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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I want to be athletic.
BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com Well I don't care about size anymore.
I just want strength/power/speed/flexibility(basically athletic). So I have to work on strength before I start doing explosive movements/plyometrics. So what I am going to do is lift weights for strength. A mild cut and HIIT Cardio to lose fat. Static Stretching/Dynamic flexibility for flexibility and many other reasons. This is what I did today, but will be starting the new routine for the new goals in 2 days. Double Overhand Deadlift 115x20 45sec RI 125x13 45sec RI 125x10 DB Flat Bench 40sx10 45sec RI 40sx7 45sec RI 40sx8 DB Seated Shoulder Press 30sx8 60sec RI 30sx7 45sec RI 30sx5 This was the first time I did deadlifts seriously, wich is why I did it in such a high rep range. This is also the first time I ever DB Flat Benched (always used BB)- Same with DB shoulder press, I always did BB Military, I really like DBs now and will be using them more. Also the first time I ever used such short rep ranges. Basically today I just wanted to try new things. I got to amit It was a very hard workout, and low rest intervals are fuckin intense. I was literally shaking after this workout. The workout only took about 15min, but it was one of the most intense workouts I ever had. This is the workout: Day 1- Total Body Push Day 2- 15 Min HIIT Cardio (Stationary Bike) Day 3- Pull + 15 Min HIIT Cardio (Stationary Bike) Day 4- Off Repeat Dynamic Flexibility: (Before lifting) Walking High Knee 1x10 Butt Kickers 1x10 Walking Straight Leg Kick 1x10 Arm Swings, Forward and Back 1x10 Side Bend, Over and Back 1x10 Reverse Straight Leg March 1x10 Shoulder Circles 1x10 Reverse Shoulder Circles 1x10 Static Stretching: (After Lifting) Pec Stretch 2x20sec Overhead Lat Stretch 2x20sec Upper Trap Stretch 1x20sec Basic Hip Flexor Stretch 2x20sec Groind Stretch 2x20sec Hamstring Stretch 2x20sec Quad Stretch 2x20sec Piriformis/Glute Stretch 2x20sec Calves Stretch 1x20sec Total Body Push Deadlifts 4x5@120sec RI DB Flat Bench 3x5@120sec RI DB Seated Shoulder Press 3x5@120sec RI BB CG Bench Press 3x5@120sec RI Total Body Pull BB Bent-over Row 3x5@120sec RI Cable Lat Pulldown 3x5@120sec RI Cable Underhand Row 3x5@120sec RI Cable WG Upright Row 3x12@60sec RI (my lateral delts need more size) The reason I do not have sqauts in my routine, is because I just can't do them, Why? I don't know, but I am working on it. Feel free to comment on anything, and give my weak mind some motivation to stick to my diet. |
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Senior Member
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Illinois
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Mike I feel ya. I wish the best for ya.
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Patrick
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
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why are you doing deadlifts on push day? that is a pull.
do something else on push day if you can't squat...leg press. |
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Patrick
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
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squat body weight holding onto somethign like I explain in your squat thread. |
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iwillmakeyousmelltheglove
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Good luck dude, i'm sure youll get the hang of all this new stuff. Keep plugging away and the goals will eventually fall at your feet!
45s RIs are something i dare not try myself, 60s kills me. I did that yesterday and was also shaking like hell afterwards. Good on ya. |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,282
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After making a thread and getting lots of help from the mods/members,the great P-funk made me this program, so I am dropping the old one:
Stretch- 3x20sec Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch- http://www.exrx.net/Stretches/HipFle...HipFlexor.html Hips & IT Band- http://www.triathletemag.com/story.c...96&pageID=1732 TFL- http://www.dcdoctor.com/pages/rightp...ck_st_tfl.html Dynamic Flexibility: 1x10 Walking High Knee Butt Kickers Walking Straight Leg Kick Arm Swings, Forward and Back Side Bend, Over and Back Reverse Straight Leg March Shoulder Circles Reverse Shoulder Circles Workout A: Stretch Dynamic Flexibility Stability Glute Bridge (3 second hold at top)- 3 sets Planks- 3 sets Weigh Training Push-ups with hands on bench- tempo= 3/2/1 (ecc/iso/con)- 3 sets DB One-arm Row 3x10-12 = 3/2/1 tempo BW squats (holding onto something)- 3 sets x 15-20 reps, 3/2/1 tempo Bike- 15Min HIIT Cardio Stretch Workout B: Stretch Dynamic Flexibility Stability Bird Dogs 3x5 (3-5 second hold) Glute Bride (3 second hold at top)- 3 sets Standing on one leg and balancing with opposite hip flexed- 3 sets Weight Training DB Incline Press- 3x10-12. 3/2/1 tempo Cable WG Pulldown- 3x10-12, 3/2/1 tempo Practice RDL 3x20 Bike- 15Min HIIT Cardio Stretch |
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Patrick
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
Posts: 30,269
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remeber, the biggest thing is maintaining postural control and stability through every set and every rep. Once your control gets better you will be able to do a lot more things and get a lot stronger.
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http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind!
http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book |
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cat burglar
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When it comes to your cardio, I suggest throwing in a few sprints.
Also try standing and riding (sprinting) and then recover (seated) but still pedalling. As much as I think biking is great it does tend to use your quads and hips and not much of your hams (depending on how you sit, even slight adjustments will allow you to stress the quads more towards the knee, middle of the thighs or hips). If you climb out of the saddle you can activate you butt and hams more. I assume you are doing your cardio on a real bike and not a stationary bike. Stationary bikes are ghey, I would never use one. They don't even come close to the real thing. ![]() |
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cat burglar
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Well, use the stationary bike until you can find a way to get a real one. You don't need anything fancy, just something that fits you and that is in good working order. Cardio is a blast on a bike. Also, if you do end up getting a bike you will be able to get around easier without waiting for someone to give you a ride.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,282
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Saturday, August 12, 2006
Today is the start of the cutting diet, and workout program, believe it or not I just woke up about an hour ago (4:30 right now), I know I have to fix my sleeping pattern. Anyway I had my first meal, and it was disgusting:
Tuna Fish with Low Fat Mayo (I had no good carb sources in the house, so I just ate it plain), the reason why it was disgusting, was the low fat mayo, it made the tuna taste sweet and that was not good. Anyway I am going to train in about an hour, can't wait to train. |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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So I started off with static stretching, I was planning on doing the 3 stretches but the only one that I felt working was the Hips and IT band stretch, so I did 3x20sec of that, than I moved onto Dynamic Flexibility.
Planks- I did not really time these, I did 2 sets of regular planks, and than the 3rd set I did them with my legs elevated and on my hands(I felt these way more than the regular ones, and will do them from now on)\ Glute Bridge- I did 3 sets of five with 3 second holds at the top on the last rep, I just tried to hold as long as possible, I got up to about 10sec and then my hams started cramping. Push-ups with Hands on Bench- These are too hard (I could only get about 1-2 reps), so I did 3 sets of 7 with my feet elevated, I will do these from now on. DB One-arm Rows- 50x8 50x7 50x7 Squats holding onto something- 1x12 1x12 Well the gymn has a machine squat thing so I did 1 set of that instead of the BW squats Then I did 20 Minutes of Cardio, I went all out twice for about 15 sec each during the 20 min For all of the training I used about a 45sec RI, and a 3/2/1 tempo. This is the new workout A from now on: Stretch 3x20sec Hips & IT Band- http://www.triathletemag.com/story.c...96&pageID=1732 Seated Piriformis Stretch Dynamic Flexibility: 1x10 Walking High Knee Butt Kickers Walking Straight Leg Kick Arm Swings, Forward and Back Side Bend, Over and Back Reverse Straight Leg March Shoulder Circles Reverse Shoulder Circles Stability Glute Bridge (5 second hold at top)- 3 sets Planks(Feet elevated, on hands)- 3 sets Weight Training- 45sec RI Push-ups (feet elevated)- tempo= 3/2/1 (ecc/iso/con)- 3 sets DB One-arm Row 3x10-12 = 3/2/1 tempo BW squats (holding onto something)- 3 sets, 3/2/1 tempo Cardio Bike- 20Min (Moderate) Stretch 3x20sec Hips & IT Band- http://www.triathletemag.com/story.c...96&pageID=1732 Seated Piriformis Stretch P-funk if you see this I have a couple of questions, there is a machine squat in the gym available to me, should I use that in place for the squats while holding onto something? Also should I put in Calf raises somewere? |
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Patrick
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
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Time the planks please.....so you can make progression. Before you start doing a more complex plank variation, lets see a video of you doing just the basic plank on the ground for 10sec or so. |
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http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book |
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Patrick
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
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b) do 3 sets of machine squats, 12 reps, 3/2/1 tempo. Then go over and do two sets of squat practice with BW. 3/2/1 tempo. c) why were the push ups with hands on bench harder then push ups with elevated feet? That doesn't make any sense? d) did you maintain 3/2/1 tempo on your exercises? Focus on postural and joint control? |
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http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind!
http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book |
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cat burglar
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I agree with what P said about getting good at regular planks before doing a more complex planks. If you work hard at increasing your time you will understand what it means to engage your abs/ lower back muscles when you perform squats and deadlifts and overhead presses. Also, you will be able to perform pull-ups and chin-ups in a more controlled manner (without the swing that some people end up doing when they start to fatigue). Your will be able to do pushups without the sag that happens when people have a weak core.
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Patrick
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
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a) put half of a 25 pound plate on your toes and sit on a bench.
b) if the bench is to low, the go over and set the smith machine bar up higher to a comfortable position and do them there. When you feel comfortable, move the bar down a notch. |
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http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind!
http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I will try to find something in the house higher that I can do the push-ups on |
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Patrick
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: AZ
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push the seat of a chain against the wall so it does not slide and use the chain back. |
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http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind!
http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book |
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