Tony's Demolition and Reconstruction '05

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 10:47 AM

I guess I had to look for a catchy name for my journal. This is the most true to form journal that I will have. The others I will keep for my own benefit of what to do and not to do.
I have made a very important promise to myself. NO MORE EXCUSES. If I get sick, something happens in the family, I hurt myself, etc., then I have to suck it up, and get back on. No more whining and crying "Why?". That sickens me. I have successfully made myself sick with, well, myself.
I am not going to be making diaries at the drop of a hat, nope...I am making this diary because my last "failed" diary was too negative. Too much whining and crying from my part. What I need is positive energy. I feed from it.
Why do I call it demolition and reconstruction? Simple, imagine an old hotel that's on prime land in front of the beach. Put a couple of charges in the foundations of the building, and it'll crumble. Then you put in a brand new and more attractive luxury hotel in its place. Well, that's me, with the help of HIT and a balanced diet, I will demolish my old hag of a body and reconstruct it into a luxury body. Or at least as close to it as I can.

For that reason, I am re-entering the IM competition (whether there is one or not) not to win, but to give me a target and see where I am at when the competition actually takes place.
I am 5 ft 9"
I weigh 275.5 pounds

My immediate goals: Do I have to say them? To cut. I want to go down to my more natural weight of 190-200 pounds (I was wearing size 31 pants then). I want to replace the fat with pure muscle. No, I don't want to be huge, I just want to be large enough to be happy with myself. I will give myself a monthly goal of no more than 10 pounds per month. I want to be able to get to summer with a better outlook, but I really want to make it a full year project, and a long term plan...
My long term goals: Ya'll know them, to live longer than I am projecting myself to live if I continue with this nonsense.
I have put on 25 pounds since I hurt my shoulder, that's pretty freaking embarrassing. What did I do instead of working hard to get better? I ate and sat, and did nothing. No more excuses.

To attain my goals I will follow Dr. Darden's New HIT lifestyle. I will follow a very strict diet as it has been laid out in his new book and will try to exactly follow his training plan. I will work out 3 times a week. This workout will be a full body workout. If I see that I can't do a full body at first, I will break it up into body parts, but I will not give up, I continue trying to attach my body, fully. I understand that this is not a routine for the meek and weak. You have to have brass ones to do this. I have no choice, I will go for it and succeed, no excuses, no questions....

Now, to begin....again....

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 10:56 AM

Phase 1: Demolition (First 10 weeks)

One of the most important concepts that I have learned while reading Dr. Darden's book is that of Superhydration. I am going to be drinking more water than I normally drink (which in itself is a whole hell of a lot).
I will also use a 1500 calorie (shock treatment) for the first 10 weeks. This will be a higher carb intake than normal, but not a whole lot more. Research has shown that this is proven to work for the short term. In a chat I had with Dr. Darden, he recommended the 10 week approach since I have sooooo much to take off fatwise. After 10 weeks, I will make the necessary changes to my diet to make it a longer term meal plan. Before I get lambasted, I want to say to you all that I appreciate all the meal advice I have gotten here by the best of the best, but I need to try other things that have been proven to work too. Sorry, but that's how it'll be for now. No nonsense, caveman approach to life, keep it all simple.....

Phase 2: Reconstruction (Training for the rest of my life)

I will complete the reconstruction plan in another post of this journal once I have completed the demolition.

All I ask for is prayers and that little push in the back that I need to keep on at the worse of times.....

gwcaton · 01-31-2005, 01:30 PM

Ok Tony ,

whens the first wo ? good luck

crazy_enough · 01-31-2005, 01:35 PM

ALRIGHT!!! Lets get this ON Tony!

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwcaton

Ok Tony ,

whens the first wo ? good luck

Gdub.....I am targetting today as my first WO.....

Should be something different......

Thanks

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy_enough

ALRIGHT!!! Lets get this ON Tony!

Thanks much!!!

By the way you are looking waaaaay too good woman, keep it up...

Luke9583 · 01-31-2005, 02:37 PM

OMG 1500 cals. You're gonna need alot of freinds around to keep your mood up! (and slap you when you fall asleep for no reason

)

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke9583

OMG 1500 cals. You're gonna need alot of freinds around to keep your mood up! (and slap you when you fall asleep for no reason

)

Lucky Luke, I have never gotten unhappy during a strict diet.....LOL I am always in a good mood (or try to be)
I hope I fall asleep a lot, I could definitely use it.....

Luke9583 · 01-31-2005, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantasma62

I hope I fall asleep a lot, I could definitely use it.....

Well that SUCKS tony

G'luck with everything! You must be much better at controlling your emotions than me

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 06:19 PM

Boy it feels good to be back......

My workout sucked but the first one always does. I reached failure in only one, almost two. What that tells me is that I need to add more weight on my next workout. I am very excited about today. My shoulder didn't hurt, although my right knee hurt a little bit during leg curls (and this is my good knee).
It's funny, a workout that should have taken me no more than 1/2 hour took me 45 minutes because I was so lost in the gym that it took me longer to look for each machine than it took me to do each routine. See, I used to work out from home but that's how all the trouble began. So here goes:

All of these are one set, for those who don't know how HIT works...

-Leg Curls: 8 x 100 (could do more)
-Leg Extension: 8 x 120 (could do more)
-Leg Press: 8 x 180 (Definitely could do more)
-Straight Arm Pullover: 8 x 40 (could do more)
-Bent Over row with palms facing out: 8 x 95 (I know I could do more, I also have to check my form)
-Overhead Press: 8 x 100 (could do more, but reached failure at the allotted 8. Could have done more because I may have been able to squeeze another rep
-Bicep Curl with barbell: 7 x 60 (failure. When done in proper form and very slowly, you can do a lot less weight here than you normally can)

In my very last exercise, curls, I literally felt queezy and my legs were shaking. Maybe that had to do with the leg workout that I did, or maybe that I did reach a point in the last exercise where there was so much freaking blood rushing to my biceps that I felt queazy...don't know.....
I can barely type as it is. My hands are shaking so much.....
I was a little sad to see what I have become when I did the leg press. Back when I was younger I maxed 680 pounds +/- , and to do 180 pounds 8 times and feel it a little tells me that I am no longer 20 years old

This is awesome, I am so glad to be back at this. I needed it.....
On Wednesday I'll add more weight and hope to reach failure with more exercises, this is, afterall, a work-in-progress....

Rocco32 · 01-31-2005, 06:35 PM

Looking good in here Tony. So what is the ratio for Carbs/Protein/and Fats? Will you be posting meals in here also? I think you should.

Nice w/o. My only advice to add to that is you shoulda taken all the exercises to failure even though you woulda gone past 8 reps. IMO to make HIT work successfully you have to stop counting or having expectations with reps. Your body can do more but when you think "8 reps" and your already tired, guess what- You'll hit failure because that's what your mind told your muscles to do. When I did HIT, with some exercises I'd pick a weight I'd normally fail at 8 on, go balls to wall and say "this is my only set, it's gonna count" and end up sometimes with over 20 reps. Does this make sense?

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 06:35 PM

Funny thing. My legs are already sore, so are my shoulders, biceps....well, me....

I was already sore when I got home...What a disaster of a body....

Archangel · 01-31-2005, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock4832

Looking good in here Tony. So what is the ratio for Carbs/Protein/and Fats? Will you be posting meals in here also? I think you should.

Nice w/o. My only advice to add to that is you shoulda taken all the exercises to failure even though you woulda gone past 8 reps. IMO to make HIT work successfully you have to stop counting or having expectations with reps. Your body can do more but when you think "8 reps" and your already tired, guess what- You'll hit failure because that's what your mind told your muscles to do. When I did HIT, with some exercises I'd pick a weight I'd normally fail at 8 on, go balls to wall and say "this is my only set, it's gonna count" and end up sometimes with over 20 reps. Does this make sense?

My Brother, you are correct!!! You have to PUSH yourself beyond your limits!!! Only 1 set, and it MUST count!!! Your starting point is GREAT Brother. Keep it up. We are all here to help you along!!!

Archangel · 01-31-2005, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantasma62

Funny thing. My legs are already sore, so are my shoulders, biceps....well, me....

I was already sore when I got home...What a disaster of a body....

Das good right!!!???

(in my best Arnold voice)

gwcaton · 01-31-2005, 08:21 PM

Hey Tony !

probably take a couple of times to find the "perfect" weight for each exercise and when you do then you'll be on the road to true torture

fantasma62 · 01-31-2005, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock4832

Looking good in here Tony. So what is the ratio for Carbs/Protein/and Fats? Will you be posting meals in here also? I think you should.

Nice w/o. My only advice to add to that is you shoulda taken all the exercises to failure even though you woulda gone past 8 reps. IMO to make HIT work successfully you have to stop counting or having expectations with reps. Your body can do more but when you think "8 reps" and your already tired, guess what- You'll hit failure because that's what your mind told your muscles to do. When I did HIT, with some exercises I'd pick a weight I'd normally fail at 8 on, go balls to wall and say "this is my only set, it's gonna count" and end up sometimes with over 20 reps. Does this make sense?

Advice well taken Rock, Archangel......
It's funny, I felt as if I should have done more, but the book says go up to 8 for beginner. I consider me a beginner here. It's a bit of a give and take. I am supposed to add 4 more exercises and 4 more reps after my second week. I guess I got too booked out (following the book too closely)
That's why I thought it was a sucky workout, because I know I should have continued.....I am going to tweak it a little and make it a Tony workout, rather than a by the book workout...Thanks guys
G dub, thanks for the words, I felt the same way...
Rock, to answer you, the ratio seems 45/35/20, which is a notch higher than my original 40/40/20

Well, this "sucky" workout really drained me, I am off to sleep...

I'll talk to you fellas' tomorrow, if I can actually lift my arms...LOL

G-night....

crazy_enough · 02-01-2005, 06:58 AM

Nice w/oTony! U keep at it and stay focused, theres no way U wont succeed!
wootwoot for Tony!

fantasma62 · 02-01-2005, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy_enough

Nice w/oTony! U keep at it and stay focused, theres no way U wont succeed!
wootwoot for Tony!

Hey kid, what's going on......Thanks, I will try my best.....I am soooo freaking sore right now....but sore good.....

crazy_enough · 02-01-2005, 09:18 AM

Things are good here!! I dont think Ive ever been so focused...My wife is getting a little fed up as I seem to live, eat, breathe and dream BB, but its all good!
Thats the biggest thing, try as hard as u can, every second of every day...When u do this, no matter how minuscule ur progress may seem at times, Ur succeeding!
Sore is good...Sore is fun!! How are u handling the low cal diet so far??

naturaltan · 02-01-2005, 09:46 AM

Hey Tony ... you said it in your first post, when things get tough, you gotta suck it up and keep going. It's hard, but once you get in a rhythm it's a lot easier. My wife uses the same excuses (for lack of a better word). I'm sick ... tired ... sad ... mad ... etc. We all are, but I really believe what separates those that fulfill their weight goals are those that go to the gym and eat right even when life gets a little frazzled.

Good luck Sir Tony!

fantasma62 · 02-01-2005, 09:48 AM

Believe it or not, I took some mental notes yesterday about my workout.

I noticed is that my form really sucks on a few exercises. This next few workouts are going to be to failure, but they are also going to be with nothing but form in mind.
I also need to get my timing going. I didn't do all of my reps slowly, as I was supposed to. Again, that's something that I need to work on in the next few days. Also, the time between exercises was in my opinion excessive, because I really don't know my way around the gym too well. Having not been to a big gym (I worked out at the gym belonging to the development that I live in), I was lost as to where everything was. Yesterday I went thru the growing pains. And to thing that I wanted to go to the gym over the weekend just to see where everything was....duh....
One more mental note was the fact that I didn't fail, which in this case is a good thing, so by not failing, I failed

. What went to failure was my brain, not my muscles. What I should have done is really bust ass and do the routines slowly so that I failed wherever I failed, whether it was at 4, 6, or 8 reps. The way it works, according to this book, is that I need to do the routines very slowly and my body will have no choice but to fail by 8. I don't worry much about yesterday's workout and not failing, though, because I needed to gauge where my resistance was at and what weight I could have withstood, coupled with what I mentioned above regarding the form.
I am sure that tomorrow's workout will be better, but I may still have a few hiccups on the way. I have no choice but to live with those hiccups...
One last note that I will try to remedy myself, once I get to know people there at the gym, is that I don't have a spotter. That, hopefully, will change soon.

fantasma62 · 02-01-2005, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naturaltan

Hey Tony ... you said it in your first post, when things get tough, you gotta suck it up and keep going. It's hard, but once you get in a rhythm it's a lot easier. My wife uses the same excuses (for lack of a better word). I'm sick ... tired ... sad ... mad ... etc. We all are, but I really believe what separates those that fulfill their weight goals are those that go to the gym and eat right even when life gets a little frazzled.

Good luck Sir Tony!

I agree a million percent. When I got on my rythm before the injury, I was rocking. Once I got hit with some adversity, Tony folded the tent and ran away crying. No more.
I gained a lot of weight while sitting on my ass doing nothing, that's unforgivable. Yesterday it felt really good to be lost at the gym even if it put a damper on my workout, to lift my first couple of pounds, to sweat and even to be dissappointed with my first workout. All of that felt incredible; in fact, it's unexplainable right now....
See? that means that I am beginning to set a rythm and that's important...
Thanks for the concern bud.....Things will surely get bettet....

No more whining, no more excuses, no more crying....

Cuidese mucho(Take care good care) Mr. NT

sftwrngnr · 02-01-2005, 04:53 PM

Tony,
You rock dude

. Don't worry about the weights you are moving; focus on your diet and regular exercise. Make sure you do your exercises with strict form. FORM IS EVERYTHING! The weight will come. I can tell you from first hand experience, you will be stronger now, than you were when you were 20. How do I know? See my siggy?? My best, absolute best competition deadlift when I was 21 was 455@181 lb body weight. Last weekend, I pulled the best d/l I ever have; this am when I did deads, I pulled 515, and attempted 545, which I never would have even tried until now. I weigh more now, certainly, but my strength is way more than when I was 20. I still have to drop at least 30 lbs of fat myself, and then focus on building muscle from there.

Life... happens. No need to say "no whining, excuses, or crying". I would suggest having the attitude that while there may be whining, excuses, and crying, those things won't get in the way of the goals you have. The fact is, you ARE going to the gym. That is more than most can say. On those days that you truly don't feel like going, go anyway... you'll feel better about yourself when you're done. The past is the past... so ya put on a little weight. Well, it happens. If you do the things you say you are going to do, the weight will come off, the demolition will occur, and the rebuilding will happen.

Best regards,

Dan

fantasma62 · 02-01-2005, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sftwrngnr

Tony,
You rock dude

. Don't worry about the weights you are moving; focus on your diet and regular exercise. Make sure you do your exercises with strict form. FORM IS EVERYTHING! The weight will come. I can tell you from first hand experience, you will be stronger now, than you were when you were 20. How do I know? See my siggy?? My best, absolute best competition deadlift when I was 21 was 455@181 lb body weight. Last weekend, I pulled the best d/l I ever have; this am when I did deads, I pulled 515,

01-31-2005, 10:47 AM	#1
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Tony's Demolition and Reconstruction '05 I guess I had to look for a catchy name for my journal. This is the most true to form journal that I will have. The others I will keep for my own benefit of what to do and not to do. I have made a very important promise to myself. NO MORE EXCUSES. If I get sick, something happens in the family, I hurt myself, etc., then I have to suck it up, and get back on. No more whining and crying "Why?". That sickens me. I have successfully made myself sick with, well, myself. I am not going to be making diaries at the drop of a hat, nope...I am making this diary because my last "failed" diary was too negative. Too much whining and crying from my part. What I need is positive energy. I feed from it. Why do I call it demolition and reconstruction? Simple, imagine an old hotel that's on prime land in front of the beach. Put a couple of charges in the foundations of the building, and it'll crumble. Then you put in a brand new and more attractive luxury hotel in its place. Well, that's me, with the help of HIT and a balanced diet, I will demolish my old hag of a body and reconstruct it into a luxury body. Or at least as close to it as I can. For that reason, I am re-entering the IM competition (whether there is one or not) not to win, but to give me a target and see where I am at when the competition actually takes place. I am 5 ft 9" I weigh 275.5 pounds My immediate goals: Do I have to say them? To cut. I want to go down to my more natural weight of 190-200 pounds (I was wearing size 31 pants then). I want to replace the fat with pure muscle. No, I don't want to be huge, I just want to be large enough to be happy with myself. I will give myself a monthly goal of no more than 10 pounds per month. I want to be able to get to summer with a better outlook, but I really want to make it a full year project, and a long term plan... My long term goals: Ya'll know them, to live longer than I am projecting myself to live if I continue with this nonsense. I have put on 25 pounds since I hurt my shoulder, that's pretty freaking embarrassing. What did I do instead of working hard to get better? I ate and sat, and did nothing. No more excuses. To attain my goals I will follow Dr. Darden's New HIT lifestyle. I will follow a very strict diet as it has been laid out in his new book and will try to exactly follow his training plan. I will work out 3 times a week. This workout will be a full body workout. If I see that I can't do a full body at first, I will break it up into body parts, but I will not give up, I continue trying to attach my body, fully. I understand that this is not a routine for the meek and weak. You have to have brass ones to do this. I have no choice, I will go for it and succeed, no excuses, no questions.... Now, to begin....again....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

01-31-2005, 10:56 AM	#2
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Phase 1: Demolition (First 10 weeks) One of the most important concepts that I have learned while reading Dr. Darden's book is that of Superhydration. I am going to be drinking more water than I normally drink (which in itself is a whole hell of a lot). I will also use a 1500 calorie (shock treatment) for the first 10 weeks. This will be a higher carb intake than normal, but not a whole lot more. Research has shown that this is proven to work for the short term. In a chat I had with Dr. Darden, he recommended the 10 week approach since I have sooooo much to take off fatwise. After 10 weeks, I will make the necessary changes to my diet to make it a longer term meal plan. Before I get lambasted, I want to say to you all that I appreciate all the meal advice I have gotten here by the best of the best, but I need to try other things that have been proven to work too. Sorry, but that's how it'll be for now. No nonsense, caveman approach to life, keep it all simple..... Phase 2: Reconstruction (Training for the rest of my life) I will complete the reconstruction plan in another post of this journal once I have completed the demolition. All I ask for is prayers and that little push in the back that I need to keep on at the worse of times.....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

01-31-2005, 01:30 PM	#3
gwcaton Lookin' for abs ! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: central missouri Posts: 9,271 Photos: 28	Ok Tony , whens the first wo ? good luck
	My Last Journal Before The One You're Reading Now Old Journals : My P/RR/S Journal My GWcaton Journal My Bulking Journal Just remember, when you think you're done you've just started . DEADBOLT . 2005

01-31-2005, 01:35 PM	#4
crazy_enough IM lesbo extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: hauling dem weights Posts: 2,459 Photos: 18	ALRIGHT!!! Lets get this ON Tony!
	Life is what you make of it, not what it makes you...TAKE CHARGE! http://www.boners.com/content/791433.1.jpg

01-31-2005, 02:37 PM	#7
Luke9583 Lucky Luke Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: idaho Posts: 5,379 Photos: 9	OMG 1500 cals. You're gonna need alot of freinds around to keep your mood up! (and slap you when you fall asleep for no reason )
	New goal for 2005, 190lbs @ 7% bf "She Blew my nose, and then she blew my mind"

01-31-2005, 06:19 PM	#10
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Boy it feels good to be back...... My workout sucked but the first one always does. I reached failure in only one, almost two. What that tells me is that I need to add more weight on my next workout. I am very excited about today. My shoulder didn't hurt, although my right knee hurt a little bit during leg curls (and this is my good knee). It's funny, a workout that should have taken me no more than 1/2 hour took me 45 minutes because I was so lost in the gym that it took me longer to look for each machine than it took me to do each routine. See, I used to work out from home but that's how all the trouble began. So here goes: All of these are one set, for those who don't know how HIT works... -Leg Curls: 8 x 100 (could do more) -Leg Extension: 8 x 120 (could do more) -Leg Press: 8 x 180 (Definitely could do more) -Straight Arm Pullover: 8 x 40 (could do more) -Bent Over row with palms facing out: 8 x 95 (I know I could do more, I also have to check my form) -Overhead Press: 8 x 100 (could do more, but reached failure at the allotted 8. Could have done more because I may have been able to squeeze another rep -Bicep Curl with barbell: 7 x 60 (failure. When done in proper form and very slowly, you can do a lot less weight here than you normally can) In my very last exercise, curls, I literally felt queezy and my legs were shaking. Maybe that had to do with the leg workout that I did, or maybe that I did reach a point in the last exercise where there was so much freaking blood rushing to my biceps that I felt queazy...don't know..... I can barely type as it is. My hands are shaking so much..... I was a little sad to see what I have become when I did the leg press. Back when I was younger I maxed 680 pounds +/- , and to do 180 pounds 8 times and feel it a little tells me that I am no longer 20 years old This is awesome, I am so glad to be back at this. I needed it..... On Wednesday I'll add more weight and hope to reach failure with more exercises, this is, afterall, a work-in-progress....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

01-31-2005, 06:35 PM	#11
Rocco32 UNLEASH THE BEAST Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 22,313 Photos: 18	Looking good in here Tony. So what is the ratio for Carbs/Protein/and Fats? Will you be posting meals in here also? I think you should. Nice w/o. My only advice to add to that is you shoulda taken all the exercises to failure even though you woulda gone past 8 reps. IMO to make HIT work successfully you have to stop counting or having expectations with reps. Your body can do more but when you think "8 reps" and your already tired, guess what- You'll hit failure because that's what your mind told your muscles to do. When I did HIT, with some exercises I'd pick a weight I'd normally fail at 8 on, go balls to wall and say "this is my only set, it's gonna count" and end up sometimes with over 20 reps. Does this make sense?
	I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

01-31-2005, 08:21 PM	#15
gwcaton Lookin' for abs ! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: central missouri Posts: 9,271 Photos: 28	Hey Tony ! probably take a couple of times to find the "perfect" weight for each exercise and when you do then you'll be on the road to true torture
	My Last Journal Before The One You're Reading Now Old Journals : My P/RR/S Journal My GWcaton Journal My Bulking Journal Just remember, when you think you're done you've just started . DEADBOLT . 2005

02-01-2005, 06:58 AM	#17
crazy_enough IM lesbo extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: hauling dem weights Posts: 2,459 Photos: 18	Nice w/oTony! U keep at it and stay focused, theres no way U wont succeed! wootwoot for Tony!
	Life is what you make of it, not what it makes you...TAKE CHARGE! http://www.boners.com/content/791433.1.jpg

02-01-2005, 09:18 AM	#19
crazy_enough IM lesbo extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: hauling dem weights Posts: 2,459 Photos: 18	Things are good here!! I dont think Ive ever been so focused...My wife is getting a little fed up as I seem to live, eat, breathe and dream BB, but its all good! Thats the biggest thing, try as hard as u can, every second of every day...When u do this, no matter how minuscule ur progress may seem at times, Ur succeeding! Sore is good...Sore is fun!! How are u handling the low cal diet so far??
	Life is what you make of it, not what it makes you...TAKE CHARGE! http://www.boners.com/content/791433.1.jpg

02-01-2005, 09:46 AM	#20
naturaltan Going nowhere fast! Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 9,935 Photos: 7	Hey Tony ... you said it in your first post, when things get tough, you gotta suck it up and keep going. It's hard, but once you get in a rhythm it's a lot easier. My wife uses the same excuses (for lack of a better word). I'm sick ... tired ... sad ... mad ... etc. We all are, but I really believe what separates those that fulfill their weight goals are those that go to the gym and eat right even when life gets a little frazzled. Good luck Sir Tony!
	just kick'in it in the ole Charger

02-01-2005, 09:48 AM	#21
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Believe it or not, I took some mental notes yesterday about my workout. I noticed is that my form really sucks on a few exercises. This next few workouts are going to be to failure, but they are also going to be with nothing but form in mind. I also need to get my timing going. I didn't do all of my reps slowly, as I was supposed to. Again, that's something that I need to work on in the next few days. Also, the time between exercises was in my opinion excessive, because I really don't know my way around the gym too well. Having not been to a big gym (I worked out at the gym belonging to the development that I live in), I was lost as to where everything was. Yesterday I went thru the growing pains. And to thing that I wanted to go to the gym over the weekend just to see where everything was....duh.... One more mental note was the fact that I didn't fail, which in this case is a good thing, so by not failing, I failed . What went to failure was my brain, not my muscles. What I should have done is really bust ass and do the routines slowly so that I failed wherever I failed, whether it was at 4, 6, or 8 reps. The way it works, according to this book, is that I need to do the routines very slowly and my body will have no choice but to fail by 8. I don't worry much about yesterday's workout and not failing, though, because I needed to gauge where my resistance was at and what weight I could have withstood, coupled with what I mentioned above regarding the form. I am sure that tomorrow's workout will be better, but I may still have a few hiccups on the way. I have no choice but to live with those hiccups... One last note that I will try to remedy myself, once I get to know people there at the gym, is that I don't have a spotter. That, hopefully, will change soon. Last edited by fantasma62 : 02-01-2005 at 10:55 AM.
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

02-01-2005, 04:53 PM	#23
sftwrngnr Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 187 Photos: 2	Tony, You rock dude . Don't worry about the weights you are moving; focus on your diet and regular exercise. Make sure you do your exercises with strict form. FORM IS EVERYTHING! The weight will come. I can tell you from first hand experience, you will be stronger now, than you were when you were 20. How do I know? See my siggy?? My best, absolute best competition deadlift when I was 21 was 455@181 lb body weight. Last weekend, I pulled the best d/l I ever have; this am when I did deads, I pulled 515, and attempted 545, which I never would have even tried until now. I weigh more now, certainly, but my strength is way more than when I was 20. I still have to drop at least 30 lbs of fat myself, and then focus on building muscle from there. Life... happens. No need to say "no whining, excuses, or crying". I would suggest having the attitude that while there may be whining, excuses, and crying, those things won't get in the way of the goals you have. The fact is, you ARE going to the gym. That is more than most can say. On those days that you truly don't feel like going, go anyway... you'll feel better about yourself when you're done. The past is the past... so ya put on a little weight. Well, it happens. If you do the things you say you are going to do, the weight will come off, the demolition will occur, and the rebuilding will happen. Best regards, Dan
	*"Dude... thats a lot-a weight... I mean yer like... what... 50??"* Said to me by a 17 year old when I was doing deadlifts. -------------------------------------- Current Stats: Age: 39 Squat: 585 Bench: 265 (STILL Pathetic) Deadlift: 565 Weight: 218 Goals: Interrupted due to accident ! Rehab journal: Dan's rehab journal Training journal: Dan's westside training journal