Rebirth

Sapphire · 06-10-2004, 02:09 PM

Dont sweat you little splurge!! You earned it!

I am a lightweight when it come to booze too, ONE beer and I am buzzed.

Monolith · 06-10-2004, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sapphire

Dont sweat you little splurge!! You earned it!

I am a lightweight when it come to booze too, ONE beer and I am buzzed.

lol, Hi Sapph. Thanks.

Monolith · 06-11-2004, 10:27 AM

Training for 6/11: Shoulders/Triceps

Standing BB mil press - 4 sets
95lbx10
95lbx6
95lbx5.5
95lbx4.5

Upright row - 3 sets
90lbx8
80lbx7
70lbx7+1

Reverse pec dec - 3 sets
80lbx7
70lbx6
60lbx7

Cybex lateral raise - 2 sets
100lbx7
80lbx5.5

---

CG bench - 2 sets
135lbx9.5
135lbx5

Unilateral cable tri pulldown - 4 sets
50lbx10
50lbx9/8
50lbx8/7
50lbx8/7

O/H DB ext - 4 sets
25lbx6/5
20lbx8/7
20lbx8/6
20lbx7/6

---

Bleh. Eeked out slightly more reps on the standing BB press. Lost a bit on the reverse pec. On the first set of cybex lateral raises, i tweaked something in my neck/left trap. Hurt like a bitch (and hurts slightly if i turn my head to either side). Tried to do another set of laterals, but it was bothering me. Was gonna do some dips next, but they usually bother my shoulders anyway, so i just went to do some CG bench instead. Aggravatingly, it was screwing up my form on that too. Still got 2 sets in, and then just did some accessory crap.

**P-funk** · 06-11-2004, 11:09 AM

fot the barbell press the number of reps per set would suggest that you are going to failure on each set. Correct?? Why not stop a few reps shoort of failure and try and keep a consitnet number of reps per set (say 95lbs x 6 reps for 4 sets). That way you let the fatigue accumulate without trashing your CNS. If you can get all the reps for all the sets then next week either bump the weight up or try and raise the number of sets.

Monolith · 06-11-2004, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

fot the barbell press the number of reps per set would suggest that you are going to failure on each set. Correct?? Why not stop a few reps shoort of failure and try and keep a consitnet number of reps per set (say 95lbs x 6 reps for 4 sets). That way you let the fatigue accumulate without trashing your CNS. If you can get all the reps for all the sets then next week either bump the weight up or try and raise the number of sets.

Sounds good... ill give it a try next week. Thanks.

Monolith · 06-11-2004, 03:53 PM

Owned.

BSL's website said they were out of the new low carb whey. I called up Ryan and he said he had 2 bags of chocolate left he was gonna use for himself, but he let me have em.

Apparently milk prices are screwing with his supply, so it may not be back in stock for a while. And if it does come back soon, the price will be a bit higher. Luckily im sitting on 30lbs of it now.

PreMier · 06-11-2004, 06:02 PM

Who is Ryan? I need connections like that!

Monolith · 06-11-2004, 07:52 PM

haha, its no connection, i just called him up with the number listed on the BSL website. He just rocks at customer service.

Monolith · 06-12-2004, 02:16 PM

Training for 6/12: Hams/Calves/Abs

SLDL
135lbx6
225lbx4
275lbx2
315lbx2
315lbx1.5

+ regular dead 315lbx1
225lbx4
225lbx4
225lbx4

Cable machine crunch
50lbx12
50lbx8.5
40lbx9
40lbx8
40lbx5

Standing calf raise
135lbx10
135lbx10
135lbx10
135lbx10

---

SLDL's sucked. Had no real plan with the reps... was gonna go a bit heavier, but nothing specific. Of course, i wasnt counting on my grip pussying out after just a couple sets. I almost lost the bar on the first set of 315, but told myself i could just get a better grip on it and be fine. Second set, my hams were fine, but i had to let the weight down or it would have dropped on its own - i was holding onto the left side of the bar with two fingertips. I ripped the fucking skin off my left ring finger trying to keep the goddamn bar in my hand. Anyway, thats why theres one rep of regular deads in there - had to lift the bar back up to the pins.

I may just start using straps again, but do direct grip work 2x a week. Or maybe ill just give myself a testosterone drip.

**Jodi** · 06-12-2004, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monolith

Owned.

BSL's website said they were out of the new low carb whey. I called up Ryan and he said he had 2 bags of chocolate left he was gonna use for himself, but he let me have em.

Apparently milk prices are screwing with his supply, so it may not be back in stock for a while. And if it does come back soon, the price will be a bit higher. Luckily im sitting on 30lbs of it now.

Got ya beat, I have 60lbs

I can only hope he doesn't run out of flavors, then I'm screwed.

Monolith · 06-13-2004, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jodi

Got ya beat, I have 60lbs

I can only hope he doesn't run out of flavors, then I'm screwed.

60 lbs

Man, i always think to myself "i hope the police never have a reason to come in my house"... because theyd open my cabinet and see kilo after kilo of various colored powders. I'd end up down in Guantanamo.

**Jodi** · 06-13-2004, 12:07 PM

Now what do your parents think? LOL!

Monolith · 06-13-2004, 03:17 PM

They just think im nuts.

**P-funk** · 06-13-2004, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monolith

They just think im nuts.

My parents think I am nuts too....Actually my mom just thinks I am gross and disgusting....lol, gotta love that!

Monolith · 06-13-2004, 09:52 PM

lmao... yeah, parents can be so supportive.

Monolith · 06-13-2004, 09:52 PM

Just finished up the last of my rebirth and sesathin tonight. Measurements tomorrow.

Monolith · 06-14-2004, 08:26 AM

Measurements for 6/14:

Stomach - 37.3"
Right arm - 16.15"
Left arm - 15.75"
Right quad - 25.4"
Left quad - 25"
Neck - 16"
BW - 222lbs
BF - ~17%

---

Well wtf. I guess all that extra weight from last week was just water, because there's no way in hell i lost 6lbs of fat in one week... unless that yellow powder in this last tub of rebirth was DNP instead of lecithin.

Lost slightly more than an inch off my gut from last week. Arms are down around 1/4 inch. Quads dropped by around 1/4. Neck down slightly. And, as i said, BW down 6lbs. Shitty 3 point caliper estimates around 17%.

Today is chest/bi... kind of anxious to see if i lost any strength, considering how much weight i lost.

Depressingly, my pics from 2 months ago look almost exactly the same to the ones i just took this morning.

Oh well, ive carb cycled for 6 months already, i guess i can do 6 more.

Monolith · 06-14-2004, 08:27 AM

Also:

Before i critique the rebirth/sesathin, im going to log one more week in this journal to get a baseline for the diet. I'm also wondering if my libido will pick back up...

Monolith · 06-14-2004, 01:37 PM

Training for 6/14: Chest/biceps

DB bench - 4 sets
80lbx7
80lbx4.5
80lbx3.5
80lbx2.5

Incline DB bench - 2 sets
65lbx5.5
65lbx3.5

Decline BB bench - 2 sets
135lbx11
135lbx8

---

Cam bar curl - 4 sets
75lbx9
75lbx4
65lbx6
45lbx10

Hammer DB curl - 3 sets
25lbx6
20lbx8
20lbx8

Hammer machine curl - 2 sets
45lbx20
45lbx15

---

Blah. Strength dropped by half a rep on the DB bench from last week. Same with incline. Biceps are weak as hell, too. My left arm is under 16 inches now...

I still cant understand how i dropped 6lbs in one week. Even assuming i was holding water, and i dropped 2lbs last week (putting me at 226), then what the hell happened this week where i lost 4lbs? Diet was exactly the same. WTF.

PreMier · 06-14-2004, 04:29 PM

Whats a "testosterone drip"?

That weird that you lost so much weight. I am scared to step back on the scale once I get back in the gym.

Vieope · 06-14-2004, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monolith

then what the hell happened this week where i lost 4lbs? Diet was exactly the same. WTF.

Did you stop taking your 4lbs effexor pill?

Monolith · 06-14-2004, 07:28 PM

rofl, no. still taking that.

im beginning to think the bupropion might have something to do with it, though. gonna need to research it a bit more.

PreMier · 06-14-2004, 07:29 PM

You take too much shit!

Monolith · 06-14-2004, 07:53 PM

I know... i think im prone to obsession. I should take something for it.

Vieope · 06-14-2004, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monolith

I know... i think im prone to obsession.

We should find a club.
EDIT: You see? I came back to edit this damn post.

**P-funk** · 06-15-2004, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

You take too much shit!

Monolith · 06-15-2004, 10:08 AM

But i love my chemicals...

Monolith · 06-15-2004, 10:15 AM

Training for 6/15: Quads/Grip

Squats - 4 sets
135lbx10
135lbx10
135lbx10
135lbx8

Leg Press - 4 sets
450lbx10
450lbx8
400lbx10
400lbx8

Plate Pinch - 3 sets
20lbx90/65 (seconds, right/left)
20lbx75/50
20lbx55/50

Reverse curl - 3 sets
barx20
65lbx15
135lbx6

Forward curl - 2 sets
40lbx10
40lbx8

---

I strained something in my neck last friday, and it keeps acting up. It hurts to turn my head to either side. Anyway, i kept the weights somewhat low today, to avoid straining against it. Last sets on each exercise were maybe 2 reps short of failure.

I didnt train grip at all last week, but looking back a few weeks, my grip strength has improved quite a bit. Too bad i can still just barely hang on to 315.

06-10-2004, 02:09 PM	#391
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06-11-2004, 10:27 AM	#393
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Training for 6/11: Shoulders/Triceps Standing BB mil press - 4 sets 95lbx10 95lbx6 95lbx5.5 95lbx4.5 Upright row - 3 sets 90lbx8 80lbx7 70lbx7+1 Reverse pec dec - 3 sets 80lbx7 70lbx6 60lbx7 Cybex lateral raise - 2 sets 100lbx7 80lbx5.5 --- CG bench - 2 sets 135lbx9.5 135lbx5 Unilateral cable tri pulldown - 4 sets 50lbx10 50lbx9/8 50lbx8/7 50lbx8/7 O/H DB ext - 4 sets 25lbx6/5 20lbx8/7 20lbx8/6 20lbx7/6 --- Bleh. Eeked out slightly more reps on the standing BB press. Lost a bit on the reverse pec. On the first set of cybex lateral raises, i tweaked something in my neck/left trap. Hurt like a bitch (and hurts slightly if i turn my head to either side). Tried to do another set of laterals, but it was bothering me. Was gonna do some dips next, but they usually bother my shoulders anyway, so i just went to do some CG bench instead. Aggravatingly, it was screwing up my form on that too. Still got 2 sets in, and then just did some accessory crap.
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06-11-2004, 11:09 AM	#394
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,435	fot the barbell press the number of reps per set would suggest that you are going to failure on each set. Correct?? Why not stop a few reps shoort of failure and try and keep a consitnet number of reps per set (say 95lbs x 6 reps for 4 sets). That way you let the fatigue accumulate without trashing your CNS. If you can get all the reps for all the sets then next week either bump the weight up or try and raise the number of sets.
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06-11-2004, 03:53 PM	#396
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Owned. BSL's website said they were out of the new low carb whey. I called up Ryan and he said he had 2 bags of chocolate left he was gonna use for himself, but he let me have em. Apparently milk prices are screwing with his supply, so it may not be back in stock for a while. And if it does come back soon, the price will be a bit higher. Luckily im sitting on 30lbs of it now.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-11-2004, 06:02 PM	#397
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,088 Photos: 2	Who is Ryan? I need connections like that!
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06-11-2004, 07:52 PM	#398
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	haha, its no connection, i just called him up with the number listed on the BSL website. He just rocks at customer service.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-12-2004, 02:16 PM	#399
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Training for 6/12: Hams/Calves/Abs SLDL 135lbx6 225lbx4 275lbx2 315lbx2 315lbx1.5 + regular dead 315lbx1 225lbx4 225lbx4 225lbx4 Cable machine crunch 50lbx12 50lbx8.5 40lbx9 40lbx8 40lbx5 Standing calf raise 135lbx10 135lbx10 135lbx10 135lbx10 --- SLDL's sucked. Had no real plan with the reps... was gonna go a bit heavier, but nothing specific. Of course, i wasnt counting on my grip pussying out after just a couple sets. I almost lost the bar on the first set of 315, but told myself i could just get a better grip on it and be fine. Second set, my hams were fine, but i had to let the weight down or it would have dropped on its own - i was holding onto the left side of the bar with two fingertips. I ripped the fucking skin off my left ring finger trying to keep the goddamn bar in my hand. Anyway, thats why theres one rep of regular deads in there - had to lift the bar back up to the pins. I may just start using straps again, but do direct grip work 2x a week. Or maybe ill just give myself a testosterone drip.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-13-2004, 12:07 PM	#402
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,265 Photos: 1	Now what do your parents think? LOL!
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06-13-2004, 03:17 PM	#403
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	They just think im nuts.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-13-2004, 09:52 PM	#405
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	lmao... yeah, parents can be so supportive.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-13-2004, 09:52 PM	#406
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Just finished up the last of my rebirth and sesathin tonight. Measurements tomorrow.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-14-2004, 08:26 AM	#407
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Measurements for 6/14: Stomach - 37.3" Right arm - 16.15" Left arm - 15.75" Right quad - 25.4" Left quad - 25" Neck - 16" BW - 222lbs BF - ~17% --- Well wtf. I guess all that extra weight from last week was just water, because there's no way in hell i lost 6lbs of fat in one week... unless that yellow powder in this last tub of rebirth was DNP instead of lecithin. Lost slightly more than an inch off my gut from last week. Arms are down around 1/4 inch. Quads dropped by around 1/4. Neck down slightly. And, as i said, BW down 6lbs. Shitty 3 point caliper estimates around 17%. Today is chest/bi... kind of anxious to see if i lost any strength, considering how much weight i lost. Depressingly, my pics from 2 months ago look almost exactly the same to the ones i just took this morning. Oh well, ive carb cycled for 6 months already, i guess i can do 6 more.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-14-2004, 08:27 AM	#408
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Also: Before i critique the rebirth/sesathin, im going to log one more week in this journal to get a baseline for the diet. I'm also wondering if my libido will pick back up...
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-14-2004, 01:37 PM	#409
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Training for 6/14: Chest/biceps DB bench - 4 sets 80lbx7 80lbx4.5 80lbx3.5 80lbx2.5 Incline DB bench - 2 sets 65lbx5.5 65lbx3.5 Decline BB bench - 2 sets 135lbx11 135lbx8 --- Cam bar curl - 4 sets 75lbx9 75lbx4 65lbx6 45lbx10 Hammer DB curl - 3 sets 25lbx6 20lbx8 20lbx8 Hammer machine curl - 2 sets 45lbx20 45lbx15 --- Blah. Strength dropped by half a rep on the DB bench from last week. Same with incline. Biceps are weak as hell, too. My left arm is under 16 inches now... I still cant understand how i dropped 6lbs in one week. Even assuming i was holding water, and i dropped 2lbs last week (putting me at 226), then what the hell happened this week where i lost 4lbs? Diet was exactly the same. WTF.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-14-2004, 04:29 PM	#410
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,088 Photos: 2	Whats a "testosterone drip"? That weird that you lost so much weight. I am scared to step back on the scale once I get back in the gym.
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

06-14-2004, 07:28 PM	#412
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	rofl, no. still taking that. im beginning to think the bupropion might have something to do with it, though. gonna need to research it a bit more.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-14-2004, 07:29 PM	#413
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,088 Photos: 2	You take too much shit!
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

06-14-2004, 07:53 PM	#414
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	I know... i think im prone to obsession. I should take something for it.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-15-2004, 10:08 AM	#417
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	But i love my chemicals...
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

06-15-2004, 10:15 AM	#418
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Training for 6/15: Quads/Grip Squats - 4 sets 135lbx10 135lbx10 135lbx10 135lbx8 Leg Press - 4 sets 450lbx10 450lbx8 400lbx10 400lbx8 Plate Pinch - 3 sets 20lbx90/65 (seconds, right/left) 20lbx75/50 20lbx55/50 Reverse curl - 3 sets barx20 65lbx15 135lbx6 Forward curl - 2 sets 40lbx10 40lbx8 --- I strained something in my neck last friday, and it keeps acting up. It hurts to turn my head to either side. Anyway, i kept the weights somewhat low today, to avoid straining against it. Last sets on each exercise were maybe 2 reps short of failure. I didnt train grip at all last week, but looking back a few weeks, my grip strength has improved quite a bit. Too bad i can still just barely hang on to 315.
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg