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Old 12-23-2003, 08:34 AM   #601
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Back to the gym today!! Rough w/o using high reps. Not used to that but I guess it's good. I'll build some muscle endurance over the next few weeks. Used brace on my elbow and felt good. No pain today (very light though)



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Ok, Chest and Bi's. Tried to keep reps up to 15, but not to drop below 10 at the end. Less than a minute rest inbetween.

BP, 4 sets-
95x15
115x15
135x12
145x9

Incline DB, 4 sets-
30x15
35x15
40x15
45x10

Pec Deck, 3 sets-
75x15
75x15
82.5x15

BB Curl, 3 sets-
45x15
55x12
55x8

Hammer DB, 2 sets-
20x15
20x15

Incline DB curl, 1 set-
20x15

20 min moderate cardio- running on treadmill



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Old 12-23-2003, 01:37 PM   #603
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Old 12-23-2003, 03:32 PM   #604
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pretty good. Not as much as I expected.



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Old 12-24-2003, 10:06 AM   #605
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Back day

Hammer Pulldown, 4 sets
90x15
110x15
130x15
140x15
I like doing these 3 at a time. 3 on the right side, 3 on the left back and forth.

Bent Row, 4 sets
85x15
95x11
85x13
75x14

Wide Grip Seated Row, 2 sets
30x20
40x20



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Old 12-24-2003, 10:09 AM   #606
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Old 12-24-2003, 10:13 AM   #607
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Tired, but no arm pain. So that's good! Wish I could go heavier



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Old 12-24-2003, 10:18 AM   #608
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Is the Brace helping?



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Old 12-25-2003, 06:34 PM   #609
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Brace seems to be helping a bit!



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Old 12-25-2003, 11:09 PM   #610
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Yeah, good news. I just need to not get zealous which I'l already itching to do!!



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Old 12-26-2003, 11:29 AM   #612
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Today was Shoulder/Tri's! Again, no pain but high reps are killing me!

Tried doing DB press one arm at a time. Didn't like it.

DB Press One arm, 4 sets
35x15
40x15
45x10
40x8

Side Laterals, 4 sets
15x13
15x10
10x14
10x11

Reverse Pec deck, 3 sets (vertical grip)
75x15
75x15
90x12

Skull Crusher, 2 sets
55x15
55x12

Rope Pushdown, 2 sets
40x13
40x11

Reverse one arm pushdown, 2 sets
10x15
10x15

Reverse Wrist Curl, 3 sets
20x20
30x20
40x8

20 minutes moderate running including the 2 min warmdown.



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Old 12-26-2003, 05:10 PM   #613
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Where is the weight your using rock
Do you keep a journal/log book and take it to the gym so you can monitor the weight you use? Or just use a weight that feels comfortable to you?



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Old 12-26-2003, 06:59 PM   #614
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looks like a good workout....high reps kill me too.



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Where is the weight your using rock
Do you keep a journal/log book and take it to the gym so you can monitor the weight you use? Or just use a weight that feels comfortable to you?
Funny!! Yeah, I use a journal but with these new reps I'm going by feel right now. Next week I'll start my set with the last weight I could do 15 reps on!



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looks like a good workout....high reps kill me too.
Thanks P-Funk. Kind of a ego buster though when I was going up in weight so well!



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Old 12-28-2003, 01:51 PM   #617
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Dont worry Rock, i picked up a bar the other day to show a client how to do upright rows about 60lb less than i can do and after about 6 reps it was starting to burn Must be how accurate you can get the lift



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Thanks Ris, going to try a bit heavier weights tomorrow! Maybe 10-12 rep range.



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Will do! Will let you know later how it goes. Got two supports for my elbows



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Thanks P-Funk. Kind of a ego buster though when I was going up in weight so well!
I wouldn't worry about the ego buster at all. Actually, I feel that after my light week I can come back stronger on the heavy week. It is a nice change of pace and really gives the joints a break from always going heavy. There was a time were I would only go heavy, never going over 8reps.



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Chest/Bi's

BB Bench, 4 sets-
135x12
185x12
185x10
135x10

Incline DB, 3 sets-
50x12
50x12
60x10
60x10

Flye DB, 2 sets
20x12
25x12

BB Curl, 3 sets
45x12
65x12
75x10

Hammer Curl, 2 sets
25x15
30x10

Incline DB curl, 2 sets
25x12
30x8



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HS Pulldowns, 4 sets
90x15
180x12
200x10
180x10

BB Bent Rows, 3 sets
115x12
135x10
135x8

Wide Grip Row, 2 sets
70x12
90x12

Lat Pulldown, 2 sets
90x12
110x12



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Thanks P-funk for your post, makes me feel better!



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Shoulders/Tris- I want to go heavy soooooo bad!!!! Still no pain in my arm, so I should give it till Feb and then try heavy I guess!

DB Press, 4 sets-
45x12
50x11
55x6
55x6 ( I used to do 70 for 6 reps! Maybe it's the rest time)

Side Lateral, 4 sets-
20x9
20x8
15x11
15x9 ( I just don't feel these too much in my side delts. I don't know where I feel them)

Reverse Pec Deck, 3 sets
90x12
105x12
120x9 ( I did these with a vertical grip, found it harder than horizontal)

Skullcrusher, 3 sets
65x12
65x11
65x9

Rope Pushdown, 3 sets ( I feel these in my chest too, I try good form but I guess I end up squeezing my pecs towards the end)
50x11
50x9
40x11

Reverse one arm pushdown, 2 sets
20x10
20x10



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Do you guys think the arm brace will end up hurting me in the long run? Weakening the tendons?



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