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NWinters said:
Nice!! Your back must be massive now!
12-5-03 Friday
Due to hurting my lower back on an attempted 600lb Beast Lift (deadlift with the bar behind the legs) Im taking this week off. I hate this shit!! haha I never take this kind of time off. Surprisingly I havent shrunk! Thought I would. haha Just trying to eat as much as possible. Ive been hitting about 120-180 grams of protein I estimate, eating UNCLEAN foods for the most part, as usual. Not as much protein as I once ate, but my BW has been 188-190+ depending on how much Ive eaten. TV dinners, chocolate milk, italian buffets haha. Hate missing days in the gym though! Hopefully I wont come back weaker on my chest day. This definately adds and extra obstacle to my 405 bench goal for this month. My lowerback is feeling better but dont want to take a chance, since theres still some pain. Maybe sunday Ill hit some hammer strength presses to maintain my chest strength. My chest loses strength real fast. I plan to skip deadlifts on monday also and maybe just do cable work for back.The time off seems like it could be beneficial though, since my right arm was feeling real sore during curls. Will have to see what happens!!
Due to hurting my lower back on an attempted 600lb Beast Lift (deadlift with the bar behind the legs) Im taking this week off. I hate this shit!! haha I never take this kind of time off. Surprisingly I havent shrunk! Thought I would. haha Just trying to eat as much as possible. Ive been hitting about 120-180 grams of protein I estimate, eating UNCLEAN foods for the most part, as usual. Not as much protein as I once ate, but my BW has been 188-190+ depending on how much Ive eaten. TV dinners, chocolate milk, italian buffets haha. Hate missing days in the gym though! Hopefully I wont come back weaker on my chest day. This definately adds and extra obstacle to my 405 bench goal for this month. My lowerback is feeling better but dont want to take a chance, since theres still some pain. Maybe sunday Ill hit some hammer strength presses to maintain my chest strength. My chest loses strength real fast. I plan to skip deadlifts on monday also and maybe just do cable work for back.The time off seems like it could be beneficial though, since my right arm was feeling real sore during curls. Will have to see what happens!!
NWinters said:
ThanX brother!!! Still taking that NO2, even though it feels like a waste haha. ThanX again!!!!!!!
12-7-03 Sunday Chest and Biceps
Had a real good workout today, felt real strong also, weights felt very light. Some pain in my back was present so I wasnt at 100%.
I decided to try maxing out on flat bench, cuz I know if I skipped chest this week Id lose some strength. After warming up with 135,225, and 275 I did 315x1 (warm-up) then onto an easy 350
then 360 and then got 365. Not bad considering my back was an issue. Failed 370. One thing that fucked me up was I had to do 365 twice cuz of a bad spot. The first attempt with 365 I got it pretty easily,but then at the end of the lift the guy puts his fucking hands on the bar. So I couldnt be sure it was legit. Then I attempt it again with another spotter and his hand may have grazed the bar as well . He says he didnt touch it. Pissed me off though. I count it legit since the second time the hands were just hovering near the bar at the very end, but still the mental assistance is always a factor. Then I did 315x4, went off balance on the fifth rep cuz of some back pain. Then I hit 315x5. Then to finish off I was going to rep 275 to failure without a spotter. I bring 275 and I feel a painful cracking in my upper back (right side). So I pressed the weight back up and racked it. Looks like the pain has moved from my lower back to upper back . Pulled it out for sure. haha. I may take off til thursday, not sure Ill be training back tommorrow.Then I did biceps. Lost count of the sets. Lots of sets to failure though. Got the best bicep pump ever.
Maybe from taking 6 days off and still taking the NO2. My arms pumped up to 18.5 with just a bicep pump. Usually Id have to pump bi's and tri's to get that kind of measurement. My tri's may have been very slightly pumped from chest, but couldve been pumped more no doubt. Overall a good day. Heres the routine:
Flat Bench: (Weighed 191 with clothes on and no food, just water)
135x20
225x10
275x8
315x1
350x1
360x1
365x1 (spotter touched it)
365x1 (spotters hand may have touched it again)
370 (failed, was still feeling some back pain)
315x4 (went off balance)
315x5
275x1 (Pulled out my upper back, then racked it haha)
Biceps: Over 12 sets to failure, didnt keep track. Only went up to 60lb dumbells for maybe 12 reps, alternating dumbell curls.
Will have to see how my back feels. haha
Had a real good workout today, felt real strong also, weights felt very light. Some pain in my back was present so I wasnt at 100%.
I decided to try maxing out on flat bench, cuz I know if I skipped chest this week Id lose some strength. After warming up with 135,225, and 275 I did 315x1 (warm-up) then onto an easy 350
then 360 and then got 365. Not bad considering my back was an issue. Failed 370. One thing that fucked me up was I had to do 365 twice cuz of a bad spot. The first attempt with 365 I got it pretty easily,but then at the end of the lift the guy puts his fucking hands on the bar. So I couldnt be sure it was legit. Then I attempt it again with another spotter and his hand may have grazed the bar as well . He says he didnt touch it. Pissed me off though. I count it legit since the second time the hands were just hovering near the bar at the very end, but still the mental assistance is always a factor. Then I did 315x4, went off balance on the fifth rep cuz of some back pain. Then I hit 315x5. Then to finish off I was going to rep 275 to failure without a spotter. I bring 275 and I feel a painful cracking in my upper back (right side). So I pressed the weight back up and racked it. Looks like the pain has moved from my lower back to upper back . Pulled it out for sure. haha. I may take off til thursday, not sure Ill be training back tommorrow.Then I did biceps. Lost count of the sets. Lots of sets to failure though. Got the best bicep pump ever.
Maybe from taking 6 days off and still taking the NO2. My arms pumped up to 18.5 with just a bicep pump. Usually Id have to pump bi's and tri's to get that kind of measurement. My tri's may have been very slightly pumped from chest, but couldve been pumped more no doubt. Overall a good day. Heres the routine:
Flat Bench: (Weighed 191 with clothes on and no food, just water)
135x20
225x10
275x8
315x1
350x1
360x1
365x1 (spotter touched it)
365x1 (spotters hand may have touched it again)
370 (failed, was still feeling some back pain)
315x4 (went off balance)
315x5
275x1 (Pulled out my upper back, then racked it haha)
Biceps: Over 12 sets to failure, didnt keep track. Only went up to 60lb dumbells for maybe 12 reps, alternating dumbell curls.
Will have to see how my back feels. haha
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12-16-03 Biceps and Triceps (Low volume and light weights to recover)
Its been 9 days since I last trained, and Ive lifted a total of 2 days in about 2 weeks due to my back pull. It felt good to get back into the gym and train again. I could feel myself waisting away. haha Atleast in my mind. Though my measurements are the same and bodyweight is good (188 on empty stomache) I appeared real small today. Pissed me the fuck off. Though its probabally mostly a mental thing. Im fired up to get back into it as soon as possible. I may have to be patient with heavy lifting for a little while though.
I didnt count sets, just wanted to get something in and see how my back reacted. No pain in my back while doing biceps and triceps , so that was a good sign. Still get pain in my back when I try to turn over though (while laying down). I only went up to 50lb dumbell curls for about 12 reps , instead of hitting the 75's and above for reps. For triceps I only went up to 170lbs on the cable pulldowns, instead of 235 (Rack plus a 45lb plate). So definately lighter then usual. Felt good though. Thursday is my scheduled bench day, but will probabally do something light for chest, maybe hammer machines. Maybe next week I can go fairly heavy again. No deadlifts for a while either. ThanX for all the encouragement!
Its been 9 days since I last trained, and Ive lifted a total of 2 days in about 2 weeks due to my back pull. It felt good to get back into the gym and train again. I could feel myself waisting away. haha Atleast in my mind. Though my measurements are the same and bodyweight is good (188 on empty stomache) I appeared real small today. Pissed me the fuck off. Though its probabally mostly a mental thing. Im fired up to get back into it as soon as possible. I may have to be patient with heavy lifting for a little while though.
I didnt count sets, just wanted to get something in and see how my back reacted. No pain in my back while doing biceps and triceps , so that was a good sign. Still get pain in my back when I try to turn over though (while laying down). I only went up to 50lb dumbell curls for about 12 reps , instead of hitting the 75's and above for reps. For triceps I only went up to 170lbs on the cable pulldowns, instead of 235 (Rack plus a 45lb plate). So definately lighter then usual. Felt good though. Thursday is my scheduled bench day, but will probabally do something light for chest, maybe hammer machines. Maybe next week I can go fairly heavy again. No deadlifts for a while either. ThanX for all the encouragement!
12-21-03 Sunday Lower back, Biceps, and Triceps
Ended up skipping chest yet again. Back was still sore. Its 5 days later and Im back for my 3rd day of lifting in 3 weeks. I did light biceps and triceps. Didnt count sets or reps. Just feeling things out. Im expecting to finally train chest on friday. The pain in my upper back is nearly gone. Just want to make sure before I lift heavy. I may even go light when I hit chest again. Also before training light arms I did some weightless hyper extentions. About 4 sets, just to get a good stretch and contraction. Heard they were good for back rehabilitation. Supposedly uncompresses disks. I didnt exceed 50lb dumbells for biceps or 130lbs for tricep rope pull downs. Very light workout. Nice pump measurement wise, but felt small and like shit overall. Arms were 18.25 with a very minimal pump. Weight was only 186. Havent been eating a whole lot lately, since this shits been getting me down more then usual. I plan to come back soon though.
Ended up skipping chest yet again. Back was still sore. Its 5 days later and Im back for my 3rd day of lifting in 3 weeks. I did light biceps and triceps. Didnt count sets or reps. Just feeling things out. Im expecting to finally train chest on friday. The pain in my upper back is nearly gone. Just want to make sure before I lift heavy. I may even go light when I hit chest again. Also before training light arms I did some weightless hyper extentions. About 4 sets, just to get a good stretch and contraction. Heard they were good for back rehabilitation. Supposedly uncompresses disks. I didnt exceed 50lb dumbells for biceps or 130lbs for tricep rope pull downs. Very light workout. Nice pump measurement wise, but felt small and like shit overall. Arms were 18.25 with a very minimal pump. Weight was only 186. Havent been eating a whole lot lately, since this shits been getting me down more then usual. I plan to come back soon though.
12-26-03 Friday Chest,biceps,abs,lower back
This was my first day back training chest for over 2 weeks. Felt good to be back in the gym. Still had to go light, due to a slight pain in my upper back since its not fully healed. After flat benching for 6 sets, I did about 5 sets on the Hammer Strength Wide Chest Press machine. Dont remember all the sets, but the heaviest I went was 365 (three and a quarter per side) for about 5 reps. Couldnt get full range on some reps. Benching was done very carefully and with zero arch. My bench routine was like this:
45 a bunch of times to test back
135x20
185x15
185x24
225x14
225x15
225x11
also did some cable flies, 3 sets with up to 70lbs per side and about 12-15 reps. Got a good chest pump since there was very little rest between sets.
Then I trained biceps. No heavier then 60lb dumbells for 10 reps and 45lb dumbells for 16 reps (Alternating DB curls). Didnt count sets. Also did cable curls and seated dumbell curls. Didnt feel nearly as pumped as usual but strangely enough my arms measured 18.5 with bicep pump only. Which is my best pumped measurement, that Ive measured. Wonder why I look so small and flat? Numerous people telling me I got bigger and one guy swearing I got twice as big. No idea what that was all about. My BW was good at 188lbs before meals. To finish off I did 4 sets of weightless hyper extentions to keep the lower back strong, and 4 sets of kneeling rope crunches on the cable apparatus. Felt good to be back, and finally have the opportunity to get strong again. After talking to this guy with 20 inch shredded arms, in his 40's it convinced me to try more of a BB style routine again. Atleast on chest. So I may focus on pump again for a little while until I get fully recovered. Felt good to have a massive individual tell me I lift twice as much as he does on everything, and "gorilla weights" haha. Should be lifting again Sunday. Maybe some incline bench and triceps.
This was my first day back training chest for over 2 weeks. Felt good to be back in the gym. Still had to go light, due to a slight pain in my upper back since its not fully healed. After flat benching for 6 sets, I did about 5 sets on the Hammer Strength Wide Chest Press machine. Dont remember all the sets, but the heaviest I went was 365 (three and a quarter per side) for about 5 reps. Couldnt get full range on some reps. Benching was done very carefully and with zero arch. My bench routine was like this:
45 a bunch of times to test back
135x20
185x15
185x24
225x14
225x15
225x11
also did some cable flies, 3 sets with up to 70lbs per side and about 12-15 reps. Got a good chest pump since there was very little rest between sets.
Then I trained biceps. No heavier then 60lb dumbells for 10 reps and 45lb dumbells for 16 reps (Alternating DB curls). Didnt count sets. Also did cable curls and seated dumbell curls. Didnt feel nearly as pumped as usual but strangely enough my arms measured 18.5 with bicep pump only. Which is my best pumped measurement, that Ive measured. Wonder why I look so small and flat? Numerous people telling me I got bigger and one guy swearing I got twice as big. No idea what that was all about. My BW was good at 188lbs before meals. To finish off I did 4 sets of weightless hyper extentions to keep the lower back strong, and 4 sets of kneeling rope crunches on the cable apparatus. Felt good to be back, and finally have the opportunity to get strong again. After talking to this guy with 20 inch shredded arms, in his 40's it convinced me to try more of a BB style routine again. Atleast on chest. So I may focus on pump again for a little while until I get fully recovered. Felt good to have a massive individual tell me I lift twice as much as he does on everything, and "gorilla weights" haha. Should be lifting again Sunday. Maybe some incline bench and triceps.
