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[QUOTE=Meatpants;511466523]Agreed. Cardio sucks. I am back to bulking until March, so minimum here. I would guess your keeping you rest times at what 30-45 secs between sets?[/QUOTE]
Yup.. 45 seconds max.
I've never been one to worry about being strong. As long as I look like I can move a car, that is all that matters :D
People look at me funny in the gym when they see someone at my size lifting the amount of weight I do. I never go really heavy. I focus on movement and contraction. This theroy is how I've made the biggest improvement in my body..
My recomp is going quite well. But as always, want to see quick results. But it's been steady and I can't complain. I feel like I have some major growing to do in the next 4 months before prep starts
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511466903]Don't be so hard on yourself. You have 17 weeks.. You'll make amazing progress. the hardest thing during prep is waiting on the results. Like everyone, we want results very quickly. 17 weeks is a long time. YOu'll KILL IT!!
I'll need this type of support when i prep so you remember that :p
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Oh don't worry about me forgetting the kinda support you all are showing me!
[quote]I did last night.. Here at work I won't be able to. I feel like I have a slight quad strain as well. From playing basketball all my life, I have horrible knees. I've been hitting it pretty hard the last four months and it's caught up with me.
I put some icey hot on my quad last night as well. Helped a little but it's also killing me this morning.[/QUOTE]
Well, you've put in so much work up until now that it would be tragic to injure yourself - take it easy, will ya? It's easier to catch up after a few days off rather than after surgery :)
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511467483] I feel like I have some major growing to do in the next 4 months before prep starts[/QUOTE]
You can do a LOT in 4 months.
Listen to me! :p
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[QUOTE=K8Stop;511486233]Oh don't worry about me forgetting the kinda support you all are showing me!
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Thanks cause I'll need it :o
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Well, you've put in so much work up until now that it would be tragic to injure yourself - take it easy, will ya? It's easier to catch up after a few days off rather than after surgery :)[/QUOTE]
Exactly. I'll be taking a week off from legs. hopefully I'll be able to do some light cardio
[QUOTE=K8Stop;511486913]You can do a LOT in 4 months.
Listen to me! :p[/QUOTE]
WORD!! :D
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511493683]
WORD!! :D[/QUOTE]
:cool:
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[QUOTE=K8Stop;511486913]You can do a LOT in 4 months.
Listen to me! :p[/QUOTE]
^^ This! ;)
[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511493683]hopefully I'll be able to do some light cardio
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MOAR cardio! :D
Btw, I will have some fooood pronz for you tonite... just sayin'... "Moroccan Stewed Chicken" is on the schedule.
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[QUOTE=JC32;511563133]
Btw, I will have some fooood pronz for you tonite... just sayin'... "Moroccan Stewed Chicken" is on the schedule.
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Oh yeah!!
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511467483]Yup.. 45 seconds max.
People look at me funny in the gym when they see someone at my size lifting the amount of weight I do. I never go really heavy. I focus on movement and contraction. This theroy is how I've made the biggest improvement in my body..
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I agree, I never understand why so many people lose sight of this. I see so many videos on here and actual examples of this in the gym of people like stacking up the leg press machine or going way too heavy on bench or squats sacrificing form for pride or something. I will never forget like 10 years ago when I was just starting out, there was a national level NPC competitor in my gym that told me, "Never forget the three F's, Food, Function, and Form, those are the absolute most important things, because outside of this gym no one gives a **** how much you lift rather how much you look like you can lift."
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[QUOTE=_jim_;511581213]I agree, I never understand why so many people lose sight of this. I see so many videos on here and actual examples of this in the gym of people like stacking up the leg press machine or going way too heavy on bench or squats sacrificing form for pride or something. I will never forget like 10 years ago when I was just starting out, there was a national level NPC competitor in my gym that told me, "Never forget the three F's, Food, Function, and Form, those are the absolute most important things, because outside of this gym no one gives a **** how much you lift rather how much you look like you can lift."[/QUOTE]
Good post brosef...
i'm glad other people do what I do :D
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Bout to hop on the bike and hit up back today.. Leg is still fuked but going to hopefully have decent back day
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511568713]Oh yeah!!
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Oh hai, dat iz mah brother.
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[QUOTE=extremenergy3;511687033]Oh hai, dat iz mah brother.[/QUOTE]
lmao :D
Just killed back.. It was epic. Strength is going up.... :cool:
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Good morning all.
Tired this morning. Again, felt like I could sleep another four hours today. Had protein pancakes this morning. Good shizzle.
I'll be posting up my back workout from last night. Arms will be today.
I've thought about switing up my routine...
Train on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat.
Off/Cardio: Tues, Thurs, Sunday
I feel I may be overtraining a bit. I dunno. We'll just have to see. May even start doing the FST-7 program. Just to shake things up a bit
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[b][color=red]Got to the gym a bit later than I wanted too. Bought some new highway pegs for my bike and wanted to put them on. Thank god i had a gift card.. They were about 300 bucks :o
Rode the bike to the gym and it's getting VERY hot outside [/b][/color]
[size=+2][color=blue][b]Now for the workout[/b][/color][/size]
[B]Front Lat pulldowns [/B]
Set 1: 15 reps (Warm Up)
Set 2: 15 Reps (Warm Up)
Set 3: 8
Set 4: 8
Set 5: 8
[I][B]Very slow movement. [/B][/I]
[B]Seated One Arm cable rows[/B]
4 sets of 8-12
[I][B]Good stretch and good squeez at the end[/B][/I]
[B]Reverse Grip BB Rows[/B]
4 sets of 8-12
[B][I]Last set the 205lb seemed pretty easy but my knee was giving me problems so I quit after 7[/I][/B]
[B]Close Grip Pulldowns[/B]
4 sets to 8-10
[B][I]Again, very slow ROM. Squeezed at the end[/I][/B]
[B]Total Time of workout: 35 min [/B]
[B]CARDIO: NONE[/B]
[b]Postworkout notes/random thoughts: [/b]
Back felt good. Knee/Quad was still bothering me a tad. But my back was feeling awesome. Really getting some good size going on. Was sweating hardcore but I was burning tha cals..
Will be doing arms tonight :cool:
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Good workout, I love doing the slow range of motion.
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seems you are a cardio hater like me?
I agree with whats been posted above. Form always wins over pride. Sometimes though I forget this and need to reevaluate what I am trying to lift.... but I am starting to get to the point now where I am more embarrassed about sloppy form then how light I am lifting...
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[QUOTE=DanND33;511977633]seems you are a cardio hater like me?
I agree with whats been posted above. Form always wins over pride. Sometimes though I forget this and need to reevaluate what I am trying to lift.... but I am starting to get to the point now where I am more embarrassed about sloppy form then how light I am lifting...[/QUOTE]
I think everyone has that problem to an extent.
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[QUOTE=joakman;511978893]I think everyone has that problem to an extent.[/QUOTE]
true
especially when there are some meatheads in the gym and I start thinking, "I can lift more than these jokers"
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[QUOTE=joakman;511972463]Good workout, I love doing the slow range of motion.[/QUOTE]
My fav by far
[QUOTE=DanND33;511977633]seems you are a cardio hater like me?
I agree with whats been posted above. Form always wins over pride. Sometimes though I forget this and need to reevaluate what I am trying to lift.... but I am starting to get to the point now where I am more embarrassed about sloppy form then how light I am lifting...[/QUOTE]
Cardio doesn't really bother me. It's just I'm so dead by the end of my workout, I just don't have the energy to do it. So that is why I'm thinking of changing my slipt so I can have at least three days of cardio in.
I also found out that when I had a gym partner, I would just try to outlift him or keep up with him. Ended up waisting a lot of my time and progress.
[QUOTE=joakman;511978893]I think everyone has that problem to an extent.[/QUOTE]
Yup
[QUOTE=DanND33;511979383]true
especially when there are some meatheads in the gym and I start thinking, "I can lift more than these jokers"[/QUOTE]
LOL, then I pop a lat spread and then they STFU :D
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511947593]
I feel I may be overtraining a bit. [/QUOTE]
Fitnessman told me once way back in the day: "there's no such thing as overtraining, just undereating."
Wise, wise man
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511983983]
I also found out that when I had a gym partner, I would just try to outlift him or keep up with him. Ended up waisting a lot of my time and progress.
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This. I'm too competitive a person to workout with someone else.
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[QUOTE=K8Stop;511988853]Fitnessman told me once way back in the day: "there's no such thing as overtraining, just undereating."
Wise, wise man[/QUOTE]
LOL.. I'll keep my comments to myself :D
[QUOTE=K8Stop;511989483]This. I'm too competitive a person to workout with someone else.[/QUOTE]
I agree.. Plus, I hate being on a "specific" schedule. I like to have the freedom to flex my schedule if something comes up
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Ahhh just downed my sludge... Get off work in a hour.. Will be hitting up the gym about 5:45 to 6:00
Arms it is. Should be good stuff. I plan on killing them :cool:
I hope Pandora treats me right and plays some epic music again... Somtimes I listen to it and it's garbage
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;511990093]LOL.. I'll keep my comments to myself :D[/quote] It's kinda hard to keep the eating up with the work when you're in contest mode, though so it doesn't apply there, of course!
[quote]I agree.. Plus, I hate being on a "specific" schedule. I like to have the freedom to flex my schedule if something comes up[/QUOTE]
Agree. Plus it's distracting. I like to get in my zone.
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;512088983]
I hope Pandora treats me right and plays some epic music again... Somtimes I listen to it and it's garbage[/QUOTE]
I noticed that it goes in waves. It'll play nothing but "WTF" for an entire day and then the next day it's right on.
Case-in-point: Dashboard Confessional came on my station yesterday - GTFO
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[QUOTE=K8Stop;512090743]It's kinda hard to keep the eating up with the work when you're in contest mode, though so it doesn't apply there, of course!
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Exactly. Unless you know how many cals you are burning exactly throughout the day, it would be hard for me to pump my cals up another 400-500 days that I "Might" overtrain. I like to stay constant and adjust when needed.
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Agree. Plus it's distracting. I like to get in my zone.[/QUOTE]
yup
[QUOTE=K8Stop;512091543]I noticed that it goes in waves. It'll play nothing but "WTF" for an entire day and then the next day it's right on.
Case-in-point: Dashboard Confessional came on my station yesterday - GTFO[/QUOTE]
Yup. I like it better than Slacker.
It's ok if you're a closet Dashboard Confessional fan :D
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[QUOTE=JHICKS3301;512093723]
It's ok if you're a closet Dashboard Confessional fan :D[/QUOTE]
i suppose :rolleyes:
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[QUOTE=K8Stop;512112013]i suppose :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
LOL
I HAVE NO ENERGY... I hope I "perk" up for the gym in a hour :o
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@ 250
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Sick arm workout.. I'm ready to prep so I can start seeing some CUTS! :D
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What's good everyone. Two more days until a three day weekend. Should be a good one for sure! Hope it's as good as last weekend :)
Will be posting up my arm workout from last night in a bit. Gotta answer some PMs and threads.. Fun stuff
