BritChick

Don't sweat little slip ups Mike, you're human after all... all of us do it!
(Some just don't admit it! )
Focus on all the progress you're making... bad habits take time to break, new ones time to form... keep at it you're doing awesome!

M.J.H.

Chris: I don't know man, your curls and skullcrushers are absolutely phenomenal. I have definitely never seen anyone throw around weight like you on them. And you have all of the videos in the world to back up your lifts, that's one thing I always enjoyed about reading your journal. You should definitely consider starting one here!

Nice to see that you're training every other day now. I remember for a while you were training very infrequently. If you have any ideas at all or suggestions about my training/diet or anything of the sort, please feel free to post away.

Monolith: Thanks for the support man. You're going to be surprised when you see what I did tonight. Somehow I managed to eat a big bowl of ice-cream (with the mindset of binging the rest of the night), and got all pissed off at myself and did a workout in my basement, and stopped the binge completely. That's definitely a new thing for me, I have never started to binge without going completely all out. I know that eating ice-cream was a bad idea, but I am almost proud that I am gaining control of my binges.

BritChick: Thank you so much for the support! It means a lot more than you know. I slipped up again tonight. But I'll let you read about it in my journal entry I am about to post. I just need to keep this journal and post all of my screwups in here. That way I can learn from my mistakes and move forward.

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.

Sunday; 9-19-2004

Legs

Wow, okay my first leg session I just f*cked it all up, deadlifted, has a f*ckin' sh*tty session. Got pissed, and left the gym and home and ate a huge bowl of ice-cream, telling myself I was starting a new journal tomorrow and going back to Westside.

Sumo Deadlifts
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x2
495x1
545x1
645x0

Conventional Deadlifts
645x0
645x0
645x0

Weird thing today about my deadlifting. I couldn't budge 645 at all sumo style. I mean it just didn't even slightly move at all. With conventional on all 3 attempts I got the weight a few inches off the floor. This makes me think that my conventional strength maybe a bit stronger than my sumo strength, but who knows, whatever.

I was f*cking pissed off, as you can imagine, and just frustrated as hell. I told myself that I was going to jump back on Westside (once again) and just forget about this crap. After eating the ice-cream and starting to feel like a fat piece of sh*t. I dedcided to stick it out with this journal and training, and at home (since the gym was closed) do another leg session. A few hours later, after the monster bowl of ice-cream mind you, I hit my legs again.

SLDL
6 sets of 10 with 305

DB Lunges
6 sets of 10 with the 60's

Ouch, ouch, ouch, and ouch. Worked my legs again around 9:30 PM tonight. I don't have access at all to much equipment in my basement---so I did the best I could. Hit 6 sets of 10 with 305 (the heaviest I could use). Exhausting sets of SLDL, simply because sets of 10 in deadlifts are torture, lol. Then I moved onto 6 sets of 10 with DB lunges, holy f*ck. Never failed on lunges before. My last 2 sets of 10 with the 60's I almost fell flat on my face in my basement. Great sets. I was completely drenched in sweat after these 12 sets of legs, wow.

Diet:
- banana
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- turkey & cheese sandwich, mixed fruit
- 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich
- V-12 preworkout
- ice-cream
- whey protein postworkout
- tuna salad sandwich
- peanut butter

Sleep: 7 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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klmclean

Okay, this is too weird, what's with you binging on the same food as me on the same days???? Just came back from Dairy Queen, had a med. size Brownie Batter Blizzard, no fat in that, no not at all!!!!!

yellowmoomba

Good to hear you are still on "The WAGON" (even after the big bowl of ice cream)

Keep it up!!

My Journal

"You are born small and weak... you die small and weak... how you look in between is up to you."

M.J.H.

klmclean: Well yesterday I didn't binge, thank god. I really thought that I was going to when I ate that big bowl of ice-cream, too. I just got all frustrated and decided to workout again late at night, lol. So I turned a very negative thing into something more positive. That's always nice. Haha, Dairy Queen is the greatest though for desserts.

yellowmoomba: Yeah man, I am hanging in there. Even if it kills me to stick it out with this journal I am NOT starting another one.

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

yay.

M.J.H.

SF: Thanks for stopping by. Sticking it out with this for a while. I can't just binge and tell myself I am going to switch programs. I need to make a conscious (non-diet related) decision to jump back on Westside.

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.

Monday; 9-20-2004

Shoulders

Good workout today in the gym, really hit my shoulders hard. Focus was pretty damn good today. Really got a good pump in my delts. The only thing I think needs work is my rear delts, IMO. I have been hitting them on on my back day.

Seated DB Presses
2 sets of 8 with the 80's
2 sets of 4 with the 95's
2 sets of 12 with the 75's

Nautilus Lateral Raises
3 sets of 10 with 180
Dropset; 200 for 8, 160 for 8, 120 for 8

DB Front Raises
4 sets of 8 with the 40's

Upright Rows
2 sets of 10 with 125
2 sets of 6 with 165

... Some miscellaneous rotator cuff work.

Hit a great PR here today! I have never felt so confident about my overhead DB press strength. Really have been throwing around some crazy weights (for me at least), in seated DB presses. Hit 2 sets of 4 with the 95's today! My ROM is not all that great in these, simply because when I take the DB's down to touch my shoulders I get a deep ache in my rotator cuffs. I take my hands until they're roughy at the bottom of my ears, if that makes sense. Did some Nautilus laterals and a dropset, and then some DB front raises and some upright rows to finish off my workout. Also did some rotator cuff work. Good workout.

Diet:
- MRP + 2% milk + banana
- tuna salad sandwich
- V-12 preworkout
- whey protein postworkout
- ground beef + cheese soft taco
- ?

Sleep: 8.5 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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Saturday Fever

Good deal, man. Keep something constant and everything else will fall into place. No worries.

yay.

M.J.H.

SF: Thanks man, I appreciate it. A huge part of me though wants to just make the jump back to Westside. I know it sounds crazy because I did end up getting sick of the program (for whatever reason, my personality I think). Just benching and deadlifting now I feel like I havn't gotten any stronger. Kind of frustrates me in a way almost. Who knows. I am going to give it some more thought.

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