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8-26-04 Thursday Chest and Abs (Small PR)
Good news! I went into the gym tonight unsure of how my shoulders would feel, and wouldve been glad to match my previous bests with minimal pain. It seems they have healed pretty good though. I layed off them for four days, and also only benched once last week with no shoulder work. I tried to avoid sleeping on them, took some aspirin a few days, drank a good amount of gatorade, and started up on glucosamine/chrondoitin which I bought in bulk. These things seemed to help. I started with 135 for 20 reps, and had no problem flinging the weight around. Then I did the same with 225 for 12 reps, and then onto the 275 warm-up for 8 reps. Threw that around also. Then 315 felt like a joke. I hit that for 9 3/4 reps, just missed the lockout. But it was very light. Thats a 1/4 rep PR which isnt bad considering. I was also only 191lbs with clothes on. Eating wasnt too good the last week. So 3-5lbs lighter and still able to hit a small PR. Then I decided to jump straight to 365 and try 2-3 reps. Since my mind was focused on multiple reps and Ive never even repped 365, I didnt even get it once. Also I usually hit 335 before going that heavy, so I think my mind wasnt focused right. When I focus on one rep max for example I put all my energy into one rep, when I do multiple reps I save energy. I think I saved too much energy. Then I hit 335 for an easy 5. No struggle on the 5th rep as with the last time I repped 335. I was about to go for a 6th rep, wouldve likely failed, but I wanted to lay off the shoulder joints. Didnt want to take it for granted. Then I tried 385 for two failed attempts. Then the rest will be listed below. I didnt go all out 100% towards the end, since I didnt want to mess up the joints. Im just thankful shoulders werent an issue. Looks like Im back for now. Im going to give it some time, and then possibly go on the M1T for another breif low dose 2 week cycle. This time Ill take milk thistle to detox the liver. That stuff is toxic! This could possible put me at 13 reps with 315 which would be nice. I got a three rep increase basically when I took it last time for 2 weeks. It may also have contributed to the last 1/4 inch on my arms, but unsure since I didnt take before measurements. So maybe Ill gain another 1/4 inch and hit 18.5 cold on the arms as well. Will see what happens. Im in no rush to go back on it again.My training partner also hit 365x9 at 187lbs and 5'7. A 2 rep PR for him. He wasnt too strong a few years ago, but since weve trained his bench has exploded in the last 2-3 years. Training with someone hardcore gives me an extra edge in KILLING that shit as Im able to stay focused on the task at hand. Bench has never been my strong point, but atleast its starting to get respectable in my eyes.ThanX for all the encouragement all!!
(weighed 191lbs before meals, all clothes on, gym scale) (2 aspirins and One scoop No-Xplode before training, One Extreme Ripped Force and granola bar during training)
Flat Bench:
135x20
225x12
275x8 (warm-ups)
315x9.75 (1/4 rep PR, just missed lockout)
365 (fail, energy wasnt focused properly)
335x5
385 (fail)
385 (fail)
325x3 (Muscle endurance appears to be lacking today)
275x10.75 (just missed lockout)
225x22
Hammer Strength Wide Chest (plate loaded): (Weight of plates added only)
180x15
280x15
360x4 + 2 half reps
320x7.5
Abs:
Seated Crunch Machine (pin loaded):
110x15
110x15
110x15
110x15
Then I wanted to hit some calves, but this fucking gym has no leg equipment it appears! It used to. FUCKING insane!! No big loss!
TRAIN OR FUCKIN DIE!!
Good news! I went into the gym tonight unsure of how my shoulders would feel, and wouldve been glad to match my previous bests with minimal pain. It seems they have healed pretty good though. I layed off them for four days, and also only benched once last week with no shoulder work. I tried to avoid sleeping on them, took some aspirin a few days, drank a good amount of gatorade, and started up on glucosamine/chrondoitin which I bought in bulk. These things seemed to help. I started with 135 for 20 reps, and had no problem flinging the weight around. Then I did the same with 225 for 12 reps, and then onto the 275 warm-up for 8 reps. Threw that around also. Then 315 felt like a joke. I hit that for 9 3/4 reps, just missed the lockout. But it was very light. Thats a 1/4 rep PR which isnt bad considering. I was also only 191lbs with clothes on. Eating wasnt too good the last week. So 3-5lbs lighter and still able to hit a small PR. Then I decided to jump straight to 365 and try 2-3 reps. Since my mind was focused on multiple reps and Ive never even repped 365, I didnt even get it once. Also I usually hit 335 before going that heavy, so I think my mind wasnt focused right. When I focus on one rep max for example I put all my energy into one rep, when I do multiple reps I save energy. I think I saved too much energy. Then I hit 335 for an easy 5. No struggle on the 5th rep as with the last time I repped 335. I was about to go for a 6th rep, wouldve likely failed, but I wanted to lay off the shoulder joints. Didnt want to take it for granted. Then I tried 385 for two failed attempts. Then the rest will be listed below. I didnt go all out 100% towards the end, since I didnt want to mess up the joints. Im just thankful shoulders werent an issue. Looks like Im back for now. Im going to give it some time, and then possibly go on the M1T for another breif low dose 2 week cycle. This time Ill take milk thistle to detox the liver. That stuff is toxic! This could possible put me at 13 reps with 315 which would be nice. I got a three rep increase basically when I took it last time for 2 weeks. It may also have contributed to the last 1/4 inch on my arms, but unsure since I didnt take before measurements. So maybe Ill gain another 1/4 inch and hit 18.5 cold on the arms as well. Will see what happens. Im in no rush to go back on it again.My training partner also hit 365x9 at 187lbs and 5'7. A 2 rep PR for him. He wasnt too strong a few years ago, but since weve trained his bench has exploded in the last 2-3 years. Training with someone hardcore gives me an extra edge in KILLING that shit as Im able to stay focused on the task at hand. Bench has never been my strong point, but atleast its starting to get respectable in my eyes.ThanX for all the encouragement all!!
(weighed 191lbs before meals, all clothes on, gym scale) (2 aspirins and One scoop No-Xplode before training, One Extreme Ripped Force and granola bar during training)
Flat Bench:
135x20
225x12
275x8 (warm-ups)
315x9.75 (1/4 rep PR, just missed lockout)
365 (fail, energy wasnt focused properly)
335x5
385 (fail)
385 (fail)
325x3 (Muscle endurance appears to be lacking today)
275x10.75 (just missed lockout)
225x22
Hammer Strength Wide Chest (plate loaded): (Weight of plates added only)
180x15
280x15
360x4 + 2 half reps
320x7.5
Abs:
Seated Crunch Machine (pin loaded):
110x15
110x15
110x15
110x15
Then I wanted to hit some calves, but this fucking gym has no leg equipment it appears! It used to. FUCKING insane!! No big loss!
TRAIN OR FUCKIN DIE!!
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