High intensity training log

[JerseyDevil]

IHS.... just viewed your vids. Wow! Very impressive, this may sound cliche' but viewing your progress stats and seeing those videos, should convince many people your age not to use steroids. Nothing wrong with juice once your natural ability maxes out... you are just getting started and totally kicking ass. Nice work!!!!

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Today's workout
Bench 165x7 PR 155x7
Pull ups BW+20x5 BW+20x5 then 3 more after I dropped the weight
DB press 45x6 45x4
DB flies with static passive stretching in between sets (look it up) 30x10 30x10 30x8
DB rows 70x6 2/2/2 count 70x7 no count
Decline weighted sit ups 45x15 45x15 45x11
Push downs drop set 65x10 57.5x10 50x10 45x10 did the last 20 reps 2/2/2 count
Push downs 65x10

I am going to be doing some random shit like passive static stretching, drop sets, counting TUT time, Holeman's technique, shock weeks, block training, and maybe some timed rest intervals and more. Just a few of the weapons I'm gonna use. My workouts will look more complicated typed out on here than they really are.

 

[fufu]

Nice front squat, looks like you have at least another 10-20 lbs in you!

 

[x~factor]

Here's an update of my weight, strength, and measurements.

3/10/11 172
3/17/11 176
3/20/11 177
3/25/11 179
4/03/11 181

4/3/11
bench 155x9
ATF squats 245x8
Deadlift 315x6

4/03/2011
Height:6'1
weight:181
chest:42.75
arms:14.25
forearms:12.25
calves:15.5
legs:25
waste:32

Our built is about the same and my deadlift is no where near yours. Very impressive!

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Thanks guys, here is one of my entry photos for the contest figure I might as well post it here too.

 

[PreMier]

nice stat improvements! and youve got a good physique. i wish i was taller.. i look blocky i think. you'll have a very aesthetically appealing physique when you pack some mass on.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Thanks, hopefully I'll have some cash and prizes to go along with it. I still seem to be gaining 2 pounds a week, hope it keeps up for another 12 weeks at least!

 

[davegmb]

Haha i like the paper so you cant lie about the dates

 

[omerta2010]

nice stat improvements! and youve got a good physique. you'll have a very aesthetically appealing physique when you pack some mass on.

^ Yeah what he said.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Haha i like the paper so you cant lie about the dates

That reminds me, here is a close up for the haters.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Deadlifts 315x8 PR
Clean 135x1 155x1 165x0 165x1 PR
tried a jerk and failed at 155, did shoulder work two days ago and I think I could have hit it if it wasn't for that
Farmer DB walks 75x33seconds 75x25 seconds
Grip machine 90x10 90x10 90x10

YouTube Video

YouTube Video

YouTube Video

Tried to focus on pushing through with my hips, gaz. I can see the difference this vid, look right to you?

 

[omerta2010]

Congrats on the deads, bet it felt great with 3 plates/side.

 

[Gazhole]

Yeah, looking a lot better now! Did you feel the improvement aswell as seeing it?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Ya it felt fucking harder lol. And I meant to ask if those cleans looked decent, I don't know very much about cleans and they seem like a complicated movement. Want to make sure I'm doing those good enough to not get hurt.

 

[davegmb]

How is your lower back feeling through the week after deads?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Tomorrow it will be really sore and I will stretch a lot. The next day it will be a little sore than probably not sore at all the third day, maybe just a little. Same for squats, upper body I'm never sore more than 2 days.

 

[davegmb]

Tomorrow it will be really sore and I will stretch a lot. The next day it will be a little sore than probably not sore at all the third day, maybe just a little. Same for squats, upper body I'm never sore more than 2 days.

I took a break from regular deads and just doing RDL's currently because the doms in my lower back where bothering me when i came to do cardio!

 

[Built]

MUCH better on the cleans! Don't worry about failing on that jerk, the jerk is a lot harder to do with a lot of weight and that was a heavy clean! Do some push-jerks with a lighter weight at the end if you want to do that part.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I think I need to rework my routine for jerks. I know I can throw up 155 over my head I just haven't even attempted a jerk in 5 years and don't know why I started with 155 haha. I want to add this to an upper body day so I am fresher doing them. Those deads make it hard to do cleans. I was thinking about adding them to my second upper workout right after pull ups. That sound like a good idea to you guys?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

5 miles on the gym bike, time 16:15 thats 35 seconds better than last time. I thought I was doing good on cardio til some 64 year old man next to me was going almost the same pace for 99 minutes getting like 30+ miles. I can't imagine going that pace for any longer than I did.

 

[Burner02]

how about....he's been doing it longer...and maybe used tothat?
That's my excuse for you....slow poke.
Got your ass handed to you by a senior citizen....and we had such high hopes for you too....


Nice pic, BTW....I'm thinking...I'd prolly look a bit more like you...if I weren't a fat-ass...

I may have to try and get some vids for form....

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Ya I posted those first videos and made noticeable form progress in the next set of videos. I recommend it. Also, I know that guy has been doing that shit for a long time but it was still humbling . It's no big deal though I was just kinda shocked how fucking good he was.

Pull ups BW+20x6 PR BW+20x4 super set BW+3, cheated just a tad on the 4th one
Dips BW+45x9 PR BW+45x7 super set BWx7
Tbar rows 90x8 PR 90x6 do you count the bar for weight, right? I didn't
Pull overs 50x10 50x10 50x10 did some passive static stretching in between sets
close grip lat pull downs 3/3/3 count 120x7 then 3 no count
DB curls with static stretching in between 45x6 PR 40x8
decline weighted sit ups 45x15 45x15 45x15

I started holding the plate up higher for sit ups, made it way fucking harder. Good workout today lots of PRs. I feel stronger and bigger every time I work out. I seem to be making daily progress. I am 183 pounds now too. If this keeps up I hope to be 210 by the end of this contest lol.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Ok im going to start my block training early. Basically, I'm going to focus training on my weak points which are arms and chest. split is going to be something like this. (arms does include shoulder work).

day 1- chest arms/maintenance leg work abs
day 2- cardio
day 3- chest arms
day 4- rest
day 5- chest arms/maintenance back work (deadlifts this day) abs
day 6- cardio
day 7- rest

I know this is blasphemy, but I need to bring up the weak points. Only going to do this training for 5-6 weeks.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Oops wrote that out all wrong. Its going to be:
day 1 chest arms
day 2 chest arms
day 3 everything else
day 4 rest
repeat

 

[Built]

And no cardio. Nothing other than some walking/moderate cycling.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Thank god, an excuse to not do cardio.

 

[davegmb]

so does this mean your going to do alot more volume for chest and arms then youn usually would? This is were it all gets confusing for me as alot of people say "do minimal direct arm work" as they are easily overtrained yet you seem to be flying in the face of that with Builts blessing by the looks of it!!!!!!! This training business never fails to confuse me, could you let me know what your workouts will look like as my weak points are probably triceps and hamstrings so could do something similar for them.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Ya this is a weird little set up I have. I'm going to be doing 2 chest, 1 tricep, 1 shoulder, and 2 bicep movements per workout, then a few for everything else on it's own day. I basically will be about to over train at the end of the cycle and I'll rest for a week and hopefully see some major growth then. This isn't a popular thing to do, and I will probably catch some shit for, but I catch shit for everything else I do like drink milk and train to failure so fuck it

 

[Burner02]

good luck, dude!

 

[omerta2010]

How many cycles like that are you going to go through before taking a break.

It'll be intersting to see how you feel doing that 2 days in a row and then "everything else"

Good luck.