Full Metal Jacket

[Curt James]

Thanks Curt. Yeah, I started on negatives too, did a few everyday until I finally got up enough strength to do regular ones.

Negatives helped me do regular ones in the past. Still waiting on that to take place again!

(snip)
On a positive note, I did get in 45 minutes of cardio on both Friday and Saturday and Sunday I did 60 minutes! Nice!

What do you do during cardio?

• think
• listen to music
• post to message boards
• watch tv
• zone out
• other

I'm a big fan of surfing the message boards and/or Facebook courtesy of a BlackBerry. More than once I've posted my workout to my training journal directly from the treadmill.

 

[FMJ]

I listen to Iron Maiden!
It's awesome too... I use a stationary bike for cardio and I usually try to keep up with the tempo. If you even listened to Maiden, you know how they change tempo often in thier songs so it works out great.. a few minutes of moderate, some slow... then all hell breaks loose, I'm up to 140 on the heart rate! Ha haa haaa!

 

[Curt James]

^haHA I never thought of that. Varying tempo of the music to match your varying intensity in your cardio.

 

[FMJ]

Sunday Apr 11th- Lower body Depletion 2

Back squats - 150X20, 150X18, 150X15, 150X11, 150X10
Deadlifts - 145X19, 145X16, 145X16, 145X13, 145X13
Leg Ext. - 105X20, 105X20, 105X20, 105X20, 105X18
Leg Curls - 75X20, 75X20, 75X20, 75X17, 75X15
Pushdowns - 30X20, 30X18, 30X14, 30X14, 30X12
Curls - 50X20, 50X16, 50X14, 50X13, 50X13

Dietary details
Calories were 1360
Macros were 16%c 65%p 19%f
Weight 169.3lbs

Summary
Pretty good workout but not many increases. Squats and deads stayed at the same weight as last week but reps slightly increased. Got that back pump again which put a damper on my leg curls but not a bog deal. Always prefer getting all the deadlifts in before I'll worry about leg curls.
Diet was right in line with goals. Scale still in the upper 160's. Weight lose has stalled out.

 

[DOMS]

That's a lotta reps! Great job!

How long did that take?

 

[FMJ]

Tuesday Apr 13th- Tension training

Incline Press - 120X12, 120X12
Decline Press - 120X12, 120X12
Bent Rows - 145X12, 145X11
Pulldowns- 140X11, 140X10
Mil Press - 100X11, 100X9
Lat Raise - 25X12, 25X10
Squats - 205X12, 205X12
Deadlifts - 200X12, 200X12
Rope pushdowns - 45X11, 45X9
Standing curls - 65X12, 65X9

Dietary details Carb-up
Calories were 3107
Macros were 67%c 20%p 13%f
Weight 169.7lbs

Summary:
Not a bad day. Went up on a few moves. Inclines and declines felt strong today, as did squats and shoulders. The end is in sight for UD2 and I'm looking forward to it. I'm already planning to eat like a horse come saturday! Carb up was good, kept to mostly clean foods. Except some swirl Trix cereal before bed! I couldn't help it... It's been calling to me ever since Marcus put Lucky charms in his sig!
Anyway, Managed to get in 45 minutes of cardio on the last two days. 45 minutes again tomorrow and then the last training day of UD2! Psyched!

 

[FMJ]

That's a lotta reps! Great job!

How long did that take?

Hey DOMS! Welcome to my journal man!
Yeah, the UD2 depletion workouts always suck. I hate them.
The take about 90 minutes. I try to keep rests down to about 90-120 seconds. The first depletion isn't really that bad.. it's the second one.. with the squats and deads... freggin kills me!

 

[DaMayor]

[Summary
Pretty good workout but not many increases.

Well, you've been increasing weight regularly for weeks...I would expect a slight pause in that area eventually....no big deal.

Diet was right in line with goals.

Myehhhhh, quit yer braggin' already, Cadbury.

Scale still in the upper 160's. Weight loss has stalled out.

So, apparently we are on the same schedule this week?

I wouldn't sweat that either.....how many weeks do you have to go now?

 

[FMJ]

Well, you've been increasing weight regularly for weeks...I would expect a slight pause in that area eventually....no big deal.



Myehhhhh, quit yer braggin' already, Cadbury.



So, apparently we are on the same schedule this week?

I wouldn't sweat that either.....how many weeks do you have to go now?

This is it brutha! Last week. Actually, tomorrow is the last day of the 6 week cycle!

 

[DOMS]

Hey DOMS! Welcome to my journal man!
Yeah, the UD2 depletion workouts always suck. I hate them.
The take about 90 minutes. I try to keep rests down to about 90-120 seconds. The first depletion isn't really that bad.. it's the second one.. with the squats and deads... freggin kills me!

So...what you're saying that walking down stairs and sitting down on a toilet are now challenging?

That workout, in a wear-you-down sense, is almost the exact opposite of the HIT workouts I did many moons ago.

 

[DaMayor]

This is it brutha! Last week. Actually, tomorrow is the last day of the 6 week cycle!

Cool. Then off to bulk land? Jazzercise courses? Going thong shopping?

 

[Curt James]

I'm already planning to eat like a horse come saturday!

I <3 my cheat meals.

 

[FMJ]

So...what you're saying that walking down stairs and sitting down on a toilet are now challenging?

Exactly!! I love how the knees buckle each time you go down the next step on the stairs!

Cool. Then off to bulk land? Jazzercise courses? Going thong shopping?

Yes sir-rie! I'm actually gonna start at maintainence calories. 2700-ish then kick it to 3200 the week after. I don't have to go thong shopping either... I already own one of every color!

I <3 my cheat meals.

Same here bro. Actually, I love ANYTHING over 1500 calories!

 

[DaMayor]

Same here bro. Actually, I love ANYTHING over 1500 calories!

over 1500 calories..pfffft.

 

[FMJ]

over 1500 calories..pfffft.

Fret not my friend.. Your refeeds will soon be here and you too will experience shangra la!

 

[DaMayor]

Fret not my friend.. Your refeeds will soon be here and you too will experience shangra la!

I don't know....I'm thinking it will be a while yet. Still got plenty of blubber to lose.....And my Guru and Mentor Built has abandoned me.....and Lyle McDickhead was a smart ass today....(go figure, eh?) What tha? Have I been Black Balled or what? Maybe it's a curse? I want my Mojo back, damn it!

 

[FMJ]

and Lyle McDickhead was a smart ass today....(go figure, eh?)

No way.. .what did Lyle say? Oh now I have to go look! LOL!

 

[DaMayor]

No way.. .what did Lyle say? Oh now I have to go look! LOL!

He said, "I am a little sawed off pecker head with a big attitude problem. Please find my location and beat the smart ass out of me."

 

[FMJ]

He said, "I am a little sawed off pecker head with a big attitude problem. Please find my location and beat the smart ass out of me."

I did see the thread where you told him not to yell at you!

 

[DaMayor]

I did see the thread where you told him not to yell at you!

Hey, I thought it was a pretty simple question....and he's lucky I didn't lose it. This is still a possible option, and besides, I've never been banned before....might be fun, eh?

 

[Triple Threat]

Actually, I love ANYTHING over 1500 calories!

That's per meal, right?

 

[FMJ]

Hey, I thought it was a pretty simple question....and he's lucky I didn't lose it. This is still a possible option, and besides, I've never been banned before....might be fun, eh?

I agree. He was being a dick. "Benefit for What?" Idiot.

 

[FMJ]

That's per meal, right?

LOL. Yep! Screw it.. what could it hurt, right? 1500 calories per meal, 5 meals a day. Now THAT's a bulk!

 

[DaMayor]

LOL. Yep! Screw it.. what could it hurt, right? 1500 calories per meal, 5 meals a day. Now THAT's a bulk!

Man, what a HOG.

 

[DaMayor]

So, are you going to start a new journal describing all of the CRAP you intend to eat in the near future? If so, I want details...details I say! And lots of pictures.....

 

[FMJ]

So, are you going to start a new journal describing all of the CRAP you intend to eat in the near future? If so, I want details...details I say! And lots of pictures.....

Ha haaa!
Nah.. I'll keep it all in this journal because I definitly intend on doing another cycle of UD2. I'll bulk until I go to a "four pack". Then I'll cut down to a six again. But you can be sure I will keep you apprised of all the goodies I'll be consuming, my friend!

To close up though, I need to formally end my first UD2 cycle by posting my last workout from Thursday. I would have last night but I was too busy eating at Longhorn Steakhouse.
I also need to get my new routine together. I'm getting ready to go down and get started now. I'll likely do something half-assed until I can come up with something official But half assed is better than sitting on mine, so here I go!
Will post up today. in closing, I should mention to Marcus...
Get the Steak and rock lobster next time you're at Longhorn. It was awesome!

 

[DaMayor]

I'll bulk until I go to a "four pack". Then I'll cut down to a six again.

You can se wha? Prodigious Bastard! There will be no bragging about ab visibility here..

Note: I can see a vague vertical line on either side of what I assume to be my abs, lol. Twenty to go, baby! Okay.....Twenty-something to go, baby!

I should mention to Marcus...
Get the Steak and rock lobster next time you're at Longhorn. It was awesome!

That looks like an excellent free meal....I may have to indulge.

 

[Gazhole]

This journal makes me hungry

 

[FMJ]

Thursday Apr 15th - Power training

Incline press - 155X6, 155X5, 155X5
Decline Press - 155X6, 155X6, 155X6
Bent rows - 190X5, 190X5, 190X5
Pullups - BWX9, BWX8, BWX7
Mil Press - 110X6, 110X6, 110X4
Lat Raise - 25X6, 25X6, 25X6
Back squats - 255X6, 255X6, 255X6
Deadlifts - 255X6, 255X6, 255X6
Rope pushdowns- 60X6, 60X6, 60X5
Chins - BWX7, BWX7, BWX6

Dietary details
Calories were 2262
Macros were 40%c 40%p 20%f
Weight 171lbs

Summary
I decided to get push my weights up enough to get into the middle of my rep ranges. I wanted to target in around 4-5 reps. Despite adding on 10 pounds to my benching, I still hit 6 on the inclines and 6 on all three sets of the declines. On Bent Rows I added 15 pounds and still hit the 5 reps on all three sets! Nice! I only added 5 onto mil presses but should have also added 10. I kept squats where they were.. I didn't think I was ready to go up but I hit the 6th rep on all three sets here too so next time I go heavy I will add to it. I kept the weight the same when I went to deads though, which was a 10 pound increase and I hit all three sets there too. I'm just a powerhouse lately! LOL! I wish I could take the credit, but I'm certain it's the TRT. Still, I'll take it!
This concludes the 6 weeks of my UD2 cycle. I would feel comfortable estimating my bodyfat at about 12% now. I have a visable 6 pack. Not a lean 6 pack however but they're all accounted for.
I would call this cycle a success since I believe I started at about 18% bf.
I definitly plan to do another run but I'm looking to add some weight now. So please stay tuned for some gluttonous consumtion of anything that comes into my sight!

 

[FMJ]

This journal makes me hungry

LOL..
You ain't seen nothin yet my man!
Now that I'm done with this cutting cycle I'm gonna completely clean out the fridge and cupboard!