MonStar's Journal: Absolute Dedication

Saturday Fever · 05-07-2004, 12:51 PM

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BTW, how do you feel again about training a muscle group that's sore? My triceps are killing me from my last upper body 2 session, ouch.

I'd play it by feel. If the next Upper day comes along and you're sore and not feeling it, take an extra rest day or make it a cardio day. If you're sore but you're dying to get in there, go for it.

M.J.H. · 05-07-2004, 01:43 PM

SF- Yeah I will do that man, thanks. Right now all I know is that my triceps are just friggin' killing me. I mean they are honestly more sore than they have been in a long, long time. I am not even sure what to do to help them recover except stretch them out throughout the day, etc.

greekblondechic · 05-07-2004, 01:44 PM

Sit in a sauna.. the heat helps blood circulate and helps you heal faster

M.J.H. · 05-07-2004, 01:51 PM

greekblondechic- I might try that, we'll see what happens. Thanks for the idea.

M.J.H. · 05-07-2004, 01:52 PM

Friday, 5-7-2004

Diet:
- whey protein + 1% milk
- 2 tuna sandwiches, mandarin oranges
- salad, dinner rolls, prime rib, chicken breast
- LOTS OF LIQUER

Wow, drank more alcohol tonight than I have ever drank, ever in my life, like EVER. I went to this formal dance that I honestly didn't really want to go to. I had a good time after a lot of liquer, but it was just a long friggin' night, to say the least. Protein intake today was pathetic, probably around 200g. At least I got a gram per pound of bodyweight. Calories I have no idea, at all, lol. Tons of vodka & Sprite and Coke & rum, along with a few Sex on the Beach's, etc.

Sleep: 8.5 hours.

Rest

Really needed this rest day, bad. My triceps are friggin' killing me. My lower back feels pretty good, honestly. But for whatever reason my triceps are feeling absolutely awful. It was definitely all the volume from my upper body 2 session I think, it had to be.

Day 5 of M1T. I am looking forward to bumping my dosage to 5mg 3x a day because right now with 5mg 2x a day I am feeling pretty damn good. Really looking forward to upping the dosage and seeing how I handle it. At this point no side-effects at all, I feel great.

Saturday Fever · 05-07-2004, 02:06 PM

As much as they may complain, your triceps love it.

Seriously though, I think you'll feel butchered initially because you're going to be doing a lot of work at a high percentage in relation to what your body and CNS consider your 1RM. We might lessen the load for a few weeks if the soreness stays around, but I think you'll be fine once your body gets accustomed to what's happening.

M.J.H. · 05-08-2004, 05:37 PM

SF- Yeah man, I absolutely love beating up my triceps on your program. I mean so far things have been going great. Today the soreness in my triceps was minimal. I mean honestly it may have still been there just a tad, but nothing to stop me from going to the gym and getting a good workout. Thanks again for all the help, man. Shooting for 625 tomorrow, with my digital camera.

M.J.H. · 05-08-2004, 05:37 PM

Saturday, 5-8-2004

Diet:
- whey protein + 1% milk
- breaded chicken
- Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout
- breaded chicken
- apple
- Pure Protein bar, protein cookie
- slice of Hawaiian pizza
- MRP + 1% milk
- breaded chicken

Diet was okay today I guess. That slice of pizza was damn good! Calories were about 3.8K, pretty damn low, damnit. Protein was about 320g today. Could have honestly use a bit more, oh well.

Sleep: 3 + 4 hours. Not too bad at all. Fell asleep and then had to get up and drive home and went back to sleep. Not too bad overall, honestly.

Weight: 224 lbs.

Upper Body 1

Pin Presses (pins 4” off chest)
135x3, 185x3, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3!, 325x1

10” Lockouts
335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x5!

Seated French Presses
125x8, 125x8, 125x7

Arnold Presses
55x9, 55x7, 55x7

Pretty good workout today. Considering yesterday my diet consisted more of calories from alcohol than from actual food, lol. Started off with pin presses, basically these are regular bench presses just coming down to the pins that were set 4” off my chest. Similar to board presses. I would take about a 1/2 second on the pins and then explode up. Hit 315 for a triple today, not too bad at all! 3rd rep came up extremely slow, but I got it, so that’s all that counts.

My next exercise was supposed to be dips or CG declines, but I didn’t have my weight-belt for dips, and this gym I trained in today didn’t have a decline bench.

Moved onto 10” lockouts where my strength really honestly could have been a lot better, oh well. Used 335 for 7 sets of 2. And then for my final set I hit the 2 reps, and was just curious to see how many more I could have gotten, hit 335 for 5, not bad.

French presses hit my triceps hard, and then I did some quick Arnold presses because I hit 60 minutes and ran out of time for lateral raises. Oh well. Pretty good workout.

Day 6 of M1T, and I feel great.

Strength is feeling good. I am definitely looking bigger and leaner than I ever have. And honestly, I feel good. Feeling much much better on M1T than I did on S1+. IMO there is absolutely no comparison in the products at all. Even though M1T is oral I just feel so much better on it. Going to up the dose to 5mg 3x per day starting on Monday.

BTW, noticing some water retention. Midsection looks somewhat blurry, etc.

GRIFF · 05-08-2004, 05:48 PM

Workout looks great man, definitely some nice sets in there. Good to see you like this M1T, I'm thinking its a combo of the s1+ with it thats really giving you some good results, always nice to feel bigger and leaner than ever. 335 x 5 is very nice for 10" lockouts, I gotta give these lockouts a try, I never do them and they seem very beneficial, so maybe monday, keep it up.

atherjen · 05-08-2004, 07:48 PM

excellent workouts Mike!

except for all that liquer!

how are you liking this style of training again?
and def get a vid er pic of a 625 dead! good luck with it!!

M.J.H. · 05-08-2004, 10:36 PM

GRIFF- Yeah man, I really don't think that it was the combination of the S1+ and the M1T, I really think think that it was just the M1T. I mean honestly on the S1+ my workouts were not all that great, my overall sense of well being was not all that great either, so I really just wasn't feeling the stuff. With the M1T I feel great, my workouts are friggin' awesome, etc.

Jen- Thanks a lot for the support.

Yeah alcohol lately has been my downfall. I am really trying hard to eliminate heavy drinks though like mudslides, etc. That I know are packed with sugar and fat. Basically stick to shots, lol. No beer for me either, I hate it. I am absolutely loving this style of training so far. I mean I am really liking it more than any style of training I have ever done before (no joke). I can't wait to attempt 625 tomorrow morning. I am really hoping to hit, I really think that I will.

M.J.H. · 05-10-2004, 08:27 AM

Sunday, 5-9-2004

Diet:
- whey protein + 1% milk + banana
- turkey & cheese bagel
- chicken & vegetables, white rice
- 2 ham & cheese omlettes
- apple
- 2 EAS AdvantEdge bars
- Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout
- jalepeno poppers, 6 slices cheese pizza, ice-cream, cake

Damn, my diet SUCKED today! Really honestly my first cheat meal or cheat day in a forever it seems. At least I didn't go absolutely crazy and pig out on everything in the house. My last meal of the day was just a bunch of crap, honestly. Oh well. Ended up with around 5K calories today, maybe even more, I am honestly not sure. Right around 250g of protein today I think. Not enough, at all.

Sleep: 1 + 2 hours.

Weight: 227 lbs.

Lower Body 1

Sumo Deadlifts
135x3, 225x3, 315x2, 405x1, 495x1, 625x1!

Box Squats
385x2, 385x2, 385x2, 385x2, 315x3, 315x3, 315x3

Cable Pull-Throughs
200x8, 200x8, 200x8

Hit a HUGE deadlift PR today!!

Really really pleased to finally hit 625, especially after all this time I have been f*cking stuck at 615. It's probably been 10 months since I have been able to finally break past 615. What a great feeling. The greatest part about all of this is that 625 felt SO STRONG. I mean it came up without any kind of struggle or hesitation at all. Didn't use a belt, or anything. Wore wrestling shoes, chalked my hands up, and smoked it. Brought my camera and made a video, but I didn't press the record button! LOL. I thought I did, and realized afterwards I didn't. I'll be hitting 635 soon, so I'll definitely get a video clip of that.

Moved onto box squats, where I was just friggin' trashed. I had no energy left. I was running on no sleep, and some sh*tty food. So my energy today was just not there. 385 for 4 sets of 2 was just absolutely painful. I mean it knocked me right on my a*s. Then 3 sets of 3 with 315 was a little better. Finished up with pull-throughs. I was supposed to hit my lats and biceps today, but I was just completely drained. Had nothing left.

Day 7 of M1T. Feel great. Still had a good workout today, and a huge deadlift PR on practically ZERO sleep.

GRIFF · 05-10-2004, 08:44 AM

Hell ya! Way to go on the new PR bro, thats awesome, you're getting in some great workouts. No doubt you'll have 635 real soon, very impressive stuff Mike I must say.

stencil · 05-10-2004, 09:03 AM

Good stuff Mike. Keep at it.

greekblondechic · 05-10-2004, 10:18 AM

Your diet makes me laugh

M.J.H. · 05-10-2004, 11:08 AM

GRIFF- Yeah man, I was really really pleased with 625. I have been stuck at f*cking 615 forever it seems. Not anymore at least. I am definitely going to be getting a video of 635, that's going to be a huge PR as well, 6 plates and a quarter plate on each side. Looking forward to the bar bend in the video.

stencil- Thanks man, appreciate it.

greekblondechic- LOL.

M.J.H. · 05-10-2004, 11:08 AM

Monday, 5-10-2004

Diet:
- MRP + 1% milk + banana
- Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout
- 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich, apple
- 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich
- 6" tuna & cheese sub, Balance Gold bar
- chicken salad sandwich
- whey protein + 1% milk

Ended up with roughly 4K calories today, and right around 320g of protein. Not bad.

---I am going to be cutting my calories down a tad at this point. I am steadily gaining weight which is good, but it's summer time, it's warm outside, I honestly want to be leaner. I mean I am going to continue increasing my strength without a doubt, but I really need to tighten up my diet a bit. Just watch my overall calorie intake, I am not going to limit my foods at all.

Sleep: 8 hours.

Weight: 226 lbs.

Upper Body 2

Close-Grip BB Presses
135x5, 185x5, 225x5, 245x5, 280x5!

5" Lockouts
135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 405x2, 455x1, 475x1!, 500x0

Incline Skullcrushers
125x8, 125x8, 125x8, 125x8, 125x8, 125x8

One-Arm DB Extensions
40x8, 40x7, 40x7

Nautilus Lateral Raises
220x8, 220x8
Dropset: 200x8, 170x7, 140x7, 110x7, 80x10

Overall workout today was awesome. Really good session. Hit 280 for 5 on CG bench, which is a 5 lbs. PR from my last workout. Not too bad at all. Hit 475 on 5" lockouts which is also really good for me. I would absolutely love to hit 500 in the future, but today all I could do it barely budge it off the pins. Oh well, thats a sh*tload of weight. Incline skulls were pretty good, hit 6 sets of 8 there, beat up my triceps nicely. Overall workout honestly was definitely good. Delts took a hell of a beating with my dropset with Nautilus laterals.

Day 8 of M1T, today I bumped up my dosage from 5mg 2x per day to 5mg 3x per day. So I am going to be very careful to pay attention to any kind of side effects if I notice any. So far lethargy isn't really all that bad at all. I think that I maybe counteracting it some with ephedrine preworkout, but still. My sex drive has not decreased at all, either. My workouts have been steadily intense since I have been on the M1T, so I am going to see if I notice anything upping my dose in terms of intensityi in the gym, etc.

GRIFF · 05-10-2004, 07:35 PM

Amazing stuff man, 475 x 1 is beastly. This m1T sounds very promising. I gotta try these lockouts, I just forgot to do them today and by the time I thought of it it was too late. Anyhow, great workout.

atherjen · 05-10-2004, 07:44 PM

Mike!! Congrads on hitting the 625 dead!!!

you should be VERY happy with yourself!! finally hit what you have been striving for! and on no sleep- thats insane!
way to go on the new PR's today as well! things are really going smoothly for you!

Monolith · 05-10-2004, 07:48 PM

If he can dead 625 after only an hour of sleep, imagine what he'll be doing at the end of this M1T cycle on a full nights rest...

M.J.H. · 05-11-2004, 09:06 AM

GRIFF- Yeah man, definitely give lockouts a try, they're a great exercise. Really beat the hell out of your triceps, that's for sure.

Jen- Yeah I really have to agree Jen, things are definitely going well. If I can smash a 10 lbs. deadlift PR then I can't imagine what I am going to be doing in a few weeks. I am definitely going to try for 635 with my digital camera, and actually hit the record button!

Monolith- Thanks man, I really really want 635, BAD.

X Ring · 05-11-2004, 09:25 AM

yeah I want 635 bad too, I would settle for 535, I get to do deads today actually for the first time in 5 weeks. I cant wait.
Everything is looking awesome, you got amazing drive.
I am pretty sure I am going to steal most of your workout after I finish TP PT

Saturday Fever · 05-11-2004, 12:21 PM

Sorry I've been out of town for the last few days. The workouts are solid. The deads are great, the lockouts and such are even better.

So we've done 2 sessions of Close-grip bench going all the way to the chest, so it's time to alter it a bit. Let's do the next 5RM CG bench work like pin presses. Pick any height you want. Otherwise we'll leave things alone for the upper days for another session or two.

M.J.H. · 05-11-2004, 02:22 PM

X Ring- Good luck with the deadlifts man, that's my favorite exercise, almost without question. I absolutely love them, both sumo style and conventional.

SF- Finally! LOL, I have been waiting for you to get back man. I needed some feedback for my workouts lately. Good to see that you don't have anything negative to say. I couldn't decide if I was doing everything right or not. Okay so my next 5RM for CG bench I should do pin press style you're saying? And just pick a a height to do them? Still work to a 5RM, correct? What about my Upper1 session that I am going to be doing tomorrow. So far I have hit 295 for 3, and then 315 for 3 in pin presses set 4" off my chest. Should I go back and try and hit 300 for a 3RM tomorrow?

Saturday Fever · 05-11-2004, 02:48 PM

No, lower the pin press about 2". Hit a 3RM on that. We'll get around to full ROM stuff in a couple weeks.

05-07-2004, 01:43 PM	#392
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	SF- Yeah I will do that man, thanks. Right now all I know is that my triceps are just friggin' killing me. I mean they are honestly more sore than they have been in a long, long time. I am not even sure what to do to help them recover except stretch them out throughout the day, etc.
	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

05-07-2004, 01:44 PM	#393
greekblondechic I'm special :) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 7,791	Sit in a sauna.. the heat helps blood circulate and helps you heal faster
	I can do it I WILL be a size 5.

05-07-2004, 01:51 PM	#394
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	greekblondechic- I might try that, we'll see what happens. Thanks for the idea.
	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

05-07-2004, 01:52 PM	#395
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Friday, 5-7-2004 Diet: - whey protein + 1% milk - 2 tuna sandwiches, mandarin oranges - salad, dinner rolls, prime rib, chicken breast - LOTS OF LIQUER Wow, drank more alcohol tonight than I have ever drank, ever in my life, like EVER. I went to this formal dance that I honestly didn't really want to go to. I had a good time after a lot of liquer, but it was just a long friggin' night, to say the least. Protein intake today was pathetic, probably around 200g. At least I got a gram per pound of bodyweight. Calories I have no idea, at all, lol. Tons of vodka & Sprite and Coke & rum, along with a few Sex on the Beach's, etc. Sleep: 8.5 hours. Rest Really needed this rest day, bad. My triceps are friggin' killing me. My lower back feels pretty good, honestly. But for whatever reason my triceps are feeling absolutely awful. It was definitely all the volume from my upper body 2 session I think, it had to be. Day 5 of M1T. I am looking forward to bumping my dosage to 5mg 3x a day because right now with 5mg 2x a day I am feeling pretty damn good. Really looking forward to upping the dosage and seeing how I handle it. At this point no side-effects at all, I feel great. Last edited by M.J.H. : 05-08-2004 at 08:06 AM.
	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

05-07-2004, 02:06 PM	#396
Saturday Fever Pimp Gimp Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,142 Photos: 4	As much as they may complain, your triceps love it. Seriously though, I think you'll feel butchered initially because you're going to be doing a lot of work at a high percentage in relation to what your body and CNS consider your 1RM. We might lessen the load for a few weeks if the soreness stays around, but I think you'll be fine once your body gets accustomed to what's happening.
	yay.

05-08-2004, 05:37 PM	#397
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	SF- Yeah man, I absolutely love beating up my triceps on your program. I mean so far things have been going great. Today the soreness in my triceps was minimal. I mean honestly it may have still been there just a tad, but nothing to stop me from going to the gym and getting a good workout. Thanks again for all the help, man. Shooting for 625 tomorrow, with my digital camera.
	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

05-08-2004, 05:37 PM	#398
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Saturday, 5-8-2004 Diet: - whey protein + 1% milk - breaded chicken - Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout - breaded chicken - apple - Pure Protein bar, protein cookie - slice of Hawaiian pizza - MRP + 1% milk - breaded chicken Diet was okay today I guess. That slice of pizza was damn good! Calories were about 3.8K, pretty damn low, damnit. Protein was about 320g today. Could have honestly use a bit more, oh well. Sleep: 3 + 4 hours. Not too bad at all. Fell asleep and then had to get up and drive home and went back to sleep. Not too bad overall, honestly. Weight: 224 lbs. Upper Body 1 Pin Presses (pins 4” off chest) 135x3, 185x3, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3!, 325x1 10” Lockouts 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x2, 335x5! Seated French Presses 125x8, 125x8, 125x7 Arnold Presses 55x9, 55x7, 55x7 Pretty good workout today. Considering yesterday my diet consisted more of calories from alcohol than from actual food, lol. Started off with pin presses, basically these are regular bench presses just coming down to the pins that were set 4” off my chest. Similar to board presses. I would take about a 1/2 second on the pins and then explode up. Hit 315 for a triple today, not too bad at all! 3rd rep came up extremely slow, but I got it, so that’s all that counts. My next exercise was supposed to be dips or CG declines, but I didn’t have my weight-belt for dips, and this gym I trained in today didn’t have a decline bench. Moved onto 10” lockouts where my strength really honestly could have been a lot better, oh well. Used 335 for 7 sets of 2. And then for my final set I hit the 2 reps, and was just curious to see how many more I could have gotten, hit 335 for 5, not bad. French presses hit my triceps hard, and then I did some quick Arnold presses because I hit 60 minutes and ran out of time for lateral raises. Oh well. Pretty good workout. Day 6 of M1T, and I feel great. Strength is feeling good. I am definitely looking bigger and leaner than I ever have. And honestly, I feel good. Feeling much much better on M1T than I did on S1+. IMO there is absolutely no comparison in the products at all. Even though M1T is oral I just feel so much better on it. Going to up the dose to 5mg 3x per day starting on Monday. BTW, noticing some water retention. Midsection looks somewhat blurry, etc. Last edited by M.J.H. : 05-08-2004 at 10:33 PM.
	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

05-08-2004, 05:48 PM	#399
GRIFF SP's Finest Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Portland, Maine Posts: 230 Photos: 2	Workout looks great man, definitely some nice sets in there. Good to see you like this M1T, I'm thinking its a combo of the s1+ with it thats really giving you some good results, always nice to feel bigger and leaner than ever. 335 x 5 is very nice for 10" lockouts, I gotta give these lockouts a try, I never do them and they seem very beneficial, so maybe monday, keep it up.
	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

05-08-2004, 07:48 PM	#400
atherjen DS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MS Posts: 5,757	excellent workouts Mike! except for all that liquer! how are you liking this style of training again? and def get a vid er pic of a 625 dead! good luck with it!!
	" 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." NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

05-08-2004, 10:36 PM	#401
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	GRIFF- Yeah man, I really don't think that it was the combination of the S1+ and the M1T, I really think think that it was just the M1T. I mean honestly on the S1+ my workouts were not all that great, my overall sense of well being was not all that great either, so I really just wasn't feeling the stuff. With the M1T I feel great, my workouts are friggin' awesome, etc. Jen- Thanks a lot for the support. Yeah alcohol lately has been my downfall. I am really trying hard to eliminate heavy drinks though like mudslides, etc. That I know are packed with sugar and fat. Basically stick to shots, lol. No beer for me either, I hate it. I am absolutely loving this style of training so far. I mean I am really liking it more than any style of training I have ever done before (no joke). I can't wait to attempt 625 tomorrow morning. I am really hoping to hit, I really think that I will.
	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

05-10-2004, 08:27 AM	#402
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Sunday, 5-9-2004 Diet: - whey protein + 1% milk + banana - turkey & cheese bagel - chicken & vegetables, white rice - 2 ham & cheese omlettes - apple - 2 EAS AdvantEdge bars - Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout - jalepeno poppers, 6 slices cheese pizza, ice-cream, cake Damn, my diet SUCKED today! Really honestly my first cheat meal or cheat day in a forever it seems. At least I didn't go absolutely crazy and pig out on everything in the house. My last meal of the day was just a bunch of crap, honestly. Oh well. Ended up with around 5K calories today, maybe even more, I am honestly not sure. Right around 250g of protein today I think. Not enough, at all. Sleep: 1 + 2 hours. Weight: 227 lbs. Lower Body 1 Sumo Deadlifts 135x3, 225x3, 315x2, 405x1, 495x1, 625x1! Box Squats 385x2, 385x2, 385x2, 385x2, 315x3, 315x3, 315x3 Cable Pull-Throughs 200x8, 200x8, 200x8 Hit a HUGE deadlift PR today!! Really really pleased to finally hit 625, especially after all this time I have been fcking stuck at 615. It's probably been 10 months since I have been able to finally break past 615. What a great feeling. The greatest part about all of this is that 625 felt SO STRONG. I mean it came up without any kind of struggle or hesitation at all. Didn't use a belt, or anything. Wore wrestling shoes, chalked my hands up, and smoked it. Brought my camera and made a video, but I didn't press the record button! LOL. I thought I did, and realized afterwards I didn't. I'll be hitting 635 soon, so I'll definitely get a video clip of that. Moved onto box squats, where I was just friggin' trashed. I had no energy left. I was running on no sleep, and some shtty food. So my energy today was just not there. 385 for 4 sets of 2 was just absolutely painful. I mean it knocked me right on my a*s. Then 3 sets of 3 with 315 was a little better. Finished up with pull-throughs. I was supposed to hit my lats and biceps today, but I was just completely drained. Had nothing left. Day 7 of M1T. Feel great. Still had a good workout today, and a huge deadlift PR on practically ZERO sleep.
	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

05-10-2004, 08:44 AM	#403
GRIFF SP's Finest Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Portland, Maine Posts: 230 Photos: 2	Hell ya! Way to go on the new PR bro, thats awesome, you're getting in some great workouts. No doubt you'll have 635 real soon, very impressive stuff Mike I must say.
	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

05-10-2004, 09:03 AM	#404
stencil Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 135 Photos: 1	Good stuff Mike. Keep at it.

05-10-2004, 10:18 AM	#405
greekblondechic I'm special :) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 7,791	Your diet makes me laugh
	I can do it I WILL be a size 5.

05-10-2004, 11:08 AM	#406
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	GRIFF- Yeah man, I was really really pleased with 625. I have been stuck at f*cking 615 forever it seems. Not anymore at least. I am definitely going to be getting a video of 635, that's going to be a huge PR as well, 6 plates and a quarter plate on each side. Looking forward to the bar bend in the video. stencil- Thanks man, appreciate it. greekblondechic- LOL.
	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

05-10-2004, 11:08 AM	#407
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Monday, 5-10-2004 Diet: - MRP + 1% milk + banana - Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout - 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich, apple - 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich - 6" tuna & cheese sub, Balance Gold bar - chicken salad sandwich - whey protein + 1% milk Ended up with roughly 4K calories today, and right around 320g of protein. Not bad. ---I am going to be cutting my calories down a tad at this point. I am steadily gaining weight which is good, but it's summer time, it's warm outside, I honestly want to be leaner. I mean I am going to continue increasing my strength without a doubt, but I really need to tighten up my diet a bit. Just watch my overall calorie intake, I am not going to limit my foods at all. Sleep: 8 hours. Weight: 226 lbs. Upper Body 2 Close-Grip BB Presses 135x5, 185x5, 225x5, 245x5, 280x5! 5" Lockouts 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 405x2, 455x1, 475x1!, 500x0 Incline Skullcrushers 125x8, 125x8, 125x8, 125x8, 125x8, 125x8 One-Arm DB Extensions 40x8, 40x7, 40x7 Nautilus Lateral Raises 220x8, 220x8 Dropset: 200x8, 170x7, 140x7, 110x7, 80x10 Overall workout today was awesome. Really good session. Hit 280 for 5 on CG bench, which is a 5 lbs. PR from my last workout. Not too bad at all. Hit 475 on 5" lockouts which is also really good for me. I would absolutely love to hit 500 in the future, but today all I could do it barely budge it off the pins. Oh well, thats a shtload of weight. Incline skulls were pretty good, hit 6 sets of 8 there, beat up my triceps nicely. Overall workout honestly was definitely good. Delts took a hell of a beating with my dropset with Nautilus laterals. Day 8 of M1T, today I bumped up my dosage from 5mg 2x per day to 5mg 3x per day. So I am going to be very careful to pay attention to any kind of side effects if I notice any. So far lethargy isn't really all that bad at all. I think that I maybe counteracting it some with ephedrine preworkout, but still. My sex drive has not decreased at all, either. My workouts have been steadily intense since I have been on the M1T, so I am going to see if I notice anything upping my dose in terms of intensityi in the gym, etc. Last edited by M.J.H. : 05-10-2004 at 10:42 PM.*
	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

05-10-2004, 07:35 PM	#408
GRIFF SP's Finest Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Portland, Maine Posts: 230 Photos: 2	Amazing stuff man, 475 x 1 is beastly. This m1T sounds very promising. I gotta try these lockouts, I just forgot to do them today and by the time I thought of it it was too late. Anyhow, great workout.
	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

05-10-2004, 07:44 PM	#409
atherjen DS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MS Posts: 5,757	Mike!! Congrads on hitting the 625 dead!!! you should be VERY happy with yourself!! finally hit what you have been striving for! and on no sleep- thats insane! way to go on the new PR's today as well! things are really going smoothly for you!
	" 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." NPC Southern Classic, June 3rd NPC Cajun Classic, June 10th NPC Mississippi State July 22nd

05-10-2004, 07:48 PM	#410
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	If he can dead 625 after only an hour of sleep, imagine what he'll be doing at the end of this M1T cycle on a full nights rest...
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05-11-2004, 09:06 AM	#411
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	GRIFF- Yeah man, definitely give lockouts a try, they're a great exercise. Really beat the hell out of your triceps, that's for sure. Jen- Yeah I really have to agree Jen, things are definitely going well. If I can smash a 10 lbs. deadlift PR then I can't imagine what I am going to be doing in a few weeks. I am definitely going to try for 635 with my digital camera, and actually hit the record button! Monolith- Thanks man, I really really want 635, BAD.
	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

05-11-2004, 09:25 AM	#412
X Ring training to be Goku Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New England Posts: 696	yeah I want 635 bad too, I would settle for 535, I get to do deads today actually for the first time in 5 weeks. I cant wait. Everything is looking awesome, you got amazing drive. I am pretty sure I am going to steal most of your workout after I finish TP PT

05-11-2004, 12:21 PM	#413
Saturday Fever Pimp Gimp Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,142 Photos: 4	Sorry I've been out of town for the last few days. The workouts are solid. The deads are great, the lockouts and such are even better. So we've done 2 sessions of Close-grip bench going all the way to the chest, so it's time to alter it a bit. Let's do the next 5RM CG bench work like pin presses. Pick any height you want. Otherwise we'll leave things alone for the upper days for another session or two.
	yay.

05-11-2004, 02:22 PM	#414
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	X Ring- Good luck with the deadlifts man, that's my favorite exercise, almost without question. I absolutely love them, both sumo style and conventional. SF- Finally! LOL, I have been waiting for you to get back man. I needed some feedback for my workouts lately. Good to see that you don't have anything negative to say. I couldn't decide if I was doing everything right or not. Okay so my next 5RM for CG bench I should do pin press style you're saying? And just pick a a height to do them? Still work to a 5RM, correct? What about my Upper1 session that I am going to be doing tomorrow. So far I have hit 295 for 3, and then 315 for 3 in pin presses set 4" off my chest. Should I go back and try and hit 300 for a 3RM tomorrow?
	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

05-11-2004, 02:48 PM	#415
Saturday Fever Pimp Gimp Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 2,142 Photos: 4	No, lower the pin press about 2". Hit a 3RM on that. We'll get around to full ROM stuff in a couple weeks.
	yay.