SamEaston

Looking great! Astounding progress all round actually. I can't wait to see you in a years time, if you keep going like this you'll be MASSIVE!!

www.extremebodybuilding.net

countryboy

Nice job on the PR's..!!

-Dennis

Triple Threat

Great going on the RDLs. How's that back feeling today?

nadirmg

haha, the back recovered just in time to do rack pulls today ugh, i'm tired.

thanks, country! we will continue kicking our asses into shape and be awesome.

oooooh, those are some pretty high expectations
i'll try not to be a disappointment

yes ma'am. it's crazy. i'll kill myself in the gym and be dragging myself through the day at work *need...must.. have.. carbs...*

thanks built! i can't tell you enough how much i love baby got back. it makes the other workouts i used to do look ridiculously useless.

i tell ya man, those deads are rough. it's the initial lift that kills me, but once i'm into my second rep it's not too bad.

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

nadirmg

tuesday - 05.06.08 - horizontal pull push abs calves

rack pulls
235 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
265 x 5
265 x 5

BO rows
125 x 8 - PR up 10 lbs
125 x 8
125 x 8

one-armed rows
60 x 12 - PR up 5 lbs
60 x 10
60 x 10

low incline BB press
125 x 5
135 x 5
145 x 5 - PR up 10 lbs
135 x 5
135 x 5

low incline DB press
40 x 8
45 x 8
45 x 8

DB flys
30 x 10
30 x 8
30 x 8

weighted crunches
70 x 8
70 x 8
70 x 8

standing SL calf raises
bw x 8
bw x 8
bw x 8

remarks
rack pulls - sweet. i got two sets at 275. it wasn't hard to lift - it was my grip that was failing first.
BO rows - time to up the weight!
one-armed rows - these things wore me out. i've only got 65, 70 and then 75 dbs left. what to do after i can pull those....
overall - today i felt like i worked really hard. lately i've been really pushing myself to lift heavier if my body can take it. i think a lot of what is keeping me from making more gains is the mental 'no, i probably can't do it yet'. safety first, but i don't want to spend 2 weeks lifting at the same weight if i can go heavier.

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

the other half

dude, you the man, keep this up and with all the size your going to put on you might even get a couple of inches in height out of it as well(doing alot of hangs for your grip)
props to you man!!!!!!!!!!

"katt's spotter"
" its not how much u can benchpress. its how much other people think u can." bob chicherillo

StanUk

still whooping ass I see Nad, some very nice looking rack pulls there!

countryboy

The way you are going I don't think you will need to "cut" just keep going! and keep it clean...

-Dennis

Archangel

Incredible w/o's BRother N!!! Inspiring stuff my Friend!!!

"I can do ALL things through Christ, who strengthens me" - Philippians 4:13

"For NOTHING is impossible with GOD" - Luke 1:37

goob

Superb Rack pulls Nads. Thats something i've not tried. Can you put more weight on it than off the floor deads?

Built

Yep - and that's the point. You practice the lockout - and get used to moving more weight. It also hits the upper part of the posterior chain a bit more than off the floor deads. Works the hell out of traps, forearms...

JailHouse

Ya there the best, If you look at your self when your locked you can see every upper body muscle flexed hard.

That looks like a intense wo nads.

Jailhouse Journal

nadirmg

yep time to start doing monkey hangs tomorrow! lol i could certainly use a couple of extra inches... added to my HEIGHT. goob, i know what you were thinking.

thanks, stan! good to have you round again.

keepin' it clean and only cheating once a week. probably not too bad on a bulk, right?

thanks, AA. naw, really i'm just riding on everyone else coattails.

you're supposed to be able to, but i won't until my grip strength starts coming up. i'm seriously going to start working on it tomo. i swear.


thanks, J-Ho. you're right, when you're locked you look freakin' awesome!!

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

countryboy

I hear ya about the grip strength... I started "hanging around" today... found a great use for the smith machine..

-Dennis

the other half

thats not cool, i cant see all my muscles, must be all the fat, dammit!!!!

or the squat rack.

"katt's spotter"
" its not how much u can benchpress. its how much other people think u can." bob chicherillo

goob

??? ????

Is there something you are ashamed of, that you would like to be bigger?

nadirmg

yes.














my pecs.

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

nadirmg

wednesday - 05.07.08 - quad dominant hamstring accessory biceps

back squats
145 x 5
195 x 5
215 x 5 - PR up 10
215 x 5
215 x 5

front squats
145 x 8 - PR up 10
145 x 8
145 x 8

split squats
90 x 10 - PR up 10
90 x 10
90 x 10

standing bicep curls
30 x 8
30 x 8
30 x 8

one-armed preacher curls
22.5 x 8
22.5 x 8
22.5 x 8

remarks
overall - absolutely killed myself today. happy with the PRs but, man, this was one of the hardest w/o's i've made myself do so far.
random - getting warmer these days so i've been wearing a tank top. now i can see my shoulders really well. i've got veins in my shoulders when i do bicep curls also this dude that works out in the mornings same time as i told me that i'm getting bigger. and that always helps the ego

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

DOMS

Great job one the PRs! And on getting into better shape! What's your body weight?

nadirmg

thanks, DOMS
on the 2nd i weighed in at 143lbs.

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

DOMS

That's a 1.5 times bodyweight squat. That's a very respectable squat.

JailHouse

I can feel your pain today nads, we had similar work outs. I dunno about you but I was absolutely fucking ashamed of how shitty I felt lol. Vary nice job with every thing you did up there. How did you like those preachers, I thought they were awesome.

Jailhouse Journal

nadirmg

totally loved 'em. puts less stress on my wrists! and it really forces me to use my BICEP to do the lift - which is the whole point, right? lol
yes, today's w/o was treacherously rough. i was one whipped gym rat when it was through meaning i felt like poo.

really? cool! i think it'd be cool if i could squat twice my body weight THAT is a lofty goal still.

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

Built

<feels the love>

countryboy

Great job man...

Need to start calling you "Mr. PR!"

-Dennis

Triple Threat

Agreed. I don't see too many people at the gym I go to who even dare to squat. And if they do, they're in the smith machine.

goob

Well. At least your honest....

nadirmg

このくそやろめ。。。

w/o log
5'5" - currently bulking - 145lb on 5/16
weight goal I: 150 :: bench goal II:170 :: squat goal II: 250 :: weighted chin goal IV: +35 x 5 x 5

goob

There's no need to give us a visual representation of actual size.

Have you no shame nads?

countryboy

-Dennis