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tallcall · 08-20-2007, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

While the weight your throwing around is excellent, that cardio is equally as impressive. I'd be cooked after that workout.

Looking good up in her.

I was pretty fried after that! Plus I get up most mornings at 3 am to work at 5 am, get out at around 1 pm and still get all of that done before going home and just about passing out.

tallcall · 08-20-2007, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Musclebeach

I love how you get SEVERAL new PRs for each workout!! AWESOME!!!

6'10" and 290ish... I see reason to be intimidated... although you seem like a very nice guy!

Nice CGs... and tell the jackass to fuck off, youll be done when you damn well please (keep in mind you are 6'10" and 290ish)

Yeah I just weighed myself this morning (just or fun) and weighed in at 294.5.

This is really no gain or loss over last week, but I think it may be attributed to the heavy deadlifts last week. That sort of thing usually adds about a half pound on me and my body normally takes another week to drop weight on the scale. I'll have to see what the tape (until that caliper comes in the mail) sows me tomorrow to see if I still lost some inches around the stomach or gained mass in the shoulders or chest (since that's where I usually end up making gains for now).

soxmuscle · 08-20-2007, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tallcall

I was pretty fried after that! Plus I get up most mornings at 3 am to work at 5 am, get out at around 1 pm and still get all of that done before going home and just about passing out.

From a workout standpoint, having a wideopen gym at 3AM is probably ideal.

What do you do for a living?

tallcall · 08-20-2007, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

From a workout standpoint, having a wideopen gym at 3AM is probably ideal.

What do you do for a living?

I just work as a master control operator at a local news station, we operate 24 hours a day and I do the morning news.

The 3 am workout thing won't really work because I also use a trainer at the gym (I don't want to give him up for any of the other idiots he works with - there is one other one I respect and have talked to him a couple times though). My training appointments are generally at 4 pm, this gives me time to go home and take care of a few things.

ReproMan · 08-20-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tallcall

Yeah I just weighed myself this morning (just or fun) and weighed in at 294.5.

This is really no gain or loss over last week, but I think it may be attributed to the heavy deadlifts last week. That sort of thing usually adds about a half pound on me and my body normally takes another week to drop weight on the scale. I'll have to see what the tape (until that caliper comes in the mail) sows me tomorrow to see if I still lost some inches around the stomach or gained mass in the shoulders or chest (since that's where I usually end up making gains for now).

There will be a point that you will start leveling out, but that doesn't mean your not still dropping bodyfat. A buddy of mine that hasn't seen me in over a year told me how skinny I look now. I weight just about the exact same as I did when he saw me last, just a lot leaner apparently. You're doing great making strength gains, the rest will continue to progress!

Musclebeach · 08-20-2007, 07:29 PM

What caliper did you end up getting?

I definitely agree with ReproMan... you will begin leveling out and eventually not lose much weight at all (if any) once you hit the point were your bf% gets down and maintain your muscle mass. Hell you might even start gaining weight (muscle).

Keep up the GREAT work!

tallcall · 08-20-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Musclebeach

What caliper did you end up getting?

I definitely agree with ReproMan... you will begin leveling out and eventually not lose much weight at all (if any) once you hit the point were your bf% gets down and maintain your muscle mass. Hell you might even start gaining weight (muscle).

Keep up the GREAT work!

I just got this one here

Yeah, as long as things keep progressing, I'm happy. It seems like things just go from not quite working right to blazing speed in just a couple weeks. I think I've been doing ergometer rows (for cardio) at level 9 for the last month and until last week had a hard time keeping up with 35 rpm for 5 minutes. Now I hit anywhere from 40-46 rpm easily. Things just seem to be getting smoother and smoother.

tallcall · 08-20-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ReproMan

There will be a point that you will start leveling out, but that doesn't mean your not still dropping bodyfat. A buddy of mine that hasn't seen me in over a year told me how skinny I look now. I weight just about the exact same as I did when he saw me last, just a lot leaner apparently. You're doing great making strength gains, the rest will continue to progress!

Yeah, sometimes I gain a pound one week (probably muscle), then lose 3 the next week (I usually say this roughly equals a 5 pound fat loss, 3 pounds of fat plus a pound of gained muscle). My body just takes some time to adapt sometimes.

tallcall · 08-21-2007, 03:40 AM

Here's another one:

Current weight 294.5 (no change from last week).

Stomach and Waist had no change - which is fine because I can feel my abdominal wall under maybe a half inch of fat (slightly covered).

Chest gained 2 inches (50 inches from 48 inches).

Shoulders gained 1 inch (59 inches from 58).

Neck gained 1 inch (21 inches from 20).

(sort of, it goes up and down each week)

Bi's actually gained 0.5 inches (18 inches from 17.5).

Calves also actually gained 0.5 inches (19.5 inches from 19).

Notes: Well I didn't lose any weight on the scale, but I seemed to have gained some muscle. The computer said my bf% (jokingly was 6.28%

- No way). It also says my estimated LBM and BF are 276.00 and 18.50 pounds (

).

I honestly don't think my stomach will lose to many more inches because I feel my ab wall under just a little fat.

All in all this was a very good week, I did those heavy deadlifts, they obviously added some good muscle on me this time (that always seems to happen when I go so much heavier than the week before

)!!

goob · 08-21-2007, 09:59 AM

GJ on the progress TC, you just keep on improving.

tallcall · 08-21-2007, 10:06 AM

Thanks man, it always means a lot coming from you guys!

tallcall · 08-21-2007, 05:11 PM

Tuesday:

Shoulders: Again - this time with the trainer working in with me (I got to learn a lot more from him this way, plus I think he likes to do this as well).

Superset:
BB Smith Shrugs/BB Upright rows:
Bar+90x20/45x10
Bar+140x20/65x10
Bar+180x20 PR Weight

/65x5, 45x10

Smith Shoulder Press:

Bar+50x12
Bar+70x10
Bar+90x5,+4 PR Reps

Single Arm Lateral Raises:

10'sx12
10'sx12
12'sx12
15'sx12 PR for Reps at a lower weight (good for my shoulders)

Done with a 2 second pause at the top and bottom

Cable Rear Delts/DB Rear Delts:

4 sets x Machine #4x15/15x10

BB Incline Front Raises:
4 sets x Barx10

DB Shrugs:

3 sets x 50'sx25 (15 straight, then 5 on each side, then 5 straight) PR Reps

Cardio - 30 minutes HIIT

5 minutes rowing (starting hr - 86, max hr - 160, level 9 max rpm - 45)

20 minutes on an elliptical HIIT (starting hr - 117, max hr - 170, Min 1-10 hr - 160-170 level 12, min 10-20 hr - 135-145 level 3)

10 minutes on a normal bike (starting hr - 122, max hr - 150, level 15).

All in all a great day. I got some good PR's in there and really burned myself out.

On the down side, I broke my computer chair and now need to try to super-glue it back together

.

soxmuscle · 08-21-2007, 05:35 PM

a plate on each side of the smith machine for five reps is pretty solid. nice work.

tallcall · 08-21-2007, 07:03 PM

Thanks man! You know, that last set was rough, I almost didn't get it up (did I just say I couldn't get it up?

).

katt · 08-21-2007, 07:08 PM

Those incline BB raises,,, you're lying face down on an incline bench, right?

tallcall · 08-21-2007, 07:10 PM

No we were going face up on an incline bench, very difficult, the bar by itself was very heavy to move in that position.

Musclebeach · 08-23-2007, 08:40 AM

Have you measured you bf% with the caliper?

goob · 08-23-2007, 09:00 AM

Wow more PR's!! Are you sure you are not a distant relative of fu?

tallcall · 08-23-2007, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Musclebeach

Have you measured you bf% with the caliper?

I'm still waiting for it to come in the mail.

tallcall · 08-23-2007, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Wow more PR's!! Are you sure you are not a distant relative of fu?

So now were evil triplets? Tallcall, Goob, and Fufu - That's a scary combo! Now all we have to do is add BigDyl to the mix and we've got the whole evil family!

tallcall · 08-23-2007, 05:14 PM

I was so tired today, these weights are down a little to allow me to get through some of the sets, but a great day none-the-less!

Thursday:

Chest/Triceps:

Planks:

BWx:90
BWx:60

BB Incline Bench

75x10
85x9
95x4 (+5 assisted)
95x6

BB Decline Bench:

85x8
95x10
95x9

Cable Flys:

20x20
30x20
40x15
40x15/Single Arm Presses - 40x15 each arm

Rope Pressdown Dropsets:

Machine #6x30
Machine #6x25
Machine #6x25 PR

EZ Bar Skull Crushers:

40x10
40x10 PR Reps

50x7

Superset:
Single Arm Underhand Pressdown/Single Arm Overhand Pressdown:

Machine #3x15/Machine #3x10
Machine #3x15/Machine #3x10
Machine #3x15/Machine #3x10

Cardio - 35 minutes HIIT

Rowing for 5 minutes on level 9 (starting hr - 90, max hr - 160, 45 rpm)

Treadmill for 23 minutes HIIT (Starting hr - 120, max hr - 200, incline - 0.0-15.0, speed - 3.1-6.5 mph). I held 6.5 mph for 30 seconds and held 6.0 mph for 60 seconds PR for Speed

7 minutes on an elliptical trainer SS (Starting hr - 110, max hr - 160, level 10).

Great day! I did a joint workout with my trainer again, we went on for 90 minutes, including the cardio session (60 minutes weights and 30 minutes cardio). It was awesome, I was able to help him (give him a spot for his heavier lifts and I feel like I really learn a lot from him when we do these - his years of experience really show when we're working almost side by side). I kept up with him again minus a few reps here and there.

The cardio was awesome, I hit 6.5 mph for speed on the treadmill, he was very impressed when I told him afterward and asked me to push myself even harder on the stairmills when I use them next to help improve my speed.

I finally got my caliper!

tallcall · 08-24-2007, 01:17 PM

I finally did my caliper reading and I'm at about 13.2% bodyfat. I have about 255 pounds of lean mass and 39 pounds of fat. I used the Jackson/Pollack 4 Caliper method (Abdominal, Thigh, Tricep, Suprailliac) because it was easier to do without needing someone else to administer it. Yes I did measure each site twice and they were pretty much the same both times.

tallcall · 08-24-2007, 04:57 PM

Friday:

Abs and Cardio:

Reverse Crunch: RI - 30

BW/10
BW/10
BW/10

Superset:
Ab Rollout (with wheel)/Cat-Camel/Weighted Planks: RI - 30

BWx15/BWx15/BW+25x:60
BWx15/BWx15/BW+25x:60
BWx15/BWx15/BW+25x:60
**I have never been able to get the wheel before, that was great and I didn't do too bad on them either.

Cardio: 52 minutes SS

Stair mill - 5 minutes. Starting hr - 85, max hr - 145, level 5, 7, 10, and 12

Elliptical Trainer - 25 minutes Starting hr - 122, max hr - 150, functional hr - 140-150, Levels 1, 6, 7, 12

Treadmill - 17 minutes, Starting hr - 106, max hr - 145, functional hr - 130-140, Incline - 0.0-4.0, Speed - 2.0-4.0 mph.

Pretty good day! My trainer was there, we talked for about 15 minutes and he was able to show me the way to do an ab roll with the wheel, again I think he's awesome - none of the other ones cared enough to give me the time of day.

Oh well, I'm burned out for today, got to go to sleep soon.

13% bf - I was close in saying 12%, so that's nice!

08-20-2007, 07:29 PM	#306
Musclebeach Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 363 Photos: 11	What caliper did you end up getting? I definitely agree with ReproMan... you will begin leveling out and eventually not lose much weight at all (if any) once you hit the point were your bf% gets down and maintain your muscle mass. Hell you might even start gaining weight (muscle). Keep up the GREAT work!
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08-21-2007, 03:40 AM	#309
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	8/21/07 Weigh in Here's another one: Current weight 294.5 (no change from last week). Stomach and Waist had no change - which is fine because I can feel my abdominal wall under maybe a half inch of fat (slightly covered). Chest gained 2 inches (50 inches from 48 inches). Shoulders gained 1 inch (59 inches from 58). Neck gained 1 inch (21 inches from 20). (sort of, it goes up and down each week) Bi's actually gained 0.5 inches (18 inches from 17.5). Calves also actually gained 0.5 inches (19.5 inches from 19). Notes: Well I didn't lose any weight on the scale, but I seemed to have gained some muscle. The computer said my bf% (jokingly was 6.28% - No way). It also says my estimated LBM and BF are 276.00 and 18.50 pounds ( ). I honestly don't think my stomach will lose to many more inches because I feel my ab wall under just a little fat. All in all this was a very good week, I did those heavy deadlifts, they obviously added some good muscle on me this time (that always seems to happen when I go so much heavier than the week before )!!
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08-21-2007, 10:06 AM	#311
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	Thanks man, it always means a lot coming from you guys!
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08-21-2007, 05:11 PM	#312
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	8/21/07 Tuesday: Shoulders: Again - this time with the trainer working in with me (I got to learn a lot more from him this way, plus I think he likes to do this as well). Superset: BB Smith Shrugs/BB Upright rows: Bar+90x20/45x10 Bar+140x20/65x10 Bar+180x20 PR Weight /65x5, 45x10 Smith Shoulder Press: Bar+50x12 Bar+70x10 Bar+90x5,+4 PR Reps Single Arm Lateral Raises: 10'sx12 10'sx12 12'sx12 15'sx12 PR for Reps at a lower weight (good for my shoulders) Done with a 2 second pause at the top and bottom Cable Rear Delts/DB Rear Delts: 4 sets x Machine #4x15/15x10 BB Incline Front Raises: 4 sets x Barx10 DB Shrugs: 3 sets x 50'sx25 (15 straight, then 5 on each side, then 5 straight) PR Reps Cardio - 30 minutes HIIT 5 minutes rowing (starting hr - 86, max hr - 160, level 9 max rpm - 45) 20 minutes on an elliptical HIIT (starting hr - 117, max hr - 170, Min 1-10 hr - 160-170 level 12, min 10-20 hr - 135-145 level 3) 10 minutes on a normal bike (starting hr - 122, max hr - 150, level 15). All in all a great day. I got some good PR's in there and really burned myself out. On the down side, I broke my computer chair and now need to try to super-glue it back together .
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

08-21-2007, 05:35 PM	#313
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 7,546 Photos: 10	a plate on each side of the smith machine for five reps is pretty solid. nice work.
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08-21-2007, 09:59 AM	#310
goob Smartass anthropologist Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere.... Posts: 5,344	GJ on the progress TC, you just keep on improving.

08-21-2007, 07:03 PM	#314
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	Thanks man! You know, that last set was rough, I almost didn't get it up (did I just say I couldn't get it up? ).
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08-21-2007, 07:08 PM	#315
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,903 Photos: 37	Those incline BB raises,,, you're lying face down on an incline bench, right?

08-21-2007, 07:10 PM	#316
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	No we were going face up on an incline bench, very difficult, the bar by itself was very heavy to move in that position.
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08-23-2007, 08:40 AM	#317
Musclebeach Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 363 Photos: 11	Have you measured you bf% with the caliper?
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08-23-2007, 09:00 AM	#318
goob Smartass anthropologist Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere.... Posts: 5,344	Wow more PR's!! Are you sure you are not a distant relative of fu?

08-23-2007, 05:14 PM	#321
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	8/23/07 I was so tired today, these weights are down a little to allow me to get through some of the sets, but a great day none-the-less! Thursday: Chest/Triceps: Planks: BWx:90 BWx:60 BB Incline Bench 75x10 85x9 95x4 (+5 assisted) 95x6 BB Decline Bench: 85x8 95x10 95x9 Cable Flys: 20x20 30x20 40x15 40x15/Single Arm Presses - 40x15 each arm Rope Pressdown Dropsets: Machine #6x30 Machine #6x25 Machine #6x25 PR EZ Bar Skull Crushers: 40x10 40x10 PR Reps 50x7 Superset: Single Arm Underhand Pressdown/Single Arm Overhand Pressdown: Machine #3x15/Machine #3x10 Machine #3x15/Machine #3x10 Machine #3x15/Machine #3x10 Cardio - 35 minutes HIIT Rowing for 5 minutes on level 9 (starting hr - 90, max hr - 160, 45 rpm) Treadmill for 23 minutes HIIT (Starting hr - 120, max hr - 200, incline - 0.0-15.0, speed - 3.1-6.5 mph). I held 6.5 mph for 30 seconds and held 6.0 mph for 60 seconds PR for Speed 7 minutes on an elliptical trainer SS (Starting hr - 110, max hr - 160, level 10). Great day! I did a joint workout with my trainer again, we went on for 90 minutes, including the cardio session (60 minutes weights and 30 minutes cardio). It was awesome, I was able to help him (give him a spot for his heavier lifts and I feel like I really learn a lot from him when we do these - his years of experience really show when we're working almost side by side). I kept up with him again minus a few reps here and there. The cardio was awesome, I hit 6.5 mph for speed on the treadmill, he was very impressed when I told him afterward and asked me to push myself even harder on the stairmills when I use them next to help improve my speed. I finally got my caliper!
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

08-24-2007, 01:17 PM	#322
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	I finally did my caliper reading and I'm at about 13.2% bodyfat. I have about 255 pounds of lean mass and 39 pounds of fat. I used the Jackson/Pollack 4 Caliper method (Abdominal, Thigh, Tricep, Suprailliac) because it was easier to do without needing someone else to administer it. Yes I did measure each site twice and they were pretty much the same both times.
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

08-24-2007, 04:57 PM	#323
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,029 Blog Entries: 8	8/24/07 Friday: Abs and Cardio: Reverse Crunch: RI - 30 BW/10 BW/10 BW/10 Superset: Ab Rollout (with wheel)/Cat-Camel/Weighted Planks: RI - 30 BWx15/BWx15/BW+25x:60 BWx15/BWx15/BW+25x:60 BWx15/BWx15/BW+25x:60 I have never been able to get the wheel before, that was great and I didn't do too bad on them either. Cardio: 52 minutes SS** Stair mill - 5 minutes. Starting hr - 85, max hr - 145, level 5, 7, 10, and 12 Elliptical Trainer - 25 minutes Starting hr - 122, max hr - 150, functional hr - 140-150, Levels 1, 6, 7, 12 Treadmill - 17 minutes, Starting hr - 106, max hr - 145, functional hr - 130-140, Incline - 0.0-4.0, Speed - 2.0-4.0 mph. Pretty good day! My trainer was there, we talked for about 15 minutes and he was able to show me the way to do an ab roll with the wheel, again I think he's awesome - none of the other ones cared enough to give me the time of day. Oh well, I'm burned out for today, got to go to sleep soon. 13% bf - I was close in saying 12%, so that's nice!
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

08-24-2007, 06:48 PM	#324
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