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[tegid]

Monday: Back & Triceps

Eccentric Wide Chins 20@BW, 12@BW 10@BW, 10@BW

Eccentric Narrow Chins 16@BW, 12@BW+33lb, 8@BW+66lb, 8@BW+66lb

Straight Arm Pull-Down 16@Level 11, 12@Level 14, 7@Level 16, 8@Level 11

Cybex Row/Rear Delt Machine 16@137.5lb, 12@162.5lb, 8@187.5lb, 8@187.5lb

Notes
Workout cut short owing to a double tonic-clonic seizure (if you're going to do something dramatic - do it well!!) I'm still gathering the information from the gym users as to what exactly happened because I have total amnesia from the last set on the seated row machine onwards - I came 'round to discover my parents had been called!!

It's similar to being blind drunk - one can't remember a thing and there's a slight dread that I did/said something out of character ( started a fight, proposed to someone etc) during all this...

[tegid]

Thursday:

Squat 20@220lb, 10@287lb, 10@287lb, 6@320lb, 6@331lb

Notes
Very short. Just seeing if I can use gym again without keeling over. Looks like I can .

[Gallaman]

Well done on the easing back into it process. Gonna PM you.

[tegid]

If I were to be asked to convince somebody that there is a God and that He brings hope to people when they are facing troubled times, Gallaman is the example I'd use. He has such profound timing and impact with the messages he sends me.

[tegid]

Friday: Chest & Biceps

Bench Press 14@132lb, 8@171lb, 6@187lb, 3@193lb, 2@204lb, 2@209lb, 1@215lb

Wide Bench Press 4@193lb, 4@176lb, 5@154lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (level 2) 16@88lb, 10@110lb, 10@121lb, 8@132lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (level 4) 12@88lb, 10@99lb

Cable Crossover (chest parallel with floor) 16@Level 5, 12@Level 6, 8@Level 7, 8@Level 7 (biceps tendons = fine)

Peck Deck 16@Level 10, 12@Level 13, 6@Level 15, 6@Level 15

Eccentric Narrow-Grip Chins 20@BW, 12@BW+33lb, 8@BW+66lb, 8@BW+66lb

Palm-Down Dumbbell Forearm Curl 10@22lb, 10@22lb, 10@22lb

Palm-Up Dumbbell Forearm Curl 10@44lb, 10@44lb, 10@44lb

Notes:
Today I was on a mission. There's a guy that used to do competitive powerlifting, long, long ago when there were gyms that actually had the equipment that allowed you to train for powerlifting. I insisted he train me to bench press using the powerlifting technique rather than the bodybuilding-safety method. I'm so glad I did. He immediately realized that there is a very short (60lb) range between the load I can bench for 20 reps and the load I can bench for 1 rep. (i.e. 154lb vs 215lb). He said that I needed to focus on increasing my 1RM bench and was really strict on how I perform the move (i.e. widening lats/upper back to stabilize my shoulders, pausing the bar at chest level to get a full range of movement and driving the bar from my chest, removing all momentum). After I got the technique right, it was immediately obvious that this way was better. It was exactly what I needed after this week's difficulties.

I also managed 5 full chins without my biceps tendons hurting. I hope that this continues.

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P.S. If anyone's into astronomy, Mars is at its brightest for dozens of years this weekend. If you are able to get a clear night sky, Monday is the night it's meant to be at its best.

[tegid]

Saturday: Legs & Calves

Squat 20@198lb, 12@287lb, 8@309lb, 8@331lb, 10@220lb

Leg Extension 16@110lb, 12@180lb, 8@210lb, 8@210lb

Leg Press 16@275lb, 12@420lb, 8@450lb, 6@470lb

Smiths Calf Raises 20@132lb, 10@220lb, 10@220lb, 10@220lb

Notes:
Went OK. Leg press seems to be getting stronger.

[tegid]

Tuesday: Shoulders & Trapz

Shoulder Press 16@88lb, 8@110lb, 4@121lb, 2@132lb, 1@1431lb, 1@143lb

Dumbbell Arnolds 16@33lb, 10@45lb, 6@55lb, 6@55lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 16@75lb, 12@95lb, 6@115lb, 4@115lb

Alt Dumb Bell Front Raise 16@22lb, 12@28lb, 8@33lb, 8@33lb

Dumb Bell Rear Delt 16@33lb, 12@45lb, 6@55lb, 6@55lb

Barbell Shrug 20@220lb, 12@331lb, 8@375lb, 8@375lb

Palm-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl 10@22lb, 10@22lb, 10@22lb

Palm-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl 10@44lb, 10@44lb, 10@44lb

Notes
Shoulder Press - I've switched the emphasis on range of movement, allowing the bar to start at the collar bone. The aim is to strengthen the drive upward. Over the past 6 months or so, the range of movement has diminished as I've desperately tried to maintain the actual weight. Well. I now accept that that is unlikely to work... all will be revealed in a future message. I also emphasized range of movement on the shrugs too - hence the slight reduction in weight lifted.

[tegid]

Richard, Bluesplaya77, JCMcD and Steve - thank you for your continuing support.

You're to be commended on all the struggles you go through trying to lift, keep and shape and still keep your epilepsy in check.

Something happened this weekend that has changed the way that I understand things. Basically, someone turned round to me and asked 'how long have you had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, then?'

I explained that I had epilepsy and not chronic fatigue (also known as ME). They said 'think again'. And at the moment, my jaw hit the deck, The more I researched Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the more it sounds like they are right. All of the problems I'm getting and that I thought were a side-effect of the epilepsy pills are the classic symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Doctors were so keen to put the 'epilepsy' label around my neck that they failed to notice the condition that was triggering the seizures in the first place...

I won't bore you with the list, but my dissolving strength is one of the symptoms. This points to the body's automnic systems, controlled from the central part of the brain (the hypothalamus), being severely messed up. It also suggest that I've been given the wrong medication over the last 7 years and which could have made the situation much worse.

That explains why the training programmes that I have been using have all failed to increase strength and size. It explains the chronic tendonitis, the loss of energy, the loss of all appetite and the seizures that happen just after I've put the exertion into a workout.

The difficult bit is diagnosing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - no medical tests currently exist. As for treating it... Western medicine can not provide anything that cures Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

[tegid]

Wednesday: Back & Triceps

Seated Row 20@137.5lb, 16@1+62.5lb, 6@200lb, 6@200lb

One Arm Pull-Down 16@93lb, 10@125lb, 6@137.5lb, 6@137.5lb

Eccentric Narrow Chins 16@BW, 12@BW+22lb, 6@BW+33lb, Concentric + Eccentric Narrow Chins 4@BW, 6@BW

Straight Arm Pull-Down (rope attachment) 16@Level 11, 12@Level 14, 10@Level 16, 10@Level 16

Tricep Dips 20@BW, 10@BW+22lb, 6@BW+33lb, 6@BW+33lb

Lying One-Arm Dumb Bell Tricep Extensio 20@22lb, 8@28lb, 8@28lb, 8@28lb

Notes
Well at least I didn't keel over this time!

[tegid]

Saturday: Chest & Biceps

Bench Press 16@132lb, 10@171lb, 4@193lb, 2@204lb, 2@209lb, 1@220lb 1@220lb

Wide Bench Press 4@193lb, 4@176lb, 5@154lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 2) 10@88lb, 10@121lb, 6@143lb, 5@143lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 3) 12@105lb, 10@110lb, 5@132lb, 7@121lb

Peck Deck 16@Level 11, 12@Level 13, 7@Level 15, 8@Level 15

Eccentric Narrow-Grip Chins 20@BW, 12@BW+33lb, 8@BW+66lb, 8@BW+77lb

Narrow-Grip Chins 6@BW, 6@BW

Dumb bell Concentration Curl 15@17lb, 12@22lb, 8@28lb 8@33lb, 8@33lb

Notes:
That's the first time I've done full chins or full biceps concentration curls without significant tendon pain for at least 11 months. Please say that this is the shape of things to come!

[tegid]

Sunday: Legs & Calves

Squat 16@220lb, 10@298lb, 6@331lb, 6@331lb, 10@220lb (ATG)

Leg Extension 16@120lb, 10@190lb, 8@215lb, 8@215lb

Leg Press 16@290lb, 12@430lb, 8@470lb, 6@470lb

Smiths Calf Raises 20@154lb, 10@220lb, 8@265lb, 8@265lb

Notes:
Went OK - there was a power cut at gym so no CV machines working. I'm trying as much as possible to emphasize full range of movement with squats - but it doesn't half drain me of energy!

[tegid]

Tuesday: Shoulders & Trapz

Shoulder Press 16@88lb, 10@110lb, 5@132lb, 4@132lb, 2@132lb

Dumbbell Arnolds 20@28lb, 10@44lb (high pain in elbow) switched to Dumbbell Shoulder Press, 8@50lb, 8@55lb, 6@61lb

Dumbbell Lying Rear Delt Raise 16@33lb, 12@44lb, 6@55lb, 6@55lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 16@81lb, 12@100lb, 6@125lb, 6@125lb

Alt Dumb Bell Front Raise 16@22lb, 12@28lb, 8@33lb, 8@33lb

Barbell Shrug 20@220lb, 12@331lb, 6@397lb, 6@397l, 6@397lb

Palm-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl 10@22lb, 10@22lb, 10@22lb

Palm-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl 10@44lb, 10@44lb, 10@44lb

Notes
I still feel disappointed with the decreasing strength in shoulder press results - however, now that I'm writing up the numbers, I see that I have improved on last week, so I guess that is a good thing. On the Cybex Shoulder Press I've definitely increased the weight by 10lb over last week.. not bad seeing as I had vaccinations for tetanus and typhoid jabbed in my shoulders today.

[tegid]

Wednesday: Back & Triceps

Eccentric Wide Chins 20@BW, 12@BW+22lb, 8@BW+33lb, 8@BW+33lb, 6@BW+44lb
Concentric + Eccentric Wide Chins 4@BW

One Arm Pull-Down 16@93lb, 10@125lb, 6@137.5lb, 6@137.5lb

Straight Arm Pull-Down 20@Level 11, 12@Level 14, 6@Level 15+30lb, 6@Level 15+30lb

Seated Row 16@137.5lb, 10@162.5lb, 7@200lb, 6@200lb

Eccentric Narrow Chins 16@BW, 12@BW+22lb
Concentric + Eccentric Narrow Chins 6@BW, 10@BW

Tricep Dips 20@BW, 10@BW+22lb, 6@BW+33lb, 5@BW+44lb

Notes
Oops- racing to get through this workout as I had an appointment to get to afterwards. I actually did some real chins (wide and narrow) at long last.

[tegid]

Saturday: Chest & Biceps

Bench Press 16@132lb, 10@165lb, 5@193lb, 3@204lb, 2@209lb, 1@220lb 1@220lb

Wide Bench Press 4@193lb, 6@176lb, 9@154lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press(incline 1) 16@88lb, 12@110lb,
Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 3) 10@121lb, 5@132lb, 4@132lb

Peck Deck 16@Level 11, Oops - had to leave!

Notes:
OK, this is one of the frustrating things about having a condition that restricts your mobility. You are reliant on other people for transport. In this case, the guy that was trainng with em was an hour late - so I waited outside my house for an hour. He was running late so he spent about 40 minutes in the gym, which meant I only got half of the way through my planned work before he had to race off agaiin.

It's about 3 miles to the gym. I know I'm lucky to find someone that can drive me to (and from) the gym on occasions. Most of the time I walk to the gym and it is a 45 minute journey. So if I spend an hour and a half at the gym, the whole excursion takes three hours. This plays havoc with blood sugar levels which start to drop quite a lot and this leaves me wide open to seizures. However, it doesn't deliver the same frustration and inconvenience of being let down by people offering lifts...

[tegid]

I had my first epileptic seizure exactly seven years ago, today.

It appears that I have developed Chronic Fatigue Syndrome during the time that I have been prescribed epilepsy drugs (which don't control the seizures, anyway). It is suspected that this condition will last a long time, possibly for life. I'm not convinced about this: I have seen how training can progressively improve a person's health, so I don't see why I shouldn't at least attempt the same philosophy/approach with this latest challenge...

Prior to developing epilepsy seven years ago, I learned the benefits of regular exercise - and in particular strength training. I insisted that I continue training as epilepsy developed, despite some pretty harsh opposition from medical authorities. I'm rather glad I did! They have much to learn - and discover - about the exact nature by which strength training can improve quality of life; in terms of the central nervous system and the complex (yet majestic) interplay between the blood chemistry and the autonomic nervous system.

I am very, very grateful to those people on this forum that have continued to encourage me through some pretty harsh times recently - most notably DPD555, bluesplaya77, eaa40sw, srombado and Gallaman: if it hadn't been for you guys...

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Last month the government published a report on England's services for epilepsy which showed that:

Every year there are 990 deaths deaths from epilepsy, of which 400 are avoidable
69,000 people have seizures that could be controlled if they were given the correct drugs
74,000 people take drugs they don't need, costing the country ?189 million ($378 million)
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[tegid]

Just had another enormous seizure. My tongue's bitten to pieces. typical on my anniversary! I haven't got time for this - England play USA at rugby in the world cup today and I'm not waiting around at hospital getting God-knows-what injected into me/up me..

[tegid]

Sunday: Shoulders & Trapz

Shoulder Press 18@88lb, 10@110lb, 6@132lb, 6@132lb

Dumbbell Shoulder Press 16@33lb, 12@20lb 8@61lb, 8@61lb

Dumbbell Lying Rear Delt Raise 16@33lb, 12@44lb, 8@55lb, 8@55lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 16@90lb, 12@100lb, 5@125lb, 5@120lb

Alt Dumb Bell Front Raise 16@22lb, 12@28lb, 8@33lb, 8@33lb

Barbell Shrug 20@220lb, 12@331lb, 6@397lb, 6@397l

Chins BWx6, x6, x6

Notes
Small increases with the reps in some exercises, but strength continues to stagnate.

[tegid]

Monday: Back & Arms

Eccentric Wide Chins 16@BW, 12@BW+33lb, 6@BW+44lb
Concentric + Eccentric Wide Chins 6@BW, 6@BW

Eccentric Narrow Chins 20@BW, 12@BW+44lb, 6@BW+44lb
Concentric + Eccentric Narrow Chins 6@BW, 6@BW

Seated Row 16@137.5lb, 10@162.5lb, 8@200lb, 7@200lb

Straight Arm Pull-Down 16@Level 12, 12@Level 14, 8@Level 14+30lb, 8@Level 15+30lb

Tricep Dips 20@BW, 10@BW+22lb, 6@BW+33lb, 5@BW+44lb

Dumb Bell Concentration Curl 20@22lb, 12@28lb, 8@33lb, 6@39lb

Notes
Wow - the biceps started to work today. The wide chins were slightly uncomfortable for my right arm but the rest went fine.

[tegid]

Tuesday: Chest & Biceps

Bench Press 20@132lb, 11@171lb, 5@193lb, 3@204lb, 1@220lb 1@226lb

Wide Bench Press 4@198lb, 6@176lb, 10@154lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 1) 10@132lb, 4@143lb,
Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 2) 6@132lb, 6@132lb

Peck Deck 16@Level 11, 12@Level 13, 8@Level 15, 8@Level 15

Cable Cross Over 16@Level 6, 11@Level 7, 6@Level 6, 6@Level 6

Cybex Arm Curl 10@37.5lb, 10@50lb, 10@50lb, 8@62.5lb

Notes:
Today went well - my bench seems to be holding at the moment. MY physical therapist says that the tendons on my elbows are showing signs of recovery at long last.

[tegid]

I spent 2 weeks in Kerala, India at an ayurvedic medical centre. Ayurveda is a type of complimentary therapy that is rather old and involves herbal remedies and a lot of message-based therapies. If anyone out there understands ayurveda, it became apparent that my vedic type was vata-pitta but I had a major imbalance, meaning that I was way over the top in terms of vata and underactive with pitta.

So after 2 weeks eating rather oily, moist food, with a lot of veg and fish...

Weight = 201.7lb (down 14lb/ 6kg)
Chest = 44" (down 2")
Thighs 24" (down 2") arms 14.5" (down 0.5")

OK, not the best news in the world but in all honesty, I was expecting worse as I had 3 hours of treatment every day and did no exercise other than slow, repetitive reps of a swimming pool. The way I feel at the moment is fantastic and a zillion times better than the way I did when trying to desperately force food into me the whole time, trying to get the right amount of carbs and protein and finding it very uncomfortable (I certainly did for the previous 8 months). So there is a lesson for me in all this lot: take care of the way I eat and I will feel miles, miles better.

What I now want to do is combine the good points of the Ayurveda system with healthy muscle gain eating and get more permanent muscle growth...

[tegid]

Saturday 29 September: Chest and Biceps

Bench Press 20@132lb, 10@165lb, 3@187lb, 2@198lb, 1@209lb 1@215lb

Wide Bench Press 3@193lb, 4@176lb, 9@154lb

Peck Deck 20@Level 11, 10@Level 13, 6@Level 15, 6@Level 15

Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 1) 16@88lb, 9@110lb, 5@121lb, 5@121lb
Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 2) 6@110lb, 6@110lb (down 22lb)

Cable Cross Over 16@Level 6, 11@Level 7, 6@Level 6, 6@Level 6

Cybex Arm Curl 20@37.5lb, 10@56lb, 6@87.5lb, 6@87.5lb

Concentration Curl 16@17lb, 10@28lb, 8@33lb, 8@33lb


Sunday 30 September: Legs

Squat 10@220lb, 8@265lb, 6@298lb, 6@298lb (down 33lb)

Leg Press 16@290lb, 10@410lb, 6@450lb, 6@460lb

Leg Extension 12@100lb, 10@170lb, 6@190lb, 6@200lb

Smiths Calf Raises 16@154lb, 10@220lb, 9@265lb, 8@265lb


Monday 1 October: Shoulders & Trapz

Smiths Shoulder Press 20@88lb, 7@110lb, 6@110lb, (down 32lb) 4@121lb

Alt Dumb Bell Front Raise 20@22lb, 10@28lb, 8@33lb, 8@33lb

Dumb Bell Side Lateral 16@22lb, 10@28lb, 8@33lb, 8@33lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 16@75lb, 10@93lb, 6@112lb, 6@112lb

Dumbbell Lying Rear Delt Raise 15@28lb, 10@33b, 8@44lb, 8@44lb (down 11lb)

Smiths Barbell Shrug 10@220lb, 10@220lb, 8@287lb, 8@287lb (down 110lb!)


Notes
Comparing these results with the time when I first started the MuscleNOW system in May 2006, the following can be observed: (Then now)

Bench Press 8@187lb, 3@187lb
Incline Bench 8@138lb, 8@138lb
Squat 10@265lb, 8@265lb
Leg Press 10@430lb, 6@450lb
Calf Raise 8@265lb, 9@265lb
Shoulder Press 8@120lb, 7@110lb
Dumb Bell Side Raise 11@33lb, 8@33lb

Folks, this ain't good....

[tegid]

The ravages of the seizures and the concoction of pills that have been prescribed to me have most certainly left their mark this year.

I would love to be able to start a bulking routine again. I regret to say that this is not possible at the moment owing to the complications that currently operate. I train one day a week with a guy that used to compete in local powerlifting contests but more importantly - he developed epilepsy as a teen but managed to get it to subside fairly rapidly using meds.

What he's noted is that the difference between my 10RM and 1RM weights is very shallow (for bench press they are 182lb and 220lb respectively). He argues that at this stage it is important to stop the decline in strength and then increase the 'gap' between these 10RM and 1RM weights.

To do this, I have chosen initially to follow a 5 session-a-week routine, which follows 2 sessions that deliberately work on strength (i.e. in the 5 RM range) and 3 sessions that work on bulk (i.e. in the 10RM range). It's similar to the one that Gallaman's been following (Layne Norton devised this: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2983921) but adapted for the slowly-repairing tendonitis in my right elbow.

[tegid]

Wednesday 3 October: Upper Body/Heavy

Bench Press 10@132lb, 8@154lb, 4@187lb, 3@193lb, 2@198lb 1@209lb 4@187lb, 8@154lb

Cybex Row/Rear Delt 6@187.5lb, 5@187.5lb, 5@187.5lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 7@100lb, 5@112.5lb, 5@112.5lb

Wide Chins 6@BW, 5@BW, 5@BW


Saturday 6 October: Lower Body/Heavy

Deadlift 5@320lb, 5@320lb, 5@320lb, 5@320lb, 5@320lb

Cybex Leg Curl 8@205lb, 8@205lb, 8@205lb

Cybex Leg Press 5@470lb

Smiths Calf Raise 5@265lb, 5@265lb, 5@265lb, 5@265lb


Sunday 7 October: Chest + Shoulders Light/Vol

Decline Bench Press 10@176lb, 10@176lb, 10@176lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 2) 10@143lb, 10@143lb 10@143lb

Cybex Chest Press 12@131lb, 12@143lb, 10@156lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 10@95lb, 10@95lb, 10@95lb

Dumbbell Side Raise 10@28lb, 10@28lb, 10@28lb


Monday 8 October: Biceps + Triceps Light/Vol

(note had seizure at 3PM: In gym at 4:30PM - not much fuel on board..)
Triceps Dips 10@BW, 10@BW, 10@BW, 10@BW,

Standing Cable Triceps Extensions 10@L9, 11@L10, 10@L11, 10@L11

Cybex Arm Curl 10@62lb, 10@87.5lb, 10@87.5lb, 10@87.5lb

Dumbbell Concentration Curl 10@33lb, 10@33lb, 10@33lb, 10@33lb


Wednesday 10 October: Legs + Back Light/Vol

(Note that this sequence was altered following yesterday's epileptic seizures. Usually back and triceps are worked together, legs and biceps are worked together).

Cybex Leg Press 10@410lb, 10@410lb, 10@410lb

SLDL 10@165lb, 10@165lb, 10@165lb

Wide-Grip Chins 6@BW, 6@BW, 6@BW

Narrow Grip Pulldown 10@125lb ,10@175lb, 8@175lb, 8@168.5lb

Smiths Barbell Shrug 10@220lb, 10@220lb, 10@220lb

Straight Arm Cable Pushdown 10@L16, 10@L16, 10@L16

[tegid]

Wednesday 10 October: Upper Body/Heavy

Bench Press 10@132lb, 8@154lb, 6@171lb, 5@182lb, 4@187lb, 3@193lb, 2@198lb 2@209lb 1@215lb, 1@220lb 4@187lb, 4@176lb, 8@154lb

Cybex Row/Rear Delt 7@187.5lb, 6@200lb, 5@200lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 10@100lb, 7@112.5lb, 5@125lb

Wide Chins 5@BW+22lb, 5@BW+22lb, 5@BW+22lb

Rear Delt 5@50lb, 5@50lb, 5@50lb


Friday 12 October: Lower Body/Heavy

Oh !!! Yet ANOTHER seizure - this time at 2PM. Training at 5PM - and this time it's deadlifts.

Deadlift 5@320lb, 5@309lb, 5@309lb

SLDL 10@220lb, 5@265lb, 5@265lb, 5@265lb

Dumbbell Shoulder Press 10@55lb, 10@61lb, 4@66lb

EZ Curl 10@66lb, 10@77lb, 10@77lb


Sunday 14 October: Chest + Shoulders Light/Vol

Decline Bench Press 10@176lb, 10@176lb, 8@187lb

Incline Smiths Bench Press (incline 2) 9@143lb, 6@143lb 8@132lb, 8@132lb

Cybex Chest Press 10@156lb, 10@162lb, 10@162lb

Cybex Shoulder Press 7@95lb, 10@90lb, 8@95lb

Dumbbell Side Raise 10@28lb, 10@28lb, 10@28lb

[tegid]

Monday 15 October: Back + Triceps Light/Vol

Wide Chins 10@BW, 9@BW, 8@BW, 8@BW

Cybex Row/Rear Delt 10@162.5lb, 10@162.5lb, 10@162.5lb, 10@162.5lb

Wide Grip Lat Pulldown 10@150lb, 10@162.5, 10@162.5lb

Smiths Barbell Shrug 10@331lb, 10@331lb, 10@331lb, 10@331lb

Dumbbell Pull-Over 10@72lb, 9@88lb, 7@88lb

Triceps Dips 10@BW, 10@BW, 10@BW, 10@BW

Standing Cable Triceps Extensions 12@L11, 10@L12, 10@L12

Notes
This is the first time that I have been able to do ten reps at a wide chin for over a year, so I'm really delighted that my elbow tendonitis is finally repairing.

[tegid]

For those of you that wanted to see inside:

Here's the left side of my brain..

[tegid]

Tuesday 16 October: Legs and Biceps Light/Vol

Squat 10@220lb, 10@243lb, 10@2656lb, 10@287lb

SLDL 10@132lb, 10@220lb, 10@220lb, 10@220lb

Cybex Leg Press 10@390lb, 10@410lb, 10@410lb

Smiths Calf Raise 20@220lb

Notes:
Oops ? this nearly finished me off! I exploded with sweat when I hit 243lb on the squat which either meant the gym air con was playing up or my own thermostat was going wrong. I called it a day at the calf raise, realizing that it wasn?t worth going into seizure and jeopardizing tomorrow?s chest/upper body workout?

[KnjazVovk]

Good luck with the new routine. You're quite an inspiration

[tegid]

Thanks,man

Good luck with the new routine. You're quite an inspiration

[tegid]

Wednesday 17 October: Upper Body/Heavy

Bench Press 10@132lb, 8@154lb, 6@176lb, 5@187lb, 4@198lb, 2@205lb, 2@215lb, 1@220lb 1@226lb 3@198lb, 4@176lb, 6@154lb 11@132lb

Wide Chin 8@BW, 7@BW, 6@BW, 6@BW

Cybex Shoulder Press 10@90lb, 6@120lb, 2@130lb, 4@120lb

Cybex Row/Rear Delt 6@200lb, 6@200lb, 6@200lb

Cybex Arm Curl 10@87.5lb, 8@10@87.5lb, 8@87.5lb

Notes
OK - so I upped the bench press by 5lb on last week... but the chins, shoulder press and arm curl were down on last week's results. Weird, huh? This gets frustrating... but I know there's a high probability that taking epilepsy medication for 7 years has led to a chronic reduction in certain key hormones here...