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Waisting away: Will PL strength + BB looks = more tail for G5.0???
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Cynical Simian
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I'm sure he'll post a detailed entry with reps and sets when he does.
Guinness5.0
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Re: tail. LOL. This town is really incredible. I've gone to the bars a couple of times (I don't drink but I don't really know anyone here besides my coworkers, and barhopping is all they do), and gotten to talking/flirting/dancing with several girls. I shit you not, the majority of girls here over 21 are married. I've never seen anything quite like it. They hang out at bars w/ their girlfriends and deflect guys. Where I'm from I know one person my age who's married (well, two I guess - I know his wife too 
). The closest I've come to a piece up here was when an engaged girl who I met at a bar texted me that night at 3:30 am. I missed it 'cause I was asleep, and I'm not sure I could bang another dude's fiance anyway. Sad, huh? 
Re: cardio. I could see intervals happening. I'm really not happy about having love handles. I don't mind the gut nearly as much as the handles, which seem to be a function of aging as they seem to be disproportionate to my stomach.
Now down to business....
Week 1 -- FRIDAY
Upper Body
Push-press warmups, 185x3x8, 225x1
-The weight was easy but I'm definitely not accustomed to this much work. This weight was a joke at first but was tougher by the end. I was taking ~1.5 minutes between sets.
Chins palms in - BWx6x2
-Not quite to failure but close.
CGBP pyramided to 255x5
-not too bad. I would like to get 315 before I switch excercises, but that may be optimistic. I got silly strong on these when I was on gear (got 275x12 and 325x8) so I hope 3 plates is realistic natty.
Hammer curls 40'sx5, 55'sx5x2
Decline situps BWx15x2
-I did these fairly explosively - I whipped myself back, hit the brakes hard, and went up quickly. I would think that this would be better for functional carryover to my important lifts.
I think I will be organizing my training a little differently. Push-press followed by CGBP is kinda tough on my shoulders. I think I'm gonna switch to push-press followed by dips, and on my other day I'll do incine DBs followed by CGBP. This week was a light week with only two days as I pushed my dead and squat pretty hard during the preceding 3 weeks.
). The closest I've come to a piece up here was when an engaged girl who I met at a bar texted me that night at 3:30 am. I missed it 'cause I was asleep, and I'm not sure I could bang another dude's fiance anyway. Sad, huh? Re: cardio. I could see intervals happening. I'm really not happy about having love handles. I don't mind the gut nearly as much as the handles, which seem to be a function of aging as they seem to be disproportionate to my stomach.
Now down to business....
Week 1 -- FRIDAY
Upper Body
Push-press warmups, 185x3x8, 225x1
-The weight was easy but I'm definitely not accustomed to this much work. This weight was a joke at first but was tougher by the end. I was taking ~1.5 minutes between sets.
Chins palms in - BWx6x2
-Not quite to failure but close.
CGBP pyramided to 255x5
-not too bad. I would like to get 315 before I switch excercises, but that may be optimistic. I got silly strong on these when I was on gear (got 275x12 and 325x8) so I hope 3 plates is realistic natty.
Hammer curls 40'sx5, 55'sx5x2
Decline situps BWx15x2
-I did these fairly explosively - I whipped myself back, hit the brakes hard, and went up quickly. I would think that this would be better for functional carryover to my important lifts.
I think I will be organizing my training a little differently. Push-press followed by CGBP is kinda tough on my shoulders. I think I'm gonna switch to push-press followed by dips, and on my other day I'll do incine DBs followed by CGBP. This week was a light week with only two days as I pushed my dead and squat pretty hard during the preceding 3 weeks.
ChinkNasty
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welcome back brother, progressing along nicely...did you know your friend's wife in the biblical sense? 
Guinness5.0
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Took a gut measurement this morning - came in at 42" even. Yikes. And I think it's already less than it was. I gotta get back to 38" and beyond I wear 38" pretty well, but a real six pack would be cool too. We'll see just how long my dieting dedication holds up...
Week 2 -- MONDAY
Lower Body
Squat warmups, 315 for 8 triples
-Rested about 1.5 minutes b/t sets, maybe less. This would have been easy but my back is a little tweaked. Nothing major. I was a little concerned as I observed myself in the mirror - my knees seem to wobble a bit at the bottom. Usually when I squat I can't really focus enough to see anything in the mirror except at the top between reps. Oh well - my knees don't bother me at all.
RDL 135x5, 225x5, 315x5
-Easy other than grip. Woulda gone heavier but I forgot my straps. Pathetic I know - I could barely grind out the last rep w/ 315 even with a mxed grip.
OH Squat, warmups, 135x5, 165x2, 185xfail
-Pretty much dropped the bar on a vertebrae on the miss. Luckily I'm a big, dumb, lumberjack-looking bastard with a bulldog neck, so it was more damaging to my ego than my body.
Stretched. Left. Gonna watch Ohio State get butchered. Go Michigan (next year, that is...)
Week 2 -- MONDAY
Lower Body
Squat warmups, 315 for 8 triples
-Rested about 1.5 minutes b/t sets, maybe less. This would have been easy but my back is a little tweaked. Nothing major. I was a little concerned as I observed myself in the mirror - my knees seem to wobble a bit at the bottom. Usually when I squat I can't really focus enough to see anything in the mirror except at the top between reps. Oh well - my knees don't bother me at all.
RDL 135x5, 225x5, 315x5
-Easy other than grip. Woulda gone heavier but I forgot my straps. Pathetic I know - I could barely grind out the last rep w/ 315 even with a mxed grip.
OH Squat, warmups, 135x5, 165x2, 185xfail
-Pretty much dropped the bar on a vertebrae on the miss. Luckily I'm a big, dumb, lumberjack-looking bastard with a bulldog neck, so it was more damaging to my ego than my body.
Stretched. Left. Gonna watch Ohio State get butchered. Go Michigan (next year, that is...)
silver_shadow
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where did you measure?Guinness5.0 said:
Guinness5.0
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Around the navel.silver_shadow said:
FFQuads
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Guinness5.0 said:Re: tail. LOL. This town is really incredible. I've gone to the bars a couple of times (I don't drink but I don't really know anyone here besides my coworkers, and barhopping is all they do), and gotten to talking/flirting/dancing with several girls. I shit you not, the majority of girls here over 21 are married. I've never seen anything quite like it. They hang out at bars w/ their girlfriends and deflect guys. Where I'm from I know one person my age who's married (well, two I guess - I know his wife too
Re: cardio. I could see intervals happening. I'm really not happy about having love handles. I don't mind the gut nearly as much as the handles, which seem to be a function of aging as they seem to be disproportionate to my stomach.
Now down to business....
Week 1 -- FRIDAY
Upper Body
Push-press warmups, 185x3x8, 225x1
-The weight was easy but I'm definitely not accustomed to this much work. This weight was a joke at first but was tougher by the end. I was taking ~1.5 minutes between sets.
Chins palms in - BWx6x2
-Not quite to failure but close.
CGBP pyramided to 255x5
-not too bad. I would like to get 315 before I switch excercises, but that may be optimistic. I got silly strong on these when I was on gear (got 275x12 and 325x8) so I hope 3 plates is realistic natty.
Hammer curls 40'sx5, 55'sx5x2
Decline situps BWx15x2
-I did these fairly explosively - I whipped myself back, hit the brakes hard, and went up quickly. I would think that this would be better for functional carryover to my important lifts.
I think I will be organizing my training a little differently. Push-press followed by CGBP is kinda tough on my shoulders. I think I'm gonna switch to push-press followed by dips, and on my other day I'll do incine DBs followed by CGBP. This week was a light week with only two days as I pushed my dead and squat pretty hard during the preceding 3 weeks.
I already see were your fuckin' up! Those 21 year olds are WAY to old for you. Stop by the local High School and have yourself a little look. lol...good times...
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