GRIFF

I've been at DF for awhile and I'm finding that there arent enough people who are after the same thing that I am or who have a very good base of knowledge about weight training and body building. So I've decided to give IM a shot, so far so good.

I'll be posting my workouts here everyday along with whatever else I feel will be beneficial to me.

My stats as of right now:

Age: 19
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 241
Chest: 43.5
Waist: 38.5
Bicep: 16.5
Neck: 16.5
BF: 20-21%


My goal right now is to eliminate some of the excess bodyfat I have right now for the summer while being able to increase my strength in the gym.

I gotta thank MonStar for directing me to this site, make sure no one goes easy on him! Good to be aboard!

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Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

M.J.H.

Nice to see that you made it over bro. You're going to like it here a lot I think. There are a lot more females here than there are at DF, but I don't think you'll mind too much, lol.

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23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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ncgirl21

Good Luck!

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greekblondechic

Ain't nothin wrong with us females!

GRIFF

Monstar: haha, ya I certainly dont mind that...

I thought I might mention that I've been cutting since February 4th, my stats then were as follows:

Weight: 265
Chest: 44
Waist: 42
Bicep: 16
Neck: 16
BF: Not really sure, more than 26% I'm guessing.

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

atherjen

Hey Griffy!! Looks like Mike's hauling over the ol crowed! I think you'll really like it here, good to see you here!

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GRIFF

Haha, thanks Jenn, good to see another familiar face, ya I like it a lot already, I'm really getting fed up w/ DF and Mike and I seem to be pissing people off as of late, oh well! I'm off to the gym now for shoulders and traps, i'm going to absolutely kill myself, cant wait...

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

atherjen

Have a great workout! just dont die!

ahhhhh I didnt care for it much there.. boring!!!

I see your in Maine! thats cool! pretty close to hear.. sorta. NS, although Im moving back home to NB. I lived on the boarder of Maine most of my life next to all you hillbillies!

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GRIFF

atherjen: Thats awesome, the scotia prince comes from portland litterally 1 minute from my house. I have a summer house up in Robinston which is like 10 minutes from the border, small world huh??

As for my workout today....not as great as I had hoped had some decent sets but the drive wasnt quite upto what I wanted.

Standing Military Press BB:

95 x 10
105 x 10
135 x 8

Seated Overhead Press DB:

55 x 10
65 x 10
75 x 5.5

Shrugs BB:

135 x 12
225 x 12
315 x 10

Nautilus Laterals:

140 x 10
180 x 10
220 x 6

Bent Rows BB:

135 x 10
185 x 8

Stopped there, wasnt feeling it in my rear delts at all, really crappy sets, I hate this exercise anyways

Bent Rows DB:

55 X 10
65 X 10
75 X 10

Shrugs DB:

110 X 10
110 X 10
120 X 12
140 X 10

Weighted Situps (DB on chest):

55 x 10
65 x 10
75 x 10

Tossed the situps in there for the fun of it, I just like my abs feeling tight after them so I decided to do it.

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

GRIFF

Had a pretty pathetic weekend diet wise. Ate like crap, but thats ok its easter weekend so I enjoyed myself with the fam. Really got to catch up on sleep about 10 hours friday and saturday. I have 1 week til I'm going to jamaica so I'll be taking an ECA stack for the week, once in the morning, and once preworkout. I'll toss in a couple cardio days this week as well. I'm going to be upping my water intake and lowering my carbs and sodium so I can feel as lean as possible.

Today I'll be doing Chest and Triceps, I'm going for 245 x 5 today on Flat Bench, today is the day! I've been gettin after that for 3 chest days now so we'll see... I'll post more later.

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

atherjen

Oh Yah I forgot you were going to Jamaica!!! Im soooo jealous!! week, thats soon!! you must be getting excited!!

good luck on hitting 245 on bench! you have it in you!!

dang you are pretty close.. I think.. lol . I dont know where
Robinston is. How far are you from Bangor?

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

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NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

GRIFF

atherjen: lets see I think I'm about 2 hours from bangor? Robinston is another hour and 1/2 or so from bangor, maybe less, I'm not quite sure.

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Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

atherjen

thats not far at all! I used to go to Bangor al the time when I lived back home(moving back in a couple weeks somehow).
Im like 4 hrs from Bangor.
LOVE Oldtown! thats where I buy my Kayak and equip.
Old Orchard beach rocks too, I want to go back this summer, we used to rent a cottage on the beach every summer for 10days, real nice there. I Have family in York beach.

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GRIFF

Wow no kidding, ya I go to OOB quite a bit in the summer, the boardwalk is pretty fun. Old Orchard Beach is about 20 minutes from my house. The body of a 24 year old girl washed up on the beach recently though, so look out! I'm not even kidding...kinda gross haha but nothing to worry about, next time your down there you definitely gotta check out the old port in Portland, and get down to the outlet stores in Kittery and Freeport, cant forget about LL Beans!

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

atherjen

OMG ha! we always go to all the outlets when we're down! my dad LUVS LLBean!
ughhhhhh thats kinda gross! Ill watch out for dead bodies next time Im swimming in the ocean! your right the boardwalk kicks!
I hate you-being that close to OOB!! no fair!!! Must be real nice!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

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NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

GRIFF

atherjen: haha dont hate cuz you aint...haha nice avatar by the way, is that you?...

Here's my workout for today, it was pretty solid, chest and triceps:

Flat Bench BB:

135 x 8
205 x 6
245 x 5! PR Finally got this bitch!
225 x 7

Incline DB:

55 x 10
85 x 6
100 x 3 Not a good set at all, pretty worn out after flat....

Nautilus Vertical Bench:

140 x 10
185 x 10
230 x 7.5 (very good set here)

Dips Unassisted:

6

Dips assisted:

8, 8

Just realized dips are very tough when you're overweight and never do them

V-bar Push Downs:

180 x 10
220 x 6 triceps were absolutely shot at this point

Drop Set:

180/13, 140/6, 100/10, 60/15

More or less wanted to crawl into a hole after this one, damn it hurt... but hurt so good

Cable Cross Overs:

60 x 10
80 x 10
100 x 6

Decline Situps w/ DB on chest:

35 x 15
55 x 15
75 x 10 All I can say is ouch, 9 & 10 felt like I wasnt gonna make it back up and would have to hang out on my back for awhile....

Thats all she wrote for today, overall very pleased with the workout, hit a new PR which is always nice, triceps are shot. I definitely feel back on track after a few sub par workouts.

JGRIFF'S Road to Rock-Diesel

"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

M.J.H.

Nice job with 245 man.

Overall workout looks damn good, keep up the hard work. How is your diet today?

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

The M.J.H. Chronicles

GRIFF

Monstar: Thanks man, diet is decent today, lots of water. I'm trying to keep the carbs real low this week before Jamaica so I can feel as lean as possible, so my diet wont be all that great. I really think my cals are too low although I dont have an exact number on them.

JGRIFF'S Road to Rock-Diesel

"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

M.J.H.

Yeah definitely keep the carbs down if you're trying to harden up some. Carbs down and water intake up. Sodium intake pretty low, too.

Damn would I love to go to Jamaica...

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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atherjen

Great workout! congrads on the new PR!

have you tried using fitday.com to track your diet? that really helps

umm and no that is not me in my avi.

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NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

GRIFF

Monstar: Ya, definitely gotta keep the sodium low, man it really effects me for some reason.

Atherjen: thanks for the link, I like that site a lot, just signed up, should be a good way to see what the hell I'm doing.

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

GRIFF

Weighed in at 240.6 lbs this morning, feel back to normal after the weekend of eating not soo good. Diet wasnt too bad yesterday and got plenty of water. I really would like to break down into the 230's this week, havent done that yet, we'll see, should be able to by friday I'd guess.

Today I'll be doing back and biceps. I'll post that workout later.

P.S. my triceps and chest are sore as shit today, my triceps havent felt like this in a long time, not sure what thats about but it feels good!

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

M.J.H.

I don't think you should have too much of a problem getting into the 230's. Like we talked about bro keep your water intake up, carb intake low, and sodium intake pretty minimal. Triceps are real sore huh? Nice.

Stats!
23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat

380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current)
405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

The M.J.H. Chronicles

GRIFF

MonStar: I really dont think I should have much problem either, it'll be nice to see though. Water intake was real good yesterday, the only carbs I had were in the skim milk I had in my protein shake, not sure how I'm gonna have enough energy in the gym, but thats not a concern for me this week. And ya, the triceps are toast.

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"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465

atherjen

fitday's awesome. it was down this morning for a while and I was mad!

glad to hear your tri's are nice and sore! good sign you hit em real hard! I love that feeling!

as Mike said-kee diet in line this week and you should easily be able to shed some water. ughhhh going no/low carb that long is scary though!

" To dream anything you want to dream: That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything you want to do: That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits: that is the courage to succeed."

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NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th
NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

GRIFF

atherjen: Definitely a great site. We'll definitely see today how my performance is effected by the low carbs. It is a little scary, I'll be feelin' like a carnivour for sure. I just cant wait to get on that plane! And when I come back its go time!

JGRIFF'S Road to Rock-Diesel

"Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting..."

Bench: 305 Squat: 345 Dead: 465