Working On P's Body and (lots of) Other Chitter-Chatter

[gobbles23]

Awesome quad, P!!! I see the separation for sure!!

[newbeginning828]

OOOooooo sexeh leg... Separation for sure! (btw we all do that )

Don't forget to 'thigh master' your belt so it loosens up!

[pharty]

OOOooooo sexeh leg... Separation for sure! (btw we all do that )

Don't forget to 'thigh master' your belt so it loosens up!

High-five!!

I'm really thinking this belt was returned (I don't care it looks and smells fine ) because it's not crazy tight. The first time I put it on it DID take a few minutes to get back off though...lulz. I'm actually using it as my "I must, I must, I must increase my bust" machine!

[pharty]

^^^Would frame and display pic in living room.

I'll get a giant canvas made

Agreed with 2plates. I hear ya P on wanting to get more comfortable with the RDLs first, but when you do if you drop your sets down to (AFTER warmups) working sets of 1-3 reps, 185 will go up no problem, I think you could do 225 on a confident day too.

I want to be more comfortable with the regular DLs...RDLs are OK. I've only had two sessions of DLs but I'm definitely doing them every week now. Here's what someone suggested I do::

10 x 45 (bar)
10 x 95
5 x 135
3 x 155
1 x 185
1 x 205
1 x 225

Whatchu think?

[pharty]

Awesome quad, P!!! I see the separation for sure!!

Thanks Lori...they are gettin' there! I need to lose the fatz to get the tops to look like yours

[thehobbes]

I want to be more comfortable with the regular DLs...RDLs are OK. I've only had two sessions of DLs but I'm definitely doing them every week now. Here's what someone suggested I do::

10 x 45 (bar)
10 x 95
5 x 135
3 x 155
1 x 185
1 x 205
1 x 225

Whatchu think?

Yep, that's exactly how I scheme mine out when trying to max, DO IT P, DO IT!

Oh lawd, again I have no idea what the difference is between plain ol DL and RDL, this happens all the time lol, let's see... I'm thinking RDL is where you have a team of Romanians loading up the bar for you so you can take a nice rest? Aware me.

[pharty]

Yep, that's exactly how I scheme mine out when trying to max, DO IT P, DO IT!

Scerred. Lol.

Oh lawd, again I have no idea what the difference is between plain ol DL and RDL, this happens all the time lol, let's see... I'm thinking RDL is where you have a team of Romanians loading up the bar for you so you can take a nice rest? Aware me.

I like that^^. Gotta find me some Romanians.

I call a Romanian DL this

[dreahere]

Yep, that's exactly how I scheme mine out when trying to max, DO IT P, DO IT!

Somehow I have it stuck in my head that you aren't ever supposed to do more than 8 reps on your deadlifts, even in the warmups, but since I have absolutely NO idea where that notion came from, I will bow to Prof Ham's superior knowledge. Do it, P, do it!

[pharty]

Somehow I have it stuck in my head that you aren't ever supposed to do more than 8 reps on your deadlifts, even in the warmups, but since I have absolutely NO idea where that notion came from, I will bow to Prof Ham's superior knowledge. Do it, P, do it!

So when I post up that I did 30 reps then 20 then 10 you is sittin there all

[dreahere]

So when I post up that I did 30 reps then 20 then 10 you is sittin there all

yeah, pretty much

[-H-]

Interesting! I wanna try this DL progress thing, too. I might stop the RDL's on DL day and do something liek you instead. Currently I think I do 3x5 @ 155 so know I can do 1 of more. Not sure how much, though. Interested to watch your progress!!

[thehobbes]

^^^da fuk, that vid looks like SLDLs to me. BRB getting out my DL encyclopedia.

[gobbles23]

^^^da fuk, that vid looks like SLDLs to me. BRB getting out my DL encyclopedia.

haha! SLDL you touch the bar off the ground after each rep. Here read this: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/tra...l-vs-sldl.html

[pharty]

haha! SLDL you touch the bar off the ground after each rep. Here read this: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/tra...l-vs-sldl.html

Yeah I'm just not that flexible I guess!!

[thehobbes]

haha! SLDL you touch the bar off the ground after each rep. Here read this: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/tra...l-vs-sldl.html

Ohhhh I would've never noticed that, thank you for awaring me, SRS. Ok, I have never done a RDL in my life, lol.

So when I post up that I did 30 reps then 20 then 10 you is sittin there all...

Sorry P, didn't have the heart to say anything before.

[pharty]

Sorry P, didn't have the heart to say anything before.

Yeah but those first 50 are just warm-ups. Hahahaha! Think of it as cardio.

[pharty]

TRAINING
Chest/Triceps 6/3

Flat Bench
65/10
85/5-->blerg-I think this is because my biceps are sore from Friday?
75/11
80/12

Incline Smith Bench
bar/15
20ps/12
25ps/12
burnout set to finish

Decline Bench
65/10
65/12
65/11

DB Flyes
17.5/15/2
20/10

Skullcrushers on Incline
25/30
35/15
45/10

Rope Thingers not pressdowns
17.5/15/2

Seated Dip, Plate Loaded
45s/12
45s+10s/10/2

Cardio
2m/19:35

Weight
126.6 5/16
124.0 5/17 low carbs
123.0 5/18 low carbs

125.6 5/21 after carbs carbs carbs dessert dessert don't care don't care
124.2 5/22
124.4 5/23 though it would woosh by now!
124.8 5/24
127.4 2/25 higher carbs

128.6 2/28 after Chicago. Hilarious!
128.2 5/29
127.2 5/30
125.6 5/31
125.0 6/1 still low carbs
125.4 6/2
127.0 6/3-->McDevil's AND ice cream yesterday. oops

Thoughts
Here's the thing--you worry about your workout and I'll worry about mine. Thanks and leave me alone now.

[gobbles23]

Haha! When I go to the gym with Stephen and our friend- we talk a lot and carry on too- but we're STILL the hardest working people in there Glad you told them where to go!

[lexagon]

Good stuff P!


Side note: How's the Grape HyperFX workin for ya? Grape Soda much?

[pharty]

Good stuff P!


Side note: How's the Grape HyperFX workin for ya? Grape Soda much?

I've been up since 3am, heavy legs and no crazy need for a nap yet. Today was the first time I took a full scoop.

[-H-]

I wanna hear the story.

[nvrstopworking]

I wanna hear the story.

This..... Now I feel like I dun missed sumthin good.

[pharty]

It wasn't too exciting, really!

But you know what was???

I wore my Inzer belt today!

BBL to share that experience with you

[nvrstopworking]

Boo P.

Boo!

[thehobbes]

It wasn't too exciting, really!

But you know what was???

I wore my Inzer belt today!

BBL to share that experience with you

Will this be coming soon to theaters or is it going straight to DVD?

Story time!

[pharty]

Will this be coming soon to theaters or is it going straight to DVD?

Story time!

LMAO! I should have done video so y'all could see my awesome FAIL. Maybe for DLs tmrw

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TRAINING
Legs 6/4

Smith Squats first time. meh
Smith bar is 15lbs. Weight is per side w/o bar
20/30 wu/cardio
35/20 wu/cardio
45/12-->with the belt! Didn't really feel it too much here
((They say 2pps. I laugh. They don't. ))
2pps/FAIL srs fail. lots of fail. more on this in next post
45+25/3-->felt myself pushing against the belt
45+10/8
35/10/3
(did extra squats instead of leg press)


Leg Extension
75/15/2
125/8
drop set--didn't get a ton I know that much!

Ham Curl on elbows
55/20
70/8/2

Ham somethingerother
Lay on bench on belly. Have DB between feet and curl in. Partner provides some resistance as well.
2 sets

Seated Calf
45/15
70/15/2

Lower Abz
leg raises on bench with resistance band and 10#=TOO HEAVY! Got 8 and quit. My legs hurt too
leg raises with someone providing resistance=OW!

Cardio
Yeah right.

Weight
126.6 5/16
124.0 5/17 low carbs
123.0 5/18 low carbs

125.6 5/21 after carbs carbs carbs dessert dessert don't care don't care
124.2 5/22
124.4 5/23 though it would woosh by now!
124.8 5/24
127.4 2/25 higher carbs

128.6 2/28 after Chicago. Hilarious!
128.2 5/29
127.2 5/30
125.6 5/31
125.0 6/1 still low carbs
125.4 6/2
127.0 6/3-->McDevil's AND ice cream yesterday. oops
126.4 6/4
126.2 6/5

[pharty]

Notes
Fail--Lordy that was rough. I shook it off after that fail but it really rattled me. Maybe because I've never failed like that? Good experience I suppose. They said I had those 2 plates but my mind got in my way. I absolutely DID NOT HAVE IT! They said I looked like I controlled it down then just got too far. I felt like that bar PUSHED me down. Got way too low and there was no freaking way I was coming out of it. I was embarrassed! Which is dumb but that was the first feeling. Then I was just super annoyed...lol. But I brushed it off and went for the 45+25 and got 3 and felt decent about that. Blerg! They were all "you went for it...you gotta see what your body can do! you got that belt for a reason!". My body could not do that. So yeah. But that pink belt looked good against the all black uniform and that's really what's important, right?

Smith squats--BLERG! They wanted to switch it up and use the Smith. Sure...P will try something new. I'm not sure I liked it. I think I like feeling the weight of the barbell so I know what I'm really getting into? Form felt great. That bar bruised my spine though! Like it's still sore today. Maybe because I wear a tank top? I had to use the pad it hurt so bad and I can do 135 on the oly with no pad these days. Since y'all yelled at me for using the pad before I'll try them on the Smith again in 2 weeks and go from there I suppose.

Foodz, etc--Back when I first started the cut (Jan) I cut out all weekday alcohol. I distinctly remember having to leave the house after dinner so I wouldn't want to pour a drink (total habit, not a physical need nor a "I want to beat these children" need. just a bad habit that tasted good!). I remember drinking a little over the weekend but not as much as I had been. I'll need to read back and see if I was eating a bag of Doritos or not, though. Anyway...then I got back into the habit of nightly cocktails and I think that was in March? April? Doesn't matter I guess. My food all day long is spot on then I have some cocktails (and NOT pretzels or any food with them). And the scale does nothing, really. So I am going to assume the lack of progress is either on the booze or amount of sleep. Right now the amount of sleep isn't going to change much so the liquor has to. There's no vodka in the house right now so I'm not going to buy anymore and just go at it cold turkey. We do have some beer but that doesn't temp me/have me wanting 12 like is used to Am I rambling? I'm not editing before I post...lol. Basically I'm recommitting. Yell at me if needed. Thanks.

The Scale--Yeah I still weigh myself daily. Guessing that isn't changing any time soon. I seem to be stuck in the 125-126 range. Still in size 4s. Still feel like I have a gut though. I'd get in a bikini but not comfortably. Luckily it's not very warm right now but that changes next week!

Generalness--I am lifting my arse off and doing cardio when I can. Last week I ran 8 miles total which might be more than I have been doing lately! I don't do it on leg day and today my quads are talkin so doubting I'll get any in today either. I'm loving lifting with friends and having them push me and I swear to you I'm seeing changes already with changing things up. I'm sore which I realize isn't that much of an indication of anything but it tells me I'm working muscles differently which can't be a bad thing!

I started the grape Hyper FX pre-workout last week. Started with small doses then yesterday took the full dose. WHOA! I like it a lot! Didn't hit me upside the head to fast and I swear that caffeine lasted me until 3:30 (drank it at 3:30am!). I usually need a nap on leg day (srs) and instead I cleaned a bunch (3 bathrooms!), touched up some paint in the master bath and did 4 loads of laundry. It didn't help me get those 2pps but whatever

Mother-in-law asked me what my goal was "with all of this". I said to look like I'm 30 when I'm 50? Lol. I don't have actual weight lifting goals other than to do better than the last training session. I guess I now have the goal of 2pps Smith squats

LIFE IS GOOD!!!

[squeaks77]

I've only tried smith squats twice and both times they've felt so awkward to me. I hate that I can't move the way I need to. It's the same reason I don't like machines. The Smith always bothers my knees really bad.

Ugh, I have squats today. I looked forward to them while bulking, but they're no fun at all on super low cals.

P.S. I posted up some random pics in my journal last night.

[lexagon]

Hyper P!

You're doing great .. srs! I've never touched the Smith, but something about it makes me way to stay away. Dunno. You'll def get those 2pps no worries, just keep at it.

[newbeginning828]

P is loving life!!
That's awesome!

You'll get those 2pps! How did you like the 'feel' and using the belt?