CowPimp

You should be proud. Those are some scary numbers. You are looking big too man.

Just curious though, why do you do smith squats? Is it personal preference? Safer to achieve absolute failure? I can't stand the smitch machine for any exercise, but that's just me.

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Yeah, I go to positive failure on the smith machine. It is strictly an economic decision - at the time I couldn't afford a rack, so I went for the smith. As far as strengthening my legs (instead of strengthening my free weight squat) it has been incontrovertibly affective. It gets the job done (for me, weight training is a tool to achieve a greater means; I really don't like working out).

Thanks for the compliments CP, they mean a lot

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yellowmoomba

Good lifts DD! Are you doing any special training for football?

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New avatar looks great DD, your traps are out of control!

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CowPimp

Ah, economics, they control more of our lives than we would like.

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YM: Thanks man, right now I'm just doing my old routine with a lot of calories on the intake and I start the important stuff (speed/agility/endurance/fundamentals) end of December. I started doing Hang Cleans as suggested by P-funk, but other than that it's just strength as always.

Monstar: Thanks brother, that picture is suprisingly old, when I was weighing about 210 when I first started HIT - I found it and thought it looked good enough to use as an avatar . I'm about 25-30 pounds heavier now.

Cowpimp: Economics suck. I wish I had a rack, but again, I don't consider it essential to build strong legs, so I may just stick with the smith until I max out it's capacity.

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Donuts update:

Hit some personal bests:
Squats: 455 x 14 (superset leg extensions)
Leg extensions (not pulley): 225 x 11
Military press: 245 x 6
Close-grip Bench (inside shoulder width): 300 x 6

My ancillary exercises are also doing very well. On narrow grip e-z bar curls (palms supinated) I'm hitting 145 for 9 reps; skull crushers I'm doing at around 140 pounds; pullups I'm using 50 pounds around my waist; situps with 180 pounds on my chest. Progress has been good.

My deadlifts, after the lower back problems, are back in the mid 400s for reps. I expect to be working out with low 500s for 6-8 reps by the time late December rolls around. I've had people evaluating my form, and because of this have had the opportunity to perfect it. It is immaculate at the weights I'm doing.

As far as this IM comp goes, right now I am weighing a soild 241 pounds. My body fat is between 13-14 percent. Chest is roughly 50 inches, could be 49 or 51 depending on how you go around my lats. Waist at navel is 35 inches. Arms at 18 inches, but I seem to store less fat around there, so I'm not to worried about that. Deltoid width is slightly above 22 inches, though it's hard to measure so it could be a half inch lower or higher. Upper thighs between 28-29 inches.

I hope to shed my bodyfat to 8 percent at a body weight between 230-235 for my college football playing weight - I should be there inside of 3 months. Also, my Spurs destroyed the Kings tonight (Tim Duncan had 30 pounds and 14 boards - excellent - if anyone wondered how I got my IM name, there's why) and my pres candidate won (Dubya).

Good few days.

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soxmuscle

Excellent lifts. I've said it once and I'll say it again, you are one strong dude. My pick to win the Mr. IM competition.

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CowPimp

Glad to hear you are progressing nicely. However, I now hate you because you voted for Bush.

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I respect anyone's opinion if they have convictions...I expect the same in return Thanks for the compliments both of you.

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camarosuper6

Looks scary alright.

I did pull today...

No deadlifts because quads still shakey.

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Dave, how are your HIT workouts doing ? What are you gonna be pulling? Deadlift reps to failure, btw, are ENORMOUSLY HARD and dangerous, so be careful.

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When I said I now hate you, I meant that with the utmost respect.

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No offense took

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Hey DD, everything is looking solid my man, keep it up. 455 for 14 on squats is absolutely insane bud.

BTW, check your PM's.

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camarosuper6

Need to update the journal.


BTW.... im sore today in chest AND back... but am DYING to go to the gym and hit squats for some reason...

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Team Duncan Donuts. You heard it here first, ha.

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Duncans Donuts

Don't let me down, boys.

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Rocco32

Hey there man. Just read some of your journal, pretty impressive. I'm really interested in HIT training. Might be better for my tendonitis in my elbow. How long do you go between w/o's and how long do your w/o's take?

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shutupntra1n

I want in... Find some room for me. I can be the towel girl for the crew

Duncans Donuts

Every other day or every two days. My workouts take about 20 minutes - leg workouts about 25, because after squats and leg extensions it usually takes me 8-10 minutes before I can effectively walk again.

I would recommend the program to anyone.

Are you kidding? You could be first team All-American

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Duncans Donuts

I had a good workout today:

Squats: 460 x 13 (superset leg extensions)
Leg extensions: 227.25
Calf-raises: 390 x 15
Good AMs: 145, 165 x 14 (worked on form)

I had to wait a while after my first 2 exercises before I could move. I almost hit 14 reps on the squats - I am still going slightly below parallel, and I'm happy with the results.

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shutupntra1n

I'll check your form for you

JerseyDevil

I don't even feel worthy of posting in this journal. Damn DD.

M.J.H.

Wow, DD, your squats are out of control bud. I might consider doing them in the Smith-machine after a few weeks of regular freeweight squatting. We'll see.

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405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals)

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PreMier

You didnt show up in Vegas? And whats this IM comp?

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