MonStar's Journal: Stopping the Madness!

[M.J.H.]

Friday; 10-29-2004

Shoulders

Good workout today, overall. Really pleased with my strength on a few exercises. My shoulders most definitely took a beating for the most part. No complaints.

Seated DB Presses
4 sets of 6 with the 90's

Upright Rows
3 sets of 8 with 155

Nautilus Lateral Raises
2 sets of 12 with 180

DB Front Raises
3 sets of 6 with the 55's

Hit a PR today on seated DB presses, basically because I think that 4 sets of 6 is a PR compared to 3 sets of 5 with the same weight, etc. Moved onto some upright rows, and then some Nautilus lateral raises. Finished up with some DB front raises, and I was absolutely exhausted.

Diet:
- cottage cheese + peaches
- Swole preworkout
- whey protein + 1% milk postworkout
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- 2 BBQ chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, green beans
- 1 king size Fast Break, 1 pint of ice-cream, birthday cake
- vegetable soup + crackers, iced tea

Liquor:
- 2 martinis
- 1 long island iced tea
- 1 strawberry daquiri

I am honestly pissed off at myself about my diet today. I let myself get out of control, and that's unacceptable. I went to Dave & Busters in Philadelphia tonight, and decided to have some drinks. I should have had a couple glasses of wine. Instead, I had mixed drinks and spent way too much money, and just got out of hand.

I was starving afterwards so I decided to add to the problem and have a king size candy bar and an entire pint of choclate chip cookie dough ice-cream.

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Day 4 of 6-OXO, 3 caps 2x per day.

 

[M.J.H.]

Saturday; 10-30-2004

Arms

Great arm workout today! And considering that last night I had sh*tty awful sleep, a horrible diet, and too much liquor, I am pretty damn happy about today's workout. Really beat the sh*t out of my arms in the gym.

Standing BB Curls
4 sets of 6 with 125

Seated French Presses
4 sets of 6 with 145

Crossbody Hammer Curls
3 sets of 7 with the 80's

Decline DB Extensions
3 sets of with the 50's

Cable Curls
Dropset: 160x12, 130x10, 100x10

Cable Pressdowns
Dropset: 200x12, 170x10, 140x10

Started off with some BB curls and some seated French presses, both exercises were great. Good form, great sets. Moved onto some crossbody hammer curls (taking the DB to my opposite pec). Hit 3 sets of 7 there, not bad. Did some decline DB ext. to finish off my triceps. Nice sets. Did a triple dropset for curls and pressdowns and that was it. Arms were pumped as hell!

Diet:
- Swole preworkout
- whey protein + 2% milk postworkout
- mixed nuts
- tuna & cheese sandwich
- whey protein + 2% milk
- 2 grilled chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, broccoli + cheese
- cottage cheese + peaches
- peanut butter

Sleep: 4 hours. Also took two 1-hour naps, lol. My sleep was all f*cked up last night, but I had to have a little bit of fun.

Day 5 of 6-OXO, 3 caps 2x per day.

 

[klmclean]

Friday; 10-29-2004

Shoulders

Good workout today, overall. Really pleased with my strength on a few exercises. My shoulders most definitely took a beating for the most part. No complaints.

Seated DB Presses
4 sets of 6 with the 90's

Upright Rows
3 sets of 8 with 155

Nautilus Lateral Raises
2 sets of 12 with 180

DB Front Raises
3 sets of 6 with the 55's

Hit a PR today on seated DB presses, basically because I think that 4 sets of 6 is a PR compared to 3 sets of 5 with the same weight, etc. Moved onto some upright rows, and then some Nautilus lateral raises. Finished up with some DB front raises, and I was absolutely exhausted.

Diet:
- cottage cheese + peaches
- Swole preworkout
- whey protein + 1% milk postworkout
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- 2 BBQ chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, green beans
- 1 king size Fast Break, 1 pint of ice-cream, birthday cake
- vegetable soup + crackers, iced tea

Liquer:
- 2 martinis
- 1 long island iced tea
- 1 strawberry daquiri

I am honestly pissed off at myself about my diet today. I let myself get out of control, and that's unacceptable. I went to Dave & Busters in Philadelphia tonight, and decided to have some drinks. I should have had a couple glasses of wine. Instead, I had mixed drinks and spent way too much money, and just got out of hand.

I was starving afterwards so I decided to add to the problem and have a king size candy bar and an entire pint of choclate chip cookie dough ice-cream.

Sleep: 7.5 hours.

Day 4 of 6-OXO, 3 caps 2x per day.

Don't be soooooooooooooo hard on yourself. You've been doing so well, one day is not going to set you back I always have good intentions too when I go out for "a couple" of drinks, the next thing you know a couple has turned into six or seven And there's no such thing as drinking without snacks afterwards, it just doesn't happen . Today is a new day, concentrate on that. You only live once, you still have to go out and enjoy yourself sometimes

 

[Jeanie]

Friday; 10-29-2004

I was starving afterwards so I decided to add to the problem and have a king size candy bar and an entire pint of choclate chip cookie dough ice-cream.

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You di fine, remember what you used to binge on? It is okay every once in a while!

 

[DeadBolt]

Heya bro good lifts! What the hell is wrong with that diet?!? Thats a diet of shamps my man...if you ate half the crap I did you'd be afraid to leave your house.

A diet can't always be so strict, its good to cheat like that every so often. I found that when I would go on a killer cheat I would have some great results the next few weeks. And the lifts were awsome the next few days. Hey don't sweat it man you'll do fine!

 

[CowPimp]

You've been doing so great. I think you deserved that cheat. We all have to get loose on occasion.

 

[M.J.H.]

klmclean: Hey there! Thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate the encouraging words. Yeah you're absolutely right about the whole situation. I slipped up---but honestly, who doesn't? I just need to keep looking forward and not think twice about the other night. It's not the end of the world.

Jeanie: Agreed, a cheat night is okay from time to time. I have to realize this and not get down on myself when it happens. I mean I really wasn't planning on letting myself slip, but that's okay. I am going to try and see if I can pick one day a week to go out and have some liquor and just not get out of control.

DeadBolt: Thanks for the support! I really appreciate the feedback bud, means a lot.

CowPimp: Exactly. Thanks for the post.

 

[M.J.H.]

Sunday; 10-31-2004

Rest

Took a rest day today basically because I had no time at all to go to the gym. Today I worked from 11-9, which was just exhausting. By the time I finally got home I had zero desire to do anything other than relax. I was drained. On my feet all day long.

Diet:
- breaded chicken parmesan
- MRP bar
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- 2 pieces of baked chicken, potatoes
- potato soup, baked chicken
- tuna & cheese sandwich
- cottage cheese + peaches

Sleep: 7.5 hours. Thank goodness I slept through my alarm clock today, I needed it!

Day 6 of 6-OXO, 3 caps 2x per day.

 

[Duncans Donuts]

Hey Mike, what kind of form are you doing on the upright rows? In the bottom position I have to bend my legs a good bit to get the weight moving. How are you doing em?

 

[Velvet]

Ex-girlfriend's sisters? Splain lucy!

Oh and good morning Mikey

 

[M.J.H.]

DD: Hey man, I usually don't bend my legs at all, but towards the end of a set I might stand up on the balls of my feet for the last rep or 2. I generally use a shoulder-width grip and pull the bar to my lower chest.

Velvet: LOL, my ex-girlfriend's sisters are 9 and 12 years old, haha.

 

[M.J.H.]

Monday; 11-1-2004

Back

Okay workout today I guess, I was so friggin' exhausted today at the gym. I had the worst sleep I have had in a long time last night. Kept waking up, feeling like sh*t, etc. I just somehow managed to get a really bad cold/flu. It's definitely killing my mood and my workouts lately.

Nautilus Pullovers
5 sets of 10 with 240
3 sets of 5 with 310
Dropset: 260x8, 220x7, 180x5

CG Cable Rows
2 sets of 8 with 260

Decided to change things up and focus on pullovers for once. Ended up with 5 sets of 10, then 3 sets of 5, and finished up with a triple dropset. Afterwards I hit some CG cable rows, nice sets. Lats were trashed, I was exhausted, and I had a splitting headache from being sick.

Also wanted to note that I felt extremely bloated today in the gym. I am not sure why, or what the problem was. But I just felt like I was going to vomit periodically throughout my workout.

Diet:
- banana
- Swole preworkout
- whey protein + 2% milk
- 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich
- peanut butter sandwich
- cottage cheese + mixed fruit
- whey protein + 2% milk

I had zero appetite today because I am sick, I was literally force feeding myself all damn day.

Sleep: 11 hours. Woke up a bunch of times because I am sick as hell with a cold/flu.

Day 7 of 6-OXO, 3 caps 2x per day.

 

[Saturday Fever]

Don't sweat the cheating, man. It's not negatively impacting your workouts at all, so just move on. Excellent workout sessions.

 

[M.J.H.]

SF: Thanks for stopping by, bud, I really appreciate it. Yeah I agree I don't really think that cheating negatively affected my workouts all that much. I am just so damn sick right now it's killing me. No matter how many painkillers I take my head won't stop pounding.

 

[Luke9583]

Hey Monstar,

Try a gram of Ginkgo a day for a week. seriously

 

[CowPimp]

SF: Thanks for stopping by, bud, I really appreciate it. Yeah I agree I don't really think that cheating negatively affected my workouts all that much. I am just so damn sick right now it's killing me. No matter how many painkillers I take my head won't stop pounding.

It is scientifically proven that there is a direct correlation between the amount of fun you had the night before and how much your head hurts the following day.

 

[klmclean]

 

[Saturday Fever]

It is scientifically proven that there is a direct correlation between the amount of fun you had the night before and how much your head hurts the following day.

hahahaha

My favorite saying used to be, "Man, how can I drink so much last night and be sooo thirsty today."

 

[DeadBolt]

hahahaha

My favorite saying used to be, "Man, how can I drink so much last night and be sooo thirsty today."

lol

 

[Velvet]

Morning Mikey

 

[CowPimp]

hahahaha

My favorite saying used to be, "Man, how can I drink so much last night and be sooo thirsty today."

Hahaha!

 

[Rocco32]

Hey, hope you feel better Mike! Your doing great in here. Everytime I catch up on your journal I get even more motivated to go to the gym!

 

[M.J.H.]

Luke9583: Hmm, that's interesting, I might consider it. Today I feel much much better though so we'll see what happens.

CowPimp: LOL! I believe it, especially after how I have been feeling lately. I always have a good time when I drink but I definitely have to keep it down to a minimum. I don't like feeling in the slightest bit out of control.

klmclean: Hey there! Thanks for stopping by.

SF: LOL, now that's just hilarious!

DeadBolt: Haha, nice to see people are reading my journal.

Velvet: Hey you, thanks for stopping by. I was running around like crazy today. I got up and tried going to the doctor but they didn't open until noon, so I voted, and then went to the gym. Now I have to run to the doctor and to DMV.

rock4832: Thanks for stopping by, bud. I really appreciate the feedback. My workouts haven't really suffered at all lately. So that's definitely a good thing.

 

[M.J.H.]

Tuesday; 11-2-2004

Chest

Good workout today! Even though I was sick as hell I felt absolutely awesome in the gym today. One thing that I changed is I didn't take ephedrine today preworkout! I have been taking ephedrine before every workout for years now. Time to take some time off, possibly for good.

Incline BB Presses
10 sets of 10 with 185

Flat DB Flyes
2 sets of 8 with the 75's

Great workout today, beat the f*ck outta' my pecs! 10 sets of 10 on incline really kicked my a*s hard. By the 6th or 7th set I was absolutely exhausted. My pecs were screaming! Really great sets though today. Finished up with some DB flyes and called it a day. Overall workout was great, especially considering that I was sick.

By the way, today I went to the doctor and got prescribed with an anti-biotic and a decongestant. Already after just a single dose I am feeling better. So that's a good thing.

Diet:
- banana
- Swole preworkout
- whey protein + 2% milk
- tuna & cheese sandwich
- turkey & cheese sandwich
- ?

Sleep: 10.5 hours. Woke up and felt much better.

Day 8 of 6-OXO, 3 caps 2x per day.

 

[DeadBolt]

Tuesday; 11-2-2004

Chest

Good workout today! Even though I was sick as hell I felt absolutely awesome in the gym today. One thing that I changed is I didn't take ephedrine today preworkout! I have been taking ephedrine before every workout for years now. Time to take some time off, possibly for good.

Incline BB Presses
10 sets of 10 with 185

Flat DB Flyes
2 sets of 8 with the 75's

Great workout today, beat the f*ck outta' my pecs! 10 sets of 10 on incline really kicked my a*s hard. By the 6th or 7th set I was absolutely exhausted. My pecs were screaming! Really great sets though today. Finished up with some DB flyes and called it a day. Overall workout was great, especially considering that I was sick.

By the way, today I went to the doctor and got prescribed with an anti-biotic and a decongestant. Already after just a single dose I am feeling better. So that's a good thing.

Lookin good man. Glad to hear the meds are working for ya. Damn I did 2 sets of inclines @ 45 deg and they killed me. I remember you had mentioned that was the angle of your incline so I checked mine at my gym and its the same. Way to weird for me, hits the delts to much.