dianas05

This journal is about to go to the 3rd page! Yay!

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt

M.J.H.

Tony: I am feeling good lately bro, I have to admit that. I think that it's good that I can cheat without going extremely overboard. I just need to hang in there. For whatever reason I am still tempted to jump back on the Westside bandwagon, for some reason. I guess just always seeing SF's journal and a few other guys here at IM, makes me want to get stronger. Thanks for stopping by though, Tony.

Jill: Haha, I am not too crazy about mint choclate chip (unless it's from Baskin Robbins), but it is all that we had in the house. I really just needed something sweet and a decent amount of food---not really about what exactly it was that I ate, haha. As stupid as that sounds it's all I really need. My back isn't too sore at all, for some reason. I think my body starts to get used to the heavy training and it takes a change of the exercises or a different rep scheme to make me really sore.

Diana: Haha, I am definitely glad that this journal has made it to 3 pages. Hopefully I'll stick with it for a while. I am a little tempted to jump back on Westside (powerlifting program), just because strength is starting to grab my attention more lately.

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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dianas05

Temptation should be avoided at all costs! Just stick to your current training & diet to get some results, and make adjustments when necessary. You are doing a good job of that right now.

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt

fantasma62

Mike,

Stick to what you are doing now. You are doing an impressive job. You have to give yourself some time before you go making changes. Stay the course, don't change yet, and for God's sake, don't change journals. You are doing so well and I am very proud of you (as much as that may be worth to you, since you really don't know me from anything other than photos in my gallery) and what you have done so far. Stay the course and don't make changes, yet....

-Tony-

HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

Saturday Fever

Sorry I missed the AIM convo.

Just some notes.

No, there are no hard feelings. I always hope for the best for you. I haven't posted because I don't see you doing these kinds of routines. When you need help, I'll help, but right now you're on track.

I want you to define long term goals, but firstly I want you to be happy. You can become an elite PL'er later. Being happy is the current goal.

yay.

JerseyDevil

Congrats on getting to page 3!

M.J.H.

Diana: I agree, to be completely honest. I think the main reason that I am considering jumping back on Westside is simply to change something. No reason other than that. Even though I am starting to get a tad more into strength and all that---I think sticking it out with this journal is more important.

Tony: You're right man, you're absolutely right. Changing it now is just stupid. It's way too early to change anything at this point. I mean I have been with this journal for barely more than a week, and I am already thinking about changing things. I am not sure why I go through all this crap in my head, lol.

SF: Hey man, that's good to hear. I agree that me being happy and training and eating moderately is more important at this point than becoming an elite powerlifter. It's just tempting in the gym when I see all of the powerlifters training.

JerseyDevil: Thanks bro.

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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M.J.H.

Thursday; 9-16-2004

Chest

Good workout this morning. At first I thought that I was going to have a bad workout, just because I honestly don't feel that strong in flat bench at all. I guess because I haven't really bench in so long, oh well.

Flat BB Presses
2 sets of 5 with 285
1 set of 3 with 315
2 sets of 8 with 265

Incline DB Presses
3 sets of 4 with the 120's
2 sets of 8 with the 105's

Flat DB Flyes
2 sets of 15 with the 50's
Dropset; 55's for 10, 45's for 10, 35's for 8

... Miscellaneous rotator cuff work.

Didn't really hit any great PR's in todays workout, but it was still overall a good session. My flat bench strength has pretty much gone down the tubes. I mean it's not horrible, but I haven't improved at all---that's for sure. Set with 315 just felt weak. Don't at all feel all that strong here anymore. Incline presses were pretty damn good. Great feeling to throw around the 120's on inclines, for me at least. Finished up with some PAINFUL flat flyes, ouch. Dropset beat the f*ck outta' my pecs. Rotator cuff work hurt too, lol. But I really need to strengthen my rotator cuffs since I am doing heavy chest pressing and heavy OH pressing every couple of days.

Diet:
- MRP + 2% milk
- cottage cheese + pineapple
- V-12 preworkout
- whey protein postworkout
- tuna & cheese sandwich, apple
- whey protein shake
- chicken salad sandwich
- grilled chicken, broccoli + cheese
- 1/2 peanut butter sandwich

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

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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M.J.H.

Friday; 9-17-2004

Back

Not the greatest workout today. Whatever, I had barely any sleep, and it was interrupted a few times. Also my rotator cuffs were a little sore from yesterday. Tomorrow I am going to take a rest day no matter how bad I want to go to the gym.

Support Rows
3 sets of 3 with 300
2 sets of 10 with 220

CG Cable Pulldowns
2 sets of 4 with 260
2 sets of 8 with 215

Nautilus Pullovers
5 sets of 5 with 280
Dropset; 260 for 9, 220 for 7, 180 for 6

Bentover DB Lateral Raises
3 sets of 12 with the 25's
2 sets of 8 with the 35's

Hit a PR today on support rows with 6 plates for 3 sets of 3. Really good sets there, did them with an underhand grip. My lats were completely trashed. I could not FOCUS though to save my life for some reason! I kept trying to wake up and focus and get my intensity up and all that, I just couldn't get going. I don't know what my problem was. Did some pulldowns, and then a lot of Nautilus pullovers---which I LOVE! Pullovers hit my lats right under my armpits really well. Finished up with some bentover laterals, which I am going to be doing more of. My rear delts are looking a little weak in my physique lately.

Diet:
- MRP + 2% milk + pineapple
- tuna salad sandwich
- V-12 preworkout
- whey protein postworkout
- grilled chicken salad + italian dressing
- cottage cheese + pineapple
- chicken salad + cheese sandwich
- 1/2 peanut butter sandwich
- peanut butter

Sleep: 5 hours. Also took a 2-hour nap.

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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Saturday Fever

Good lifting. Don't sweat the focus and such. Your body is still doing a lot of work rejuvenating hormones.

yay.

Mudge

That and the neck machine of theirs I really liked.

Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench
Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu
I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

Monolith

I have to say, i didnt think this journal would last this long. Nice work.

Have you had any binges you just havent mentioned? Anything you havent been logging? I'm not tryin to get down on you, just want to make sure you dont let something get bottled up until you just try to make a new journal.

And those are some nice bent raises, btw.

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M.J.H.

SF: Thanks man, appreciate the support. Workout was okay I guess---for whatever reason my energy was just lagging. Not sure what the problem was. I think it's just time for a rest day.

Mudge: Hmm, my gym doesn't have a neck machine. Sounds interesting though.

Monolith: I am glad that my journal has made it to 3 pages, lol. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this journal. I am really happy though that I stuck it out this long. Even though in reality it hasn't been a long time, it's still very good for me. And I have been logging everything I have been eating. No binges since I started this journal.

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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Duncans Donuts

I wish I had access to Nautilus equiptment.

Monstar what is your PR for flat bb presses? The numbers don't look bad at all. How wide is your grip?

"in the howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure."

M.J.H.

Duncans Donuts: Hey man, thanks for stopping by, appreciate the support. Nautilus equipment I use to supplement my training pretty frequently. I really like the pullovers though, they're one of my favorite exercises for hitting my lats. They really exhaust my lats completely when I do them---not many exercises give me that feeling. A few minutes after a set of pullovers my lats feel extremely tense, etc.

If you check my signature I have my 1RM's for my bench/squat/deadlift. My bench 1RM is 350. I havn't trained my 1RM's though in a while now, but I am sure that they're in the same ballpark. My grip is about double shoulder-width I think. My pinky fingers are on the rings, if you know what I mean.

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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Jenny

Hey 3 pages!! Wohoo Good job Mike! Diet is looking good Need to work on your sleep though, 5 hours is not good enough. Not good for the stress ya know

M.J.H.

Jenny: Hey there! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it. Yeah I am glad that I made it to page 3 as well. I really am feeling better than ever, too. Eating a normal and pretty clean diet and just training hard, I feel leaner and bigger than ever before. I do just like you said need to work on getting a minimum of 7 hours of sleep a night. I think that is crucial with how often I am training.

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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M.J.H.

Saturday; 9-18-2004

Arms

Absolutely GREAT arm session today in the gym! I am addicted now to training arms together. I get an out of this world pump in my biceps and triceps. Really enjoy it, a lot. I really feel like my arms are growing training them together, as well.

Seated French Presses
2 sets of 3 with 170
2 sets of 7 with 140

Alternating DB Curls
2 sets of 4 with the 75's
2 sets of 6 with the 60's

Tate Presses
3 sets of 12 with the 60's

Reverse Curls
3 sets of 10 with 85

Decline Skullcrushers
3 sets of 12 with 105

Concentration Curls
3 sets of 12 with the 40's

Hit a huge PR on seated French presses with 170! My ROM honestly was not all that great, but putting 170 lbs. behind my head for triceps was a huge step forward for me. Hit some alternating DB curls, big PR there as well. I definitely seem to attract a lot of attention when I grab the 75's and start doing curls (and not presses). Decided to shock my CNS some for the next 4 exercises and keep my reps above 10. Did some Tate presses after that, and then some reverse curls (usually do these last). And finished up with some decline skulls and some concentration curls.

Diet:
- MRP + 2% milk
- 10" tuna & cheese sub
- V-12 preworkout
- whey protein postworkout
- MRP bar
- homeade ice-cream
- 8 slices of pizza
- 4 cookies, 2 pop-tarts, 2% milk
- apple juice, orange juice

Kind of lost control tonight. I am not going to get all bent out of shape about it though because I told myself that I was going to start a new journal tomorow and jump back on Westside. I am not going to do that at all. I am going to stick to THIS journal and move forward. Pigged out tonight on pizza, ate as much as I could handle and also at some junkfood as well. Not the brightest move on my part.

For whatever reason I was dying of thirst tonight as well! Maybe it was the pizza that made me so thirsty? I probably drank 20 oz. of apple juice along with 20 oz. of orange juice, lol.

Sleep: 7 hours. Also took a 15-minute nap, that I desperately needed.

... Weighed myself at the gym today, just for sh*ts and giggles basically. Not because I care all that much. But I weighed in at 230 lbs. And I honestly feel leaner than ever, I can see my abs clearly in the mirror (especially first thing in the morning).

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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dianas05

I'm happy to hear some positive thinking, Mike!

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt

M.J.H.

Diana: Thanks for stopping by, and yes I am trying to stay as positive as possible. I had to eat some homeade ice-cream tonight, lol, even though I wasn't in the mood for it. I can't be rude when someone buys me food! A guest at the hotel that I work at bought me some kind of coconut and mixed nut RICH homeade ice-cream and I couldn't turn it down.

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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dianas05

Wow! A guest bought you ice cream? They must have been impressed to do something like that. I work at a hotel as well (I do all the positions there!), and I know what a challenge it can be with guests.

As long as you're not bingeing then I think it's alright.

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt

BritChick

Hey MonStar, glad to hear things are going so well and you are keeping positive!

M.J.H.

Diana: Yeah a regular guest at the hotel bought me some ice-cream. He's a really nice guy and I was happy about it. I couldn't resist. I decided to make tonight my "cheat" night for next 4-5 days but I somewhat lost control and pigged out pretty badly on pizza. Not the smartest thing to do I know. I really felt bad about pigging out---but now I am just looking forward and sticking to this journal and forgetting about it. No point in harping on what is already over.

BritChick: Things were going really well until I let myself go overboard tonight with my diet, damnit.

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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Jenny

Hey Mike Good job not starting a new journal! I think that has been your way to cope with cheats and I don't think it's a good way. Stay here, be honest to yourself and just work with what you've got. Don't worry about the cheat, it was just this weeks cheat meal

We're proud of you for sticking with this!

dianas05

Hey, don't worry about it. What's done is done, now just move on and get your mindset again.

~*Diana*~

"The greatest pleasure in life is in doing what people say you cannot do." Walther Bageholt