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Great w/o CP. I can't get over your SLDL! I have a feeling your calves will be a bit sore here soon, LOL.
 
P-funk
Thanks Monsieur Funk. It definitely felt that way.

JerseyDevil
Thanks. Yeah, I figured a little of everything would be best. When I go shopping at Whole Foods, I like to take a little bit of everything when their buffet is open.

rock4832
Yeah, I'm loving SLDLs. It's funny, my very first workout I posted, only 2 months ago or so, I was only doing 225 x 6. I'm going to stick with 3 plates until I hit 7 or 8 repetitions though. I just really wanted to bang out some reps with 3 plates, just because.

Surprisingly my calves aren't sore. That's okay though, I still enjoyed getting more sleep.
 
Friday, December 17th

Let's suffice to say that my diet was totally standard, except one of my meals consisted of: 1 scoop of whey, 1 cup of 2% milk, 3/4 cup oats, and 1oz sunflower kernels. I really need to get to sleep, or I would spend the extra 2 minutes to actually post it out in detail.

I stayed out a little too late at a party. I didn't do any drinking, but I did do a little, and I mean very little, smoking. I saw some people I hadn't seen in a while, and I enjoyed myself. Actually, it turns out a friend of mine has moved into a place where I used to live... Weird stuff.
 
Wow bro what a killer workout. Those are some awsome lifts! 315 for sldl's and 450x15 at the end of the leg workout on the press...those weights are growing pretty fast.

Sounds like you had a good time at the party... :thumb: ...good for you!
 
DeadBolt said:
Wow bro what a killer workout. Those are some awsome lifts! 315 for sldl's and 450x15 at the end of the leg workout on the press...those weights are growing pretty fast.

Sounds like you had a good time at the party... :thumb: ...good for you!

Thanks man, but those were calf raises I did; I just used the leg press. I can do quite a bit more weight with my calfs. However, next time I hit the gym, I will be doing in the 400s on the leg press.
 
CowPimp said:
Thanks man, but those were calf raises I did; I just used the leg press. I can do quite a bit more weight with my calfs. However, next time I hit the gym, I will be doing in the 400s on the leg press.
ahhhh ic ic but thats still alot of weight lol. I haven't directly worked calves in some time now...I would hit them enough with running but now I will start up.
 
DeadBolt said:
ahhhh ic ic but thats still alot of weight lol. I haven't directly worked calves in some time now...I would hit them enough with running but now I will start up.

They're a bitch to work via resistance training. The burn is hardcore. I haven't been doing it lately, but I finished my workout so fast that I figured I would throw in a nice dropset.
 
I forgot to post this last night, but here she blows:

Bench Press DE:

Warm-up
5 minutes elliptical

Bench Press - Alternating Grip @ 50% 1RM
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3
125 x 3

CG Bench Press
195 x 5
195 x 5
195 x 5

T-Bar Rows
155 x 8
155 x 8
155 x 8

DB Lateral Raises
25 x 6
20 x 12
20 x 12

Skullcrushers
95 x 4
95 x 4
95 x 3

Cool-down
Upper body & core stretching

Another good workout. I have really been having good workouts the past couple of months. I finally broke past that little plateau on the CG bench press. I just couldn't hit 195 x 5 for 3 sets, but this time it happened easily. I didn't even struggle on the last set. I'll be using 205 next time, definitely. I added another 10 pounds on the rows without losing any repetitions, which was unexpected. I haven't done lateral raises in a little while, and I was unsure of the weight to use. I went heavier than I wanted on the first set. I'll probably take this exercise to 15 repetitions before increasing the weight because the increments are large in reference to the weight used. The only thing I disliked about the workout was skullcrushers. I have never really liked this exercise, and I don't think I'll use it. Pushdowns, overhead extensions, and tate presses will serve just fine as extension exercises.

Meal1
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C, vitamin E

Meal2 - PWO
1 cup oats, 2 scoops whey

Meal3
2 slices WW bread, 2 TBS PB, 2 scoops egg protein, cucumber

Meal4
trioplex bar

Meal5
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pitas, celery

Meal6
tin sardines, 3oz chicken breast, 6oz pearled barley, 20G olive oil dressing & flax seed, lettuce, tomato

Snack
1 cup 2% milk, 1 scoop whey, ~10 grapes

Meal7
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB
 
Lookin good man. Strength is growing nicely!

What is a tate press again? I never did them and forget what they are. I'm lookin for some new tri lifts b/c I'm tired of the same old ones I've been doing.
 
Sunday, December 19th

DeadBolt
http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=04-044-training

Thanks for the encouragement. The elbows out extension pictured in that linked article is the same thing as the tate press, except they are done on a flat bench. It's a killer exercise. You should take a look at JM presses too; it's sort of an eccentric skull crusher with a concentric bench press:

http://www.joeskopec.com/joeskopecjm.mpg


Today was not fun. I worked outside in blistering cold. It started to snow a little, and the wind was ridiculous. My eyes were actually hurting from the cold and hard wind. Unfortunately, it will be this way for a while, but I'll survive.

As well, on the way home, my clutch pedal started sticking to the floor and feeling soft. I'm pretty I just have to bleed my clutch, and possibly replace the hydraulic lines, but we shall see. I can't do it myself, but I have knowledgeable friends, thankfully.

Callisthenics

Warm-up
100 Jumping Jacks

Rest ~ 30 Seconds

Plyometrics
Jump Squats x 30
Clap Pushups x 15
Calf Jumps x 50

Rest ~1 Minute

Muscular Endurance
Squats x 40
Pushups x 25
Bicycle Crunches x 55
Chinups x 11

Rest ~1 Minute

Rock Climbers x 25
Rest ~ 30 Seconds
Rock Climbers x 25

Cool-down
Full body stretching

I increased my numbers for the muscular endurnace and suicide phases. I kept plyos the same. I feel that increasing the power I put forth on these motions is the goal, not muscular endurance.

Meal1
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C, vitamin E

Meal2 - PWO
1 cup oats, 2 scoops whey

Meal3
2 slices WW bread, 2 TBS PB, 2 scoops egg protein, cucumber

Meal4
trioplex bar

Meal5
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pitas, celery

Meal6
tin sardines, 3oz chicken breast, 6oz hulled barley, 20G olive oil dressing & flax seed, lettuce, tomato

Snack
1 cup 2% milk, 1 scoop whey

Meal7
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB
 
CowPimp said:
I haven't done lateral raises in a little while, and I was unsure of the weight to use.
Do you keep your elbows locked straight for these or do you keep them slightly bent?
 
CowPimp said:
Today was not fun. I worked outside in blistering cold. It started to snow a little, and the wind was ridiculous. My eyes were actually hurting from the cold and hard wind. Unfortunately, it will be this way for a while, but I'll survive.
:laugh: You should have tried the cold here. Yesterday was my chest/tris/shoulders. I got bored staying home and decided to brave the cold. It was -16C, and with the wind chill factor it was -28C (-19F) :eek: BBrrrrr... A few minutes out and my nostrils were almost frozen from inhaling that cold air!! Anyway, this is not expected to last beyond the next few days, thankfully.
 
Hey cow thanks for the links. I'll have to try them one day...JM presses look awkward though. It looks like a mi between a cg bench and skulls...just skulls done high on the chest rather then to the face.

Yea I feel ya on ther cold it got to about 5 below here last night and it sucked. I was outside packing frozen 5 inch all night after a small fire...man does that shit suck!
 
Hey Cow,
Workouts continue to look good. I appreciate you posting your diet. I have borrowed copiously from it. I have changed it a little, because I have to drop to 220 for a meet in January. Are you training for a specific meet next year, or just powerlifting for the sake of powerlifting?
 
Heya bro I went in before my workout today and teied the tate presses...they put a killer amount of strain ont he elbows. I always had pains in my elbows but that but just a little to much for my liking. I didn't even put up any weight either it was very light. I may try the JM presses one day after I actually figure out what he's doing there LOL.
 
Monday, December 20th

BulkMeUp
I keep them slightly bent, but try to maintain a steady angle.

Yeah, I have been to Toronto before. It is definitely hella cold there in the winter. I really like the city though. The people are much nicer, in general, than anywhere I have been in America.

DeadBolt
That's too bad Tate presses didn't work for ya. I like them a lot, although I have yet to try JM presses. They definitely look awkward.

Yeah, being outside in the cold sucks the big one. Oh well, we do what we have to.

sftwrngnr
I'm glad to hear that my diet is helping someone. Let me know how it goes for you.

I'm just powerlifting because I have always been in it for the strength. Some size is nice, but putting up those big numbers has always been it for me. I will go back and do some bodybuilding protocols again, but I'm going to do Westside for at least two cycles.


Well, today was another bitch of a day. A lot of our equipment was malfunctioning at work, so it increased the required labor. Not to mention we were only staffed at about 50% of what we are supposed to have. The belt loaders didn't work, so we had to hoist all the bags overhead into the cargo bays. It gets tedious real fast. Oh well, I'll just consider it GPP training.

As well, on the way home, my friend's car broke down (I was carpooling). The alternator died. Luckily, he has AAA, so he had the car towed home. However, I didn't get home until almost 1:30, and I have an exam I have to wake up at 7 for. Arg. Hopefully I'll still do well. I should; I think I know the stuff well enough. Either way, I can do pretty bad and still get a B, but I want an A.

Squat/Deadlift ME:

Warm-up
5 minutes elliptical

Good Mornings
135 x 3
145 x 3
165 x 3
185 x 3
205 x 1
225 x 1
255 x 1
265 x 1

SLDLs
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5

Hyperextensions
90 x 11
90 x 11
90 x 11

Decline Situps
65 x 10
65 x 10
65 x 8

Cool-down
Lower body & core stretching

Although I got the gym late, and I didn't get to leg presses, I was still very pleased with this workout. I hit 265 for a single on good mornings, and I did it with a nice ROM and clean form. As well, I hardly struggled. I'm quite confident I could hit 275, and 285 is a definite possibility. I was really happy about that.

I increased SLDLs by a repetition, and hit my target on hyperextensions. Since I do hyperextensions twice per week, I only attempt to increase the weight and/or repetitions every other workout. I will aim to increase a repetition next workout. I didn't quite reach my goal on decline situps, so I will give it one more week. If I can't add another repetition, then I will switch that exercise out for something else. I think I'm going to pretty much keep my exercises the same until I start hitting plateaus.

Meal1
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C, vitamin E

Meal2 - PWO
1 cup oats, 2 scoops whey

Meal3
2 slices WW bread, 2 TBS PB, 2 scoops egg protein, cucumber

Meal4
trioplex bar

Meal5
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pitas, celery

Meal6
2 tins sardines, 1oz chicken breast, 7oz pearled barley, cucumber

Snack
half protein bar

Meal7
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB

Diet was pretty good. The only off item was the half a protein bar. That's what I ate while we were waiting for the tow truck on the side of the road. My friend, luckily, happened to have this in his pocket. He split it with me. Definitely better than nothing.
 
Lookin good man...I noticed the gains right away before you even mentioned them in your post. Noticable gains means noticable efforts...your doing great man.

That sux about the belts and stuff at work...cold just gets everything I bet. Just something ya gotta live with and work through. Wafrm weathers on its way man don't worry :D
 
CowPimp said:
Well, today was another bitch of a day. A lot of our equipment was malfunctioning at work, so it increased the required labor. Not to mention we were only staffed at about 50% of what we are supposed to have. The belt loaders didn't work, so we had to hoist all the bags overhead into the cargo bays. It gets tedious real fast. Oh well, I'll just consider it GPP training.
when I worked there we didn't have the belt loaders and had to lift every bag into the planes
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but it was a good workout.

your workouts are looking strong here mano keep it up
 
Kind of a fucked up day.

I forgot to set my alarm, or I turned my alarm of in my sleep. I woke up about 20-30 minutes after my exam started, so I just grabbed a protein bar and ran out the door without brushing my teeth or taking a shower. I get there 50 minutes into a 2 hours exam. However, I think I did really well on the exam; enough to get me an A in the class.

Upon returning home, my dad posted the following question (I had been using his car until my clutch issue is fixed), "So what happened to your headlight?" I went to take a look, and someone had backed into my car and smashed the lens on my passenger side headlight. Blah.

Then, I realized I forgot to get my paycheck within 5 miles of the airport. I ended up getting home about 90 minutes or so later than I should have.

Blah.


Meal1
trioplex bar

Meal2
4 egg whites, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flax cereal, 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 cup apple juice, 20G brewer's yeast, multivitamin/mineral, vitamin C, vitamin E

Snack
1 cup oats

Snack
atkins protein bar

Meal3
pesto chicken sandwich

Meal4
can tuna, 2oz chicken breast, 2 TBS safflower mayo, 1 1/2 WW pitas, celery

Meal5
tin sardines, 3oz chicken breast, 6oz sweet potato, 20G flax seed & olive oil dressing, lettuce, tomato

Snack
glass 2% milk, 1 scoop whey, ~10 grapes, ~5 stoned wheat things

Meal6
1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 2 TBS PB

Diet got a little fucked up because of the various occurrences of the day, but not bad all in all.
 
DeadBolt
Thanks for the support. Today was much better at work.

bracewater
Damn, that's gotta suck. How many planes did you work per day?
 
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That looks like a hectic day man. I had a similar one yesterday. During lunch time there was so much damn traffic i couldnt make a turn off a side road. I literally waited 20 minutes, and then slammed the pedal to the metal on my z28 to get out, burning rubber of course.

Your diet looks pretty solid. What do you like so much about those trioplex bars? Are they better than the regular bars they sell at 7/11? I never have time to cook, so i mostly just microwave oatmeal, and brown rice, and drink whey, and buy chicken, thats like 75% of my diet. Plus i suck at cooking anyways..
 
Sounds like a crappy day buddy, hope it get's better! Nice job on the GM's. Damn, i was feeling good about my GM best, you put me to shame!
 
CowHeya bro don't sweat the crappy day....everyone has em. Its done and over with so now just continue on with your normal routine.

Yea 265 is killin my GM's...lol

BigDyl Yea they are awsome. The carb source is whole grain/complex oats and they are quality calories. Don't mind the sugars b/c they are fruit sugars(fructose?) which cow says are low GI.
 
BigDyl
Yeah, the traffic in the DC metro area is some serious crap. It's enough to drive a man insane.

By the way, have you done any modifications to your car? I have always liked domestics; Camaros are definitely nice.

Trioplex bars aren't filled with glycerin. As Deadbolt said, the carbs are primarily oatmeal and fructose. I believe there is a little bit of glycerin and some other type of sugar. However, the amount is minute in comparison to your average bar. Plus, they taste pretty damned good.

rock4832
Thanks rock. I'm hoping to hit 275 and 285 next week.

DeadBolt
Yeah, it's all good, I feel better today. Thanks for fielding that question for me too.
 
Yea the labeling has changed...I noticed that after the results from those tests came out. But you can go to any bar and find things like that. These bars are made in such large vats that nothing will ever be exact...but I'm sure they wont show you the bars they tested that have more protein less fats and just the right amount of carbs b/c that would make the testers look bad. Just look at the overall cals...if it fits into your diet then your good to go...and for someone in a pinch its better then nothing.
 
DeadBolt said:
Yea the labeling has changed...I noticed that after the results from those tests came out. But you can go to any bar and find things like that. These bars are made in such large vats that nothing will ever be exact...but I'm sure they wont show you the bars they tested that have more protein less fats and just the right amount of carbs b/c that would make the testers look bad. Just look at the overall cals...if it fits into your diet then your good to go...and for someone in a pinch its better then nothing.

That's pretty much what I do. I wish they made a king size version that had 600 calories or so, as opposed to the 400-430 in the current bars.
 
CowPimp said:
That's pretty much what I do. I wish they made a king size version that had 600 calories or so, as opposed to the 400-430 in the current bars.
Yea that would be kewl...nulking on the run lol.
 
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