moshvr - Road to compete!

[Anthony21]

Haha way ahead of you man. We've got quite the collection going between my pics out here and my fiancé's pics travelling through Europe.

Thanks dude it feels wicked to be back

Well here I am thinking I've gave you a great idea only to fail

[MatTheCur]

Well here I am thinking I've gave you a great idea only to fail

At least you gave enough sh*ts to make the suggestion in the first place! That counts more than anything

Great pics!

[Anthony21]

At least you gave enough sh*ts to make the suggestion in the first place! That counts more than anything

Great pics!

I feel semi better now haha.

[moshvr]

Quick phone post update. Been at the gym all week and I'm back in Ontario with the Mrs too. Been nice getting to the gym with her.

Only real highlight for me was hitting 205lb for 4 reps on bench woo!

I'm pretty sick now though so I'm taking today off to rest.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

[BTSolutions]

Hey Dude

I train competitive bodybuilders so I wanted to shoot ya a quick response.

When it comes to natural bodybuilding you win a show with Posing and Conditioning.

If you can pose and if you have really low body fat percentages (5%) then you can win the entire thing.

Also, judges don't care about your arms.

So, you don't even need any direct arm work.

Your arms will receive plenty of stimulation with Back and Chest work.

Judges like Backs, Chests, and Quads.

So, focus on those 3 muscles.

Here are 2 splits I recommend to my bodybuilding clients.

Split #1

Monday - Legs
Tuesday - Back
Wednesday - Chest
Thursday - OFF
Friday - Legs
Saturday - Back/Chest
Sunday - OFF

Split #2
Monday - Back/Chest
Tuesday - Legs
Wednesday - OFF
Thursday - Back/Chest
Friday - Legs
Saturday & Sunday - OFF

Let me know if you have any questions brotha.

Good luck

Dan Blumenstock
Personal Trainer

[fittofattofit]

Good job on the benching .. it looks like you'll be back to benching 2pps very soon. Good that you got a whole lot of lifting in as well before you got sick. Enjoy the day 'off' and make sure you get plenty of sympathy from Mrs Mosh

[Woody-5]

Swell benching chap!
Hope you ditch the illness soon!

[moshvr]

Thanks all!

Health is improving and with the amazing weather we've been having, we've gone for lots of walks with the dog outside. Getting cardio in at least.

Back lifting tomorrow with a new plan.

"Mrs Mosh" is getting stronger too! Came with me for the chest day the other day and got one solid rep out with 50lb DBs on flat. Awesome! Trying to convince her to join up and start logging her workouts

[Anthony21]

Thanks all!

Health is improving and with the amazing weather we've been having, we've gone for lots of walks with the dog outside. Getting cardio in at least.

Back lifting tomorrow with a new plan.

"Mrs Mosh" is getting stronger too! Came with me for the chest day the other day and got one solid rep out with 50lb DBs on flat. Awesome! Trying to convince her to join up and start logging her workouts

She's throwing up more weight than some dudes in the gym.

[moshvr]

She's throwing up more weight than some dudes in the gym.

She's strong and likes to lift. It's perfect. Hates high rep stuff lol

[Woody-5]

That's awesome about the mrs getting Into it! Tossing up excellent poundage too!

if MrsWoody ever joined this site id neg her into the red. Srs

[Anthony21]

She's strong and likes to lift. It's perfect. Hates high rep stuff lol

Sounds like my type of girl. Lucky you put a ring on that

[pastorpritch]

Good to see you in the swing of things and with the missus

[fittofattofit]

"Mrs Mosh" is getting stronger too! Came with me for the chest day the other day and got one solid rep out with 50lb DBs on flat. Awesome! Trying to convince her to join up and start logging her workouts

She can press more than me! Srs!

It's great that you can train together and especially that she's into weights. She should join up and post

[moshvr]

She can press more than me! Srs!

It's great that you can train together and especially that she's into weights. She should join up and post

Lol! Stop injuring yourself and this won't be an issue

I'm trying to get her to join up. We'll see how that goes lol

Been a good week home at the gym and just in general. Was my birthday yesterday so I didn't get to the gym but I enjoyed a few pints. I'm starting my drive back to Calgary today. Four days in a car to get across my lovely country lol

[fittofattofit]

Happy Birthday for yesterday! 4 days drive in Canada would be a bit more interesting than a 4 day drive across Australia. Snow capped mountains and lakes sh!ts all over deserts and wheat fields. Just think of your beers as a re-feed during your de-load

[da2ricky]

Happy late bday Michael

[MatTheCur]

Happy belated, buddy!

What pints did you imbibe?

[Anthony21]

Happy belated birthday boss.

[moshvr]

Happy Birthday for yesterday! 4 days drive in Canada would be a bit more interesting than a 4 day drive across Australia. Snow capped mountains and lakes sh!ts all over deserts and wheat fields. Just think of your beers as a re-feed during your de-load

Thanks Andrew! I'm not sure what you know about Canada, but the snow capped mountains aren't everywhere ... there was a solid two days of prairies and fields ... the east and west sides of Canada are incredible, but the middle bits can bugger off.
I kept the beers to a minimum and indulged in the Scotch during the trip. Throat was still bothering me so I figured that would sooth it better than beers haha

Happy late bday Michael

Thanks Ricky!

Happy belated, buddy!

What pints did you imbibe?

Lots of Guinness

Thanks!

Happy belated birthday boss.

Cheers Anthony!

My week home was awesome too birthday celebrations and time spent with the mrs ... can't complain at all.


Us enjoying some wine and getting wedding plans done

And the trip wouldn't be complete without a selfie ... post delt workout ... pump was awesome!


I'm back in Calgary so I can start getting back to the gym. The drive was fun, but I'm not in any hurry to do it again. Like I said a bit up there, the middle part of Canada is boring as sin. It was a 3200km drive as well. Way too long in a car. Thankfully one of my buddies from my wedding party booked a couple days off work and came with me ... glad he hates his job!

Meal prep and gym tonight. Leg destruction! And I'm working on my fiancé to join up and post lol

[fittofattofit]

Lots of Guinness

Guinness is my poison!

Us enjoying some wine and getting wedding plans done

You're punching above your weight there Michael

And the trip wouldn't be complete without a selfie ... post delt workout ... pump was awesome!

Delts are popping! Looking like a bit of a wild man there though .. is that what happens when you move to Alberta?


And I'm looking forwards to Mrs Mosh logging her workouts!

[moshvr]

Guinness is my poison!


You're punching above your weight there Michael



Delts are popping! Looking like a bit of a wild man there though .. is that what happens when you move to Alberta?


And I'm looking forwards to Mrs Mosh logging her workouts!

Ha you're not kidding ... not sure how I convinced her to marry me

Thanks dude. Yes, the scruffy unkempt look is mandatory when you live this close to mountains and work in a welding shop. It's like a code or something.

Still trying to convince her! Hopefully she'll join up!

04/22/14 - Cardio

Wanted to get legs done last night, but just had way too much to do at work and I didn't have time (gym closes early out here never had to deal with that before) so I just went in and did a quick 30 min HIIT session on the treadmill to get something done.

Tonight will be a back and calves day.

[fittofattofit]

So what is 'early'? My lame@ss gym closes at 9am Monday to Thursday and 8:30 Fridays and that's bad enough

Looking forward to seeing where your deads are at

[Anthony21]

What's Cardio?

[moshvr]

So what is 'early'? My lame@ss gym closes at 9am Monday to Thursday and 8:30 Fridays and that's bad enough

Looking forward to seeing where your deads are at

Ew. Closes at ten for me and I thought that was brutal!

Don't hold your breath with my deads. Last time at home 315 was a mission! I've been too inconsistent with everything to keep that strength up!

[moshvr]

What's Cardio?

Stupidity lol

Killed my back and calves session tonight! Left my laptop at work though so I'll log it in the AM.

Hope everyone has a good night!

[scott_donald]

So what is 'early'? My lame@ss gym closes at 9am Monday to Thursday and 8:30 Fridays and that's bad enough

Looking forward to seeing where your deads are at

no wonder you get up so early....

[moshvr]

04/23/14 - Back/Calves

Back it last night (not a bad pun ... )

Warmup
3 rounds of 1 min slow/30 second fast on the stairmaster

WG Lat Pull Down
2 @ 90lb x 15
1 @ 135lb x 8
1 @ 150lb x 8
1 @ 165lb x 6
1 @ 180lb x 4
focused on the negatives

Deadlifts
1 @ 135lb x 10 - warmup
3 @ 225lb x 12
Wasn't feeling like going too heavy ... figured I'd go for reps instead ... killer

DB Row/Standing Calf Raise
3 @ 55lb x 10/arm superset 3 @ BW + 60lb x 30
Rows done on an incline bench .. low incline, hand at the top of the bench and knee on the seat. 15 reps of calves done toes pointed out, 15 done toes pointed in

T-Bar Row (BB in corner of gym)
1 @ 45lb x 15
1 @ 90lb x 8
1 @ 115lb x 6
Tougher than I thought they'd be. I normally use the "v grip" for these, but the gym had welded an attachment for different bars. So I used a wider hammer grip attachment. Made them a bit more interesting

WG Lat Pull
3 @ 100lb x 20, 18, 15
Strict form reps, really focusing on that MMC, going till failure. Forearms were pretty fried by the end of this, but back was still strong. Wish I had straps... next week!

Cardio/Calves
Stairmaster @ 120 steps/min
-1 minute doing stairs, pause, 30 calf raises on step
-1 minute doing stairs, pause, 25 calf raises
-1 minute doing stairs, pause, 20 calf raises
-1 minute doing stairs, pause, 15 calf raises
-1 minute doing stairs, pause, 10 calf raises
calves seized lol

Notes:

Good session. Everything felt great. The higher rep deads did me in I think.

Another cardio session tonight then chest and shoulders tomorrow

[fittofattofit]

20 rep sets on the lat pull downs going for MMC I'd say your delts got a good working out as well. Nice to see those deads ... 10+ rep sets always have me gasping. I like the calf work at the end ... you're making me feel guilty

[moshvr]

20 rep sets on the lat pull downs going for MMC I'd say your delts got a good working out as well. Nice to see those deads ... 10+ rep sets always have me gasping. I like the calf work at the end ... you're making me feel guilty

I'm not enjoying that calf work today. Walking around like an idiot ... trying to stretch them out!