Rimduglep Gets Better With Age

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Overall Impression: This went alright. Test day is coming up on Thursday, so I hope my muscles make the best of this two day break. I'm trying to figure out what to add after this cycle, if anything.

Squat 45 X 11 45 X 11 65 X 11 65 X 11
Bench Press 45 X 11 55 X 11 110 X 11 110 X 11
Pendlay Row 120 X 11 120 X 11 120 X 11
Overhead Press 60 X 11 60 X 11
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 165 X 11 165 X 11
Barbell Curls 60 X 11 60 X 11
Calf Raises 60 X 15 60 X 15
Chinups 7

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Overall Impression: Getting a bit easier to keep going. Getting there.

Time: 21:00:00
Distance: 6.5 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression: This was counting a two-minute cool down.

Time: 24:00
Distance: 7.1 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression: Mixed results. Looks like I'm going up to 90 on squats, staying at 130 on bench, going up to 140 on rows, going down to 70 on press, going up to 220 on SLDLs, staying at 75 on curls, and going up to 80 on calf raises. On the other hand, I'm looking better and getting better pumps. I'm not going to add another exercise yet, as if I did it was going to be a shoulder exercise and I'm having a hard enough time with presses as it is. Onward.

Squat 45 X 12 45 X 12 85 X 12 85 X 12
Bench Press 45 X 12 65 X 12 130 X 12 130 X 8
Pendlay Row 120 X 12 120 X 12 135 X 12
Overhead Press 80 X 7 80 X 5
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 215 X 12 215 X 12
Barbell Curls 75 X 12 75 X 6
Calf Raises 75 X 16 75 X 16
Chinups 5

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Overall Impression: This went fairly well. Chest and shoulder exercises are kinda sucking at this point. I'm sure that part of that has to do with being in a deficit right now, but a lot of it has to do with mechanics as well. Then there's that whole lack of strength thing. No matter. Keep pushing forward. Progress pics on Monday.

Squat 45 X 12 45 X 12 75 X 12 75 X 12
Bench Press 45 X 12 60 X 12 120 X 12 120 X 10
Pendlay Row 120 X 12 130 X 12 130 X 12
Overhead Press 70 X 10 70 X 8
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 190 X 12 190 X 12
Barbell Curls 65 X 12 65 X 12
Calf Raises 65 X 16 65 X 16
Chinups 7

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Overall Impression: This worked. Glory awaits, right? 171.6 pounds, three days in a row. Pics tomorrow.

Time: 25:00
Distance: 7.2 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression: This was okay. Still really struggling on OHP and I think I tweaked my right trap/upper back area. This was also my first workout with BSN No Xplode Non-Caffienated as my pre-workout, in place of C4. I feel like I sweated more, I'll say that much. Two day rest coming up. 172.0. Pics to follow.

Squat 45 X 12 45 X 12 65 X 12 65 X 12
Bench Press 45 X 12 55 X 12 110 X 12 110 X 12
Pendlay Row 120 X 12 120 X 12 120 X 12
Overhead Press 60 X 12 60 X 10
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 165 X 12 165 X 12
Barbell Curls 60 X 12 60 X 12
Calf Raises 60 X 16 60 X 16
Chinups 5

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Overall Impression: Well, I did it. I sweated. My legs burned. Are you happy?

Time: 27:00
Distance: 7.3 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 150
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression: Wow. Done with this until Sunday - thank Buddha. Pain. Sweat. Endorphin rush is a myth, as far as I'm concerned.

Time: 28:00
Distance: 8.2 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 150
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression: Cycle four started today. I have no idea why 90 pounds seems like so much more than 85 on squats, but oh well. I suppose intense cardio could be factoring in. Ah well. 170.8 this morning - new low for this cut, yay.

Squat 45 X 8 45 X 8 90 X 8 90 X 8
Bench Press 45 X 8 65 X 8 130 X 8 130 X 8
Pendlay Row 120 X 8 140 X 8 140 X 8
Overhead Press 70 X 8 70 X 8
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 220 X 8 220 X 8
Barbell Curls 75 X 8 75 X 8
Calf Raises 80 X 12 80 X 12
Chinups 6

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I'm getting some blood work done tomorrow. They're looking into my T levels, so that should be interesting. The last time I had that checked out was about four years ago, when it was at 410 - low normal. The urologist I talked to today said that was an okay number for most men, but there's always the chance that it's not where I need to be. It's almost as if he understands the concept of optimal levels. So we'll see how that goes. I'm expecting numbers to be fine, at which point I'll start to look into other things... Getting a ton of dark green veggies, for instance. I'm not ready to be old in that way just yet!

I'm currently trying out BSN No XPlode Non-Caffeinated and it's interesting. I sweat like crazy on this stuff, as compared to C4. I wanted to get away from caffeine due to some borderline HBP stuff I have going on. I haven't noticed a better pump on this stuff yet and I don't get the Beta Alanine tingles from it, but like I said... Thermic effect. Sweat. Yeah.

I am going to watch a bunch of videos on OHP before my workout on Saturday - the Alan Thrall OHP Tips video seems pretty good and if I can internalize those hints, it might work out better for me. I know his squat vid really seemed to help me out.

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Overall Impression: 169.8 this morning. Bully. This workout went pretty well for me. I think I had an easier time on OHP just due to clenching my butt and providing more of a platform to start the lift as Alan Thrall's video instructed. We shall see what happens with more reps, though. Feeling pretty good. Time for steak and chocolate. I celebrate diet progress with destroying it, ha ha ha.... Ah well. Down 18 pounds since the start of November.

Squat 45 X 8 45 X 8 80 X 8 80 X 8
Bench Press 45 X 8 60 X 8 120 X 8 120 X 8
Pendlay Row 120 X 8 130 X 8 130 X 8
Overhead Press 60 X 8 60 X 8
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 195 X 8 195 X 8
Barbell Curls 65 X 8 65 X 8
Calf Raises 70 X 12 70 X 12
Chinups 6

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Overall Impression: This went pretty well. Incorporating more of the Primal Strength OHP tips and I think it's going well. We'll see about that when the weights and reps get more challenging, though. I'm having a hard time making sure my forearms are perpendicular to the bar when I grip it, though. Practice. Squats feeling better. 169.8.

Squat 45 X 8 45 X 8 70 X 8 70 X 8
Bench Press 45 X 8 55 X 8 110 X 8 110 X 8
Pendlay Row 120 X 8 125 X 8 125 X 8
Overhead Press 55 X 8 55 X 8
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 170 X 8 170 X 8
Barbell Curls 60 X 8 60 X 8
Calf Raises 65 X 12 65 X 12
Chinups 7

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Overall Impression: Some things went well, some things didn't... Having trouble with OHP, curls, and chin ups... I guess that's to be expected in a deficit. Second set of squats was harder than it should have been. Ah well.

Squat 45 X 9 45 X 9 90 X 9 90 X 9
Bench Press 45 X 9 65 X 9 130 X 9 130 X 9
Pendlay Row 120 X 9 130 X 9 140 X 9
Overhead Press 70 X 9 70 X 7
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 220 X 9 220 X 9
Barbell Curls 75 X 9 75 X 7
Calf Raises 80 X 13 80 X 13
Chinups 5

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Overall Impression: This went pretty well, I suppose. I enjoyed it and it beat me up. New low of 169.6 this morning, despite having a Culver's burger yesterday. So there.

Squat 45 X 9 45 X 9 80 X 9 80 X 9
Bench Press 45 X 9 60 X 9 120 X 9 120 X 9
Pendlay Row 120 X 9 130 X 9 130 X 9
Overhead Press 60 X 9 60 X 7
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 195 X 9 195 X 9
Barbell Curls 65 X 9 65 X 9
Calf Raises 70 X 13 70 X 13
Chinups 5

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Overall Impression: This went as well as could be expected. I hit a new low (on this cut) of 169.2 this morning.

Squat 45 X 9 45 X 9 70 X 9 70 X 9
Bench Press 45 X 9 55 X 9 110 X 9 110 X 9
Pendlay Row 120 X 9 125 X 9 125 X 9
Overhead Press 55 X 9 55 X 9
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 170 X 9 170 X 9
Barbell Curls 60 X 9 60 X 9
Calf Raises 65 X 13 65 X 13
Chinups 7

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Test Results back...

Total Testosterone 707
Prolactin 9.95 ng/mL
FSH 7.72 mIU/mL
LH 5.4 mIU/mL
Cholesterol 158 mg/dL
Triglycerides 65 mg/dL
HDL 55 mg/dL
LDL 90 mg/dL

It's pretty cool to have increased my T levels by 297 over the last four years.

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Overall Impression: This was the worst workout I have had in a long time. I guess I shouldn't be surprised - I did just have a two day break and my muscles were full of glycogen, heh. Thinking it might be time to switch things up a bit in routine or at the very least back way off on SLDLs, not try to increase on the other lifts, and just focus on getting stronger on squats. No f*cking idea.

Squat 45 X 10 45 X 10 90 X 10 90 X 7
Bench Press 45 X 10 65 X 10 130 X 10 130 X 8
Pendlay Row 120 X 10 130 X 10 130 X 10
Overhead Press 70 X 8 70 X 7
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 220 X 8
Barbell Curls 75 X 9 75 X 9
Calf Raises 80 X 14 80 X 14
Chinups 4

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Overall Impression:

I started a new routine today as I felt the higher rep ranges in All Pro Beginners were starting to get to be a little much. I feel like the lower rep ranges of 4-8 in the novice version will actually enable me to progress in terms of squat strength and probably result in being able to maintain more LBM as I continue my cut into the early summer. I am told that this routine will burn me out in a couple of months. At that point, perhaps I'll have to look to something that doesn't involve all the lifts every workout. Not yet, though.

This went well. It felt good to really push myself on bench again. I finished all of my sets, so perhaps I started at good weights. I backed off quite a bit on SLDLs, hoping that the extra energy will work for me in terms of the squats.

I weighed in at 169.0 this morning. Not bad. I'm hoping to lose a pound a week up to Memorial Day, which would put me right around 157.0. I'm tightening up the diet a bit on most days to help accomplish that.

Squat 45 X 4 50 X 4 100 X 4 100 X 4 100 X 4
Bench Press 45 X 4 75 X 4 150 X 4 150 X 4
Pendlay Row 120 X 4 150 X 4 150 X 4 150 X 4
Overhead Press 80 X 4 80 X 4 80 X 4
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 150 X 4 150 X 4 150 X 4
Barbell Curls 75 X 8 75 X 8
Calf Raises 100 X 8 100 X 8
Chinups 4

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Overall Impression:

This went very well. I'm looking forward to moving through the progression and seeing where I can add weight here and there. I may decide to change up the programming on my chin ups as I would like start working toward doing more of them sooner rather than later. I weighed 170.6 this morning, which is pretty good considering the amount of barbecue brisket and assorted sides that I devoured on Saturday.

Squat 45 X 4 50 X 4 90 X 4 90 X 4 90 X 4
Bench Press 45 X 4 75 X 4 135 X 4 135 X 4
Pendlay Row 120 X 4 135 X 4 135 X 4 135 X 4
Overhead Press 70 X 4 70 X 4 70 X 4
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 135 X 4 135 X 4 135 X 4
Barbell Curls 65 X 8 65 X 8
Calf Raises 90 X 8 90 X 8
Chinups 5

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I bought a new bench last night. It's a mid-size two-piece Marcy that will replace the old Apex piece of junk. It will enable me to do squats without wasting energy hurdling the bench, et cetera. I am looking forward to breaking it in on Saturday, if it shows up by then.

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Overall Impression: This happened last night. It had been a while but it was good to get back at it.

Time: 23:00:00
Distance: 6.5 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression:

This felt a little too easy for me, but I know that won't be the case very soon. I'm looking forward to using my new bench on Saturday, when I move up to five reps.

Squat 45 X 4 50 X 4 80 X 4 80 X 4 80 X 4
Bench Press 45 X 4 75 X 4 120 X 4 120 X 4 120 X 4
Pendlay Row 120 X 4 120 X 4 120 X 4 120 X 4
Overhead Press 65 X 5 65 X 4 65 X 4
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 120 X 4 120 X 4 120 X 4
Barbell Curls 60 X 8 60 X 8
Calf Raises 80 X 8 80 X 8
Chinups 6

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Overall Impression:

This was my first workout with my new set up. It is amazing how much less of a pain in the ass it is to do squats and how much energy isn't wasted just getting into position when you actually have a rack. I was happy with that. On the other hand, bench didn't go that well. I'm not used to having my hands as far apart as they are supposed to be. My pecs are lagging behind my triceps in terms of how far along they are. This should fix that pretty quickly, I would think. I woke up at 168.2 today. Not too bad. Yesterday was 167.2, but salt happens.

Squat 45 X 5 50 X 5 100 X 5 100 X 5 100 X 5
Bench Press 45 X 5 75 X 5 150 X 5 150 X 5 150 X 4
Pendlay Row 120 X 5 150 X 5 150 X 5 150 X 5
Overhead Press 80 X 5 80 X 5 80 X 5
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 150 X 5 150 X 5 150 X 5
Barbell Curls 75 X 9 75 X 9
Calf Raises 100 X 9 100 X 9
Chinups 5

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Overall Impression: Well, this happened. These last two times on the bike, my sweat hasn't smelled like anything. It's a little strange. I'm used to my sweat smelling like rotting cottage cheese. There, deal with that olfactory image.

Time: 25:00:00
Distance: 7.2 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression:

This went pretty well. I'm ready for six reps, but I still have a light day to go. No worries.

Squat 45 X 5 50 X 5 90 X 5 90 X 5 90 X 5
Bench Press 45 X 5 75 X 5 135 X 5 135 X 5 135 X 5
Pendlay Row 120 X 5 135 X 5 135 X 5 135 X 5
Overhead Press 70 X 5 70 X 5 70 X 5
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 135 X 5 135 X 5 135 X 5
Barbell Curls 65 X 9 65 X 9
Calf Raises 90 X 9 90 X 9
Chinups 5

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Overall Impression: This was last night. It was rough but I did it.

Time: 26:00:00
Distance: 8.0 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3

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Overall Impression:

This went pretty well. I'm looking forward to getting up there in reps so that light day does feel quite so easy right now. I have been making use of Alan Thrall's bench tips and I think that it is helping. Not as much as the new bench is helping, but hey. Baby steps. 168.0 this morning.

Squat 45 X 5 50 X 5 80 X 5 80 X 5 80 X 5
Bench Press 45 X 5 75 X 5 120 X 5 120 X 5 120 X 5
Pendlay Row 120 X 5 120 X 5 120 X 5 120 X 5
Overhead Press 65 X 5 65 X 5 65 X 5
Stiff Legged Dead Lifts 120 X 5 120 X 5 120 X 5
Barbell Curls 60 X 9 60 X 9
Calf Raises 80 X 9 80 X 9
Chinups 6

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Overall Impression: My quads and hammies just hate me at this point. My knees aren't too fond of me either. I did it. 166.6 pounds this morning.

Time: 27:00:00
Distance: 8.1 Miles
Average Heart Rate: 160
Resistance Level: 3