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    Halo's Log

    I had my log going at BOP for the last 12 wks. I still have it all in a word document as well. I'm going to start from where I left off over there. I'll include my last three workouts.

    My stats are 45 yrs, 5'11", 240lbs about 12 %bf. I'm trying to go towards BB cut but I really do love lifting big weights and have been working on increasing my Bench, Dead and Squat 1RM's by doing heavy warm ups and bigger end sets less reps.

    My diet is good but not great. I'm open to suggestions and looking forward to any feedback.

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    Arms Day

    Incline DB Curls
    25 X 14
    35 X 12
    50 X 8
    50 X 8
    50 X 8

    Seated Dips Machine
    225 X 14
    315 X 12
    405 X 8
    405 X 8
    405 X 8

    Standing Olympic Bar BB Curls
    Bar X 20
    95 X 8
    95 X 8
    95 X 8
    95 X 8

    Olympic Bar Skull Crushers
    65 X 14
    95 X 12
    105 X 8
    105 X 8
    105 X 8

    DB Hammer Curls
    25 X 12
    35 X 10
    45 X 8
    45 X 8
    45 X 8

    Cable Tricep Push Downs EZ-Curls Bar attachment
    85 X 14
    85 X 14
    105 X 10
    105 X 10
    105 X 10

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    Legs Day

    Squat
    225 X 14
    405 X 10
    585 X 8
    675 X 5
    675 X 5

    Calf Raises using squat bar
    495 X 20 parallel and together
    495 X 20 toes out
    495 X 20 toes in
    405 X 20 parallel shoulder width

    Hamstring Curls
    95 X 16
    125 X 14
    155 X 10
    185 X 8

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    Shoulder Day

    Overhead BB Press
    135 X 16
    315 X 10
    365 X 4 (failed on #5)
    315 X 10
    315 X 8

    Seated DB Side Raises
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    40 X 8
    40 X 8
    40 X 8

    Seated DB Front Raises
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    40 X 8
    40 X 8
    40 X 8

    Seated Bent Over DB Flys
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    40 X 8
    40 X 8
    40 X 8

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    Chest Day

    Incline BB Press
    225 X 14
    315 X 10
    385 X 5
    385 X 5
    385 X 4

    Wide Grip Incline BB Press
    225 X 20
    225 X 20

    Incline DB Flys
    50 X 14
    65 X 12
    80 X 6
    80 X 6
    80 X 6

    Flat DB Press (suffered through these, not much gas left in the tank :-)
    60 X 12
    75 X 10
    90 X 6
    90 X 6
    90 X 4

    Forward Leaning BW Dips
    10
    10
    10
    10

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    Back Day

    * Felt pretty out of it, so I just tried to make the best of things. I should have been in the gym at noon but shit came up and I didn’t make it there till 5pm… hate getting to the gym during rush hour ☺

    Dead Lift
    225 X 14
    405 X 10
    545 X 3
    545 X 3
    545 X 3

    Bent Over BB Rows
    135 X 14
    225 X 8
    225 X 8
    225 X 8
    225 X 8

    Close Grip Cable Rows
    120 X 14
    180 X 12
    240 X 8
    240 X 8
    240 X 8

    Kroc DB Rows
    100 X 14
    120 X 8
    120 X 8
    120 X 8
    120 X 8

    DB Shrugs
    105 X 12
    120 X 10
    120 X 10
    120 X 10
    120 X 10

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    Arms Day

    Low Cable Curls
    20 X 14
    25 X 12
    35 X 10
    35 X 10
    35 X 10

    BW Wide Grip Dips
    15, 15, 15, 15, 15

    DB Hammer Curls
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    40 X 8
    40 X 8
    40 X 8

    EZ Curl Skull Crushers
    70 X 14
    80 X 12
    90 X 10
    90 X 10
    90 X 10

    Seated Straight BB Curls
    60 X 14
    70 X 12
    80 X 10
    80 X 10
    80 X 10

    Rope Tricep Push Downs
    40 X 14
    50 X 12
    60 X 10
    60 X 10
    60 X 10

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    Those are some pretty heavy weights you're throwing around there. Do you (or did you) compete in PL?

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    TT, Thanks bro. Nope I've never competed. I just love lifting as big as I can. I have been getting a little mentoring from FlatHead and Jandj when I was on BOP with them, they're both here now.

    Are you a PL? I just got here so I'm not sure who's up to what just yet.

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    Shoulder Day

    * Had the most bizarre shit happen doing overhead presses. I did my warm up sets then I got 315 on there and knocked out six reps but it felt so tough… Did my last two sets worse.. I’m like WTF… This is the NO SHIT part. I was thinking about incline Bench Press numbers in my dumb ass head. I’ve never had that happen before. I was really disappointed with the 315 sets LOL… what was going on or not going on with my grey matter???

    Seated DB Lateral Raises
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    40 X 8
    40 X 8
    40 X 8

    Overhead BB Press
    135 X 16
    225 X 12
    315 X 6
    315 X 6
    315 X 4

    Seated DB Front Raises
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    45 X 8
    45 X 8
    45 X 8

    Seated DB Overhead Presses
    45 X 12
    45 X 12
    45 X 12
    45 X 12

    Bent Over Rear Delt DB Flys
    20 X 14
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    30 X 12

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    Shoulder Day

    * Had the most bizarre shit happen doing overhead presses. I did my warm up sets then I got 315 on there and knocked out six reps but it felt so tough… Did my last two sets worse.. I’m like WTF… This is the NO SHIT part. I was thinking about incline Bench Press numbers in my dumb ass head. I’ve never had that happen before. I was really disappointed with the 315 sets LOL… what was going on or not going on with my grey matter???

    Seated DB Lateral Raises
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    40 X 8
    40 X 8
    40 X 8

    Overhead BB Press
    135 X 16
    225 X 12
    315 X 6
    315 X 6
    315 X 4

    Seated DB Front Raises
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    45 X 8
    45 X 8
    45 X 8

    Seated DB Overhead Presses
    45 X 12
    45 X 12
    45 X 12
    45 X 12

    Bent Over Rear Delt DB Flys
    20 X 14
    20 X 14
    30 X 12
    30 X 12

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    Legs Day

    BB Lunges (Almost threw up, damn lunges kick my ass)
    135 X 14
    225 X 10
    275 X 6
    275 X 6
    275 X 4

    Donkey Calf Machine Raises
    300 X 20
    Feet together parallel
    360 X 20
    Toes out heels together
    400 X 20
    Heels together toes out
    400 X 20
    Feet parallel shoulder width
    400 X 20
    Feet together parallel

    Hamstring Curls
    95 X 14
    135 X 12
    155 X 10
    155 X 10
    155 X 10

    Quad Extensions
    135 X 14
    165 X 12
    205 X 10
    205 X 10
    205 X 10

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halo View Post
    TT, Thanks bro. Nope I've never competed. I just love lifting as big as I can.

    Are you a PL? I just got here so I'm not sure who's up to what just yet.
    I'm not a PL, but I train more for strength than size.

    Check out the other journals. There's a wide variety of training programs that people are using. Good stuff!

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    I can definitely see you train for strength bro, your log is awesome! I've been looking around there are some amazing logs on here better than I've seen anywhere else!

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    Chest Day

    * Inspired by my friend Flat’s Flood and Destroy workout I attempted to crush my chest with a sick variation and a little volume.

    DB Incline Bench
    70 X 20
    90 X 14
    130 X 5
    130 X 5
    130 X 5
    130 X 5
    120 X 5
    120 X 5
    110 X 5
    110 X 5

    Superset
    DB Flat Bench & DB Flat Flys
    FB 60 X 14
    FF 50 X 14
    FB 70 X 10
    FF 60 X 8
    FB 80 X 5
    FF 60 X 5
    FB 80 X 5
    FF 60 X 5
    FB 80 X 5
    FF 80 X 5
    FB 80 X 5
    FF 60 X 5
    FB 80 X 5
    FF 60 X 5
    FB 80 X 5
    FF 80 X 5

    Seated Pec Deck Flys
    135 X 20
    135 X 20
    135 X 20
    135 X 20

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    Back and Arms

    * That’s right two muscles in one day a complete anomaly for me LOL… I’m working my way towards Flat’s Flood and Destroy.

    Superset
    Bent Over BB Rows & Olympic BB Curls
    BOR 135 X 16
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 185 X 12
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 225 X 5
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 225 X 5
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 225 X 5
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 225 X 5
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 225 X 5
    BBC 65 X 20
    BOR 225 X 5
    BBC 65 X 20

    Superset
    Close Grip Cable Pull Downs & Cable Tricep Push Downs
    CPD 110 X 16
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 130 X 12
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 160 X 5
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 160 X 5
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 160 X 5
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 160 X 5
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 160 X 5
    TPD 85 X 20
    CPD 160 X 5
    TPD 85 X 20

    Rhomboid High Cable Rope Rows
    45 X 20
    45 X 20
    45 X 20
    45 X 20

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    Legs Day

    * This workout has leveled the playing field.. W…T…F… Seriously I just experienced an odyssey of pain and explosive pump! I challenge anyone to try this workout at whatever weight you would use I’d love to hear about how it hits others, because that was some shit that just happened to me LOL….

    Supersets Squats & Leg Extensions
    SQ 225 X 14
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 405 X 10
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 495 X 8
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 585 X 5
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 585 X 5
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 585 X 5
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 585 X 5
    LE 130 X 20
    SQ 585 X 5
    LE 130 X 20 * At this point I could barely walk, my legs felt like concrete that hardened I was waddling around like Hank Hill’s Dad on King of the Hill

    Seated Calf Raises
    90 X 20
    135 X 20
    135 X 20
    135 X 20

    Supersets Leg Press & BW Lunges
    LP 225 X 14
    BL 20
    LP 315 X 10
    BL 20
    LP 405 X 8
    BL 20
    LP 495 X 5
    BL 20
    LP 495 X 5
    BL 16 * Collapsed, folded up like a lawnchair
    LP 495 X 5
    BL 16
    LP 405 X 5
    BL 20 * Had to break it into pieces failing at 8 seriously
    LP 405 X 5
    BL 20 * Same as the last set

    Standing Calf Raises Olympic BB
    * Legs shaking like leaves…. Difficult to balance but my calves were responding it was my quads that were in distress.
    135 X 20
    225 X 20
    225 X 20
    225 X 20

    * It was really like two different workouts up through the squat and leg extension superset was insane, then I was numb and trying to survive. The BW Lunges were so impossible. I have to say when I was thinking about how this was going to go, I seriously had the stupid ass thought I was going to be lunging with 135 LOL… NO FUCKING WAY that shit was happening….

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    Quote Originally Posted by Triple Threat View Post
    Those are some pretty heavy weights you're throwing around there. Do you (or did you) compete in PL?
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    Thanks for stopping by and for the comment Burner, I appreciate it bro!!!

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    Flood and Destroy
    Shoulders, Chest and Tricep

    * My wife was doing cardio where she couldn’t see me and came over when I was into the second set of the second supersets. She was like WTF… She says I’ve never seen you look like this, she said it looks like you can’t move your arms. She spotted me through the Incline Flys and I needed it, this workout is a straight indiscriminate killer!!! Thanks again to Flat for turning me onto it.

    Superset Overhead BB Press & Lateral Flys
    OP 135 X 16
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 225 X 12
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 315 X 5
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 315 X 5
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 315 X 5
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 315 X 5
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 315 X 5
    LF 20 X 20
    OP 315 X 5
    LF 20 X 20

    Tricep Press Downs
    75 X 20
    85 X 20
    85 X 20
    85 X 20

    Superset Incline BB Press & Incline DB Flys
    IP 135 X 16
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 315 X 1 and Fail…..
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20
    IP 225 X 5
    IF 40 X 20

    Seated Tricep Overhead Extensions
    50 X 20
    50 X 20
    50 X 20
    50 X 20

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    So as of today I can barely walk

    I can see how Flood and Destroy really needs to be EOD if you're crushing it I think you'll need the extra recovery time. For me this offers up an interesting dilemma, I almost need to go to the gym everyday (not right in the head) but I know I shouldn't be pushing steel around on these off days to give me the best chance for success on the ON days. My idea is that I will force myself into an hour of cardio on the off days and that should have a pretty profound effect since I haven't been doing shit for cardio. We shall see.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halo View Post
    Legs Day

    * This workout has leveled the playing field.. W…T…F… Seriously I just experienced an odyssey of pain and explosive pump! I challenge anyone to try this workout at whatever weight you would use I’d love to hear about how it hits others, because that was some shit that just happened to me LOL….

    Supersets Squats & Leg Extensions
    ….
    Well, it sure sounds interesting, but, well, , you see, the squat rack is on one floor, and the leg extension is on another floor, and um, well, I'd have to go up a flight of stairs, and well, no, I just don't think that will happening any time soon.

    Seriously, though, that looks like one killer of a workout.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halo View Post
    So as of today I can barely walk
    You were expecting something else?

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    Great comment TT, LMAO... shit I didn't want to walk across the room to get to the extensions, if you could call what I was doing walking. And you are exactly right but it's the whole day after you can still walk that always gets me no matter how long I lift you would think you should be broken the next day but noooo you get this bizarre false sense of security and then it's ripped away.... :-)

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    Flood and Destroy

    Back and Biceps

    * This was so tough, I’m just sitting here shaking my head that I made it out alive. My back was so tense from the previous workouts my low back was burning a little. As the sets went on it got much worse. I’ve done much bigger deads but in the context of this workout those 405’s were gold medals for me….

    When I started the second superset my back was firing so bad I was almost forced to quit. For some reason the combo of the pull downs and incline curls were perfect for rectifying whatever was going on with my low back. While I was doing the shrugs my left tricep started some wicked cramping never had it before it was kind of painful but cool at the same time.

    I’m Devastated right now LOL….

    Superset
    Dead Lift & EZ Curl Fixed DB
    DL 135 X 16
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 315 X 10
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 405 X 5
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 405 X 5
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 405 X 5
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 405 X 5
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 405 X 5
    DC 60 X 20
    DL 405 X 5
    DC 60 X 20

    Roman Chair Extensions
    BW X 20
    BW X 20
    BW X 20
    BW X 20

    Superset
    Close Grip Pull Downs & Incline DB Curls
    PD 140 X 14
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 140 X 14
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 160 X 8
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 160 X 8
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 180 X 5
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 180 X 5
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 200 X 5
    DC 20 X 20
    PD 200 X 5
    DC 20 X 20

    DB Shrugs
    100 X 20
    100 X 20
    105 X 20

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    60 minutes of cardio today went really well did 4.0 incline at 3.1mph. I'm just saying I'm looking bigger than I've ever looked, it's crazy how this swole look is not going away during the day. I am blown away by how this routine is working so far.

    Tomorrow is LEGZZZZ DAY!!! LOL I'm scared....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halo View Post
    So as of today I can barely walk
    QUICK! Grab his wallet and get out of his reach!
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    Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem

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    LOL... Right :-)

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    squat 675x5, BEASTLY! crazy #'s, should shoot a vid w/the log

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    Quote Originally Posted by Halo View Post
    Flood and Destroy

    Back and Biceps

    * This was so tough, I’m just sitting here shaking my head that I made it out alive. My back was so tense from the previous workouts my low back was burning a little. As the sets went on it got much worse. I’ve done much bigger deads but in the context of this workout those 405’s were gold medals for me….

    When I started the second superset my back was firing so bad I was almost forced to quit.
    Are you doing any foam rolling? I find it helps lessen the discomfort in the lower back.

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