My Quest to COMPETE - BEAT THE DISEASE!

[BiggT]

JK....first set of 6, go to 180, if it is not an all out effort, go to 185 for the last set, if you feel you can't add more, stay at 180 for both sets......SLDL and DL are tough to push in the same cycle sometimes.....Tues/Fri is a good recovery scheme, when training a lift twice a week days like tues/fri, mon/thurs/, wed/sun work well, so programming-wise this can work, if the pulling from the floor really overtaxes you (it may or may not) then I'd swap SLDL for GMs and DL on Friday.....but if you're managing fine, then keep on doing.

For the cardio, you don't HAVE to do cardio of course.....the 20/min of walking 3 times a week is harmless and really won't do much besides wake you up, flush ut any stiffness/soreness from the previous night's workout, and help you sleep better at night from getting up so damn early....with your history over the last couple of years, I'd say bag it all together for the next few months, BUT if it makes you feel better, it is pretty harmless AS LONG AS you don't add intensity/frequency to the 20 min walk 3 X's a week.

 

[gjohnson5]

Jeff , I've been saying you should stop doing morrning cardio for a few years now. I think you should stop altogether...

If you want to remove soreness/stiffness for a previous workout and get the blood pumping a little bit, do circuit training.

I guess body pump may be good also

JK....first set of 6, go to 180, if it is not an all out effort, go to 185 for the last set, if you feel you can't add more, stay at 180 for both sets......SLDL and DL are tough to push in the same cycle sometimes.....Tues/Fri is a good recovery scheme, when training a lift twice a week days like tues/fri, mon/thurs/, wed/sun work well, so programming-wise this can work, if the pulling from the floor really overtaxes you (it may or may not) then I'd swap SLDL for GMs and DL on Friday.....but if you're managing fine, then keep on doing.

For the cardio, you don't HAVE to do cardio of course.....the 20/min of walking 3 times a week is harmless and really won't do much besides wake you up, flush ut any stiffness/soreness from the previous night's workout, and help you sleep better at night from getting up so damn early....with your history over the last couple of years, I'd say bag it all together for the next few months, BUT if it makes you feel better, it is pretty harmless AS LONG AS you don't add intensity/frequency to the 20 min walk 3 X's a week.

 

[JKurz1]

Wednesday September 6, 2006

Today starts with we teetering on the 159 mark…..up a solid 10lbs since the beginning, 2.5 weeks ago, but I have been less than consistent with my diet. The weekends are rough for me cause I’m not on a schedule. I get my protein in every 2.5-3 hours no matter what, but sometimes carb sources are scarce. Durin the week, I’m a machine EXCEPT when it comes to postworkout. In orer to get all three pw meals in I Have to take my shake, rice cakes, creatine, oats stack at 6:30, then an hour later its 1 cup of oats and 8 oz chicken and beef then prebed is an hour after that of 8oz flank, so it’s not easy getting three meals in 3 hours, plus after my first pw meal I am zonked, so it’s like eat, sleep/eat/sleep/eat….guessw I should be doing that anyways.

Yesterday was tough man. Worked my way up to 180 for 6 on str8 leg deads then 185 for 6. Pumped yes, but it’s almost like they are becoming reg deads. Legs are stiff, but I am locking out and holding it to muster up enough umfff to pull it from the floor again. Should I lower the weight or is this ok as long as I am getting the deep stretch?

4 sets of good mornings, 3 sets lying curls, 3 sets seat, 6 sets calf, 6 sets abs and then I laid down on the bench. Someone left 155 on the bar. 2 weeks ago, due to my joints, fatigue, weekness in my shoulders, I could barely do 155 for 1 rep, solid. Monday, I did flat dbell press with 70’s, which was a pr for me (obviously during this transition as I used to use 110s, sorta sad but was also 100;bs heavier, almost)…..70s for 5 solid reps and a negative. Anyways, I looked at the bar and told myself not to do it. For 1, I training chest on Monday and for 2, for fear of it crumbling on me. Then I remembered what my dad told me on the phone this weekend when I told him I skipped cardio for the first time in 2 years. He said “:Jeff, I am proud of you….however, this is only a minor step….granted, it’s a solid minor step, but you still have to keep at it. Just make sure you don’t skip on calories to make it seem all ok. (then he continued)…..You know son, with this diseasem it’s like a devil on you shoulder. When that devil talks, I want you to do the exact opposite. That devil told you to do cardio, you said fuck off devil, and you won….this time” Truer words have never been spoken. So guess what, that devil said don’t touch the bar….you had a good workout go home. BANG…8 solid reps……racked up, about pissed myself, and went home…….not hungry, smoked a bowl which was very very dumb cause it only made me tired……then it made me hungry and I slammed all my 3 meals and crashed……………I feel swole, chest is developing,,,,veins are running through my shoulders….granted I am tiny….but I am staying lean and vascular. A wise man once said “FILL OUT THAT XL SHIRT JEFF!!!!”

 

[BiggT]

Jeff, I'm proud of you too, you are hitting PRs and gaining bodyweight.....while it is impossible to be 100% certain on form without seeing something first-hand......what you are doing on the SLDL sounds okay. Again, there are 2 ways to do these, (1) as a main lift to push forward (in which case what you did is perfectly fine) and (2) as more of an accessory/iso lift, where you don't really push the weight for weekly increases as much as you try to keep textbook form.

All in all, you're doing good, man.

 

[BiggT]

Oh yeah....are you planning on catching any OAC games this weekend?? How about them Purple Raiders.....64-7, lol....I wanted to see Wilkes U on Sat and see if they're as good as advertised, but they moved the game to William Patterson because of the shitty weather we had in NE PA over the weekend, they pounded WP though.

 

[silver_shadow]

wow good stuff jeff, you really are making some nice progress... getting things moving along nicely. keep it up!

 

[JKurz1]

its slow...very slow....like today...off day and I hate it....obviously did 20 mins of light ass cardio (actually bigt, try 2.8 at 12% today for a few minutes, tell me if you think it is "nothing"...it's not easy.....imagine it for 35-40 7 days a week, lol..actaully it was like 3.5 then....

and then a 10 minutes circuit of machines, 15 reps, just to pump the blood....all my meals so far and its 1pm...I cut my sweet potatoe in half and had half of an acorn squash....then the rest of my meals will be pro/fats....and fiberous veggies....

3pm
4oz flank
4oz chicken

6pm
large salad
4oz chicken
2oz taliapia

prebed
4oz flank some cc

crashing early......


No oac games anymore bro, but if you wana hook up one weekend, Im in....

 

[BiggT]

alright, cool.....I am gonna goof around on the treadmill tonight and let ya know....if it is tough, I am gonna recommend you bag it in favor of the light circuit as per gjohnson........I know the 'off days' have been tough for you in the past, but just do it up like last week, 1 meal at a time, you're both repairing and fueling up for tomorrow.......that t-shirt better be a little tighter tonight than it was yesterday.

 

[JKurz1]

alright, cool.....I am gonna goof around on the treadmill tonight and let ya know....if it is tough, I am gonna recommend you bag it in favor of the light circuit as per gjohnson........I know the 'off days' have been tough for you in the past, but just do it up like last week, 1 meal at a time, you're both repairing and fueling up for tomorrow.......that t-shirt better be a little tighter tonight than it was yesterday.

tighter around the stomach...lol......hey, I just am going pro/carbs for my first three and pro fat for my lasts.....I like it, like the way I feel (although for awhile now it hasnt been too hot).........just less bloated.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

Keep at it bro. I was once there. I was 144lbs at 6'4. It took a while to get to 220lbs naturally before hitting the sauce and then even more time, and even a lot more food to get to where I am today. It takes time and there are many times along the journey that you will naturally doubt yourself. When you start out low like us it takes a while to even look normal, let alone big. But the good news is that once you do get those gains coming, you will notice them. Month by month, year by year.

The way you get there is intense workouts and tons of food, not looking in the mirror causing yourself needless worry. We are all our own worst critic. I bet you look a lot better than you will allow yourself to see. Follow Biggt's advice and wear a tshirt when you look in the mirror. This will all be easier if you don't allow your mind to play tricks on you. You should be proud of yourself, you are doing a great job. You can only continue to go up from here.