Thread: The Hubauer Log

Uh oh. Where'd he go?

Originally Posted by Hubauer

I've increased my weight on almost everything, but there are 1 or 2 things I'm stuck on. For example, I've been doing 95lbs on incline DB presses for a while. Keep in mind that I do a push/pull/push pull/push/pull program.

I'm increasing my calories, but I don't think that's the problem. Should I just do each muscle group once a week? Or drop the weight and increase my volume? I possibly could do both. What do you guys think?

Nice. I'd love to be able to press that much.

Can't comment on the effect of AAS, but if you've hit a plateau then I'd say fewer workouts would be the answer. Less sets, more intensity per set, and, yes, do each muscle group once a week. Or you could space it out even further.

Jason Ferruggia, strength coach, and even your old friend Mike Mentzer have recommended that approach from what I've read.

And in more important news...

WHERE YE BE?

Originally Posted by Curt James

Uh oh. Where'd he go?

Haha. Here is an average day from the past 2 months.
Wake up, prep my food for the day, drive 1hr to work, work, drive 1hr home, go to the gym, eat, sleep. Basically, I haven't had ANY time to update my workout.

Anyways, I changed my workout a bit, but I'm going to stick with working each muscle 3 times in 2 weeks.

Halfway pictures are a no-go.... I seem to be gaining more bodyfat than I thought I would on gear. When I bulk natural, I gain a bit of muscle with a bit more fat, and I'm feeling about the same now.

Anyways, here is yesterday's workout
PUSH - all 1 working set
Incline Bench on Smith - 200lbs
Leg Ext. - 240lbs
HS Chest Press - 120lbs each side
Leg Press - 450
Calf Raise Machine - 160lbs
Shoulder Press on Smith - 140lbs
One-Arm Rope Extension - 70lbs

^^^^ Damn. That's a hectic schedule! Glad you're still here, man. Hang in there.

Update:
I’m up to 205lbs, and all my lifts are up a bit. Here’s my current lifting schedule
Workout A: Chest/shoulders/tris/quads/calves
Workout B: Lats/hams/traps/bis
and I alternate ABA BAB. Everything is one set to failure, with warm-up sets.

However, I’m not really progressing as fast as I thought I would on gear. I did this workout without gear, and I’m not really recovering any faster now than I did before. Now, I'm only adding reps here and there, and it's tough to move up in weight. I was planning on sticking with this routine while I’m on, then switch to once a week during my PCT to have more time to recover.

What do you guys think? Should I switch to once a week now for extra recovery? Any input is appreciated.

Originally Posted by Curt James

Less sets, more intensity per set, and, yes, do each muscle group once a week. Or you could space it out even further.

Jason Ferruggia, strength coach, and even your old friend Mike Mentzer have recommended that approach from what I've read.

I'm already doing just one set to failure.... (sigh) looks like I'm going to have to workout less frequently.

Originally Posted by Hubauer

I'm already doing just one set to failure.... (sigh) looks like I'm going to have to workout less frequently.

Listen to your body What is it telling you? I find it pretty easy to push and over train. Also I find it hard to slack off LOL

This is the first time in about a month I've had time to update. I was really surprised to have to work out less frequently on gear than off. I guess I'm putting a greater strain on the muscle, so it needs more time to recover. Started out with one working set of everything, here's the most recent workouts doing 3x10

Chest/Quads
Incline Bench on Smith - 210
HS Chest Press - 250
Chest Dips - bodyweight

Quad Extension - 260
Leg Press - 470
Squats - whatever doesn't make me throw up

Back/Hams
Wide Pulldown - 210
Cable Row - 180
Straight Arm Pullover - 90

Deadlift - 225 --> first time I've really done them consistently and I don't really have the feel for 'em yet
Lying Hams Curl - 120
Seated Hams Curl - 100

BB Shrug - 285

Shoulders/Calves/Bis/Tris on friday...

Not that it will help me any in the contest, but here are my old and new stats.
1) Age - 23
2) Weight, Height, and Percent BodyFat - currently 180 lbs, 6' even,~11%bf
3) Training routine and Diet
Training - Push/Pull split focusing on heavy lifts with minimal accessory lifts; I usually lift as heavy as possible for 1 working set, but plan to increase my volume as the gear allows
Diet - I'm cutting right now, so I won't bump carbs up too fast when I start, but I plan to work up to 4000-4500 cal pretty quickly. High protein/high carb/moderate fat

1) Still 23
2) Weight, height, percent bodyfat: 210 lbs, 6', a bit higher than when I started, but not bad for the weight I put on (see pictures)
3) Training and Diet: Working each muscle group once a week, my days are Chest/Quads, Back/Hams, Shoulders/Calves/Bi's/Tri's. I think changing my split really helped my arms out, and just about every group benefited from longer days between lifting.
Diet - 4000cals/day... I was planning on eating more, but I found out I couldn't eat at work, so that was about as much as I could pack in!