Thread: MonStar

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Friday; 3-4-2005
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• Diet/Supplements
  
  Meal 1: 1% cottage cheese + pineapple, 100mcg T3, 60mg nolva
  Preworkout: 1 scoop of Swole, 200mg caffeine
  Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein
  Meal 3: turkey & cheese sandwich
  Meal 4: turkey & cheese sandwich, orange
  Meal 5: tortilla chips + grilled chicken + cheese
  Meal 6: garden salad + grilled chicken + vinegarette dressing
  Meal 7: peanut butter
  
  Estimated Calories: ~3,800
  
  Decided to keep a rough estimate of how many calories I take in each day from now on. I think this should help prevent me from overeating on a regular basis. We'll see what happens. Trying to stay under 4K calories no matter what.
  
  Supplement wise I am taking 100mcg of T3 first thing in the morning, along with 40mg of USP tamoxifen citrate (nolva) for some gyno problems I am still having.
  
  
• Training---Arms
  
  Close-Grip Preacher Curls:
  105 x 10
  135 x 3
  95 x 12
  
  Nice sets today of CG preacher curls, really hit my biceps pretty damn hard with these sets here today. Hit a triple with 135 which was nice, and also hit 12 reps with 95 which isn't too bad. Good form, and ROM.
  
  Skullcrushers:
  115 x 11
  145 x 6!
  130 x 9
  
  Nice PR today! I really feel extremely strong on skullcrushers---stronger than I have felt in a long time. Hit 145 for 6 and I honestly felt like I could have kept going if I had a spotter. Finished up with 95 for 9.
  
  Incline Dumbbell Hammer Curls:
  45's x 10
  60's x 4
  
  One-Arm Dumbbell French Presses:
  40's x 11 (2)
  
  Nice sets here, did some incline hammer curls that were great, really hit my biceps hard with them. Finished up today with one-arm overhead extensions, not too bad. Arms were pumped beyond belief.
  
  Standing Barbell Curls:
  105 x 9 (2)
  
  Decided to throw in some barbell curls today because I haven't done them in a long time. Good sets, though. Really hit my biceps hard.
  
  Overhead Rope Cable Extensions:
  120 x 12
  150 x 9 (2)
  
  Seated Barbell Wrist Curls:
  85 x 10 (2)
  
  Decided to do a little work for my forearms today. Really hit my forearms hard, and damn they were pumped like crazy. Really good sets today. Overall workout was great.
  
  
• Miscellaneous
  
  Training Length: 45 minutes.
  Sleep: 6.5 hours.
  Weight: 227 lbs.
  
  Really pissed about my weight today. My goal weight is under 215 lbs. and I pigged out the past few days. I had to fly to Tennessee with my brother for a funeral and of course because it was nearly impossible to eat clean on a trip, I pigged out on everything.

Man as far as I'm concerned you can make a new journal for each of your workouts, because they're that good!

Don't worry about your weight dude, I'm sure your armed with the knowledge you need to get the job done, you got it no prob.

145 x 6 on the sc's is pretty impressive, nice man. Good luck!

fUnc: Hey man, thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it. Yeah I have been having some great workouts lately. I heading to the gym in a few minutes actually for another good workout, hopefully. About my bodyweight I am aiming for around 210-214 lbs. for summer. We'll see what happens. I know my diet isn't the greatest but I think keeping an overall track of my calories is really going to help.

What kind of training are you doing now? I thought you wanted to do westside.

Originally Posted by MonStar

it was nearly impossible to eat clean on a trip, I pigged out on everything.

That's what packaged MRPs are for. The packet, a bottle of water and a mixing cup are all you need.

Originally Posted by MonStar

And honestly I can't even think of names for the journals anymore.

Good luck boss.

ihateschoolmt: I am just doing a basic bodybuilding split bro. Splitting my bodyparts up into chest/back/shoulders/arms/legs. I am going to be doing moderate volume, high intensity, and pretty basic exercises, etc.

CaptainDeadlift: Yeah that's true. Unfortunately the trip was so last minute because of the funeral I didn't have much time to pack much of anything.

du: Thanks bud.

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Saturday; 3-5-2005
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• Diet/Supplements
  
  Meal 1: whole-wheat toast + peanut butter, 100mcg T3, 50mg nolva
  Preworkout: 1 scoop of Swole, 200mg caffeine
  Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein + 2% milk
  Meal 3: chicken & white rice stir-fry
  Meal 4: chicken noodle soup
  Meal 5: dry roasted peanuts
  
  Estimated Calories: ~3,400
  
  I ate a TON of that stir-fry tonight, wow. Really pigged out on it like crazy, but it wasn't too bad. It was just grilled chicken, rice, and seasonings and of course extra virgin olive oil.
  
  
• Training---Back
  
  T-Bar Rows:
  315 x 10
  385 x 6!
  270 x 12
  
  Nice PR today! Really pleased with my t-bar row strength here today. I do these ghetto style, which is really nice I think. Started off with 6 plates for 10, then moved onto 7 plates and a quarter plate for 6, nice PR.
  
  Behind-Neck Cable Pulldowns:
  185 x 12 (2)
  
  Nautilus Pullovers:
  240 x 11
  270 x 9 (2)
  
  Did some BTN pulldowns and some pullovers, really hit my lats hard with these here today. I was happy with my sets I guess. My back was exhausted honestly for some reason right away. I am not sure what the problem was.
  
  V-Bar Cable Pulldowns:
  260 x 4
  215 x 8 (2)
  
  Stiff-Arm Cable Pullovers:
  110 x 12
  140 x 10
  
  Finished up today with some parallel-grip pulldowns, and then some cable pullovers. My lats were absolutely fried and so were my biceps.
  
  
• Miscellaneous
  
  Training Length: 40 minutes.
  Sleep: 7 hours.
  Weight: 224.5 lbs.
  
  Weight is down a few pounds from yesterday, not too bad I guess.

As I told you in your last journal Mike, I am here to watch in awe.....Keep working hard bud....

Tony: Thanks for the unconditional support my friend, I really appreciate it a lot. I am not going to even start anymore journals bud, like I said, I can't even think of anymore damn names for journals! I give up, lol.

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Sunday; 3-6-2005
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• Diet/Supplements
  
  Meal 1: whole-wheat toast + peanut butter, coffee, 100mcg T3, 40mg nolva
  Preworkout: 1 scoop of Swole, 200mg caffeine
  Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein + 2% milk
  Meal 3: chicken noodle soup
  Meal 4: 1% cottage cheese + pineapple
  Meal 5: filet mignon steak, broccoli + cheese
  Meal 6: breaded chicken breast, coffee
  Meal 7: MRP bar
  
  Estimated Calories: ~4,000
  
  
• Training---Chest
  
  Decline Bench Presses:
  295 x 6 (2)
  245 x 12
  
  Eh, my strength here today honestly sucked bad. For whatever reason my rotator cuffs were exhausted today. I am guessing from the heavy t-bar rows yesterday, that's all I can think of.
  
  Flat Dumbbell Flyes:
  60's x 10
  75's x 8
  90's x 4!
  
  Nice PR today on flat DB flyes! Really hit my pecs hard today with DB flyes. It's great to be getting back into what really made my pecs grow to begin with---heavy flat DB flyes. My chest has always responded well to flat flyes.
  
  Incline Smith-Machine Presses:
  245 x 5 (2)
  195 x 9
  
  Cable Crossovers:
  70 x 10 (2)
  90 x 7
  
  Finished up today with some incline Smith-machine presses, and some cable crossovers. My pecs were really pumped today, nice workout.
  
  
• Miscellaneous
  
  Training Length: 45 minutes.
  Sleep: 1 + 6 hours.
  Weight: 222.5 lbs.

I think you need professional help....seriously

Originally Posted by Jill

I think you need professional help....seriously

Why do you say that?

Jill: What makes you think that?

du: I don't know, I am confused too, lol. It's not like I have been binging like crazy or anything lately.

385 on assisted rows is sick. I can get a couple reps with 3 plates on bent rows, but I can't do shit on assisted rows.

Duh-Its the whole journal thing. Its your escape or something. Continually starting new journals symbolizes something in your life. You need to figure it out. This is only a small symptom of ocd-this is where therapy will help.

Anywase-just my 2cents.

I hope you're kidding about OCD. Maybe if he said he checked the lock on his door 40 times and washed his hands 12 times with a different bar of soap each time after going outside you could say he had OCD. Changing his lifting split and doing a new journal is uh.. completely unrelated. IMO. You're thinking a little to deep into it.

BigDyl: Hey man, thanks for stopping by, nice to see that you're still reading along. The 385 I did wasn't on assisted rows, it was on ghetto style t-bar rows bud. The assisted rows I call "support" rows, are basically with my chest against a pad and its a plate-loaded apparatus, but it's not Hammer Strength. I do my t-bar rows in the power rack, with a heavy DB on one side of the barbell, and I load up the otherside. Then I use the v-bar handle to row the loaded side of the barbell to my chest. I am going to attach a pic of how I do them. And I'll try and find a link to the video of me doing them.

Jill: I know that the journal thing can get a little ridiculous, but to take it as far as OCD I don't really think that's the case, personally.

brogers: She's not kidding because she has said the same kinds of things in my past journals. I agree that maybe starting journals is a annoying, but to take it as far as saying it's full blown OCD is absurd, IMO.

Maybe not OCD, but there is a problem. I have no idea how many journals you have had or how many training regiments you have tried. I really haven't followed. But do you really think you have given any of them a chance at working by constantly changing? And as for your comment about working out everyday, where you were in the best shape.................I really hope you are kidding about that. You should know that training that like will overtax the cns and without rest the muscle is not going to grow no matter how hard you work it. It will eventually lead to injury. Changing up a routine every so often is good for muscle growth but you have taken it to another level. This is not intended to be a jab at you. Before you go in ten million directions trying different routines, you need to just stick with the tried and true basic compound movements for many years building your foundation.

dg: I agree that there is a problem, and you're right I do randomly start different programs and things of that nature without giving the program a shot. It's not the best idea in the world. Binging, and things of that nature are not a typical healthy weight-training lifestyle. But at the same time, I have never experienced that much of a problem with this kind lifestyle. I have always binged, always changed programs, always done everything sporadically and I have always made gains. I am not saying that its okay and I should just brush it off as nothing, but I am saying that I think as long as I continue to progress---it's not that big of a deal.

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Monday; 3-7-2005
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• Diet/Supplements
  
  Meal 1: whole-wheat toast + peanut butter, 100mcg T3, 40mg nolva
  Preworkout: 1 scoop of Swole, 200mg caffeine
  Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein + 2% milk
  Meal 3: grilled chicken soft taco
  Meal 4: dry roasted peanuts
  Meal 5: MRP bar, protein bites
  Meal 6: chicken & white rice stir-fry
  Meal 7: chicken noodle soup
  
  Estimated Calories: ~4,000
  
  
• Training---Legs
  
  Hack Squats:
  540 x 8
  630 x 4
  480 x 11
  
  Good sets today of hack squats, these kicked my a*s. I haven't done squats really in a long time. Worked up to 630 for 4, really beat the hell out of my legs. I was wiped out after I hit 11 reps with 480.
  
  Dumbbell Lunges:
  65's x 12
  80's x 6
  
  Seated Good Mornings:
  155 x 9
  205 x 6!
  145 x 14
  
  Nice PR today on seated GM's! I absolutely love doing these, I prefer them way more than standing GM's. Even though it's a pain in the a*s to get the spotter to take the bar off my shoulders. I am going to see if there's a way I can do them in the power rack.
  
  Nautilus Leg Extensions:
  260 x 12 (3)
  
  Really good sets of leg extensions today! Hit 12 reps with the entire stack for 3 sets. Not too shabby. BTW, to anyone that's wondering, I am going to do calves/abs on a separate day from legs. After I finish legs I am way too exhausted to even consider doing calves/abs.
  
  
• Miscellaneous
  
  Training Length: 40 minutes.
  Sleep: 8 hours.
  Weight: 220.5 lbs.
  
  Very pleased with my weight so far! I keep dropping weight every single day. I don't know how the hell I am doing it either. My diet hasn't even been that great and yet somehow I keep losing weight.
  
  With a bodyfat tester thing at the gym today before I worked out I got my bodyfat tested. Somehow it said I was 18%! That seems awfully high for me. I mean I am holding some flab, but 18% seems very high.

Originally Posted by MonStar

dg: I agree that there is a problem, and you're right I do randomly start different programs and things of that nature without giving the program a shot. It's not the best idea in the world. Binging, and things of that nature are not a typical healthy weight-training lifestyle. But at the same time, I have never experienced that much of a problem with this kind lifestyle. I have always binged, always changed programs, always done everything sporadically and I have always made gains. I am not saying that its okay and I should just brush it off as nothing, but I am saying that I think as long as I continue to progress---it's not that big of a deal.

I agree. I don't totally watch my diet and eat pretty much what I want unless I have a specific goal in mind. Since I don't compete, I really don't care. I want to keep my weight as high as possible to get as much gains as possible. I like eating too good.

dg: Yeah I think that it all depends on what your goals are. I mean if you're looking into competition then obviously it's not a good idea to cheat here and there, etc. But if you're just weight-training and dieting for fun, as a hobby, I don't think it matters much if you slip up here and there.

Originally Posted by brogers

I hope you're kidding about OCD. Maybe if he said he checked the lock on his door 40 times and washed his hands 12 times with a different bar of soap each time after going outside you could say he had OCD. Changing his lifting split and doing a new journal is uh.. completely unrelated. IMO. You're thinking a little to deep into it.

No i am not thinking a little to deep here.

Just beacuse one doesnt wash his hands 12 times a day day doesnt mean he doesnt have ocd tendencies.

I am entitled to my opinion.

Brogers maybe you are new to Monstars journal(s).

Nice numbers dude..

Jill: I understand why you might feel the way you do, and we're all entitled to our own opinion.

Tony: Thanks bud, appreciate the support.

Originally Posted by Jill

No i am not thinking a little to deep here.
Just beacuse one doesnt wash his hands 12 times a day day doesnt mean he doesnt have ocd tendencies.
I am entitled to my opinion.
Brogers maybe you are new to Monstars journal(s).

Its just a journal. Granted, one of many journals. But a journal nonetheless.

I disagree that having many journals warrants professional attention. While it may be annoying, its such a small issue. Why do you see it as a big deal?

Originally Posted by Jill

Duh-Its the whole journal thing. Its your escape or something. Continually starting new journals symbolizes something in your life. You need to figure it out. This is only a small symptom of ocd-this is where therapy will help.

Anywase-just my 2cents.

Psychoanalysis based upon multiple journals.

BTW, its a documented fact that one could find "small symptoms of OCD" in millions of Americans. That doesnt mean they're/we're all OCD.