da2ricky - Road to 200lb -

[SpoiledUp]

Must be something in the NC water. But do people point at you and say "Look he doesn't have nipples or claves"?

[New Evolution]

Welcome to Hosum Strong Legs Crew!!





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[BobisMighty]

Nice lower body day Ricky! The key to calves is to remember to stretch them throughout the week. That helps them grow just as much as lifting.

[da2ricky]

Cliffs: Post in IG, found out pic received plenty of likes and "Das it Manes" xcept for chicken legs comments, cropped pic as new avi without the said chicken legs. Profit.

how many times i fvking tell you pudoo!!!!!!

Mirin upper body there RT.

Dem calves doe ...

tyvm!

My calves calfs, what ever, have always been a weak point. Even when I hit them with tons of volume they make little growth... tyvm genetics.

Quads are making some gains though:

Must be something in the NC water. But do people point at you and say "Look he doesn't have nipples or claves"?

LOL. I have nipples, just not calves

Welcome to Hosum Strong Legs Crew!!

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NEGGED!!!!! :}

Nice lower body day Ricky! The key to calves is to remember to stretch them throughout the week. That helps them grow just as much as lifting.

Thanks Bob! Did not know this, brb stretching non stop now.

[New Evolution]

Nice looking quads. (srs) OMG!! If you weren't my cousin!!!


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[da2ricky]

Nice looking quads. (srs) OMG!! If you weren't my cousin!!!


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LMFAO. You know too much, now you must die! :}

I just noticed she deleted that comment. Shes married to my cousin, so shes cousin by marriage... none of that west virginia hanky panky chit going on here bro.

[scott_donald]

looking big sir...

[da2ricky]

looking big sir...

Thanks man! I'm 13lb lighter than I was in march but still holding on to a little size. I'd probably look pretty damn good if I'd diet properly.

[bobbydigitaloa]

TR, the delts and arms are definitely lookin joocey!

[audieswu]

LMFAO. You know too much, now you must die! :}

I just noticed she deleted that comment. Shes married to my cousin, so shes cousin by marriage... none of that west virginia hanky panky chit going on here bro.

LOL aware me of this one. Was it the chick that you shot guns with?

[da2ricky]

TR, the delts and arms are definitely lookin joocey!

ty blobert

LOL aware me of this one. Was it the chick that you shot guns with?

Na, girl I shot guns with is bae who lives in SC but visits once or twice a year. Girl he's talking about is my cousin by marriage. She posted on that pic "omg ricky if you weren't my cousin. LOL JK" or something of the sort, then evo posts under her "tan, OMG! If you were only CD!!"

lmao.

[KENKONG]

FRIDAY - PUSH

Flat Bench Press
115x15
175x8
175x8
175x8
175x8
175x8


Standing Overhead BB French Press
55x12
55x12
55x12

- Seen Brandon Campbell doing these, never tried them... felt pretty good.


1 Arm Rope Pushdown
40x10
40x10
40x10
40x10


Motivation in the chitter today and I was pressed for time. Short and sweet.



SATURDAY - PULL

Pullups (shoulder width grip)
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 6


Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown (shoulder width grip)
150x8
150x8
150x8


Seated Row (V-Bar - close neutral grip)
120x10
120x10
120x10


Seated Row (Underhand wide grip)
120x10
120x10
120x10


Standing EZ Bar Curls
75x12
75x12
75x12


Reverse PecDeck Flys
90x15
90x15
90x15
90x15


Some shots from tonight.

in on subtle brag thread

[da2ricky]

in on subtle brag thread

I will hsingyi you in the eye monkey boi! :}

[audieswu]

Na, girl I shot guns with is bae who lives in SC but visits once or twice a year. Girl he's talking about is my cousin by marriage. She posted on that pic "omg ricky if you weren't my cousin. LOL JK" or something of the sort, then evo posts under her "tan, OMG! If you were only CD!!"

lmao.

She got 99 problems but getting Rick Tanned ain't one :}

[jeezyreezy]

Dayyyyum rt, looking joicy in the weekend update pics brah

[da2ricky]

She got 99 problems but getting Rick Tanned ain't one :}

Dayyyyum rt, looking joicy in the weekend update pics brah

Thanks man. Last night was the first time I haven't been to the gym in quite a while. Normally I go on my off day and do some MISS cardio and abs. My calves are so sore I decided to stay in and watch some Criminal Minds all night

[WatsonS90]

Thanks man. Last night was the first time I haven't been to the gym in quite a while. Normally I go on my off day and do some MISS cardio and abs. My calves are so sore I decided to stay in and watch some Criminal Minds all night

I don't even train calves directly but I stil get a fair amount of DOMS, must be from the squats somehow haha.

[da2ricky]

I don't even train calves directly but I stil get a fair amount of DOMS, must be from the squats somehow haha.

da fuq?! Do you have naturally big calves or something?


TUESDAY - PUSH

Flat Bench Press
115x15
195x10
225x5
225x4
225x5
225x3
225x3
195x6
155x8
115x10


Machine Shoulder Press
70x15
110x12
110x12
110x10
110x10

- Shoulder still iffy at the very bottom of the movement. I used the machine so I could assist a little with my right arm on the lift off.


Incline Chest Press - Hammer Strength
1.5 PPS x 10
1.5 PPS x 10
1.5 PPS x 10


Seated BB Tricep Extensions
45x15
55x12
65x12
65x12
65x10


Tricep Rope Pushdown
60x10
60x10
60x10
60x10

---- SUPER SET ----

DB Side Laterals
15x18
15x18
15x18
15x18
15x15


Behind the Back Shrugs
155x10
155x10
155x10

---- SUPER SET ----

DB Front Raise
25x8
25x8
25x8

[ElevatedVaal]

session looking good RT.
mirin 225x5 on bench, looking strong asf

[da2ricky]

session looking good RT.
mirin 225x5 on bench, looking strong asf

Thanks. 225x5 isn't too far off from where I was in terms of reps before I re-injured my shoulder so I'm climbing back up.

just noticed your sig... is RedSoxBrah dead or banned? srs, I like that dude.

[ElevatedVaal]

Thanks. 225x5 isn't too far off from where I was in terms of reps before I re-injured my shoulder so I'm climbing back up.

just noticed your sig... is RedSoxBrah dead or banned? srs, I like that dude.

thats seriously good to hear.. well.. read lmao.

Banned :/.
i still talk to him via text tho, no homo.
he was my age( 1 yr older) if u didnt know, and one of the smartest guys i knew on this site in terms of nutrition and BB/PL.

[scott_donald]

you know you are a bodybuilder when you are worrying about calves... they get hit with everything so have to strengthen up!!!

[da2ricky]

thats seriously good to hear.. well.. read lmao.

Banned :/.
i still talk to him via text tho, no homo.
he was my age( 1 yr older) if u didnt know, and one of the smartest guys i knew on this site in terms of nutrition and BB/PL.

ah that sucks. Do you know how long is he banned for?

you know you are a bodybuilder when you are worrying about calves... they get hit with everything so have to strengthen up!!!

lol so true.


WEDNESDAY - PULL

Pullup's (should width grip)
x10
x10
x10
x8


Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown (shoulder width)
130x12
130x10
150x8
150x8
150x8


Seated Cable Row (v-bar close grip)
120x10
120x10
120x10

- cables are catching, makes 120 feel like 160 in some portions of the movement.


Rope Facepull
100x10
100x10
100x10


Standing EZ-Bar Curl
95x8
95x8
95x8
95x6


Cable Rope Hammer Curl
80x8
80x8
80x8


Alternating Machine Preacher Curl
35x10
35x10
35x8

[audieswu]

^^^Dem hypertrophy of pace, attaboy RT.

thats seriously good to hear.. well.. read lmao.

Banned :/.
i still talk to him via text tho, no homo.
he was my age( 1 yr older) if u didnt know, and one of the smartest guys i knew on this site in terms of nutrition and BB/PL.

Whutitdo with Bigmane? Dude's funny as hell.

[scott_donald]

why didn't you just use another cable machine... loving the volume...

[BobisMighty]

solid push and pull days ricky! Sucks about the cable row machine, but hey more resistance can't hurt.

[da2ricky]

^^^Dem hypertrophy of pace, attaboy RT.

trying to achieve dat 2014 bikini goal bro

why didn't you just use another cable machine... loving the volume...

No other seated cable machine Small gym is small.

solid push and pull days ricky! Sucks about the cable row machine, but hey more resistance can't hurt.

Thanks man! I agree, but it makes it hard to gauge gains when the resistance is inconsistent.


Sorry for the lack of logging. I haven't missed any sessions, just been super busy. Push session tonight, I'll try and log it

[jeezyreezy]

You and evo on that same logging time now??

[da2ricky]

You and evo on that same logging time now??

Yeah man. Work has been stupid the past few days. Had a server migration planned for this upcoming Saturday and they decided last minute that they couldn't wait that long so I had to drop everything and do it last night. Worked from 9am to 3am

Everything went pretty good. They had a long term working relationship with another IT company and already had the server ordered but fired the IT company before the server ever arrived lol...

Old server: SBS 2003, single core xeon, 4GB ram, not even sure the storage.
New server: Server 2012 Std. R2, dual 8 core xeons, 96GB ram, 4TB storage with the PERC H710P raid card. I don't even know what they paid for it.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much overkill its not even funny. It's a glorified file server. It's running AD, DNS, DHCP and thats it! Who in the actual fuq configures a server with that much ram and only 4TB of storage?! Oh, the kicker... no virtualization! They have 4 servers including this one... I was like, you do know we could convert all 4 of these to VM's and still not come close to stressing this server other than lack of storage space?!?! So dumb.

They used SharePoint on the SBS 03 box, it was included... However, it's not included with 2012 STD. R2. Now they have to decide if they want to drop the coin to buy sharepoint or go with the Office365 SharePoint service. I've never used the cloud based service so idk if it's even worth doing.

[da2ricky]

MONDAY - LOWER

Randomly clicked on this band on spotify and haven't heard a song I don't like.


Back Squats
115x10
305x3
305x3
305x3
305x3
305x3
305x3


Seated Calf Raise
2 Plates x 12
2 Plates x 12
2 Plates x 12
2 Plates x 12
2 Plates x 12
- 2 seconds up, 2 second pause at the top, 3 second on the way down.


- Really pressed for time, did what I could.


WEDNESDAY - PUSH

I've listened to this song for my past 3 sessions. LOVE IT!



Flat Bench Press
115x10
225x5
225x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
195x8
195x7
155x10


Incline Hammer Strength
2PPS x 10
2PPS x 10
2PPS x 8

--- SUPER SET ---

Standing BB OHP
75x10
75x10
75x10

- First time doing these. I used a close grip, shoulder felt ok.


Seated BB French Press
65x12
65x10
65x10
65x9

Cable Pushdowns
70x8
60x10
60x10
60x10


Cable Kickbacks
15x10
15x10
15x10


Cable Side Laterals
15x15
15x15
15x15
15x15
15x12



Trying to get back to 3 power days, 3 hypertrophy days. With my shoulder, I'm still not confident enough to go heavy on some things... it is getting better though.