Dude, How is the TRT going? Haven't heard anything about that lately! Any details?
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05-03-2012, 05:08 PM #781
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05-03-2012, 06:13 PM #782
it's going ok... to be honest things have stagnated in terms of new progress. i've started to get a feel for my rhythms as far as T levels go. i can tell when it's time to have my next shot. i guess i didn't expect the whole "newness" feeling to keep going, but i've settled into a normal persons feeling now i guess. my mood is still LIGHT YEARS better than before. i have my bad days don't get me wrong, but i'm very rarely innately cranky. i do get feeling down every now and then, but thats often in response to an outside stimulus, and i've always been like that. i'm a very emotional person, so thats a cost of being that way. the downer days are more frequent toward the end of my two week period, right before my next shot, and they are getting better too (albeit slowly)
i've started to notice some side effects, none bad, but my body hair is growing faster, and in places i've never had it before, like my back (GROSS.....) but other people are starting to notice the difference. i look like i lift, look much more "healthy". libido is not much different, but TBH i was never really the super "excited" type to begin with. i'm up almost exactly 10lbs from prior to TRT, but leaner and stronger. my metabolism and recovery are both faster too, especially now that i'm getting enough sleep. not sure what else to touch on, if you have any questions ask!"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-04-2012, 01:37 AM #783
DAT BACK!!!! Looking thick man! And ouch at that box jump miss. Alpha looking shins though haha
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05-04-2012, 03:08 AM #784
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That's awesome! If I recall correctly you used to get down in the dumps every now and then because no matter how much effort you put in the gym and in nutrition your body wasn't responding how it should before the TRT right? Glad everything is working out! Do you have to get shots every 2 weeks forever, or is there a chance that this can kickstart some natural test?
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05-04-2012, 04:05 PM #785
5/4/12
AM Weight: 162.2
Training
Clean and Jerk Focus
Clean and Jerk
177
199
209
221
226 (PR!!!)
2x182*2
Muscle Snatch (never done these, was hoping it wouldn't irritate my wrist... worked well)
111*3
121*3 (saw stars on rep 3 lol)
3x111*3
Clean Deadlifts
309*3 (PR holy sh!t this was heavy... not used to resetting each rep)
2x287*3 (better...)
Front Squats
177*3
199*3
3x221*3
Pause Jerks
3x177*3
Block Jumps
3x5
False Grip Muscle Ups (supposedly harder...)
3x3
Cardio
none
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
great workout, had a buddy there with me to motivate me. he's got a bad handicap so he can't lift normal, but he hung with me and we talked the whole time in the gym. hit a rather small PR on clean and jerk, but it actually went up pretty easy (vid below). i'm still gonna take a deload next week, but i think it will be a relatively intense one. the muscle snatches are DEF harder than i expected. i've never done them before, but they were magic on my wrists. little pain and a good way to focus on opening the extension. after those i was WIPED though lol. got to the clean pulls and felt a little froggy with the first set... yeah didn't work out lol. i might could have got another set, but the form would have been rubbish. after that it was a pretty standard workout, i was pretty damn tired. the family is starting to roll in for graduation, so tonight i'm taking them to eat. tomorrow is the big day, gonna get a good long run in before it because i'm gonna need some thinking time, then gonna coast for food for the day. tomorrow night is gonna be filled with food that is RIDICULOUSLY bad for you, and a special jar of elixir my buddy brought me (quart of shine ) i'll prolly update tomorrow sometime with some pics from the ceremony, so til later!
thanks man! i hear chicks dig scars, but i dunno that those are gonna get me any brownie points
yeah man that was one of the biggest downers about my low T before. just for a reference here's me almost exactly a year ago:
the shots are probably gonna be forever... i asked the doc if in his experience this might just be temporary but he said that it's always been a permanent thing. sucks but what can ya do? i may talk to him about adjusting the frequency to once a week to keep from having such wide fluctuations in levels, but apparently he's not a fan of that dosing scheme. we'll see"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-04-2012, 04:14 PM #786
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05-04-2012, 09:15 PM #787
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Hey man, I've been meaning to stop in here. Thanks for the shout in in the v-log dude
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05-05-2012, 01:36 PM #788
Thanks man, it's been a log road. When I get back to my computer I'll see if I can find a pre-TRT pic from last fall
Originally Posted by Bnizzle163
quick update
Just got done with lunch after graduation, I DEMOLISHED some cracker barrel. This morning I ate my usual pre and post run meal this morning surrounding my race with a storm lol. I've got the most ridiculously unhealthy cake waiting for me so it's gonna be an epic day for eats... I've also got a quart of high proof moonshine as well, but we'll see how much of it disappears given What I'll be eating lol. Tomorrow is back to the normal grind, I'm a lil afraid of what I'll weight haha... Til later, maybe a drunk update later haha. Food pron too"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-05-2012, 04:31 PM #789
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It's graduation dude, don't sweat it. Enjoy! Congrats, by the way.
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05-08-2012, 07:13 PM #790
5/7/12
Training
Snatch Focus
Deload
Snatch
10x133
Power Clean + C&J
5x165
Clean Pulls
5x209*3
Front Squat
155*3
165*3
177*3
3x187*3
Jerks
3x165*3
Block Jump
3x5
Seated Box Jump (36")
3x5
Cardio
AM LISS: Elliptical
Nutrition
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
5/8/12
Training
Weak Points
Deload
DB Bench
2x80*5
3x75*5
Incline BB
3x135*8
DB Fly
2x35*10
BW Dips
2x12
Skull Crusher
3x80*6
Cambered Bar Pressdown
3x55*10
One Arm Overhead DB Extension
2x25*10
Machine Dips
2x165*10
BB Curl
3x85*5
HS Preacher Curl
3x45*10
Hammer Curl
2x40*10
One Arm DB Preacher
2x25*10
Seated Calf Raise
3x110*6
Donkey Calf Raise
3x Whole Stack *8
Old School Situp
3xBW+25*10
Cable Crunch
3x72.5*15
Hanging Leg Raise
3x10
Cardio
none
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
sorry for the slack update, just not a whole lot to talk about... deloads are super boring, so not much to say haha. one thing to not is AM weight this morning was 163.4, holding a LOT of water. i think Eric was right in that it's prolly from my TRT shot. i was still on the rebound from my cake binge saturday night anyway... lets just say it's a prune cake (don't knock it if you've never tried it... EASILY my favorite cake ever, and i thought it sounded gross too) in a large baking pan, and i ate a third of the whole thing saturday night, plus two red velvet cookies (kind of like cakesters). anyway, not two $hits were given (mentally anyway, it is a prune cake), and i jumped back on normal eating patterns sunday. i felt like hammered horse sh!t sunday, and went for a run and it HURT. anyway, the rest of this week is full of work and lifting and hangin with the chica, so i'll update when i can. gonna try a v-log this weekend, but it'll depend on if i have something to talk about. til later!
thanks man! haha see above"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-09-2012, 05:35 PM #791
5/9/12
AM Weight: 164.0 (phucking TRT)
Training
Clean and Jerk Focus
2x Muscle Snatch + OH Squat
5x111 (didn't realize this was my working weight last time... lol it was easy)
Clean and Jerk
10x180
SLDL
221*5 (light as phuk)
2x243*5 (better for a deload weight...)
Shoulder Press
3x111*5
Squats
3x209*3
False Grip Muscle Ups (supposedly harder...)
3x2
-SS-
Glute Ham Raise
3x10
Cardio
AM LISS: Elliptical (was supposed to be HIIT, but i was SUPER tired)
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
another boring deload...was a little rushed in the workout because i was supposed to go to the pool with the girl. turns out her pool was closed, so i went and played some pool and air hockey with her and a mutual friend. was a lot of fun.
woke up this morning tired as hell. i was sleeping GREAT but then the alarm said no thanks. nodded off for a while after eating breakfast, so i decided to push HIIT til tomorrow and do LISS this morning. ought to work well because i have to take Friday off for a conference i'm judging. downside to that is i have another conference i'm judging Saturday til lunch, which will make it a pain to get my pre-w/o meal in. oh well, adapt and conquer. i'm holding a sh!t-ton of water again, and weight is back up to 164. this is def caused my my TRT. i'll talk more about it in the v-log i have planned for either tomorrow or friday, so stay tuned. tomorrow is gonna be a LONG day, EARLY workout, then work til 11, sprints, and then grant writing and manuscript drafting til i puke! oh well, you wanna be the best you gotta work harder than the best...."The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-10-2012, 03:58 PM #792
5/10/12
AM weight = 164.0 (fuuu)
Training
Back/Shoulders
Deload
Pullups (chin over bar...)
3xBW+2chain*5
2xBW+1chain*5
Supported Rows
3x125*10
HS High Rows
2x2p+10/s*10
Neutral Grip Pullups
2xBW*10
DB Laterals
3x27.5*10
One Arm Rear Delt rows (got these from Gaspari... was actually really nice)
3x35*10
Face pulls
2x87.5*10
NOTE: Abs supersetted with shoulders...
Dragon Flags
3x8 (was damn hard...)
Hanging Leg Raise w/ chains (1 chain/leg)
3x10
Cable Trunk Twists
2x30*10 (too easy...)
Cardio
PM MISS: 3.1 mi Run (completed in ~21min)
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
another decent deload workout. not a lot to report, other than i'm hoping slamming a sh!t ton of water helps clear this water bloat... we'll see. i'm looking better now at the end of the day than i did when i woke so we'll see. was hella tired all day today, prolly a result of waking up early. got a list of notes on things to talk about for the v-log tomorrow. gonna be a messed up day, conference in the morning, beer and cigars in the afternoon. lunch is provided by the conference, so i have no idea what macro's will be like, but i'm making it an off day anyway. just gonna get up and motivate myself for some HIIT cardio before the conference. i called an audible and opted out of HIIT today. my legs weren't feeling 100%, and the point of the deload is to help recovery, so i just went for a nice long run. im hoping that will clear up a little of the soreness in my hammies from the SLDLS, but i doubt it..."The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-13-2012, 11:54 AM #793
5/12/12
AM Weight: .... yea not good lol
Training
Clean and Jerk Focus
2x Power Snatch
5x121
Clean and Jerk
5x165*2
Snatch Deadlift + Shrug
3x177*5
Split Jerks (focus on form)
5x155*3
Front Squats
5x188*3 (felt SOLID and easy)
Seated Box Jumps (36")
3x5
BB Jumps from rest (on blocks...)
3x133*5 (HEAVY)
Cardio
none
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
gonna hit on a couple things that i didn't cover in the v-log below. first, i'm prolly gonna do a short mini cut for a week or so... my weight has been increasing steadily and not slowly, and i've got a nice little lower belly pooch going. a lot of it is from water retention, which i need to get sorted out because everything i try to combat it isn't working (might be a hormonal issue...). i'm not in horrid condition like it looks like in the v-log (see 2 pics, relaxed then flexed from this morning), but still not where i think i need to be to keep within a respectable distance of contest shape. also, happy mothers day to everyone, even if you aren't a mother. celebrate with those you love and praise the person responsible for bringing you into the world... we could all learn about dedication from looking to our mothers... after all, not only did they carry us and deliver us, but also raised us.
anyway, v-log had to be cut a little due to size, so that would explain the retarded start and stops. sorry for the random tangents lol:
here's the pics i mentioned above, a better indication of conditioning. first relaxed then flexed:
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05-13-2012, 01:03 PM #794
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I was checking in to say, "One word - SHEIKO!" But then I saw your pics, fapped, and had to comment. Wait, wut? haha bro, you do not need to do a mini! If you want to by all means go for it, but to me, that is perfect conditioning. I think you're in a good spot and if your putting on strength and size with your current macros, don't eff with it! My .02
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05-13-2012, 06:03 PM #795
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05-13-2012, 06:51 PM #796
i guess you guys are right... seeing Berto's "offseason" condition made me look at my own and i thought "good god i'm fat" lol
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here's some full pics from a quick vid from EARLY thursday morning:
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05-13-2012, 06:52 PM #797
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05-14-2012, 08:35 AM #798
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No way I would cut if I were you, but it's completely up to you obviously! To me, you look like your in the perfect spot. Keep the lean gains going!
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05-14-2012, 06:44 PM #799
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First time in your journal brother, I was told to come chat with you about test issues. I have had some serious problems as of late and I will be reading through your journal to see the start of your issues and how you have worked through them. I just had blood work done last week that came back with my liver not working correctly, low test and thyroid with some other issues as well not as bad. So ill be reading through this that way I am not asking questions you have already addressed.
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05-14-2012, 07:16 PM #800
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05-14-2012, 08:29 PM #801
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Blood work came back with high enzyme concentration in my liver which the dr that I am seeing said that its the precursor or leading to a fatty liver. Since hormones are metabolized in the liver he thinks that by addressing the issue there that my hormones might have to come up without additional support but we won't know until my liver clears as to whether or not it worked. My test was 207. T4 - 5.1 t3 - 53. After doing some research on the possible effects of a fatty liver the only one that it could possibly be from my knowledge is starvation. Although I was not ever starving i was sub 5% from sept-jan and I know our bodies don't want to stay that low naturally and will fight back. My symptoms though are pretty bad, most days I can't make it through the afternoon without sleep and it's not like I'm just tired but it's like if I don't lay down soon I'm going to pass out, strength post contest has never come back and everything from warm ups on up is heavy. Libido what's that lol.
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05-15-2012, 03:55 AM #802
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05-15-2012, 11:28 AM #803
5/14/12
Training
Snatch Focus 90%
Snatch (first time with straps.... experiment...)
133
143
8*148 (only missed 1, felt SOLID...)
Power Clean + C&J
5x160
Snatch Pulls
5x182*3
Front Squat
187*3
199*3
3x214*3
Jerks
3x187*2
Block Jump
2x5
Seated Box Jump (39")
3x5
Cardio
AM LISS: Elliptical
Nutrition
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
5/15/12
AM Weight: 164.0
Training
Weak Points (at 430am) 90%
DB Bench
5x85*5 (SOLID as phuck...)
Incline BB
3x135*10
DB Fly
2x40*12
BW Dips
2x12
Skull Crusher
3x90*6
Cambered Bar Pressdown
3x60*10
One Arm Overhead DB Extension
27.5*10 (hard, WTH)
25*10
Machine Dips
2x180*10
BB Curl
3x95*5
Cybex Preacher Curl Machine (HS was taken...)
3x55*10
Hammer Curl
2x42.5*10
One Arm DB Preacher
2x27.5*10
Dragon Flag
2x6 (was hurting so i quit it)
Reverse Crunch
3xBW+40*12
Cable Crunch
3xStack-1*12
Decline Situp (hands on ears)
2xBW*20
Cardio
none
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
been a long couple of days... worked both of them, which meant early mornings. yesterday's workout was fantastic, i won't lie... i was worried about the snatch irritating my wrist, but i found that as the straps tightened it pulled on my hand keeping the compression away, combined with the support of the actual strap itself. this morning was awesome too, the DB bench felt more solid than i've ever felt before. only issue was after a while i started to lose that drive, so yeah... oh well. i've decided to leave cals alone until things stabilize a little more. in the past few days it's fluctuated from 162.4 up to a high of 165.2 and then back to 164.0 today. i'm so glad for everyone who comes and visits my thread. without you guys i'd prolly still be struggling along at cutting macros and a rubbish metabolism. i don't have the objective eye i need here, so all i see is myself every day. as i'm typing this i'm falling asleep on the couch haha, so i think a nap may be in order. i have some writing i need to do, but i doubt i'd be able to stay awake for it ATM, so that can wait til later. tomorrow is another Oly day, gonna hit some relatively heavy C&J, still on the transition week from the deload.
advice well taken man, thanks for being my objective eye. gotta make some serious gainz to catch up with you!
thanks a lot! very glad to have you offer input, the fact that you can see progress is a real booster for me. like i mentioned above, i see myself every day so i have literally NO perspective to see progress."The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-15-2012, 03:28 PM #804
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Hey brother I shoot you a message tomorrow. I got a full blood panel taken, I'll look over all my tests and get back to you reguarding what through had asked. I am waiting to hear the results of my siliva test should be in the next day or so
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05-16-2012, 06:01 PM #806
5/16/12
AM Weight: 162.4 (where the phuck did that drop come from lol)
Training
Clean and Jerk Focus 90%
Clean and Jerk
177
187
6x199
Power Snatch + 2 Sq Snatch
111
4x121 (wrist was acting up at first...)
Clean Deadlift, no straps (all hook grip babay!)
264*3
2x274*3 (all went up quick...)
Squats
worked up to weight with triples
3x236*3 (not bad...)
BTN Press (strict, no leg)
5x121*3 (PR, even if at 90%
Death March (see video)
3x60's*10/s
Cardio
AM HIIT: Elliptical
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
not a bad workout at all today... my form was pretty solid on all lifts, and they all felt relatively light. that death march SUCKED bad... the focus for them is hammies and glutes, but i'll tell ya, my lats and forearms were SCREAMING by the end of each set... my wrist was acting up a bit when i started snatches, but after some good wrapping and some straps they felt fine, and i was MOVING under that bar. speaking of light, WTF with my wake up weight? that was after a no cardio day too lol. i doubt it will carry over to tomorrow, but it was nice to be light for a change. i was a little flat though, so that kind of sucked. that fixed itself real quick haha, i went from flat to spilled real quick. finally leveled out about 4 this afternoon (sad that i can follow it that close). tomorrow is back and shoulders, gonna be total suckage because i'll prolly be sore, but such is the life! and i freaking love it!
death march:
haha HELLZ YEAH! nah it's not nearly as bad as it looks, thats only 10 sets per body part, i just feel like i have a LOT of weak points the crazy part is that it only took me an hour and a half to get all that in"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-17-2012, 05:59 PM #807
5/17/12
AM weight = 163.2
Training
Back/Shoulders 90%
Pullups (chin over bar...)
2xBW+3chain*5
Switched to close grip to make harder... didn't help lol
3xBW+2chain*5
Supported Rows
3x140*10
HS High Rows
2x2p+25/s*10
Neutral Grip Lat Pulls
2x162.5*10 (was actually tough... stupid cybex equipment)
DB Laterals
3x30*10
One Arm Rear Delt rows (got these from Gaspari... was actually really nice)
3x47.5*10
Face pulls
2x10 (can't remember weight lol...)
Seated Calf Raise
3x3p*6 (tempo lift...)
Standing Calf Raise
2x235*8 (tempo lift again...)
BTB Forearm curl
3x125*6
Reverse Forearm Curl
2x50*8
Gripper Machine
3x100*8
Cardio
AM LISS: Elliptical
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
great workout... forced myself to sleep in til 630 so i was ITCHING to get up and do something. so i hit my cardio hard, came back, ate my pre-w/o meal and hit the gym. sad thing was after i didn't have much else to do all day so i've been bored sitting on my ass. i went shopping for a couple things i needed, but that only took about an hour. i would have gone fishing or done something productive but it decided to pop up storm. karma is a bitch... anyway, tomorrow i'm hitting the oly gym with a buddy, gonna hit a nice last 90% day and then it's back to blasting some serious weights...
i wanted to get anyone who is following along's thoughts on some arm work... mine haven't improved at all, and i've been toying with the idea of running a PHAT style split with just my arms. I would do a Power day on my now back and shoulders day, then a hypertrophy day on the weak point day (more time that day). i made some gains doing PHAT a long time ago, but haven't tried it since. any thoughts on the idea would be welcome!"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
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05-17-2012, 06:29 PM #808
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05-18-2012, 05:40 PM #809
5/18/12
Training
Snatch Focus 90% (kind of lol)
Snatch (dumb mistake... after this everything else was GARBAGE...)
133
143
155
165 (missed 2, got a third...)
170x..... see notes...
2x143*2
High Hang Clean + C&J
155
4x177
Hang Clean Pulls
3x221*5
Front Squat
187*3
199*3
5x214*3 (was HEAVY)
Jerks for form
3x155*3
Explosive Jerk Dips (literally the bar came off my shoulders above my head)
3x199x3
Hanging Situps
3x10
GHD Leg Raises (think Half Dragon Flags)
3x15
Kettlebell Side Bends
2x2 pood*12/s
Cardio
none
Nutrition
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
Notes
ok so i really don't feel much like discussing this workout... i made a dumb mistake and didn't listen to my body when i got to my current max, and it cost me. i went in feeling SUPER SOLID on snatches, like the best i've felt in a long time. worked up to my 90% weight, and decided F-it, i'm goin max today. so i didn't miss a single one up to 10 under my max... then went for my max and had a relatively ok miss... thought i'd tweaked my shoulder but it didn't hurt so i was like whatever. went for it again, near miss again. didn't rest like i should have and wen't straight into another try (frustrated...). bad miss this time... elbows came unlocked and 165lbs of barbell scraped down my back... i didn't bleed or anything, but left some marks and hurt like a bitch. i got angry and made my next attempt, and then after 2 tries at the PR (with close misses) i called it and did doubles. trouble is by this point i've already wasted pretty much ALL energy. so the rest of the workout blew nuts, big time. everything that should have been easy was heavy as hell. i also forgot to do more hamstring work, as they've begun to lag... all in all a bad day in the gym. i did some serious rehab after though, some spinal decompression, foam rolling and stretching. i think i'll do some more foam rolling tonight before bed too, my back is killing me. i think it's time to invest in a deep tissue massage, and get some kinks worked out for good. tomorrow is gonna be a long day, still unsure of the final plans but be looking for a v-log and update sometime tomorrow morning!
honestly that crossed my mind, but i think the benefit behind lifting arms after legs was the increased growth factors associated with working a larger muscle group, and i'm not sure how much of a difference it would make with me already on TRT. i know that testosterone isn't the only growth factor out there, but it's pretty important lol... we'll see, i haven't really made up my mind yet. i do legs on 3 different days, so i have options, but those days are already VERY long workouts, so i don't particularly wanna add to that lol."The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
"Be the change you wish to see in the world"...-Ghandi
Prep Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=158667243
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05-22-2012, 10:31 AM #810
5/21/12
Training
Clean and Jerk Focus
Clean and Jerk doubles
4x199 (PR)
2x Hang Sq Snatch (from knee)
5x133 (easy...)
Chinese Style Snatch Pull (double extension...)
4x199*3
Squats
5x236*3 (not bad...)
Jerk Doubles (with catch between reps)
3x177*3
Glute Ham Raise
3xBW+10kg*10
Seated Box Jump ~40"
3x5
Cardio
AM HIIT: Elliptical
Diet
~3099 kcal
402.5/226/65
5/22/12
Training
Chest and Power Arms
DB Bench
95*5 (easy)
100*4 (PR!)
95*5 (heavy lol)
Floor Press (slow and squeezed)
2x185*5
Incline BB Press
3x135*10
Cable Fly
2x55/s*12
BW Dips
2x15
Straight Bar Skull Crusher
3x105*5
Cambered Bar Pressdown
Stack *8
Stack +10*6
Stack +15*4
DB Curl
3x50s*5
CG Cable Curl
100*8
110*6
120*4
Toes To Bar
3x10
Decline Situp (old school style)
3xBW+25*8 (holy hell hard...)
Cable Crunch (tricep station)
3x100*12
Seated Calf Raise
3x3p+10*6
Cardio
none
Diet
dunno... trying to be conservative but it may end up a cheat day lol
Notes
gonna keep this brief but i just wanna say that FINALLY BROKE TRIPLE DIGITS ON DB PRESS!!!... whats now sad is I can DB press more than i can BB press lol. the rest of any kind of update can wait til tomorrow. i'm gonna record a v-log on the drive back to TN. was lookin good this morning in the gym too lol... anyway, stay tuned for some tired rambling in the car!"The weak-minded would shrink away from what must be done for fear of being ridiculed by the wicked" - Terry Goodkind
"Be the change you wish to see in the world"...-Ghandi
Prep Log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=158667243
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