Here I come NBA!

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 11:24 AM

I have too many goals, I want everything.. I wanna be big, cut, athletic, strong, and as of now I am the opposite of all of those

Weigh In: 225 Height: Not sure... some were around 6'3"

Meal 1: 3 boiled egg whites, 1 slice of some sort of seeded bread(140 cal. 6g protein, and 5g fiber), and small handful of walnuts.

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 12:11 PM

Workout #1: 1 min R.I.
BB Bent-over Rows (Underhand Grip)
95x6
Switched to overhand
95x4, 95x3

BB Bench Press
135x5, 135x3, 135x2

Chuck Norris Machine Underhand Pull-ups
Highest Levelx8, x6
Switched to overhand x3

BB Military Press
95x2, 95x1

Ball-Wall Squats
BWx6

This is my first time lifting weights in weeks, I been at my other home which has no equipment... I was just doing push-ups and chair dips over there... which is why I am surprised my benching is so low... anyway I am going to have to balance out all that pressing I was doing. Also I am not sure if I am doping the ball-wall squats correctly, when you first start out, are you supposed to stand straight, or do you put your feet a couple inches in front of you?

Bakerboy · 07-24-2007, 01:05 PM

Chuck Norris Machine Underhand Pull-ups

I love the sound of that exercise.

Good luck with all of your goals Mike!

YouTube Video

Go lower if you can.

soxmuscle · 07-24-2007, 01:17 PM

I once made 10 out of 10 free throws.

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

Chuck Norris Machine Underhand Pull-ups

I love the sound of that exercise.

Good luck with all of your goals Mike!

YouTube Video

Go lower if you can.

lol I didn't know what to call them.

ok good thats how I was doing them, and I was going lower

thanks

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

I once made 10 out of 10 free throws.

that's easy

Bakerboy · 07-24-2007, 02:06 PM

Mike, I wish I had your height... can you dunk? You must be a pretty good player- because it looks like you play a lot! Do you notice any difference in your energy level/ endurance on the court now that you have dropped some weight?

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

Mike, I wish I had your height... can you dunk? You must be a pretty good player- because it looks like you play a lot! Do you notice any difference in your energy level/ endurance on the court now that you have dropped some weight?

I can almost touch rim... I barely get off the floor

I haven't played in a while (since I lost the weight), I am about to play right now.. waiting for a friend... I will report back to you with my energy levels, and how high I can jump

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 04:25 PM

Played some basketball, nothing serious... Just some shooting around, and some knockout.

Bakerboy- I can now touch (well skim) rim on a 10 footer! Yea baby!
Soxmuscle- I was wrong for saying 10 in a row is easy, I tried it out... got up to 8 and than missed. Oh well it has been a while.

My friend has the same exact goals as me, He was at 240, and now hes down to 220. We are gonna go running tomorrow.

Time to eat.. haven't ate since meal 1.. lemme go see whats in the fridge that's healthy...

mike456 · 07-24-2007, 04:29 PM

Meal #2: 1 egg white, and some walnuts... lol I know that's not a meal, there's nothing healthy in my fridge, hopefully my dad went food shopping.

mike456 · 07-25-2007, 02:33 PM

sore as hell from yesterday, because I haven't lifted weights in so long... I am gonna go swimming in a little bit.

Also yesterdays diet wasn't so good. I ate canned fish steaks, and canned smoked oysters with pita bread. Going food shopping today though.

mike456 · 07-26-2007, 02:07 PM

<1 min R.I.'s
BB Bent-over Rows (Overhand Grip)
95x6 PR
95x6
95x5

Military Press
95x3 PR
95x1
95x1

Machine Pull-ups Added Resistance band
x4 PR
x4
x3

Flat Bench
135x4
135x3

Ball-Wall Squats
10 with a 2sec hold in the hole

Notes:
Rows went good, will add 5 pounds next time.
The first set on the Military Press took a lot out of me, making my bench suffer.
Machine Pull-ups went good, will keep at the same resistance.
Flat Bench I felt really week, because I did them after the Military Presses... although the weight felt sooo light when I first picked it up. Will do Flat Bench before military press next time.
The Ball-wall squats are too easy, I will either add weight or progress to another exercise, that is up to you guys...

Witchblade · 07-26-2007, 02:10 PM

Good luck man!

mike456 · 07-26-2007, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Good luck man!

thanks!

mike456 · 07-26-2007, 03:46 PM

I am gonna go shoot around, no one wants to actually play ball :/
shot around for 30 minutes, got my heart rate up, and had a good sweat (I did some running)

mike456 · 07-26-2007, 05:29 PM

just had peanutbutter and a banana on 1 slice of 9 grain bread, with a 6oz cup of fat free milk, healthy?

mike456 · 07-27-2007, 05:48 PM

just played some intense 1 on 1, 2 games with a 26 yr old, and I won both

good cardio, I am sweatin like a mofo. I will weigh in tomorrow morning.

fufu · 07-27-2007, 05:56 PM

good job mikey.

fufu · 07-27-2007, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike456

just had peanutbutter and a banana on 1 slice of 9 grain bread, with a 6oz cup of fat free milk, healthy?

isolated it sounds ok, but not much of a meal. As you know, it really depends on the rest of your diet. It is a collective deal, can't really critique by one snack.

mike456 · 07-27-2007, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

good job mikey.

thanks man... I know I am not gonna make it to the nba, but hopefully I could make it to my highschool basketball team

bigss75 · 07-27-2007, 06:40 PM

Sounds like your on the right track!

So is the HS team having summer practices or camps?

mike456 · 07-27-2007, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigss75

Sounds like your on the right track!

So is the HS team having summer practices or camps?

thanks, and no there is no summer practice.

mike456 · 07-28-2007, 11:01 AM

Weigh In: 224.8 :/

**P-funk** · 07-28-2007, 11:05 AM

Nice PRs Mike!

You are doing it!

mike456 · 07-28-2007, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

Nice PRs Mike!

You are doing it!

thanks man

Just worked out will post when I get on my pc

mike456 · 07-28-2007, 06:02 PM

Hey P what should I progress to from the ball squats? I tried them with a 40lb db, but still to easy... But I still can't do a regular squat.

**P-funk** · 07-28-2007, 06:24 PM

What happens when you do BW squats?

What about sit to stands (sitting back to a chair or low table and then standing)? You can do them with a countermovement in the upper body (as you sit back, arms go straight out in front....hold a med. ball if you want), as this helps to give us some balance.

stripper squats (like I talk about in my blog) are good too.

mike456 · 07-28-2007, 06:34 PM

Flat Bench
135x4
135x2

Push-ups
1x3

BB Bent-over Rows
100x7 PR
100x6
100x7

Went swimming, and came back to finish workout

Military Press
95x1
95x1
95x.75 (Didn't lockout)

Machine Pull-ups Added Resistance band
x5 PR
x4
x3

Ball-Wall Squats with 40lb DB
3 sets of 5 (Very easy need to progress to a new exercise)

chair dips
1x4

My pulling is getting stronger, while my pushing is getting weaker.

mike456 · 07-28-2007, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

What happens when you do BW squats?

I can't get low enough because I lean forward, and I lean forward because if I don't I will fall backwards...
What about sit to stands (sitting back to a chair or low table and then standing)? You can do them with a countermovement in the upper body (as you sit back, arms go straight out in front....hold a med. ball if you want), as this helps to give us some balance.
hmmm, will try these out
stripper squats (like I talk about in my blog) are good too.
I also find these too easy... same as ball-wall squats

^^^

goob · 07-29-2007, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike456

My pulling is getting stronger, while my pushing is getting weaker.

Yeah, I find my pull is stronger than my push too. Don't sweat it, I figure with the right training it'll catch up.

07-24-2007, 01:17 PM	#4
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07-24-2007, 02:06 PM	#7
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07-25-2007, 02:33 PM	#11
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	sore as hell from yesterday, because I haven't lifted weights in so long... I am gonna go swimming in a little bit. Also yesterdays diet wasn't so good. I ate canned fish steaks, and canned smoked oysters with pita bread. Going food shopping today though. Journal

07-26-2007, 02:07 PM	#12
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	<1 min R.I.'s BB Bent-over Rows (Overhand Grip) 95x6 PR 95x6 95x5 Military Press 95x3 PR 95x1 95x1 Machine Pull-ups Added Resistance band x4 PR x4 x3 Flat Bench 135x4 135x3 Ball-Wall Squats 10 with a 2sec hold in the hole Notes: Rows went good, will add 5 pounds next time. The first set on the Military Press took a lot out of me, making my bench suffer. Machine Pull-ups went good, will keep at the same resistance. Flat Bench I felt really week, because I did them after the Military Presses... although the weight felt sooo light when I first picked it up. Will do Flat Bench before military press next time. The Ball-wall squats are too easy, I will either add weight or progress to another exercise, that is up to you guys... Journal

07-26-2007, 02:10 PM	#13
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07-24-2007, 11:24 AM	#1
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Here I come NBA! I have too many goals, I want everything.. I wanna be big, cut, athletic, strong, and as of now I am the opposite of all of those Weigh In: 225 Height: Not sure... some were around 6'3" Meal 1: 3 boiled egg whites, 1 slice of some sort of seeded bread(140 cal. 6g protein, and 5g fiber), and small handful of walnuts.

07-24-2007, 12:11 PM	#2
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Workout #1: 1 min R.I. BB Bent-over Rows (Underhand Grip) 95x6 Switched to overhand 95x4, 95x3 BB Bench Press 135x5, 135x3, 135x2 Chuck Norris Machine Underhand Pull-ups Highest Levelx8, x6 Switched to overhand x3 BB Military Press 95x2, 95x1 Ball-Wall Squats BWx6 This is my first time lifting weights in weeks, I been at my other home which has no equipment... I was just doing push-ups and chair dips over there... which is why I am surprised my benching is so low... anyway I am going to have to balance out all that pressing I was doing. Also I am not sure if I am doping the ball-wall squats correctly, when you first start out, are you supposed to stand straight, or do you put your feet a couple inches in front of you?

07-24-2007, 04:25 PM	#9
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Played some basketball, nothing serious... Just some shooting around, and some knockout. Bakerboy- I can now touch (well skim) rim on a 10 footer! Yea baby! Soxmuscle- I was wrong for saying 10 in a row is easy, I tried it out... got up to 8 and than missed. Oh well it has been a while. My friend has the same exact goals as me, He was at 240, and now hes down to 220. We are gonna go running tomorrow. Time to eat.. haven't ate since meal 1.. lemme go see whats in the fridge that's healthy...

07-24-2007, 04:29 PM	#10
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Meal #2: 1 egg white, and some walnuts... lol I know that's not a meal, there's nothing healthy in my fridge, hopefully my dad went food shopping.

07-26-2007, 03:46 PM	#15
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	I am gonna go shoot around, no one wants to actually play ball :/ shot around for 30 minutes, got my heart rate up, and had a good sweat (I did some running) Journal Last edited by mike456 : 07-26-2007 at 04:22 PM.

07-26-2007, 05:29 PM	#16
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	just had peanutbutter and a banana on 1 slice of 9 grain bread, with a 6oz cup of fat free milk, healthy? Journal

07-27-2007, 05:48 PM	#17
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	just played some intense 1 on 1, 2 games with a 26 yr old, and I won both good cardio, I am sweatin like a mofo. I will weigh in tomorrow morning. Journal

07-27-2007, 05:56 PM	#18
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 16,730 Photos: 8	good job mikey. fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

07-27-2007, 06:40 PM	#21
bigss75 Let Me See Yo Grill Elite Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,125	Sounds like your on the right track! So is the HS team having summer practices or camps?

07-28-2007, 11:01 AM	#23
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Weigh In: 224.8 :/ Journal

07-28-2007, 11:05 AM	#24
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,693	Nice PRs Mike! You are doing it! E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

07-28-2007, 06:02 PM	#26
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Hey P what should I progress to from the ball squats? I tried them with a 40lb db, but still to easy... But I still can't do a regular squat. Journal

07-28-2007, 06:24 PM	#27
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,693	What happens when you do BW squats? What about sit to stands (sitting back to a chair or low table and then standing)? You can do them with a countermovement in the upper body (as you sit back, arms go straight out in front....hold a med. ball if you want), as this helps to give us some balance. stripper squats (like I talk about in my blog) are good too. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

07-28-2007, 06:34 PM	#28
mike456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,294	Flat Bench 135x4 135x2 Push-ups 1x3 BB Bent-over Rows 100x7 PR 100x6 100x7 Went swimming, and came back to finish workout Military Press 95x1 95x1 95x.75 (Didn't lockout) Machine Pull-ups Added Resistance band x5 PR x4 x3 Ball-Wall Squats with 40lb DB 3 sets of 5 (Very easy need to progress to a new exercise) chair dips 1x4 My pulling is getting stronger, while my pushing is getting weaker. Journal

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