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Old 10-01-2007, 02:35 PM   #751
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Isometric Planks w/feet on the ball
Isometric Planks w/arms on the ball
Single Legged-Squats

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25lb DBs for 6 reps
40lb DBs for 4 sets, 8 reps (60 sec RI)

Marching DB Lunges
35lb DBs for 3 sets, 20, 19, 15 steps (90 sec RI)

Unilateral Leg Press
4 plates for each leg, for 2 sets, 10 reps (45 sec RI)

HIIT..
Eliptical

5 min warm up
6 sets of 20 sec sprints w/1 minute inbetween
5 min cool down

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Bulgarians are still a killer.

Lunges had 2 failures. The 2nd set was a textbook failure, but the 3rd set had a RP at the 10th step, then I did 5 more steps.

Unilaterals were really hard. Deliberatly. I am on a laptop right now and it sucks so Ill add to this later.



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Old 10-01-2007, 05:37 PM   #752
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Looks good man, hows things at school and work going?

I absolutely love the Gators, Tebow is one of the best in my opinion (not his fault they they lost the Auburn game) - but I have to root for my Knights!




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Old 10-01-2007, 06:46 PM   #753
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you are in Miami, right?
I've been kicking around the idea of taking a road trip to see if I'd like it there...how miserable is the humidity in the summer? That's my biggest concern...Im not huge on humidity...
Right now I live almost 6 hours north of miami.

I havent been to miami since I was 19, so I dont know if the concept of miami is accurate (pussy beyond belief).
I am sure there are better looking girls, but I wonder if they would give a shit about you unless youre a millionaire, if you know what I mean.



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Old 10-01-2007, 06:53 PM   #754
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I'm thinking that you don't like screamers..??

At least you got laid, which was good -
Actually, come to think of it, no, I dont think Ive ever nor will ever like screamers. Its just not sexual. I mean, why SCREAM? I find it a bit tacky.

However, her screams werent even what guys who like screamers would like... They were deep moans...but screams.

ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

No shes not retarded.


Tallcall, Tebow just wasnt getting any fellow players to catch the ball, I suppose. Everyone here said "they played like shit." I dont know much about football, but I didnt see anything impressive there. However, I left at halftime, and thats when they started to come back.

School could be better...So much studying. I got a B on my Anatomy exam, so thats very good. I studied for it, but after taking the test and seeing how this teacher tests, I will have to study even more. He uses trick questions...Bastard.

Work is good. I got into a fight with a black woman that was trying to steal $940 worth of womens' dresses. Shes what we call a "booster." This is a booster's business. They come in, grab a load of shit, walk out then sell it at a profit.

I keep getting asked by fellow students to train them, but with my time limits, I need to get paid..and they dont want to pay shit.



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Old 10-01-2007, 07:23 PM   #755
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That's cool man, it's good to hear that you're doing well!

Well it seems that at least some of the people there aren't dumb, they are asking a guy like you for training (can't fault them there, you seem to be doing very good with your training).



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Old 10-02-2007, 08:46 AM   #756
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55lb DBs for 5 reps
75lb DBs for 5 sets, 5 reps (45 sec RI)

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Weighted Dips
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50lbs for 8 reps
60lbs for 3 sets, 8 reps (45 sec RI; )

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Hise Shrugs
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Without the flat benches to do dragonflags on, I am running out of core workouts (even though it could be labeled as dynamic). Ipsilateral birdogs are of the hardest Ive come to try. In any case, thats that.

Ya know, I thought about just jumping to 80s, but I just wasnt feeling it..at first. By the time I got to rows, I was pumped and ready to be there! Speaking of T-bat rows, I could feel my back's muscles being stabilizers during this. I was feeling awkward at first, then I thought, hey dickface, youre supposed to feel this!

Dips were easy. Just a metabolic compound workout.

I missed reverses, so thats why they are here...concentrations were average.

Hises are gonna have to go up. I find that if I actually pause after a rep is completed, meaning the weight rests on my shoulders for a sec or two, I can focus a lot better on ROM with this movement. ROM with Hise's HAS to be perfect since there is so little of it. Not to mention, safety issues...



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Old 10-02-2007, 08:56 AM   #757
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About health and Dieting...

I dont know how much I weigh, but I dont think I have progressed and this is taking terribly long. So I will have to cut calories (it WAS 2600-3K on workout days and < 2500 on rest days). I have ran out of my ephedra and Ill tell you about that in a sec. I went and bought some stuff at Vitamin World. I got a 5lb jug of Twin Labs Whey Protein, which isnt bad at all! Vast improvement over the fucking 2 jugs of "Precision Protein," Vitamin World own protein. I swear this fucker had ZERO taste. Its 100 calories a pop, but only 18g of protein per scoop. Naturally, I just overdosed..but I dont care for overdosing a bland protein mix.

I also bought some Arginine and some Cartinine (sp?). Ive been reading about Cart. and I thought Id give it a try. $43.99 a bottle. Kinda expensive..

About being out of ephedra...IT SUCKS. I got an average amount of sleep on Sunday night, got up at 6am, drank 1.5 redbulls (bigger can), and went to school for my 7:25am class. The lecture was about joints and I really wanted to listen!!! BUT I fell asleep maybe 8 times!!!!!!! Jesus christ! :YELL:

So I went to Starbucks and got an espresso. Seemed to work.. Went to the gym an hour and a half later..but then I was done. I was supposed to meet a girl at The Brew to go over a class lesson.

I got there early and since I was so tired, I decided to get some espressos ASAP. I drank a double (dopio), began to read, didnt feel any effects, so got another double....fell asleep.

Yes, thats right. A place, that houses and brews Starbucks coffee, had a degenerate in the back table, whom had devoured 5 espressos + 1 larger can of Redbull, fall asleep in front of everyone. Sitting upright at a regular wooden table.

When the girl got there, I woke up in a panic, but then I was right as rain. However, when I got home, I fell asleep again.

Ephedra > Huge amounts of Caffeine



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That's crazy that you kept falling asleep after that much coffee..! Wow!

For me, it seems if I have just enough, coffee, caffiene, thermo's, it's good, but if I OD on them, I have a tendancy to fall asleep also...

You think you need a detox from the stimulants?
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espresso.
Mmmmmmm.... My preworkout drink.


That's one messed up story brother!



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You think you need a detox from the stimulants?



I usually take at least a month off after I finish a bottle of anything.



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Old 10-02-2007, 05:22 PM   #761
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First thing I thought of was a withdrawl symptom of some sort. Its not so surprising at all to me. I found it funny to fall asleep at a coffee shop.



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Old 10-03-2007, 10:38 AM   #762
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First thing I thought of was a withdrawl symptom of some sort. Its not so surprising at all to me. I found it funny to fall asleep at a coffee shop.
Overtraining? That is wierd, maybe it was Bigdyl that brewed the coffee with some extra rophynol.....

I don't think anyone should fall asleep after two espressos, unless chronically fatigued.



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50lb DBs for 6 reps
70lb DBs for 6 reps
90lb DBs for 6 reps
115lb DBs for 4 sets, 6 reps (90 sec RI; strapped)

Good Mornings
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Glute-Ham Raise (pain in quads?)
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Seated Calf
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Cardio = Eliptical for 23 minutes
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I felt strong today. Even my balance was 100%. DB RDLs can go up! Its either that or increase reps...so I dont know.


GMs went down slightly, but so did rests. I increased the reps too. This was good. I mustve looked like I had some good 'fucking' strength, literally.

The Glute-Ham shit was a bit weird. THOSE OF YOU THAT DO THIS A LOT, PLEASE CHIME IN...Stewart? Anyway, as I raise my body until about half-way, my quads are pressed really hard against the cushion. It was extremely distracting. I I wasnt too far away from the ankle supports, believe me. One more notch away and my knees wouldnt touch the pads. Should I move it forward some more (making the distance between the ankle supports and quads cushions shorter)? I did lower the ankle supports and that helped a little, but who knows.

Calves were top notch, as always. Behind the seated calf, is a foot raise. The concentric portion of the movemnt is a dorsiflexion of the ankle, like youre standing on just your heels. Anyway, I hardly did this cuz I get this pain when I do cardio...

Cardio was just that...cardio.
I am doing hams again today, but Id really like some feedback on the problems I had last time.



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Old 10-04-2007, 09:34 AM   #764
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Right now I live almost 6 hours north of miami.

I havent been to miami since I was 19, so I dont know if the concept of miami is accurate (pussy beyond belief).
I am sure there are better looking girls, but I wonder if they would give a shit about you unless youre a millionaire, if you know what I mean.
well, I bought lottery tickets....



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Old 10-04-2007, 10:54 AM   #765
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70lb DBs for 6 reps
90lb DBs for 5 reps
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Single Legged Calf Raise
50lbs for 8 reps
40lbs for 8 reps
30lbs for 8 reps (30 sec RI)

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Took out some core and after a night of drinking and fucking, it looked my workout didnt need as much of a warm up as I used to believe..

RDLs went up..along with total volume. Ive found something a bit difficult with deadlifting with DBs...and thats knee movement. It might be just the look of my shorts, but it looks like my legs are in a shape of a " /\ " I know they are aligned with my shoulders, but still, I might have to remedy this and narrow my stance anyway. I can go up..slightly this time.

Sumos burned..what a shocker.

Leg Curls...ugh, Ive always disliked these, but I was fatigued at this point anyway.

I finally got a hold of the standing calf raise and so I decided to do it 1 leg at a time. 50lbs wasnt easy nor hard, but it wasnt going to make it to 3 sets, so I dropped to 40lbs..and felt the same way.

My gym has a really fat bar. Obviously its for grip and no one uses it. in fact, its always resting on a BETTER deadlifting station. After I saw this station, I thought about ditching DBs... Anyway, I dont know how much fat bars weigh. Possibly the same? I dont know.

No cardio today cuz of the fact that I will be walking and possibly running at work for 8 hours.



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Old 10-04-2007, 10:55 AM   #766
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Overtraining? That is wierd, maybe it was Bigdyl that brewed the coffee with some extra rophynol.....

I don't think anyone should fall asleep after two espressos, unless chronically fatigued.
Nah, I dont believe its overtraining. Ive had that before and it doesnt feel like this. Besides, my workouts are as demanding as before due to a busier schedule.

I think it really was withdrawl. Now that that has passed, Monster energy drinks are working again.



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Took out some core and after a night of drinking and fucking, it looked my workout didnt need as much of a warm up as I used to believe..
what...are you bragging now, college boy?



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I am doing hams again today, but Id really like some feedback on the problems I had last time.
On the glute ham raise question. I will try to answer the best I could, but bear in mind, I am using a $200 home GHR/hyper combo machine, and I am sure you are using a gym quality glute ham machine, so the dynamics might be a bit different.

But, from my experience on my machine, I find that I need to move the ankle supports CLOSER to the pad for glute ham raises, and I move it a couple of notches back to do hypers, so try moving it closer next time. It starts me pretty much with my knees touching the backside of the rounded pad. As I do the movement, my knees kind of sink practically off the pad into the space below. It's the best way I can do it without being uncomfortable. so try it like that and see how it works for you.



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Thanks Stewart. I thought I had it adjusted too far apart.

Have you ever felt any pain in those parts of the quads?



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what...are you bragging now, college boy?
What a surprise you caught that...

It was the same girl as before. I mustve been dehydrated alst night cuz I couldnt keep it up...and I didnt care. She sucked me off very well though. I love that kind of effort.

Bottom line, I was terrible last night.



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Cheer up man, not every girl can have Akira on his A game.

I wish my gym had a ham-glute machine! That'd be cool - it'd give me something else to do for a change up.



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Yeah, we don't have one of those either. I saw in a magazine how you can do them on a lat pull down station, but it looked pretty tough and I was afraid I'd fall on my face while trying it..
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Yeah, we don't have one of those either. I saw in a magazine how you can do them on a lat pull down station, but it looked pretty tough and I was afraid I'd fall on my face while trying it..
Actually I thought it was perfectly feasible...however, most lat seats arent wide enough for 2 knees.



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