Thread: Twin Peak's Gettin' Large

THANKS! I think....

(but the wine yesterday was just a couple of glasses....and Fri was a big party....)

Good afternoon TP!
I'd ask how you are, but I think I need to be asking "how's the hangover."

Just jokin' babe. Big party Friday huh? Hope it was good.

You doin' okay?

It was good, and the hangover wasn't that bad on Saturday. Doing well. How's your fine self.

I'm doing much better, thank you so much for asking.
Sitting here right now sipping on some green tea and going through e-mails and stuff with my feet propped up on my CPU...hahaha

I have my follow up appt. on the 25th and can't get back to the gym until the 30th. So for right now, I'm all about the diet baby.

Keep it up. I am glad you are feeling better, stay mentally "in the game!"

Definitely!!!
Thanks doll face

Is the alcohol part of your carb-ups? How often do you carb-up, on weekends only?

AA TP...AA

Originally posted by lina
Is the alcohol part of your carb-ups? How often do you carb-up, on weekends only?

Basically Lina since I am bulking I am trying not to be to religious about my weekend eating. That said on weekends I try to ensure that I eat enough protein stay away from sugar and simple carbs and otherwise have fun. Whether I have carbs during the week (other than the celltech) will greatly depend on my current weight, weather I am gaining fat, how bad I was on the weekend, etc.

BTW, my chest is killing me today. I had a good back workout this morning and legs tomorrow. My partner is falling apart physically (bad legs, bad shoulder, bad elbow, etc) and will be taking a few weeks off. No biggie, I need him to get me out of bed in the morning and he'll still be going in to do cardio.

Hi TP! I like your version of carb-ups on the weekends! But beer? NASTY! Just wanted to say hi!

Hey, sis! Back from your sabatical I see! I like my carb ups too, including the beer! (perhaps especially!)

Enjoy the holidays?

Originally posted by Twin Peak
BTW, my chest is killing me today.

Are you doing the modified 100rep workout for your chest still?

No. That was only one week where I did each BP like that to change things up, but damn that did hurt!

I am back to my normal routine (which is never the same twice). I posted this weeks chest workout earlier.

Ah ok.

I don't think I'm gonna worry about my bench strength anymore. Not worth the stress.

No its not. I know what you mean -- for the past two months or so my weights have been down on the flat b/c my shoulders are bothering me -- it sucks but I have to get over it.

As long as the chest grows who cares right? Personally I consider myself a bodybuilder and not a powerlifter anyway! Just keep trying to improve. I am betting its your bodystructure. We are all built differently and the various human levers and pulleys (i.e. the joint) on different people are different. I say this about you b/c you obviously have good chest development, its just the numbers are not in line with your other lifts.

Bottom line, who cares!

That's what I was thinking.

An old powerlifter at the gym said that people that are good deadlifters usually aren't the best benchers.

Hmmm, never heard that, interesting though. I have always been a relatively good bencher but my chest never grew....thats why I start with incline dumbbells.

I tend to trust this guy. The guy is in his early 50s and can still throw up 500 pretty easily.

It makes sense.

Um, I'm still not back in the gym...my stitches are coming out tomorrow and them maybe I'll be able to go back. But I amhere saying hi. And the holidays were fine, thank you for asking.

Glad to hear you are doing relatively well. I am sure you are anxious to get back to the gym. You'll probably have tons of energy!

sorry to hear your training partner is startin to fall apart. That happened to Jeff at the begining of the year, he messed up his shoulder pretty bad. Better for him to take the time now, Jeff kept pushing it til he could barely move and then was out for a couple months.

Is your shoulder still bugging you on the flat bench? I thought it had been getting better.

It comes and goes, but especially hurts on flat bench.

Originally posted by Twin Peak
It comes and goes, but especially hurts on flat bench.

TP.....I have shoulder problems too, and have found putting the bench and a slight ( 1 to 2" ) decline has really help!

Thanks Kus, but decline actually hurts even more...I can only do that on the hammer machines.

Decline at 30degrees kills me too, but just this very slight decline makes all the difference for me ....then again, you seem to be fine with incline, and that is the major shoulder killer for me

Originally posted by Miss LeDix
Um, I'm still not back in the gym...my stitches are coming out tomorrow and them maybe I'll be able to go back. But I amhere saying hi. And the holidays were fine, thank you for asking.

Stitches??? Why do you have stitches???

I was thinking the same thing B!!!!