Crazy Enough can kick my ass!

[DOMS]

4/21/2005 - Pm

Before I get on to the details of my workout, I know my the first four exercises were very similar, but I work with what I have.

Chest and Triceps

Bench Press
5 @ 160
5 @ 160
4 @ 160
3 @ 160

Incline Bench Press
6 @ 120
6 @ 125
6 @ 135

Decline Bench Press
6 @ 135
6 @ 135

CG Bench Press
5 @ 135
4 @ 135
4 @ 135

One-arm Triceps Extensions
6 @ 20
5 @ 25
5 @ 25

I have nothing left.


I had another one of those manhood reaffirming moments today. No, it's not as good as the time that 18 year old flashed me, but it's still good.

I was at lunch (grilled chicken, vegies, and a diet Dr. Pepper) and reading a book (on anatomy and physiology) at a local food court when this rather good looking girl sits down at the table next to mine. I glance up at the movement then continued on with my lunch. A few moments later I heard someone say "excuse me". It took me a moment to figure out that my attention was being sought. I looked up and found that girl was staring at me. It turns out that she just finished a bit of shopping. She had been trying to find the right perfume for herself. She wanted to get my opinion on the various perfumes that she had had sprayed on various parts of her body and wanted to get my opinion if she had purchased the best one. Needless to say...scratch that, this needs to be said: I spent the better part of an hour smelling various parts of her body. It turns out that she is also 18 years old. What is it with 18 year olds and me? Oh, and by the way, her name is Valerie and she used to do gymnastics.

God I love being alive! Viva bodybuilding!!!

 

[crazy_enough]

Before I get on to the details of my workout, I know my the first four exercises were very similar, but I work with what I have.

Chest and Triceps

Bench Press
5 @ 160
5 @ 160
4 @ 160
3 @ 160

Incline Bench Press
6 @ 120
6 @ 125
6 @ 135

Decline Bench Press
6 @ 135
6 @ 135

CG Bench Press
5 @ 135
4 @ 135
4 @ 135

One-arm Triceps Extensions
6 @ 20
5 @ 25
5 @ 25

I have nothing left.


I had another one of those manhood reaffirming moments today. No, it's not as good as the time that 18 year old flashed me, but it's still good.

I was at lunch (grilled chicken, vegies, and a diet Dr. Pepper) and reading a book (on anatomy and physiology) at a local food court when this rather good looking girl sits down at the table next to mine. I glance up at the movement then continued on with my lunch. A few moments later I heard someone say "excuse me". It took me a moment to figure out that my attention was being sought. I looked up and found that girl was staring at me. It turns out that she just finished a bit of shopping. She had been trying to find the right perfume for herself. She wanted to get my opinion on the various perfumes that she had had sprayed on various parts of her body and wanted to get my opinion if she had purchased the best one. Needless to say...scratch that, this needs to be said: I spent the better part of an hour smelling various parts of her body. It turns out that she is also 18 years old. What is it with 18 year olds and me? Oh, and by the way, her name is Valerie and she used to do gymnastics.

God I love being alive! Viva bodybuilding!!!

Cant be the interpretive dancing paying off that quickly can it??llol

Why doesnt that shit happen to me?

 

[DOMS]

4/22/2005

Cant be the interpretive dancing paying off that quickly can it??llol

Why doesnt that shit happen to me?

That's easy to answer: you look too good. People look at you and think "She's gotta be with someone". I look questionable enough that people figure I'm probably not with anyone, so they talk to me (or something).


Today's an off day. So, in lieu of my workout, I'm going to watch the Adventures of Ford Fairlane. w00t!

 

[DOMS]

4/25/2005

Traps & Delts

Military Press
9 @ 100
8 @ 100
7 @ 100
5 @ 100

Upright Row
13 @ 70
12 @ 70
10 @ 70

Seated, Face-down, Rear DB Raises *
15 @ 10
15 @ 10

T-Bar Rows
9 @ 140
9 @ 150
8 @ 155
8 @ 155

Shrugs
13 @ 180
12 @ 180
11 @ 185

Bent-over Lateral Raises
15 @ 15
15 @ 15

* I have no idea what these are called, so I named them literally.

The pump from this workout was nuts. It felt like my traps were going to explode. I thought I might have a hard time with RR week, but I was wrong. I liked it. Perhaps because I was spot on as to the weights that I should use.

On an odd note, last Saturday I couldn't get enough to drink. I drank quart after quart of water but I couldn't get rid of the thirst. I felt fine on Sunday, but Saturday was weird.

 

[DOMS]

Recap

Well, I missed one workout during power week. That was some of the longest lasting DOMS that I have since I started working out. Come to think of it, I haven't had DOMS like that since I started working out. Not only was the DOMS more intense, but the soreness cropped up in new and exiting places.

I also like P/RR/S because of the change up from week to week. Eric was pretty smart when he pened it. Not only is the change-up good for the body, but it's also good for the mind.

I'm still not overly fond of the 4 to 5 minute rest periods during Power week, but I've learned to cope. If you don't believe me, I'll post the AVI of my dance explaining to you.

 

[gwcaton]

Traps & Delts

Military Press
9 @ 100
8 @ 100
7 @ 100
5 @ 100

Upright Row
13 @ 70
12 @ 70
10 @ 70

Seated, Face-down, Rear DB Raises *
15 @ 10
15 @ 10

T-Bar Rows
9 @ 140
9 @ 150
8 @ 155
8 @ 155

Shrugs
13 @ 180
12 @ 180
11 @ 185

Bent-over Lateral Raises
15 @ 15
15 @ 15

* I have no idea what these are called, so I named them literally.

The pump from this workout was nuts. It felt like my traps were going to explode. I thought I might have a hard time with RR week, but I was wrong. I liked it. Perhaps because I was spot on as to the weights that I should use.

On an odd note, last Saturday I couldn't get enough to drink. I drank quart after quart of water but I couldn't get rid of the thirst. I felt fine on Sunday, but Saturday was weird.

Wow I didn't realize there were this many PRRS 'ers on here. Nice wo Just curious butaren't the Seated, Face-down, Rear DB Raises and the Bent-over Lateral Raises seem pretty much the same exercise ?

 

[DOMS]

Wow I didn't realize there were this many PRRS 'ers on here. Nice wo Just curious butaren't the Seated, Face-down, Rear DB Raises and the Bent-over Lateral Raises seem pretty much the same exercise ?

Thanks!

Bent-over Lateral Raises are when I bend over at the waist and do a fly movement, bringing the DBs together beneath me and raising them out and up to the sides. Maybe I've got the wrong name. The other ones are when I lay face-first into a bench at a 40 degree angle and lift the DBs out and to the rear, pinkies up. It's the closest thing I've found to an isolation exercise for the rear delts. Since I have my chest against a bench, there is no swaying at all. None. I really like that exercise.

 

[PreMier]

Good luck bro, good to see you start a journal.

 

[Rocco32]

Looking good in here buddy! For the RI for Power week I usually do between 2-3 minutes. The key to is to rest long enough for your body to HIT it again reasonably well. So it's different for each person, you can play with it a bit. Send some of those 18 year old girls my way would ya

 

[DeadBolt]

Looking good in here buddy! For the RI for Power week I usually do between 2-3 minutes. The key to is to rest long enough for your body to HIT it again reasonably well.

Rest till your ready to go...depending on your body some people recover faster then others so you just need to judge it yourself.

B/o lateral raises and the ones on the bench are the same motion pretty much do the same thing. Not saying its bad...if you need more posterior work then throw more in there.

 

[DOMS]

Good luck bro, good to see you start a journal.

Thanks for the support PreMier!

 

[DOMS]

Looking good in here buddy! For the RI for Power week I usually do between 2-3 minutes. The key to is to rest long enough for your body to HIT it again reasonably well. So it's different for each person, you can play with it a bit. Send some of those 18 year old girls my way would ya

Thanks Rocco32!

For the isolation exercises I rested for two minutes and three minutes for all compounds.

Give you my 18 year olds? Sorry pal, but I have a strict catch-and-release policy.

 

[DOMS]

Rest till your ready to go...depending on your body some people recover faster then others so you just need to judge it yourself.

B/o lateral raises and the ones on the bench are the same motion pretty much do the same thing. Not saying its bad...if you need more posterior work then throw more in there.

How can they be the same? The first is a pure lateral movement and relies heavily on the medial delts while the second moves towards the back and relies very heavily on the postier delts.

 

[DeadBolt]

How can they be the same? The first is a pure lateral movement and relies heavily on the medial delts while the second moves towards the back and relies very heavily on the postier delts.

O I understand what your getting at....I thought you were completely bent over (90deg at hips) my apologies. Most would call those a cheat lateral.

 

[gwcaton]

Quote:
Originally Posted by cfs3
How can they be the same? The first is a pure lateral movement and relies heavily on the medial delts while the second moves towards the back and relies very heavily on the postier delts.
O I understand what your getting at....I thought you were completely bent over (90deg at hips) my apologies. Most would call those a cheat lateral.

Thats what I was thinking too. Great minds think alike! Too bad we thought wrong ! LOL

 

[DeadBolt]

Thats what I was thinking too. Great minds think alike! Too bad we thought wrong ! LOL

Yea shit happens LOL....at least I wasn't alone.

 

[DOMS]

05/02/2005

It's been a while...

I only had one opportunity to workout last week, so I've decided to do RR week over. Not only was I deprived of my workouts (because of work) but I was also deprived of my computer. I'll spare you the sordid details, but the end result is that my PC has a brand new AMD 64 2800+ precessor. It's not the greatest, but damn it's good. As of this week my job has eased up a bit and I can go back to working out regularly. So it's all good.

Legs

Squats:
9 @ 200
8 @ 205
8 @ 205
5 @ 205


Leg Extension:
12 @ 95
11 @ 95
9 @ 95

Supine Curls:
15 @ 70
11 @ 70
7 @ 70

Calf Raises:
15 @ 280
15 @ 280
14 @ 280
11 @ 280

I was going to do some lunges just before the calf raises, but my legs were so pumped, and wasted, that it felt like I was lunging on jello and I didn't feel safe doing them.

I'm not sure what to make of the supine curls. That's a pretty severe drop-off in performance. I did take just two minutes between sets though. I guess next time I'll give myself the full three minutes. It's still strange though. Otherwise I was pretty much right on.

My quads were thoroughly destroyed at the end of this workout. Actually, they were pretty messed up near the end of the extensions. During the second set of extensions I realized that a bolt had almost worked its way out of my leg extension device. It takes an allen wrench to work them so I went upstairs between the second and third sets to get one. Going up was a little challenging, but I almost spilled coming down. If it wasn't for the handrail, I would have.

And I got to use my Manta for the first time! If you've got the spare greenbacks ($45), I recommend that you get one. No crushed traps and no broken capillaries. Not only that, but I've leaned that you can slide the device forward or backward until you find your sweet spot. I'll never do leg exercises without them again.

 

[PreMier]

What do you do for work?

 

[Rocco32]

Great w/o buddy. Don't sweat the supine curls, as long as your going to failure your doing well. I usually drop off on that exercise as well. I'll have to check out the Ray, is it one size fits all? And nice squats

 

[gwcaton]

Looking good

 

[DOMS]

What do you do for work?

I'm a computer consultant. That pretty much means that I do anything computer related. I (non-inclusively) program (stand-alone and websites), I build computers and networks, I teach, and I'll fix just about any problem. I spent the last three weeks at a clients site rebuilding all of their computers and setting up their custom apps.

"If you're not part of the solution, there's money to be had in prolonging the problem"

 

[DOMS]

Great w/o buddy. Don't sweat the supine curls, as long as your going to failure your doing well. I usually drop off on that exercise as well. I'll have to check out the Ray, is it one size fits all? And nice squats

One size fits most. I remember one guy on IM complaining that the Manta at his gym was about right for a small woman. The one that I have would fit most guys. Looking at it, it almost looks like an open-front collar. Your back would have to be very thick for it not to fit you.

Thanks for the props on the squats.

Oh, and maybe you should change your sig to read "The Beast Siblings" because that "brother" on the left looks pretty hot.

 

[Rocco32]

Alright, where's your back picture?

 

[DOMS]

Looking good

Thanks for the support gwcanton! That's one of the things I really dig about the Online Journal section: it's all positive.

 

[DOMS]

Alright, where's your back picture?

My back picture is some where in the future. Right after I get it waxed. Ugh.

 

[DOMS]

05/04/2005

Chest and Triceps

Bench Press
9 @ 140
8 @ 140
6 @ 140
5 @ 140

Incline Bench Press
13 @ 100
7 @ 100
6 @ 100

Flies
20 @ 15
25 @ 12

Close-Grip Bench Press
7 @ 110
6 @ 110
6 @ 110

Standing Triceps Extension
13 @ 40
11 @ 40
9 @ 40

One-arm, Seated, Triceps Extension
14 @ 10
13 @ 10


Again with the weird drop (on the Inclines). I just don't get it.

Except for the Inclines, I felt pretty good about this workout. My chest and triceps are pumped to an almost painful degree and I feel delightfully wasted.

Here's an non-sequitur for you: sweat. I don't sweat very much during a workout. I sometimes worry that I'm not working hard enough. I remember a picture of Mudge (after a back workout) were he had sweated his light-gray shirt to very dark gray (all but the ends of the sleeves). I, however, don't sweat all that much. Not even enough to discolor any part of the gray shirt that I usually wear during my workout. Not even the armpits. Maybe it's genetic...I don't know...

 

[DOMS]

05/06/2005

Back and Biceps

Deadlifts
9 @ 175
9 @ 185
8 @ 190
6 @ 190

Bent-over Rows
13 @ 115
11 @ 115
10 @ 115

Good-Mornings
15 @ 65
15 @ 65

Standing Curls
9 @ 50
9 @ 50
7 @ 55

Hammer Curls
13 @ 15
12 @ 15
11 @ 15

All-in-all it was a good workout. I feel pretty good...and by "good" I mean I'm in a world of pain...

I delt-pec tie-in has been hurting since my Chest and Triceps day. I don't think it's ever hurt for this long. Anyone else have this problem? I don't think anything is wrong though.

Damn I feel good!

 

[Rocco32]

Nice w/o buddy. Yeah, I've had that pain for extended periods before. Just as long as it's not a "bad" pain

 

[DOMS]

Nice w/o buddy. Yeah, I've had that pain for extended periods before. Just as long as it's not a "bad" pain

Thanks Rocco. Yeah, I don't think it's a "bad" pain, but it pretty damn tender.

 

[DOMS]

5/09/2005 - Shock Week - Traps and Delts


Arnold Press / Military Press
10 @ 25 / 8 @ 95
9 @ 30 / 5 @ 95

Standing Lateral Raise / Upright Row
12 @ 10 / 10 @ 80
10 @ 15 / 8 @ 80

Seated, Face-down, Rear Lateral Raises (dropset)
10 @ 20
9 @ 15

Bent-over Lateral Raise / T-Bar Row
10 @ 20 / 10 @ 145
9 @ 20 / 8 @ 145

Bent-over Row / Shrugs
10 @ 115 / 9 @ 190
10 @ 110 / 5 @ 190 (my hands gave out)

Yates Row (dropset)
10 @ 125
6 @ 125

Shoot me...just...shoot me...

This has to rate as my most intense workout. The whole routine took about 40 minutes.

On a side note, I spent the time listening to Lustra.