sword_'s Max-OT Workout Journal

**DARBP2** · 09-04-2005, 02:09 PM

Um.......Interesting

**sword_** · 09-04-2005, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by DARBP2

Um.......Interesting

What do you mean interesting? And...ohh who could YOU be?

**DARBP2** · 09-04-2005, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by sword_

What do you mean interesting? And...ohh who could YOU be?

haha, shhhhhhhhh

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...16#post6921516

**sword_** · 09-06-2005, 02:58 PM

Preety decent workout. The server was down last night so I couldn't post. On tuesdays I generally do arms, but I am delaying until wednesday because I just donated 2 pints of blood...so no seeing cuties at the gym today.

Squats 135x12 225x10 315x5 315x4 305x5
Front Squats 195x6 195x5 195x6
Leg Curl 280x8 (MAX) 280x6 280x6
Standing Calf Raise 220x25 220x25 220x25
Leg Extensions 240x8 250x6

**Celticfan** · 09-06-2005, 03:04 PM

very strong front squatting. i am gonna hit 220lbs this week for 6 reps.

**GhostfaceKillah** · 09-06-2005, 03:09 PM

Nice numbers, Toney. Trap or Die.

**sword_** · 09-06-2005, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Celticfan

very strong front squatting. i am gonna hit 220lbs this week for 6 reps.

Thanks. I'm hoping to hit 205x6 by next week. I rememeber when my form was horrible with these, so I had to trade off a lot of weight (around 135 lbs), but once you get the hang of it, they are just a different sadistic form of working your legs

I've basically replaced leg press with front squats.

Ghost..I'll stay trappin.

**sword_** · 09-08-2005, 06:52 PM

Two days ago I gave two pints of blood, instead of the usual 1. It weakened me some (and froze me a little when the saline was injected me - as bad as Ice 2). So basically I lost MAD hit points and had to spend time off recovering them.

Being that giving blood is a selfless act, I gained some experience points.

I hit back today...I was stronger than ever on my deadlifts..I think I hit a limit break on my last exercise. OK enough with the RPG analogies...here was my workout

Deadlifts 135x12 225x20 325x8 (+2 gained experience points) 335x5 335x5
Shoulder Shrugs 335x5 325x5 315x4
Barbell Bent-Over Row 175x6 175x5 175x6
Lat Pulldown 180x6 180x5 180x5
Seated Cable Row 190x6 190x7 200x5 (LIMIT BREAK )

**cobain67** · 09-08-2005, 09:57 PM

I have been doing some reading and found that you have the "distended stomach" issue. I also have this problem and am wondering how you have managed to deal with it? I have tried vacuums but they don't seem to really help a whole lot..

**sword_** · 09-08-2005, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by cobain67

I have been doing some reading and found that you have the "distended stomach" issue. I also have this problem and am wondering how you have managed to deal with it? I have tried vacuums but they don't seem to really help a whole lot..

I haven't did stomach vacuums consistently enough. I do them unintentionally at times to work them though. I have about a 32 in waist. I expect the midsection to get tighter once I start cutting, but I realize something that does really work for distention: sprinting....man that will tighten your midsection up. I want to start doing them twice a week. I do cardio twice a week but not always in the form of sprinting.

My midsection is alright now. I doubt I will get a GH gut

**DARBP2** · 09-09-2005, 08:53 AM

LIMIT BREAK

, makes me think of the final fantasy games, haha, Ive beat them all! Almost...... they got worse and worse IMO. FF7 was the best

**GhostfaceKillah** · 09-09-2005, 09:26 AM

FFVI was the best, although FFIV is often rated higher by the gaming community. FFVIII grew on me over time - the themes were much more somber and mature. FFVII was fun, simple, and technologically progressive. FFIX was weak. FFX was brilliant and created an amazing, surreal world that I really got sucked into.

**sword_** · 09-09-2005, 09:39 AM

I agree with you for the most part GhostFace..but I never played FFX. FFVII was OK in my opinion, but not near as good as its predecessors.

Brad, my limit break is Beast Mode (lvls 1-4)

So...do you two want to join my party?

**DARBP2** · 09-09-2005, 09:55 AM

FFVIII grew on me too but it pissed me off cause I was never to good at cards. I still say FFVII was the best.

**GhostfaceKillah** · 09-09-2005, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by sword_

So...do you two want to join my party?

Craig: Man, you remedial.
Day-Day: What's that mean?
Craig: Psh, retarded.

**sword_** · 09-09-2005, 04:29 PM

I decided to combine shoulders and chest this week once again due to me taking off b/c I gave blood. My strength is more or less back...well slightly back

Doing shoulders and chest together is friggin taxing on the body and it affects your chest lifts greatly.

Clean and Press 85x10 115x7 135x5 135x2 (WTF)
Dumbell Incline Press 55x9 70x5 70x5 70x4
Weighted Dips 50x10 50x7 50x7
Flat Barbell Press 165x6 165x4 155x4

**sword_** · 09-12-2005, 04:46 PM

I didn't do arms last week due to me giving blood, which resulted in me sitting out for two days...so I thought I might do them on sunday. Scratch that idea...I can get anabolics for my arms by doing legs on monday

Besides..I got arms to do tommorrow.

I decided that I was going to go lower weight on my squats so I would be able to get more reps in. I believe I will be staying in the 295-315 range for at least a month. Hopefully by that time I will get up to 325 (which I did for a few weeks during the summer).

Squats 135x12 225x8 305x6 295x5 295x5
Front Squats 195x6 205x4 205x4
Unilateral Leg Press (HS) 365x6 365x6 365x6
Standing Calf Raises 220x30 220x30 235x15

**waitlifter82** · 09-12-2005, 05:49 PM

still looking strong

**sword_** · 09-13-2005, 04:26 PM

I decided to start off with some lying tricep extensions. This time I emphasized my elbow positioning so I'd get the proper form and range of motion down. This was a preety intense workout. 9 sets on biceps and triceps each. After that I did a little ab work and a 1 mile run.

Lying Tricep Extension 95x6 90x5 85x6 85x6
Weighted Dips 55x7 55x8 55x6
Reverse Tricep Pushdown 150x6 150x6 (MAX)
Barbell Curls 90x6 90x6 85x6 85x5
Hammer Curls 45x6 45x6 46x6
Alternating Bicep Curls (murdered me) 45x6 45x4

**DARBP2** · 09-13-2005, 10:00 PM

Good work sword, Im getting the idea you're not going to failure, enlighten me

**sword_** · 09-13-2005, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by DARBP2

Good work sword, Im getting the idea you're not going to failure, enlighten me

You are right..Max-OT doesn't require you to go failure. Maybe I'm holding myself some a little, but I did 18 sets today so it exhausted the hell outta me. I'm sure I didn't go to failure on the reverse pushdowns and dips probably, but everything else I did.

**DARBP2** · 09-13-2005, 10:15 PM

Since when is Max-ot shy of failure??

**sword_** · 09-14-2005, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by DARBP2

Since when is Max-ot shy of failure??

Positive failure.

**sword_** · 09-14-2005, 05:05 PM

I decided to do chest today instead of friday because my lower back has been aching today. Maybe because of the squats (doubt it) or the fact that I did weighted dips and the weight on the belt was hurting my back. Anyways..I did chest. On the flat barbell press I did the last three sets to negative failure, my friend assisted me some on the lifts. Those dips took a toll on my lifts as well. Still a nice short workout.

Dumbell Incline Press 55x8 70x5 70x6 70x4
Flat Barbell Press 185x4 185x4 205x3 (negative on last two) 225x1 225x1 (both negative)
Dumbell Decline Press 70x5 70x4

**DARBP2** · 09-14-2005, 05:56 PM

Skip and Jeff would smack you if they knew you were doing negatives

**sword_** · 09-14-2005, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by DARBP2

Skip and Jeff would smack you if they knew you were doing negatives

I shouldn't have let my friend talk me into it...ahh it's a one time thing.

**DARBP2** · 09-14-2005, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by sword_

I shouldn't have let my friend talk me into it...ahh it's a one time thing.

Jeff, Brad, and Skip forgive you

**sword_** · 09-16-2005, 04:51 PM

Skipped a workout yesterday because my back was still hurting. Today I did shoulders. This wasn't my best workout, not in terms of volume or intensity, it was just that my mind was out of it. I tried this new product by Myochem called Throttle 1400X, a stimulant which contains l-tyrosine, green tea extract, cayenne, ALA, caffine, etc. I took two pre workout..didn't feel anything. Good news though. I got 4 lbs of BSL's Whey Supremacy (their whey protein isolate): 2 lbs in watermelon and the other 2 in orange creme. I'm downing some watermelon right now.

Clean and Press 85x10 115x6 135x5
Shoulder Shrugs 335x6 335x6 335x5
Standing Shoulder Press 55x6 55x4 55x5
Front Raises 25x7 25x7
Side Lateral Raises 25x5 25x6

**waitlifter82** · 09-16-2005, 05:09 PM

Agreed w/ the Throttle. I did feel a thermogenic effect, but nothing more then a caffeine effect in terms of energy.
How does the Whey taste? I see you took advantage of their special

**sword_** · 09-16-2005, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by waitlifter82

Agreed w/ the Throttle. I did feel a thermogenic effect, but nothing more then a caffeine effect in terms of energy.
How does the Whey taste? I see you took advantage of their special

I sampled the watermelon before. It tastes damn good. I mixed the orange creme with some fruit punch Gatorade. Can't complain. I'm sure I will be mixing the orange creme with some milk for my pre-bed shakes.

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