Trimming Down In Size

[Rabid_Goose]

So-so day at the gym, Dead lifts were too easy, Incline DB's harder then last week and squats I was struggling on.

Squats:

115 pounds for 5 reps

125 pounds for 5 reps

145 pounds for 5 reps

145 pounds for 5 reps

Dead Lifts:

135 pounds for 5 reps

155 pounds for 5 reps

175 pounds for 5 reps

195 pounds for 5 reps

Incline DB's

40 pounds for 5 reps

50 pounds for 5 reps

55 pounds for 5 reps

60 pounds for 5 reps

Assistance:

Decline Sit Ups - 3 sets of 10

Over all bad day at the gym, stopped taking my creatine on Sunday, maybe that is why I've lost some of my gains, I'll see how Friday goes. If it goes bad I'll start back up on it.

Oh, edited for new BF% results. I was pinching only 2 inches, instructions were 3 inches. I'm 20.8%. I'm going to keep my weight updated weekly, but the new measurement of progress will be BF%.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

First part of the day was terrible, my squats are slowly coming to a stand still. Bench is still progressing nicley but I have a feeling in two weeks my squats will halt.

Squats:

115 pounds for 5 reps

125 pounds for 5 reps

145 pounds for 5 reps

165 pounds for 5 reps

180 pounds for 3 reps. Really struggled on the 3rd rep.

145 pounds for 5 reps. Holy Hell did I struggle on the last 2 on this one.

Bench Press: 14 inches between thumbs.

115 pounds for 5 reps

135 pounds for 5 reps

145 pounds for 5 reps

170 pounds for 5 reps

190 pounds for 3 reps. Didn't get nice pause on the 3rd rep, I could have had it but at the time I had no one near me just incase something happened. Only me and the worker there and he went outside right when I started. 190 for 5 on monday though.

GP Rows: Oh yes, I have the form down. I watched myself in the mirror, starting Monday I am going to use higher weights at the start, watch myself in the mirror as I did them and apperntly this whole time I had the form almost right, I just lowered myself a little bit more and bam, 90 degree angle baby!

65 pounds for 5 reps

85 pounds for 5 reps

105 pounds for 5 reps

125 pounds for 5 reps

145 pounds for 4 reps. Got carried away with excitement, could have down it 6 times. Very little hip drive.

105 pounds for 8 reps. Could have went for 12. Damn it feels good to have all my forms in good shape.

Assistance:

EZ Bar Curl *Bar weight factored in* - 40 pounds for 8 reps, 60 pounds for 8 reps, 70 pounds for 5 reps.

Skull Crushers - 40 for 8 reps, 60 for 8 reps, 70 for 3 reps. I hurt my left tricep at work last night and didn't think much of it until I saw the bruise, I apperntly frogged it, hence only 3 reps on something last week I was doing more of. It didn't hurt my bench but it did this work out. I had a screw gun swing back and stab my arm and it is causing it to tighten up. Surprised it didn't hurt bench.

Dips - 5 reps, 5 reps, 5 reps. Tricep didn't bother me here. Should have done 8x8x8 but I didn't think I could. I have a small mental barrier to get over before next week of this I don't think I can shit.


Over all good day. Even though Squats are beating me like a whore.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Okay, I did my measurements, re-did my BF% and I'm not touching this machine again. I was pinching more then 3 inches, sigh, so now I am going to have to go by inches LOST followed by this BF% done every Sunday along with my measurements on Weigh in. I'm doing all my stats today minus weight, do that on Sunday and next Sunday all 3 will be done at once.

Average I am getting on the machine with 3 inches pinched, 17.5-18.7%, done it several times and that is the lowest to the highest. I don't look it considering I still have a big gut.

All measurements unflexed

Calves - 16 inches

Thighs - 21 inches *done 4 inches above knee*

Waist - 38 inches *done exactly around belly button to back

Chest - 39 and a quater *done right across nipples*

Biceps - 13 and a quater. Wow, I had NO IDEA how small my arms were, wtf.

Forearms - 11 inches.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

I finally have some pictures of me. http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid14184573&pathID=1630953 Password is 1184

The first one you'll see is me as Christmas, I weighed 245-250ish then, that was two years ago and I Gained 5-10 pounds before the next Christmas.

Second one is me at 225 or so in August.

Third and Forth are me at Thanksgiving a few weeks back at 194. I'm looking at my brother in the third picture because he just try to take a roll out of my hand.

Morning weigh in today was 187 again. I ate right before I went to sleep last night so that messed up a number or two. I know I lost fat because pants I bought 2 weeks ago that were tight, fit me now. Now that I have my measurements up I'll go by those every week and still post weight.

Also, don't sign the guest book for the pictures. It is my moms and I'd appreciate it if you all don't sign it.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Made two major mistakes today. Went to the gym on an empty stomach and attempted to rush my Bench Press to get out faster, which ended up causing me to miss my new 5RM, by a lot.

Squats: I figured I'd miss todays squats, but instead it was Bench I missed.

115 pounds for 5 reps

135 pounds for 5 reps

145 pounds for 5 reps

165 pounds for 5 reps

175 pounds for 5 reps

Bench Press: I usually spend 2-3 minutes resting every set, today I rushed through the first 4 with just one minute of rest. Wow, yeah, big mistake.

115 pounds for 5 reps

135 pounds for 5 reps

155 pounds for 5 reps

180 pounds for 5 reps. Wow, last two reps amazingly hard

190 pounds for 2 reps!!@#$!$ DAMNIT. Never EVER rush this again, EVER. I should have known better. Plus my work load for the previous rep was too high, I jumped too far away from 155 while jumping way to close to 190. Lesson Learned.

GP Rows:

95 pounds for 5 reps

115 pounds for 5 reps

125 pounds for 5 reps

135 pounds for 5 reps

155 pounds for 5 reps. Re-did a rep, I hit the barbell against my knees because I was paying attention to my form in the mirror and not the motion of the Barbell. Oh well, lesson learned here too.

Assistance:

Decline Weighted - 12.5 for 6 reps 10 pound for 6 reps, 10 pound for 6 reps and stopped. Two weeks back it felt like I pulled something attemtping a 20pound sit up in my lower abs, feels like it is still healing so next week or two will all be un-weighted sit ups.

Weighted Hypers

25pound weight for 6 reps, 6 reps, 6 reps.

Some good things, though squat would miss and it didn't. Learned never rush through Bench Press, and never lift on an empty stomach. I ate 9am when I woke up and fell back asleep, and started lifting at 1:30. Never again.

Also some pics of mee in 2004 Christmas, and Thanksgiving of th is year incase some people cannot get Gallery to work.

 

[al420]

Bro WTF did you weight in 2004? Way to keep at it!

 

[Rabid_Goose]

245-250 or so, then I gained more weight later on. I actually could have weighed more but not sure. In high school I weighed 273.

 

[Tweakle]

great job on the weight loss so far, yeah I would never rush anything. I take 5-10 mins between heavy sets, sometimes 15 if I have the gym to myself and no-one's waiting.

when you're cutting weight at that speed, gains will stall.. its inevitable but do what you can to hold onto as much strength as possible. What's the goal here, a 34" waist? Less?

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Where ever my abs and a little bit more are. I'm hoping for 10% BF by end of January but I have no idea if that is even possible. I'm hoping I can lose 1% a week, I am running 4 times a day, lifting the other 3 as heavy as I can go. Like I say, if it doesn't feel like the last rep will fail, then it ain't heavy.

If it is 34 inch waist, I just have 4 more inches to go right now, but my chest is starting to perk up and wider. I have pictures of before I started this log for cutting, no shirt on and in my boxers. I can't wait to see the results in January.

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Going to switch my HIIT from 3mph one minute, 6mph next minute and go like for for 25 minutes to One minute 15 seconds at 3.5mph, 45 seconds upto 12mph. Hoping it saves my legs for squats, and be able to go longer with barley any loss in pulse rate.