Just Building Mass Journal (Well atleast attempting to)

[atherjen]

Thank you Gary!

 

[gwcaton]

wow ! I explained it well enough that you knew what I meant ? There's hope for me yet . I look forward to seein the difference in your workouts now compared to the past ones

 

[greekblondechic]

Hey I'm Trying...

Try harder! JK, random thoughts, don't mind the crazy girl!

 

[I'm Trying]

Originally posted by greekblondechic
Hey I'm Trying...

Try harder! JK, random thoughts, don't mind the crazy girl!

Yeah tell me about it!!
Sometimes I feel like I'm just treading water!!

 

[I'm Trying]

3-3-04...

3-3-04 Workout for Chest and Tri's

Pretty good workout tiday except O.D. on the Glycoload preworkout. Made me feel like Shi! so I didn't do the whole workout as I liked to. But on the other hand I did do MOST of my workouts like Jen said to failure . Also had some Personal Bests too.

Flat Bench
135x8
155x8
170x8
180x4(Failure, could have done one or two more with spotter. PB!)

Incline Bench
115x8
145x8 (This was my personal best through last week minus one rep. Funny thing is didn't even know I surpassed it until I logged it on my paper)
155x6
165x3 (Failure Personal Best)

Decline Bench
115x8
145x8
155x6
165x4 Failure PB)

V-Bar Pressdown
50x10
55x8
60x7

Nothing like the power of that great supplement. FOOD! I don't know if I can give credit to my diet or the Swole?

Thanks Please feel free to critique!!

 

[gwcaton]

Matthew,

You're doing great ! I can't believe how close your weights are to each other in the different bench presses. I'm much stronger in the flat bench than i was in the incline/decline

 

[I'm Trying]

Is it a bad thing that all my benches are about the same?? I'm trying to bench as much as I can but they just happen to work out that way.
Thanks!!

 

[gwcaton]

Originally posted by I'm Trying
Is it a bad thing that all my benches are about the same?? I'm trying to bench as much as I can but they just happen to work out that way.
Thanks!!

No, not a bad thing as far as i know. everybody is different.
not to steal Jen's thunder but ... on flat bench (for example ), was 135 x 8 your warmup set? 155 x 8 was that to failure ? if not I think Jen wants it to be . was 170 x 8 to failure ? See where I headed ? I think that s what Jen is trying to say. All sets should be to failure.

But you are progressing !

 

[I'm Trying]

You're right Gary I need to get better at going to failure just lately though I start with I weight I think I'm going to struggle at but then I can complete 8 reps. I need to set the bar higher I guess so to speak.

 

[PreMier]

Not necissarily. I always warm up with 135. You could just cut out the 155, and go from 135 to 170, then go to 180-185 and im sure you will hit more reps.

 

[I'm Trying]

3-4-04...

Well today is kind of depressing. Its the 4th anniversary of my dad passing away. He died in a car accident when I was in the army. I was going out on a field training exercise (about 1.5 hour trip) when I got to camp the Battalion XO told me what happened, then I had to turn around a go back to base and get arrangements to fly to Cal. from Alaska. Its been a very hard four years cause I miss him greatly, cause we are both into sports bigtime (not the same teams except the Sac. Kings but we both like to make fun of each other about that).

Well back to my workout. Today I just did biceps cause my back is sore from work last night/this morning due to being cramped in some confined spaces. Also good news I got a call today for a position I put in for which would be a lateral move but I would work day shift and work 4 10 hour days a week so hopefully I get it. (No more graveyard hopefully)

St8 Standing Bar Curls
45x10
65x8
75x8
85x5 (failure)

Concentration Curls
20x8
25x6
30x6

Hammer Curls
25x8
30x8
40x4

Barbell Wrist curl
45x30
45x30

Reverse Wrist Curl
45x30
45x30

Please feel free to critique!!
Thanks!!

 

[I'm Trying]

Originally posted by PreMier
Not necissarily. I always warm up with 135. You could just cut out the 155, and go from 135 to 170, then go to 180-185 and im sure you will hit more reps.

I'll try that next week PM and see how that goes.

 

[PreMier]

If you do end up hitting a few more reps, might want to make 180-185 2 sets instead of one.

 

[I'm Trying]

Ok

 

[I'm Trying]

I might need to go back on my Max muscle Nitro. I still have about a half of bottle left but lately I havent been taking it and I've been really sore the day after a workout when before I wasn't that sore at all. Any body else ever ran into this??

 

[PreMier]

Could be because your going to failure, and lifting more now

 

[gwcaton]

Originally posted by PreMier
Not necissarily. I always warm up with 135. You could just cut out the 155, and go from 135 to 170, then go to 180-185 and im sure you will hit more reps.

Matthew ,
PreMier suggested this to me a week or so ago and it makes a difference. Try it

Sorry to hear about your dad. I can't imagine what its like. Good luck on the possible job change !

your workouts are coming along nicely

 

[I'm Trying]

Originally posted by PreMier
Could be because your going to failure, and lifting more now

That could be a possibility but I guess what the hell might as well kill the bottle anywayz huh??

 

[I'm Trying]

Originally posted by gwcaton
Matthew ,
PreMier suggested this to me a week or so ago and it makes a difference. Try it

Sorry to hear about your dad. I can't imagine what its like. Good luck on the possible job change !

your workouts are coming along nicely

Thanks Gary

 

[PreMier]

Yup, use it if ya have it. I notice a BIG difference in soreness when I go off of creatine.

 

[I'm Trying]

Yeah nothing to lose

 

[I'm Trying]

Well tomorrow morning I leave for phoenix so I won't be posting until probably tuesday. Won't have a chance to really lift weights but the hotel I'm staying at has some cardio machines ie bike, stair stepper and tredmill so I'll take full advantage of that or I'll just veg haven't decided yet.

 

[PreMier]

I was about to as where in the hell you disappeared to...

 

[gwcaton]

Hey Matthew,
Did your dumb bells ever come in ?

 

[I'm Trying]

Originally posted by gwcaton
Hey Matthew,
Did your dumb bells ever come in ?

No not yet. I might have to bite the ol' bullet and get the ones from Walmart. The ones at BIG 5 were such a great deal though.

Thanks!!

 

[I'm Trying]

3-10-2004...

3-10-2004...
Here is the workout for Wed.
Chest and Triceps.

Today I did close hand bench to burn those triceps and boy did it work. The question I have how often should I do this? Should I do it for a stretch of a couple of weeks or do it every couple of weeks?? Thanks for the answer in advance.

Close Grip Bench
95x10
115x8
145x8
165x7 (Didn't have a gauge to how much failure would be for me with this exercise but will fix it next time!!) (Also I think I had my grip too close cause it kinda put a strain on my wrists which hurt me later on in the other benching exercises)

Incline Bench
115x8
155x7
165x4
170x3

Decline Bench
115x8
145x8
155x4
160x3
(For incline and decline, triceps were burned out from close grip bench.)

Dips
Body Weight+ 10x10
Body Weight+ 10x10
Body Weight+ 10X10
Body Weight+ 25x10 (Almost didn't reach the 10th rep)

V-Bar Pressdown
50x10
55x6
60x4

Like I said above I burned the hell out of my triceps with the close grip bench which kinda hurt my lifts the rest of the way but maybe they will improve next week.

Please feel free to critique!!
Thanks!!

 

[Monolith]

Lookin good bud.

Next week try hitting your chest first, then triceps. It's hard as hell to hit your chest if your triceps are already burnt.

You might want to try using the smith machine for your CG bench, too (i know, everyones favorite machine to hate). You can load up a bit more weight and use a slightly closer grip because you dont have to worry about balancing the weight, which becomes doubly hard with the close grip. Shouldnt be as bad on your wrists, either. Dont need to worry about guaging failure on a smith machine, either.

 

[I'm Trying]

Originally posted by Monolith
Lookin good bud.

Next week try hitting your chest first, then triceps. It's hard as hell to hit your chest if your triceps are already burnt.

You might want to try using the smith machine for your CG bench, too (i know, everyones favorite machine to hate). You can load up a bit more weight and use a slightly closer grip because you dont have to worry about balancing the weight, which becomes doubly hard with the close grip. Shouldnt be as bad on your wrists, either. Dont need to worry about guaging failure on a smith machine, either.

Great idea Monolith but the problem is I lift in my garage. I'm hoping to join a gym within the next 6 months so I will keep this in mind. Next time I decide to do close grip at home I'll do them after incline and decline bench.
Thanks!!

 

[I'm Trying]

Didn't workout today. Woke up and felt like crap. The room was spinning and I've been really dizzy. Still made it here to work though. Will hopefully workout on Friday.
Thanks!!

 

[gwcaton]

Originally posted by I'm Trying
Didn't workout today. Woke up and felt like crap. The room was spinning and I've been really dizzy. Still made it here to work though. Will hopefully workout on Friday.
Thanks!!

Dont' you hate it when that happens ! Take two aspirins, drink plenty of fluids , get some rest. That will be $45 please !