Thread: MonStar's Journal: P/RR/S For Life!!

Originally Posted by MonStar

like "omg another journal?" etc.

OMG, another journal?





PRRS is nice, good luck with it.

You don't want your journal filled up with crap? I don't want the entire online journal forum filled up with your worthless journals. You have serious problems, and I think its gotten to a point where it frustrates me more than it frustrates you.

Please stop with this nonsense. Please...

Maybe Rob can start another forum just for Monstar's journals.

I don't think you have a binge problem. I think you have a mental problem. You must be brain damaged or something.

monstar, seriously..im not going to be an asshole here but choose a routine workout and stick with it. Make a journal and stick with that. If you want to change your routine workout, go ahead but USE YOUR OLD JOURNAL to make the changes. Just let us know that you are making a change. You dont need to create a new journal every single time.

By looking at your pictures, i find it very hard to believe that you have a binge problem and possibly a mental problem. You look fine, just stick with a program for 8-12 weeks and then change it. Changing something every week isn't going to work and you will never grow.

Yeah, I agree. You don't need to make a new journal every single time you want to change a routine and/or diet. Just don't title a journal with a specific routine or diet; just make it something simple like "MonStar's Journal" and make changes from there. Making a new journal all the time isn't a magical "new special beginning." I'm not trying to bitch at you here, I'm trying to help, but at the same time I don't really understand why you're so inconsistent with your routine and diet.

du: Thanks for the support bro, appreciate it.

soxmuscle: If it frustrates you then stop posting in my journal. Its not that big of a deal. No one is asking you to read and post in my journal, just ignore them, bro.

CaptainDeadlift: That's not necessary.

Patrick: Actually, trust me bro, its a binge problem. If you ever do any reading about BED (Binge Eating Disorder) I have almost every symptom listed. Unfortunately its much much harder than you guys realize to overcome. BED combined with a little OCD and there you have it. The changing programs doesn't matter---I go to the gym and workout hard no matter what journal I'm doing. I start new journals when I binge, bottom line.

shiznit: Actually bro not trying to be a dick but I'm constantly growing. I always set new PR's, notice new changes in the mirror, etc. It's almost amazing when I think back to what I have done since I was 12-13 years old. I have eaten clean, then binged, eaten clean, then binged, etc. I mean that cycle has repeated itself for me for years. It has never gone away. And at the same time I see guys on here and in the gym struggling to make any kind of substantial progress. So I'm thinking the constant over influx of calories may help with hypertrophy, strength, etc.

Seanp: Thanks for stopping by bro, and actually being somewhat supportive. Okay let me try and clarify a few things. My training never changes that much. Whether I'm doing NHE or P/RR/S or whatever, its all basically the same exercises, just throwing around the rep schemes, volume, etc. And regardless, something I'm doing in the gym is working because I have zero complaints about my physique. I complain about my bodyfat % (because of binges) and how I feel during a binge and a few days after (like total sh*t). So becaused I'm always starting new journals it may appear that I'm constantly changing things up, but in reality its just an OCD fix after I binge.

Patrick: Actually, trust me bro, its a binge problem. If you ever do any reading about BED (Binge Eating Disorder) I have almost every symptom listed. Unfortunately its much much harder than you guys realize to overcome. BED combined with a little OCD and there you have it. The changing programs doesn't matter---I go to the gym and workout hard no matter what journal I'm doing. I start new journals when I binge, bottom line.

Yes, I understand you have a binging disorder. I know what it is. I understand that you are OCD (a little?? You are full blowen buddy!). But I don't understand why you are so annyoning with your journal starting.

Originally Posted by P-funk

But I don't understand why you are so annyoning with your journal starting.

It's the OCD. Read up on it.

Alright Monstar, i understand now. I took psychology class and i'm familiar with the term OCD. Lots of people have that disorder and it's a pattern that keeps repeating over and over. If you really do have an OCD, have you ever thought about talking to a psychologist for therapy?

Good luck here Mike.

I have a question for you regarding getting past sticking point in bench. I'm having trouble with my bench at the bottom of the movement. I unrack fine, feel great, go down and pause and the weight feels like a TON. What do you recommend for improving the bottom of the Bench? Thanks.

Patrick: I'm thinking its just the OCD bro, trust me, my goal isn't to sit around and annoy everyone.

CaptainDeadlift: Agreed, thanks for the post.

shiznit: I have considered it bro, and in the past I have seen my psychology professor about the situation. But all it really comes down to is me breaking the habit. I mean nothing anyone else says is going to change my binge eating habit, etc.

Rocco: First off, thanks for the support bro.

Okay, now to respond to your question. The first 4-6" off your chest is a weakpoint for a lot of people. For the longest time it was a weakpoint in my bench, but then my weakpoint moved to my lockout where it stayed. Your lats play a big part in exploding right off your chest as you probably know, so I would focus a bit more on them. Bentover rows especially since they're in the same plane as you're benching.

Next, what really really helped out my strength off my chest is suspended benching. In the power rack, I would set the pins so the bar was either touching or 1-2" off my chest. Also known as bottom position benching. So you start the lift from the bottom position. Make sure you warm-up properly for this exercise, though. I used this exercise as my ME (max-effort) lift constantly back when I was training on Westside. I would also start doing some more front delt assistance work, which should help out as well.

I don't know if you're doing any speed work, but if you are, keep it up. Bar speed is crucial in exploding off your chest my friend. I never believed in speed work until Westside and started doing 8-10 sets of 2-3 with 50-60% of my 1RM. Everything said and done though, I think suspended bench is the #1 thing that helped my strength right off my chest. And maybe even try some paused bench as well (pause 3-5 seconds with bar touching your chest at the bottom of each rep). And also maybe do some negatives so you can get used to how the heavy weight feels. I know in the past when I have done lockouts and what not with 405-455 lbs.---when I went to max out with 350-360 it was cake.

Maybe check out some of my old Westside journals (God knows I have enough of them, lol). Good luck Rocco!

Originally Posted by MonStar

soxmuscle: If it frustrates you then stop posting in my journal. Its not that big of a deal. No one is asking you to read and post in my journal, just ignore them, bro.

It's hard to ignore your journals when daily there are three of them on the first page. You have been at this problem for two years now and you have fixed nothing. Keep up with your P/P/P type training, absolutely horrible dieting, and occassional steroid cycles but for the love of god, just keep the nonsense in one f'in journal.

soxmuscle: Okay bro, I'm going to make this very easy for you. Since I have absolutely zero interest in what you have to say because its never positive---go your User CP in the bottom of the left column, there's a Miscellanous tab. Click on ignore list, and please add my name to the list. I'll do the same for you. That way you won't have to worry about reading my journals or posts. Thanks.

You're 17 years old, please keep your comments to yourself.

calm down soxmuscle, we've already told him this. Just ignore his journals like he said.

I figured you'd say that. Afterall, that is how you go about every other problem. If you binge, you start a new journal; if I piss you off, you use the ignore button. Typical...

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

It's hard to ignore your journals when daily there are three of them on the first page. You have been at this problem for two years now and you have fixed nothing. Keep up with your P/P/P type training, absolutely horrible dieting, and occassional steroid cycles but for the love of god, just keep the nonsense in one f'in journal.

So do you read every thread that is posted in the forum?

Originally Posted by shiznit2169

calm down soxmuscle, we've already told him this. Just ignore his journals like he said.

If I am coming off hostile in anyway, I apologize. As you know, this has been an on-going problem that the kid has ignored for two years now. I, along with many others I'd hope, want him to be his best, because he's got alot of potential in the sport. However, with the way he's going, he'll never be his best or even half that.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

So do you read every thread that is posted in the forum?

Not every journal, but most.

shiznit: Agreed, I'm not sure why people continually post negative comments in my journals. It's never changed anything, and it never will.

soxmuscle: Once again, I do not have any interest at all in what you have to say so please keep it to yourself. I never asked a pissed off 17-year old to read all my journals and tell me about what a failure I am. So like I said, add me to your ignore list and stop bothering me. I don't sit around in your journal telling you how weak and small and skinny you are.

As you know, this has been an on-going problem that the kid has ignored for two years now. I, along with many others I'd hope, want him to be his best, because he's got alot of potential in the sport. However, with the way he's going, he'll never be his best or even half that.

Okay first of all, you're 17 so don't be calling me a kid. Second of all, why do you care if I have any kind of problem at all? I am a name on a message board to you stop involving yourself with me. A lot of potential in what sport? I don't compete, I'm not going to compete, I have no interest in "this sport."

IainDaniel: Of course he doesn't. But he's the first to read all of my new journals and pester me to death, lol.

Originally Posted by MonStar

Rocco: First off, thanks for the support bro.

Okay, now to respond to your question. The first 4-6" off your chest is a weakpoint for a lot of people. For the longest time it was a weakpoint in my bench, but then my weakpoint moved to my lockout where it stayed. Your lats play a big part in exploding right off your chest as you probably know, so I would focus a bit more on them. Bentover rows especially since they're in the same plane as you're benching.

Next, what really really helped out my strength off my chest is suspended benching. In the power rack, I would set the pins so the bar was either touching or 1-2" off my chest. Also known as bottom position benching. So you start the lift from the bottom position. Make sure you warm-up properly for this exercise, though. I used this exercise as my ME (max-effort) lift constantly back when I was training on Westside. I would also start doing some more front delt assistance work, which should help out as well.

I don't know if you're doing any speed work, but if you are, keep it up. Bar speed is crucial in exploding off your chest my friend. I never believed in speed work until Westside and started doing 8-10 sets of 2-3 with 50-60% of my 1RM. Everything said and done though, I think suspended bench is the #1 thing that helped my strength right off my chest. And maybe even try some paused bench as well (pause 3-5 seconds with bar touching your chest at the bottom of each rep). And also maybe do some negatives so you can get used to how the heavy weight feels. I know in the past when I have done lockouts and what not with 405-455 lbs.---when I went to max out with 350-360 it was cake.

Maybe check out some of my old Westside journals (God knows I have enough of them, lol). Good luck Rocco!

That's some good advice, thanks Mike Considering I don't have a spotter, do you think the Heavy Negs could be done on a Smith?

Rocco: I would just stick to suspended bench, speed bench, etc. Smith-machine benching in my opinion doesn't transfer over to free-weight benching at all. Good luck dude.

P/RR/S Cycle 1 | Power Week
Wednesday; 6-22-2005

Chest

Flat DB Presses:

120's x 6
120's x 5
120's x 6

Pretty good sets here today, my strength was a little down for some reason. Rotator cuffs were giving me a little pain, nothing too bad, though. Next power cycle I'm hoping for some more strength all around.

Decline BB Presses:

275 x 6
295 x 4
295 x 4

Flat DB Flyes:

60's x 7
70's x 5
70's x 5

Declines and flat flyes were pretty good, hit my chest pretty damn hard. No complaints. Workout lasted around 30-40 minutes today. Took fairly long rest periods.

Diet/Supplements:

Preworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein + skim milk, 25mg ephedrine, 25mcg T3
During Workout: 20 oz. Gatorade + 5g creatine
Postworkout: 1 scoop of whey protein + skim milk
Meal 1: 1% cottage cheese + pineapple
Meal 2:

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Weight: 217 lbs. Up a little from yesterday. But nothing too bad, whatever.

Originally Posted by MonStar

soxmuscle: Once again, I do not have any interest at all in what you have to say so please keep it to yourself. I never asked a pissed off 17-year old to read all my journals and tell me about what a failure I am. So like I said, add me to your ignore list and stop bothering me. I don't sit around in your journal telling you how weak and small and skinny you are.

I don't sit around in your journal telling you how weak, small, and skinny you are either. Your a big dude, your as strong as an ox. This has nothing to do with your training.

By the way, I will not ignore you. Thats just rediculous.

soxmuscle: Do us both a favor and keep your comments to yourself, thanks.

Originally Posted by MonStar

Okay first of all, you're 17 so don't be calling me a kid. Second of all, why do you care if I have any kind of problem at all? I am a name on a message board to you stop involving yourself with me. A lot of potential in what sport? I don't compete, I'm not going to compete, I have no interest in "this sport."

I missed this part because you edited your post but I'll keep my comments to myself.

okay, I understand that your OCD leads you to start new journals...blah blah.

In all honesty though. Everyone here gives you support and shit when you binge and start another stupid journal but has anyone ever told you that your binging may be directly related to the fact that your diet is absolute fucking shit? I mean, it is horrible. Not even close to being healthy. maybe if it were more balanced, planned out and healthier you wouldn't find yourself binging and eating shit or craving things. I mean, your diet really sucks and the entire time you have been a member here you have never changed it. Rather you make excuses everytime. If you ask me your effort to better yourself and help the situation is pretty lame. You sound like one of my clients. It is always something else. The problem is right in front of you. Whether you do something about it or not is up to you. But don't act like a moron when you keep falling into the same traps day after day, week after week.

monstar, i suggest you download BFFM by tom venuto. I think your diet is shaky like pfunk is saying and that ebook will really help you out. If you dont want to pay for it, download it off limewire if you have that program.

Just eat steak, chicken, tuna, veggies, fruits, vitamin, protein shakes, EFA's, and other healthy foods and you probably wont have a binging problem. Just give it a try.