Jim's Nice Little Journal

[xblitz44x]

After a rough weekend of drinking, I'm back on track and ready for 275 tonight. It's so tough to remain on a good diet for the weekend. I wake up at noon on both Saturday and Sunday so I my first meal isn't until 12:30 pm. On Sunday I was hungover so my body demanded grease and I woofed down 4 slices of 4-cheese pizza. Delicious, yes; but not good for helping me accomplish my goals. I cleaned my diet up for the second half of Sunday and feel very good today.

During the week my diet has been great in terms of getting enough food. This is the first time I've had every meal planned, and trained my core consistantly and low and behold I'm as big and strong as I've ever been. Currently I'm at about 206'ish but the scale is moving up every week.

I'm going to stay with the Single-Factor plan I've been doing for another 3 weeks until my vacation to Punta Cana. When I return I'm going to start a 2-Factor plan. I'm not even going to bother cutting this year for summer. I need to put on some solid muscle first.

Friday's workout was a little weak. The squat was pretty good but my lower back was really sore for some reason; to the point where I had to skip shrugs.

Squat
225x5

275x5
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5

Calfs Raises
180x10
180x10
180x10

Wish me luck tonight. I'm going for 275x5 on the bench; a milestone for me.

 

[xblitz44x]

I just had to tell everybody that at this very second I am psyched as fuck and wound up on Redline. I'm ready to move serious weight in just a half-hour and eat anybody that stands in my way. No fucking around today gentlemen.

 

[xblitz44x]

Monday's Workout​

Bench:
135x5
185x5
225x5
245x5
275x5

*275x5 is a new personal best. Aside from last week, it seems that every week I just barely crank out the last rep of the last set. Then when it comes time to increase the weight I think: "I don't know how I'm going to be able to do this." Then I just push and the weight somehow goes up. I haven't gotten stuck yet. On Thursday it is 280x3.

Bent Row:
135x5
160x5
190x5
210x5
235x5

*Increased the 3 middle sets by 5 lbs.

Push Press:
135x5
165x5
165x5
165x5

*We skipped dips and did push presses this week because my workout partner was having problems with his shoulder and think dips might have had something to do with it.

I remember the first week we push pressed; 135 lbs made my entire body shake when trying to stabilize it over my head. Now 165 feels pretty easy.

Chins:
25x5
45x5
55x5
bodyweightx5

*We're working up to 90x5.

Monday's Diet​

7:30 am
2 Eggo whole wheat waffles
24 grms whey, 16 oz milk

9:30 am
2 tablespoons peanut butter
48 grms whey, 8 grams glutamine

12:15 pm
2 cups brown rice
1 cup chicken breast (30 grms protein)
1 pint skim milk

2:00 pm
Grilled chicken sandwich, honey mustard, american cheese
1 pint skim milk

4:15 pm
2 cups brown rice
1 cup chicken breast (30 grams protein)
48 grams whey, 8 grams glutamine

4:45 pm
1 can Redline
5 grams creatine Ethyl Ester

****5:30 pm Workout *****

6:30 pm
48 grams protein, 8 grams glutamine, 30 grams dextrose
5 grams creatine

7:30 pm
London Broil
Garlic Mashed potatos
Peas

10:00 pm
3 tablespoons peanut butter
24 grams whey, 16 oz skim milk

 

[xblitz44x]

Just got done NAILING 455x5 on the deadlift like it was nothing. I was actually trying to choose a weight that I wouldn't be able to do to see what my max is. Apparently 455 isn't it. Also, I weigh 213 which is about a 7 lb jump from where I was a week and a half ago.

More details on the entire workout to come...

 

[Guinness5.0]

Good shit! You should get in on me and Illuminati's race toa 600 dead.

On second thought, don't, 'cause I don't want to come in third place

 

[xblitz44x]

Good shit! You should get in on me and Illuminati's race toa 600 dead.

On second thought, don't, 'cause I don't want to come in third place

Some friendly competition sounds fun. I just have to figure out a way that I can video tape. Is there a thread for the race?

 

[xblitz44x]

Tuesday's workout was great. I had a nice squat and deadlift and finished up with some nice shrugs.

Squat:
225x5
245x5
275x5
315x5
345x5
295x8

Deadlift:
225x5
315x5
365x5
455x5

*I was almost positive that I wasn't going to be able to pull 455 from the floor but something 'clicked' when I was setting up, I flew off the handle and nailed it. I was actually only aiming for 3 but it felt so good and I was so fired up that I banged out the extra 2.

Shrugs:
315x5
405x5
455x5

475 for 3 on deads next week...

 

[Guinness5.0]

Some friendly competition sounds fun. I just have to figure out a way that I can video tape. Is there a thread for the race?

Digital cameras generally allow for video - you're limited by the sie of the memory card. I've got a cam w/out a card, and the internal memory is only 16mb, which is good for a minute or so. You can get up to 1 gb cards.

There's no dedictaed thread at this point, but I may make it the topic of my next journal. So jump on in if you wish

 

[xblitz44x]

So it looks like I hurt my back pretty bad, somehow. I woke up last night at midnight and I couldn't move without a shooting pain coming from across my back and winding up tightening my chest. The best way that I can explain it is if I had a ring around the center of my chest all the way around my back. When I'd move the ring would tighten up and squeeze.

I think BigNate73 summed it up with this:

posterior serratus. usually happens in people with low transverse stability. the bar could have windmilled slightly on your deadlift and made it vulnerable.

Except I think I 'windmilled slightly' on my shrug instead of deadlift. The bottom line is that I couldn't sleep at all last night and it is still killing me today. I am debating on whether I should work out today to at least get my bench and some chins in but I don't know.

 

[anotherbutters]

You remind me of that scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

King Arthur: [after Arthur's cut off both of the Black Knight's arms] Look, you stupid Bastard. You've got no arms left.
Black Knight: Yes I have.
King Arthur: *Look*!
Black Knight: It's just a flesh wound.

Take some time off dude