My Quest to COMPETE - BEAT THE DISEASE!

[solidspine]

Kurtz are you on the board right now?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

when I was doing them I was feeling it and my lifts increased, by just dont get the pump I thrive for....I know, pump means jack

after 3-5 weeks you won't care about no stinkin' pump

Because you'll be swole all day long from putting on some more meat... you'll probably look like you used to when you used to get pumped up... it'll just be that way all day from new mass

 

[JKurz1]

Push Press (5x5, add weight each set)

Close-grip bench (4x8, add weight each set)

Flat Dumbell bench (3x12-15)

Triceps Pushdowns (3x8-12)

this is what Bigt gave me for today.....Ill knock this out and do some fluff lifts after, but I want want to make sure it's consuive to building quality lean mass...the 5x5 on push press worries me, should I go more of a 10,8,8,6,6, aprroach?

 

[BiggT]

Jeff, that plus some fluff at the end (lat raises, whatever you like) will be good in my opinion. 5's have proven to be good for hypertrophy for most people, again it is about the progression more so than the 'reps'....I always felt anything non-neural (above max 3's and anything below 10's is a good hypertrophy range to progress with)....I can't say 5's are better than 8's or 6's are better than 9's, ya know? I would say 5x5 or 4x8 or 4x7 would all be good.....just go with whatever makes you comfy and progress with it consistently.

 

[Quadsweep]

THNX.........I might be ok.......and maybe not......I have been eating non stop for 10 weeks+ now and up 20lbs....still in deep pain daily...stomach, back, cold extremeties....I am either overtrained or have a medical condition that is killing me....can't be underfed......although this week has been slacked....I'm finding myself throwing away food like I did in the very early stages...all becauseI look in the mirro at abs only...

Your symtoms could be psychosamatic (SP?) My suggestion is as it is to my clients who are competing. stay covered up and do not look at yourself everyday and do not weigh yourself but once a week. We are all dysmorphic to a point.

Quad

 

[JKurz1]

Your symtoms could be psychosamatic (SP?) My suggestion is as it is to my clients who are competing. stay covered up and do not look at yourself everyday and do not weigh yourself but once a week. We are all dysmorphic to a point.

Quad

ok..thnx....now what are the chances of me seeing a sample of your ROUTINE?

 

[JKurz1]

Crush Delts last night and did some light tris....standing o press......12,10 warms.....5 sets of 5 finishing with 115x3 for last two sets...PR for me....I remember ahving just 10's on there a few mnths back and barely getting 8....I put on 85lbs for my final back off set and got easily 12...I only go to chin level and I am truyly sore as hell. pec tie in is incredibly sore and shlders hurt so bad that it's giving me a little pain in my neck. Rest today for a good 8 hrs.......

then I did 4 sets dbell press, 10,10,8,8 finishing with 65's for a good 6......
lat raise one arm....40x8 last set.........

rear delt dbell x 3 ss with machine rear delts....40-45lbs for 10

then some decline bench, skull, and rope cables to crank off the tris.....today should be an off day but I feel ok, might do my rotuine from last week on thursday to get a good stretc pump up for deads either tomorrow or sat.

Big t - suggestions for today?

bench squat 5x5
feet tgether leg press 4 sets 8-10
light light bench 4 sets 12
traps? uprights? smith reverse shrug? you tell me.....

 

[BiggT]

Jeff, I'd squat 5x5. Were you doing okay with ATF quats? I'd keep moving with them if they were okay. Bench squats (where you stop when your ass hits a flat utility bench) are fine for the wide-stance PL-type squat, but I still think ATF is better on the knees for a closer stance squat, which is what you'd want to do as it recruits more muscles. After the 5x5 on squats, 4x8-10 leg press is good. I'd stay away from the bench after yesterday (unless you just want to grab the 45lb bar and get some blood moving or something)......For traps?? It depends on when you plan to deadlift next.

 

[JKurz1]

what else then? bench squats just touch n go,....squated 5x5 on tues

 

[JKurz1]

oh bis tooo.....deads tomrrw