Demon Embraces the Inner Monster - Path to MASSiveness in 2014

[demonwareltd]

WEIGHT: ??? (???)

SUPPLEMENTS:

All American EFX - Karbolyn
All American EFX - Nytric
All American EFX - Kre-Alkalyn
All American EFX - Test Charge
All American EFX - Aroma Block-R
Infinite Labs - MassPort
Optimum Nutrition - Optimen
Universal - Animal Flex
Bodybuilding.com - Scream
Nature's Something - Fish Oil
Controlled Labs - Purple Wraath
Optimum Nutriton - Gold Standard Whey Protein


WORKOUT:

Sheiko #40 - Week 3/Day 1

Barbell Squat - 185x5, 225x4, 265x3, 265x3, 300x2, 300x2, 340x1, 340x1, 340x1

Barbell Bench Press - 140x5, 165x4, 195x3, 195x3, 220x3, 220x3, 250x2, 250x2, 250x2

Barbell Squat - 205x4, 245x4, 280x4, 280x4, 280x4, 280x4

DB Flyes - 35x10, 40x10, 40x10, 45x10, 45x10

Good Mornings 135x5, 135x5, 135x5, 135x5, 135x5

CARDIO:

NONE


THOUGHTS:

Absolutely cruised through this workout no problem. The squat singles were deep and powerful. Bench wasn't near as bad as I thought it was going to be. Had me wishing I was doing 270x2 instead. Great way to start out the week!

[DarrenConroy]

Good looking session big man! Glad to see everything is going good!

[TakedaShingen]

That is a seriously good lookin workout bro. My man.

[HARRYBEAST]

That's a lot of good squatting sir!

[demonwareltd]

Good looking session big man! Glad to see everything is going good!

Thanks Darren - a bit achy through the shoulders from benching 3 days a week, but strength continues to rise and that is what I'm after at the moment.

That is a seriously good lookin workout bro. My man.

Thank you sir

That's a lot of good squatting sir!

It was pretty good, but won't be satisfied until it's GREAT!

[fltallpaul]

Nice squatting!

[Stncldsnake]

Great workout Stan, squats are crazy!!

[Rypt1]

Nice job on everything! Awesome squatting and benching.

[demonwareltd]

Nice squatting!

Great workout Stan, squats are crazy!!

Nice job on everything! Awesome squatting and benching.

Thanks everyone! My left shoulder was throbbing all last night after my workout but is fine today (getting old? ). Really feeling stronger halfway through this iteration of Sheiko and it's taking all I have not to up my weights a bit, but I'm going to stay the course. If I'm feeling good and have some gas after my prescribed deadlifts tomorrow, I may make a run at a new deadlift PR

[DarrenConroy]

atta boy! Consistency and Intensity my friend!! Looking great!

[demonwareltd]

Not feeling the greatest today as my stomach is all tore up. Going to play things by ear with my workout today. If the three singles of 450 I have to do on deads go up really easy then I may push for a new PR (maybe 515). Only time will tell...

[curjo]

You're killing it Stan! Hope your stomach feels better and you can crush it tonight. Btw, it's been a while since we've seen any progress pics. Just sayin

[demonwareltd]

Btw, it's been a while since we've seen any progress pics. Just sayin

Funny guy!

[offroadatv200]

You're killing it Stan! Hope your stomach feels better and you can crush it tonight. Btw, it's been a while since we've seen any progress pics. Just sayin

Uh ohhh, get em!!!

[demonwareltd]

WEIGHT: ??? (???)

SUPPLEMENTS:

All American EFX - Karbolyn
All American EFX - Nytric
All American EFX - Kre-Alkalyn
All American EFX - Test Charge
All American EFX - Aroma Block-R
Infinite Labs - MassPort
Optimum Nutrition - Optimen
Universal - Animal Flex
Bodybuilding.com - Scream
Nature's Something - Fish Oil
Controlled Labs - Purple Wraath
Optimum Nutriton - Gold Standard Whey Protein


WORKOUT:

Sheiko #40 - Week 3/Day 2

Deadlift - 250x4, 300x3, 350x3, 350x3, 405x2, 405x2, 455x1, 485x1 - DONE

Barbell Bench Press - 140x6, 165x5, 195x4, 195x4, 205x3, 205x3, 220x2, 220x2, 220x2, 205x3, 205x3, 195x5, 165x9, 140x11

DB Flyes - 30x10, 40x10, 40x10, 40x10, 40x10

Rack Pulls - 325x5, 375x5, 375x5, SKIPPED 425x4x4

Barbell Lunges SKIPPED

Swiss Ball Crunches 20, 15, 15

CARDIO:

NONE


THOUGHTS:

Well this workout was absolutely horrible in several different ways. First off, I was dragging ass before I even stepped in the gym. No fire, no motivation. Deadlifts weren't too difficult, but when I hit 485, I started seeing stars and just felt wiped out. I didn't push any further because I wasn't feeling it and didn't wanna risk injury. Bench press has been brutal this week, not because the weight is heavy but my shoulders have been THROBBING. Benching 3x/week for the last 11 weeks has done a number on. Rack pulls I had nothing left, so I quit halfway through and went home.

What I realized is that I am in desperate need of a deload. I am on my 3rd Sheiko cycle now with no deload in between. Probably assinine of me, but I had been feeling good. I just hit a wall today. Everything aches, motivation is low, feeling run down. The plan is to take off Sheiko until Monday. Will be going in on Friday night for a light bicep/tricep workout but that's it. Come Monday I'll pick back up with Sheiko #40 and keep on grinding.[/QUOTE]

[Stncldsnake]

Sorry to see that you had a bad workout, happens to us all. Hope the shoulder issue clears up quick, going through shoulder and elbow pain myself. I think a deload would be good and get you back in the game.

[HARRYBEAST]

That's why I like my program I deload every 3 weeks and its awesome. I hardly ever hit a wall. That being said I am sore as hell right now and have 470x5 planned for my top set of deads today

[Ccm644]

You even said you wasnt feeling great before the session

Well done for still going to the gym and doing your workout

Keep your head up high and keep pushing

[demonwareltd]

Sorry to see that you had a bad workout, happens to us all. Hope the shoulder issue clears up quick, going through shoulder and elbow pain myself. I think a deload would be good and get you back in the game.

That's why I like my program I deload every 3 weeks and its awesome. I hardly ever hit a wall. That being said I am sore as hell right now and have 470x5 planned for my top set of deads today

You even said you wasnt feeling great before the session

Well done for still going to the gym and doing your workout

Keep your head up high and keep pushing

Thanks guys - looking forward for a few days off. Clear the mind and restore the body I went to Chucky Cheese with the fam after my workout last night. You can't NOT have fun at that place

[therockap1]

Glad you listened to your body, my right shoulder been bugging me too. Keep up the great work in here!

[tripleh210]

Yeah I had same issue with my shoulder, I find that if I stretch it and spend extra time warming up I don't feel it when I am lifting, however when it is cold it does hurt when I put force on it.

[demonwareltd]

Glad you listened to your body, my right shoulder been bugging me too. Keep up the great work in here!

Yeah I had same issue with my shoulder, I find that if I stretch it and spend extra time warming up I don't feel it when I am lifting, however when it is cold it does hurt when I put force on it.

I just want to stress it's not an injury as much as it is an overuse thing. I have been doing upwards of 20 sets of bench presses, 3 times a week for 11 weeks. I am surprised they lasted this long to be honest. I have no doubt that 4 days away from Sheiko will do them good and will be back strong as ever on Monday.

[demonwareltd]

Gearing up for a bicep/tricep session tonight and then another 2 days off. Deload FTW!

[demonwareltd]

Training lagging bodyparts following a routine such as 5x5 or even something crazy high volume like Sheiko? For me that would be arms and shoulders. My arms have grown very little, if at all over the last 4 years. My legs have responded tremendously as well as my back and chest from these "powerlifting" style routines. I know the smaller muscles have a harder time handling such workouts, but wonder if it would be worth a shot...

[therockap1]

Training lagging bodyparts following a routine such as 5x5 or even something crazy high volume like Sheiko? For me that would be arms and shoulders. My arms have grown very little, if at all over the last 4 years. My legs have responded tremendously as well as my back and chest from these "powerlifting" style routines. I know the smaller muscles have a harder time handling such workouts, but wonder if it would be worth a shot...

Can't hurt to try.

[Big_Spaz]

Training lagging bodyparts following a routine such as 5x5 or even something crazy high volume like Sheiko? For me that would be arms and shoulders. My arms have grown very little, if at all over the last 4 years. My legs have responded tremendously as well as my back and chest from these "powerlifting" style routines. I know the smaller muscles have a harder time handling such workouts, but wonder if it would be worth a shot...

I know for myself Stan I never did a 5X5 or so much a Powerlifting routine for lagging bodyparts (for me for years it was my legs) I just started training them on a more condensed cycle. Meaning I would train legs twice per week, or once every 3 days or so and did that for a long time until they started to catch up.

I mean even to this day I can still bench almost as much as I can squat (even though my squat has now surpassed it) but this wasn't the case for a very long time. So it took more volume, more times per week for the lagging bodypart to catch up. The rep schemes (meaning 3 X 10 or 5 X 5 or whatever) didn't matter as much as the training frequency did.

Hope that helps!




-Spaz

[demonwareltd]

Coming up on Day 90 - will see if I can take a few pics later tonight and post up my 90 day progress. Will also take some bodypart measurements and see where the most fat accumulated

Went into the gym yesterday evening for a low key biceps/triceps/shoulder workout. Just chasing a pump really, nothing crazy. Still in deload mode until Monday and am not going anywhere near the gym this weekend. Will be anxious as all hell to get back to it come Monday though!

[demonwareltd]

Can't hurt to try.

I may do just that.

I know for myself Stan I never did a 5X5 or so much a Powerlifting routine for lagging bodyparts (for me for years it was my legs) I just started training them on a more condensed cycle. Meaning I would train legs twice per week, or once every 3 days or so and did that for a long time until they started to catch up.

I mean even to this day I can still bench almost as much as I can squat (even though my squat has now surpassed it) but this wasn't the case for a very long time. So it took more volume, more times per week for the lagging bodypart to catch up. The rep schemes (meaning 3 X 10 or 5 X 5 or whatever) didn't matter as much as the training frequency did.

Hope that helps!




-Spaz

Yeah, I'll have to see. I have trained arms twice a week before in an attempt to increase frequency like you said, and it always results in me getting really bad tendonitis in my forearms. Maybe if I revisit this idea again I will be more careful with my exercise selection and choose ones that don't stress the forearms as much, idk.

Also, the reason 5x5 seemed to help my legs/chest so much is because you are benching 3x/week and squatting 2-3 times per week. So yeah, the increased frequency seemed to be the key there. Just have to figure out a way to translate those successes to arms.

[TakedaShingen]

I'm just here for the nudez! : )
(No homo...well, kinda homo)

[demonwareltd]

I'm just here for the nudez! : )
(No homo...well, kinda homo)

Fairly certain that nudes are a bannable offense but I will see what I can do