Mass and Chisel: Ego's New Journal

Egoatdoor · 05-12-2005, 06:49 PM

A super day in the gym. A very good calf workout at 5:30AM. Boosted my reps on most exercises and had an excellent pump when I was done. Back and hamstrings tonight was off the charts. It actually started slowly. I had a bad allergy attack on the way to the gym( the pollen today was real bad. Whenever a windy cold front, like the one this morning, goes through this time of year, I am in trouble) and my eyes and nose were itchy, burning and watering all through warm ups and in my first exercise, wide grip pulldowns. But then it went away and I rock and rolled the rest of the workout. Added ten pounds on T Bar Rows, close grip pulldowns, five pounds on one arm rows, deadlifts, lying leg curls and dumbbell stiff deadlifts ( up to 90 now for 8 reps!). My hamstrings got quite a workout and I could hardly feel them when I was done. Burn, baby burn!

Arms and abs on Friday night.

With all of this intensity and my lingering fear of still burning out, my trainer advised me today to increase my glutamine intake substantially to 30 grams a day to help prevent catabolism and boost the muscle repair process. My workouts are still rocking along, my appetite is off the charts and I am sleeping like a baby at night, so no signs yet of overtraining.

b_reed23 · 05-13-2005, 12:25 AM

ego, things are looking great!! You know that your legs are going to HURT later when you work them to the point of numbness...I worked legs today too, so I guess we will both be hobbling around tomorrow...GREAT JOB!!

Pylon · 05-13-2005, 03:55 PM

Nice w/o out goat! I'm guessing you haven't posted today because your legs won't carry you to the computer...

b_reed23 · 05-13-2005, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pylon

Nice w/o out goat! I'm guessing you haven't posted today because your legs won't carry you to the computer...

Egoatdoor · 05-14-2005, 12:45 PM

OK Billie and Pylon, who put that secret web cam in my bedroom??? Yes, my calves ( not the hamstrings

) were on fire yesterday morning. I think the deadlifts actually fried them Thursday night, all that pulling, after having pumped the calves up in the morning. Could barely crawl out of bed..getting to the computer? Naahhh...

And then my masseuse was digging into my calves this morning.. ARGGGHHHH!!!

Friday night was arms and abs. I did triceps first. I lost two reps on close grip bench, but after that boosted the weights or reps on all tri exercises. On the last set of pushdowns, got 11 reps ( two more than last week) at 150 pounds, but I was literally on the floor exhausted after that. I had increases on all of my bi exercises too, but I was torture tired between sets and fell asleep for 4 hours after my post workout meal.

If I'm this tired after tomorrow's workout, then its time to back off on the intensity a bit.

Pylon · 05-14-2005, 01:22 PM

Hoowee! Sounds like a good time! Way to go!

b_reed23 · 05-14-2005, 10:30 PM

Great Job!!:d

Egoatdoor · 05-15-2005, 08:07 PM

Worked quads and calves this morning. I lost a few reps on front squats, but added weight or reps on everything else. I'm getting close now to getting that one minute on one legged calf raises ( the first week I could only do 30 seconds!).

But I need a break. Feeling tired all day yesterday and after the workout today and the appetite is flagging.

Going to take it easy this week. Less weight, no training to failure and may only do 3 workouts instead of 4, will play it by ear.

Pylon · 05-15-2005, 09:26 PM

REST IS FOR THE WEAK!!!

(Ok, I had a four hour nap today, so I probably shouldn't say that....)

Cris2Blis · 05-16-2005, 05:34 AM

morning ego! have a great energetic week!

BulkMeUp · 05-16-2005, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Egoatdoor

But I need a break. Feeling tired all day yesterday and after the workout today and the appetite is flagging.

Going to take it easy this week. Less weight, no training to failure and may only do 3 workouts instead of 4, will play it by ear.

Hey Ego

, Hope your energy is back.

**Emma-Leigh** · 05-16-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Egoatdoor

But I need a break. Feeling tired all day yesterday and after the workout today and the appetite is flagging.

Going to take it easy this week. Less weight, no training to failure and may only do 3 workouts instead of 4, will play it by ear.

Hope you are feeling better today Ego.

b_reed23 · 05-17-2005, 12:02 AM

from the looks of things, it looks like you may have overdone it, I really hope your feeling better! BILLIE

Egoatdoor · 05-17-2005, 07:45 PM

Thanks everybody. Its Tuesday night. I'm taking an extra day off from weights and I'll be back in the gym tomorrow night. I did 30 minutes of light cardio this morning. I'm feeling much more energized today.

Egoatdoor · 05-18-2005, 09:26 PM

Great workout tonight. Not so much that I lifted heavy, but I felt much better and looked fantastic in the mirror. I intentionally kept the intensity down. Dropped the weights, 10,15 pounds on dumbbells and up to 25 pounds on the barbell stuff. Did not go to failure, but did slow some of the reps down and really focused on contracting the targeted muscle on each rep. Also switched some of the order of exercises for variety.

The scale was Godzilla like again tonight. 187 3/4, up 1 1/4 from yesterday and 2 1/4 from last Tuesday! I definitely looked much bigger in the mirror. Chest in particular was really pumped when I hit some poses after my workout. Now, I did eat really BIG yesterday. I mentioned my appetite was flagging a couple of days ago. I only ate 3300 plus calories Sunday and Monday. Did cardio and got my energy back Tuesday and kept EATING and EATING and EATING the rest of the day...5051 calories when the day was done, almost 300 grams of protein.

Back to more normal 3900 today.

I'll see what the scale and mirror say next week to see if this 187 plus sticks.

Going to play my workout schedule by ear this weekend. Off tomorrow because I have a late afternoon business appointment. Training back and hamstrings Friday and arms Saturday. The local weather forecast service says Sunday is going to be sunny, high 70s, light wind. If so, I'm going to the BEACH Sunday and legs can wait until Monday. The Weather Channel is still saying cool, temps in the high 60s. Not great beach weather if that is true.

Holy moly, the gym was crowded tonight! Does everybody train on Mondays and Wednesdays now ??? I could barely find an open space to do my side laterals, wide grip upright rows and bent laterals. Geezzzz!!!! Of course, I'll probably have the free weight room to myself on Friday night.

Cris2Blis · 05-18-2005, 09:41 PM

awesome! 300G of protein

so if i'm gonna be doing the cooking, we're gonna have to lower that # or invest in the biggest foreman ever...

hope you get to go to the beach... i'm jealous!

b_reed23 · 05-18-2005, 11:54 PM

wow....5,000 calories, just to imagine that is amazing (unless I eat all 5,000 in lucky charms, cake, and cookies...LMAO...) I am glad you are feeling better Ego...are you going to keep intensity low for a little while to see what your body is doing? take care buddy!! BILLIE

BulkMeUp · 05-19-2005, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Egoatdoor

and kept EATING and EATING and EATING the rest of the day...5051 calories when the day was done, almost 300 grams of protein.

OMG! i would have been in the crapper for the rest of the day, if i tried anything like that!!!!!

b_reed23 · 05-19-2005, 12:28 PM

Hey ego....are you still using redline on occasion?

Egoatdoor · 05-19-2005, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cris2Blis

awesome! 300G of protein

so if i'm gonna be doing the cooking, we're gonna have to lower that # or invest in the biggest foreman ever...

hope you get to go to the beach... i'm jealous!

Yeah, the 300 is unusual. I couldn't do that too many days. Most are low 200s on workout days, 250 on off days. I actually have a Hamilton Beach grill. It is HUGE for a counter top and I can grill six hamburger patties at a time. Great time saver.

Beach is not looking in the cards. Both services now say temps there will be in low to mid 60s which is a bit too cool. So I guess its wait till Memorial Day weekend like everybody else!

Egoatdoor · 05-19-2005, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_reed23

are you going to keep intensity low for a little while to see what your body is doing? take care buddy!! BILLIE

Going to take it easy for the rest of this week. I think I can go back to full intensity next week.

Egoatdoor · 05-19-2005, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b_reed23

Hey ego....are you still using redline on occasion?

Hey Billie. I think maybe you confused me with someone else. I've never used Redline. Is that a fat burner/thermogenic? My thermogenic is Xenadrine NRG.

b_reed23 · 05-20-2005, 12:25 AM

okay, I thought you were taking some thermogenic, but I couldnt' remember which one

Egoatdoor · 05-20-2005, 05:03 AM

The NRG is great. I take 2 about a half hour before a workout or cardio. It really revs up the energy and helps keep me more cut in the offseason. The fat burner is actually too potent so I don't take it on off days during my offseason.

b_reed23 · 05-20-2005, 12:37 PM

I am on a new medicine where I can't take any stimulants or anything...

Pylon · 05-20-2005, 01:56 PM

I've been taking a Tight/Eph stack 2x per day. I love it! High energy, great w/o's. Took about three days for my system to adjust, but no ill effects since.

Egoatdoor · 05-20-2005, 10:26 PM

Another really good day in the gym. Did calves this morning, then back and hamstrings in the evening.

Lightened up on the weights, slowed down the reps and got really good muscle contractions. Switched up the exercises and the order a bit. For back, started with pulldowns, then did chins instead of T Bar rows, finished with one arm rows, close grip pulldowns and deadlifts as normal. Hamstrings, started with seated leg curls, then went to dumbbell stiff deadlifts and then with the hams fried, finished with lying leg curls.

Arms and abs tomorrow, then quads and calves on Sunday.

I can't seem to find the trainer at the gym who was supposed to do my pictures and measurements. Didn't see him all week or at all last weekend. I'll have to ask someone tomorrow where he is...hopefully it was just a few days off, but I'm worried because there was a whole crew of new trainers there this week. I'm wondering if he got transferred to another gym???

05-13-2005, 12:25 AM	#62
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	ego, things are looking great!! You know that your legs are going to HURT later when you work them to the point of numbness...I worked legs today too, so I guess we will both be hobbling around tomorrow...GREAT JOB!!
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05-13-2005, 03:55 PM	#63
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Top 5!!! Posts: 6,472 Photos: 3	Nice w/o out goat! I'm guessing you haven't posted today because your legs won't carry you to the computer...
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

05-14-2005, 01:22 PM	#66
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Top 5!!! Posts: 6,472 Photos: 3	Hoowee! Sounds like a good time! Way to go!
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

05-14-2005, 10:30 PM	#67
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	Great Job!!:d
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05-15-2005, 09:26 PM	#69
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Top 5!!! Posts: 6,472 Photos: 3	REST IS FOR THE WEAK!!! (Ok, I had a four hour nap today, so I probably shouldn't say that....)
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

05-12-2005, 06:49 PM	#61
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	A super day in the gym. A very good calf workout at 5:30AM. Boosted my reps on most exercises and had an excellent pump when I was done. Back and hamstrings tonight was off the charts. It actually started slowly. I had a bad allergy attack on the way to the gym( the pollen today was real bad. Whenever a windy cold front, like the one this morning, goes through this time of year, I am in trouble) and my eyes and nose were itchy, burning and watering all through warm ups and in my first exercise, wide grip pulldowns. But then it went away and I rock and rolled the rest of the workout. Added ten pounds on T Bar Rows, close grip pulldowns, five pounds on one arm rows, deadlifts, lying leg curls and dumbbell stiff deadlifts ( up to 90 now for 8 reps!). My hamstrings got quite a workout and I could hardly feel them when I was done. Burn, baby burn! Arms and abs on Friday night. With all of this intensity and my lingering fear of still burning out, my trainer advised me today to increase my glutamine intake substantially to 30 grams a day to help prevent catabolism and boost the muscle repair process. My workouts are still rocking along, my appetite is off the charts and I am sleeping like a baby at night, so no signs yet of overtraining.

05-14-2005, 12:45 PM	#65
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	OK Billie and Pylon, who put that secret web cam in my bedroom??? Yes, my calves ( not the hamstrings ) were on fire yesterday morning. I think the deadlifts actually fried them Thursday night, all that pulling, after having pumped the calves up in the morning. Could barely crawl out of bed..getting to the computer? Naahhh... And then my masseuse was digging into my calves this morning.. ARGGGHHHH!!! Friday night was arms and abs. I did triceps first. I lost two reps on close grip bench, but after that boosted the weights or reps on all tri exercises. On the last set of pushdowns, got 11 reps ( two more than last week) at 150 pounds, but I was literally on the floor exhausted after that. I had increases on all of my bi exercises too, but I was torture tired between sets and fell asleep for 4 hours after my post workout meal. If I'm this tired after tomorrow's workout, then its time to back off on the intensity a bit.

05-15-2005, 08:07 PM	#68
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	Worked quads and calves this morning. I lost a few reps on front squats, but added weight or reps on everything else. I'm getting close now to getting that one minute on one legged calf raises ( the first week I could only do 30 seconds!). But I need a break. Feeling tired all day yesterday and after the workout today and the appetite is flagging. Going to take it easy this week. Less weight, no training to failure and may only do 3 workouts instead of 4, will play it by ear.

05-16-2005, 05:34 AM	#70
Cris2Blis GO GET IT! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern Belle Posts: 525	morning ego! have a great energetic week!
	My Journal! "As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for."-LW KEEP THE PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF!!! http://www.paramount-supplements.com

05-17-2005, 12:02 AM	#73
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	from the looks of things, it looks like you may have overdone it, I really hope your feeling better! BILLIE
	My Journal!

05-17-2005, 07:45 PM	#74
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	Thanks everybody. Its Tuesday night. I'm taking an extra day off from weights and I'll be back in the gym tomorrow night. I did 30 minutes of light cardio this morning. I'm feeling much more energized today.

05-18-2005, 09:26 PM	#75
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	Great workout tonight. Not so much that I lifted heavy, but I felt much better and looked fantastic in the mirror. I intentionally kept the intensity down. Dropped the weights, 10,15 pounds on dumbbells and up to 25 pounds on the barbell stuff. Did not go to failure, but did slow some of the reps down and really focused on contracting the targeted muscle on each rep. Also switched some of the order of exercises for variety. The scale was Godzilla like again tonight. 187 3/4, up 1 1/4 from yesterday and 2 1/4 from last Tuesday! I definitely looked much bigger in the mirror. Chest in particular was really pumped when I hit some poses after my workout. Now, I did eat really BIG yesterday. I mentioned my appetite was flagging a couple of days ago. I only ate 3300 plus calories Sunday and Monday. Did cardio and got my energy back Tuesday and kept EATING and EATING and EATING the rest of the day...5051 calories when the day was done, almost 300 grams of protein. Back to more normal 3900 today. I'll see what the scale and mirror say next week to see if this 187 plus sticks. Going to play my workout schedule by ear this weekend. Off tomorrow because I have a late afternoon business appointment. Training back and hamstrings Friday and arms Saturday. The local weather forecast service says Sunday is going to be sunny, high 70s, light wind. If so, I'm going to the BEACH Sunday and legs can wait until Monday. The Weather Channel is still saying cool, temps in the high 60s. Not great beach weather if that is true. Holy moly, the gym was crowded tonight! Does everybody train on Mondays and Wednesdays now ??? I could barely find an open space to do my side laterals, wide grip upright rows and bent laterals. Geezzzz!!!! Of course, I'll probably have the free weight room to myself on Friday night.

05-18-2005, 09:41 PM	#76
Cris2Blis GO GET IT! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern Belle Posts: 525	awesome! 300G of protein so if i'm gonna be doing the cooking, we're gonna have to lower that # or invest in the biggest foreman ever... hope you get to go to the beach... i'm jealous!
	My Journal! "As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for."-LW KEEP THE PROMISES YOU MAKE TO YOURSELF!!! http://www.paramount-supplements.com

05-18-2005, 11:54 PM	#77
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	wow....5,000 calories, just to imagine that is amazing (unless I eat all 5,000 in lucky charms, cake, and cookies...LMAO...) I am glad you are feeling better Ego...are you going to keep intensity low for a little while to see what your body is doing? take care buddy!! BILLIE
	My Journal!

05-19-2005, 12:28 PM	#79
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	Hey ego....are you still using redline on occasion?
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05-20-2005, 12:25 AM	#83
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	okay, I thought you were taking some thermogenic, but I couldnt' remember which one
	My Journal!

05-20-2005, 05:03 AM	#84
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	The NRG is great. I take 2 about a half hour before a workout or cardio. It really revs up the energy and helps keep me more cut in the offseason. The fat burner is actually too potent so I don't take it on off days during my offseason.

05-20-2005, 12:37 PM	#85
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,240 Photos: 34	I am on a new medicine where I can't take any stimulants or anything...
	My Journal!

05-20-2005, 01:56 PM	#86
Pylon Squishy Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Top 5!!! Posts: 6,472 Photos: 3	I've been taking a Tight/Eph stack 2x per day. I love it! High energy, great w/o's. Took about three days for my system to adjust, but no ill effects since.
	"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

05-20-2005, 10:26 PM	#87
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033	Another really good day in the gym. Did calves this morning, then back and hamstrings in the evening. Lightened up on the weights, slowed down the reps and got really good muscle contractions. Switched up the exercises and the order a bit. For back, started with pulldowns, then did chins instead of T Bar rows, finished with one arm rows, close grip pulldowns and deadlifts as normal. Hamstrings, started with seated leg curls, then went to dumbbell stiff deadlifts and then with the hams fried, finished with lying leg curls. Arms and abs tomorrow, then quads and calves on Sunday. I can't seem to find the trainer at the gym who was supposed to do my pictures and measurements. Didn't see him all week or at all last weekend. I'll have to ask someone tomorrow where he is...hopefully it was just a few days off, but I'm worried because there was a whole crew of new trainers there this week. I'm wondering if he got transferred to another gym???

05-22-2005, 06:01 PM	#88
Egoatdoor Its time to eat...AGAIN! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 1,033