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Old 10-24-2007, 05:46 PM   #4561
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Felt a little weak today... Sleep schedule's been a little screwed since this weekend, so that probably played a part.

Flat Barbell Bench
45lbs x 2 sets x 12 reps
95lbs x 6
95lbs x 6
135lbs x 6
135lbs x 3
175lbs x 3 (wrist wraps on, warmups to here)
205lbs x 4 + 1 assisted (belt on)
205lbs x 5
205lbs x 4 + 1 assisted

Incline DB Presses
55lbs warmup
70lbs x 5, failed 6th
70lbs x 5

1-arm Cable Rows
80lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps

Standing Rope Face Pulls
100lbs x 2 sets x 15 reps

Straight Bar Pushdowns
80lbs x 9

Standing Alternating Hammer curls
40lbs x 10 (5 per arm)

15 min elliptical
10/20 resistance

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Old 10-26-2007, 05:37 PM   #4562
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Front Squats - 1 sec pause in hole
warmups
185lbs x 3 sets x 5 reps

Good Mornings with fiberglass bar(weight hangs from bands)
105lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps - More or less just for the hell of it, very different

Bulgarian Squats
warmups
55lbs DB's x 2 sets x 5 reps

Rack Romanian Deadlifts - 3 sec eccentric
warmups
225lbs x 2 sets x 6 reps

Kneeling Rope Cable Crunches
190lbs x 2 sets x 15 reps

Seated Calf Raises
210lbs x 18
210lbs x 15

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Old 10-28-2007, 01:37 PM   #4563
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Pretty Decent session today

Standing Barbell Military Press
warmups
135lbs x 5
135lbs x 5
135lbs x 8 - rep PR, 8th was a grinder, difficult to balance

Weighted Chinups
BW + 25lbs x 3 sets x 4 reps

Weighted Dips
warmups
BW + 55lbs x 2 sets x 6 reps

1-arm DB Rows
80lbs x 2 sets x 8 reps

Seated Bent Rear Delt Flies
10lbs x 2 sets x 10 reps

Skull Crushers
75lbs x 9

Seated Preachers
65lbs x 12

20 mins upright bike
10/20 resistance
random hill

stretch + rotator cuff work



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Old 10-28-2007, 03:17 PM   #4564
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Old 10-29-2007, 05:57 PM   #4565
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My lever belt just got here Friday, decided to use it today... First time using a belt in a while.

BB PL Squats
warmups
275lbs x 3
275lbs x 3 sets x 5 reps
315lbs x 1

DB Romanian Deadlifts - grips definitely the limiting factor here, even with chalk, i could feel my left hand losing it at one point.
65lbs DB's x 6 warmup
90lbs DB's x 2 sets x 6 reps

Hyper Extensions
warmups
40lbs DB x 3 sets x 8 reps

Standing Ab Pulldowns with Rope
90lbs x 6
100lbs x 2 sets x 12 reps

Prone Leg Curls
130lbs x 10
130lbs x 8

Standing Calfs
150lbs x 2 sets x 16 reps

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Old 10-31-2007, 06:33 PM   #4566
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Pretty good session today... Skipped my morning class, which I probably have 100+ % in anyways, so the extra sleep probably helped a little.

Flat Barbell Bench
45lbs x 12
45lbs x 12
95lbs x 6
135lbs x 3
135lbs x 3
175lbs x 3 (belt & wrist wraps on here)
195lbs x 4 sets x 3 reps
195lbs x 2 sets x 5 reps - last rep of last set my ass came off the bench to finish it .

-Overall benching felt pretty solid today, groove felt really good, brought bar low, elbows tucked, wrists back.

Incline DB Presses
55lbs x 6 warmup
70lbs x 2 sets x 6 reps - wrist wraps on

Cable Rows both hands
150lbs x 10
160lbs x 8
160lbs x 8
140lbs x 10

Standing Rope Face Pulls
110lbs x 12
110lbs x 12

Rope Tricep Pushdowns
80lbs x 6
60lbs x 13

Hammer Strength Bicep Curl
+50lbs x 6
+75lbs x 8

20 minutes elliptical
10/20 resistance
interval course
1.85 miles

stretch + rotator cuff work



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Old 11-01-2007, 08:02 PM   #4567
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Old 11-02-2007, 12:31 PM   #4568
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:08 PM   #4569
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Jaheeez... A DVD huh.



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Old 11-02-2007, 05:23 PM   #4570
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Old 11-02-2007, 05:27 PM   #4571
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Felt weak this morning... I think I'm trying to get sick... Took a few ibuprofen before I hit the gym...

Barbell PL Box Squats ~1-2 inches below parallel
45lbs x 8
45lbs x 8
135lbs x 6
135lbs x 3
135lbs x 3
185lbs x 3 (belt on)
225lbs x 3
225lbs x 3
245lbs x 3
245lbs x 3
275lbs x 3
275lbs x 3
315lbs x 1 - threw on a pretty damn old loose suit for the first time... definitely felt quite a bit different, especially on descent and in the hole.
315lbs x 1
315lbs x 2

Close Stance Leg Press
2 plates per side x 8 warmup
4 plates x 8
5 plates x 6

Leg Extensions
3 sets

Leg Curls
120lbs x 10
140lbs x 10
140lbs x 10
120lbs x 10

DB RDL's
60lbs x 6

Calfs

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Old 11-03-2007, 06:52 AM   #4572
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^^^ Yes, very weak. Ethiopean child weak. Puny some might say.



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Old 11-03-2007, 07:32 PM   #4573
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who's suit was it?



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Old 11-05-2007, 07:30 PM   #4574
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Decent session, I was sick from friday to sunday, but I felt fine today. Deadlifts felt good after not having done them from the floor in a while.

Conventional Deadlifts
135lbs x 12
135lbs x 3
185lbs x 3
225lbs x 3
275lbs x 3
315lbs x 4 sets x 3 reps (no belt)
315lbs x 2 sets x 3 reps (belt)

Bulgarian Squats
30lbs DB's x 6 warmup
50lbs DB's x 2 sets x 6 reps

Hyper Extensions
25lbs plate x 3 sets x 12 reps

Decline Situps
40lbs DB x 2 sets x 12 reps

Standing Rope Cable Pulldowns
80lbs x 2 sets x 15 reps

seated calfs
180lbs x 2 sets x 20 reps

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Old 11-05-2007, 08:15 PM   #4575
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Nice D-lifting. How does that belt help with those?



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Old 11-06-2007, 09:27 AM   #4576
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Old 11-07-2007, 06:23 PM   #4577
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Flat Barbell Bench (warmups)
45lbs x 3 sets x 12 reps
95lbs x 6
135lbs x 6
135lbs x 3
185lbs x 3 (added belt & wrist wraps at this point)

4-Boards
225lbs x 3
250lbs x 3
275lbs x 2
285lbs x 1
295lbs x 0 (needed a little spot)
275lbs x 3
250lbs x 5

Incline Smith Presses
Worked to a set of 7 (plate and quarter per side)

Hammer Strength Military Press
worked to
2 plates per side x 6
2 plates per side x 8

Lat Pulldowns
#11 x 12
#14 x 10
#14 x 8
#14 x 8

Tricep Pushdowns
60lbs x 2 sets of 12

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Old 11-09-2007, 06:02 PM   #4578
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Barbell PL Box Squats - Box was about parallel, maybe .5-1 inch higher.
45lbs x 3 sets warmup
135lbs x 6
185lbs x 6 (added wrist wraps)
225lbs x 3 (added belt)
275lbs x 3 (added suit)
315lbs x 5
335lbs x 5 - rep PR, easy

Close Stance Leg Press
270lbs x 8
450lbs x 8
540lbs x 6

Leg Extensions
3 sets of 8-10 reps

Leg Curls
3 sets of 8-10 reps

Calfs

Kneeling Rope Cable Crunches
170lbs x 20
170lbs x 15

Decline Situps, weight behind head
10lbs x 15
10lbs x 15

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Old 11-10-2007, 10:56 AM   #4579
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Old 11-10-2007, 12:54 PM   #4580
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Close Grip Bench Press
45lbs x 3 sets x 12 reps
95lbs x 2 sets x 6 reps
135lbs x 6
135lbs x 3
185lbs x 3 sets x 5 reps (belt & wrist wraps on)

Floor Presses
135lbs x 6
185lbs x 5 (wrist wraps)
185lbs x 4

DB Skull Crushers
3 sets of 8-15 reps

Cable Pushdowns
4 sets of 8-12 reps

20 minutes stationary bike
10/20 resistance
random hill
5.72 miles

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Old 11-11-2007, 12:35 PM   #4581
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Rack Deadlifts: 2nd pin, bar was about mid kneecap
135lbs x 8
225lbs x 5
315lbs x 3 (belt and straps on)
365lbs x 3
405lbs x 3
455lbs x 2
495lbs x 2
545lbs x 1 - PR

Lat Work

Hammer strength Iso Low & High Rows
3 sets of 8-10 reps each

Close Grip Cable Pulldowns
2 sets of 10

Reverse Hypers
3 sets of 10

Standing Ab Rope Pulldowns
90lbs x 2 sets of 10

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Old 11-11-2007, 03:10 PM   #4582
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looks like your training as been on a rise recently.



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Old 11-11-2007, 11:51 PM   #4583
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^ doesnt it make you all hot n bothered?



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Old 11-12-2007, 04:53 AM   #4584
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Old 11-14-2007, 06:37 PM   #4585
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Decline Barbell Bench
45lbs x 3 sets of 12
135lbs x 6
135lbs x 3
185lbs x 8 (belt and wrist wraps on)
225lbs x 3
250lbs x 3 - PR
275lbs x 1 - PR
275lbs x 0 - not really sure what happened, 275 x 1 was fairly easy
225lbs x 5

Flat Reverse Grip Bench
warmups
185lbs x 5
185lbs x 4
155lbs x 8

Hammer Strength Inclines
45 + 25 per side x 8
45 + 25 per side x 8
2x 45's per side x 8

Hammer Strenght Military Press
45 + 25 per side x 8
45 + 25 per side x 8
2x 45's per side x 6

Cybex Lateral Raises
85lbs x 3 sets x 10

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Old 11-15-2007, 07:18 PM   #4586
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Barbell PL Box Squats - Same box height as last week ~1 inch above parallel
45lbs x 3 sets warmup
135lbs x 7
135lbs x 3
185lbs x 3 (wrist wraps on here)
225lbs x 3
275lbs x 5 (loose suit (it's basically fitted for a 220lber, I'm 190) & belt on here)
315lbs x 3 sets x 8 reps - pr set/rep wise highest I've done before was 6-7 for a set

Reverse Hypers
BW x 2 sets x 10 reps

Leg Press
3 plates per side x 8
5 plates per side x 8
6 plates per side x 3 - called it quits on these here, dead from squats.

DB Romanian Deadlifts
60lbs DB's x 6
75lbs DB's x 5 (warmups)
90lbs DB's x 8 (chalk)
90lbs DB's x 7 + 3 (had to reset grip)

Standing Rope Ab Pulldowns
90lbs x 2 sets x 15 reps

2 sets standing calfs 20 reps
2 sets seated calfs 15 reps

10 minutes treadmill walking 3-3.5 mph

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Old 11-16-2007, 07:33 AM   #4587
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What kind of suit are you using and who's fluffing you? No need to do high reps with a suit. Save it for heavy singles-triples



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