My ass-kicking road to getting HUGE

[xblitz44x]

How long are you in the gym for with that routine? 295 for 5 is great!! Sounds like your moving weight! Thanks for your responses to me before! Do you ever go to Ballys anymore or just stay at basic? Ballys doesnt seem like the power lifting bulking kinda place.. your probably more at home in basic! Take care!! ~*D

Thanks for the encouragement. My Tuesday routine, which is the longest, takes about an hour and 20 minutes. The others are between 1 hr and 1 hr 10 minutes.

I haven't been to Bally's in about a year and a half. One reason is because I owe them a bunch of money that I refuse to pay. The other reason is the one you mentioned; they don't really have their gyms set up to accomodate the needs of people who enjoy exercise movements from the floor. There isn't much space. It's usually crowded with guys doing tricep pushdowns and fighting over the cable crossover stack. Yes, I have witnessed an argument that took place involving two guys fighting for the crossover machine.

 

[xblitz44x]

I haven't posted much diet info because, to be honest, my diet has been sloppy. Here is yesterday's.

Total Calories: 4538
Fat: 130
Carb: 417
Protein: 395

I tend to get about 500 less calories on non-work out days.

7:30 am:
4 whole eggs
2 slices rye toast

We ran out of milk so I had nothing to drink.

9:15 am:
1 McDonald's Egg McMuffin
1 hash brown
1 medium orange juice

My work bought us breakfast. I took advantage. Fat.

11:00 am:
1/4 lb wheat pasta
2 servings grilled chicken breast
1 quart skim milk

1:00 pm:
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1 protein shake

4:00 pm:
1 serving wheat pasta
2 servings grilled chicken breast
1 quart 1% milk

7:00 pm:
1 chicken cheese steak

*Hey, at least it's chicken, right?

10:00 pm:
3 tablespoons of peanut butter
1 protein shake

 

[Jim Ouini]

I haven't been to Bally's in about a year and a half. One reason is because I owe them a bunch of money that I refuse to pay.:

lol. That reminds me of when I got busted at 24hr Fitness for being delinquent on my dues. Got away with it for about 6months before someone finally noticed. I did my usual nod and mumbling of my number; unfortunately for me, the girl at the front desk was new I guess and checked the computer. So she starts shouting 'Quong?! Quong?!' at me as I hustle into the locker room. Now, my name isn't Quong, but I am Asian so I figure it was a catch-all. Anyway by that time I was walking in the door to the locker room but she sent some 'male attendent' to track me down and bring me back to the front desk.

So I lied and said I'd paid at another club and acted really offended that they screwed up so bad.

Yes, I have witnessed an argument that took place involving two guys fighting for the crossover machine.

I imagine the fight would've degenerated into a huge slapping contest, what with all the cross-over strength they'd built up. Hey, functional training.

BTW, congrats on the 295 x 5, it's a great milestone.

 

[xblitz44x]

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I imagine the fight would've degenerated into a huge slapping contest, what with all the cross-over strength they'd built up. Hey, functional training.

BTW, congrats on the 295 x 5, it's a great milestone.

Cable Crossover'ers have always been the best slappers, you're right.

So tonight's workout was a pretty good one. I was going for a PR 5-rep squat with 385 and my training partner missed another workout without telling me so I was worried about having to dump the weight. I rehersed each rep like BigT recommended, my adrenaline was going like crazy and I went for it. It went something like this.

rep 1 - fine, I feel pretty good
rep 2 - Boy, this isn't light
rep 3 - Ok, rack the weight, I'm finished. Fuck it...
rep 4 - I hate my life, put it back before I kill somebody
rep 5 - I got it but had to rely on my spot at one point in the lift.

Squat:
185x5
225x5
275x5
315x5
385x5
225x10

Finished off with a nice burn set. I wanted 15-20 but was so ripped up from the heavy set that I was useless.

DE Deadlift:
135x3
185x3
225x2
275x2
335x2
335x2
335x2

*Good reps, much better than last week. Faster.

Calf Raises:
1 plate + 25 x 15
2 plate + 25 x 15
3 plates + 25 x 15

Good workout tonight. Looking forward to moving to 3 rep squats next week.

 

[xblitz44x]

Hope you all had a nice weekend, now it's back to the grind...

Here is Friday's Workout.

Push Press:
135x5
155x5
165x5
180x5

DE Bench:
135x3
175x3x8

Bent Row:
135x8
185x8
195x8
205x8

Push Press:
135x2
155x2
165x2
165x2
165x2

Barbell Curl:
110x8
110x8

Chins:
Bodyweightx8
Bodyweightx8

I had such a pump in my arms after barbell curls that it was tough to squeeze my chins to the top. Pretty good workout overall. This week is a deload so the workout days are Tuesday and Thursday.

 

[xblitz44x]

I'm on a deload week which is actually killing me because I want to spend more time in the gym. I probably could have afforded to load a few more weeks but it's ok. Although nothing ground (or record) breaking, it was a nice little workout tonight. I joined a new gym and I could already notice The Crossover Club glancing at my deadlift.

Deadlift:
225x5
315x3
365x3
405x3
485x3

*I could already feel the benefits of doing some DE Deadlift work. The 365 and 405 flew off the ground. 485 was easy. I was < this > close to doing 5 reps but I stopped myself... stupid deload.

Bent Row:
135x5
155x5
185x5
225x3
255x3

*225 felt like cake. 255 wasn't bad at all.

Some crappy calf raise machine that broke my quads:
2 sets of some weight - who cares?

 

[gjohnson5]

lotsa food there, your recovery should improve noticably with that many cals in your diet. I hate that bloated up feeling in the stomach when you're cramming in cals all the time but the strength is awesome. Your weights should climb on a regualr basis

Yes , I've looked at his diet and wonder how he eats that much. No I'm not sure how he has time to eat that much. If you have a desk job , he must eat the whole time he's in there or he is unemployed

Actually I was just educated. Everytime I've seen london broil in the supermarket it was always a super huge cut of top round or round roast. London Broil is a cooking method not a cut of meat.

Anyway I've cooked those meats that are labeled "London Broil" in the supermarket and could never finish them. But my history is more of an endurance athlete then a big bulky powerlifter type.

I wonder if he uses r+ala because it would give him a strength gain in the gym with all the sugar in that diet via milk.

 

[Protobuilder]

Very solid workouts, as always. Looking strong. How are you gonna' handle the weights after your deload? Drop back a week or two?

 

[SNJ_Gurl_72]

Hi! Hope you had a good holiday! Sounds like your doing great! Good gains etc.. why did you join a different gym? Well let me know how it is.. male/female ratio.. talk soon!

 

[xblitz44x]

I'm itching like a hooker with crabs to train hard tonight but I'm on a scheduled deload and am going to stick with my guns and go along with the plan. Next time I'm going to keep with the volume longer because I was still making gains. Live and learn.

Today I had a half gallon of milk, a ham and cheese bagel, a Harvest Power Bar, a hoagie, a protein shake, kidney beans, and some peanuts. Needless today, my diet hasn't been 'clean'. My lovely lady is preparing shrimp, steak, and potatos tonight.

Squatting and bench on the menu at the gym. I'll probably throw in some decline crunches because of all the Ab talk around here lately.