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Old 12-02-2004, 09:42 PM   #301
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Old 12-02-2004, 10:25 PM   #302
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Old 12-03-2004, 12:10 AM   #303
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Thanks for the reassurance.

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Pfft. That little bitch can't detour me from eating my favorite food!

Squat/DL DE:

Box Squats
165 x 2
165 x 2
165 x 2
165 x 2
175 x 2
175 x 2
175 x 2
175 x 2

Good Mornings
195 x 6
195 x 6
195 x 6

Hyperextensions
85 x 12
85 x 12
85 x 12

SLDLs
305 x 4
305 x 4
305 x 4

Leg Press
360 x 8
360 x 8
360 x 8

Everything looked really good again today. I was locking out with insane speed once my hips, hamstrings, and gluts took over the brunt of the work from my erector spinae on the box squats.

Accessory work all progressed nicely. I felt like going real heavy with the SLDLs, and that was definitely my favorite set. I can't believe my grip held up; that surprised me the most.

I've decided to remove the calf work for more quad work because the plyometrics seem to smash my calves hard. I'm not sure I've ever completed a working set on the leg press before, but the weight seemed decent. I'm sure it will get up there in no time.

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trioplex bar

Meal3
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Meal4 - PWO
1 cup oats, 1 1/2 scoops whey, 1/2 cup 2% milk

Meal5
kang talay (shrimp, scallops, calamari, green curry sauce, veggies), white rice

Snack
1 scoop whey, 1 cup 2% milk

Meal6
turkey breast, potato salad, 5 deviled eggs

Meal7
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pita, celery

Meal8
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB

I packed down a couple of good cheats today. I was going to eat sushi, but the place we always go to for sushi closed down. I was so sad. I've known the owner for 10+ years (I first ate sushi at like age 8), and he is a really nice guy. It's been a while since I've been due to money constraints. Oh well. We look for other sushi places, but they were all closed until 5, and my brother needed to get to work. So, we just stumbled into a random Thai restaurant. Next to sushi, I think Thai is my favorite kind of food. Their sauces are coconut milk based. Mmmm...



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Old 12-03-2004, 05:50 AM   #304
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Old 12-03-2004, 06:42 AM   #305
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AWESOME SLDL's! Beast
I second that! Thats just sick man heh.

I tried some good mornings yesterday and they felt awsome can't wait to pack some decent weight on em soon.

Yea those leg presses will def. be going up of if ya stick with em....with your strength you will be adding a ton of weight in no time.

That sux about the sushi place bro...I use to have one close to me--all you can eat--but it closed down. Maybe across the ocean they can't eat as much sushi as us americans b/c they always go out of buisness LOL.



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Old 12-03-2004, 10:43 AM   #306
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AWESOME SLDL's! Beast
And i third that!!

I can barely squat 190 or leg press 240-260 for 10reps for 4 sets. Dont think i will be DL-ing 305 anytime in the near future... heck, not anytime in the far future as well!
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Old 12-03-2004, 10:59 AM   #307
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Yea I only squated like 245 and I think I pressed somewhere in the upper 400's lower 500's when I stopped em but my sldl's never went above 185 lol.



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Old 12-03-2004, 11:08 AM   #308
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Yea I only squated like 245 and I think I pressed somewhere in the upper 400's lower 500's when I stopped em .
My chopsticks.. er... quads are nowhere that strong. They are a puny 22-23". My legs are my weak point.
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Old 12-04-2004, 12:16 AM   #309
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Thanks man.

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Good mornings are really great. I'm going to have to incorporate them as an ME lift more often. It comes highly recommended by Dave Tate.

I hope I hit your previous numbers soon enough. I think I will, I just haven't directly trained my quads in a while. I feel it's worthwhile though, even though they aren't a great contributor in PL squats.

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You might be surprised. I start deadlifting 135, but I increased that weight very quickly. Various forms of the deadlift are now one of my best lifts. It used to be my bench press.



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Old 12-04-2004, 12:20 AM   #310
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Callisthenics

Warm-up
100 Jumping Jacks

Rest ~ 30 Seconds

Plyometrics
Jump Squats x 30
Clap Pushups x 15
Distance Skips x 25

Rest ~1 Minute

Muscular Endurance
Squats x 35
Pushups x 20
Bicycle Crunches x 50
Chinups x 10

Rest ~1 Minute

Sprints
Suicides x 1

Cool-down
Full body stretching

My circuit program is getting easier already. I give it only a few more sessions before I increase the numbers all around. The one exception is the suicides. I can't remain at a very brisk pace for those. I'm still out of breath by the time I do them. That's fine though. They are really just to finish me off at the end. I'm thinking of implementing some rock climbers in their place sometimes.

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4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup orange/tangerine juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C

Meal2 - PWO
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Meal3
2 slices WW bread, 2 TBS PB, 2 scoops egg protein, cucumber

Meal4
trioplex bar

Meal5
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pitas, celery

Meal6
tin sardines, 3oz chicken breast, 6oz sweet potatoes & hulled barley, 20G olive oil dressing & golden flax seed, lettuce, tomato

Snack
1 cup 2% milk, 1 scoop whey

Meal7
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Old 12-05-2004, 01:02 AM   #311
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Saturday, December 4th

Bench Press DE:

Bench Press - Alternating Grips
145 x 3
145 x 3
145 x 3
145 x 3
145 x 3
145 x 3
145 x 3
145 x 3

Bent DB Rows @ 90
75 x 9
75 x 9
75 x 9

Wide Chinups
25 x 4
25 x 4
25 x 4

DB Press
65 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 10

Incilne Press @ 45
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5

The workout went well today. I discovered that it is a little more comfortable for me to do wide chinups if I go a few inches in (Just inside the handles; I touch the metal only), although it is still way beyond a doorway, and my lats still get torn up. Also, I meant to try for 6 reps on the incline press. I'm not sure I would've had it, but I believe so. I've got a rep goal to reach on the DB press now, although that is significantly improved over last week.

I think I'm going to progress the weights throughout the DE routine next time. I'll use everything from 40-70% of my 1RM, or something like that. Same deal for the squat. I'm going to continue like that for a few weeks.

Meal1
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C

Meal2
trioplex bar

Meal3
2 slices WW bread, 2 TBS PB, 1 1/2 cup 2% milk, cucumber

Meal4 - PWO
1 cup oats, 2 scoops whey

Meal5
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pita, celery

Meal6
tin sardines, 3 oz chicken breast, 6oz hulled barley, 20G olive oil dressing & golden flax seed, lettuce, tomato

Snack
2 small glasses 1% milk (2 cups est.)

Meal7
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Old 12-05-2004, 12:22 PM   #312
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BulkMeUp Mine are only an inch or so larger then yours. Strength will come in time...build them up and really concentrate on them. I learned to love working legs and I got much stronger mentaly I guess....when ya hate doing them they will never progress.

Cow Awsome lifts man...diet is looking good to. Yea those GM's felt great I can't believe I haven't done them sooner! Those quads will def catch up soon...one day you will just go from one extreme to the other. I notice I grow in spurts with my legs...they stay level or slightly increase for a while then out of no where they just explode and the strength is out of the roof.



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Old 12-05-2004, 04:44 PM   #313
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Hey CP, nice journal in here. Been doing Westside for about 2 months now is that right?!? Looks like you've made some pretty solid gains. I didn't read the WHOLE journal, I'll just jump in here. Are you planning on competing or anything?



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I'm sure I will see good strength gains with my quadriceps, but I'm not really worried about it. For the time being, my concern is increasing my core lifts. Thanks for the vote of confidence though.

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Nah, I don't plan on competing. To be honest, I have always enjoyed the strength gains more than the mass gains due to resistance training. I was focused more on gaining mass for a little while simply because I went on a crash diet, lost muscle, and got too skinny. I am pretty comfortable with my physique at the moment. More mass is welcome, but Westside is perfectly capable of adding mass to my frame while maximizing strength gains. Thanks for stopping by.



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Makes sense. Have you been doing Westside with no injuries or tendonitis developing?



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Makes sense. Have you been doing Westside with no injuries or tendonitis developing?
None thus far. However, I just turned 20, so I'm still young. Who knows what kind of injuries could develop in the future. As of now, I'm trying to make sure I keep my form solid to reduce the chance of injury as much as possible.



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None thus far. However, I just turned 20, so I'm still young. Who knows what kind of injuries could develop in the future. As of now, I'm trying to make sure I keep my form solid to reduce the chance of injury as much as possible.
Look forward to following along. I think I'll pick up Westside or my own version of it again here soon.



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Look forward to following along. I think I'll pick up Westside or my own version of it again here soon.
Sound good man. I'll probably be trying some form of HIT in the future myself. So many programs to try...



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Sunday, December 5th

A day of rest today. Ah, that extra sleep felt so good! I got about 8.5 hours of sleep, which is just perfect. I took a 15 minute power nap during my break at work today too, just for the Hell of it. It was my reward for finishing as much homework as I did during the first 30 minutes of my break.

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Meal5
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Meal6
2 slices WW bread, 2 TBS PB, 1 cup 2% milk, 1 scoop whey, cucumber

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What are you doing up at 2:14am?!?



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What are you doing up Rock?
My excuse is studying for god damn exam tomorrow....sucks ass.




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I've worked the past 17 nights!



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