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MonStar's Journal: Absolute Dedication

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chiquita6683- Thanks so much for the support, I seriously really apprecaite it. :)

sara- Again, thanks so much for the support. I am really going to try and hang in there with my progress especially lately. Now that I am practically in the middle of my S1+ cycle my diet, sleep, etc. is all really crucial. Thanks again for the post.
 
No problem ;) we'll both have to hang in there!
what is S1 ?
 
This is a really good journal, I hope I can lift that much in the future, keep it up! :thumb:

-Chris
 
sara- Yeah, I have been doing pretty good lately in terms of hanging there. S1+ is a topical prohoromone, that contains 1-test and 4-AD. Here is a link:

http://www.1fast400.com/?products_id=816

I am about 18 days into the cycle now. So I am a little bit more than halfway through. My cycle is going to be a tad less than 5 weeks. So we'll see what happens. So far I havn't noticed anything dramatic, but I am hoping for some good gains in the future. Thanks for the post.

OrbitalChime- Thanks man, I really appreciate the support. Feel free to ask questions about anything, etc. :)
 
Saturday, 4-24-2004

Diet:
- whey protein + 2% milk, peanut butter toast
- MRP
- EAS Myoplex shake
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- turkey & cheese wrap
- chicken salad sandwich
- 1/2 peanut butter sandwich
- vodka & tonic, Long Island iced tea
- 2 Balance Gold bars

Wow, so far I have definitely eaten a lot of calores. Right now its 8:00 tonight and I have taken in around 3,600 calories so far, and around 300g of protein so far. I have another 1,400 calories or so that I would like to consume today. Actually maybe just another 1K since it is a rest day.

Ended up with about 4,900 calories today, right around 340g of protein.

Had 2 mixed drinks, oh well. :p

Time for my food intake to come up. I am going to try and shoot for closer to 25 x my BW in calories a day. That comes out to 5,500 which is a big jump from 4-4.5K that I am taking in now. I am at first going to shoot for 5K and see if I notice any changes on the scale. Keep protein right around 1.5g per pound, or 325g+ a day. First meal today was almost 1K calories, not a bad way to start the day. :)

Sleep: 7.5 hours. Woke up once again, out of nowhere, and then fell back asleep. Godd*mn this S1+ and it's sleeplessness, lol.

Weight: 222 lbs.

Cardio/Abs

20 minutes interval training on the treadmill, first thing this morning on an empty stomach. Popped my usual ephedrine and usnic acid, along with some coffe beforehand, though. Alternated 1 minute of walking at 3.9 MPH with 1 minute of running at 8.1-8.2 MPH. Upped my speed on a few running intervals, this time. Did 8.3 MPH one time, 8.4 MPH, and my last running interval I did 8.6 MPH. I was moving along at 8.6 MPH, lol.

Nautilus Crunches
160x12, 180x12, 200x12, 140x24, 120x30

Eh, not much to say here. Decent sets of crunches I guess. Whatever.

Day 18 of S1+. Wow, I am a bit concerned now. I am up to 7/8 sprays 2x per day. I just started my 2nd bottle of S1+ and I am very confused/concerned. My entire first bottle of S1+ I would shake it up, spray it into my hand (wearing a rubber glove) and rub it in. Well it always came out a pink/orange color, it was never clear. This 2nd bottle of S1+ for whatever reason is completely clear, there is no color to it at all. I am not sure if this is normal or not, so I posted on Avant about it and also e-mailed 1Fast400, I'll keep posted what they say.

I have also come to the conclusion that I must not be eating enough. As much as I hate to admit that, there's no other reason why I wouldn't be gaining weight. I am going to up my calories to 5K a day for a while see how that goes. If I still am not gaining, I am going to make it 5.5K which is 25 x my bodyweight.
 
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hehe nice try on that 625 dead! :nanner: at least you could move that much weight a teeny bit! Im sure that you'll get it soon enough, just need to psych yourself a bit more!
and didnt your momma ever tell you not to chew your gum like a cow! :p

good work on the cardio this am! I agree with increasing your food intake, but be beneficial while on that stuff. :)
sleep tight tonite with the ZMA
 
Nice try, you may have been able to pull it. It looks like you poped your hips to fast and weren't sitting back enough to use your ass and hammies more.
 
sara- Not a problem. :)

Jen- Yeah, I agree that I should really psych myself up a bit more before a heavy pull like that. I don't know, sometimes I just get in the zone, and other times I do not. It really depends. I am also thinking back to when I pulled 605 and 615 in the past. Both times I had a good amount of food in my system. Certainly not just a protein shake and some toast. I really think it might help to take in a few thousand calories before attempting to pull heavy, or any 1RM for that matter. LOL, I didn't even realize I was chewing like a cow until I watched the video again. Funny thing is that I am always real proper, etc. Yeah I am glad that I picked up some ZMA today from the Vitamin Shoppe. I really hope that it helps my sleep. I definitely can't go out tonight, and everyone is trying to talk me into it since I am leaving tomorrow for Virginia Beach for a few days. I can't wait to get down there!

Patrick- Hey thanks a lot for the support man, appreciate it. I don't know if you look back at my journal entry I tried to pull 625 twice, missed it both times. I might try and go for a heavy double or triple the next time I deadlift heavy. Maybe I'll try and rep out 585 next time around. Thanks for the support.
 
LOL

I know why you didnt get it, you had some slow friggin piano music playing in the background. :rofl:

And try psyching yourself up "P-Funk style" next time... i.e. lots of screaming and swearing. You'll get it. :D :hehe:
 
Yeah, LOL, that gym you at plays some really pasive music. that is cool that they allow you to video tape exercises. I wish my gym would allow me to do that so that I can see my form on exercises like deads and squats to see where i can improve on. Video tapping is a great learning tool.
 
Originally posted by P-funk
Yeah, LOL, that gym you at plays some really pasive music. that is cool that they allow you to video tape exercises. I wish my gym would allow me to do that so that I can see my form on exercises like deads and squats to see where i can improve on. Video tapping is a great learning tool.

Why wont they let you video yourself?
 
The gym has a no photography policy so I can't tape myself or even take pictures in the gym. It is silly but some people get uncomfortable if you have camera's set up.
 
Hey MonStar - Good pull attempt at that 625. Yeah, watching that video should give you some motivation to move that weight. Keep up the good work bro! :thumb:
 
Good job Mike. Damn you're f-ing STRONG!!
 
Monolith- I guess you obviously can't see my headphones or my MP3 player. Well my MP3 player is in my pocket, if you look closely I think you can see it. But yeah my gym plays absolutely awful music, so I definitely cannot be listening to that crap while I train.

P-funk- Interesting gym policy, because damn taking videos is definitely a great way to see your form. No other way can I really really see exactly what my form looks like. Drives me insane. But yeah I usually psych myself up a lot mentally before each lift, never really any yelling or screaming though, lol.

Eggs- Thanks for the support man, really really appreciate it. Yeah I want 625 bad. I mean my f*cking deadlift has been stuck at 615 for a while now, it's definitely about time I see a new # in my signature. Driving me friggin' crazy. Thanks again for the support man. Definitely check back though man and see if I hit 625. ;)

I'm Trying- LOL, thanks man! :thumb:
 
Sunday, 4-25-2004

Diet:
- Metrx bar
- Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout
- sliced turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, stuffing
- turkey & cheese sandwich, apple
- MRP + 2% milk, peanut butter toast
- whole-wheat tuna sandwich
- Gatorade during workout, whey protein postworkout
- whey protein + 2% milk, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich

Pretty good amount of food today I think. Ended up taking in 5,100 calories today, wow. Took in right around 360g of protein today. Not too bad at all.

Sleep: 1 hour. :eek: I am guessing it was about an hour last night. Long, long, long night. Ended up going out last night which was kind of dumb considering that I have a 5-hour trip ahead of me today to Virginia Beach. Oh well. Went out to a club where a good friend of mine's girlfriend was. Unfortunately, like he suspected, she is being unfaithful. So I was out until 4:00 AM last night talking about everything with him, he was hysterical. :(

Took a 2 hour nap tonight before my workout. Popped some melatonin and ZMA before my nap, so I really think that certainly helped out some.

---Went out yesterday and bought some ZMA, obviously last night I didn't get to use it. I am pissed because I only got an hour of sleep. But I'll live. It was more important for me to be there for a friend, when you invest almost 2 years into someone who you find out was being dishonest, it's definitely tough. I'll definitely eat up, sleep up this afternoon, and hit some PR's tonight in my pull session. I am 100% positive I'll have a good workout. I'll force myself to have a good workout. ;)

Anyway, spent the rest of the night with a girl that I am seeing, so we didn't sleep much at all. Had to get up early because I have work this morning, sucks.

I honestly didn't feel bad at all so on the way home I stopped by a convenient store, grabbed a Metrx bar, and was going to hit an early AM pull session. My body did not want to train at all, lol. I did about 6 sets of pullups, and then just said f*ck it because my strength was way down, etc. I am going to eat up the rest of the day, take a nap this afternoon, hit the gym hard and then be on my way to Virginia Beach. Stay posted for a pull session. :)

Push

Flat DB Flyes
40x15, 60x12, 80x9, 90x6!

Dips
+160x2, +160x2, +160x2, +160x2, +185x0, +125x3, +125x3

Pec-Deck Flyes
150x12, 150x12
Dropset: 150x12, 120x12, 90x12, 60x12

DB Lateral Raises
30x12, 30x12, 30x12

Skullcrushers (to neck)
145x7, 145x7, 125x8

Ended up changing to my workout to a push session. I am not sure why, lol. I basically just had a bit more of a desire to do a push session. Serratus was still sore from those damn push presses! Worked out tonight from 11:30 PM to 12:30 AM in my basement and honestly, I had one of the BEST workouts in a long damn time. It's amazing that I can focus and get as intense as I did at this hour. :thumb:

Okay, started off a bit different here tonight. Ended up doing DB flyes first, just because in all honesty there isn't another good chest exercise that I can do in my basement. Started off light with the 40's for 15. Worked all the way up to the 80's for 9, not too bad at all. And then the 90's for 6. The 90's for 6 I took a video of that I am waiting to have uploaded. I used plate loaded Olympic DB's for these, in case there is any confusion.

Moved onto dips. I am honestly getting a tad fed up with seeing everyone else's heavy dips and not having any of my own to match. So I decided to go pretty heavy today. Used +160 for 4 sets of 2. Not too bad at all. Took a video I of one of the sets. I believe it was my 2nd or 3rd set, I don't remember. This way you guys know how deep I am going. Then I tried +185 where I got extremely[/b] close, 75% of the way up. If I would have tried +185 fresh I am 100% confident that I would have hit it for a single.

Finally finished up with some pec-deck flyes, lateral raises, and then moved onto some skullcrushers to my neck. Since I do my skulls a bit differently than most people, I decided to take a video of a set of 145 for 7. Just to give everyone an idea of my form, etc.

Day 19 of S1+. Lack of sleep isn't a good thing at all. But my calories lately have been good, etc. And I am definitely glad today that I took yesterday off.

BTW, missed a friggin' application of S1+ last night. I am going to apply it 3x today. I am not sure if thats the best idea or not, but whatever, that's what I am doing. Also want to note that on this bottle of S1+ I am getting the burning sensation that everyone is always talking about. With the first bottle I used I really didn't get much of a burning at all. I am really starting to think that my first bottle was messed up. I am still awaiting an e-mail from 1Fast400 on what they think about the color difference in the 2 bottles.

Okay, tried a few new application sites. My traps, delts, etc. I also tried my inner thighs tonight which I will NOT do again. Ended up getting some S1+ on my boys and it burned like friggin' crazy. Damn, not going to make that mistake again. Upper body only!
 
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Originally posted by MonStar
P-funk- Interesting gym policy, because damn taking videos is definitely a great way to see your form. No other way can I really really see exactly what my form looks like. Drives me insane. But yeah I usually psych myself up a lot mentally before each lift, never really any yelling or screaming though, lol.

It really sucks. But I always train with really good train that I respect so they can always tell me when my form is going out the window or what I can do to try and better it.
 
:hair: holy smokes 1 hour of sleep?? :( you better take a long nap today once you get to VA beach!!! and have a super time there!! Id kill for weather and stuff like that!
its good you didnt train this morning either, I dont know how you would have. Sorry to hear about your friend, thats hard, I hope that things work out for him.. its good to have a friend that can listen as you did. :)
have a good day, and dont fall asleep behind the wheel if your the one driving to down VA beach later.
 
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1 hour of sleep? I thought I was bad getting 5 hours of sleep .. you need few red bull's and coffee to keep you up
 
Originally posted by MonStar
Anyway, spent the rest of the night with a girl that I am seeing, so we didn't sleep much at all.

Is that a "push" or "pull" workout? :D
 
P-funk- Yeah that's definitely a good thing. For me I just need to see my form, because looking in the mirror you can only gauge so much. It's amazing what you see looking at videos. The way that I lift my knees up during heavy pullups, etc. What part of my deadlift looks like it needs work, etc.

Jen- Yeah I am going to try hard to get out of work early, get home and sleep for a few hours and then hit the gym. And then I'll be on my way to Virginia. I will definitely not be doing any sleeping behind the wheel, that's for sure. We'll see what happens later on today. So far I have been okay on one hour of sleep. I have been a little foggy minded (which is expected), but other than that I feel okay. Been trying to eat a bit more and keep my fluids up today as well. Last night was just a long night in general. I think that I am going to pop some ZMA and maybe 3mg of melatonin this afternoon before my nap, lol. I know it sounds crazy but I need as much REM as I can get in this nap.

sara- Yeah I know, 1 hour is just insane. I mean honestly sleep is crucial for me too. Not only in terms of recuperation, but in terms of my mood, etc. I am really going to try and make sure that I take a nap before driving down to Virginia. A 5-hour road trip, alone, is definitely not something that I want to be doing half asleep.

Monolith- Neither, yet, I am not that big of a slut. ;)
 
What do you mean color difference in the S1+ bottles??
 
MonStar- You going to live there by yourself?
 
I'm Trying- Hey man, I'll take a quote from my previous journal entry:

Day 18 of S1+. Wow, I am a bit concerned now. I am up to 7/8 sprays 2x per day. I just started my 2nd bottle of S1+ and I am very confused/concerned. My entire first bottle of S1+ I would shake it up, spray it into my hand (wearing a rubber glove) and rub it in. Well it always came out a pink/orange color, it was never clear. This 2nd bottle of S1+ for whatever reason is completely clear, there is no color to it at all. I am not sure if this is normal or not, so I posted on Avant about it and also e-mailed 1Fast400, I'll keep posted what they say.
sara- I am actually going to be living with a friend of mine, so we're going to share the rent and everything like that. I definitely think that we're going to have a good time. :)
 
sara- Thanks for the support, as always, I really appreciate it. :)
 
A few random poses from tonight's late push workout:
 
Just wondering- why you covering you'r face and we already seen you'r face in you'r pix galery? ;)
 
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