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Posted by: Mike51

ok just starting this so I can keep track of a few things....

started using 1-test (VPX) a little over 5 weeks ago (15 june) and yesterday also started taking Tribex 500 (biotest). have been keeping stats but the numbers are all ove the place, but the last ones are
right calf: 15 1/2
left calf: 15 1/2
right quad: 23 3/4
left quad: 23
right forearm: 12 3/4
left forearm: 12 1/4
right bicep: 14 3/4
left bicep: 14
chest: 44 3/4
waist: yeah right lol (fat)
weight: 198

these are all cold measurements not flexed or cold flexed, I try to take them first thing on a saturday morning (or at least within an hour of waking up)
supps are as follows:
Glutamine
MSM with Glucosamine
Whey Protein
Creatine (not taken everday and like today I forgot to take it before working out)

when I started using 1-test I took the weight for benching all the way back down to the lowest weight I could for 100 punds plus the bar...so 118lbs......reason for this was I was benching 175 before starting 1-test but lord my form was really bad....so I figured I'd start over, so now back up to 155lbs and will up that to 160 for my next chest day.....did chest today and did 4 sets with 8 reps so 160 should be ok lol. also did a few arm sets (bi's and tri) I dont really go by weight on those cause its a little home gym type thing and have to look at a chart to know how much weight your doing...so instead I just go by the number of plates.

excuses when working out... plenty.......I work out at home in the garage and its been really hot here in idaho....hit 110 last week and I do still workout but not like I should on those days...

well thats enough for now.......

Posted by: craig777

Hey Mike I have a trainer that will hook you right up.

Posted by: Mike51

Hey Craig.........................thanks bud

I might be old and out of shape......but crazy I'm not............(ok maybe just a little) remember I'm the one getting YOUR taxpayers $$$$$$$$$$ gotta save that money to buy a rocking chair

Posted by: Mike51

workout

triceps press-down 3x8 (72)
triceps extension 3x8 (72
standing overhead extension bb 3x8 (55)
bb curl 3x8 (80)
preacher curl 3x8 (50)

mowed yard (counts toward cardio) lol

Posted by: Mike51

been a fun week....wife got back from her mom and dads late monday night a week ago..... on wednesday we got a call her dad died.....so left and drove down to slc.....idaho state trooper was nice (no ticket) did get a few poor workouts in (took a break down bb and 40lbs in weights with me) so 55lbs in all....did some arms...curls, reverse curls
got back late last night and just went out to do a workout....didnt do anything really...one set for bench and 3 sets of tricep press downs.....then said the hell with it
maybe next time will be in a better mood and get my ass in gear

Posted by: Stacey

hey Mike! I am glad you started a journal to help ya keep track!
I am sooo sorry to hear about your father in law!! How did he die?

Hope your okay!
take care!!

Posted by: Mike51

we dont know for sure right now what happened, he just had so many things wrong with him.....he fell 2 weeks ago in the shower and broke his leg and didnt know it till the next day.....he was in an assisted care place for that, was doing good and wednesday morning he told the people he needed to go early for dialylis, they got him on the bus and he was talking to the driver and then she noticed he wasnt talking anymore...looked back and he was slumped in his chair (scared her, she's only like 18) so really it will list heart attack.....
and thank you for asking....were doing fine......his wife is still cussing him though, cause he wasnt supposed to go without her....

Posted by: Mike51

workout

bb curl 2x8 (80) 1x8 (85)
db curl 3x8 (30)
standing overhead extension bb 3x8 (35)
bench 3x8 (160)

Posted by: Stacey

HEY Mike! How are You doing???
Hopefully good!
Take care!

Posted by: Mike51

doing fine.....just trying to help my sister on the phone learn how to use a computer

aint gonna be easy since she's even older than me
hope your doing good and had a great weekend

Posted by: Stacey

Oh my gosh... good luck helping her learn the computer!!! Thats gonna be a Job!

Glad your doing good sweetie!! I am doing pretty good too ...thanks!!
hows the diet/work out coming along?

Posted by: Mike51

I hope to get the work outs back together once things settle down a bit more.....but wont really be till next week, have to go back down to slc this weekend to get things out of the house there. as for diet...well can you say...fast foods? having to go back down means eating out a bit more....but really doesnt hurt me that much...I stay right at 200....a few pounds more a few pounds less....
as for my sister lol the only bad part is that she's in Fl and I'm in Id.....so she wants to call... I'll tell her anything she wants to know about the computer and how to do it
otherwise its all email.......

Posted by: Stacey

your such a great brother!!
Awww watch that fast food! You can get some good grilled chicken sandwhiches at places though. Just throw out half the bun~! Thats what I do sometimes!!

Take care bud!

Posted by: Mike51

thanks.....I try

Posted by: Mike51

meant to hit the smilies button and did the submit reply instead......I called her on sunday, then she called me yesterday.....was only kidding about the email only thing

ok gotta go and do a workout today....hope you have a great day.....

Posted by: Stacey

Thanks sweetie!! hope you have a great day too!!

Posted by: Mike51

lat pull down 3x8 (209)
underhand lat pull down 3x8 (209)
seated row 3x8 (147)
shoulder shrug 3x6 (209)
toe raise 3x12 (147)
tricep extension 3x8 (60)
tricep press-down 3x8 (60)

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 3x8 (72)
tricep extension 2x8 (72) 1x7 (72)
bb bench 3x8 (165)
db bench 2x8 (30)
standing overhead extension bb 4x8 (35)
bb curl 2x8(85) 1x7 (85)
preacher curl 3x8 (50)
abs 3x50
mowed yard (cardio)

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 3x8 (72)
tricep extension 3x8 (72)
ok reason for such an outstanding workout was (is) because I'm tired....beat...sore as hell...
spent most of the weekend moving stuff from the basement to the garage at my mother in laws house in slc....then from the garage to whatever truck it went on....to include the u-haul that I drove back to Id (which I had mostly unloaded before my wife and mother in law got back) starting to think that the only thing that doesnt hurt on my legs (feet) are my toe nails...after a few hundred trips up and down the stairs I have done all the cardio I need for at least 2 months.

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench 3x8 (150)
db bench 3x10 (40)
seated row 3x8 (147)
lat pull down 3x12 (209)
leg extension 3x10 (209)

Posted by: Stacey

DANG!! Your doing GREAT!!

How are ya?

Posted by: Mike51

Thanks Stacey........didnt do the workout I wanted to cause I messed up my left arm unloading that damn u-haul on monday....so trying to take it easy on doing any direct bi and tri work....other than that I feel good....(look worse though)

things going great for you I hope

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 2x8 (72) 1x8 (90)
tricep extension 2x8 (72) 1x8 (90)
preacher curl 3x8 (50)
standing overhead extension bb 3x8 (45)
reverse curl bb 3x8 (45)
standing military press 3x8 (85)
db curls 2x8 (30)
bb curls 3x8 (85)

Posted by: Mike51

Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald
husbands. They're good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that
to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief.
So you hang on, because something old is sometimes
better than something new, and what you know is often better than a
stranger.

These are my thoughts, they make me sound old, old and
tame, and dull at a time when everybody else is risky and racy and flashing
all that's new and improved in their lives.

New careers, new thighs, new lips, new cars. The world
is dizzy with trade-ins. I could keep track, but I don't think I want to.

I grew up in the fifties with practical parents -- a mother, God bless her,
who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it -- A father
who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.

They weren't poor, my parents, they were just satisfied.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused.
Their best friends lived barely a wave away.

I can see them now, Dad in trousers and tee shirt and
Mom in a housedress,
lawnmower in one's hand, dishtowel in the other's.
It was a time for fixing things -- a curtain rod,
the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the
hem in a dress.

Things you keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it
made me crazy. All that re-fixing, reheating, renewing, I wanted just
once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence.
Throwing things away meant there'd always be more.

But then my father died, and on that clear autumn night,
in the chill of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning
that sometimes there isn't any 'more.' Sometimes what you care about most
gets all used up and goes away, never to return.

So, while you have it, it's best to love it and care for
it and fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. That's true for
marriage and old cars and children with bad report cards and dogs with bad
hips and aging parents.

You keep them because they're worth it, because you're worth it.
Some things you keep. Like a best friend that moved away
or a classmate you grew up with, there's just some things that make life
important....
people you know are special....and you KEEP them close!

Author unknown

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 3x8 (72)
tricep extension 3x8 (72)
standing overhead extension bb 3x8 (45)
reverse curl bb 3x8 (45)
lat pull down 2x8 (103) 1x10 (103)
bench bb 2x8 (165)

Posted by: Mike51

sundays work out
tricep press-down 3x8 (60)
tricep extension 3x8 (60)
standing overhead extension bb 3x8 (45)

Posted by: Mike51

Were you a kid in the fifties or earlier? Everybody makes fun of our childhood, right? Comedians joke. Grandkids snicker. Twenty-something's shudder and say "Eeeew!" But was our childhood really all that bad?
Judge for yourself:
In 1953, the US population was less than 150 million. Yet you knew more people then, and knew them better. And that was good.
The average annual salary was under $3,000. Yet our parents could put some of it away for a rainy day and still live a decent life. And that was good.
A loaf of bread cost about 15 cents. But it was safe for a five-year-old to skate to the store and buy one.
And that was good.
Prime-Time meant I Love Lucy, Ozzie and Harriet, Gunsmoke and Lassie. So nobody ever heard of ratings or filters. And that was good.
We didn't have air-conditioning. So the windows stayed up and half a dozen mothers ran outside when you fell off your bike. And that was good.
Your teacher was either Miss Matthews or Mrs. Logan or Mr. Adkins, but not Ms Becky or Mr. Dan. And that was good.
The only hazardous material you knew about was a patch of grassburrs around the light pole at the corner.
And that was good.
You loved to climb into a fresh bed because sheets were dried on the clothesline.
And that was good.
People generally lived in the same home town with their relatives. So "child care" meant grandparents or aunts and uncles. And that was good.
Parents were respected and their rules were law. Children did not talk back...
And that was good.
TV was in black-and-white. But all outdoors was in glorious color.
And that was certainly good.
Your dad knew how to adjust everybody's carburetor. And the dad next door knew how to adjust all the TV knobs. And that was very good.
Your grandma grew snap beans in the back yard. And chickens behind the garage. And that was definitely good.
And just when you were about to do something really bad... Chances were you'd run into your dad's high school coach... or the nosy old lady from up the street... or your little sister's piano teacher... or somebody from Church. ALL of who knew your parents' phone number.! .. And YOUR first name... And even THAT was good!

Posted by: Mike51

db bench press 1x8 (40)flat bench
db bench press 2x8 (40) incline
bb bench press 2x8 (145)flat bench
bb bench press 2x6 (145) incline
standing military press 3x8 (85)
lat pull down 3x8 (103)

Posted by: Mike51

STROLL WITH ME...and share it with others who might remember.
Stroll with me.... close your eyes.... and go back... before the
Internet... before bombings, AIDS, herpes before semiautomatics and crack... before SEGA or Super Nintendo... way back!
I'm talking about sitting on the curb, sitting on the stoop...about
hide-and-go-seek; Simon says and red-light-green-light. Lunch boxes with a thermos ... chocolate milk, going home for lunch, penny candy from the store, hopscotch, butterscotch, skates with keys, jacks and Cracker Jacks,
hula hoops and sunflower seeds, wax lips and mustaches, Mary Jane's, saddle shoes and Coke bottles with the names of cities on the bottom.
Remember when it took five minutes for the TV to warm up. When nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the kids arrived home from school. When nobody owned a purebred dog. When a quarter was a decent allowance. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done everyday and wore high heels.
Remember running through the sprinkler, circle pins, bobby pins, Mickey Mouse Club, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Kookla, Fran and Ollie, Spin and Marty...Dick Clark's American Bandstand ... all in black and white and your Mom made you turn it off when a storm came.
When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown seemed like going somewhere. Climbing trees, making forts, backyard shows, lemonade
stands, cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians, staring at clouds, jumping on the bed, pillow fights, ribbon andy, Jackie Gleason, white gloves, walking to the movie theater, running till you were out of breath, laughing so hard
that your stomach hurt...remember that?
Not stepping on a crack or you'd break your mother's back ... silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington, the smells of school, of paste and Evening in Paris. What about the girl who dotted her i's with hearts? (that was before that
stupid smiley face)!
The Stroll, popcorn balls and sock hops? Remember when there were just two types of sneakers for girls and boys - Keds and PF Flyers, and the only time you wore them at school was for gym. And the girls had those ugly gym uniforms.
When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking -- all for free -- every time! And, you didn't pay for air either, and you got trading stamps to boot!
When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When the worst thing you could do at school was flunk a test or chew gum. And the prom was in the gym or the
lunchroom and you danced to a real orchestra. When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed -- and did!
When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited the student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we survived because their love was so much greater than the threat.
Remember when a '57 Chevy was everyone's dream car -- used to cruise, peel out, lay rubber, scratch off or watch the submarine races? When people went steady; and girls wore a class ring with an inch of wrapped Band-Aids, dental floss, or yarn coated with pastel-frost nail polish so it would fit their finger.
When no one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the car and house doors were never locked!
Remember lying on your back on the grass with your friends and saying things like "That cloud looks like a..." And playing baseball with no adults needed to enforce the rules of the game.
Remember when stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals, because no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger. And, with all our progress, don't you just wish, that just once you could slip back in time and savor the slower pace...and share it with the children of today?
So send this on to someone who can still remember Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Laurel and Hardy, Howdy Dowdy and The Peanut Gallery, The Lone Ranger and Tonto, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Belle, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk... As well as the sound of a real mower on Saturday morning, and Summers filled with bike rides, baseball games, bowling, visits to the pool ... and eating Kool- Aid powder with sugar from the palm of your hand.
There, didn't that feel good? Just to lean back and say: "Yeah...I
remember......." Pass this on to those who might remember, and to those can see what might be missing.

Posted by: craig777

Hey Mike,

I do remember those days, thanks

Posted by: Mike51

your welcome Craig

a friend of mine keeps sending these to me, so thought I'd share

Posted by: Mike51

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An acquaintance of mine who is a physician told this story about her then 4-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool, the doctor had
left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. "Be still, my heart," thought my friend. "My daughter wants to follow in my footsteps!" Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order?"

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A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr.
Sugarbrown's daughter." Her mother told her this was wrong; she must say, "I'm Jane Sugarbrown." When the Vicar at Sunday School asked her, "Aren't you Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter?" she replied. "I thought I was, but mother says I'm not."

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A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys?" "No," her mother replied, "they're too rough." The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with him?"

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A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One bright little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping."

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At the beginning of a children's sermon, one girl came up to the altar wearing a beautiful dress. As the children were sitting down around the pastor, he leaned over and said to the girl, "That is a very pretty dress. Is it your Easter dress?"
The girl replied almost directly into the pastor's clip-on mike "Yes,
and my Mom says it's a bitch to iron."

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A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father. She stands next to the barber chair, while her dad gets his hair cut, eating a snack cake. The barber says to her, "Sweetheart, you're gonna get hair on your Twinkie." "Yes, I know," she replies, "and I'm gonna get boobs too."

Posted by: Mike51

ok starting over...havent worked out since the 27th of Aug, other things have come up.
those who have read this knows my father in law passed away on the 24th of Jul..and it seems that we have been back down to SLC every 2 weks since that time. my mother in law now lives with us, along with her 2 dogs, cute dogs who think this place is a 124,000 dollar piddle box for them (daughters of our own dog who would rather cross her legs than piddle in here) so with 3 dogs and our 4 cats...life is good. My mother in law has huntingtons...so along with her body..her mind is slowly going also...but one thing for sure, she is a cutie and I love to make her laugh. wife and mother in law were supposed to come back home today...but got call from wife this morning...her ex died this morning....so she is still down there with her other daughter who lived with her dad there, helping her out. so all in all I'd have to say a fun week....( I'm just writing this stuff down to kinda clear my mind)

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 3x8
tricep extension 3x8
curl bb 3x8
lat pull down 3x8
reverse grip tricep pressdown 3x8
pec dec 3x8

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 3x8
bb bench 3x8

lazy day

Posted by: Mike51

tricep press-down 3x8 (72)
tricep extension 3x8 (72)
db bench 2x8 (40)
lat pull down 3x8

Posted by: Mike51

although I have been working out....just not like I should. left arm is still bothering me....have dropped almost all weights down to really low levels.....even took about 3 weeks off from weights. oh well just have to work back up I guess

Posted by: Mike51

went to see the Dr this afternoon...lots of fun went cause my left arm was still hurting...but had what looked like small little bites right at the elbow, which was causing my left index finger to hurt. so he said it was shingles....so being a smart ass I was kidding and said can you do anything about the wart on my right finger,,hell yes he could, and also the skin tags under my arms.....I was doing ok till the last small little tag under my right arm.....hurt like hell....just using a pair of tweezers and some siccors and not numbing them...just cutting.....now thats done and have to see a derm about the small mole under my right eye and on the side of my nose....getting old and falling apart is not my idea of a good time

Posted by: Mike51

had 2 spots of basal cell carcinoma removed from my face this afternoon......1 just under my right eye and the other on my nose....good drugs

Posted by: Mike51

had a spot show up under my left eye....so called and went in this morning to see what it was....hoping it wasnt skin cancer like the right side...if it was then I wanted it cut out now so my face would almost be healed before x-mas. the doc checked it out and just got the stuff to feeze it off...so good on that one...had him check my index finger (right) to see how that wart was doing....now the fun part...he told me he could cut it out and send it off to see if it was a wart or what....so hell of course I said yes.....I mean they stuck needles in my nose and face to get that other stuff...and that didnt hurt.....that damn needle going into my finger was the worst pain I've ever felt.......and that was just the needle going in.....then he said...now this is gonna hurt a bit....and he shot the med in .....ok I was wrong about the worst pain......damn thing hurt like hell. be glad when all this crap is over with so I can start working out again

Posted by: Mike51

guess I should start posting my workouts again and also going on a diet...should be fun I think ?

Posted by: Mike51

db curls
3x8 15
3x8 20
2x8 30
bench (weights are bad but havent worked out in about 3 or 4 months)
3x5 118
2x5 128
tricep press downs
3x12 40
3x12 65

diet down 1 1/2 lbs from 201 1/2 to 200 even but feel like I should weight more with all the damn water I'm drinking (about 6 liters a day) oh well getting there.

Posted by: Mike51

diet went to hell lol but staying at 199lbs

tricep press downs
2x8 60 1x8 72
bench
db 1x8 15 2x8 25
bb 3x6 140 1x6 145
tricep standing overhead extension bb 2x8 45 1x5 65

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
bb curl 3x8 45 3x8 65
db curl 2x8 15
lat pull downs 3x8 103 (wish there was more weight but thats the limit on the machine)
Military press 3x8 65
and abs 4x100

Posted by: Mike51

tri's press down 3x8 60, 3x8 72, 1x6 90
bench bb 1x8 118, 1x8 128, 1x8 138, 2x4 148, 1x4 158
leg extension 2x8 115
abs 2x100

Posted by: musclepig

Hey Mike, There seems to be a lack of oldies on this forum, perhaps you, Craig, Stacey and I at least should start our own forum just for the more mature BB. I'm 59 and still pumping!

Posted by: Mike51

hey thats cool your still lifting...sure hope I am in 6 more years. great idea about the older folks chatting about what its like for us to keep trying to make some gains at our age. Craig is in his 40's but Stacey is a very lovely young lady about 26 or 27 (if that) who was kind enough to say hi once in awhile.

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db's 3x8 @15 3x8 @25
bb 3x8 @45 3x8 @70
lat pull down 3x8 @90
standing military press 3x8 @70
abs 3x100
for the last few weeks I've been taking 6 grams glutamine and 10 grams creatine breakdown is 3 and 5 in the morning and 3 and 5 either after workout or right before going to bed also 22g of whey after workout

Posted by: Mike51

tri's press down 4x8 @ 72 overhead extension 1x8 @ 45
bench 1x8 @ 128 1x8 @ 138 1x8 @ 148 1x5 @ 153
abs 3x100
do some treadmill later

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db's 3x8 @15 3x8 @25
bb 3x8 @45 3x8 @70
preacher curls 3x8 @ 60

standing military press 3x8 @70

abs 3x100

Posted by: Mike51

lat pull downs 3x8 103
leg extension 3x8 137
abs 2x100
ten minutes treadmill

Posted by: Mike51

tri's tricep extension 3x10 @ 60 pressdown 3x8 @60
bench bb 3x8 @ 138 db flys 3x8 @ 15

did a lot of yard work today so wasnt going to w/o but decided I'd do a lite one (all my w/o's are lite

)

Posted by: Mike51

bi's bb curl 3x8 @ 55 3x8 @ 75
db curl 3x8 @ 15 3x8 @ 30
lat pull downs 3x8 103
standing military press 3x8 @75
preacher curls bb 3x8 @ 55
shoulder shrugs bb 2x8 @ 75
abs 3x100

Posted by: Mike51

no workout...should have but didnt lol oh well

Posted by: Mike51

tricep extension 3x8 @ 72
tri pressdown 3x8 @ 72
bench bb 3x8 @ 138 2x8 @ 148
db flys 3x8 @ 15
abs 4x100

Posted by: katie64

HI Mike

Your journal looks good, starting to be more consistent, good for you, my journal keeps me accountable...........SYL

Posted by: Mike51

Thanks Katie......... nice of you to notice

Posted by: Mike51

bi's bb curl 3x8 @ 55 3x8 @ 75
db curl 3x8 @ 15 3x8 @ 30
gotta finish the rest later almost time for the District

Posted by: Mike51

lat pull downs 3x8 103
standing military press 3x8 @75
preacher curls bb 3x8 @ 65
abs 3x100
finished w/o at 10:15

Posted by: Mike51

had my physical at the VA today......only bad news is I have high blood pressure, the doc tested it 3 times 1st was 158/96 2nd was 147/84 last was 145/80. she told me to do cardio at least 20 minutes a night, also have to wait for the rest of the blood work results to come back. so for the time being I's still alive and kicking

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdown 3x8 @ 72 1x8 @ 90
db fly's 3x8 @ 15
bb bench 3x8 @ 148 1x8 @ 154
overhead extension 3x8 @ 15 3x8 @ 55
leg extension 3x15 @ 115

Posted by: Mike51

fuck it....just fuck it .................................................. ................

(ok I feel much better now)

Posted by: Mike51

time for this weeks wimp work out
bi's db curls 3x8 @ 15 3x8 @ 30
bb 3x8 @ 55 3x8 @ 75
preacher curls 3x8 @ 55
lat pull downs 3x8 90
military press 3x8 # 75 (thats gotta go up but I hate to change the bar when doing a workout lol )
rows 2x8 @ 175 ( and broke one of the d rings on the dumb thing so only 2 sets)
abs 5x100

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 3x8 @ 90 1x8 @ 103
bb overhead extension 3x8 @ 15 lol
bench bb 3x8 @ 154 1x5 @ 160
db bench 1x8 @ 30
db fly's 3x8 @ 15
db side lateral raise 3x8 @ 15
abs 4x100

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db's curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 20 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 35
bb curls 3x8@ 75
preacher curls 3x8@ 65
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103
cable rows 3x8@ 147
standing military press 3x8@ 100
abs 5x100

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 3x8@ 90
bench bb 3x8 @ 158
db fly's 3x8 @ 25
db side lateral raise 3x8 @ 15
abs 3x100

Posted by: Mike51

cardio day

( I mowed)

Posted by: Mike51

I absolutely agree!!!!!!!

Andy Rooney said on 60 minutes a few weeks back:
(for those of you that don't know Andy Rooney, he is a 82 year old TV
commentator)

I like big cars, big boats, big motorcycles,
big houses and big campfires.

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some
governmental stooge with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to
crack addicts for squirting out babies.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer.
You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying
to ban you from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, that is why
there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts!
ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a
phobia, it is an opinion.

I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything
except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly
discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet
Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try
to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine,
White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what
happens. Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

I have the right "NOT" to be tolerant of others because they are
different, weird, or tick me off.

When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where
70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling, it is the
Law of Probability.

I know what sex is, and there are not varying degrees of it. If I
received sex from one of my subordinates in my office, it wouldn't be a
private matter or my personal business.
I would be "FIRED" immediately!

I believe that if you are selling me a milk shake, a pack of
cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As
a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have
to speak English!

My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the
countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours. I think
the police should have every right to shoot your sorry self if you
threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the
word "freeze" or "stop" in English, see the above lines.

I feel much safer letting a machine with no political affiliation
recount votes when needed. I know what the definition of lying is.

I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you
are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank
loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket
store, or any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our
lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could
come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and
open to their interpretations.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.
I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television.
That doesn't stop you from watching them.

I believe a self-righteous liberal or conservative with a cause is
more dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and
continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next
operating system that's better, and put your name on the building.
Ask your buddy that invented the Internet to help you.

It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does
take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds
when necessary, and say "NO!"

"I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please
don't pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home
until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly
infected mouth as you serve me french fries!

I am sick of "Political Correctness." I know a lot of black
people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they
be "African-Americans"? Besides, Africa is a continent.

I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great,
great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am
proud to be from America and nowhere else.

And if you don't like my point of view, tough.
DON'T PASS IT ON!!

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db's curls 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 35
bb curls 3x8@ 75
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
4x8@ 90 1x5@ 103
bench bb 3x8 @ 158 2x8@ 164
db fly's 3x8 @ 25
db side lateral raise 3x8 @ 15
reverse curls 3x8 @ 25
overhead extensions 3x8@ 25
leg extensions 3x10@ 147
abs 3x100

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 20 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 30
bb curls 3x8@ 75 preacher curls 3x8@ 25
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103
cable rows 3x8@ 147
military press standing 3x8@ 100
abs 3x100

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
pressdowns 3x8@ 28 3x8@ 44 3x8@ 60 3x8@ 72 3x8@ 90
overhead extension 3x8@ 25
db fly's 3x8@ 15
bench 2x8@ 164 1x7@ 164 (missed it by one)

then took a break and went bike riding with my daughter

during which my tri's were killing me

Posted by: P-funk

How come you do tri's before sheat and bi's before back? Just curious.

Posted by: Mike51

thats just the order I wrote them down in not the order I did them in, I get done and then come in here to enter them and think....ok now this is what I did

so now I'm used to writing it all down this way. but truth be known I love doing tri's

Posted by: P-funk

cool, just checking.

Posted by: Mike51

cardio today.....................rode bike

Posted by: Dero

Quote:

Originally posted by musclepig
Hey Mike, There seems to be a lack of oldies on this forum, perhaps you, Craig, Stacey and I at least should start our own forum just for the more mature BB. I'm 59 and still pumping!

How old do you have to be to be part of this clique???

Mike,I like the rantings you had earlier on here...
A stroll through memory lane!!!

Posted by: Mike51

I dont know Dero ...he posted that in here and I dont think he's been seen again

but a good group of people ...craig and stacey (well stacey anyway)

sorry about the rantings...it must have been that time of month and I was having my mood swings

Posted by: Dero

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike51
I dont know Dero ...he posted that in here and I dont think he's been seen again

but a good group of people ...craig and stacey (well stacey anyway)

sorry about the rantings...it must have been that time of month and I was having my mood swings

Nooooooooooooooooo,that's NOT what I meant!!!
I liked them!!!
Yes,I agree craig and Stacey are good people!!!

But by all means,don't stop those,errr,well... rantings,(short of a word to describe them)

Plus it's YOUR JOURNAL!!!!

Posted by: Mike51

ok not so much as a w/o but one of those......ok I went out there and did something type day's

(should have worked out yesterday but picked wife up at the airport after she spent a wonderful week in sunny? Dallas)

bi's 3x8@ 20 (db curls)
preacher curls 3x8@ 25
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103
side lateral raise 3x8@ 5 3x8@ 15
cable rows 3x8@115
standing military press 3x8@ 65

got my new d rings............ I couldnt belive the guy at home depot didnt know what they were, and he was even older than me

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
pressdowns 2x8@ 28 2x8@ 44 2x8@ 60 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90 2x6@ 103
db fly's 2x8@ 20
db bench 2x8@ 30
bench bb 3x8@ 168 1x5@ 173
leg extension 2x15@ 115 2x15@ 147

Posted by: Mike51

3x8 lat pulldowns @ 103
3x8 standing military press @ 90
dats all folks

ok

took my tired ass back out there and did some more

preacher curls db's 3x8@ 20
bb curls 3x8@ 75
side lateral raise's 3x8@ 15

almost time for stargate.... new season

3 hours tonight

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
pressdowns 2x8@ 28 2x8@ 44 2x8@ 60 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90 2x6@
bench bb 3x8@ 168

Posted by: Mike51

meals only one to report
shrimp......porterhouse steak....and cheesecake
(ok some of that fake krab salad....but that was good also)

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 3x8@ 20
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 90
side lateral raise 2x8@ 15
military press standing 2x8@ 90

Posted by: Mike51

meal one ....3 cups of coffee
meal two...... ice water
meal three.......sloppy joes (1 & 1/2) salad w/ ranch dressing
meal four...... root beer float

Posted by: Mike51

The Final Inspection

The soldier stood and faced God

Which must always come to pass

He hoped his shoes were shining

Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, you soldier,

How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek?

To My Church have you been true?"

The soldier squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't

Because those of us who carry guns

Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays

And at times my talk was tough,

And sometimes I've been violent,

Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny

That wasn't mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of overtime

When the bills got just too steep,

And I never passed a cry for help,

Though at times I shook with fear,

And sometimes, God forgive me,

I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place

Among the people here,

They never wanted me around

Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here,

Lord, It needn't be so grand,

I never expected or had too much,

But if you don't, I'll understand."

There was a silence all around the throne

Where the saints had often trod

As the soldier waited quietly,

For the judgment of his God,

"Step forward now, you soldier,

You've borne your burdens well,

Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,

You've done your time in Hell."

To all that serve, God bless them

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 2x8@ 60 1x8@ 72
bench bb 1x4@ 168 1x5@ 168 1x6@ 168
db bench 2x8@ 20 1x8@ 30
took almost 2 weeks off so w/o sucked

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdown 2x8@ 60 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90
bench bb 2x8@ 118 2x8@ 138 1x6@ 168

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 2x8@ 20 1x8@ 30
bb curl 2x8@ 90 1x8@ 95
lat pulldowns 2x8@ 90 1x8@ 103
side lateral raise 1x8@ 15
military press (standing) 1x8@ 95

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 5x8@ 72
db fly's 3x8@ 25
bb bench 2x5@ 173 2x6@ 173

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 3x8@ 25
lat pulldown 3x8@ 103
standing military press 3x8@ 90

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 30
preacher curls bb 3x8@ 45
lat pulldown 3x8@ 103
bb curl 2x5@ 95

Posted by: Mike51

tri's standing overhead extenstion bb 3x8@ 45
pressdowns 4x8@ 72
side lateral rais 2x8@ 15
bench bb 2x6@ 168 1x8@ 168
temp right now at 11:50 ( when I worked out) is 92... hit 103 here today so working out in the garage aint fun

Posted by: Mike51

bb curls 3x8@ 90
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103
standing military press 1x8@ 95 1x8@ 100 1x8@ 105

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdown 3x8@ 72 2x8@ 90
overhead extension 3x8@ 40
bb bench 2x8@ 168 2x8@ 174
db fly's 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 25
temp hit 108 yesterday...so thought I'd do my workout this morning instead of at night

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 30
bb curls 2x8@ 90
lat pulldowns 1x10@ 90 3x10@ 103
standing military press 3x8@ 105

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90 1x6@ 103 1x5@ 103
overhead extension 1x8@ 45
bb bench 1x8@ 118 2x8@ 168 1x8@ 174 2x4@ 180
db fly's 1x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 1x8@ 20 1x8@ 30 1x8@ 35
bb curls 3x8@ 90
lat pulldowns 3x12@ 103
standing military press 3x8@ 110
reverse curls 1x8@ 45
side lateral raise 3x8@ 15

Posted by: Mike51

tri's overhead extension 3x8@ 45
pressdowns 3x8@ 72
cg bb bench 3x8@ 118

bb bench 2x8@ 168 1x5@ 180
db bench 3x8@ 40
db flys 3x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 25 1x8@ 40
bb curls 3x8@ 90
lat pulldowns 1x8 103 1x10@ 103 1x12@ 103
standing military press 3x8@ 110
side lateral raise 3x8@ 15 leg extension 2x12
squats 2x12

Posted by: Mike51

tri pressdown's 4x8@ 72
overhead extensions 3x8@ 45
bb bench 3x8@ 130
db bench 3x8@ 40
db flys 3x8@ 25

did not feel like doing a fucking workout tonight....left arm hurts...have a headache....and I hate it when the wife goes outta town on a biz trip (ok , well someone has to pay for all the supps I take

) and I stay here and babysit grandma and the kid, and the dogs (3) and the cats (5)...thank god the fish died

ok bitch time over...back to playing beach tennis

Posted by: Mike51

bb curl 2x8 70
db curl 1x8 15 2x8 25 1x8 40
military press 2x8 70

leg extension 2x12
squat 2x 12

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 3x8@ 72 2x8@ 90
bb bench 3x8@ 130 2x8@ 168

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 25 1x8@ 40
bb curls 3x8@ 70

side lateral raise 2x8@ 25

lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103

military press 3x8@ 110

squats 3x12

leg extensions 3x12

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 4x8@ 60
overhead extensions 3x8@ 45

bench press 3x8@ 168
db bench 2x@ 40

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 40
bb curl 3x8@ 80
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 103
military press 1x8@ 110

Posted by: Stacey

LOOKING GOOOOOOD Mike!~!!!!!

Keep up your hard work!! I bet u are looking HOT!!!

Posted by: Mike51

thanks Stacey but I dont know how hot a 52 year old can look

almost 53

(damn.....I'm older than oldboob himself) I mean Albob

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 1x8@ 72 3x10@ 72
overhead extensions 1x8 @ 45 3x8@ 51
db fly's 3x8@ 25
bb bench 1x5@ 168 3x6@ 174

Posted by: Mike51

bi's preacher curls (db's) 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 40 (bb) 2x8@ 51 2x8@ 80

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
pressdowns 3x8@ 72 1x8@ 90
overhead extension 1x8@ 51
bb bench 1x8@ 118 1x8@ 168 1x8@ 174
db bench 2x8@ 40
db fly''s 3x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

workout
db curls 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 40 1x8@ 45
bb curl 2x8@ 80
lat pulldowns 4x8@ 90
military press 3x8@ 100
side lateral raise 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 2x10@ 44 2x10@ 60 2x10@ 72 2x10@ 90
overhead extension 3x8@ 51
bb bench (cg) 3x8@ 118 (vwg) 3x8@ 118
db bench 3x8@ 45
db flys 3x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 45
bb curl 1x8@ 80
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 90

squats 2x10

Posted by: Mike51

tri pressdowns 3x8@ 90
overhead extension 3x8@ 51

bb bench 1x8@ 168 2x8@ 174
db bench 3x8@ 45

db fly's 3x8@ 25

side lateral raise 2x8@ 15 1x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 45
bb curl 2x8@ 80
lat pulldowns 3x8@ 90
standing military press db's 3x8@ 25

got a good deal at sears on a 210lb weight set for 99.00 (at least I think it was a good deal)

Posted by: Mike51

tri pressdowns 3x8@ 72
preacher curls (tri bar) 3x8@ 60

bb bench 3x8@ 165 1x8@ 170
db bench 3x8@ 45

db fly's 3x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

16 july 2002
right calf: 15 1/2
left calf: 15 1/2
right quad: 23 3/4
left quad: 23
right forearm: 12 3/4
left forearm: 12 1/4
right bicep: 14 3/4
left bicep: 14
chest: 44 3/4
waist: yeah right lol (fat) was 43
weight: 198

today 10 sep 2003
right calf: 16 1/2
left calf: 16
right quad: 23 1/2
left quad: 23 1/2
right forearm: 13
left forearm: 12 1/2
right bicep: 15
left bicep: 14 3/4
chest: 44 1/2
waist: 39 1/2
weight: 199 1/2

not much change in a bit over a year weigh has gone from a low of 193 to as high as 210, but has stayed under 200 for the last 3 weeks. during the year I have tried 1 test (twice) ab-solved (using now) leptigen (using now) and swole (just started 2 days ago)

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 45
bb curls 3x8@ 80

lat pull downs (cg) 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90 2x8@ 103

seated rows 1x8@ 115 1x8@ 147 1x8@ 175

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 2x8@ 60 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90
preacher curls (tricep bar) 3x8@ 70
db fly's 3x8@ 15

bench bb 2x8@ 115 2x8@ 135 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 170 1x8@ 175 1x8@ 180

Posted by: Mike51

bi's

hammer curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 30 3x8@ 45

lat pulldowns

3x8@ 103

seated rows

3x8@ 145

side lateral raise

3x8@ 15

military press (standing)

3x8@ 100

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
cg bench bb 1x8@ 115 1x8@ 125 1x8@ 135
pressdowns 1x8@ 72

bench bb

1x8@ 115 1x8@ 125 1x8@ 135 1x8@ 175 1x6@ 185

db flys 3x8@ 15

Posted by: Mike51

tri's pressdowns 2x8@ 60 2x8@ 72 2x8@ 90

bench bb 2x8@ 115 1x8@ 170 1x7@ 185 1x2 @ 200

military press bb (standing) 1x8@ 80

shoulder press db 2x8@ 35

Posted by: Mike51

bi's

hammer curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 30 3x8@ 45 1x6@ 50
lat pulldowns 2x8@ 90 1x12 @ 90 2x8@ 103

side lateral raise 2x8@ 15

seated rows 3x8@ 145

Posted by: Mike51

ok in order

chest
bb bench 2x8@ 120 1x8@ 130 1x8@ 150 1x8@ 170 1x8@ 180 1x6@ 185

fly's db 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 25

db bench 1x8@ 25

tri's
tri pressdowns 3x8@ 72 2x8@ 90

Posted by: Mike51

bi's

db curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 30

side lateral raise 2x8@ 15 1x8@ 25

lat pulldowns 3x10 @ 103

seated rows 3x8@ 145

standing military press 2x8@ 80

Posted by: Mike51

bench bb

1x8@ 135 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 175 1x8@ 185 1x5@ 190

bench cg bb 3x8@ 120

db fly's 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 25 1x8@ 30

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 45

side lateral raise 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 25

lat pulldowns 3x8 @ 103

seated rows 1x8@ 147 1x8@ 175 1x8@ 209

standing military press 2x8@ 80

Posted by: Mike51

bench bb

1x8@ 120 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 185 1x6@ 190

bench cg bb 1x8@ 50 1x8@ 60 1x8@ 70 (going above the chest forearm to bicep, really didnt feel anything so I'll try starting with 80 next time)

db fly's 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 30

tricep pressdowns 3x8@ 72

Posted by: Mike51

hammer curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 45

side lateral raise 2x8@ 25

lat pulldowns 3x8 @ 103

seated rows 1x8@ 147 1x8@ 209

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench (incline)
1x8@ 115 1x8@ 125 1x8@ 135
bb bench (flat)
1x8@ 125 1x8@ 135 1x8@ 165

bb bench cg
3x8@ 115

db fly's
3x8@ 30 1x8@ 45

tricep pressdowns
1x8@ 72 1x8@ 90 1x8@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 3x8@ 25

bb curl 1x8@ 80 1x8@ 90 1x8@ 100

side lateral raise 3x8@ 15 1x8@ 30

lat pulldowns 3x12 @ 103

seated rows 2x8@ 147

Posted by: Mike51

bench
1x15 @ 95 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 175 1x8@ 185 1x4 @ 190

db fly's 3x8@ 25 2x8@ 30

triceps (cg bench)
3x8@ 95 (forearm to bicep, top of chest.....felt it this time lol)

tricep pressdowns
3x8@ 72

Posted by: Mike51

db's (hammer curls)
3x8@ 15 3x8@ 25 3x8@ 35 2x8@ 45

side lateral raise
2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 (last set at 25 was not a pretty sight)

lat pulldowns
3x10@ 103

seated rows
2x8@ 115

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench 3x8@ 165
tri's pressdowns 1x10@ 60 1x10@ 72 1x10@ 90 1x8@ 103
db fly's 1x10@ 15 1x10@ 20 1x10@ 25 1x8@ 35

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 1x10@ 15 1x10@ 20 1x10@ 25
bb curls 3x6@ 100
lat pulldowns 3x12 @ 90
side lateral raise 2x8@ 15 1x8@ 20

Posted by: kbm8795

Mike :
You sure have a lot to be proud about - wow...you are really making some great progress here!! Take it from another oldie (I just turned 49 in August)...it's amazing to be able to lose 3 1/2 inches on the waist in a bit over a year...and the best thing is that it's good weight loss! Even better, it looks like you've built some muscle mass....I have a feeling I could learn a lot from your experience here. Keep up the good work!!!

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench 1x8@ 115 1x8@ 175 1x8@ 185 1x6@ 190 1x5@ 190
tri pressdowns 1x12@ 60 1x12@ 72 1x12@ 90

db fly's 1x12@ 15 1x12@ 20 1x12@ 25 1x8@ 35

Posted by: kbm8795

Thanks a lot for the encouraging words, Mike - I get kinda frustrated over not doing as much as I've done - but I'm learning a lot in the process, I guess. If I can ever get this healed, I'll be able to set some real goals again...!!

Hey - keep up the good work! I know it's harder at this age, but I'm really glad I started doing this stuff.

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 20 2x8@ 45 1x10@ 15 1x10@ 20
bb curls 1x8@ 100 1x8@ 105

lat pulldowns 2x12@ 90

side lateral raises 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 20 1x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

got a bit of a cold so this workout really sucked

db fly's
3x12@ 15 3x12@ 25 2x8@ 35 2x8@ 45

bb bench

165x0 took it off the rack....decided it was beter off back on the rack.....dropped the weight down to 115 got that for 8.......thought I'd try 165 again.....barely got that for 6....enough bench for this workout

tri pressdowns 1x6@ 90 and that 6 was hard to do

so that was it for this workout

theres always next time

ok went back out and did somemore

tri pressdowns
2x12 @ 60 2x12 @ 72 2x12@ 90

bench bb (cg) 1x8@ 125

I may yet get through an entire workout before the night is over

Posted by: Mike51

db hammer curls
3x8@ 20 3x8@ 35
bb curl
2x8@ 105

lat pulldowns
3x10@ 90

side lateral raise
2x8@ 15

seated rows
2x8@ 147

db shrugs
2x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench
1x8@ 125 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 180 1x8@ 190

db fly's
2x10@ 20 2x10@ 25 2x10@ 35

reverse bb curls preacher bench
3x8@ 40

tri pressdowns
2x10@ 72 2x10@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

bb curls
3x10@ 40 1x8@ 105 1x5@ 110

db curls
3x8@ 35

lat pulldowns
4x12@ 103

side laterals
3x8@ 15

(note to self.....remember to do that breathing thingy while working out...head will feel so much better if you do

)

Posted by: Mike51

tri pressdowns
2x10@ 60 2x10@ 72 4x10@ 90

db fly's (incline)
2x10@ 15 2x10@ 20 2x10@ 25

bench bb (incline)
2x8@ 115 2x8@ 125

(didnt know if I would do a workout today since I did that brain fart the last time.....my head still hurts)

Posted by: Mike51

ok tuesday's workout is as follows

db hammer curls
3x8@ 25 3x8@ 35 3x8@ 45

bb curl
warm up set at 40
1x7@ 90
(dropped my weight down to 90 since the last time I did them I was doing them at 105 for 8 and it was on the 7th rep that I thought I was holding my breath and my head was gonna explode....even though I did finish the 8 reps and went on to do 110 for 5. this time on the 7th rep I could feel my neck on the right side tensing up really bad and the back of my head start to hurt again....so I said ok no more for today lol)

todays workout

tri pressdowns
3x10 @ 60 3x10@ 72 1x10@ 90

db fly's (incline) since the bench was still set up for that
3x10@ 20

be glad when I'm over this cold or whatever it is and I start to feel like I really wanna workout instead of just going out there and playing with the weights......

oh yeah one more rant....I've gained 3lbs.....up to 205
WTF????????

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db curls 1x8@ 15 1x8@ 25 1x8@ 35
bb curls 3x8@ 60

db press 3x8@ 25

side lateral raise
3x8@ 15

lat pressdown 3x10@ 90

thought taking a few days off would make me glad to get back out and hit the weights, but I must be getting the holiday blues already.......its more like...ok I did it but big flipping deal

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench
1x8@ 125 1x8@ 145 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 185

db fly's
2x10@ 25

tri (cg) bench bb
1x10@ 45 1x10@ 60 1x10@ 95

tri pressdown 1x10@ 60 1x10@ 72

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 35
bb preacher curl 2x8@ 60

lat pulldowns 2x15@ 72 2x15@ 90
seated rows 2x8@ 148

side lateral (one arm at a time) 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20
military press (standing) 2x8@ 60

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench
1x8@ 95 1x8@ 115 1x8@ 165 1x5@ 185 2x6@ 185
(ok reps on 185 sucked....but at least this time my head wasnt killing me)
db fly's
2x8@ 25 2x8@ 35
(cg) bb bench
2x8@ 115 2x8@ 135
overhead extensions
2x8@ 60

Posted by: Mike51

bi's db curls 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 35
reverse curls 3x8@ 40
bb curls 3x8@ 60

side lateral 1x8@ 5 2x8@ 20

lat pulldowns 1x8@ 103
reverse grip lat pulldowns 7x8@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench incline
3x10@ 115 3x10@ 135
db fly's
3x8@ 15 3x8@ 20 3x8@ 25
pec deck
3x8@ 62
tri pressdowns
3x10@ 60 3x10@ 72 2x8@ 90
standing overhead extensions
3x8@ 40

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db curls 3x8@ 15 3x8@ 20 2x8@ 25
bb curls 3x8@ 40 2x8@ 80

side lateral
2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20

lat pulldowns
3x10@ 90 4x10@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench (incline)
1x8@ 115 1x8@ 135 1x8@ 145 1x8@ 150
(cg incline)
3x8@ 80 (keeping elbows tucked in did seem to help my shoulders on both bench and cg)
db fly's (incline)
2x10@ 15 2x10@ 25 2x10@ 35
overhead extension curl bar
1x8@ 40 2x10@ 40
pressdowns
2x8@ 90

Posted by: Mike51

db hammer curls
1x8@ 15 20 25 35 45
bb curls
2x8@ 40 2x8@ 80
lat pulldowns
2x12 @ 90 3x12@ 103
side laterals
1x8@ 10 15 20 25

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench (incline)
1x10@ 80 1x10@ 115 1x10@ 145
bb bench (flat)
2x8@ 165 1x8@ 185
db fly's (flat)
2x10@ 25 2x8@ 35 1x8@ 45
tri pressdown
1x10@ 60 1x10@ 72 2x10@ 90 1x10@ 72 1x10@ 60
curl bar overhead extension
3x10@ 50

Posted by: Mike51

db curls
1x8@ 20 2x8@ 24 2x8@ 35 1x8@ 40
lat pulldowns
1x12@ 60 1x12@ 72 1x12@ 90 1x12@ 103
side laterals
2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25
bb curls
2x8@ 50 2x8@ 80

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
v-bar pressdown
1x15@ 60 1x15@ 72 2x15@ 90 1x15@ 72 1x15@ 60
overhead extension curl bar
2x8@ 60
db fly's (incline)
2x15@ 15 2x12@ 20 2x8@ 25
bb bench (incline)
2x8@ 115
done in the order I wrote them down in...so yeah my arms were already cooked when I got to bench

Posted by: Mike51

bi's 3x8@ 20 3x8@ 25 2x8@ 35 2x8@ 40
lat pulldowns 4x15@ 103
side lateral's 3x8@ 15
bb curl 3x8@ 60

Posted by: Mike51

db fly's (incline)
3x12@ 20 3x12@ 25 2x12@ 30
bb bench (incline)
3x5@ 165
tri pressdown
2x12@ 72 2x10@ 90 1x8@ 103 2x10@ 90 2x12@ 72
overhead extension
2x8@ 60

Posted by: Mike51

bi's 2x8@ 10 20 30 40
lat pulldowns (reverse grip) 1x15@ 72 90 103
side lateral's 2x10@ 10 15
bb curl 2x8@ 62 1x8@ 82 92
bb curl preacher bench (reverse grip) 2x10@ 30

Posted by: Mike51

db fly's (incline)
2x12@ 20 2x12@ 30 2x8@ 40
bb bench (incline)
2x6@ 165 1x7@ 165
tri pressdown
3x8@ 103 2x10@ 72

Posted by: Mike51

db curls
1x10@ 10 15 20 25 30 / 30 25 20 15 10
side laterals
2x8@ 10 15 20
lat pulldowns
3x8@ 103
3x8@ 103 (reverse grip)

Posted by: Mike51

db fly's (incline)
2x12@ 20 2x12@ 30 2x12@ 35
bb bench (incline)
3x5@ 170
tri pressdown
2x10@ 72 90
overhead extensions
2x8@ 67

Posted by: Mike51

db curls
2x8@ 20 25 30 35 40
bb curls
2x8@ 72 1x8@ 92
side laterals
2x8@ 20
lat pulldowns
5x8@ 90

Posted by: Mike51

db fly's (incline)
3x10@ 25
3x10@ 35
2x8@ 45
bb bench (incline)
2x6@ 170
1x5@ 170
tri pressdowns
2x12@ 72
2x10@ 90
1x8@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

I think one day I will get over this cold......no workout for over a week now and I'm getting tired of being sick and tired

Posted by: Stacey

GET WELL SOON

Posted by: katie64

Hey Mike..........like your consistency in your journal, wish I could be more consistent

..........hope you feel better soon

Posted by: Mike51

thanks Stacey and Katie

well still have my cold..but starting to feel a bit better.....got back from SLC about 4:30 today. wanted to use the gym at the hotel last nite but thought it best to wait a few more days

Posted by: Mike51

db curls 4x8@ 20
bb curls 3x8@ 30

great workout

Posted by: Mike51

tri pressdowns
4x15@ 60
overhead extension
3x10@ 40
db flys's
3x10@ 20

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db curls 2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 2x8@ 30

lat pulldowns 3x12@ 103

finding it hard to get back into doing any workouts after that damn cold

Posted by: Mike51

tri pressdowns
3x8@ 72

bb bench (incline)
2x8@ 115 2x8@ 135 1x8@ 145

db fly's
2x8@ 15 2x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
bb curl 3x8@ 67
hammer curls 1x8@ 20 1x8@ 25 1x8@ 30

lat pulldowns 3x8@ 62

side lateral's 2x8@ 15 1x8@ 20

Posted by: atherjen

training's looking great!

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench (incline)
3x8@ 145 1x5@ 145

db fly's

2x10@ 15 2x10@ 25

tri pressdowns

2x8@ 72

overhead extensions

2x8@ 67

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db curls 3x8@ 25 2x8@ 30
bb curls 2x8@ 80

lat pulldowns 6x10@ 103

side lateral's 2x8@ 15 2x8@ 20 1x8@ 25

Posted by: katie64

Hi MIke, your always so consistent,

wish I could be, what kind of diet are you doing??? Have you listed your goals, stats etc. guess I should read through your journal....

Posted by: Mike51

Hi Katie

I'm on that famous see food diet right now

havent listed stats in awhile and the only thing I know right now is that I'm over 200lbs

Posted by: Mike51

tri's
tri pressdowns 2x10@ 72 2x8@ 90 1x8@ 103
overhead extension 2x8@ 37 1x8@ 67

bb bench (flat)
1x8@ 145 1x8@ 150 1x8@ 155 1x8@ 165 1x8@ 175

db fly's
2x8@? 20/25 1x8@ 30

ok I grabbed 2 sets which I thought was one set 20's and the other 30's...turned out the 20's were one 20 and one 25, didnt know till I reracked them

Posted by: katie64

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike51
Hi Katie

I'm on that famous see food diet right now

havent listed stats in awhile and the only thing I know right now is that I'm over 200lbs

I think it's easier for men to be on a C-food diet, at least your consistent with your training, that counts for alot,

Posted by: Mike51

I tend to stay between 197 and 205 for some reason. even with that cold I only went down to 197, and right now at just a hair under 202 (and I had ice cream and cake last night)

have to check my stats but I just checked my right arm and forearm and forearm was 13 and bicep was 14 1/4 cold and 16 1/2 cold flexed.

katie
have fun down in Fl I grew up? down in st pete (but according to some I've never grown up)

Posted by: katie64

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike51
I tend to stay between 197 and 205 for some reason. even with that cold I only went down to 197, and right now at just a hair under 202 (and I had ice cream and cake last night)

have to check my stats but I just checked my right arm and forearm and forearm was 13 and bicep was 14 1/4 cold and 16 1/2 cold flexed.

katie
have fun down in Fl I grew up? down in st pete (but according to some I've never grown up)

How tall are you???? Your stats sound good, I think

I'm obviously no expert, hehehe What are your goals???

Yea, I can't wait to get down there, I just really need to be around some cool people right now, my Uncle's are awesome, they are very funny and laid back, so is my brother, so it will be a very relaxing time for me

I believe we should never grow up, how boring is that

IC/Cake............NO fair

Posted by: Mike51

I'm short....only 5'9 (at least to me I'm short)

I think the only goal I've set for myself was that I wanted to bench 200 before I turned 53.....(it may only have been 2 reps, but hey I did it

) so I dont really set goals, I just go out to the garage and workout and if it feels good then I'll push a bit more.

Posted by: atherjen

kudos to you for all your hard work Mike! serious it really impresses me! If my father(a tad older then you) had even NEAR the motivation you did and attitude I think that I would drop dead!
Keep up the great work!

Posted by: Mike51

thanks AJ ......very nice of you to say that (but really? there's people older than me?????)

I'm only teasing

and you keep up your good work. I enjoy reading your journal also

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db curls 1x8@ 15 20 25 30 35
bb curls 2x8@ 67 2x8@ 80

lat pulldowns 3x10@ 103

side laterals 2x8! 15 2x8@ 20 1x8@ 25

Posted by: katie64

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike51
I'm short....only 5'9 (at least to me I'm short)

I think the only goal I've set for myself was that I wanted to bench 200 before I turned 53.....(it may only have been 2 reps, but hey I did it

) so I dont really set goals, I just go out to the garage and workout and if it feels good then I'll push a bit more.

Awesome, mini-goals work best for me, take care

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench
1x5@ 165 175 185
bb bench (cg)
2x8@ 115 1x8@ 125
db fly's
2x6@ 25 30 35
tri pressdowns
2x8@ 72 90
overhead extensions
3x10@ 47

Posted by: Mike51

db curls
2x8@ 20 2x8@ 25 (c curls)
bb curls
2x8@ 85
lat pulldowns
2x10@ 90 2x8@ 103
seated rows
3x8@ 147
standing military press
2x8@ 85 1x8@ 105
side laterals
2x8@ 15 1x8@ 25

Posted by: Mike51

bench (flat)
2x12@ 125 1x8@ 165 2x6@ 185
db fly's
2x8@ 20 2x8@ 30 1x8@ 40
tri pressdowns
2x10@ 70 2x8@ 90 1x6@ 103
overhead extensions
2x8@ 52
cg bench (incline)
1x8@ 67 (did those on my short bench, arms were already so tired

didnt know if I was gonna get up or not)

Posted by: Mike51

bi's
db's hammer curls (up) 1x8@ 15 25 35 45 (down) 40 30 20 10
bb curls 1x8@ 67 2x8@ 80

side laterals
2x8@ 10 20 1x8@ 30

seated rows
2x8@ 115 2x8@ 147

lat pulldowns
1x8@ 72 1x8@ 90 3x8@ 103

standing military press
2x8@ 80

Posted by: atherjen

Keep'r going! your doing great!
I SERIOUSLY (not joking) need to get my dad on here!! he needs to learn some lessons from you!

Posted by: Stacey

Hey Mike-- Your doing sooo great!!!!

Posted by: Mike51

lite one today

in this order

bb bench (cg)
3x8@ 45 3x8@ 95 2x8@ 155
bb bench
1x8@ 155 1x8@ 165
tri pressdown
1x8@ 60
db fly's
4x10@ 20
tri pressdowns
1x8@ 60 1x8@ 90

AJ and Stacey (and Katie who's on vacation)
I hope you ladies have a wonderful V-Day

Posted by: Mike51

military press (standing)
1x8@ 80 1x8@ 105 1x8@ 120
lat pulldowns
3x10@ 90
db c curls
up 1x8@ 15 20 25 down 25 20 15
preacher bb curls
1x8@ 67 77 82
seated rows (I forgot them)
2x8@ 147 1x8@ 175
side laterals
2x10@ 15 2x8@ 20
lat pulldowns
2x8@ 103

Posted by: Mike51

bb bench
1x8@ 165 1x8@ 185 1x6@ 195 1x5@ 200
tri pressdowns
2x12@ 72 2x10@ 90 1x8@103
db fly's
2x8@ 25 1x8@ 30 1x8@ 35 1x8@ 40
overhead extensions
2x10@ 42 1x8@ 52
bb bench (cg)
1x(down) 12 10 8@ 95
3x12@ 45

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