 6, 95lbs x Near Failure.
Decline DB Bench Press: 6 x12; 25lbs
Incline DB Flies: 2x12; 20 lbs

Biceps
BB Curl: 3x10; 65 lbs
Hammer Curl: 3x12; 30 lbs
Weighted Pull-ups: 4x10; 20 lbs.

Shoulders
Clean and Press: 50lbs x 12, 60lbs x 10, 70 lbs x 8 (Never done this exercise before, so estimating on weight).
Military Press: 4x10; 20 lbs
Lateral Raise: 2x10; 15lbs
Lying Rear Delt Raise: 2x10; 15lbs

Triceps
Skullcrushers: 3x8; 40lbs (New exercise as well).
Close-Grip Bench Press: 4x12; 65lbs
Weighted Dips: 4x12; 30lbs

Most of my workouts are between 45 minutes and an hour, hopefully more on the 45 minute side.

As for cardio, I'm in the middle of soccer season right now, so I am doing an extensive amount. It's not perfect for lifting, but I enjoy it. Because of that, I've been eating nearly non-stop.

Goals:
1. Deadlift max + Squat max + Bench Press max = 450+ by November 16th. Currently, they are at nearly 390.
2. Gain 5lbs before October is over.

That looks like it wraps up my workout journals for now. Hasta manana.

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I just came back from a bone specialist who said that I have a fracture in the growth plate on the radius bone. The radius is the forearm bone closest to your body. I have to keep a cast on for two weeks, but I can still workout!

Great news.

Today is Shoulders / Tris day, and the first day of my new routine. Great to be back.

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Shoulders
Clean and Press: 50lbs x 12, 60lbs x 10, 70 lbs x 8 -This exercise was by far the most draining that I have done. Felt great.
Military Press: Had to cut these out due to wrist inflexibility.
Lateral Raise: 2x10; 10lbs instead of 15.
Lying Rear Delt Raise: 2x10; 10lbs instead of 15.

Triceps
Skullcrushers: 1x8 40lbs; 2x8 50lbs.
Had to cut out cgbp and dips because of the way my wrist sits in the cast.

Overall, it was definitely not what I was hoping, but I loved clean and press. Guess I have to take the highs with the lows, but it will be better next time.

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I had to push back / traps / forearms back one day because of an away soccer game. I'm thinking of doing legs tomorrow so that they have enough time to heal for the big game on Monday. Any suggestions? As for the workout....

October 3rd, 2008

Back

Deadlifts:
85lbs x 10
95lbs x 8
95lbs x 6
105lbs x 6

Bent-Over BB Rows:
75lbs x 12
85lbs x 10
85lbs x 8
90lbs x 8
95lbs x 6

DB Rows:
4 x 10; 30 lbs.


Traps

Behind Back BB Shrugs: 95lbs x 15, 10, 8 supersetted with
DB Shrugs: 30lbs x 15, 10, 8

Forearms:
Have to hold off on forearms until my wrist heals.

Bold indicates PR.

Great workout today. I feel like the week off beforehand really did me some good. Felt great to put up PRs, and hopefully that trend continues.

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October 4th, 2008

As I said in my previous post, I had to do legs and back on back-to-back days because of soccer. That didn't effect my workout too much, but I definitely could feel my lower back during squats.

Legs

Squats:
90lbs x 12
100lbs x 10
110lbs x 8
120lbs x 6

One-legged Squats:
4 (per leg) x 10

Stiff-Legged Deadlifts:
4 x 10; 80 lbs- Half Sumo, Half Regular

Leg Extensions:
50lbs x 15
60lbs x 12
70lbs x 10

Weighted Calf Raises:
2x12; 40 lbs

One-Legged Calf Raises:
2 (per leg) x 12; 40 lbs

Great workout. It hurts to walk right now, as it should be. I'm having a little extra cottage cheese tonight to load up on casein protein so that my legs are feeling great for Monday's game. Hopefully they won't hurt asmuch.

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I couldnt do ANY of my Chest / Bi workout today because of the pressure it puts on my wrist. This is really becoming an annoyance. Since I can only train back and legs, I'll probably have a mainly strength-oriented workouut for certain muscle groups once my wrist heals.

God, I CANT WAIT for the remaining week and a half to be up.