Don't call it a comeback...

[suprfast]

I forgot to mention how much fun it was watching guys walking around with straps for no reason. Do people really need straps for 225lb shoulder shrugs? Do they need straps for bicep curls and overhead presses?

One associate at the gym looks like he works out. The rest or just the average person looking for a job.

 

[Gazhole]

I forgot to mention how much fun it was watching guys walking around with straps for no reason. Do people really need straps for 225lb shoulder shrugs? Do they need straps for bicep curls and overhead presses?

One associate at the gym looks like he works out. The rest or just the average person looking for a job.

Best one i saw was a guy wearing straps for military press. It's not only stupid and un-necessary, but dangerous too!

They're usually the same guys who don't take their lifting belt off for the entire three hours they generally spend in the gym, even for lat pulldowns and machine curls

Also, workouts are looking good, dude! Great numbers!

 

[suprfast]

Best one i saw was a guy wearing straps for military press. It's not only stupid and un-necessary, but dangerous too!

They're usually the same guys who don't take their lifting belt off for the entire three hours they generally spend in the gym, even for lat pulldowns and machine curls

Also, workouts are looking good, dude! Great numbers!

Thanks Gaz. I need to stay consistent. This is by far my weakness. I am sure I have potential of big numbers, but I allow something to always interfere.

 

[Gazhole]

Thats life dude. Something will ALWAYS get in the way of lifting. The fact that most people here do this aswell as regular jobs and other life stuff and you STILL manage to hit numbers like yours makes the effort mean a hell of a lot more. If we were pro, of course we'd lift more!

Just keep hitting it and stuff will happen, man. Consistency is my achilles heel also - i just want to try out every style of training ever invented, haha.

 

[suprfast]

I was planning on walking in and getting my chest day of BGB out of the way and sure enough there was a crowd around the benches. Don't worry though the squat rack was being used as a coat rack. After pissing someone off and moving their shit, back to work on the legs. It doesn't get any better than legs.

Squats
225x5
275x5
295x5
315x5
335x5

Leg Press
540x8
720x8
810x4(last rep was a doozy, had no choice but to assist with my arms).

On the plus side of everything, I double checked my form and it was in fact in check. The sore lower back is from zero padding on the seat.

Alternating bicep curls
40x5
45x5
50x5
55x4

hammer curls
40x8
45x6

Hopped on the treadmill at 4.5mph for 10 minutes to cool the legs down from a good workout.

 

[suprfast]

All these people cutting(ahem...Curt James) and making me feel like a fat ass. I think I am going to try my best to back to 200-205ish. I'm sitting at 215-220 right now as i purposely have been eating a lot to aid in my strength starting back up(don't know if I should have, but placebo effect tells me it worked). Now I think it's time. I'll start with 2500 calories and go from there for 2-3 weeks. Ill do this until I stop dropping weight.

MUST STAY ON TRACK. MUST STAY ON TRACK.

 

[suprfast]

I officially hate chest days. I feel like such a weenie.

Flat bench
185 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5
265 x 1 (I went for rep #2 and quickly learned how to roll the bar off the body.

incline dumbbells
60's x 8
65's x 8
70's x 5

incline flys
35's x 10
40' x 8
45' x 8

Rack Pulls
225 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 5
405 x 5

I stopped because they lowest setting on the gym's rack is about two inches above my knee. These limit my range and do not feel any workout other then working my grip strength.

seated rows
160 x 8
180 x 8
200 x 8

Ran on the treadmill for 10 minutes at 5mph.

All in all, today felt like a non productive day. Can I just be the reverse of everyone else in the gym and just work legs?

kris

 

[Marat]

Regarding the rack pulls,

Does your gym have step aerobics platforms?
My gym's pins are set pretty high as well and I found that standing on those platforms gets the bar to where I prefer to have it.

 

[suprfast]

Now that just might work. I was trying to think outside the box, and instead I should have been thinking on the box. Thanks M11
kris

 

[suprfast]

I had to stand on 45lb plates to raise myself just a tad more since the pin height cannot go lower.
Rack Pulls
5 x 225
5 x 315
5 x 365
5 x 405
5 x 455

Bent over rows
8 x 135
8 x 185
8 x 205

Seated rows
8 x 160
8 x 180
8 x 200

Flat Bench
5 x 185
5 x 205
5 x 225

Incline dumbbell press
8 x 55's
8 x 60's
8 x 65's

Incline dumbbell flys
8 x 30's
8 x 40's
8 x 45's

butterfly machine apparatus
8 x 145
8 x 160

I hate chest workouts. I need serious help.

 

[Gazhole]

Great looking workouts, dude!

 

[juggernaut]

BGB is a great training protocol. Keep up the good work.

 

[suprfast]

BGB is a great training protocol. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Gaz and Juggernaut. I love my lower body workouts and even love doing back workouts, but the damn chest will be the death of me.

 

[juggernaut]

Keep plugging away on it. You'll see results. A good tip to remember-that I've seen in many of my clients who have a similiar issue is that you can slightly raise the back a little bringing the chest up to isolate it a bit more.

 

[suprfast]

My favorite day, quad dominant

squats
5 x 225
5 x 295
5 x 315
5 x 335
1 x 365(back to matching my one rep personal best)

leg press(just found out the sled itself is labeled at 118lbs, so all weights are with the 118lbs sled)
8 x 658
8 x 748
8 x 838
4 x 928

seated alternating curls
5 x 40's
5 x 45's
5 x 50's
5 x 55's

hammer curls
8 x 40's
8 x 45's

 

[suprfast]

Cutting has to be the most annoying part of working out. Why oh why can I not have a body like a 130lb guy that just cannot gain weight that eats all day.

 

[suprfast]

Does anyone know if I would lose strength on a cut? If so, is it drastic? Could there be too many variables to determine this? I know I am not maxed out at my current potential, so I am hoping that more consistent in the gym on a cut would still yield progress in lifting weight gains.


This is what I am ending the day with

Calories-2388
Fat-107
Carbs-140
Protein-213

Next week will be off so I know really getting it in track now might be pointless but it is just a mental game. Taking the kids to Disneyland in LA. Current stops include, Pinks hot dogs, tommys burgers, and of course a trip to LA without getting great tasting pastrami is a big no no, Langer's deli.

 

[suprfast]

Working hard to get my weight back down. 218lbs this morning, down from 224 from last week. Long ways to go to get back to 200.

 

[Curt James]

^Get 200!

Does anyone know if I would lose strength on a cut? If so, is it drastic?

But, yeah, I'm pretty sure most lose strength on a cut.

 

[suprfast]

Didnt think it would be easy but Im bouncing right back from a brutal Disneyland trip with the kids. I ate, I drank, I regret.

Calories - 2395
Fat - 99g
Carbs - 151g
Protein - 220g

Did get a chance to try a quick lift with the son. He had better form

Daughter also is stronger than I

Now what o what did I do wrong. I heard the hype about Pinks and had to give them a shot. My review, I had better from a local guy that just passed away.

Langer's Deli. This pastrami was top notch. I have yet to get my pastrami to be anywhere near this close.

Desert after the land was a vodka on the rocks, two olives. I regret eating so crappy, but it was the first time taking both kids to disneyland and we went all out.

I really hope all the pics work. I linked from my facebook

 

[Curt James]

^FANTASTIC PICS! And if you can't cheat at Disney then where are you going to cheat! Glad you had such a great time.

He's giving this his top effort!

 

[suprfast]

^FANTASTIC PICS! And if you can't cheat at Disney then where are you going to cheat! Glad you had such a great time.

I did sleep with daisy, but my wife was okay with it so its not cheating!!!

Thanks Curt. My wife finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel to not DIET but monitor calories. She is up to day 2 and she has stopped herself from carb loading like usual. My goal is 195-200 and hers is 105-110(from 125-130). This was the main reason I fell off. Teamwork this shit.

 

[Curt James]

^Let's hear it for teamwork! Wishing you both success.

Old punchline...

Mickey to divorce lawyer: "No, no, no! I didn't say she was crazy. I said she was [expletive deleted]ing Goofy!"

 

[suprfast]

another end of the day. I need to get into the gym, but we are in the process of moving. I can still eat healthy at least.

Calories - 2313
Fat - 96g
Carbs - 176g
Protein - 189g

Tomorrow is father's day and I know it will turn into my cheat day. I will try my best to restrain.

 

[suprfast]

Another day

Calories - 2275
Fat - 121g
Carbs - 110g
Protein - 192g


Fats were higher than I wanted, but overall calories were lower. Going to try to make the gym tomorrow. Hopefully this is the last week of skipping out. Working on moving to a new city, finding time isnt coming easy.

 

[suprfast]

Today was a bit heavier than I wanted to be, but I put a lot of greens in me.

Calories - 2507
Fat - 120
Carbs - 132
Protein - 224

I really should ditch the red meat on a daily basis. I get way more filled with chicken breast since I can eat more of it. Its all mental though...STARVING

I should make the gym tomorrow.

 

[suprfast]

Calories - 2485
Fat - 119g
Carbs - 144g
Protein - 225g

I need to drop about 10g of carbs and 10g of fat. I like where my protein is at.

 

[suprfast]

Finally all moved and back to my eating good again. It needs a jump start so I am going to aim low all week.

Calories- 1891
Fat - 58g
Carbs - 113g
Protein - 230g

I do not even want to know what I weight right now.

 

[suprfast]

Yesterdays workout. Finally made it to the new gym and rack pulls are back. This gym is more old school and less modern so we have lots of throw weights around rooms. I had to cut it short because I found out in the middle of my workout day care was closing.

Flat Bench
5 x 135
5 x 185
5 x 205
5 x 225
5 x 225

incline dumbbell bench
40s x 8
45s x 8
50s x 8
55s x 8

incline dumbbell flys
25 x 8
30 x 8
35 x 8
40 x 8

Rack pulls
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 2
This is where I was informed day care just closed. BASTARDS.

Overall this all felt good getting back into things. I also saw the biggest buffest black dude that struggled to get 225lbs up in the bench. He actually pinned himself down. At first I thought he was doing high reps, and he told us that that was his first rep. He was built for "speed, not strength". I laughed at him.


Yesterdays macros

Calories - 2064
Fat - 88
Carbs - 126
Protein - 197

 

[suprfast]

Back to it, and I have a follower. My wife is tired of not seeing results from pilates or yoga so she started doing BGB with me. I am very proud of her and we are taking baby steps to get her "BUILT". She has her diet in check.

Bench Press
5 x 185
5 x 225
5 x 225
5 x 225
5 x 225

Incline dumbbell press
8 x 50s
8 x 60s
8 x 65s
7 x 75s

Incline dumbbell flys
8 x 30s
8 x 35s
8 x 35s

Rack Pulls
5 x 185
5 x 225
5 x 275
5 x 315
3 x 365(bar gets extra moist and very hard to grip. I have the strength, but I miss my chalk.

Seated Rows
8 x
8 x
8 x
8 x
None of the weights on the seated rows were labeled. I just kept increasing weight until my last set made me struggle.

Day 1 for the misses. I am so happy that she decided to come to the dark side.