Journal for 07'

[Luke95]

Hello. It's been a while since I've had a formal log. I figured I should start one

• I'm a Bio Enginerding student in Detroit.
• I'm 5'10" 180ish.
• I love pulling.
• I hate pressing. (mostly because of the mental stress of being 'under' the weight)

My workouts are pretty much full (upper) body lately. I squeek into the gym between classes.

My diet is a free for all during this season. It's so freaki'n cold outside right now. My glasses froze "solid" on the way to class yesterday. I eat ANYthing I can afford to keep from getting sick.

My supplements range from a B complex and my minerals to my Seroquel

My goal? My SOLE purpose in the gym is the stress outlet. Everything else will fall into place.

I am hoping for comments and advice

 

[Luke95]

Here are a couple recent workouts.

1-31

I???ll put up my workout from today. Mine have been mostly exercises that I can exert some real force on lately. I usually superset with something light and controlled to failure though.

Hammer Curls
65 x 6
75 x 6
80 x 4

Straight bar pressdown
200 x 6--à 150 x 12
200 x 7--à 150 x 13
200 x 6--à 150 x 9

(EZ bar cable curl) à bent side laterals
(200 x 4-à 130 x 12) à 20???s x 9
(200 x 4-à 140 x 11) à 20???s x 9
(200 x 4-à 150 x 8) à 20???s x 11

EZ bar pull over
135 x 5
155 x 5
165 x 3 + F (couldn???t quite get it done)

DB Rows
R 100 x 9
L 100 x 9
R 115 x 5
L 115 x 5
(4 minute rest)
R 125 x 6
(4 minute rest)
L 125 x 6
I start losing my grip on these. My back wants to keep pullin??? though.

Stiff arm pull downs
150 x 12 x 3


2-2
Hammer Curl
75 x 6
80 x 6

Straight bar Pressdowns ---> Side lateral raises
{200 x 12 ----> 35 x 6} x 2

DeadLift
225 x 4
315 x 4
405 x 2
430 x 2

Single arm DB row
90 x 6
125 x 5 x 2

Single arm DB flat press
70 x 5
80 x 5
85 x 4 x 2

Super Wide grip lat rows (least arm involvement as possible)
150 x 12 x 3 (SLOW for a good stretch)

Weighted crunch
200 x 25 x 4

 

[tucker01]

Good to see you back here. You certainly have developed alot since you were last a regular poster here.

Bio-Engineering Eh? What are you looking at for a career?

 

[Luke95]

Bio-Engineering Eh? What are you looking at for a career?

Hey ID! I haven't posted on here 'regularly' in a LONG time

I'm transitioning into a Tissue enginerd'ing program. I want to grow organs and understand disease (mostly autoimmune disorders).

I also have a huge interest in cancer research. My senior project will be along those lines.


2-7

Overhead BB press (from the floor, so this includes racking it)
135 x 8
155 x 8
175 x 3
185 x 2
I throw a lot of lower body into these. They are by no means isolated

Straight bar press down ----> lateral raises
200 x 8-----> 30 x 8
(200 x 6 + 150 x 9)----> 25 x 9
(200 x 7 + 150 x 10)----> 25 x 8
(200 x 5 + 150 x 7)----> 20 x 13 + F
You'll see that I do lot's of pressdowns. THis is mostly because I like them. I like them because I feel I have a great level of control in the movement. I feel I can isolate certain parts of my tricep contraction.

I hope someday to have the classic tricep 'step'.



EZ bar Pullovers
135 x 5 x 5

Incline press BB(SLOW 4 second negatives, explosive open palmed positive)
135 x 5
145 x 5

 

[fufu]

Workouts look good.

Why no lower body? (besides the deadlifts and push press)

 

[Luke95]

Workouts look good.

Why no lower body? (besides the deadlifts and push press)

I just haven't been feeling the legs much lately. I'll get back into them when the weather warms up a bit. Around that time, I drop most of the upper body.

I've been enjoying having one semi-full body routine lately. I can gage how I feel and have a better sense of what heals how fast and what responds to what.

When running weather is back, I"ll be pretty much doing semi full lower body/back.



BTW, my BB idols

Bill

Larry

Zane

Kevin Richardson
Naturally Intense .com

And Greg Plitt

 

[tucker01]

Ah I thought you were into Mechanical Engineering or something along that line.

 

[Luke95]

Ah I thought you were into Mechanical Engineering or something along that line.

I was mechanical. I switched 2 years ago to Chemical with the Bio option.

I worked as a Mechanical Enginerd for 2 years for ZF Sachs Automotive. (Suspension and Vehicle Dynamics).

I don't think Mechanical is a good place for me to work for money. It's a great hobby though! Someday I'll have 5 or 6 Porsches


I dig this Targa. I'm window shopping

 

[Tom_B]

Hey great to see ya around again!
Any particular reason why you do more leg work during warmer months?
Bio-Engineering huh? Sounds pretty neat. How many more years you got?

Hope you're having a good one!

 

[Luke95]

Hey great to see ya around again!
Any particular reason why you do more leg work during warmer months?
Bio-Engineering huh? Sounds pretty neat. How many more years you got?

Hope you're having a good one!

I've got about a year left.

My body just hasn't been asking for any legs lately.

 

[King Silverback]

Brother Luke, welcome back my Friend!!! w/o's are lookin STRONG!!!

Love Zane, he was/is still one of the BEST physiques I have ever seen!!!
What about Reeves???
And you know my Fav..............

 

[Luke95]

Brother Luke, welcome back my Friend!!! w/o's are lookin STRONG!!!

Love Zane, he was/is still one of the BEST physiques I have ever seen!!!
What about Reeves???
And you know my Fav..............

Brutha' A!

Reeves was 'ok'

 

[sara]

LUCKY LUKE!!!!
Long time no see!!

 

[sara]

We started a new journal here same day ..

 

[Spud]

What school do you go to? I'm doing bioengineering aswell, but up in Toronto.

 

[yellowmoomba]

Hey man...

Welcome back .... It IS cold here!!!

 

[Luke95]

We started a new journal here same day ..

Hey!


weird......

 

[Luke95]

Hey man...

Welcome back .... It IS cold here!!!

Hey yea it is! My face hurts on campus....

What school do you go to? I'm doing bioengineering aswell, but up in Toronto.

I'm at Wayne State

 

[Spud]

At Toronto, bioengineering is an optional minor that most engineering students can take. Is it the same way at Wayne State? I want to find a place that offers a full out, jump right into it Bioengineering program. That would probably mean their grad school is pretty good for it.

 

[Luke95]

At Toronto, bioengineering is an optional minor that most engineering students can take. Is it the same way at Wayne State? I want to find a place that offers a full out, jump right into it Bioengineering program. That would probably mean their grad school is pretty good for it.

Check out University of Illinois @ Chicago. They have a full out BIo program that has five paths. I am interested in a Tissue engineering program they have for a grad application.

 

[Spud]

The graduate program in Bioengineering looks VERY interesting. I have 1 or 2 more years till I graduate. Hopefully 2, as it would mean I have a 16 month co-op job.

 

[Luke95]

Just a short one.

Squat ATG (shoulder width)
225 x 5 x 5

SLDL
225 x 5 x 5

DB Row
125 x 5 x 5

 

[Luke95]

Hammer Curls
55 x 5
65 x 5
70 x 5


Straight bar press down ----> lateral raises
200 x 8-----> 30 x 8
(200 x 6 + 150 x 9)----> 25 x 9
(200 x 7 + 150 x 10)----> 25 x 8
(200 x 5 + 150 x 7)----> 20 x 13 + F

Cable Curl---> brachioradialus curl
200x 4---->55 x 5
200x 4---->55 x 4
200x 4 + 150 x 10---->45 x 10

EZ Bar pull overs
135 x 5
155 x 5 x 2

 

[King Silverback]

Solid last 2 w/o's Brother Luke!!!

 

[Cold Iron]

Hey Luke, good to see you around again.
Very nice progress, moving some nice weight now

 

[Luke95]

Thanks dudes!

 

[Luke95]

Nothing too incredible

Straight bar curl---->zootman db
{125 x 6----->30's x 12} x 3

Overhead BB press---> db laterals
{135 x 10----->30 x 6} x 3

cable straight bar pressdown
200 x 6 x 3

My tri's are startin' to pop.

 

[Luke95]

Front squat---->overhead press---> front squat ----> overheadpress

135 x 8----> x 5-----> x 6 -----> x 8

125 x 10----> x 6-----> x 4------> x 3

One arm BB row (yea, a bb.)
135 x 6 x 2
140 x 3 x 2 (SLOW)

DB pull over (5 seconds each way)
95 x 5 x 5

 

[Luke95]

Here are a couple quick dodgey photos.

I'm on this new medication. (about to switch actually) It's been messing with my metabolism. I can tell I have a lower free level of glucocorticoids...... strength went up a bit.

I didn't realize how much my back really did grow! That's cool.

I'll keep eating at this pace for another month or two. Then I'll dial it back, bring in more leg and lower back stuff.... and some mild cardio.

 

[Rocco32]

Damn, your strength has really gone up buddy!!! Pics are looking great...can you post some from like when you first joined along with these? It'd be cool to see the progress.