Man, things are going pretty well I have to say! Looking good, feeling good, lifting good weight... nice weather, things are niiiiice! About to drop by your log right now.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Regular day. Had a lot on my mind lately... wouldn't say I am stressed, but I have plenty on my plate. I really am learning to appreciate the few hours I have in the gym per day. It's literally my sanctuary. Without it, I don't know what I do. That being said, my lifts today were great. Can't believe I am gaining good strength eating at maintenance and incorporating cardio. Everything is going so well and I'm loving the Olympic and explosive style lifts. Clean and Press was good, I decided to try going heavier and nixing the pressing portion. The squat feels good and it's a movement I am learning to like. I get some shoulder pain here and there but otherwise it's fine. High Pulls are another movement I am starting to like. Everything else was pretty standard. Bench press is going up pretty well. I stopped benching to chest because of a little shoulder pain, and it is working out great. All in all, just a regular day. Tomorrow I might switch the sumo deadlifts to rack pulls depending on how I feel. We'll see.
Last edited by xvicknumber7x; 04-20-2012 at 11:58 AM.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Feel beat to hell on Friday. Luckily my workout didn't suffer. Finally getting the Snatch form down, had an olympic lifter look at my form and he helped me out a little bit. Need to focus more on hip drive. Switched to rack pulls, feels good man to pull 315 haha, forearms were looking good too. Can finally chin-up with a plate, now to add a second plate. Nothing really else to report, diet has been spot on and I'm looking and feeling good. Now gotta go to work... fuuuuu, summer come quick. Still thinking about a lot of different stupid shiit, sorry for the shiitty blog.
Last edited by xvicknumber7x; 04-21-2012 at 10:57 AM.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
First off, Cleans went so well. I am using more hip extension and it is paying off. I was able to plow through my working sets with much more ease thanks to a little form improvement. Next up were Squats and I was able to improve on last weeks' weight, although I did feel a little twinge of pain in my lower back here and there. It never sticks around for long though. Managed a measly one extra rep on dumbbell presses... getting them up from the loading at the beginning of the set is so tough. Hopefully these improve by next week. Shoulder presses also felt good, did an extra set at the end but it was so tough! Got the Pullovers in for the obliques and the abdominal crunches are really starting to get easier, might need to find a different movement next week. Cardio was fine, appetite is down from the E/C, nothing else to really report otherwise.
Last edited by xvicknumber7x; 04-24-2012 at 04:26 PM.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Really didn't bring much intensity with me today. Can't Snatch 90lb. with my left hand so I had to bring down the weight. Couldn't find the motivation to do abs and obliques. That's really it.
Last edited by xvicknumber7x; 04-25-2012 at 06:03 PM.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
A little electronica to bring your pulse up, little good sir.
Also, heading into day 21 no fap. Go us.
Ooh, I kinda like that. Thanks a lot man, did pick me up a little bit. And dude, No Fap is the greatest thing you can do for yourself. I am two weeks away from 7 months. Keep it up!
Will rep back on rc.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Last day of the program. Gunna run it again, loved it. Going to switch some movements around and make sure I don't skip out on abs and obliques at the end of my workouts. Diet has been clean, but in excess this week. Gotta focus on improving that in the coming days. Looking thick as hell though, I kinda like it that way. If I didn't have so much loose skin I'd look amazing. Sigh.
Last edited by xvicknumber7x; 04-28-2012 at 10:49 AM.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
^ Took a road trip with some friends yesterday... listened to this on the way back. Remember listening to this song when I was young and took long road trips with my parents and it took me back a little bit.
Starting the program cycle again since I liked it so much the first time. It was challenging but fun, so why not run it again for the first part of the summer? Anyway, E/C cycle ended so now I'll have to make do without it for at least a few weeks. I think my appetite is going to go wild again, which I really don't like but will just have to deal with. About the workout... Cleans felt alright. Strength is steadily climbing since I missed a week about a month ago. It's nice to gain strength here and there without the big calorie surplus. For the first part of this cycle, I'm going to go back to Front Squats. It's easier on my back and my improved flexibility helps me go lower than I ever have. I was getting right down to the floor and it felt pretty nice. Also switching back up to Dumbbell Incline Presses since I've been neglecting incline work for a few weeks Weight is down because the rep scheme changes to 10 reps in the early part of the cycle, so it sucks to not really move the weight I usually move. It'll all work out though. Hit abs, tried some Overhead Squats which were awkward to start, and ended with cardio It'll be nice to compare strength gains on this run as compared to the last run. Here's hoping for another good twelve weeks!
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Nutrition - DEFINITELY hit 5k calories today... was just ravenous after bowling tonight and killed my entire kitchen. Supplementation - 2 doses caffeine, multivitamin, 1200mg fish oil
Binged hard. Hopefully I get stronger from it.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Crushed a job interview for a managerial position today. Road trip to Columbus, OH tomorrow. Feeling alright, a little bloated. I guess things are cool.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Back on E/C stack, appetite doesn't give a fuark apparently. I'm getting stronger and I really like it. Cleans went unexpectedly well, same with the Overhead Squats. Crunches are getting easy. Switched to 6-rep sets instead of 10, I hate those 10 rep sets. Will continue to do so for a few weeks. Can't wait until I hit 185 on the Cleans. Olympic lifting is fun!
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
Fukking FINALLY got my 90lb. Snatch, and I got them for mad reps. LOVE IT! Everything went great today. PRs everywhere, got a manager job after getting laid off Monday... things are good. Party tonight as well, FUKK YEAH!
Last edited by xvicknumber7x; 05-17-2012 at 02:20 PM.
"Civilize the mind, but make savage the body."
- AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Long-term goal: 15x bodyweight Overhead Squats
Workout and Life Log - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149460423
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