Patrick is pulling it together

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 10:59 AM

1/5 chest/abs (8-15 reps...GRR I hate high reps!!)

My tri's are still really fried from doing arms on saturday.

All sets were you go I go with my traiing partner and we finished in about 30min.

All reps were explosive today

decline bench press
225x10
225x10
225x9
225x8

Okay, I was going for 4 sets of 10 reps each set but I obviously fell short. I think that the explosiveness of the reps (and my triceps still being sore) played a roll in this. My bar speed was crazy as I was really moving through the range of motion quickly.

high cable cross over
plate#6x15
plate#6x15
plate#6x15
plate#6x15

Incline neutral grip dumbell press (elbows in; sagital plane)
60x10
60x10
50x12

peck deck
165x12
165x10
drop set 165x8, 120x6

then a bunch of abs

Triple Threat · 01-05-2004, 11:10 AM

That's some pretty good benching considering you fried your triceps just two days ago.

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 11:14 AM

Thanks, it is a light day so I try and really work on my explosiveness which probably inhibts what I can really do if I went for slower reps.

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 12:43 PM

well, I finally got my olympia pic developed (I know lazy!!!)

So here are some funny shots from vegas:

I'll post the links:

the crew

Hey, who is that blond?? Jodi?

me and titus

me and Jay

me and levrone

here are some funny shots of me over christmas with my cousins:

me and the munchkins

another munchkin

sack of potatoes

PreMier · 01-05-2004, 02:46 PM

None of those pic links work for me

And DAMN genetics... I want lats that come low like yours haha

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 03:15 PM

Yeah, I can't figure out why the pics wont work

PreMier · 01-05-2004, 03:21 PM

What about hosting them on IM? Or did you never pay your 11$ haha!

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 03:28 PM

what do you mean?

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 03:34 PM

Oh snap Premier...that works....okay, my olympia pics are in the gallery!!

PreMier · 01-05-2004, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by P-funk
what do you mean?

I forgot that you dont have to be elite to host pics here

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 03:53 PM

well, they are there now.....Man Jay Cutler is big!!!

PreMier · 01-05-2004, 03:53 PM

LoL, yea I commented on that!

PreMier · 01-05-2004, 03:55 PM

Oh, and you arms are looking LARGE! I need to get me some funk arms haha! How big are they? Do you have any other measurements?

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 03:56 PM

I don't know. The last time I measured which was well over a month ago they were just under 17" so I would guess I have broken that by now.

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 03:57 PM

I feel like I look tiny in all of those pictures. I need at least another good 20lbs to feel happy.

PreMier · 01-05-2004, 03:58 PM

I dunno... mine were around 16 1/2" last I measured, but yours do look big compared to mine. Maybe I have the same prob as you though

**P-funk** · 01-05-2004, 04:10 PM

I almost forgot, there was a picture of me with craig titus. I updated that. That guy is really huge too.

**P-funk** · 01-06-2004, 12:15 PM

1/6 back (8-15 rep day)

All rest intervals were you go I go with my training partner. ABng this one out really quick.

reverse grip chins
bw x 10
bw x 8
bw x 6+2

barbell t-bar rows (shove one end of a barbell in the corner of the room....load up the other end and go at it)
3 plates x 10
3 plates x 10
3 plates x 10

wide grip pulldowns
plate#8x15
plate#9x15
plate#10x10
plate#11x9

wide grip spider row (aka support t-bar row)
3 plates x 8
3 plates x 8
3 plates x 8

close grip machine row
150x15
130x12
110x12
110x12
110x12

back hyperextensions
bw+ 45 x 12
bw+ 45 x 12
bw+ 45 x 12

Forced into 20min cardio (bike) by training partner. Not to bad.......there was pretty girl to look at while i was doing it....if there were ever a good reason to do cardio...lol

**IainDaniel** · 01-06-2004, 12:16 PM

Nice Pics P-Funk!

Lookin Large! Keep it up

**P-funk** · 01-06-2004, 12:18 PM

Thanks Iain

**P-funk** · 01-08-2004, 08:06 PM

1/8/04 legs (8-12 rep day)

squats
225x10
225x10
225x10
225x10
225x10
stop squats (4 count pause in the hole)
135x10
135x10
135x10
135x10
135x10

straight legged deadlifts
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10

leg extensions
plate#10x15
plate#10x15
plate#10x15

lying leg curls
100x15
100x13
dropset 100x5, 50x10

seated calf raises
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12
2 plates and one quarter plate x 12

Though I had a great/hard workout until my power lifter friend, who was training a client as I was doing this workout, walks over to me and says:

him: Hey "p", can I get a piece of paper form your training journal to write some thing down?

me: Sure, just make sure you rip out a blank page.

him: No, I am going to rip out the workout you just did. Cross it out and write overtop of it.

me: (starring blankly at him)

him: What? This workout should be really easy for you to remember.....THE REPS WERE SHIT AND THE WEIGHT WAS NOTHING!!!!

Sad part is.....he's right!!!

Sometimes being a personal trianer can be very difficult.....you have to put up with a lot of complaing and bitching and sometimes it feels like down right babysitting. But, every now and again something happens that makes you realize why you do it, something that makes you realize that you are actually helping someone out. I have a female client that has been training with me two times a week for about 7 months. A nice lady in her fifties, kind of banged up (hernaited disks and a torn rotator cuff are just a few of her many many problems as you will see). When she started she was really deconditioned, overweight and out of shape. To make matters worse she is right now going through a terrible divorce from her husband, the piece of shit that he is, who beats her. She works hard but training her can be a drag, not because of all her past injuries, but because she often times needs someone to talk to about her problems and I am there so I am that person. It can be really depressing at times and I really feel bad for her because her situation is one that no women should ever half to be in (I hate men with no respect for their women). Today she comes in and before we get started she hands me a $100 bill and says "pat, I really want to give you this because I feel awful that I didn't get you anyhting for Christmas. I had no money because my husband had closed my access to all of our accounts so I have a little bit and I want you to have this now. I want you to take it while I have it because I don't know finacially what will happen for me in the next couple months and when this traaing package runs out I am not sure if I can afford another one, especially now that you got promoted (to which I ofcourse told her I would offer her a lower rate.....being the nice guy that I am..lol). I want you to have somehting becuase I appreciate everything you have done for me and training every week is something that I look forward to, not only because it relieves all the stress I have right now in my life, but because you have trained me to be so strong that I am not afraid of my husband any longer and I am not scared to stand up to him. You have given me so much confidence and strength and I appreciate you taking the time to accomodate me in you schedule every week."

As sad as the story is it feels good knowing that I have helped someone out this much.

thought I'd just share.

-patrick

PreMier · 01-08-2004, 08:17 PM

Thats sad...

On another note: Why didnt she get a divorce from her husband sooner? I mean if he hit her and whatnot. I have no remorse or pitty for the people who let others degrade them in such a way. Sure it is sad, but I have tried to help someone in such a relationship and guess what? The girl ALWAYS went back. No matter what the guy did the girl always went back. I soon realized that I had been wasting my time, and said "If you like the way he is treating you then by all means go back, but if you dont like how he is treating you, then get out and find someone who will treat you better." Well she went back. Sorry for the rant

Just goes to show, some people are stupid, and you shouldnt feel bad for the stupid Patrick. I know I used to and it made me sad... now I just dont care anymore.

**P-funk** · 01-08-2004, 08:20 PM

I don't know? She sais that she though he would get better, though he would change. Honestly I think she was hoping that it wouldn't go this route for her kids sake.

PreMier · 01-08-2004, 08:24 PM

One thing I learned is once a guy degrades a woman in such a way it will never get better unfortunately..

If she is as old as you say, her children SHOULD understand... unless the dad raised them to beat women

**P-funk** · 01-08-2004, 08:26 PM

Her children are still young (ne is a junior in highschool and the other is still in grade school).

Oops, I said she was in her fifteis....More like early to mid 40s

**Jodi** · 01-08-2004, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by P-funk
I feel like I look tiny in all of those pictures. I need at least another good 20lbs to feel happy.

Tiny!

I don't think so. You were huge when I saw you and now your what, 10 pounds more?

Nice pics

BTW - I still think your a cutie

**P-funk** · 01-09-2004, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jodi
Tiny!

I don't think so. You were huge when I saw you and now your what, 10 pounds more?

Nice pics

BTW - I still think your a cutie

Right back at ya babe

01-05-2004, 10:59 AM	#31
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com 1/5 chest/abs (8-15 reps...GRR I hate high reps!!) My tri's are still really fried from doing arms on saturday. All sets were you go I go with my traiing partner and we finished in about 30min. All reps were explosive today decline bench press 225x10 225x10 225x9 225x8 Okay, I was going for 4 sets of 10 reps each set but I obviously fell short. I think that the explosiveness of the reps (and my triceps still being sore) played a roll in this. My bar speed was crazy as I was really moving through the range of motion quickly. high cable cross over plate#6x15 plate#6x15 plate#6x15 plate#6x15 Incline neutral grip dumbell press (elbows in; sagital plane) 60x10 60x10 50x12 peck deck 165x12 165x10 drop set 165x8, 120x6 then a bunch of abs
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 11:14 AM	#33
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	Thanks, it is a light day so I try and really work on my explosiveness which probably inhibts what I can really do if I went for slower reps.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 12:43 PM	#34
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	well, I finally got my olympia pic developed (I know lazy!!!) So here are some funny shots from vegas: I'll post the links: the crew Hey, who is that blond?? Jodi? me and titus me and Jay me and levrone here are some funny shots of me over christmas with my cousins: me and the munchkins another munchkin sack of potatoes
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 02:46 PM	#35
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,020 Photos: 1	None of those pic links work for me And DAMN genetics... I want lats that come low like yours haha
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01-05-2004, 03:15 PM	#36
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	Yeah, I can't figure out why the pics wont work
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01-05-2004, 11:10 AM	#32
Triple Threat ... Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 9,321 Photos: 4	That's some pretty good benching considering you fried your triceps just two days ago.

01-05-2004, 03:21 PM	#37
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,020 Photos: 1	What about hosting them on IM? Or did you never pay your 11$ haha!
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

01-05-2004, 03:28 PM	#38
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	what do you mean?
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01-05-2004, 03:34 PM	#39
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	Oh snap Premier...that works....okay, my olympia pics are in the gallery!!
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 03:53 PM	#41
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	well, they are there now.....Man Jay Cutler is big!!!
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 03:55 PM	#43
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,020 Photos: 1	Oh, and you arms are looking LARGE! I need to get me some funk arms haha! How big are they? Do you have any other measurements?
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

01-05-2004, 03:56 PM	#44
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	I don't know. The last time I measured which was well over a month ago they were just under 17" so I would guess I have broken that by now.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 03:57 PM	#45
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	I feel like I look tiny in all of those pictures. I need at least another good 20lbs to feel happy.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-05-2004, 03:58 PM	#46
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,020 Photos: 1	I dunno... mine were around 16 1/2" last I measured, but yours do look big compared to mine. Maybe I have the same prob as you though
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

01-05-2004, 04:10 PM	#47
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	I almost forgot, there was a picture of me with craig titus. I updated that. That guy is really huge too.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-06-2004, 12:15 PM	#48
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	1/6 back (8-15 rep day) All rest intervals were you go I go with my training partner. ABng this one out really quick. reverse grip chins bw x 10 bw x 8 bw x 6+2 barbell t-bar rows (shove one end of a barbell in the corner of the room....load up the other end and go at it) 3 plates x 10 3 plates x 10 3 plates x 10 wide grip pulldowns plate#8x15 plate#9x15 plate#10x10 plate#11x9 wide grip spider row (aka support t-bar row) 3 plates x 8 3 plates x 8 3 plates x 8 close grip machine row 150x15 130x12 110x12 110x12 110x12 back hyperextensions bw+ 45 x 12 bw+ 45 x 12 bw+ 45 x 12 Forced into 20min cardio (bike) by training partner. Not to bad.......there was pretty girl to look at while i was doing it....if there were ever a good reason to do cardio...lol
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-06-2004, 12:16 PM	#49
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 15,125	Nice Pics P-Funk! Lookin Large! Keep it up
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01-06-2004, 12:18 PM	#50
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	Thanks Iain
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-08-2004, 08:06 PM	#51
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	1/8/04 legs (8-12 rep day) squats 225x10 225x10 225x10 225x10 225x10 stop squats (4 count pause in the hole) 135x10 135x10 135x10 135x10 135x10 straight legged deadlifts 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 185x10 leg extensions plate#10x15 plate#10x15 plate#10x15 lying leg curls 100x15 100x13 dropset 100x5, 50x10 seated calf raises 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 2 plates and one quarter plate x 12 Though I had a great/hard workout until my power lifter friend, who was training a client as I was doing this workout, walks over to me and says: him: Hey "p", can I get a piece of paper form your training journal to write some thing down? me: Sure, just make sure you rip out a blank page. him: No, I am going to rip out the workout you just did. Cross it out and write overtop of it. me: (starring blankly at him) him: What? This workout should be really easy for you to remember.....THE REPS WERE SHIT AND THE WEIGHT WAS NOTHING!!!! Sad part is.....he's right!!! Sometimes being a personal trianer can be very difficult.....you have to put up with a lot of complaing and bitching and sometimes it feels like down right babysitting. But, every now and again something happens that makes you realize why you do it, something that makes you realize that you are actually helping someone out. I have a female client that has been training with me two times a week for about 7 months. A nice lady in her fifties, kind of banged up (hernaited disks and a torn rotator cuff are just a few of her many many problems as you will see). When she started she was really deconditioned, overweight and out of shape. To make matters worse she is right now going through a terrible divorce from her husband, the piece of shit that he is, who beats her. She works hard but training her can be a drag, not because of all her past injuries, but because she often times needs someone to talk to about her problems and I am there so I am that person. It can be really depressing at times and I really feel bad for her because her situation is one that no women should ever half to be in (I hate men with no respect for their women). Today she comes in and before we get started she hands me a $100 bill and says "pat, I really want to give you this because I feel awful that I didn't get you anyhting for Christmas. I had no money because my husband had closed my access to all of our accounts so I have a little bit and I want you to have this now. I want you to take it while I have it because I don't know finacially what will happen for me in the next couple months and when this traaing package runs out I am not sure if I can afford another one, especially now that you got promoted (to which I ofcourse told her I would offer her a lower rate.....being the nice guy that I am..lol). I want you to have somehting becuase I appreciate everything you have done for me and training every week is something that I look forward to, not only because it relieves all the stress I have right now in my life, but because you have trained me to be so strong that I am not afraid of my husband any longer and I am not scared to stand up to him. You have given me so much confidence and strength and I appreciate you taking the time to accomodate me in you schedule every week." As sad as the story is it feels good knowing that I have helped someone out this much. thought I'd just share. -patrick
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-08-2004, 08:17 PM	#52
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,020 Photos: 1	Thats sad... On another note: Why didnt she get a divorce from her husband sooner? I mean if he hit her and whatnot. I have no remorse or pitty for the people who let others degrade them in such a way. Sure it is sad, but I have tried to help someone in such a relationship and guess what? The girl ALWAYS went back. No matter what the guy did the girl always went back. I soon realized that I had been wasting my time, and said "If you like the way he is treating you then by all means go back, but if you dont like how he is treating you, then get out and find someone who will treat you better." Well she went back. Sorry for the rant Just goes to show, some people are stupid, and you shouldnt feel bad for the stupid Patrick. I know I used to and it made me sad... now I just dont care anymore.
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

01-08-2004, 08:20 PM	#53
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	I don't know? She sais that she though he would get better, though he would change. Honestly I think she was hoping that it wouldn't go this route for her kids sake.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

01-08-2004, 08:24 PM	#54
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,020 Photos: 1	One thing I learned is once a guy degrades a woman in such a way it will never get better unfortunately.. If she is as old as you say, her children SHOULD understand... unless the dad raised them to beat women
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

01-08-2004, 08:26 PM	#55
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,280	Her children are still young (ne is a junior in highschool and the other is still in grade school). Oops, I said she was in her fifteis....More like early to mid 40s
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book