★ Tom's BTK Training Journal and Entertainment Center ★

[juicydanglers]

you're turning into frankenstein with all this 'therapy'

[viennafat]

lol

you should've seen my shoulder yesterday. Had like 11 needles in it, attached to electrodes, twitching like crazy.

I'll do whatever it takes in order to hoist heavy iron.

[moshvr]

Good call with the Fat Gripz man ... be prepared for some lifts to drop a bit with them.

Glad the therapy and such is working for you though Tom

[viennafat]

Good call with the Fat Gripz man ... be prepared for some lifts to drop a bit with them.

Glad the therapy and such is working for you though Tom

Thanks, bro. I hope it keeps going that direction.


That's the truth with the Fat Gripz.
I did a quick test run where I BB rowed like 105lbs and that sht was hard.

[viennafat]

February 28


Legs & Abs


BB Squats - building my way back up slowly
Warm-up
180x8
180x8
180x8
180x8
165x12

Good stuff. Not too hard. 5lb increase each time until I stall.
Form was good, no issues.


Calf Raises - using a step
+65x18/16
+65x16/11
+65x14/X

My fackin toe on my right foot is still really sore when I bend it. Can't do calf raises properly.


Decline Situps
+35x14
+35x12
+35x10
BWx12

Abs were killing me.


Front Squats
125x3x8

First time doing these since I tweaked my back with them.
Went light just to ease back in plus my shoulder was tender from yesterday's therapy. Front squats weren't the best idea for the shoulder.
Felt fairly easy on the legs though. Gotta go heavier.


Walking Lunges
BWx3x8

These were a treat.
Tried doing them weighted but my balance was all off and my left knee had started to act up by this point.


Planks
A couple for like 90 seconds.


Fair enough.
Nothing amazing, but it was good.

PS: I think those Fat Gripz are bullsht. I put them on while doing back squats and I didn't feel any extra pump in my legs whatsoever.


trolololo

[BabyOilBrah]

Nice workout! LOL at fat gripz comment.

[viennafat]

Nice workout! LOL at fat gripz comment.

Thanks, Mike. I've had a few physical "incidents" in the past so I'm climbing my way back up while staying injury free.

I know you must mire my squat numbers, but don't worry, you'll get strong like me one day. Just keep training hard.

trollface.dll


For those who don't know, the gentleman above is one seriously strong kunt.
Take my squat weights and multiply them by 2. Then you'll have what he does.
I encourage you to visit this log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=148782703

[BabyOilBrah]

Thanks, Mike. I've had a few physical "incidents" in the past so I'm climbing my way back up while staying injury free.

I know you must mire my squat numbers, but don't worry, you'll get strong like me one day. Just keep training hard.

trollface.dll


For those who don't know, the gentleman above is one seriously strong kunt.
Take my squat weights and multiply them by 2. Then you'll have what he does.
I encourage you to visit this log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=148782703

<3

No worries bro, form and injury prevention > weight

Keep working up slowly, and keep that form correct.

[juicydanglers]

fatgrips comment

i see what you did der!

building the house back up slowly, non stop all the way to 400 pound squat?

[moshvr]

Must be doing something wrong with those Fat Gripz man ... I got a killer leg pump from them and added a couple inches to my legs ...

[viennafat]

<3
No worries bro, form and injury prevention > weight

Keep working up slowly, and keep that form correct.

That's what it's all about. Can't afford any more injuries. Gettin too old.
inb4 Andrew negs me.

fatgrips comment
i see what you did der!

building the house back up slowly, non stop all the way to 400 pound squat?

More like 405.
But I'll start being happy when I have a 300+lbs 1RM.

But to be honest, at this point I'm not too concerned about numbers. As long as I'm making some progress and getting a bit juicier, I'm happy.
Although being able to lift some heavy ass weight would please me.

Must be doing something wrong with those Fat Gripz man ... I got a killer leg pump from them and added a couple inches to my legs ...

lol

I must be doing it wrong then.
Will re-attempt next time.

[Sinaku5]

PS: I think those Fat Gripz are bullsht. I put them on while doing back squats and I didn't feel any extra pump in my legs whatsoever.


trolololo

Lol when I saw this I was thinking of a nice way to comment that you were doing it wrong...then I saw the troll part of the comment lol.

Your squats are climbing nicely Tom. And awesome to see that front squats are feeling well too! Increase the poundage next session!

[viennafat]

March 2


Chest

Early morning (10am ), fasted training today.
Was in a bit of a hurry so had to keep it concise.


Incline BB Press
165x12
165x9
165x7
145x9

Was a little weary of how I would do since I'm not used to training in the morning.
Increased by 5lbs since last time anyway. Only lost 1 rep on the 2nd set. So I'll take that for now.


DB Flyes
37.5x14
37.5x13
37.5x13


DB Lateral Raises
25x13
25x12
25x12

Strict form with these.


Incline DB Press (higher incline)
60x13
60x12
60x11
55x11

These felt fairly good.
Increased weight since last time and will do again next week.


Push ups
13 reps


Shoulder feels decent. Still a little too tight for my liking.
Pec issue is a little bit better.

[viennafat]

Lol when I saw this I was thinking of a nice way to comment that you were doing it wrong...then I saw the troll part of the comment lol.

Your squats are climbing nicely Tom. And awesome to see that front squats are feeling well too! Increase the poundage next session!

lol

Thanks. Yeah, little by little they're moving up.
That weight is gonna keep going up.

[Sinaku5]

Great incline pressing Tom!

And Jelly of those flys.

How'd you manage to find 37.5lb dumbells lol.

[viennafat]

Great incline pressing Tom!

And Jelly of those flys.

How'd you manage to find 37.5lb dumbells lol.

Thanks, Musid.
It feels like I'm finally doing something decent in relation to pressing.

I use adjustable Olympic DB's, so I can increase in 2.5lb increments.
It's a nice feature although they can be a little awkward to handle.

[viennafat]

March 3


Back


Deadlifts
First time doing a proper deadlift session in almost 4 weeks.

185x3
205x3
225x3
245x3
265x2
285x1, 1, 1
245x6, 6
225x8, 8

Not a bad first time back.
The 285 went up without much struggle. In my books, that's pretty good. (especially since I haven't DL'ed in almost a month)
I belted up for the 285. Once every couple of weeks I will try some "heavy" singles/doubles.


One Arm Lat Pulldowns
14 reps
13 reps
13 reps


DB Shrugs
75x18
75x17
75x16
75x15

Heavier next time.


Landmine Rows
Bar+70 x 3 x 12


Lying Leg Raises
20 reps
20 reps
18 reps


Good session. Felt like I did some decent work.
Lower back feels pretty beat up.

Italian buffet for dinner. Pasta, pizza, roast chicken, beef ribs, and some other goodies.
Needless to say, plenty of calories were consumed.

No pics cuz I was out with my parents.
Not sure what they would think if I told them "I'm taking pictures of my food to post online for my e-friends to see".

[juicydanglers]

good to see you going heavy on the pulls again

hows the back feelin?

[viennafat]

good to see you going heavy on the pulls again

hows the back feelin?

Yeah, buddy.
Was good to pull some decent weight.
Chalked up, belted up, and went for it.

Back feels pretty good.
A bit tired, but aside from that it's good to go.
I have some excellent upper back DOMS.

[moshvr]

Loved the last couple sessions Tom.

Nice pulling!

[anonymous]

yay for DOMs, good to read your back is playing nice with those DL's.. love one arm pulldowns, is that a staple for you or somethign youre doing because of the back issues?

[Sinaku5]

I use adjustable Olympic DB's, so I can increase in 2.5lb increments.
It's a nice feature although they can be a little awkward to handle.

Sounds awesome.

Not sure what they would think if I told them "I'm taking pictures of my food to post online for my e-friends to see".

Lol - we're just as important as your real life friends...kinda :P

That back session sounds awesome - In for singles on DLs! What r u going for next?...315?

[viennafat]

Loved the last couple sessions Tom.

Nice pulling!

Thanks, Mike.
Finally was able to pull and not have to worry about my back.

yay for DOMs, good to read your back is playing nice with those DL's.. love one arm pulldowns, is that a staple for you or somethign youre doing because of the back issues?

Thanks, big guy.
My traps are killing me today. Feels great.

I just started doing the 1 arm pulldowns the last month or 2. Not related to my back issue.
I find they're good at isolating the lats if you do them strict.

Sounds awesome.

Lol - we're just as important as your real life friends...kinda :P

That back session sounds awesome - In for singles on DLs! What r u going for next?...315?

As funny as it sounds, the people I interact it with on here are more important than some real life friends. We got more in common.

Thanks, Musid.
I'll probably ease into increasing the weights. Maybe 315 in a couple of weeks.

[NaturalPursuit]

CRUSHING this **** man!!!! That 315 is gunna be you on DL bro!

[viennafat]

CRUSHING this **** man!!!! That 315 is gunna be you on DL bro!

Thanks, Alex!!
As long as my back co-operates, DL's will be attacked from now on.

[viennafat]

I have to get this off my chest and come clean to all you on here.

As I laid in bed last night thinking about my EZ Curl Bar and our relationship, I had this bad feeling in my gut.
Something told me that there was something wrong with it. It was 3am and I just couldn't shake this feeling.

I went down to my gym lair, grabbed the bar and just examined it. I caressed it and tried to figure out what may be wrong.
On my way back to bed, I passed a scale. With this image in the back in my mind, I decided to weigh the EZ Curl bar.
I was sure I had done this before and it measured the standard 25lbs.

As I stepped on the scale, I feared the worse....
The digital numbers kept flipping up and down for what seemed like hours before finally settling on the final weight.
I re-weighed multiple time to confirm what I was seeing.

The bar only weighs 20lbs!

The above story is 100% srs.






notsrs

But the part about the bar weighing 20lbs and not 25 is correct.
Have to subtract 5lbs off any weights where I used the EZ bar.
Please be merciful with your negs.

[viennafat]

March 5

Arms


EZ Bar Curls
85x12
85x12
85x9
75x11


Seated French Press
85x12
85x10
80x11
75x12


DB Curls
47.5x13
47.5x12
47.5x10

Bis were dying by this point.


Skullcrushers
65x12
65x12
65x10

Slow tempo and strict.
Triceps were starting to hurt.


Concentration Curls
37.5x13/11
37.5x11/10
37.5x10/9


OH DB Extensions
37.5x6/6 too heavy
32.5x12/12
32.5x10/10


Poundstone Curls (using Fat Gripz) SS with Resistance Band Tri Pushdowns
Bar x 13 / 13 reps
Bar x 12 / 13 reps

Left wrist was bugging me so I kept the curl reps low. But using the fat gripz made those quite a bit tougher.


Arms were pumped like krazy.
Had trouble moving them around.

[moshvr]

March 5

Arms


EZ Bar Curls
80x12
80x12
80x9
70x11

Fixed *******










































































































not srs

Great session Tom.

Lol'd at your EZ bar story. Still impressive stuff!

[fittofattofit]

Great work the last week Tom! Easy 285s on the deadlifts is really good news and you'll be repping those 3pps soon. Incline BB and DB benching is really good as well and it sounds like the shoulder is getting better with the therapy.
Bummer about the EZ bar ..... now you'll have to subtract half an inch from your arms as well

[viennafat]

Fixed *******

You're one cheeky kunt.....

Latest numbers are up to date.

not srs

Great session Tom.

Lol'd at your EZ bar story. Still impressive stuff!

Thanks, man.

Great work the last week Tom! Easy 285s on the deadlifts is really good news and you'll be repping those 3pps soon. Incline BB and DB benching is really good as well and it sounds like the shoulder is getting better with the therapy.
Bummer about the EZ bar ..... now you'll have to subtract half an inch from your arms as well

Thanks, Andrew.
I'm feeling pretty good all-around (knock on wood).
I have another therapy appointment scheduled today.

lol
Damn it! I was hoping that wouldn't need to be the case.