Lowdown5 and MaxOT

Lowdown5 · 10-14-2007, 11:31 PM

Been away for a while, post most of the time on www.animalpak.com, great people there, very helpful. I have been talking here to dpd555 and daYDreAmErX about MaxOT and decided ti give it a try and also keep a log here as well. I start tomorrow morning 10/15/2007 with a goal of dropping bodyfat and hopefully maintaining lean mass. I am shooting for being 245 pounds at the 2008 Arnold Classic, down from 288 today. The training for me is the easy part, hell I don't even mind cardio. It is the diet that gives me fits but I have to conquer that demon. I will post my workouts as often as possible. Any advice will be helpful and those of you that already know me feel free to stop by and give me hell.

Thanks, talk to ya soon!

daYDreAmErX · 10-15-2007, 03:34 AM

I'm in

dpd555 · 10-15-2007, 04:37 AM

Good luck John!
I'll be watching

Hibiscus09 · 10-15-2007, 04:54 AM

Hi John! I hope you reach your goals for the Arnold!

Tifflex · 10-15-2007, 07:16 AM

Hi John!

Good luck with your goals! Kick some butt

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Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 09:19 AM

Thanks everybody, on my way for the first session here in a bit. Will post when I am done.

**StlBarbie** · 10-15-2007, 09:45 AM

JOHN !!!!!!!!!!!
Is it REALLY YOU????

........
SO AWESOME TO HAVE YOU BACK!!!

Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 11:56 AM

Yes Barbie, it is me! Missed ya Sweety!

Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 12:03 PM

First day went OK, have to find the right weight to use, weight shown are work sets only.

Hammer Strength Pulldowns 230x6, 250x5

V Bar Pulldowns 195x7, 210x6

Bent Over Rows 225x3, 205x4, could not get into the groove on these

DB Curls 45x7, 50x6

BB Curls 90x6, 100x5

BB Wrist Curls 100x8

DB Wrist Curls 45x8

Cardio, recumbent bike, 16 minutes on level 9, 5.43 miles.

That's it, day 1 in the books. Liked to workout alot, went very quick.

daYDreAmErX · 10-15-2007, 12:27 PM

Good job

No lower back exercises or you're counting on BB rows to take care of it ?

EDIT : Glad to have someone running Max-OT with me !!!

Islandtroll · 10-15-2007, 12:31 PM

Welcome John!

I keep hearing people talking about the mental aspect of MaxOT, and being in the right mindset for maximize gains. I would love to hear more from that angle, if you are ever so inclined

Good luck, I hope it works well for you!

Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by daYDreAmErX

Good job

No lower back exercises or you're counting on BB rows to take care of it ?

EDIT : Glad to have someone running Max-OT with me !!!

None listed for this session in the manual. Thought that was kind of odd myself.

Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Islandtroll

Welcome John!

I keep hearing people talking about the mental aspect of MaxOT, and being in the right mindset for maximize gains. I would love to hear more from that angle, if you are ever so inclined

Good luck, I hope it works well for you!

For me and the thing that appealed to me is that the sessions are short, 45 minutes or less and you can truly focus on the task at hand by keeping reps low (4-6) and work sets in the 2-3 range. Long workouts tend to lead to the mind wandering. With MaxOT the focus is on getting the job done quickly and effectively. No wasted time or effort.

Thanks, and I will keep you posted on how it goes.

daYDreAmErX · 10-15-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowdown5

None listed for this session in the manual. Thought that was kind of odd myself.

Well I'm doing sumo deadlifts for weeks 1-4 but I'm switching to weighted hypers for weeks 5-8. Never stopped deadlifting for more than two weeks, I guess it'll give my lower back/hips a break.

Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by daYDreAmErX

Well I'm doing sumo deadlifts for weeks 1-4 but I'm switching to weighted hypers for weeks 5-8. Never stopped deadlifting for more than two weeks, I guess it'll give my lower back/hips a break.

And that is a needed break sometimes. You will probably come back stronger than ever after the break.

Pretty Hardcore · 10-15-2007, 05:14 PM

Good luck with the routine and diet. Max-OT sounds very interesting, I'll be following along.

Lowdown5 · 10-15-2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Fit_Focus

Good luck with the routine and diet. Max-OT sounds very interesting, I'll be following along.

Thank you very much.

Lowdown5 · 10-16-2007, 09:59 AM

Chest, shoulders and triceps

BB Bench 185x8, 205x6x5 (not real strong on this)

DB Incline Bench 75x7, 85x6

Hammer Decline Bench 230x8, 250x5

Smith Military Press 90x8, 110x7

DB Side Laterals 37.5x8, 40x6

Lying DB Extensions 45x6x7

Pressdowns 100x8, 120x6

Cardio, bike, 16 minutes at level 10, 5.28 miles.

That's it, legs tomorrow.

Hibiscus09 · 10-16-2007, 12:35 PM

Very nice, Mr. John!

Lowdown5 · 10-16-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hibiscus09

Very nice, Mr. John!

Why thank you Hibi!

daYDreAmErX · 10-16-2007, 06:57 PM

Have a good leg workout tomorrow

Back and traps for me

Lowdown5 · 10-16-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by daYDreAmErX

Have a good leg workout tomorrow

Back and traps for me

Rock that workout Val.

daYDreAmErX · 10-23-2007, 07:05 AM

You doing alright John ?

Lowdown5 · 10-23-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by daYDreAmErX

You doing alright John ?

Great Val, just been slammed at work. Will post tonight.

**StlBarbie** · 10-30-2007, 08:28 AM

Hey Buddy!!!
How goes it today???

jwdjrs · 11-01-2007, 02:13 PM

Where you at John ??

Lowdown5 · 11-04-2007, 10:32 AM

OK, i have been a bit MIA, sorry. I post at AnimalPak.com and between the two boards, work, family and life my time is spread kinda thin. My MaxOT experiment is over, killed my joints. Starting tomorrow I am going back to an intense, 4 day a week training schedule using higher reps in the 12-6 range as opposed to 4-6 reps. This style of training is a lot easier on this old mans joints. I will try to post more often and appreciate all of you who have my back.

storm1507 · 11-04-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lowdown5

OK, i have been a bit MIA, sorry. I post at AnimalPak.com and between the two boards, work, family and life my time is spread kinda thin. My MaxOT experiment is over, killed my joints. Starting tomorrow I am going back to an intense, 4 day a week training schedule using higher reps in the 12-6 range as opposed to 4-6 reps. This style of training is a lot easier on this old mans joints. I will try to post more often and appreciate all of you who have my back.

Hate to see this. I did MaxOT last winter for a few months. Man did I get bigger and stronger, but my joints finally gave out. Everything from my shoulders to my thumb hurt. But, I did keep up with some of my bigger, younger buddies for awhile...kinda like the Toby Keith song LOL.

Should be a good routine for the younger crowd.

Lowdown5 · 11-04-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by storm1507

Hate to see this. I did MaxOT last winter for a few months. Man did I get bigger and stronger, but my joints finally gave out. Everything from my shoulders to my thumb hurt. But, I did keep up with some of my bigger, younger buddies for awhile...kinda like the Toby Keith song LOL.

Should be a good routine for the younger crowd.

I agree, it just isn't for those of us who have those kind of pains anyway. My elbows, shoulders and wrist hurt all the time doing it, so we just have to train smart and avoid making it worse.

SPACECLOWN · 11-04-2007, 07:28 PM

Why didn't I know about this log over here?
Well I am subscribed to give you that occasional kick in the ass