Thread: Sand of the Colosseum

April 4, 2005

Bodyweight: 253

Bench 250x5, 250x4
Incline 225x5
DB OH Press 80x5, 80x2x6
CGBP 185x2x8
Tates 35x9, 45x8, 45x4
Laterals 30x8, 35x9

Getting used to the monotony of training during PCT. A bit stronger on tricep work. Nada on flat bench, switching to incline training for awhile.

April 6, 2005

Bodyweight: 247
Blood Pressure: 144/80

Low Rows 220x5, 260x4, 240x2x5, 240x6
Narrow Neutral Grip Chins 246x4
Weighted Situps 110x8, 110x6, 110x7
Pulldown Abs 100x15
Curls 60x6, 65x3, 55x7
Normal Wrist Roller 27.5x1
Reverse Roller 25x1, 35x1

Slightly stonger than last session. I attribute it to being jacked up on about 12.5 mg ephedrine. Ab work is coming along pretty well. I am approaching PR territory here. Bicep strength is still stagnant and my right arm just doesn't seem to have it. I don't even think the two sides of my body are related.
Overall I had a good workout.

Joints are still giving me a little shit. I may need to chill out on the 5x5 on a few of these for awhile. But I'll be damned if I pick up less than a 55 to do curls with.

Need to work on my chinning ability big time. I am weak as hell there. I'd like to be able to do a good 5x5 whatever the heck I weigh in at.

April 8, 2005

Bodyweight: 250

Leg Extensions
60,80,90,100,80x15
110x11
110x13
120x8
120x9

So I did a lot of leg extensions =D

GM 205x5

Getting back in the swing of things with these. My best is 225x5

Calves 290x15, 310x9, 290x10

I did some other crap, but they didn't really translate into working sets. I am having problems doing leg curls as the back of both knees pop oddly now when I try. I did a few back extensions but also had trouble with the hammies on that one. That was pretty much my day. It was a pretty wimpy workout without deads in there.

April 10, 2005

Bodyweight: 250

Incline 225x2x4
Decline 205x5, 215x5, 225x5, 235x5, 225x5
OH Press 80x5, 70x9, 60x12
Tates 35x8, 45x7, 45x6
Pushdowns 30x10, 40x6
Elliptical 42 minutes, 66 rpm, 628 kcals, 4.04 miles

Notes

I did cardio.

April 12, 2005

Bodyweight: 242

Mowed a couple yards yesterday and dropped 8 lbs. Feels good actually.

Sumo Deads 365x1

I had really hoped I would be stronger on this for a max. Using sumo style I felt like I got little help from my legs. Abs and legs were shaking like a leaf on a tree. Lower back had it easy. So I know where my main weakness seems to be, abs!

Looks like I put on 50 lbs to my conventional deadlift by greatly strengthening the hammies. Only got 10 more on sumo as a result though from 2 years ago!

Low Rows 220x6, 240x6, 240x2x5
Knee Raises 35x4, 30x5 (yep the abs are weak!)
Curls 60x6, 60x2x5
Farmer's Walks 110'sx3 trips

Rest of the workout went well. I didn't gain or lose strength despite the drop in bodyweight. I looked a lot leaner in the mirror. I'd really like to see how things look at 230. Maybe over the next 3-4 months I will find out.

April 14, 2005

Bodyweight: 249

Leg Extensions 60,80,90,100x15, 110x10, 120x8,7
Leg Curls 40x20
Calves 230x15, 250x15, 270x15, 230x30

Notes

Definitely the woosiest workout to date. I did a few leg extensions, leg curls and lightweight calf raises, then headed to the hottub for an hour. Okay maybe more like 2 hours.

Diet has been decent. Last 3 days I put in about 10 hours on the lawns in addition to regular school stuff, so I was pretty tired coming into this one. I am surprised my weight was so high actually.

Missed my usual workout today. Will pick it up tomorrow. Had to work a lot more outside than I had planned. Hopefully it won't hinder my progress.

Main reason for update is to note that I have less than a week left of that nasty tasting nolvadex. My libido was somewhat low between the first and 3rd week but is now much higher, almost back to normal. And most imprortantly, the boys are growing very large. Exactly what I want to happen all the time =D

As it stands at the moment, I believe I have had more trouble recovering from my M1T cycles than I have so far recovering from Test E, superdrol, M5, and M4OHN combined. Could easily have something to do with my massive calorie intake.

April 17, 2005

Bodyweight: 242

Low Row 220x6, 240x2x6, 260x4

I forgot what I came to the gym to do and just started doing rows based on how my arms and lats felt. Those sets went great.

Bench 245x2, 225x2x4
OH Press, 80x4, 80x3

Here is where I majorly fucked up. Last time I flat benched was probably around april 4. At the time I got 250x5, pretty decent and I hadn't lost any strength. Last workout on April 10, I got 225x2x4 on incline and worked up to some heavy declines.

Somewhere between april 10 and april 17, I seem to have lost a ton of strength. My pulling power is at its height and I have lost no strength there. I worked a hard day Saturday about 6 hours raking and bagging leaves. No pushing work. Slept 12 hours the night before and felt fantastic going into the workout. Warmups went well and I had no joint pain at all. I knew that if I conjugated for one workout doing inclines and declines instead of flat, it would help my shoulder joint.

Then today comes along and I need a lot of help getting a third rep with 245. Just didn't have the strength on that or on overhead pressing (lost 3 reps or so there). I am not certain what caused the problem. It is probably that I worked about 15 hours total on the lawns in the last week. Always kept adequate protein and about 5000+ calories each day. Test levels feel quite high and I was all fired up today. Ready to fuck, kill and eat everything in my path. Typical of when I feel like I have high test levels.

I am somewhat afraid that the work was the main culprit and that I should avoid doing it if at all possible. Secondary possibility could be that the gain from drol are a bit fleeting but I doubt that highly.

Tates 35x8, 45x8, 45x7
Pushdowns 30x8, 40x8

These felt fine and I experienced no strength loss. Guess I will just have to learn from my mistakes and try like hell not to make them again! I cut the volume down and will hit bench again on thursday. May load up on caffeine and ephedrine just to make sure that is not causing trouble.

April 19, 2005

Bodyweight: 245

Leg Extensions 60,80,90,100x15, 120x2x8
Calves 230,250x15, 270x13, 290x12

I really need to develop a good leg day. This is pathetic.

Curls 60x7, 60x2x6, 65x4
Wrist Roller 35x1, 30x1, 50x1, normal and reverse

Stronger on curls due to not training rows first. I didn't feel recovered from the last rowing session though.

Pulldown Abs 100x12

This was also pretty pathetic. I got lazy and didn't want to carry the 55's over to the situp area to use them. So I settled for this instead. Also skipped out on leg raises.

Diet

Diet is going pretty well. I am keeping my meals down to about 800 kcals per meal and it is really helping with the massive insulin fluctuations I had been having. Still probably sitting at 5-6k per day. My heart arrhythmia is acting up quite a bit and is currently quite annoying. I may have to do a few days of low protein to see if I can rid myself of it again. I still don't know the cause. T3 use back in december could be part of it. Protein is still what triggers it everytime though, so I know how to get rid of it. May make big ass pot or two of rice.

April 21, 2005

Bodyweight: 251

Bench 225x5, 225x2x4
DB OH Press 70x7, 70x8

Yep, strength went out the window on these!

Lateral Raises 30x12, 35x8
Tates 35x8, 45x8
Pushdowns 30x8, 40x8

Weighted Situps 110x7

Didn't do more of these on acct of sore groin muscle.

Diet Notes

This is my second day on grossly inadequate amounts of protein. I think my heart arrhythmia is improving somewhat. Tomorrow should tell. The weight increase is due to increase in cho and decrease in physical activity (didn't mow bunch of lawns this week).

Other shit: Planning next cycle. Goodies to come sooner rather than later. Makes me happy.

April 23, 2005

Bodyweight 248

Conventional Deadlifts 315x4, 315x2x3
Squats 185x2x5
Leg Extensions 60,80,100x15, 120x7
Calves 250,270,310x15
Standing 315x5, 405x3

Notes

Deadlifts went well. I felt strong on them overall, but need to work on my rep work a little. 4th rep was pretty fatiguing.

My squat strength has gone completely to hell. Pretty soon I am going to have difficulty getting up off the shitter.

Calves felt good. Haven't done standing in awhile and I am a little weaker on them. 405 felt okay though. Just couldn't knock out 8-10 reps.

April 26, 2005

BW 245

Bench 225x5,4,3
DB OH Press 70x2x8
Tates 35x8, 45x8
Rope Pressdowns 70x9
HS Decline 120x15
HS Incline 120x15

Notes

Recovery seems to have gone well. I dropped the Nolvadex finally and virtually all shedding of hair has stopped. Another month or two and I'll probably have a pretty thick head of hair on me again. Libido is ridiculously strong and I feel fairly aggressive overall. Waistline went up a little coming off nolva, but that is to be expected. I am back on protein after a four day hiatus. Heart arrhythmia is a bit better but unfortunately not gone. I'll have to watch the protein consumption. Hope it doesn't cost me too much muscle. Strength is decent, but I am still perturbed that the gains I got on flat bench on superdrol were so very fleeting in nature. There one week and gone the next. Definitely going to train overhead press mainly next cycle and also work on strengthening triceps. Perhaps I can hold that a bit better.

April 28, 2005

BW 241

Low Row 200x5, 240x5, 240x6
HS High Row 240x9, 220x9
Curls 60x6, 60x5
Low Row 200x9
Elliptical 20:00, 80rpm, 165 heart rate

April 30, 2005

Bodyweight: 243.5

Leg Extensions 60,80,100x15, 110x13, 120x9
Conventional Deads Repetition Style 320x2x3, 320x4
Calves 250, 290x15, 330x2x15

Notes

Quite happy with doing the deads repetition style. I came out stronger and it felt safer not pulling right off the floor, but rather starting the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th reps holding onto the weight. I felt very much more in control and more powerful. The 5 lbs increase felt easy and I got 4 on my last rather than first set.

Rest of the workout went ok. I am starting to like the calf work quite a bit even though I am not currently getting that much stronger on it. I still need to work on a better quad workout. I barely feel it 10 minutes after I work leg extensions.

PCT stuff

Can't say enough about how well and how easily I recovered from the Test E, M4OHN, M5AA, Superdrol stack. My libido is currently as strong now as it was when I was 18. Much better than before I started cycling last may. Planning next cycle to start end of May roughly. That won't quite equate to equal time on/off but it will be relatively close. I am actually more waiting for my hair to thicken up more than anything else lol. Tren will be hard as hell on the hairline.

Diet

Damn heart arrythmia is entirely gone for the moment. Man that feels great. I eliminated all protein sources from grains and from whey. I am not sure which triggers it worse, but with both gone I feel great! I am still probably averaging 5000-6000 kcals/day and still not noticeably gaining bodyweight.

May 2, 2005

Bodyweight 241.5

Bench 225x5,4,3
DB OH Press 70x7, 70x8
CGBP 185x5, 195x5, 200x5
Decline Hammer Strength 120x10
HS Incline 160x10
Elliptical 20:00, HR averaged 165, top=175, 80 RPM

Notes

A couple of quick things. My blood pressure was down to 127/73 today, lowest it has been in a long time. Normal for me used to be 117/63. So I am aiming for that mark.

I noticed also when I was training close grip bench that I haven't lost even one repetition off my strength on that lift despite losing 25 lbs exactly off of flat bench when I ceased taking cns stimulants. That tells me that I lost both shoulder and chest strength, but no tricep strength.

It makes me question what I should train for stengthwise during my next cycle. I was always strong compared to most people on weighted dips, but am so incredibly weak on bench it is crazy. I may focus primarily on CGBP rather than overhead work. Or it might be best to alternate. I haven't decided yet. No more major strength training of flat bench alone though. It doesn't last for me.

For the purpose of comparison and to avoid doing other work right now, I decided to make a little reality check and see what sort of condition I am in now compared to a year ago today. In between now and then were three short ph/ps cycle and one long AAS cycle that actually also used more ph/ps than anything else.

May of 2004

Bodyweight 185
Waist 34-36"
Arms 14.5

Bench 180x5 (Best ever 205x5)
DB OH 55x7
HS High Row 160x9
Curls 45x10 (This was my best ever)
Squats 180x5 (Best 250x1)
Tates 25x12
Pushdowns 30x5
Laterals 25x7
Leg Curls 60x7
Incline 160x5 (best ever 190x5)

May 2005

Bodyweight 245
Waist 41"
Arms 17.75

Bench 225x5 (Best 250x5)
DB OH Press 70x8 (Best 80x7)
HS High Row 240x9
Curls 65x4, 60x6, 55x9
Squats 185x5 (Best 260x5)
Tates 45x8
Pushdowns 40x8
Laterals 35x8
Leg Curls (Best 100x9)
Incline 205x5 (Best 225x5)

Overall, I am happy with the strength gains. Naturally I was only able to make decent strength gains when I added a great deal of fat and size overall. Most of the gains in this last year came mainly from cns stimulation and secondarily from overall muscle gain.

My focus now over the next year will be a modest reduction in bodyfat (38 inches would suit me fine in a years time), modest muscle gains (10-15 lbs is more than adequate so long as its lean), and significant strength gains that I can actually keep (this is where the real thinking and work should come into play).

May 5, 2005

Bodyweight: 247

Low Row 240x5
DB Bent Rows 110x9, 110x8
Curls 55x4x6

For some reason didn't have a lot of motivation for a big workout. I am switching up rowing moves as I seem to have stagnated mentally on the low row.

May 7, 2005

Bodyweight: 249

Conventional Deads 325x5, 320x3, 315x5
Squats 135x2x10, 155x10, 175x8
Calves 270x20, 290x20

Notes

Good workout overall. The lighter weights on squats don't leave my knees and back feeling as trashed.

Trying to decide on what to train this summer re: cardio. Choices currently include swimming, sprint training, elliptical, and some/any form of martial arts. Lawn mowing a fourth but less desirable option.

May 8, 2005

Cardio: Elliptical 70rpm, 41:35, 630 kcals, HR 140
Diet: Getting better, having more problems w/heart arrhythmia however. That might thwart muscle retention while cutting.

May 9, 2005

BW 246

CGBP 185x8, 195x5, 205x3, 185x2x7
DB OH Press 60x3x8
HS Incline 140x10
Lawn Care 3 hours

I think the worst part of that had to be the lawn care, right? Looks great!

Yep, I wear myself out with the lawn care big time. I logged another 4.5 hours lawn work today. I really need to take up swimming quickly and quit messing around with sharp power tools.

May 14, 2005

I missed recording a workout somewhere. But it wasn't too eventful.

BW 246

TB Deadlift 225x5, 275x6, 295x6
Squat 135x8, 155x8, 175x2x6
Bench 225x3
CGBP 185x7, 195x5
Tates 35x8, 45x8, 35x12
Overhead Machine 120x10
Torso Twist Obliques 3 sets

I did a lot of stuff I didn't properly record today. I switched to a new gym for the summer. Has a shitton of nautilus stuff that is decent but nowhere near as good as hammer strength. But what that gym lacks in quality of equipment it makes up for in amount. Plus the plates are old and rusty and some of the padding has worn off stuff which is an added bonus.

First time using a trap bar. Overall it felt great on my back and legs, but the grips are too far apart and it hurts my elbow. Otherwise I wouldn't mind using it long term or getting one myself. Maybe they make them adjustable. Didn't go too heavy as I wanted to do some rep work.

Bench strength has gone completely to hell. But I haven't lost anything off my CGBP or my other tricep work. So I am definitely planning to train overhead work and triceps on my next strength phase. I think I can keep what I have built with the tricep stuff.

The calf machine was a little too hardcore for my shoulders. The padding just wasn't enough for even three plates per side.

And best of all, noone in there to tell me I can't wear my sandals lifting if I want to. I like the place already. They even have a "you can have it, no you can't machine". Just waiting for all the women to pile into the weightroom to use it. There were about 100 southern belles on the basketball court practicing. That was an incredibly pleasant sight.