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Old 11-08-2003, 08:07 PM   #61
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42 sets is nothin'...waite until you see my training next week when I do my chaos week, now that is crazy volume. This workout only took me a little over ah hour. I usually don't rest very long, about 30sec or less, sometimes i only rest as long as it takes me to throw another plate on the bar.

What do you mean you can't do overhead standing presses? You should really work on that because the demand it places on core strength will benefit you in all of your other lifts



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I always feel like my back is going to break or I'm going to fall over backwards I end up leaning back so much. You don't feel this way? With 30 sec between sets your not going to failure on your first few are you?



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No, I don't feel like I am going to fall backwards because I am used to this way of working out, I do almost all my exercises standing in order to strengthen my core and improve balance. Most people that do their exercises sitting are missing out. This seems to be the same problem you have with squats.

I almost always go to failure......and yes I was here. The only time I don't go to failure was say on that firt set of presses, due to my shoulder this is a poor example but, I could have done well over 15 reps at 135lbs so I usually would stop an exercise if I get to the highest number of my rep range for that week and immedatly increase the weight for the next set (usually in increments of 20lbs).



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pssst Hey Funky, Can I have cheesecake?





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Old 11-09-2003, 10:24 AM   #65
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lol, only if I can have some too.



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Deal............It Bloats me alot but I'm going to continue eating it as part of my daily diet anyway.



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lol, the same thing happens to me also............ah, what the hell.....the bloat is just like women....can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em



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Speaking of women.................Where is our detailed report here.



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Oh shit, I don't want to go there....lol



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Well then PM me.



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It's not bad, I will post my detailed report............I didn't ask her out though but some new ground may have been broken.......the only problem is that I really have a crush on the other girl, the little trainer girl that I had the "ragging hard on for".....lol, hang on, I'll post what happened.



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Okay, here is my breakdown of what happened with my client that I like, per Jodi's request.

Well, we had our training session on saturday and the whole time the usaul was happeneing......she says she is hungry and doesn't know were to eat, and I am saying that I am always hungry (I think she does this now, just to get me going about my hunger.....lol). So we are trainig and bull shitting, anyway I didn't ask her out to eat because she had to write some paper for school (she is a masters student) and I didn't want to bother her. But, what did happen was that there is this other women that works out at the gym. She is mid to late thirties and unbelievably HOT!!!! She came up to me the other day and told me how good I looked and how nice my chest and shoulders are blah, blah, blah. Well this other trainer heard this (he is about 45 years old) and he keeps egging me on saying "man, you should hit that etc..." So I am walking around the gym with my client that I am in love with and this women comes walking by so I say hi and she says hi and stares at me for a second. The same time that happened the trainer that keeps egging me on walks by and punches me in the arm. So my client says "what the hell was that all about?" So I tell her about what that women says to me and how the other trainer loves to egg me on. I then tell her that I think the women is to old for me blah, blah, blah (basically just trying to pretend to be not interested for the sake of saving face with this chick). She then says "who cares, I think you should be dating an older women, it would be good for you." HMM, maybe age isn't that big a deal to her either???

But now the problem...........Besides that girl, I have a huge crush on this other girl that works there (also a trainer). She study music/dance and theater in college so she likes a lot of art type stuff which is cool becuase I study music in college also. She is shorter than me which is a plus and she works out hard and is in amazing shape.....her body is so killer that she could step on stage and win a figure show right now, with no contest prep, I mean she is ripped (not bulky or overly musclular like a bodybuilder, but ripped in a fitness girl way). She also has some of the most beautiful long hair. We have this kind of flirty thing going on and she is another one that is always asking were I am going to eat at because she is hungry, even though she nows damn well that I bring all of my meals everyday (lol, theses girsl really know how to strike up a conversation with me). So we have this flirty thing going on. She met this guy in halloween and was supposed to go out with him yesterday evening (but I keep telling her we should hang out......she ended up going out with one of her freinds to atalntic city....we talked before she left). She says the guys is really rich and she doesn't like that because she is not materialistic. So, the past couple of days she would keep saying "Pat, what should I do? Should I go out with this guy? I don't think I will like him, he is not into interesting things, ,
blah, blah, blah?" I'm like "yeah, don't do it!!! Let's go see a movie." Anyway the other day she comes up to me and says "hey, there was some serious girl room talk going on about you yesterday." I was like "what do you mean" and she says "Oh, I was tlaking with a bunch of girls here that all want to hook up with you." I am like "who?" and she just puts on the cute as smile, giggles and walks away.

which girl do I make the move for???? both funny and have similiar things in common. both hot. both in great shape.

what to do, what to do.........where is my cheesecake Jodi?? I need comfort food!!



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Decisions Decisions Decisons Its that the way it always works. First you can't find a single person to spend time with then all of a sudden when your about to make the move and go for someone, they come out of the woodwork.

I say go for the client. She sounds a bit more mature than this trainer friend. You don't need someone playing games and although I can't say for sure, this trainer doesn't know what she really wants Sounds like a player whether on purpose or not. She sounds young.

From what I know of you Funky your not the casual dater. You don't date women after women after women for the sake of dating. You find someone you like, can have a good time with and then you focus on that one person. Thats why I think the client would be more of a match for you. She is a few years older and at this age we don't play games. We know what we want and if we find it we go for it. I've had a ton of first dates and I can tell right away if this date is someone I would like to spend alot more time with. As you know there haven't been many 2nd dates because if I don't see potential (meaning a long term possibility) so I don't go out with them again. I don't date for the sake of dating either. That's why I'm willing to bet that this client (being the same age as I) is kind of the same way. We know what we want and when we find it, we go after it

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thanks, for the advice.



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How old is this trainer friend anyway?



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hehe i just stopped by to checkout P-Funk's training journal and i read that whole thing, damm your a chic-magnet P-Funk, what more could a guy want than a whole bunch of PT chix talkin about him in the lockers, whilst in their bras and undies hehe. P-Funk you should have some serious fun with all of them !!! Trainers, clients, the whole kibang!! hehe just a thought



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The trainer girl is my age, 24.



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hehe i just stopped by to checkout P-Funk's training journal and i read that whole thing, damm your a chic-magnet P-Funk, what more could a guy want than a whole bunch of PT chix talkin about him in the lockers, whilst in their bras and undies hehe. P-Funk you should have some serious fun with all of them !!! Trainers, clients, the whole kibang!! hehe just a thought
It is a good though perfecto, but, as strange as this may sound (especially in this day and age), I am not that kind of guy. I don't like messing around with a whole bunch of girls and I don't like one night stands because I have always felt like shit the next day. I am pretty paticular when it comes to girls, since I have wasted time in the past and since I am such a nice guy I have been walked all over and taken advantage of. I will not settle for anyone that does not give me the same kind of respect I give them.



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thats fine dude, people with that perspective always end up winning in the end, and besides most ppl who want to root 50 chix a week secretley just want to be loved, hugged and held hehehe



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lol..........I just want someone to hold me.



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In question with your 'chaos week' wat are your rep ranges like there? 8-10???

Im also not to sure about the differences between supersets, tri-sets, etc but ill have a look around and find out.

Also you have alot of funky names for exercises, like 'spider rows' and 'unilateral bla blaz' hehe i gotta get down wit the lingo..

Also to get to your knowledge in all of this bb stuff have you taken forms of schooling and education? im just asking cause ive been offered a job training people at a small gym and i thought this would be a great chance to learn alot more



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Also one more Question, whatever happend to that fella named 'Yanick'???



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I totally agree with Jodi P-Funk. Go for it!!



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In question with your 'chaos week' wat are your rep ranges like there? 8-10???

Im also not to sure about the differences between supersets, tri-sets, etc but ill have a look around and find out.

Also you have alot of funky names for exercises, like 'spider rows' and 'unilateral bla blaz' hehe i gotta get down wit the lingo..

Also to get to your knowledge in all of this bb stuff have you taken forms of schooling and education? im just asking cause ive been offered a job training people at a small gym and i thought this would be a great chance to learn alot more
Chaos week will be discussed in my next post.

If you are unsure about and exercise please ask.

I did take some classes but most of what I have learned about bodybuilding and nutrition is self taught. I have no life so I read a lot.

Yanik does't post here anymore but I still see him around and train with him from time to time.



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I don't know what to do. I really like both of them but I can;t figure out which one likes me. Actually, I have such poor self esteem, I still don;t think either of them like me. I just find it hard to believe that someone can be interested in me.



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Okay, this week is my "chaos training week". There are many different ways to do chaos training and my version is a little more bastardized than what would be really catorgarized as "chaos training". Basically the whole idea is to break the mold of what you are used to and train completely different. I keep my training split the same but I do a lot more supersets, trisets and giant sets. I don't adhere to a particular rep range. Instead I just grab weight and go and let whatever happens happen. The volume is high and the rest intervals are very low. So here goes.....

11/10 chest; abs

Trained with one of my old training partners today. LOL, all he did was bitch and complain about how fast we were going and the amount of volume.

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a. dumbell bench press 100x15, 100x8, 100x7
b. decline dumbell flyes 50x10, 50x8, 45x7
c. incline flyes 45x8, 45x5, 35x5

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a. machine bench press 185x15, 185x6, 170x9
b. high cable crossover; plate#7x10, #7x10, #7x7
c. dips; bw x 6, x6, x6
d. pushups; bw x 5, x4, x3

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135x12
135x9
135x8
135x7
135x7

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I don't know what to do. I really like both of them but I can;t figure out which one likes me. Actually, I have such poor self esteem, I still don;t think either of them like me. I just find it hard to believe that someone can be interested in me.

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Write their names down and pick them out of a hat

Seriously. Putting aside their hotness, bodies and hair- think about the time you share with them and their potential as a girlfriend. Which one do you have great conversations with? Not just fun flirting but actual simulating conversation? Which girl can you see yourself with long term? If you had to move but could make a wish and have one of the girls move to the same area as you- who would it be?

Its obvious they all have certain qualites that are attractive. You need to break them down and really see what it is about each girl that gets you going. Its also obvious your charm and modest personality has won the hearts of many cuties. Unfortuantely you must chose carefully as you dont want to end up dating more than 2 girls in the circle, then no one will want you

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